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As a member of an assistance dog team, I know I sometimes take for granted all of the policy and administrative decisions that are being discussed and implemented. These laws and policies are very important, as they can directly impact our ability to function in public as effective assistance dog teams. Recently I heard about two legislative proposals directly related to assistance dogs that I think are of interest.
Representative seeks to designate National Assistance Dog Week in Hawaii
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Representative Ching needs your support for this assistance dog specific legislation. She encourages people from throughout the United States to email her at firstname.lastname@example.com and weigh in on her endeavor to make Hawaii the first state to declare NADW (www.assistancedogweek.org) an official holiday! Even a short message saying you approve of this recognition and the public education opportunity it supports will be appreciated.
Penalties for owners of dogs that attack service animals
Secondly, Pennsylvania Representative John Evans has introduced House Bill 165 which creates civil and criminal penalties for dog owners if their pet kills or maims a service animal. This legislation allows for fines of up to $1,000 and jail time of up to two years, and would require those convicted to pay veterinary and replacement costs.
This legislation is now headed for the Pennsylvania House floor for consideration. I don't know if you and/or your assistance dog have ever been attacked. I can tell you that my service dog, Ramona, and I were on business in Washington, D.C. and were attacked by a dog while approaching the elevator to the Metro. It was quite a shocking experience because this dog suddenly came from out of a local business located near the Metro elevator.
Luckily, my husband Franz was with me and his quick actions saved Ramona's life. Ramona suffered post traumatic stress from that moment on. So from a personal perspective, I can really appreciate Representative Evans' leadership to hold pet owners accountable in such unfortunate incidents. You can connect with Representative Evans' office through Jennifer Keaton at firstname.lastname@example.com or through his Facebook page.
We are all so busy with our everyday lives but I think it is important that we try to pay attention to current legislation that will impact our ability to work and thrive in public as individuals with disabilities with our assistance dogs. Do you know of any other legislation that is currently being proposed in your state that we should be tuned into?
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Stone reveals he no longer takes anti-depressants, but he uses Ecstasy and the hallucinogenic juice from rubber tree plants. The "Natural Born Killers" and "Platoon" director has never been shy about his drug use.
I believe the grass (marijuana) is God's gift," he says. "California makes the best in the world now...All my life I've been doing it, off and on. I can stop marijuana...I'm not addicted. I enjoy it. I also enjoy alcohol.
He added, "Cocaine, I stay away from, but I believe in LSD, mescaline, mushrooms, ayahuasca.
"You ever heard of ayahuasca? It's a very strong juice that comes from the rubber trees. Ecstasy is great, too."
But when it comes to prescription drugs, Stone takes the hard line.
He explains, "I've taken medication, but it doesn't work for me. I'm not a Prozac person anymore; I've already taken too much of that. I feel you have to confront it (depression) on a spiritual basis."
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JazzSet: Swiss Movement Revisited at the Kennedy Center
November 14, 2008. Posted by Becca Pulliam.Add new comment | Filed under: blues, Compared to What, Javon Jackson, jazz, Jazz Alive, Kennedy Center Jazz, Les McCann, soul, Swiss Movement
On November 10 at the KC Jazz Club, JazzSet recorded the "Swiss Movement Revisited" show, featuring Javon Jackson on tenor and special guest Les McCann, singing at the keyboard. The title comes from the 1969 Les McCann Trio live-at-Montreux LP with Eddie Harris on sax. Swiss Movement captured a primal-screamin moment at the end of the 60s, with the sly & infectious anthem that asks the question, "Tryin' to make it Real, Compared to What?"
Mark Schramm was our onsite producer for "Swiss Movement Revisited," and Mark reports.
"Javon has put together a crack band to play this music. They've been together for a year now and it shows. The arrangements are tight but the band plays loose and with tremendous energy. After "Where Is the Love?" (think Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway), Javon brings on Les, who uses a motorized cart to get around. In Les's first blues - earthy, soulful, funny, intense - every note has meaning. There's a quality of directness of expression with Les that is very moving in person.
"They played Eddie Harris' 'Cold Duck Time' (click to listen to the tune with a guitar solo by David Gilmore) from Swiss Movement, then an uptempo Javon original, then quieted down for an "Amazing Grace" duet with Les and Javon. Javon backed him perfectly. There was a lady sitting next to me at the back of the room and she had tears coming down her face at the end of that song. She wasn't the only one.
"An excellent 'Freedom Jazz Dance' followed (yet another great Eddie Harris tune), and then came the set closer, 'Compared to What.' This is Les's signature tune, and he sings that song (an anti-war anthem, let's not forget) with all the passion of the original. The driving rhythm got people up out of their seats, dancing in the back of the room. I don't think I've ever seen that at the Jazz Club!
"Between sets and after the show, Javon signed CDs out front of the club. His new one, Once Upon a Melody (Palmetto), is excellent by the way. Almost every person who bought one asked, 'Do you have a CD with you and Les?' And the answer was no. I can't tell you how many people came up and THANKED us for being there recording the concert."
"Swiss Movement Revisited" airs on JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater the first Sunday in February, launching 26 weeks of JazzSet in Surround Sound, thanks to underwriting from Neural Audio. Let us fire up all six of your speakers!
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And the lynching continues.
First, the claims about the video tape.
What? No bruising visible on the brown man one hour or so after the injury?
Trayvon Martin Video Shows No Blood or Bruises on George Zimmerman
Or does it? Here are my screen caps
Zimmerman does indeed exhibit a head wound
One of the officers examines the wound to see if it is still bleeding
Here's the funniest image. The police put a Caucasian clown nose on Zimmerman. Or maybe it was a dressing.
There is something on Zimmerman's nose
The police report says that Zimmerman was bleeding from the nose and the back of the head. It says his back was wet and covered with grass. There is nothing about "grass stains."
We can't see from this video if there is any remaining blood on Zimmerman's red and black fleece or his dark grey shirt.
Anyone else notice that the "white Hispanic" George Zimmerman is a lot browner than at first believed?
Now consider these headline from Drudge:
VIDEO: Dem Rep Kicked Off House Floor…
Ex-Black Panther…
Another Says Trayvon 'Hunted Down Like Dog'…
Another: 'Executed For WWB In A GC'…
Maxine Waters Calls Shooting 'Hate Crime'…
Now just for laughs I'll throw this one as well
OBAMA CAMPAIGN: Republicans 'politicizing' Trayvon Martin death…
"Hunted down" "Executed"
I don't think so, and Martin's girlfriend largely exonerates Zimmerman. She told a reporter this:
"Trayvon said what are you following me for?"
"Then the man said 'what you doing around here?'"
What would you expect a Neighborhood Watch person to ask?
"What are you doing around here?" It's exactly what you'd expect him to ask.
Then she asserts that Trayvon is pushed, but there is no evidence to prove that, and it is highly unlikely Zimmerman pushed Martin.
The thing is, they had a conversation. Zimmerman did ask Martin why he was there. Ask yourself- if you ask someone why they're following you and that person asks you what you're doing around here, how would you respond? I might be tempted to ask "What's it to you?" and I would expect Zimmerman to respond that he was part of the Neighborhood Watch. Then I would expect Martin to say that he was headed to his girlfriend's house. Then I might ask "Where does she live?" and he could have told him in which building she lived. And that should have ended it.
But it didn't go that way.
Someone did push someone else. But who? Let's look at this reasonably. If Zimmerman was "hunting down" Martin he would simply have shot him instead of engaging him in a conversation. If he meant to "execute" him he could easily have done just that. If you're "hunting" someone, your gun is drawn. Do you agree to meet with the cops and then go hunting for Martin? Is it common to have a conversation with your prey before you shoot? Are you kidding me?
They had a conversation instead.
What Martin's girlfriend didn't say is also extremely important. Mega-important.
She doesn't mention a gun. Martin saw no gun. That means Zimmerman had not drawn the weapon when he met with Martin. The weapon was fired once but the magazine was full. Something interfered with the cycling, like perhaps a struggle. It's reported that Zimmerman has claimed that Martin tried to take Zimmerman's gun.
Given the police report indicating that Zimmerman had grass on his back it's more the likely Zimmerman was the one who got pushed, and then jumped and pounded by Martin. The eyewitnesses corroborate Martin being on top of Zimmerman, beating him. I think shooting Martin was absolutely the last thing Zimmerman wanted to do.
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And the horses...these horses...are of a different color or two, perhaps. Horses of a different breed--definitely.
The EMAAR Dubai Kahayla Classic isn't a "baby" race, a claimer or any other brand of less-than-challenging action. This race is a mile-and-an eighth (2000 metres, approximately 10 furlongs). And this race is worth watching next year, if you missed it yesterday. You should watch, if for no other reason than the fact that the horses, five years old and up--are Arabians. (And now that you've missed the 2012 edition of the race---you'll just have to find Arabian racing elsewhere. See links below.)
Arabian horses are the foundation ancestors of our beloved Thoroughbreds. Arabians look foreign, almost alien, to those of us who are only familiar with the Thoroughbred conformation; straight profile and buff musculature. Arabians, whose lines can be traced back 5,000 years, were the three founding sires of the Thoroughbred breed: the Darley Arabian; Godolphin Arabian and Byerly Turk all hailed from the Arabian peninsula. All three sires were bred with more sturdily-built English breeds to create that which we now know as the Thoroughbred.
Every Thoroughbred alive, in order to prove that indeed it is a Thoroughbred, must be able to trace its ancestry on both sides (dam and sire/mother and father)--to at least one of the three founding sires. And those three sires, Arabians all, contributed many remarkable attributes to our Thoroughbreds. Attributes that have endured four centuries so far. An esteemed member of Jordanian royalty--herself an accomplished, brilliant horsewoman--describes it far better:
"...the Arab horse is precious for its qualities: BEAUTY--which has become a bit of a two-edged sword...in fact they are incredibly TOUGH. Witness the fact that most endurance rides are won by Arabs and part-breds: the bones while fine are very dense, and the heart 1/3 larger than other breeds--hence the quicker pulse recovery after exhaustion. And mentally tough: they fight illness and handicaps much longer than many other breeds. PREPOTENT: Arabs are crossed with almost all other breeds as they ADD qualities without detracting in any way. INTELLIGENT: cutting people like to use them as they THINK for you and reduce the effort needed by cowboys and gauchos when herding other creatures. BRAVE--(I am not pro-bullfighting, but rejoneadores cross the Spanish horses with Arab to add courage facing the bull in the arena.) And FRIENDLY: they will follow a stranger across a field long after the hope of treats has gone just because they are intelligent and, unless--God forbid--horribly abused like many modern "show" Arabs--they like people!
There is a saying attributed to the Prophet (Mohammed) (PBUH), that, '...if your neighbour owns a horse and you do not, open a window in the wall to allow the Blessings to reach you from next door.' There is a legend that they were created beautiful to attract people's attention--so that they could then perform their various missions of helping humans and filtering out negativity...but then people began to want to own and possess them for their own egos--'and greed spoils everything...'"
[In her capacity as Director of the Royal Stables of Jordan for the Preservation of the Arabian Horse, Princess Alia initiated the festival of the "Arabian Horse at Home" in 1988 (now a yearly event). She also organized the Middle East Championships for Purebred Horses.]
The face of the Arabian horse is distinguished by its concave ("dished") profile, prominent eye, large nostrils and diminutive ("teacup") muzzle. (There is a range in this description, of course--racing Arabians run the gamut from extremely-dished, prominent and teacup to barely-so.) The extreme of this look makes the breed appear like an alien space traveler--if you're used to Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses.
But closer inspection reveals this look to be wildly appealing to both the eye and the heart. This is the look of centuries of pure, meticulous breeding--all the bad has been bred out of them, all the good--in. Lovers of Arabians are almost obsessively enamoured of the breed--and that love springs from looking into that eye, and embracing that singularly unique beauty.
Delicate in appearance yet durable of the leg and glute, the Arabian is a breed worth investigating--and watching. To see desert deities gliding over their native ground, and in Europe, the US and Asia--check out the links, below. If your curiosity is whetted thus, you can find Arabian racing in many pockets of the United States, and everywhere on Earth.
I invite you to come on this journey with me--I've discovered the Arabian horse, and hope that you will, too. (I have not abandoned my adoration of the Thoroughbred--a human heart can love more than one, and love equally.) Come with me on this magic carpet ride: experience the sense of timelessness and grace that inspired the first Bedouins who observed Arabian horses to utter, "The wind of Heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears."
* Arabian Jockey Club: http://www.arabianracing.org
* IFAHR (International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities): http://www.IFAHR.org
* HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival: http://www.sheikhmansoorfestival.com
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I bought this case a while back in purple. I used it as a case for my compact camera. It was perfect. I went to a concert with it. It was the perfect accessory and I looked stylish with it. It also protected my camera and it was easy to access my camera.I have a feeling that it would also work well as a sunglasses holder. I have yet to try it, but it would be a nicer alternative than wearing my sunglasses on my head when I enter a store or something.
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IMC QI Team 1 has been focused on improving communications both with patients and among clinic staff. They have tested and used teach back methods to facilitate improvements. Team 1 meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 8 - 8:45 am in the Trailer 47 conference area.
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Malaria Infection Diagnosed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) as a Means of Evaluating Pre-Erythrocytic Candidate Malaria Vaccines
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Effective Date: 11/02/1998, Docket: RP99- 44-000, Status: Effective
Second Revised Sheet No. 116 Second Revised Sheet No. 116 : Superseded
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confirm, or deliver gas to confirmation or transportation contracts
other than those belonging to a Customer with an executed FSS or ISS
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6.3 Intraday Nominations.
(a) An intra-day nomination is any nomination submitted after the
deadline set forth in Section 6.1 and whose effective time is
no earlier than the beginning of the gas day and runs through
the end of that gas day. There are two types of intra-day
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In Greek mythology, Zeus was the father of gods and men, spawning a slew of other gods and heroes with Hera and Dione as the master of sky and thunder.
To Mexico, Sporting Kansas City and United States men's national team midfielder Graham Zusi -- nicknamed Zeus by teammates and fans -- is more saintly than god-like. He offered the Mexicans a ray of hope with his heroics on their behalf against Panama in the USA's final 2014 World Cup qualifier back in October, when his late equalizer against the Canaleros gifted them a spot in the playoffs, at Panama's expense. Following that reprieve, Mexico easily dispatched New Zealand and booked their place in Brazil.
"When I got back to Kansas City, there was a small group of Mexican supporters who came out to practice the next day and they dubbed me San Zusi," Zusi told FOX Soccer. "That was kind of funny. The most interaction I've gotten is through Twitter, constantly getting messages from supporters. Most of it's in Spanish so I can't read a lot of it."
"It's all pretty comical to me," says Zusi, in a slow and careful tone. "They're obviously very appreciative and it's funny to see so much support coming from the Mexican supporters, that very rarely happens."
He brought them joy, while simultaneously moshing on all those Panamanian hearts. "Honestly, you've got to feel for them," says Zusi. "I couldn't help but feel bad with the way things ended up for them. They had a good run in qualifying and especially in that game they went from being absolutely elated, thinking they had punched their ticket, to having to go to the other absolute extreme. It was sad."
Zusi added: "But our objective and our focus was purely on ourselves. That's the way the game goes sometimes. We're a bunch of guys out there playing for positions. At the end of the day we want to be on that squad for Brazil and I'm no different."
So, Zusi became a symbol south of the border, a beacon in the night and a harbinger of a fraught El Tri campaign ultimately come good. But he's a symbol of more things. He's a poster boy of the strides made by Major League Soccer as well.
Zusi entered the league the conventional way, spending four years at the University of Maryland, and winning two national titles, before the Kansas City Wizards drafted him in the second round. He fought his way into the team, grew, made January camp with the national team in 2012, led the league in assists in 2012, and became a senior national team regular during the Hegaxonal.
That's all fairly straightforward fare. What sets Zusi apart is that after he made his international breakthrough, he stuck around. He was the first of a wave of young national teamers -- followed by Sporting teammate Matt Besler and the Los Angeles Galaxy 's Omar Gonzalez - who eschewed the chance to become free agents and try their luck across the pond.
Sporting used the league's new retention fund to lock Zusi up when his rookie deal wound down, just as it did with Besler. He is, after all, the very essence of what MLS appreciates in a player: He's American, home-grown, made his name within the league, an international, and, above all, that rare technical player the league believes will help elevate the level of play to a higher plane.
Re-upping was an easy decision, argues Zusi. "To be honest, there weren't really any options," he says. "There weren't really any teams out there looking to snatch me up. Then also, staying in MLS at that point where I was, was my best option for getting consistent playing time and good training and also a hard competition."
Zusi represents another kind of paradigm: the Klinsmann player. Since taking over as United States head coach more than two years ago, Jurgen Klinsmann has nurtured a near-obsessive devotion to craft in his players and, unlike predecessors, has been unafraid to cast MLS players in prominent roles. As such, Zusi becomes both the beneficiary and the archetype of these policies.
With modest physical gifts, Zusi has honed his technique to be able to compete the only way you can: through repetition. He does more, regularly staying late after practice. "The work I put in every offseason, it's an everyday thing for me," he says. "I put forth a huge amount of effort to get myself in the best shape and sharpness for the upcoming season. Really, I don't enjoy taking days off at all."
"[MLS] seems like an extremely long season but if you look at some of the other guys in Europe, theirs is even longer, they're playing more games," Zusi says, echoing a Klinsmann sentiment. "They have that on their side a little bit so I feel like I'm falling behind the crowd so I do as much on my own as I can to keep up."
He is, ultimately, the product of ambition. And if he represents everything MLS would like to be about, a league with which he shares a mutual appreciation, the 27-year-old Zusi nevertheless would like to cast a covetous glance at Europe at some point. Last offseason, Zusi practiced with West Ham United of the Barclays Premier League . "I'm always looking to push myself as far as possible," he says. "So I'm keeping my eyes open for any opportunity that I can get."
But that isn't to say that any old European offer will do, as it often did for MLS players of the past. "I'm not going to go over to Europe just because it's Europe," says Zusi. "I want to be at a club that fits my style of play and where I can compete for a role in that team, where I'm getting consistent playing time and getting better as a player. I'm not going to go over there just because of the name of a league or for a paycheck."
"It's not really about the offer," Zusi adds. "It's where I feel that my game can grow the most at this point. And right now, that's in MLS."
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FRESNO,CA (January 5, 2005) The City of Fresno is pleased to announce the Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services (PRCS) has been awarded a grant in the amount of $50,000 from The SBC Foundation for the development of the Fresno BEST computer lab. The grant will fund a lab with 20 computer stations equipped with the latest in computer technology, staffing and technology training for at-risk youth in Fresno. The lab will be a critical component of the PRCS after school Fresno BEST (Business Education Service Training) program which was developed to provide enhanced computer training, financial literacy, business skills, field trips and job shadowing for Fresno youth. The grant marks the largest private industry contribution PRCS has received in over a decade and will help further the Department's commitment to providing at-risk youth with safe, healthy and educational alternatives during prime after school and evening hours.
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The two-year DATES project is a groundbreaking effort to develop the first integrated intrusion detection, security incident/event management (SIEM), and large-scale threat analysis capability for the energy sector. DATES will provide control system operators with enhanced incident detection and alerting tools through rigorous monitoring of threats at the network, host, and device levels. Integrating SIEM capabilities, the system will use attack models and information from prior events to automatically correlate alarms, distinguishing malicious cyber incidents from minor disruptions.


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MSU weather balloon set to film from the edge of space
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This Sunday, a team of MSU undergraduate students from the College of Communication Arts & Sciences, along with engineering graduate students, will launch a weather balloon affixed with five HD cameras and a GPS device.
The launch, led by MSU instructor and filmmaker Troy Hale, will attempt to obtain video footage from the edge of space, as the balloon is expected to rise nearly 100,000 feet, where the curvature of the earth can be seen.
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Sensibly Incorporating Technology in Today's Classroom: It's All About the Writing!
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- Understanding why the bells and whistles of technology will not replace the need for students to critically read, write and think
- Seeing how cutting edge tech tools can (and should) coexist side-by-side with projects that can be done by candlelight.
- Recognizing that successfully incorporating technology in today's classroom BEGINS WITH THE WRITING!
- Getting comfortable with the idea that technology is evolving at such a rapid pace that there is no more "keeping up."
- Re-conceptualizing our methodologies so that we can allow students to demonstrate their full capabilities without unnecessarily holding them back simply because we, the educators, do not have the same technological abilities that they, the students, possess.


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A report from Florida, the first state to record more than one million requests for permits to carry concealed weapons. PBS NewsHour explores the increase in requests for gun licenses in the wake of Newtown, and the arguments for and against concealed-carry laws in the state where Trayvon Martin's killing is still a fresh memory.
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Varsity player Nathan McDonald scored 18 points Tuesday, leading the 2A Rattlers in their upset of the top ranked Portales Rams by a final score of 55-48.
Action began with the Rams taking an early lead at the end of the first quarter, with 14-12.
In the second period the Rattlers outscored the Rams 14-8 to take a lead at intermission. Halftime score was Rattlers 26 to the Rams' 22.
Second half action saw the Rams down by two, 35-37, going into the final period.
In the fourth quarter the Rattlers were able score on easy buckets, breaking the Rams half court trap and defeating the Rams by 13 points.
Drew White added 17 points for the Rattlers; Portales' Daniel Arandas' 12 points and Chris Adkins' 8 points weren't enough to stop the Tucumcari Rattlers.
In the junior varsity game the Rams were able to hold off the Tucumcari Rattlers by the score of Rams 48 to the Rattlers' 39.
The Rattlers were able to keep the game close throughout the contest despite the height advantage the Rams had.
At intermission the score was Rams 26 and Rattlers 24.
The third period was the killer for the Rattlers as they were outscored 12-4 by the Rams. Aric Trujillo led all scorers with 15 points, and Curtis Simpson added 10 points in the Rattler loss.
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How about the fact that even if someone had gotten something from sharing headphones, they wouldn't have had to go far to get treated because we were already in a hospital! That's pretty deep right there. Almost as if it was planned that way...
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Hometown: Welwyn Garden City, England
Favorite game:Tiddlywinks
Comedy Influence: Billy Connolly, Eddie Izzard, Ricky Gervais
Mark loves the mountains and oceans but a lack of both in Indianapolis led him to pursue comedy. He is currently performing with INDYPROV, Fleece Academy, Defective Comics and The Dinner Detective.
Katie Hetlage
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Favorite game: Switch Left, Forward-Reverse
Comedy Influences: Amy Poehler, Aidy Bryant, all of the Kardashians
Katie graduated from Butler University in May 2015 with a degree in Secondary Education and graduated from Indyprov classes in October 2015 with no degree at all. She spends her days teaching high schoolers, which means she's performing improv 24/7 and that's pretty cool.
Bill Skaggs
Hometown: Louisville, KY
Favorite game: Boy Band
Comedy Influence: Tina Fey, Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin
Bill serves as the troupe's Managing Creative Director and has been directing, writing and acting for more than a decade in Indianapolis.
Maggie Paino
Hometown: Ft. Wayne, IN
Favorite game: switch left
Comedy Influence: Steve Martin, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Maggie's goal in life is to be featured in the "Stars are Just Like Us" section of "US Weekly" magazine, preferably while lugging around an extra large bag of dog food. Oh, and she'll never understand fax machines so don't even try to explain them.
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Favorite game: Christopher Walken
Comedy influences: Tina Fey, Paul F. Tompkins, Matt Gourley
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Favorite game: Cragslist Theater, Game-o-Matic
Comedy Influence: Norm MacDonald, Tim & Eric, Tara DeFrancisco, Tracy Morgan
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Comedy influennces: Jeff Foxworthy, Adam Sandler, Ray Stevens, Ryan Stiles
In 2004 Chris joined his first improv troupe and has been performing ever since, making tens of dollars along the way! With all that fat cash, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends, playing with animals for a living and occasionally sleeping outside in the woods (occasionally by choice, sometimes due to his poor choices).
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Favorite game: Oscar Winning Moment
Comedy Influence: All That, Whose Line is it Anyway and Seinfeld all got me into random, sketch and situational comedy. Also, Stephen Lynch to Mitch Hedberg.
Pete's been pretending to be other people to make friends laugh his whole life. Pete joined IndyProv in the fall of 2015 and he hopes to continue to gain fulfillment in making people laugh though Improv for many years to come.
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Comedy influence: Kaitlin Olson, Kristin Wiig, Key and Peele, Melissa McCarthy, and their holiness' Amy and Tina.
Rachelle can usually be found making something- music, crafts, a joke, a drink, a mess, or a fool of herself for the sake of improv. She will likely steal your dog if left unsupervised.
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In 50 years Sara will be that person smelling the books in the back of the library full of iPads but for now she spends her Saturday's running themed 5k's and attempting to make people laugh. The highlight of her life is the 2004 Lafayette Park Middle School Spelling Bee where she took 1st place.
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An exploration of the history of Vacheron Constantin is a voyage of discovery, revealing the excellence of age-old watchmaking.
Founded in Geneva in 1755, the Vacheron Constantin watchmaking manufacture is the oldest in the world, having been in business uninterrupted for over 250 years.
The firm has always adhered to three fundamental principles: excellent technique, inspired, harmonious aesthetics and the ultimate in finishes.This spirit of Fine Watchmaking first emerged in Geneva's Saint Gervais quarter, where Jean-Marc Vacheron, then 24, opened his watchmaking workshop.
Driven by the same passion, his grandson Jacques-Barthélémy contributed to the rise of the family firm from 1810 onwards by developing exports to Europe.
The early nineteenth century sealed the destiny of Jacques-Barthélémy Vacheron and François Constantin, a seasoned traveller. The manufacture was named after both of them.
On 5 July 1819, Constantin sent a letter to Vacheron which included what was to become the Firm's motto: "Do better if possible and that is always possible."
In 1906, the Firm opened its first shop on Quai de l'Ile in Geneva – it is still there to this day. It has been owned by the Richemont Group since 1996; in 2005, it built a manufacture in Plan-les-Ouates – a fitting way to celebrate its 250th anniversary.
An exploration of the history of Vacheron Constantin is a voyage of discovery, revealing the excellence of age-old watchmaking. Each timepiece is the result of the creative inspiration of the watchmaker or craftsman, dedicating their knowhow to the birth of outstanding watches. The Manufacture also works within a social and environmental code of ethics, and has had Responsible Jewellery Council certification since 2012.
1755: founded by Jean-Marc Vacheron
1819: Jacques-Barthélémy Vacheron and François Constantin found the manufacture named after them
1839: Vacheron Constantin creates the pantograph, enabling the main watch components to be reproduced. This invention was to revolutionise watchmaking
1955: creation of slimmest manual wind caliber in the world for the Firm's bicentenary
2005: Vacheron Constantin celebrates its 250th anniversary with a set of exceptional timepieces, including two world firsts
Patrimony: The classic Patrimony collection is a contemporary expression of the Firm's stylistic elegance – and beats to the rhythm of everything from the simplest to the most sophisticated mechanisms.
Malte: The name is reminiscent of the Firm's emblem; its distinguishing features are its contemporary design and technical prowess. In honour of the one hundredth anniversary of the tonneau form at Vacheron Constantin, a new Malte collection was launched in 2012.
Quai de l'Ile: Quai de l'Ile has been the historic headquarters of Vacheron Constantin since the nineteenth century. Faithful to its philosophy of service, with Quai de l'Ile Vacheron Constantin has launched a fully customisable line offering several types of movements, all Geneva Seal certified, alongside a wide choice of materials and dials.
Overseas: The Overseas line is contemporary, sporty and technical, reflecting the modern world through its name, which is evocative of travel and exploration.
1972: The 1972 line draws its inspiration from the asymmetrical model that received the coveted "Diplôme du Prestige de la France" in 1972. These timepieces offer a clever blend of elegance and audacity.
Historiques: The Historiques bear witness to two hundred and fifty years' worth of history, drawing their inspiration from the icons of the Firm's heritage and reinterpreting them in keeping with watchmaking tradition.
Métiers D'Art: The Métiers d'Art family brings together the knowhow cultivated by Vacheron Constantin in the field of decorative arts and applied to watchmaking design. The craftsmen's talents are embodied in the enamelling, jewel setting, guilloche, skeleton framing and hand engraving of the movement components and the case.
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The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences is the professional video games organization that works towards advancing the artistic values of the interactive entertainment community. We're excited to learn that they've recently appointed Frank Pearce, co-founder and executive vice president of product development at Blizzard Entertainment to their Board of Directors.
The AIAS Board is the governing body of the 22,000+ member Academy and has members from 15 industry leaders who represent Sony, EA, Nintendo, Microsoft, Google, Capcom, Blizzard Entertainment and more. They also host the Interactive Achievement Awards every year and also hold the DICE Summit which brings the top video game designers together to discuss the state of the industry. We covered DICE 2011 extensively last year and intend to be there again for the show in February 2012.
"We're thrilled to welcome Frank Pearce to the Academy Board," said Martin Rae, president, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. "Blizzard Entertainment's games, their community and their management team epitomize success in the game business and we look forward to having Frank's valuable perspective on the Board."
"I've always appreciated the Academy's commitment to advancing the gaming medium and fostering creativity within our industry," said Frank Pearce. "I'm honored to be chosen for this role on the Board, and I look forward to drawing on my experiences at Blizzard to help support and contribute to the AIAS' ongoing mission."


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The Major League Baseball season is closing in on yet another All-Star game, and there have been many surprises so far this year. The Indians were off to a hot start, while the Red Sox started out slumping to a dismal 2-9 record. Players like Matt Kemp and Jose Reyes are carrying their respective teams, and pushing them toward the post-season.
With all that being said, it's early in the season, but it's always fun to hand out awards based on first half performance. In this article, I'll hand out MVP, Cy Young, Silver Slugger, and Gold Glove Awards.


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By Ryan Lengerich
Prominently displayed on Tucumcari City Hall's front lawn on E. Center Street is a seven-foot tall black marble Ten Commandments monument surrounded by three flag poles bearing the American, Mexico State and Tucumcari Rattlers flags.
On Aug. 28, a 2 1/2 ton granite Ten Commandment monument was removed from the Alabama state judicial building after a U.S. District court ruled the monument stood in violation of the U.S. Constitution's principle of separating religion and government.
With the Alabama ruling serving as a potential precedent, the question is raised whether the 28 year old Tucumcari monument is safe at city hall.
As it stands
Two years ago, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore ordered the religious monument to be moved to the Montgomery building's main lobby.
In Tucumcari, the structure was erected on the front lawn about ten yards from the city hall building and five feet from the sidewalk.
The proximity of the monument as well as its size could potentially make a difference when this type of structure is contested in court, said civil rights lawyer Donald Gilpin, of Gilpin and Keefe law office in Albuquerque.
"I think it is very similar," Gilpin said. "Obviously the city is an arm of the state."
Whether a monument outside city hall falls under the same constitutional guidelines as a state courthouse is another question. Any suit has a possibility of holding up at the local level, Gilpin said, but if appealed to a state or federal level the monuments chances of holding ground at city hall decrease.
"The same principles apply, it is property owned by the state or municipality, I would think the same kind of guidelines could be argued," Gilpin said. "My guess is if it got challenged and looked at real hard it would fall under the same scrutiny and probably not stand."
Whether the Tucumcari monument would demand removal is irrelevant, Gilpin said, unless someone in the area feels compelled to challenge it.
Despite the precedent set in Alabama, Gilpin said it does not appear monuments throughout the country will suddenly be ripped down.
Joe Conn, a spokesperson for Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, agrees.
AU is one group that sued to have the Alabama monument removed. Conn said his group has no interest in systematically seeking out and challenging monuments nationwide.
"If someone complains about a religious symbol in front of city hall, that is when we get involved," Conn said. "We're certainly not against the Ten Commandments.
We do believe this country is better if there is a separation of religion and government."
He said the group's legal department considers each complaint and decides whether to take action.
Many city residents show no hesitation in supporting the City Hall monuments. Tucumcari attorney Tim O'Quinn said the founding fathers relied on their Judeo-Christianity as a rule.
"How dare a human being tell God his laws are offensive," O'Quinn said. "I believe very strongly that the Ten Commandments should be there."
City Manager Richard Primrose said he does not consider the monument a controversy in Tucumcari.
"Even with all the national attention I have not had anyone come up and have any adverse opinion on it," Primrose said. "I have had people come up and say they like it there."
City resident Jim Collins said he doesn't see the justification in removing any Ten Commandment monument from a government building.
"I mean what is wrong the Ten Commandments, they need to show me something wrong with them," Collins said, adding his disgust with the Alabama ruling. "That is a very serious step in the wrong direction."
History and Precedent
In 1975 Aerie 3526 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles donated the Monument to Tucumcari. Similar tablets exist throughout the country including on the city hall lawn in Clovis. That monument was provided in 1967.
FOE donated many of the monuments in the 1950s as part of a promotion for the Cecil B. DeMille film "The Ten Commandments."
FOE Grand Secretary Bob Wahls said many structures were also donated in the 1960s and 70s before price of marble escalated. According to Wahls, the Tucumcari chapter went defunct in 1997.
In Everett, Wash. a monument donated by the FOE in the 1950s that once stood at old city hall, now the police station — has come under fire. Conn's group, AU, filed suit on behalf of an Everett resident. The case is still pending.
That case is drawing comparisons to a similar case in Elkhart, Ind. That city placed a monument donated by the FOE on their city hall lawn in 1958. Following a four year court battle, A federal appeals court ruled the monument to be taken down. In May 2001, the Supreme Court declined to hear the case on appeal. However, justices Rehnquist, Scalia and Thomas each publicly disagreed with the court's decision not to hear the case.
Conn said his group has not had any discussions with the FOE concerning the monuments that have been spread around the country.
In Tucumcari, Primrose said he hopes controversy continues to evade the city.
"Hopefully nobody will push the issue and allow us to keep the Ten Commandments there," Primrose said. "I personally don't feel it is harming anyone."


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I'm not sure that I said I liked it. It is interesting, and it certainly fits into the 'thinking outside the box' category. As usual, it should not be ruled out. All ideas should be discussed openly. Including this one.
Rumour has it a certain former club CEO was laughed out of a SLE board meeting a year or two ago for suggesting something along similar lines.


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Spotted this pre assembled front beam for a VW Bug with the bag setup already installed. Anyone got any reviews of it?
Spotted this pre assembled front beam for a VW Bug with the bag setup already installed. Anyone got any reviews of it?
I read on Vortex that since the steering box is placed at either end of the beam depending if it's a LHD or a RHD. There's only space for on bag at the other end, or you must build to rack and pinion steering to have two.
Here's some photos from KCW (KustomCoachWerks).
Also found the front Air Ride Kit at Air Kewled.com. For $1000 you can have all the equipment needed to ride on frame in your bug.
The bag setups for Bugs look like water bottles lol
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those are just air shocks. i guess with the bugs you can get away with that.
but those look EXACTLY like the air shocks on the back of my buddy's el camino from high school.
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I would think under the rear seat driver's side would be best for not taking up any usable space in the vehicle as it's a dead spot that really isn't used for anything. For showing it off I would mount it under the hood up near the back of the dashboard, suspended above the gas tank.
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Keeping up with the College GameDay tradition of animals on the set, Lee Corso brought out bulldog puppies to show his pick of Georgia over Clemson. Despite this little incident with Kirk Herbstreit, things couldn't have gone better.
Shortly after the show one of the puppies decided to take a little snooze on Herbstreit's notes.
Aww. A beautiful moment: UGA's grandson nods off on @KirkHerbstreit notes in bedlam of @CollegeGameDay. pic.twitter.com/G5rylGpiKk— Chris Fowler (@cbfowler) August 31, 2013
Easily the most adorable thing to happen on the first college football Saturday of the season.


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Bad Boys, Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do?
"Nearly as many men are behind bars or on probation and parole (5 million) as are in college (7.3 million)."
I found this article interesting and intriquing. Is it true?
Where the Boys Are, released in 1960, is the quintessential college spring-break movie. Today, visitors to college campuses can't help but ask: Where are the boys?
Currently, 135 women receive bachelor's degrees for every 100 men. That gender imbalance will widen in the coming years, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Education.
This is ominous for every parent with a male child. The decline in college attendance means many will needlessly miss out on success in life. The loss of educated workers also means the country will be less able to compete economically. The social implications – women having a hard time finding equally educated mates – are already beginning to play out. [That's a big "Ouch."]
But the inequity has yet to provoke the kind of response that finally opened opportunities for women a generation ago. In fact, virtually no one is exploring the obvious questions: What has gone wrong? And what happens to all the boys who aren't in college?
Some join the armed forces, but the size of the military has remained steady, at about 1.4 million, for the past decade. For the rest, the prospects appear dark:
The workforce. Thousands of young men find work as drywallers, painters and general laborers, but many have troubling landing jobs. The unemployment rate for young men ages 20-24 is 10.1%, twice the national rate. As for earnings, those who don't graduate from college are at a severe, lifelong financial disadvantage: Last year, men 25 and older with a college degree made an average of $47,000 a year, while those with a high school degree earned $30,000.
Prisons and jails. Nearly as many men are behind bars or on probation and parole (5 million) as are in college (7.3 million). [Hold it…we're throwing out a lot of statistics here, are we not? Who is struggling? What types of men? Backgrounds? Race? Etc.?]
"Lost." Young people who aren't in school or the workforce are dubbed "non-engaged" by the annual Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. But "lost" sounds just as accurate. About 3.8 million youth ages 18-24 belong to this group, roughly 15% of all people of that age. Though there are no gender breakdowns for this group, the pathways leading to this dead end – dropping out from high school, emerging from the juvenile justice system – are dominated by boys.
While demographers and economists have a pretty good idea where the boys end up, educators are largely clueless about the causes. Some say female teachers in elementary and middle schools, where male teachers are scarce, naturally enforce a girl-friendly environment that rewards students who can sit quietly – not a strong point for many boys, who earn poor grades and fall behind. Others argue that a smart-isn't-cool bias has seeped into boys of all racial and ethnic groups.
Solutions are just as uncertain. Hiring more male teachers would likely help, as would countering the anti-intellectual male code. But it's not that simple. Many boys leave middle school with pronounced shortcomings in verbal skills. Those lapses contribute to the low grade and high dropout rates.
Surely, a problem that creates crime, increases unemployment and leads to hopelessness deserves attention. Where are the boys? Too often, going nowhere.
According to Education Watch:
The lack of boys on campus just means that boys are wising up faster than girls to the uselessness of many degrees. And none too soon. Ivar Berg demonstrated the uselessness of most tertiary education 30 years ago — and educational standards have certainly not risen since then. Unsurprisingly, the article also fails to mention race differences. It notes the large male population in jails as if it were a problem for all males when in fact it is mainly a problem for black males. The article is basically a sanctimonious attempt to scare young males back into college by way of gross misrepresentations of what a lack of college education generally leads to. Read Berg's book (now out in a 2003 edition) for the real facts of the matter.
Thoughts? Is this just "girls are better than boys so you guys need to get back into college to show them up" or is it "we're worried about boys today." Or could it possibly be that it's completely true, and we need more male teachers or whatever? I'm sure my female readers were heartily agreeing that they're having a harder time finding males with the same brain capabilities. But let's not get into that debate–guys are always smarter, right?
Of course, the best solution would be to homeschool your kids. That would solve a lot of problems.


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THURSDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) — Students targeted because they're believed to be gay — as many as one in seven young teens — are much more likely than others to be suicidal and depressed, a new survey finds.
More than 10 percent of eighth-grade boys and girls reported that they're victimized because of perceived sexual orientation, according to a large survey of students in Washington state.
"It has a profound impact on their quality of life and the way they think of themselves," said Donald Patrick, a professor of health services at the University of Washington in Seattle. "Those in eighth grade are in a particularly vulnerable position."
These children "feel alone in life, that they don't feel as good as other people and their self-esteem is highly affected," Patrick said.
The survey results, published online May 16 in the American Journal of Public Health, don't offer insight into whether bullying contributes to depression and suicidal thoughts in its victims. It's possible that kids with existing mental illnesses may be more likely to be bullied and perceived as gay.
Nor does the research establish a clear cause-and-effect relationship between bullying and suicidal thoughts. But Patrick said "it's clear that there's an association, and I wouldn't be so worried about the causation." Prior research has also suggested that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender children are more likely to be suicidal and hurt themselves.
A string of teen suicides in 2010 — including the death of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi — put the issue in the public eye. Syndicated columnist Dan Savage launched a campaign called "It Gets Better" to give hope to gay teens that their lives will improve. Participants have included numerous celebrities and politicians, including President Barack Obama.
Based on the new findings, bully-prevention programs must address kids picked on because of their sexual orientation, the study authors said.
The study is based on a 2010 survey of nearly 28,000 students in grades eight, 10 and 12. Among boys, 14 percent of eighth-graders, 11 percent of 10th-graders and 9 percent of 12th-graders reported being bullied within the previous month because they were thought to be gay. The numbers were 11 percent, 10 percent and 6 percent, respectively, for girls.
The survey defined bullying based on sexual orientation as being "bullied, harassed or intimidated at school" because they were thought to be gay or bisexual. It defined other types of bullying as when one or more students "say or do nasty or unpleasant things" to another person or tease someone "repeatedly in a way he or she finds offensive." In most cases, more students reported being bullied for other reasons.
Compared to kids bullied for other reasons or not bullied at all, those targeted because they were perceived to be gay were much more likely to have considered suicide in the past year, to have been depressed in the past year and to say they don't feel good about themselves.
For example, 26 percent of male 12th-graders targeted for being perceived as gay said they had been suicidal within the past year, compared to 8 percent of those not bullied. The rate also was more than three times greater for female seniors.
Brian Mustanski, an associate professor in the department of medical social sciences at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago, said the survey has some strengths but fails to ask whether those bullied are actually gay and not just perceived to be.
"Because of this, it is a major underestimate of the rate of bullying among gay youth," he said.
Mustanski agreed with Patrick that teachers and school leaders need to promote comfortable and safe environments. "While family and peer support have important positive effects for gay youth and reduce feelings of suicide and depression, you cannot 'support away' these toxic effects of bullying," he said.
"Schools and communities need to put in place policies and practices that make schools and neighborhoods safe for all kids," he said.
More information
The Trevor Project offers a confidential suicide hotline for gay teens and those questioning their sexuality.


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