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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 29, 2010) - Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) scored a personal international-best 28 points in helping the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team open the 2010 FIVB World Championship with a 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21 victory over Thailand on Friday afternoon in Matsumoto, Japan.
Team USA, ranked second in the world by the FIVB, continues first-round Pool C action on Saturday afternoon against Croatia at 1 p.m. Japan Time (9 p.m. Pacific Time on Oct. 29). The Americans face Germany on Oct. 31 at 6 p.m. Japan Time (2 a.m. Pacific Time) before an off-day on Nov. 1. The U.S. concludes the first round with a Nov. 2 match against Kazakhstan at 6:45 p.m. Japan Time (2:45 a.m. Pacific Time) and versus NORCECA rival Cuba on Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. (2 a.m. Pacific Time).
Thailand jumped to a 4-1 lead in the opening set, but needed a 4-0 scoring run to overcome an 18-16 deficit en route to a 25-23 victory with 10 American errors. The U.S. used a 10-3 scoring run to break free from a slim 7-6 lead in the second set as it went on to win 25-18 to tie the match at one set apiece. Team USA earned an early 5-1 lead in the third set, but it was an 8-1 scoring run that proved the difference in taking a 23-15 lead and 25-17 victory. Hooker scored 11 of her 28 points in the fourth set as the Americans scored the final four points of the set to win 25-21.
"I'm disappointed about the way we started the match, but not surprised," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "We just had some problems managing our side of the court and made a lot of uncharacteristic errors. As the match wore on we focused on the things we could control and started to play better and got into a better rhythm. Were we perfect? No. Can we play better? Yes. I'm optimistic we'll do better tomorrow. Thailand has a number of highly skilled players and they are well-coached. It was a very good team out there. We're taking things point-by-point and day-by-day. It's a very long tournament. Our focus now is on Croatia and winning the first point tomorrow. There's always pressure on every team; that's part of playing in the World Championship."
All five starting USA hitters reached double-figure scoring. Hooker converted 61.9 percent of her 42 attacks for points to go with a block and ace to reach her 28 points. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) tallied 10 kills and three blocks for 13 points, while Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) added 10 kills and two blocks for 12 points. Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) totaled 12 points with nine kills and three blocks. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) had a match-high six blocks to go with four kills for 10 points. Alisha Glass rounded out the scoring with two blocks and a kill for three points.
Glass set the USA to a 50.0 kill percent with a .400 hitting efficiency (60-12-120) as she totaled 44 running sets. Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) contributed a team-high 15 digs, while Larson added six digs and a team-high 20 excellent service receptions on 30 attempts. Tom provided 16 excellent service receptions on 27 attempts.
"Thailand is a tough team to play because they are so good defensively," U.S. captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) said. "We will try to focus on our serve and pass game for the rest of this tournament. We're trying to get into a rhythm in this first series and we had some ups and downs. We must try to be better at the service line."
McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hitter, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Glass at setter. Sykora was the libero during the match.
The U.S., which defeated Thailand twice in the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix on its way to win the gold medal in August, used its size advantage to yield a 17-6 block advantage and 60-47 kill margin. The U.S. also managed a 37-34 edge in digs. Those totals helped the Americans overcome Thailand's 4-1 edge in aces. Thailand also benefited from 23 USA errors to its own 20. Team USA had a 58.90 percent on service receptions to Thailand's 64.7 percent.
"Defensively, we were OK today," McCutcheon said. "It was more an issue of unforced errors at the beginning. Offensively, Thailand plays fast and have hitters with a wide range and good arms and they do things differently from what we are used to seeing. They are a good, skillful team and they will cause somebody some problems here."
Thailand was led by Onuma Sittirak's 18 points with 17 kills and an ace. Pleumjit Thinkaow added 11 points in the loss.
"It's great for our team to play one of the best teams in the world," Thailand coach Kitattipong Radchatagriengkai said. "We are trying to do our best, step by step, point by point and follow our game plan. The USA is very good and we learned many things."
The FIVB World Championship first round has six teams in four pools playing a round-robin schedule with the top four teams in each pool advancing to the second round for crossover play. The U.S. is grouped in Pool C at Matsumoto with Cuba, Germany, Kazakhstan, Thailand and Croatia. In the second round, Pool C crosses over with Pool B (Brazil, Italy, Netherlands, Kenya, Puerto Rico and Czech Republic) to form Pool F in Nagoya. The semifinals and finals will be played in Tokyo on Nov. 13-14.
Earlier today, Germany topped Kazakhstan 25-21, 25-14, 25-16 in Pool C action while Cuba challenges Croatia later today in Matsumoto. In today's results in Pool A played in Tokyo, Peru defeated Algeria 25-16, 25-12, 25-18 and Serbia beat Costa Rica 25-15, 25-18, 25-14. In Pool B at Hamamatsu, Brazil swept Kenya 25-15, 25-16, 25-11 and Netherlands handled Czech Republic 26-24, 25-20, 25-14. In Pool D at Nagoya, Russia defeated Dominican Republic 21-25, 25-9, 25-17, 25-11 and Korea slipped past Canada 25-19, 25-19, 25-14. In today's evening matches, host Japan starts against Poland in Pool A, Italy takes on Puerto Rico in Pool B and China challenges Turkey in Pool D.
Thailand scored the first two points of the match and grabbed a 4-1 advantage in the opening set. Akinradewo scored a kill and block on consecutive plays and Thailand hit wide to tie the set at 5-all. Larson put up a block and slammed a kill yielding an 8-7 American advantage at the first technical timeout. Thailand answered with back-to-back points out of the break to regain a 9-8 lead. After a Thailand error, Larson tapped an attack off the Thailand block and Hooker turned a back-row kill to produce an 11-9 U.S. lead going into a Thailand timeout. Thailand came back to knot the score at 13-all. Hooker and Larson connected for consecutive kills to extend the USA lead to 18-16. However, Thailand answered with three unanswered points to take a 19-18 advantage forcing a USA timeout. Out of the break, Thailand increased its lead to 20-18 on a USA blocking error. Thailand traded points the rest of the set to take a 25-23 victory. Larson led the USA in the first set with seven points, but the USA had 10 errors to Thailand's three.
Hooker and Tom picked up consecutive kills to start the second set and Thailand hit long to give the USA a 3-0 lead. Thailand came back with consecutive points to narrow the gap to 3-2. Tom put up a block after a Hooker kill to push the American lead to 5-2. Thailand moved to within one at 7-6 on back-to-back points. Team USA responded with a Hooker kill and consecutive blocks from Bown to produce a 10-6 edge. The U.S. lead was stretched to five points at 12-7 with a Hooker kill and Thailand error. Tom, Larson and Hooker connected for back-to-back kills to increase the American lead to 16-9 at the second technical timeout. Out of the break, Thailand hit wide to extend the gap to eight points at 17-9. Thailand used a 4-1 scoring run to reduce its deficit to 19-14. Hooker and Larson answered with back-to-back kills regain a seven-point cushion at 21-14. Bown pocketed consecutive kills to jump the lead to 23-15. The U.S. finished set at 25-17 on a Glass kill. Hooker ended the second set with six points in leading the Americans, who limited their errors to just four in the second set. Bown added five points and two of the team's three blocks.
Tom notched a kill and block on consecutive plays early in the third set and Thailand followed with back-to-back errors to yield a 5-1 American advantage. Thailand cut the deficit in half at 6-4 with consecutive points. Akinradewo and Hooker slammed consecutive kills to push the Americans to an 8-4 lead at the first technical timeout. Thailand chipped the lead down to a single point at 11-10. Team USA answered with a Hooker kill and Akinradewo block to jump back three-point cushion at 13-10, but Thailand again came back to within one at 14-13. Tom hammered a kill and Thailand hit wide on consecutive plays to extend the USA lead to 18-14. Larson and Bown put up a block after a Hooker kill and Thailand followed with an error to increase the American advantage to 22-15. Hooker ended a five-point scoring run with an ace at 23-15. Bown stuffed a Thailand attack for the set victory at 25-17 after a Larson kill. Hooker notched six points in the third set and the Americans took advantage of eight Thailand errors. USA had five blocks in the third set.
Thailand gained an early 3-1 lead in the fourth set, but a service error and attack error tied the set at 3-all. Thailand built a three-point cushion at 11-8 after an ace and block leading to a USA timeout. Akinradewo put up a block after a Hooker kill to narrow the gap to one at 12-11. Team USA tied the set at 13-all with a Larson kill and Hooker block. Thailand answered with back-to-back points to resume a two-point cushion at 15-13. The U.S. swung the momentum to its favor with two Hooker blocks around a Glass block to yield a 16-15 American lead at the second technical timeout. USA gained a key two-point edge at 23-21 with a Hooker kill and Bown block leading to a Thailand timeout. Out of the break, USA knocked down two more blocks from Bown and Larson to win 25-21. Hooker scored 11 points in the fourth set as the Americans blocked seven Thailand attacks.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for FIVB World Championship
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
1 - Ogonna Nnamani (OPP, 6-1, Bloomington, Ill., Stanford)
2 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
12 - Nancy Metcalf (OPP, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)
15 - Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
19 - Destinee Hooker (OPP, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Doctor: Dr. William Briner
Team Manager: Ken Sullivan
FIVB World Championship First Round Pools with FIVB World Ranking
(first three countries by seed, then next three based on drawing of lots)
Pool A (Tokyo): Japan (5), Serbia (9), Poland (8), Peru (17), Algeria (14), Costa Rica (31)
Pool B (Hamamatsu): Brazil (1), Italy (4), Netherlands (10), Kenya (35), Puerto Rico (13), Czech Republic (38)
Pool C (Matsumoto): USA (2), Cuba (6), Germany (15), Kazakhstan (16), Thailand (12), Croatia (45)
Pool D (Nagoya): China (3), Russia (7), Korea (21), Dominican Republic (11), Turkey (22), Canada (24)
First Round Schedule
First Round Schedule
Pool A:
Oct. 29: Peru def. Algeria 25-16, 25-12, 25-18
Oct. 29: Serbia def. Costa Rica 25-15, 25-18, 25-14
Oct. 29: Poland vs. Japan, 18:45
Oct. 30: Costa Rica vs. Algeria, 12:30
Oct. 30: Serbia vs. Poland, 15:00
Oct. 30: Japan vs. Peru, 18:00
Oct. 31: Peru vs. Serbia, 12:30
Oct. 31: Poland vs. Costa Rica, 15:00
Oct. 31: Algeria vs. Japan, 18:00
Nov. 2: Serbia vs. Algeria, 13:00
Nov. 2: Poland vs. Peru, 15:30
Nov. 2: Costa Rica vs. Japan, 18:45
Nov. 3: Peru vs. Costa Rica, 12:30
Nov. 3: Algeria vs. Poland, 15:00
Nov. 3: Japan vs. Serbia, 18:00
Pool B:
Oct. 29: Brazil def. Kenya 25-15, 25-16, 25-11
Oct. 29: Netherlands def. Czech Republic 26-24, 25-20, 25-14
Oct. 29: Puerto Rico vs. Italy, 18:45
Oct. 30: Czech Republic vs. Brazil, 13:00
Oct. 30: Kenya vs. Puerto Rico, 15:30
Oct. 30: Netherlands vs. Italy, 18:00
Oct. 31: Puerto Rico vs. Czech Republic, 13:00
Oct. 31: Italy vs. Kenya, 15:30
Oct. 31: Brazil vs. Netherlands, 18:00
Nov. 2: Brazil vs. Puerto Rico, 13:30
Nov. 2: Netherlands vs. Kenya, 16:15
Nov. 2: Czech Republic vs. Italy, 18:45
Nov. 3: Puerto Rico vs. Netherlands, 13:00
Nov. 3: Kenya vs. Czech Republic, 15:30
Nov. 3: Italy vs. Brazil, 18:00
Pool C:
Oct. 29: Germany def. Kazakhstan 25-21, 25-14, 25-16
Oct. 29: USA def. Thailand, 16:15 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21
Oct. 29: Croatia vs. Cuba, 18:45
Oct. 30: USA vs. Croatia, 13:00
Oct. 30: Thailand vs. Kazakhstan, 15:30
Oct. 30: Cuba vs. Germany, 18:00
Oct. 31: Kazakhstan vs. Cuba, 13:00
Oct. 31: Croatia vs. Thailand, 15:30
Oct. 31: USA vs. Germany, 18:00
Nov. 2: Croatia vs. Germany, 13:30
Nov. 2: Thailand vs. Cuba, 16:15
Nov. 2: USA vs. Kazakhstan, 18:45
Nov. 3: Kazakhstan vs. Croatia, 13:00
Nov. 3: Germany vs. Thailand, 15:30
Nov. 3: USA vs. Cuba, 18:00
Pool D:
Oct. 29: Russia def. Dominican Republic 21-25, 25-9, 25-17, 25-11
Oct. 29: Korea def. Canada 25-19, 25-19, 25-14
Oct. 29: Turkey vs. China, 18:45
Oct. 30: Russia vs. Turkey, 13:00
Oct. 30: Dominican Republic vs. Korea, 15:30
Oct. 30: China vs. Canada, 18:00
Oct. 31: Turkey vs. Dominican Republic, 13:00
Oct. 31: Canada vs. Russia, 15:30
Oct. 31: Korea vs. China, 18:00
Nov. 2: Turkey vs. Canada, 13:30
Nov. 2: Russia vs. Korea, 16:15
Nov. 2: Dominican Republic vs. China, 18:45
Nov. 3: Canada vs. Dominican Republic, 13:00
Nov. 3: Korea vs. Turkey, 15:30
Nov. 3: China vs. Russia, 18:00
Second Round (Nov. 6-10) - teams play opposite pool in crossover
Pool E (Tokyo): 1A, 1D, 2A, 2D, 3A, 3D, 4A, 4D
Pool F (Nagoya): 1B, 1C, 2B, 2C, 3B, 3C, 4B, 4C
Semifinals and Finals (Nov. 13-14 in Tokyo)


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ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 14, 2007) - The U.S. Men's National Team came up against a Russian team with too many weapons on Saturday, and despite taking a set, the U.S. Men fell 1-3 (22-25, 25-17, 13-25, 21-25) in the semifinals of the FIVB World League on Saturday in Katowice, Poland.
The U.S. Men (1-2 in the World League final round, 11-4 overall) will play Poland on Sunday in the third-place game (8 a.m. PDT). Russia (2-1 in the World League final round, 12-3 overall) will play in the championship match against Brazil, which defeated Poland 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 25-23) in Saturday's other semifinal.
Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) led the U.S. Men with 18 points on 16 kills and two blocks. Gabe Gardner (San Clemente, Calif.) added 14 points on 13 kills and one ace. Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) scored eight points, all on kills.
Russian opposite Semen Poltavsky led all scorers with 19 points on 16 kills, one block and two aces.
"I think that we were well prepared to play today, but obviously we didn't execute what we planned in any percentage," U.S. Team Captain Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.) said. "It's hard to win against a team like Russia. They played a pretty consistent game and we didn't play as well in the court as we planned on the paper."
U.S. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon started Gardner at opposite, Priddy and Salmon at outside hitter, Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.) and David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) at middle blocker, Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) at setter and Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) at libero.
Hoff entered the match to start the fourth set in place of Lee. Outside hitter Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) and opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawai'i) also entered as substitutes.
Russia had more spikes (57-49), blocks (7-4) and aces (5-2) than Team USA.
The first set was evenly matched as the United States led 8-7 at the first technical timeout and Russia led 16-15 at the second. Team USA's hitters struggled with the Russian blocking and the U.S. errors mounted in the 22-25 loss.
The U.S. Men got off to a faster start in the second set and led 8-6 at the first technical timeout and 16-10 at the second. Russian Head Coach Vladimir Alekno made a double switch at setter and opposite, but it didn't help as Team USA raced ahead for the victory.
Russia seemed to find the answer in the third set and used a series of successful, fast attacks through the middle to go from leading 8-7 at the first technical timeout to 16-9 in the second at the second.
The U.S. Men trailed 13-16 at the second technical timeout of the fourth set. With Russia leading 18-14, McCutcheon called a timeout and the U.S. Men rallied to make it 18-19. But Russia increased its attack again to put the match out of reach.
View the box from this match at www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/wl2007/pdf/P2-103.pdf.
All World League matches played in the United States and the World League finals are scheduled to be shown on ESPNU.
Results, statistics and photos are available on the FIVB World League Web Site at www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2007.
The 2007 U.S. Men's media kit is available at www.usavolleyball.org/media/national/us_men_mediakit07.pdf (please note that this is a large PDF file).
2007 FIVB World League
Final Round Schedule
Pool E
July 11: Poland def. France, 3-2 (38-36 19-25 21-25 25-21 15-11)
July 12: USA def. France, 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 28-26)
July 13: Poland def. USA, 3-0 (25-22, 36-34, 25-23)
Pool F
July 11: Bulgaria def. Brazil, 3-2 (21-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23, 15-12)
July 12: Russia def. Bulgaria, 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-21)
July 13: Brazil def. Russia, 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 26-24)
July 14
SF1: Russia def. USA, 3-1 (25-22, 17-25, 25-13, 25-21)
SF2: Brazil def. Poland, 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 25-23)
July 15
Third-place: USA vs. Poland, 8 a.m. PDT
Championship: Russia vs. Brazil, 11 a.m. PDT
U.S. 12-Man Roster
No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
2 Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
3 Jim Polster (OH, 6-6, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 Brandon Taliaferro (S, 6-5, San Clemente, Calif., UCLA)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
7 David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
8 Reid Priddy (OH, 6-5, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
9 Ryan Millar (MB, 6-8, Palmdale, Calif., BYU)
10 Riley Salmon (OH, 6-6, League City, Texas, Pierce College)
12 Tom Hoff (MB, 6-8, Park Ridge, Ill., Long Beach State)
13 Clay Stanley (OPP, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i)
14 Kevin Hansen (S, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford)
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This study examined BSW, MSW and PhD social work students' (N=72) critical thinking skills using the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST). Social work students who tested as more open to experience on a personality inventory, took chemistry in college, and reported having both parents with a college degree had higher critical thinking skills. There was a trend toward higher levels of critical thinking as academic levels increased. Implications and recommendations are discussed for social work classrooms, field practica, and admissions.
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About the Authors: Peter Kranstover and Claire Sneed serve in the State Department's Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization.
In recent years, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) have been making inroads into southern Panama. The Darien, situated on the border with Colombia, is the southernmost province of Panama. This lush tropical valley, flanked on three sides by mountains, is renowned for its biodiversity. While eco-tourists flock to the region for its pristine rainforest, criminal groups are moving in for a different reason. The Darien Gap, the only break in the nearly 30,000 mile Pan-American Highway, provides a safe haven for those attempting to evade Colombian security forces.
Traditionally, the Darien received little attention, in part due to the region's geographic isolation and "frontier" reputation, and in part because the FARC had not previously unduly bothered Darien residents. This changed when the Colombian government to the South made real inroads in defeating the FARC. Rebels increasingly fled Colombia through the mountains into the Darien and made greater demands on local residents. FARC presence prompted growth in trafficking networks and gangs, particularly in the areas inhabited by indigenous peoples like the Embera in Southeast Darien. Evidence that the FARC was recruiting indigenous youth sparked concerns in Panama's capital. It became clear that the country would have to pay attention to this ungoverned space, or the problem could grow out of hand.
In an effort to respond, in August 2008, the Panamanian government formed a new border patrol unit, known as SENAFRONT, to concentrate on law enforcement and security along Panama's border with Colombia in the Darien. Meanwhile, with Panamanian elections scheduled for April 2009, the U.S. Embassy took the opportunity to engage with donors and both national and local government on a more coordinated approach to solving the problem in the Darien.
The U.S. Ambassador to Panama, Barbara Stephenson, asked the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization to help facilitate an interagency assessment at her post in April 2009. The goal was to use the Interagency Conflict Assessment Framework (ICAF) to help evaluate the assumptions behind the Embassy's approach to dealing with the deteriorating security situation in the Darien. The Coordinator sent a small team to Panama for three days to help the embassy in this effort.
With the Coordinator's support, Ambassador Stephenson led the senior country team in a series of discussions on the topic of FARC incursions, the resulting growth in narco-criminal activity, and Panama's ability to respond. The discussions were organized using the ICAF methodology, which provides a format for people with different perspectives to come to a common understanding of the dynamics that feed into and diminish conflict in a given context. The assessment exercise is designed to promote better coordination in the planning and execution of diplomatic, defense and development efforts undertaken by various agencies of the U.S. Government.
Ambassador Stephenson saw the ICAF as a way to examine assumptions about the sources of conflict in the area in order to develop a more effective strategy to support stabilization in the Darien region. The ICAF process, she noted, brought to the fore a number of different perspectives on Panama and the Darien. Formally examining these differing perspectives helped the embassy team establish a shared understanding of important influences in Panama and the Darien. These influences or factors included the indigenous leadership, a local sense of tradition and autonomy, and the rich resources and potential of the region, all of which serve to frame any prescription for an increased Panamanian government presence in the area.
As one embassy team member later commented, "it was very useful to have someone from outside come in and question our assumptions and 'force' us to defend our strategy from scratch. The assessment helped to purify our thinking on the issue, eliminating issues that while interesting and potentially important in a larger sense, were not central to our Darien strategy. The major pillars of our strategy (such as at-risk youth and community policing) were validated by the process, though our understanding of the major drivers of conflict was clarified, which helped us explain better what we were trying to do."
Ambassador Stephenson later summed up the conclusions of the ICAF for the Los Angeles Times: "The situation in Panama," she said, "argues for working with at-risk youth to prevent gang violence from taking root, and for training the police in community policing principles so they form strong ties with their communities -- a proven recipe for preventing crime."
The outcome of Embassy Panama's deliberations is exactly the type of approach the ICAF is designed to foster: an integrated, thoughtful and coordinated approach to drawing on the full range of U.S. resources, both civilian and military, represented in the embassy country team in order to help a country address challenges to its stability.
Joe in Tennessee writes:
In 2004, they were in Ecuador, a border of Columbia to the West...now it is simply another border they are testing.
Just as any criminal element is suppressed in one area, it will migrate to an area of lest resistance, which shows there is less stability in the core of the FARC and their power is in some jeopardy.
The same holds true here in America, where MS 13 and many Hispanic Gangs in Calif. have been more successfully suppressed and imprisoned for their illegal activities by State and Federal sources, they can now be found in smaller American cities who do not have the resources or experience to fight them. Hells Angels migrated to Canada in the 90s and now Canada has cracked down on them and they have migrated to the Wisconsin area.


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Saw this on FSN with Mike Polk, I thought it was good, but it felt it was missing something, but overall it was pretty fun watch. Two guys from "Man in the Box" are in it as well. Anyone else catch this?
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Bath Petals, Body Lotion, French Alpine Lavender, 12 fl oz (355 ml) (Discontinued Item)
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by Anton Shilov
Microsoft Corp. said that its forthcoming Natal motion sensor will not only enable new experience in video games, but to also replace remote controls for TV-sets and enrich media experience of end-users. In fact, Microsoft expects wide convergence of the Internet, television and video games going forward.
"I don't believe we are currently in the golden age of the television or the golden age of the game console or the golden age of the Internet; frankly, five years from now I don't know that you'll be able to tell the difference between those worlds," said Marc Whitten, the general manager responsible for Microsoft's Xbox Live service, told attendees at the Streaming Media West show, reports PC Magazine.
The high-ranking executive at Microsoft said he envisioned a future where Natal recognizes the users in the room as well as their voices. Knowing the identity of the users, services will also know the content they are interested in and allow one of multiple users to control the interface.
"With the flick of my wrist I can change a channel. With the power of my voice I can start a movie. […] I believe that this will be the largest leap of TV experience since the remote control," added Mr. Whitten.
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PHOTOS: Folsom Street East
Complaints from prudish neighbors didn't stop kinksters from strutting their stuff down 28th Street on Sunday at the 16th annual Folsom Street East in New York's West Chelsea gayborhood.Will Clark and Xavier Rage emceed the naughty block party, which included performances by The Glamazons, Dallas DuBois, Naked Highway, Derek Bishop, Heloise & the Savoir Faire and Brett Gleason.
Dudes in jockstraps, harnesses, banana hammocks and other accoutrement squeezed through the crowds to ogle flogging and bondage demonstrations, peruse leather wear and toys, get a drink at the Eagle, and pick up info from Leathermen's Academy, Lucas Raunch, the Imperial Court of New York, Gay Naturists International, New York Bondage Club and other outfits. And of course watch the annual pie-eating contest. (Let's just say they're not eating that pie off a plate and leave it at that.)
Seriously, we don't know what those uptight yuppies are complaining about—it was just some good, clean fun. Well, it was good fun, anyway.
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Is a pride parade for gay men the same as Halloween for straight girls? To quote Mean Girls: "Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it."Jun 18, 2012 at 2:09 pm · @Reply ·
And of course Queerty finds the absolute twinkiest picture EVER taken at an event like this for the article. lol
How do they arrive at this event, walk down the street? subway or taxi? Are there lockers or a place to store your street clothes?
I find this all to be so confounding — what is the attraction to leather? I would feel foolish.
# 16….wow!
@Jonathan: Make that #17!
LMAO these twinks and guys in the photos don't know the first thing about actually being "masculine".
Ugh leather has become such a joke these days and has been for the last 30 years.
#1, second from the right. YES, 100%. In a heartbeat.
#16 on the left is Sam Barclay – British gay pornstar
I'll take 9 & 10. The rest of them you can have…
OK that should be pic #17 where the guy is wearing a shirt.
@MikeNYC: Do they need to?
The Pie eating contest was disgusting!
It had men eating whipped cream and other pie fillings out of men's ass holes and rimming them.
What a way to promote unsafe sex and rimming isn't safe since you can get HPV-warts, and various strains of Hepatitis that way.
Charlie-Yes they do.
#18 is up my alley… I like them fully clothed.
I know its in our culture to mingle in sexuality and debauchery, but I just feel that these types of events are getting old. I would like to go to ONE gay event where the majority of us are fully clothed. Is that a possibility?
Jesus wept.
My eyes :(
Quite frankly, if these kind of events aren't for you…don't come. If you don't like leather…stop clicking through the photos. If the men aren't masculine enough for you, fuck someone else. If you feel foolish around leathermen, spend more time getting to know the culture or go away. If the leather culture has gotten too *TOO*, take it back; your lack of leadership has led the community here.
No one is forcing you to spend any time around us. At all. Folsom Street East is part of a day out of the year, on one block, in a city of 8 million people. If you don't want to hang out, are afraid to hang out, are disgusted, are bored…there is a LOT going on everywhere else in this city. Go there and leave us to our "debauchery."
Awww I love Mr. Friendly and Friendly Pup! (Pic 17) – Dave is a great guy. Fight the stigma of HIV – join Mr. Friendly on Facebook!
@Kinky Man: Right on!
Why would they need to be masculine??? YOU'RE GAY! Lots of straight men already think you're not masculine enough or even worth being called a man. Gay machismo is hilarious.
You're like a man with no legs trying to convince his paraplegic friends that he can do anything a person with two legs can. Get over it, you'll never come across as straight. Straight men can sniff gays like you out easily.
Sorry Charlie, that was meant for Mr. I'm-gay-but-you'll-never-be-able-to-tell-because-I'm-so-damn-macho, MikeNCY ;)
There are tons of gay events where everyone is clothed; theater, cocktail parties, awards dinners, outdoor clubs, bowling, family days, gay days at amusement parks, roller skating, church services, book clubs, barbeques, happy hours for professionals, sports teams, formal dances, river cruises, etc.
And this is just in my neck of the woods in upstate NY. You should get out more.
@MikeNYC Actually, I know the two on the right, and they're pretty butch. Even so, you should stop being a toad. Femme-bashing isn't going to make you any friends here, or anywhere else in this city.
Great pics. Very sexy men indeed!
thank you. god why is everyone obsessed with skinny, rotely attractive gay guys! most annoying creatures on earth.
@Kinky Man: free speech, my man, free speech. if they cant talk shit then you cant have a kinky parade. just sayin.


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Lovely Long Blond Curly Hairstyle for Women
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Move to clean energy
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Most businesses and individuals do the right thing and are paying to have someone cart away their trash. If that didn't happen we would be awash in all kinds of garbage posing immediate health and safety problems. We now know that the carbon dioxide emitted by the fossil-fuel industry goes basically unchecked (free dumping) resulting in more natural disasters, more outbreaks of disease, more food shortages, and more sea level rise. Personal actions alone are not enough. We need large changes in energy policy.
Recently President Obama put action behind his words when he announced his administration's climate plan that calls for new energy efficiency standards, implements clean energy production to power six million homes by 2020, and utilizes the Clean Air Act to cut carbon pollution from toxic power plants.
The president's plan will limit air pollution from new and existing power plants that threatens our climate, economy, and the health of our families. This will not be easy because the fossil fuel industry is very wealthy and powerful. The president's plan is a place to start.
To avoid greater damage to our soil, water and air the president also needs to say no to the Canada's Keystone XL pipeline. Because tar sand oil is so hard to extract it requires vast amounts of energy and chemicals to remove it from the ground and send through the pipeline. The tar sands oil industry has devastated huge tracts of land and water in Canada.
This pipeline will leak as others have. It would carry a toxic mix of tar sand oil and chemical additives over our aquifers then be processed and exported to other countries. Clearly we need energy, yet our very survival depends upon clean water, air and soil. The time is now to move towards energy that comes from clean and sustainable sources.
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After a troubled year, Kyrgyzstan is experiencing a glorious spring. But many farmers have experienced financial hardships that will limit their ability to get the spring planting done that will ensure a good fall harvest. In response to this crisis, the U.S. government (USG), through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (GOK), have officially launched the Seed Assistance Voucher Program. USAID awarded $ 4.1 million to increase improved seed use in Kyrgyzstan during the spring planting season of 2011. The program was jointly designed by the USG and the GOK, and is being jointly implemented by a USAID implementer and the GOK through its Ministry of Agriculture.
The ceremony to launch the project took place at the Djail Farm, Alekseevka village, Chui Oblast. The Minister of Agriculture, Torogul Bekov, and the U.S. Charge d'Affairs, Larry Memmott, opened the event, in which farmers were given some of the first seeds that will soon be planted in the fields. Each participating farmer, cooperative, and seed farm will receive a voucher that will be exchanged for a specific commodity at the seed distribution point. The proposed program is intended to supply improved seeds of barley, potato, safflower, and sugar beet for the spring planting season staring this month.
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Many healthy foods are surprisingly unhealthy for oral health.
Coffee, red wine, cigarettes�when it comes to protecting your pearly whites, you know to steer clear of these tooth-staining offenders. But there are some other, less-obvious culprits that could be�ruining your smile. Most likely, acid-containing�foods are secretly wreaking havoc on your oral health�and acid is lurking where you least expect it. It�s common knowledge that excess sugar can contribute to cavities, but what�s the big deal with acid? �Foods high in acid can contribute to acid erosion, which is the wearing down of the outer layer of the tooth enamel,� explains Dr. Debra Glassman, a nationally renowned dentist based in NYC. As the protective enamel wears away, the teeth turn yellow, translucent and dull. They might also be more sensitive to hot or cold liquids. What�s more, acid erosion is an irreversible process�so once the tooth enamel has eroded, �There�s no replacing it,� Dr. Glassman adds. Unfortunately, many foods that are mainstays of a healthy diet�including citrus fruits, salad dressings, dried fruits and even berries�could be sneakily sabotaging your oral health. �When you eat these foods, you bathe your teeth in an acidic environment, and it can ultimately wear away on the enamel,� Glassman says. Look below to find out which of your favorite foods are surprisingly rich in acid. Dill pickles Salad dressing Soy sauce Oranges Ketchup Raspberries Raisins/Dried Fruit Pineapple Marinara sauce If one or more of your favorite foods made the list, does�this mean that you should abandon it for the sake of salvaging your teeth? �Of course not,� Dr. Glassman says. �Don�t give up healthy food in your diet, particularly fruit, but do take a fresh look at how you eat it.� There are a number of preventative measures you can take to reduce the impact of acid erosion. Dr. Glassman suggests trying the following: 1. �Don�t swish, swirl or hold acidic foods in your mouth for too long,� Glassman says. 2. Many drinks, especially carbonated ones, can contribute to acid erosion. "Try drinking through a straw or substituting soft drinks with water." 3. "Avoid brushing your teeth immediately after eating or drinking and make sure you�re using a soft-bristled toothbrush." 4. "Consider using a tooth enamel-strengthening toothpaste, such as ProNamel." (Glassman is a spokesperson). 5. Drink water and rinse after meals. �On the go, you can swish a little water to rinse your mouth, and swallow,� Dr. Glassman says. �You�re diluting the acidic environment in your mouth and decreasing the acid content around your teeth.� This article originally appeared as on Spry Living


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Will 'Turncoat' Gaga Be PETA's Next Target?
Lady Gaga has plenty of fans—especially in the gay community, which she has embraced so fervently. Gay Gaga fans at PETA loved her all the more when she came out against fur, telling Ellen DeGeneres, "I hate fur and I don't wear fur." But recent furry Gaga photos show that the Lady may be a turncoat. So PETA VP Dan Mathews has written to Gaga to find out if she's become a "Judas" to animals:
Dear Gaga,
Many of your gay fans, I among them, have long admired what you told Ellen: "I hate fur and I don't wear fur." I included a link because these recent photos of you in fox and rabbit and with a wolf carcass make it appear that you have amnesia. I'm also including this brief video hosted by Tim Gunn showing the violent cruelty that you promote when you wear fur. What happened? Are your stylists telling you that it's fake, or are you a turncoat? Many gays are animal advocates because we recognize that the same arrogance and indifference that some have toward animal suffering has at times been directed toward us personally because of our orientation. PETA has long participated in Pride events around the country, and just last week, we helped lead protests against Chick-fil-A. But by wearing those dumb furs in a heat wave, you're making yourself a target just like the mindless Kim Kardashian. As we plan our fall campaigns, please tell us whether what you gracefully told Ellen was heartfelt or just a pose.
We await your reply.
Dan Mathews
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Gaga has refused to say whether the furs that she has been wearing are fake, so won't you chime in to try and get her to reply?
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I wonder if she is under mind control or forced to be on heavy drugs. She may not be responsible. Whoever has control over her is. Probably some billionaire. She always looks confused and frightened. When she talks it's like she's in pain. We need to find out who her puppeteer is. That's the animal hater. Does anyone know who that might be?
it stands to reason that she is an animal hater and a turncoat. she worships the devil. he's everything bad.
I do not agree with the above statement that people are only bothered about fur and that it is a normal way of killing. The fur is often ripped from the living creature with the aid of implements and knives or it is electrocuted, it also takes 15 times the amount of energy which is responsible for extending the carbon footprint with consequences for poorer countries and rising sea levels? In addition people from William Wilberforce (Abolition of Slavery/RSPCA founder), Gandi(human rights/compassion to animals) to Morrisey have challenged abuses of animals and people?
I have just seen gaga wearing a white fox fur draped around her shoulders…i am beyond sickened. i will never buy her rubbish music again, she can go to hell. i always had a sneaking feeling she was a fraud and a money hungry fake and now i know it. she is pro cruelty and utterly repellent. i am an EX LITTLRMONSTER. i now despise her. I feel conned by her, she is a fraud
I used to love her- but she is out of it now. I love that she stands up for gay rights, but suffering is suffering. She could be so much smarter and better than she is acting now. I feel like she has really changed since the early days. I have lost almost all of my respect for her.
http://www.furisgreen.com/ animals are killed all over the world out of necessity, is it better to throw away the fur? I think all animals should be killed humanly, but we need to remember how sensitive we are towards animals in developed nations. More people in English speaking countries worry more about animals rights than human rights, which is very disturbing. You don't want to help the sick, the dying, the old, the poor, the homeless, the abused, or hungry children but oh my god one person is wearing fur! we need to make an example out of them quick!
She's so [expletive] cheesy! Gay rights is trendy but animal rights is not… She's about street cred, not compassion.
Shes disgusting and fake and does not care about rights, never has, shes clearly mocking everyone including YOU, only cares about FAME.. spoken from her own vile mouth. ewww..Anyone whos stupid enough to follow this ugly rat witch, deserves to be just a follower and never anything more. Take away her fame, destroy her, abolish animal cruelty and killings. Support REAL artists, and Faux animal skins and awareness of her blasphemy for promoting such heinous acts. Along with all other celebs who buy and wear fur, you ought to be slaughtered and skinned alive as well:). NO SYMPATHY! feel what they have felt. But most importantly we must do something massive to stop this fucked up industry. We DONT NEED FUR!!!!! There is clearly far superior options out there…for artists to support and animal faux fashions if you must.
I'm one lilmonster and I fell very sorry about the animals and I but any one can make mistake I hope fully gaga won't do this again
"Are your stylists telling you that it's fake" hahaha. so you know peta, gaga may have stylists, but she choses what she wears. they don't tell her what to wear. gaga said she is trying to challenge herself and the rules she's made for fame. part of challenging yourself is to break your own social taboo's. part of challenging your rules for fame is to break what other have come to expect from you.
I used to be a big fan, but she sorta "jumped the shark" after the "Bad Romance" video and it was never the same. She just got too weird – and I like weird, but this was way too much (even for me). She was cutesy and unique in the beginning, but like I said, it all fell apart right after "Bad Romance". I think she has some major mental problems; she lies and contradicts herself all the time. Now she's wearing and defending real fur? Hey, Gaga, if you're so against bullying why bully animals? You should know better. You have zero class and I am no longer a fan. Grow up.
I thot (hoped) the meat dress was a demonstration meant to show how revolting it is to wear any dead animal tissues, I so wanted to be a fan. She would feel differently if someone chose to torture and skin alive her precious little dog because his fur would look beautiful as one piece in thousands for a coat. That is HYPERCRITICAL!
For gods sakes it's fake fur! Get over it
It is a huge disapointment to see you wearing that ridiculous fur coat…shame on you for encouraging torture and suffering.. animals do not deserve these atrocities….your fans are talking to you so wake up and give us some proof that you at least respect us.
So disappointed! She was a voice for the underdog – And now she is just another 1% rep. She obviously can't handle the 'fame' – It's gone to her head.
I'm not surprised. This is the same woman who wore a meat dress.
I am totally against fur-wearing, gay marriage ,and Lady Gaga.
Gaga! What have you done?! I was just starting to respect you, your style and believes. But your lack of self-respect (by wearing fur) disappointed me so much! Your an monster in my eyes now! Dump the fur!
It's fake. If you look at this: http://www.fashionologie.com/Hermes-Runway-2012-Fall-22044060?page=0,0,0#7 It says high-pile fur which is fake… By the way, gaga meant, give hermes the credits because he designed it perfectly and managed to fool people and made them think it's real fur… 🙂 Good day everyone
Sickening. I hope Gaga (she's no lady!) career suffers a death as agonizing as the animals who suffered and died for her "fashion"
I just saw Lady Fur Haga's sarcastic response to the fur flap on Twitter. Why is she being such a [text cut]? First she wears meat dresses, and now turning against her word and wearing fur? Lady Gaga: Fur Shame.
Please use your compassion and creativity to help suffering animals. Your fans will copy your appearance with out realizing how animals die cruel deaths, suffer and often are skinned alive. They don't understand that faux or fake fur is more often than not real fur. Thank you for expanding your efforts to bring kindness and compassion to the forefront for animals as well as humans.
I'm a Lil Monster but this is disappointing. Dump the Fur!
Dump the fur, Gaga. Count me out as a fan until you do.
THe gay community has long supported progressive social movements such as animal rights, familiar as most gays are with unethical treatment and disregard, and even violence. Furry Lady, get with it and get with your fans – disown fur! It's so, so ugly, by the way.
I don't get why gay community fans are being brought up into this issue? It's not necessary. I hope she'll stop wearing animal fur…but now, who knows /:


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Skip to comments.Debate aftermath: Romney hammers Biden on Libya remark
Posted on 10/12/2012 12:19:20 PM PDT by Arthurio
(CNN) -- Mitt Romney led fresh Republican attacks on Friday over Vice President Joe Biden's debate remark about security concerns at the U.S. diplomatic compound in Libya where four Americans - including Ambassador Christopher Stevens -- were killed in a terrorist attack.
The GOP presidential challenger accused Biden of contradicting State Department officials when he said at Thursday's debate against Romney's running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, that "we weren't told they wanted more security" at the diplomatic facility in Benghazi.
The mission came under attack by armed militants on the 11th anniversary of the September 2001 al Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington.
However, State Department officials told a congressional hearing on Wednesday that they requested more security but were turned down by headquarters in Washington.
"When the vice president directly contradicts the sworn testimony of state department officials ... the American people deserve to know what happened," Romney told a campaign event in the battleground state of Virginia.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Romney learns how to kick his opponent in the crotch.
Go Mitt. SHove it down their throats. Repeatedly!
Wow! Mittens takes the mittens off! About time. Pour it on. Fusillade! Suppressing fire! L-O-T. (Used as an analogy only in the battle of words.)
This guy is a heartbeat away from being Commander In Chief.
Romney sees himself leading in every poll and most every swing state. He knows if election were held today, he'd be the 45th POTUS - and is not going to go soft down the stretch. This could become a landslide if Libya turns into a massive scandal.
There are so many tossup senate races too. If Romney could build up a margin, maybe some coattails, and the GOP could sweep the board on all the close senate races, like Reagan in 1980.
Libya is a massive scandal. The media simply won't report it as such.
Why could the Administration put a drone over the site to watch the murders but not an F-16 over the site to prevent the murders?
Bush's fault! Ya rassis!
I took the liberty of editing your earlier reply.
You're not lyin' and coverin' up, you're just criminally negligent and dumber than dirt. Got it.
At U.N., Obama again blames Libya attack on video September 25, 2012
For 14 days after the attack no one told Joe and 0 that there were no protests there either!
Sec. State Clinton was also clueless about it.
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Lead On Target
"Wow! Mittens takes the mittens off!"
We'll have to start calling him "Gloves."
Biden was originally put on the ticket as a "foreign policy expert"; yet, he claims he was kept out of the loop for one of the most important foreign policy crises of his tenure. Strange stuff.
"Biden was originally put on the ticket as a foreign policy expert
I thought he was an insurance policy...who would harm Zero with that Baboon in the bullpen?
?Biden was originally put on the ticket as a ?foreign policy expert?
I thought he was an insurance policy...who would harm Zero with that Baboon in the bullpen?
And all along I thought it was because of Biden's gravitas, or so the newsfolk said.
huh and i thought it was light our tnt.
Good point......
That's certainly true. However, we will certainly achieve a vast improvement in the security we have, when our policies are changed to allow our Marines on security detail to have ammunition for their weapons.
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Uncharted 3 DLC and Jak & Daxter HD land on PSN
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Uncharted 3, Portal 2 lead Interactive Achievement Awards nods
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Crawford House achieves LEED Gold status
April 26, 2013
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One of the oldest buildings on Maryville College's campus is now the most energy efficient.
Officials at the College announced today that Crawford House, its 137-year-old farmhouse that is home to the Mountain Challenge program, has been awarded LEED Gold.
The LEED rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance.
The announcement was made during a reception marking the end of Mountain Challenge's yearlong Silver Anniversary celebration.
Sharing the news with the crowd gathered on the lawn of Crawford House were Dr. Mark O'Gorman, associate professor of political science and coordinator of the College's environmental studies program, and Dan Hurst, president and founder of Strata-G, the environmental services firm that provided assessment and consulting throughout the process.
O'Gorman praised the efforts of the Mountain Challenge staff in pursuing LEED certification.
"[They] have lived by an ethic to walk lightly on the land that is their classroom. And in doing so, through their decades of being good stewards of resources and savoring the outdoors and wilder spaces, defined an ethic of environmental sustainability that existed long before other created such terms," the professor said. "[They] decided, a few years back, to take the leap of putting their ideals and ideas to the test – permitting an outside organization, the U.S. Green Building Council, to investigate them to see truly how green Mountain Challenge was. Crawford House was the focus."
Hurst explained that achieving LEED points is difficult, especially for an existing building as old as Crawford House and with a limited budget, as the project had.
"The oldest building in the United States to be LEED certified as an existing building is the U.S. Treasury, and it was certified just a couple of years ago. It was built in 1869. The oldest one in Tennessee to be certified – up until now – was Ayers Hall [on the University of Tennessee campus] that was built in 1921 that got a LEED-Silver certification."
Then, Hurst, Mountain Challenge Fellow Lindsay O'Neal '13 and Janna McCall Nash '93, a Strata-G project manager and LEED accredited professional, helped reveal a LEED "Gold Certified" sign in front of Crawford House. Applause and cheers followed.
O'Gorman shared other statistics that emphasized the significance of the designation: Crawford House is one of 18 buildings in the state of Tennessee to receive LEED certification as an existing building (not new construction). Of these 18, only 5 have received the LEED Gold certification. Of those 5, Crawford House is the oldest.
It is one of 17 percent of the almost 40,000 LEED projects on the USGBC to have received one of LEED's two highest ratings, gold or platinum.
In pursuit of LEED
A pre-LEED audit by Knoxville-based Strata-G conducted in the fall of 2009 resulted in the following recommended improvements to be completed before requesting certification: installation of gas and water meters for measuring usage; installation of storm windows over existing windows; re-capping and fireplaces; re-insulating the attic and basement; and replacing the HVAC system with appropriate-size units.
Using funds awarded by the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, the Appalachian Regional Commission and Mountain Challenge, LLC, all of the suggested improvements – and more – were made. Those included: Custom low-E storm windows; new, efficient HVAC units; soy-based foam insulation in basement and attic; linoleum (linseed-based) flooring in kitchen; solar hot water system; a 12-panel solar array; front porch constructed with composite decking made from recycled materials; and edible landscaping (orchard, garden, blackberries along fence rows).
In LEED certification, 110 possible base points are distributed across five major credit categories: sustainable sites, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
According to Mountain Challenge Founder and Director Bruce Guillaume '76, the company had adopted environmentally friendly and energy efficient behaviors well before 2009. While seeking LEED certification, however, he and the staff sought even greater efficiency and environmental stewardship.
Scoring 66 points, Crawford House qualified for LEED Gold designation, which is the second highest rating from the USGBC. (Platinum designation is the highest.)
Also impressive is the fact that Crawford House is on the National Register of Historic Places, and improvements were made to the house without endangering its status as a historic structure.
Mountain Challenge named 'B Corp'
Also announced at the celebration was news of Mountain Challenge's designation as a 'B Corp' by B Lab, a nonprofit organization based in Pennsylvania.
In making the announcement, Cole Piper '68, Mountain Challenge's director of development, explained that the 'B' stands for "benefit," and refers to benefiting workers, the community and the environment.
"To qualify as a B Corp, a firm must have an explicit social or environmental mission, and a legally binding fiduciary responsibility to take into account the interests of workers, the community and the environment as well as its shareholders," he read. "A company must also amend its articles of incorporation to adopt B Lab's commitment to sustainability and treating workers well. Biannually, they must complete a B Impact Report – a lengthy questionnaire that measures social and environmental impact – meet B-Lab's comprehensive social and environmental performance standards and make that B Impact Report public, in order to receive the certification from B Lab."
Piper said that Mountain Challenge is one of only four companies in Tennessee to receive 'B Corp' certification.
Program celebrated as unique and influential
Wayne Kramer '74, chairman of the Maryville College Board of Directors, read a resolution making April 26 "Mountain Challenge Day" on the campus.
Kramer praised the program's successes with MC students, community members and businesses and expressed "particular appreciation to Bruce Guillaume, Class of 1976, whose tireless efforts have made Mountain Challenge a unique and influential program."
O'Neal spoke about the influence Mountain Challenge has on students, and also the impact students have on Mountain Challenge – and Maryville College.
"Mountain Challenge kids push the limit every day – and Bruce [Guillaume] lets us," she said. "We challenge this company to be better and to strive for more."
Speaking at the podium, Guillaume agreed, sharing a story with the crowd about how students five years ago asked if Crawford House was a "green" building. He answered, "I don't know," and they said, "Go find out."
"And so now I can tell you – I can finish the conversation – and I can tell you that, indeed, Crawford House is a green building," Guillaume said. "But more important than that is the fact that you set that bar incredibly high, and I want you to know that I get it. And that you have incredibly high expectations of Mountain Challenge and of me, and I never want you to stop."
Maryville College is ideally situated in Maryville, Tenn., between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Knoxville, the state's third largest city. Founded in 1819, it is the 12th oldest institution of higher learning in the South and maintains an affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Known for offering its students a rigorous and highly personal experience that includes an undergraduate research requirement, Maryville College is a nationally ranked institution of higher learning that successfully joins the liberal arts and professional preparation. Total enrollment for the fall 2016 semester is 1,197.