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Thom Gunn was born in Kent, England to parents who were both journalists. Gunn's early life was peripatetic; after his parents' divorce, he traveled with his father to various assignments and attended a number of different schools. His mother committed suicide when Gunn was fifteen. In an interview with the Paris Review Gunn spoke about the effect of his mother's death: "I was devastated for about four years. I very much retired into myself. I read an enormous number of Victorian novels and eighteenth-century ones too. I read them very much as an escape… I gradually came out of it, but it was a difficult four years or so. I don't think I knew how difficult they were at the time—luckily—so maybe originally I wrote as a way of getting out of that, but I can't tell." After completing his initial schooling, he served in the British Army for two years and then moved to Paris for six months, where he read Proust and wrote fiction. Gunn was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge during the heyday of F.R. Leavis. His first collection of poetry, Fighting Terms (1954) was published the year after he graduated. Gunn's early poetry—with its unembarrassed presentations of love as interpersonal combat and its focus on the upheavals of war and the freedom of life on the road—was widely praised.
Gunn left England shortly after his first book. With his partner, Michael Kitay, who he met at Cambridge, Gunn moved to California to study poetry with Yvor Winters. He spent the rest of his life in San Francisco with Kitay. Gradually, he began reading the poetry of William Carlos Williams, Gary Snyder, and Robert Duncan, influences that would shape his poetry profoundly. Perhaps because of his dual, and dueling, allegiances, Gunn's work is often remarked on as hybrid: as an English poet who was also a long-time resident of California, his poems combine a respect for traditional poetic forms with an interest in popular topics, such as the Hell's Angels, LSD, and queer culture. While Gunn wrote most of his early verses in iambic pentameter—a phase when his ambition was "to be the John Donne of the twentieth century"—his later works assume a variety of forms, including syllabic stanzas and free verse. The course of Gunn's development is recorded in Selected Poems 1950-1975 (1979), in which "the language begins as English and progresses toward American," according to Nation reviewer Donald Hall.
Gunn's early collections of poetry include The Sense of Movement (1957) and My Sad Captains (1961), a book divided into halves. The first half included poems written in the heroic verse of his first two books, and the second began to experiment with syllabic verse. The book proved a watershed, and Gunn's collections after all find him moving between high and low, old and new styles. Books such as Touch (1967), Moly (1971), Jack Straw's Castle (1976), and The Passages of Joy (1982) show Gunn's fusion of "modern" and "traditional" elements. Writing in the New York Times Book Review, M. L. Rosenthal praised Selected Poems 1950-1975 (1979), noting that "Gunn has developed his craft so that by now even his freest compositions have a disciplined music." Echoing this sentiment, New York Review of Books critic Stephen Spender suggested that the contradiction between the "conventional form" of Gunn's poems and their "often Californian 'with it' subject matter" is what distinguishes his work. Frank representations of violence, deviance, and the life of the counterculture based in San Francisco connect with "yesterday and tomorrow" in Gunn's art, remarked Charles Champlin in an article for the Los Angeles Times Book Review. "It is," Spender elaborated, "as though A. E. Housman were dealing with the subject matter of Howl, or Tennyson were on the side of the Lotus Eaters." Gunn himself once summed up his peculiar poetic lineage: "I have sometimes said to myself, I am the only person in the world ever to have dedicated poems to both Winters and Duncan. They hated each other. They didn't meet but they hated each other."
When the 1980s brought the AIDS epidemic to the gay community, Gunn lost many of his friends to the disease. His grief was, according to many critics, profoundly described in The Man with Night Sweats (1992). While the verses often describe heartbreaking personal loss, the poems are never self-indulgent and "never moralistic," asserted David Ferry in the Boston Review. Nation critic Robert Pinsky similarly wrote that, "even when it has the power to make a reader weep, the writing itself is not dabbing righteously at its eyes. Celebrated poems like 'Lament,' 'In Time of Plague' and 'Courtesies of the Interregnum' have so much dignity along with their force that they do credit to the readers who have made them something like classics already." "Here is a poet without vanity," commented Henri Cole in another Nation review, "—the aberration afflicting so many of us—whose poems consider instead those lives that, like branches, crisscross his own. 'Writing poetry has in fact become a certain stage in my coping with the world,' he tells us, 'or in the way I try to understand what happens to me and inside me. Perhaps I could say that my poetry is an attempt to grasp, with grasp meaning both to take hold of in a first bid at possession, and also to understand.'"
Gunn's later poems increasingly addressed mortality. Love poems took on a sense of irony, as in Boss Cupid (2000). Gunn often wryly commented on how the god of love often aims his arrows at arbitrary targets, thus causing people to fall in love with unsuitable partners. "In contrast to… The Man with Night Sweats," observed Phoebe Pettingell in New Leader, "which bleakly elegized the AIDS epidemic, Boss Cupid usually manages a laugh in the face of adversity. Gunn uses humor the way he uses rhyme and meter: to give form to fear and emptiness so dreadful that they threaten to overwhelm thought and emotion." Neither British nor American, Gunn resolutely evaded easy classification throughout his career as a poet. "The point is not legalities of citizenship (Gunn remains a resident alien, fitting a poet both domestic and estranged)," Hall observed in the Los Angeles Times Book Review, "but that he may not be labeled by nationality or anything else. His identity is his resistance to the limitations of identity. He belongs to uncertainty, exploration, movement and ongoingness… Here is the man without conventional supports who refuses title and easy chair, political party and national identity."
Gunn taught at the University of California-Berkeley off and on from 1958 to 1999. His many honors and awards included the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, the Levinson Prize, the W.H. Smith Award, the Sara Teasdale Prize, the Forward Prize, the Rockefeller Award and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award. He received fellowships from the Arts Council of Great Britain, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation. Gunn died of heart failure at his home in San Francisco.
- Thom Gunn (poetry), Fantasy Press (Oxford, England), 1953.
- Fighting Terms: A Selection, Fantasy Press (Oxford, England), 1954, revised edition, Faber, 1962, original edition reprinted, Bancroft Press, 1983.
- The Sense of Movement, Faber (London, England), 1957, University of Chicago Press (Chicago, IL), 1959.
- My Sad Captains, and Other Poems (also see below), University of Chicago Press (Chicago, IL), 1961.
- (With Ted Hughes) Selected Poems, Faber (London, England), 1962.
- A Geography, Stone Wall Press (Iowa City, IA), 1966.
- Positives, photographs by brother, Ander Gunn, Faber (London, England), 1966, University of Chicago Press (Chicago, IL), 1967.
- Touch, Faber (London, England), 1967, University of Chicago Press (Chicago, IL), 1968.
- The Garden of the Gods, Pym-Randall Press (Cambridge, MA), 1968.
- The Explorers, R. Gilbertson (Crediton, Devon, England), 1969.
- The Fair in the Woods, Sycamore Press (Oxford, England), 1969.
- Poems, 1950-1966: A Selection, Faber (London, England), 1969.
- Sunlight, Albondocani Press (New York, NY), 1969.
- Last Days at Teddington, Poem-of-the-Month Club (London, England), 1971.
- Moly (also see below), Faber (London, England), 1971.
- (With others) Corgi Modern Poets in Focus 5, edited by Dannie Abse, Corgi (London, England), 1971.
- Poem after Chaucer, Albondocani Press (New York, NY), 1971.
- Moly [and] My Sad Captains, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 1973.
- Mandrakes, Rainbow Press (London, England), 1973.
- Songbook, Albondocani Press (New York, NY), 1973.
- To the Air, David R. Godine (Boston, MA), 1974.
- Jack Straw's Castle, F. Hallman (New York, NY), 1975, expanded as Jack Straw's Castle and Other Poems, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 1976.
- The Missed Beat, Janus Press (West Burke, VT), 1976.
- Games of Chance, Abattoir (Omaha, NE), 1979.
- Selected Poems 1950-1975, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 1979.
- Bally Power Play, Massey Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1979.
- Talbot Road, Helikon Press (New York, NY), 1981.
- The Menace, ManRoot (San Francisco, CA), 1982.
- The Passages of Joy, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 1982.
- Lament, Doe Press (Champaign, IL), 1985.
- Sidewalks, Albondocani Press (New York, NY), 1985.
- The Hurtless Trees, Jordan Davies (New York, NY), 1986.
- Night Sweats, R. L. Barth (Florence, KY), 1987.
- Undesirables, Pig Iron Press (Youngstown, OH), 1988.
- At the Barriers, NADJA (New York, NY), 1989.
- Death's Door, Red Hydra, 1989.
- The Man with Night Sweats, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 1992.
- Unsought Intimacies: Poems of 1991, Peter Koch (Berkeley, CA), 1993.
- Collected Poems, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 1994.
- Boss Cupid, Faber (London, England), 2000.
- (Editor) Poetry from Cambridge 1951-52: A Selection of Verse by Members of the University, Fortune Press (London, England), 1953.
- (Editor with Ted Hughes) Five American Poets, Faber (London, England), 1963.
- (Editor and author of introduction) Fulke Greville Brooke, Selected Poems of Fulke Greville, University of Chicago Press (Chicago, IL), 1968.
- (Editor) Ben Jonson: Poems, Penguin (New York, NY), 1974.
- The Occasions of Poetry: Essays in Criticism and Autobiography, edited by Clive Wilmer, Farrar, Straus, 1982, expanded edition, North Point Press (San Francisco, CA), 1985.
- Shelf Life: Essays, Memoirs, and an Interview, University of Michigan Press (Ann Arbor, MI), 1993.
- (Editor) Ezra Pound, Faber (London, England), 2000.
- Thom Gunn in Conversation with James Campbell, Between the Lines (London, England), 2000.
- At the Barriers: On the Poetry of Thom Gunn, edited by Joshua Weiner, University of Chicago Press (Chicago, IL), 2009.
Also author of Games of Chance, 1982. Contributor of memoir to My Cambridge, 1977. Work represented in many anthologies, including: Springtime, edited by G. S. Fraser and I. Fletcher, Peter Owen, 1953, and Mark in Time, edited by R. Johnson and N. Harvey, Glide Publications, 1971. Poetry reviewer, Yale Review, 1958-64, and London Magazine. Contributor to Encounter, New Statesman, Poetry, Times Literary Supplement, and other publications.
Further Readings
- Bixby, George, and Jack W. C. Hagstrom, Thom Gunn: A Bibliography, 1940-78, Rota (London, England), 1979.
- Bold, Alan, Thom Gunn and Ted Hughes, Oliver & Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland), 1976.
- Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1992.
- Contemporary Literary Criticism, Gale (Detroit, MI), Volume 3, 1975, Volume 6, 1976, Volume 18, 1981, Volume 32, 1985, Volume 81, 1994.
- Contemporary Poets, seventh edition, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 2001.
- Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 27: Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, 1945-1960, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1984.
- Dodsworth, Martin, editor, The Survival of Poetry, Faber & Faber, 1970, pp. 193-215.
- Gay and Lesbian Literature, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1994.
- Haffenden, John, editor, Viewpoints: Poets in Conversation, Faber (London, England), 1981.
- King, P. R., Nine Contemporary Poets: A Critical Introduction, Methuen, 1979, pp. 77-106.
- Mander, John, The Writer and Commitment, Secker & Warburg, 1961, pp. 153-178.
- Modern British Literature, second edition, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 2000.
- Morriston, Blake, The Movement: English Poetry and Fiction of the 1950s, Oxford University Press, 1980.
- Press, John, Rule and Energy, Oxford University Press, 1963, pp. 191-201.
- Rosenthal, M. L., The New Poets, Oxford University Press, 1967, pp. 251-257.
- Advocate, August 10, 1993.
- Booklist, April 15, 1994, Ray Olson, review of Collected Poems, p. 1503; June 1, 2000, Ray Olson, review of Boss Cupid, p. 1808; March 15, 2001, Ray Olson, review of Boss Cupid, p. 1349.
- Book World, September 16, 1973.
- Boston Review, June-August, 1993, David Ferry, "The Rage of Understanding."
- British Book News, April, 1987.
- Chicago Review, spring, 2000, Devin Johnston, review of Boss Cupid, p. 91.
- Critical Quarterly, winter, 1961, pp. 359-367; autumn, 1971, pp. 219-227; summer, 1987.
- Economist, February 22, 1992, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 88.
- Encounter, January, 1983.
- Gay and Lesbian Review, summer, 2000, "Billy Lux Interviews a Poet of the Century," p. 41.
- Guardian, September 1, 1961; March 25, 2000, Robert Potts, "Erotic Balance."
- Iowa Review, winter, 1973, pp. 54-72.
- Lambda Book Report, July-August, 1992, Kenny Fries, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 16.
- Listener, August 12, 1982.
- London Magazine, March, 1963, pp. 45-52; November, 1964, pp. 64-70; December, 1977, pp. 5-15.
- London Review of Books, July 15, 1982.
- Los Angeles Times Book Review, November 6, 1988.
- Massachusetts Review, spring, 1982.
- Nation, November 10, 1979, Donald Hall, review of Selected Poems 1950-1975; August 31, 1992, Henri Cole, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 221; December 6, 1993, Robert Pinsky, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 70.
- New Leader, May, 2000, Phoebe Pettingell, "The Power of Laughter," p. 39.
- New Statesman, October 6, 1961; August 13, 1982.
- New Statesman and Society, March 6, 1992, Michael Horovitz, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 46.
- New Yorker, September 14, 1992, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 108.
- New York Review of Books, September 20, 1973; May 27, 1993, Michael Wood, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 32; June 15, 2000, James Fenton, review of Boss Cupid, p. 45.
- New York Times, August 6, 2000, William Deresiewicz, "Among the Bad Boys," Section 7, p. 25.
- New York Times Book Review, June 16, 1974; January 20, 1980; November 15, 1992, William Logan, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 15; May 27, 1993; May 29, 1994, Richard Tillinghast, review of Collected Poems, p. 10; August 6, 2000, William Deresiewicz, review of Boss Cupid, p. 25.
- Observer (London, England), July 10, 1988; December 13, 1992, Kate Kellaway, "A Poet Who's Still Firing on All Cylinders," p. 43.
- Poetry, August, 1958; May, 1974; September, 1975; February, 1993, Alfred Corn, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 291; February, 1995, David Spurr, review of Collected Poems, p. 289; March, 2001, David Orr, review of Boss Cupid, p. 391.
- Poetry Review, spring, 1966, pp. 32-35.
- Publishers Weekly, February 28, 1994, review of Collected Poems, p. 77; April 17, 2000, review of Boss Cupid, p. 71.
- Raritan, fall, 1993, Charles Berger, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 141; fall, 2000, Lagdon Hammer, "Thom Gunn and the Cool Queer Tales of Cupid," p. 114.
- San Francisco Chronicle, May 4, 2000, David Kipen, "Poet Knows Cupid's Aim Is Arbitrary," p. B1.
- Saturday Review, June 1, 1961.
- Sewanee Review, January, 1985.
- Spectator, September 1, 1961; March 7, 1992, William Scammell, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 32.
- Stand, spring, 1989.
- Time, April 24, 2000, Paul Gray, "Poems of Love and Death: Thom Gunn's Boss Cupid Portrays No Winged Angel," p. 80.
- Times Literary Supplement, September 29, 1961; January 1, 1967; October 5, 1967; April 24, 1969; April 16, 1971; August 30, 1974; July 23, 1982; May 1, 1992, Hugh Haughton, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 12; March 18, 1994, Glyn Maxwell, review of Shelf Life: Essays, Memoirs, and an Interview, p. 10; March 10, 2000, Sean O'Brien, review of Boss Cupid, p. 23.
- Village Voice, October 26, 1982, Mark Caldwell.
- Virginia Quarterly Review, autumn, 1992, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 136.
- World Literature Today, summer, 1986; summer, 1993, Bernard F. Dick, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 612; winter, 1995, James McElroy, review of Collected Poems, p. 147; autumn, 2000, Michael Leddy, review of Boss Cupid, p. 818.
- Yale Review, October, 1992, Phoebe Pettingell, review of The Man with Night Sweats, p. 115.
- Interviews with Poets, http://www.interviews-with-poets.com/ (July 23, 2002).
- Chicago Tribune, April 29, 2004, section 3, p. 9.
- Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2004, p. B14.
- New York Times, April 28, 2004, p. C14.
- San Francisco Chronicle, April 28, 2004, p. B7.
- Times (London, England), April 28, 2004, p. 26.
- Washington Post, May 11, 2004, p. B7.
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- The Annihilation of Nothing
- The Antagonism
- Autumn Chapter in a Novel
- Black Jackets
- Considering the Snail
- The Corridor
- Duncan
- During an Absence
- From the Wave
- High Fidelity
- The Hug
- Human Condition
- In Santa Maria Del Popolo
- In the Tank
- In Trust
- Lament
- Legal Reform
- Lines for a Book
- The Man with Night Sweats
- Merlin in the Cave: He Speculates without a Book
- Moly
- My Sad Captains
- No Speech from the Scaffold
- The Old Man in the Britannia
- On the Move
- Patch Work
- A Plan of Self Subjection
- The Produce District
- Snowfall
- Tamer and Hawk
- Taylor Street
- To Yvor Winters, 1955
- The Unsettled Motorcyclist's Vision of His Death
- Waking in a Newly-Built House, Oakland
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Thom Gunn was born in Kent, England to parents who were both journalists. Gunn's early life was peripatetic; after his parents' divorce, he traveled with his father to various assignments and attended a number of different schools. His mother committed suicide when Gunn was fifteen. In an interview with the Paris Review Gunn spoke about the effect of his mother's death: "I was devastated for about four years. I very much retired into myself. I read an enormous number of Victorian novels and eighteenth-century ones too. I read them very much as an escape… I gradually came out of it, but it was a difficult four years or so. I don't think I knew how difficult they were at the time—luckily—so maybe originally I wrote as a way of getting out of that, but I can't tell." After completing his initial schooling, he served in the British Army for two...


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"... we were not talking here about disabled human beings, but about some grossly abnormal human beings; many of those whom I have seen bear little resemblance to human beings."I think it is apposite to quote in this context a sermon of Cardinal Clemens von Galen given in August 1941. The Cardinal speaks of the mentally ill but we know that those with cerebral palsy were also included in the programme which he condemned:
If it is once accepted that people have the right to kill 'unproductive' fellow humans--and even if initially it only affects the poor defenseless mentally ill - then as a matter of principle murder is permitted for all unproductive people, in other words for the incurably sick, the people who have become invalids through labor and war, for us all when we become old, frail and therefore unproductive.In those days, the RAF dropped copies of Von Galen's sermon among German troops. Perhaps they might drop some over the Palace of Westminster now?
Then, it is only necessary for some secret edict to order that the method developed for the mentally ill should be extended to other 'unproductive' people, that it should be applied to those suffering from incurable lung disease, to the elderly who are frail or invalids, to the severely disabled soldiers. Then none of our lives will be safe any more. Some commission can put us on the list of the 'unproductive,' who in their opinion have become worthless life. And no police force will protect us and no court will investigate our murder and give the murderer the punishment he deserves.
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I am fairly sure most people find me annoying but tolerate me because murder is frowned on in this part of the world.
But what do you think? Annoying Ass? Sarcastic Ass? Dumb Ass? Something that doesn't involve the word ass?
What type of person do you think I am based on my activity here?


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His latest talent, wide receiver LaRon Byrd (6-foot-3, 216 pounds) will make a decision on national signing day. He is down to three schools.
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Byrd has publicly stated that Miami is one of his favorites even without an offer. He approaches the week leading into signing day currently without an offer from the Hurricanes but remains hopeful that one will come before the February 6th deadline for high school seniors to submit their letters of intent.
"They need to offer first," Valdin said. "I think they like some guys ahead of him. If they commit elsewhere, they'll offer him. That is why they got on him so late."
Should the 'Canes offer Byrd, the process will still continue amongst the three schools listed. Hahnville High School will hold their signing day festivities at 8am CST where many of their players will make their decisions known. Byrd is apart of that group.
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"He is a big, tall kid who can run fast and he has good hands," Valdin said. "He has the potential to play at the next level."
Valdin believes his potential is endless. However, he will need to improve on his game during his time in college for him to maximize it.
"He can be great, he can be fabulous," Valdin said. "He is 6-foot-4, runs a 4.4 and has good hands, but he has to get a little tougher and get off the line against bigger cornerbacks. People can beat him up at the line. He has time to do it, and the sky is the limit in terms of potential."
When he moves on to the college game, Byrd will need to adjust his game according to Valdin. In high school, Byrd found himself to often be a match up problem for opposing teams without much work being put into being dominant. At the collegiate level, Valdin believes his work ethic will be tested as he'll play against some of the nation's best week in and week out on his own team and throughout the country.
"He was so much bigger in high school than most of the guys, so he didn't have to put a lot of effort into being good," Valdin said. "I hope he has that drive. Some of those places like Miami and Auburn, they will sign good players every year. It isn't like high school or a Conference USA school in that when you get your starting job, you'll have it. You go to Miami or Auburn and every year you are going to compete for your job because they sign good players every year."
How does Byrd compare to some of the standout players at the wide receiver position Valdin has coached in the past? The results might shock you.
"He isn't as good as some of the players I've coached in the past at wide receiver like Kerry Watkins, Roydell Williams, and Darius Reynaud. Those guys are the best wide receivers I've coached. Byrd is good, but those guys are better at this point."
Valdin has given some words to Byrd on what steps to take through the recruiting process. It was a lesson that Valdin stresses to his players as he has seen the recruiting game being played before, on both sides of the coin; both by coaches and players.
"He really doesn't tell us what he is thinking all of the time, but this is what I told him, 'don't commit right away on a visit,' because they put pressure on you to do so," Valdin said. "He should come home, think about it, and then commit. Call them up and make it official. So many kids commit on a visit, commit, and still take their trips and then commit elsewhere."
What are some of the other bits of advice does Byrd's coach have for him?
"He should take everything into consideration," Valdin said. "Who is your position coach? What does the contract of the head coach look like? You realize this is the place you will be living for three, four, five years, so places like the dorm room and where you are going to eat at very important as well."
What ultimately does Valdin think is best for Byrd and his interests?
"He wants to go somewhere and play right away, if that is the case, I think he should go to Tulane, but I don't know what these others schools are telling him about that," Valdin said.
Byrd is scheduled to take his official visit to Miami the weekend of February 1st.


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By Ivy Benson
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has reiterated its call for the public to respect the offices of the President, Vice President, Speaker of Parliament and the Chief Justice, to ensure a sound democratic society.
Speaking at an annual Bar Press Conference in Accra yesterday, the President of the GBA, Mr. Frank W.K. Beecham, noted that unwarranted attacks on the President, Vice President, Speaker of Parliament, Chief Justice as well as political leaders should not be encouraged, but strongly condemned.
According to the Bar, unsavory words used on people who occupy these offices do not "match our status as a civilized nation that seeks honour and good conduct in all persons, especially our leaders.
Ghana has seemingly become a country whose highest office holders are always under a barrage of insults from opposing persons, as they go on with their assigned duties of governance and enhancing the rule of law within the society.
The GBA has in no uncertain term condemned such behaviours, since it does to place the country in a good light, among other countries around the globe.
The press conference was called to officially announce resolutions passed by the GBA at its Annual Conference held in Elmina in the Central Region recently on the theme, -'The judiciary, the Rule of Law and National Development.' The current officers of the association were retained for the 2011/2012 legal session.
The National Executives of the Bar Association include Mr. Frank W.K. Beecham, President, Justice Kusi-Minkah Premo, Vice President, Peter R. Zwennes, Secretary, and Kwabena Asante-Krobea, Assistant Secretary.
The rest are Ms. Nancy Ampofo, National Treasurer, Anthony Forson, Jnr., National Publicity Officer and Mrs. Yaa Gyakobo, Assistant Publicity Officer.
The GBA further resolved that the members of the association abstain from defamatory and unsubstantiated attacks on judges, when dissatisfied with their decisions in cases before them.
The GBA President pointed out that some four lawyers, who impugned corruption on the judiciary had not been blacklisted, adding that the lawyers appear in court.
"None of the lawyers has been blacklisted", the GBA President emphasized, as journalists enquired what had become of the members of the association who were banned from appearing before any judge, until they substantiate their allegations of corruption they made against the judiciary.
He was also of the view that the new legal year would be used to correct the short falls in the ethics of members of the Bar, as the GBA condemned the situation where lawyers argue and fight their cases in the media.
This attitude, the GBA noted, was not ethical and called on legal practitioners to use appropriate legal processes to solve their grievances in respect of decisions made by the courts. However, the association has indicated it s resolve to strongly resist anybody who attempts to gag any citizen, including law practitioners, from expressing their views on issues.
The association also resolved to work in harmony with the Bench, in maintaining and promoting the rule of law, as it worked towards strengthening a committee charged with monitoring the performance of the Bench. The association further agreed to fight against all forms of corruption in the country, especially, in justice delivery system and work with the judiciary to eliminate the canker.
It was the view of the GBA that the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system be made autonomous from government, so as to instill public confidence in its independence and impartiality. As a matter of fact, the GBA requested the Chief Justice to examine the system where HFC Bank collects monies on behalf of the judiciary and make it less cumbersome, in issues concerning retrieving money, as well as charges by clients.
It also encouraged its members to devote their time in engaging in Legal Aid Services, to help the poor in accessing justice in the communities. With the introduction of biometric register by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the 2012 general election, the GBA is pleased with the innovation, but called on the commission to ensure proper validation of the electoral register, and solve all concerns with stakeholders to promote free, fair and transparent elections.
On the international front, as it congratulates South Sudan in attaining political independence and statehood, the GBA requested the African Union (AU) to vigorously protect and defend the democratic rights of the people of Africa at all times, and to desist from shielding tyrannical regimes, in order to assume relevance in the desire of people of the Continent.
It further called for the fast implementation of the pronouncement made by the government of Cote d'Ivoire, to adopt concrete steps in reconciling and strengthening the various organs of government an protect the rights of the people of the war ravaged country.


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A terrorist attack will likely come without any warning. The following specific actions will be taken to ensure the safety of Winthrop University student body and staff: Preparation, During the Incident, After the Incident.Information and Description of Terrorists Threats: Chemical Threats, Biological Threats, Radiological Threats, Nuclear Threats, Explosive Threats, Characteristics of Suspicious Packages and Envelopes, and Handling of Suspicious Packages or Envelopes.Specific guidelines alluding to each threat are in the website.
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2/15/2008 - Jackson, Miss.
On Wednesday, February 13, approximately 300 university representatives, community and business leaders, IHL Board members, and executive office staff gathered at Jackson's TelCom Center for a Strategic Initiative Summit focused on increasing the number Baccalaureate graduates of even higher quality in the state.
Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, led the morning session with a discussion of the serious national need for improved quality in higher education for all students and expanded opportunities for minority and low-income students.
State Economist and IHL Assistant Commissioner for Planning and Research Dr. Phil Pepper then provided a detailed analysis of how higher education benefits the state economically. For every state dollar invested in education, he explained, the state loses 29 cents on high school dropouts, gains 21 cents on high school graduates, gains 49 cents on citizens with some college education, and gains $1.13 on baccalaureate graduates. "The most effective economic development tool in the state of Mississippi is the education of its people," said Dr. Pepper.
IHL Assistant Commissioner for Community and Junior College Relations Dr. Reginald Sykes offered Summit participants a look at the "pool of potential," noting that universities in the state can improve the transfer rate by creating a culture of transfer, reducing barriers to transfer, and offering more need-based aid, among other things.
Mississippi Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Thomas C. Meredith delivered the luncheon keynote address, in which he outlined three shifts that have impacted higher education in recent years and challenged Summit participants to make sure that every university student is successful in completing their degree.
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This is a blog to chronicle this portion of the life of Staff Sgt. Jason Ross, my son, as he mends, after an I.E.D. explosion, on March 7, 2011, while serving his country in Afghanistan.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
August 11, 2011
Like I said, Jason went to PT today, and they worked on his balance and some of his core strengthening exercises. He didn't get to set any new records with pushups or pullups, so we'll all just have to wait until later for that. The PT folks also continued to encourage Jason to keep working to improve his strength and be prepared to do more work each day. So we probably can expect to see more days where Jason is going to be noticing soar muscles.
Thank you, for your continued prayers and support.
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Psalms 18:2-6 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
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When trying to create a new event template from scratch, when you get to the online registration section and attempt to enable it, it doesn't change that for an existing Event template, but instead creates a new blank template. Reproduced on CiviCRM 4.1 / Drupal 6 demo site.
Steps to reproduce:
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When it comes to treating overweight or obese patients, medical doctors apparently really need to improve their bedside manner.
"When a patient hears, 'you're fat' or 'you're morbidly obese,' that's bad," said University of Florida psychology student Amanda M. Roberts. "This sabotages weight loss."
Research has found that physicians harbor the same negative opinions that the general population has toward overweight and obese people, and when their heavy patients perceive this, they lose trust in the doctor and are less likely to adhere to the prescribed treatment, Roberts said during a session entitled, "Fat Stigma Across the Life Span—Interpersonal, Psychological, Occupational and Medical Consequences."
A 2003 study found that more than 50 percent of physicians surveyed reported finding obese patients unattractive, awkward, ugly and noncompliant, and 30 percent surveyed described obese patients as weak-willed, sloppy and lazy, according to Roberts. Her own recent study found that patients with a larger body mass index were less satisfied with and had less trust in their doctor, and this was significantly associated with the patients' perceived weight discrimination.
"We have to eliminate the 'just-lose- weight' solution." Roberts said. "Would you tell someone with schizophrenia, 'You are so delusional. You need to fix yourself'?'"
Physicians have reported that obesity was among their least preferable patient conditions, preferred less than alcoholism, drug addiction and mental illness, and they have associated obesity with poor hygiene, noncompliance, hostility and dishonesty, Roberts said.
"There's really something going on and we need to spread awareness that providers need to work on this," she said. "We have to eliminate the 'just lose weight' solution."
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The Interfax news agency said on Tuesday that the Ukrainian foreign ministry had denied reports that Ukrainian firms had supplied several hundred such anti-tank missiles to Iraq.
According to the website www.army-technology.com, the tripod-launched Kornet-E system has been sold to the Syrian Army.
Last week the US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, serving a blunt warning to Damascus, said Washington had information that night vision goggles and other military equipment was crossing from Syria into Iraq.
The US Army fielded around 1900 M1 Abrams in the 1991 Gulf War. Eighteen allied tanks were knocked out during that campaign, half by mines and half by "friendly fire".
The Abrams, developed 20 years ago, is not impenetrable. It weighs 70 tonnes thanks to heavy armour on its frontal arc but would be an impossible 100 tonnes if it was as well protected on its sides and rear.
But Mr Hewson said RPG-7 grenades, with an effective range of 300 metres, would bounce off "the queen of the battlefield".
The RPG-7 is one of the most common anti-tank weapons in the world: it was widely used by the Soviet army and by both sides during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.
The Kornet-E has a range of around five kilometres. The operator uses either optical or thermal sights to track a target, and the missile - whose warhead first burrows a small hole in a tank and then whips around inside the vehicle - is guided by a laser beam.
Jane's Defence Weekly Land Forces editor Christopher Foss said two people can carry this anti-tank missile and it can be mounted on the back of a 4WD.
But unless the operating crews are well trained and know how to use the Kornet-E tactically it is of little use, he said.
The Kornet-E also comes with alternative warheads that produce a huge ball of fire and suck up oxygen, which can be used against bunkers, fortifications and exposed infantry.
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War On Iraq
US moves to strangle regime
Basra's siege mentality linked to past betrayal
War machine rolls on amid the Republican Ghosts
When a message becomes a lifeline
What happens now, Mr Rumsfeld?
Losses hit home in a town where it's cool to be a patriot
Turkey on a hair-trigger to fight Kurds
Chirac expresses support for allies in war cemetery apology
Stemming the fatalities with a modern touch
El Paso becomes hostile territory for German troops
Iraq's neighbours fear they are next
Blair and friends staring into war's political abyss
Embed with the Pentagon? Not necessarily
US invaders caught off guard by use of potent and portable tank-killer
Petrol not enough to ride road to recovery
Greatest challenge the battle within: trying to stay awake, alert - and alive
Fleeing citizens cheer as troops close in on city
Tanks roll in without a rumble
Secret operations revealed in effort to cower the foe
Stay out of the fight, ayatollah tells Shiites
General darn glad for help
After the war, a lingering legacy of hate
Up go those flag sales as the radio boys rally round
Eyeing the inside running in race to cash in on destruction
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Operation Front Porch = Outdoor room Complete!
Here's my front porch:
In the summer time we like to sit out and watch movies but the bugs and heat keep us indoors most of the time. So I added two circuits to add some recs on the front porch (no more extension cord through the window for me :thumbsup:) and two ceiling fans. Today I got up stage two - retractable screen curtains. Here's a pic during tonight's thunderstorm.
I'll get some more pics up tomorrow. Power's been out for a little bit tonight, subsequent to the storm.
First I had to measure and order the rail system and screens. The came (made in the USA) in a week. First I taped up the rails so I could cut the ones I needed to shorted from the 7 foot length. The 90 degree turns were my reference point.
I did pre-drill the rails for easy installation. I mounted them to white PVC 2x2s that I had previously mounted to the porch beams.
These mounted easily in an afternoon - I installed them with a 1.75 inch gap in the center so that I can remove the screens in the winter for storage.
Once the rails were up, I could then turn my attention to hanging the screens.
Installing the screens
The screens came with snaps installed along the top to which I attached the supplied plastic rail carriers. Then I just slid the screen onto the track.
Each side of the screen has a channel that a fiberglass rod inserts into. I had to cut these shorter on the 'house side' of the screen because my porch is canted @ 1.5 inches over seven feet. You can also see here that the screen attaches to the house and the floor using snaps that easily installed with the supplied tools.
My next problem was the open rafters of my porch. The company supplied me with these panels made to fit the height of the rafter gap.
They also supplied sticky velcro to attach the panels. I reinforced these with staples. Here's a detail of one of the corners with the panel treatment.
Here's a pic of the screens partially retracted.
Another detail of how the screens 'hang'.
So here's my final deliverable:
Detail of the front - I left fewer magnets at the bottom to allow the dogs to come and go - by noon the first day they were screen 'pros'. It seals nicely with the STRONG rare earth magnets supplied with the kit.
Here's a pic from the inside - I LOVE the tropical feel of my new living space.
That looks nice
So does it completely seal against skeeters once snapped down etc ?
So they slide to the sides....like a Hospital room screen ?
There was someone on here that was framing in his front porch for screens
I like the method you found much better
Just spent the last two hours out on the porch from 8-10pm (prime mosquito time). With a light on on the porch we were mosquito free! :thumbup:
I'm especially pleased with how this project turned out. The screens work exactly as advertised.
That is so cool Leah! They look great.
That ended up coming out very nicely.
There is a couple in the finishing stages of building a house here, and she gets really uptight at the mere sight of any bug.
I'm going to have to get them to check in on your thread. She would really like this idea.
Dug up this thread because I am sitting on my front porch watching the NBA finals with NO mosquitos! I LOVE spring!
I like your porch, cool old house..good job...
have you ever thought of a beadboard ceiling?
We are going to keep the open framing of the ceiling. It's hard to see in the pics (and under the umpteen-dozen layers of paint) but it is actually T&G beadboard - really really wide beadboard. We've got some rot problems (still need a new roof :mad:) and I'll have to get replacement boards custom milled.
The real problem I have with it, is that with the open framing I just can't convince myself to do the typical southern thing and paint the ceiling sky blue.
hmm yeah ok i see that now
well one thing at a time hey
Would you paint the whole thing or just the rafters? I'd think leaving it open, it might look nice to paint the rafters a different colour than the planking.
But, I'm a big fan of testing paint plans via photoshop. Maybe after we re-do the roofing we'll strip all the old paint and consider something different. :thumbup:
yeah, good plan, much easier than painting it five times, haha
hope it goes well for u
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Course DescriptionAn introduction to an overview of creating physical and social environments and curriculum for children six weeks to six years in home or center-based programs. Course covers theories and relationships between physical and social space, activities, experiences, and materials. Students are introduced to the use of developmentally and culturally appropriate practices in planning, selecting, and evaluating environments and curriculum for young children. Audit available.
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This course is intended to broaden students' ideas of what constitutes an environment for young children (extending into physical", cognitive, creative, social, cultural, and familial domains) and to build students' foundational knowledge of what constitutes a safe, appropriate environment. Specific environmental considerations (environments to build language and literacy, environments for children with special needs," environments that actively reflect multicultural practices) and criteria for evaluating environments (using environmental rating scales) will be explored in later courses.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Students will:
Articulate the teachers role in incorporating development, culture, and play in the creation of indoor and outdoor learning environments and supporting curriculum.
Discuss theoretical perspectives on environments and curriculum for young children.
Identify principles and components of appropriate environments and curriculum.
Describe the role of routines and schedules in environments and curriculum.
Review safety and health rules and regulations in the creation of environments for young children.
Review use of lesson planning and webbing in the creation of environments and curriculum.
Discuss use of observation and assessment to plan, implement and evaluate environments and curriculum.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Students Will:
- Attend and actively participate in class and small group activities.
- Complete site visitations and evaluation reports.
- Complete and present a term project.
- Complete written quizzes or exams.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Students will acquire skills and abilities relating to:
- Linkages between development", culture, and appropriate environments.
- The feel of an environment that works.
- Routines/Schedules
- Safety", Health, Rules, and Regulations
- Components of the physical", social, cultural, familial environment.
- Selecting Materials for environments for young children.
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Our mission: To protect and enhance the quality of life for domestic, farm and wild animals in B.C.
Being lost is a very stressful event for both the animal and his guardians. If you have an animal that you think is lost, consider trying to find the animal's home before you call or take him into the BC SPCA or local Animal Control. Most lost animals belong in the neighbourhoods where they are stray and the guardians may be frantically looking for their pet.
Bringing the animal to your local animal shelter is an option but moving the animal from the neighbourhood reduces the chances that the pet will be reunited with his guardian. A trip to the local shelter is also a very traumatic experience for an animal. So if you are able, take some time to find the guardian on your own. Here are some tips to help you find a lost animal's way home.
We encourage all animal guardians to ensure their pets have at least one of the following forms of identification.
Collar and/or ID tagDoes the animal have a collar with an ID tag? The tag may have the animal's home number or home address that will help you track down his family. For dogs, some tags are strictly municipal dog license tags and most likely will not have the animal's information, but call your local BC SPCA or Animal Control and they should be able to help you track where the dog lives.
Ear tattooIf the animal that you have found has a legible tattoo number in the ear, you can check the list of all BC veterinarian tattoo codes then contact the corresponding vet to report the found animal. If you cannot find a corresponding code, it may be that the animal was tattooed in another province or state.
Other TattoosSome purebred animals may have a breeder tattoo on their abdomen or inside leg. This is only traceable through the original breeder.
MicrochipMicrochips are a form of electronic identification that are inserted under the animal's skin. Note that all BC SPCA adopted cats and dogs are microchipped and registered with BC Pet Registry – it is likely that the animal may have a microchip! Unfortunately, you will have no way of knowing if an animal has a microchip. You must take the animal to a veterinary clinic, Animal Control services centre, or a BC SPCA shelter to have the animal scanned for a microchip.
BC SPCA Pet Search: www.bcpetsearch.com
Missing Pets in BC: www.facebook.com/MissingPetsInBc
PetFinder: www.petfinder.org
PetLynx: www.petlynx.net
Talk to people in the neighbourhood, especially kids and other dog guardians.
Contact your local BC SPCA shelter or Animal Control to report the animal lost. Let them know that you are willing to hold onto the animal until the guardian comes forward.
Contact local veterinary clinics, many of them also keep lost and found animal records.
Check the "Lost" section in the Classifieds.
If you find the guardian, as a courtesy, please remember to contact the groups keeping records and let them know so they can take the animal off their records.
Think of your own safety first. If the animal appears vicious or unapproachable, do not attempt to catch the animal. Call your local BC SPCA or Animal Control.
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This part applies to accelerators and is in addition to other applicable parts of this chapter.
Accelerator facilities must have the following safety features:
be designed with primary and secondary barriers to ensure compliance with the dose limits in parts 4732.0400 to 4732.0430;
have protective barriers that are fixed except for entrance doors or beam interceptors;
have shielding for neutrons, as applicable, if the accelerator can operate above ten MeV;
accelerator room entrances must be provided with warning lights in readily observable positions near the outside of all access doors to indicate when the useful beam is in the "on" position;
interlocks or safety devices must be in place so all access into the room is blocked before irradiation is initiated or continued. If the useful radiation beam is interrupted by any door opening or tripping of the safety device, it must not be possible to restore the system to operation without closing the door or resetting the safety device and reinitiating irradiation by manual action at the control panel;
an emergency power cutoff switch must be located on either side of the primary beam and easily identifiable in all high radiation areas. The cutoff switch must include a manual reset so that the accelerator cannot be restarted from the accelerator control console without resetting the cutoff switch;
instrumentation, readouts, and controls on the accelerator control console must be clearly identified, easily discernible, and located outside the high radiation area;
each entrance into a target area or other high radiation area must be provided with two safety interlocks that shut down the machine when the barrier is breached;
each safety interlock must be on a circuit that allows it to operate independently of the accelerator; and
all safety interlocks must be designed so that any defect or component failure in the safety interlock system prevents operation of the accelerator.
Closed-circuit television, or an equivalent system, must be provided to permit continuous observation of the patient during irradiation and must be located so the operator may observe the patient from the control panel.
Two-way audio communication between the patient and the operator must be provided at the control panel. However, where excessive noise levels or treatment requirements make audio communication impractical, other methods of communication must be used.
If radiation surveys indicate that an individual in an unrestricted area may be exposed to levels of radiation greater than those permitted by part 4732.0430 before use, the registrant must:
equip the unit with beam direction interlocks or add additional radiation shielding to ensure compliance with part 4732.0430;
perform a radiation survey; and
include the initial radiation survey, a description of the modification made, and the results of the subsequent survey; or
request and receive written authorization to operate the accelerator from the commissioner.
The registrant must ensure that radiation surveys are performed at intervals not to exceed 12 months. The radiation survey must be performed with the accelerator in a "BEAM-ON" condition, with the largest available field and with a scattering phantom in the useful beam of radiation, if applicable, to ensure that radiation levels in restricted areas are not likely to cause personnel exposures in excess of the limits specified in parts 4732.0400 to 4732.0430. A radiation survey must also be performed:
prior to use;
after making any change in the shielding;
after installing or relocating the accelerator; and
before using the accelerator in a manner that could result in increased radiation levels in areas outside shielded area.
The radiation survey record must also include:
date of the measurements;
the reason for the survey;
the instruments used to measure radiation levels;
a diagram or sketch of the areas surrounding the shielded areas that were surveyed;
the measured dose rate at several points in each area expressed in millirems or microsieverts per hour;
the calculated maximum level of radiation over a period of one year for each restricted and unrestricted area; and
the signature or electronic signature of the individual responsible for conducting the survey.
If the results of the radiation surveys indicate any radiation levels in excess of the limits in parts 4732.0400 to 4732.0430 the registrant must lock the control in the "OFF" position and not use the unit except as follows:
if necessary to repair, replace, or test the accelerator or the shielding; or
until the registrant has submitted a corrective action plan and received authorization in writing from the commissioner.
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The Manhattan Transfer Comes to Picnic with the Pops Tonight
Over 25 years and 30 albums, eight-time Grammy Award-winning vocal quartet The Manhattan Transfer continues to delight audiences worldwide. Best known for their live performances and stellar jazz singing, these harmonizing legends perform such hits as "Tuxedo Junction," "Route 66," "Spice of Life," "Java Jive," and many more.
Nationwide Insurance Picnic with the Pops presents The Manhattan Transfer at the Columbus Bicentennial Pavilion (160 S. High St.) in the Columbus Commons tonight, July 19. Gates open at 6 pm. Concert begins at 8 pm.
Tickets are $23 for adults when purchased in advance by phone at 614.228.8600, online at www.PicnicWithThePops.com or www.ticketmaster.com, in person at the CAPA Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), or at central Ohio Kroger Ticketmaster locations. Adult tickets are $25 at the gate on the night of the show. Tickets for children ages 3-14 are always $8 regardless of when or where they are purchased. Children 2 and under are free.
Tim Hauser - Hauser founded the first Manhattan Transfer group in 1969, and made one album, Jukin'. Following the group's demise, he worked as a New York City cab driver, and eventually founded the current Manhattan Transfer group in 1972. Hauser is also a producer, having produced about half of the Transfers albums, the soundtrack for The Marrying Man, cuts on A League of Their Own, and Richie Cole's Hollywood Madness. He also appeared as Woody the bandleader in The Marrying Man, and was recently featured in the Hugh Hefner documentary, Hugh Hefner, Playboy, Activist, and Rebel. He is the owner of Tim Hauser Foods, a manufacturer of boutique pasta sauce, and is also featured on Sirius XM's "Fifties on 5" and "Sixties on 6."
Alan Paul - Paul is one of the founding members of The Manhattan Transfer and a nine-time Grammy Award winner.
His contributions as writer and arranger are also well represented in his four Grammy nominations for his compositions "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone and Code of Ethics" and vocal arrangements for "Ray's Rockhouse." He also received a Grammy nomination for Best Male Jazz Vocalist for "Oh Yes, I Remember Clifford" (from Vocalese). Some of the other songs he has penned include, "Smile Again," "Spies in the Night," "Malaise en Malaisie," "All Heart," "The Quitetude," "What Goes Around Comes Around," "Santa Man," "It's Good Enough to Keep," "Stompin' at Mahogany Hall," "Nothin' Could Be Hotter Than That," and "Ragtime in Pixiland." Paul holds two Honorary Doctorate degrees-one in the humanities from his alma mater Kean University, and another in music from the Berklee School of Music, along with his partners.
Janis Siegel - Over the past four decades, the voice of Janis Siegel, a nine-time Grammy winner with an additional 17 Grammy nominations, has been an undeniable force in The Manhattan Transfer's diverse musical catalog. Alongside her career as a founding member of this musical institution, Siegel has also sustained a solo career that has spawned more than a half dozen finely crafted solo albums and numerous collaborative projects, amassed a large international fan base and garnered consistently high critical praise. Siegel's unmistakable voice has become one of the group's most recognizable trademarks. She sang lead on some of Transfer's biggest hits, including "Operator," "Chanson D'Amour," "Twilight Zone," "Birdland," "The Boy from NYC," "Spice of Life," "Ray's Rockhouse," "The Shaker Song," "Mystery," and co-wrote and sang lead on the Grammy-winning "Sassy." She also gained a reputation as a vocal arranger by writing five of the charts for the group's acclaimed masterwork, Vocalese, seven charts for the group's Grammy-winning album Brasil, and won a Grammy herself for her arrangement of "Birdland." In 1993, she and her Manhattan Transfer colleagues received their honorary doctorates from the Berklee School of Music, and in 1999, they were among the first class of inductees into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.


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USC sophomore transfer Haley Ishimatsu, in her first competition as a Trojan, swept the 1-meter and platform events while sophomore teammate Jordan Gear won 3-meter and freshman teammate Spencer Madanay won platform on the first day of the USC-hosted Trojan Diving Invitational on Friday (Nov. 2).
Ishimatsu, a 2008 Olympian and long-time U.S. national teamer who competed at Duke in 2011 before transferring, won the 1-meter with 273.05 points, edging UCLA's Paulina Guzman (269.30).
Ishimatsu came back to win the platform with 265.65. USC freshman Sam Adams took third (205.25).
Gear won 3-meter with 334.50 with Madanay in second (293.45) and fellow freshman Ryan Savit in third (262.20). Madanay won the platform with 264.45 with USC freshman Adam Payne in second (213.50) and Savit in third (202.80).
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LAKE FOREST, IL — The Chicago Bears and General Manager Phil Emery announced today that they have hired Mitchell Tanney as director of analytics.
Tanney will help advance the team's analytical capabilities by developing additional techniques to identify, extract and analyze data to support decisions throughout the football operations department. His two primary research areas to enhance the Bears analytical capacities will be in player evaluation concepts and game situation principles.
Tanney has been manager of football products and manager of sports analytics for STATS LLC for the past two years, helping create and manage many of the company's advanced football statistics for NFL and collegiate football analysis. He was the product manager of STATS' ICE platform, a system that aligns a team's analytical data to player records to scouting video. Tanney also analyzed 30-plus years of historical data to identify key statistical categories that influence game outcomes to create winning formulas for NFL franchises.
From 2006-09, Tanney was both a quarterback (playing for the AFL, AF2, IFL and Swedish SuperSeries) and assistant coach for his alma mater Monmouth College.
As a quarterback at Monmouth, Tanney was a team captain, was named conference player of the year and was a Division III National Player of the Year runner-up. He graduated from Monmouth Summa Cum Laude in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Spanish. He received his MBA from the University of Iowa in 2011.
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Your front page article titled "Internet speed lagging behind in Kentucky," may be true for certain areas in the state, but not west Kentucky.
Are you not aware that WK&T, out of Mayfield received the largest award in the nation, $123.8 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, commonly known as the "Stimulus Bill" to build a 2,200-mile fiber optic network, across its entire service territory? That award was 50/50 grant/loan. That territory includes residences and businesses in McCracken, Marshall, Graves, Calloway, Carlisle, and Fulton counties. About 15,000 subscribers. The project started in mid-2011, and is now complete, coming in below budget and one year ahead of schedule. Those served by WK&T can now obtain broadband over fiber connections, with speeds up to 60mbs, and the offering of higher speeds, 1gbs will soon be here.
Your article did not even mention this wonderful success story for your west Kentucky readers.
For more information go to: http://wktelecom.coop/ or you may contact WK&T at 270-674-1000 or myself at 270-970-7649.
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Around Town: field trip to the Hondo Iris Farm on May 16
Field trip
Everyone is invited to join and meet our members for our May field trip to the Hondo Iris Farm. We will meet Thursday, May 16, [auth] at Lawrence Brothers IGA, 900 W. Second St. at 9 a.m. and we will carpool. Come with us, you won't have to drive! Bring a lunch and your camera and be ready to enjoy a beautiful sightseeing trip. Relax in the amazing, historic Hondo valley, and tour the Iris Farm for all of your favorite iris and even a few new ones! For more information, call Jan Smith at 910-1657 or Pam Davis at 914-3729.
Bingo every Thursday at the Roswell Elks Lodge, 1720 N. Montana Ave. Great Winnings! The game starts at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. Food service available. Call 622-1560 for more information.
Lynda Whalen, director of Volunteer Services at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, is speaking at Healthsense at 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 17, at Senior Circle in the Wilshire Center, 2801 N. Main St., next door to Family Dollar. It is free and open to the public, and a light lunch will be served. Whalen will discuss the benefits and perks of being part of the hospital Auxiliary as well as the numerous volunteer opportunities and what is done with funds raised. She will also discuss Lifeline, the service for people who may need assistance in emergencies. For more information, call Senior Circle, a resource of ENMMC, at 623-2311.
Art at the Zoo
Friends of the Roswell Zoo and the Roswell Fine Art League and Gallery will have an Art at the Zoo on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. We will be having a show-and-sell, plus demonstrations on art and clay. Entrance to the event on East College Boulevard. For more information contact Nancy Phillips at 623-3213.
Taste of Italy
Come experience "A Taste of Italy" Italian dinner, a silent auction, a mini-concert and a grand prize drawing all as part of a fundraiser to help two local teens make it to Europe to perform this summer. The fundraiser/dinner event will take place Saturday, May 18, at the First Church of the Nazarene, 501 N. Sycamore Ave. Dinner will be served from 6-7:30 p.m. The event will benefit McKaylee Todd and Bethany Blewett, members of the 2013 Sound of American Honors Chorus and Band European Music Education Concert Tour. Todd and Blewett will perform the mini concert. Tickets are $25, and may be purchased by contacting Jana Blewett at 910-9367 or Sherri Todd at 622-8118.
Grace Community Church is hosting Resonate: A Worship Gathering on Saturday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at the church, 935 W. Mescalero Road. Join us for an evening of worship at Grace. Our focus for this month's Resonate will be prayer. We will also have coffee and light snacks following the event. Don't miss it!
Iris farm tour
On Sunday, May 19, the Pecos Valley Iris Society will tour the Hondo Iris Farm. Please meet at the Roswell Adult and Senior Center, 807 N. Missouri Ave., at 1:30 p.m. and we will drive together. For more information please call president Sue Chambers at 622-6329.
Xcellent Music
Xcellent Music at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art presents the debut of The Winds at Bitter Lake, a Suite for Chamber Orchestra by Ted Schooley, and a Quartet for Two Violas and Two Cellos by Dr. Sara Montgomery. The event will be Sunday, May 19, at 3 p.m. at the AMoCA, 409 E. College Blvd. Doors open at 2 p.m. Free admission.
There will be an Old Time Gospel Hour event Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m. at First Assembly of God Church, 1224 W. Country Club Rd. Come and enjoy an hour of singing old-time gospel songs!
Chapter Z P.E.O.
Chapter Z, P.E.O. will hold its spring luncheon Thursday, May 23, at 11:30 a.m. at the home of Hetty Hasekamp, with Patti Mitchan and Tina Mattlage serving as co-hostesses. Please bring an unwrapped children's book for Ryan Putman's new baby boy. RSVP by Monday, May 20, to Tina, 624-1930.
Tax workshop
There will be a business tax workshop presented by Pat Jenking, EA, ABA, RTRP, of the New Mexico Society of Enrolled Agents, on Tuesday, May 21, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Eastern New Mexico University- Roswell's Occupational Technology Center, room 115. The workshop will cover gross receipts tax and how to file, selecting your business legal structure, depreciation, record keeping and more. Workshop is free, but registration is required. To register, email email@example.com or call Carolyn Arias at 624-7133. Seating is limited.
Toastmasters open house
Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to teaching public speaking and leadership. Roswell is lucky enough to have a club which is in need of additional members. We are therefore holding an Open House on Tuesday, May 21 at Candlewood Suites at 4 Military Heights from 6-7 p.m. We are inviting all interested men and women in the area to join us and see for yourselves what Toastmasters is all about. Hope to see you there. No reservations are required. Just come and enjoy yourselves. For more information, contact Del Davis, 627-6007.
Learn public speaking
Do you wish you were a better speaker or a better communicator? You can be! Roswell Noonday Toastmasters is a painless, inexpensive way to become a confident speaker and effective communicator. Regardless of whether you are a salesperson, a professional, the CEO of a big corporation or a mom talking with your child's teacher, you can sharpen your skills and be the best communicator you want to be. Come to Toastmasters. Meetings held every Wednesday from 12:15-1:15 p.m. at Aldersgate United Methodist Church on the corner of Union Avenue and 19th Street. For more information call Onita Barkley-King, 625-2626.
Breakfast seminar
There will be a breakfast seminar on the effect of violence on the community with a presentation by Dennis Kintigh on Tuesday, May 21, from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the Roswell Chamber of Commerce, 131 W. Second St. For additional information contact Greg Neal at 317-8238.
Sale donations
Garage sale items are needed for the Alzheimer's Association annual garage sale. Please call 624-1552 to make arrangements to drop off or have item picked up if needed. Garage sale is scheduled for Saturday, June 8, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at 404 1⁄2 N. Kentucky Ave.
Class reunion
The Roswell High School class of 1973 is having its fabulous 40th reunion June 21 and 22. An exciting weekend of events is scheduled with Friday night registration and refreshments, Saturday lunch with the bunch and Saturday night dinner and delights. For more information, contact Allie Lunsford Bishop 575-578-1070, Lynda Goodwin Brown at 637-2589 or Cathy Merlo Henderson, 626-3158. You may also send an email to email@example.com.
Light parade
The UFO Festival planning is in full swing for 2013. We are accepting parade entries for the July 6 light parade. We are offering cash prizes for the floats. The parade will begin at 9 p.m. This is a UFO Light Parade. We are also encouraging people to begin on their floats and their costumes for the annual costume contest. All forms are available at ufofestivalroswell.com. For more information, call Juliana Halvorson at 317-1568.
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Eating meat. What is your stance?
Whether you love to eat meat or are a darn vegan, I'd love to hear from you. I find it interesting.
I eat meat. I do not like where it comes from (like big slaughterhouses who don't have time to be nice when there is money to be made) and I do make an effort to buy humanely kept and slaughtered animals. I plan on raising my own animals for slaughter when I'm able to - the way I see it, if you wouldn't look her in the eye and put her down for food, perhaps you shouldn't eat her. It is so easy to buy a ground up cow and make patties out her. Or a drumstick, when you didn't see it supporting a hen while she walked about.
And it's CERTAINLY easy to fry bacon without thinking of how intelligent and even thoughtful the pig who died to make it is, and how horrific a life he lead. I love bacon. But I think I'm going to give it up unless it comes from a very humane farm where it was slaughtered and treated humanely.
Would it be hard to put down an animal yourself for food? Or course - for most animal lovers. But I'd be happier eating a turkey that I know I cared well for and killed fast and humanely than wondering what kind of torture that bird on the table went through. I catch fish (everything from flounder to shark) and crabs then kill them for food. They might be lesser than a lamb as far as intelligence, but it really made me respect that animal much more.
I think people would respect animals in general a lot more if they did their own slaughtering and dressing for food.
I just thought I'd post after the comments on the pig thread.
Pigs are
smart, smarter than most of our dogs. Number four out of all animals in intelligence. But we all cry over dolphin slaughter - me included - and then go much on a ham sandwich.
Just some food for thought. I'm
trying to debate with anyone or rile anyone up, I like to hear opinions from all sides, it does a mind good to look at everything from several perspectives.
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