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[Ontario, Calif.] Flexitions, based here, has launched a uniquely-constructed line of stainable rigid moldings geared towards Do It Yourselfers and private contractors in need of matching moldings for luxury vinyl tile (LVT) installations.
"There are lots of private contractors and Do It Yourselfers who need to finish a project right away and don't have time to go hunting for matching LVT moldings," said Gary Hernandez, president, Flexitions. "Our product is available unfinished, a blank canvas, so you can stain it to match anything you want and be done with it. It's considered a convenience. And it brings peace of mind to anyone in a pinch for moldings."
Flexitions' Stainable Rigid Transition Moldings for LVT features a proprietary polymeric construction that is porous — to accept stain — yet waterproof, dimensionally stable and more durable than PVC and rubber, according to Hernandez.
"Our LVT molding is worlds apart from anything else out there," he said. "Everything we sell we have invented ourselves, so we're very protective of our products.Our moldings are 100 percent green and made with all renewable resources. You're not going to find a more durable molding that is waterproof and won't shrink. If we send you seven feet you're going to have seven feet for life."
Creating instant-match LVT moldings with stain is a simple solution to a mounting problem, added Hernandez.
"LVT moldings have become a bigger monster than laminate and engineered wood moldings — there are so many new lines and colors being added and dropped every week nobody can keep up with it," he said. "We can supply popular and even custom colors, but offering unfinished moldings that can be stained to match anything is a huge benefit."
Flexitions entered the moldings market with a line of stainable and flexible transition moldings in 2005.
"Our flexible moldings were simply an installation solution when there was a curve running through the center of a transition between two floors," said Hernandez. "Now with LVT, it has become an added value opportunity for those that are design-minded but looking to save. Instead of straight angles, you can achieve more flair, something that looks a lot better."
Flexitions' Stainable Rigid Transition Moldings for LVT can be finished on site to match LVT visuals.


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On June 28, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to St. Petersburg, Russia, where she led the U.S. delegation to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's Women and the Economy Forum (WEF). During this event, participants focused on leadership skills and capacity building, two main areas of the San Francisco Declaration on decreasing barriers to women's economic participation, as they relate to innovation, STEM, entrepreneurship, and healthy lifestyles.
During her remarks on June 29 at the WEF, Secretary Clinton said, "Last July at the ASEAN Regional Forum, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and I spoke about the need for Russia and the United States to deepen our cooperation on the future of trade, investment, and business in this critical region. We are working to intensify our shared efforts in the Asia Pacific on everything from strengthening maritime security, to responding to natural disasters, to halting nuclear proliferation, and, of course, working to promote the rights and opportunities of women. So we look forward to continuing this dialogue, not only between Russia and the United States, but among all of our APEC partners.
"If you think about APEC, our membership includes the first, second, and third largest national economies in the world, as well as many others that are growing, despite the economic downturn. Yet for all our diversity, 9 months ago in San Francisco, we joined together around a shared vision and commitment to the kind of growth that we believe will go even further to provide opportunities by taking concrete actions to increase women's participation in our economies."
Secretary Clinton continued, "In other countries throughout APEC, increasing women's entrepreneurship raises incomes while reducing inequality. There are nearly 6 million formal, women-owned small businesses in East Asia. And in economies like Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, women-owned businesses are increasing and growing at a fast rate. Women now represent 40 percent of the global labor force, 43 percent of the global agricultural workforce, and more than half of the world's university students. So it's just logical: Limiting women's economic potential is for every country like leaving money on the table. It doesn't make sense, especially when we are still struggling to grow our way out of the economic crisis."
Secretary Clinton also delivered remarks at a meeting with civil society while in Russia. Secretary Clinton said, "I like to think of a healthy society as a three-legged stool. One leg must be open, accountable government that delivers results for its people. One must be a dynamic, competitive private sector that creates jobs and economic opportunity for people. And the third leg of the stool is civil society, people like all of you, who are working to improve the lives of your fellow citizens.
"So we believe the work you do has a direct bearing on Russia's future, whether you're advocating to promote free and fair elections, fight discrimination, protect workers' rights, or other civil society goals. We also believe that the Russian people are globally competitive, talented, creative, hard-working, and have a desire for a government that meets their aspirations and respects their rights, the same as people everywhere strive for."
You can follow Secretary Clinton's travel on www.state.gov.
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As you have read in previous blog stories, at Breidenbacher Hof, as well all Capella Hotels, we have a very special and truly unique service – our personal assistants. Before guests arrive, the personal assistants call them in advance to discuss any special requirements or wishes to be taken care of during their stay.
One our personal assistants, Malte, was having a pre-call with a guest who was just preparing for his first stay at Breidenbacher Hof and in fact his first visit to Düsseldorf and the greater Area. As he was very interested in cultural sights, especially churches, he asked if he could see the Cologne Dome from his room. Malte explained that unfortunately Düsseldorf and Cologne are about 40 kilometers away from one another.
Malte then offered to arrange for a specially guided tour during the guest's stay. The guest thankfully agreed. After the call Malte was still touched by the disappointment and thought about a way to surprise the guest.
Finding a beautiful photo of the dome, Malte printed the image and framed it nicely. On the day of the guest's arrival he placed the picture frame on the nightstand with a little note saying "Now you can see the dome any time you wish."
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Traveling the Back RoadsPosted Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at 6:04 PM
Michael Hargrove, Assistant Fire Chief, and Mike Campbell, firefighter, stand beside the Vanduser fire truck after the Bell City Community Day parade on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.
I'm often late because something has piqued my curiosity and I've stopped to investigate.
Today's story happened on assignment at the Bell City Community Days Celebration after Labor Day. I do love these small town fall celebrations. I've been to three so far - including Marquand's, (pop. 433).
I was watching the Community Day parade, enjoying the sunshine, taking pictures of the mounted parade marshalls, the Bell City and Bernie bands, and the brightly-decorated floats, when the firetrucks rumbled by. I have a special place in my heart for these volunteer fire departments. Each town has scrimped and labored to come up with the means to purchase the older trucks that larger cities have replaced. I know how hard the townspeople and the fire fighters work, and it's truly heart-warming to see these trucks come through the parades.
Imagine my surprise when a big, sharp-looking fire truck came rolling by, and I saw that it was from Vanduser (pop 217). I had no idea that this tiny village had such an active fire department! I was chasing them down the street to get an interview, when, much to my disappointment, they headed for home.
After the parade, I drove out to Rotary Park to take a view shots of the kiddie games and whatever else I could find - and to my delight, the Vanduser fire truck came back and parked in a line beside the others! Yippee!
I talked with Michael Hargrove, the assistant chief, and Mike Campbell, a new fire fighter. These young men are just two examples of the energetic and enthusiastic fire fighters you'll find staffing these small rural fire departments. They get no pay, so they all have their own jobs, which they can hopefully drop in a minute to go racing off on a call, responding to a fire or a medical emergency.
The Vanduser Volunteer Fire Department, it turns out, has 20 members and the 3rd largest response area in Scott County. They are funded through the Scott County Rural Fire Department.
When the Vanduser fire department first began in 1986, they had a 1946 300-gallon fire truck. The guys did raffles and various fundraising activities, relying on private donations to purchase a 1964 Ford fire truck, which is still in service.
The beautiful vehicle in the photo above is a 1986 model but was refurbished in 1998. It has a 10-man cab, which is stocked with five SCBAs (self-contained breathing apparatus devices). It was purchased through a Federal grant.
"We can be in full gear and breathing in two minutes," Michael explained. "We carry basic life support."
I don't know about you folks, but I'm impressed! I may just start a series of reports on the small town local volunteer fire departments in this area.
And once Corey teaches me how to post extra stories on the NSC website, watch out!
From the water-logged streets of Advance, Mo. (pop. 1244) this is your roving rural reporter Madeline, only 35 minutes from quitting time!
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Well, Maddie, you've done it again.
Here in The Big Country (the area encompassing Abilene and the smaller communities around it) we rely heavily on volunteer fire departments. Abilene of course has it's own regular fire department, but we have several small communities out in the rural areas. If you pay any attention to national news, especially during the hot summer months and are familiar with the problem we have down here with grass fires, you know that without these guys volunteering their time and energy, well, The Big Country could literally burn to the ground. When one of those fires starts, it may burn thousands of acres before it is brought under control and these guys and gals risk their lives to protect people, property and animals. And, as you mentioned, most of these volunteer fire departments only have older equipment to work with...hand-me-downs, basically. But what I have seen down here, and I'm sure it goes there as well, that when one of these fires starts near a community, it typically won't be just that community that responds...but all those around the area. These men and women deserve a huge show of gratitude.
And btw, I agree that a jaunt through the backwoods is always a good thing.
-- Posted by BarbaraNTexas on Tue, Oct 6, 2009, at 3:49 PM
I'd like to see stories about fire departments from Bell City and Perkins. Those are two very active departments that I know of. However, I think every town around this region would have interesting stories.
-- Posted by goat lady on Tue, Oct 6, 2009, at 6:14 PM
Oooooh...what a great story! I so love our local Volunteer Fire Department!!! Besides the obvious things they do they are BIG supporters of the youth in the community. This is my 10th year as a Girl Scout Leader. Over the years our local VFD has allowed us to have sleepovers at the station, let us ride on the Fire Truck in the Christmas Parade, assisted in helping the girls organize an Emergency Services Day for Daisy and Brownie Girl Scouts (which earned the Troop their Bronze Award), taught the girls how to operate a fire extinguisher by allowing them to put out an actual fire, and invited the Troop members (along with a few Boy Scouts) to act as 'victims' for a mass casualty training exercise....just to name a few! The girls in turn have volunteered at the VFD annual fundraising breakfast, helped to clean the fire station, and served lunch to the Red Knights as they make their annual toy ride each November.
-- Posted by fun2teach on Tue, Oct 6, 2009, at 7:27 PM
MADDY, DO TELL, what in the world are those folks in Marquand growing???? Your adventures continue to amaze us, although, it well could be some type of oriental??crab apple,....QUINCE???, but the leaves appear to be of the peach/apple family??
Girlfriend, you should have picked a bushel and made some jam....then we could have drawn better conclusions!!!! My lake buddy's fiance just made apple butter and jelly from her crab apples, and I am looking forward to biscuits involving these condiments...notwithstanding, to wit....I have some of the best Ozark Hill honey in memory, it is clover honey from over at Bolivar, MO.....the mildest honey I have yet tasted.....EXQUISITE!!!..the producer is Wade's Bee Farm, and Bob has his bees doing it right..$10/quart and shipping..I'm sending some out to AZ to kinfolks and recommend it to officianados hereabouts....other than this, respondent saith not......lol, kkr
-- Posted by kkcaver47 on Thu, Oct 8, 2009, at 10:54 PM
I really enjoy the trip to St Louis by taking Hwy 61 all the way. No traffic, pretty scenery and just a peaceful drive.
-- Posted by Dexterite1 on Fri, Oct 9, 2009, at 6:08 AM
Hey, kk, we don't even know if that fruit in Marquand is eatible! The only thing worse than poisoning yourself with strange fruit would be to put all the effort into making it up into jelly, eating it, and THEN poisoning yourself!
I love honey!!! Especially in the wintertime. Boy, have you made me hungry, talking about biscuits and honey!!!
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Oct 9, 2009, at 10:53 AM
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Counties trail cities in passing social host laws
BROWN COUNTY – While many cities have adopted Social Host Ordinances (SHO) in Minnesota, such regulations are being approved by counties at a much slower rate.
More than 100 Minnesota cities have such ordinances, but only about one-fourth of the state's 87 counties have them. As of July 29, 2011, Minnesota counties with SHO included Cass, Chisago, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Mower, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Wilkin, and Yellow Medicine.
The ordinances have been approved in the Brown County cities of New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Springfield and Comfrey, plus many other area cities.
Two weeks ago, Brown County commissioners held a public hearing before considering approval of a proposed Social Host Ordinance. A number of township supervisors attending the hearing voiced unanimous opposition to it.
Milford Township Supervisor Fred Juni was among the more vocal ordinance opponents. He said it should include prescription and illegal drugs, then stated the proposed ordinance would turn him into a vigilante.
Prairieville Township Supervisor Tom Hirsch said his township board discussed it and opposed it.
Leavenworth Township Supervisor Richard Trebesch, who farms land adjacent to the Sleepy Eye Lake trail, said keeping underage beer drinkers off the property is challenging.
"People walk the bike path at night, follow a path through farm fields to the lake and drink beer," Trebesch said. "How can I stop that? I can't watch everything constantly. Kids have been going into the country to drink beer forever. Frankly, there's no way to police it."
Trebesch said he might feel better about the ordinance if it did not contain wording that he should have known about underage drinking on his property.
Another township supervisor said he opposed the ordinance because it could cause him to "tattle" on a neighbor and that being on good terms with neighbors is more important in rural areas.
Brown County Chief Deputy Jason Seidl said doing the correct thing is not always the most popular thing. He said the sheriff's department is concerned about saving lives and preventing drinking, driving and accidents.
Brown County Public Health Director Karen Moritz said preventing underage drinking could go far towards preventing related problems including theft, assaults and poor sexual choices.
Brown County Attorney Bob Hinnenthal said the ordinance could be violated at a public park because it's about aiding, knowing about, or people that should have known about underage people drinking or furnishing them alcohol.
Renville County commissioners approved a Social Host Ordinance in February 2011. The ordinance is not without unique challenges to law enforcement.
"It was unique here in that the folks who testified for (SHO) before commissioners included a group of high school students who showed a video supporting it," Renville County Sheriff Scott Hable said.
He said property owners are not liable for underage drinking on their property under state law. Under Renville County's SHO, only property owners who knowingly allow underage drinking on their property are liable.
"If property owners are not around, they are not liable. If the property owner's kid supplied alcohol to underage youth, the kid is liable, even if they are underage," Hable said. "If we go to a underage beer party at someone's home and there are 25 people there, we have to figure out who supplied the alcohol. That can be hard to do."
Nicollet County Sheriff Dave Lange said an SHO was discussed in his office and with Gustavus Adolphus College officials, but the subject has not been in front of the county board.
"It's one of those things that's difficult to enforce for the most part," Lange said.
Sibley County Sheriff Bruce Ponath said the issue has not been discussed in that county.
Data from 62,495 persons aged 12 to 20, published in the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that of current underage alcohol users aged 12 to 20, 53.4 percent drank at someone else's home that last time they used alcohol, and another 30.3 percent drank at their own home.
According to Minnesotans for Safe Driving (MSD), cities with SHO have reduced the number of underage drinking parties and that it's usually 22 or 23-year-olds who host the parties.
According to MSD, the need for SHO grew in recent years (from loopholes) after courts ruled that owners/parents who allow parties in their homes where they know minors will consume alcohol, who don't take alcoholic beverages away from minors, or fail to stop parties, cannot be prosecuted because such actions do not fall within the meaning of providing or furnishing alcohol to minors.
For more information, visit www.mnsafedriving.com/drunk-a-drugged-driving/social-host-ordinances.html
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by John MacArthur
People skills are invaluable in leadership. Imagine how difficult it would be for a man to lead if he was timid and indecisive. Or consider the wreckage produced by a leader who is arrogant and brash. In either case, his private life might be orderly and disciplined, but his lack of ability in the public realm would hinder his leadership. The way a man deals with others determines how, and whether, they follow him.
Last time, we examined the biblical qualifications of a Christian leader. He must be a man of private integrity, not given to impurity or excess, but instead moderate and disciplined.
Equally important are those public aspects of his character that affect how he ministers to other believers. First Timothy 3:2-3 says that an overseer must be "hospitable, able to teach, not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money."
The Greek word translated "hospitable" is composed of the words xenos ("stranger") and phileō ("to love" or "show affection"). It means "to love strangers." Thus biblical hospitality is showing kindness to strangers, not just friends. In Luke 14:12–14 our Lord said:
When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment. But when you give a reception, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.
I realize that showing love toward strangers requires vulnerability and can even be dangerous—some might take advantage of you. While God doesn't ask us to discard wisdom and discernment in dealing with strangers (cf. Matthew 10:16), He does require us to love them by being hospitable (Romans 12:13; Hebrews 13:2; 1 Peter 4:9).
When I consider my responsibility to love strangers, I am reminded that God received into His family we who were "excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world" (Ephesians 2:12). Since God has welcomed those of us who are Gentiles, how can we fail to welcome strangers into our homes? After all, everything we have belongs to God. We are simply His stewards.
A Skilled Teacher
An elder must be a skilled teacher. That's the one qualification that sets him apart from deacons and the rest of the congregation.
You might wonder why Paul includes this qualification in a list of moral qualities. He does so because effective teaching is predicated on the moral character of the teacher. What a man is cannot be divorced from what he says. "He that means as he speaks," writes Richard Baxter, "will surely do as he speaks." [1](The Reformed Pastor [Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1979], 63)
Paul repeatedly reminded Timothy of the priority of teaching (1 Timothy 5:17; 2 Timothy 2:2, 15). While all believers are responsible to teach others the truths they have learned in God's Word, not all have the gift of teaching (1 Corinthians 12:29). Those who aspire to church leadership, however, must be so gifted.
What criteria identify a man as a skilled teacher? There are several:
What kind of man should be in church leadership? A man of sincere devotion and genuine love for others. That mentality is, in itself, a high standard to live by, but it's one that every church leader must be held to. Other Christians look to the leader for an example to follow, and God holds him accountable to provide one.
(Adapted from Divine Design. All Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible.)
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My church hosted the "Global Leadership Summit' put on by Bill Hybels and charged $79 for the event. It is sad when "Christians" won't go to scripture for what they need but, look to the world's wisdom to make them better. 1 Cor 3:19
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Can't let bullies win
Among the most heart-wrenching stories in the news last week was that of a 12-year-old Florida girl who committed suicide after being bullied for nearly a year.
Investigators are looking into whether charges can be filed against some of the 15 or so girls who ganged up on Rebecca Ann Sedwick, probably goading her into killing herself.
Her diary and computer are full of evidence of mind-numbing cruelty by the other girls. Some urged her to commit suicide.
In December, she was hospitalized for three days after cutting her wrists. At the time, she said she did so because of bullying.
So pervasive was the harassment at her middle school that her mother finally withdrew her and began home-schooling the girl. Yet through cyberspace, the torment continued.
The enormous amount of bullying Miss Sedwick suffered – and the sometimes public manner in which it was delivered – begs a question: How was it that no one did anything effective to stop it?
Saranac Lake's school district learned a painful lesson from a nasty racial bullying incident at the middle school during the 2008-09 academic year. Yet the victim's mother claimed, in a subsequent lawsuit, that the new policies, training and posters in hallways didn't necessarily stop her daughter's tormentors. They kept at it, even after the whole thing had gone public.
In that case, too, bullies told the girl she should commit suicide. She was too tough, though, and we and the rest of the community are extremely grateful for that.
Most school systems have anti-bullying programs and policies. Almost undoubtedly, so did the district in which Miss Sedwick attended school.
Nevertheless, she is dead, a victim of vicious kids who must have known the danger in what they were doing.
How could this kind of thing be prevented here? It goes beyond the bounds of school. Certainly, local school administrators and teachers must think hard about Miss Sedwick and about whether anti-bullying programs in this area really are effective, but parents should be vigilant, too, looking for red flags and inquiring when necessary. Bullies' parents may be in a better position to stop the harassment than anyone else, although they may also be the last to know about it.
Limiting kids' access to electronic devices is another good idea. Bullying is ancient, but cyberbullying is relatively new, and horrible. It's surprising to us that parents so easily give 11- and 12-year-olds adult tools that have such amazing power to hurt others.
Of course, all of this oversight is hard and bound to be imperfect. After all, kids are very good at hiding this kind of thing from adults.
On the other hand, how can we not do our best? None of us wants a dead child up here to be our wake-up call that we weren't doing enough.


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About the Author: Kristin M. Kane is a Public Diplomacy Officer for the Bureau of International Organization (IO) Affairs. She is attending CSW as part of the USUN-New York Press and Public Diplomacy team.
After the recent pounding of snow on New York City, at Monday's opening of the 2010 Commission on the Status of Women, or CSW, the sun was shining, the sky was bright, and the first day of March almost felt like the first day of a new season. Indeed, women who had come from around the world for the annual CSW meeting and side events arrived at the United Nations headquarters dressed in colorful clothing and wearing confident and contagious smiles, eager to take on the challenges of the world -- specifically, the pervasive challenge of the gender gap.
The line to get UN access badges wound around the corner, a seeming showing of the ambitions of those who have come to this international arena to make progress on women's rights -- through the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), through the UN-sanctioned Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and through a multitude of national, local and other initiatives.
As a member of the U.S. delegation on only my second day here, the message I am getting loud and clear from other conference attendees is "We are so happy to work with the U.S. Government." By naming the first ever Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues, President Obama has raised the status of women as fundamental to our national security. In discussing the globe's current challenges on stability, governance, the environment, and economic development, Ambassador At Large Melanne Verveer states, "We won't succeed unless women are fully participating in the life of their societies."
Ambassador Verveer spoke to a packed room of mostly, but not all, women non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives at the U.S. Mission here in New York; this was the first of four encounters with NGOs that the U.S. Mission is arranging to make sure that our government takes advantage of the knowledge and ideas of our non-governmental partners. Ambassador Verveer explained her efforts to ensure that women's issues, which are often distinct from the ones men face, are placed at the forefront of many of the global challenges of today: Giving the example of food security to a number of nodding heads, Ambassador Verveer emphasized that 60 -- 80% of small farmers are women, so achieving food security can only work if it considers and reflects the unique hurdles that women must overcome.
Despite some horrific abuse of women going on around the world, the Office of Global Women's Issues and the many domestic and international partners gathering here in New York this week are not looking for sympathy; these meetings are not occasions to portray women as victims. Rather, the goal is to make the world understand that women are problem solvers. They are, in fact, the solution.
President Obama understands this, Ambassador Verveer proudly tells the women gathered at the U.S. Mission and refers to the President's commitment to the MDGs, including MDG #3 -- promote gender equality and empower women -- as perhaps the central one to spur all of the others. "Women grow GDP," Ambassador Verveer states. It is as simple as that.
The U.S. delegation and the other governmental delegations here, NGO groups, civil society representatives, and others, will be working to make sure that the message is heard loud and clear.
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Mercy K. in Washington writes:
As women get together to talk about women issues, I would like to bring up a very pressing issue of women who strive every day to better themselves, their families and their country. For the last 10 years, I have been going to school at night to earn an education. I got married in this country and I am here by legally, but I realized in order to have a place here for me and my children, I needed to go back to school. WIth the support of my family, I earned my BA degree in 2006 and right after that took on a masters degree. In all this time holding a full time job, being a mother and maintaining my grades in school. DOing night time class to be where I am. I am now on my last leg of my masters, and I am proud of what I have been to attain. But getting a job is not easy, where I work I am being denied every opportunity to be what I had been working to be for the last year. Being humiliated and denied oportunity. With huge loans waiting to pay, you wonder why go to school and study night and day, just to faced with humiliation. It is important to enable majority of us doing what I have done, have a place in the community. We need to find ways to make those who give up their life to earn degrees be rewarded and not humiliated. There is got to be a way out of this. We have done with other issues. To be a working-school-mother is not easy. We give us watching our children grow, hoping when we can give them something better when they need. Please help save this humiliation and denial. Women are afterall referred to as the corner stone of a home. And is this what we are trying to here.
Daniel K. in California writes:
I have an additional concern for the rights of women: mothers are to be encouraged to put being a mother before being an worker whenever possible. Wouldn't it be harmful to do otherwise?
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Has the Council initiated an Action Plan for the next 2 years?
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
"Reelin' In The Years"
I have been lucky enough to see many concerts this year with a lot more lined up. I get notifications from the leading ticket sales companies telling me who is coming to town and I buy what I can. Steely Dan was one of these groups and when I looked at the ticket prices I decided to take a pass. I have seen them before, way back in the late 80's but they are a favorite of mine so I was disappointed to miss them. Then, to my surprise, I get an email from Steve A who blogs at Long Haired Boy, that he has two tickets he can't use. Seems his trip to Boston was cancelled. Would I like them, he wants to know? OF COURSE I would. Steve A has been a great friend, not only supporting my blog but also supporting my concert addiction. He was kind enough, before, to pass on some unusable tickets to Jeff Beck.
My husband and I headed into Boston early so get some dinner and drinks. We settled in at a bar/pub/brewery called Rock Bottom and enjoyed some appetizers. We still had time so we wandered around and explored Chinatown and the streets of the theater district. There were a lot of people out and about and the atmosphere was great. It was warm and the walk was pleasant.
Waiting to go into the Wang Theater and looking around the crowd was definitely older. Most concerts I go to I feel like I'm the oldest. It was nice to "fit in".
We bought some tee shirts, got a couple of drinks and found our seats. They were fabulous. The show started right on time. I don't remember the name of the opening band but they were ok. A jazz group that didn't leave a huge impression on me. Steely Dan however was great.
They jumped right in and played the entire The Royal Scam album [yes album, it was vinyl when I bought it the first time in 1979]. This was followed by 8 or 9 of their big hits. There were a few of those I didn't know but just a couple. I can sing along with just about all of their songs. It was a perfect night to attend since The Royal Scam is my favorite and contains my favorite Dan song The Caves of Altamira.
My husband introduced my to Steely Dan in college and it was great to share this night with him. We don't share too many bands in common but this is one of the first we bonded over in those early years of dating. [unfortunately I didn't get any good pictures]
Thank you again Steve and don't forget there is a ticket to Beady Eye for you. I hope you can make it.
Below are a few of my favorites of Steely Dan. What are yours?
The Caves of Altamira
Kid Charlemagne
Reelin' in the Years
6 comments :
- Eva Gallant said...
So glad you got to attend the concert you wanted. Nice that you were able to get tickets that way!
- October 12, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- Expat From Hell said...
Saw them in 1975 (Long Beach Arena, CA), and was a fan forever thereafter. Gotta love My Old School! Great post. Geez, I get choked up thinking about going to see Jeff Beck again. Keep up the great work here! EFH
- October 12, 2011 at 12:02 PM
- Brian Miller said...
nice...i would mind seeing steely dan at all...very cool that you got to go...
- October 12, 2011 at 12:30 PM
- MiMi said...
You are SUCH a rocker! :)
- October 12, 2011 at 12:39 PM
- SteveA said...
Steely Dan....I'm glad this band has such warm, and intimate memories for you...sharing music with someone is an experience especially with your husband.
I was so glad I could have given you the tixs...that entire area in Boston, with the bars, restaurants and theatres is just magical. Everytime I'm there I just enjoy the people and atmosphere - I'm glad you made it an evening - its truly one of my favorite places to be!
For me, I remember playing the vinyl records with y brother and sister...my sis was the biggest fan of is three. My fave songs are:-
Ricky Don't Lose that Number;
Hey 19;
Any Major Dude Will Tell; and of course:
Reelin in the Years.
I so love this band, and I'm glad you do too...and that you shared it with your hubby :)
- October 12, 2011 at 11:23 PM
- Betty Manousos@ Cut and Dry said...
sounds like a great concert!
so glad you had a totally enjoyable evening.
happy sunday!
- October 16, 2011 at 10:49 AM


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Donna San Antonio
Professional Title: Associate Professor of Counseling and Psychology
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise: School Counseling, Adolescent Development, Rural Education, Adventure Therapy, Program Development, Participatory Action Research.
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Counseling and Psychology, School and Community focus.
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught: • Orientation to Professional Psychology• Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy• Clinical Skills and Counseling Processes• Counseling Adolescents• Psychology of Culture and Identity• Advanced Seminar• Professional Integrative Seminar
Education: B.A., Sociology, University of New Hampshire; M.Ed., Counseling, University of New Hampshire; Ed.M., International Education, Harvard University; CAS, Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University; Ed.D., Administration, Planning, and Social Policy, Harvard UniversityLicensed School Psychologist and School Guidance Counselor.
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions:
PublicationsSan Antonio, D. M. (2016) "I got grand things in me and America won't give me nothing":Constructing and resisting a standard American identity." The Ethical Turn: Otherness and Subjectivity in Contemporary Psychoanalysis. Routledge Press.Tieken, M. & San Antonio, D.M. (Co-editors) (2016, May) Rural futures: Supporting youth aspirations and sustaining the promise of public education. Peabody Journal of Education. San Antonio, D. M. (2016, May). The Complex decision-making processes of rural emerging adults: Counseling beyond dualisms. Peabody Journal of Education.
San Antonio, D., Hoang, T., & Levy, C. (2015). Changing lives: A developmental approach to college counseling. Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice, Vol. 7, Issue 1. San Antonio, D., Marcel, E., Tieken, M., & Wiener, K (2011, April). Lives in transition: What students say. Educational Leadership Online, Vol. 68, No. 7. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.San Antonio, D. (2008). Understanding students' strengths and struggles. Educational Leadership, Vol. 65, No. 7. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.San Antonio, D. & Salzfass, E. (May 2007). How we treat one another in school. Educational Leadership, Vol. 64, No. 8. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.San Antonio, D. (May 2007). Making the transition to middle school. Middle Matters. Vol. 15, No. 5. San Antonio, D. (April 2006). Broadening the world of early adolescents. Educational Leadership, Vol. 63, No. 7. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. (Chosen as one of 8 best articles in 2005-06 for a special end-of-year publication.)Yamada, S. & San Antonio, D. (2006). Toward a common understanding: A method for organizing terminology in the field of adventure therapy. Conference Proceedings for the 4th International Adventure Therapy Conference. Rotorua, New Zealand.San Antonio, D. (2004). Adolescent lives in transition: How social class influences the adjustment to middle school. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. PresentationsSan Antonio, D.M. (October 2012) Effective Cross Disciplinary Teaming. Proceedings of the 17th Annual National Conference on Advancing School Mental Health. Salt Lake City, UT. "I got grand things in me and America won't let me give nothing:" Constructing and Resisting a Standard American Identity. Invited speaker, Psychology and the Other Conference, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. October 2013. Inventing the Future: Sustaining Hope, Searching for Purpose in the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood. International Conference on Life Designing and Career Counseling, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, June 2013.Strength and Struggle in the Lives of Emerging Adults: What They Teach Us About Support and Guidance. Lesley University Community of Scholars Conference. Cambridge, MA. March 2013.Effective Cross Disciplinary Teaming17th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health. Salt Lake City, UT, October 26, 2012Rural Education: Regional Challenges, Promising SolutionsPanelist with Cynthia Mil Duncan, Francisco Guajardo, Leroy Johnson, and Rachel TompkinsAskwith Education Forum, Harvard Graduate School of Education, April 2008The Impact of Trauma on Child Development and LearningCommunity presentations in Laconia and Wolfeboro, NH, Spring 2008Crossing the Threshold from Teen to Young Adult: Opportunities and Challenges Key Note Presentation, Laconia, NH, September 2006Fostering Success During Early Adolescence Training for middle school staff, parents, and community youth workers, Conway, NH, Sept. 2006What's Class Got to Do With It? Social Class, Culture, and PerceptionProfessional training for counselors, educators, and social workers, Laconia, NH, May 2006Social Class and Social Service: Are We Helping or Harming?Workshop presentation at the Diversity Conference of Casey Family Services, January 2006Statewide professional development for social workers with Casey Family Services, March 2006Participatory Action Research: Bridging the Research-Practice GapModerator for panel discussion with Michelle Fine, Julio Cammarota, Veronica Garcia, Jessica Madden-Fuoco, Askwith Education Forum, Harvard Graduate School of Education, April 2006Social Class and Adjustment to Middle SchoolNH Public TV interview on NH Crossroads, November 2004NH Public Radio interview on The Exchange, September 2004
Donna Marie San Antonio has worked as a community organizer, middle school teacher, school counselor, outdoor educator, non-profit administrator, and university instructor. She came to Lesley University in 2011 after teaching for seven years in the Risk and Prevention Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. For twenty-five years, she directed the Appalachian Mountain Teen Project, an activity-based counseling program that she founded in 1984 to serve low-income and struggling youth in central and northern NH. Dr. San Antonio is a frequent consultant to rural school and community programs addressing social, emotional, and economic barriers to success for children and youth. Her work in the northernmost part of NH continues as the Inventing the Future Project – a project that strengthens the capacity of schools and communities to guide low-income young people toward higher education and good careers. "The Inventing the Future Project will provide possibilities for me to collaborate with graduate students to work with school counselors, mentor referred youth, and engage in research and writing. I enjoy working across diverse sectors of the community and I believe in involving youth as active participants in addressing issues that threaten their well being, such as poverty, racism, trauma, sexism, and homophobia." As a classroom instructor, Dr. San Antonio values, "working to create a classroom community that offers a high level of active critical reflection and dialogue." She enjoys being outdoors, especially hiking, biking, canoeing, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. Research interests include developmental transitions for adolescents and emerging adults; rural education; social class and education/career opportunity; experiential education; adventure therapy; school-based mentoring; school climate and social-emotional development; cross-role and cross-institutional collaboration; cross-cultural ethnographic research; and community and school-based participatory action research for social change.
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Counseling Psychology faculty Donna San Antonio recently co-edited a May 2016 Special Issue of Peabody Journal of Education. Titled "Rural Futures: Supporting Youth Aspirations and Sustaining the Promise of Public Education," the issue features well-known scholars in rural education and rural youth development from across the United States and Canada. Articles explore issues including unsustainable economic policy, exploitative industrial practices, and lack of youth attachment to local and community schools. Access the full issue.


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Six (6) beer cheeses come with the board, which allows you to serve your friends and family food that help to complement their cold refreshing beers and keeps everyone full and satisfied. With six (6) darts that come with the board, you can play games well into the night!
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That doesn't necessarily sound like it would be to a consumer's benefit. But Kwelia also provides info about Philadelphia rentals and free tools to regular folk. Take, for instance, the company's interactive heat map of rental prices in Philadelphia for the month of May: It's a really helpful look at what's going on in the city in terms of affordability–as long as you understand the reasons behind the prices.


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Magic Bars
Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis
- Giada at Home
- Vegetable-oil cooking spray
- Brownie Layer:
- One 21-ounce box brownie mix, such as Duncan Hines Chewy Fudge
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- Cookie Layer:
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/4 cups chopped walnuts
- Caramel:
- Three 9.5-ounce bags soft caramel candies (about 90 caramels), such as Kraft Classic
- Caramels, unwrapped
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray two 13 by 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dishes with cooking spray. Line each dish with a 15-inch-square piece of parchment paper, allowing the excess to overhang the sides. Spray the parchment with cooking spray.
For the brownie layer: In a large bowl, blend together the brownie mix, vegetable oil, 1/4 cup water, espresso powder and eggs. Using a hand mixer, beat for 1 minute on medium speed. Pour the batter into one of the prepared pans. Sprinkle with the coconut and bake until a toothpick inserted about 1 inch from the edge of the baking dish comes out clean, 25 to 27 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool for 1 hour.
Using the excess parchment paper as handles, lift the brownie layer from the pan. Run a thin spatula underneath to loosen it from the parchment paper. Keep the oven on.
For the cookie layer: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl until fluffy. Beat in the vanilla and egg. Add the flour mixture and beat until a dough forms. Stir in the chocolate chips. Using your fingers, press the dough evenly into the bottom of the other prepared baking dish, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Bake until light golden, 14 to 16 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes.
Sprinkle the walnuts over the crust.
For the caramel: In a medium, heavy saucepan, combine the caramel candies, 2 tablespoons water and vanilla over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the candies have melted and the mixture is smooth, about 10 minutes. Pour the caramel evenly over the cookie layer. Working quickly, place the brownie layer on top of the caramel. Gently press the brownie layer into the caramel. Refrigerate for 1 hour until the caramel has set. Allow the layers to come to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Cut into 24 bars and store airtight in a plastic container.
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WILDOAK LIVING Mon Nov 11 at 9am: Saving Bats - Grief and the Holidays
Tune in to WILDOAK LIVING, the radio program about living sustainably and building community in Mendocino County and beyond.
On Monday, November 11, at 9:00 AM Pacific Time:
Bats, White-Nose Syndrome, and "Flying Blind"
Grief and the Holidays
Join me for what will surely be two fascinating conversations.
In the first program segment, I talk about Grief and the Holidays. The holiday season can be an especially difficult period for those of us grieving a loss, whether it is the death of a beloved person or animal companion, the end of an important relationship, or when we anticipate the impact of climate change.
A lot of people who are grieving a loss, especially a recent one, find the relentlessly upbeat tone of the Holidays to be, at the very least, a distracting annoyance, and at worst, a very painful reminder that they don't feel like celebrating anything at such a time in their lives. I talk with Dick Lumaghi, the Bereavement Coordinator for Hospice of Ukiah about simple strategies to help at such a difficult time.
In our second segment, we talk about Bats. Are Colony Collapse Disorder and Climate Change related? Will the white-nose syndrome that has killed upwards of seven million bats over the past seven years decimate entire bat species or will it claim the most vulnerable while leaving those that remain stronger for the encounter?
These are questions Don Mitchell pondered from his Vermont home as white-nose syndrome spread from the near-by cave--in which it was first discovered in 2006--to hibernation sites up and down the East Coast.
His book Flying Blind: One Man's Adventures Battling Buckthorn, Making Peace with Authority and Creating a Home for Endangered Bats is Mitchell's story of bats navigating this deadly epidemic and his efforts--however tenuous and unsure--to help the bats survive. It is also the story of one man's quite unexpected flight into his own pitch-black past, where he encountered his authoritarian father, the hippie youth he once was and the man and father he would ultimately become. Quick to note that he's no scientist, Don is a knowledgable layman who has read extensively about bats and has signficant firsthand knowledge of habitat management as a means to assisting struggling bat populations.
Don Mitchell is a novelist, essayist, and sometime screenwriter whose most recent books are The Nature Notebooks (a novel) and a guidebook to Vermont in the Fodor's/Compass American series. He's also the architect and builder of over a dozen low-cost, energy-efficient structures on Treleven Farm, and a shepherd with thirty-five years' experience managing a flock of sheep there.
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Weird Harold learns to talk
October 15, 2005
Bob Huber: Local Columnist
Our son Glen brought home a baby raven one day, and we named it Weird Harold.
Glen claimed it had fallen from its nest on a ledge of the Federal Building in Santa Fe, and it was his notion to teach the bird to talk dirty by Halloween so he could dress up as Blackbeard, with a talking bird on his shoulder.
However, Weird Harold wasn't interested in developing a dirty vocabulary. In fact, all he wanted to do was grow to the size of a big rooster in less than a month, the result of a daily diet of raw hamburger and everything else in the yard that was red.
As days went by, Weird Harold also developed the disposition of a troll and the appetite of a Bengal tiger. To feed him was to place your fingers in dire straits.
I should make it clear here that Weird Harold was not a crow. Compared to a crow, Harold was a saber-toothed lion next to your average neighborhood tomcat.
When Weird Harold was ready to eat, he crouched, opened his beak wide enough to handle a ham hock, and flapped his huge wings. When I was forced to feed him, which was too often, I always thought of the view from the north rim of the Grand Canyon.
Weird Harold lived in our backyard for almost a month. Even when he could finally fly, he refused to. His mother came around occasionally and tried to lure him back to the good life on the Federal Building by vomiting on our garage, but Harold ignored her. He wasn't dumb. We fed him better than he ever got at home.
Weird Harold was up before dawn each day, squawking for his breakfast. One time, I pounded on our bedroom window and shouted for him to shut up, the result being that I broke the window and cued the bird to our location in the house. After that he woke us up before sunrise each day, pecking at the window and squawking.
That's when I had a little discussion with Glen. "That bird has got to go," I said.
"But I'm on the verge of a breakthrough," Glen said. "Harold spoke his first dirty word yesterday."
"You have two days to get rid of him," I went on. "What dirty word? Never mind. Two days."
So Glen and his sisters composed a want ad. Their timing was perfect — just a few days before Halloween. It appeared in the local paper as: "Attention witches, warlocks, and friends of Edgar Allen Poe. For sale, one raven. Can't speak dirty, but will serve faithfully as an alarm clock. Best offer."
That evening I answered the phone, and a lady's voice asked, "Have you sold the raven yet?"
"We've had several offers," I lied.
"I definitely want him for a Halloween party," she said. "Can you freeze the bidding while I search the furniture for change?"
The upshot was, the woman came by the next day and counted out $8.78 in coins, all the money she could garner from her furniture. As she carried Weird Harold away, he cranked his head around, squawked, and shouted the most evil, nastiest string of dirty words I'd ever heard.
He didn't bother the lady, but I was shocked to find out my son knew those words.
For several years, always around Halloween, I heard Weird Harold at night, pecking at our bedroom window and squawking. I would get up and pound on the window and hear the swishing of pterodactyl wings and a voice fading into the night. It said, "Trick or treat, you bleeping, bleeping, bleeping bleeper."
Bob Huber is a retired journalist living in Portales. He can be contacted at 356-3674.


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Taormina prepares for third Olympic sport
BEIJING (AP) Chasing history is rarely easy. Sheila Taormina is proof of that.
The 39-year-old's path to becoming the first woman in Olympic history to compete in three sports was paved with hardships that brought her to the brink of emotional and financial ruin. Add to that the physical stress of taking up the pentathlon, one of Olympics' most challenging sports, and it's a wonder she's here at all.
"I've often looked back and wondered if it is worth it," the American said. "I just constantly felt pressure and stress. A lot of nights I would just go home and cry."
She's left those tears in the past as she prepares for the modern pentathlon after winning a gold medal in relay swimming in 1996 and competing in the triathlon in 2000 and 2004.
When she took up the pentathlon in 2005, she couldn't secure funding for her training. She looked for sponsors, but they didn't want to take a chance on an athlete who hadn't even tried three of the five sports in the pentathlon.
After about nine months, most of the money she'd made in triathlon was gone and she was months away from defaulting on her home loan. That financial pressure, the rigors of training and a scary situation with a stalker pushed her into a depression.
When she was forced to sell her home and move to the United States Olympic training center in Colorado Springs, Colo., she felt even worse.
"I'm a grown-up and I'm walking through the cafeteria with my tray in my hands," she said. "I'm trying to make Olympic history and I'm embarrassed about my lifestyle."
Talking to people, both friends and professionals, about her problems made it better. It didn't hurt that she was slowly getting the hang of the fencing, shooting and riding parts of the pentathlon. A major achievement, considering she'd never even tried that trio before deciding the pentathlon would be her third Olympic sport.
She's considered one of the strongest swimmers and runners in the event.
"It was so bad in the beginning," she said. "I would put both hands on the sword while fencing. I'd never held a gun in my life and I didn't even know what horses ate. It was a whole new world."
As difficult as the training was, she enjoyed it more than cross-country skiing. That was the sport she first hoped she could add to her Olympic resume. She bought all the equipment and got a coach, but soon the solidarity of training drove her away.
"I was falling on my face all the time," she said. "I was skiing alone. There were times I'd see tracks and I think I was going to be eaten by a bear. I decided this isn't going to work out."
That's when she discovered pentathlon. Coach Janusz Peciak said it's difficult to pick favorites for this event but Taormina's strength in running and swimming should give her a good start.
"This is a sport of mistakes," Peciak said. "If you don't make a mistake things are good. But it's an unpredictable sport, so who knows."
Regardless of the outcome of Friday's event, Taormina said she's retiring for good. She retired one other time, but was lured out for her shot at history.
"This is it," she said. "I'll have no problems retiring. There's more to life than sports and gold medals."


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Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine is the first medical school in the nation to announce that it is accepting applications for admission from undocumented immigrants in response to President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
"As a medical school built on Catholic and Jesuit values we have a tradition of reaching out and encouraging the growth and development of future doctors from all walks of life," says Linda Brubaker, MD, dean and chief diversity officer of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
The DREAM Act enables qualified undocumented immigrants to receive a two-year, renewable authorization to remain and work in the United States. Criteria to obtain DACA status include arrival in the U.S. before age 16, current age under 31, specified levels of education or military service, and an absence of felony conviction or problematic record of misdemeanors.
The decision to consider applications is a conscious step to help fill a void in the medical community. The United States is facing a significant shortage of physicians. In addition, large portions of the population are underserved by current distribution and demographic profiles of physicians.
"DREAMers represent a previously untapped source of qualified and diverse talent that will enrich the medical education environment, the medical profession, and lives of patients," Brubaker says.
Mark Kuczewski, PhD, director of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine's Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Public Health, also believes this is a beginning step in meeting a major public health disparity–access to care.
"We believe these students will help broaden the diversity of the physician workforce. This will benefit not only the many patients who one day these physicians will serve, but also our entire student body. This will help all our students better understand the variety of cultures and people they will be treating," Kuczewski says.
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I wanted to see what the general consensus is on this.
Yesterday I brewed a very very solid green Pu Erh. I got about five small pots into it and it showed absolutely no signs of giving up. I however seemed to give out before the leaves and went to bed. I didn't dump out the leaves (left them in my pot) and so now this morning I'm eyeballing them.
What do most of you do at the end of the day with your Pu leaves? Does the fat lady sing when you go to bed or will you give it another run the next day?


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There are a lot of people who still remember 'Jaws' and are afraid of sharks."cases of serious shark depletion around the world. As you've probably read, a good proportion of sharks and rays around the world are deemed threatened by IUCN's [International Union for the Conservation of Nature] Shark Specialist Group. So we know that there are very few well-managed shark fisheries in the world, and that these species in general are prone to overfishing and need to be managed even more cautiously than we would do with other marine fish.
Around the world, too many sharks are being killed, whether it's for their fins or meat, or both."governments more directly. And there's clearly much more public awareness [globally] of finning. When I talk to people on a plane, just about everybody has heard about shark finning. My arguments tend to be about waste and how finning can lead to unsustainable fisheries. But, clearly, a big thing people are concerned about is cruelty. Many people are appalled at the cruelty of finning live sharks and that is clearly a driving force in more and more countries adopting finning bans.
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Ragú Social Media Case Study: Mom's the Word on Dinner
July 13, 2011
Nivedita Chakravorty, senior brand manager, Ragú, Unilever United States, Inc., discussed the strategy, ideas, and results of a campaign that used social media to reach moms.
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HOWTO Get a Wiki Account
So, you want to help contribute to the i3Detroit wiki. Your brain is bursting with knowledge and you have to put it SOMEWHERE. You head to the wiki, go to create an account, and find that you can't.
Why can't I create an account?
We have found that if we allow for auto-account creation, the wiki starts to accumulate spammer accounts that create junk pages.
So, it's not a conspiracy, it's just spammers. Just like email, they ruin everything they touch, so we've had to lock down automatic account creation on the wiki to prevent them from getting a foothold here.
How do I get an account to provide all of my awesome content to further enrich the lives of i3Detroit members?
First, be a member. Then, drop an email to the i3detroit members mailing list, asking for a wiki account. YOU MUST SPECIFY THE USERNAME YOU WANT, and the email address you want associated with it. Soon, one of the wikicrats will create the account, and a random password will be emailed to you. Check your spam folder!
There's got to be a better way to do that!
Suggestions are always welcome as to how to make wiki access easier and keep the spam content nil. If there's a better way, we're all ears.


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Want your annual done in Cyprus?Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
It's common knowledge that flying costs more in Europe. That's why I asked around-the-world trekker Robert Gannon the price of his last annual inspection. It was completed by an American mechanic in Cyprus, recommended by pilots in Lebanon, who once flew in Africa and has an American license. Gannon said the airplane had nothing wrong, except it needed a new beacon lamp. (He made sure it was in tiptop condition before leaving the United States.) The cost of the annual was $2,333.62–a lot more than he is used to at home. Of that, labor was $1,365, an oil filter was $39.37, and 12 quarts of oil was $141.75, or $11.81 per quart. (I just checked the price at an FBO near AOPA headquarters where oil is less than $6 a quart before taxes.) Gannon is headed back to Cyprus May 1 to pick up his airplane and continue to Israel, Crete, Malta, Tunisia, Morocco, the Madeira Islands, back to Morocco, then up into western Europe. Follow him on his Web site.


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OK. Have we not seen just about enough of Jhonny in the 3 slot? At least move him out of there for a couple of weeks and see if he can break out. This lienup should be sooo easy to put together:
1. Michaels - Sees alot of pitches. Works count. Minimal power
2. Blake - Also works counts. Will go to right.
3. Grady - Best offensive player
4. VMart - Breaks up the lefties, blossomed in 4 hole in 2004.
5. Hafner - Think V-Mart might get some pitches in front of him?
6. 1B - Either one fits in nicely here
7. Belliard - get things rolling again
8. Jhonny - Relax and start seeing the ball and hitting.
9. Boone - Good enough speed to roll the lineup over.


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Twill Valance
- Overview
An easy finish to any window, our valance comes in a range of colors to coordinate with your child's bedding, or as a layer over other window panels.
- Cotton-twill with simple white piping.
- Lined in pure cotton percale for extra light filtration and structure.
- Hangs from belt-loop tabs, creating soft inverted pleats.
- Can be used with our Metal Round Clips (sold separately).
- Machine wash.
- Watch our video on How to Install Roman Shades.
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- Overall: 44 x 18"
- Length includes belt-loop tabs
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- Machine wash in cold water; gentle cycle.
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If your return for Merchandise Credit Cards is greater than $10,000, we will issue $10,000 in Merchandise Credit Cards to you that day, and then mail additional Merchandise Credit Card(s) for the amount in excess of $10,000 to you.
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Spec Computer - Swiss army knife-shaped Lightning cable
Spec Computer has just released a Swiss army knife-shaped Lightning cable for ¥1,728.
It's as versatile as an actual Swiss army knife. 4 different kind of built-in terminals (Lighting terminal, microUSB terminal, 30-pin dock terminal, and USB terminal) allow you to charge up an iPhone, smartphone or PSVita-2000 from a PC's USB port.
Thermoplastic elastomer used as a material for the product, which is a material intermediate between gum elastic and plastic, protects the cable parts from getting damaged.


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Belk — South Park- Suite #300
Carrollton, GA Hours and Location
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Welcome to today's most sought-after fashions. Welcome to the perfect Sunday dress, the Saturday night outfit, and the place where brides find their dreams.
Where family, from ours to yours, and commitment to community matter most. This is where southern hospitality meets a new southern sensibility.
Where you look and feel your best, and your smile shows it. It's more than shopping. It's a place to express who you are. And you do it with style.
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Where are savings?
To the Journal editor:
Today about $89 billion in automatic cuts will take place. I am looking at the historical budget tables and in 2010 the actual total receipts were $2.1 trillion and outlays were $3.4 trillion with a deficit of $1.2 trillion.
In 2013 total receipts are estimated to be $3 trillion and outlays are estimated to be $3.7 trillion wit a deficit of $767 billion. The looming $89 billion cuts that will take place this budget is about 2.4 percent of the total estimated outlays for 2013. Are you telling me you cannot find 2.4 percent of savings or wasteful government spending in the budget?
How about the $835,000 GSA conference in Las Vegas last year? How about the billions wasted to rebuild Iraq according to the Office of Special Inspector General for Iraq? How much are we wasting in Afghanistan? How about GE receiving billions in incentives, earning $14.2 billion in profits in 2010 but not paying any corporate income tax?
Stop scaring people with all the chicken little stuff. It's time for the President and members of Congress to put their big boy pants on and get rid of the waste, pork and unnecessary subsidies to corporations. It is time to balance the budget and stop borrowing money. We have to pay interest on that money and in 2010 we actually paid $196 billion.
The estimate for 2011 is $206 billion, for 2012 it's $241 billion and $320 billion in 2013. That's almost a trillion dollars in 4 years.
Remember the good old days when President Clinton and Republican Congresses balanced the budget 4 times with surpluses totaling $560 billion.
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Subway's Fresh Take on Branded Message Integration
March 24, 2010
Tony Pace, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of the Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, discussed how Subway is using branded message integration to better connect with consumers.
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Savings of: $7.96 (15% off)
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Terrible. I tried this once and it's so chalky, I couldn't finish the 1 shake that I made. I have heard that this can be better in oats so I will give that a try.
Item returned!
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The item didn't arrive on time so we were gone, and by the time we came back it was returned to the sender.
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I did not like the taste of this product. I believe this is a good product with lots of nutrients, but the taste is horrible. I could hardly swallow it:(
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Yesterday 2 out of 3 TeaChatters indicated that their avatar had a significant meaning. The discussion was really quite interesting. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.
WELCOME...it is Friday!!! So welcome one and all to TeaDay, brew lots of tea and come share what is in your cup today, all day! Be sure to check out what fellow TeaChatters are drinking as well. If you need to, you can reflect back on your TeaDay.
After our food discussion the other day, I began to wonder about one type, sushi! I wonder how many TeaChatters enjoyed sushi. Please remember, sushi can be completely vegetarian or include seafood...well, the variety is actually endless. The common components are rice and nori. So, who wants sushi...and with or without tea?
I am looking forward to seeing everyone on TeaDay. Bottoms up...refill...repeat.


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Mohawks defeat DiamondDawgs
LITTLE FALLS – The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs returned home Sunday to Veteran's Memorial Park for its Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League matchup against the Amsterdam Mohawks riding a three-game winning streak, while the Mohawks came in with a two-game losing streak.
Rain came down at the park before the game, resulting in a late start after the ground crews did their magic to get the field game ready. When rains came again after five innings of play, the game was called and Amsterdam picked up the 7-3 win.
The Mohawks wasted no time getting on the board when Kyle Barrett (Kentucky) singled, John Sansone (Florida State) was hit by a pitch, John Nogowski (Florida State) reached on an error and the designated hitter Dylan Smith (Auburn) knocked in two runs on a single to take a 2-0 lead.
Amsterdam struck again in the top of the third when Barrett singled and was caught stealing. Nogowski walked and Jordan Ebert (Auburn) singled as did Dylan Smith to give the Mohawks a 3-1 advantage.
Ed Charlton (NJIT) was up next and reached on an error with another run scoring and the Mohawks led 4-1. The Mohawks then broke the game open when Shane Zimmer (Canisius) blasted a 3-run home run to give Amsterdam a commanding 7-1 lead.
Mohawk Valley picked up another run in the fourth when Mike Fischer (Columbia) singled and was thrown out at second, but not before a run scored and the inning ended with the Dawgs down 7-2.
In the bottom half of the fifth, the DiamondDawgs scored again after Casey Rodrigue (Indiana) singled and Daulton Harrington (ULM) walked and the runners attempted a double steal in which the throw to third by Mohawk's catcher Mark Brennan (Marist) got past the third baseman resulting in a run and the Dawgs cutting the lead to 7-3.
In the loss Casey Rodrigue (Indiana) was 2-for-3 with a triple, Jordan Friend (Alabama A&M) was 2-for-2 and Mike Fischer (Columbia) went 1-for-2 with an RBI. Jared Dye (University of Louisiana Monroe) went five innings in the loss, giving up eight hits.
The win for Amsterdam went to Dylan Dwyer (Kentucky) who pitched the full five innings, giving up six hits, three walks and struck out six. Barrett was 2-for-3, Smith was 3-for-3 with a double, Zimmer was 1-for-3 with a 3-run home run. Sansone and Ebert both had singles.
The two teams will square off again tonight at Shuttleworth Park in Amsterdam. Game time is 7:05 p.m.


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No one could tell me anything about. If you can read the wrapper and tell me what it says I would appreciate it greatly. I was wondering the year, type, where it came from, and any other relevant information. Thanks!


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Claflin's Cooper, Heslop named White House Initiative HBCU All-Stars
The Center provides services, programs, and resources which facilitate the lifelong career development process and assist students and alumni with implementing and securing satisfying careers. We meet with students during individual appointments as well as group workshops and seminars. The Center offers job postings, resume writing and interview preparation assistance, career fairs, and on-campus recruiting opportunities.
We work with all current Claflin University students in any major or classification. We also assist alumni and employers.
Students may come by the Center at any time to ask a staff member a question, use the extensive collection of resources in the Career Resource Library, or pick up free magazines and literature to help with job search or graduate study. We encourage them to schedule appointments in advance for more in-depth career planning assistance by calling 803.535.5333.
Because the Center offers resources and programs to help students explore majors and careers, students are encouraged to begin using and become familiar with the Center starting with their first year on campus. The range of services available can assist students of all classifications, not just seniors who are looking for employment.We offer career advisement, career courses, the Career Resource Library, job and internship listings, and on-campus interviews. For more information, please make an appointment with our counselors.
An internship is a chance for a student to gain experience in a career field before entering the job market. Internships can confirm a career choice or help a student realize that a particular field is not a good fit. Almost half of the student interns receive offers for full-time employment after graduation by the organization where they interned. While some internships are paid, most are not because the emphasis is on skills and experiences that will give students an advantage in the job market. Most internships are one semester or summer long but can sometimes have a greater duration. The length of an internship is often negotiable.
An internship will provide a unique opportunity to learn while working in a specific
career field and allow you to test your skills and interests in that field. It can help you see, while ;you are still a student, how your specialized skills and classroom theory apply in a work setting. An internship will tell you much about your own personal aptitudes and preferences. It will give you that hard-to-come-by prerequisite for many kinds of employment: 'documented experience.' An internship will also give you practice in some valuable job-hunting and networking skills, such as setting up an interview and cooperating with your work supervisor and fellow workers. Through this experience you will make some useful contacts and possibly references for future employment.
Each company, agency or business will have individual time tables. However, the earlier
you begin planning your internship, the more options you may have. Some companies have formalized internship programs while others utilize interns on an as-needed basis. The more competitive internships often have early application procedures.
Some internships will be paid internships and others will be unpaid. The organization
providing the internship determines whether or not an intern will be paid. There are some internships where it is possible to receive both payment and credit. If an internship is unpaid, students are REQUIRED to register for credit for the internship. Please remember what is most important: Internships are all about gaining experience in your chosen career field; performing an internship will give you a competitive edge when it comes to your future job search.
The Career Services Office offers five Career Planning Steps:
Assess Yourself:
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While a one-page resume is best, two pages are acceptable so long as the information you include relates to your skills and abilities and indicates to the reader that you are qualified for the position for which you have applied. Do your best to keep your resume to one page, but know that two pages are acceptable in most situations.
Each year, The Career Services Office receives Job Search Books that helps students to create cover letters and resumes. The books includes such information as hints for success, job search timeline, resume/cover letter information and samples, letters of application/thank you letters, interviewing information. You can also meet with any of the counselors in Career Services for assistance in creating/reviewing your resume.
The Career Services office is one of many resources students can use as they search for a job. It is the responsibility of the student to conduct the multifaceted job search. Students may visit with a Career Counselor to assist with resumes, cover letters, practice interviews and discuss job search strategies. In addition, students have the opportunity to attend job fairs during each academic year and participate in On-Campus Interviewing in which they can meet representatives from a diverse group of companies. There are also various workshops on topics such as; Interviewing Skills, Career Fairs, Graduate and Professional Fairs, and Law Enforcement Fairs offered during the course of the academic school year.
Career Services develops a Career Development Guide that includes such information as hints for success, job search timeline, resume/cover letter information and samples, letters of application/thank you letters, interviewing information and dress.
No. If you have a resume that is more than one page, it is best to print each page separately and then staple the pages together.
Remember, it is the quality of the information you include in your resume that will help get you the interview, not the color of paper. Use good quality, heavyweight, white paper. Recruiters are busy people and they are rarely impressed by the color of paper used in the documents they read.
Absolutely not! Putting your picture on your resume does little more than allow the reader to make judgments (positive or negative) about you based on physical characteristics. Such judgment by an employer has nothing to do with your ability to do the job for which you've applied and it is illegal.
Generally, three to five references are enough. Each of your references should be thoroughly familiar with your academic preparation and your work history. Give each of your references a copy of your resume. It is polite to notify your references when you have applied for a specific job or internship and you anticipate your references may be called.
Cover letters change depending on the position for which you are applying. As a general rule, your cover letter should address three areas--why you are writing, why you are qualified for the position and a simple closing statement.
A curriculum vitae, or CV, are typically used by individuals who are searching for career opportunities in higher education, research, academic studies or a related field. Resumes are typically used by individuals who are searching for employment in other fields. What is major difference? A CV highlights experiences such as degrees earned, research completed, articles or books published, classes taught, presentations given, grants applied for and/or obtained and similar categories. Resumes highlight experiences related more to the various jobs the individual has held; the two documents can be used interchangeably.
Research the company and position for which you are applying. Know your resume and schedule a mock interview with Career Services at 803.535.5333.
Arriving 15 minutes prior to your interview is appropriate. Doing so will give you time to relax, review your resume one more time, and prepare for the interview.
While a formal business suit is not required for all interviews, dressing like a professional (sport coat, tie, slacks, dress shoes, if you are a male, and a blazer, blouse, slacks or knee-length skirt if you are a female) is always preferable. Remember, an interview is your chance to present your professional self. Make the most of that chance.
While you may be eager to find out how well you did and if you got the job, patience is required. As a general rule, waiting at least five business days after an interview before calling the company.
While using e-mail to communicate with a potential employer is very convenient, electronic communications (including e-mail and instant messages) is still viewed in business as being casual. For this reason, send a formally typed, one-page thank you letter after your interview. Doing so will reinforce your professional image.