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FacultyDEPARTMENT CHAIRS Becky Roberts Lydia Hearn FACULTY A-E F-J K-O P-T U-Z (alphabetized by last name) STAFF (see list) Rene Anderson-Watkins: English Writing and Literature Azin Arefi: English Writing and Literature Vivan Bejarin: English Writing and Literature Office: F11J Rebecca Board Liljenstolpe Faculty Web Site Maryalice Bonilla Ray Brennan
Karen Chow, FT Instructor :: English, Woman's Studies, Asian-American Studies Ph.D., English, U.C. Santa Barbara
Elliott Cragen Michael Cross Mary Cudahy Gerri Dayharsh: English Writing and Literature BA Literature (English and Spanish) UC Santa Cruz MA English, CSU San Jose Formerly a technical writer for the likes of Apple and Cisco; reincarnated as a graduate student at SJSU and now an English instructor at De Anza, Mission, and Cabrillo. Loves hiking, especially in the redwoods and in the Sierra. Cecelia Deck: Journalism Anthony Delaney, FT Instructor :: English Writing and Literature 408.864.8965 Faculty Web Site Dave Denny, :: English Writing B.A., California State University, Long Beach Robert Dickerson, :: English Writing and Literature B.A., University of Texas Ryan Dickson M.A., University of Utah Mary Diehl B.A., Saint Bonaventure University, Olean, NY M.A. San Francisco State University Richard Ferrie
Jon Ford Marjorie Ford Diane Furlan Deborah Garfinkle Gary Garvin B.A., Davidson College Alex Giardino B.A., Journalism, University of Oregon Feel free to check out my website: alexgiardino.com John Gravener Charles Gray Liz Green Beth Grobman, :: Journalism & Mass Communication firstname.lastname@example.com 408.864.8588 Faculty Web Site B.A., Pitzer College Todd Gutmann Margaret Hanzimanolis At De Anza, she teaches writing, research methods, critical thinking, and mythology and folklore. She has built courses around the "no paper" model, using collaborative writing tools and online resources, student blogs and other formats. She is genuinely interested in what students are thinking about, what their lives are like, and how they are trying to make sense of the world, so she tries to design writing projects that dovetail with the enthusiasms she discovers in students whenever possible.
Suzanne Helfman, :: English Writing and Literature, Language Arts Office: F31G Office Hours: By Appointment Steve Howland, :: English Writing and Literature M.A., San Francisco State Certificate in Teaching Composition, S.F. State Steve's classes are idea-based, and since ideas have real-world consequences in both thoughts and actions, their expression in writing is terribly important. There is a lot at stake! Jonah Hoyle B.A. Vassar College Judith Hubbard :: English Writing and Literature, Language Arts Ph.D., Grand Valley State College Husne Jahan BA and MA in English Literature from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh I have been teaching at De Anza College since 2005. My prior teaching experiences were at Santa Clara University, Rutgers University, and Rider University. What I enjoy most at De Anza is the intellectual interaction I have with my students and seeing their ideas take shape and find expression. My interests are in composition, reading, British and South Asian novel, and dramatic literature from any part of the world. I have published articles on South Asian literature and presented papers on drama at conferences. I have also been a playwright for some time when two of my plays were shown on television in Bangladesh. I travel to Bangladesh and other parts of the world as often as I can. My experiences everywhere have influenced me greatly and continue to do so. Now De Anza and its students and staff are a big part of my everyday experience. Khalida Kareemi Carolyn Keen :: English Writing and Literature email@example.com
Amy Leonard Website Amy has been teaching at De Anza College since 2006. Her focus at De Anza is predominantly in the developmental arena, innovating in the classroom and collaborating with campus resources, but you can also find her branching out into the transfer level composition classes, literature classes, and tutor training class. Aside from teaching, her main literary interests include Shakespearean drama and poetry, 20th century British and American Literature and drama, as well as Asian American literature with an emphasis on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean poetry and drama, Native American literature, Hispanic literature with an emphasis on folklore and activist writings, 21st century poetry, fairy tales and folklore, dramatic literature of any time period, music, and rap. When not in the classroom, you can normally find her tutoring students at the WRC, so feel free to chat her up about anything and everything. Anna Lewis Brian A. Lewis M.F.A. Creative Writing, University of Arizona B.A. English, San Francisco State University While an M.F.A. candidate at the University of Arizona, Brian took part in a two year teacher training program in the Rhetoric and Composition program. During this time he taught such courses as Freshman Composition, Rhetorical Analysis, and Critical Thought & Reasoning. After receiving his degree, Brian taught English at Tsinghua University, one of the most prestigious schools in mainland China. After his time in China, Brian returned home by means of circumnavigation, traveling from China to Spain, then Italy, and finally all the way back to California. It is with great pleasure that he teaches at De Anza College, and to his endless delight that works at a school which was named after the famous explorer Juan Bautista de Anza. Brian's writings have been published in Transfer Magazine, Phantasmagoria, The Styles, and Fishhead Magazine. He is currently seeking representation for his novel. Brian lives in San Francisco with his wife, whom he met over ten years ago in an English class. Luis Limcolioc Office: F41E B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Notre Dame Sarah F. Lisha Office: F-61-A M.A. San Francisco State University B.A. University of California - Santa Cruz Amy Lombardi BA, Latin American Studies, UC Santa Cruz. MA, English, San Francisco State University. I teach all of the English writing courses offered at De Anza. My mission as a writing teacher is to assist students in discovering how they can use writing as a tool to discover and express their own truths, enter into conversations with other writers/speakers and promote positive changes in their lives and communities. My particular interests include social justice issues and working with multilingual/generation 1.5 students.
Elizabeth McKenzie Sherwin Mendoza Yeganeh Modirzadeh :: English Writing B.A. Sonoma State University, Cell Biology Publications: "First Feedings", Narratives in The Reality of Breastfeeding (Carrolton: 1998) "The Bedside Bookshelf" Nimeye Digar (Cambridge: 1991). Special interests in teaching: Contemporary Literature, Women in Literature, World Literature, Ethnic and Social Issues in Expository Reading and Writing. Julie Morfee Nicholas Mullins Emily Munson Rajshree Chauhan Nadimpalli :: English Writing Renee Nelson West Valley College Alumni Monterey Peninsula Community College alumni. B.A. from UCSC in Literature and Creative Writing. MFA in Poetry from San Francisco State University. Sharon Nuss Laura Orella :: English Literature and Writing, Critical Thinking B.A., SUNY Stony Brook
Areas of Interest: 20th Century British and American Literature; Shakespeare; LGBTQI Studies; Working Class Studies; Ethnic Literature of the United States; Creative Writing; and Composition and Rhetoric. Marilyn Patton, :: English Writing and Literature Gone Winter, Spring, Summer 2013. Back in Fall 2013 B.A., Stanford University Margaret Paul B.A., English, Rutgers University; M.A. English LIterature, Tufts University, M.F.A. Creativer Writing-Poetry, Vermont College, Certificate in Teaching Reading on the Post-Secondary Level, San Francisco State University. Margaret Paul is a poet and teacher from Boston, Ma. Her teaching interests include poetry and creative non-fiction, the academic essay, developmental writing, critical thinking, American litererature, the British Romantics, and Reading on the post-secondary level. Author of the chapbook, Stones from the Baskets of Others, and a collection of poems entitled Borrowed World, Margaret has been teaching since 1992. In addition to the literary arts, she enjoys music, dance, visual art, and nature. Margaret lives in Santa Cruz.
Martha Groves Perry Julie Pesano :: English Writing and Literature, Language Arts email@example.com B.A. in English, University of Florida Julie Pesano's main literary interests include 19th Century American and British authors along with Shakespearean drama and poetry. She also has taught nine years of ESL in Florida and California and continues to implement strategies for a diverse population. Her focus at De Anza is predominantly in the developmental arena, innovating in the classroom and collaborating with campus resources.
My favorite opening of any novel is from Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and my favorite last line is from Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. Teaching is my passion, and De Anza students have been my inspiration since 2001. I teach pre-transfer and transfer composition,in addition to women's studies and literature courses. And I teach in the Honors and First Year Experience programs.My teaching philosophies come from bell hooks and my mother: love and hard work. Reading is what I think is the key to becoming a successful writer, and after that, revision. I want to teach my students to learn about voice and then use it—passionately, from the heart. If you can write, then you can change the world. The De Anza community is meaningful to me, and I constantly learn from my students and colleagues who challenge me and make me laugh. I'm a writer and a mother. I live in San Francisco. Roseanne Giannini Quinn : English Writing and Literature, Language Arts, Women's Studies Office F11 - I Hours by arrangement email@example.com Ph.D. The University of Iowa M.A. Sussex University, England B.A. University of California, Davis Jesus Quintero Laura Raffaelli-Mcleish :: English Writing and Literature, Language Arts Roxanne Rashedi B.A. University of California Berkeley M.A. Georgetown University Roxanne Rashedi M.A. Georgetown University B.A. University of California Berkeley As a writer, Roxanne is a lover of the written word and believes that the combination of critical reading and creative writing deepens one's commitment to self-expression as a form of social analysis. She feels fortunate enough to work at a job that inspires her passion for writing: teaching. Roxanne primarily teaches Composition and Writing courses at De Anza and Critical Thinking & Writing courses as well as Engineering Communication courses at Santa Clara University. Recently, her work has appeared in Yogi Times, Aslan Media, Los Angles Review of Books, Asian American Literature: Discourses and Pedagogies Journal UCLA's eScholarship Repository Project, and The Hive: Apiary Digital Edition. Marrietta Reber Becky Roberts :: English Composition and Literature B.A. Music and English/writing, University of California San Diego Jennifer Roscher Campus email: firstname.lastname@example.com Adam Sandel Julie Sartwell Julia Scott Tim Shively :: English Writing and Literature Alan Simes :: English Writing and Literature B.A., Santa Clara University Cynthia Sloan Brian Smith Audra Sorman Jamie Stock John Swensson Office: Forum 6A Hours: M-T, 10:30-11:20 firstname.lastname@example.com 408.590.4430 Faculty Web Site Ruth Trimble: Part Time English/ESL Faculty BA Univ. of Texas at Arlington - English/ minors Spanish - Education
MA Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa - ESL and Bilingual Education
I have taught English first as an 8th grade teacher and later as a university professor for over 35 years. I still love my job! I first taught EWRT 1A in 1981 at the University of Hawaii and I still love teaching that level. I had tenure at Leeward College, Hawaii until 2002 when I moved to San Diego and taught at various universities and colleges there until arriving in the Bay Area in 2008. My teaching philosophy is to encourage the student to a point of discovery of his/her innate desire to communicate in writing. I also feel the classroom environment needs to be calm, supportive, collaborative and caring. I see my role as facilitating this process.
Andy Varbel M.A in Literature, San Francisco State, 2003 My greatest joy in teaching is helping to instill confidence in traditionally underrepresented students. To that end, I am interested in Developmental Writing, Learning Communities, multiculturalism, and collaborative learning. My thinking about students' acquisition of stronger writing skills in the classroom is heavily influenced by Vygotsky among others. Other interests are poetry spanning all eras and genres including the poetry of popular music lyrics, and 19th and 20th century British and American Literature, especially the Romantic Period and the American Renaissance. I find energy and vitality in writing poetry and in exploring possibilities for the use of technology in the classroom. Anne Marie Waldsmith B.A., UC Berkeley Miranda Wann M.A. English Language/Linguistics, University of Arizona
B.A. History, University of Michigan
Miranda started teaching at De Anza in 2005 and loves the linguistic diversity of the student body here.
She is best reached by email at email@example.com
Kenneth Weisner Ken Weisner is a poet, editor, and teacher, living in Santa Cruz. His teaching interests include poetry writing, developmental writing, critical thinking, American literature, literary editing, and mass communication. Ken currently chairs the creative writing committee and is faculty advisor for Red Wheelbarrow, the De Anza literary journal formerly known as Bottomfish. Ken also helps train peer writing tutors and serves on the steering committee for the De Anza Writing and Reading Center. He is an avid hiker, French hornist, politico, and lover of poetry, sports, music, and the outdoors. Jimmie Wilson Jackson Yan |


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Catapult Magazine
Catapult magazine is an online publication that releases biweekly thematic issues on the implications of following Christ in and through all aspects of culture. catapult fosters collaborative thought on practically living out faith in all areas of life and inspires hopefulness and action through the experience of community and the acknowledgement of the Holy Spirit working through Kingdom servants here and now. Volunteers and staff connected to *culture is not optional have been publishing catapult since September 2002. ~ From the About Page Also see Catapult's "Backpage" for a stream of thematically relevant articles plucked from across the Web.
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Downtown Utica Development Association to Announce "Art in Windows" Project
July 3rd 2012 · 0 Comments
Empty downtown windows will soon become miniature art galleries through the "Art in Window" program sponsored by members of DUDA (Downtown Utica Development Association) and in association with GOCAL.com.
"Art in Windows" seeks to match local artists with vacant downtown storefront windows where they can display their works for a period of time. The project is an effort of DUDA and GOCAL.com (Rod Wilson) to call attention to buildings available for sale or rent and increase more downtown foot traffic while creating additional exhibition opportunities for area artists.
"Instead of looking at these windows as empty, we see them as full of possibilities," said Regina Bonacci, President of DUDA. What some consider an eyesore, we think will be a springboard to propel local arts to the forefront of the Utica community."
Artists interested in showcasing their work are asked to contact DUDA at email@example.com to submit their work or to ask questions. A review panel will select the artists whose work will be displayed and match them up with an empty downtown window. .The "Art in Window" program will debut on September 1, 2012. The first application deadline is July 31, 2012, for September/October exhibits.
For more information, people may call Lynn Mishalanie at 315-525-1311 or Rod Wilson at 315-527-8020
The Downtown Utica Development Association is located at 110 Fulton St, Utica, NY 13501
This 501 (c)(4) non-profit organization was founded in 1990 to promote and foster the businesses and activities of the downtown district.
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Continuing the theme of quality, here is a video on Horween Leather. Horween leather is made in the USA, and is one of the top producers of shell cordovan leather.
Shell Cordovan leather is known for its rich properties that allow it to go longer without polishing, as it already has more nourishment in the hide. This also allows the leather to fend off scruffs as demonstrated in this video. Although shell cordovan shoes are typically much more expensive than calfskin shoes, you will see how much goes into the making of these shoes and how little raw materials can be produced, it's worth it.
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Marge King
Margaret King is president of InfoRich Group, Inc., a consulting firm providing fundraising support in the areas of board development, prospect research, grant writing, and training. In addition to raising millions of dollars for her clients, she has thousands of profiles for her clients. She speaks and writes about contemporary fundraising and board development matters. A member of the adjunct faculty at Delaware County Community College and Eastern University, she teaches nonprofit management courses at graduate and undergraduate levels and has been invited to speak at several state-level Annual Conferences for the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Association of Professional Researchers for Development. She has served on several nonprofit boards and has evaluated grant proposals for the National Science Foundation. She is a Past President of AIIP.


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The most high-tech 'Hobbit' yet
The technology behind the new 'Hobbit' movie, a likely holiday blockbuster.
You will be redirected to the page you want to view in seconds.
The technology behind the new 'Hobbit' movie, a likely holiday blockbuster.
Its the biggest Warren Haynes Christmas Jam yet. The jam's 25th anniversary concerts are a special two-night event Dec. 13-14. We tell you where to eat and who to see.
The Warren Haynes Christmas Jam returns for a two-night blowout at the U.S. Cellular Center.
Two Asheville doctors and a local EMT recently returned from two weeks in Tacloban, a city in the Philippines hard hit by the recent typhoon.
In the Dec. 8 paper, I loved John Spitzbergs guest column on the Opinion Page.
The high-octane, USA Cycling sanctioned Cyclo-Cross Grand Prix is Saturday and Sunday in Asheville area.
Canadian airline WestJet surprised its passengers by granting their Christmas wishes while they were mid-flight.
Lifelong friend and guitarist Mike Barnes grew up with Warren Haynes. And hes been a part of every Warren Haynes Christmas Jam, in one way or another. Haynes talks about their enduring friendship and its importance to him.
Green Man, Wedge and Asheville Brewing all have new beers on tap.
Fashion photographer Paul Clark surveys the scene downtown during these chilly days.
I'm pretty certain that people with lives as miserable as those depicted in 'Out of the Furnace' don't go to see movies as miserable as 'Out of the Furnace.'
Nothing herein shall justify the practice of carrying concealed weapons ..."
The Buncombe County Board of Education approved new leadership, funds for 390 new smart boards and several board communications policies Thursday night at the board's regular monthly meeting.
Load up at local restaurants before the big 25th anniversary Christmas Jam in downtown Asheville.
Residents living near land proposed for development in eastern Buncombe County raised concerns Wednesday over traffic and other potential problems.
After reading Allan Deans compassionate, well-thought and succinctly written column in Dec. 5s Opinion section, I can only say that if his mind is failing, mine must be in serious trouble.
Winton-Salem's Big Daddy Love has lately been touring around the country.
The '31st Annual Bernstein Family Christmas Spectacular' graces the stage at Asheville Community Theatre and 'A Christmas Carol' by the Montford Park Players returns t o the Masonic Temple theater.
'One Track Heart' is screening Friday-Saturday at the Asheville Yoga Center.
The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office has severed ties with a reserve deputy who was involved in a fight with another man.
In the beginning corporate charters were generally issued by a state legislature for a specific public purpose e.g. build a bridge across the James River. Under President Jackson, general incorporation laws replaced special statutes, but corporate charters were issued for a definite time and purpose and closely regulated. For example, corporations could be prohibited from holding stock in other corporations and corporate charters could be terminated under certain conditions. Life was rough.
What could possibly be new and refreshing about yet another mounting of Charles Dickens' classic, 'A Christmas Carol'? Many companies tweak the script a bit. But, a new-and-improved version on this old war horse? Not very often, nor often very successful.
The judge said the issues raised in the lawsuits are too complicated to be resolved before next year's elections.
Joe Craven performs with Joe Newberry Dec. 13 at White Horse Black Mountain.
The Thomas Wolfe House hosts tours of the historic home, and musician and storyteller Sheila Kay Adams.
The independent Orbit DVD shop is celebrating its 10th year with a party at Mothlight.
Most of us know that Western North Carolinas national forests are a gem and are beloved for many reasons. Perhaps you dont know that the 1987 Forest Management Plan for the 1.1 million acre Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest is up for revision and the revised plan will dictate the future of our forests for the next 20 years.
Wild West theme park Ghost Town in the Sky failed to furnish safe firearms to workers before an actor was injured in shootout show there last summer, the state Department of Labor said.
The Asheville Police Department is seeking additional information about a man who was charged recently in a sexual assault.
The North Carolina Arboretum, located in Bent Creek just outside Asheville, will increase its daily parking fee from $8 to $12 per personal vehicle, effective Jan. 2.
Developing Asheville as a destination and ensuring a future flow of visitors and money will take new products and new investments, a tourism consultant said Wednesday.
See a world-class outdoor Lego exhibit at N.C. Arboretum in Asheville before parking fee increase.
Public school advocates sued the state Wednesday in a bid to block a new law that would let taxpayer money be used by low-income students wishing to attend private or religious schools.
The combination of a relatively new and fairly unknown local theater company and a title by a sadly underacknowledged contemporary playwright could cause our theater community to miss an extraordinarily show. And that would be a pity, because
The Asheville Symphony Orchestra performs Dec. 15 at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.
A Fletcher man faces 10 charges in connection with the theft of car stereo equipment.
We've got the 4-1-1 on where to park your car and get some spending money during this weekend's Warren Haynes Christmas Jam.
Much like the U.S. Postal Service, outdoor enthusiasts are undeterred by cold and icy winter weather.
Two jobs into his career as a head football coach, Mike Houston seems to have developed a pattern - wins have a way of piling up when he is running a program.
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Posted: Oct 12, 2012 2:44 PM
CODY, WYOMING - The Cody Police Department has issued a release for the public to be on alert for someone impersonating an FBI agent.
"Due to the recent child abduction and the influx of FBI agents in the area, the Cody Police Department has received complaints of a male knocking on residences and asking for personal information not related to the child abduction," the release states.
The man is described as white, approximately 40 years old, approximately 6', 200 lbs., with very short brown hair. The male was wearing blue jeans, a grey sweatshirt, brown shoes and had black sunglasses. The person "flashed" a badge. The person was last seen driving a maroon 4-door SUV.
The pubic is asked to be careful with giving out personal information and should ask to look at the investigator's credentials, which will include of a photograph of the investigator, prior to answering questions.
"While it is important to cooperate with law enforcement officers, the public needs to be aware that someone is possibly taking advantage of the situation for personal gain. Impersonating an FBI agent is a felony and may result in a sentence of incarceration in a federal penitentiary," it states.
If confronted with suspicious activity, the public is requested to take down the name of the FBI agent.
Anyone who has information about someone fitting this description should call the Cody Police Department Command Center (307-527-8736)


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staff meeting. orgy. whatever you want to call it.
*lines up at the window to look in at 3 o'clock*
So good that the grammatical screw up, "Will Closed," doesn't even matter here.
or perhaps it is a reference to a major cleanup of one of those Nasty STAPH infections misspelled?
"Staff flogging" to improve "morale."
Is this a still for the movie Zack and Miri Make a Porno?
Awesome picture....
I like this blog....
thanks a lot...
Entertainment at one stop
And when the "staff meeting" is over it'll cost you five to eight pence to get into the grand re-opening.


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"Don't stay on the lower floors"
If the kids that got up at 3 am and kept jumping off the bed onto the floor and then running flat-footed across the length of the room hadn't kept me awake the rest of the night and into the morning I would have given the place a much higher overall rating. They never should have put those kids on the third floor..apparently they also kep another guest […] in the room next to mine up as well. I spent the night there to sleep well instead of worrying about icy conditons on the way to the airport Sunday during Stormsgiving. I got to airport safely on their shuttle...and they were very nice about taking us to Carlos and Mickeys and I got the treat of drinking an El Paso Marguerita without having to worry about driving! Skaityti daugiauTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"right at airport and very clean good price"
The staff mades it work Rebecca, Annette, Edward, Kimberley were all top hotel people and one can walk to ELP airport in 5 minutes pretty coolTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Not too good this time"
Broken ice machine entire stay. Very noisy. Couldn't get to breakfast area for 2 hours because large group socializing there. Alarm clock went off 3 different times during the night blaring ethnic music. Will have to rethink coming here next timeTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Great place to stay"
Found this facility very accessible to Ft. Bliss and surrounding area. Only problem is the noise factor. Outside next to busy street, by airport and with upstairs guests wearing clodhoppers all day and night, it was hard sleeping.Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Everything one could need"
The hotel wa excellent - clean, comfortable, quiet and convenient. The room was Euroean sized and had everything one needs for a short stay. First time at a Microtel - will be the first of many more stays.Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Small but decent hotel"
The stay was satisfactory. I actually left an ipad, but I was able to recuperate it, which was a very positive thing for me.Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Good for a stop.."
Small rooms but clean and had a coffee machine in the room. Bathroom door needed a repaint but other ham that fine. Breakfast was good.Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Very pleasant stay"
We were in town to attend a family funeral and this location was very convenient. The free breakfast was good, the condition of the hotel very good. The room was on the small side, but very clean. It was a little tricky getting to the hotel since it is so close to the airport, but we figured it out. The staff was helpful and polite. We would stay again, […] hopefully under happier circumstances. Skaityti daugiauTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Cute hotel"
Hotel is located in a good neighborhood. Overall its a very nice hotel exept being in a very small room, now i know why its called microtel!Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Wonderful Stay-close to restaurants & shopping"
We really enjoyed our stay at the Microtel Inn & Suites. The staff were courteous, friendly, and helpful. There are lots of food choices for breakfast. A shuttle can take you within 3 miles if you do not have a car. You are right at the airport which is convenient for car rental and check-in. We walked to the car rental to rent a car later in the week. […] They have a computer for you to check your reservation and print the boarding pass for airlines such as Southwest. Microtel offers free wi-fi access which we utilized. The rooms have a refrigerator and microwave. Bring your own lotions and hair conditioner, though. Skaityti daugiauTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
Good enough for just passing through not for relaxingTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
Is ok for the price. Ill stay again..Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
clean, nice complimentary breakfast, friendly staff, very good rate, convenient location (almost next door to Airport). Will definitely come backTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Not close to the airport...it's AT the airport"
We needed to be close to the El Paso airport and Ft Bliss. The hotel is literally a parking lot away from a walkway to the terminal. It's only a few miles from Ft Bliss. We had a room with a single king or queen bed (can't remember) and it was quite small, but still comfortable for our purposes. It might not have been the best place if we'd been there […] on business and had to use the place as a workspace, though. The desk chair was the only chair with the bed and desk filling up most of the space. The rooms with two beds looked larger from the hall as we walked past their open doors. Breakfast was fine- self serve, mostly toaster or microwave warm-up with juice and coffee. They did have ok biscuits and gravy as well. The coffee wasn't great but there's a Starbucks in the terminal at the airport just a short walk away. We'd definitely stay again. Skaityti daugiauTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Weekend Business Trip"
Perfect accomodations for a quick business trip. Daily rates are unrivaled with another coworker whom was booked at another hotel closer to the I-10... and the free breakfast was a huge bonus.Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
Everything was great! The shuttle service is a plus!!! Rooms were very clean and we even got into our room extra early with any questions. Overall would recommend to anyone.Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Great place to stay"
Staff was so attentive and helpful, made my stay pleasant. Very clean and organized hotel. I will be staying there again.Tikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
"Nice hotel - close to airport"
It was extremely difficult to find the entrance to this place. We could see it from the mail road but couldn't get to it without several 'turnarounds'.Tikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
"Met my needs"
Quick in and out for me, room met my needs. I've stayed at Microtels in other states. Relaibel and affordable!Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Great connection to airport and Ft Bliss"
Staff was top notch and very accommodating. Would definitely stay again. Won't even go back to Marriott after stay here.Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
First day we stayed I took sheets down the sheets were full of stains and dirty tissue. The second day there was a roach crawlimg on our bed. All they could say was sorry. We ended up changing to 3 different rooms. I will NEVER EVER stay there again.Tikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
"Nice hotel by the El Paso airport!"
We enjoyed a very clean room at this Micro-tel by the airport. Easy access to freeways. I would definitely recommend to anyone. Friendly staff too.Tikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
Quite satisfactory.Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Awesome stay!"
Overall everything was great! I will definitely book with them again!Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Best bang for the buck"
For the price can't beat it. Nice room. Close to the airport.Tikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
"Would recommend for a short stay"
The hotel was very clean and efficient for what we needed. All we required was a bed and a shower and that's what we got. I understood the meaning of "Microtel" when I saw the small, basic room. The only negatives were that the elevator was broken and the evening hotel staff were not very professional. Also, we arrived back to our hotel late in the […] evening and the front doors were unlocked with the front desk unmanned. Anyone could have walked in off the street at all hours of the night. If I had a friend who was somehow stranded at the El Paso airport for one night, this would be a recommended option. Otherwise if you want a chair, desk, or artwork in your room, try the nicer options in the airport vicinity. Skaityti daugiauTikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
"Great value, right by the aiport"
We were landing late at the airport, so wanted somewhere near to stay for our first night - nice service, okay breakfast, clean room, great value - checks all the boxesTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"perfect and good price"
microtel excellent option an location in el paso, tx for a good priceTikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
"Good hotel for an overnight stay"
I stayed at this hotel while waiting for my flight home the next morning. The room was small and I never could get through to room service. But, the room was clean, the price was right, and the location was perfect (right next door to the airport with 24/7 shuttle service).Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Nice to get close to everything..!!"
Liked everything about the hotel, close to my home there..had a shuttle 2 take you some place if it is close..some restaurants and bars are within walking distance like Applebee's, McDonalds, Village Inn..the hotel may be small for others but ok with me...I could not close the bath faucet, told the housekeeper about it..breakfast is always good & fresh...the […] bus system in my hometown of EL Paso..is not the best, but you can get around..and it is not that expensive... Skaityti daugiauTikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
"great location"
great!!!Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Microtel El Paso Airport"
I have stayed here several times. It is walking distance from the airport terminal. The Wyndham is next door with a restaurant and bar.Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Easy access-comfy bed."
Very close to the airport but the rooms are quiet. The rooms are small but functional. The bed is large and very comfy. This night the air conditioner was a bit noisy but everything else was great. Friendly staff and having quick check in is great when you're tired.Tikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
"Very clean and staff were very friendly and helpfu"
Over all a very good stay! The area it is in allows good access to most this needed as well as highway travel.Tikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
The carpets were very dirty probably need to be shampooed more often!!Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"A great value"
The hotel staff was very friiendly. The rooms were very clean, comfortable beds, and a healthy continental breakfast.Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
overall had outstanding service except my room is close the main road, car noises bother my sleep. thanksTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Very Clean"
The hotel was just what we needed. No frills just a bed and shower. The only complaint I had initially was they gave us enough towels for 2 people and there were 4 of us. The ladies cleaning our room were very quick to rectify the problem. They were very nice and respectful. The place was quiet, except when someone let their door slam! Otherwise, it […] was hard to believe we were right next to the airport! Never heard the planes or other people. Make sure to let your kids(if you take them) know that the big, beautiful hotel with the huge palm trees--isn't the one they are staying at--it's the small one to the left! It'll save a lot of gasping!! All in all it was really a nice stay!! Skaityti daugiauTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Great Layover Hotel"
The shuttle was quick to pick me up and the staff was very friendly. The only issue I had was my air conditioning could not regulate itself. It was either freezing or quite warm. The room those was very nice and clean. My family always chooses this hotel when having to stay in El Paso and will continue to do so.Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"good for the price"
The room was small but very clean. It met my needs quite well. With the exception of the hard mattress and pillows, I was quite satisfied. I had to leave very early and the manager arranged to have a breakfast set out early for me. This was appreciated, as my stays usually end well before the breakfasts are put out. I will be back when again in the […] area. Skaityti daugiauTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Excellent pre-flight hotel"
Easy check-in, friendly staff, comfy bed, and easy simple breakfast in the morning before heading to the airport.Tikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
"A good choice to be by the airport."
We had a "suite" which for about $75 was a very nice deal. It was nice to have a couch in front of the large TV, apart from the bed area. The included breakfast was the usual budget hotel fare but decent, and the eating area was large and comfortable. It's not a place you'd probably want to stay for a week vacation, but a good choice to be by the airport […] for a morning flight out. Skaityti daugiauTikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
"Great Place!"
Clean, safe, secure, well located. A great place to stay.Tikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
I was impressed-employees were hospitable, service oriented, respectful; breakfast very satisfying-good collection. I will spread the word.Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Comfort and Convenience"
My husband and I were extremely pleased with the comfort, convenience and quality of our stay at Microtel Inn. The price was excellent. The next time we have a need to stay over in El Paso this will be the first place we go to!Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
I undersdand that El Paso is hot. But I do not understand why a hotel would not prepare for that heat. Why would you leave the A/C off when it is nearly 100 degrees outside? When I first checked in, I was given a room on the 3rd floor. It was EXTREMELY HOT, and the A/C barely blew any cool air. The front desk moved me to a room on the bottom floor which […] was still hot, but better. I turned on the A/C and it seemed to blow cool air. It was 4pm and I had friends to meet and errands to run. I figured that I could leave the A/C on and let the room cool off while I was gone. I left the A/C on until 10pm. When I returned, I found the room just as hot as when I left. The A/C would run for 5 minutes and then stop. The room felt like it was 80+ degrees. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! I later found out that the room is equipped with "sensors" that shut down the A/C when there is no activity in the room. How crazy is that??? If you are travelling in the summer, do yourself a favor and stay somewhere else. I had to pack up and go to a dog of a hotel down the street at midnight. That hotel was a dive, but at least the A/C worked and I got some sleep. Skaityti daugiauTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Nice hotel, very close to the airport; great staff"
Everything was great; very comfortable and a quick shuttle to the airport. The staff was very friendly and helpful on night and morning shift. However, don't forget your corkscrew to open a bottle of wine.....they didn't have one at the front desk and so we had to make do.Tikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
"Close to the Army Base"
Location was great for what I needed to accomplishTikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
"Close to airport"
Bring your towels mattress and pillows otherwise okTikri "Expedia" svečių atsiliepimai
"My flight stay"
The room was very clean. The two problem I found was only one employee working the desk with a long line. The other is the noise from the street I was located on the 3rd floor.Tikras "Hotels.com" svečio atsiliepimas
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Thursday, December 9, 2010 - Trinidad: The Movie - DVD Available
Dr. Bowers is offering the award-winning documentary "TRINIDAD" for sale just in time for the Holidays! To purchase a DVD, call or email Robin at 877.439.2244 or email@example.com. $19.95 plus $6 shipping and handling, please allow 7 days for delivery after payment is received. Additional Information A portion of all proceeds will be donated to the Jim Collins Foundation, whose mission is to provide financial assistance to transgender people for gender-confirming surgeries. Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - The Move to San Mateo, CA Read the latest news about the move to California here! Monday, February 02, 2009 - Important Notice Regarding Fees Recently, Mt. San Rafael Hospital has experienced significant increases in cost. This means that their fees will unfortunately need to increase effective April 1, 2009. The fee increase could be as high as $4,000 above current prices, for the Male to Female GRS. No further increases for the GRS are expected. Dr. Bowers will be reducing her fees to partially offset some of the increase. Please contact our office for specific information about your surgical fees. - Sex Change Hospital Nominated for GLAAD Award This just in from World of Wonder: Sex Change Hospital has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the best documentary category! Congratulations! View a listing of the nominated works here Friday, September 05, 2008 - Morning After Guest House is Now Open! Carol Cometto, Dr. Bowers' partner of 5 years, has opened a beautiful new guest house for Dr. Bowers' patients. The house is located in a quiet neighborhood in Trinidad, and has been lovingly restored and furnished with the goal of providing a restful and healing atmosphere. There are currently two separate apartments with a total of three bedrooms (5 by Spring 2009!) that are described in this document. Each apartment has a fully stocked kitchen, beautiful living room, and dining room. Please keep in mind that this is a private apartment complex. The units have been/ decorated with Carol, Marci and Robin's loving details. There are personal photos, artwork, personal trinkets and other items that belong to us but are there to make you feel comfortable. Please respect Morning After so that it may remain a joyful place for many years to come. While patients have had a six day hospital stay in the past, you can now enjoy leaving the hospital two days early to rest and relax in a comfortable and home-like atmosphere. (Of course, if for some reason Dr. Bowers is not comfortable discharging you to the guest house, you will continue your hospital stay). A partner or guest may stay with you in the house, pending available space, for a small fee. You may also choose to stay before surgery, or continue your stay (again, pending availability), for fees similar to other lodging available in town. Please contact Robin at Dr. Bowers' office with any questions. Rest assured that if you are scheduled for surgery, your two day stay will be booked and you will be contacted regarding additional reservations and information. Thursday, May 08, 2008 - California Dreamin' Keynote - April 18, 2008 Dr. Bowers recently gave the keynote speech at the 2008 California Dreamin' conference, and she has shared her address here. Saturday, September 15, 2007 - Stacy Fair Tessler We had some bad news recently - Stacy Tessler, Dr. Bowers former assistant, has passed away unexpectedly.
From our office and staff: "We are deeply saddened to hear of Stacy's untimely passing. She was a giving and caring person, and will be greatly missed by everyone here, and by those who's lives she touched." Friday, August 24, 2007 - APA Plenary Speech - August 19, 2007 Dr. Bowers recently addressed the APA in San Francisco., and she has shared her talk, Psychological Aspects of Gender Transition From a Trans-Surgeon's Perspective, here. Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - Trinidad Kiwanis Club Address - April 2007 Dr. Bowers recently addressed the Trinidad CO Kiwanis, and she has shared her speech here. Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - Biber Girl / Boy Reunion and Get-Together The Biber Girl/Boy Reunion & Get Together, planned for May 4-6, 2007, has been canceled due to lack of participation. If you have any questions, or wish to just get involved in planning a future event, please call (505-466-4277) or send email to email@example.com, or write me at 22 Juego Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87508-4298 Love, Peace, Equality, & Solidarity~ Mekah Gordon, Ph.D., L. E. Advocate/Activist - Consummate Optimist & Visionary - Educator/Consultant - Freelance Writer-TG Issues - Regional Editor of Santa Fe/For The Normal Heart Newspaper - Pioneering, Frontier Renaissance Woman/ Founder/Director S. U. R. E. Foundation® Santa Fe Transgender Support Group® Monday, January 30, 2006 - Dr. Biber Memorial Service A public memorial service is planned for Monday, February 6th @ 7 pm. It will be conducted at the Sebastiani Gym on Animas Street. It's across from the Police Station (135 Animas) and next door to the library (220 Aminas). Parking behind the library, the public lots between Main and Church, or on the street. Both front and rear doors should be open. Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - Dr. Stanley Biber Passes Away A personal note from Dr. Bowers: I found out about Dr. Biber's passing this morning, moments before entering surgery. We had known of his ill health since he had arrived home from a cattle drive to Texas in December. Not surprisingly, at age 82, Dr. Biber insisted upon leading the cattle drive, culminating work from his 2000-head ranch. I think all of us had expected him to live on given his vitality and energy. A former pre-olympic weight-lifter, Stanley would leave his family practice each afternoon at 3 PM to lift weights and work out until the pneumonia slowed him in late December. He appeared to improve on antibiotics until declining once again just prior to New Year's Day. Dr. Biber then called his wife to say he was "not feeling too well" and asked her to bring him to the hospital. I am devastated personally as Dr. Biber has meant so much to me personally...and has meant even more to the transgendered community. Fitting irony has it that on the night of Dr. Biber's passing that Desperate Housewives' Felicity Huffman was awarded the Golden Globes Award for Best Actress for her role as a transgendered woman in "Transamerica". It occurred to me how that honor might not have been possible had Dr. Biber not courageously altered his practice in 1969 when a local social worker here in Trinidad asked Dr. Biber, a General Surgeon and true family physician, to perform her surgery. When he asked 'What surgery?', Dr. Biber's surprise was calmly muted when the young woman told him that she was biologically male but felt herself to be female. Dr. Biber, always non-judgmental and unconditional in his love for patients and other human beings, simply sent for drawings describing Dr. Georges Burou's technique for male-to-female genital conversion. The surgery was successful and his legacy was borne. Word of Dr. Biber as 'Sex Change Surgeon' quickly spread as his reputation for precision, reliability, safety and functionality of the surgery . Over 35 years Dr. Biber performed more than 5000 of these life-changing procedures, ending his surgery career in 2003 at age 80, though he continued to serve our local community as a general practitioner over these past 3 years. He had a swagger, a grace and a calming influence that I'll never forget. He was an anchor in this small community and will be dearly missed. I spent 7 amazing months learning this man's trade, having myself practiced gynecologic surgery and obstetrics over the preceeding 16 years. Although it seems that the baton was passed in 2003 when I took over the surgery duties in this 'Sex Change Capital of the World', it will be many years and many surgeries before I fill his shoes in any meaningful way. Dr. Biber had a resoluteness and fairness about him that transcended this small town's objections to his controversial practice. He had a way of convincing the undecided and calming the fearful among Trinidad's residents. He blazed the way through the 70's and 80's when university-based programs were restricting access to their gender programs or closing altogether. Dr. Biber not only welcomed these patients but embraced their struggle, eventually helping found the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association. The HBIGDA organization gave legitimacy to the concept of gender dysphoria and set in place criteria by which an individual could objectively climb through the maze of decision points inherent in a 'sex change'. Above all, Dr. Biber will be remembered as a simple townsperson and an overachieving rancher; and as someone with whom you could sit down and share a cup of coffee. His legacy as one of the pioneering surgeons of the 20th century will remain a footnote to Trinidad's recollection of him simply as 'Doc'. Marci Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 2004 Fall Harvest Keynote Address Due to popular request, we have put Dr. Bowers' keynote address for the 2004 Fall Harvest online here. Friday, November 12, 2004 - News Page! We've set up a news page to post updates to the site as well as things Dr. Bowers would like to get out there. |
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2012 National Drug Control Strategy Emphasizes Prevention, Treatment, Diversion (and Applauds Reclaiming Futures)
Speaking at this year's annual JMATE conference, the Office of National Drug Control Policy's David Mineta stressed the Administration's priority on drug prevention, treatment and diversion programs. "Addiction can be overcome and recovery is absolutely possible," he said. "And we need to make sure our young people have the brightest future possible. It's personal for us."
With the recent release of the 2012 National Drug Control Strategy [pdf], it's clear that the Administration plans to follow up Mineta's remarks with a strong policy strategy for reducing drug use and its consequences. In particular, the Strategy recommends diverting non-violent drug offenders into treatment, supporting reentry programs to help offenders rejoin their communities and bolstering innovative enforcement programs.
Writing in the White House Blog, Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius, U.S. Attorney General Holder and ONDCP Director Kerlikowske explain their multi-agency approach to reducing drug use and supporting recovery efforts:
Our emphasis on addressing the drug problem through a public health approach is grounded in decades of research and scientific study. There is overwhelming evidence that drug prevention and treatment programs achieve meaningful results with significant long-term cost savings. In fact, recent research has shown that each dollar invested in an evidence-based prevention program can reduce costs related to substance use disorders by an average of $18.
But reducing the burden of our Nation's drug problem stretches beyond prevention and treatment. We need an all of the above approach. To address this problem in a comprehensive way, the President's new Strategy also applies the principles of public health to reforming the criminal justice system, which continues to play a vital role in drug policy. It outlines ways to break the cycle of drug use, crime, incarceration, and arrest by diverting non-violent drug offenders into treatment, bolstering support for reentry programs that help offenders rejoin their communities, and advancing support for innovative enforcement programs proven to improve public health while protecting public safety.
In recognizing the potential of the criminal justice system in deterring/reducing/treating drug and alcohol addiction, the Strategy praises Reclaiming Futures for its work in addressing substance abuse and mental health problems among youth in the juvenile system:
North Carolina Update: Screening for Adolescent Substance Abuse
The first step of the Reclaiming Futures model is to screen youth entering the juvenile justice system for substance abuse problems using a reputable screening tool. Each of the six sites in North Carolina have adopted the Global Appraisal for Individual Needs Short Screener (GAIN-SS).
From 2010-2011, 2,663 GAIN screeners were completed with 2,490 youth in Reclaiming Futures' North Carolina sites. Of these screenings, 22% scored at moderate to high risk on the substance disorder screener. This indicates that these youths may need substance abuse, dependence or substance use disorder treatment and therefore should be referred for further assessment. Approximately 18% of youth scored high risk on the overall screening with an additional 75% scoring moderate risk, indicating need for substance abuse and/or mental health assessment/treatment.
This tool has been made available to all counties through the North Carolina Juvenile Online Information Network (NC-JOIN). Since July 2011, 58 counties have used NC-JOIN to track results of the GAIN screening results. This data is then used to make appropriate referrals and in development of service plans for youths.
DC Superior Court Helps Teens with Mental Health Problems
A Superior Court in Washington, D.C., is redirecting minors with mental health problems from the juvenile system to treatment and rehabilitation. JM-4, a former juvenile mental health division court, is led by Magistrate Judge Joan Goldfrank, who is known for listening to families and dispensing wisdom and services to kids.
"The message I want to give them is that they are supported," Goldfrank told the Washington Post. "The whole point of juvenile justice is rehabilitation. How could we not do it on the kids' side?"
JM-4 is one of a dozen courts in the country that aims to help young people with mental health issues without incarcerating them.
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2011's top 10 stories on juvenile justice and adolescent substance abuse
Here are our top 10 stories on juvenile justice and adolescent substance abuse from 2011:
#10. School Superintendent to Governor: Please make my school a prison
A Michigan public school superintendent asked the state's Governor to classify his school as a prison in order to receive additional funding for his students.#9. School-to-prison pipeline: Why school discipline is the key (video) and what to do about it
We took a look at school disciplinary policies and Connecticut's efforts to disrupt the pipeline and educate its kids.#8. House Appropriations Committee eliminates most juvenile justice funding
John Kelly took a look at a bill before the House of Representatives that would eliminate most federal spending for juvenile justice activities.#7. SAMHSA changes substance abuse and mental health block grants - your comments (still) needed!
SAMHSA revamped its block grant applications for substance abuse and mental health treatment and asked for comments on proposed changes.#6. Adolescent substance abuse: "bath salts" an emerging risk
We warned about the emerging use of "bath salts" as stimulants and the DEA's reaction against them.
Stay tuned for the TOP FIVE stories of 2011! And in case you missed them, and check out the top 20 and top 15.
Law school partners with reclaiming futures to help teens and more -- a juvenile justice news roundup
- Join the CyberShoutout October 28: Making Smart Choices Kicking off National Drug Facts Week, the CyberShoutout is a day-long special event featuring discussions in social media by bloggers, organization leaders, and other stakeholders on the topic of youth drug abuse. The Shout is hosted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health.
- National Drug Facts Week is October 31-November 6
Hosted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Drug Facts Week is a health observance week for teens that aims to shatter the myths about drugs and drug abuse. Through community-based events and activities on the Web, on TV, and through contests, NIDA is working to encourage teens to get factual answers from scientific experts about drugs and drug abuse. - Abstracts Due November 1 for JMATE
The Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness offers a unique opportunity for for practice, research and treatment communities to exchange ideas and data, thereby moving the field of adolescent treatment toward effective, evidence-based and promising practices. The conference is Tuesday, April 10 through Thursday, April 12, 2012 in Washington, DC.
GAIN Short Screener IDs Needs of Adolescents in Washington, No Matter Which Door They Come In
Marijuana Debate Turns Serious
It's remarkable how suddenly the debate over marijuana legalization has moved from the fringes to mainstream.
Decriminalizing possession of small amounts of pot (but not its cultivation and sale) has been implemented in Massachusetts, and is being considered in Chicago, Rhode Island, and other communities.
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This post is a little technical, so here's the bottom line: we will be happy to work with individual treatment providers or with vendors to customize their systems to integrate GAIN data into their electronic medical records. (Scroll to the bottom of this post for contact information.)
During the past 3 years, Chestnut Health Systems has collaborated with the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and over 30 agencies to revise the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) instrument and software to allow it to better integrate with the growing number of electronic medical records systems. Several people have asked us to give a brief update on the status of what we have done so far in this area.
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Lourdes Rosado is a Senior Attorney for Juvenile Law Center. Below, she introduces a useful guide to help your community screen teens for behavioral health and drug problems while protecting their rights in and out of juvenile court. Juvenile Law Center is the oldest multi-issue public interest law firm in the country dedicated to advancing the rights and well-being of children in jeopardy.—Ed.
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Recently, we asked you to take a survey, in order to address some basic questions:
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From: "Lynda Pettit" <>
Subject: Re:KETLEYS of Braintree and Bocking
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:26:09 +0800
Hi List,
My grandfather Jack Albert KETLEY came to Western Australia in 1925.
Jack, born 1899 (son of Albert KETLEY and Eliza CLARK ) didn't talk
much about his family and I think probably didn't keep in
contact with them much either as neither my mother nor her sisters
could remember his siblings' names.
Have discovered thanks to the 1901 census that he had a brother
Albert b. 1887
. . . and three sisters - Kate b.1894
Dorothy b1898
Daisy b.1901
and maybe one or two others I haven't found yet!
I have traced my grandfather's family back to 1797; but would love to
go forward by finding out what happened to those 'left behind'.
Anyone related to or tracing any of the above?
Other names include CLARK, FINCH, HILLS, WRIGHT and QUILTER.
Here's hoping. . .
(in very hot at the moment ) Perth
Western Australia
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OAPs remanded in missing girl case
The grandparents of a missing five-year-old girl at the centre of a tug-of-love dispute have been remanded in custody after a judge concluded that they had lied when asked for information about the child's whereabouts and were in contempt of court.
Brian and Patricia Davies - who are both in their 70s and come from Pentyrch, Cardiff - could be given a jail term when the judge passes sentence next week.
Mr Justice Keehan said he thought that both had information about the whereabouts of their daughter Jacqueline, a 49-year-old teacher, and granddaughter Alice.
Both were led away in handcuffs after a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London.
The judge also remanded their daughter Melanie - Alice's aunt and a mother-of-two - in custody after concluding that she had also lied and was in contempt. She could also be jailed next week.
Mr Justice Keehan said Jacqueline Davies had been involved in family court proceedings after separating from Alice's father, Julian Brown.
A judge had ruled that Mr Brown - a 49-year-old gas engineer from Aldershot, Hampshire - should have contact with his daughter.
But Jacqueline Davies disappeared with the child and Mr Brown had not seen his daughter for nearly two years.
Mr Justice Keehan said Jacqueline Davies was thought to have travelled to Russia with Alice -although it was not known if she was still there.
He said she was thought to have left the UK in 2012 although it was not known exactly when.
The judge said Alice's grandparents and aunt had been told to provide the court with any information they had about the little girl's whereabouts.
And he concluded - after hearing all three give evidence - that they had not complied and were in contempt.
He said he would pass sentence at a High Court hearing in London on Wednesday.
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I thought the ladder thing was innovative. It's a fairly good way to keep the phalanx together while keeping a barrier of sorts between the phalanx and the riot police.
But the key to coming out in one piece when doing a national level will-be-put-down-at-all-costs-because-it's-the-Olympics protest is safety equipment.
- Proper safety shoes. If are going to be breaking windows and smashing up cars, you need a proper safety boot. Steel toe, steel insert. It's difficult to protest when you are hopping around because some plate glass just went through the bottom of your sneaker.
- A helmet. There is a reason the cops are wearing them and you should too. A hardhat or a bicycle helmet is good in a pinch. Finding a used Gallant hat with a chin strap would be ideal. The cops wear these, and you can too!
- Proper eye protection. Again, smashing windows with garbage receptacles is dangerous work. The last thing you want is to come out of it with eye damage. Since you're likely to be pepper-sprayed anyway, diving goggles seem like a good deal.
- A solid set of work gloves. Riot police sometimes smash people on the hands. It also protects you from spillover from any Molotov cocktails you intend to throw.
- Respiratory protection. A full on gas mask would be ideal, since it makes tear gas completely ineffective, but it makes it difficult to yell out whatever slogans need to be yelled out. A simple dust mask or scarf would do OK, and along with the goggles, would work nicely to conceal your identity. For the truly hardcore, soak the mask with a 5% solution of potassium metabisulphate. It neutralizes the tear gas. You can get this at any homebrewing shop.
- Body armour. When the riot cops come at you, they are going to hit you with batons. You can lessen this pain by taping one inch foam around your torso. Also use tape to pull two inches of it over your shoulders and collar bones. When the baton comes down, there is a tendency for it to strike there and a broken collarbone is painful! If you think you're going to get into a big fight go for bracers, shin guards, elbow and knee pads too. If you really think you're going to see some heavy shit, just lay out the scratch and get a stab vest.
- A jock strap. Frustrated riot cops sometimes kick people in the balls. Crawling around holding your man garbage is no way to protest.
- Tape your wrists with athletic tape. If they do get you down, it makes the plastic ties they are going to put on you much more bearable.
- Backpack. And in it you are going to have 1.5L of fresh water, a first aid kit and more Campden tablets. It also never hurts to pack a lunch, just in case it turns into an all day affair. The water is for drinking, but also to flush out the pepper spray from the eyes of your friends who didn't take workplace safety as seriously as you did. The first aid kit is for the ones who really get hurt.
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As a union organiser for teachers, Gary Zadkovich found himself counselling emotional public school principals forced to sack bad teachers. Years later he remains vehement bad, or ``under-performing'', teachers in public schools must be identified, and removed if they cannot lift their standards.
This could require professional support for up to 10 per cent of teachers. Those who fail to improve would be dismissed.
An industry description of under-performers as either ``can't do or won't do'' could well apply to his union, the NSW Teachers Federation, with its image as an oppositional force to educational change. Under intense political pressure for national school league tables, Zadkovich has emerged as a public education advocate also prepared to publicly refute the Federation's image as a defender of every teacher at any cost.
An outspoken deputy president of the NSW Teachers Federation _ and no supporter of school league tables _ Zadkovich has axed the era of ``won't'' in addressing teacher standards.
A former high school English teacher devoted to quality government-funded education, he points to public housing, then to public education.
``Think about what public housing is to the housing market,'' he says. ``It's a welfare safety net. Heaven forbid public education should become the same to the education system.''
Yet Zadkovich was no natural student, taking an indirect route back to the classroom.
``I was a good but disengaged student,'' he says, a characteristic shared with his soccer-playing son Ruben and the reason Zadkovich could accept his son's decision to leave school early.
Although a product of what he now accepts was ``the golden era'' of public education, for four years Zadkovich played rugby league, laboured in sawmills, on railways and building sites, then on Indonesian oil rigs alongside his deeply loved step-father.
He was born in Roma in 1957. After the arrival of three children, his young parents separated when Zadkovich was seven. A rebellious middle-child and close to his father, for a year Zadkovich chose to live with him in Cairns. When he came home to Roma his mother, then 31, had met a 21-year-old Australian-Croatian rig worker.
``At first I had no time for him,'' Zadkovich says with a smile. ``It took me about two weeks to realise what a fantastic bloke he was.''
When he was 11, Zadkovich took his step-father's name, willingly adopting a new-Australian name in isolated rural Queensland.
Now the father of three sons, including Olyroo Ruben who scored Australia's only goal at the Beijing Olympics, Zadkovich is a reluctant revolutionary.
Although an image he is keen to avoid, it is impossible to recall the last time a NSW Teachers Federation official acknowledged the existence of sub-standard teachers in public schools, much less suggested they should be sacked.
``I want to end the excuses for ignoring underperformance,'' Zadkovich says. ``There can be no too hard basket. ``This is the Teacher's Federation challenge to State and Federal education ministers: work with the profession to lift all teacher quality across the system,'' he continues, lapsing into union-delegate lingo.
Zadkovich spent 14 years as a Federation organiser in south-western Sydney before his election as deputy president of the 60,000-member organisation 18 months ago.
As an organiser he fielded calls from school principals distressed that teachers put on formal improvement programs had failed to show adequate improvement.
``I've counselled teachers and principals on this,'' he says. ``One principal rang me to say `I am about to sign a form that will take away the livelihood of a single parent with three kids.' ``Dealing with under-performance weighs heavily on the conscience of principals who have to do this. Making that judgement is really awful.''
In defence of his colleagues, Zadkovich argues other industries and professions also have their share of poor performers. He also acknowledges teaching is one of the few remaining professions with a notional life-long career.
Married to Theresia, a principal at a public primary school near Bankstown, their sons were educated at Wonoona primary and high schools, near their Bulli home.
``Had we accepted the choice agenda of modern education, we could have had three kids in three different schools,'' Zadkovich says. ``One or two might have gone selective, another could have been in a performing arts high school, another in a sports high. Instead they all went together as brothers with their friends and neighbours to the nearest public school.''
Their eldest son Luke, 28, is a lawyer living in London. Simon, 26, is a nurse who volunteered in Aceh, and Ruben, 23, who left school before finishing Year 12, is recovering from a groin injury but is on a soccer contract with Derby football club in England.
Their diverse paths reinforce Zadkovich's faith in the strength of public education. His public housing analogy is behind opposition to identifying under-performing schools through national assessments of student performance.
Between selective, sport and performing arts high schools and the shift to private education brought about by ``parents' lack of trust in the government to provide good, quality public schools'', Zadkovich says the perception is that local high schools cater to the left-overs.
``It creates a winners and losers scenario,'' he says.
As a ``daggy soccer dad'', Zadkovich says he understands the point of league tables in football.
``Imagine doing that with more than 9500 schools across Australia, reducing a child's school achievement, in all its complexities and complications, to the equivalent of kicking a ball into the back of a net? And what happens when parents find their child is in an under-performing school? Some places only have one school, and not all parents have the wealth to choose a private school.''
He also paints a picture of families deserting an under-performing school to enrol at a better one.
``What happens when 2000 parents choose a school with only 1000 places? Do we keep building more classrooms? And what about schools down the bottom? Do we close them?''
At 22, Zadkovich resumed his education at what is now the University of Southern Queensland, where he enrolled for a bachelor's degree in language and literature with ambitions of becoming a sports journalist.
``My experience at uni was just fantastic,'' he says.``I had the most amazing teachers _ Bruce Dawe taught me poetry. University inspired me to love learning, and that inspired me to be a teacher. ``I wanted to do for kids what these teachers had done for me.''
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RT says:
It's unfashionable to criticise teachers. Most of them are fantastically dedicated, devoting themselves to a comparatively financially unrewarding career. But they do themselves no favours behaving like the last bastion of mid 20th century unionism, resistant to change. Other sectors of the economy have found that despite their misgivings, change that leads to greater efficiency and accountability is better all round. Now the profession has found itself unable to recruit replacements for its ageing ranks and part of that reason could be that GenY sees teaching as a profession ruled by outdated attitudes and practices, the same ones preserved at the behest the boomer-dominated union.
Get with it, teachers - your old road is rapidly fading. Please get outta the new one if you can't lend your hand 'cause the times, they are a-changin'.
cat says:
It's about time somebody wanted to put 'education' back into the education system - rather than keep it as a safety net for so-called teachers who don't want to teach but probably have no inclination to do anything else either. This creates a very negative impact on the children who quite often regard teachers as role models….maybe teachers need to be reminded of this.
Michael says:
Public Schools rock and totally get as much funding as the rifle range toting kings colleges of Australia, while they learn to shoot, play polo and generally get taught their better then everyone else, public schools teach computer courses with arts teachers who specialise in pottery. This country is a joke.
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Is it about time under-performing politicians and Unionists be targeted as well? Unfortunately with the politicians voting them out or forcing them to resign is not sacking them when we keep paying for them ( via their huge superannuation and payouts) for the rest of their working lives, and unionist usually leave to go into politics. It is time to stop picking on professions just because you can and start questioning why in so many previously well respected professions, moral is so low, that only the lazy and unscrupulous stand out and the hard working and competent suffer the consequences of burnout and demoralization.
Jolanda Challita says:
I made the mistake of critisizing the system back in the Year 2000 and since them my family have been paying the price. My children were bullied, neglected, victimised, their test results and school applications tampered with and manipulated and their life made a living hell. What did the system do when we complained? Nothing, they just discredited me and colluded to cover up the matter. The educators responsible have been promoted and to this day the system refuses to do the right thing, right their wrongs and hold those responsbile to account. Educators are a protected species and it really doesn't matter how bad or corrupt they are. Education - Keeping them Honest http://jolandachallita.typepad.com/education/ Our children deserve better.
Bruce says:
Like any other profession, teachers must be held accountable for the quality of their work. As in most industries there is "deadwood", that from time to time needs to be identified and asked to lift their game or find another career. If it was your child that was given an underperforming teacher, what would you do?
Noel says:
I only encountered one bad teacher as my 3 children went through the public system in Queensland. The final straw came when he failed my 13 year old second son in English, his best subject. When I met the teacher and politely asked how this mark was possible he went to pieces, shaking and trembling and offering to change the mark because he "may have made a mistake". I felt so sorry for a man who was obviously not coping and subsequently met with the principal to discuss the issue. He confirmed the man was not coping but said he could not do anything about him. I then requested my son be moved to another class. Within a year that teahcer had been put on extended sick leave but I wonder how many children were negatively affected by him in the interim. There were no winners out of the experience but I do believe that there should have been a system by which his problems could have been identified earlier so that he could have been initially helped and then if that did not work out, removed to some other task or right out of the system.
Gavin says:
Why does the ed dept cover up incidents that result in injury to children and why are they still allowing the same person, who takes primary children for a ride in his car alone "to settle them down"? to be in a position of leadership.
If we talk about bad teachers we must also ensure that the leadership is also under scrutiny.
Noel says:
I have worked in a Tasmanian middle school ages 13 to 16, As an allied staff member. For 10 years.Part time.
Mediocrity rules. Kids are nothing more than babysat. A culture of workplace bullying and favouritism abounds.
Kids here can barely read and write, Let alone do even basic maths. The latest fad (of many many) is for classes to use electronic boards. The poor little twerps won't even get to see a teacher write on a board soon! Which can only suit the mediocre young teachers who see it as a cosy well paid job in the public service in Tasmania. Consultants abound and management speak is the order of the day. The Principal left on " stress leave" after a revolt by the teachers. No one is in charge of the ship and it's sinking fast. Political correctness sees bad kids reenter classes ad infinitum. A real need for the old " dunces class " to be reestablished. 1 drongo ruins weeks of class time for average plodder kids, alas.
Middle and upper management forms a top heavy unbalance.I come to work for the $ and to stay off the dole basically. Every staff member of this school would leave instantly if given a choice.
God knows how kids will survive in the real world in eg 20 years
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