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Regions of Alabama
Wayne Flynt sketches the geographical and cultural regions of Alabama in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Alabama County Map
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About the Speaker
Wayne Flynt, Distinguished University Professor at Auburn University and a leading authority on Alabama history and Baptist history in Alabama, was educated at Samford University, formerly Howard College (B.A.,1961) and Florida State University (M.S., 1962; PhD 1965). He has served as the President of the Southern Historical Society (2003-2004) and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the new Online Encyclopedia of Alabama. Prof. Flynt has actively devoted his life to bringing the issues of history and poverty and their social impact to the forefront of the public's consciousness.
Wayne Flynt is the author of eleven books, including the Pulitzer Prize nominated Poor But Proud: Alabama's Poor Whites. His most recent book, Alabama in the Twentieth Century was awarded the 2004 Anne B. and James B. McMillan Prize. In 2004, his book Dixie's Forgotten People: The South's Poor Whites was re-issued. Prof. Flynt's books have won many awards, some multiple times, including: the Lillian Smith Award for Non-Fiction, the Alabama Library Association Award for Non-Fiction, Outstanding Academic Book from the American Library Association, and the James F. Sulzby, Jr. Book Award. He is co-author of Alabama: A History of a Deep South State, which was also nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Recommended Resources
|Maps Courtesy of the University of Alabama Department of Geography
Alabama Maps
Historical and contemporary maps of Alabama from the collection of the University of Alabama Department of Geography.
The University of Alabama Center for Business and Economic Research: Alabama Maps
A variety of socioeconomic and population maps from the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama.
Alabama Agricultural Maps
Maps of recent Alabama agricultural crops and trends.
The Rivers of Alabama
This website examines Alabama watersheds individually and in-depth.
Alabama Scenic River Trail
Christopher Percy Collier, "Discovering Alabama From Its Watery Byway," New York Times, May 15, 2008.
Opening the longest water trail in a single US state. News story and kayaking video (4:57 min.).
Hamill, Susan Pace. "Timber, Equity, and Ethics." Southern Spaces, July 23, 2004.
Print Materials
Flynt, Wayne. Alabama in the Twentieth Century. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2004.
Meinig, D. W.Continental America, 1806-1867. Vol. 2 of The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993.
Rothman, Adam. Slave Country: American Expansion and the Origins of the Deep South. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2005.


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Everyone in Chattanooga knows about the impact Catherine Neely has had on high school sports over the last five decades. She is about to enter her 50th year as the head volleyball coach at East Ridge High School, but her influence on women's athletics dates back to her time as an undergraduate at the University of Chattanooga in the early 1960s.
Neely is being inducted into the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Hall of Fame later this month, based on what she did as a student at UTC as much as her 1,381 career wins as a high school volleyball coach.
As a freshman in 1960, Neely came to UC with a passion for athletics and a desire to compete at the highest level available. With no varsity sports open to women at the time, she and a group of female student-athletes competed in intramurals. However, they kept looking for a bigger challenge in a more organized setting.
A decade would go by before women's sports became official at UTC and another 10 years before the Lady Mocs moved from the AIAW to the NCAA. That didn't stop Neely and her peers from pursuing their desire to compete.
"We wanted to play," recalled Coach Neely. "There was nothing...other than you could just play intramurals, so we went to the professors in Physical Education. We asked them if there was anything we could do, and they started getting us set up."
Dr. Warren Averett, Moss Wright and Tommie Yates all helped with the coaching and organizing, while Neely and her teammates became known as a tough group to go against in the region. They played home games in the Old Gymnasium across from Hunter Hall and traveled to other colleges and universities in the area.
"In basketball, we played in the church leagues and the industrial leagues throughout the city," said Neely. "That included Tennessee Temple and the nursing students. We also traveled to the universities that were close. We went to Knoxville and Kingsport, but we didn't actually play UT. There was not a local league in volleyball, but we traveled and played any university that had volleyball."
One of Neely's most vivid memories of her collegiate basketball career involved a game that was never played. On Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, she and her teammates loaded up the bus for a road trip to Johnson City, Tenn.
"We were on the road going to East Tennessee State," she recalled. "When we got there, we found out President Kennedy had been shot. Of course, we had to turn around and come back because they were not going to play the game. That's just tells you how far technology has come."
There were many other road trips, many wins and only a few losses in Neely's career. Unfortunately, there were no records and the few photographs have been lost to history. However, none of that dampens Neely's impact on women's sports at UTC. Her love for competition laid the foundation for all the Lady Mocs that followed.
"From all that I have heard and learned, she got the ball rolling here as far as basketball is concerned," stated current UTC women's basketball head coach Wes Moore. "She has had an unbelievable career coaching high school basketball and volleyball and has always been looked at as a pioneer. She was that way in her time at UTC, trying to get people involved, interested and intrigued enough to pursue having a women's basketball program."
In nearly 50 years of coaching basketball and volleyball in high school, Neely has over 2,000 combined wins. She is also a member of seven Halls of Fame, including the first woman from Tennessee to be inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in 2012. She is still leaving her indelible mark on the Chattanooga sports community and it all began right here as a Lady Moc.
"I know she comes to most of the games here," added Moore. "She can sit back with a smile on her face, knowing that she is one of the ones that got this thing started."

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"For what we're searching for, it's a different type of person because we have so much manufacturing and military," said Britton, general manager of Fort Walton Machining. "We have tourism here, but we also have a pretty good manufacturing base. We're going to be looking for somebody who has those qualifications, that's worked with the Department of Defense before, has some military base experience.
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CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections Paul Lux said he sympathizes with voters befuddled by summaries for 11 proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution that appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.
"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance — and we'll just kind of leave that where it is," Lux said as he began his address to the Oct. 10 meeting of the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce Government Issues Committee.
The ballot summaries' lengths for each amendment resulted in election supervisors having to issue four-page, legal-sized ballots.
"All those amendments were put there by the Florida Legislature," Lux said. "The legislature is not restricted by the law that says amendment descriptions have to be 75 words or less."
Lux presented a brief summary of each amendment.
• Amendment 1:"Health Care Services" would prohibit compelling residents to buy health insurance. However, Lux said, no matter the vote on this amendment, directed against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, "the U.S. Supreme Court has already decided the issue is constitutional (residents may be compelled to buy health insurance)," so any state amendment, by federal law, is moot.
• Amendment 2:"Veterans disabled due to combat injury" relaxes eligibility requirements for an existing property tax exemption for veterans disabled due to a combat injury.
"What this would do is throw (a) door pretty wide open that says any veteran in the state of Florida has this exemption," Lux said. "If this happens, you can bet on a decrease in ad valorem taxes."
• Amendment 3: "State government revenue limitation" would change the current revenue cap based on personal income to a more restrictive formula based on population growth and inflation rates.
• Amendment 4: "Property tax limitations."
"This takes an entire column on a 14-inch ballot card," Lux said. "I'd say that's a little over 75 words. It's actually just shy of 600.
"This would prevent the assessed value of your home, if you're protected under Save Our Homes, from increasing when market values decline. It would repeal the 'recapture' rule."
The amendment would also reduce the increase cap on non-homestead property from 10 percent to 5 percent, and provides an additional discount for first-time homebuyers.
• Amendment 5: "State courts."
The amendment would grant the senate power to confirm the governor's appointment of justices to the Florida Supreme Court, would let lawmakers repeal court rules with a majority instead of a two-thirds vote, and give House members access to confidential information about judges.
• Amendment 6: "Prohibition on public funding of abortions."
"This one is no surprise in getting a lot of attention," Lux said. "Basically, this is nothing more than a reinforcement of federal law and Florida law …. It also removes the broad use of the privacy clause in the Constitution."
• Amendment 8: "Religious freedom."
"This would repeal restrictions in Florida's Constitution that prohibits taxpayer funding of religious institutions."
Lux said the amendment's passage would probably result in the school voucher program's expansion.
"It doesn't mean it's exclusively about schools," Lux said. "That's why they use that broad term 'institutions,' but mostly this is about religiously affiliated schools."
• Amendment 9: "Homestead property tax exemption for surviving spouse of military veteran or first responder."
"This is already in law (for veterans' spouses) and has been since 1997," Lux said. "Right now, there's nothing out there for first-responders."
The benefit would apply retroactively to the year the recipient's spouse was killed.
• Amendment 10: "Tangible personal property tax exemption," would double the exemption for tangible personal property from $25,000 to $50,000.
"This is mostly a tax on business people" on furniture, fixtures, machinery, tools, signs and equipment, Lux said. "It shouldn't come as any surprise that something like this is going to lower tax revenue."
• Amendment 11: "Additional homestead exemption; low-income seniors."
"This would eliminate the entire property tax bill if you are age 65 or older," Lux said.
The senior would have to have an income less than $27,030, the home's market value must be less than $250,000, "so you can't have a big, fat condo on the beach," and the senior must have lived there 25 years or more.
"You have to have a vote by local governments to put it in place," Lux said.
• Amendment 12: "Appointment of student body president to Board of Governors."
Lux said this amendment would create a new Council of Student Body Presidents from state colleges, the president of which would be one of 17 members of the Statewide Board of Governors of state schools. Florida State University does not participate in the current student body presidents' group.
"I almost like this one as much as the dog track one in Miami a few years ago," Lux said. "It's not as good as pregnant pigs, though," he said, referencing an amendment that once sought to protect expectant sows.
To expedite voting and to avoid delaying polling place lines, Lux encouraged voters to familiarize themselves with the candidates, amendments and the proposed new Crestview city charter, the ballot's last item. The proposed charter would replace the current city charter with a city administrator form of government.


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Sakyong Mipham, leader of the worldwide Shambhala Buddhist lineage, speaks Tuesday with reporters outside the Vermont State House in Montpelier.MONTPELIER When Chögyam Trungpa fled the 1959 Chinese Communist takeover of his homeland of Tibet, he hiked nine months over the Himalayas before flying to India, then England and finally Vermont, where in 1970 he set up the first Tibetan Buddhist meditation center in the United States.
A generation later, his eldest son, Sakyong Mipham, has inherited a few things from his father. Hes one of the worlds highest and most respected incarnate lamas. Hes a spiritual master who is leader of the Shambhala lineage. And hes humble and grateful for the physical and spiritual foundation provided by the Green Mountains.
Thats just one reason why the Sakyong a Tibetan word meaning earth protector visited Gov. Peter Shumlin on Tuesday to award the state the first Friend of Shambhala Award.
This award honors the people and institutions of Vermont for their commitment to the inherent dignity and worth of the human being, the citation began.
Back when Chögyam Trungpa first settled in the state, he attracted a few dozen followers to an old dairy farm in the Northeast Kingdom town of Barnet, population 1,708. By the time he died in 1987 at age 48 staring into the eyes of his son, then 24 his flock had ballooned to what today totals 250 sanghas (or spiritual communities) in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
The Sakyong, now 51, is carrying on the tradition while casting it in a contemporary light. He plugs into the Internet to spread his message, be it through social media or YouTube. He also writes books such as his latest, The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanitys Hidden Treasure, which explores ways to improve the economy, education, health and Shifting Global Values one person at a time.
Im encouraging our community to be more socially engaged and responsible, he told reporters.
Thats why the Sakyong hosted an Imagining Peace Conference with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel last year to combat street violence, as well as why he brought a delegation of 50 Vermont followers to Montpelier on Tuesday to present the award to the state.
Vermont offers a generous spirit of welcome to people from all walks of life and beliefs, the citation said. It fosters human community as a rich resource of care and connection, providing a safety net for all those in need including a livable wage and meaningful work, as well as quality, affordable and accessible patient-centered healthcare.
In an age when the protection of our environment is imperative, Vermont values and reveres the natural world and its precious inter-relationship with humanity, it continued. May these principles, cherished by the citizens, government and society of Vermont flourish for the benefit of all its people, and be an inspiration for other states and communities in the United States of America and beyond.
In accepting the award, Shumlin praised Chögyam Trungpa the man credited for seeding Tibetan Buddhism in this country long before the Dalai Lama became a household name for settling at the old farm that has morphed into Karmê Chöling, a 717-acre Shambhala (the word means source of happiness) meditation center.
It shows his wisdom, Shumlin said.
And the governor encouraged the Sakyong to return to the State House.
We can use you in January, said Shumlin, leaving references to the return of the Legislature unspoken yet understood.
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Biologic Therapy
Biologic therapy, also called immunotherapy, is a treatment that uses drugs to improve the way your body's immune system fights disease. Your immune system is your body's natural defense against disease. A healthy and strong immune system can detect the difference between healthy cells and cancer cells. Biologic therapy attempts to repair, stimulate, or enhance the immune system so that it can fight the cancer more effectively. These therapies can also be used to reduce the side effects that may be caused by some cancer treatments.
Biologic therapy for bladder cancer involves instilling a liquid containing Bacille Callmette-Guérin into the bladder. This liquid is a live, weakened form of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis . The bacteria seem to provoke the body's immune system, increasing its ability to kill the cancer cells that are in the bladder.
The bacteria solution is placed into the bladder through a catheter tube inserted through the urethra and into the bladder. After the solution is in the bladder, you'll be asked to hold it in the bladder for about two hours. These treatments usually occur once a week for six weeks. Some people require a second six-week cycle of treatments to achieve full benefit.
Biologic therapy for bladder cancer is effective against superficial bladder cancer.
Side Effects
This form of biologic therapy used to treat bladder cancer may cause the following symptoms:
- Flu-like symptoms such as achiness and fatigue
- Fever, chills
- Nausea
Urinary symptoms:
- Frequent need to urinate
- Urgent need to urinate
- Pain/burning with urination
- Bloody urine
- Rare tuberculosis-like severe infection
When to Contact Your Healthcare Provider
Call your doctor if you experience the following symptoms:
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- Severe or persistent fever and chills
- Severe pain
Photodynamic Therapy (Phototherapy)
In photodynamic therapy (PDT), photosensitizers, or light-sensitive molecules, are injected into the bloodstream and absorbed by cells throughout the body. These agents remain in cancer cells longer than in normal cells. A cystoscope is then inserted through the urethra into your bladder, where it shines a red laser light onto the tumor. When the cancer cells are exposed to laser light, the photosensitizers are activated and cause cell damage and death.
Photodynamic therapy is only effective against very superficial forms of bladder cancer. Its effects do not penetrate to deeper areas of the bladder.
Photodynamic therapy may cause the following side effects:
- Severe photosensitivity, which is a greatly increased tendency to sunburn due to the chemicals used
- Flu-like symptoms such as achiness and fatigue
- Fever, chills
- Nausea
Urinary symptoms:
- Frequent need to urinate
- Urgent need to urinate
- Pain/burning with urination
- Blood urine
Because photodynamic therapy makes you more sensitive to sunlight, check with your doctor regarding appropriate sun precautions. You should avoid being outside during the sunniest times of day, which is about 10 in the morning until late afternoon. If you do have to go outside, always use a sun block with an SPF of at least 30. Also, wear protective clothing and a wide-brimmed hat.
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Strengths: Affordable; some gentle cleansers; one excellent lightening product; mostly very good powders; deeply pigmented lipsticks; good mascara, though there's only one.
Weaknesses: Almost too many to list! Major issues include pervasive use of irritating ingredients with no benefit for skin and sunscreens that lack sufficient UVA protection; average to poor foundation and concealer textures/finishes; poor eyeshadows and lip gloss.
If Black Opal believes their skin-care products are "what looking beautiful is all about," then this is not a line to be trusted. Creating cosmetics that cater to the needs of African-American women doesn't have to involve a profusion of seriously irritating or, in the case of the sunscreens, seriously incomplete, products. In fact, aside from the name and the somewhat minimal use of African botanicals, nothing about these products is unique to the needs of African-American skin tones. Moreover, no matter what your skin color may be, the basic and enhanced needs of skin remain the same: a gentle cleanser, effective exfoliant, sunscreen, and where and if needed, a moisturizer, all in stable packaging so the products can be effectively loaded with antioxidants and ingredients that mimic the structure and function of healthy skin.
African-American skin tones are not without their unique problems, which mostly have to do with pigmentation. But other skin tones, whether related to people of Asian, Latin-American, Caucasian, or other descent, also have to deal with pigmentation problems and uneven skin tones. Even supposing that African-American skin tones do have distinctive needs not shared by any other skin tone, Black Opal isn't the answer, especially considering that the research agrees that is not the case for day-to-day cosmetic care (Sources: Cutis, December 2006, pages 2–19 Supplemental; and Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, June 2003, pages 139–142 Supplemental). In fact, this line has so many problematic or shortsighted products they raise more questions than they have answers for!
Surprisingly, Black Opal was developed with the consultation of the African-American dermatologist Dr. Cheryl Burgess. Either the formulators behind this line didn't heed her advice or Dr. Burgess isn't informed about how cosmetic ingredients, particularly irritating ones, work on skin, not to mention the need for reliable UVA protection—fundamental information every dermatologist should not only be preaching but also practicing themselves.
For more information about Black Opal, call BioCosmetic Research Labs at 1-800-774-3477 or visit www.blackopalbeauty.com.
Black Opal Makeup
Black Opal's makeup has seen its prominence dwindle in comparison to other, seemingly lesser-known makeup lines catering to African-American skin tones. The fact that Beyoncé Knowles is a spokeswoman for L'Oreal, Halle Berry represents Revlon, and Queen Latifah appears in ads for Cover Girl, probably has something to do with the smaller market share for this once respectable line. Celebrities selling products is big business, and there is no doubt the aforementioned women are admired by women of all ethnicities. Although the major players' ads have increased awareness of these lines for African-American women, Black Opal has continued to offer the same basic assortment of products reviewed in a previous edition of Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me. Almost without exception, their newer items are disappointing, particularly for eyeshadows, pencils, and lip gloss (really).
The one area where Black Opal makes the grade is with its foundations and powders. The foundations offer some authentic shades suitable for women of color, though the formulas tend to be lackluster or, at the very least, not as elegant as what competing lines offer. There's still reason to seek out and shop this line, but based on an overview of the current Black Opal lineup, we think Beyoncé, Halle, and Queen Latifah made smart decisions!
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Hi everyone,
I am 22 wks w/ #3 & had pre-e with my first 2 pregnancies. Thankfully, I ultimately had good outcomes with both my children as they are both healthy and thriving now. I know each pregnancy is different but #3 has been totally different from my others. I spent my first trimester with almost daily migraines no matter what I did. The migraines have improved (1x/wk compared to 5x/wk) but I still "don't feel right". My non-pregnant bp is usually around 115/70ish. Now it's more in the 130/85 range (sometimes higher, sometimes a little lower). I don't know about my protein because my dr doesn't usually tell me (I think to keep me from worring). But what's really different this time is my heartrate. Non-pregnant it usually hovered in the 75-85 range resting. Lately it's been in the 100's with periods of it racing up into the 150's for 30min to an hour. I've never had this before. I know elevated heart rate can be normal but this seemed more than elevated. I finally called my dr and it took them days to get back to me. He finally ordered some blood work to check cbc, thyroid, & magnesium levels. I did the test this morning & won't find out anything until next week & I may still be referred to a cardiologist. So that leaves several days to wonder ... Is this some weird early pre-e manifestation or something else entirely? Could it be because I started this pregnancy about 40lbs heavier than previous pregnancies? Anyone else experience anything like this?


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Wed., March 9*
vs. Peoria Rivermen
Allstate Arena
7 p.m.
Fri., March 11*
vs. Peoria Rivermen
Allstate Arena
7:30 p.m.
Sun., March 13*
at Rockford IceHogs
Rockford MetroCentre
4 p.m.
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With 14 games remaining in the season, the Wolves sit in fifth place in the West Division with 74 points (33-25-3-5); Chicago trails first-place Milwaukee, which holds three games in hand, by seven points, and is two points behind fourth place Peoria, which holds two games in hand.
--- Darren Haydar: Paced the team with six points (3G, 3A) in four games last week ... Ranks first on the Wolves and third in the AHL with 61 points in 63 games this season ... Paces Chicago and is tied for second in the league with 25 goals and holds third on the team and seventh in the AHL with 36 assists ... Amassed five goals and eight points during a current five-game point streak, which matches a season-high and includes potting a goal in four of those outings
--- Tim Miller: Posted five points (3G, 2A) and a +7 plus/minus rating in four games last week, which includes and AHL career-high two goals and three points on Saturday ... Ranks third among team rookies with seven goals and 13 points in 19 games this season ... Shares sixth on the squad with a +8 plus/minus rating ... Bagged four goals and seven points in his last six games ... Also skated in 46 matchups with the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators this season, racking up 20 goals and 36 points
--- Ryan Garbutt: Collected four assists in four games last week, which includes his seventh multiple-point outing of the season on Friday (2A) ... Paces Chicago rookies and shares fourth overall on the team with 15 goals and leads team first-year pros and holds eighth overall with 32 points in 53 games this season ... Ranks first on the Wolves and second in the AHL with a +25 plus/minus rating, which paces league rookies
--- Spencer Machacek: Tallied three points (G, 2A) in four games last week after returning from a six-game stint with Atlanta ... Ranks third on the Wolves with 17 goals and ranks fourth on the team with 45 points in 53 games; his 28 assists rank sixth on the squad ... Shares second on the Wolves with a +15 plus/minus rating
--- Chicago concludes a three-game homestand this week with a pair of games against Peoria on Wednesday and Friday; the Wolves have won three of their last four tilts at the Allstate Arena and have notched a 15-12-0-4 record on home ice this season.
--- The Wolves fired 43 shots on goal on Sunday, tied for the third most in a game this season; Chicago has fired 40 or more shots on goal in a game eight times this year, and posted a 3-5-0-0 mark in those contests
--- Twenty-three of Chicago's 33 wins this season have come when the team has allowed two or fewer goals in a game, which includes Sunday's 3-2 win over Manitoba; the Wolves have posted a 23-2-0-0 mark when surrendering two or fewer goals in a game this year.
--- Goaltender Edward Pasquale turned aside 29 of 31 shots to pick up the win on Sunday, his first action since Jan. 29; the 20-year-old netminder has notched a 6-6-0 mark and a 3.00 goals-against average and .898 save percentage in 13 games during his professional debut this season.
--- Right wing Darren Haydar's power-play strike on Sunday was his seventh of the season and his 81st man-advantage marker in the last six seasons; Chicago ranks fifth in the AHL with a 20.5 power-play rating (64 of 312).
--- The Wolves have been perfect on the penalty kill in four of their last seven games, which includes thwarting all four of Manitoba's power-play chances on Sunday; Chicago ranks 29th in the league with a 77.6 percent efficiency rating on the penalty kill overall this season (243 of 313).
--- For the 15th straight season, the Wolves will wear special St. Patrick's Day jerseys, presented by Jewel-Osco, at home games on Fri., March 11; Sat., March 19; and Sun., March 20. Fans can bid on the green jerseys worn by their favorite players in a silent auction, with the exception of three, which will be available in a raffle. Proceeds will benefit Easter Seals and Chicago Wolves Charities. For more information, call 1-800-THE-WOLVES.
Sun., March 6
(at) Chicago 3, Manitoba 1
--- The Wolves built a 3-0 lead and held on to collect an 3-2 victory over the Manitoba Moose at the Allstate Arena
--- Forwards Darren Haydar, Tim Miller and Jason Krog provided the offense
--- Goaltender Edward Pasquale made 29 saves in his first appearance since Jan. 29
Sat., March 5
(at) Peoria 6, Chicago 5 (SO)
--- The Wolves tied the game late in regulation but fell 6-5 in a shootout to the Peoria Rivermen at Carver Arena
--- Forward Tim Miller (2G, A) led a pack of four Wolves with multiple points, while left wing Andrew Kozek scored in the shootout
--- Goaltender Peter Mannino stopped 32 shots in regulation and overtime and two of four attempts in the shootout
Fri., March 4
Milwaukee 3, (at) Chicago 1
--- The Wolves fell behind early and never recovered as the Milwaukee Admirals slipped by with a 3-1 victory at the Allstate Arena
--- Defenseman Arturs Kulda potted the lone goal for Chicago
--- Goaltender Peter Mannino made 16 saves on 19 shots
Tue., March 1
(at) Peoria 6, Chicago 5 (OT)
--- The Wolves rallied from a 3-0 first period deficit but dropped a 6-5 overtime decision to the Peoria Rivermen at Carver Arena
--- Forwards Darren Haydar, Kip Brennan and Andre Deveaux and defensemen Arturs Kulda and Noah Welch tallied goals
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Denis Asselin is on a journey to raise awareness of brain disorders and the traumatic effect they have not only on patients, but on those who care for and love them.
One year ago, Asselin, of Cheyney, Pa., lost his only son, Nathaniel, to suicide after a 13-year struggle with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), a disease on the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) spectrum. Now, Asselin has embarked on a 500-mile pilgrimage from his Chester County home to Boston in an effort to talk to people about the disease and stop at places his son visited during his short life.
One of those places is KidsPeace, where Nathaniel was hospitalized when he was 11 years old. Asselin calls it the first chapter in the lengthy saga of his son's illness. Asselin, who has been walking since April 24 and has logged about 130 miles, arrived at the Children's Hospital today and met with members of the hospital team to share his story.
Right after his son died, he and his wife, Judy, and daughter, Carrie, walked the ancient pilgrimage route of Camino de Santiago in Spain. He described that as a deeply spiritual experience that helped him work through some of his overwhelming grief.
"I needed to ground my feelings from having lost Nathaniel," he said.
His initial plan was to return to Europe to walk again in his son's memory, but it didn't feel natural. Instead, he said, he wanted to set out from his home, as a true pilgrim. And so the idea of stopping at places that were both highlights and times of immense sadness in his son's life – the hospital where he was born, an elementary school, his psychiatrist's office, various hospitals – was born.
He has had some company along the way from people who have met him along his path. Anyone who is interested can track his progress in a blog on http://walkingwithnathaniel.org. His wife, Judy, is going to walk the Bethlehem to Easton leg of the journey with him this weekend.
While the walk, which he coined Camino de Nathaniel, brings him a measure of peace in the midst of his grief, Asselin's greatest goal is to "bring brain disorders out of the closet." As he walks, he carries with him a scallop seashell, which symbolizes that "there are many paths to one place." The shell also adorns the cover of a pilgrimage passport his wife designed for him that he's using to collect signatures of people he talks to along his journey.
BDD, which affects males and females equally, is often referred to as "broken mirror disorder," Asselin said. Sufferers will fixate on their image, studying perceived flaws such as facial symmetry or blemishes that no one else would see. Nathaniel's illness progressed to the point where his family had to remove all mirrors from their home. But when Nathaniel first got sick, the Asselins didn't know their son was struggling with BDD. He was running compulsively, not eating as much and had lost a lot of weight.
"The whole idea was to get his body weight up and to find a medication that would quiet the messages he was hearing," Asselin said.
It was years until professionals could pinpoint that Nathaniel was fighting BDD. Asselin got emotional as he described leaving his son at KidsPeace for that first hospitalization. He calls it the end of his son's childhood.
"He was 11 years old. He was scared, and we were scared. As parents who love their children, you'd do anything to take that illness away from them," he said. "As a parent, you live in the arena of that disorder. I had para-BDD."
Nathaniel was put on medication that helped him for a few years, but it also came with side effects. He would tell his parents, "'Sometimes I feel like I'm moving through gauze,'" Asselin said.
The hardest part is that other people couldn't see his illness. When they looked at Nathaniel, Asselin said, they saw a tall, handsome, intelligent young man. This is what Asselin wants to convey – that mental disorders need as much attention and are just as real as physical ailments.
And he said parents and caregivers need to be allowed to be involved in their children's care. He and his wife often felt they were pushed aside by medical professionals who had more book knowledge of the disease, even though they lived with its manifestation every day.
He said his son, like others with mental illness, gave everything he had in the fight against BDD.
"He was a warrior," he said. "There's such integrity in a person's mental illness. It's not as if they're not trying hard. He was always giving it all he had, but it wasn't sustainable."
He described it as a series of advances and backslides, but every time Nathaniel started to make progress, that just meant he had that much further to fall when the disease got the best of him.
Dr. Andrew Clark, the hospital's medical director, said hearing Asselin's story reinforces the work he does every day. He echoed Asselin's sentiments that the public needs to appreciate the struggles of young people with mental illness.
"It's the most vulnerable field, taking care of the most vulnerable patients," he said.
Asselin left KidsPeace this morning, heading for Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, where he has an appointment on May 13. His final stop is a June 7 rally in Boston, which is sponsored by the OCD Foundation.
Since Asselin has set out on his journey, he has found that when he shares his story, others often open up to him in return.
"It's as if I've given them permission to say what's on their heart. And if I've done that, I think I've already been successful," he said. "I think Nathaniel would be proud of what I'm doing. He's leading me."
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In honor of May being National Hamburger Month, The Log asked readers on our Facebook page where everyone's favorite burger is sold. Tops Hamburgers grilled the competition, trailed by McGuire's and Tucker Duke's Lunchbox. Who do you think has the best burger? Tell us in the comments section below!
Tops on top
Out of the 12 burgers on Tops Hamburgers' menu, the two most popular burgers are the classic double cheeseburger and the mushroom and Swiss burger. They offer eight quarter-pound classic burgers and four Destin specialty burgers.
The Destin location has been open since May 2007. Scott Mitch and his wife, Daniella, own the Destin restaurant, as well as the Tops in Navarre. The burgers range from $2.50-$10.
"They're just good-old fashioned greasy burgers. They're nothing special," said Scott. They come with the basics like lettuce, tomato, pickle, mustard, onion and ketchup, but you are free to change it up however you'd like. Scott said that the most popular add-on item is jalapenos.
They also have a special "Pittsburgh style" add-on, inspired by Daniella and her Pittsburgh roots, in which coleslaw and French fries are burger add-ons. Scott and Daniella made a bet that if the Steelers won the Super Bowl, she could add it to the menu.
Tops' slogan is "Home of the greasy sac." "Usually by the time you put it on your car seat and get home, the bag is dark brown," said Scott.
The Destin location is open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, but the hours will be expanded come Memorial Day. To look up more menu items at Tops, visit their website at www.topshamburgers.com.
The Irish burger
The famous dollar-bill dressed restaurant, McGuire's Irish Pub, has been in business at the foot of the Destin Bridge since 1997.
The restaurant is known for its Terrible Garbage burger and its more than 25 different, and not-so-complementing, ingredients.
"The garbage burger, you know, everybody wants to see how disgusting it is," said general manager at McGuire's, Patrick Grantello.
Another burger favorite at McGuire's is the Big Daddy burger. It's packed with bacon, cheddar and a pile of jalapeños. Food Network host, Aaron "Big Daddy" McCargo, named the burger for McGuire's while taping "Outrageous Foods" in 2010.
Grantello said that their burgers keep customers coming back for more because "they're 14 ounces, pattied fresh every single day, they're cooked to order, they're 80 percent lean beef to 20 percent fat, which makes them very juicy."
All of their 28 burgers come with the customer's choice of fries or baked beans, and are served on a 5-inch Kaiser roll with lettuce, onion, tomato and pickles, for $9.99.
McGuire's is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. – 2 a.m. To view their burger menu, visit their website at www.mcguiresirishpub.com.
Bowling for burgers
Tucker Duke's Lunchbox location in Hurricane Lanes in Destin opened in March of this year. The original location is in Valparaiso and has been in business for more than a year.
"It's that type of burger that all the juices come out and you can have your elbow out when you eat it," said co-owner Brian Cartenuto of his famous Tucker Duke burger.
There's a little catch to this half-pound burger that is piled high with a beef patty, fried onion rings, American cheese, Tucker sauce, and lettuce and tomato ¬— no one can change the assembly of it.
"Jesus Christ himself can come off the cross and we wouldn't change it for him," said Cartenuto.
As for the burgers, "they all have a little story behind them," he said. Tucker Duke's location in Destin has 11 unique burgers to choose from, all with an assortment of flavors and satisfactions, averaging around $9 a burger.
"They are something unique. They offer something different, but yet, they still also satisfy that primal need of 'I want a big burger that is going to fill me up at an economic price.' " said Cartenuto.
Tucker Duke's is open at 11 a.m. every day. Look for Tucker Duke's Lunchbox on Facebook for more information.


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Dayton up 4-0 after 1/2 inning.
Bruce RBI triple followed a batter later by a 2 run home run by BJ Szymanski.
Zach Ward is on the mound tonight for the Dragons.
Sarasota plays at 7:00
Chattanooga plays at 7:15
Louisville also plays at 7:15
Dayton up 4-0 after 1/2 inning.
Bruce RBI triple followed a batter later by a 2 run home run by BJ Szymanski.
Zach Ward is on the mound tonight for the Dragons.
Sarasota plays at 7:00
Chattanooga plays at 7:15
Louisville also plays at 7:15
they started a minor league forum....this will get moved there soon I can imagine. I missed the start of it lol.
Zach Ward sits them down 1-2-3 in the bottom half of the first.
Bruce flied out to end the top of the 2nd. Ward gets the opposition out again. Dragons still up 4-0 after 2 innings.
Zach Ward is looking like Brandon Webb with that power sinker.
Nice to see Jay Bruce hitting well again.
I miss Adam Dunn.
2 walks with 2 outs followed by a double off of Ward to bring the score to 4-2 Dragons still on top.
Why does every pitcher in the Reds organization have trouble getting thta third out? Ward retired the first eight with ease, and then walked the No. 9 hitter and ends up giving up two runs because he failed to put away the worst hitter on the team.
I miss Adam Dunn.
Jay Bruce is now 2-3 with a double and a triple, RBI and a run.
Dragons still up, 4-3 now. Ward surrendered a home run. Ward has 3 walks now, 9 ground outs and 1 fly out.
Ward is now through 5, 3 runs, 3 hits, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts. 10 ground outs, 2 fly ball outs. Not a shabby 5 so far. BJ Szymanski has 2 strike outs and is hitting well below the mendoza line. Ward is done for the night.
Larue 0-1 so far for the Sarasota Reds.
Well all I am heading out for the night, box scores and audio is available for most games, but box scores is available for all at www.milb.com
Camilo Vazquez off to a solid start: 3 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts.
I miss Adam Dunn.
Russell Haltiwanger relieves Ward for the Dragons and gives up the tying run. Dayton is now tied 4-4 after 6.
Bruce singles in his 4th atbat. He needs a homer for the cycle.
I miss Adam Dunn.
Great start by Camilo Vazquez:
5 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts
I miss Adam Dunn.
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The closing date for the 18th Annual BASA Awards has been extended, allowing more time to enter the only awards event honouring arts and business partnerships. The closing date for the 18th Annual BAS... read more
Applications are now open for arts organisations in Mpumalanga to become part of Business and Arts South Africa's 2015 BASA Basics programme. The six-month long programme is part of BASA's three-t... read more
Business and Arts South Africa member, Adams & Adams, is increasing its support of the South African creative industry through a partnership with BASA that will assist artists in protecting their ... read more
The first round of BASA Supporting Grants for the 2015-2016 period saw an increase in applications from across South Africa, reflecting the growing reach of this important incentive for busines... read more
Business and Arts South Africa CEO, Michelle Constant, and Head of Programmes and Development, Lonwabo Mavuso, recently attended the Canadian Arts Summit, returning invigorated by the opportunities th... read more
Business and Arts South Africa and the National Arts Festival, in partnership with Standard Bank, are proud to present these 'Professional Development Workshops' for mid-career artists wan... read more
Main Purpose Champions the digital strategy supporting the NAC organisational strategy and roadmap, focusing on how information and communication technology (ICT) contributes towards the strategic NAC... read more
The NAC is partnering with the prestigious Canadian Stage in Toronto in April to present six acclaimed local productions. The productions will be showcasing some of SA's leading performers, writers,... read more
The Alma Chamber Orchestra will be performing for the first time in South Africa as part of their world tour in April. The World Tour for Unity is presented by The Ichikowitz Family Foundation and the... read more
Representatives of over 60 arts organisation recently took part in two workshops that form part of the Business and Arts South Africa and British Council ZA Connecting Creative Markets programme in ea... read more
We are looking for an experienced project manager to join the British Council Connect ZA arts team. British Council Connect ZA is a project from that is working to connect the new generation of creati... read more
Satire and freedom of expression will seize centre stage at this year's National Arts Festival, 2 July to 12 July in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. Responding to social and political debates c... read more
Concerts SA offers travel grants to South African music professionals. Application deadline is Tuesday 7 April 2015, The Music Mobility Fund is a funding mechanism which offers opportunities for South... read more
South Africa's most creative young design project has just been revealed: the overall winner of the inaugural PPC Imaginarium Awards was announced on 05 March 2015 in Cape Town. The competition anno... read more
This exhibition includes work by Lyndi Sales, Diane Victor, William Kentridge, Deborah Bell, Nelson Makamo, Colbert Mashile, Sam Nhlengethwa, Vivien Kohler, Ayanda Maulo, Ronit Judelman, Ndikhumbule N... read more
Applications are now open for arts organisations in Kwa Zulu Natal to become part of Business and Arts South Africa's 2015 BASA Basics programme. The six-month long programme is part of BASA's new... read more
The 'Learn It powered by Business and Arts South Africa' cluster is geared towards the business-minded and inspired creative. Business and Arts South Africa (BASA NPC) has come on board for the th... read more
The only awards event that celebrates South Africa's diverse business and arts partnerships is now open for entry. The 18th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard, has 15 categories, ... read more
Reports to: CEO and Head of Programmes and Development POSITION SUMMARY The overall BASA strategic plan for 2015 to 2017 places emphasis on research around funding, philanthropy and sponsorship of t... read more
The ACT|UJ Arts & Culture Conference, taking place from 8-10 March 2015, offers great opportunities for entrepreneurs working in creative industries. As an exciting addition to this year's confe... read more
The third ACT/UJ Arts & Culture Conference provides a showcase for developing and inspiring the creative community. Business and Arts South Africa's Marketing and Operations Manager Lonwabo Mavu... read more
Hot on the heels of Bonhams London South African sale in October 2014, which was dominated by the works of expressionist painter Irma Stern, Stephan Welz & Co. will be auctioning Stern's ver... read more
Law firm Adams & Adams has confirmed its long-standing partnership with Design Indaba with the announcement of the extension of its involvement as official legal advisor to the Design Indaba and s... read more
In a world that is slowly and surely being taken over by technology, we have to ask ourselves: 'do the intricacies of what makes us human still matter'? It was this thought that became the d... read more
The programme of the 2015 ACT | UJ Arts & Culture Conference is focussed around the theme Creatives Make It Happen; and promises an alternative offering to the usual conference fare. Due to take p... read more
The first PPC Imaginarium Awards exhibition will be hosted by UJ Arts & Culture during January 2015. The official opening and announcement of the winners. The first PPC Imaginarium Awards exhibiti... read more
Applications are now open for arts organisations in the North West to become part of Business and Arts South Africa's 2015 BASA Basics programme. The six-month long programme is part of BASA's thr... read more
Two Business and Arts South Africa board members have been honoured at the annual 2014 ACT Awards. Mandie van der Spuy was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Arts Advocacy which honours ... read more
The Business and Arts South Africa and British Council's Connect ZA Connecting Creative Markets programme is underway with the return of the four Fellows from the UK. Ukhona Mlandu, Jon Keevy, Kim S... read more
Hot on the heels of a R9,6 million sale of Amadlozi Group artworks in Johannesburg, leading South African auction house Stephan Welz & Co. will be offering a number of important works from artists... read more
The deadline for submissions for grants and the opportunity to be part of the SA-UK Seasons 2014 & 2015 programme is fast approaching. Submissions must be made online at http://southafrica-united... read more
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) have, over the past 17 years, supported young talent in the arts and honoured those who have significantly contributed to the industry. For their 20th Anniversary, t... read more
The NAC is inviting applications for an Internship Programme that would run for a period of twelve (12) months.Interns will be placed within the NAC offices in Newtown, Johannesburg. The National Art... read more
Business and Arts South Africa would like to congratulate Jack Ginsberg on being honoured at the prestigious annual Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards. At a ceremony held on November 6th, Ginsberg was name... read more
The National Lottery is an important lifeline to millions of South Africans. As a result of its grants, excellent work is done by NGOs and NPC's around South Africa. All are important, vital even, t... read more
How can the arts innovate business? That was the question that participants and speakers grappled with at the second BASA Arts in Business Symposium, supported by Business Day, held in Johannesburg th... read more
Business and Arts South Africa is calling for Johannesburg based arts organisations to apply to be part of the upcoming BASA Boardbank event in partnership with Africa Empowered. Taking place on Novem... read more
Arts organisations in Cape Town are now invited to apply to join. Business and Arts South Africa's six-month long 2014 BASA Basics programme. BASA Basics has been specially created for those wantin... read more
"Art makes our business pop," says Sylvester 'Stand Against Bland!' Chauke, of DNA Brand Architects, one of the three speakers lined up for the second BASA Arts in Business Symposium, supporte... read more
What is Hello Ambassador? Hello Ambassador (HA) was launched in Pretoria in 2013, and after a huge success, the organisers have decided to do it all over again and make it an annual feature on the cap... read more
BUSINESS OF DESIGN, a seminar/talks programme, aimed at designers and design businesses in various fields of design, will be launching in Cape Town and Johannesburg in October 2014, and is geared to ... read more
Just as Rodriguez was virtually unknown to Americans until the release of Searching for Sugar Man, world famous South African photographer Roel Roelofsen has been a non-entity to most South Africans �... read more
Two exciting speakers for the second BASA Arts in Business Symposium have been announced, with UK author, actor and teacher, Richard Hahlo being joined by Group Chief Marketing Officer at Hollard, Hei... read more
#BodyDid you take a walk through Cape Town last Friday and notice a few things out of sorts? Perhaps a cross-stitched fence, an Instagram-activated GIF animation screen and an anamorphic street instal... read more
On Friday 3 October, Jo'burg's Market Theatre will see a host of local and international music industry heavyweights at Breathe Sunshine Engage (BSEngage), an inspiring one-day music conference. A... read more
Applications are now open for arts organisations in Free State to become part of Business and Arts South Africa's 2014 BASA Basics programme. The six-month long programme is part of BASA's newly d... read more
All around the world, "the creative" is being talked about as an important and emergent part of the global economy. The creative sector is seen as an increasingly important generator of jobs, weal... read more
South Africa's arts organisations are set to benefit from a new partnership between Business and Arts South Africa and ProBono.Org. The recently signed deal will see ProBono.Org work with BASA to pr... read more
Business and Arts South Africa and the British Council Connect ZA have partnered on a new and exciting project aimed at significantly growing audience development skills within South Africa's arts c... read more
Twelve diverse business and arts partnerships were honoured at the 17th Business Day BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard, held at Johannesburg's historic The Market Theatre this evening. The 12 winner... read more
Business and Arts South Africa is eyeing a busy second half of 2014, with a jam-packed calendar of events and new members joining the leading African arts and business organisation. The second BASA Ar... read more
A new campaign designed to capture the role of the arts in people's lives is making its debut at the 17th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard. An initiative of Business and Arts So... read more
Applications are now open for arts organisations in Limpopo to become part of Business and Arts South Africa's 2014 BASA Basics programme. The six-month long programme is part of BASA's newly deve... read more
The panel of judges, who will be adjudicating the 2014 Arts & Culture Trust ImpACT Awards for Young Professionals, has been announced. A group of well-known and respected professionals working acr... read more
Law firm Adams & Adams has been nominated as a finalist in the 17th annual Business Day BASA Awards,pae. The firm is recognised in the In-Kind Sponsorship category for its support of acclaimed mul... read more
The unique, shared value created by business and arts partnerships is amply demonstrated by the nearly 60 finalists in the 17th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard. Finalists in the ... read more
The Spier Arts Academy offers a three-year employment-based training in professional mosaic and ceramics specialisation and has announced a recruitment drive for Cape Town's aspiring artisans. S... read more
Charl Blignaut, Arts Editor of City Press newspaper, has been named South Africa's Arts Journalist of the Year for the second consecutive year. The prize, together with that of six Gold and five Sil... read more
The second BASA Africa Business Breakfast features an impressive line-up of diverse speakers, each offering unique insight into the way the arts can support businesses in their engagement on the Afric... read more
An unexpected invitation from Ismail Mahomed, artistic director of the National Arts Festival, to Philippe Cohen for the Grand Théâtre de Genève (Geneva Ballet) to perform in Grahamstown this year ... read more
As part of a diverse investment portfolio, art can be an excellent alternative investment if approached correctly. "There are great opportunities in the South African art market for first-time buyer... read more
This is a national call to South African artists to respond to the theme "Wish You Were Here". MBDA "Wish You Were Here" is open to contemporary visual artists' nationwide, as well as graphi... read more
The National Arts Festival and Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) have announced the Silver Awards for this year's Arts Journalism Awards. From this list of 'finalists', Gold Award winners, t... read more
The Young Creatives Award is sponsored by leading South African law firm, Adams & Adams. In 2013 the award went to Natalie Rose and Kate Desmarais. They each received a Gold Loerie and a trip to... read more
Business and Arts South Africa's (BASA) biannual Artstrack Research has revealed a double digit growth in arts sponsorship, in spite of the tight economic conditions faced by companies over the ... read more
A week-long Asset Based Community-Driven Development workshop (ABCD) has kicked off Business and Arts South Africa's 2014 BASA Professional Education Programme. Presented by Ninnette Eliasov from El... read more
In previous years, PPC Ltd has been rewarded for its innovation, and support of the Arts, and 2014 is no different, as the company launches its inaugural PPC Imaginarium Awards. Supporting the annual ... read more
Applications are now open for arts organisations in both Cape Town and Johannesburg to become part of Business and Arts South Africa's 2014 BASA Basics programme. The six-month long programme is par... read more
Business and Arts South Africa welcomes two new team members to its Johannesburg office. Onthatile Ditshego has moved into the new role of Manager of BASA's Education and Training Programme w... read more
War Horse, the phenomenal award winning UK stage production comes to South Africa towards the end of this year – Joey comes home! The global theatre phenomenon, War Horse will be making its Sout... read more
Peter Clarke was a highly accomplished and versatile South African visual artist, working across a broad spectrum of media. Clarke was also involved in literature as an internationally acclaimed writ... read more
The Department of Arts and Culture calls on South Africans to mark Freedom Friday with a SELFIE, showing their national pride. The Department of Arts and Culture is calling on South Africans to mark t... read more
The Sasol New Signatures art competition, established by the Association of Arts Pretoria in the 1960's, is recognised as the longest running national art competition in South Africa. This year, Sas... read more
Whether your child is racing around the house vanquishing imaginary foes in a Superman outfit, or sitting down to lunch resplendent in a tutu, tiara and flashing heels, the good news is that through p... read more
Business and Arts South Africa's 2014 Africa Breakfast series got underway on Tuesday with a trio of fascinating, diverse presentations. Sponsored by Standard Bank, the event took place at the Gordo... read more
The deadline for entries to the second annual South African Arts Journalism Awards is fast approaching! "We have received submissions from across the media spectrum – articles published in print a... read more
20 March marks World Day of Theatre for Children, with thousands of children from around the globe being encouraged to experience the thrill of theatrical performances through a worldwide campaign in... read more
The winners are announced for the 49th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards, held at the Baxter Theatre last night, Sunday 16th March. The highly anticipated 49th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards, sup... read more
We invites arts orgainsations to be part of the BASA Education year-long programme. Business and Arts South Africa Education programme aims to address the strategic thrust of development and support o... read more
All eyes are on Strauss & Co's upcoming auction scheduled for 17 March 2014 at the Vineyard Hotel, Newlands in Cape Town. Whether your interests lie in South African or international fine arts, ... read more
Entry into the 17th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard is now open to business and arts partnerships covering the period 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013. Twelve of the 15 categor... read more
The National Arts Festival, Grahamstown and Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) are pleased to call for entries to the second annual South African Arts Journalism Awards. The awards identify excelle... read more
Business and Arts South Africa is kicking off its 2014 Africa Breakfast series in March and has lined up a trio of risk-takers and innovators for the event. Taking place on March 25th at the Gordon In... read more
Business and Arts South Africa is issuing a call for arts organisations to become a recipient of the BASA | Middel & Partners SED Programme. Inaugurated in 2013, the programme provides a simplifie... read more
On behalf of Business and Arts South Africa, please accept our deepest sympathy at the passing of Retha.Retha was an exuberant personality, a bulldozer who never took no for an answer, and an utterly ... read more
Young South African entrepreneurs with businesses in digital publishing, live music, broadcast, culture, fashion and design can enter Connect ZA. Connect ZA is an arts programme from The British Counc... read more
In celebration of colour, design and creativity, South Africa's leading paint company, Plascon, has launched an exciting new competition that will demonstrate how creative thinkers have the ability ... read more
Impact Study confirms National Arts Festival's significant economic contribution to Grahamstown. The National Arts Festival is a significant driver of the economy of the City of Grahamstown and the ... read more
With the financial year-end fast approaching for most companies, an established and innovative online initiative is making it easy for businesses to channel their Socio-Economic Development (SED) cont... read more
Business and Arts South Africa (NPC) is again cementing its standing as the country's leading art-business agency with an excellent line-up of events and programmes in 2014. A significant portion of... read more
Business and Art South Africa (NPC) is continuing its commitment to the transference of knowledge, skills and experience in the business-arts fields with the appointment of a new intern for 2014. Over... read more
Response from students to the architectural student's silo competition has been enthusiastic. A site visit is planned for 17 January at 11.00. There has been an enthusiastic response from archit... read more
Following the success of 'live' productions from National Theatre Live and The Met Opera and the Exhibition: Live on Screen series, Cinema Nouveau announces that it will be screening productions... read more
The team of Business and Arts South Africa (NPC) is deeply saddened by the passing of Nelson Mandela. Madiba was a role model to all the citizens of our beautiful country, and we commit to engaging... read more
Now in its third year, the Ithuba Arts Gallery will be exhibiting the works of seven up and coming Johannesburg artists from 31 October to 07 December, 2013. The title of the exhibition is 'stay' ... read more
Begin your holiday on the right note by attending South Africa's top young classical musicians perform in the Sasol Concert of the National Youth Orchestra, led by international conductors who wil... read more
Telkom has teamed up with the Department of Graphic Design of the University of Johannesburg to launch a competition inviting second year graphic design students to create graphic work around the them... read more
Concrete was taken to a new level at this year's PPC Cement Young Concrete Sculptor Awards (YCSA) evening. Innovation, technical excellence and strong conceptual presentation were attributes of the ... read more
The first-ever Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Arts in Business Forum was a resounding success, drawing a capacity audience to the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) on Thursday night. ... read more
What exactly is Rockin' for Room 13? Rockin' for Room 13 is a charity event aimed at raising funds for Room 13. High profile business leaders, CEOs, company directors, etc. will perform live on st... read more
Qualified applicants are invited to apply for the 2014 Business and Arts South Africa intern programme, supported by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB). Now moving into its fifth year, the programme is designed... read more
The National Arts Festival last night named an unprecedented eight young South Africans winners of the prestigious Standard Bank Young Artist Award, bringing to 125 the total number who have been ho... read more
With the exponential growth in online transactions, virtual shopping has become increasingly prevalent in contemporary society. The inevitable development of online auctions has consequently followed ... read more
Business and Arts South Africa is hosting a workshop aimed specifically at improving project management skills within arts organisations. Taking place on Saturday October 19th at the Joburg Theatre,... read more
Highlighting Strauss & Co's Spring auction on 21 October 2013 in Cape Town, is a fine collection of historical Cape pieces. Assembled over thirty years by accomplished branding and marketing str... read more
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Following packed cinemas and sold-out performances during its first run, Cinema Nouveau is delighted to announce that it is bringing back the National Theatre Live production of The Audience. Dame Hel... read more
Blood. Sweat. Tears. That's what it takes to produce great art. Nobody knows this better than our established artists. Probably the most provocative campaign from Absa is a series of acrylic paints ... read more
Free entry to all Iziko museums on Heritage Day, 24 September 2013 Reclaim, restore and celebrate our living heritage on 24 September, with free entrance to all Iziko Museums of South Africa (Iziko). ... read more
Arts organisations looking for a marketing edge should not miss the upcoming Business and Arts South Africa workshop taking place in Johannesburg on Wednesday September 25th. The Marketing Workshop wh... read more
The inaugural BASA Arts in Business Forum, in association with GIBS, has scored a coup with the first-ever South African public appearance of globally renowned arts and business expert, Giovanni Schiu... read more
The thrilling sound of 1 700 young musicians will fill Johannesburg's Wanderers Stadium on Saturday, 28 September, during the 2013 Field Band National Championships. Between 9am and 1pm on the day, ... read more
The National Arts Council invites post graduate students and registered education and training institutions within the arts – 2014 academic year. This invitation also extends to students applyin... read more
SEED: A sculptural installation by Marco Cianfanelli in Standard Bank's new 30 Baker Street Building. Standard Bank's new Rosebank offices have received a five-star rating for 'green' design f... read more
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KwaZulu-Natal artist Heather Gourlay-Conyngham has won the first ever Sanlam Private Investments (SPI) National Portrait Award. She won for her nude male portrait entitled A Young Man (177 x 80cm, oil... read more
The Johannesburg City Hall proved an appropriate venue when the sixteen winners of 16th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American, were announced last night. Nearly 100 years after ... read more
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One of South Africa's leading auction houses, Stephan Welz & Co., is throwing its weight behind the upcoming 16th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American. The company has an... read more
Each year, the Sasol New Signatures art competition raises the bar from previous competitions and this year, notable improvements were seen from the works submitted. Artists have experimented with new... read more
Business and Arts South Africa's position as an innovator in the global arts and business sector was confirmed by its recent participation at an International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) even... read more
It's time to show your creativity with Middelburg Mall's "My Middelburg, My Region" 2013 art competition. Following the success of its first art competition last year, Middelburg Mall has anno... read more
Strategic integration of the arts and business partnership is at the heart of the recently launched Business and Arts South Africa's Artist Sponsorship Toolkit. The Artist Sponsorship Toolkit provid... read more
The multi-award winning smash Broadway hit musical Jersey Boys takes its final curtain call at the Teatro at Montecasino on 9 June 2013. The show must end its highly successful ten-week Johannesburg s... read more


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Jan. 31, 2010
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -
The Cal State Northridge men's and women's track and field programs cleaned up at the Inaugural NESPY Awards held Sunday night. Both programs won their respective Team of the Year Awards, while Sherrina Lofton was named Female Student-Athlete of the Year, Michael Woodham was named CSUN Newcomer of the Year and head coach Don Strametz was named CSUN Coach of the Year.
For the tracksters, the award capped off a successful 2009 calendar year that saw the women win their fourth-straight Big West Track and Field Championship and the men take home their second league title in three years. For his work with the teams, Strametz received the NESPY Coach of the Year honors. The women's title is the 11th in his 29 seasons at the helm of the program. On the men's side, the title is Strametz's sixth league championship in 24 seasons.
Lofton was a four-time champion at the Big West Track and Field Championships in 2009, winning the Heptathlon, the 100m, the 200m and taking home part of the title as a member of the 4x100 league champions. Woodham scored points for the men's team at three events at the 2009 Big West Championships, finishing eighth in the 100m and sixth in the 110m hurdles. He also placed seventh in the decathlon.
Also receiving awards Sunday night was former men's volleyball standout Eric Vance, who won for Best Male Student-Athlete of the Year and for Overall Student-Athlete of the Year. A 6-4 outside hitter from Camarillo, Calif., Vance had his finest season in a Matador uniform in 2009. He led the Matadors in kills (625), kills per game (5.58) and set the Northridge single-season record in aces with 5. He became Cal State Northridge's first back-to-back AVCA First Team All-American in school history.
In other awards handed out Sunday evening, the men's soccer program took home the NESPY for Game of the Year with its 1-0 victory over No. 3 UC Santa Barabra at Matador Soccer Field on Oct 18. For his efforts with the women's volleyball and softball squads, Dunford Rodill took home the NESPY for Athletic Trainer of the Year. Also receiving an award Sunday night was Mandie McConkey for Best Academic Advisor.
Finally, the CSUN Athletic Department honored two of its own with Lifetime Achievement Awards, bestowing the honors to Faculty Athletic Representative Aki Hirota and Equipment Mangaer Isidiore "Izzy" Gold.
The NESPYs Awards were the creation of former CSUN Student-Athlete Cody Pearce, a member of the Northridge Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Along with Amanda Pitzenberger, Devin Sloan and countless others, the Northridge SAAC hosted the festivities Sunday night on the CSUN campus.