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CCI Doctoral Candidate Earns David B. Smith FellowshipPosted Oct. 30, 2013
Norma Jones, doctoral candidate in the College of Communication and Information (CCI), was a recipient of the David B. Fellowship through the Division of Graduate Studies at Kent State University. According to Graduate Studies, Jones is the first recipient of the award from any of the CCI constituent schools in at least a decade.
The university-wide Smith Fellowship is a monetary award given in honor of David B. Smith, a magna cum laude graduate of Kent State University. The annual fellowship recognizes a student who demonstrates outstanding accomplishment in scholarship, teaching and research. Students must show scholarship in exhibitions, performances, presentations and/or acquisitions of external funds, as well as evidence of outstanding teaching and an excellent academic record before the dissertation stage of the student's degree.
"The students nominated and selected have strong academic credentials and performance, publications in professional journals of their field and leadership in their departments," according to the Graduate Studies website.
George Cheney, Ph.D., Jones' advisor and Coordinator of Doctoral Education/Interdisciplinary Research for CCI, added, "Norma is a great role model for our new Ph.D. program: a student who excels at scholarship, teaching and service to our intellectual community."
"This integrative CCI doctoral program is positioning me for success as an academic professional," Jones said. "I feel fortunate to be part of the second class to enter the new, college-level Ph.D. program. As a result, I get to take advantage of engagement with several schools."
In her previous career, and in the 16 years between her bachelor's and master's degrees, Jones managed and marketed international businesses in areas such as media production, telecom and fine jewelry. She is currently researching heroic narratives in popular culture.
Here at Kent, Jones is heavily involved in the CCI Ph.D. program and has served on the Doctoral Studies Committee since her first semester at the university. She is committed to serving by assisting to build camaraderie within and across cohorts, aiding with events and planning, as well as helping to strategize for future directions and activities for the program.
"I am deeply appreciative for the support of the Doctoral Studies Committee, CCI administration, and my advisor, Dr. George Cheney, in this nomination," Jones said. "I am also grateful to have the opportunity to learn from and to be mentored by such distinguished scholars."
Marie Gadziola, graduate student in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) also received a David B. Smith Fellowship.
PHOTO: Omër Farooq, Associate Dean LuEtt Hanson, Norma Jones, Jenny Rosenberg and Will Kelvin attended the Kent State Doctoral Student Welcome and Awards Ceremony.


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The men's tennis team dropped their first match of the week against East Wilkes on Wednesday but bounced back to take down Forbush on Friday.
East Wilkes made the trip up the mountain and left with an 8-1 victory.
Teams once again had to battle the winter weather elements with temperatures in the low 40's and winds gusting between 30 and 40 mph.
Cardinal top seed Greyland Cleary and Ashe top seed Sam Bowers battled through a third set tiebreaker. Bowers beat Cleary in the first set, 6-4, but fell in the second set 1-6. The tiebreaker also went in favor of Cleary, getting the win 10-3.
In the battle of second seeded players, East's Dillon Shew was a 6-1, 6-3 winner over Lucas Zeller.
Ashe got a win in the third seed match. Een Shepherd beat Jeffrey Haynes 6-1, 3-6, 10-8.
The remaining three matches were all Cardinal victories. Luke Patterson was a 6-4, 7-5 winner over Jacob Oneal, Triston Davis beat Andrew Shepherd, 6-2, 6-1 and Sam Swanner was a 6-1, 6-0 winner against Jake Harrington.
East Wilkes went 3-0 in doubles matches. Cleary and Shew were 8-2 winners against Bowers and Zeller. Haynes and Patterson defeated E. Shepherd and Oneal, 8-2 while Davis and Swanner beat A. Shepherd and Travis Stanley by an 8-0 score.
"The match was closer than the score indicated," said head coach Larry Dix. "I thought the teams were pretty evenly matched but the ball just did not fall our way."
Ashe was able to bounce back to pick up a 5-4 victory at Forbush on Friday evening.
Up next, the tennis team will host Wilkes Central on Wednesday, a match rescheduled from last week.

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For the past 20 years, our family has spent the week of Christmas/New Year's in Waitsfield enjoying the many beautiful sites and "Vermont only" activities we do while there. It usually begins in August that our grandchildren start asking and dreaming of their winter vacation. However, there have been some changes during the past few years that have caused us some concern and disappointment, with this year being quite disturbing. Let me begin.
Upon arrival in Waitsfield, our 15-year-old grandson saw that his and our favorite family restaurant, The Den, was closed and for sale. Where would we go to have their great food and ambience of energy -- what happened? We then proceeded to the Skatium to check the hours of opening as that same grandson has skated there with local kids playing ice hockey with them. To our great surprise it too was closed with no signage as to why. What happened?
Just last year there was an article in this paper about some renovations that were being made, and the previous year we supported a raffle the Skatium held to raise funds for such needed work. We had bought two books of raffle tickets and very luckily, same grandson won a two free dinners coupon at The Common Man! Well, when we called to make a reservation, the recording said it was "closed for the winter." What do they mean, "closed for the winter" -- isn't that your busy season? What happened?
So, not to be deterred, our son-in-law promised to take the two grandsons to Burlington Mall for the day and ride the bumper cars there. You guessed it, the business isn't there any longer (and it seemed so popular and busy in the past). What happened? We're so happy it snowed! What happened there, too?! (We did luck out on that one, though.)
I have been a subscriber to this paper for several years now and have read about the concerns of many business owners and their shrinking sales, etc. Well, I can tell you that unless some serious consideration of what the visitors/tourists want is given and implemented, I'm afraid we and others will winter vacation elsewhere. As our younger grandson so eloquently said even before leaving home for Vermont, "I like going to Vermont (Waitsfield) but, it's too darn relaxing." There once were more choices and liveliness in The Valley than we have now. What happened?
Regarding the Skatium, I know there's a rink in Waterbury and our grandson has skated there, but we felt good supporting a local business and truly liked the outside atmosphere of the Skatium over an inside rink. With all the money that has been put into Sugarbush, couldn't some have been donated to the Skatium as a goodwill gesture for the townspeople? Couldn't the owners of Sugarbush even purchase and run such a small somewhat related activity for locals and tourists? Please consider this a serious request.
Why wasn't any news about the Skatium's recent troubles in the paper? Did I miss it? Can anything be done to save it?
As we stay in the village rather than the mountain, we would support the wishes that many townspeople have expressed regarding the establishment of places for the young: an indoor recreation center with pool, basketball court, rock climbing wall, etc. with daily, weekly rates for out-of-towners. The return of a renovated Skatium with info on how we can contribute money, time, etc. even while on vacation. We are invested in many ways in Waitsfield and we want to continue vacationing there and bring family and friends with us without them asking, "What happened?"
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Hello to all! I have a little "issue" at home with my 4 year old that I am dealing with and would like ya'lls opinions. My husband and I chose not to play the Santa game with our kids when my first born was still a baby. We have always told them the truth- that Santa is not real. The reason we chose to do this is because we did not want them to find out later on that Santa was not real then generalize that to God (assume that if we lied about Santa then God is a lie too). But it seems that our plan has backfired. My 4 year old was singing a made up song the other day where she proclaimed that because "Santa is not real neither is God". She sang this over and over. I tried to explain to her that Santa and God are not the same... but try reasoning with a 4 year old (by the way she JUST turned 4!). Any thought on this???Bethany
Pneuma,As far as I know it came from her, which would be in line with how I understand her thought process to be. She is very inquisitive and introspective (for a 4 year old). For the last year she has been asking a lot of questions about God as well as evil. This sort of fits in with that I think.Bethany


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When I was growing up in Crestview, we decorated the house inside and out.
It was not quite like the display in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," but lights went up outside the house and we got a real tree and decorated it. Mom painted a picture in the living room's big picture window. We were preparing for the celebrating of the birth of Christ.
Not unlike the Magi.
Present-day astronomers, in Christ's time, were priestly men called stargazers. The term "Magi" possibly referred to a certain Persian priestly order.
Let me paint you a picture of Matthew 2: 1-12: Several men gaze into the heavens, day in and day out, for particular signs.
Then, it happened.
A very unusual star appeared from nowhere. To these men, it was a sign that someone very special would be born or had been born. They excitedly checked the star's origin, its continuing appearance, and its unusual brilliance. They tracked the star to Christ in the manger and paid tribute.
Today, we prepare for vacations in a similar way.
These men needed to plan a trip. They decided how many would go, provisions needed, gifts to take as tribute, best routes, and their destination.
Preparation sometimes took two years. AAA couldn't tell them what interstates and highways to take. They received no recommendations for restaurants or hotels. Servants may have handled these duties.
Today, we get in the car and go. We stop at a motel, spend the night and continue the journey the next day.
However, ancient people planned for hardships, rested several days before continuing onward, and sometimes bought more animals during the journey because of sickness or injury.
Then the big day came when they started the journey.
There is no known diary for the Magi, but I imagine they experienced sandstorms, desert heat, robbers and thieves. They probably couldn't find water, encountered path hazards and lost servants.
At some point, the star disappeared, but they continued their journey. Then they entered Israel's borders and continued on to Jerusalem to see the king.
Herod the Great was ruler during Jesus' birth. The Magi expected to find the new "King of the Jews" in the palace's fine splendor, but he was not there. Herod, half-Jewish and half-Edomite, asked the priests and scribes about the Messiah's birth. Armed with new information about Jesus' birth, the Magi continued on to Bethlehem.
Here, they found the Christ child — who was no longer an infant — and they worshipped him.
The men bowed, acknowledged Christ as King, and presented Him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Gold — the finest of all medals; the only metal fit for a king — indicated the child's divinity.
Frankincense is the gift for a priest. People used this sweet perfume when they made sacrifices during temple worship. Priests open the way for people to find God. Jesus made it possible for us to enter the very presence of God.
Myrrh — a gift for the dying — was used in spices in the burial cloth that Jesus was wrapped in. Jesus came into this world to die for our sins.
This year, as you prepare for Christmas Day, seek the King of Kings who has opened the way for us to enter God's presence. He died on the cross at Calvary for our sins.
Merry Christmas to you. May God bless you richly.
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He signed with Boston, but debuted in Milwaukee, spent his prime in Atlanta and closed his career back in Milwaukee. In between he hit 755 home runs. Henry Louis Aaron defined consistency, perseverance, courage and dedication to a nation of baseball fans. He never hit 50 homers in a single season, but had 20 back-to-back seasons with at least 20 home runs. On April 8th, 1974 Aaron crushed a Al Downing offering over the fence for his 715th career home run, lifting him past Babe Ruth as the all-time home run champion (at that time). Aaron was enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.
Mickey Mantle 2 - "My dad taught me to switch-hit. He and my grandfather, who was left-handed, pitched to me everyday after school in the back yard. I batted lefty against my dad and righty against my granddad."
Mickey Mantle is part of the "greatest player ever" debate, but there's no argument that he was the greatest switch-hitter in baseball history. Mantle swatted 372 home runs as a lefty, and 164 from the right side - but he was equally dangerous from either side of the plate. The power numbers are somewhat skewed due to the fact that most of his at-bats came from the left side against right-handed pitching. His swing was more compact from the left side, but more thunderous from the right - Mantle swung a 32-ounce bat when hitting lefty and a 36-ounce bat from the right side. Mantle's career average was .298, but .350 when batting right-handed. Mantle was enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
Ty Cobb - "Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out. It's a struggle for supremacy, a survival of the fittest."
Ty Cobb earned a reputation for being one of the most determined and focused players in the history of baseball. His first full season in the major leagues saw him hit .316 for the Detroit Tigers - and he'd never hit that low ever again. Cobb won eleven batting titles (hitting over .400 three times) and finished his career with a .366 average. "The Georgia Peach" won the Triple Crown in 1909, and was part of the inaugural class into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Cobb was enshrined along with Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner and Walter Johnson - although Cobb received more votes than the other four members of his class.
Mike Schmidt - "He brings such formidable attention and intelligence to bear on the enemy pitcher that one senses that the odds have almost been reversed. It is the man on the mound, not the one up at the plate, who is in worse trouble from the start." - author Roger Angell
Baseball fans had high standards for defensive play at third base following Brooks Robinson's marvelous career, but Mike Schmidt showed fans a defensive clinic while also putting on a fireworks display. Schmidt hit 30 or more homers in a season ten times, en route to 548 career dingers. His determination at the plate and in the field brought him 12 All-Star selections, 10 Gold Gloves and three National League MVP awards. Schmidt was a tough guy in a tougher town, but even the nastiest of the Philly faithful tip their caps to the redheaded monster at the hot corner. Michael Jack Schmidt was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.
Dennis Eckersley - "When I started finishing games and coming off the field shaking hands, it was a beautiful thing. I mean, you start seeing that you're an important part of the team."
After twelve years as a starting pitcher for three different teams, Dennis Eckersley arrived in Oakland in 1987 with over 150 wins under his belt. Tony La Russa had a different plan for the sidewinding right-hander - moving Eckersley to the bullpen as his newfound closer. "Eck" would deliver 318 saves for Oakland over the next nine seasons, helping secure the 1989 World Series and appearing in four All-Star games as an Athletic. Eckersley became only the second relief pitcher to win an MVP award with his astounding 1992 season, where we won seven games, saved 51 others and turned in a 1.91 ERA. In 2004, Eckersley was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, opening the doors for many closers to follow.
Ryne Sandberg - "I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform."
"Ryno" endeared himself to a generation of Cubs fans with unbelievable defensive talent partnered with home run power not often found in a second baseman. Sandberg won nine consecutive Gold Glove awards, playing in a record 123 consecutive games without an error. He crushed 282 career homers, the most ever by a second baseman. A 10-time All-Star and the 1984 National League MVP, Sandberg was enshrined in Cooperstown in 2005.
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ROSEMONT, Ill.---Milwaukee produced a pair of power-play goals in the second period to fuel a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Wolves Sunday afternoon in an Amtrak Rivalry game at Allstate Arena.
Defenseman Kevin Connauton scored the lone goal for the Wolves (30-23-5-4), who have dropped five of their last six games. Milwaukee also snapped Chicago's three-year reign as Amtrak Rivalry champs with its seventh win in this season's 12-game series.
"We were missing some key skill players tonight, but we got everything we could from those guys," said Wolves head coach Scott Arniel. "We just haven't been able to put pucks in the net these past two games."
Milwaukee (33-24-4-3) opened the scoring at 16:01 of the first period when center Craig Smith intercepted a Wolves clearing pass along the side boards and fed the puck to left wing Brad Winchester skating alone in the slot. Winchester charged in and chipped a shot past Wolves goaltender Joe Cannata for a 1-0 lead.
The Admirals pushed their margin to 2-0 on Smith's power-play goal at 1:28 of the second. Defenseman Joe Piskula started the tic-tac-toe play with a feed from the near point to Jason Shalla in the slot. Shalla found Smith at the bottom of the near circle for a snapper past Cannata.
Connauton sliced the margin to 2-1 at 13:41 of the second when he launched a slap shot from the far point. The puck whizzed past Milwaukee goaltender Jeremy Smith's glove with help from a screen by left wing Bill Sweatt. Darren Haydar and Eric Kattelus earned assists on the play.
Milwaukee reclaimed its two-goal margin on Austin Watson's power-play goal at 17:56. Mattias Ekholm ripped a shot from the far point into traffic that banked off Watson's hip into the net. The Admirals added an empty-net goal with six seconds left as Michael Latta banked the puck off a Wolves defender's shin across the goal line.
Jeremy Smith (18-19-3) registered 19 saves to pick up the win. Cannata (6-5-0) stopped 34 of 37 shots.
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First Period---1, Milwaukee, Winchester 8 (C. Smith), 16:01. Penalties: Latta, Milwaukee (fighting), 3:05; Desbiens, Chicago (fighting), 3:05; DiDiomete, Chicago (fighting), 3:05; Liambas, Milwaukee (fighting), 3:05; Kattelus, Chicago (tripping), 7:34; Vandermeer, Chicago (high-sticking), 18:07; Lain, Chicago (holding) 20:00.
Second Period---2, Milwaukee, C. Smith 1 (Shalla, Piskula), 1:28 pp; 3, Chicago, Connauton 6 (Haydar, Kattelus), 13:41; 4, Milwaukee, Watson 18 (Ekholm, Piskula), 17:56. Penalties---Jarvinen, Milwaukee (interference), 3:06; Winchester, Milwaukee (hooking), 8:41; Blain, Chicago (double minor high-sticking), 14:21.
Third Period---5, Milwaukee, Latta 7 (unassisted), 19:53 en. Penalties---Vandermeer, Chicago (interference), 2:47; Ekholm, Milwaukee (high-sticking), 4:45; Piskula, Milwaukee (cross-checking), 6:00; Liambas, Milwaukee (roughing), 9:13; Vandermeer, Chicago (roughing), 9:13; Davies, Chicago (misconduct), 19:53.
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The Book of Blood and Shadow
by Robin Wasserman
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This is a mystery that starts with a group of students working with their slightly dotty prof on solving the Voynich manuscript (a real unsolved puzzle) and rapidly becomes a thriller somewhat like the Da Vinci Code: threading ancient mysteries through a present that's suddenly got them all coming to the head. It's a very cool blend of researched work and fast-paced fiction, and while it wasn't at all what I'd expected, I enjoyed it nonetheless.
I'm going to have to put this on my DNF shelf because, although I thoroughly enjoyed the writing style, it simply isn't my kind of story. I will say that this author has such a unique way of phrasing, simple sentencing yet so beautifully stated that her writing kept me reading on long after I became disinterested in the plot and characters. I would definitely read another book or series by this author.
The blurb of this book definitely makes it sound exciting. It's what drew me to the book in the first place. But it also makes it sound like a 'typical' YA novel - it doesn't reveal what's really hidden within this book.
And that just happens to be something original, exciting and very refreshing. What starts out as a Latin project develops into something much more sinister and dark, involving a group known as 'Seekers' and an object called the 'Lumen Dei'.
We have our protagonist, Nora Kane, just an average looking teenage girl, not particularly popular, but not a social outcast. Checking off all the YA boxes there, but that's about where it stops. Nora is especially good at Latin, what with having a Latin professor for a father, and having had lessons since she was young. She uses the study of Latin as an escape from the memories of her older brother's death, several years earlier. It's so nice to have a protagonist who has a skill like that, and is so blasé about it.
Nora's best friends, Chris and Adriane, also flesh out more as the story progresses - Chris more than Adriane, but it's nice to have so many of Nora's memories and happy moments added in. The relationships feel real. These are teenagers who've shared so much together, who've gone through hard times and fun times, who've stressed through exams and spent summers together by the lake. And you can really feel that. Nora's relationship with Max, her 'Prince Charming', was also very well done. In so many stories about teenage relationships these days, the characters seem to fall straight into love, but Nora questions several times whether she is in love or not. The attraction between her and Max is not instant, and in fact only appears with a little bit of a nudge. They don't do all these amazing things together: they act like a normal teenage couple. There are no big declarations of love, things progress slowly.
And between all these relationships, there's the action. With so many twists and turns, the story takes us from Massachusetts to Paris, and from Paris to Prague. Wasserman adds in a fantastic historical twist, all to do with the medieval Latin translations that Nora, Chris and Max were working on for a professor. The letters of Elizabeth Weston slowly reveal an eerie parallel with Nora's life until it seems that she has more of a link to her than just a pure interest and talent for Latin.
At times, parts of their exploration through Prague and discovery of more clues felt a little slow, but it was generally well-paced and exciting. And whilst it was interesting to have a main character with a talent for Latin, there wasn't much about Nora apart from that, the hole left by the death of her brother and her relationship with Max. It would have been nice to know what her other interests and passions were.
Overall, this was much more than I was expecting. An exciting 'historical' thriller, with well fleshed out characters and relationships, and plenty of (very shocking in places!) twists and turns, it's well worth a read. What's especially exciting is that many of the historical figures in the story within the story were real - but Wasserman has just taken a creative license to some of them.
Also posted on my book blog, Rinn Reads.
An ancient coded manuscript leads four teens into a world of mystery, secret societies, and murder. Nora and her friends start decoding a manuscript rumored to contain the secret to a machine that can connect man to God. Nora's relegated to translating the letters of the manuscript author's daughter when she discovers that the letters actually hold the key. Now they're the target of a secret society that will do anything, including murdering one of Nora's friends, to gain this knowledge. Will they discover the secret before it's too late?
I just finished my first book for the 168 hour challenge: The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman. It's a longish read–432 pages–but it also goes by quickly. The story is told from Nora Kane's point of view and she's a fantastic narrator. The mystery aspect was well done. I did guess a couple of key plot points long before she did, but I think they were of the kind that she was meant not to see and therefore I wasn't bothered by that. (There's also the fact that she's super good at Latin translations, not necessarily detective work). The other main characters were also well-rounded and believably complicated.
Any plot involving murder, transatlantic stalking and (spoilerish) not one but two secret societies necessarily involves some suspension of disbelief, but the pacing was fast enough and the characters strong enough that I wasn't jolted out of the story.
I did have a few issues–Nora's voice is almost impossibly assured, though we don't actually have any indication of how old she is when she's narrating, and the motivations of the Fidei Defensor seemed impossibly helpful at a certain point. But I was also surprised by the heft of the story–it may seem like a popcorn book in some ways, but Wasserman also resists simple answers and characters, which really boosts the story to different level.
Incidentally, it seems like Prague is a hot setting these days–Marie Rutkoski, Laini Taylor, and now Robin Wasserman. Any others I'm missing? It makes sense–if everything I've heard about it is true, it has a long and fascinating history, beautiful architecture and, apparently, magic waiting around every streetcorner. Something to keep an eye on.
So, my first book was definitely a winner–I wasn't sure how well I'd like it and I definitely did like it a LOT.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0375868763, Hardcover)It was like a nightmare, but there was no waking up. When the night began, Nora had two best friends and an embarrassingly storybook one true love. When it ended, she had nothing but blood on her hands and an echoing scream that stopped only when the tranquilizers pierced her veins and left her in the merciful dark.
But the next morning, it was all still true: Chris was dead. His girlfriend Adriane, Nora's best friend, was catatonic. And Max, Nora's sweet, smart, soft-spoken Prince Charming, was gone. He was also—according to the police, according to her parents, according to everyone—a murderer.
Desperate to prove his innocence, Nora follows the trail of blood, no matter where it leads. It ultimately brings her to the ancient streets of Prague, where she is drawn into a dark web of secret societies and shadowy conspirators, all driven by a mad desire to possess something that might not even exist. For buried in a centuries-old manuscript is the secret to ultimate knowledge and communion with the divine; it is said that he who controls the Lumen Dei controls the world. Unbeknownst to her, Nora now holds the crucial key to unlocking its secrets. Her night of blood is just one piece in a puzzle that spans continents and centuries. Solving it may be the only way she can save her own life.
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While working on a project translating letters from sixteenth-century Prague, high school senior Nora Kane discovers her best friend murdered with her boyfriend the apparent killer and is caught up in a dangerous web of secret societies and shadowy conspirators, all searching for a mysterious ancient device purported to allow direct communication with God.… (more)
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It's been over 8 years since I had HELLP during my first pregnancy. I thought I had recovered and even had a second child without HELLP recurring, so I haven't given HELLP Syndrome much thought in about 6 years. I'm not sure if this is related to HELLP or not, but I have never fully returned to "normal" since my first child was born. Like most everyone with HELLP, delivery and after was brutal - I suffered a hematoma, had a blood transfusion, etc. - but I was told not to worry, that there would be no long term effects. This seemed odd to me at the time, being that I almost left the hospital in a body bag, but I had a baby to focus on and had to get back to work.
Since then, I have suffered numerous health issues: depression, anxiety attacks, chronic fatigue, heart palpatations, digestive issues (had my gallbladder removed a year ago), unexplained abdominal bloating, and endometriosis. None of these were present before my first pregnancy. I have been to several doctors, telling them that something's not right, and it seems like all of them want to just say I have anxiety and/or depression and give me anti-depressants. Some of them have never even heard of HELLP and I've even switched doctors because I felt he wasn't listening and didn't have time for me. I'm convinced that there's more to it because, even with all the anxiety and anti-depression meds, I've still got many of the same symptoms. I feel like it's the chronic fatigue, heart palpatations, etc that brought on the depression and anxiety and not the other way around.
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A 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision on campaign finance has created a slippery slope.
I f — or when — the Roberts Court in the next couple of years strikes down the last remaining Watergate era campaign finance laws, the question will shift to who is the blame? It will be easy for liberals to say it was the conservatives, especially those on the U.S. Supreme Court, the Republicans, or even the Koch brothers. But the reality is that the seeds of campaign finance reform's demise lie in the very case that started it all – Buckley v. Valeo, a case testing the constitutionality of political contribution and expenditure limits.


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'Holiday Wishes'Written by Michael Miller | Editor in Chief Emeritus | firstname.lastname@example.com
Since early August, I have been listening to holiday music. Not because my Microsoft Entourage calendar is ahead of itself; I have been working with scores of local artists to compile a CD to a benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Jamie Farr, Alyson Stoner, Crystal Bowersox, Mannheim Steamroller, Pat Dailey and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra are a few of the contributors who have donated their talents to the CD, titled "Holiday Wishes: NW Ohio Artists Unite for Make-A-Wish."
I have been thinking about producing a holiday CD of local artists for a couple of years, but had not seriously pursued it until late this summer, during a meeting with Eric Slough, executive director of Make-A-Wish's Northwest Ohio Region. Slough mentioned his organization's annual fundraiser, coffee mugs featuring art by a local Make-A-Wish child that are distributed in Panera Bread locations. As we were talking, the proverbial light bulb went off in my head and I pitched the notion of compiling a CD that would feature local artists; the art normally wrapped on a mug could be used for the front cover. Slough pitched the idea to Development Officer Ellie McManus and their board of directors; we met with Panera Bread; and in early September, we received a green light.
While I contacted artists and matched them with songs, Slough secured funding for the project from General Motors/UAW Local 14, ensuring there would be no costs charged to Make-A-Wish (and that 100 percent of the $9.99 retail price of the CD will go to Make-A-Wish).
My wife Shannon has long worked with Make-A-Wish, and I have seen firsthand the literal miracles the organization is capable of. Raising two blessedly healthy boys adds to my appreciation for the Make-A-Wish mission. That standard meant I would not compromise on the quality of the CD, and I set my sights on the stars.
Then, the first three artists I contacted turned me down. That initially shook my confidence and had me doubting I could make the CD a reality.
But immediately, Jeff Stewart, Kyle White, Kerry Patrick Clark and Ramona Collins all jumped in with great enthusiasm, and we've never looked back.
I have faced very few projects with such enthusiasm — and such ignorance. I had no idea just what I was asking of the musicians, producers and engineers, in terms of time and effort. There will be another time for a more thorough thank-you list, but it is important to note that without Christopher Stoll of Zeta Recording Studio, David Mariasy of Audio Matrix Recording Studio, producer Mighty Wyte and attorney Larry Meyer, who guided us through the licensing maze, this never would have become reality.
There will be two dozen tracks on the CD, ranging from a harp solo by Nancy Lendrim to a Stones-y blast through Chuck Berry's "Run Run Rudolph" by Voodoo Libido. Dave Gierke of Toledo School for the Arts helped secure Tower Brass, the Toledo Jazz Orchestra and Crystal Bowersox. Many of our media friends — 13abc's Lee Conklin, K100's Harvey Steele, Clear Channel "Voice of the Rockets" Mark Beier and FOXToledo's Laura Emerson & Shaun Hegarty — stepped up and contributed vocals to spoken word tracks. Chrys Peterson of WTOL 11 brought Graceland to Zeta Recording with Hepcat Revival and channeled Elvis on a blistering version of "Santa, Bring My Baby Back to Me."
I will not give away all the surprises on the CD, but mixed with classics recorded by Tapestry, Sheri LaFontaine, Kate Jordan, Chris Brown and Candice Coleman, and a chorus from the Toledo Museum of Art are original, newly recorded works by Reedius Maximus, Clark, Jameil Aossey and Charles Lane, and Rugby.
I was humbled by the lengths the artists went to. The Toledo Symphony Orchestra recorded "Sleigh Ride" during a September concert in Findlay, and captured a playful, majestic performance that redefines the song. Farr went into Marc Graue Voice Over Studios in Burbank, Calif., and performed a lively "Visit from Saint Nicholas" that will be cherished by many generations of Toledoans. Dailey and Sylvania native Chip Davis, founder of Mannheim Steamroller, generously and speedily donated tracks to the cause. Jeff Stewart recorded a Johnny Cash-inspired version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," then unselfishly opened the track to a singing chorus of local Make-A-Wish kids.
There will be a number of ways to purchase the CD. Regional Panera Bread stores will sell the album, starting around Thanksgiving. There will be a public kick-off concert at 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at The Blarney Bullpen; those CDs will be signed by some of the artists, and special packages donated by Alyson Stoner will be available. If your company is interested in buying bulk copies as a corporate gift, please contact Eric Slough at email@example.com.
The Thanksgiving issue of Toledo Free Press will contain a complete guide to the CD, with behind-the-scenes stories and photos from several of the recording sessions.
Since early August, I have been listening to holiday and Christmas music. People are asking me if I am sick and tired of hearing these holiday songs.
The answer is an emphatic no. I love every one of these songs, what they represent, and the kids who will be helped by them. I'm already thinking about 2012. I can't believe no one asked about "White Christmas" this year, and I know exactly who I am going to ask to record it for next year …
Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Email him at email@example.com.
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The driver of the Trailblazer was alone at the time of the crash and was also hospitalized.
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Welcome to Restaurant Week Toledo 2014: Special deals Feb. 24 to March 2 to benefit Leadership ToledoWritten by Sarah Ottney | Editor in Chief | firstname.lastname@example.com
A week featuring special menus developed by local restaurants with a portion of proceeds benefiting a local nonprofit is a recipe that gets local foodies and philanthropists alike looking forward to Restaurant Week Toledo (RWT) each year.
The fourth annual event, featuring 30 locally owned restaurants, is set for Feb. 24 through March 2. A portion of proceeds will benefit Youth Leadership Toledo and Students in Action, two youth programs of Leadership Toledo.
"In just three years we have built this into a to-do food event in Toledo," said Cory Dippold, associate executive director of Leadership Toledo. "Whether you are a casual diner or a foodie, Restaurant Week Toledo allows the community to try new restaurants at affordable prices or possibly try a new menu item at a favorite dining spot."
The event, presented by Medical Mutual, offers "a culinary taste of Toledo," said RWT co-chairs Becca Gorman and Margot Estes. Last year's event drew in more than 10,000 diners.
"We try to change the list every year a little to stay fresh and the restaurants really work to have exciting options on their menus," Estes said.
Participating restaurants are 5th Street Pub, Avenue Bistro, The Beirut, Black Kite Coffee, Burger Bar 419 (Heatherdowns Boulevard and Monroe Street locations), The Café at The Oliver House, Caper's Restaurant & Bar, Cousino's Steakhouse, Element 112, Gradkowski's, ICE Restaurant & Bar, Korea Na, La Scola Italian Grill, Loma Linda, Mancy's Bluewater Grille, Mancy's Italian Grill, Mancy's Steaks, Packo's at the Park, Plate 21, Poco Piatti, Registry Bistro, Rockwell's at The Oliver House, Rosie's Italian Grille, Shorty's True American Roadhouse, social., The Original Tony Packo's, TREO, Ventura's and Zinful Tasting & Taproom.
Each of the restaurants, which include venues in Downtown, East Toledo, Maumee, Perrysburg, Swanton, Sylvania and Waterville, will feature a special menu priced at $10, $20 or $30. (Drinks, taxes and gratuities are not included unless specified.) Each venue will also include at least one dish designated a healthy option.
"Everyone wins — the restaurant owners for the increased traffic and marketing exposure, the customers who have a fun week of dining and trying new spots while getting a good value, and Leadership Toledo, which receives proceeds from the restaurants," Gorman said.
Leadership Toledo's youth programs help teens "realize what their leadership roles and responsibilities are and how to maximize their impact in their workplaces, schools and community," Dippold said.
Youth Leadership Toledo is a nine-month program that works with select high school sophomores to develop leadership skills and community service. This year's class is comprised of 51 students from 30 regional high schools.
Students in Action, a component of the national Jefferson Awards organization, recognizes area students doing community volunteer work. Since starting in four local schools as a pilot program in 2008, the program has expanded into more than 30 schools, including St. Ursula Academy, which was named one of the top four programs in the country last year, Dippold said. Participating students logged more than 213,000 service hours last school year.
"Since our youth programs do not charge tuition, we must fundraise to cover costs and Restaurant Week Toledo is an innovative way to help support our mission while also supporting local restaurants," he said.
Kristin Kiser, owner of Black Kite Coffee and a graduate of Leadership Toledo, said she is excited to participate in RWT for the first time.
"I believe in Leadership Toledo in every way," Kiser said. "I've been a part of the adult class and I'm continuously moved by the success of Youth Leadership Toledo. I can't express enough how important it is for people to know about it, so to help spread the word through Restaurant Week Toledo is great."
The Original Tony Packo's and Packo's at the Park are also participating in RWT for the first time.
"This is a real nice opportunity for local restaurants to get a little bit of recognition," said Tony Packo Jr., chief operating officer for the family-operated business. "The independents don't have that same muscle power [as chain restaurants] to put their ads on TV every night. They have to work hard to get their reputation. The ones listed here are good, hard-working people and they deserve this."
Burger Bar 419 is taking part for the third year, this time at two locations since its Monroe Street location opened in May.
"Restaurant Week Toledo really took off within the past two years," said co-owner Tony House. "I think the public really enjoys the idea and being able to get out and hit all these restaurants they normally wouldn't."
House said his favorite part is the anticipation leading up to the event.
"You hear about it for months: It's coming, it's coming, it's going to be here soon," House said. "It's definitely fun for the staff and gets them amped up. The volume we see goes up dramatically."
Zinful Tasting & Taproom is returning to RWT for the second year.
"Restaurant Week is a remarkable program to be part of. They are professionals through and through," said Zinful owner Joyce Franzblau. "Not only are they dedicated and focused on leadership programs for Toledo but equally committed to supporting local restaurants. The exposure and new business they inspire is beyond comparison."
RWT definitely helps lure people out of the house during a time of year when business tends to be slow, said Sandy Spang, owner of Plate 21, also in its third year of RWT.
"It's just a great boon to the local economy at the end of February when most people are home and hunkered down," Spang said.
TREO General Manager Nate Schank agreed.
"We participated last year and thought it was a really cool event," Schank said. "I like the fact that they focus on local restaurants. It's a really cool way to keep people motivated about spending locally."
Toledo Free Press is a media sponsor of Restaurant Week Toledo. Toledo Free Press Managing Editor Sarah Ottney is a member of the Leadership Toledo class of 2014.
For more information and full menus, visit restaurantweektoledo.com.
Tags: 5th Street Pub, associate executive director of Leadership Toledo, Avenue Bistro, Black Kite Coffee, Burger Bar 419 (Heatherdowns Boulevard and Monroe Street locations), Caper's Restaurant & Bar, Cory Dippold, Cousino's Steakhouse, Downtown, East Toledo, Element 112, Gradkowski's, ICE Restaurant & Bar, Korea Na, La Scola Italian Grill, Loma Linda, Mancy's Steaks, Mancy's Bluewater Grille, Mancy's Italian Grill, Maumee, Medical Mutual, Packo's at the Park, Perrysburg, Plate 21, Poco Piatti, Registry Bistro, Restaurant Week Toledo (RWT), Rockwell's at The Oliver House, Rosie's Italian Grille, RWT co-chairs Becca Gorman and Margot Estes, Shorty's True American Roadhouse, social., Swanton, Sylvania and Waterville, The Beirut, The Café at The Oliver House, The Original Tony Packo's, The Original Tony Packo's and Packo's at the Park, Treo, Ventura's and Zinful Tasting & Taproom, Youth Leadership Toledo


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It's hard to imagine a chef willingly giving up control over their kitchen. However, when a group comes together for a good cause, it seems it is easy to disprove the perennial myth of the chef as an egotistical star. Last month, five chefs from three countries came together for an event in Pollenzo, Italy. While the streets of Bra were filled with the stalls and activities of Cheese - Slow Food's biennial international celebration of all things dairy - a nearby hotel, Albergo dell'Agenzia, hosted an event known as an 'Alliance Dinner'. The dinner showcased the Alliance Between Chefs and Slow Food Presidia project; an initiative which establishes connections between chefs and local small-scale producers. Launched in Italy in 2009, the project sees chefs committed to supporting good, clear and fair food work together with Slow Food Presidia, and use their products in restaurants, bistros and osterias. Alongside Italy, the project is now active in the Netherlands and Morocco. This recent dinner saw chefs from sun-drenched Sicily, the canals of Amsterdam, the desert of Morocco and local Piedmont come together to cook up a delicious feast. From the aperitif to the coffee, the common thread was the appreciation of unusual local products at risk of extinction, and support for the Slow Food Presidia. Habib Balatif, chef at Café du Sud in Tagounite, a small village on the edge of the part of the Sahara Desert known as Erg Chigaga prepared a Moroccan pastilla, stuffed with chicken cooked with Taliouine saffron, Noto almonds, Certaldo onions and cinnamon; while local chef Pierpaolo Livorno from the Agenzia restaurant prepared a starter with Carmagnola peppers filled with Tuscan Sea palamita and Salina capers. Dutch chefs Joris Bijdendijk and Geert Burema from the restaurants Bridges and Merkelbach, both in Amsterdam, presented a starter based on dried mullet caught by traditional Wadden Sea fishers served with a parsley sauce and red beets. Their first course was a composition of cauliflower fried in clarified butter on a pumpkin and parsnip puree, paired with Naegelholt, a kind of air-dried beef (Ark of Taste) and aged artisanal Gouda. Finally, Andrea Alì from the osteria Da Andrea in Palazzolo Acreide in the Sicilian province of Syracuse presented a crema catalana made with carob flour, Sicilian black bee honey, Noto almonds and cane sugar. The dinner concluded with a cup of Harenna coffee, a Presidium from Ethiopia, a single-origin arabica that grows in the Harenna Forest. All in all, a fantastic feast, a perfect partnership and a delicious demonstration of what the Alliance is working towards. Learn more about the Alliance project and discover the member restaurants here: www.slowfoodfoundation.com/alliance
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