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ODEP - Office of Disability Employment Policy
Disability Employment Policy Resources by Topic
To support its efforts to develop and influence disability employment-related policies and practices, ODEP sponsors a wide variety of research and evaluation activities. Please see below for more information about these projects and the organizations that assist ODEP in conducting them.
Recent and Ongoing Research Projects
Current Population Survey (CPS) Supplement ODEP and DOL's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in collaboration with other Federal agencies, have implemented numerous initiatives to establish a standard measurement for the disability employment rate. In 1998, BLS formed the Employment Rate Measurement Methodology Interagency Workgroup to design questions for use in the Current Population Survey (CPS) to produce an accurate and reliable estimate of the employment rate of adults with disabilities. The rationale for the group's formation was the lack of consistent and reliable employment data and a common definition of disability. In June 2008, after several years of research and testing, ODEP sponsored the addition of new disability questions to the CPS to gauge the employment status of people with disabilities, and on February 6, 2009, the first official data on the employment status of persons with disabilities were released. These data are now updated on a monthly basis. Related resources include:
- Historical disability employment data
- Frequently Asked Questions about disability employment data
- Frequently Asked Questions about how the government measures unemployment
- Learn more about Disability Employment Statistics
Knowledge Development and Translation Initiative for Expanding the Availability and Use of Customized Employment This project was intended to increase knowledge regarding expanded utilization of customized employment strategies developed by ODEP through prior work. Through this effort, ODEP, along with its contractor, Economic Systems, Inc. (EconSys), worked to significantly expand translation of knowledge and utilization to: (1) expand availability and use of customized employment strategies among public and private systems personnel and employers; (2) implement various customized employment strategies that enable people with disabilities to move from poverty to self-sufficiency through asset accumulation and customized benefits; and (3) develop multiple policy products related to these activities. Related resources include:
Funding Options for Personal Assistance Services (PAS) ODEP, in collaboration with Social Dynamics, LLC, examined the possibility of creating a PAS Flexible Spending Account (FSA). Research on employer-based reimbursement accounts was undertaken to determine the feasibility of creating an account to reimburse PAS not covered by employers as a workplace accommodation. An issue paper outlined both the benefits and limitations of such a policy, taking into account the perspectives of various stakeholder groups (e.g., employees, employers, service providers, professional groups, and policy makers). Particular attention was given to addressing the economic and social implications of such a policy for people with disabilities. Related resources include:
Health and Wellness Research Initiative The purpose of ODEP's Health and Wellness Research Initiative was to examine: (1) corporate health and wellness programs that maintain and integrate health, disability management, cost effectiveness, and productivity within organizational cultures, and (2) access to health care for people with potentially disabling conditions who do not qualify for employer-based group coverage so that they can remain in the workforce. The Health and Wellness Research Initiative resulted in the following publications, which identified corporate health and wellness initiatives and access to health care initiatives that have been important to people with disabilities and the extent to which the programs have advanced quality access to health care:
- Corporate Wellness Research Literature Review (PDF)
- Access to Health Care Research Literature Review (PDF)
- Community Based Financing Issue Paper (PDF)
- Community Based Financing Toolkit (PDF)
- Reinsurance Issue Paper (PDF)
- Reinsurance Toolkit (PDF)
- Wellness Toolkit (PDF)
- Learn more about Health Care
- Learn more about Return to Work
Financial Education for Youth with Disabilities ODEP, in collaboration with Social Dynamics, LLC, prepared an issue paper and a literature review based on a comprehensive analysis of existing financial literacy programs for all youth, including those with disabilities; the effectiveness of these programs; and the role of employers and employment as they relate to financial literacy. Related resources include:
- Literature Review (PDF)
- Issue Paper (PDF)
- Learn more about Financial Education
- Learn more about Youth in Transition
ODEP Agency-Wide Look-Back Study This comprehensive study of the products, programs and partnerships implemented by ODEP since its inception is a performance-based management initiative intended to improve the agency's capability to fulfill the government's performance measurement requirements. It is designed to assess the impact of the agency on disability employment and related systems and will provide a systematic retrospective analysis of ODEP's performance from inception to date using Office of Management and Budget (OMB)-approved guidelines and a new state-of-the-art performance measurement tracking system.
Affirmative Action Strategies for Federal Contractors ODEP worked with DOL's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to assist Federal contractors in adopting the most effective practices for taking affirmative action with respect to persons with disabilities. Working with EconSys and civil rights and disability policy analysts, ODEP assessed affirmative action policies applicable to people with disabilities and disabled veterans and made recommendations for changes to OFCCP regulations, namely Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act. Related resources include:
- Description and Analysis of Policies and Practices Related to Section 503 (PDF or Word)
- Examples of Practices: Federal Affirmative Action Programs for Qualified Individuals with Disabilities and Qualified Disabled Veterans (PDF or Word)
- Online Application Systems - Technical Assistance Guide (PDF or Word)
- Learn more about Federal Contractor Requirements
- Learn more about Recruitment and Retention
Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) The purpose of the DEI is to improve educational, training and employment outcomes of youth and adults with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits. The DEI will improve collaboration among employment, training and asset development programs at state and local levels and build effective community partnerships that leverage public and private resources to better serve individuals with disabilities and improve employment outcomes. Working together, ODEP and ETA will coordinate with other Federal agencies, such as the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Rehabilitative Services Administration (RSA), to support blending and braiding activities of DEI grantees and advance access to asset development programs for people with disabilities.
Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) Longitudinal Research and Demonstration Project This study, which collected post-school outcome data from youth in four states, was designed to measure the extent to which the quality of a student's ILP is positively associated with postsecondary education and work outcomes for youth. Outcomes of the study are intended to increase evidence-based practices to enhance transition outcomes for all youth, including youth with disabilities.
Previous Research Projects
Disability Case Study Research Consortium on Employer Organizational Practices in Employing People with Disabilities To complete this project, ODEP sponsored a consortium of expert researchers from the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (BBI) and other educational institutions, including Rutgers University, Cornell University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and West Virginia University, to examine "corporate culture" and its impact on employment opportunities, experiences and engagement at work for persons with disabilities. The goal of this research was to identify how organizational structures, values, policies and day-to-day practices affect the employment of people with disabilities (e.g., with respect to recruiting, hiring, retaining and promoting people with and without disabilities). The study's results are helping to shape future employer policy and corporate perceptions of the ways in which organizational policies, practices, procedures and environment affect the "inclusion" experience of individuals with disabilities in the workforce. Related resources include:
- Final Report (PDF)
- Appendix A: Inclusive Employment Benchmarks (PDF)
- Appendix B: Data Analysis Results (PDF)
- Learn more about Changing Attitudes
- Learn more about Recruitment and Retention
Evaluation of Disability Employment Policy Programs Since its establishment in 2001, ODEP has funded demonstration projects across the U.S. to strengthen the capacity of the workforce development system to better serve adults and youth with disabilities. To measure the effectiveness of these various projects, independent evaluations were conducted through Westat, an external contractor. Summaries of each of these studies are provided here; final copies can be obtained by contacting ODEP at (202) 693-7880.
- Customized Employment The Customized Employment Demonstration Program targeted a specific population of people with disabilities, including those with minimal employment experience and who likely required ongoing supports to obtain and maintain employment. The project was designed to test the feasibility of incorporating customized employment services into the One-Stop system for people with disabilities.
- WorkFORCE The WorkFORCE Action initiative sought to demonstrate the employment potential of people with disabilities falling within the Olmstead decision andExecutive Order 12317 by using customized employment to achieve competitive employment in non-stereotypical settings. In addition to building capacity utilizing customized employment, projects were expected to address inadequate work opportunities resulting from attitudinal barriers, fragmentation of existing services, the complexity of existing work incentives, and lack of access to health insurance.
- Chronic Homelessness Jointly funded by ODEP and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Ending Chronic Homelessness Through Employment and Housing aimed to: (1) improve employment opportunities for persons who are chronically homeless; (2) bring together the respective expertise of both the local workforce development system (i.e., One-Stops and their partners) and local permanent housing service organizations; and (3) develop and document increased employment outcomes when these organizations combined efforts.
- Innovative State Alignment Demonstration Projects for Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities Through the Use of Intermediaries The goal of these demonstration projects was to improve transition outcomes for youth with disabilities through an intermediary approach to developing partnerships, systems change, capacity building, and sustainability. Awardees were expected to (1) assess their youth service delivery in light of evidence-based transition principles; (2) implement a cross-agency state plan to improve transition outcomes through blending and/or braiding of Federal, state and community resources, as well as the use of local intermediary organizations; (3) conduct local pilot demonstrations to determine how, through community partnerships, intermediary organizations can best be used to ensure that youth with disabilities obtain transition services consistent with evidence-based principles; and (4) demonstrate evidence of the likelihood of sustainability of efforts within the state as a result of leveraging Federal, state and local public sector resources.
- High School/High Tech The three major goals of the High School/High Tech (HS/HT) State Implementation Demonstration Program were to (1) expand the HS/HT program within the state; (2) integrate or coordinate the HS/HT program with the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)-assisted Youth Services system and Vocational Rehabilitation (VR); and (3) provide a sustainable program model. The demonstration program was also premised on the use of four evidence-based design features: preparatory experiences, connecting activities, work-based experiences, and youth development and leadership activities.
- Intermediary Grants for Mentoring Youth with Disabilities This project was a collaborative effort between ODEP and DOL's Center for Faith-Based and Community-Based Initiatives. Intermediaries sub-awarded a portion of grant funds to local faith-based and community organizations to conduct mentoring activities, such as adult and peer mentoring, e-mentoring, tutoring, job-shadowing, service learning, leadership development and youth development. In addition, they were required to establish strong linkages with the local Workforce Investment Board (WIB) to be served by the activities of the grant so the WIB could assist the intermediary in connecting to One-Stops and other community-based youth service providers.
- Technical Assistance ODEP funded three technical assistance and research centers to inform policy development and effective practices, and for training and technical assistance related to customized employment. At the time, the three centers included the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Adult (NCWD/A), the National Technical Assistance and Research Center to Promote Leadership for Increasing the Employment and Economic Independence of Adults with Disabilities (NTAR), and the Technical Assistance and Training for Providers (T-TAP).
Telework ODEP conducted research to better understand how different types of telework could promote employment opportunities for people with disabilities in the following areas: 1) using telework as a return-to-work strategy, specifically for people with disabilities receiving Federal and state workers' compensation; 2) using telework as an alternative strategy for increasing competitive employment for disabled veterans returning from tours of duty; and 3) surveying public (Federal and state agencies) and private employers to identify supporting conditions and strategies that are necessary to effectively implement and sustain telework for people with disabilities. Related resources include:
- Synthesis Report (PDF)
- Final Report (PDF)
- Learn more about Customized Employment and Flexible Work Arrangements
- Learn more about Return to Work
- Learn more about Accessible Technology
- Learn more about Veterans
Workforce Development Case Study Over five years, ODEP conducted case studies of 12 sites assisted by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to provide DOL with information to enable practice to inform policy and improve performance results of WIA-assisted programs to serve people with disabilities. Since states' initial implementation of WIA, One-Stops and youth services have been addressing the challenges of serving all customers, including those with disabilities. This study focused on impact evaluation and customer satisfaction. Related resources include:
- Analysis of Change: A Longitudinal Study of Six One-Stop Systems Serving Individuals with Disabilities - Year 3
- How Youth with Disabilities are served through the Workforce Development System: Case Study Research Across Six Sites - Year 3
- Underutilization of One-Stops by People with Significant Disabilities
- Strategies for Maximizing Staff Competence When Supporting Job Seekers with Disabilities
- Creative Involvement of Community-Based Disability Organizations
- Levels of Involvement of State VR Agencies with Other One-Stop Partners
- Tackling Fiscal Issues
Survey of Employer Perspectives on the Employment of People with Disabilities The objective of this nationally representative survey was to inform the development and promotion of policy and practice by comparing employer perspectives across industries and within companies of varying sizes. ODEP will use the data from this survey to formulate targeted strategies and policies for increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. This survey emphasized current attitudes and practices of employers in 12 industry sectors, including some high growth industries as projected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Related resources include:
- Technical Report (PDF)
- Learn more about Changing Attitudes
- Learn more about Recruitment and Retention
Policy and Technical Assistance Centers
ODEP also facilitates important research through its five policy and technical assistance centers. For more information about any of these centers' current research projects and areas of focus, please visit its website.
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
- Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT)
- Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion
- National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth)
- National Center on Leadership for the Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities (LEAD Center)


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A small child who when out on the town tries to sexually engage in many situations while heavily drinking and not doing chores. While in the process is heavily confused about the age of her prey and tends to creep on older men.
That creep ass tween can't control herself and wont leave me alone.
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FOUR gowns lay outspread upon the indigo‐purple, embroidered coverlet of the bed. The after‐glow of an orange and crimson sunset touched the folds of them, ranged upward to the vaultings of the frescoed ceiling, and stained the lofty walls as with the glare of a furnace. Sea‐greens, sea‐blues, died in the heat of it, abashed and vanquished. But so did not Madame de Vallorbes' white lawn and lace peignoir, or her abundant hair, which Zélie Forestier—trim of figure, and sour of countenance—was in the act of dressing. These caught the fiery light and held it, so that from head to foot Helen appeared as an image of living gold. Sitting before the toilet‐table, her reflection in the great, oval mirror pleased her.page: 396
"Which shall I wear?"
"That depends upon the length of time madame proposes to stay here. The black dress might be worn on several occasions with impunity. The peacock brocade, the eau de Nil, the crocus yellow, but once—twice at the uttermost. They are ravishing costumes, but wanting in repose. They are unsuited for frequent repetition."
Zélie's lean fingers twisted, puffed, pinned, the shining hair very skilfully.
"I will put on the black dress."
"Relieved by madame's parure of pink topaz?"
"Yes, I will wear the pink topazes."
"Then it will be necessary to modify the style of madame's coiffure."
"There is plenty of time."
Helen took a hand‐glass from the table and leaned forward in the low, round‐backed chair—faithful copy of a fine classic model. She wanted to see the full glory of the after‐glow upon her profile, upon her neck and bosom. Thus might Cassiopeia, glass in hand, in her golden chair sit in high heaven!—Helen smiled at the pretty conceit. But the glory was already departing. Sea‐blues, sea‐greens, sad by contrast, began to reassert their presence on walls and carpet and hangings.
"The black dress? Madame decides to remain then?"
As she spoke the lady's‐maid laid out the jewels,—chains, bracelets, brooches,—each stone set in a rim of tiny rose‐knots of delicate workmanship. As she fingered them little, yellow‐pink flames seemed to dance in their many facets. Then the after‐glow died suddenly. The flames ceased to dance. Helen's white garments turned livid, her neck and bosom grey—and that, somehow, was extremely unpleasing to Madame de Vallorbes.
"Light the candles," she said, almost sharply. "Yes, I remain. Do hurry, Zélie. It is impossible to see. I detest darkness. Hurry. Do you suppose I want to stay here all night? And look—you must bring that chain farther forward. It is not graceful. Make it droop. Let it follow the line of my hair so that the pendant may fall there, in the centre. You have it too much to the right. The centre—the centre—I tell you. There, let the drop just clear my forehead."
Thus admonished the Frenchwoman wound the jewels in her mistress' hair. But Madame de Vallorbes remained dissatisfied. The day had been one of uncertainty, of conflicting emotions; and Helen's love of unqualified purposes was page: 397 great. Confusion in others was highly diverting. But in herself—no thank you! She hated it. It touched her self‐confidence. It endangered the absoluteness of her self‐belief and self‐worship. And these once shaken, small superstitions assaulted her. In trivial happenings she detected indication of ill‐luck. Now Zélie's long, narrow face, divided into two unequal portions by a straight bar of black eyebrow, and her lean hands as reflected in the mirror, awoke unreasoning distrust. They appeared to be detached from the woman's dark‐clothed person, the outlines of which were absorbed in the increasing dimness of the room. The sallow face moved, peered, the hands clutched and hovered, independent and unrelated, about Helen's graceful head.
"For pity's sake, more candles, Zélie!" she repeated. "You. look absolutely diabolic in this uncertain light."
"In an instant, madame. I am compelled first to fix this curl in place."
She accomplished the operation with most admired deliberation, and moved away more than once, to observe the effect, before finally adjusting the hair‐pin.
"I cannot but regret that madame is unable to wear her hair turned back from the face. Such an arrangement confers height and an air of spirituality, which, in madame's case, would be not only becoming but advantageous."
Helen skidded the hand‐glass down upon the dressing‐table, causing confusion amid silver‐topped pots and bottles, endangering a jar of hyacinths, upsetting a tray of hair‐pins.
"Have I not repeatedly given you orders never to allude to that subject?" she cried.
The maid was on her knees calmly collecting the scattered contents of the tray.
"A thousand pardons, madame," she said, with a certain sour impudence. "Still, it must ever be a matter of regret to anyone truly appreciating madame's style of beauty, that she should be always constrained to wear her hair shading her forehead."
Modern civilisation imposes restrictions even upon the most high‐spirited. At that moment Madame de Vallorbes was ripe for the commission of atrocities. Had she been—as she coveted, to be—a lady of the Roman decadence it would have gone hard with her waiting‐woman, who might have found herself ordered for instant execution or summarily deprived of the organs of speech. But, latter‐day sentiment happily forbidding such active expressions of ill‐feeling on the part of the employer towards the employed, Helen was forced to swallow her wrath, page: 398 reminding herself, meanwhile, that a confidential servant is either most invaluable of friends or most dangerous of enemies. There is no viâ media in the relation. And Zélie as an enemy was not to be thought of. She could not—displeasing reflection—afford to quarrel with Zélie. The woman knew too much. Therefore Madame de Vallorbes took refuge in lofty abstraction; while the tiresome uncertainties, the conflicting inclinations of the past day, quick to seize their opportunity,—as is the habit of such discourteous gentry,—returned upon her with redoubled importunity and force.
She had not seen Richard since parting with him at noon, the enigmatic suggestions of his conversation still unresolved, the alternate resentment at his apparent indifference and attraction of his strong and somewhat mysterious personality still vitally present to her. Later, she had driven out to Pozzuoli. But neither stone‐throwing urchins, foul and disease‐stricken beggars, the pale sulphur plains and subterranean rumblings of the Solfaterra, nor stirring of nether fires therein resident by a lanky, wild‐eyed lad—clothed in leathern jerkin and hairy, goatskin leggings—with the help of a birch broom and a few local newspapers, served effectually to rouse her from inward debate and questioning. The comfortable, cee‐spring carriage might swing and sway over the rough, deep‐rutted roads behind the handsome, black, long‐tailed horses, the melodramatic‐looking coachman might lash stone‐throwing urchins and anathematise them, their ancestors and descendants, alike, to the third and fourth generation in the vilest, Neapolitan argot, Charles might resort to physical force in the removal of wailing, alms‐demanding, vermin‐eaten wrecks of humanity, but still Helen asked herself only—should she go? Should she stay? Was the game worth the candle? Was the risk, not only of social scandal, but of possible ennui worth the projected act of revenge? And worth something more than that. For revenge, it must be owned, already took a second place in her calculations. Worth, namely, the enjoyment of possible conquest, the humiliation of possible defeat and rejection, by that strangely coercive, strangely inscrutable being, her cousin, Dickie Calmady?
No man had ever impressed her thus. And she returned on her thought, when first seeing him upon the terrace that morning, that she might lose her head. Helen laughed a little bitterly. She, of all women, to lose her head, to long and languish, to entreat affection, and to be faithful—heaven help us! faithful, could it ever come to that?—like any sentimental schoolgirl, like—and the thought turned her not a little wicked—like Katherine page: 399 Calmady herself! And then, that other woman of whom Richard had told her with a cynical disregard of her own claims to admiration, who on earth could she be? She reviewed those ladies with whom gossip had coupled Richard's name. Morabita, the famous prima donna, for instance. But surely, it was inconceivable that mountain of fat and good‐nature, with the voice of a seraph, granted, but also with the intellect of a frog, could ever inspire so fantastic and sublimated a passion! And passing from these less legitimate affairs of the heart—in which rumour accredited Richard with being very much of a pluralist—her mind travelled back to the young man's projected marriage with Lady Constance Decies, sometime Lady Constance Quayle. Remembering the slow, sweet baby‐face and gentle, heifer's eyes, as she had seen them that day at luncheon at Brockhurst, nearly five years ago, she again laughed.—No, very certainly there was no affinity between the glorious and naughty city of Naples and that mild‐natured, well‐drilled, little, English girl! Who was it then—who? But, whoever the fair unknown rival might be, Helen hated her increasingly as the hours passed, regarding her as an enemy, a creature to be exterminated, and swept off the board. Jealousy pricked her desire of conquest. An intrigue with Richard Calmady offered singular, unique, attractions. But the force of such attractions was immensely enhanced by the excitement of wresting his affections away from another woman.
Suddenly, in the full swing of these meditations, as she reviewed them for the hundredth time, Zélie's voice claimed her attention.
"I made the inquiries madame commanded."
"Well?" Helen said. She was standing fastening clusters of topaz in the bosom of her dress.
"The servants in this house are very reserved. They are unwilling to give information regarding their master's habits. I could only learn that Sir Richard occupies the entresol. Communicating as it does with the garden, no doubt it is convenient to a gentleman so afflicted as himself."
Helen bowed herself together, while the black lace and China‐crape skirt slipped over her head. Emerging from which temporary eclipse, she said:—
"But do people stay here much? Does my cousin entertain? That is what I told you to find out."
"As I tell madame, the servants are difficult of approach. They are very discreet. They fear their master, but they also adore him. Charles can obtain little more information than page: 400 myself. But he infers that Sir Richard, when at the villa, lives in retirement—that he is subject to fits of melancholy. There will be little diversion for madame it is to be feared! But what would you have? Even though one should be young and rich ce ne serait que peu amusant d'être estropié d'être monstre enfin!"
Helen drew in her breath with a little sigh of content when taking a final look at herself in the oval glass. The soft, floating draperies, the many jewels, each with its heart of quick, yellow‐pink light, produced a combination at once sombre and vivid. It satisfied her sense of artistic fitness. Decidedly she did well to begin with the black dress, since it had in it a quality rather of romance than of worldliness! Meanwhile Zélie, kneeling, straightened out the folds of the long train.
"Ah!" she exclaimed. "I had forgotten also to inform madame that M. Destournelle has arrived in Naples. Charles, thinking of nothing less than such an encounter, met him this morning on the quay of the Santa Lucia."
Helen wheeled round violently, much to the discomfiture of those carefully adjusted folds.
"Intolerable man!" she cried. "What on earth is he doing here?"
"That, Charles naturally could not inquire.—Will madame kindly remain tranquil for a moment? She has torn a small piece of lace which must be controlled by a pin. Probably monsieur is still en voyage, is visiting friends as is madame herself."
A sudden distrust that the black dress was too mature, that it constituted an admission of departing youth, invaded Helen. The reflection in the oval mirror once more caused her discomfort.
"Tell Charles that I am no longer acquainted with M. Destournelle. If he presumes to call he is to be refused."
Helen set her teeth. But whether in anger towards her discarded lover, or the black dress, she would have found it difficult to declare. Again uncertainty held her, suspicion of circumstance, and, in a degree, of herself. The lady's‐maid, imperturbable, just conceivably impertinent in manner, had risen to her feet.
"There," she said, "it will be secure for to‐night, if madame will exercise a moderate degree of caution and avoid abrupt movements. Charles says that monsieur inquired very urgently after madame. He appeared dejected and in weak health. He was agitated on meeting Charles. He trembled. A little more and he would have wept. It would be well, perhaps, that madame should give Charles her orders regarding monsieur herself."page: 401
"You should not have made me wear this gown," Helen broke out inconsequently. "It is depressing, it is hideous. I want to change it."
"Impossible. Madame is already a little late, and there is nothing wrong with the costume. Madame looks magnificent. Also her wardrobe is, at present, limited. The evening dresses will barely suffice for a stay of a week, and it is not possible for me to construct a new one under ten days."
Thereupon an opening of doors and voice from the anteroom, announcing:—
"Dinner is served, my lady. Sir Richard is in the dining‐room."
And Helen swept forward, somewhat stormy and Cassandra‐like in her dusky garments. Passing out through the high narrow doorway, she turned her head.
"Charles, under no circumstance—none, understand—am I at home to Monsieur Destournelle."
"Very good, my lady," and, as he closed the double‐doors, the man‐servant looked at the lady's‐maid his tongue in his cheek.
But, on the journey through the noble suite of rooms, Helen's spirits revived somewhat. Her fair head, her warm glancing jewels, her graceful and measured movements, as given back by many tall mirrors, renewed her self‐confidence. She too must be fond of her own image, by the way, that unknown rival to the dream of whose approval Richard Calmady had consecrated these splendid furnishings—witness the multiplicity of looking‐glasses!—And then the prospect of this tête‐á‐tête dinner, the interest of her host's powerful and enigmatic personality, provoked her interest to the point not only of obliterating remembrance of the ill‐timed advent of her ex‐lover, but of inducing something as closely akin to self‐forgetfulness as was possible to her self‐centred nature. She grew hotly anxious to obtain, to charm—if it might be to usurp the whole field of Richard's attention and imagination.
A small round table showed as an island of tender light in the dimness of the vast room. And Richard, sitting at it awaiting her coming, appeared more nearly related to the Richard of Brockhurst and of five years ago than he had done during the interview of the morning. In any case, she took him more for granted. While he, if still inscrutable and unsmiling, proved an eminently agreeable companion, ready of conversation, very much at his ease, very much a cultivated man of the world, studious—a little excessively so, she thought—in his avoidance of the personal note. And this at once piqued page: 402 Helen, and incited her to intellectual effort. If this was what he wanted, well, he should have it! If he elected to talk of travel, of ancient and alien religions, of modern literature and art, she could meet him more than half way. Her intelligence ran nimbly from subject to subject, from point to point. She struck out daring hypotheses, indulged in ingenious paradox, her mind charmed by her own eloquence, her body comforted by costly wines and delicate meats. Nor did she fail to listen also, knowing how very dear to every man is the sound of his own voice, or omit to offer refined flattery of quick agreement and seasonable laughter. It was late when she rose from the table at last.
"I have had a delightful dinner," she said. "Absolutely delightful. And now I will encroach no longer on your time or good‐nature, Richard. You have your own occupations, no doubt. So, with thanks for shelter and generous entertainment, we part for to‐night."
She held out her hand smiling, but with an admirable effect of discretion, all ardour, all intimacy, kept in check by self‐respect and well‐bred dignity. Madame de Vallorbes was enchanted with the reserve of her own demeanour. Let it be understood that she was the least importunate, the least exacting, the most adaptable, of guests!
Richard took her outstretched hand for the briefest period compatible with courtesy. And a momentary spasm—so she fancied—contracted his face.
"You are very welcome, Helen," he said. "If it is warm let us breakfast in the pavilion to‐morrow. Twelve—does that suit you? Good‐night."
Upon the inlaid writing‐table in the anteroom, Helen found a long and impassioned epistle from Paul Destournelle. Perusal of it did not minister to peaceful sleep. In the small hours she left her bed, threw a silk dressing‐gown about her, drew aside the heavy, blue‐purple window curtain and looked out. The sky was clear and starlit. Naples, and its curving lines of innumerable lights, lay outstretched below. In the south‐east, midway between the two, a blood‐red fire marked the summit of Vesuvius. While in the dimly seen garden immediately beneath—the paved alleys of which showed curiously pale, asserting themselves against the darkness of the flower borders, and otherwise impenetrable shadows of the ilex and cypress grove—a living creature moved, black, slow of pace, strange of shape. At first Helen took it for some strayed animal. It alarmed her, exciting her to wildest conjectures as to its nature and purpose, wandering in the grounds of the villa page: 403 thus. Then, as it passed beyond the dusky shade of the trees, she recognised it. Richard Calmady shuffled forward, haltingly, to the terminal wall of the garden, leaned his arms on it, looking down at the beautiful and vicious city and out into the night.
Helen de Vallorbes shivered—the marble floor striking up chill, for all the thickness of the carpet, to her bare feet. Her eyes were hard with excitement and her breath came very quick. Suddenly, yielding to an impulse of superstitious terror, she dragged the curtains together, shutting out that very pitiful sight, and, turning, fled across the room and buried herself, breathless and trembling, between the sheets of the soft, warm, faintly fragrant bed.
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Benjamin Reveals What's Next for Bull St.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Mayor Steve Benjamin discusses candidly the city's and the developer's immediate, short-term and long-term goals regarding the embattled Bull St. campus, and the 181 acres that come with it.
The future of the former site of the state's mental hospital begins today, according to Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin. First, Upstate developer Bob Hughes, Hughes Development Corporation, Greenville, is now authorized to close the $15 million sale of the 181-acre property by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health.
Step two, Benjamin says, allows the site, that has largely been dormant for a decade, to finally take new shape.
"Now that we have resolved our internal, family issues as a City, it frees up Mr. Hughes to share more and more about what the Bull St. campus will look like," said Benjamin.
That process could take some 90 days, according to the mayor. It's a timeline paving the way for the third step, which is breaking new ground.
"End of year, the beginning of 2014, we will see some construction happening at the site," said Benjamin.
Benjamin claims due to the City's budget surplus, it is capable of funding the project, one he believes will provide a substantial return on investment in the form of a $1.2 billion dollar economic impact and more than 11,000 new permanent jobs.
"We'll keep our eyes squarely on the future."
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I Blame Coco: Third Official Single Release Date and Debut Album News
One of 2010's undisputed rising stars is I Blame Coco, thanks to a festival season full of storming slots at the Isle of Wight, Glastonbury, Wireless, Latitude and Secret Garden Party. She's still got Bestival to go, after which she'll round out the summer with the release of her new single, Quicker, which comes from her debut album, The Constant, due out October 4.
Meshing Coco's varied musical influences perfectly and pulsing with the vintage urgency of the Hacienda dancefloor, the innovative hard-edged disco hit, Quicker, more than explains why I Blame Coco is one of this year's most unique new acts. At 19 years old, Sumner's lyrics, vocals and multi-stranded sonic explorations hint at a kind of emotional maturity and depth which outclasses her contemporaries. Produced by one half of the acclaimed Wild Geese Dan Foat, alongside his production partner Nathan Boddy, Quicker comes with a host of hi-octane remixes from Rack & Ruin, Brad Holland and Milk and Sugar. (via)
Following on from the acclaimed singles Caesar and Selfmachine, as well as the limited edition version of Neil Young/St Etienne's Only Love Can Break Your Heart, the single looks set to follow Coco's previous releases into the hearts and minds of the tasteful pop fans. The single will be released in the UK on September 27 via Island, with her debut album, The Constant, set for a proper outing on October 4.
Sample the single and mixes after you glance through the album's track list. Here's the art, too.
Self Machine
In Spirit Golden
Turn Your Back On Love
Please Rewind
Summer Rain
Playwright Fate
The Constant
Party Bag
No Smile
Caesar (featuring Robyn)
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
It's About To Get Worse
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Nevertheless, Lloyd Webber hooked up with lyricist Tim Rice, and the two began work on what would be a typical project for them, a musical based on the Biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors. Titled Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, it brought in a strong rock & roll influence. After writing a second unproduced musical, the two hit on the idea of writing a musical based on the life of Jesus Christ from the point of view of Judas (not the sort of idea likely to occur to a Broadway composer) and, again, imbued with rock. Unable to finance a stage version, Lloyd Webber and Rice did manage to record their show, and Jesus Christ Superstar went on to sales in the millions all over the world. The hit musical version followed.
Lloyd Webber and Rice then split, with the composer writing film scores and working on an abortive musical with playwright Alan Ayckbourne (Jeeves), after which Rice returned with another audacious idea: a musical based on the life of Argentine dictator (or dictator's wife, depending on how you look at it) Eva Peron. Evita (1976) repeated the pattern of Jesus Christ Superstar, with its hit record album followed by a successful theatrical run in the West End and then on Broadway.
The Lloyd Webber-Rice partnership, having proved itself again, was severed (Rice went on to write Chess), and Lloyd Webber next wrote a musical revue based on T.S. Eliot's whimsical poems about Cats (1981). This time, the show came before the album, and it's still running. By this time, Lloyd Webber had largely abandoned the rock elements of his work in favor of what critics found a pastiche style that borrowed from classical and opera sources. He had also become a brand name (and a corporation, the Really Useful Company) that assured at least a modest success for subsequent shows, though critics were often unimpressed with his efforts.
Downgrading the status of his lyricists, Lloyd Webber went on to a series of successful shows (Song and Dance, Starlight Express) before scoring another long- (and still-) running hit in 1987 (1988 in New York) with a musical adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera. Aspects of Love (1989-1990) was less successful, however. Lloyd Webber debuted a musical adaptation of the Billy Wilder film Sunset Boulevard in the early '90s, and it proved to be one of his rare disappointments, failing to earn either good reviews or healthy ticket sales. In 1996, Alan Parker adapted Evita for the screen; Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice contributed a new song, "You Must Love Me," to the production, which starred Madonna. "You Must Love Me" won the Best Original Song award at the 1997 Academy Awards. ~ William Ruhlmann
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Cloud Nine. That's where music mogul Berry Gordy Jr. has been ever since "Motown: The Musical" opened on Broadway last year.
Based on his 1994 autobiography "To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown," this Tony-nominated jukebox musical takes us back to the streets of Detroit where Gordy launched a little enterprise he dubbed Hitsville U.S.A. The upstart record label that started with an $800 loan from his family eventually turned into an American icon.
"It was time to tell the truth," says the always ebullient Gordy, now 84. "So much has been said about that era. It's time to set the record straight. The truth is always a hit."
Cavalcade of hits
Motown landed its first hit song in 1960, discovered a pantheon of pop stars including Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Smokey Robinson and forever abolished the racial divide in American popular music. Gordy cemented his status as a music genius who changed the beat of America. His colorful life story is the spine of the musical, which runs Aug. 15 through Sept. 28 at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, it's a nonstop hit parade of more than 40 anthemic songs including "My Girl," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "Stop! In The Name Of Love" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine."
"Legend. Icon. I don't know what those words mean. I've always just been a guy running around trying to get folks to listen to the music."
"Looking back on those days at this time in my life has been amazing," says Gordy, who sometimes goes by the nickname, The Chairman. "It feels like coming full circle with my roots, Motown was like a family for me. All of the artists are like my family."
A high school dropout and Korean War vet, Gordy does not paint himself as a visionary. He does admit to being tenacious, a quality he honed as a boxer.
"Legend. Icon. I don't know what those words mean. I've always just been a guy running around trying to get folks to listen to the music."
Indeed, he is quite frank about his shortcomings, the bad calls he made and the regrets he racked up along the way from obscurity to fame.
Catching the breaks
"I was a failure at everything I touched until I was 29," he says. "I came to a lot of crossroads where everything could have fallen into chaos and I had a lot of lucky breaks."
Gordy also reveals a lot about his tumultuous relationship with Supremes superstar Diana Ross. His level of candor regarding their romance — and some of its more delicate issues — surprised even her.
"I think Diana felt a little sorry for me," he says. "She was embarrassed for me, because I told some secrets she might not have revealed. I wanted to be as honest as I could."
Ironically, his tendency toward trying to pull off what others deemed as crazy, such as getting white people to listen to black musicians, is what made him immortal.
"I didn't know what I was doing was impossible so I just did it," he says. "I didn't believe we were making music for black people, I believed we were making music for all people. Black, white, blue, green, yellow. All people."
Critics have dinged the show's dramatic depth but raved over its gold-plated score. As the New York Times put it: "The hit parade reels on seemingly forever in 'Motown: The Musical,' a dramatically slapdash but musically vibrant trip back to the glory days of Detroit, where the vinyl pouring out of an unassuming two-story house took the world by storm, all but paving the city's streets with gold records."
For boomers, it's not a question of if you love Motown but of how many songs have you dancing in the streets. As with the Joplin musical "A Night With Janis Joplin" and "Beautiful," the Carole King musical, the jukebox genre is ideally suited to stoking the fire of sweet nostalgia for times past.
"For someone my age, Motown is a part of your life you will never forget," says Steven Anthony Jones, artistic director of San Francisco's Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. "This is the music that I grew up with, it's the music that defined my teen years."
It's also hard to separate the legacy of Motown with the birth of the civil rights movement.
"Why does the Motown sound linger in the imagination? It was the sound of America discovering itself," says Motown fan Robert Kelley, artistic director of TheatreWorks. "What could be more fertile ground for a thrilling American musical?"
One song at a time
For his part, Gordy is modest about his influence on the politics and culture of that turbulent era. His music may have changed the world, but he also looked at the music business one song at a time.
"I've got to say we didn't really look at the impact we were having; we just did what we thought was the right thing to do."
A perfectionist from way back, Gordy admits it was no mean feat finding singers who could echo such famous voices. Certainly, devotees of that era are not easy to please when it comes to the authenticity of that Motown vibe.
"You can sing well, and you can move well, but you just can't capture what I remember," says Jones. "Still, it was great hearing them try. If you're a boomer, you just can't resist that sound."
Signed, sealed and delivered. The "Big Chill" generation is guaranteed to pack the house at the Motown musical, and Gordy for one is grateful for their loyalty after all these years.
"I've been blessed, it's been a joyous ride, and I owe it all to those fans. I owe them everything."
What: "Motown: The Musical"
When: Aug. 15 to Sept. 28
Where: Orpheum Theatre, 1192 Market St, San Francisco
Admission: $45 to $210
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Greene just checked in at just over 6'. 6004, and 236 pounds. Probably not good news for a player who already struggles to shed.
Greene just checked in at just over 6'. 6004, and 236 pounds. Probably not good news for a player who already struggles to shed.
I really think it"s important to go OL in @ least one of the first 2 rounds because LT or RT's are extremely hard to find in the FA market.
i have no problem going with 2 LBS in the first 4rds, but maybe not 1st 2.. I woulden't mind a K.Greene in rd 2 followed by Kevin Red**** in RD 3or4.. Red**** makes a ton of plays behind the line and greene can do anything on the football field.. Greene and Red**** would really give us a couple physical playmaking LB's in our starting unit
Kevin Red**** had a really good yr, when u look at it...
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
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Tenured, tenure-track faculty asked to submit SCORE grants
(March 3, 2006)--The UTSA Minority Biomedical Research Support of Continuous Research Excellence (MBRS-SCORE) program, which funds diverse biomedical- and behavioral-related research projects, is soliciting grant requests from tenured and tenure-track UTSA faculty members.
Pending final approval from the Office of the Vice President for Research, the process will begin to assemble a grant renewal application, which will be submitted in late September 2006 to the National Institute of Health (NIH).
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- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The grant renewal application would secure continued and new support for investigator-initiated research projects during the next four-year grant cycle, 2007-2011. In the last four-year grant cycle, $14 million was awarded for 20 UTSA research projects.
Faculty members are encouraged to begin gathering materials for the internal pre-submission process at UTSA. Download instructions and submission deadlines: http://www.utsa.edu/score/InstructRevised-060216-1a.doc.
Read more about the MBRS-SCORE program: http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Research/Mechanisms/MBRSAwards.htm.
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This apartment was perfect for a few days in Krakow. It is well-connected to the main square, the train station, etc. by tram, and is within walking distance of just about anywhere you would want to go in Krakow (so long as you are okay walking 30 minutes or so). The apartment itself was bright and comfortable, with all the amenities you could need. I appreciated the free wifi, as well as the multiple electric heaters provided to chase out the September chill. I would definitely stay here again!
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Definitely the best choice!
The apartment was immaculate when we arrived. It is very beautiful and new, and has everything we need. It is five minutes from the Market Square and close to good cafes and restaurants. We also had a supermarket next door which made our stay very easy. We could not meet Natazsa but his son Jacek was a great host, who offered his help to solve any doubts. In short, it was a great experience that we will repeat if we return to Krakow!
Beautiful appartment nearbij the old city. We like the sepperat bathrooms ,in the morning we have enjoyed our breakfest into the sun on the balkony.
IT was a walk of 10 minuten to the jewesh area where we have a great time in the evenings. Many restaurants and cafés.You get no regrets for booking the appartment.We are telling it further to all our friends. Krakau is beautifull.
6 adults stayed in this lovely apartment, it was very clean and had everything that we needed.
The beds were very comfortable, & there are actually 2 bathroom not 1 as stated. 9 people would be a bit of a squeeze but 7 would be perfect.
An ideal location to both the Jewish quarters & the main square, plenty of restaurants nearby.
A bit noisy due to being on a main road, but if the windows are closed it is not a problem
Very cheap to eat in the area so no need to take loads of money.
I would highly recommend staying here, & wouldn't hesitate to go back.
We were really satisfied with the quality and the clearness of the apartment,which was absolutely not far from the centre of the city. In the apartment were lots of maps,information so it was good to help us navigate in the city.We can absolutely recommend for everybody.
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We stayed here for 3 days with our family of nine persons. The apartment was great and the location was perfect! We will recommend this apartment to our friends.
We had a very good time in Snow White! It´s perfectly situated: very close to the river - for everyone who likes to have a nice walk - in footwalk´s distance to the heart of Kasimierz, which gives you lots of opportunities for shopping, eating, drinking etc. and quite close to the city´s centre (15 to 20 minutes walk, 10 minutes by cablecar). The appartment is light, tidy and has everything it should have. Beds are very good (at least for two persons), kitchen well equipped, bath and shower and heating good. We didn´t meet the landlord, but he must be a very kind person. Everything was well prepared and she reacted immediately when we had to reorganize a certain issue. Big big recommendation. Anke and Uwe
Nice, modern renovated apartment in fine condition. Well located near the old town. Small balcony above the rooftops. Good place to stay in Krakow for two people.
We had a wonderful time staying in Nicolas Studio. The pictures are representative of the quality of the apartment, it's very clean and equipted with everything you need. This is a very good place to stay as a couple or friends. The apartment is also nicely located - just about one minute walk from the market square. The communication with Natasza worked very well and everything (getting the key etc.) was perfectly organized.
Wonderful apartment. Easy check-in and check-out. No problems at all.
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Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has native seed mixes for sale at $30 at the SWCD Office and at the Crow Wing County Fair, Natural Resources Building, July 30-Aug. 3.
The mixes contain seeds of local ecotypes that were harvested and packed within 100 miles of Brainerd by Minnesota Native Landscapes Inc. of Otsego.
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|Ward's interview with Dale and Holley
|11.12.08 at 3:38 pm ET
Hey, all you hockey pucks as my old middle school math teacher [and Hall of Fame High School hockey coach] Mr. Burns used to call us…Here's the full transcript from the Aaron Ward interview during this afternoon's Dale and Holley Program on WEEI. As usual, Ward seems to be polishing up his oratory skills for a long and lucrative post-career run in hockey broadcasting that seems to be his destiny once the 34-year-old hangs 'em up.
I think there's one line in the conversation that was classic "Aaron Ward" and it's something that he managed to slip right in there without the need for anybody to stop and take notice. Just a really quick dry delivery of a throw-away line that used Claude Julien's follicles as the unwitting foil for Ward's rapier wit.
See if you can find it in among the Q and A, and then wonder if Julien plans on recreating the Herb Brooks scene from Miracle with the mischevous Ward during the next B's practice. Here's one of my favorite scenes in a sports movie followed by the Ward interview:
I was going to thank you anyway, but we got an email that said: "Guys, from a military family please thank Aaron Ward for his donation to veterans during Saturday night's game. I went with my veteran brother and it was a special night. The Bruins and Aaron Ward did a great job." You put your money where your mouth is and a lot of people appreciate it. AW: Oh, thank you very much. I make the US my home in the summers and just through my experiences with my wife — and I said it in the papers the other day — I think the most underpaid and underappreciated jobs in this world are the teachers and the military. Any time I can help I am glad to do it.
Where did you get the idea to do it? If there's a story behind the story please tell us what it is. AW: Well, it's a two-pronged story. Over the summer I thought about doing something like this, especially after signing the contract. I think you waste an opportunity as an athlete if you don't have some kind of effect on the community. I think that was one of the things that was instilled in us at the University of Michigan and when I signed my contract I contacted [Bruins Media Relations Director] Matt Chmura about wanting to do something.
Whether it was a a suite and we bring in an active duty military family for each game or recognizing them because it's for their family as well. When we go on the road for six days my kids are miserable, so I can't even imagine being deployed for a whole year. And the effect it has on your family and the struggle it puts your family in. I was in Vancouver on the last road trip and I had seen a CNN piece on the deployment of an infantry unit from Taunton, Mass. There was a little boy during the drills when they stand up — and they're obviously getting ready to go — and a little boy held onto his dad's leg for an hour straight and they just kind of let it happen even though it was outside of normal military standards.
So I called Matt right after that and said that we've got to do something, and ironically enough he said it was military night [last] Saturday. It's only money. That's the funny thing you come away with at the end of it is that it's only money. But it obviously had an effect and gave some people an opportunity to put their interests and their problems aside and give them a good hockey game.
This team is a point behind first place. What have the keys to your success been so far? AW:I think unity. We got off on a road trip in Colorado and played all right in Colorado and not great in Minnesota. Even though we're a pretty young team I think we figured out early that we had to right the ship. And we played pretty cohesive. It's one of the things you figure out right now is that when things are going well — and you start to be analytical about the state of your team — one of the things that's occurred is that winning has just happened.
It's just one of those things where you go into games where you're thinking about what they're going to do or you're hoping for two points. You go in, you play the game and inevitably the results end up working out in your favor. That's the kind of state that we're in right now. We're a good team. We know we're very good. It's not going to be perfect every night, but the fact that you overcome some of the hiccups and maintain some consistency…then things start working out in your favor.
In talking about the Bruins before the season started, I thought one of the big things is that there wouldn't be a lot of talk about learning the system or figuring each other out. You went through it last year. Has that been a bonus this year? AW:Yeah, I think we only had a couple of guys that we had to assimilate into the system this year. Stephane Yelle, who is obviously a veteran player and a smart player that can pick it up. But it becomes second nature and when you're all playing on the same page it's very obvious.
You talked a little bit about the rebirth of Chicago. We watched some video and it seems like the same thing is happening with them where they're all on the same page whether it's line one or line four. They're all contributing and all playing the same system. It's easy to plug guys in and pull guys out. I'm sure it causes coaches to lose their hair when they have to keep reminding and going back to fix things. Maybe that might explain Claude's hairline right now [because of] his past teams, but hopefully we can help him right now.
One of the things that has stuck out to me has been that the defense has been more involved this season. Is that just circumstance or has Claude loosened the reigns a little bit with the defenseman? AW:I don't think he's loosened the reigns, but he's basically mandated that the defenseman have to get up in the play. So it's a two-pronged philosophy there. You're going to add to the offense or you're going to cut down on the gaps between their forwards which is going to make it more of a pressure situation where you don't give those players all that time and all room to maneuver and be creative. When you take time away from good players then it adds time for you affect the overall game.
You talked about jumping in offensively, but one of the things that I think has happened is that we've maintained our patience defensively and it opens up opportunities. You see [Dennis] Wideman going out and getting on the scoreboard, and we're getting more contributions from out defenseman because we're taking care of our responsibilities and everything is just flowing.
I know pro hockey players don't like to talk about moral victories, but what did the loss to Montreal in the playoffs do for your team — if anything? AW:I think it quickly matured our team. You can't discount the fact that we even had some veteran guys that have never gone through the playoffs. When you go through a pressure situation — especially if you through a series that's gone seven games — you realize you can get a perspective on things where during the regular season there really isn't all that much in terms of pressure.
You go out and play the games because you have the skill and you're there for a reason, but you don't think so much about the game and you don't put too much into it. To get a guy like Looch, Kessel and Krejci and you get a chance to see what it's like to be in the NHL playoffs…I think it's priceless. So I think we've added that into our game where we can find a level of emotion or excitement and it's self generated. We don't feel as though we have to go around the rink and look in the stands, but hopefully derive some sort of motivation from that.
The NHL has become such a special teams league — maybe too much of a special teams league in my opinion — and the power play has been pretty good, but the penalty kill has been nowhere near good enough. What has to change there? AW: Well actually if you look at the stats — and unfortunately we can't do this and it's not available to us — but if we could forget the first two to three weeks of our penalty kill and you could just look at what we're doing now, there's been a philosophical change in our penalty kill.
We had played so tight on the penalty kill, and it was positionally sound but it just wasn't working for us. So we made a philosophical change that the moment there's a hiccup, or a turnover or a bobbling of the puck and one guy goes, then the other three guys go. So we are now providing more pressure and I think you can see our penalty kill starting to climb. I'd like to say that it's obviously not good enough because I think the last time I looked we were 26th in the league, but we had been 30th. So you've got to look at the progress and hope the philosophical change has righted the ship at this point.
With the new rules in hockey you heard a lot about the rules making it hard to compete for defenseman, but you never hear about it anymore. Is it that the defenseman are tired of talking about it, or it that you've just adjusted to it? AW:I think it's both. We've both evolved and adapted and it's a war of attrition where those that haven't kept up have fallen by the wayside. The defenseman we're talking about were not really mobile and were usually filling the role of a tough guy position, and now it's opened up to a skill position.
There is still that element of fear where as a defensman you could have a guy like Looch on your back and you saw it against Buffalo in the last game where [Tony] Lydman — rather than dealing with maybe a separated shoulder or a concussion from a hit he was going to throw — he just opted to go to the front of the net. Now I wouldn't advise that for a defenseman from a morale standpoint on your team, but you see that players are adapting and figuring it out. And rule changes have also helped. On the touch icing there's a penalty now if you're going in without responsibility and trying to kill a defenseman because you know he's going to be vulnerable going for the puck.
The game has evolved and the players have evolved and adapted sufficiently to make the game a better game.
You alluded earlier to fan support and what it means. When the stands are full at the Garden and the place is jumping, what does it mean for you guys? AW: You go back to the word priceless. We used to joke in the first two years when I got here that the fans dressed up as stadium seats because there were so many empties. But when you walk out for the first period and the National Anthem and you see it full, it's an intimidating force. I know as an opponent when I go into other buildings — and I'll use the example of Montreal — they're irate. The fans are crazy and they get into the game and get behind their team 100 percent and it just provides an added boost.
In Boston as an athlete — and you want to talk about egos — it's not that you want to matter as an athlete but you want your team matter. You want your team to matter to the city. It's a big boost to know that when you get there that people are talking about you, people are there to support you and people are behind you 100 percent.


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Movie Review: Don Jon

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's new film establishes him as a highly promising triple threat.

Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Rating: R
Studio: Voltage Pictures
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore
Don Jon is a 30ish working-class New Jersey barman who prides himself on keeping his apartment shipshape, his ride fully detailed, his family close, his clubbing frequent, his religion compartmentalized and his body gym-ripped. An avowed horndog, Don has no problem bedding hot chicks nightly, but what's a stud to do when flesh and blood women can't compete with the internet porn queens with whom he's obsessed? Seriously obsessed, as in needing to masturbate at the very least three times a day, as he dutifully and endlessly confesses in repetitive voiceover narration to us—and to his parish priest in the confessional box. Even when he meets and falls for a "dime," a stacked, sexy, rom com–loving beauty he and his barhopping buds rate as a perfect 10, he sneaks out of the hot sheets of their bed to hit the computer, his erotic fantasies and the ever-ready Kleenex box.
Luckily, Scarlett Johansson plays the dime with sass, savvy and heart and the eponymous hero is played with insight, killer charm and pathos by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who also wrote the screenplay and makes a highly promising triple-threat debut. Although it doesn't always hit its marks, credit Don Jon for being ballsy, pacey, very funny, entertaining and, eventually, about something. Enter Julianne Moore (a sad, funny performance) as the older, wiser woman, a melancholy night school student who (too quickly and none-too-convincingly) shocks and shames the hero into the beginnings of adulthood. Tony Danza and Glenne Headley are also enjoyable as Gordon-Levitt's parents, even in stereotypical blue-collar roles played and written like they could have stepped out of Saturday Night Fever, as is Don Jon himself.
All in all, if you're on the fence about seeing Gordon-Levitt's light, surprising Don Jon, we say go ahead, pleasure yourself.


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When it comes to Rio de Janeiro there is no avoiding the obvious. The city may be as famous for its Carnaval, soccer, flesh and fun as it is infamous for its hillside slums and organized crime. Yet its defining feature remains its breathtaking setting. No visitor can ever forget viewing the city from on high for the first time. Even natives—the Cariocas—stand in awe of its grandeur. How could I feel different? I, too, was born there. As a writer friend, Eric Nepomuceno, put it, "only Paris comes close to matching Rio in self-love."
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Mountains rise to the east and west and protrude like giant knuckles from inside the city itself. Stretching to the north is a vast bay, which Portuguese navigators evidently thought was a river when they first sighted it in January 1502. Hence the name Rio de Janeiro (River of January). For centuries, ferries carried people and cargo to and from the city of Niterói on the bay's eastern shore; today a seven-mile-long bridge crosses the bay. And standing guard at its entrance is the 1,300-foot-high granite mound known as the Pão de Açúcar—the Sugar Loaf.
To the west, two long curving beaches—Copacabana and Ipanema-Leblon—run along the city's Atlantic shoreline, only to be interrupted by twin mountains, the Dois Irmãos, or the Two Brothers. Behind the beaches lies a glistening lagoon, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, and the Botanical Gardens. From there, thick tropical forest reaches up into the Tijuca National Park, "every square inch filling in with foliage," as the American poet Elizabeth Bishop put it a half-century ago. And rising 2,300 feet out of this vegetation is still another peak, the Corcovado, or the Hunchback, crowned by the 125-foot-tall—including the pedestal—statue of Christ the Redeemer.
Then there are the less sublime areas. Rio's North Zone, which begins at the city center and sprawls for miles inland, resembles many cities in developing countries, with crowded highways, run-down factories, crumbling housing projects and many of Rio's more than 1,000 shantytowns, or favelas, as they're known. Anyone landing at Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport (named after the late bossa nova composer) is confronted with this unexpected, dismaying sight as they go to their likely destinations in the South Zone of the city.
Then suddenly another Rio comes into view. The bayside highway curves around the city center before dipping into the majestic Aterro do Flamengo park and sweeping past the Sugar Loaf. It then enters the tunnel leading to Copacabana and the broad Avenida Atlántica, which stretches nearly three miles along the beach. A different route south passes under the Corcovado and reappears beside the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, following its shores to Ipanema-Leblon. (That was my way home when I lived in Rio in the 1980s.)
The Atlantic beaches are the city's playgrounds, with sunbathers crowding near the waves and soccer and volleyball occupying much of the rest. The beaches are also strikingly heterogeneous: people of all income levels and colors mix comfortably, while women and men of every shape feel free to wear the skimpiest of swimsuits. Actors, journalists, lawyers and the like have their favorite meeting places at beachside cafés selling beer, sodas, coconut milk and snacks. There is even a corridor for cyclists and joggers.
Away from the sea, though, the Copacabana neighborhood looks run-down and its streets are often clogged with traffic. Even the more elegant Ipanema and Leblon, one beach but two neighborhoods, coexist with those hillside favelas, highlighting the gulf between Rio's rich and poor. During violent storms in April this year it was mainly residents of the favelas who died—251 in greater Rio—as a result of landslides. Favelas are also routinely blamed for drug-related violence and all-too-frequent muggings. With the pleasures of living in the beauteous South Zone, then, comes the need for security.
Farther west, beyond Leblon and a smaller beach called São Conrado, is a third Rio, Barra da Tijuca, with 11 miles of sand and no encroaching mountains. Forty years ago, it seemed an obvious place to accommodate Rio's growing middle class. But what was intended as a model urban development has become a soulless expanse of apartment blocks, highways, supermarkets and, yes, more favelas, including the one, Cidade de Deus, that gave its name to Fernando Meirelles' award-winning 2002 movie, City of God.
So, for all their devotion to "the marvelous city," as they call Rio, Cariocas know full well that their hometown has been in decline. The slide began 50 years ago when Brazil's capital moved to Brasília. For two centuries before then, Rio was the capital of finance and culture as well as politics. To the rest of the world, Rio was Brazil. But once politicians, civil servants and foreign diplomats moved to the new capital in 1960, São Paulo increasingly dominated the nation's economy. Even important oil fields off the coast of Rio brought little solace. The state government received a share of royalties, but no oil boom touched the city. Rio was stripped of its political identity but found no substitute. Many Brazilians no longer took it seriously: they went there to party, not to work.
"I'd call Rio a ship adrift," says Nélida Piñón, a Brazilian novelist. "We lost the capital and got nothing in return. Rio's narcissism was once a sign of its self-sufficiency. Now it's a sign of its insecurity."


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For those of you interested in building a short barreled rifle, Salbo has put together a lot of great information on how to go about it.
It is in the laws and regulations section.
Here's links to both the information and the related discussion threads.
How to get SBR approval.....
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Very nice job Salbo, Thanks


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Size20 m²
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In the price is included free wifi, towels, bedding.Also you have the use of balcony.You have to pay a deposit 50€ in the first time when coming at the apartment and 20€ for cleaning fee.(25€ for 5days).
On the floor there is always a new decoration because we are dedicated to interior design so you will always find something different.
The apartment is conveniently located in one of the best neighborhoods in the city EIXAMPLE DRETA.You can explore the mayority tourist spots walking from here:
3min.Sagrada FaCan be closed with a bolt from insidemily
5min.Paseo De Gracia street of Big Shops(Chanel-Louis Vuitton-Bvlgari-etc)
7min.La Pedrera, Gaudí House,Batlo House
10min.Arc of Triomphe
In metro
6min.Centro city, El Born, Picasso Museum, Gothic ,Catedral,Las Ramblas,etc.
10min.Beach or walking 20 min.
This district is characterized by separate the best bars and typical restaurants and tradicionals.With my help will have the best recommendations for your stay in Barcelona.
House rulesOnly reservation request is accepted,If you have completed the profile,including photo.
Passport or identification required to enter.
This isn't a Hotel is just a family home without employeers.
You rent a room not half of my apartment.
Deposit 50€ (First time pay to the apartment).
Cleaning fee 20€Or 25€ for 5 days (First time pay to the apartment).
If stains with blood or some fluid or with makeup, sheets or towels. You must pay € 10 for each of them.
Forbidden to take towels to the beach.
You can't smoking any place.
Keep the order and cleanliness every time.
You can't cooking and washing clothes.
Only people young (up to 35 years old)
The Lounge door that is interior will remain opening for the day and will close only for sleep.
The door to the apartment to close lockable everytime and not open anyone.
Short Shower.User water you need them.
If you lose the keys,you must pay 20€ for them.
Only can enter the people in the floor who rented the room.
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The best place to stay in Barcelona! Apartment situated in the main part of the city, so all "have to see places" are close. But the best thing - it is very, very quiet. After all day long walking in such noisy city you will appreciate it :) Really recommend.
The room was large enough for 2 and above all very clean. By housing conditions one lives isuliert of the rest of the roommates, but that does not bother us!
Das Zimmer war gross genug für 2 und vor allem sehr sauber. Durch die Wohnverhältnisse lebt man isuliert von dem Rest der Mitbewohner, was uns aber nicht störte!
The apartment is very well located, you can walk, bike or by public transportation everywhere. At night, you have peace and quiet in the beautiful rooms. It's all very neat and clean and the contact Magalli is very nice. I appreciated that they super fast on mails, sms answers us. I would recommend soffort!
Die Wohnung ist sehr gut gelegen, man kommt zu Fuss, mit Fahrrad oder mit Öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel überall hin. Nachts hat man in dem wunderschönen Zimmer seine Ruhe. Es ist alles sehr ordentlich und sauber und der Kontakt zu Magalli ist sehr nett. Ich habe sehr geschätzt, dass sie super schnell auf mails, sms uns antwortet. Ich würde es soffort weiter empfehlen!
We have been very agusto, the house is very well located, this very beautiful decorated and spacious room
comfortable bed
Even sharing an apartment with family, you libertadad
Hemos estado muy agusto, la casa esta muy bien situada, esta muy bonita decorada, y la habitacion es amplia
cama comodisima
Aun compartiendo piso con la familia, tienes libertadad
All perfect.
Todo perfecto.
Very clean, surprisingly quiet for the location. Unfortunately the kitchen was closed.
Sehr sauber, erstaunlich ruhig für die Lage. Leider war die Küche abgeschlossen.
It was the first time we used Wimdu to find a place to stay while traveling, and we were really happy to found such a nice place with a reasonable price in Bacelona. Magali is absolutely a nice and friendly host! I give my best recommendation.
very nice and cosy room, perfect place to stay in town, hospitable and beautiful host! Recommend!
Really nice, stylish apartment that is very close to the most important sights. Highly recommended.
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Rinchen DargyeRinchen Dargye was a direct disciple of the great treasure revealer Chokgyur Lingpa and was a prolific writer on all aspects of tantric thought and practice.
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Karma Rinchen Dargye, also known as Karmey Khenpo, was recognized at an early age as a reincarnated master of the Kagyu lineage whose seat was at the monastery of Karma Gon in the eastern Tibetan province of Kham. Rinchen Dargye was a close disciple of Chokgyur Lingpa himself, and he is regarded as one of the primary lineage holders of Chokgyur Lingpas treasures.
Rinchen Dargye was an intriguing figure, who appears to have been something of an eccentric. Much of what we know about his life comes from stories in the oral tradition, passed down through masters in Chokgyur Lingpa's lineage. One unique account is told by Tulku Urgyen, who heard the story from a direct disciple of Rinchen Dargye.
In Rinchen Dargye's day, each year in Lhasa all of the major monastic scholars, particularly those from the three major Gelukpa monasteries of Sera, Drepung, and Ganden, would gather to see who was the best debater. The Ganden throne holder was the judge. One year Rinchen Dargye was in Lhasa at that time and felt that he should go to join the debates. Although discouraged by his attendants, who were afraid he would lose and be embarrassed, the khenpo insisted upon participating. Having tied the wooden blocks typically used as book-covers to the front and back of his body--indicating that he himself embodied the dharma--he put his monk's shawl on over the wrong shoulder, held his rosary in the wrong hand, and put his hat flat on his head rather than standing up as it is generally worn. Thus attired, Rinchen Dargye visualized Chokgyur Lingpa at the crown of his head, visualized himself as Vadisimha, and set off for the debate.
Upon his turn to debate, he defeated every one of the other participants and was declared by the Ganden throne holder to be the winner. The tradition was for all participants to lay their hats on the ground and for the winner to walk over them, but Rinchen Dargye felt that to do this would be to break is vows--since part of the Buddhist refuge vows entail a commitment to respect even a shred of monastic robes--so he bowed, covered his face with his hand, and walked quietly out. Having returned to Kham, Rinche Dargye relayed this story to Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, who proceeded to hit Rinchen Dargye over the head with his vajra and shout at him for not walking over the opponents' hats, yellng that he could have made the Kagyu and Nyingma teachings renowned but that his attachment to his precepts had prevented that. As a practitioner of the vajra vehicle whose body is deity, voice is mantra, and mind is wisdom, he should have been able to overcome such low attachments. Rinchen Dargye is said to have quietly left his teacher's room and kept to himself for a while afterward.
Whatever the accuracy of this oral account, the story gives us a lively picture of Rinchen Dargye's great scholarship as well as his eccentric nature and his devotion to upholding his precepts. He is also said to have led a life of complete purity with respect to his monastic discipline.
He was a prolific writer who composed a number of commentaries included in the New Treasures, and his own collected works constitute four volumes. His collected works are nearly all commentaries related to practices from the New Treasures and span an impressive variety of tantric exegesis, including two shorter works on Guru Vadisimha. Rinchen Dargye's style of writing is in some ways quite direct, and in other regards a clear reflection of his scholarly training, with extensive lists and descriptions that a teacher of lesser learning would be sure to avoid.


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CPR course offered March 12 in Pequot Lakes
Have you heard all the ads on the radio about "Stayin' Alive"? There is a national push for people to be trained in CPR.
This is a class everyone should take, not just caregivers. It is important to know the basics for saving a life; you never know when you will need it.
Instructor Teri Spielman will teach this course from 5:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Pequot Lakes High School.
Participants will learn the American Heart Association guidelines for adult, child and infant CPR. Topics include CPR, AED use and choking response methods. This course also applies to those expected to respond to emergencies in the workplace.
Certification card is available upon successful completion of the course.
Class fee is $40. Pre-registration is required. A minimum of five students is required to hold the class.


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(May 2, 2007)--The UTSA Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) will host its annual Legacy: Hands on the Past summer camps with the theme, "The Maya."
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Camps are from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday throughout the summer. Camps 1 and 2 already are filled, but Camp 3 (ages 10-12) still has openings. Camp 3 is Aug. 6-10 at a cost of $190, including supplies, snacks and a t-shirt.
This year's Historical Archeological Field School for ages 13 and up is at Rancho de las Cabras. The camp is 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., July 9-13.
Rancho de las Cabras is located in Wilson County in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. It was built in the mid-1700s to contain the livestock belonging to the missions. Field school participants will excavate the courtyard to improve documentation of ranch life, which will assist the National Park Service's effort to interpret the site for visitors.
Training will include excavation techniques, drawing and interpretation of stratigraphic profiles, mapping and surveying, and information about stone artifacts, prehistoric and historic ceramics, and faunal remains.
Teachers will earn CPE credits and students will gain college-level experience in a unique learning environment. The cost is $130 for the week with a limit of 20 participants.
For more information, contact Lynn Yakubik, Legacy program coordinator, at (210) 458-4462.


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How to Set Up Quality Home Care for Our Elders"My parent needs help but refuses to consider a nursing home." That's the dilemma facing millions of baby boomers today. How can we ensure responsible, compassionate, even uplifting care for our aging parents at home?Mindfulness is key, Ann Cason writes. Good care begins with watching and listening, with entering the elder's world and accepting it. Drawing on decades of experience in caring for the elderly, Cason helps us understand how… Read More
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