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immediate theatre project shines twice
by Tony Kiss
On a pretty summer day, a passionate baseball fan might exclaim "Let's play two!" Asheville's immediate theatre project is now doing just that, performing a pair of shows, one after another, at the cozy N.C. Stage Company space downtown.
And these aren't quick, connected one-acts. "On the Verge or the Geography of Yearning" and "Below the Belt" are not linked in any particular way, except sharing the same director (Hans Meyer) and some offstage crew. The cast, playwrights and stories are different. Audiences can watch one, or both, or come to see the plays on different nights.
It's a lot of work for this little acting company, which has established itself as one of the city's best. And it's a lot of theater to absorb in one evening (or matinee, as the case may be). On opening night, "Verge" began at 7:30 p.m. and "Belt" ended around 12:30 a.m., which included intermissions in both programs, and a break between the two.
But again, it's not necessary to catch them both in one sitting, though it makes for an interesting and entertaining experience.
"Verge" centers on three women explorers in the late 19th century, making a bizarre jungle journey. "Belt" follows three guys toiling in a prisonlike manufacturing plant, two of them constantly snapping at the third.
'On the Verge'
"On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning" by Eric Overmyer has three Victorian-era women in some thick jungle to explore a land they call Terra Ingognita. Fanny (Katie Langwell) is the conservative housewife, Mary (Vivian Smith) the no-nonsense traveler who usually goes solo, and Alexandra (Trinity Smith) the youngest and the dreamer in this bunch.
Quickly, it's obvious they've slipped into a time warp, and the further they go, the more they travel to the future, and the stranger the tale becomes. Erik Moellering plays a handful of supporting male characters. By the year 1955, they have come so far from their own time that some personal decisions need to be made.
'Below the Belt'
"Below the Belt" is plenty quirky as well. In an industrial plant, eager new arrival Dobbitt (Chris Allison) finds himself in workplace hell, toiling alongside the fidgety, hair-triggered Hanrahan (Darren Marshall in the strongest performance in either show) and their nasty boss, Merkin (Strother Stingley). While Dobbitt only wants to please, the others torment and turn against him at every turn. Here, too, a choice must be made, with Merkin pulling Dobbitt into a plot that's totally against his nature.
This one is a bit like The Three Stooges meet "Seinfeld" – and it's a howler that leaves you buzzing at the end. With the shows running through Aug. 17, make a point to catch this engaging "experiment in theater."
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On the Verge & Below the Belt
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Just came home from seeing Below the Belt and it is really excellent, top to bottom. Very clever script, great acting from all three players, smart direction, hilarious nod to Arrested Development (the shortly-lived cult hit sitcom, not the hip hop group) at one point. Seeing On the Verge next weekend and may be tempted to catch BtB a second time.
- August 03, 2008 7:24 PM
Last night I had the opportunity to see ITP's other current offering, On the Verge. Though performances and production value were about equal with Below the Belt, I didn't enjoy this script nearly as much. The idea of it has merit and is interesting but the language of the play seemed really self-conscious in its quirkiness (with a lot of repeated words and phrases for no reason I could discern other than the playwright liked how they sounded) and the winks at what America has become in the last hundred years grew tiresome for me. The litany of items and concepts that these women "osmosed" about the future started to sound like a prescient version of "We Didn't Start the Fire."
All that said, the production was still of high quality. The cast had a good chemistry and I found Katie Langwell to have a stand-out performance, though the other three actors were all quite good. The costumes were fantastic and the choice to have basically a blank canvas as their landscape was effective, and made it fun for the audience when the characters would make a discovery hidden on this stage that appeared to have no hiding places.
I definitely recommend both plays and I have heard both to be various audience members' favorites of the two. - August 09, 2008 2:03 PM
So I went the double header route and caught both On the Verge and Below the Belt last night. More on the effect of the format in a moment.
I'd like to start with Below the Belt. If one goes with the Mamet theory that the only real enjoyment an audience gets from theatre is the joy of feeling that they are in on the joke or the meaning of the play ( a bit of a morbid view), I would still unashamedly say that Below the Belt was like sitting down with an old friend for a nice chat over coffee. This mostly leads me to say that while I don't want to take the gushy stance of 'Best show of the year!' I will at the very least say that the writing and genre of the piece made it my most personally enjoyable theater experience so far this year.
The acting was nicely put together with only a few third week line issues. Chris Allison held the majority of my focus as Dobbit, a very Dudley Doright role of dark comedy. The straight man is never an easy thing to be and Allison nailed every timed reaction. Strother Stingley absolutely shined as the upper level manager with the unfortunate name of Merkin. I was a bit of a virgin to the seemingly prolific Darren Marshall, having only seen him prior in Crown of Shadow's Gilgamesh and the ultimate talent potential scale that is No Shame Theatre. I certainly wasn't disappointed, as Marshall filled out the role of Hanrahan nicely with just enough emotion shining through the stoic nature.
As far as tech, Sound and costumes of Below the Belt were well executed, and lights by Jason Williams (designer on both shows) very nicely complimented the show's scene shifts. Set was interesting because while the base set of both plays was really nice and had a lot of cool flexible features, the furniture brought on for Below the Belt was a tad familiar from other shows. Considering how many times I've seen apple boxes recently (both from me and others) I honestly don't think it's a cardinal sin.
And now we get to On the Verge. I honestly don't know how to discuss this play partially due to the format of the evening. I'm not saying that anytime there's a festival, double feature, or two news stories really close together in the paper that I start freaking out, but On the Verge felt like an especially dense work that didn't get a chance to leave much of an impression on me as I was blown away by the Below the Belt 35 minutes after On the Verge. I think I'd just give a blanket recommendation to split your viewing of the plays into two nights if at all possible.
The script is fine and gets yet another handicap for the rocky start we had together (I have a neurotic fear of puns which left me wary through most of act 1). Even through that I genuinely fell in love with many segments of the script (the top of act 2 comes to mind). I was disengaged again toward the end of the play, oddly coincidental to the main characters' costume changes toward the end. I think parts of this may be effected by the format, but a major feeling I get is that the script is a lot of fun but wouldn't be hurt by losing perhaps 30 minutes and a few lists and repetitions.
The performances of On the Verge were a high point. Katie Langwell, Trinity Smith, and Vivian Smith created a nice ensemble making fine work of many challenging lists and monologues with great character work underneath it all. Erik Moellering does some absolutely great work with character acting, although once again he gets a big handicap for the scripts leaning toward the Fonzie feel.
Tech for this show is largely the same with the exception of a few nice underscoring moments from Hans Meyer (one of which kept reminding me of The Clash's Car Jamming) and what one can only assume is good run crew work given the show's quick changes.
All in all a good night of theatre with great work from many of our local artists. It's up for three more days and I recommend everyone check it out.
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Paul Ryan booed during AARP remarks
POSTED: Friday, September 21, 2012 - 11:15pm
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New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) — Rep. Paul Ryan was prepared when seniors first responded inhospitably to his remarks about repealing Obamacare at the AARP conference in New Orleans Friday.
"I had a feeling there would be mixed reaction so let me get into it," the Republican vice presidential nominee said, after his first line about repealing President Barack Obama's signature health care law was met with audible boos throughout the large convention room floor.
The reception toward Mitt Romney's running mate improved but remained tepid even when he used his mother Betty Ryan Douglas, who was sitting in the front row with her older son Tobin, as an example of his commitment to protecting the entitlement program for seniors in or near retirement.
"I'm very proud of my mom, and I'm happy she is having a great retirement, Medicare is a big part of her security," Ryan said of his 78-year-old mother and retiree who lives part-time in Florida.
"Medicare is a promise, and we will honor it. A Romney-Ryan administration will protect and strengthen Medicare, for my mom's generation, for my generation, and for my kids and yours.," he added.
Ryan, a seven-term congressman from Wisconsin, attended the AARP Life@50+ conference on Friday shortly after Obama addressed the group via satellite. Members of AARP - a nonprofit organization and a powerful lobbying group that boasts of having more than 37 million members - could submit questions to the nominees on their website.
As both campaigns make their appeals to the crucial senior demographic and make the case for ensuring long-term solvency of Medicare and Social Security, the House Budget Committee chairman accused the Democratic president of putting politics before policy.
"Inaction today will mean sharp cuts tomorrow. Time and again this President has ducked the tough issues, he has put his own job security over your retirement security," continued Ryan, despite a smattering of boos coming from the audience. "Of course, he said he would be willing to work with Republicans but he has not moved an inch closer to common ground."
In addition to repealing The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often referred to as Obamacare, Ryan said the Republican team is proposing a plan that "empowers future seniors to choose the coverage that works best for them from a list of plans that are required to offer at least the same level of benefits as traditional Medicare."
"This financial support system is designed to guarantee that seniors can always afford Medicare coverage - no exceptions," he added. "Our idea is to force insurance companies to compete against each other to better serve seniors, with more help for the poor and the sick - and less help for the wealthy."
The Wisconsin lawmaker praised the reform work in Medicare Part D, the program for prescription drugs, and touted their efforts to reach across the aisle and work with Democrats.
"And by the way, these aren't just Republican ideas. Medicare reforms based on choice and competition go back to the Clinton administration. Experts from both parties helped form this plan. Democrats in Congress have supported these ideas," said Ryan.
Seated in the front row, just a few seats away from Ryan's mother and brother, were a few women who, like many others in the convention hall, made comments throughout his speech Paula Tillman who was visiting from Washington, D.C. was unaware she was sitting so close to family members of the vice presidential hopeful, but she said if she had known they were there she would have made the same comments that included "Obama '12" and "that's a lie."
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"The Republican-controlled Legislature cut Medicaid reimbursements to doctors by a total of 2 percent in 2010 and 2011 and dramatically reduced payments for patients who qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare, the health care program for senior citizens."
A good friend of mine was 46 years old and diagnoised with Pancreatic Cancer a year ago and his doctor wanted to give him a treatment not normaly used in that type of cancer and his ins. co. denied his treatment and he died 6 months later. Then you have Steve Jobs, he received treatments and lived for years after being diagnoised. Steve had $$
Obamacare WILL ration healthcare. They are already saying that the PSA tests for men are not needed. Doctors are saying that there is no alternative tests for men. I have friends that have been helped very much by PSA tests. AARP better wise up and see what is headed their way. Obama is not their friend nor a friend of the USA. I can't believe there isn't an uprising of America over the torture of our Ambassador in Libya. Looks like another ho hum from the people to me.
The alternative willard/ryan propose to The Affordable Health Care Act is a voucher system...when a senior maxes out the voucher allotment, he or she will have to pony up as much as $6,300 out-of-pocket for the difference...PSA tests can be requested from any doctor and is covered by insurance...President Obama vowed to find out who killed our ambassador, and Libya has arrested suspects. For heaven's sake, katie, get your head out of the sand!! Find out the truth before you go spouting off!!
Not that it makes any difference between either party, I'm not surprised the indoctrinated New Orleans democrat would express dissatisfaction with the the perceived enemy. I'll never understand how a private bank can counterfeit trillions of dollars and sell them to our treasury with interest without so much as a one vote by the American people, yet idiot voters believe in the hype of party controlled monetary policy. If you didn't understand that statement then, you shouldn't be voting anyway
After your incoherent and moronic statement (and not understanding one cotton-pickin' thing you wrote), I can guarantee you that I will run, not walk, to beat you to early voting Oct. 22nd and, with great joy, will cancel out your teavangelical vote!! I have made it my short-term goal to zero in on making sure my vote counts for President Obama and the one you cast for your elitist flip-flopping liar candidate is null and void. I gladly sacrifice my vote just to quash yours, chuckles!!
Where is the story on KETK about the "Obama chair lynchings in Texas and Virginia " Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 02:30 PM CDT
Why didn't Ryan and Romney or even the RNC for this matter express outrage over this?
Guess the GOp / T-publicans are raceist after all and KETK is trying to cover it up by failing to inform the citizens of East Texas of this news.


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Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Wilson and Gist
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 01:28:30 EDT
I got my Bits of Bark recently and lo and behold......look what I found
tonight? My missing George Wilson and Virginia Gist......
1880 Independence Co., Arkansas census, Ashley Township:
WILSON, George S. W M 26 md fmr AR TN NC
Virginia W F 19 md kh AR AR NC
Nathaniel W M 9/12 born July son s AR AR AR
In a message dated 10/27/2000 8:08:43 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
<< Bernie,
Did you see the George Wilson that I posted for Rayedene? If not, here 'tis!
If so, hit your delete button! LOL
1860 Census Taylor Cty Georgia
31 573 555 WILSON Enoch H. 42 M Tailor 1,500 850 NC
32 573 555 WILSON Hester A. R. 42 F Domestic Ga
33 573 555 WILSON George A. 16 M Tailor Ga
34 573 555 WILSON Cathrine 13 F Ga X
35 573 555 WILSON Erastus J. 10 M
FRANKLIN TNSHIP Izard County 1880 Census
WILSON George M 26 **** Farmer MS AL AL
125/125 Jennie C F 20 wife Keeping House MS NC NC
Crateus(?)E M 1 son
A lot of MY Wilson's did the Alabama/Georgia thing before coming to
Arkansas. Some of them went to MS, also.
The ages for George fits, but the migration doesn't! But the name Erastus is
what makes it fit for me! The enumerator in Georgia could spell. The one in
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Lake Logan Sprint Triathlon
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Race Type: Triathlon
Bike Surface: Road
Course: 500 meter swim, 12 mile bike, 5 kilometers run
Start: 7:30 AM
Location: Canton, North Carolina
Address: Lake Logan Episcopal Center
Individual Price: Through 2/29 $45; 3/1-6/30 $55; 7/1-Race Day $65
Team Price: Through 2/29 $80; 3/1-6/30 $90; 7/1-Race Day $105
Course Info: The 500 meter swim course is a clockwise rectangle with an in water start. Water temperature is expected to be near 70 degrees and wetsuits will be allowed. Athletes will exit the water after swimming beneath the highway bridge and into the creek mouth. From here it is a short run along a grass field into Transition.
The 12 mile bike course is one loop with no significant climbing. There is one small ascent at the beginning and end of the bike but otherwise this course is surprisingly flat and fast as athletes circle the valley in the shadow of Cold Mountain. Traffic is light to moderate and road surfaces are good to excellent. Turns are marked with pavement arrows and directional signs. Volunteers and police man each intersection.
The 5 km run is an out and back course with the first half gradually climbing up towards the Blue Ridge parkway, winding alongside the cool mountain streams. The ascent toward the turn around is so gradual runners don't realize they have been going up until they have hit the turn around marker and started the final 2.5K toward the finish line. Aid stations will be positioned every mile on this lightly traveled road.
More: The Lake Logan Sprint Triathlon headlines the second day of the Lake Logan Multi-Sport Festival. The international distance race will be held on Saturday, August 4. Sunday will also be the day of the 2012 Lake Logan Aquathon. Lake Logan was the site of the 2009 USAT Aquathlon National Championships and we want to encourage the growth of this sport by continuing the race in 2012.
The Lake Logan Sprint Triathlon is a smaller version of its international-distance big brother held the day before. Located at the Lake Logan Episcopal Center, it is one of the most beautiful events in the country. The weather almost always matches the scenery with cool morning air high in the Appalachian Mountains that makes for comfortable conditions for both racers and spectators. Another welcome treat to those familiar with Western North Carolina is the strange absence of any major climbs. In fact the bike and run are mostly flat with only one small ascent coming at the beginning and end of the bike. Registrations have increased dramatically each year and we anticipate this event to reach its capacity before the event date.
Directions: Lake Logan Episcopal Center, Canton, NC
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When Auto-Tune Strikes
February 6, 2008
Beginning with our exploration of Snoop Dogg's "Sensual Seduction", we wandered into the history of vocoders, talkboxes, and the most nefarious of voice manipulation technologies, Auto-Tune.
But it's hard to express just how delightful horrible it can be when Auto-Tune goes wrong without actually diving into examples. Let's start with an obvious illustration. Rapper/singer Faheem Najm, who goes by the stage name of T-Pain, (see more on Wikipedia) has staked his entire career on vocals where he uses digital pitch correction to various degrees; This has opened him up to the completely accurate accusation that he can't actually sing.
You don't have to take my word for it -- there's a pretty good case made for the fact that T-Pain can't sing in this popular YouTube video, which is entitled T-Pain Can't Sing.
Sure, it's easy to pick on a relatively less established artist who's trying to cross over from rap to the world of R&B crooning. So let's pick on someone more deserving of our scorn, someone who's actually a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Billy Joel!
If you scroll in to about 20 seconds, his vocals on the National Anthem start sounding like he's auditioning to be T-Pain's backup singer. This performance clearly would have been vastly improved if Joel had simply inserted a transparent breathing tube into the corner of his mouth and insisted that he was opening up last year's Super Bowl game with an homage to the talkbox. Peter Frampton would understand.
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Dedicated readers will recall me obsessing over and over-analyzing Auto-Tune in pop music earlier this year. It is, then, my pleasure to report that, thanks to the inestimable Sasha Frere-Jones, Auto-Tune analysis has gone legit. Behold, no less an aut... Read More
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I figured Billy Joel worked the auto-tuner on purpose, as an act of protest for being forced to sing through it.
My fantasy conversation goes along these lines:
NFL: "Please sing through this"
Billy Joel: "But I don't need an auto-tuner. I'm Billy F.N. Joel"
NFL: "Yes, but this is the Superbowl, we take no chances. Everything must be perfect."
Billy Joel (to himself): "Fine, then enjoy your audio equivalent of a wardrobe malfunction."
Thank you for your coverage of this important phenomenon in pop music today. :) I've been hearing this for awhile now and never bothered to find out what it was called or how it was done.
I like how it sounds in synthpop and industrial stuff - it's turned up to 11 there because most of those guys can't sing and want to sound like bots anyway.
For awhile I thought the more subtle settings in pop music were kind of a sneaky trick, but these days I just assume all pop singers are bots.
The Auto-Tune effect, intentional or not, just hurts my ears. Luckily, The Simpsons covered this in Season 12 when *NSYNC appeared as guest stars.
I ended up downloading Auto-Tune at the time and experimenting with it. As someone who can actually sing, it was mostly just entertaining. I was also relieved to know that Auto-Tune is one thing that can't actually be credited to NASA.
Spending more that 15 minutes on the Snoop Dog video is mind boggling to me. Enjoyed some of your views in the past but enough is enough. Unsubscribed.
Spending more than 15 minutes on Snoop Dog?!?! And autotune and recording affects and the pop universe?!?! Will you be my best friend? Subscribed!
Let me be the first vanguard of commenting on this, the post-jlo Anil Dash weblog.
I couldn't resist noting how there was a notable section on Wikipedia about T-Pain and Autotuning but that the endless erosion of dozens of hands has stripped it completely out of the entry, and locked it under protection.
1.) The gentleman in the first video here refers to it as the "T-Pain effect," when it is actually the "Cher effect."
2.) I LOVE this effect when used properly. See: Cher. See also: Daft Punk. See also: R. Kelly ("Leave Your Name," Double Up)
3.) R. Kelly can actually sing, so it's even more interesting to hear the effect used very sparingly, as he does in "Leave Your Name."
Someone actually unsubed for a discussion on what may be the greatest music video of the '00s??
When I first saw that Snoop had a reality show, I was a tad concerned for the universe. This video, however, has restored more hope than an Obama oratory. Thank you.
Shameless self promotion I know, but I love auto-tune and using them purposely in styles where you wouldn't normally hear them.
auto tune over beatles samples, ramones riffs, etc.
hope you enjoy
I've never known what this was called. So is it basically like the airbrushing of the music industry?
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It has definitely become a part of uber pop style. Some of the problem though with autotuning in pop music is not the actual pitch correction, but the insane amount of compression used in pop music to get the sound maximized and intense. It makes raw vocals sound a little robotic, and pitched vocals much more.
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- n. Anthus pratensis, the meadow pipit, a songbird
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- n. Any one of numerous small spring birds belonging to Anthus, Corydalla, and allied genera, which resemble the true larks in color and in having a very long hind claw; especially, the European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
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- n. A small lark-like bird; hence, specifically, in ornithology, a titling; a pipit; any bird of the genus Anthus or subfamily Anthinæ (see these words, and pipit).
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June 24, 2012
Jordan Scott will remain in South Carolina to finish his college basketball career.
The former Hartsville and Darlington standout is transferring to Division II Lander University after playing the past two years at the College of Charleston. Scott will have two years of eligibility left and can play this season.
"I am looking forward to getting into the flow of school and getting back on track with basketball," Scott said. "Sometimes, things don't work out as we plan and I decided that the best thing for me would be to transfer and play at another school.
"Lander has a great program, and the school is fantastic. I am looking forward to becoming a Bearcat."
Scott, a guard, is the second area basketball player to be switching schools next season. Former Latta and Dillon standout Lashay Page announced Saturday he will be playing his senior season at South Carolina after spending the last two years at Southern Miss.
Scott played in 25 games and averaged 1.4 points a game as a freshman at College of Charleston. This season, he played in 29 games, 14 starts, and averaged 3.8 points a game.
Scott hit 34 percent of his 3-pointers and had a career-high 22 points against Morehead State in a nationally-televised game on ESPN.
In high school, Scott played at Hartsville before transferring to Darlington before his senior season. He averaged 15.6 points a game as a senior and shot 81 percent from the free-throw line in helping the Falcons to the Class 3A lower state finals.
Scott was ranked as the No. 4 player in the state his senior season by Scout.com and was an all-state selection.
Lander went 18-9 this season and tied for third in the Peach Belt East Division. The Bearcats lost to Columbus State in the first round of the PBC tournament.
Scott will get to play one game in the area this year when Lander travels to Francis Marion on Feb. 9.
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League realignment issues impact Southern Conference
Adam Smith
June 23, 2012
The dominoes of conference realignment and the potential next wave of movement that threaten to impact the Southern Conference could include Elon University.
The Colonial Athletic Association, with commissioner Tom Yeager on the hunt to replenish its recently depleted membership, formally has contacted Southern Conference schools Appalachian State, Davidson and College of Charleston.
Reports surfaced this week naming Elon and Furman — and Stony Brook of the America East Conference — as additional replacement options for the CAA.
Furman, a Southern Conference staple of more than seven decades, has had no official contact with the CAA, per multiple sources.
Elon, which joined the Southern Conference nine years ago, publicly has taken a silent stance on the matter.
School spokesman Dan Anderson said Elon has no comment regarding its possible role in CAA expansion. School president Leo Lambert reiterated that no-comment position when approached.
The Southern Conference is hopeful that its member schools in play with the CAA will reach decisions — "we're staying" or "we're going" conclusions — by July 4.
So with that as a timetable, here are some dynamics worth considering:
-- The CAA's losses last month of Virginia Commonwealth (to the Atlantic 10 in the fall of 2012) and Old Dominion (to Conference USA in the fall of 2013) came in the wake of Georgia State opting to move to the Sun Belt in 2013.
Those departures have sent the CAA into restocking mode.
-- Appalachian State, if it were to join the CAA, would be expected to abandon its well-known pursuit of climbing from the Football Championship Subdivision to the top tier Football Bowl Subdivision, because the CAA competes on the FCS level.
Such a concession from Appalachian State appears highly unlikely, given the investment the Mountaineers have made in growing football, already their flagship sports program.
-- Most indications point to Davidson staying put in the Southern Conference.
Davidson has earned eight postseason bids in men's basketball during the last 11 seasons — highlighted by five trips to the NCAA Tournament — and the Wildcats seem comfortable with their overall sports niche in the Southern Conference.
But there is some speculation that Davidson has pushed for the inclusion of Elon and Furman in CAA realignment talks.
Hypothetically, sources said, if Davidson and College of Charleston brought Elon and Furman on board to the CAA, the schools could be partnered with CAA member UNC Wilmington in something of a Southern division.
-- That feeds into the theory of avoiding being left behind.
Elon or Furman, for example, could view jumping to the CAA as a proactive safety measure, given the CAA's interest in Davidson and College of Charleston, plus Appalachian State and Georgia Southern's aspirations to step up a level in football — all of which, of course, would mean leaving and thus weakening the Southern Conference.
-- Geographically, the CAA cuts a substantial swath from Wilmington to Virginia (George Mason, James Madison, William & Mary) to the Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, Drexel, Towson) up to the Northeast (Hofstra, Northeastern).
That area expands for the CAA in football with associate members Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Travel costs certainly would need to be weighed for potential new CAA arrivals from the Southern Conference.
-- The Southern Conference's exit fees are $600,000 for departing with less than two years' notice and $300,000 for leaving after more than two years of declaring those intentions.
Post and Courier
College of Charleston mum on reports of Colonial Athletic Association approach
Tommy Braswell
June 23, 2012
College of Charleston athletic department officials were close-mouthed about reports that the Colonial Athletic Association has made overtures to get the Cougars to leave the Southern Conference.
Calls and text messages to athletic director Joe Hull on Friday were not returned, and College of Charleston director of athletics communications Marlene Navor sent out an email stating: "At this time, we do not have a statement/comment regarding the CAA."
The Times-News of Burlington, N.C., is reporting in today's paper that the CAA has made formal contact with the College of Charleston, Davidson and Appalachian State. Those three schools along with Elon and Furman reportedly are being targeted by the CAA.
Appalachian State and Georgia Southern have both indicated they are interested in taking their football programs from FCS (formerly known as Division I-AA) to Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I).
The CAA is losing three schools to larger conferences — Virginia Commonwealth to the Atlantic 10 immediately and Georgia State to the Sun Belt and Old Dominion to Conference USA, both in 2013.
Travel is a big concern. The footprint of the Colonial Athletic Association currently extends from UNC Wilmington to Northeastern, in Boston. The league recognizes 18 sports, including football.
Should the College of Charleston elect to leave the Southern Conference, the school would have to pay a $600,000 exit fee with less than two years' notice or $300,000 with more than two years' warning.
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Former CofC INF Tice Promoted To Double A
June 23, 2012
AKRON, OH - The Cleveland Indians announced Friday that outfielder Jeremie Tice and right handed pitcher Tyler Sturdevant have been promoted to the Akron Aeros from the Single-A Carolina Mudcats. Both Tice and Sturdevant are expected to be in uniform when the Aeros open a four-game road trip at Altoona today.
Tice, 25, was a Carolina League All-Star this season, hitting .282, with 12 home runs and 47 RBI in 52 games with the Mudcats. He was tied for the league lead in home runs and ranked second in slugging percentage at .580. Tice was primarily used as the Mudcats' designated hitter, but has also appeared in left field and first base.
A sixth round selection in the '08 draft out of the College of Charleston, Tice, will be making his initial appearance at the Double-A level.
Tice played 1 season for the Cougars winning SoCon Player of the Year honors in 2008 after he batted .393 with 25 HR's and 83 RBI.
Rome News-Tribune
June 20, 2012
Rome Braves have added the following players to the roster:
RHP Ronan Pacheco comes to Rome from Lynchburg of the Carolina League.
Second round draft pick Alex Wood LHP joins the Rome Braves. Wood was ranked as
No. 42 best prospect nationally for 2012 draft by MLB.com and No. 54 by
Baseball America. Career record at the University of Georgia was 13-10 with a
3.57 ERA in 32 games, 30 starts, 204.1 IP, 180K and 47 BB. He posted a 2.73 ERA
in 2012 which was the best by a Georgia starter in 24 seasons.
David Peterson, a right-handed relief pitcher from the College of Charleston is
now a Rome Brave. Peterson was selected by Atlanta in the eighth round. He was
converted to a closer in 2012 and finished with 10 saves, tops on the
Charleston team. He was 1-3 with a 3.40 earned run average.
18th round selection Ross Heffley comes to Rome from Western Carolina. He is a
second baseman and is the school's all-time hits leader. Heffley, posted a
career .379 batting average (3rd in school history) while getting 354 hits over
four years,
The last addition to the Rome Braves roster is 17th round pick OF/C Chase
Anselment from the University of Washington. Anselment led the Huskies with a
.325 batting average this season, which was his first while playing catcher as
his primary position. He spent last summer playing in the Cape Cod League.


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Foster care research in Australia: can we count on making a difference to policy and practice, for families and children
Thorpe, Ros (2003) Foster care research in Australia: can we count on making a difference to policy and practice, for families and children. Proceedings of CROCCS Overview of Research Conference: Protecting Children What Counts? An Overview of Research Conference, 8 August 2003. CROCCS Overview of Research Conference: Protecting Children - What Counts? , 7-9 August 2003, Airlie Beach, QLD, Australia , pp. 1-23.
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"I've been fostering for 15 years. I've even won an award. Big Deal! All I see is things going downhill and getting worse. What good will come from this research? Will anything change?" [Foster Carer 2003]
"I've participated in heaps of surveys but seen no improvements. What difference will this survey make?" [Foster Carer 2003]
"It's really disheartening to think that you do all this work and nothing may come of it" [PhD Researcher 2003]
These opening comments have been made this year in respect of the collaborative research on Foster Care and Foster Carers being undertaken by the research partnership between the School of Social Work and Community Welfare at James Cook University and the Mackay/Whitsunday Region of the Queensland Department of Families. They reflect uncertainty shared by both researchers and research participants about whether and how research will make any positive difference to the lives of children in foster care.
This scepticism is not unusual according to a reviewer of the recently published collection Making a Difference in Families (Munford and Sanders 2003). "It's not unusual for Social Researchers and research participants to feel frustrated and at times cynical about the potential for research to have a positive impact on policies that could improve the circumstances of the people studied" (Croker 2003).
The editors of Making a Difference in Families, Robyn Munford and Jackie Sanders, seek to dispel such dismay by providing hope and direction. Through ten accounts of actual research which has had a positive impact on social policy or practice in human services, they identify critical points in the research process when making a difference might be pursued.
Following their lead, I intend to address some of the ways in which there is potential for research to make a difference. None of them are assured without conscious and deliberate effort and, when all is said and done, the gains may be less than we might hope for. Nonetheless, I believe that there are at least four ways we might count on making a difference:
• Research as a Transformative Experience for participants • Research as Impetus for improved practice with families • Research as an influence for social policy change and development • Research as an influence in shaping further research
I will address each of these in turn, using examples drawn from the JCU/QDOF Foster Care research partnership, the Munford and Sanders collection, and other recently published reviews and accounts of research, admittedly confined to the western world, though including research with Indigenous families and children.
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Wind Challenge I · September 14 through October 20*
Bohyun Yoon, Ryan Kelly, Erin Murray
Wind Challenge II · December 7 through February 16*
Micah Danges, Tim Portlock, Bill Gerhard
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Fleisher is proud to welcome an exciting new group of Wind Challenge Artists in anticipation of the 35th season of the Wind Challenge Exhibition Series. Congratulations to this season's nine artists who were chosen from a pool of 247 applicants. Each Wind Challenge Artist will exhibit in one of three three-person exhibitions at Fleisher and will receive a $750 honorarium. Each artist will also be asked to create a public event centered on his/her artwork or art practice.
Each year, Fleisher assembles a new panel of esteemed jurors to select the new Wind Challenge Artists based solely on the merit of their work. This year, the panel consisted of the following jurors:
Artist Jurors
- Astrid Bowlby, Works on Paper & Installation Artist
- Nadia Hironaka, Video & Installation Artist
- Tristin Lowe, Sculptor
- Anthony Elms, Associate Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art
- Jonathan Wallis, Assistant Professor of Modern & Contemporary Art at Moore College of Art
- Anabelle Rodriguez-Lawton, Independent Curator
The Wind Challenge Exhibition Series is a regional juried competition, providing an exhibition opportunity for working artists in Philadelphia at any stage of their career. Each year, nine artists are chosen from two rounds of blind juries to participate in the exhibition series, now entering its 35th year.
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By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Brandi Doss continued adding to her awards when she was selected to the 2008 NSCAA/adidas Division II All-America third team.
Additionally, Amie Noll and Lauren Franzen were each selected to the NSCAA All-Midwest Region second team, while Doss garnered first-team honors in the region.
Doss was also selected to the Daktronics All-America third team, as well as a first-team All-Midwest Region selection and an All-Great Lakes Valley Conference first-team honoree.
Doss mustered one goal and 15 assists during the 2008 season, almost tripling her career assist total over the course of the year. Doss ranked second nationally in assists per game at 0.75.
Noll, a junior from Edgewood, Ky., was an integral part of NKU's defensive presence over the course of the year, and helped the Norse hold opponents to just 18 goals in 20 games during the 2008 season. Amie was also a Daktronics second-team All-Region selection.
Franzen, a senior from Alexandria, Ky., led the well-balanced Norse attack with eight goals and four assists for 20 points. Franzen was one of 10 NKU players to claim at least three goals on the year.
The honors are the first All-American awards for an NKU player since Kristen Votapek's selection to the NSCAA's All-America second team in 2005. Votapek ranks second all-time at NKU in goals per game (0.63) and assists per game (0.6).
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Three pillars unite Scotiabank's efforts around the world as part of bank's Global Strategy to help combat HIV/AIDS
Less that a fortnight away from the region's largest annual testing drive for HIV and AIDS, Scotiabank is underscoring its Global HIV/AIDS Strategy to unite and strengthen its programmes and initiatives across more than 55 countries aimed at addressing this life-threatening disease.
This strategy is part of Scotiabank's global community-based philanthropic programme, Bright Future, and brings together all of the bank's efforts under three pillars in the fight against HIV/ AIDS.
"Scotiabank has been a longstanding and active participant in global efforts to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and support people affected," said Sylvia Chrominska, Group Head of Global Human Resources and Communications at Scotiabank. "The creation of this strategy and supporting pillars builds on the good work that has already been done across our global network. It also underscores Scotiabank's commitment to the United Nations Global Compact and more specifically, the UN's Millennium Development Goal 6 on combating HIV/AIDS."
The three pillars are:
1. Fighting Stigma and Discrimination
Scotiabank will continue to strengthen and implement workplace best practices in its offices and branches. With over 80 000 employees in more than 55 countries worldwide, Scotiabank is in a unique position to combat stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV/AIDS.
2. Promoting Awareness and Education
Scotiabank will continue its work in promoting awareness and education on HIV/AIDS and seek out new initiatives with a particular focus on children and youth.
3. Contributing Donations and Volunteering
Scotiabank will continue to promote and leverage the work of local grassroots organisations, employee volunteer initiatives and in-kind contributions in countries around the world through its global Bright Future Programme.
"As a leading bank in the Caribbean, Central and Latin America, we know that HIV/AIDS is a health concern that our communities around the world are facing," said Claude Norfolk, Senior Vice President of International Banking for Scotiabank in the Caribbean. "Our global strategy to combat HIV/AIDS represents an important step in supporting the communities where we live and work by doing our part and focussing our local efforts into a global response."
In the past ten years, Scotiabank and its employees globally have committed more than $95 million to health care initiatives, including support of HIV/AIDS awareness, research and education.
In Barbados, Scotiabank's commitment dates back to its support of the National Advisory Committee on AIDS. That support later extended to the National HIV/AIDS Commission. In 2006, the bank used the occasion of its 50th anniversary to rally individual and corporate Barbados in the fight to end HIV/AIDS. The following year, Scotiabank Info' Life HIV/AIDS awareness programme for secondary schools was launched in association with the education ministry and to date, has delivered HIV/AIDS information to more than 18 000 students. In 2008, the groundbreaking Regional Testing Day partnership with Caribbean Broadcast Partnership on HIV and AIDS (CBMP) and regional ministries of health was piloted in here and in six other countries. This year, testing will be conducted in 21 countries.
In Canada, the Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life in cities across Canada has raised approximately $36.5 million since 1996 in support of programmes and services for people infected by HIV/AIDS. For that past four years, Scotiabank has been the presenting sponsor of The Friends for Life Bike Rally, a Toronto-to-Montreal cycling event which raises money for the Toronto People with AIDS Foundation, Canada's largest direct provider of services and support to men women and children living with HIV/AIDS. The annual event involving 400 cyclists and crew has raised more than $9 million since its inception in 1999. Scotiabank recently renewed its sponsorship of the event for an additional three years.
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Scotiabank is committed to supporting the communities in which we live and work, both in Canada and abroad, through our global philanthropic programme, Scotiabank Bright Future. Internationally, it focuses on charitable efforts supporting the well-being of children, particularly in health, education, arts and culture, wellness, sports and the environment. Recognised as a leader internationally and among Canadian corporations for our charitable donations and philanthropic activities, Scotiabank has provided on average approximately $44 million annually to community causes around the world over each of the last five years. Visit us at www.scotiabank.com.
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