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"The Back Cove Residential Program serves as a premier recovery destination for women from all over the country, offering holistic treatment in a beautiful Maine setting. In addition to cutting edge gender-responsive addiction and emotional health treatment, our holistic approach includes yoga, equine therapy, acupuncture and other complementary services. This 30-day inpatient program is ideal for women who seek a serene spot in which to get away for a short time and start their road to recovery.
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Cairn Leadership School
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"Cairn Leadership School has been helping people to initiate change in their lives for the past 6 years. We are are an Adventure Therapy program that focuses on family connection through challenge. We do this through a combination of talk therapy, games and challenges. Our Ropes Course, Rock Wall and hostile are located on 700 acres in Southern Maine. We are located 45 minutes from either North Conway, NH or Portland, ME and only 2 hours North of Boston. Give us a call and see how we can help your family move from good to great!
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"Welcome to Holistix by the Sea. We offer quality, effective treatment to individuals who want to overcome addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Our residence is in a serene beachside community in south Florida. We serve many local communities like Fort Lauderdale, Miami, the Palm Beaches, and many other Florida areas. In fact, many of our clients seeking quality alcohol and other drug treatments come from around the United States, Canada and abroad. Addiction is a 3 fold disease - A Mental Obsession, A Physical Allergy and a Spiritual Malady. At Holistix by the Sea, our dedicated team of trained professionals will evaluate the needs of our clients by working with them on a one-on-one basis and customize a program of recovery that will heal their Mind, Body and Spirit
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"American Addiction Centers founder Michael Cartwright is a behavioral health and addiction professional with nearly 20 years of experience. During the course of his career, Michael has developed American Addiction Centers' proven treatment philosophy that binds together his near two decades of findings and practices into our 5 essential elements to beat any addiction. These elements unify our mission, our facilities and the underlying culture at American Addiction Centers. Recovery is absolutely possible for anyone. Tens of thousands of people have recovered through Michael's programs, and our philosophy is founded on that success. For one to successfully achieve recovery from addiction, he or she must develop a new mindset that allows for positive change.
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Retreat at Lancaster County
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"Dealing with drug or alcohol addiction and recovery can be a difficult process often accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. Those already dealing with alcohol or drug dependence may not have the coping mechanisms needed to properly heal during this time. Many mental health professionals often identify five stages of grief - denial, bargaining, anger, depression and acceptance. Since some of these emotions often overlap with the addiction process, treatment for both can often be achieved at the same time, but it takes special attention to these unique circumstances to obtain a successful outcome. At The Retreat, we have designed a program that focuses on rehabilitating those that require such extra care and strength to get through their addiction. Track groups meet Monday through Friday Individual sessions with clinical specialists, available daily Holistic component. RECOVERY PLANNING - Focus on developing sober support Learning to make changes in daily living to support recovery LIVING THE SOLUTION - FOCUS ON SOBRIETY Focus on taking a proactive approach in the first year of sobriety Learning to see the world through new sober eyes. RELAPSE PREVENTION- Learning to identify triggers for relapse and developing an action plan Learning how to identify stages of relapse
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The Recovery Village
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"The Recovery Village is the only facility in Florida offering dual diagnosis based substance abuse, mental health treatments and eating disorders under one roof. Our advanced therapy program offers five customized one on one therapy sessions each week, in addition to dynamic outdoor group therapy sessions. A better life through advanced therapy, all in a luxurious setting. Experience the Recovery Village difference, change your life! Unlike the others, a full time addiction psychiatrist is on staff, Dr. Syed Abbas and Dr. Stacy Seikel our Chief Medical Director. At the Recovery Village, we understand the dilemma of addiction. Our fully trained staff will guide clients and family to the goal of complete rehabilitation. If you think you've seen it all, you haven't seen us. And if this is your first time, we won't let you down. We provide 24/7 limo service pickup at Orlando Airport and within a 90 mile radius of our facility. We are discreet and anonymous.
(914) 327-2046
We serve:South Portland, Maine 04106
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Domus Retreat (Post Rapid Detox Center)
Treatment Facility
"Domus is an intimate retreat with 6 private suites, providing individually designed treatments based on an in-depth understanding of each person and Waismann Method Rapid Detox after Care. At Domus, we believe the key to treating unwanted chemical dependency begins with understanding the conditions and processes that drive the unwanted behavior. Once there is a clear picture of the factors causing the unwanted dependency a treatment plan can be determined. We individually tailor each treatment for every patient. While staying at Domus Retreat, we offer Psychotherapy, Bio-feedback, Yoga, Massage, and Acupuncture as ways to help with physical and emotional recovery. There is also an educational process to help with many of the related causes of unwanted chemical dependency - Such as : Sleep problems, Chronic pain, Anxiety, and Depression. One of the reasons for the extremely high rate of relapse is that chemical dependency is often seen as the problem rather than a symptom or coping mechanism. The customizable treatments are designed exclusively for patients battling physical dependency to prescription painkillers including Vicodin, OxyContin, Lortab, Percocet, Suboxone, heroin ,methadone and many others.
(310) 945-2896
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"Recovery is now more possible than ever. American Addiction Centers is a national behavioral healthcare provider focused on addiction treatment and rehabilitation. Our staff, which includes expert drug addiction specialists, seasoned physicians and caring therapists, is dedicated to providing our patients with the absolute best, proven methods of treatment and rehabilitation. Our facilities, located across the country, offer unmatched integrated programs and services that honor mind, body and soul. Effective addiction recovery incorporates comprehensive treatment focused on uncovering and addressing the roots of addiction. Whether it's in our initial clinical assessments, medically supervised detox, residential rehabilitation or aftercare, our team is present for and committed to each step of the recovery process for every individual. We welcome you to explore American Addiction Centers, where you can find hope today.
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Mountainside Addiction Treatment Center
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Summit Achievement
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"Summit Achievement is a licensed residential facility in the White Mountains region of Maine, operated continuously by the same founders since 1996. Students from throughout the United States and abroad are working on changing unproductive patterns and behaviors. Summit Achievement students are boys and girls ages 13 to 20 who may exhibit any of the following: low self-esteem, low motivation, poor school performance, school refusal, drug or alcohol abuse, impulsive behavior, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, poor decision-making, poor or inaccurate self-image, adoption issues, susceptibility to negative peer pressure, and refusal to take responsibility for actions.
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Hunter School
Treatment Facility
"The Hunter School is a private, non-profit co-educational school located on Stinson Lake, surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest. Our 137 acre campus offers a wide range of strength based programming opportunities to address the educational, emotional and physical needs of children experiencing ADHD, academic underachievement, Aspergers, oppositional behaviors, anxiety, depression, impulsivity and social problems. Founded by Thom Hartmann, the author of numerous books on ADHD and radio talk show host, the Hunter School follows Thom's philosophy that basing the educational methods on a child's unique way of experiencing and perceiving the world, will allow the child to flourish in academics and behavior.
(603) 718-3948
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Lakeview NeuroRehabilitation Ctr
Treatment Facility
"Lakeview NeuroRehabilitation Center provides a functionally based, individualized treatment program for children, adolescents and young adults with neurologic and behavioral diagnoses. Lakeview uses a person-centered approach that insures that family members are centrally involved through education and training. Funders are assisted through cost effective care and the achievement of functional outcomes. Lakeview is accredited by CARF and JCAHO. Lakeview's comprehensive program integrates all services through a treatment plan to address behavior management, education and therapeutic rehabilitation so the child can successfully develop and grow. Children and adolescents live in small log cabins with age appropriate peers. The initial 30 days consists of an intensive transdisciplinary team clinical evaluation including Psychiatry, Neurology, Neuropsychology, Applied Behavior Analysis, Nursing, Case Management, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, occupational Therapy, and Recreation Therapy.
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Residential Inpatient treatment in Maine (ME) usually consists of 24 hour care at a live-in facility. Full treatment services, including medical and behavioral therapy are provided all at one location near Maine (ME).
Medical supervision is generally placed over each resident. In drug treatment centers, clients can detox safely. In eating disorder centers in Maine (ME), residential programs enable effective monitoring of the client's health during the treatment program.
Inpatient care offers a structured atmosphere and allows the client and providers to focus on physical and psychological healing.
Outpatient treatment programs in Maine (ME) or clinics provide flexibility to those who are unable to take time away from their regular lives, work or school. Programs typically meet at the clinic a couple of times every week for a few hours at a time.
Because clients are living away from the centers, outpatient facilities in Maine (ME) are less able to focus on medical conditions and nutritional needs.
Certain programs provide a combination of the in/out approach: Inpatient for medical stabilization, partial hospitalization for moderate cases, intensive outpatient programs, and outpatient clinics for follow-up.
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* How much can you afford? Generally, Maine (ME) outpatient treatment is cheaper than inpatient treatment because housing is not provided and fewer hours of treatment (and often fewer therapy alternatives) are offered.
* Are you able to control your behaviors? Inpatient treatment provides constant supervision to offset the temptation of drugs or eating disordered behavior in the early stages of treatment.
* Follow-up support network near Maine (ME)? If you do decide to attend inpatient treatment, look for a center that can offer you or direct you to another service where you will be provided with follow-up care after you leave in an effort to avoid relapse.
* Is your condition severe? Constant medical attention is given to those in inpatient care, which may be especially important for those with pain and eating disorders.
How Treatment Centers Can Help
Treatment centers in Maine (ME) help clients with substance abuse issues, drug abuse and pain treatment. Drug detox or alcohol detox is the first step on the road to recovery from drug addiction or alcohol addiction and a clean life. After detoxing, the rehabilitation process can begin.
Eating Disorder treatment centers in Maine (ME) help treat a range of problem eating and food issues such as childhood feeding disorders, food avoidance, obesity, Anorexia, Bulimia or compulsive overeating, binge eating, night eating and body image issues. They address the destructive behaviors and underlying emotional issues of disordered eating. Their programs can include family involvement and are designed to help patients in Maine (ME) develop the skills they need to make lifelong change. Programs incorporate dietary counseling and nutritional education and may be supervised by a therapist, medical director, nurse and dietitian.


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W. W. Hansen's Trick to Evaluating Integrals
In "Probability Theory: The Logic of Science", the author E. T. Jaynes relates that Prof. Hansen at Stanford evaluated integrals by treating constants like pi in an integrand as a variable. Sounds fantastic! Does anyone know how this is done?
Re: W. W. Hansen's Trick to Evaluating Integrals
I am going out on a limb here, and this is probably wrong. But the one thing that comes to my mind is the fact that
[tex] \int_{0}^{a} f(x) \mathrm{d}x = \int_{0}^{a} f(a-x) \mathrm{d}x[/tex]
For an concerete example, let us evaluate
[tex] \int_{0}^{\pi/2} \frac{\sin x}{\cos x + \sin x} \mathrm{d}x [/tex]
I am sure you can fill in the rest, using the hint above =)
If this is not the trick, I am very interested in it as well!
Re: W. W. Hansen's Trick to Evaluating Integrals
I'm guessing the trick amounts to replacing a constant in the integrand (or integration limits) with a variable, which allows you to then differentiate (integrate) with respect to that variable to make the integral easier to do. At the end of the calculation you integrate (differentiate) to get the original result you wanted. The classic example is evaluating Gaussian integrals. Consider
[tex]\int_{-\infty}^\infty dx~x^2 \exp\left(-x^2\right)[/tex]
You could try substitution to evaluate this, but if you know the result [itex]\int_{-\infty}^\infty dx~\exp\left(-ax^2\right) = \sqrt{\pi/a}[/itex] you can easily solve the integral as follows: first, insert a variable 'a' into the exponential, then note
[tex]\int_{-\infty}^\infty dx~x^2 \exp\left(-a x^2\right) = -\frac{\partial }{\partial a}\left(\int_{-\infty}^\infty dx~\exp\left(-a x^2\right)\right) = -\frac{\partial }{\partial a}\left(\frac{\pi}{a}\right)^{1/2} = \frac{1}{2}\frac{\sqrt{\pi}}{a^{3/2}}[/tex]
Setting a = 1 gives the result of the original integral.
Re: W. W. Hansen's Trick to Evaluating Integrals
Neb, I don't see how what you wrote is at all useful...
Mute, now that's another story! This is very clever.
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Garbage Disposal Noise
I have a 1/2 HP Emerson Garbage disposal that is about 4 years old. Recently it has started to growl or make a loud noise when I turn it off. Is there any thing I can do, or do I need a new one?
Welcome BPatti:
As long as the disposal works and the noise doesn't bother you too bad, you could just let it go. Meanwhile, you could be checking at flea markets, on line auctions, your local big box store's clearance shelf and the newspaper ads for a new one at a super low bargain price. In these strange economic times people are selling things you would not expect, trying to make ends meet.
If you're a Costco member, or know someone who is(?) they have great garbage disposals - Titan 3/4 horsepower- for a lot cheaper than if you go to another big box place. $69.00. I bought one 6 months ago and I like it.
Check craigslist - you may well find one still in the box.
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Dear Dagmara
Hello, how are you?
We are in Sydney on a short holiday. Sydney is beautiful.
There's so much to do here that I don't know where to begin. We get up 10 a. m. and go swimming and sunbathing every day. After lunch we usually go sightseeing. In the evenings we stay at home. We're all looking forward to this weekend. On Saturday we are going on a trip with Anna's. She wants to give us a surprise. We have no idea what it is going to be.
It's really great hare.
Loves, Żaneta and Marta.
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The Great Orme Tramway in Llandudno, Wales, climbs one mile to the Orme's summit and offers breathtaking views of Llandudno's magnificent bays. It is Great Britain's only remaining cable operated street tramway; and one of only three left in the world. It is also a most fetching shade of blue.
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This brings back so many memories. We couldn't afford a holiday abroad when my brother, sister and I were younger, so...
I want to go here oneday :)


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* Watch the launch team prepare the balloon for departure; full safety briefing.
* Fly 15-25 kms (depending on the wind speed), taking you over a local village.
* After a gradual descent you will be taken to the village for mint tea and home baked bread.
* Arrive back at your Marrakech hotel / riad.
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It's all starting to make sense now. The condom suit. The penis heels. The ride on the disco stick. Lady Gaga is arguably the most sexually charged performer on the Top 40, but she wasn't born this way. She got a little help from dear old Dad.
Hold up. This is not a weepy celeb got molested as a child story. There's no hanky panky in the Germanotta household, so you can stop dialing CPS right about ... now and get back to the good Gaga news.
In the same Howard Stern interview where Gaga endeared herself to American parents with a warning to kids not to have sex and do drugs, she revealed that the sexy part of her performances have a root in childhood -- from the stripper her dad hired to teach her to play the piano to his own stories of having wild sex under the boardwalk in New Jersey before Bruce Springsteen shows.
So how is that not creepy? Apparently it wasn't always blatant. For example, he didn't tell her about the piano teacher's other calling until little Stefani was older (leaving her to ask about the teacher's long nails; a little odd for someone who uses her fingers to tickle the ivories).
But each time a little blip comes out about Gaga's past, her wildly eclectic persona seems less wild. Raised in that sort of environment, is it any surprise she sings about leather and S&M, group sex, and bondage? That she's brave enough to be herself, to be honest, to be accepting of a variety of lifestyles? Her shtick is that she likes to shock us, but it's not so shocking when you consider it's how she was raised.
Come on, Little Monsters, let's hear it for Gaga's dad. Without his encouragement, we wouldn't have the free to be you and me performer that we know and love!
Do you think Gaga would be the same Gaga if her dad was more of a prude?
Image via TJ Sengel/Flickr
It's hard to say, but I would imagine it's easier to be free spirited with free spirited parents, although I do know some people who break the molds or rebel and go the opposite ways of their parents. I think her's probably had a big influence on her.
I remember her saying during an interview that her parents didn't care what she did as long as she worked hard at it. I think that kind of support is fantastic. Good for her and her family.
Huh? So the piano teacher her dad hired was moonlighting a stripper? As long as she didn't come in wearing her stripper gear, I don't see how that would have played a factor in turning Gaga into what she is today. And her dad had some wild nights under the boardwalk? Ok? I think a lot of people have done that (as I recall, there's a song about it). Doesn't mean I approve of it, but I fail to see what role this played in her development.
i think its pathetic how poeple love to dog on gaga. she has talent and therefore doesnt really need or thrive off your attention just becuase of an outfit. get over yourselves. she can attract attention the right way .


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Twitter users rally around Tom Daley after abusive messages
British diver Tom Daley was the subject of abuse about his dead father after finishing fourth
A single imperfect dive resulted in Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield dropping from first to fourth in the synchronised 10m diving this afternoon, but despite this fantastic effort, the 18-year-old was met with horrific abuse on Twitter.
A user caused infuriation around the world on the social website after sending Daley an abusive tweet, which claimed Tom had let down his late father.
Daley retweeted this, saying "After giving it my all... you get idiots sending me this..."
However, this wasn't the only thing @Rileyy_69 had to say. A series of obscene attacking tweets sent the diver's way have prompted fans of the diver on Twitter to jump to his defence, and #GetRileyy_69Banned began trending number one in the UK.
It wasn't just one abusive tweet directed at 18-year-old Daley:
The user in question, who's been labeled on Twitter as "pathetic" and "dirty scum", then made a u-turn, making several apologies to Daley after seeing the outrage he's caused.
Celebrities also joined the campaign against @Rileyy_69:
Obviously @Rileyy_69 has never lost somebody close to him, when he does maybe he will realise what pure evil he has spouted, shame on you, you pathetic moron............
Well done Tom, lost my Dad too recently, worse thing ever mate, you have made Plymouth Team GB and your family proud, keep up the good work, your medal is just around the corner.
Your family are proud of you,
Plymouth is proud of you
And your country is proud of you.
More importantly for you - Your dad would be so proud.
Ignore those who troll and snipe
They; are wastrels and losers and I hope their hurtful comments come back and haunt them tenfold
Well done Tom
I suggest that @rileyy_69 be tracked down, taken to the highest diving platform, and made to 'walk the plank' in front of full TV coverage. Lets see how well this prat performs ! This is my first ever MSN comment but I am incensed by this story. Another classic case of Twitter being abused by mindless fools who do not deserve the public forum. They should be exposed to the rest of society as the morons that they are and we should know the faces behind their cowardly Twitter names.
Tom.... My wife and I sat and watched you doing your very best today....things don't always go to plan but we know you put your heart and soul into your dives. Well done ! We shall be watching all of your jumps and wishing you well at every one.
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OCTRI-Intel Pilot Project Award
Robert Lowe, MD
Robert Lowe, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at OHSU, was chosen to receive $50,000 through a novel and exciting initiative between Intel and OCTRI.
The Intel-OCTRI Pilot Project supports the development of new multi-sensing devices with health applications. Dr. Lowe's project will focus on continuous monitoring of two groups of patients outside of the hospital setting.
- Patients at high risk of atherosclerotic disease (e.g. stroke and myocardial ischemia)
- Diabetics at risk of hyper- or hypoglycemic emergencies
The proposed device will couple state-of-the-art wireless and mobile technology with various sensors to enable earlier detection and treatment of these common and life-threatening diseases.
The investigative team involved in the project is very interdisciplinary, a factor that contributed to the project's funding success. In addition to Dr. Lowe, the team includes:
- Richard Harper, MD, MS, Chief of Emergency Services at the Portland VAMC
- Edward Kim, MD, Instructor in Neurology at OHSU
- Helmi Lutsep, MD, Associate Director of the Oregon Stroke Center at OHSU
- John Ma, MD, Chair of Emergency Medicine at OHSU
- Robert Norton, MD, Vice Chair for Clinical Programs, Dept. of Emergency Medicine at OHSU
- Robert Strongin, PhD, Professor of Organic Chemistry at PSU


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Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura Volume 1
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Arizona Cardinals update:
Here are some initial thoughts on the 2010 schedule:
-- If I didn't know better, I'd think someone in the NFL office has a sense of humor. Or at least a sense of Cardinals history. The third preseason game is in Chicago. That was the case in 2006, Dennis Green's last year as coach. The Cardinal won that game, and Matt Leinart looked solid in his first action. Green referred to that game, a victory, after the infamous Monday Night Meltdown loss to the Bears later in the year.
"Who the hell takes the third game of the season like it's bull(expletive)? Bull(expletive)!" said Green, completing the rare back-to-back bull(expletive) quote.
The Cardinals home game on Christmas night is the first time they've played on Christmas since 1995. They played the Cowboys then, too, on Christmas night at Sun Devil Stadium. Coach Buddy Ryan mistakenly ran off the field too soon and watched the final seconds from the end zone. He was fired the next day. Not for running off the field too soon. For going 4-12.
-- Playing three of the first four on the road is no fun, but the opponents aren't overwhelming, at least when judged by last year's performance. At St. Louis, at Atlanta, home against Oakland and at San Diego. The Cardinals benefit from that later in the year when they play three consecutive home games. The opponents aren't overwhelming then, either: 49ers, Rams and Broncos.
-- The last time the Cardinals opened the season with three of their first four games on the road was 2008. They went to the Super Bowl that season. So they have that going for them.
-- After the bye week on Oct. 17, the Cardinals are at Seattle. It's nice having a little extra time to prepare for a division opponent. After the Monday night game on Nov. 29 against the 49ers, the Cardinals play the Rams at home. It's nice not going on a road trip, especially a long one, after a Monday night game.
-- Not one opponent has a bye the week before playing the Cardinals. So the Cards have that going for them, too.
-- Maybe this will bring Kurt Warner out of retirement: Four of the first five games are in domes. Six of the first eight games are inside. The two outdoor games are at San Diego and Seattle. Maybe he'll want to play just the first half of the season. Just sayin'.


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Student wins national PRSSA honorOct. 27, 2003
By Shea Henty
Baylor senior Stephanie Schneider, Kingwood, Texas, is the first Baylor student to be awarded the National Golden Key Award by the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA).
Recipients of the Golden Key must meet certain requirements set by the organization. These include: being a member of PRSSA for two years, having a grade point average of at least 3.4 in major courses, and holding a leadership position in PRSSA at the chapter or national level.
In addition, winners must have held at least one professional internship corroborated by their faculty or professional advisor and must affirm their intention to become an associate member of the Public Relations Society of America within one year of graduation.
Schneider joined the organization the fall of her sophomore year soon after declaring journalism as her major and served as the vice president of finances during her junior year.
"The field of public relations attracted me because I had always been interested in journalism, but I didn't want to work for a newspaper, teach or go into broadcast," Schneider said. "I didn't really know very much about public relations, but after talking to various practitioners, I knew it was the perfect career choice."
The leadership experience gained through working with the other officers of PRSSA and getting to know the faculty advisor Dr. Michael Bishop were invaluable experience for Schneider.
"I felt joining PRSSA and holding a leadership position in the organization would help me network and gain experience in leadership," she said.
Schneider was inducted into the Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society in Journalism and Mass Communication for maintaining a 4.0 GPA in her major last spring at the Journalism Awards Banquet.
Under Bishop's guidance, Schneider interned at the City of Waco's Municipal Information Office as a part of the course requirements for advanced public relations. She gained more internship experience this past summer working as a corporate communications intern at Administaff, a leading professional employer organization in Houston.
After graduation in December, Schneider will be working as a corporate communication writer for Administaff.
The National Golden Key Award was created in 1983 to recognize outstanding PRSSA members.
This unique award is the highest individual achievement that can be rewarded to members of the PRSSA. It's an honor that is only given to students who display outstanding academic excellence in public relations and leadership in PRSSA. The awards were given out during the annual PRSSA convention Oct 24-28 in New Orleans.
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June 13, 2008
TT: Down for the Count
In this morning's Wall Street Journal drama column, I report on my recent visit to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, where I saw two shows, The Count of Monte Cristo and Romeo and Juliet. Here's an excerpt.
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No sooner did Broadway close up shop for the season just past than I hopped a plane, rented a car and drove to ASF's unlikely home, a handsome cultural park plopped down in the middle of suburban Montgomery that you reach by driving past a Waffle House and turning left just before you get to the Best Buy. That's how the locals steer you to the Carolyn Blount Theatre and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, which are located at opposite ends of a 250-acre plot of golf-course-green grass.
I was in town long enough to take in two of the company's three current offerings, and I freely admit that I wasn't there to see "The Count of Monte Cristo." To be sure, Alexandre Dumas' once-popular 19th-century tale of derring-do among the rich and venal has also had a long stage life, but no matter whether you take it in as a novel, a play or a movie, "The Count of Monte Cristo" remains a melodramatic period piece that, like "The Scarlet Pimpernel," is now mainly enjoyed by children of all ages. Little did I know that Charles Morey's 1998 stage version is an impeccably solid piece of theatrical work, and ASF is performing it so vividly that I ended up finding the whole thing thrilling from swash to buckle....
Mr. Morey, the artistic director of Salt Lake City's Pioneer Theatre Company, has squeezed Dumas' 1,400-page blockbuster into a shapely two-act play that rattles along at a near-cinematic rate of speed. His staging is notable for the complete absence of the self-parodic touches that you'd expect from a present-day production of a 19th-century costume drama. No eyes are winked, no mustaches twirled: Mr. Morey's cast plays it as straight as a stick, inviting us to experience "The Count of Monte Cristo" not as an exercise in postmodern sniggering but a heartfelt cautionary tale of how even the most heroic of souls can be shriveled beyond redemption by the desire for vengeance....
ASF is also offering a piping-hot modern-dress version of "Romeo and Juliet" jointly staged by Geoffrey Sherman (the company's artistic director) and Diana Van Fossen that is set in South Florida. Elizabeth Novak's "Miami Vice"-style costumes run to skin-tight jeans and stiletto heels, and the youthful cast wields daggers and Palm Pilots with identical aplomb. Such updated stagings are less common in the Deep South than elsewhere on the summer-festival circuit, and I heard a fair number of older folks expressing a certain amount of befuddlement at intermission. The youngsters in the audience, by contrast, had no trouble whatsoever getting the point, which is that Shakespeare is (A) exciting and (B) sexy....
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So, we're going to try and keep this as paperless as we can, so here's a link to our wedding-site. It is here that I'll update pictures and info as we finalize things. :)
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The final whistle blows,
and the Saints are 0-3.
Saints for the Super Bowl they chose,
Which filled me with joy and glee.
Could we finally end the sophomore slumps,
and break out again this year.
No, it seems we're back in the dumps,
from New Orleans, we will not cheer.
Were Brees, Colston, and Bush,
just busy from all the fame?
The Defensive line can't make a push,
and our offense looks like Notre Dame
We can't throw and catch the ball anymore,
and why is it that we cannot run?
Opponents find scoring is not a chore,
last year was great, but '07 is no fun.
I'm quite fond of the good times.
Nothing beats a 4th quarter rally.
Saints suck now, the death bell chimes,
Just add one more to the lost games tally.
There are so many questions in life,
like why can't we be good again?
With all our toils and strife,
we have to beg just for a win.
I still have the faith in New Orleans,
Can you say miracle playoff run?
No, that won't happen in a city full of sins,
at least my LSU Tigers are not done.
I guess the Saints are again perennial losers,
we're a power house in the loser's pack.
but one thing is agreed upon by all the boozers.
The real Saints, the Aints, are surely back.
-Kevin P, Lifelong Aints fan.


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Intel announced its configurable Intel® Atom™ processor E600C series, which features an Intel® Atom™ E600 processor (formerly codenamed "Tunnel Creek") paired with an Altera* Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) in a single package. The new Intel Atom processor provides greater flexibility and faster time-to-market for customers, who can now more readily handle design changes without complicated hardware changes – helping to lower development costs. In addition, the new processor offers board space savings and better inventory control due to the single package, as well as a simplified manufacturing flow and single vendor support through Intel.
"Our customers' needs are continually evolving and they look to Intel to provide leading-edge products and technologies that will help them differentiate and compete in the markets they serve," said Doug Davis, Intel vice president, general manager, Embedded and Communications Group, Intel Corporation. "Our new configurable Atom series helps to address these customer needs and provides greater flexibility with a simplified product choice, through one vendor."
Based on Intel® architecture, the Intel Atom E600C processor series provides original equipment manufacturers with the flexibility to incorporate a wide range of standard and user-defined I/O interfaces, high-speed connectivity, memory interfaces and process acceleration to meet the evolving needs of embedded device market segments. The Atom E600C processor series comes with Intel's extended 7-year-long life-cycle manufacturing support, and industrial and commercial temperature options, which makes it ideal for market segments such as industrial machines, portable medical equipment, communications gear, vision systems, voice over Internet protocol devices, high-performance programmable logic controllers and embedded computers.


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Advertisers Jumping Village Voice Ship grows to 35!
A few items of interest on the developing Village Voice child trafficking scandal:
1. You can always refer to our up-to-date alphabetized list of advertisers jumping ship. Bookmark that page for easy reference.
2. A highly-reliable journalist has reported to us that the prestigious and world-renowned Guggenheim Museum in New York has dropped its advertising with Village Voice Media.
3. Our friends at Change.org and Groundswell report that more advertisers have yanked their ads:
Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse
US Bank
4. Check out this communication from IHOP to the Rev. Dr. Katharine Henderson.
5. And last but not least, Village Voice's attorney has been going on national TV saying that if Village Voice shuts down its child trafficking ad business
then all the crime will go offshore.
That argument has been totally demolished by Congressman Nadler and Maloney who respond to that in the Capital:
"While that may be true, it is also true that if the business transferred to a less prominent location, it might be harder for the casual user to find and, therefore, might make this business less lucrative," the congressmembers wrote. "Furthermore, when a company like the Village Voice is engaged in selling children or trafficking victims for sex, it legitimizes the industry. Given the magnitude of the business done by Backpage.com involving trafficked persons, it is hard to believe that your controls are as comprehensive as you claim."


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Warning: Selection of the weapon of your choice is no longer,to be based on what you are comfortable with. It must first be voted on and ratified by a non-elected group, of self appointed experts. If it is deemed ineffective, any magical qualities it once had, will disappear. Those of you that do not possess the self confidence to select your own implement, will be victim of the latest fad. A commonly held notion ,based on what everyone else thinks is best, is a fad, whether its a group of teenagers, or a group of geriatrics.
|June 13, 2011, 11:29 PM
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only nazis of ww1
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You do know there was no Nazis in WWI .... Right?
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Man, I hope it was satire.
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|June 15, 2011, 05:29 PM
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In one of the previous threads dealing with PGO shotguns, I actually set up a dryfire course in my house that involved navigating through a few rooms and then dry-firing at a target at about ten feet.
I found that while the PGO shotgun felt faster, running the same drill multiple times with a shot timer and a par time, it was much faster with a fully-stocked, 24 inch shotgun than with a PGO shotgun.
Transitioning from low-ready to getting a "shot" on target was glacially slow with the PGO, and that's based on an assumption that a shot fired from the hip was an actual hit.
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|June 17, 2011, 10:22 PM
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Here is what mine looks like
I guess I need to get more rounds through it. I think I've shot it like 6 times
I went to a local sporting goods store and they had a Nova Tactical 18" with ghost ring sights that I liked.
Wonder how hard it would be to put a light (for 4 legged bump in the night encounters) and the sights on it? All it has is a Fiber optic bead up front.
What's weird is now when I go to Benelli's website it doesn't show that configuration. It only shows the steady grip as a turkey gun with in Camo.
Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars.
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I suppose i should have wrote ........
Only the "Jerry's"(Hitler was there)of the trenches of WWI would complain of the 97,s advantage,as they did protest the using of the Winchester 97 pump 6 shot double ought,gave the Germans second thought,s also my grandfather left the black forest in 1914,at the direction of his boss (a German field marshal)for France ,because of political unrest of the soon to be Nazis,sadly after the field marshal helped him get to ellis island,he was drafted and sent to europe to fight against his friend,was awarded the purple heart,and became an american citizen.and returned to detroit .
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|July 21, 2011, 05:28 PM
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I have a Benelli Super nova tactical with pistol grip and ghost ring sight. No matter what people say pistol grips make the shotgun feel more comfortable, now I will not argue that having no pistol grip makes it come up on target faster but for throwing slugs down range the combination of ghost ring sights and a pistol grip;however, if I want a defense gun loaded with buckshot, I would take a pump action beaded sight and no pistol grip because it keeps it light wight and allows it to come on target fast.
Yet I will say use what you are comfortable with because that is what you will be best with.
Also I do not pretend to be a expert, this is just what I have found from shooting at the range.
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My current "fighting shotgun." And, is it ever SWEEEEEEEEEET!
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|August 13, 2011, 07:03 AM
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Stopped @ #98, will not continue.
Wow. Just Wow. No further comment.
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I know a lot of people like the idea of bird shot for SD loads in shotguns. The thing is, all the evidence I have heard says you are wrong about its effectiveness. Anecdotal evidence from police and EMTs garnered on-line seems to say that birdshot tends to make bloody, but shallow and often non-incapacitating, wounds. Buckshot on the other hand penetrates much deeper and is much more likely to stop an attacker immediately.
Certainly any sort of "on line" evidence is subject to critical examination, but I have heard nothing except arm-chair opinion that bird shot is an effective SD round, while there seems to be plenty of real world evidence that it is not.
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|August 15, 2011, 10:53 PM
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Personally, if and when the situation is serious enough that I actually need to SHOOT somebody, I'm shooting to KILL!
A COP told me once that it's always better not having a "witness"!
but that's just me!.........
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don't let anybody tell you it does!" AUTHOR: My 94 Year Old GRANDPA in 1957
|August 16, 2011, 07:11 AM
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Look, please remember, we are not executing anyone, we aren't judging them and sentencing them to death for their misdeeds. Causing the death of someone is not, under any circumstances in the US, a lawful GOAL of shooting. That would be murder, not a homicide (potentially) justified by necessity.
Their death -- or continued life -- is NOT a goal of our shooting, nor of consideration or consequence. We shoot SIMPLY and ENTIRELY to STOP the the immediate threat to our lives.
If the attacker runs away -- the threat is stopped.
If the attacker drops his weapon and surrenders -- the threat is stopped.
If the attacker falls down and stops moving -- the threat is stopped.
If the attacker drops, "dead-right-there," -- the threat is stopped.
At any point at which the threat is stopped -- we cease our lethal force response.
We choose our ammunition and our defensive weapons with the intent that they will be the most effective choice we could make to STOP THE THREAT.
Never let it be said that you chose any aspect of your defensive plan because it was more likely to KILL someone. You will be charged with murder. You are likely to be convicted of murder. And you probably should be.
-- Sam
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|August 16, 2011, 09:37 AM
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Mr Moderator.....
My spouse was murdered by someone that broke into my house 2 years ago when I wasn't home.......
you do whatever you feel you need to do and I'll LEGALLY do what I think is necessary within the confines of MY home!
As I've said before, if you don't want to get shot don't break into my house!
I live in FLORIDA with the "CASTLE" doctrine, so I have some leeway and RIGHTS to protect my home.
When the police in my town, MIAMI SHORES, tells me I can shoot someone as they crawl thru the broken window/door I would make that decision at that time.........I wasn't talking about shooting somebody in the back.
I'm certainly not advocating killing anyone without "just" cause.
But as far as "no witnesses", it makes sense to me........as was pointed out to me, rightfully so, the explanation, after the fact, will play an important roll as to innocence or guilt of either party.
Force is certainly justified to stop someone, even if the BG dies as a result of your action.
It's wrong to take someones life unnecessarily, but it may not affect someone that has been in a military conflict the same as a "civilian".
Taking anybody's life should be avoided if possible, but lets be honest here, shooting the BG in the chest with one shot of "00" will probably not only stop the BG but he may also "expire".
"The STARS AND BARS don't stand for slavery,
don't let anybody tell you it does!" AUTHOR: My 94 Year Old GRANDPA in 1957
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|August 16, 2011, 03:47 PM
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However, that is not "shoot to kill" -- it is shoot to stop the threat. There is a difference, and it is an important one.
Someone crawling through your broken window or door, in a state with a castle doctrine provision, often would lower the threshold of the evidence you must present to prove that you needed to shoot.
It has nothing to do with your desire or intent to kill that person, either out of fear, revenge, nor out of a desire that they do not live to testify against you.
Acting with violence against someone for the reason of causing their death is murder.
Acting violently against someone out of last-ditch necessity to prevent them from hurting or killing you is (...well, can be...) justifiable self defense. See the difference there?
-- Sam
"...with liberty and justice for all." (Must be 18. Void where prohibited. Some restrictions may apply. Not available in all states.)
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|August 16, 2011, 04:46 PM
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"The STARS AND BARS don't stand for slavery,
don't let anybody tell you it does!" AUTHOR: My 94 Year Old GRANDPA in 1957
|August 16, 2011, 06:42 PM
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any one here own a benelli nova or super nova
|August 17, 2011, 02:26 PM
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|August 17, 2011, 03:20 PM
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not reall y sure how to work this website yet whats a new thread and when is it appropriate to comment on someones thoughts?
|August 17, 2011, 03:29 PM
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I do however agree with sam911 because if u are in a situation that requires a weapon of any kind the goal is to stop the immediate threat. Disarm and disable. But I will say this if it comes down to kill or be killed, well I guess that's a different thing all together.
|August 24, 2011, 02:51 PM
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I don't care for shotguns for tactical use I think they're over rated. Home defense is another matter. A shotgun is fine for that. It's just my preference. I'm issued a 14.5" modified bore Rem 870 with rifle sights, sling, and Surefire light fore end. I've seen a guy shot broadside with a full load of reduced recoil 00 buck duty load. None of the 8 pellets even penetrated his shoulder through to the torso. For awhile I quit carrying it and only carried my issued M-16A1. Until I decided I wanted a shoulder gun up front with me in the roof rack, not just back in the trunk. So I started carrying it again. But I loaded it down with 1 oz reduced recoil slugs should I need to engage someone in a vehicle. I don't have a choice on ammo carried. If I did it would be 9 pellet full power 2 3/4 inch 00 Buck and full power 2 3/4 inch 1 oz rifled slugs.
|August 24, 2011, 02:58 PM
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Well put Sam1911. I can tell you that if you are involved in a shooting you will be interviewed by the police. No matter how cut and dried justified the shooting was. And if you go in there spouting off lines like "shoot to kill" and "no witnesses" and crap like that you sure won't be helping yourself. Even if the shooting is 100% justified and you're not tried criminally all you're doing is hanging yourself in civil court. So if you're stupid enough to spout all that off to a criminal investigator you may want to just go ahead and exercise that 5th amendment.
|August 26, 2011, 06:58 PM
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Are you stupid (your word, not mine) enough to think that I would ever have a conversation like that with anybody after an incident ?!?
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don't let anybody tell you it does!" AUTHOR: My 94 Year Old GRANDPA in 1957
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Join the Oakland East Bay Gay Men's Chorus at our first annual fundraiser at Scott's Seafood in Oakland. Enjoy a complimentary lunch while enjoying a performance by small ensembles. Learn more about how the Oakland East Bay Gay Men's Chorus is a well-respected arts organization in the Oakland and East Bay, community and, serves the community by giving back. Meet the new Music Director, Carl Pantle, and find out why he came to this chorus. Be one of the first to hear an announcement on how the chorus is giving back to the community like no other chorus in the area does.
When: September 13, 2014 – noon – 2:30 pm
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The board of directors is proud to support the Oakland East Bay Gay Mens Chorus. As an all volunteer group of individuals, the board supports day-to-day operations, fundraising, membership, production, community support and much more.
Mr. Turner joined the chorus in 2010 as a volunteer and is now proud to head the Board of Directors. His past board experience is varied including The Mount Laguna Water Association, Front Runners San Diego, The Lesbian and Gay Center of San Diego and AIDS Foundation San Diego. In addition to being board president, Mr. Turner sings as a baritone with the chorus and, outside of the chorus, enjoys time with his family which includes two teenage children who you will frequently find "volunteering" for chorus activities.
Mr. Taylor joined the chorus in 2013 and sings bass in the chorus ensemble. Mr. Taylor is a CPA currently working for one of the largest consulting firms in the San Francisco Bay Area. His clients have included some of the most respected companies in the area, as well as high tech start-ups. He has sung with various groups, one of which performed for the Pope. He also enjoys spending time with his husband and their dog on their boat in the Delta.
Mr. Bishop holds several key roles in the organization in addition to being the current Secretary of the Board. As a long-time leader of the Membership Committee, Mr. Bishop brings a unique perspective of the singing member to the Board for consideration. Mr Bishop sings baritone in the chorus and, outside of chorus, enjoys HOMOTO, the gay Motorcycle Organization.
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Jeff Ray (AD Search Chair)
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Joe Oshinski (2000)
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Lynden is a pianist, singer, and actor who has worked for a variety of organizations, schools, and theater companies around the Bay Area.
Originally from Utah, he attended the University of Northern Colorado on a musical theatre scholarship. He has been the Associate Accompanist for The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus since 2009 and has appeared onstage with them as a featured soloist as well.
Lynden is thrilled to be back with The Oakland/East Bay Gay Men's Chorus after accompanying them for their performance at the national GALA festival in Denver in 2012.
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Born and raised in Wichita Falls, Texas, Stephanie Lynne Smith is an active concert pianist, conductor, worship leader and actor. She holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder (1998) and a Master of Music Degree in Chamber Music Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (2001). Smith was the Artist-in-Residence for the Shari Carlson Studio August 2013-February 2014, completing and producing her first play. Her work "High Anxiety: One Woman's Journey" takes an unapologetic look at performance issues from the perspective of a concert pianist, and premiered January 2014 to sold out audiences in San Francisco's Union Square. Smith is Cantor at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, concert pianist for the incomparable Franc D'Ambrosio, and tours as pianist and slide guitarist with George Daugherty's award-winning "Bugs Bunny on Broadway" and "Bugs Bunny at the Symphony," performing with orchestras all over the world. In addition to her performance schedule, Smith can be found starring as "Fanny" and "Miss Smith" on the Fifi & Fanny YouTube Channel. Smith's alter ego, "Miss Smith," the stern but lovable music educator, runs a monthly open mic at the Shari Carlson Studio San Francisco and has comedic educational videos available on YouTube. Her video "How To Treat Your Pianist" has 26,000 views and counting. Smith will be performing David Garner's "Trumpet Sonata" with Aaron Priskorn in the Hot Air Music Festival in March at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and will head into the recording studios to include this piece in the composer's upcoming CD of instrumental works.
Smith has a long history with GALA Choruses, having served as Artistic Director for the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco for nearly a decade and Interim Artistic Director for both Vocal Minority-Small Ensemble of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and Oakland East Bay Gay Men's Chorus. There are many things in this life that give Smith joy, but nothing warms her heart more than the smiles and laughter of OEBGMC. This group is near and dear to her heart and she counts herself fortunate to be awarded this time together.
Smith has been (legally!) married to full-time dog walker, Jen Brown, since September 2008, and divides her time between Portland and San Francisco. For more information on her performing schedule, please go to www.slsartist.com.]]>
"It sounded like they were going to blow the doors off the theater when they sang I Sing Out!" said Jessica Turner-Garcia, a chorus volunteer who was in the lobby.
For her final official concert piece, the chorus sang What a Wonderful World, arranged by the former accompanist Thaddeus Pinkston. All was well until middle of the song during the verse "I hear babies cry" and suddenly there was not a dry eye on the stage.
Stephanie will continue to lead the group through the end of December for community outreach concerts.
You will be missed, Miss Smith.
Born and raised in Wichita Falls, Texas, Stephanie Lynne Smith is an active pianist, conductor, clinician, vocal coach, worship leader and chamber musician in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder (1998) and a Master of Music degree in Chamber Music Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (2001). Her professional experience of more than a decade includes performing in master classes for Menahem Pressler and Emmanuel Ax, working with renowned composers such as Alden Jenks, David Garner and David Conte, and providing accompaniment for such luminaries as Sharon McNight, B.D. Wong, Franc D'Ambrosio and Tony Award winner Alan Cumming.
Stephanie is founding music director of New Spirit Community Church in Berkeley, co-founder of Gay, Lesbian and Allied Musicians (GLAM) Youth Choir, and pianist for Shari Carlson Studio in San Francisco. After serving as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco for 8 years, she stepped down in July 2010 to focus on her comedy duo, "Fifi & Fanny", and to intentionally return to the concert stage as an actor, pianist and chamber musician. This past year, Stephanie co-produced and performed in the original productions of "Wise Up!" and "Nothing in Common", and presented her original show "High Anxiety: My Journey with Performance Anxiety" to a sold-out room. She can be seen on the Fifi & Fanny YouTube Channel and co-hosts a weekly internet-based talk radio show on blogtalkradio.com.
She particularly enjoys working in teams, presenting original compositions by Queer composers living in the Bay Area, organizing and hosting fundraisers and variety shows, and specializes in program re-vitalization. Stephanie has served as music director and worship team member for MCC General Conference 2007 in Arizona, MCC Region 1 Conference 2008 in Hawaii, and most recently for the Earl Lectures at Pacific School of Religion (Berkeley) in January of 2011. Her upcoming worship leading engagements include worship leader for the Coalition of Welcoming Congregations of the Bay Area clergy conference "Bringing Spirituality Out of the Closet" and music director for the first ever conference for the Asian Pacific Initiative (MCC) in Manila, Philippines in August 2012.
On her 32nd birthday, Stephanie married full-time dogwalker Jen Brown in San Francisco City Hall. They live happily ever after in the Mission District of San Francisco with their dogs with rhyming names, Mackie and Jacky.]]>
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Grand Portage National Monument, located approximately 5 mi (8 km) from the Canadian border in extreme northeastern Minnesota, consists of three distinct elements: the Lake Superior Depot area, the site of Fort Charlotte on the Pigeon River, and the 8.5-mile (13.6-km) portage that connects them. The primary developed area of the Monument, however, is the reconstructed Depot. Today, the Depot contains two reconstructed fur trade buildings, the Great Hall and the Kitchen, which are open to the public seasonally (Figure 1). The interpretive mission of Grand Portage National Monument emphasizes events and personages associated with the fur trade in this region during the years 1731-1802.
Since the time those two Depot buildings were reconstructed on their original sites, it has been known that ground water presented a threat to their structural integrity. Over the years, various attempts have been made to mitigate the water problems with only moderate success. Sump pumps beneath both structures served to remove some of the water, but certain problems persisted. This is especially true of the Kitchen structure, which has witnessed warping of its foundation and frost-heaving of its concrete crawlspace floor.
Because of those continuing problems, planners designed a drainage system that they hoped would improve drainage about the Kitchen and convey excess water to the lake (Figure 2). The proposed system entailed installation of an interceptor drain on two sides of the kitchen. Perforated pipe bedded in gravels, which in turn would be encapsulated in a filter fabric, would be buried on the north and west sides of the structure. That line would continue past the Great Hall toward Lake Superior, effectively intercepting ground water near that structure, as well. Downslope from the Great Hall, however, the pipeline would be solid. Furthermore, in order to limit the amount of new ground disturbance, that segment of the alignment was to follow an existing drainage line that was installed in 1975 as part of a sump pump system. It also was believed that an earlier drain (circa 1940) had run through this general area soon after initial reconstruction of the Great Hall.
In addition to the interceptor drain, the new drainage system was designed to connect with existing sump pumps beneath the two reconstructed buildings. Short leaders of solid pipe would convey collected water from beneath the buildings to the installed line and thence to the lakeshore outlet. Thus, any water that might not be intercepted by the drain field could still be removed from the buildings by pumping it out.
Locational design for the drainage system reflects a conscious effort to place the necessary trenches in areas that were already known to be disturbed. The downslope conduit, for example, was to correspond to an existing drainage line while the interceptor drains north and west of the Kitchen fell within the zone excavated prior to its reconstruction. It was not possible, however, to determine a path that would totally avoid areas that might contain previously unknown cultural resources. In fact, there was some possibility that the drainage line might pass through the remains of a fur trade era structure investigated by archeologists in 1936.
For those reasons, a team of archeologists directed by the author traveled to Grand Portage National Monument for a two-week field project at the end of September, 1989. The Midwest Archeological Center (MWAC) crew excavated a total of seven test units in areas through which the drainage alignment would pass. Four of those units sought to determine whether any remains of the known fur trade structure still survived in the path of the drain. The others were intended to examine areas that were unknown archeologically.
Subsequent to the preconstruction investigations, local and regional National Park Service personnel were concerned that excavation of the drainage trench might still cause damage to resources that were undetected by the testing phase. Accordingly, the author was dispatched again to Grand Portage when the drain was installed in mid-October. All excavations for the drain, whether performed with heavy equipment or hand tools, were observed with an understanding that work would be halted temporarily if any intact archeological resources were noted in the process. The backfilling operation also was monitored in case a section of trench wall might collapse and possibly expose something of significance.
This report summarizes the methods and findings of all investigations carried out in conjunction with the drainage development. Background concerning previous archeological work within the Depot is provided, but more general information concerning the cultural and natural history of Grand Portage has been omitted from these pages. Adequate summaries of those topics already are available in other reports (e.g., Noble 1989; Woolworth and Woolworth 1982), eliminating the need to duplicate efforts.
The 1989 field investigations at Grand Portage resulted in the collection of artifacts representing virtually the entire human history of this region, from prehistoric times to the present. The potential of those objects to yield any significant archeological information, however, is diminished by the very high degree of disturbance at test unit locations. Since materials from various periods are mixed together in the same depositional contexts, it is obvious that they are redeposited and are not in an undisturbed state.
In view of the limited interpretive value of the artifact assemblage generated in 1989, the specimens will not be discussed as part of this report. The artifacts are inventoried in gross tabular format, however, in Appendix A. All materials and attendant field records are now curated at the Midwest Archeological Center facility in Lincoln, Nebraska, under MWAC Accession Number 335.
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The past several weeks have seen multiple articles and editorials about the aquaculture facility being proposed by Richard Cook in Popponesset Bay and the opposition by the group of neighbors. The press has sympathetically described Cook as a "local fellow" proposing a "small-time operation" to "eke out a living" and has vilified the homeowners as off-Cape "wealthy neighbors." By framing the dispute in this way, a lot of newspapers have been sold, but the whole story has not been reported.
Mr. Cook's proposal is to install 4,500 aquaculture cages on two acres of a sand bar where he intends to raise 1,000,000 oysters. He intends to use this area in conjunction with another aquaculture facility that he is already operating in nearby Ockway Bay. Mr. Cook will work this commercial enterprise at least five days a week by continually putting oysters in the cages, agitating the oysters (to shape them for market), sorting the oysters with a motorized sorting machine, moving the oysters from cage to cage, harvesting the oysters and cleaning the cages. This business will generate hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. This is no "small-time" operation. Indeed, Mr. Cook estimates that the revenues will be millions of dollars over the life of the license.
The town approved this substantial commercial project in an area surrounded by long-standing homes that are located in a residential zoning district, which does not allow any commercial activity. That we homeowners are opposed to this and are trying to enforce the zoning bylaw that is supposed to protect us, and all local residents, should not be surprising to anyone who owns a home.
We have also raised legitimate safety concerns because of the location that Mr. Cook selected for his facility: a FEMA velocity zone. A velocity zone is an area that is subject to damaging waves during storms. After experiencing Hurricane Bob, Katrina and more recently Sandy, we all know how devastating a storm can be to a residential community.
The Mashpee zoning bylaw seeks to protect against this danger by preventing new commercial development, such as Mr. Cook's facility, in velocity zones. Similarly, the Mashpee's wetlands regulations presume that, when commercial equipment such as that proposed by Mr. Cook is placed in a velocity zone, it is likely to become dangerous storm-borne debris. Despite these regulations, which are intended to protect homeowners and which clearly prohibit a commercial facility such as Mr. Cook's from being located in a velocity zone, the town has issued permits approving Mr. Cook's commercial project. We are justifiably concerned that the 4,500 cages Mr. Cook intends to put offshore from our homes will dislodge during a storm and become storm-borne debris that will damage our homes.
It has been suggested that we have exaggerated this danger. But the opposite it true: The town agencies failed to adequately vet Mr. Cook's commercial project for compliance with the town's regulations and failed to adequately condition it to protect the homeowners. The Audubon Society cautioned that these issues required careful examination, which they did not receive. Indeed, last month, on the eve of a hearing on one of the pending appeals, Mr. Cook quietly agreed to increase the size of his proposed anchors by 20 percent and to increase the number of anchors by 50 percent. This was in direct response to evidence presented by the homeowners that Mr. Cook's original anchoring system, which had been twice approved by the town, was far from adequate. Notably, there was no press coverage of this.
The town has been more than just lax in the enforcement of its regulations with respect to Cook. The town has been actively backing him. During the court appeals over Cook's permits, the town's attorney has been fighting Cook's cases for him—all at the taxpayer's expense. Why has the town manager authorized the expenditure of tens of thousands of tax dollars to help one individual develop a lucrative for-profit business? Maybe it's because Cook has political connections in town. Cook's sister-in-law, Theresa Cook, was the chairman of the board of selectmen at the time that Cook first applied to the board of selectmen for his aquaculture license. Theresa Cook is currently a member of the finance committee and the town's economic development and industrial corporation. She was previously a member of the school committee and the liaison to the capital outlay committee. While she was a selectmen, she voted to appoint Cook to the shellfish commission. And she has worked with the town manager in many capacities for the past 30 years. Cook himself was a member of the shellfish commission and his friends on that commission recommended that the board of selectmen approve his application. All one has to do is connect the dots to figure out that Cook is using political connections and public resources to advance his business interests.
Why else would the town be so actively involved? Certainly not for the $25 per acre annual license fee the town will collect from Mr. Cook. That's right—$25 per acre. While Mr. Cook stands to earn millions during the 10-year term of his license, he will pay the town a mere $25 per acre over 10 years—after the town spent tens of thousands of dollars on lawsuits helping him.
Our opposition to Mr. Cook's commercial project is not at all unusual. We are simply responding to the unwanted effects of a commercial enterprise being located near our homes. And all we are seeking is enforcement of the town's regulations. Arguments similar to ours are heard in every town on the Cape, week in and week out, at public hearings held by municipal regulatory agencies.
This particular dispute has garnered attention because the homeowners are fortunate to enjoy waterfront properties. But focusing on the homeowners' financial status has allowed an important story to go unnoticed: what is going on at the Mashpee Town Hall. The Mashpee Enterprise should investigate and report on Mr. Cook's use of political connections at the Mashpee Town Hall to advance his business interests; the lax enforcement of regulations on Mr. Cook's project; the use of public funds to pay the town's attorney to help Mr. Cook; and the granting of valuable publicly owned land to Mr. Cook for $25 per acre to be used in a for-profit business.
The reporting by the press recently reached its zenith when we sought the assistance of a state legislator to help us in our effort to protect our homes. Ironically, Mr. Cook has been using political connections the entire time to help him create a multi-million dollar business at public expense on publicly owned land. There has not been a single word printed about this. Well, Mr. Cook is the local fellow trying to "eke out" a living on several hundred thousand dollars a year. That apparently makes it all right.
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