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Over the past few weeks there has been a lot of interest in pixyBlog, which is great news for us and our users... we must be doing something right! We've been signing-up more beta-testers than ever before and the full release is just around the corner.
With the release of version 3.1 we have started to see a number of photoblogs being fully customized, another great step forward as this is exactly what we want to see. It's fine that we can create different Themes for our users, but we want to make the pixyBlog platform as open and easily customizable as possible, and seeing some of our users doing exactly this is very encouraging. So I thought I would take some time-out to write about the different customizations going on now and how others can do the same.
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A lot of our users have created their own custom pages on their sites. These can be for all sorts of reasons; if you're a wedding photographer you might want to have a page with rates and booking information. Another might want a page of client testimonials or your latest news & offers. Whatever the reason, creating your own pages is easy; checkout our wiki section on customizing your website.
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pixyBlog will continue to make it as easy as possible to create your own bespoke photoblogs. The next release has some new features which will help with this. I will post an article on the these, and more, upcoming features shortly.


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>Kathy Beebe [1]
>Julie Christenson [2]
>Robin Clover [3]
>Suzanne Coats [4]
>Dr. Linda Laras Garcia [5]
>Alana J. Goebel [6]
>Sandra Ibarra [7]
>Sharon Langlotz [8]
>Polly Newman [9]
>Sarah O'Shea [10]
>Diane Sisko [11]
>Keley Simpson [12]
>Charles E. Thayer [13]
>Tim Tohill [14]
Kathy Beebe
Executive Director
Sexual Assault Support Services
Nominated by New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Kathy Beebe has been advocating and working on behalf of sexual violence survivors for the past 18 years. She began working at Sexual Assault Support Services in 1989 where she coordinated the 24-hour client services program before leaving in 1997 to become the Training and Standards Coordinator for the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. In both of these roles, Kathy actively participated on numerous statewide committees to develop protocols and improve services for victims and has provided training to an array of victim service workers, including medical, law enforcement, and legal personnel. In 2002, she returned to Sexual Assault Support Services where she is currently the Executive Director. Kathy is a member of the Governor's Commission on Domestic Violence and Stalking, a graduate of the National Victim Assistance Academy and was recently appointed to serve on the NH Judicial Selection Commission.
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Julie Christenson
Research Consultant
Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Research and Data Unit
Nominated by the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault
The Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ), located within the Governor's Office, promotes broad philosophical agreement about the objectives of the criminal and juvenile justice system in Utah. To accomplish this goal, the Commission includes a wide and diverse membership of organizations involved with justice issues in Utah. Much of the coordination is done by the disbursement of federal grant money, which CCJJ administers. As an active part in coordinating criminal and juvenile justice issues in Utah, CCJJ continues to play a strong role in developing policy recommendations.
The CCJJ Research and Data Unit conducts and coordinates research on pertinent criminal justice issues and serves as the Statistical Analysis Center for the State of Utah. In 2004, the CCJJ Research and Data Unit, Julie Christenson and Mike Haddon, published the Sexual Violence in Utah report.
In 2006, Rape in Utah: A Survey of Utah Women About Their Experiences with Sexual Violence was developed and conducted by the CCJJ Research and Data Unit, Mike Haddon and Julie Christenson. The results from this survey provided the State of Utah with a better understanding of the extent to which sexually related violence occurs, the impact it has upon victims, and the effectiveness of those who respond to those who have been assaulted. The Rape in Utah report has been used in policy development and program improvement to better address the needs of those who have become, or may become, victims of sexual violence.
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Executive Director
Sexual Assault and Family Violence Task Force
Nominated by the Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
It has been six years since Robin Clover became the Executive Director of the Sexual Assault Family Violence Task Force in Sublette County, Wyoming. From the day she began, she eagerly sought out answers to questions that would bring her deeper into the field of advocacy. A field that she was not part of until then, a field that would challenge her as much as she challenged it. Robin holds a profound passion for prevention in her community and across Wyoming. She understands the differences between all types of prevention and understands the capacity they hold for creating change. In April of 2007, Robin will be releasing her program's prevention campaign, "I'm Doing My Part." The campaign recognizes that doing one's part just isn't about the individual; it's about where they have an impact in the home, school and community. When a call was made to create a statewide prevention team, Robin jumped on board. In doing so, she became part of one of the first teams to participate in the CDC's PREVENT institute. This team is now the Wyoming Prevent Team and Robin's passion on the team is evident. She has independently, with the team's support, worked with State offices to help the team meet its goals. Robin remains active on the team and continues to push prevention as a priority for her community and across the State. Robin, like many other advocates, worked her way into schools in her community. She brought them information that could change belief systems, by challenging them with harms that are done to women. Robin worked with her local Department of Family Services social worker to create a program called "White Bird," a program that uses fairy tales to help younger children see the meaning behind behavior and stereotypes. These are only a few highlights the reflect Robin's passion; she is a role model for all that practice prevention.
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Suzanne Coats
Executive Director
Turning Point
Nominated by Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Suzanne Coats is the founder of Turning Point's Sexual Assault Program and is currently the Executive Director. She has worked to develop and expand the scope of Turning Point's crises and advocacy services for survivors of sexual assault, and can be credited with building a program that stands both as a state and national model for survivor centered services. Suzanne initiated and coordinated a community task force that opened the first nurse examiners program in Southeast Michigan. She has co-authored several publications on sexual assault prevention and evaluation. She has participated on several statewide committees that have focused on enhancing the quality of services to survivors and eliminating the barriers to justice. She is currently serving as Vice President of the MCADSV Board of Directors and has chaired the Survivor's Advisory Committee. Suzanne is also the past President of the Southeast Michigan Anti-Rape Network.
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Dr. Linda Laras Garcia
PASOS de las Mujeres
Nominated by Puerto Rico Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Dr. Laras is the director of PASOS and its sexual assault forensic examiner. She is also the Assistant Director of the UPR Center for Excellence in Women's Health and Assistant Professor of Ob/Gyn at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus. In addition, she is an Ob/Gyn with a fellowship in Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology, and holds a Masters degree in Public Health and a Masters degree in Clinical Research. Dr. Laras served as director of the Puerto Rico Rape Crisis Center from 1994 to 2001. During this time, five new offices were opened, five vehicles were purchased, 40 professionals were recruited. Dr. Laras reviewed the Sexual Assault Protocol in an interdiscpilnary manner and wrote the legislative piece that mandated the use of Domestic Violence Protocol. She has participatred with the media on numerous occasions, including the development of a newspaper supplement of victims' rights within the media and how to appropriately respond. Her current research projects include Women's Cardiovascular Risk Factor and Violent Experiences, Profile of Sexual Assault Survivors in a Center of Excellence in Women's Health and Health Needs of Women in Battered Women Shelters.
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Alana J.
Director of Government & Policy Affairs
New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NJCASA)
Nominated by New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Alana Goebel has been a great champion in the anti-sexual violence movement through her tireless work on behalf of NJCASA in the legislature and as their representative at numerous statewide advisory committees and task forces. Alana's work revolves around policy and legislation of issues surrounding sexual violence. At any given time, Alana is following every bill introduced in a legislative session pertaining to sexual violence. She works to identify and draft priority legislation and works within the process to ensure that legislation is passed. Achieving this often means working with specific legislators and with other organizations to ensure that the language and intention of each bill meets the needs of survivors and others impacted by such bills. In the past two years, she has been integral in the passing of two landmark bills: the Emergency Contraception and Charitable Immunity acts, both of which came up against a great deal of resistance. The Emergency Contraception Act ensures that all survivors of sexual violence be offered information and access to emergency contraception to avoid sexual assault related pregnancy. The Charitable Immunity act provides sexual abuse survivors the opportunity to civilly sue nonprofit, religion and charitable organizations which would otherwise be immune to liability claims. In addition to her lobbying work, Alana has built and maintained relationships with key government officials and other entities to move the mission of NJCASA forward. As the individuals in these roles change with some frequency, she is constantly working on this effort, and is consistently able to rise to the task. Alana's commitment and advocacy work in the legislature has benefited survivors throughout the state of New Jersey along with the rape care programs in the state who serve them. In 2005, Alana was able to secure $400,000.00 in emergency funding for over half of the anti-sexual violence programs that experiences critical funding cuts by working with a senator to petition the Governor. It was her hard work and long hours in that time of need that can be credited for saving a number of programs from having to cut staff and service provisions to the state's sexual assault survivors and loved ones. Additionally, in 2006, her work within the budget hearings was important in maintaining the current funding within the State budget at a time when many programs were cut. Alana spends a great deal of time on a variety of advisory committees and task forces within the state. She ensures that the work these groups do are congruent with the needs of survivors in New Jersey. She has most recently been Co-Chair of the Governor's Advisory Council Against Sexual Violence and a member of the Prison Rape Elimination Action (PREA) committee. In addition to her work with NJCASA, Alana has her Masters in Social Work which she completed while working full time for NJCASA. In addition to her important work on behalf of the Coalition, she provides counseling to survivors of sexual violence and domestic violence for a county-based anti-violence program. She is well regarded in this work as well. Alana is a consummate professional who is always willing to do whatever she can to ensure that rape care programs and survivors in the state have a voice and can impact change within the State and Federal Government and the systems that work within the issue of sexual violence.
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Sandra Ibarra
Prevention Education Coordinator
East Los Angeles Women's Center
Nominated by the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Sandra Ibarra has been the Sexual Assault Prevention Coordinator for the East Los Angeles Women's Center for the past seven years. However, this title is misleading because she is the only person in the prevention department. Even though we have one other staff member that helps out with the self defense presentations, she is the main person in the prevention component. As we all know, funding is tight and we do not have the funding to be able to get Sandra any help. Sandra has managed to meet and exceed her goals and objectives on her own. Sandra started out as a volunteer nine years ago after responding to a cable advertisement that was looking for bilingual volunteers. She said that seeing a request for bilingual volunteers is what caught her attention. Sandra felt that she would be able to practice her primary language that now has become secondary. In responding and becoming a volunteer she found her passion. She was the kind of volunteer we wish all of our volunteers could be. The minute a position opened up the agency offered her a job. Shortly thereafter Sandra was promoted to coordinator. Sandra has a passion and determination to educate the community on the issues of rape prevention. She gets request from all over to come and give presentation especially in Spanish. Her passion truly comes out when she presents to the parenting groups in our community. She tailors her presentations to be culturally sensitive and she talks from experience. The parents that attend her presentations are always open to what she has to say. She talked about the myths of our culture and the issues that Latino parents are fased with. Sandra always hold her audience captive and especially when she presents in Spanish.
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Sharon Langlotz
Indiana Commission for Women
Nominated by Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault
As the director of the Indiana Commission for Women, Sharon Langlotz serves as and advocate for women. In 2005 when the Coalition was seeking to establish a legislated certification board for rape crisis victim advocate certification, it was Sharon Langlotz who came to our rescue. Her understanding of women's issues and her compassion for victims has made for strong leadership for the certification program and we are eternally grateful to her for her tenure of service to women, especially to those who have suffered at the hand of violence.
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Polly Newman
Community Education & Outreach Coordinator (retired)
Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault
Nominated by Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance
For the past 17 years, Polly Newman has provided community outreach and volunteer management services for the Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault (RCASA) in Fredericksburg, VA. While her service to the community over those years has been vast, the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance particularly recognizes Ms. Newman for the innovative work she has done most recently in providing training, via her research of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, to local jail personnel in Caroline and Rappahannock Counties. Caroline County administrators first approached Ms. Newman in 2004 to request that she provide their 200-member corrections staff with RCASA's volunteer training. After researching the elements included in the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), Ms. Newman responded to the training request by asking for a meeting with the jail management team to identify with them the kinds of information and training they would need in order to comply with the PREA. Ms. Newman then gathered resources that were available throughout the nation, and developed a training curriculum tailored to help the facility meet PREA's requirements. Word about the success of the training spread, and she piloted a similar training at the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy. Following that training, Rappahannock County corrections staff also requested the training be delivered to their personnel.
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Sarah O'Shea
Former Executive Director (retired)
Nebraska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition
Nominated by Nebraska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition
Sarah O'Shea has a long, prove history of working to end sexual violence on local, state and national levels. She began as the Executive Director of the Nebraska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition in 1987 and served in that role until her retirement in 2006, dedicating 19 years to the agency to the victims and survivors served by the Coalition's member programs. Many of the milestones and accomplishments of the Coalition are a direct result of Sarah's visionary leadership.
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Diane Sisko
Administrative Assistant
The Rape and Victim Assistance Center for Schuylkill County
Nominated by Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
There are many life-altering situations that have triggered advocacy efforts to increase support and respect for victims of sexual violence. This movement has benefited from the commitment of those individuals who have been personally affected by these crimes, as well as those who saw the need and joined the cause. For almost 24 years, Diane Sisko has helped create a vision for sexual assault services in spite of numerous obstacles, too much ignorance and too little money.
Twenty-five years ago, Pottsville Area High School (PAHS) was the scene of several acts of sexual violence that confused, terrorized and angered members of the student body, faculty and community. As paralyzing as this fear was, many leaders stepped forward and created the foundation for this county's first victim services agency. Committees were formed, an agency director was hired and a group of volunteers were trained to directly address this problem with action and advocacy.
As a member of PAHS advisory faculty, Diane Sisko directly witnessed the effect of these crimes on the young female students with whom she worked. She recognized not only the need to educate and dispel myths in this small rural community, but to comfort and support those affected. Diane has served as a volunteer with The Rape and Victim Assistance Center of Schuylkill County since the agency opened its doors in 1983. She not only received the first hotline call but has also remained an active member of the hotline staff since that date. In 1991, Diane joined the staff as Case manager, later assuming the duties of Direct Services Supervisor and assisting the agency in computerizing client records.
Over these past 15 years, Diane has modeled the essence of this work – striving to assist in the agency's growth without losing sight of the importance of the mission and the needs of clients. While in direct service, she facilitated one of RVAC's first adult survivor groups for women dealing with addiction and has co-presented the valuable knowledge we gained from this groupwork on a local and statewide level.
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Keley Simpson
Client Services Coordinator
Crisis Center for Women
Nominated by the Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Keley has coordinated the Sexual Assault Program for the Crisis Center for Women for almost 10 years after graduating with a BA in Psychology. During this time, she has provided advocacy training for the Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ACASA) and Oklahoma CASA and has served on the board of ACASA. She established the Sexual Assault Response Advocate Program at her center and worked hard to forge relationship with law enforcement and hospital personnel in a six-county region. Keley also helped start an on-site program, Center on the STAR (Sexual Trauma, Assault and Rape Response), where survivors of sexual assault can received a forensic exam and support advocacy in a safe, private location. The relationship building she had already accomplished in each of the counties facilitated the success of this program. The Executive Director of the Crisis Center for Women said of Keley, "She truly is a remarkable woman, a fabulous advocate and her passionate crusade to end sexual assault in her community comes through in everything she does. She is constantly looking for creative ways to end the violence and raise awareness in the community. She has been asked not to work so much, but assisting survivors of sexual assault and ending the horror of this crime don't appear to be work for her. This is her calling and it is as much a part of who she is as breathing." Sexual assault services could not ask for a more dedicated and passionate leader in the area of sexual assault advocacy and community work in ending sexual violence.
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Charles E.
Director of Community Health Programs
WV Department of Health and Human Resources
Nominated by West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services
Charles "Chuck" Theyar has worked with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) since 1998. A graduate of West Virginia University with a master's degree in community health education, Chuck has served as the Director of Community Health Programs, Division of Health Promotion, at DHHR since 2001. In that capacity he oversees five statewide programs including the West Virginia Injury Prevention Program, and serves as the Principal Investigator and Project Director for the Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Grant as administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the past year, as Project Director of the RPE, Chuck worked closely with the West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services (FRIS) and the state's rape crisis centers on three major projects. For April's Sexual Assault Awareness Month, he assisted in coordinating the display "The Shoe Project" on the state capitol's steps. The logistics were massive: a pair of shoes was shipped to his office fore every sexual assault victim served by the rape crisis centers the prior year, hundreds of victims' stories were printed, laminated and attached to some of the shoes; the shoes were then transported to the capitol and the display was assembled. This event attracted much media attention throughout the state and was a powerful, visible kickoff for the April awareness campaign. Chuck was instrumental in coordinating the on-site details of this event. Chuck volunteered the WV Department of Health and Human Resources as a key partners with FRIS in addressing the issue of sexual violence and persons with disabilities. This collaboration, which included two partners from the disabilities community, secured a three year federal grant to create and implement a plan to assess/improve policies and the accessibility of services in West Virginia. Because DHHR is a central agency that impacts policies for these services, Chuck's interest and enthusiasm for this project will help to insure its success. In addition to these activities, Chuck is taking the facilitating role in convening the "Key Players in Rape Prevention," a multidisciplinary group in the state that will be developing a five year plan for the prevention of sexual assault in West Virginia. Because of his work on multiple levels in addressing sexual assault and his willingness to accept increasing responsibilities in this field, FRIS is please to select him as West Virginia's award recipient for 2007.
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Tim Tohill
Rape and Sexual Abuse Center
Nominated by Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
The Rape and Sexual Abuse Center (RASAC) began in 1978 as a mission serving sexual assault victims. Today, the Center provides specialized counseling annually for 650 or more adults and children who have suffered sexual violence, and it has developed sexual abuse prevention curriculum serving 88,000 students in middle Tennessee and across the state. Time Tohill was hired as the Executive Director of RASAC in 1993 during a time of turmoil, budget deficit and program uncertainty. By 1996, through his leadership skills, he helped increase the number of people served by 33%, and in 1997, RASAC received the Marvin Runion Leadership Award for Management of a Turnaround. Tim has a BA in Business Administration and 35 years nonprofit experience in planning, marketing, financial development and personnel management. These skills have helped to move the Center to the place it is today. By 1998, he had brought stability and a successful capital campaign was launched raising $1.3 million for building and endowment. Many awards and recognitions have come to the Center and staff during his tenure. Tim sits on a review board for the Catholic Diocese of Middle Tennessee overseeing any sexual assault cases and he is a board member of the TCASDV, providing leadership through the community as well as RASAC. Four staff members and two volunteers have received awards from the TCASDV; the volunteers have received the Volunteer Leadership Award from the Center for Non-Profit Management and were named the 2,396th National Point of Light. Perhaps the most important step in ending sexual violence since Tim has been at the Center was the creation of an education program called Safe @ Last in 1998. It began with one teacher and a few hundred students and today it is touching lives of 88,000 students and hundreds of guidance counselors and teachers have been trained as instructors. For 14 years there have been changes in staff and Board, changes in funding and changes in programs, but Tim has kept the Center firmly focused on its mission to provide healing and reduce risk. Thousands have come through those doors to receive counseling critical to restoring their lives, and many more have been given the tools to prevent becoming a victim of sexual violence. We owe a large part of this success to Tim's leadership and guidance. Most importantly, he had compassion for those we serve and the continued dedication to make a difference.
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[1] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#beebe
[2] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#christenson
[3] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#clover
[4] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#coats
[5] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#garcia
[6] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#goebel
[7] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#ibarra
[8] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#langlotz
[9] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#newman
[10] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#shea
[11] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#sisko
[12] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#simpson
[13] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#thayer
[14] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award/recipients/state07#tohill
[15] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/07_state_award.aspx#

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Two basic premises underlie our studies in sociology. The first is that sociology is both a humanistic art and a rigorous science. In fact, much of its excitement arises from the insights offered by this unique blend of two intellectual traditions. The second premise is that sociology can be, and should be, a profoundly liberating discipline. By challenging the conventional wisdom of the past and dissolving myths about social reality, the discipline provides an acute awareness of the social authorship of and responsibility for both the social world and much of our personal experience and identity. Sociology thus offers that crucial sense of options and choice that is essential to human freedom. Majors and minors in sociology may develop specializations in anthropology, criminal justice, human services, human geography, civil service and applied sociology. Many Sociology majors continue their education in graduate schools of Social Work or Sociology. Others obtain positions in their fields of specialization following an Internship in Applied Sociology, immediately upon graduation. The department sponsors the local chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociology Honor Society.
Sociology Major
(B.A. degree) Twenty-seven semester hours in Sociology, including SOC 111, 412, 414, and SOC 450. Plus twelve semester hours in allied subjects, chosen from BUA 330; GEO 115 and 317; HIS 430, 432, 475 (as individually approved by the Sociology Department Chair); MAT 111; PHI 152; POS 100, 300, 305, 315; PSY 211, 260, 355, and 380. Total hours required: 39
Sociology Minor
Eighteen semester hours in Sociology, including SOC 111, 113. One allied course can be selected from allied courses listed for the major upon approval by the department chair.
See description of Anthropology minor.
See description of Geography courses.
Course Offerings
111. Principles of Sociology. (3 hours) Introduction of sociological concepts, theories, principles; their relationships to the individual's social world. Fall and Spring
113. Modern Social Problems. (3 hours) A description and analysis of selected social problems, their causes, effects and social responses to these problems. Fall
115. World Regional Geography. (3 hours) (See GEO 115.) Fall
116. Introduction to Anthropology. (3 hours) (See ANT 116.) Fall
211. Community. (3 hours) Analysis of social organization and processes of communities. Odd Springs
213. Marriage and the Family. (3 hours) An analysis of the institution of marriage in the United States; how this institution is changing, why these changes are taking place. Fall
215. Juvenile Delinquency. (3 hours) Introduction to juvenile delinquency and related concepts; patterns and trends in delinquency; theoretical perspectives; agencies and programs designed to control, treat or prevent delinquency. Fall
217. Social Welfare as a Social Institution. (3 hours) An analytical study of social welfare in the United States; development of public responsibility for dependent persons; structure and administrative techniques of modern welfare agencies. Spring
309. Sociology of Religion. (3 hours) A sociological analysis of religious belief systems utilizing the cross-cultural approach; the role of religion in social control and social change. Prerequisite: SOC 111 and one course from REL 231, 233, 235, or 237. Even Springs
313. Intergroup Relations. (3 hours) Ethnic, racial and socio-economic group contacts, especially in the United States. Theories, processes, conceptual approaches, and consequences of interaction. Prerequisite: SOC 111. Even Falls
315. Human Ecology. (3 hours) Population distribution, growth, composition, and their relevance to current economic, social and political problems. Prerequisite: SOC 111. Even Springs
319. Industrial Sociology. (3 hours) Management-labor problems from perspectives of labor, management, and society. Prerequisite: SOC 111 or ECO 221. Even Springs
333. Criminology. (3 hours) Introduction to criminal law and crime data; theoretical perspectives; law enforcement agencies; types of crimes and offenders; correctional institutions and treatment programs. Prerequisite: SOC 111. Even Springs
335. Sociology of Appalachia. (3 hours) Overview of the culture, economics, politics, families, literature, and religions of the Appalachian region. Odd Falls
343. Criminal Justice. (3 hours) This course will introduce students to criminal law, key crime statistics, and the criminal justice and juvenile justice system. It will include study of police departments and police operations; the structure and operations of criminal and juvenile courts; correctional programs and crime prevention programs. All of the above will be examined to determine the degree of their effectiveness; the ways in which their operations are changing and the expected consequences of these changes. Odd Springs
412. Introduction to Social Theory. (3 hours) Analysis of selected examples of all five major theoretical perspectives in Sociology. These perspectives consist of functional, conflict, exchange, interactionist, and structural theorizing. Prerequisite: SOC 111. Fall
414. Techniques of Social Investigation. (3 hours) A description, evaluation and application of various research techniques; constructing theoretical models, operationalizing concepts, selecting research strategies, and the collection, analysis and presentation of data. Prerequisite: SOC 111. Spring
424. Cultural Anthropology. (3 hours) (See ANT 424.) Spring
425. Aging in Mass Society. (3 hours) A comprehensive study of the dimensions of aging from young adulthood through the senior years. Analysis of problems related to aging with exploration of possible solutions, including social services. As needed
440. Independent Study. (1, 2, or 3 hours)
450. Senior Seminar. (3 hours) Capstone course bringing together sub-fields of the disciplines of Sociology and Anthropology. Fall
460. Internship in Applied Sociology. (3-6 hours) Supervised internship experiences in the application of sociological concepts in selected human services agency settings. Consent of instructor required for enrollment.
470. Topics. (1, 2, or 3 hours) The study of special topics in Sociology. Prerequisite: SOC 111.


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Hepatitis C is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The hepatitis C virus is spread through contact with the blood of an infected person.
A woman with hepatitis can pass the virus on to her baby during birth. The hepatitis C virus is not spread through food or water.
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Our global property client is looking for maternity cover for the role of Internal Communications Manager. This is a relatively new role to coordinate internal communications activity across the UK business. The role is to undertake the day-to-day management of all their UK internal campaigns and communications and driving adoption and best practices across their new global intranet platform
• Development, coordination and delivery of all UK wide internal campaigns and communications using the appropriate channels (intranet, email, offline, presentations etc). This will include leadership communications, operational communications, as well as internal business development campaigns.
• Liaising with senior stakeholders within the UK business to understand their requirements for internal communication and help to explore cross selling opportunities with the wider business, working closely with our PR, HR, Marketing and operational an Leadership teams.
• Management of the UK section of the global intranet – this will include community management, running intranet overview sessions, instilling best practise and driving user adoption.
• Provide strategic advice and planning on the client's internal communications activities with the ultimate goal of increasing the quality of delivery of our UK internal communications activities, and reducing the reliance on email communication in favour of their new intranet.
• Development of success metrics and provision of appropriate reporting on the success of internal communications to stakeholders across the UK.
• Produce guidance and best practice for divisional communication which may be delivered by marketing and PR teams or secretarial staff – these will generally utilise the new intranet reducing use of formatted emails.
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WASHINGTON - Eight years after Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act, the Department of Justice is finally on the verge of implementing it with a series of new guidelines and auditing techniques to try to reduce sexual assaults against inmates in federal custody.
But human rights groups, including the ACLU, are enraged that the proposed rules don't apply to people held in immigration detention centers and are calling on the Obama administration to make a change.
When the act was passed in 2003, it focused on inmates held by the Department of Justice, which oversees the country's federal prisons. But it's the Department of Homeland Security that houses most people held on immigration violations — roughly 33,000 a day are in Homeland Security custody.
Justice has released a set of proposed rules to implement the act and will adopt them in early 2012. Now critics are pushing hard to force Homeland Security to undergo the same overhaul to ensure that immigration detention centers are as safe as prisons will be under the new guidelines.
Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., co-sponsored the act with Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., and got it passed unanimously through both chambers of Congress. The two are asking colleagues to co-sign a letter to send to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, urging her to adopt the act for immigration detention centers.
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Fireside apples from our tree photo by vsimon
You are kidding, right? Make my own applesauce? I can buy it in the store.
You can buy applesauce in a jar. Open it up, and it will not give you the deep apple flavor. Or fill the house with warm cinnamon scent. Or have the this chunky texture.
We make applesauce every fall. Clients even pay us to make applesauce, repeatedly. One client says it reminds him of his mom.
I have used many varieties. Courtland, Gala, Honey Crisp, Ida Red, Macintosh, Paula Red, Yellow Delicious. I love them all. Well, maybe I love Macs a little less. They fall apart so much the sauce is not chunky. But you might prefer that.
Don't bother with Red Delicious apples. They are red, but they are not delicious.
This year we are making Fireside applesauce at home. We have had a Fireside tree for 13 years. The first harvest was 1 apple. Most years we got about half dozen, easily eaten out of hand.
This year we harvested about 60 apples!! In early spring, we cut down a large Chinese Elm that was shading this tree all along. We knew fruit trees needed full sun to produce well. But we didn't know how much we were missing.
So this year we have eaten lots of fresh apples. Dried lots more. And made applesauce.
Fireside apples are sweet, crisp, and very large. It took only 6 apples to weigh 3 pounds. That weight is my standard recipe, and sometimes that is a dozen apples. And that is what fits in my pressure cooker.
No pressure cooker?
You can make this on the stovetop. It will take longer, you'll probably need more water, and you'll have to stir it frequently to keep it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
But the house will smell even better. I encourage you to make homemade applesauce, with or without a pressure cooker. You will be rewarded with fall comfort food.
Applesauce also freezes well. So go ahead, buy a bushel of apples, and make lots.
Peel after cooking?
Yep, that is what I do. I simply quarter, and core the apples. Cook them, and fish the big peels out of the cooked apples. It is easy, the flesh falls away from the skin. And it does not take any longer than peeling the apples first.
Still, some will say that is too much trouble.
I say it adds flavor, and sometimes color. Especially with Paula Reds, they have a nice blush just under the skin. This is lost if you peel them first.
Note: don't try this if you do not have a pressure cooker and are cooking applesauce in a regular saucepan on the stove top. That would be an exercise in frustration. Peel those apples first.
Fireside applesauce with cinnamon photo by vsimon
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Quarter apples and remove centers.
Put apple quarters and water in pressure cooker. Bring to pressure and cook for 3 minutes.
Turn off the heat and allow to cool until pressure drops.
Open the cooker and pour apples into large shallow bowl.
Allow to cool enough to be able to handle comfortably. Remove skins from apples, using tongs and a spoon.
Stir to desired chunkiness.
Add cinnamon and taste. You may not need any sugar at all. I didn't use any with the Fireside apples. No butter either, though this is a nice rich addition sometimes.
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Don Dobes, an Ivy League veteran of 26 years, joined the Dartmouth staff in the spring of 2010 as the defensive coordinator for the Big Green. He went right to work on improving a defense with an immediate effect as Dartmouth ranked 35th in points allowed in 2010, while the rushing defense improved 70 spots in the national rankings to help the Green post their first winning record in 13 years.
The following year, Dobes shored up the pass defense, which led the league and ranked 21st nationally, while the scoring defense improved further to 29th at 21.9 points per game. In 2013 the Big Green led the Ivy League in scoring defense (ninth nationally) and pass defense (15th), and last year were second in the league and 19th nationally in scoring defense. Eight times one of his linebackers has earned All-Ivy status at Dartmouth.
Dobes spent 16 seasons as an assistant at Princeton before landing in Hanover. As the Tigers' linebackers coach, as well as the run defense coordinator beginning in 2000, Dobes helped Princeton to two Ivy championships during his 16 years there — 1995 and 2006. A total of 26 of his linebackers earned All-Ivy recognition, including one who was the fifth-leading tackler in the FCS in Dobes' last year. He also worked with the punt block/return team and the PAT/field goal blocking unit, and his 2004 and '05 punt return team led the Ivy League in return average.
Prior to his arrival at Princeton, Dobes spent a season as the assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator at Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J., coaching the inside linebackers. In that lone season with the Profs, Dobes helped them reach the 1993 Division II championship game.
Dobes was the offensive coordinator at Temple University for four years, including in 1990 when the Owls were the most improved team in Division I-A with a 7-4 record, their best mark in 11 years. He coached four NFL players and four All-Big East players during his tenure. Dobes served as the offensive coordinator at Rice University for three years (1986-88) as well.
His Ivy coaching career began at Penn in 1981, spending his first three years as the head freshman coach while compiling a 15-3 record. In 1984, Dobes became the inside linebacker coach, then the offensive line and tight ends coach in his final year with the Quakers in 1985.
A 1979 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan with a degree in physical education, Dobes began his collegiate playing career at Northern Michigan where he was a member of the 1975 Division II national championship squad. At Illinois Wesleyan, he was a two-time letterwinner as well as an all-conference and academic all-state honoree. Dobes earned his master's in education from DePauw in 1983 and was a graduate assistant coach there for the 1979 and '80 seasons, the first of which was with Buddy Teevens.
Dobes has four children — Stefanie and Kevin, who are 2007 and 2011 graduates of Princeton, respectively; Russell, a 2010 graduate of Burlington County College; and Trent, a 2015 graduate of Rutgers.
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ANTHONY IRELAND has rejoined Gloucestershire from Middlesex until the end of the season.
The 27-year-old seam bowler, who previously enjoyed a four-year spell at the club, is playing in the second team fixture against Worcestershire this week with a view to being available for the next LV=County Championship match against Yorkshire at Scarborough, starting on August 28.
Gloucestershire moved to bolster their bowling attack as Ian Saxelby, their leading wicket taker in all competitions, has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury that could require surgery.
Director of cricket, John Bracewell, said: "Anthony has been told that he is not part of the long term plans at Middlesex, who have kindly released him to us on loan.
"It will be handy to have someone with miles under his belt in terms of experience and who knows our systems pretty well.
Ireland, who used to play club cricket for Thornbury, represented Zimbabwe in 26 one-day internationals before signing for Gloucestershire as a Kolpak player in 2007, but he was part of a mass exodus at the end of the 2010 season when he left along with fellow seamers Steve Kirby and Gemaal Hussain.
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From Plant Buds to Taste Buds
Building Stronger Supply Chains One "Intercambio" at a Time
This blog comes to us from Angela Reed, Producer Relations Specialist at Fair Trade USA
Try your hand at the following riddle: It's a type of chain made up of many actors. Some of the actors might be a small coffee farmer, a cooperative representative, a financial lender, a certifying entity, an exporter, the exporter's importer, the importer's buyer, and the buyer's end user (where you and I fit in). Any ideas?
If you guessed supply chain, then congratulations! You are familiar with a term used to express the key business processes involved in a commodity's complex journey from a single plant bud to our taste buds. The supply chain description above specifically outlines the actors in a Fair Trade Certified coffee supply chain.
Excuse the cliché, but it's not every day we actually stop to smell the coffee (or roses) and think about how those beans arrived in our coffee cup. It's also not every day members of an entire supply chain gather together in a single room to discuss the in's and out's of their many relationships—a space where buyers can discuss their quality needs with growers, growers express their needs and challenges to their buyers, importers or cooperative representatives can directly question those "responsible" for late payments, and vice versa. In simplified terms, this space creates an even playing field, one that is transparent, and open and inclusive of all actors in the supply chain.
We call these meetings "Intercambios," the Spanish word for "exchanges." Fair Trade USA and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters are working together to make these kinds of encounters possible, and hopefully more frequent, in order to promote long-term, socially and environmentally responsible supply chains. In April of this year we hosted one in Peru, the current largest supplier of Fair Trade Certified coffee to the United States, and another one in August in Nicaragua, one of the earliest Fair Trade pioneers.
So, you might be wondering: Just what happens at these "Intercambios"?
During the Intercambio in Peru, more than 250 Fair Trade coffee contracts were signed with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. Participants also received a price risk management course jointly organized with the Word Bank, in addition to a full agenda of other discussions and panels over the course of three days. A total of 155 supply chain actors attended the event, representing 49 local, small-scale coffee producer organizations, eight importers, eight traders, 15 NGOs and five financial loaning entities.
In Nicaragua, the Intercambio consisted of meetings with financial lenders which resulted in on-site visits to cooperatives the following days. Participants received trainings on impact monitoring and social reasonability practices. Contracts were also signed, contacts exchanged, and producers later told us how much they valued the opportunity to directly interact with key players in the coffee supply chain, several expressing hope these would not be just a one-time event.
"What I liked most was the ease by which we could meet with these actors face to face in an environment of trust, there was no over-attention but it never lacked either."
"You were able to gather the entire supply chain and we were able to understand their work, in return this will help us improve our work as producers."
A total of 117 supply chain actors attended the Intercambio Nicaragua, representing 17 local, small coffee producer organizations, eight NGOs, four importers, five traders and three financial loaning entities. Several Nicaraguan cooperatives also participated in a cupping session organized by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters following the event, which had participants leaving with an even greater palate for identifying high quality coffee patterns.
Fair Trade USA thanks Green Mountain Coffee Roasters for their partnership and for making these "Intercambios" a reality. We look forward to next years' and hope to connect more buyers and end-users in the U.S. with producers in the global south, the intercambio way.
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For the first time since it became part of the Pac-12, a Utah baseball player has been named Player of the Week. Ute freshman third baseman Dallas Carroll led the Utes to a 3-1 week, including a pair of victories against Stanford. He hit .412 in the week with two doubles, five RBI and a stolen base.
Carroll went 2-for-3 at the plate against Utah Valley on Tuesday, driving in the game-tying run on a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning. On Friday against Stanford, he went 2 for 5 with a two-run single in the top of the ninth inning that cut into a four-run deficit. He scored the winning run against the Cardinal on Saturday after a leadoff single in the top of the 10th inning. In the rubber match on Sunday against Stanford, he went 2 for 4 with a pair of RBIs in Utah's 7-5 win.


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A House bill that purports to stand for investor protection actually does the exact opposite: It puts up new hurdles in the debate over a uniform fiduciary standard.
At issue is the attempt by the Department of Labor, or DOL, to extend the definition of fiduciary to anyone who provides advice to retirement plans. The bill that came out of the House Financial Services Committee this week is particularly galling given the fact that advisers to retirement plans have no requirement to act in the best interest of plan participants. Those advisers can and do sometimes line their pockets at the expense of people's futures.
The most basic core value of the fiduciary standard is that advisers must act in the best interest of their clients, avoid conflicts of interest and disclose them when conflicts are unavoidable.
The House bill is called the Retail Investor Protection Act.
Not only does the bill block the DOL from issuing a proposal until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission does; the bill, if passed, would make it more difficult for the SEC to issue a rule on a fiduciary standard.
From the story, "Industry groups fear Wagner bill will stop SEC, DOL fiduciary rules in their tracks" on the AdvisorOne website:
SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White told House Financial Services Committee Chairman Job Hensarling, R-Texas, and ranking member Maxine Waters, D-Calif., in a June 18 letter that (Rep. Ann) Wagner's bill, H.R. 2374, places "new restrictions on the Commission's authority that would … make it difficult for the Commission to adopt such a (fiduciary) rule should it determine to do so."
Any rulemaking … White went on to say, "would include a rigorous economic analysis. If, after such fact-finding and deliberations, the Commission should determine to propose a uniform fiduciary standard of conduct, H.R. 2374 would layer on new statutory requirements for the Commission to satisfy before finalizing any such rules, which could impede this investor focused initiative in what already has been a multi-year process."
What consumer advocates say
"Rep. Wagner has made clear that her goal is to prevent both agencies (SEC and DOL) from acting to protect investors from predatory financial advisers," says Barbara Roper, director of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America.
"Industry groups have been relentless in their attacks on DOL. It apparently wasn't enough that the agency withdrew their original rule proposal, conducted an economic analysis, is redrafting based on the concerns raised over their original proposal, has promised to issue prohibited transaction exemptions in conjunction with the rule proposal, and has pledged that their rules and any rules the SEC might adopt will not be in conflict," she says.
The upcoming proposal from the DOL is reported to expand the definition of who is a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, to service providers who were not previously included.
"It is anticipated that the sellers' exemption will be tightened," says Duane Thompson, a senior policy analyst with fi360, a fiduciary consulting firm. "That is an informal term used by the industry for brokers who go to plan sponsors and say, 'Here are some investments you could add to your plan.' The challenge is that the agency contends that plan sponsors think that the broker is acting in their best interest. This would tighten their exemption and apply to more brokers than it did previously."
How 401(k) investor are vulnerable
The fleecing that happens in some small retirement plans should be a national shame, frankly. And the fact that politicians want to pass laws preventing regulators from protecting investors is ... what's the word? Insane.
One way small retirement plans are vulnerable is through revenue-sharing agreements between their plan provider and the mutual fund company. Mutual fund companies effectively give the plan provider money, which the plan participants may not benefit from and generally know nothing about. And further, the plan provider is not acting in the best interest of plan participants by recommending investments, mediocre or otherwise, from which they ultimately benefit.
Even more, the plan provider has no obligation to tell the sponsor of the retirement plan that they have no obligation to act in the best interest of the plan participant. The plan sponsor is often not an expert and may be the head of human resources who is tasked with running the retirement plan.
Courts have ruled that there is nothing wrong with revenue sharing as long as it doesn't affect the investments that an investment provider or adviser recommends.
That's not even the only conflict of interest that 401(k) plan participants could be harmed by. A story from U.S. News and World Report listed seven potential conflicts, one of which was revenue sharing. Others include biased advice, miseducation, bundled funds, the slippery issue of who is legally a fiduciary to the plan, brokerage repayments and soliciting participants for business outside the plan. Those were reported in the 2011 story, "7 conflicts of interest in your 401(k) plan."
And why should the industry change? Its behavior is not only legal, it's practically endorsed by the federal government. Naturally, members of Congress get a pension after five years of service, so they don't have to worry about the shenanigans that go on in 401(k) plans.
There is currently no similar legislation underway in the Senate, AdvisorOne reported. The bill goes to another committee in the House where it may also pass, but it "doesn't have a good chance in the Senate," says Thompson.
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Photo Flash: Challenging Work Behind Scenes of SFA's THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT; Opens Tonight!
Audiences will be captivated at what happens on stage when the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre presents "The Madwoman of Chaillot" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Nov. 13 through 17, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.
"The Madwoman of Chaillot" is set in the present, but the culture and lifestyle of 1940s Paris is incorporated into the production in a unique blending of yesterday and today to tell the tale of a motley band of "vagabonds" – the titular "Madwoman" and her friends – who attempt to thwart a plot by greedy industrialists and insensitive bureaucrats in Nazi-occupied France, according to Rick Jones, SFA professor of theatre and the play's director.
But equally fascinating and impressive as the on-stage acting is what goes on behind the scenes of this SFA production of the play written by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux and adapted by Maurice Valency.
The work of dramaturgs
The time period in which the play was written, the life of Giraudoux, and unfamiliar terms or phrases the playwright used were important for the actors, stage crew and directors to fully comprehend. Also important was for everyone involved to understand the differences in Valency's adaptation in English and Giraudoux's intent with the original dialogue in the script, according to Jones.
Enter the dramaturgs, or "the two Emilys," as Jones calls them – Emily Gibson and Emily Robbins.
Emily Gibson, a senior theatre major from Mesquite, started preparing for her duties as dramaturg for "The Madwoman of Chaillot" last summer. Gibson prepared a packet for the actors to study that included information about the play, the playwright and what certain terms and phrases meant.
"I suppose the most challenging aspect is trying to figure out why Giraudoux used certain names for characters within the play," Gibson said, "and if he based these characters off of anyone specifically. As a researcher, sometimes you have to deal with the fact that there may always be some questions left unanswered."
Emily Robbins is a Pasadena junior majoring in French. Her work as a dramaturg for "The Madwoman of Chaillot" was her first experience with a stage production, and she described her new insight into theatre and specifically this role as "a great experience."
"The play will be performed in English," she said, "but we wanted to stay as true to the French original as possible. We went through it line by line."
Valency's adaptation of Giraudoux's play is different from the original script, Jones explained.
"There are places where he cuts things that seem superfluous," he said, "and also where he cuts things that maybe makes the play a little milder."
For example, Jones said, one female character, a waitress, appears to be much more innocent sexually in the English adaptation than in Giraudoux's original script.
"So what we want to do is to find a way to suggest what Giraudoux had in mind," Jones said. "That kind of work has been invaluable."
Robbins said she hopes that the work she has done in the weeks leading up to Tuesday's opening night and the performances that follow will give the audience "a sense of the culture, the French style and the humor."
Props and costumes
The play incorporates a lot of actors – 28 playing 40 characters –necessitating many props and costumes.
Tory Fields, senior theatre major from Rowlett, is associate costume designer for the production. She's working with Angela Bacarisse, professor of theatre and costume designer, to create the wardrobes of the many characters.
Although most of the characters will be wearing modern costumes, there is the suggestion of the aura — a quaintness and charm — of the time period when the play was originally written and produced in the early 1940s.
"The 'good guys' are three madwomen and a rag picker, a street singer, a juggler – a sort of collection of vagabonds," Jones said. "We want to play up the eccentricities of these characters without making them seem too cartoonish. That's sort of a fine line."
Sugar Land senior Chloe Westfall serves as properties master, and she found it challenging to find all the typical items associated with a French café, the scene of the first act, and all the beloved collections of Countess Aurelia, the lead Madwoman character, that makes her cellar, the scene of the second act, a homey and unique storage space that can double as "a cozy living room," Westfall said.
"There is everything that comes with a café … dishes, table settings, drinks coming on and off," she said.
And after years of living in the same Parisian apartment, the countess has accumulated many strange collections, Westfall said.
"She's an interesting woman, so she has some oddball things," she said. "The biggest challenge is finding these things that seem to be of high quality, because she's certainly not a poor woman."
Blending the past and the present
"It's really a combination of three time periods," Westfall said of the production's visual style, "because it's set in the present and filtered through the 1940s, but the Madwoman has her head in the 19th century. That's her romantic view of the world, and the things she loves, come from that."
The script says that the play is "set next spring," which, when written, would have been in 1943. But when Giraudoux set that time frame, "he was also talking about a futuristic document at some level," Jones said
"So we tried to combine those two ideas," Jones said, "… to try to make it forward looking, and at the same time, have a flavor of the same future that he was looking at.
"We're trying to negotiate those boundaries a little," he said. "We're paying attention to the fact that we are in the present, but there is a negotiation between the past and the present that I find fascinating."
Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for seniors and students. For tickets or more information, visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu or call (936) 486-6407.
Rowlett senior theatre major Emily Fields, associate costume designer for THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT works with Angela Bacarisse, SFA professor of theatre and costume designer, in the SFA costume shop to create the costume and accessories for the play's lead character, Countess Aurelia, played by Amelia Fultz


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Penske Racing was notified by NASCAR four hours before the start of the Coke Zero 400 that their driver, AJ Allmendinger, tested positive for an unapproved substance during a random drug test administered last week in Kentucky.
The official announcement from NASCAR said, "Driver AJ Allmendinger has been temporarily suspended from NASCAR competition based upon notification of a positive "A" test NASCAR received from the Medical Review Officer as stated in Section 19-11B (6,7) of the NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy. Pursuant to the rule book, Allmendinger has the opportunity to request within the next 72 hours that his "B" sample be tested. NASCAR will follow its policies and procedures set forth in the rule book in dealing with this matter."
Translation: his first test indicated a disallowed drug in his system and he has 72 hours to submit to another test if he disputes that result.
The announcement caught the Penske team by surprise and sent them frantically looking to get a backup driver for the night's event. The team's Nationwide driver, Sam Hornish Jr. was already back home in North Carolina when he received the call to return to Daytona.
The Penske Team's private jet rushed to Charlotte to pick up Hornish while a Penske crewman rushed to the Charlotte race shop to pick up a fire suit. Once on board the plane, Hornish wasn't even sure if they would make it to Daytona in time.
"It was one of those deals where we flew in and I half expected to see race cars going around the track," said Hornish of his arrival in Daytona.
It was fortunate for the Penske team that the airport in Daytona was located just off the backstretch of the speedway.
"It's kind of a weird thing when you land in an airplane and you see cop lights that are out there for you," continued Hornish after his arrival in Daytona at 7:20 p.m.
The Penske team had Kenny Wallace on standby just in case Hornish's flight didn't make it in time. However, the police escort to the speedway took only a few minutes and Hornish arrived as the invocation was being given.
The team didn't fare well - a blown tire cost them any chance of a respectable finish and they left Daytona with a 33rd-place finish.
Allmendinger did not issue a statement and has until Tuesday afternoon to give permission for the "B" sample to be tested. If the results return with a different result, Allmendinger will be reinstated. If those results also turn out positive, the young driver will be terminated indefinitely. He will then have to undergo a rehabilitation program and apply for reinstatement with NASCAR.
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Pronunciation: sê-rep-ti-shês
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: 1. Stealthy, clandestine, secret, as surreptitious espionage activity. 2. Taking pains to avoid being seen or noticed, as a surreptitious smile or glance.
Notes: Today's is a much better word than any of the near synonyms in the definition because it is long, slithery, and full of hissing—all of which gives it a slightly sinister air that the contenders for its meaning lack. In fact, this may be why the adjective is often associated with deceitfulness—that and the fact that it sounds so much like suspicious. The adverb is surreptitiously and the noun, surreptitiousness, is even better with its an extra round of hissing.
In Play: This good word is not always associated with deceit, though it does always raise suspicions and imply guilt, "Pat Downe's surreptitious glances at the neckline of Claude's wife forced Claude to cut in on them in the middle of the dance." Guilt, of course, is often accompanied by embarrassment: "At the reception for the ambassador, Rhonda casually raised her left hand to her face and, with her right pinky, surreptitiously removed something from her left nostril."
Word History: Surreptitious entered Middle English, more or less willingly, from Latin surrepticius, an adjective from surreptus, the past participle of surripere "to take away secretly". This verb is a combination of sub "(from) under, secretly" + rapere "to seize". The Latin root rap- also underlies our words raptor, rapacious, and rapt. Ravage comes from the same root, smoothed off by hundreds of years rolling off the tongues of French speakers, from whom we borrowed it. (Today's good word was quite openly mentioned by the somewhat secretive Apoclima, one of the interesting characters you meet and may chat with in our Alpha Agora.)
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One can't help but wonder if Claude would have been any less inclined to cut in on the (happy ?) pair if Pat's glances had been less surreptitious....
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"To those very, very select few who think that you can stand against policy, that you can violate the public's trust, I will find you and I will fire you," Fort Worth Police Chief Jeff Halstead told a news conference yesterday, according to The Star-Telegram.
No, he wasn't talking about the officers who raided the Rainbow Lounge. He was talking about the latest string of scandals to hit the department including this week's arrest of officer Wesley Lamb.
Lamb was arrested for smoking a doobie — in uniform — in his patrol car.
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John Travolta "Turned Into Barbra Streisand" During His Kissing Scenes With Kirstie Alley
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Kirstie Alley: "He wouldn't be serious. You know, when you do a kissing [scene] it's hard enough, and he would start doing, would always say, 'Papa can you …'"
John Travolta: "'Papa can you hear me."
– Yes, yes, John Travolta, nothing solidifies your standing as an American Heterosexual Male like pretending you're my famous doppleganger Barbra Streisand every time you have to kiss a woman. Alley and Travolta — both Scientologists! — were discussing their kissing scenes in seminal 1989 talking baby movie "Look Who's Talking." It sure was a passionate tour de force, wasn't it? [Yahoo]


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The Battlefields of KwaZulu-Natal include Isandlwana, which recorded the worst ever British defeat by locals.
The KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields are a beautiful yet eerie place. Soaked with the blood of thousands of British, Boer (Dutch-speaking farmers) and Zulu soldiers, the Battlefields of KwaZulu-Natal hold a deep-seated silence that speaks to the many lives lost here.
There are a number of self-drive routes through the historical battlefields in KwaZulu-Natal that take in the battle sites, historical buildings, museums, memorials and graveyards from a bygone era.
However, the KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields tours, undertaken by knowledgeable guides, are an absolute must. They recount, with chilling realism, the atmosphere of each battle, supported by in-depth information of the military strategies and tactics used. These tours allow visitors to immerse themselves in this turbulent history, which occurred in 3 key stages.
First the Boers and the Zulus clashed as the farmers made their way across the interior from the Cape. Then the British and the Zulus came to blows as the Empire fought for control of the region. Finally, the South African War between the Boers and the British took hold, adding to the bloodshed KwaZulu-Natal had already seen.
Two of the most famous and pivotal Anglo-Zulu battles took place at Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift and a visit to these sites should be a priority. You can also stop off at the Anglo-Boer War sites around Ladysmith, Colenso, Estcourt, Newcastle and Spioenkop, where some of the fiercest battles of this war occurred.
Aside from this history, the Battlefields also offer a number of other activities, including white-water rafting down the formidable Thukela River rapids and sailing at the Chelmsford Dam.
The Chelmsford Dam Nature Reserve, Weenen Nature Reserve, Spioenkop Dam Nature Reserve, Ntendeka Wilderness Area and Ithala Game Reserve provide an opportunity to explore this region's abundant birdlife and wildlife.
There are also a number of Zulu cultural villages in the area which display authentic Zulu traditions and serve traditional food.
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Fly from any of South Africa's major cities to King Shaka International Airport. If you're driving, from Johannesburg take the N3 to Estcourt from where you can explore the battlefields. From Cape Town, take the N2 motorway to Durban and then the N3 to Estcourt.
Best time to visit
The Battlefields are generally an all-year-round destination. The winter months (June to August) usually bring mild to warm days with cold nights.
Tours to do
Any of the Anglo-Zulu-Boer war routes include guided tours of the battle sites, monuments, memorials and graveyards; the arts and crafts centre at Rorke's Drift; visits to Zulu cultural villages; Museum Village; Talana Museum; Ladysmith Siege Museum; Zululand Historical Museum; Vukani Museum.
What to eat
Authentic South African fare at sites throughout the region, traditional Zulu fare at the various cultural villages.
What's happening
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Ted Ligety rounded off his season with another giant slalom win on a perfect day for the American team at the Alpine ski World Cup finals on Saturday.
Triple world champion Ligety, who secured the giant slalom World Cup last weekend, beat overall title winner Marcel Hirscher of Austria by 0.37 seconds to take his sixth win of the season in the discipline.
His win came an hour after teenage team mate Mikaela Shiffrin had taken the women's slalom World Cup with victory in the event's final race at this Swiss resort.
Frenchman Alexis Pinturault was third in the men's race on the Silvano Beltrametti course, his third podium place in succession in giant slalom.
Hirscher's result allowed him to finally enjoy his second overall title after securing it on Thursday, the day his team mate Klaus Kroell crashed and was injured in a super-G that was eventually called off.
"I always said I would not feel the rightful winner of the World Cup before I had the globe in my hands but with what I did today I can really consider I won it," said the Austrian, the first skier to retain the overall title since his compatriot Stefan Eberharter 10 years ago.
"I needed to score more big points to really feel like the winner of the overall globe and it has nothing to do with the cancellations here, it's between me and myself," he added.
The Lenzerheide finals were tarnished by the cancellations of both speed events, decisions which quashed the chances of Hirscher's main rival this season, Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal.
Hirscher, who has had six World Cup victories, a slalom world title and 17 podium places this season, will be the favourite in the final race of the season, Sunday's slalom on the same course.
The Austrian said he expected an even tougher fight from Ligety next season.
"Just because I won the World Cup twice I won't automatically win it a third time," he said. "If Ted stops making mistakes in slaloms, he'll be a serious contender. He's extremely strong."
Ligety said his opponents kept him on his mettle.
"It's been a constantly exciting season of great fights with Marcel and Pinturault. I'm proud of what I've done but I'm also looking ahead because I know that if I train just a little less hard, they'll beat me," he said.


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Mindy McCready Dead At Age 37 [VIDEO]
Troubled country singer Mindy McCready has died at the age of 37.
Her brother confirmed to the New York Daily News that McCready took her own life. TMZ reports the singer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
It's unclear what circumstances led to McCready taking her own life, but it appears she was struggling again with twin issues that have persisted for years — substance abuse and the custody of her children. She checked into court-ordered rehab and gave her children up to foster care earlier this month after her father asked a judge to intervene, saying she'd stopped taking care of herself and her sons and was abusing alcohol and prescription drugs.
It's not clear where her sons, 6-year-old Zander and infant Zayne, were Sunday.
A deputy stationed outside McCready's home Sunday night referred questions to the Cleburne County sheriff, who was unavailable. Yellow crime-scene tape cordoned off the front yard and a dark-colored pickup truck sat in the driveway.
Just a little over a month ago, McCready's boyfriend, David Wilson, died at the age of 34 with no cause of death or details surrounding his passing being revealed. His death continues to be under investigation. Wilson is the father of McCready's youngest child.
This was at least her fourth suicide attempt since 2005, ending a series of tumultuous public events that marked much of the singer's adult life.
Speaking to The Associated Press in 2010, McCready smiled wryly while talking about the string of issues she'd dealt with over the last half-decade.
"It is a giant whirlwind of chaos all the time," she said of her life. "I call my life a beautiful mess and organized chaos. It's just always been like that. My entire life things have been attracted to me and vice versa that turn into chaotic nightmares or I create the chaos myself. I think that's really the life of a celebrity, of a big, huge, giant personality."
McCready was something of a teen sensation and had 4 top five country hits from her debut album in 1996. During her career she recorded 5 studio albums. She also admitted to an affair with pitcher Roger Clemens when she was 16.
She tried to get help in an unusual way, joining the cast of "Celebrity Rehab 3″ with Dr. Drew Pinsky. McCready came off as a sympathetic figure during the show's run. Pinsky called her an "angel" and in an interview in 2010 said it appeared McCready was doing "rather well."
Pinsky helped treat McCready for love addiction on the show and said he'd referred her to professionals who could continue to help her afterward.
"A love addict basically is somebody that really didn't have a good model for intimacy in their childhood, often times traumatized in one way or another, thereby intimacy becomes a risk place, becomes an intolerable place," Pinsky said. "And so what they tend to do is attach themselves to idealized, bigger than life, unavailable others, specifically go after some public figure that's married or go after some rock star who is himself a sex addict and not interested in a relationship, and then idealize that person and actively pursue them to the point of obsession."
McCready suffered a seizure in one of the show's scarier moments. Test showed she has suffered brain damage, something she attributed to her abusive relationship with Billy Knight, a country singer who is the father of her oldest son. McKnight was arrested in 2005 on charges of attempted murder after authorities say he beat and choked her.


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CINCINNATI (AP) -- Nine Greenpeace activists have arraignments scheduled in southwest Ohio on felony indictments following a protest at Procter & Gamble Co. headquarters.
They were arrested March 4 after protesting the consumer products company's use of palm oil from a supplier Greenpeace says is tied to tropical forest destruction. Protesters slipped past security and used ziplines to unfurl giant banners from P&G's two towers as a helicopter filmed them.
A Hamilton County grand jury indicted them on burglary and vandalism counts carrying possible sentences of nine-plus years in prison and $20,000 in fines with convictions.
Attorney William Gallagher said earlier he plans to enter "not guilty" pleas for them Friday. All nine live out of state.
Greenpeace defends the protest as a peaceful way to raise attention to an important issue.