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April 13, 2013
PDT Sports Report
Michael Mader supported himself on the mound by going 2-for-3 at the plate with a double, a triple, two runs batted in and three runs scored as host Notre Dame defeated East Friday 17-2 in five innings.
The Titans host South Webster Saturday in a doubleheader.
East 200 00 — 2 2 5
Notre Dame 806 3x — 17 9 2
East — Seibert 1-3 (2 SB, R) Crager 1-3 (2 SB, R)
Notre Dame — Haney 1-4 (3R) Mader 2-3 (2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 R) Cooper 1-4, Hannah 1-4, Kayser 2-3 (2 RBI) Oberling 2-3 (RBI).
W — Mader (1-1)
L — Stapleton n/a
Records — East n/a; Notre Dame 4-4 (3-1).
Portsmouth Invitational
The Coal Grove girls and the Wheelersburg boys track teams claimed the 2013 Portsmouth Invitational titles Friday night.
Locally in girls team results, Portsmouth was second, Piketon finished fourth, Valley checked in at fifth, Northwest was tied for sixth with Wheelersburg, South Webster was eighth, Minford finished ninth, Ironton was 10th, Oak Hill was 11th, West was 13th and Notre Dame was 14th.
On the boys side, Minford was the runner up, Piketon was third, Portsmouth finished fifth, followed by Valley (sixth), Oak Hill (seventh), West and South Webster (tied for eighth), Ironton (10th), Northwest (11th), Notre Dame (12th) and Clay (13th).


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Athenaeum Location
DINNER 6:00 p.m.; PERFORMANCE 6:45 p.m.
The play takes place in a typical dining room of a well-to-do household, and explores the lives of the families that have inhabited it over the years. It consists of eighteen independent scenes: some funny, some rueful, and some poignant. Throughout, the actors take on a range of characters: from small children to stern grandfathers to teenagers drinking when their parents are away. The scenes coalesce to tell a story about upper class American life, rich with humor and humanity.
The play runs March 31 - April 2. We hope to see you in our audience!
King won her first of a record 20 Wimbledon titles in 1961 at the Ladies Doubles Championship. She went on to win 39 Grand Slam singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles during her career. On September 20, 1973, she defeated Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexesa match remembered for its effect on society and its contribution to the womens movement.
With her remarkable success, King has smashed traditional gender barriers in Athletics. She was the first ever woman commissioner of a professional sports league, she was the first woman to have a major sports venue named in her honor, she was the first female athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and in 1973 King successfully lobbied for equal prize money for male and female athletes at the US Open. In 1974, King founded the Womens Sports Foundation, and led the organization to award more than $50 million in educational and cash grants to advance participation, research, and leadership in sports and physical activity for girls and women.
In 2008 King released her book titled Pressure is a Privilege, which shares a collection of lessons she has used throughout her life and career. King serves as a board member on the Elton John AIDS Foundation and on the Andy Roddick Foundation. In 2010 King was appointed to the Presidents Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, and was named by Life Magazine as one of the 100 Most important Americans of the 20th Century.
Amitav Ghoshs major works include, The Circle of Reason (2005), The Shadow Lines: A Novel (2005), In An Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler's Tale (1994), Dancing in Cambodia At Large in Burma (1998), The Calcutta Chromosome: A Novel of Fevers, Delirium and Discovery (2001), The Glass Palace: A Novel (2002, The Hungry Tide: A Novel (2006), and the first two volumes of The Ibis Trilogy; Sea of Poppies: A Novel (2009), and River of Smoke: A Novel (2012).
During his long career as a novelist, Ghosh has won numerous awards and has been translated into more than twenty languages. The Circle of Reason was awarded Frances Prix Médicis in 1990, and The Shadow Lines won two prestigious Indian prizes the same year, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Ananda Puraskar. The Calcutta Chromosome won the Arthur C. Clarke award for 1997 and The Glass Palace won the International e-Book Award at the Frankfurt book fair in 2001. In January 2005 The Hungry Tide was awarded the Crossword Book Prize, a major Indian award. His novel, Sea of Poppies (2008) was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, 2008 and was awarded the Crossword Book Prize and the India Plaza Golden Quill Award.
NEELA RAJENDRA, moderator
LUNCHEON 11:30 a.m.; PROGRAM 12:00 p.m.
Panelists include:
Stephanie Burns, Founder, CEO, Chic CEO - A mid-westerner at heart, Stephanie is the founder and co-owner of Chic CEO. With a background in brand building, media buying and entrepreneurship, Stephanie has a wide experience with an eclectic portfolio of industries. While pursuing her MBA, Stephanie decided to launch a web resource any woman could use and understand without obtaining her business degree. As CEO, her vision for Chic CEO is to become a nationally recognized brand and reliable resource for female entrepreneurs.
Molly B. Schmid, Ph.D., President of the Inland Empire network, Tech Coast Angels Molly has specific expertise in early stage biotechnology companies, stemming from her own roles in scientific management, project leadership, and business development in three biotechnology companies. Her career has been about equally split between academia and industry. She has served as Professor and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences and Adjunct Professor at the Drucker School of Management, where she taught courses in drug discovery and entrepreneurship, and chaired the intellectual property committee.
Mandy Vidalis, Co-Founder, Pulse - Pulse is an SMS based mobile savings device aimed at increasing food purchasing power in the world's urban slums. Mandy possesses 15 years international work experience in South Africa, the Middle East, and the United States. She has worked in the industries of wealth management and investment banking, as well as running small businesses. She is passionate about both social development and environmental sustainability. Mandy holds an MBA from Hult International Business School in San Francisco, California.
Ryan Ellis '07, CEO, Volt Bolts As a CMC-er, Ryan made the right choice in the spring of 2007. Many of his classmates were heading to Wall Street or business school. He took a big risk and co-founded Volt Boats. Three years later, Ryan has become one of the foremost experts on applying hybrid human/electric power to small watercraft. Ryans passion for entrepreneurship, as well as his desire to do good while doing well, provided ample motivation for his commitment to Volt Boats.
Robert Ketterer '85, CEO at Pupsquest.com - Colvard Learning System - Robert Ketterer brings a diverse background in real estate, consulting, and investment expertise in startup consumer companies. Prior to forging an entrepreneurial career, to allow him to spend more time with his kids, Robert was a Director of Real Estate at CB Richard Ellis, a consultant to a variety of real estate, financial and consumer companies, and product manager with Security Pacific Bank International Private Banking and Financial Management and Trust Group.
Eric Helland, Ph.D., Robert J. Lowe Professor of Economics and George R. Roberts Fellow - Eric Helland is a professor in the Department of Economics at CMC and is both an associate director for research and a senior economist at the RAND Corporation. His research interests include topics in law, economics, and regulation with a recent focus on expert witness testimony, medical malpractice, physician labor supply, and insurance class actions. Before his position at the RAND Corporation, he was a Senior Staff Economist on the Presidents Council of Economic Advisors and a visiting fellow at the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Moderator: Neela Rajendra, Director, KLIs Entrepreneurial Initiatives - Neelas driving passion in her work has been to develop strong leaders to create social impact. From her experiences teaching high school in the Marshall Islands to starting Wake Forests small business development program in Nicaragua, Neela has worked with both the young and experienced to focus their skills and talents to create positive social change. Her work now at the Kravis Leadership Institute is the perfect platform for her to continue her work to develop young entrepreneurial leaders in both the social and commercial sectors.
Dr. Davin Agustines:
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Following graduation from CMC, Dr. Agustines went to medical school at Western University of the Health Sciences where he earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. He then did residency training in psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, followed by advanced fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at UCLA.
Dr. Agustines has worked with the criminally insane at state mental hospitals, and currently works at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center in Sylmar, teaching medical students and psychiatry residents the art and practice of psychiatry and psychotherapy. He was recently awarded UCLA medical student teacher of the year for 2013. The majority of his work today focuses on treatment of severely mentally ill patients, many of whom have significant medical, legal, and psychosocial stressors.
Dr. Aaron McMurtray:
Assistant Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Director, Dementia Clinic, Neurology Department, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Investigator, Neurology Department, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute.
Dr McMurtrays primary focus is providing patient care to the underserved populations of south Los Angeles. He also trains physicians in Neurology residency and fellowship programs, and conducts clinical research, including clinical trials, on a variety of neurological diseases.
Dr. Curtis Sather:
Physician Director of Hospitalist Program, HealthCare Partners Medical Group, San Gabriel Valley
After graduating from CMC, Dr. Sather earned his MD degree from UC Davis, followed by postgraduate medical training at UCLA-Olive View and Cedars Sinai. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Sather supervises the hospital care of about 200,000 patients of HealthCare Partners Medical Group in the San Gabriel Valley area. About 30% of his time is providing direct patient care in the hospital or outpatient pulmonary clinic. The rest is administrative - managing employed and contracted physicians and working on ways to improve quality and value of health care for patients. He serves on the Bioethics Committee of Methodist Hospital of Southern California.
Bigelow received her M.A. from Columbia University and Ph.D. in Religious Studies from U.C. Santa Barbara with a focus on South Asian Islam. Bigelow's current research, funded by the Scholars Program of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, involves further study of contested and cooperatively patronized multi-religious sacred sites in South Asia and the Middle East, focusing on the inter-religious dynamics that complicate or ameliorate these relations in plural communities around the globe. As a professor at NC State University, in 2009, she won the Outstanding Junior Faculty Award from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Her book, Sharing the Sacred: Practicing Pluralism in Muslim North India (Oxford University Press, 2010) is a study of a Muslim majority community in Indian Punjab and the shared sacred and civic spaces in that community. Writing for Contemporary Islam, Matthew A. Cook states, "Sharing the Sacred remains an important contribution to the study of South Asia. Its fine-grained focus on pluralism contrasts with other studies of the region by not focusing on devotional sites as locations for religious antagonism. This focus is a powerful corrective to view that Muslims are locked in a 'clash of civilizations' with other religions. In contrast to this view, Bigelow's book is a nuanced analysis that - through ethnography and history - shows how devotion, society and politics intersect in a Punjabi pilgrimage town."
Anna Bigelows Athenaeum lecture is funded by a generous gift from CMC alumnus L. J. Kutten '74.
2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The CMC Art Council was founded in 2012 under the ASCMC administration as a student voice to promote the arts on campus. After the first year under the umbrella of ASCMC, the Art Council became an independent student organization. Our aim is to increase in the presence of art on campus exploring a multitude of mediums wherever possible.
- The Athenaeum serves as a gathering place where ideas, inquiry, and fellowship bring students, faculty, staff, other scholars, and nationally prominent speakers together.
- Attendance at any event may be limited to persons associated with CMC, to the people who signed up for the dinner, or to the maximum number of people allowed by fire regulations.
- On some occasions the speaker may address the group in another forum or the College may set up a video feed to handle an overflow crowd. All programs at the Athenaeum are filmed. Individuals attending should understand that their image might appear on the videotape.
- House rules and common courtesy prohibit disruptive actions inside the building during an Athenaeum sponsored program.
- Time allowing, there will be a period set aside for questions. Students will have priority during this portion of the program.
- Guests are expected to dress appropriately in all dining rooms. Shorts, jeans, and t-shirts are not acceptable at dinner; more casual attire is acceptable for lunch and tea. No bare feet at any time.
- It is the policy of the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum that no lecture, appearance or performance by any speaker or performer at the Athenaeum is to be videotaped, audiotaped, or otherwise recorded and/or broadcast without the prior written permission of the relevant speaker, performer, or other authorized owner of the intellectual property rights to the event.
- Anyone requesting permission to record an event is required to submit an Event Recording Request Form to Bonnie Snortum, the Director of the Athenaeum, at least 48 hours in advance of the relevant event.
- It is understood that the speaker, the performer, the Athenaeum, and any other event sponsor, as appropriate, reserve all intellectual property rights for each Athenaeum event.
- If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact Bonnie Snortum at email@example.com or at (909) 607-4180.

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Non-matriculating students
Individuals who wish to enter the College as a non-matriculating student in the master's program in Art Education must meet the graduate admissions criteria and submit the following:
- $40.00 application fee
- Proof of a college degree
- Applications for non-matriculating students are available through the Admissions Office. Eligible courses are offered in the summer:
- Curriculum Development (AEGR 605), Contemporary Issues (AEGR 600), Legal Perspectives (AEGR 635)
- Courses in the Interior Design and Studio Art programs may not be taken on a non-matriculating basis.
- Individuals who applied for a graduate degree, and were unable to successfully meet the admissions requirements, are not eligible to enroll as a non-matriculating student.
- Non-matriculating students may enroll up to a cumulative total of 3.0 credit hours in the Art Education master's program if space is available. Please note that the College cannot guarantee placement into a class. All non-matriculating students must adhere to the following requirements:
- Non-matriculating students must receive written approval from the Graduate Program Manager on a registration form prior to registration for each course. Approval may require a writing sample.
- Non-matriculating students may register for the summer semester courses on a space available basis beginning June 1 but no later than the end of the drop/add period.
- Non-matriculating students must pay a $200.00 non-refundable tuition deposit toward their class.
- If a non-matriculating student is removed from a course because the space is required for a degree student, the tuition and fees will be refunded in full.
- Non-matriculating students must attain and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA (grade point average). If a non-matriculating student receives below a 3.0 GPA, the student will not be eligible to register for future courses.
- Non-matriculating students are not eligible for financial aid.
- Non-matriculating students are not eligible to live in the residence halls.
- Non-matriculating students must complete a health form.*
- International students who plan to attend the College using a student visa (F-1) may not enroll as a non- matriculating student.
- At the conclusion of 3.0 cumulative credits earned as a non-matriculated student, he/she must apply to the graduate program or forfeit any future credits being applied toward the Art Education master's program, as there is a maximum of 3.0 transfer credits.
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The Hat Cover 2 is made of two fabrics. Garneau's Enerblock fabric covers the forehead, ears, and back of the head. It's a stretchy polyester knit with a soft back and breathable polyurethane membrane that keeps out wind and water. Heatmaxx fabric covers the top of the head; it's a traditional nylon weave with a brushed back that provides insulation and softness. As a finishing touch, the front logo is reflective for an added hint of visibility. The Louis Garneau Hat Cover 2 comes in Black and in two size options: Small/Medium and Large/X-Large.
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If you're in our Daytime program, you can beat the long lines at the bookstore and order your textbooks online!
Here's How:
- Simply go to huntercollege.bkstr.com
- under the Books tab, choose "Textbooks and Course Materials".
- Choose IELI from the drop down menu then find your class codes.
- You can choose to have your books delivered to you or you can pick them up at the bookstore!
Those of you in our Evening program can purchase your books during the first week of classes at our 94th street location. If you are in our Evening Program and would like to order your books in advance, you may place your order for pick-up or delivery no later than one week before the first day of classes.


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In today's complex world, a major in Anthropology is particularly relevant. Anthropology is global in its perspective, comparatively studying humankind, in all places and throughout time. Students of anthropology develop an understanding of the concept of culture and how it unites human social, political, biological, and historical experiences. Majors in Anthropology further develop this holistic understanding of the human condition in applied research particularly emphasizing issues of human diversity, ethnocentrism, and inequality. Individuals with anthropology degrees are sought after in many professional contexts, including non-profit organizations, businesses, and governmental agencies. Anthropology is an excellent degree for pre-law and pre-med students or Anthropology majors may choose to pursue a career in anthropological research in socio-cultural anthropology, archaeology, or biological anthropology.
The Anthropology major at Wagner is divided into three sub-fields: socio-cultural anthropology, archaeology, and biological anthropology. Students take classes in all three of the fields, though they may choose to focus their coursework and research in one of these areas. Reflecting the research interests of Wagner's faculty, area courses are offered on the anthropology of the North America, the Caribbean and its Diaspora, and South America.


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Gabby Douglas & Michelle Obama Visit Jay Leno
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Hot off the record-holding Olympic win as the first African-American female to win the all-around title in Gymnastics, Gabby Douglas has touched down in New York and is already making the late night talk show rounds. Her first stop was the Jay Leno Show last night where she had the honor to sit on the couch with the First Lady, Michelle Obama.
The 16-year-old rocked a gold mini-skirt paired with a blazer as she name dropped McDonald's (After the competition I splurged on an Egg McMuffin at McDonald's) and was playfully checked by Michelle who was there to talk about her 'Let's Move Campaign' that promotes healthy eating. ( I'm sure it was a whole wheat McMuffin! You're setting me back Gabby.) Gabby also revealed that she never in a million years thought she'd be sitting on the couch with Michelle Obama, or even be interviewing with Jay Leno.
Meanwhile, Michelle was put on the spot when she was asked about why she didn't kiss President Obama on Kiss Cam (the first go round) during a Team USA Basketball Exibition game in DC earlier this Summer.
Okay, so here's the story. This is the background. We had just — the girls and I went somewhere else and we met him at the game. I had just walked in and sat down, and I just saw my face on the Jumbotron. And I'm still a little embarrassed. … I didn't see the 'kiss cam' part, so I didn't know we were supposed to kiss. Then Malia came over after we got booed for not kissing and she was just disgusted with us. She said, 'Why didn't you kiss?' And I said, 'Kiss what? What are you talking about?" She said, "You were on the kiss cam. You were supposed to kiss.' We were not paying attention."
Check out the interviews below:
Gabby Douglas Interview
After the show, Gabby made sure to kick those 5 inch heels off! ha! She worked it on stage!
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The list of the entertainment for the annual Downtown Celebrations held from May through December was released during the Hillsville Town Council meeting on Oct. 22. Keith Andrews, who books groups for the Smoke on the Mountain Festival in Galax, handled the bookings for council.
The Catalinas kick off the Downtown Celebrations on May 11, 2013 and are followed by The Tams on June 8, The Craig Woolard Band on July 13, the Rick Strickland Band on Aug. 10 and The Fantastic Shakers on Sept. 14. As usual, a Cruise-In will be held in conjunction with the music.
Each celebration has been scheduled for the second Saturday of each month, a fact that should create a larger turnout.
"By keeping the car shows and music on the same time each month, we will avoid conflicting with other events," said Mayor Greg Crowder. "That's an open date for most of the car shows in North Carolina, where a lot of the cars in our Cruise-In come from. It'll give people something to do and bring money into the town.."
The council is also working on at least one and possibly more gospel music shows. Councilman David Young, who has been working on the sponsorship aspect of the shows, said he had "two sponsors who are willing to give $1,500 each."
"We're really going to try and take it to the next level," said Crowder. "We're looking at some of the top gospel bands. Christians should have something just as big and just as nice (as the Cruise-In)."
Crowder added that the county has agreed to sponsor one such gospel event.
"I think it will be a great event for the town and Carroll County. We're talking about some high profile gospel groups," added Andrews.


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We are pleased to introduce our newest resident at the Primate Forest at Hogle Zoo. He is a 12 year old male Francios Langur named Isaac. Isaac was born in San Diego Zoo. We have recently introduced him to our two female Hanuman langurs to create a new mixed species primate exhibit. Francois langurs have a unique look with white hair accentuating their cheeks and a peaked hairdo, they are sometimes referred to as Dr. Seuss monkeys. The species is rare in the wild and originates from China and Vietnam. The population is managed by the Langur Species Survival Plan (SSP) and they are only found in 15 zoos in North America.


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"Cotton kills," I said. "You might as well ride wrapped up in soaking dishrags. And they'll be bricks in our panniers the first time they get wet." I held up my entire wardrobe for the trip, which could be palmed in one hand. "Wash and wear. Bring two lightweight, multipurpose, quick-dry outfits, wash one by whatever means necessary—stream, rock, rest-stop sink or garden hose—while wearing the other."
Beth said, "My cute jeans make me feel like a woman." Then she stuck her tongue out at me. That was her entire rebuttal. Juvenile. But effective. I double-bagged the jeans with the coffee.
Our darkest moment, as it often turns out, was also our turning point: Seven days in, on the Galloping Goose rail-trail, a dream cruise from Victoria to French Beach on the western end of Vancouver Island, Beth dropped off the radar.
It took the boys and me a few miles to realize she was missing. In our defense, as soon as we noticed, we heeled our yacht around and set off at full steam on a search and rescue. In my mind, anything might have happened: Beth had already suffered her first pedal gouge and, more horrifying for her, the initial assault of a biker's tan. ("How am I going to look in a bikini now?" she'd asked.)
We found her lying in the dirt beside the road, fixated on the clouds, in a blood-sugar daze. Quinn and Enzo, having witnessed this behavior in their old man, began reviving her with bagels and cream cheese, plus sweet and salty granola bars for good measure.
Beth's gaze was still slightly out of focus when she looked at me and said, "You bastard."
I nodded uncertainly. I was in agreement with the facts, but unclear where they were leading.
"Lying there," Beth said, now on her feet, "I realized something. You rented our house for the next two months."
She dusted herself off and accepted the handlebar—a promising sign—then said, "I can't go home." She looked at the Terry bike seat, patted it, and said, "This is my home now."
And so it became, and we rolled on, and we did see the moose I'd promised (at a relatively safe distance) and the largest mall in North America (too close for my comfort). We saw goats and feasted on wild berries, and met characters we immediately entered into the personal folklore each family develops, and through it all, my first-day's coffee searing remained the sole serious injury, and we sang and talked about things both sublime and ridiculous and rode on and on, just as I'd dreamed.
A rain that came up fast and late on our 47th day of riding chased us inside. I blinked away the last of it—cold, fat raindrops that made me stamp and shiver—so I could take in the truck-stop menu.
Beth eyed the flophouse motel beside the restaurant. A man standing outside the closed door of one of the rooms was blowing smoke rings into the downpour. A bar advertising dancers and "top shelf" liquor separated the two establishments.
"Is this a dump?" asked Quinn. Somehow during our trip, he had gotten onto a part-time quest to understand the hierarchy of the hotels and motels we passed. A true dump, which he considered the bottom of the scale, had not yet been checked off his list.
"There are different shades of dumps," Beth offered, in a bid for a teachable moment, a chance to instill our son with the wisdom that outward appearance might not so easily define inner character. That's when the waitress sauntered over and mentioned that if we wanted a room we'd need to see the bartender next door.
"It's a dump," I told Quinn. "But it's the only port in the storm."
We'd tried several other ports earlier. A campground touting a swimming pool and Putt-Putt golf had closed for renovations, and a provincial park by a lake was shut tight thanks to twin infestations of grizzly bears and mosquitoes. We'd have been willing to brave the bears.
"Order me whatever you're having," Beth said, then excused herself to the bathroom. I imagined she was hoping more for a hand dryer than a mirror.
In once-festive colors across a grease-stained marquee above the open kitchen I saw all the menu I'd need:
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The waitress was not in the habit of asking people to repeat their orders. She merely leaned on her hip and waited for me to correct myself. I reordered mac and cheese for the boys and said, "And two Trucker's Dreams."
She delivered an unsympathetic smile. "You might want to think about this, Chief. No one's ever eaten two Dreams at once."
Beth slipped back into the booth at that moment, and I said, "The other one's for her."
Miners and roughneck oil workers in stained long coats crowding the adjacent booths took a closer look at us. I pointed at our bikes parked outside to explain our appetites, but every man was looking at my wife. A woman who can eat her weight in hash is a keeper in the North Country. You could read their skepticism though: By then Beth had lost the last of the weight she'd gained with Matteo, and hour upon hour in the saddle during our trip had carved her into performance art. She resembled an Olympic swimmer with a boob job. If Beth ate the Trucker's Dream I might have to fight our way out of there to keep her, but she would enter into undying legend in these parts.
I didn't even have to know what the dish entailed to be confident of our success. A cyclist pulling a bike with panniers eats like a termite. One hauling 15 feet of bike train, three children and hundreds of pounds of gear knows no mortal bounds.
Three thick slabs of meat—roast beef, Salisbury steak maybe and something else unidentifiable—formed the foundation of the Trucker's Dream. Gravy formed an adhesive layer between each course. Sitting atop the meat slabs were three over-easy eggs, gravy, three cuts of breakfast ham, gravy, three massive mounds of mashed potatoes, each with its own pool of butter but—in a delicate artistic decision—no gravy. Instead cheese formed the adhesive. In the same dollop shape as the potatoes there were scoops of canned veggies. Then those crazy bastards behind the grill went for broke: Gravy secured a hamburger to the center of the veggie mountain and lettuce, tomato and pickles reached for the heavens from the patty. In a white-capped peak of mashed potatoes on either side of this spire stood toothpick flags of the Canadian maple leaf and Old Glory.
The room was a powder keg of expectation. In the fixed, full view of the big, dull eyes of men who often forget to take off their work gloves while they eat, I winked at my wife and, so in love with life and each other at that moment, we went to town on those entrees.
There was no sharing with the children, no talk of the meal's magnitude, no grim determination to soldier on, or rationalizing why we couldn't finish this or that part of the Dream. We savored it all, toasted our fortunes and handed out toothpick flags to the children when that was all that was left on our plates.
Then I ordered apple pie a la mode for the entire table.
When our waitress cleared the Dream plates she held them high and did a little ballerina turn for the room. Applause, hoots and a rumble of satisfied grunts filled the restaurant.
"I kinda like this dump," Quinn said.
We pulled over at Pirate's Cove for lunch and swordplay. Back in Saskatoon, we'd been forced off our bikes by snow and subfreezing temperatures, and hopped by air to Nova Scotia. It was now perhaps a day's pedal to Halifax, where a plane would wing us home: Beth's mother was dying. We dangled our feet in the water while the boys skipped stones. Thirteen was the record so far. What waited for us back home no amount of pedaling could fix.
Beth put her arm around my shoulder. Our Trucker's Dream prizes were stowed deep in the panniers: two pristine mud flaps featuring silver silhouettes of naked ladies.
"Absolutely not," Beth had said when we were awarded with them.
"They're folkloric, culturally significant markers in our lives," I argued. "We could secure them to the bikes as extra fender protection against wet winters."
Beth had rolled her eyes and said, "They're not coming with us unless we're riding to a divorce court." I wouldn't have her any other way, even when I think I want another way.
We agreed to ship them to a friend in Arizona, a bachelor who will, without guilt or shame, secure them to his commuter bike and roll around the bone-dry desert. And a bachelor, I trust, he will stay.
The last miles of our family's biggest adventure ever, a shared secret between us, a permanent summer in our hearts now, where we were never apart, featured perfectly spaced rollers—the rare sort that, for people with the right attitude and stamina and, say, 3,400 miles or so of Canada behind them, can be run like billiard balls. Without so much as a pause to think it over, I started to run the table. My legs pumped with staccato fury, and just like that we were tucked and untethered, achieving a full head of steam down, the divine hand of momentum back up, and a state of grace throughout that is no less real for its being temporary and perhaps imaginary.
"We serve no hills, boys." I yelled at the approach of the next crest.
"We serve no hills!"
"It's a roller coaster," Enzo howled back.
Which could be said of any of the rides, on and off the bikes, waiting for us back home.


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As millions flock to theaters to watch the newest installments in the "Hunger Games" and "Divergent" franchises, many youth get their kicks from novels.
According to Mary Plews, teen specialist at The Toledo Public Library, a big misconception about teen fiction is it's limited to Hollywood adaptations.
"For every genre in adult (YA) fiction there's an equal genre in teen fiction," Plews said.
"Sometimes younger readers can find a solution to their own problems by reading about characters with similar problems. It lets them know they're not alone."
Darren Shan, author of YA horror series "Zom-B," stated novels have a deeper level of intimacy with young readers because the words come to life differently for everyone.
"I think that helps the messages find firmer root than they perhaps do when delivered through a more voyeuristic, less submersive medium such as film or TV," Shan said.
Shan seems to agree with Plews regarding similarities between young readers and characters.
"I think most of us experience our most uplifting and crushing moments as teenagers, because we're undergoing so many physical and mental changes, learning so much about the world, but learning the hard way (…) by actually living and learning to accept responsibility for our lives," Shan said.
Although Shan's novels are filled with psychopathic clowns, militaristic vampires and demons with a penchant for chess, he claims his most terrifying villain is the racist father of his protagonist, B Smith.
"The grotesque, more fantasy-based villains provide a way to tackle dark, troubling themes in a way that won't overwhelm or repel young readers," Shan said.
"By wrapping (B's father) up in a tale of the living dead, it makes the book accessible to a lot more readers, children who come for the zombies but will hopefully find even more to engage them on other levels."
Eliot Schrefer prefers a "seamy and unfiltered" approach to issues in his YA novels.
Prior to writing his 2012 novel, "Endangered," Schrefer typically overlooked news relating conflicts in foreign countries due to their depressing nature. When he learned about bonobos, a chimp-like animal which shares 98.5 percent DNA with humans, Schrefer found a conduit for relating global issues to young readers without alienating them.
Schrefer puts Sophie, the 15-year-old protagonist of "Endangered," in the middle of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where her mother works at a sanctuary for bonobos. When a violent revolution sweeps through Congo and destroys the sanctuary, Sophie is left with a young bonobo depending on her for survival, and she struggles to navigate a war-torn country filled with child soldiers.
"Knowing 5.4 million people have died in Congo thinks horrible, but doesn't feel horrible," Schrefer said. "Following a single person's harrowing journey engages the more primal parts of the brain and can provide the emotional truth that numbers can't provide."
The responsibilities in caring for a young bonobo are akin to those faced by teen parents.
"For Sophie, Otto the bonobo is a great way to try her future life out — he's somewhere between a pet and a child, so she's seeing what it would be like to parent without actually being a parent. He's like training wheels," Schrefer said.
Catherine Ryan-Hyde, author of "Pay it Forward," focuses many of her YA novels on teens struggling with homelessness, sexual assault, survivors guilt, and other real world circumstances.
Although the subject matter may be bleak, Hyde believes young readers are extremely underestimated by society.
"This is where we get into real 'don't get me started' territory," Hyde said.
Hyde states there's a tendency among parents and educators to "create a safe bubble for young people by not exposing them to mature literature."
She points out, however, no one can save them from being exposed to real life.
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Another exciting school year is well underway as this glorious foliage season takes hold. Irene certainly created a challenging start to our school year. Our hearts do fill with kindness and pride as we reflect upon the generous outpouring of support in all of our local communities during these trying times.
I would like to share some information on where we are headed in the Washington West Supervisory Union (WWSU) this school year. First, I remain extremely proud of our schools. Healthy, caring environments, strong dedicated staff and academically successful students make our seven schools some of the very best Vermont has to offer. Please take some time to review the WWSU Performance Data Workbook and WWSU Climate Survey Data on our website www.wwsu.org. Collective hard work and dedication along with strong community support make these continuing excellent results possible.
We will begin our work this year familiarizing ourselves with the Common Core State Standards and the Smarter Balanced Assessment, which will replace the current NECAP testing. All schools within Vermont will be expected to fully implement these changes by 2014. Change can be a difficult and occasionally a painful process. Even in a perfect world, it moves forward in fits and starts. The journey towards change brings various levels of interest among those being encouraged to travel the path. I doubt if these initiatives will be any different. Each of us can think of many innovations in education that were touted as the solution to all of the problems believed to exist within the system.
Of course this begs the question, if we are doing so well, why change? The most compelling answer I can give is that we are not succeeding with many of our students. Regardless of what the state test scores say, are we satisfied with 20 to 30 percent of our students not achieving proficiency in any area? Even with our successes in the WWSU, we cannot be satisfied until all students are meeting with success. How can we achieve this? I believe that programs are never the solution, and they are never the problem. It is people, not programs, that determine the quality of the school. Ted Sizer once said, "We are so good, we know we can get better." I am suggesting that we should adopt this statement as our mantra largely because it doesn't build from a position of deficit. Well, there's a new concept for public education!
Great schools begin with great educators. Being an educator is an amazing profession. It is challenging, dynamic, energizing and draining, but most of all, it is rewarding. The impact of a teacher on the life of a student extends far beyond anything they will ever know. The very best teachers make every student feel valued. They know who may struggle or who may be reluctant to speak up. They set students up for success, reinforce their attempts, build on those attempts and then provide future opportunities and experiences even more challenging and involving more risk taking.
Great teachers want their students to be more excited about learning tomorrow than they were today.
School starts fresh every year, and we need to take advantage of this new beginning. I need every staff member to join on the path of success for all students as we embrace the Common Core Standards, which focus more on career readiness and demonstrations of learning.
There will be increased focus on teacher effectiveness and learning outcomes as we transform to a more global 21st-century model for learning and schooling. Transformation is a systems success or failure. We will be asked to deliver far more than an excellent, traditional, preparatory education.
Every student will need to be prepared to take his/her place on the "world stage" by demonstrating academic competence, disposition for learning, civic responsibility, and personal development.
Transformation will require us to further provide multiple pathways, personalized learning, distance learning, state-of-the-art technology, strong student voice, service learning, internships, dual credit, dual enrollment, and schooling far beyond the walls of our buildings. In order for our students to be well prepared for their future path, a quality education will ensure that they participate in Pre-K to 16 experiences that deliver civic literacy, environmental literacy, health literacy, global awareness literacy, economic/business literacy, financial literacy, and information/media literacy.
Personalized learning will be center stage in 21st-century schooling. Over the last two years, we have made many improvements in the WWSU, most of which are procedural or structural in nature. This year we will be more focused on our individual students than ever before. We need to celebrate and provide for each student's uniqueness. Katy Perry sings a song called "Fireworks" with lyrics that portray the idea that just as no two fireworks are alike, neither are our students; each different, each original, each spectacular. Teachers ignite the "fireworks" making them shine bright, with the power to own the night. By helping each one shine through, the majestic beauty of them all becomes possible. These lyrics are very inspiring, encouraging perseverance and acceptance of differences. All classrooms within the WWSU should also be.
The schools in the WWSU will continue to set high expectations, embrace continuous improvement, practice data-driven decision making, provide a professional teaching culture, support strong leadership, maintain school climates where all adults and students feel valued and safe, and strive to regularly increase student supports and family engagement. Together we will develop a well-planned model for growth and determine how we are going to get there.
I pledge to do what I can to keep our organization and its people moving forward on the path of growth to achieve success for each and every student who walks through our doors. After a summer of rejuvenation and reflection, we all can regroup and get on this very important path together. I wish each student the best school year ever! Please do not hesitate to contact me at any time about anything you may have on your mind. I always leave conversations with parents and other community members more enlightened, and I appreciate your time.
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Today the House of Representatives will take long-awaited action to assist victims of Superstorm Sandy. But shamefully, disaster-hit fishermen will receive little or no respite.
We've been tracking and promoting efforts to secure fisheries disaster funding here at FishHQ for some months. Readers know the Sandy legislation that passed the Senate included $150 million for those devastated by fisheries disasters. Potential beneficiaries include fishermen in New York and New Jersey who's livelihoods have been destroyed by Sandy. They also include those devastated by analogous disasters in Alaska, Mississippi and New England — all formally recognized by the Secretary of Commerce, and all caused by factors entirely outside fishermen's control.
A package crafted by House leadership, however, excluded fisheries disaster funding. And last night, the House Rules Committee chose to allow just 13 of 94 amendments that had been filed by Members to be offered on the House floor. Among those excluded: amendments from Massachusetts and New Jersey lawmakers that sought to reinstate fisheries disaster funding. A substantial amendment package that will be offered by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) — to add an additional $33 billion in funds, bringing the total package close to the Senate level — includes just $5 million in fisheries disaster funding, and limits beneficiaries to those suffering Sandy-related losses.
The House's failure to provide disaster assistance to fishermen in desperate need is outrageous; and unfortunately, the odds of overcoming their intransigence through any Senate or Conference action do not look good.


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It's not everyday you get to see a tank from World War II, but this weekend at the Museum of the American GI open house, you'll see a whole lot more than that.
"Most of the relics that you see from these wars are sitting outside and rusting out. These are not. They're perfectly restored and that preserves history," said Denny Hair with the American GI Museum.
Hair is known for his General Patton impersonation, but he does it for a more than just a laugh. He does it to teach the history of America's greatest generation.
"This will help keep their history and what they did alive," said Hair.
From one of the largest gatherings of armored fighting vehicles to a mock up of general Patton's Headquarters, The Museum of the American GI is doing what it can to take you back in time for just a short amount of time.
"We're teaching history and we're teaching it in a way that's hands on," said Hair.
It's all in appreciation to the sacrifices made in a war that took place 70 years ago.
"We must continue to show what they have done to give our country the freedom that we have. We're the freest country in the world and it's because the United States military and all of its branches have lost lives to make it safe. So that's what we do. We honor them," said Hair.
The open house at The Museum of the American GI will go till dusk tonight and reopen Saturday at 9:00 a.m. A WWII Battle Reenactment featuring all those tanks will take place on Saturday at 3 p.m. For more information about the event, we've got a link below.
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I have wonderful memories of eating Bananas Foster in New Orleans, and as a dietitian, wanted to find a healthier version. I combined the best of two recipes and added my own tweaks to create this Southern treat. —Lisa Varner, Charleston, South Carolina
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 large firm bananas, sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted
- 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
- 3 cups reduced-fat vanilla ice cream
- In a large nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat. Stir in the brown sugar, orange juice, cinnamon and nutmeg until blended. Add bananas and pecans; cook, stirring gently, for 2-3 minutes or until bananas are glazed and slightly softened. Remove from the heat; stir in extract. Serve with ice cream. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Bananas Foster Sundaes in Healthy Cooking June/July 2009, p52
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"My sister-in-law loves Bananas Foster, so we brought it to dinner at a friend's home when she was also there. It turned out wonderful just as it is. We will certainly be enjoying it again. Thank you"
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Power move by UFC/WWE to finish off TNA/Bellator?
Power move by UFC/WWE to finish off TNA/Bellator?
You say shark I say hey man, Jaws was never my scene and I don't like Star Wars
I think this could be a powerplay to get himself the most publicity and possibly get some sort of bidding war up between UFC and WWE.
Brock's pencilled in for a WM30 match with Taker and I wouldn't doubt that Brock might be holding WWE up for a bigger payday given how they've booked him and since he's jobbing at WM to Taker. With GSP retired for the time being, they need a big draw, shelling out for Brock could be something they need to boost buyrates
IMO, UFC either announces his return for after WM(because I believe he's signed for one more year with WWE for limited dates, although I don't know if it's exclusive, but as I said above, he could be holding WWE up and using UFC as leverage) or the UFC is just using him to work some sort of synergetic promotion with WWE's Rumble/Mania run, which is the only time of year that matters to Vince.
Brock is both shrewd and flaky, so really nothing would surprise me here, he's a mercenary cat that draws massive money. Probably something underwhelming, hell maybe the UFC HOF.....maybe we'll get a Festivus miracle and they'll announce Brock vs. Fedor, since Dana has previously stated they'd been working on that not too long ago and it had fallen through. They need to pop the business and that'd be a good one.
I believe Bellator has a year or two left in them but hell I thought Strikeforce would have been around a few seconds longer.
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You say shark I say hey man, Jaws was never my scene and I don't like Star Wars
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I would shit myself if they announced fedor vs Brock.
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Happy Birthday, Son. May you have as much joy with your holiday child as we've had with ours.
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Happy Birthday, Son. May you have as much joy with your holiday child as we've had with ours.
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A Certified Diabetes Educator from Twin County Regional Healthcare (TCRH), it didn't take Tracy Farmer long to demonstrate to Woodlawn School students what a problem the disease has become in America.
Almost every student in a P.E. class at the school raised their hand when Farmer asked if they knew someone who has diabetes. To further demonstrate her point, Farmer had every third person in the class stand up.
"You see all the people standing up? One of every three people in this classroom will have diabetes in their lifetime if we don't change the way we eat and exercise in America," Farmer told the class of sixth and seventh graders.
Farmer's presentation was part of an outreach initiative through TCRH to reach middle school students across the Twin Counties about the prevention of Type II Diabetes. Along with Monica Dolinger from TCRH and Carrie Ayers from the TCRH Wellness Center in Galax, the trio visited every P.E. class at Woodlawn on Nov. 28. Similar presentations were also given to students at Galax Middle School and Independence Middle School.
"We try to reach that age group to let them know how important it is to stay active. They are old enough to understand at that age, and hopefully it is something they can learn and take back to their families," Farmer said. "The whole reason we are doing this is November is Diabetes Awareness Month. We get them to do an activity and get them thinking about doing more activities. At the end we give them pamphlets to take home to their parents with information on Type II Diabetes."
Farmer told students your pancreas makes insulin and helps break down sugars. When people have diabetes, their pancreas doesn't do that correctly, she said, and they often have to take insulin. While there are different kinds of diabetes, she wanted to focus on Type II Diabetes, which typically happens during adulthood.
Farmer asked the group if they knew ways to prevent diabetes. One student answered eating fruits and vegetables is a good way to prevent the disease.
"That is a good answer. But also limiting the amount of soda you drink is another thing you can do to limit your chance of diabetes," Farmer said. "Another thing is to stay active. A lot of times when you get out of high school you don't exercise as much. Because of that our bodies get bigger and heavier and we are more prone to diabetes."
One of the best ways to stay active is to dance, Farmer told Woodlawn students. At that point, she, Ayers and Dolinger led the group in a variety of dances. From there, she broke the students down into boys against girls, and the top two from each group were then elected for a "dance-off." Winners of each dance-off were to compete at the end of the day in the "ultimate dance-off."
"The school that participates with the dance program the most will get a plaque," Farmer said of another competition between Woodlawn, Galax and Grayson middle schools. "Studies show by the time you guys are grown up, one-third of you could be diabetic. That is scary, which is why we want to stop it."
TCRH welcomes everyone in the community to take advantage of a free session at the TCRH Wellness Center, located at 544-P East Stuart Drive in Galax. Call 236-5931 to find out more. Anyone wanting to know more about diabetes or Diabetes Education Programs offered through TCRH may call Tracie Vaughan at 238-3565.