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Even before the April 1, 2003 hearing on Carolyn Kuhl's nomination by President Bush to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, significant opposition to Kuhl's confirmation had arisen because of her troubling record as a lawyer and judge. Throughout her career — as a lawyer in the Reagan Administration Justice Department, in private practice, and as a state judge — Kuhl has followed a legal philosophy harmful to the rights and interests of ordinary Americans. This is particularly true in three areas: women's rights and reproductive freedom, other civil rights, and access to justice.
Kuhl's hearing on April 1 not only failed to dispel the serious concerns that had been raised about her record, but in fact reinforced them. At her hearing, Kuhl refused to answer certain questions (such as those relating to her jurisprudential views of Roe v. Wade), she changed the subject and avoided answering other questions, and, whether intentional or not, her responses to a number of questions asked by Senators regarding troublesome aspects of her record were untrue and misleading in critical respects.
For example, in a landmark sexual harassment case decided by the Supreme Court, Kuhl as a Reagan Justice Department official had urged the Court to rule in favor of the employer, under a definitional standard that would have made it very difficult for women to prove sexual harassment in the workplace. The Court did not adopt Kuhl's standard and ruled unanimously for the female employee. Nonetheless, when questioned about this case at her hearing, Kuhl called her disagreement with the Court "technical" and sought to portray the ruling as a victory for her position.
In another Supreme Court case, Kuhl had filed a brief urging the Court to overturn the important and well-settled doctrine of associational standing, which allows organizations to file suit on behalf of their members and thus facilitates access to justice by ordinary Americans. When asked about this case at her hearing, Kuhl stated that her name was not on the brief, thereby deflecting questions about her extreme views. Kuhl's response was flatly incorrect. Although Kuhl has since acknowledged the error in her testimony, she has never answered Senators' fundamental concerns about the "frontal attack" that her own former supervisor says she launched in this case against the doctrine of associational standing.
These and other disturbing aspects of Kuhl's hearing testimony are further discussed below with respect to each of the three fundamental areas of concern about Kuhl's record: women's rights and reproductive freedom; other civil rights issues; and access to justice. Combined with the concerns already raised by Kuhl's record, it is clear that her confirmation should be rejected.
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Bucharest, 27-29 April 1998 - Conclusions of the Round Tables
Young people: active citizens in a future Europe
Human Rights – Participation - Solidarity
ROUND TABLE 1: Democracy, participation and civil society
ROUND TABLE 2: Solidarity, fight against social exclusion
ROUND TABLE 3: Human rights, Youth rights
ROUND TABLE 1: Democracy, participation and civil society
Chair : Mr H.M. TSCHUDI (Switzerland)
Researcher : Mr O. MARCOVICI (Romania)
Rapporteur : Mr J. BALAVOINE (France)
It was not the newness of the theme, which had already been dealt with several times by various Council of Europe bodies, but its continuing topicality and the issues it raises that generated keen interest among the round table participants. Attempting to understand the relationship between young people and society inevitably points up the complexity of the ways in which our societies operate, with social, economic and cultural factors interacting constantly, and also raises very direct questions about the ability of politics to safeguard and promote the conditions most favourable to democracy.
At the Chair's request, all the speakers described their own concrete examples, while at the same time going beyond specific national considerations, thus enabling the round table to paint a comprehensive picture of public policies aimed at youth participation - and also facilitating the work of the rapporteur, for which I should like to thank them here.
As youth participation is a complex matter that is seen as involving numerous difficulties, many countries and organisations have sought through research to identify the relevant issues and young people's expectations more clearly, as well as to assess the effectiveness of the action taken.
This research work has involved opinion surveys, scientifically developed studies of a more qualitative nature and the evaluation of measures already put in place.
It would no doubt be useful to gather together the various findings so that they could be made available to all concerned.
However, all of the above comments and findings have one thing in common: they precede, trigger or underpin policies that give priority to action. It is through personal experience that democracy lives and is constructed. Three dimensions of youth participation emerged from the contributions to the round table:
These three dimensions are seen as complementary, and also depend on the following conditions for the success of the policies to be pursued:
The discussions did not go into two particular variables that need to be taken into account if the conditions for success are to be met:
At the same time, account must be taken of the concept of progression and continuity if active learning of citizenship is to be established on a lasting basis.
Who is responsible for the policies aimed at youth participation?
What role for the Council of Europe?
The participants hoped that the Council of Europe would continue to help co-ordinate work aimed at promoting youth participation, in particular in the following ways:
Like the policies which are in place and are set to evolve, the above activities must be based on awareness that a serious divide is developing between young people and politicians. Even though this disaffection with politics needs to be put in perspective insofar as the language used by young people tends to exaggerate the trend, it must nevertheless be combated and dialogue between the generations must be restored.
It is by basing our actions on young people's expectations, by respecting their views, recognising their social, economic and cultural role and having faith in them that we will be able to carry through with them the changes that are essential to the maintenance of flourishing democracies.
ROUND TABLE 2: Solidarity, fight against social exclusion
Chair : Ms. I. PLECHATA (Czech Republic)
Researcher : Mr A . FURLONG (United-Kingdom)
Rapporteur : Mr L. BRYNTESSON (Sweden)
Social exclusion is linked to education, employment and other factors such as housing. With regard to young people this means that they have to face a situation, where the transition from youth to adult life is seriously disturbed. Jobs are short, education is often inadequate and does not prepare for the labour market, the old contract between education and the labour market is gone. It coincides with a change in family pattern and generally a weakening of support structures for the young. All this opens ways to social exclusion.
In this situation, education often becomes a holding device. Life-long learning can mean a permanent creative learning process just as much as it can mean to be kept in education without any opening to the labour market. The context is more important than the content and one describes the way to professional success, the other one the may into exclusion.
The question for public authorities is, therefore, how to lessen the existing inequalities and how to create genuine access to the labour market. All measures have to be looked into : another distribution of work, part-time work, reduction of work time, temporary work, and new vocational training schemes. In order to reduce vulnerability of the young and not to permit stigmatisation it is important not only to think of differences, but to take a step back and recognise what people have in common. Thus the social networks can come into existence and may successfully work against inequalities leading to exclusion.
Any reflection on exclusion is also a reflection on inclusion. Why do the existing systems of social inclusion not work ? The doors for participation at municipal, regional and national level are wide open but few cross them. A way to combat exclusion is also to improve the mechanisms of inclusion.
The democratic principle to work constantly against social exclusion, starting from the assumption that nobody should be excluded, cannot get away from the fact, that in todays Europe there are nations with a long tradition of exclusion which will need years to open up.
Policies against social exclusion in the areas of education, leisure, care and welfare need to be preceded by a thorough discussion on values. Are the values related to individualism becoming dangerous for community thinking and for the development of solidarity?
The European Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth and delegates need not discuss items such as exclusion in only an abstract way. Youth representatives present at the Conference point to certain differences in treatment and a lack of information on facilities. They also bear witness to the activities run under sometimes very difficult conditions by NGOs combatting extreme poverty, fighting for accessibility e.g. for handicapped people and NGOs running very concrete projects with young people hit by social exclusion. Be it ATD Quart Monde, Mobility International, the European Confederation of Youth Clubs and many other youth and student organisations ; fighting exclusion and empowering minorities is on the agenda of the great majority.
Concrete examples of recent government programmes in France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Denmark show that energetic measures can quickly produce real jobs and offer trust for the future. In some countries far reaching legal frameworks allowing for non-conventional measures are in the process of being created. These programmes do not concentrate unilaterally on work only, they stimulate associative democracy, strengthen the civil society and rely a lot on non-formal education. The right mixture of rigidity and flexibility seems to be recommended for successful governmental action.
There are, again, historic facts to be respected, which cannot be done away with easily : a whole generation of « 50 year olds »occupies the interesting places in society, is the strongest consumer group and imposes its own culture. This generation risks to suffocate in its own ways and modes of being and would urgently need to learn from youth cultures how to develop new solidarities. This would be an inversion of the usual direction of learning and a badly needed one. In some countries traditions of popular learning need to be revitalised. These types of learning do not distinguish between age groups and generations and can provide the social context for the development of new solidarities.
Debates on social exclusion are also debates on participation. Co-management of certain questions concerning young people needs to be maintained and strenghtened, even if it cannot be considered a general principal for societal organisation. Young people need to be trained and they will then be perfectly able to make their own decisions. Hence participation needs to be ensured within policies combatting exclusion, but also be practised within groups of young excluded.
There needs to be memory and respect in relation to those ethnic, national and religious communities who feel that, almost in self-isolation, they are not ready to live in the « European House ». Openess of mind, patience and tolerance of ambiguity are needed to make these kinds of exclusion liveable and – in the long run – obsolete.
Discussing social exclusion does not necessarily mean developing pessimistic ideas about the future of young people. On the contrary, surveys suggest a large majority of young people to be confident in the future and happy with their lives. This is also why policies to combat social exclusion belong into the wider attitude of the Council of Europe to consider youth a resource, not a problem. This would also make the fight against social exclusion part of the overriding policy of human resource development – if no-one is excluded from participating in this process, then there is no social exclusion.
ROUND TABLE 3: Human rights, Youth rights
Chair : Ms P. AROLA
(President of the European Youth Forum)
Researcher : Mr R. BENDIT (Germany)
Rapporteur : Mr. A. TALIADOROS (Cyprus)
The debate was introduced by Mrs Pauliina Arola, President of the European Youth Forum who defined the framework of the discussion, as outlined below :
From the statement presented by Mr Bendit, member of the research correspondent group of the Council of Europe, it appeared that with the modernisation of society, youth is no longer considered as a transition period but as a phase of life characterised by a strong individualisation and a will for autonomy. It also means the prolongation of education, living in their parents houses, etc... and consequently the access to autonomy arrives later, thus producing this paradox : young people become independent younger and younger from the psychological side but remain dependent on the economical side.
As regards the necessity for a special youth law, the answer of Mr Bendit was yes even if it overlaps with other laws, because if the youth phase becomes longer and longer it must be regulated by law to give the right answers to the needs of young people, in particular for housing, vocational training and marginalisation. The existing legislation in our countries is often contradictory, and we should work on the logics of youth rights. In addition, laws at national level are often complex and a legal corpus at European level could help to define clear guidlines regarding youth rights.
Finally, Mr Bendit suggested the setting-up of Ombuds persons for youth rights at European level, if national laws were not implemented.
Several issues were then debated by the participants on a various range of rights : civil, political, social, cultural and economic concerning :
Regarding the implementation of these rights :
More to that, youth should have :
In conclusion, the political rights and youth participation were considered as an exercise for freedom and that positive action for young people should be set up in order to improve their political commitment and increase their participation, in particular the participation of young people from minorities (national, religious, disabled young people, homosexuals and lesbian, young rurals)
As regards the minorities, Member States should be encouraged to sign and ratify the convention of the Council of Europe on the protection of national minorities which should be extended to the migrants
For the young homosexuals and lesbians, the age of consent should be the same as for the other young people.
The rights of young refugees should be better protected and respected
The rights of young women : gender equality should be a day-to-day issue in formal and non formal education, protection of young women against forced prostitution.
The social rights :
As there is a real need for economic independence for young people, solutions should be looked upon for independent housing and a possible minimum wage salary so as to allow young people to live independently and exercise their rights.
The setting up of an Ombudsman on youth rights for the improvement of young people life conditions.
A campaign on the development of social and economic rights of young people and give information on the fulfilment of youth rights in our countries to other countries of the world.
To this purpose, the group recommended that :
All the Member States should :
The Council of Europe should

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Secretary Clinton delivered remarks at the second annual Women in the World Stories and Solutions summit at the Hudson Theater in New York City on March 11, 2011. The Women in the World Stories and Solutions summit draws together extraordinary leaders from every field across the world and serves as a forum for an international dialogue on the success stories of women who have risen above daunting challenges.
Secretary Clinton said, "[T]here are a lot of people in this audience tonight who are friends, who have been colleagues and advocates for the cause of women and what we hope will be increasing progress in the 21st century to resolve one of the great unfinished businesses of human history; namely, the full emancipation and equality of women. And I am struck from time to time when people question whether it's a challenge that is equivalent to the fight against slavery in the 19th century or the fight against communism and fascism in the 20th century. And I believe it is. I believe that women's roles and rights are at the forefront of everything we should care about and need to be doing in our own lives and certainly in the life of our country.
"But sometimes it's good to be reminded why it's important to have women and girls at the forefront of American foreign policy. And there is so much evidence of this. But I just want to, for the sake of laying the predicate and for any who are still wondering, a 2008 report commissioned by Goldman Sachs found that educating girls and women leads to higher wages, a greater likelihood of working outside the home and therefore having lower fertility, reduced maternal and child mortality, better health and education outcomes. And it's not only felt by the women themselves, but it improves opportunities for future generations. And narrowing the gap in employment between men and women in emerging economies could raise incomes as much as 14 percent by 2020, and 20 percent by 2030.
"And the World Bank has documented that women tend to invest a much higher part of their earnings in their families and communities than men do. They spread wealth. They create a positive impact on future development.
"On the other hand, when women are forced to the margins and denied economic and social advancement, their societies stagnate. In the landmark 2002 Arab Human Development Report, it was found that Arab women's political and economic participation was the lowest in the world, and concluded, "Society as a whole suffers when a huge proportion of its productivity potential is stifled, resulting in lower family incomes and standards of living."
"And the 2005 report on the Arab world called women's empowerment a "prerequisite for an Arab renaissance, inseparably and causally linked to the fate of the Arab world."
"So the data is in. The case has been made. It's made over and over again. But we still face so many barriers around the world. And what we find is that where women do not have the opportunity to fulfill their own God-given potentials, it is far less likely that democracy and prosperity go hand-in-hand; it is far less likely that peace and security are present.
"So tonight we are meeting at a historic moment that could be -- could be -- the beginning of another great triumph of freedom. But for these democratic dreams to be realized, women must be equal partners in the work ahead. This won't be easy. It never is.
"In Cote d'Ivoire this month, we have seen thousands of women come together, marching arm-in-arm in the streets, calling for a return to democracy and for Laurent Gbagbo to respect the results of the recent elections and give up power. Cote d'Ivoire actually has a long history of women at the forefront of change. They helped win independence and build a new nation. Now they are standing up for their rights and for their future. But last week, Gbagbo's thugs turned their machine guns on the peaceful marchers, and at least six women were killed. But the women of Cote d'Ivoire did not give up. They returned to the streets with signs that said, "Don't shoot us," and they kept right on going.
"Two years ago, the world was shocked by images of a young woman named Neda murdered in the streets of Tehran because she tried to exercise her universal right to freedom of expression. Iran has imprisoned more than 100 women just for their political views. Many of them have not only been arrested, but tortured and subjected to lengthy detentions without charge. And their family members have been harassed and sometimes even jailed as well. But despite it all, Iranian women took to the streets once again this week, in greater numbers than anyone expected.
"The world was shocked anew in January when a 23-year old Egyptian woman named Sally Zahran was clubbed to death in Tahrir Square. But nothing could stop the people of Egypt -- women and men -- from claiming their rights and taking control of their destiny.
"So in recent weeks we have seen women on the front lines of progress in Egypt and Tunisia. Some of the earliest organizers of the April 6 Youth Movement and other Facebook and Twitter campaigns that helped galvanize Egypt and Tunisia were smart, wired, and committed young women. And you have heard from some and will hear from others during the course of this conference.
"The people of Egypt and Tunisia inspired millions around the world. And now they have a big job ahead of themselves. Next week, I will travel to Cairo and Tunis to meet with the transitional leaders and to talk directly with representatives of Egyptians and Tunisians. I will bring the best wishes and the strong support of the Obama Administration and of the American people.
"But I will also bring a clear-eyed view, without any illusions, about what lies ahead. Transitions to democracy are fraught. Jobs and economic opportunities do not materialize overnight. Democratic dreams can be dashed by new autocrats or ideologues who use violence or deception to seize power or advance an undemocratic agenda. Elections only work if their results are respected and if they are embedded in a durable democratic framework of strong institutions, the rule of law, a vibrant civil society, and human rights protections for everyone.
"I recently participated in an online dialogue with young Egyptians, and they raised with me the full social and political partnership of women. As I said then and have said many times before and since, respect for the rights of women and minorities is not an American idea. It's not a Western value. It is a universal principle. And women's empowerment is no stranger to North Africa.
"In Tunisia, women have long enjoyed more rights and opportunities than many of their peers across the region. I saw this for myself when I visited in 1999 and I met with women entrepreneurs and civil society leaders. Some of the women I met then went on to help organize the protests and are now working to support the transition to democracy.
Over the decades, Tunisian women have achieved success in businesses and professions. They represent more than a quarter of the country's judges and lawyers.
"Women in Egypt have also made progress. They've seen new laws passed giving women divorce rights, raising the legal marriage age to 18, banning female cutting, and allowing mothers to pass citizenship on to their children in cases where the father is not identified. But Egyptian women have also long had high rates of illiteracy and unemployment and low rates of political involvement.
"Unfortunately, in both countries now, there is a very real danger that the rights and opportunities of women could be eroded in this transition period.
"In Tunisia, only two women have been appointed to the transitional government, far fewer than served in the cabinet of the ousted president Ben Ali. And there is even talk of rolling back the country's historic Personal Status Code that has protected women's rights for half a century.
"In Egypt, the women who marched for freedom in Tahrir Square are now shut out of the committees and the councils deciding the shape of Egypt's new democracy. The Constitutional Committee has not a single woman member. And when women marched on Tuesday to celebrate International Women's Day in their new democracy, they were met by harassment and abuse.
"Now, the women of Tunisia and Egypt are working hard to ensure that these developments do not derail the transition to democracy. As one leading women's rights activist in Cairo recently said, "We will have to fight for our rights. It will be tough and require lobbying, but that's what democracy is all about.""Egyptian women have launched a petition urging the Constitutional Committee to add a female legal expert to help guide the formation of the new government. More than 60 Egyptian organizations representing hundreds of leading women have now joined this effort. Plans are underway to create a volunteer force to protect against harassment.
"And in Tunisia, a network of women business leaders organized a peaceful march last week to call for greater economic opportunities and an end to political violence. And women were joined by men in defense of the Personal Status Code.
"So going forward, we will watch this very closely. The United States will stand firmly for the proposition that women deserve a voice and a vote. And they deserve to be sitting at every table in their society. And they should run for office and serve as leaders, legislators, even someday president.
"But as we look across this region and see everything that's happening, we know the foundations are being shaken. In December in Doha, I warned that the region's foundations were sinking into the sand. The transitions to democracy in Egypt and Tunisia have the potential to change that story. But that promise could be squandered if the heat and pressure of revolution instead fuse that sand into a new glass ceiling. It is not enough to liberate societies without liberating and empowering every individual.
"This is not just a story though about Egypt and Tunisia or Cote d'Ivoire. It is a story about so many of the countries that we are working with around the world. We've heard about Somalia and we've heard about the alternative to what is too often the only story coming out of Somalia. I have long believed that working in small groups to achieve peaceful civil society serves as a model and an example.
"But when I look at other countries where the struggle is just beginning, I have to remind myself how long it took us, how long it took so many other societies to make the progress that we now take for granted.
"In Afghanistan, for example, women have shown remarkable resilience and determination through three decades of war. They risked their lives to run schools and health clinics and to stand up against the Taliban. In the post-Taliban era, Afghan women have gone to school, they've run for office, they've served in the government, they have worked to earn a living. In 2002 there were so few girls in school, and now that number has multiplied many times over.
"But all of these gains are fragile and reversible. We are working to try to create the environment in which Dr. Hawa lives and works in Somalia in Afghanistan. We're trying to help midwife, an Afghan-led political process, to split the Taliban off from al-Qaida. We're looking for those red lines that are unambiguous, that people who wish to reconcile and reintegrate into society must renounce violence, abandon their alliance with al-Qaida, and abide by the constitution of Afghanistan, which guarantees the rights of women.
"The United States supports the participation of women at all levels, be we have learned the hard way that without involving women in peace, the peace will not be sustained. As Melanne said, the United Nations passed a historic resolution, Resolution 1325, and we intend to do everything we can in Afghanistan to make sure that women are at the forefront of making peace.
"I am often asked why on earth do I believe that women and girls are a national security issue. Well, I believe it because I know that where girls and women are oppressed, where their rights are ignored or violated, we are likely to see societies that are not only unstable, but hostile to our own interests.
"So we must do even more to help the next generation of women leaders. And that•'s why I'm proud to announce that the State Department is working with the historic "Seven Sisters" colleges to launch a new Women and Public Service initiative.
"Together we will seek to promote the next generation of women leaders who will invest in their countries and communities, provide leadership for their governments and societies, and help change the way global solutions are developed. "The Seven Sisters" -- Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and of course my alma mater, Wellesley -- have a rich tradition of educating and inspiring women leaders from around the world for over 30 generations. As a first step, we will host a conference this fall bringing policy makers, public officials, academics, innovative thinkers together from around the world to build these new global partnerships, so that once we've brought attention to an issue or a leader, we will be able to continue to build and support the work that is being done.
"Now, a lot of these women will not be known to many of us, but they are the ones who are making change on the ground right now. They are the ones who need our help. And we will stand with them. So starting right here tonight, in this room, we want to tap the extraordinary talent and energy represented here to support and expand the grassroots and nonprofit networks that give women voices and opportunities -- everything from microcredit to start a first business, to political training needed to run for office. We will marshal the data, we will make the case, and we will never stop working.
"I come away from listening to Dr. Hawa Abdi and her daughter even more encouraged and determined, because I often ask myself as I meet these remarkable women from all over the world, "How do they do it? How do they keep going?" And when you looked at the smile on her face, you know that that is a life well led, a life in the service of others, and a life that is making a real difference to the next generation."
You can read the Secretary's complete remarks here.
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Joint Degree
The goal of the PharmD/MBA Joint Degree program is to educate students to assume responsibilities as executives and managers in the pharmaceutical industry and in health care delivery systems that provide pharmacy services to patients. The programs directed toward providing didactic and experiential education to students that will allow them to: (1) understand of the major functional areas in administering organizations and managing patient care systems; and, (2) design and implement strategies and policies that produce effective management practices within changing health care environments.
This program leads to a single degree (PharmD/MBA) awarded jointly by the Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy and the Rinker School of Business. No degree is awarded until the student completes the entire program and meets all requirements of the PharmD/ MBA joint degree. Candidates must first secure entrance into the Doctor of Pharmacy degree program in the School of Pharmacy. After successful completion of the first year of professional pharmacy coursework and the pre-requisite business courses required for prospective MBA students, pharmacy students may apply to the Rinker School of Business for admission to the PharmD/MBA joint degree program. Upon admission to the joint degree program, students continue in the PharmD curriculum while beginning to complete business course requirements as time and schedules permit.
The approximate time required to complete all professional and graduate coursework is five years. Degree requirements for the joint program include 146 credits of pharmacy professional coursework, 12 credits of undergraduate business prerequisites, and 27 credits of graduate business coursework.
The following 14 credits of professional pharmacy coursework substitute for 12 credits of graduate business courses.
Experiential Rotation in Pharmacy Management (one of the following):
PHR 4604 Community Administration 4
PHR 4605 Community Management 4
PHR 4607 Hospital Administration Pharmacy Coursework 4
PHR 1242 Communication Skills in Healthcare 3
PHR 3103 Servant-leadership and Pharmacy Management 3
PHR 3222 Pharmacoeconomics 2
PHR 2102 Pharmacy and Healthcare Delivery Systems 2
The PharmD/MBA joint degree program is not open to students who have already earned either one of the degrees.
Before applying to the Rinker School of Business for admission to the PharmD/MBA joint degree program, the candidate must secure a letter of recommendation from the Dean of the School of Pharmacy indicating that the student is in good academic standing and possesses academic ability and professional bearing sufficient to succeed in the program. Pharmacy students will not be permitted to enroll in the PharmD/MBA joint degree program without written authorization from the Dean.
Admission to PharmD/MBA joint degree program is very selective. Pharmacy students should express their interest in this program during the first professional year and seek the advice of their advisors, the Dean of the School of Pharmacy, and the Director of the MBA program in the Rinker School of Business. Applicants who have at least a 3.0 grade point average or higher and a Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score greater than 500 are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants may take the GMAT at any time prior to applying for the program in the second professional year of the Doctor of Pharmacy program. Applicants for admission must submit satisfactory scores on the GMAT as well as transcripts for all previous academic work. Details regarding the GMAT can be obtained at www.gmac.com.
(In addition to the standard Pharm.D. curriculum)
A grade of at least "C" and a GPA of at least 2.0 on a four-point scale is required for "successful" completion of all pharmacy and graduate business coursework.
(These courses must be completed prior to admission into the PharmD/MBA Joint Degree program.)
ACG 2013 Financial Accounting
ACG 2023 Managerial Accounting
BUS 2013 Business Statistics
CIS 2133 Information Systems for Business
(These course are completed after the admission into the PharmD/MBA Joint Degree program
either during or following completion of the pharmacy curriculum listed above.)
ACG 5033 – Advanced Managerial Accounting – 3 credit hours
BUS 5043 – Quantitative Methods – 3 credit hours
BUS 5053 - Marketing Management – 3 credit hours
BUS 5093 – Corporate Finance – 3 credit hours
BUS 5103 – International Business – 3 credit hours
BUS 5293 – Managerial Economics – 3 credit hours
BUS 5313 – Legal Environment of Business – 3 credit hours
BUS 5403 – Operations Management – 3 credit hours
There are a variety of scheduling options for successfully completing the PharmD/MBA joint degree coursework. In most cases, an additional one or two semesters after completing all pharmacy coursework will be necessary to finish the requisite business courses. The time required will depend upon the student's initiative in scheduling business courses while still completing pharmacy courses, either during summer sessions or during a fall or spring semester. To increase the likelihood of success and preventing students from overextending themselves academically, each student will be required to design a complete course sequence for both pharmacy and business courses before commencing the program. This plan must be formulated in consultation with and authorized by the student's pharmacy advisor. After being formally accepted into the joint degree program by the School of Business, the student will not be allowed to enroll in business courses until the proposed course schedule has been approved by the Director of the MBA Program and the Dean of the School of Pharmacy.


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Friday, April 12, 2013
K = Kartchner Caverns: A to Z Blogging Challenge
The Kartchner Caverns of Southeastern Arizona were discovered in 1974 by two cavers who kept their secret for four years, even from the owners of the property, James and Lois Kartchner.
They are an amazing system of limestone caves which contain a wide variety of stalactites hanging from the ceilings and stalagmites reaching up from the ground. They contain the world's longest straw stalactites at 21 feet 3 inches. There are also formations that look like stone waterfalls and strips of bacon.
The caverns are considered a living system and cautions were and are being taken to preserve the growth of the formations.
In 1988 the state of Arizona purchased the caverns and developed them as an Arizona State Park. The state park includes a Discover Center with exhibits, a gift shop, theater and educational information on the surrounding area.
To learn more about the A to Z Blogging Challenge go here.
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Beautiful caverns. I would love to visit.ReplyDelete
I visited! Years ago, many I should say...my grandparents drove out from the east to take me for a summer visit and we stopped so many interesting places to see things I had never seen. This was one of them. I have never forgotten the visit and seeing this picture was a blast to the past! Thank you! www.sandysanderellasmusings.blogspot.comReplyDelete
I love seeing caves like this, it's awesome what nature can do.ReplyDelete
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Martin County Humane Society wishes to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported the Carl Nettifee Memorial Animal Shelter throughout 2012. Your donations of cash to help the shelter operate, food to feed the animals, and needed supplies are greatly appreciated.
To all the volunteers who have assisted with our many fund-raisers and helped out at the shelter during open hours, we can't thank you enough.
To all the businesses and individuals who contributed to our building addition fund, thank you so very much for making it a reality. Thank you to Dr. Katzer and his staff at Chain of Lakes Pet Hospital for taking such good care of our furry friends, and to Dr. Kristy Stone for her monthly spay and neuter provided to us.
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Of all the pitfalls of living in the country, my continual running battle with snakes has to be the most ....ah, stimulating, shall we say? Nothing like the sight of a snake, slithering around your house to get the 'ole heart pumping.
I have learned to identify a few of these unwelcome creatures, sparing the black snakes as much as possible, so that they can scour the premises for rats, mice, and other more sinister species of snake. However, I fear that I shall never be comfortable with ANY of the creepy crawlies...
I can now classify some of my snake episodes, as follows:
1) Scariest snake: This has to be a large rattlesnake that I killed when my son Todd was about, hum, four? 1978? We had stopped up at the barn to check something in the garden, I think, and the snake came creeping down the hill from that very garden, slithering toward my pick up truck. I think he was watching my little beagle so intently that he didn't notice me. He was heading for the barn.
I didn't know what he was at the time, but he looked plenty ominous, and I was used to killing snakes with a shovel or hoe -- so I came up behind him and rammed the shovel down right behind his head, hard. As I chopped, I analyzed the problem. "Mm.." I wondered. "What kind of snake is this?" (Chop, chop) "Triangular head." (Chop, Chop) "Thick body." (Chop, chop) "Slanted eyes." (Chop, chop) "RATTLES!!! (CHOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP!!!!) I chopped until there was nothing left of the head, and then I stood and shook....and shook...and shook...
This was before the age of cell phones, so I just stood and shook until my husband came back from wherever he was... When he saw the snake, he was very impressed, and he counted nine rattles and a button. He chopped off the rattles and hung them in the barn.
2) Most determined snake: This was a black snake which was determined to get to a nest of baby barn swallows whose mother was raising them on the back porch light. I was perfectly willing to let the snake go on its way, but I did not want it on the back porch. Ordinarily, a black snake will just retreat when confronted, but this one fought back and acted like a rattler, so it met the same fate as a rattler. I chopped it up in tiny pieces.
3) Most creative snake: Actually there are two black snakes in this catagory. One made its way up to look in the window of the back door, peering in while my son Todd was watching cartoons. I don't remember what happened to that snake, but I don't think it made it out of the vicinity alive. The other one was even more colorful, as it slithered its way up a lawn chair and from there over an old dilapidated desk to peer into my bow window in the living room. My two cats were highly alarmed and promptly did a silly shadow boxing routine through the window with the snake. I believe that snake may have bitten the dust when it, too, went after yet another nest of baby birds on the back porch the next day, though I believe these birds were phoebes, instead of barn swallows...
4) Most recent snake: I wrote about this one in my NSC column a couple of weeks ago. This narrative will be done in shorthand, as my arms are tired, and I'm getting creeped out by this subject:
7 p.m. Madeline happily blogging on Statesman site. Bark, bark, bark: "Mom-come-look-this-is-serious." I look out bow window. Dogs barking at the ground. Drat! Snake! Shovel? Hoe? Nope, 4.10 shotgun, as son has instructed. Put on tall boots, get shotgun and 3 shells, go out and check. Yep. Rattlesnake. Dogs run away. Me and snake eye to eye. Bam! Bam! Bam! Snake undamaged. Drat! Back in house, clomp, clomp. (Wait here, snake.) Five more shells. Bam, bam, bam! Snake still undamaged. Maybe I should look through the sights. Clomp, clomp - more shells. Snake almost to goat pen. Take aim. Bam! Snake flies up in air. Whoopee!! Bam! Snake flies up in air again! Wheeee! Bam, Bam, Bam! Snake full of holes, appears dead, but could be playing possum. Clomp, clomp! Get kaiser blade. Chop, chop, chop! Head is off. Snake certifiably dead.
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Yes, yes. Keep writing. Keep fighting the good fight against the slithery d.
-- Posted by Ducky on Sat, Sep 8, 2007, at 8:57 AM
Madeline Dejournett's response:Thank you for your encouragement, Ducky Dear! I think perhaps I have no choice in this matter, if I'm going to exist on this remote hill out in the Tillman Outback...
Friday a neighbor came in to eat at the senior center with us, and he said that he and his wife saw what had to be a nine-foot rattlesnake in the woods out our way. He said, "It was this big around!" And, I swear, he put his hands in a 10-inch diameter circle! I sure I don't meet that critter out here in my yard! All the more reason to wear tall boots in the woods.
I think I need to learn to shoot a bigger gun.....!
Yes, Mrs. Ezzell was well thought of as a teacher in Bloomfield. Though she is not a close relation, I am sorry I didn't get the chance to meet her, but my dad (the inlaw you mentioned in your reply) told me about her. He did some work for her at her home in Bloomfield over the years.
I'm sure the vast majority of census takers and county recorders did their best in the "old days" to spell names correctly. Trouble was... many people had no clue how to spell their own names! DeJournett was ... and still is in some families... spelled DeJarnat and DeJarnette. Likewise, Ezell is sometimes seen as Ezzell, Ezelle, and Ezel. Who knows which, if any, is right!
I remember that rattler story. There have to be some more huge, "old timer" timber rattlers in those woods! Still amazes me today how all of you managed to escape being snakebit!
I had to laugh out loud at the post above (#4). I can see you with that shotgun chasing down that poor snake.
I enjoy your column, and your blog. Keep up the good writing.
-- Posted by sezell639 on Thu, Sep 6, 2007, at 9:39 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:Aha! Scotty! So good to see you on our blogs! I had no idea!
I love to go to a restaurant - even as close as Cape - and give my last name to the people taking names. Tickles me when they try to pronounce it!!!
I had a seventh grade history teacher named DeJarnett. Seems to me that she wasn't related. She was TOUGH!
Thanks for the insight on Mrs. Ezzell.
Did you get that, Rusty Nail?
Hi Maddie, since you were a teacher I was wondering if you knew Melissa Ezzell she was my 2nd grade teacher in a small country school East of Bloomfield, I think it was 1934. I see by the Statesman that she has passed away.
-- Posted by bent nail on Tue, Sep 4, 2007, at 6:16 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:Sorry, Rusty, the name doesn't ring a bell. My family moved into Southeast Missouri in the early 50's when Malden Airbase reopened, and we lived in Dexter until 1960. I wasn't familiar with Bloomfield teachers then, and my teaching has been farther north.
Maybe some of the Bloomfield crowd will see your question and come up with an answer. I had in laws in Dexter by the name of Ezell (one z), but my sister-in-law, Betty Ezell, died recently. Are you sure your teacher's name was Ezzell?
It sure is. Congrats.
I've actually eaten fried rattlesnake. I grew up in South Alabama where they have rattlesnake rodeos (or did have pre-PETA days). It tastes like chicken. I had alligator once, too. It tasted like the eraser off the end of a pencil. Same texture too. Real chewy.
Don't worry about being thrown in the hoosegow Ms. Madeline Oakley, you can always claim self-defense. Honest officer, if I didn't kill that snake I woulda had a HEART ATTACK!!
-- Posted by Ducky on Tue, Sep 4, 2007, at 12:54 PM
Congratulations, you must have been a good mother; your daughter works. Quite an accomplishment in todays world.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Sat, Sep 1, 2007, at 11:50 PM
How did a nice girl from Advance end up working for PETA?
-- Posted by Coach on Sat, Sep 1, 2007, at 4:39 AM
Madeline Dejournett's response:I've often wondered that myself. She found the application on line the summer after she graduated from Semo, and the next thing I knew, I was helping her move to Norfolk, Virginia.... Must have been out of my mind...
I'm like that a lot...
After you get out of the "hoosegow" you'll need to have a celebration party featuring finger lickin', lip smackin' barbequed rattler! Invite some PETA folks, but don't tell them what the main course is. They'll probably tell you, "Wow Madeline, this is good stuff!"
-- Posted by FJGuy on Fri, Aug 31, 2007, at 3:42 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:Sneaky idea, but it's unlikely that rattlesnake meat would pass as tofu. I'm sure that my shrewd little daughter and her compatriots would be able to detect the difference - and the resulting confrontation would not be a pretty sight.
This is going to sound really horrible and hillybilly-esque, but my kids were home alone one day and left the kitchen door ajar --- so a snake, of course, came in. The kids chased it through the house and out the laundry room door. From there it skittered across the driveway and went up into the truck from beneath, ending up wound around the engine, striking at them. The boys got in the truck and drove it around the "block" (about five miles), but the snake was still there.
The thing was, my mom and I were going to the chiropractor in Dexter later that day -- and I wanted to get the truck inspected while we were there. We drove it with our feet up the whole way, and when I left the truck at the service station, I said, "Now, there might be a snake in there!" However, they didn't find it and we never saw it again, to my knowledge.
-- Posted by goat lady on Thu, Aug 30, 2007, at 9:32 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:That's the trouble with black snakes. They think they should be a part of the family. They like to come in the house and visit, but they like to go for road trips even better!
Excuse me - slithery-dee. I got so flustered my fingers stopped working.
-- Posted by Ducky on Thu, Aug 30, 2007, at 3:04 PM
Oh boy, did this ever bring up memories. Once, in a galaxy far, far away, I was visiting one of my loving siblings in a distant, but also rural part of the state. When I got home I went into my house with one load of stuff and came back for the last load. When I picked up my tackle box from behind the driver's seat who should pop up but old slitery-dee himself (black snake). I left the door open and ran for a stick or hoe or something (anything). Came back. No snake. I refused to get back into the car until my neighbor came over and checked everywhere. I phoned my sibling/family and told them to keep their @#*&)$ snake to themselves. I drove 4 hours with a snake curled up right behind my car seat. Thank goodness it stayed curled up. I can see the highway patrol report now as I would have vacated the car at a high rate of speed leaving the snake to do the driving. I don't think they drive very well.
-- Posted by Ducky on Thu, Aug 30, 2007, at 3:02 PM
If you wind up in the pokey because of your snake exploits Madeline, I'll bail you out.
-- Posted by FJGuy on Thu, Aug 30, 2007, at 2:22 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:Thanks, FJGuy, I'll ring you up if they haul me off to the hoosegow! (I just learned how to spell that word. Now I need to look up its origin!!)
Gee, I could write my stories from the brig! How exciting is that?? All my bloggers could come to the jail and march outside with signs!! "Free our blogger!" "Down with the Department of Conservation!"
I like it!!
Guess you're gonna have to have "snake-y" awards like the "Rellies" on Regis and Kelly. Never a dull moment, huh?
-- Posted by scotswoman on Thu, Aug 30, 2007, at 3:39 AM
I know PETA will scream killers to you Madeline, but I would rather have mice than a snake anyday! I think you are quite an Annie Oakley to live in the country,because I could never shoot a snake-but I'd call my Daddy or my boyfriend to do it.You are really brave,I am impressed.
I can be brave,like wear white after Labor Day brave,but it takes some guts to be a Missouri Jones-kudos to you!
-- Posted by Yellow Rose of Essex on Wed, Aug 29, 2007, at 9:08 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:Well, in fact, my very own precious daughter is a PETA cruelty case worker and does not look upon my snake-killing ways with favor. In fact, she reminds me that these delightful creatures are protected, and I should not be broadcasting my snake elimination methods.
A while back, a neighbor repeated the old rumor that the Conservation Dept. had re-introduced rattlesnakes into Missouri, but I checked on this, and it's not true. They've always been here.
Oh, you bring back many memories. One was of an instance when I was cleaning out the shed and reached down to discard some old black coiled cable. But, of course, it wasn't cable at all...rather, the biggest black snake I'd ever seen. I called for reinforcements and was shortly thereafter witness to a well-deserved murder. Many years prior to that incident, the then-husband and I, along with three children under four, were driving down T Highway by Lake Wappapello when we spotted a rattler on the road. By carefully swerving the tires, he managed to stop it in its slithering tracks and the then-husband, judging it to be a "keeper," retrieved the varmit and placed it in a cardboard box in the back of our 1975 green Chevrolet station wagon (with woodgrain trim). The problem arose when it began striking the folded box lid. It was, needless to say, a bit perturbed (as was I). As I recall, it took about 12 miles of convincing before the now-ex determined he should probably pull over and strap the not-yet-carcass atop the car rather than place it a foot behind three pre-schoolers. Upon arriving home, I recall that the now-ex chopped as you did, and then slit the slitherer in an effort to retrieve the "meat." The poison, however, was evident and could be seen running through the body of the rattler, who incidently had 13 rattles and a button. Its skin was housed in our master bedroom closet for years. It was only when he became an ex and I became happily single (with good reason)that I trashed the very brittle nearly seven foot long rattler skin with 13 rattles still in place. Snakes alive, Madeline, you bet!
-- Posted by bringwine on Wed, Aug 29, 2007, at 8:10 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:A more deserved EX status I never saw, Bringwine!! Good riddance!
Actually, I called a friend - my daughter's ex-boyfriend - after I killed the last snake, and he came out to retrieve it for eating purposes. However, I had shot it full of too many holes, so he just saved it to scare friends and family!
Those two "EX's" would have gotten along famously, I feel sure!
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Madeline (Giles) DeJournett is the Advance writer for the North Stoddard Countian. A retired high school English/history teacher, she spent 32 years teaching in 5 schools in Missouri and Alaska. These days, she lives quietly with a menagerie of wild and domestic animals on 52 secluded acres in the remote Tillman hills south of Advance. She graduated from Dexter High School in 1960 and Southeast Missouri State in 1964. She can be contacted at email@example.com.
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I once heard a story about an American who was peppered with questions about Joe Carter — in, of all places, Siberia. Joe had made one of his riveting educational presentations about the African-American spiritual there, and had indelibly impressed his audience. His would forever be the generous, glorious face they put on all people and things American. Joe's presence — his voice, his spirit, and his life — made the world a larger place. This program was special from the first. We recorded it in Minnesota Public Radio's Maud Moon Weyerhauser Music Studio — a spacious chamber where orchestras record. It was just Joe and his pianist and I. And as we talked about the spirituals, Joe periodically stood up and sang them to illustrate his points. It was a delightful experience. We all enjoyed ourselves immensely, and I think that enjoyment is audible in the final production. And our conversation was a revelation. It was so interesting to take a staple of American culture, as the spiritual has become — music that we all seem to know and can sing without thinking — and ask questions of it. It was painful to be reminded, foundationally, that this music had its genesis in slavery. What distinguishes the spiritual from its later offspring, like gospel music, is in part the fact that it springs from a body of work of collective, anonymous authorship. Nameless bards bequeathed us a remarkable inheritance out of a cruel period in our nation's history. There is also, as Joe helped me understand, a sophisticated theology of suffering contained in these melodies and words. It is a theology that leans into suffering — and, in surrender, transforms and rises above it, if only in moments. Still, such moments are nurturing and sustaining, and many of us have experienced this directly through hearing and singing the spirituals, generations later and in radically different contexts. "The thing we find," Joe said, "is that in the midst of all of the most horrible pain, some of these powerful individuals lived transcendent, shining lives. They were able to be loving and forgiving in the midst of it all. Mammy was taking care of master's baby. She could have smothered that child. But she loved the child like it was her own child, because there was something in her faith that said, 'You're supposed to be loving, you're supposed to be kind, you're supposed to be forgiving — and there's no excuse if you're not…' The ancestors knew that the worst kind of bondage is that which takes place on the inside. And when we look back to the slavery days we were bound, but it was the master who was really the slave. And I think some of us understand that now." I asked Joe whether someone like him couldn't reasonably begrudge the way in which white Americans have appropriated the spiritual, embraced it as their own genre. But that question was mine, not his. In Siberia and Africa and Wales, he says, these songs speak directly to the recurrent human struggle to survive when the worst happens. They have become symbolic of a universal yearning for freedom — "that part of us all which says, 'I will not be defeated.'" We rebroadcast this hour in celebration of Joe Carter's gifts of wisdom and music that echo vibrantly beyond his death.
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Joe Carter brought a battered, treasured early volume of this work with him to our interview. There is a 2002 combined volume of the two seminal collections of sheet music, history, and commentary that Johnson published in 1925 and 1926. They remain among the most significant reference resources ever compiled on this musical genre. Johnson's prefaces are elegant and moving. Chapters are devoted to the most significant known spirituals. "As the years go by and I understand more about this music and its origin," Johnson writes, "the miracle of its production strikes me with increasing wonder."
Also, the Listening Room on our companion site features full-length, downloadable tracks of Joe Carter's live performances in our studio, and recordings of these spirituals by other renowned artists such as Mahalia Jackson and the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
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Things are wonderful. It's a blessing to be alive. My head is still swimming with the immensity of the Grand Canyon project. It already seems unreal and is vanishing into the mists of projects completed.
I didn't have any pain afterward, just unbearably heavy exhaustion. Nothing hurts and I'm recovering well, but my legs are still blown out and rubbery, and will probably feel that way for a few weeks.
What inspired your OKT project, and do you have any overall goals?
An Only Known Time is utterly unique from a Fastest Known Time (FKT), because an OKT is a single measurement of performance that does not yet have a context. An OKT exists in a quantum state, where it is simultaneously both the Fastest Known Time and the Slowest Known Time for a route. Said OKT does not resolve into a single reality until another time is put up on that course. And even then OKT can still stand to mean "Original Known Time."
On a big scale, my goal is to open up some of these distances, just to show that they can be done. Using my pacing and methodology, I keep finding I can do big, fun, non-standard distances—and do them safely, solidly and well, if not quickly.
Beyond that my ultimate goal is to find what I can't do. There was a time when a 25K was a question mark, because I had never run one before. I kept training and answered the 50K and 50-mile questions satisfactorily, so I asked myself the big 100-mile question. That was Cascade Crest 2011, and at the pre-race briefing Charlie Crissman said, "If you have never DNF'd, you need to enter harder races." I finished Cascade Crest that year and the next, and still haven't DNF'd. I keep upping the ante and imagining new challenges, but all I keep coming up with are things I can do. I'm on the quest for what I can't do.
Tell us about some of your other running accomplishments .
I was one of only 12 people to finish the Angel's Staircase 50-mile race the only year it was offered. Aside from Cascade Crest, I finished the Badger Mountain 100-mile two times, and the Lumberjack Endurance Runs 100-mile. I was also one of only nine people to complete the 2012 Pigtails Challenge 200-mile race, and will be returning again this year.
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It's got to be pretty cool to be able to finish a sentence that starts with "I became the first person to ..." How have you decided on your OKT projects so far?
The Wonderland Trail was a very organic choice for my first OKT project. My history as a backpacker and runner revolves around Mount Rainier. The first time [my wife] Kathy and I hiked the Wonderland, our daughter Angela was seven years old, and as a family it took us 19 days. We carried huge packs full of ridiculous amounts of gear. But we made it. And every couple of years the mountain has called us back. Each time we lightened up our gear, learned new techniques and simplified our approach.
Then one day when I was contemplating the FKTs on the Wonderland, I was thinking about the choice of direction in which you run the trail. Clockwise offers steeper climbs and more runnable downhill sections and is generally considered the faster direction to run. I was thinking about specifically running it counter-clockwise to perhaps establish a separate time for the harder direction when it dawned on me: the only way to completely experience the trail would be to run it in its entirety one direction, then reverse direction and run it again.
And the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim is a highly respected and classic testpiece. I think every ultrarunner is at least tempted by the idea of it. I imagined a way to do something uniquely fitted to my strengths on those trails. Greater than 100 miles is a realm I am comfortable in but which intimidates many more-talented runners. To me it just seemed ripe for the picking, and I thought that if I didn't move quickly and get it done, someone else would do it.
You've done a lot of solo running on these major projects–is it important to you that these things are done on your own, or is it just that no one else can fathom doing the things you're doing?
There is a scary purity in a long solo backcountry run. But on the Wonderland I did have friends running with me for almost half of the mileage, including two of the four nights. And I was going to run the Triple-Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim with a friend, but he turned his ankle on a shake-out run less than 48 hours before we were supposed to leave.
But this is still kind of a breakthrough period where I am feeling out boundaries and learning possibilities. I love running solo through the night especially and am sure I will continue to do many solo projects in the future. I'm most excited, though, to see what sort of projects and distances Kathy and I can do together as a team, including some of the classic long trails.
A lot of us have a hard time moving for more than a couple of hours at a time. Any tips or tricks you use to keep yourself going when you're out moving for four days straight?
Eating ginger can disrupt sleep patterns, so I eat crystallized ginger in hopes that it will do just that during nights.
A favorite mental exercise is to ask myself, if my daughter's life were in danger and the only thing that could save her would be to complete this distance, could I do it? And the answer is always, undoubtedly, yes. I can run. I can powerhike. I can walk. I can crawl. Whatever it takes. At that point I have to admit that I am physically capable of doing it, so it's just a matter of motivating myself to do so. That line of reasoning takes "can't" off the table. The question then becomes, how quickly or how slowly?
Another mental game I use is to consider Sisyphus, the damned Greek who for all eternity had to roll a boulder up a hill, only to have it roll back down to be rolled up again. He's the inventor of hill repeats. I take stock of everything that is going on at that low moment, the pain, the frustration, the sluggishness, the hunger, the thirst, and ask myself, If this was what I was doomed to do for all eternity under these circumstances, would it really be that bad?
On long, steep climbs, when my legs are shot and I'm barely moving, I make a rule that I have to take 100 steps before I can stop. It might take a long time, but you can eventually grind out any climb by that method.
Something that's clear to a lot of us that know you is that you're also a family man, sending messages of love to your wife from 115 miles in on these treks and so forth. What do your wife and daughter think of your shenanigans?
My Empress Kathy is absolutely everything to me. She is my best friend and partner and teacher and lover. She calls me on my BS and challenges me in my weakness and laziness. We are each other's Life Crew. She is the person responsible for getting me off the couch and outside.
Fifteen years ago I was eating ridiculous amounts of cheese and sugar-laden processed foods, weighed 260 pounds and couldn't hike a mile without suffering debilitating back pain. Kathy was the one who used to drag me up to Fragrance Lake (south of Bellingham) on day hikes and out into the North Cascades every weekend for overnight backpacking trips, and it was she who first had the idea of hiking the Wonderland Trail as a family.
We have moved through thousands of miles of forest and wilderness together since then, and there is nothing more natural for me that to tuck in behind her on a trail and just move forward for days at a time. She totally supports my solo endeavors, but it's running and fastpacking with her that I really love. The hardest thing about my solo adventures is being away from her.
I know it's a bit challenging for Angela, because she has exceptional woodcraft and backcountry skills. At 20 years of age, she has completed the Wonderland Trail five times, and has worked for years on trail crews for the Pacific Northwest Trail Association and the Forest Service. But it would be easier for her to establish her own bad-assedness if everyone else saw me for the giant goofy dork that she knows me to be. She is intimately acquainted with the man behind the curtain and is aware of all of his quirks, weaknesses and foibles. I know on some level the disparity between who she knows me to be and how others perceive me is frustrating and awkward to her. She is always supportive of my adventures. But the reality is that she is more responsible than I am, harder working, more dedicated, less rebellious, better prepared and overall a far better grownup than I am. I love her beyond words and am excited to see what she does with her life.
Kathy seems to be doing a pretty amazing job at "challenging your weakness and laziness." Somebody get her a job with Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" program. Childhood obesity = solved.


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Minor Matters – April 10, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps)
At The Plate – Hey! A Win! The I-Cubs got their first win of the 2013 season on Wednesday night. Ryan Sweeney was 2-for-5, the Cubs newcomer is now hitting .438 on the season. Edwin Maysonet was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Luis Flores was 1-for-4 with his first home run of the season.
On The Mound – Really nice night from a staff that has been beaten up in the early going. Drew Carpenter got the start and also walked away with the win going five innings giving up two runs on three hits while walking two and striking out four. Yoanner Negrin was great out of the pen going 2.2 innings giving up no runs on two hits while walking one and striking out two. Blake Parker was stout as well in earning his first save of the season going 1.1 innings giving up only one hit while walking none and striking out two.
At The Plate – Not a whole lot of offense in this one for the Smokies as they could only manage two runs on six hits. Rubi Silva was 2-for-4 with a double. Justin Bour was solid tonight going 1-f0r-2 with two walks, a home run, an RBI, and a run scored. Arismendy Alcantara was 1-for-4 with a double and three strike outs in the loss.
On The Mound – Dallas Beeler had a really good outing, unfortunately he was still hung with the loss. Beeler went six innings giving up two runs on six hits while walking one and striking out three. The normally reliable Kevin Rhoderick had a rough go of it as he gave up four runs on two hits in 1.1 innings of work, he also walked two. Frank Batista was solid out of the pen going 1.2 innings giving up no runs on two hits while striking out one.
At The Plate – Well, this one will be talked about for one thing, the incident involving Soler, I wrote about it earlier, you can read about it here, just going to recap the game now. Crazy game not counting fights as Daytona blew a two-run lead in the ninth and ended up losing by 5 in eleven. Zeke DeVoss had another solid night at the top of the lineup going 2-for-6 with a home run, an RBI, and a run scored. John Andreoli stayed red-hot going 3-for-6 with a double, he's now hitting .478 on the season. Jorge Soler did some good work with the bat…at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a walk, a double, and a run scored. Stephen Bruno, Ben Carhart, and Taiwan Easterling all had two hits in this one. Dustin Geiger and Easterling both went deep for their first home run of the season.
On The Mound – Some good, some really bad for the D-Cubs. Ben Wells got the start and struggled with his command which cut his outing short. Wells went four innings giving up four runs, three earned, on seven hits while walking four and not striking out anyone. Austin Reed didn't fare much better as he could only go one-third of an inning giving up three runs on two hits while walking two. Ryan Searle was outstanding again going 3.2 innings giving up no runs on one hit while walking one and striking out four. Luis Liria not only got the blown save but the loss as well as he went 2.2 innings giving up seven runs on seven hits while walking two and striking out three.
At The Plate – The Cougars had an awesome approach at the plate today as they walked eight times, unfortunately they were only 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Jeimer Candelario didn't have a hit in this one but he was able to walk three times. Daniel Vogelbach was 1-for-3 with a walk, and an RBI. Another day, another two hits for Rock Shoulders, he went 2-for-5 and is now hitting .467 on the season. Bijan Rademacher was 1-for-2 with two walks, and two runs scored in the loss. Trey Martin found some production today going 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBI's.
On The Mound – Remember how I mentioned how great the Cougars approach was because of the eight walks? Well Cougars pitching issued ten free passes, not good. Tayler Scott got the start and went two innings giving up four runs on three hits while walking five, he was slapped with the loss. Nathan Dorris was outstanding in this one going four scoreless innings giving up only one hit and striking out five. Steve Perakslis couldn't keep things close as he went two innings giving up five runs on five hits while walking two and striking out three. I mentioned Bijan Rademacher already, well he got to pitch as well, he worked one inning giving up one run, unearned, on no hits while walking three, it was that kind of day.
What a weird day, thanks for reading,
– George
Jorge Soler Ejected Tonight, Early Reports are, um, Troubling (UPDATE) (Suspended 5 Games)
It's twitter, and the news is vague and probably third hand at best, but Jorge Soler was ejected from the game tonight after a bench clearing "incident." From various reports I'm hearing that it involved Soler running at the opposing team's dugout and swinging a bat at the dugout wall. He wasn't hit by a pitch or anything like that, speculation is that it stemmed from something the opposing teams second baseman said. Obviously I will keep you posted with details as they emerge, but from all accounts there is a lengthy suspension coming for Soler, again, just speculation at this point.. Stay tuned, and I feel sorry for that dugout wall because Soler is a beast, and I can only imagine what he looks like pissed off.
Josh Timmers of Bleed Cubbie Blue has a solid description of what took place, but details are still sketchy..
"The incident occurred with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh inning and Daytona leading 9-7. Soler was on first base when Stephen Bruno hit a ground ball to shortstop. Soler went into second base and got tangled up with Clearwater second baseman Carlos Alonso, who completed the throw to first base for the inning-ending double play. Soler was apparently stepped on by Alonso and words were exchanged. Both benches cleared. No punches were thrown, however.
When everyone returned to the dugout, Soler grabbed a bat and charged the Clearwater dugout and went after Clearwater with the bat. He had to be pulled away and back into the dugout by Javier Baez and Daytona hitting coach Mariano Duncan. I initially reported that he had hit the walls of the dugout with the bat. That's unclear at this time. He was apparently swinging it in that direction."
Sounds like Soler didn't hit anything with the bat, and it was more of a warning, but still not good, thanks to Josh for relaying the info, stay tuned for more details.
Here's a link to the Daytona Recap after the game that sheds a bit more light on what happened. Doesn't sound as serious or bad as originally thought. Soler Story
(UPDATE) Theo addressed the media before the game and said that Soler was extremely remorseful about what happened. Apparently opposing player said something about Soler's family and that set him off. The Florida State League president issued a statement that because of Soler's actions, being the instigator with the bat, he will be suspended five games. Deserved, and could have been much worse. Epstein said Soler will accept his punishment and regrets what happened.
Thanks for reading,
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So, I am trying my first deployment with Capistrano. The deploy is to the same box as dev, so I know rake is on the box, but when I run deploy:cold, I get
executing "cd /Users/me/rails_prod/myapp/releases/20071002215652; rake RAILS_ENV=production db:migrate"
servers: ["homemac"]
[homemac] executing command
** [out :: homemac] sh: line 1: rake: command not found
command finished
I have tried putting the path to rake in the ~/.ssh/environment and I am setting the PATH in .bash_login, so I am at a loss.
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Mo Williams was a very happy man when Dallas beat Miami for the NBA championship on Sunday night, tweeting "Dallas just healed my HEART..."
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For those that inquired Saturday when the next Hold em tourny will be;
This Sunday (Feb 4th) at the Knights of Columbus in Willowick
(Fool me once shame on you. They won't screw us twice!)
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Willowick, Ohio
Registration begins at 2:30. This is a $40 NL tournament. We are asking an additional $10 to be contributed towards food, beer, paper products, and other beverages.
1. 2500 in chips
2. Blinds go up every 20 minutes
3. Pay out amounts and numbers will depend on number of final entrants.....it will be very similar to Saturdays event. The final table will probably consist of 8 people with all 8 getting paid. (again depending on numbers)
For the game we will have plenty of TV's including a big screen. There will be squares, prop boards, 50/50's, and possibly a reverse raffle side board available...basically a gamblers dream come true
Any questions feel free to post or IM
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Nice! I have never had or heard of a Detroit style, but I am going to get one on Tuesday on the way home from work.
Works for me. I leave N. Austin at 5:30, I will probably get there around 6:15.