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Sheldon Trapp '57 became the second alumnus to be named to the Wall of Witness in Kiekhofer Hall. Trapp was recognized for his career as a community organizer and his dedication to bringing about meaningful change for people living in poverty. "It was surprising to get this award, because I'm only doing what the great Spirit expected of you when you were created," said Trapp upon receiving the honor.
The Wall of Witness honors alumni of the College or Evangelical Theological Seminary whose lives embody a commitment to leadership, justice and service.
A sociology major at North Central College, Trapp pursued his theology degree at Evangelical Theological Seminary, graduating in 1960. He marched with Martin Luther King Jr. for civil rights in Chicago and worked in a community partnership in the city's Austin neighborhood to stabilize the racial mix of residents. For 29 years, Trapp was a key figure in the Chicago-based National Training and Information Center, which he helped cofound in 1972. The organization helps grassroots networks grow by offering assistance and seed money, addressing issues of housing fairness and community reinvestment.
In 2003, he wrote Dynamics of Organizing: Building Power by Developing Human Spirit. The forward describes him as "one man who imagines the world as it could be and encourages us to play a role in making that imagined place a reality."
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Milwaukee Artist Resource Network eliminates director
The Milwaukee Artist Resource Network, a non-profit organization that serves Milwaukee area artists, is reorganizing and has eliminated the position of executive director. Today was the last day for Melissa Musante, who has been MARN''s executive director for nearly four years.
In the near term, the eight members of the board will take a more active role in running the organization, and Liz Carr, a part-time marketing and administrative assistant, will run many of the day-to-day functions of the group. »Read Full Blog Post
Pop idol Austin Mahone shows potential
The next big teen pop idol, Austin Mahone, doesn't like to be compared to Justin Bieber. These days, who can blame him?
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Just after intermission during Friday's opening performance of Terrence McNally's "Master Class," Angela Iannone abruptly left the Cabot Theatre stage, snatched a playbill from a patron reading it rather than watching her, returned to the stage and hurled the playbill into the wings.
Brava — and true to the character of the great artist Iannone plays in this spellbinding Milwaukee Chamber Theatre production: soprano Maria Callas, during the year that she conducted master classes for opera singers at Juilliard, in the twilight of her storied career. »Read Full Article(8)
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Mitchell Park, 524 S. Layton Blvd., will have almost as many varieties of art as it has plants in its Domes Friday through next Sunday for the Milwaukee Domes Art Festival 2014. The festival features performing artists and painters, sculptors, photographers and crafts people who will display work at this juried show. The musical performances range from reggae to a string quartet; there also will be a dance performance. The hours are noon to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Sunday. Cost is $8. »Read Full Article


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We've got an old, Old, OLD PC converted into a Linux based Jukebox. Its currently sitting in the corner of the office here in Nottingham, UK playing a nice, random mix of tunes, the last 30 of which were
Five Horse Johnson - Odella - The No. 6 Dance
Korn - It's Gonna Go Away - Issues
King Crimson - I Talk To The Wind - In the Court of the Crimson Ki
Grand Magus - Legion - Grand Magus
The Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man - Peel Slowly
Orb - A Mile Long Lump Of Lard - Cydonia
Röyksopp - Röyksopp / In Space - Melody A.M.
Monster Magnet - Dinosaur Vacume (Live) - B-Sides
Robyn Hitchcock - Solpadeine - Luxor
Placebo - Passive Aggressive (Brothers In Rhythm RSpecial K CDM
Brant Bjork - Cool Abdul - Saved By Magic
Orange Goblin - TURBO EFFALUNT(ELEPHANT) - The Big Black
The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink - Dark Side of the 80s (CD 1)
Spacemen 3 - Just To See You Smile (Instrumental) - Recurring
Sonic Youth - Titanium Exposé - Goo
Alabama 3 - Hypo Full Of Love - Exile on Coldharbour Lane
Pearl Jam - Habit - No Code
Talking Heads - Animals - The Name Of This Band Is Talki
Audioslave - Out Of Exile - Out Of Exile
Velvet Revolver - Fall To Pieces - Contraband
Cream - What A Bringdown - Goodbye
Faith No More - Malpractice - Angeldust
Morrissey - I'm Not Sorry - You Are The Quarry
Queens of the Stone Age - In the fade - R
Kyuss - Spaceship Landing - And The Circus Leaves Town
Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange - Ballyhoo
PJ Harvey - You Said Something - Stories From the City, Stories
M83 - Fields, Shorelines And Hunters - Before The Dawn Heals Us
Fu Manchu - Written In Stone - Start The Machine
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World - The Man Who Sold The World
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|Sir Kaikillah
Hell yeah. I was listening to "Children of the Sea" and "Wishing Well" earlier tonight on LP!
i'll give you a star
so you know just where you are
don't you know
oh you know...
Then taking a page from gommer, I put on "Toys in the Attic" ....
but I really get her going
when I whip out my big 10 inch...
record of a band that plays the blues
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Switched out Maiden a few moments ago for Bowie's Outside. Truly twisted CD. Its a concept CD--has a story about a murder. Murder for art. Its crazy good.
Spiderweb out of intestines was quite inspired. Every picture in the CD booklet, even the woman, is a digital twist on Bowie's own face.
Hallo Spaceboy shows him once again returning to the cut-up technique ala Burroughs (not the inventer, but the inspiration).
|Sir Kaikillah
Deftones-needles & pins
Cause thats how my days gone.
Nearly thwarted by beaurocrats.
teaching apathetic teens at the local high school.
Confronted a college councilor in denial about her students.
and I here an announcemnt about Paizo loosing the liscence for Dungeons and Dragons magazine. I've been a reader since issue 29. The last five years have been the best for both magazines
F**& I'm going surfing after this.
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My friends, we are not listening to a funeral dirge, we are listening to the drum and fife leading us on into a new realm of battle. And we shall answer their call. Marshal under the Paizo banner!
(okay, a little metaphorical, but still...)
Right now, I'm listening to the same thing you are, but it's kinda hard to hear over the blood pulsing through my veins.
mp3 player on shuffle last few include:-
UK Subs - Warhead
Exploited - Troops of Tomorrow
GBH - Church of the Truely Warped
Crass - Sheep Farmin in the Falklands
Conflict - Dodi did her doggie
Stiff Little Fingers - Wasted Life and Guitar and drum
Subhumans - Micky Mouse is Dead
Clash - London's Burning
Vibrators - Fighter Pilot
Anti Nowhere League - Punk Prayer
and last but not least
Angelic Upstarts - Solidarity
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Sick Puppies!!!!wOOTWOOT!!!!!
NICE! I thought I was the only Sick Puppies fan on the boards!
'Swim With the Motherf*+%in' Sharks' by Scurvy
'The Fight of Moses Early and Sir Arthur McCloud' by the Prizefighter Inferno
'Wake Up' by the Living End
'The Ballad of Serenity' by Sonny Rhodes and Joss Whedon
'This Is the End (For You My Friend)' by Anti-Flag
'Comalies' by Lacuna Coil
'Deliverance' by Sick Puppies
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Sir Kaikillah wrote:Not to listen to the Spice Girls.
Tell me what you want? What you really, really want?
oh common sing with me.
I want, I want, I want If you want be my lover got get with my friend, friends that never end. (oh yaah that a threesome baby)
So tell me what you want? what you really, really want?
Common Mr. Shiny sing it. SING IT !!!!!!
The Eldritch Mr. Shiny wrote:Sir Kaikillah wrote:Not to listen to the Spice Girls.
Tell me what you want? What you really, really want?
oh common sing with me.
I want, I want, I want If you want be my lover got get with my friend, friends that never end. (oh yaah that a threesome baby)
So tell me what you want? what you really, really want?
Common Mr. Shiny sing it. SING IT !!!!!!
I'm off to get my machete.
What do I listen to? My kids screaming or sleeping. Okay, right now it's raining, and I'm happy 'cause it's relaxing. If I were left to my own devices, I'd be listening to Celtic Twilight 5 or Green Day: American Idiot or Warning as far as albums. Otherwise, I'll do Darkmeer's Irish Mix (special blend 'o' Irish stuff that I really like).
|Andrew Turner
I'm listening to CPT Feathersword sing the "Pirate Dance," which is apparently done in "your pirate pants"; and "toot-toot, chugah-chugah Big Red Car, you can travel fast and you can travel far." Oh, and you should "stop at the lights, look both ways, look both ways again; wait for the traffic to come to a stop and then cross the road with a friend." If anyone knows what I'm talking about, then I know you have small kids or live in Australia.
|Garen Thal
|Sir Kaikillah
The tool that works next to me like to talk out load to himself as he does. He says things just loud enough, and often repeats them, because he wants you to ask him what he's doing so he can go on and on about how good he is at things, and how whatever you do, he's done for 30 years.
Sadly, that's what I'm listening to...
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|Phil Lacefield Jr. Contributor
I listen to one thing and one thing only while I'm at work:
WOXY was a tiny little radio station in Oxford, Ohio that went off the airwaves in 2003 and became the world's first full radio station broadcasting on the internet. It is quite literally the birthplace of "modern rock", and if you ever saw the movie Rainman you'll hear Dustin Hoffman parroting the old call tags "97X - BAM! The Future of Rock & Roll!" over and over again.
I worked there for many years, and I'm still a huge supporter. Hell, my main car has the license plates WOXY.COM, I'm such a geek for it. Please check it out, and support internet radio!
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The First and Main Station revitalization project aims to draw new development to the area, both commercial and residential, as well as improve community use and access to businesses, greenways and public spaces.
Centered in the heart of Longmont at the intersection of First Avenue and Main Street, across from the former Butterball LLC processing plant, the redevelopment project will extend approximately a quarter mile in each direction, said David Starnes, redevelopment manager for the city of Longmont, and include nearly 500 acres. The draft proposal includes short-term, mid-term and long-term goals for the area over a 25-year span, Starnes said, and focuses around a transit-oriented development plan.
"The idea is to have ground-floor businesses, then apartment units or condos above," said Phil Greenwald, transportation planner for Longmont.
It's a concept that fits with studies showing a Generation Y population of young professionals interested in living close to shopping areas coupled with a growing population of empty-nesters, both groups ready to reduce dependency on personal cars.
The plan proposes mixed zoning for residential and commercial use, a core commercial section and a focus on quality pedestrian and public transportation access. The proposal is expected to go to the Longmont City Council for adoption in late May.
The plan originally hinged on a transit center meant to accommodate the Regional Transportation District's extension of FasTracks commuter rail to Longmont, a plan derailed by RTD's FasTracks financial problems.
"We're still pushing for the train, but this station is now flexible enough to include bus rapid transit if that's what RTD intends," Greenwald said.
The transit center would be funded by $17 million from RTD for a Longmont station, Greenwald said, and construction could start as early as next year. Even with no commuter rail, the transit center could serve as a hub to unite existing Longmont public transportation.
The First and Main proposal also addresses streetscape and infrastructure concerns that might deter private developers, such as fixing some flood-plain issues, expanding and improving sidewalks, creating a pedestrian underpass for the railroad crossing next to the former Butterball processing plant and connecting the area via a bike path to the St. Vrain River and nearby trails, Starnes said.
The proposal garnered positive community support at the unveiling, Starnes said, and aligned with public recommendations, such as keeping the historic character of the downtown area, increasing public use spaces and parks and capitalizing on Longmont's small town, community-oriented feel.
Additional funding for the project will come from urban renewal financing since a portion of the area is considered blighted – funds that can be used for anything considered of "public benefit," Starnes said. Infrastructure and inward-looking improvements should lay the groundwork for future private developers, Starnes said.
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David Nelson had spent some money and more than a little time prepping for last weeks exam.
But a little more than a week before the test to become a registered tax return preparer, a federal court threw out the Internal Revenue Service program to register preparers.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia sided with three tax preparers who sued the IRS, claiming the agency did not have the authority to force their registration.
In response to the Jan. 18 decision, the IRS suspended its continuing education and testing requirements for unlicensed tax return preparers.
Nelson, who has prepared tax returns for 40 years, was surprised and disappointed by the ruling. It leaves Nelson, and others who have prepared but not taken the exam, in limbo.
The Rutland tax preparer said he took 15 hours of continuing education courses to prepare for the exam. The exam cost him an additional $116.
Although Nelson and other unlicensed tax preparers can continue operating, Nelson said whats disturbing for me is that I have all of this time and energy and money that I sacrificed to put into it and they suspended the exam. I cant even take the exam if I want to or not.
While the future of continuing education and testing remain in limbo, Kim Loewer, president of the 150-member Vermont chapter of the National Association of Tax Professionals, said regardless of whether the IRS wins its case on appeal, the time and money spent for the courses is worth the investment.
I think my position here would be that everyone needs to be a registered tax return preparer, Loewer said. There has to be a certain minimum level of competency.
Loewer, of Loewer & Associates in Middlebury, said every other profession has some kind of licensing procedure, whether its lawyers, doctors or cosmetologists.
I think that education is critically important especially for a tax return preparer because of the fact that the tax laws change so frequently, he said.
Loewer said the IRS exam to become a registered tax return preparer is meant to meet minimum competency standards.
Before last months court decision, unlicensed tax preparers had until Dec. 31, 2013 to pass the exam to become a registered tax return preparer. The IRS program also required 15 hours of continuing education a year.
The IRS already has in place higher certification standards to become whats known as an enrolled agent. Certified public accountants and lawyers also have their own competency requirements.
Under existing IRS law, enrolled agents, lawyers, accountants. enrolled actuaries and enrolled retirement planners can advise and represent taxpayers before the IRS.
Because a tax return preparer cannot practice before the IRS, the court ruled that the agency has no authority to require continuing education and licensing.
Loewer said the court did not dismiss the importance of regulating tax preparers when in any year there are 80 million tax returns filed.
At Fothergill Segale & Valley, the Montpelier certified public accounting firm employs seven or eight unlicensed tax preparers. Jeff Fothergill said all have taken the continuing education courses but none have yet taken the exam.
The move by IRS to register tax return preparers continued to allow unlicensed tax preparers of CPA firms to prepare taxes but added the condition that the return now had to be signed by a CPA. But Fothergill said his firm encouraged his tax preparers to take the required courses and take the exam.
In our case, and we may be the exception to the rule, I dont know, but in our case we allow and want our employees to sign the tax returns they prepare, whether theyre a CPA or not, he said.
According to the IRS, as of October, there were 1,411 tax preparers in the state. Of that number, there remained 472 who had to become either a registered tax return preparer or an enrolled agent. Nationwide, there are 717,463 tax preparers. Less than half had taken the exam to become a registered tax preparer or an enrolled agent.
The state Tax Department continues to support the IRS registration effort and is monitoring the court case, said department spokesman Michael Costa.
But Costa also said with rare exceptions the states tax preparers do a competent job for their clients.
Were really fortunate in Vermont that our tax preparers by and large do an excellent job in helping folks prepare their taxes, he said.
Nelson said the IRS has the right idea to have tax preparers adhere to a minimum set of standards.
The courses I took and the time I put in to turn over stones that perhaps I havent looked out in quite a while I think were very informative, he said. I think the IRS will do whatever they can to get this reinstated one way or another.
Fothergill added that staying on top of the tax code isnt easy with 5,000 changes in just the last 10 years. He said the changes mandated by the fiscal cliff law passed by Congress in just the latest example.
The IRS, which has asked the court to lift the injunction, said it would file an appeal.
The IRS, working with the Department of Justice, continues to have confidence in the scope of its authority to administer this program, the IRS said in a statement following the court ruling.
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When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech on the Lincoln Memorial steps during the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington, more than a few famous faces were on hand to help the cause. Click on to see which celebrities marched with King.
Hollywood actors and other celebrities flew to Washington, D.C., to take part in the March on Washington on a "celebrity plane" organized by Harry Belafonte and Clarence Jones, King's lawyer, advisor and close friend. Here Belafonte, James Garner, Marlon Brando and Charlton Heston deboard the chartered plane.
Garner, in his autobiography, said that the FBI called each celebrity who was to ride the plane one by one the night before, warning them to stay away, "saying they couldn't guarantee our safety."
The day's events began at 10 a.m. on Aug. 28, 1963, with the folksinger Joan Baez performing the spiritual "Oh Freedom."
Baez was followed by folk and blues singer Odetta, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement," who sang "O Freedom," "Come and Go with Me to That Land" and "I'm On My Way."
Folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary performed their hit version of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind."
With Baez providing harmonies, Dylan himself sang two songs "When the Ship Comes In" and "Only a Pawn in Their Game," the latter about the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers.
Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, who had first met King in 1956 and sang during the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott that year, also performed at the March on Washington, singing "I Been 'Buked and I Been Scorned." She would also perform five years later at King's funeral, singing "Take My Hand, Precious Lord."
Josephine Baker, who had become an iconic entertainer in France during the 1920s and '30s, also spoke at the March, appearing in her French Resistance uniform (center). She told the crowd, "I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents. And much more. But I could not walk into a hotel in America and get a cup of coffee, and that made me mad."
Actor Ossie Davis (pictured) and his wife, Ruby Dee, famously served as emcees for the March and helped organize the event. Davis even wrote a skit for movie stars to perform, but organizers felt it was too complicated.
Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte and Charlton Heston are seen in front of the statute of Abraham Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington. Poitier, who by then had starred in "Blackboard Jungle," "The Defiant Ones" and "A Raisin in the Sun," would become the first black Best Actor Oscar winner in 1964 for his performance in "Lilies of the Field," released about a month after the March.
Charlton Heston and Marlon Brando speak with author James Baldwin during the March on Washington. The openly gay Baldwin served as one of the literary voices of the civil rights era, producing the essay collection "Notes of a Native Son" and novels such as "Giovanni's Room" and "Go Tell It on the Mountain."
Actor and singer Sammy Davis Jr. (left) and NAACP Executive Secretary Roy Wilkins are interviewed on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington.
Legendary singer/actress Lena Horne, a long-time fighter for equality, also participated in the March on Washington.
Marlon Brando, by then a five-time Oscar nominee for his performances in "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Viva Zapata!," "Julius Caesar," "On the Waterfront" and "Sayonara," is seen during the March on Washington.
In a planning meeting for the event, Brando had actually suggested the celebrities chain themselves to the Lincoln Memorial, according to James Garner's autobiography. That idea was shot down by then Screen Actors Guild president Heston, who threatened to walk if any of the other celebrities did any "militant" stuff, Garner wrote.
Charlton Heston, an Oscar-winner for "Ben-Hur" three years earlier and also famous for his role as Moses in 1956's "The Ten Commandments," is seen in closeup at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington.
Actor Paul Newman speaks with a reporter during the March on Washington. Newman's wife, actress Joanne Woodward, also attended the event.
Burt Lancaster, an Oscar-winner for "Elmer Gantry" and a nominee for "From Here to Eternity" and "Birdman of Alcatraz," joins Harry Belafonte and Charlton Heston during the March on Washington.
Sammy Davis Jr. waves to the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The Rat Pack star often lent his celebrity and finances to the civil rights movement and refused to perform in any segregated clubs.
Jackie Robinson attended the March on Washington with his son David. Robinson, who had broken Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, had been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame the year before.
Bill Russell (left, holding paper), then in the midst of a run of eight-straight NBA titles with the Boston Celtics, attended the March on Washington, sitting up close to watch King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
James Baldwin and Marlon Brando stand on the steps of the Lincolm Memorial during the March on Washington.
Photographer, musician and writer Gordon Parks attends the March on Washington. He would find even more fame in 1969 by directing the film adaptation of his autobiographical novel "The Learning Tree," making him Hollywood's first major black director. He would also direct the 1971 "blaxploitation" movie "Shaft" and its 1972 sequel "Shaft's Big Score."
Among the other celebrities who attended the March on Washington rally were actress Diahann Carroll (seen here with Sammy Davis Jr. in 1968) and ...
"Beyond the Sea" and "Splish Splash" singer Bobby Darin (seen here in a 1959 publicity photo)
Actor Tony Curtis, an Oscar-nominee alongside co-star Sidney Poitier for 1958's "The Defiant Ones" who had also starred in the hits "Some Like it Hot" and "Spartacus" by 1963
Austrian-American folk singer Theodore Bikel, who had made his film debut in 1951's "The African Queen" and who had also earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for playing Sheriff Max Muller opposite Poitier and Curtis in "The Defiant Ones"
Gregory Peck, who'd won an Academy Award for Best Actor earlier in the year for his performance in "To Kill a Mockingbird" in his fifth overall Oscar nomination
"West Side Story" Academy Award-winning actress Rita Moreno
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "The Pink Panther" director Blake Edwards
Actor Tony Franciosa, an Oscar-nominee for 1957's "A Hatful of Rain" who had also starred in the movies "Career" and "A Face in the Crowd" by 1963
Sam Peckinpah, seen here with Bob Dylan on the set of 1973's "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid," who had directed the western "Ride the High Country" the year before and would go on to direct movies such as "The Wild Bunch," "Straw Dogs" and "The Getaway"
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Greenfield police had an interesting mystery to solve over the weekend: An 11-year-old boy who came to the police window Friday and anonymously donated $10.03 in change to help fund police efforts after studying about the Sept. 11 attacks.
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The Michigan Challenge Balloonfest returns to Howell on June 22-24, 2012 with high-flying fun. Today, Michael Helms, Crew Chief for Ron Centers and the PNC Hot Air Balloon at the Michigan Challenge Balloonfest, discusses his role within this exciting event. To learn more, visit michigan.org.
I am the "Crew Chief" for the PNC Hot Air Balloon. PNC Bank is the major sponsor again for this, the 22nd year of the event. As crew chief, it is my responsibility to assist the captain, Ron Centers, in getting the PNC balloon ready for the event. This involves making certain all equipment is ready for inflation for as many as six times during the event, including for special media presentations and flights. The 2012 event will feature 44 balloons from across Michigan and the United States. It will be a magnificent sight to see 44 balloons brought out onto the field at Howell Public Schools to prepare for a launch.
There are several phases to a balloon flight. After a briefing on weather conditions, the balloon inflation process is the first phase. It involves laying out the balloon – or "envelope" – on the launch field and attaching it to the basket and burners. In the next step, a large fan, with an airplane propeller-like blade is used to fill the envelope with cold air. As soon as the envelope is sufficiently full, the pilot (who must be licensed just as a fixed wing pilot) will light the burners and heat the air inside the envelope. Since hot air rises, as soon as the air inside is heated, the balloon will stand tall.
The pilot will continue to put heat into the envelope until he is ready for passengers or crew to climb into the basket. When the air has been heated to the necessary temperature, the balloon will begin to rise, the crew chief will give the "all clear," and the balloon will rise into the sky to be carried gently aloft by friendly breezes. The crew chief and crew will then pack up the fan and launch tether and follow the balloon.
The Michigan Challenge Balloonfest is a balloon competition with several types of events during the weekend for the balloon competitors. One type of event finds the balloonists flying off downwind to attempt to locate a predetermined target where – if close enough – the pilot will fling a bean bag with his pilot/balloon number nearest the center of a large "X" placed on the ground. There may be one or two other like targets downwind of the first as well. Points are gained by being as close to each target as possible.
Another event is similar but often takes place on morning flights where pilots will try to find a location off-site, a minimum distance away, and try to fly in toward the school grounds where an "X" is again located for a bean bag drop and points. Another target will again be downwind after pilots fly away from the school.
Finally, an event called "Hare and Hound" may be scheduled whereby a lone balloonist will fly away from the school, ahead of all the others, and lay down a target at his or her choice for all other balloonists to attempt to hit with their bean bags.
When the pilot is ready to land, he will notify his crew chief of his intent. It is the responsibility of the crew to be at the intended landing site (almost always unknown until found at the last minute) and request the landowners permission for the pilot to land, and for the crew to deflate the balloon and pack up for the return trip to the launch site.
On evenings at the Michigan Challenge Balloonfest, we will take the PNC Hot Air Balloon back to the school at dusk where we, and many of the other pilots will reinflate their balloons for what is know as the "Balloon Glow", a spectacular display of what appear to be huge balloon "luminaria". The huge balloon envelopes are inflated again and lighted inside from the glow of the balloon burners – an amazing and colorful display to see.
The Michigan Challenge Balloonfest is our favorite event of the year, and Pilot Ron Centers and I look forward to coming to Howell - by far one of the friendliest cities we visit each year.
Michael Helms has been Crew Chief for Ron Centers and the PNC Hot Air Balloon at the Michigan Challenge Balloonfest for the past 7 years. He loves the freedom that comes with flying balloons and truly enjoys the hospitality of Howell each summer.


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Two high school boys were hospitalized after overdosing on a synthetic drug that the Dane County Sheriff's Office is issuing a warning about.
The sheriff's office said one of the boys remains hospitalized and might have long term physical damage after taking the drug known by numerous names like 25i NBOMe, Smiles, N-Bomb and 251.
The drug was first sold as a recreational drug in 2010 after researchers studying chemical compounds to treat illnesses like depression and schizophrenia discovered the drug's effects.
Consumers compare the drug to LSD because it's a hallucinogenic. It can be inhaled, injected, or snorted, according to sheriff's officials.
Adverse effects include aggression, hypertension, seizures, elevated white blood cell counts and acute kidney damage. Overdosing has resulted in long-term hospitalization and even death.
"It comes in different forms. It could be in a pill form. It could be in a liquid form. It could be on blotter paper and look very similar to LSD," said Elise Schaffer, Dane County Sheriff's Office public information and education officer. "But the main thing is to be aware, talk with your kids, make sure you're keeping that communication open and know what they're doing."
The sheriff's office said there are federal cases in which sellers have been prosecuted in overdose deaths.
Parents and guardians are encouraged to educate themselves about these drugs and to discuss the dangers with their children.


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December 16, 2013
Dordt College is hosting the 8th annual Prairie Grass Film Challenge where teams of filmmakers have a wild 48 hours to create a film. The 48-Hour Film Challenge kicks off Thursday, January 16, promptly at 4 p.m. CST when teams are emailed requirements for their films.
The adrenaline-rush competition is open to those high school age or older who are interested in putting their skills to the test. Participants do not have to be accomplished filmmakers, just interested in having fun creating.
Teams must sign up by midnight on Tuesday, January 14, to be eligible. Because entries are submitted online, teams from all over the country are able to compete. Last year's entrants included teams from as near as Sioux Center, Orange City, and Hull, and as far as North Carolina, Washington state, and Missouri. The entrance fee is $35 per team.
Prizes including cash and the coveted Dordty Award will be awarded to Best of Show in the three categories: High School, College, and Post-College, plus an overall Best of Show.
A free public screening and awards ceremony will be held Friday, February 21, at 5:45 p.m. on the campus of Dordt College.
Details, registration, and past films can be found at www.dordt.edu/filmchallenge.
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Assassin's Creed 3 "The Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy" Launch Trailer
Ubisoft announced the launch of The Infamy, the first episode in the three-part Assassin's Creed 3 The Tyranny of King Washington downloadable content series for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.
Assassin's Creed 3 "The Infamy" DLC Trailer
See the gear of our hero, Ratonhnhake:ton, wears when delivering justice in the newly-founded United States of America in this trailer for Assassin's Creed 3's DLC entitled, "The Infamy."
Best of 2012: Game of the Year
X-Play presents the Best of 2012 Award for Game of the Year. The nominees are: Journey, Halo 4, Assassin's Creed 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Borderlands 2, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, The Witcher 2...
Best of 2012: Best Multiplayer Game
X-Play presents the Best of 2012 Award for Best Multiplayer Game. The nominees are: Awesomenauts, Day Z, Assassin's Creed 3, Halo 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Best of 2012: Best Writing
X-Play presents the Best of 2012 Award for Best Writing. The nominees are: Borderlands 2, Spec Ops: The Line, Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed 3 and The Walking Dead: The Game.
Best of 2012: Best Action/Adventure Game
X-Play presents the Best of 2012 Award for Best Action/Adventure Game. The nominees are: Assassin's Creed 3, The Walking Dead: The Game, Mark of the Ninja, Sleeping Dogs and Hitman: Absolution.
Assassin's Creed 3 with Jessica Chobot & Alex Albrecht
Ready to join the Revolutionary War? Jessica Chobot and Alex Albrecht take us through the gameplay ad new setting of Assassin's Creed 3--complete with tomahawks and a big boat!
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Assassin's Creed 3 jumps back into the tale of Desmond Miles, picking up where Assassin's Creed: Revelations left off, and Jessica Chobot here gets details from Lead Writer Corey May on the series'...
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Many people rely on prescription medications to treat different health conditions. But, treatment can come at a price. Click through these images of some common and uncommon side effects from prescription drugs.
Birth defects other than death could be the worst side effect of all. Anticonvulsants and antidepressants are two of the most harmful drugs on an unborn baby. Now expectant mothers are given long lists of prescription drugs to not take, according to rxbirthdefects.com
Blue urine is a strange side effect since blue is not a common color found in nature. Some antidepressants, painkillers and anesthetics cause urine to appear blue because of the artificial colors in the medications, according to livescience.com.
Brain zaps are a terrible side effect that people encounter when trying to quit anti-depressants. These brain zaps also cause dizziness, sweating, nausea, tremors and confusion, according to popcrunch.com.
Coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds is a less common side effect of the popular drug Plavix that is used to help fight against future strokes and heart attacks. This side effect is caused from internal bleeding and will be very noticeable and should be treated immediately, according to oddee.com
Compulsive behavior is a side effect that causes radical behavior changes in people. People who were before good at managing their money found themselves in major debt from gambling and shopping. Mirapex causes these side effects is used to treat Restless Legs Syndrome and to treat signs of Parkinson's disease, according to health.howstuffworks.com.
Permanent eye color change is a common side effect of glaucoma medication which women are now using to make their eyelashes grow longer. Regardless of your eye color this drug can permanently turn your eye color brown, according to popcrunch.com.
Vanishing fingerprints is a rarely heard of side effect but it does exist. A common chemotherapy drug causes your skin to peel which in turn makes your fingerprints disappear, according to livescience.com.
Grain skin syndrome is a rarer side effect caused by a drug used to regulate your heartbeat. This side effect can also be caused by an antibiotic that is sometimes given to newborns. The skin gradually changes to a gray/blue color, according to popcrunch.com.
Infertility is a side effect of many commonly used drugs taken by men and women. The drugs include antidepressants, blood pressure medication, contraception pills and anabolic steroids, according to factspy.net.
Sleepwalking is a common side effect from various prescription drugs. It is a sleep disorder that can cause serious injury and sometimes hallucinogenic side effect s. One drug associated with this side effect is Ambien.
Stevens- Johnson Syndrome is a terrible side effect that has no cure. The syndrome causes the upper layer of the skin usually around the eyes and lips to divide from the dermis. This can lead to skin cancer. This is very serious and can even cause people to go blind , according to factspy.net
Loss of sense of taste is a side effect of my many drugs used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. Salty and sweet taste buds are usually the first to go. Vasotec is a common drug that causes loss of taste, according to drugs.com.
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The Peace Corps program works to help Nicaraguans respond to these challenges and improve their quality of life through five projects: small business development, health, environment, agriculture, and teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL).
Peace Corps History
Main article: History of the Peace Corps in Nicaragua
The first Peace Corps Volunteers arrived in Nicaragua in 1969. Between 1969 and 1978, the program ranged in size from 75 to 125 Volunteers. Volunteers provided assistance in areas such as education, vocational training, rural nutrition, rural waterworks, agricultural extension, cooperatives, and municipal development. After the earthquake of 1972, efforts were dedicated to rebuilding the country's infrastructure.
The Peace Corps program in Nicaragua was suspended in 1978 because of civil war. In 1982, the Peace Corps attempted to reestablish a program in Nicaragua but was unsuccessful because of the highly polarized political situation in the country. Four experienced Volunteers from other Spanish-speaking countries reinitiated the program in May 1991. The program has since grown to more than 160 Volunteers working in four projects throughout Nicaragua. In January 1995, Peace Corps/Nicaragua piloted community-based training (CBT), an innovative, experiential learning model that you will soon participate in firsthand. CBT helps trainees adapt to field situations while living with Nicaraguan families during the full training period.
Living Conditions and Volunteer Lifestyle
Main article: Living conditions and volunteer lifestyles in Nicaragua
Housing options and site locations vary greatly depending upon your project. Business Volunteers tend to live in towns and cities throughout Nicaragua ranging from 1,000 to 100,000 residents. The location of health, environment, and TEFL assignments varies from medium-sized cities to remote rural communities. And agriculture Volunteers generally live in small, remote communities (as few as 200 residents) concentrated in the northern region of the country. No volunteers are placed in the country's capital city, Managua, due to safety concerns.
Most (but not all) Volunteer homes have electricity, and most have running water. However, both electric and water service may be intermittent. A few homes even have telephones and, rarely, access to cable television. Volunteers in very rural sites may have to haul water to their home from a communal pump for their daily water supply. Your Volunteer assignment description provides greater detail about potential housing and site realities for your project.
Peace Corps/Nicaragua's site and housing policy guides the selection of safe and accessible locations for all assignments that have viable work options. All Volunteers are required to live with a host family throughout training and during their first six weeks at their project site. Due to remoteness, and/or few housing options, some sites will require Volunteers to live with families for the duration of their service. The Peace Corps recommends that Volunteers live with a family throughout their service, as it enriches Volunteers' Peace Corps experience while enhancing their safety and acceptance by the community. When independent housing options are available, Volunteers are permitted to rent homes that meet the Peace Corps' housing criteria. While some sites have two or more Volunteers, only married Volunteers can share housing during their service. Most Volunteers live within a one- to two-hour walk or bus ride from another Volunteer.
When you are sworn in as a Volunteer, you will be required to submit a site locator form that will enable Peace Corps to locate and communicate with you throughout your service. Peace Corps staff will periodically visit you at your site to provide personal, professional, and medical support and guidance.
Main article: Training in Nicaragua
Upon your arrival in Nicaragua, you will participate in a three-day orientation that will provide you with basic, pertinent information on living in Nicaragua. You will find out about Peace Corps administrative issues as they pertain to Peace Corps training. Additionally, you will learn what the Peace Corps expects from you during training and what you can expect from the Peace Corps. You will have the opportunity to speak with current Volunteers in your project and ask questions about any initial medical concerns. After this orientation, you will begin living with a host family, spending Saturday night and Sunday with them before beginning pre-service training on Monday morning.
Peace Corps/Nicaragua uses a community-based training model that was pioneered in Nicaragua in January 1995. Many Peace Corps training programs worldwide have since adopted this model, in which most training activities take place in the community where one lives during training. This type of immersion has proven more successful than other methods in preparing Volunteers for the realities of service. Trainees in the Small Business sector spend PST (pre-service training) in towns in the department of Masaya, trainees in the Agriculture sector spend PST in the department of Esteli, and trainees in the other sectors spend PST in towns in the department of either Masaya or Carazo.
Training will consist of several components, including Spanish language, technical skills, cross-cultural awareness, the role of Volunteers in development, and health and safety issues. You will attend Spanish classes and carry out technical and cross-cultural tasks in your community Monday through Friday. On Wednesday and Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, the entire training group usually will come together for more formal training sessions. During training you will be regularly evaluated on your ability to acquire and demonstrate the language, technical, cross-cultural, and safety skills needed to be a Volunteer.
Health Care and Safety
Main article: Health care and safety in Nicaragua
The Peace Corps' highest priority is maintaining the good health and safety of every Volunteer. Peace Corps medical programs emphasize the preventive, rather than the curative, approach to disease. The Peace Corps in Nicaragua maintains a clinic with two full-time and two part-time medical officers, who take care of Volunteers' primary health-care needs. Additional medical services, such as testing and basic treatment, are available at a local, American-standard hospital. If you become seriously ill, and adequate care is not available in country, you will be medically evacuated to the United States, or possibly Panama.
Diversity and Cross-Cultural Issues
Main article: Diversity and cross-cultural issues in Nicaragua
In Nicaragua, as in other Peace Corps host countries, Volunteers' behavior, lifestyle, background, and beliefs are judged in a cultural context very different from their own. Certain personal perspectives or characteristics commonly accepted in the United States may be quite uncommon, unacceptable, or even repressed in Nicaragua.
Outside of Nicaragua's capital, residents of rural communities have had relatively little direct exposure to other cultures, races, religions, and lifestyles. What people view as typical American behavior or norms may be a misconception, such as the belief that all Americans are rich and have blond hair and blue eyes. While the people of Nicaragua are justly known for their generous hospitality to foreigners, members of the community in which you will live may display a range of reactions to cultural differences that you present.
- Possible Issues for Female Volunteers
- Possible Issues for Volunteers of Color
- Possible Issues for Senior Volunteers
- Possible Issues for Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Volunteers
- Possible Religious Issues for Volunteers
- Possible Issues for Volunteers With Disabilities
- Possible Issues for Married Volunteers
Frequently Asked Questions
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Main article: FAQs about Peace Corps in Nicaragua
- How much luggage am I allowed to bring to Nicaragua?
- What is the electric current in Nicaragua?
Nicaragua uses the same electrical plugs as the USA.
- How much money should I bring?
- When can I take vacation and have people visit me?
Once you are a volunteer you can travel AFTER the first three months in site and BEFORE your last three months. You will accrue two vacation days per months and can take up to 21 days at a time.
- Will my belongings be covered by insurance?
Yes, if you buy the insurance.
- Do I need an international driver's license?
No, Peace Corps Nicaragua prohibits volunteers from driving during service.
- What should I bring as gifts for Nicaraguan friends and my host family?
- Where will my site assignment be when I finish training and how isolated will I be?
It depends on each site and each sector. Most PCVs are no more than 2-4 hours away from another Volunteer.
- How can my family contact me in an emergency?
- Can I call home from Nicaragua?
Calling home to the USA is cheap and easy now with the use of voice over internet. Most towns have internet cafes and calling centers that charge by the minute. In the internet cafe, you would dial 1+ area code, just like in the states. Also, most cellular plans have reasonable rates for calling the USA.
- Should I bring a cellular phone with me?
Nicaraguan cell phones operate with "chips" in GSM phones. If you have an unlocked phone with a "chip" you can bring it and but a chip with a local number for about $15. Otherwise you may just want to buy a cheap phone in-country. Most PCVs buy and use phones in their service, and almost all PCVs have service in their towns.
- Will there be e-mail and Internet access? Should I bring my computer?
It depends on each site. Surprisingly more and more towns are hooked up to internet. It may be slow and expensive. But all of the major towns have reliable and affordable service.
Packing List
Main article: Packing list for Nicaragua
This list has been complied by Volunteers serving in Nicaragua and is based on their experience. Use it as an informal guide in making your own list, bearing in mind that experience is individual. There is no perfect list! You obviously cannot bring everything we mention, so consider those items that make the most sense to you personally and professionally. As you decide what to bring, keep in mind that you have an 80-pound weight limit on baggage. And remember, you can get almost everything you need in Nicaragua.
Peace Corps News
Current events relating to Peace Corps are also available by country of service or your home state
The following is automatic RSS feed of Peace Corps news for this country.
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Country Fund
Contributions to the Nicaragua Country Fund will support Volunteer and community projects that will take place in Nicaragua. These projects include water and sanitation, agricultural development, and youth programs.
See also
- Volunteers who served in Nicaragua
- Amigos de Nicaragua
- Pre-Departure Checklist
- List of resources for Nicaragua
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"We fell behind early but battled back to make it a game late. There is a lot of fight left in our team in spite of our record," said Lady Trojan head coach Jose Flores.
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RUTLAND Fair Haven police say Denise Ballard was skimming more than just a little off the top.
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During an 18-month span from May 2010 to November 2012, Ballard allegedly stole $151,387 from Liberty Street Discount Beverage, police said.
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