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Earlier this week, Miss USA contestant Sheena Monnin resigned her crown as Miss Pennsylvania and claimed the competition was rigged. She supposedly was told by Miss Florida that a list existed with five names on it, and those five names were allegedly the women who finished the highest. Just days after Monnin made the allegations, Miss Universe owner Donald Trump came forward and blasted the contestant as a jilted sore loser without any evidence. The mogul then offered her a deal. If she rescinded her comments and came back in the fold, he would pull the lawsuit his lawyers were drafting.
Well, the deadline has already passed, and Monnin has apparently decided to stick to her story. Unfortunately, that tale seems to be crumbling around her. One-by-one, the judges have come forward denying their was any funny business going on, and now Miss Florida, Karina Brez, has issued a statement claiming she never told Miss Pennsylvania the pageant was rigged. You can take a look at her words courtesy of TMZ…
"I want to make a statement, very firm and very clearly, that I did not at any time tell Miss Pennsylvania USA or other Miss USA contestants that I knew the final five contestants in the Pageant. For reasons I don't understand, my name is now being brought forward as the person who released the names and implied that the Final Five contestants were pre-selected. This is absolutely not true, and not the case."
Monnin obviously seems firm in her convictions that something shady went down, but if this winds up in court, she's probably in real trouble. Not only did she not see any supposed list herself, every single other person involved now is coming down against her. That's a recipe for complete failure, and if she's not careful, she could wind up facing a big monetary judgment.
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Donahoe previously worked for Jolly at a Washington lobbying firm, according to a 2010 article in The Hill that included Donahoe on its annual list of the "50 most beautiful people." The article mentioned Donahoe was a fan of the Washington Nationals and said she had an ongoing competition with her boss, Jolly, to see who could catch the most foul balls.
Jolly, 41, declined to talk about it. "I have too much respect for my ex-wife to discuss our personal life, our amicable divorce or relationships since our separation," he said in a statement.
Jolly's divorce from Carrie, his wife of 15 years, will be finalized in Washington on Jan. 16.
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A victory for golf?
Rich Beem defeats world number one Tiger Woods to claim the USPGA Championship at Hazeltine.
Will Beem's win inspire the rest of the chasing pack?
This debate is now closed.
World number one Woods was unusually not in control heading into the final round and had to produce something special to win his ninth Major.
And Beem took full advantage, buoyed by an eagle at the 11th, to hold his nerve despite Woods' blistering finish and claim his first Major.
Is it good for golf that Woods has not won his third Major of the year?
Or is it only a matter of time before Woods claims all the Majors in the same year?
Well done to Rich Beem - he played brilliantly. However, I think Tiger was equally impressive. After he bogeyed the 13th and 14th, he did not fall apart but birdied the last four holes - he shows incredible mental strength, as well as ability, to always be able to produce such quality play when the expectations on his shoulders are immense.
Likewise, Beem showed mental toughness and the ability to get into the "zone" and stay there. If the rest of the top players, as many of the writers below have said, are afraid of Tiger it proves only that they do not have the mental strength to compete.
However, I think that is very harsh - I think many of them are not so daunted or psyched out as people suggest - it is just that they do not enjoy the consistency of form that Tiger does. Tiger is a golf freak - seeing his talent as a bad thing for golf is like saying Mozart was bad for music.
I bet no-one remembers that Rich Beem played with Tony Jacklin in the first two rounds of the 1999 Open - both major winners at Hazeltine!
It was nice to see Beem win the tournament. However, if he was paired with Tiger, the pressure plus Tiger keeping an eye on him would have forced him to be more conservative.
The funny thing is, most of these unknown players win the PGA tournament but, unlike the Masters and US Open, their games fade very easily when going for risky shots, as Beem did in the PGA tournament.
Tiger Woods is a great golfer - no doubt about that. He has the best technique in every department of his game. But there are two other reasons why he wins so much.
Firstly, look at his personality on the course. He is solely focusing on himself. Every time you here Montgomerie, Ernie, Mickelson and Garcia speak they compare their game to his. Maybe these nearly-guys (with the exception of the classy Ernie Els) should realise that they have the potential to challenge if they concentrate on their own game.
Secondly, the level of competition is undoubtedly weaker than fifteen years ago - then you had Woosie, Seve, Bernard, Sandy and Nick all challenging week in week out. Now it appears that the challenger who takes on Woods every week is someone different - a successful week but no consistency into the next month.
Golf was far better to watch in the eighties and nineties - the guys had better personalities and it was a delight to see them play.
Beem's victory is great for the sport and himself; he proved that Tiger can be beaten, but Tiger was two shots behind him when he started so technically he should have won.
Why is it that when you're young and have never won an event you're loved like Tiger once was, but now he has won loads, people want to see you knocked down?? Do we not like success? Are we jealous of other people's achievement?
It happened to Stephen Hendry, David Beckham, Nick Faldo and probably even Jack. People loved Tiger, now we knock him because he is the best the sport has ever seen.
It happens to all top sportsmen, it's like we are just sitting waiting for then to fall from grace. Which I find extremely unfair.
Nice to see that smug grin wiped off the Tiger's face for once - he thought he had done enough to win it. The American public's partisan support of the favourite (in just about all sports) does sometimes annoy a little. To Rich Beem - well done old boy
I think this is great for golf. It was starting to get a bit boring seeing Tiger winning every major, but "Beemer" has shown the rest that he's beatable and this must inspire all those golfers who are seen as also-rans in the majors.
My tip for another major within three years is a young Irishman called Richard Dunbar from Portadown - a young golfer with a very big future!
'Rich'ly deserved victory - good for golf no doubt - Els and co need to learn a few lessons.
Well done Rich Beem! Whilst Tiger Woods' achievements are already legendary and he is a phenomenal golfer, I can't help feeling that his record is as good as it is because of the 'fear factor' and the other top players being so much in awe of him.
To talk of a victory for golf is a ponderous claim to make. Undoubtedly Beem's victory is a great result for him, and a reminder to the field (if they needed one after the Open) that Tiger isn't always going to win, even if he is deservedly the over-whelming favourite.
There are so many variables in this great game, not even Tiger will always triumph. One outcome ought to be a lessening of the silly obsession we've had with Tiger's chase for the Grand Slam (which is entirely made up anyway).
Great for golf and great for Beem. Tiger, as always, magnanimous in defeat, but who would bet against him getting his clean sweep of majors in the coming years?
I hope Rich Beem avoids the 'one-hit wonder' label which Paul Lawrie carried on his shoulders post the '99 Open until his recent victory in Wales but, I feel that he may be basking in his one and only well-earned glory.
I'm not sure Woods will ever win the calendar year grand slam. There are simply too many great golfers on the tour and, as Beem proved, the lesser-known can do it too.
Good or bad for golf, who cares. The guy deserved to win and played like a true professional, I say congratulations...
Woods won't win all the majors in the same year. Holding all the trophies at the same time was a phenomenal achievement and it won't be repeated. That's good for the game and for Woods - it leaves him a world to conquer.
Beem's win is certainly good for golf. There's no doubt Tiger is a great player, and possibly the best ever. But the game isn't just about Tiger - and the current approach in the US suggests that Tiger is bigger than the game!
Examples: fans moved aside a huge boulder in one tournament that was in Tiger's way - did the media comment or criticise Tiger for allowing them to do so? It wouldn't have happened for any other golfer.
In the PGA play-off in 2000, Tiger hit a wayward drive well into the trees - yet we watched on TV how someone ran into the undergrowth and threw the ball back out onto the fairway. Did the media discuss this incident; was there any suggestion that Bob May was robber? Certainly not in the USA.
These days, whenever Tiger is in a tournament, the TV always shows his name as close to the top of the leaderboard as possible. For example, if Beem is at -7, Love at -6, and 6 others at -4, then tradition has it that the player who has played the most holes appears nearer the top of the leaderboard. Does that apply to Tiger? No!!!!
I fear that TV - and the golfing authorities - are in danger of conceding too much to Tiger, in pursuit of the holy dollar!!
I like the guy, and he's a great golfer...but...it's not good for the game! Just one man's view!
Tiger has been great for the game of golf, but his winning all of the majors is not. Rich Beem's win is encouragement to all of the world's professional players to go at Tiger with all they have and make him work harder to succeed.
Golf is best served by a very competitive match every week, including the majors.
A great result for golf in general. Of course it would be great for Tiger to win, he has revolutionised the game of golf in many respects. However, Rich Beem has had a 'rags to riches' story unfold in many ways in the last three months, never mind the last three years.
This can only be good for the game - Tiger Woods is undoubtedly the world number one, but who wants to see him win 20 majors before he is thirty? Any sport needs good competition in order to survive. Tiger will be back. He will win the Masters in next year's first major!
It's a dismal result for golf, because it's another example of a one time winner. Beem won't win again. It would've been good if someone like Mickelson or Garcia had won.
Yes, it is good for the game. But forget Tiger, what happened to the rest of the pack? It seems like they were resigned to being second or third best. Rich Beem certainly showed them that if you believe in yourself, even the best of the best can be vanquished.
Well done Beem! His second shot on the 11th to within eight feet of the hole was the best of tournament. You have to admire Woods' incredible competitiveness to make four birdies in the last four holes, but at the same time Beem's nerve and intelligent play showed us that Woods isn't always the best on the day. A great day for golf.
It is a good thing for golf that he won - simply because of the manner in which he did it. He shot 68 under the most extreme pressure. He played attacking golf to get himself into contention on the final round and then had the courage of his convictions to close out the competition.
He has shown others that it is possible can take on Tiger in the heat of the final day battle and win. He won with style, playing great golf, and deserves all the credit he will surely get.
It was good to see Woods fight for the title and play amazing golf in the process. However, like David Toms before him, Beem showed a steel nerve and great confidence to win. That will inspire the rest of the Tour Professionals.
Well done Rich Beem. It is good to see someone who can play the course and not be put off by Tiger Woods. He showed both the physical and mental strength to be a winner, and we will see him at the top in the future.
Beem's win was great and showed so-called better players how to play against Tiger - simply play your own game and the course.
Golf is the winner. Too often we have seen Tiger Woods railroad opponents on the final day - it seems that as soon as his name is mentioned the leaders collapse. Maybe now other golfers will realise he is not infallible and can be beaten.
Beem's victory was a triumph of cool nerve and concentration. He has proved to some of the brighter lights in golf that Tiger can be beaten if you can concentrate on your own game and ignore the pressure he exerts. Hopefully now we'll see the other top players competing more regularly.
Sometimes I think that Tiger's rivals are a little scared of him. I just hope this proves to the other top players that Tiger can be beaten - even when he finishes with 4 birdies.
If his win doesn't inspire the others then maybe they should listen to Beem's tips! He claimed that clenching his stomach muscles helped him relax and free nervous tension from his upper body during the final round. Perhaps others can learn from this, as they seem to be clenching their buttocks when Tiger is about! Well done Rich!
It is pleasing to see an outsider win a major, but why is Tiger's dominance seen as a bad thing? He has raised the level of competition to a new level and has increased interest in his sport like no one else could.
The way he played the closing four holes on Sunday was pure sporting excellence and could not have been achieved by anyone else on the planet. I hope he wins lots more majors - it's not his fault that his competition can't keep up.
This will only help the other golfers see that they are responsible for allowing Woods to dominate golf. Beem has shown that if you concentrate on your own game you can reap the rewards, whereas in the past too many golfers have resigned themselves to losing before hitting their first ball. Well done Beem.
Beem's win is like a breath of fresh air - it's just not interesting if you know that Tiger is going to win every time before a tournament even begins.
It is good for golf that Woods was not handed the title. This shows that with mental toughness and self belief, anyone on the pro tour can win a major if their game is in tune. No more excuses, please.
Beem's win is as good for golf as South Korea beating Italy in the World Cup was good for football - it makes a nice change, but doesn't change the world order. It was a fluke and I'd put money on him hot getting any more majors. Like South Korea, his memory will fade and the Tiger will reign supreme for many years to come.
I'm not happy that Woods lost today, but I like it when someone new wins a major in a sport that's dominated by one name. Maybe this could be the genesis of a new phenomenon in Golf. Well done Beem!
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Besides A Separation's major awards at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and Berlin Film Festival, Farhadi's four previous films have also received notice and critical acclaim. His debut feature Dancing in the Dust (2003), about an Azerbaijani émigré forced to divorce his wife due to unsavory rumors about her mother, won prizes at the Moscow and Pusan film festivals. Farhadi also won the Berlin Film Festival's Silver Bear Award for Best Director for About Elly (2009), a classically structured melodrama about a seaside vacation of an old group of friends that goes awry. Fireworks Wednesday (2006) is a sophisticated urban drama set against the frenzy of firework celebrations of the New Year in Tehran. Beautiful City, made in 2004, focuses on a young man charged with murder held in a juvenile detention facility, while his sister forms an unlikely relationship with a paroled petty thief—all while negotiating red tape that foreshadows the legal troubles at the center of A Separation.
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Spot news: Great article by Michael Roberts on the difference between the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News editorial pages ("Calling All Columnists," December 12). I noticed that the Post filled Tina Griego's spot with some lame-ass column that made the hard-hitting point that its author sure was a dumb cluck and thank goodness for his girlfriend.
Pulitzer committee, take note! Not to be a pest or anything, but wasn't there anything say, on, hmmm, Iraq on the news wires that day? Guess not.
Roberts's Message column is always entertaining and often very prescient, in that it offers concrete proof of my long-held belief that the Post is a piece of crap.
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Who put the world in world series? Regarding "Our Mitts on You," in the December 12 issue:
Please give Bill Gallo a column on the opinion page, as I'm tired of turning to the sports and film pages looking for articles on -- gasp! -- sports and film only to find Bill enlightening us on the dangers of the world that he feels only he can see. And tell him to use cash next time he goes to Gart's.
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Just say throw: I just got done reading Eric Dexheimer's dodgeball story ("Dodge This, Dave Ringo!," December 5). I have to admit that I nearly pissed my pants with laughter at the many memories of the Almighty Elementary School Playground Equalizer. Those who profess this to be a "bullies'" game are most likely to have been the fat kids who couldn't avoid having their juicy asses blasted with the red rubber balls.
Grow up, suckers! Dodgeball is really the only place on school grounds where all of the nerdy kids could gang up on the most popular girl and the most jocky jock to send them a scorching/searing shock of pain before the 3 p.m. bell. I played dodgeball, and I'm not anti-social in the least. If anything, dodgeball has taught me how to avoid trouble and has improved my hand-eye coordination. Dodgeball should not be banned in schools; in fact, it should be a sanctioned team sport!
Long live dodgeball!
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Child's prey: Dodgeball -- public stoning re-created as a child's game.
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Not guilty! In Julie Jargon's December 5 article on sex offenders, "Arrested Development," and in the letters that followed, there was an expressed concern for the victims of these offenders, as well as the prevailing attitude that all convicted sex offenders are deserving of nothing but spending the remainder of their existence incarcerated. What about the other innocent victims of this crime? I speak not of the victims who have been molested, but the victims of false accusation. Once someone has been labeled a sex offender, his life is ruined.
Does anyone realize that innocent men get falsely accused and wrongly convicted? It happens -- absolutely. A sexual assault is a heinous crime with long-lasting ramifications for the victims, and the perpetrators of these crimes need punishment and extensive treatment. But what about the innocent victims who get caught up in this charge and have their lives ruined? Just as DNA evidence is proving every day that innocent men sit on death row for crimes they did not commit, it is no different with sex offenders. A twenty-year-old man has sexual contact with a fifteen-year-old girl who tells him she is eighteen. Someone finds out, and the next thing he knows, he is sitting in prison, labeled a sex offender for life, his future ruined. How many teachers have been falsely accused?
Sexual offenses are the only crimes for which there is no allowance for degree of severity; the only sentence in our laws for that crime is two years to life. All other crimes are judged and sentenced on the severity of circumstances. A person who kills someone is treated far better in this society than anyone with the label of sex offender, regardless of the circumstances of the charges. It is never suggested that there should be a murderer registry.
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No remorse: Reading "Arrested Development," I can see many similarities between T.H.E. and halfway houses used for drug offenses. At some facilities, for example, addicts are forced to wear diapers, shave their heads and stand against a wall for hours. And anyone convicted of drug possession is placed under substantial hardship, including restrictions on how much water they may drink, because of the possiblity of diluting a urinalysis.
The difference here is that while sex offenders can hardly deny causing substantial harm to someone, many drug offenders must make up imaginary victims to gain therapeutic value from treatment. One example is where counselors claim drug dealers cause harm to users while at the same time claiming users are responsible for the acts of dealers, gangs and now terrorists. Interestingly, addicts who rob and steal for their habit are easier to treat because they have genuine remorse for their actions. Addicts who use and don't bother anyone must build themselves up as worse than they really are in order to gain any of the remorse necessary for treatment. The article also made it clear that the problem of sexual predators, while far more devastating, receives less attention. Not long ago, the Colorado Supreme Court found one class of offender exempt from mandatory parole: sex offenders.
If our society is to be safe, we must focus all of our law-enforcement resources on criminals who cause direct injury to persons and property. Attempting to regulate behavior that does not cause such injury takes away from the ability to deal with truly dangerous individuals.
Keep up the quality reporting.
David Noland
He did it his way: Clearly, Teaching Humane Existence is doing a good job for both the community and the sexual predator. By focusing the predator and us on the central issue -- sex offenders' persistent danger to the community -- T.H.E.'s program is right on. Allow the criminal to choose a "feel-good" treatment? I don't think so. Why should he have it his way? Remember, he already had his way with his victims.
Too many mental-health professionals (e.g., Tedeschi) treat sexual predators' behavior like a case of acne: Clean up the diet and the unsightly condition will go away. Give hope, remove depression, and they will stop being social deviants. Wrong!
Jargon's article states: "In July 2001, Rosberg went to his first group therapy session at T.H.E. And that, he says, is when he really started serving time." In my opinion, this is proof that T.H.E.'s program is effective. Let's hold sexual predators accountable with programs such as T.H.E. It's all about controlling and containing them.
Mary Ellen Anderson
Worst-case scenario: Julie Jargon unfortunately has disseminated a large amount of inaccurate information. She and Westword have created a circus-type environment around a serious public-health problem by using the majority of the space in "Arrested Development" to provide a platform for a repetitive pedophile who sees himself as the victim.
A common belief is that a society can judge itself by how it treats its "worst" members, and within the minds of most individuals, sex offenders fit the description of "worst." Whether sex offenders are the "worst" or not, it is patently irresponsible to not consider them as producers of great harm. Teaching Humane Existence (T.H.E.) strives to be humane toward all involved parties, including the sex offender and the community. Our methods of treating and managing sex offenders are not only humane, but also responsible.
Rather than go through the inaccuracies within Arrested Development bit by bit, I will try to explain that our methods of treating and managing sex offenders are not only humane but also responsible.
While we treat a wide range of sexual offending behavior, we primarily focus on repetitive adult male sex offenders. The research supports that these abusers are the most dangerous and produce more harm on a per-person basis. Having harmed others is precisely the reason they are in treatment. Every sex offender who comes to us does so because he has been caught and/or is in some phase of being prosecuted and convicted for sexually abusing other people. The offenders are court-mandated into treatment, a place they do not want to be. What they want is to get out of treatment as soon as possible and regain control of their lives. They are ordered into treatment to stop inflicting pain on others, not for the pain they may have in their own lives. Of course, most sex offenders have personal pain, but research, state-of-the-art treatment and common sense dictates that if we are going to be able to help the sex offender, we must first focus on stopping his abusive behaviors.
Ms. Jargon took on the task of determining whether or not T.H.E. lives up to its name. When I began this work, I discovered most of my clients had not been addressing critical questions about their abusive behaviors. Essentially, the offenders were not discussing the specific details of their offending behavior, yet these details were the thoughts occupying their minds. The offender also did not want to discuss the details of their offending behavior, because they typically wanted to portray themselves as bothered by that which, in reality, they truly enjoyed. Part of what makes T.H.E.'s treatment humane is the degree to which we focus on the details of the sexual offender's deviancy and his abusive behavior, with the purpose of offering him the chance of becoming an empathetic and caring person.
One of the most humane aspects of the T.H.E. treatment approach that Ms. Jargon seems to have completely misunderstood has to do with the matter of hopelessness. Hopelessness is the state that manipulative people, like sex offenders, need to accept in order to be willing to live with outside guidance and control. They are not able to develop the necessary dependency on external help unless they first feel an overwhelming need for help. The offenders will not feel that need for help until they can achieve some meaningful hopelessness about the way they run their lives. Unfortunately, court-ordered clients are extremely resistant to embrace such vulnerability. While getting to this point in treatment may take years (or may never be achieved), it remains the most responsible and humane effort to hold the client (i.e., not graduate) until they achieve the necessary hopelessness to take in the necessary help.
One of the most humane aspects of the T.H.E. treatment approach that Ms. Jargon seems to have completely misunderstood has to do with the matter of hopelessness. Hopelessness is the state that manipulative people, like sex offenders, need to accept in order to be willing to live with outside guidance and control. They are not able to develop the necessary dependency on external help unless they first feel an overwhelming need for help. The offenders will not feel that need for help until they can achieve some meaningful hopelessness about the way they run their lives. Unfortunately, court-ordered clients are extremely resistant to embrace such vulnerability. While getting to this point in treatment may take years (or may never be achieved), it remains the most responsible and humane effort to hold the client (i.e. not graduate) until they achieve the necessary hopelessness to take in the necessary help.
Regarding the expressed concern that sex offenders will be seen as lepers by society, the reality is that it has already happened. Another feature of T.H.E. that makes us humane is that we promote holding on to and treating as many of these "lepers" in society until they become reliably safe. The fact that most repetitive adult sex offenders do not become safe enough to remove external control indicates that we are committing ourselves to working with societys most difficult people for the rest of their lives. That, in and of itself, is quintessentially humane.
With regards to some of the specific inaccuracies within the article:
The article indicated that there is a debate concerning a cure for sex offenders. There is a wealth of data that reports there is no known cure for the deviant arousal of repetitive sex offenders. The national/international body for promoting and guiding the treatment of sex offenders (the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers) states this in their standards of practice, as do the Colorado Sex Offender Management Board Practices and Guidelines. Similarly, common sense says that we do not change who we are sexually.
The article also suggests that graduation should occur; after all, other treatment programs are graduating their clients. We do provide an individualized path for graduation for each sex offender, but very few make it. Why? Because most repetitive sex offenders have a serious personality disorder, which is a requirement for enjoying the destruction of others lives. Now, the question is: why do some treatment programs graduate these same clients? First, many mental health professionals need to see themselves as able to restore their clients to self-sufficiency, and it is extremely difficult to look another person in the eye and say you need to be externally controlled and I will do it. Controlling people is simply not part of mental health training although, when dealing with offender populations, it should be. Second, those who are business oriented may not want to annoy their referral sources by not allowing enough sex offenders to pass through the system.
If we accept that sex offenders can not be cured to the degree that we can rely upon their own judgment to self manage, we, as a community are stuck with managing their lives for them. Thus, the role of therapists should be one of monitoring, guiding and controlling, not curing. It is a less than grand career but certainly humane and very difficult since the responsible therapist does not get to enjoy completion (or graduation) as a part of job satisfaction.
While there are graduate level interns at THE, the majority of the staff have masters degrees in psychology or social work.
Regarding adversive conditioning, the purpose is to offer the offender a way to interrupt deviant fantasies, which unfortunately occur frequently. All olfactory techniques are individually based and not health threatening. (i.e. no use of ammonia).
At T.H.E., each client has an individualized treatment plan that also includes specialized approaches to dealing with family members and other relevant individuals within their lives. Additionally, we treat a wide range of mental health issues and, frequently, include psychiatric and other professionals within a clients individualized treatment. The only aspect of T.H.E.s treatment approach which is consistent for all clients is the prioritization of community safety.
The penile plethysmograph (PPG) is a humane process for aiding the staff and client in understanding his deviant arousal. Research has validated the PPG with convicted sex offenders and it is only with convicted sex offenders that we utilize this procedure. Sex offenders tend to lie (often even to themselves) about what they are truly aroused to, and, while it is not a lie detector, the PPG helps us confront the difficult truth.
Regarding Mr. Rosbergs allegation of sexual assault while visiting a Shared Living Arrangement, all appropriate legal and therapeutic steps were initiated. Mr. Rosberg also did not inform T.H.E. of his assault until months after the alleged incident occurred. Once informed, his treatment team encouraged and assisted him with filing a police report and spent individual time focusing on his thoughts and feelings surrounding the alleged incident. It should be noted that, at the time of Mr. Rosbergs report, the alleged perpetrator had already been terminated from treatment and was incarcerated for other violations.
T.H.E.'s treatment and management of sex offenders is humane and responsible. T.H.E. is also very concerned about community safety.
Greig Veeder, LCSW
T.H.E. Executive Director
Editor's note: To read Greig Veeder's complete letter, visit westword.com.
Die another day: In general, Jason Sheehan writes adequate reviews -- although we could do without some of the verbose sentence structure.
But his "Smoke Free or Die," in the December 5 issue, was just too much. He sounds like many other addicted fools gushing on about his personal-choice right to smoke and to kill himself if he wants. He seems overly concerned about the "little" bar and cafe that will go out of business if a smoking ban is enacted. How does he know this to be a fact? And even if true, perhaps it will prolong the life of some poor "customer" who just might slow down or stop smoking if he can't do it in a bar.
Mr. Sheehan shouldn't worry about death threats -- he's got one between his fingers every time he lights up. It's okay by me if he wants to buy the ranch that way, but make him do it out where there is little chance of giving someone else the big C with secondhand smoke.
Fifteen years ago, my wife died of lung cancer. She was a light smoker -- but not light enough. We both suffered through three years of pure hell before she died. If Mr. Sheehan could experience just one week of that, I think even his nicotine-saturated brain would force him to quit.
I wonder if smoking affects his tastebuds enough to skew a review. I also wonder if he got any free cigarettes for that article.
Palmer Kimball
The rights stuff: I enjoyed Jason Sheehan's "Smoke Free or Die" article. He said it all, and I agree with him 100 percent. Just for the record, I am a non-smoker. I think smoking is a dumb, dirty, dangerous habit. I do not understand how any thinking adult could willingly poison his or her body. Pure stupidity! I can't stand to be around smokers and would not go to any bar where smoking is allowed. However, unless the smoker is a personal friend or a relative of mine, it is none of my business if that person smokes.
The world is full of good and bad things. Who the hell are these people who think they can eliminate all the bad things through legislation? If you are a smoker, you have a right to congregate where other smokers congregate. No one is asking the non-smoker to go to the smokers' bar. What the hell is the problem? How far can the do-gooders go with this bullshit? I disdain smoking (and smokers), but they have rights like everyone else.
Les Bogunovich
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Foul bawl: I'm sure "Smoke Free or Die" has received tons of feedback, but I'm hoping it's not too late to jump on the bandwagon. I am a "part-time" smoker -- one of those folks who lights up under the influence. While I can understand people's concerns about encroachments upon their right to smoke, I tend to be more on the side of the poor shmucks who wind up sucking in my exhaled carbon monoxide. When you smoke, you're emitting something into your general area -- kind of like breaking wind. But unlike breaking wind, most smokers feel comfortable sharing their foul-smelling problem with everyone else.
Underneath all of this hubbub is the simple issue of courtesy, which seems to be swiftly disappearing from our society as people become more focused on keeping others from taking away their rights. No one's asking smokers to give up their right to smoke; non-smokers are just asking for a little courtesy. I see courtesy disappearing more and more in other facets of day-to-day existence as well. Open the door for someone? Forget about it. Open your own damn door. Stop the brainless chatter on a cell phone in a public area? F--- you, buddy. I have a right to be an inconsiderate asshole. And that's really what all of this is about.
If this new non-smoking restaurant thing comes into effect, I'm fine with it -- even as a smoker. So I walk four feet to the outdoors to satisfy my craving. It's not going to kill me.
Erin Enwall
The vigilantes: Kudos to dining critic Jason Sheehan for standing in the path of the anti-smoking steamroller. Kudos, as well, to Westword for featuring his unconventional wisdom in the face of the latest prohibitionist tyranny to sweep society.
Having long ago seized the moral high ground on the well-documented hazards of smoking, the crusade against tobacco has since moved on to other turf. Like courtrooms -- to the considerable gain of personal-injury lawyers -- and now even barrooms. And this band of zealots isn't about to let a little nuisance like business owners' property rights stand in its way as it lobbies for a citywide smoking ban at eating and drinking establishments. Nor does consumer choice seem to matter.
Don't think the likes of Smoke-Free Denver will stop at your favorite watering hole, either. Next it'll be your car -- heaven help you if you light up at the wheel with a passenger aboard -- and then your own home. Better hope your kids don't rat you out. It's the classic tale of the vigilantes who rid the town of desperadoes only to become the townsfolk's new tormentors.
Sure, we're grateful for the surgeon general's warning labels, the ban on televised tobacco ads and, of course, all the generously funded, anti-smoking agitprop throughout our K-12 years. But, really, we got the message. Now, please, just leave us alone.
Dan Njegomir
What a drag: Mr. Sheehan and millions of others just don't seem to grasp the basic issue. Smokers choose to smoke. I was a smoker for many years and was totally ignorant of the fact that I assumed it was my right to smoke anywhere, with no regard to non-smokers whatsoever. Why do you feel you have the right to light up with the attitude of "If they don't like it, they can leave?" Why does the non-smoker have to leave? The smoker chooses to smoke: That should not dictate the issue, but it does. The smoker is the one who should be put out, because he or she chooses to smoke, and as we all know, it is more natural not to smoke, because tobacco is not a natural physical attribute we are born with.
The smoker chooses to smoke, the majority of the human race chooses not to smoke. Therefore, quite simply, democratically and fairly, majority rules.
Will Lewis
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Stand by your man: I don't smoke. But Jason Sheehan is right: It's not my place to tell him not to. And he is right: The anti's are zealots who will not compromise.
He was right on about the statistics: I have had people admit they were cooked but were using them right the next day. A zealot believes the end justifies the means.
I stand with Jason. I'd rather stand with someone with a backbone than stand alone when they come for me.
Bill Dittenhofer
California dreaming: I want to add yet one more voice regarding the all-important smoking-ban issue that Denver/Colorado is now facing. I recently moved here from San Francisco and so have gone through all of this before, a few years ago when California banned smoking in public places. Of course, there was the same uproar over rights and the same arguments made for both sides. (To me, it's a no-brainer: The rights of people to smoke-free air easily nullify a smoker's right to smoke inside.)
But the arguments have all died out by now in California, and the results of the ban are clearly a success, even to smokers! If you had asked ten smokers in California if they were in favor of the ban before it happened, eight out of ten would have said no. But now, just a few years later, eight out of ten smokers will have changed their minds about this. Because even the smokers have come to appreciate clean air in bars.
I have seen the difference the ban can make and, though it may be a little painful for smokers here to adjust, I'm confident that, like their cousins to the West, they will grow to appreciate that same difference.
Adam DeGraff
Cliffhanger: Regarding David Holthouse's "Trial and Tribulations," in the November 21 issue:
The letters regarding constitutional rights in the Amini case are justified. The general consensus in America today is self, money and pleasure at the expense of freedom, country, God and heritage. If all of the judicial, educational and media communities were honest and objective -- instead of self-serving, controlling, manipulating tyrants -- this country wouldn't be in the state of affairs it now is. Colossal lies abound on every issue.
We have to realize that the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights were written for a society with absolute truths based on individual responsibility, mores, ethics and common sense. Our government is a reflection of our society (in general); political correctness and inclusivity are examples of colossal lies being perpetrated by the establishment behind the scenes of government.
The courts today are nothing more than cash cows. The two worthless parties that govern our country, especially those undemocratic control freaks, are leading us to destruction. An analogy for America today is a freight train racing toward a thousand-foot cliff -- and most watching are oblivious, indifferent or full of apathy.
David D. Fosca
Interpreting the news: The Colorado Association of Professional Interpreters (CAPI) offers the following information on court interpreting in response to David Holthouse's "Trial and Tribulations":
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Interpreting is a largely unregulated field. However, state and federal certification for court interpreters does exist for Spanish interpreters. Colorado administers the National Consortium of State Court Interpreter Certification, which consists of a mandatory sixteen-hour orientation on protocols, ethics and court terminology, followed by a tape-recorded exam to determine competency in three modalities of interpretation: simultaneous, consecutive and sight translation. The orientation and the exam cost $285.
Although the National Consortium offers the certification test in over forty languages, in Colorado it has only been offered in Spanish. So-called exotic-language interpreters can take the exam only if they are able to incur the travel costs. Since the demand for these interpreters is often infrequent, most have other primary careers. Some suffer a net loss in income by missing their regular job to interpret, but they do so in order to give back to their community.
In 2003, CAPI will be organizing an intensive seminar on court interpreting specifically for exotic-language interpreters that will be recognized in lieu of the National Consortium's orientation. For more information, please visit CAPI's Web site at www.coloradointerpreters.org.
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|Reviews for Target: Horrorworld
| animeloveramy chapter 1 . 9/9/2009
awsome! more story!
| sky chapter 6 . 7/2/2007
this story was so funny
i read the stories on ur web too
I LOVE It bye bye
keep writing
| Azalea14 chapter 6 . 4/21/2006
oh my god, ur like the best author on the yugioh section! u i love ur storys espacally this on...u really should become a book write
| Starian Princess chapter 6 . 8/11/2005
Seriously, I was weirded out. That was... O_O Malik and Bakura singing... Eek. What more adventures await?
| Sailor Charon chapter 6 . 7/27/2005
LOLZ! A drunken Malik and Bakura! Great job w/ the chapter! I'll be back for chapter 7 _
| MikariStar chapter 6 . 7/26/2005
Go monkey Go! Mojo Jojo! XD It's a song from the powerpuff girls Baku reminded me of that XD I'll have to look up "iguanadon" in the dictionary ._.;; I don't know about dinosaur species... assuming that is a dinosaur . *goes off to use the dic*
| Maliks Yami chapter 6 . 7/26/2005
OMG that was the most funny chapter in the whole fic.! I loved the gringding on the gorilla part! HILARIOUS!
Can't wait for the next chapter!
| hiaohisoihxouhpjhpih chapter 6 . 7/26/2005
HaHa. That was a very funny chapter indeed. ] Update soon!
Mizz Allison
| O.owickedo.O chapter 6 . 7/25/2005
LOL! that was one of the best chapters! I feel kinda bad that Bakura and Malik go so drunk...almost. :)
| MagicmanSmokegirl chapter 6 . 7/25/2005
Okay, I must admit that if I hadn't recently read 'The Adventures of Kaibaman' this would take first place on my most ridiculous things in the world list.
| Winter Yuy chapter 6 . 7/25/2005
See! I knew you could write to it! I knew it! All you had to do was give yourself a motive and go with it! I'm so proud of you! *huggles*
As for this chapter, I'm rolling, literally. Mokuba getting up on stage and using his powers, Careen and Malik's bickering, Bakura harrassing Tarzan, the "Super Baku" scene, and, of course, the two idiots getting drunk and dancing with a gorilla. Reminds me of the "watermelon" incident.
Malik: Hot momma! *forgets Haraku's leg and goes for the watermelon*
Ah-*sighs*-good times. *grins* This chapter was hilarious! Ryoko should call and tell Kaze what happened in the next chapter. *laughs insanely* and Kaze and Baku argue about something or what have you. *eyes widen* She's getting ready for a date. Yeah, that's cool. *winks*
Whatever you do for the next chapter, I KNOW it will be wonderful! I'm so proud of you! *huggles* I'll see you online Thursday night. *gives you a high five*
| Cataracta chapter 6 . 7/24/2005
w00t! Yeah! Gorillas! And drunk Bakuras! Good chapter, can't wait for the next!
| Kaoru4 chapter 6 . 7/24/2005
hahhaha I laughed my ass off. Loved it. Greatness.
| solar-baeby chapter 6 . 7/24/2005
Oh man, that was hilarious! I loved it! A drunk Malik and Bakura...that is one thing I hope I never meet in a dark alley. You are so mean to them. But it's funny so I'll let it slide. Please update soon. ciao.
| Starian Princess chapter 5 . 7/17/2005
It is most amusing to see a Mokuba screaming bloody murder. And most interesting to see an Anzu squabbling about a black leopard. *grins* Continue soon!


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TAMPA — Plant dominated Wharton 11-0 in a shortened game and Brandon needed late heroics as both advanced to the Class 6A, District 8 title game.
Brandon (14-10) trailed 1-0 against Bloomingdale (16-9) heading into the seventh inning of a game that featured great pitching from the Eagles' Kayla Goff and the Bulls' Alexa Lopez.
After a leadoff double by Goff, an error by Bloomingdale shortstop McKenzie Carter and an RBI single by Cassandra Gonzalez, Brandon had the winning run on third.
Next came a squeeze bunt by senior Emilee Gwyn, scoring Gonzalez to send Brandon to regionals for the first time since 1992.
"I haven't called a squeeze in two years, but Gwyn is a senior and our best bunter. That was the time to do it," Brandon coach Jen Steadham said. "I keep telling the girls that if we keep on working harder than anyone else, good things will come."
Plant (21-4) had an easier time against Wharton (14-11). Rose Yanger didn't surrender a run over three innings to earn the win, and Sarah Bowling and Courtney Croney were a combined 5-for-6 with five RBIs.
"Our girls hadn't seen live pitching in 10 days, so we weren't quite sure what to expect, but we're happy with the result," Plant coach Melissa Sigmon said. "We're not going to take Brandon lightly. They have strong pitching; we're going to have to be on our 'A' game."
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The San Jose Earthquakes are known for their high-octane attack, the highest-scoring squad in the league, but as impressive as their attack is, it has been the play of their back-line that has allowed the team to dedicate numbers into their attack and make their offense that much more dangerous.
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Bernardez's form in 2012 made him SBI's pick for MLS Newcomer of the Year.
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Bernardez beat out a good field of Newcomer of the Year candidates in a season that saw MLS teams dig even deeper into the international player market. Here is a rundown of the other top contenders for the award:
The Seattle Sounders goalkeeper helped his team deal with life after Kasey Keller by emerging as one of the best goalkeepers in the league. The Austrian netminder finished the season with a league-best 0.70 goals-against average and nine shutouts.
The Honduran midfielder showed up in mid-season and instantly became a driving force in the Houston Dynamo attack. His energy, tenacity and skill made him the perfect complement to Brad Davis and was a key reason the Dynamo made the playoffs. He finished the season with four goals and six assists in 17 matches.
He may not have been as flashy as some other midfielders in MLS, but Bernier was an outstanding leader in the Montreal midfield and a key reason the Impact had playoff aspirations late in the season. The Canadian midfielder finished the year with nine goals and eight assists for the Impact.
The classy South Korean right back had no trouble adjusting to MLS, stepping in and arguably playing like the best fullback in MLS. Lee was a lockdown defender, but could also get forward into the Whitecaps attack.
There were plenty of other newcomers worth mentioning in 2012, such as Jairo Arrietta and Federico Higuain in Columbus, Jaime Castrillon in Colorado and Saer Sene in New England, but the aforementioned players were the cream of the crop in the MLS Newcomer class of 2012.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls have been upgraded from desert to digital! Thanks to Google and photographer Ardon Bar-Hama, you can now view the the celebrated manuscripts online at the Digital Dead Sea Scrolls project.
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On Wednesday May 11th, at 7:00 PM upstairs, the Brotherhood of Thieves and Allagash Brewing Company from Portland, Maine hosted a four course dinner, with each course paired with an Allagash craft beer.
The dinner, was prepared by Chris Hinds, Chef, and Jeff Knab, GM, of the Brotherhood in collaboration with EJ Harvey from the Seagrille. Tickets for the event were $70 which included:
1st Course: Buck Rarebit Grilled artisan bread, poached egg, beer-cheese fondue, smoked ham, and watercress, served with Allagash White.
2nd Course: House-Made Seafood SausageShaved radish, mache, and watercress pesto, served with Allagash Confluence.
3rd Course: Slow Smoked Pork Shoulder Rhubarb BBQ sauce, cheddar grit cake, and spring succotash, served with Allagash Curieux.
4th Course: Stout and Chocolate Parfait Allagash black ice cream, white chocolate mousse, bitter chocolate ganache, raspberry coulis, and chocolate covered pretzels, served with Allagash Black.
This was a great opportunity to eat some excellent food, drink some superb craft beer from Allagash and talk to folks from Allagash. We had a great turnout of beer and food lovers alike, and look forward to our next prix fixe event!


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Polluted Air v. Cigarette Smoke – Which is Worse?
The Associated Press has a story that says new research has shown polluted air to be a more serious cause of cancer than second-hand cigarette smoke.
When I saw this, I wondered why it makes a difference, and I'm still wondering about it. Because they're both bad in my book.
I guess on one hand, breathing polluted air is something an individual can't do anything about, other than to wear a mask or go somewhere else.
But I'm not sure that's always an option, and in the end people everywhere are at risk with polluted air.
Now, cigarette smoke is a different deal. You can choose not to smoke, and your breathing will be easier, although second-hand smoke can still be around.
And it's unmistakable when you run into a smoker. There's nothing like meeting someone in the grocery store aisle who reeks of cigarettes.
So to me, polluted air and second-hand smoke are both bad, kind of a "Hobson's choice." It's really no choice at all.


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Bush's Logic - Protect the Homeland - DON'T PRESERVE IT
"It's clearly a budget," President Bush once said, "It's got a lot of numbers in it." The problem is there just aren't nearly enough numbers in the president's FY 2006 budget to cover important domestic programs. That's certainly the case with environmental protection, where gigantic spending cuts hurt all Americans who prefer to breathe healthy air, drink clean water, treasure our natural heritage and enjoy wildlife. Securing environmental protection in America is critical to our nation's well-being.
Indeed, our environmental security forms the basis of policies that protect public health, manage natural resources to ensure our nation's long-term wealth, and foster America's energy independence.
While the administration proposes reducing domestic discretionary spending for all federal programs (excluding defense and homeland security) by less than one percent, environmental funding is targeted for a punishing 10.4 percent cut. Whacking environmental funding by $3.3 billion – down from $31.3 billion in the last budget to just $28 billion – represents the largest cut in environmental protection ever proposed by this White House.
The proposed cuts spread the pain widely across a range of environmental programs, including:
• The Environmental Protection Agency's clean water projects (-$700 million)
• Land conservation, including the Land and Water Conservation Fund (-$1.1 billion)
• Ocean and coastline restoration, under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (-$333 million)
• Amtrak, with funding zeroed out despite serving 23 million Americans a year in 47 states
• The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where drilling is based on dubious accounting gimmicks.
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Italians are calling for truth in a possible sex scandal that threatens to cause serious damage to their current government. Amid the turmoil, Pope Benedict XVI has issued a call for a return to morality for those in public office.
Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is being investigated for allegedly engaging a minor in sexual relations for pay. While Berlusconi attempts to avoid being brought to trial for the judicial process in Milan, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano asked in an official statement this week that the competent authorities review the findings "as soon as possible."
The Vatican's Secretariat of State voiced its support for the president's call for clarity in the Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano. It reported the greater part of his statement on Jan. 18.
Asked for comment on Jan. 20, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone told Italian media that the Vatican is following the events "with attention and especially with concern."
He said he is particularly concerned for the families and younger generations of Italy, in light of the current events.
"The Holy See ... urges and invities everyone, especially those who have a public responsibility of any kind in whatever administrative, political and judicial sector to have and to assume the commitment for a more robust morality, of a sense of justice and legality."
These, he said, are the hinges of a society that desires to grow and that wishes to give positive answers to all the problems of our time."
Italian media has been filled in recent days with exclusive interviews with callgirls who claim to have had "dates" with the prime minister. He maintains his innocence and even told news outlets that it was he himself who passed Italy's law against prostitution.
The minor involved in the current scandal, Karima el-Mahroug, has denied the alleged relations with the prime minister and any payment from him. Investigations into wiretaps that say otherwise are ongoing.
Berlusconi insisted in comments on Italy's public RAI television network that he would have the case transfered to the ministers' court in Rome from that of Milan, which he deemed incompetent to hold the trial.
Incidentally, the Pope met with administrators and officers from Rome's police department on Jan. 21 to speak about a return to morality. He spoke of the "insecurity" today caused by the economic and social crises and made worse by a perceived loss of ethical principles.
"Our world, with all its new hopes and possibilities, is at the same time affected by the impression that moral consensus is breaking down and that, as a consequence, the basic structures of coexistence are no longer able to function fully."
Against the temptation to think in such a way, the Pope called all people and especially Christians to take responsibility for renewing efforts to profess their faith and do good.
He noted that there are "new challenges" to renewing man's encounter with God in world that gives importance to relativistic attitudes that operate under the premise that "each possesses his own truth and his own morals" and relegate religion to the private sphere.
But, he prayed for change, that "society and public institutions rediscover their 'soul,' their spiritual and moral roots, so as to give a new consistency to their ethical and juridical reference values, and hence to their practical actions."


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A South Jersey state Assemblyman said Tuesday he plans to introduce a bill to require students in the state Interdistrict Public School Choice program to play sports at their hometown high school rather than at the choice high school, unless their hometown school does not offer the sport.
Choice school advocates called the proposal discriminatory and said they will fight the bill.
The bill proposed by Assemblyman John Burzichelli, D-Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland, addresses concerns that some students are applying to choice high schools for athletic rather than academic reasons.
"The purpose of the public school choice program was to increase educational opportunities for students, but the law has had the unintended consequence of allowing some scholastic sports teams to achieve dominance by eliminating the competitive balance between schools," Burzichelli said in statement.
Burzichelli noted choice schools are able to draw student athletes from a wide region that extends well beyond the region of their competitors.
Valarie Smith, cq co-director of the New Jersey Interdistrict Public School Choice Association said school officials complaining about losing athletes should instead be asking why students want to leave.
"They are not complaining about losing students, they are complaining about losing athletes," she said. She said high school is a holistic, all-encompassing experience, and singling out athletes is discriminatory and unfair.
"These people are more concerned about their sports programs than they are about giving these students choice," she said.
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Executive Director Steven J. Timko issued a statement saying that since choice began, NJSIAA and its members have articulated concern about the program's potential consequences related to interscholastic sports, including the formation of what some have called "super teams."
Under current rules effective Sept. 1, 2013, a student who transfers into a choice district must wait 30 days or half of the maximum number of games in the sport, whichever is less, before becoming eligible to participate on an interscholastic sports team in the choice district.
"We look forward to working with all stakeholders, including Assemblyman Burzichelli, to help address this situation," Timko said.
There are athletes on local high school teams who came in through the choice program. Local high schools that accept choice students include Ocean City, Mainland Regional, Hammonton, Lower Cape May Regional and Cumberland Regional. Starting in September, Atlantic City, Vineland, Pinelands Regional and Middle Township will also take choice students.
School officials said the new cap on choice enrollment has already made it more difficult to get in, and since all students are chosen through a lottery, there is no special advantage for athletes.
Ocean City High School has a few student athletes in the choice program, including runner Bridget Flynn and swimmer Noel Styer. Ocean City's school choice coordinator Eric Ortolf said athletes make up just a few of the 166 choice students.
"I don't think students are applying here just for (sports)," he said.
Mike Gatley, athletic director at Mainland Regional High School, and president of the Cape-Atlantic League said he understands there are concerns around the state that students may be applying to choice schools for more than academic reasons.
But, he said, there are likely to be unintended consequences if Burzichelli's bill becomes law because it will be very difficult for students to make it back to their hometown high school for practices and games.
"Will they have to be bused?" he asked. "It's hard for choice parents now to handle the travel."
Gatley said he's lost athletes because Mainland does not have a late bus and students had no way to get home.
Smith and Gatley also questioned why the bill would not apply to all extracurricular activities, including clubs, band and academic teams.
"You're telling a student they can play in the band, but not play soccer," Gatley said.
Burzichelli said in one media report that he might consider expanding the bill to include all extracurricular activities.
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Point Brugge Cafe finds success with average food, great beer and SmurfsJanuary 23, 2014 12:00 AM
One look at the beverage menu and it's clear the Belgian-inspired Point Brugge Cafe is a restaurant that doesn't take itself too seriously. The photo on the trifold cover is a frothy beer paired with a mascot that happens to be a Smurf, beer in hand.
In case you've forgotten, Smurfs are little blue characters that live in mushrooms, a fixture that Americans recognize from Saturday morning cartoons during the 1980s and are now part of a movie trilogy. Yet Smurfs are actually a Belgian import from a mid-20th century comic strip, a fact that's not lost on Point Brugge's owners, Jesse and Amy Seager as well as Ms. Seager's mother, Elaine Wolfe and Barry Silverman.
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- Hours: Lunch, Monday-Friday 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; tavern menu, daily 2 p.m.-close; dinner, Monday-Thursday 5-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 5-11 p.m., Sunday brunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., dinner 5-9 p.m.
- Basics: Point Brugge is a bustling neighborhood restaurant that draws a crowd for its handful of Belgian standards and terrific beer list.
- Recommended dishes: Moules et frites with classic white wine sauce; steak frites; fresh fish; braised lamb ragout..
- Prices: Platters: $13-$15; small plates $5-$12; mussels $12, $18; soup and salad $3.50-$16; sandwiches $9-$13; dinners $17-$29.
- Beer: $5 to $9 drafts, $5 to $20.
- Summary: Not wheelchair accessible; street parking can be difficult to find; credit cards accepted; no reservations, waits can be long and large groups should probably look elsewhere; corkage, $10.
- Noise level: Medium.
Like the cartoon, the restaurant delivers faded charm. On the ground floor in a house on a side street, Point Brugge resides in a narrow space with a wood-framed bar and sage-colored banquettes. Walk toward the back and up a few stairs for a table tucked in an alcove, framed by an exposed brick wall and outside light through stained glass windows.
As new restaurants sprint to open in East Liberty, Lawrenceville and Downtown, the 9-year-old Point Brugge still packs the house, even if the rustic fare is merely fine. Combined with warmth and competence, it pulls in regulars here and at sibling restaurant Park Bruges in Highland Park that opened in 2011.
A cold stretch doesn't keep diners away during several recent weekday lunches. And per usual, the restaurant garnered a 11/2-hour wait on a Saturday night. The restaurant does not take reservations.
"We can't help it that we have tables that are staying for a long time," said the Saturday night hostess who pointed out a group that lingered at a table for three hours. This generosity with time is a testament to the restaurant's hospitality, but it's also a reflection of servers who take orders as opposed to taking the reins by ushering diners through the meal and turning tables with finesse.
As customers waited, a lone bartender tended to their thirst. Now that a diverse craft beer list is nearly a restaurant requirement, Point Brugge isn't the beer lover's destination it once was. But what's available is compelling, particularly for malty Belgian brews such as the high-octane "dubbel," "tripel" and the less common "quadrupel" with bold rich flavors. Stylish Flemish sour beers, herbaceous saisons and Belgian wheat ales also hold their own along with a handful of local and regional brews. The wine list is less lively, a short list of food-friendly varietals.
Like the bar service, wait staff are informal and attentive. Over three visits, no server had written down an order, nor did one make mistakes beyond auctioning off plates among a table of six.
In comparably-sized cities, mussels and fries are ubiquitous, but the pair is not as popular in Pittsburgh. The favorite is the classic ($12, $18) with white wine, garlic and shallots. Here it is doctored with cream, which diners can and should order without. Diners can eat them as Belgians do and use an empty shell as pincers. This technique is a bit messy with the zesty tomato mussels dressed in parmesan, but it's more fun than a fork.
Regardless of how they're eaten, mussels nearly can't compete with the fries ($5). Here, they're especially addictive, sized between a stub and a shoestring, twice-fried and served with basil mayonnaise. There's no dusting with garlic, herb and lemon. There's no ketchup on the side. And they're terrific.
Other Belgian classics can be compelling, such as the hanger steak ($16) at lunch served perfectly pink, with an overdose of black pepper. This hefty portion arrives with diced fingerlings and a wisp of Brussels sprouts, a dish that, for better or worse, offers no surprises.
Waterzooi ($28), Belgian fish stew with lemon-rosemary wine sauce supports generous servings of scallops, shrimp, mussels and fish fillets. Served with crispy spun potatoes, it's a satiating dish.
But many entrees don't resonate. Cassoulet ($22) is difficult to get right and tastes like the crutch of breadcrumbs that don't belong. The result is an Americanized casserole rather than the French peasant dish that forms a starchy crust from beans slow-cooked in the proper vessel, laden with duck confit and sausage, spiked with bacon and tomatoes.
Butternut squash gnocchi ($18) looks like the kitchen sink of ingredients. Handmade pasta from Fede Pasta in North Huntingdon is sprinkled with crumbled goat cheese, a stringy mound of butternut squash and bright, crunchy broccolini stalks. Sauteed in brown butter and garnished with fried sage, this dish displays textures that don't complement each other.
Also on the dinner menu, the mustard-crusted salmon ($24) is plated like a fried arm, menacing with its thick crust. It's all the more prevalent against a sea of pale herbed risotto and a thread of greens lost on the plate. This fish is too heavy.
For dessert, stick to beer if the vanilla custard with pears ($7) is an indicator. Served cold and stiff, it's a lingering disappointment. A slice served during lunch wears a floret of whipped cream from a can, an earmark of not caring, or perhaps a push out the door. Coffee is also disappointing since drip is the only option.
Although the fare can be inconsistent, there's enough to hold interest at Point Brugge. When it comes to neighborhood restaurants, some diners take comfort in those as familiar as the refrain of an old song. Or in the case of Point Brugge, a Smurf.


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WCU Professor Appointed by Governor to Commissioner Role
Hattiesburg, Miss., January 21, 2014 - Dr. Mike Reed, assistant professor of educational leadership at William Carey University, was recently appointed by Gov. Phil Bryant to serve as Mississippi's Commissioner of the Interstate Compact for Educational Opportunity for Military Children. The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children was developed by the Council of State Governments, the Department of Defense, as well as education and military family experts.
It enables member states to uniformly address various educational transition issues faced by children of active-duty military families. The mission is for all of the states to work together to establish uniform standards for entering school, transferring records, course placement, graduation requirements and other common problems that affect military students as a result of frequent moves and deployments.
Before moving to Mississippi, Dr. Reed served as superintendent of Hartselle City Schools in Alabama, and served as Alabama's Commissioner of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. He was the first person chosen for this position in Alabama, and is the first to serve this role for Mississippi.


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Political and social issues in lands east of the Elbe, treating some historical problems but focusing particularly on developments since 1945. Includes all communist states of Eastern Europe and their successors. Offered: jointly with POL S 445.
Class description
This course presents an overview of the politics, cultures and societies of Central and Eastern Europe. With the end of the Cold War, post-communist countries have evolved in different directions with some successfully joining NATO and the European Union while others struggle to consolidate democracy in the context of viable state structures. Increasingly it appears that new regional configurations capture these diverse outcomes better than the simple East versus West European divide of the post WWII era. Roughly speaking, there is now a Northern Baltic Europe (Scandinavian countries + the Baltic Republics), an East Central Europe (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and possibly Slovenia + Croatia), a Southeastern or Balkan Europe (Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro + Albania), an Eastern Europe (Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus) and a Southern Caucasus Europe (Armenia + Georgia) -- which taken together comprise a complex mosaic of distinct but also somewhat fluid and interdependent regions. All of these countries can be considered east European and all were once communist but with divergent historical legacies, socio-economic levels of development, and political trajectories they can no longer all be subsumed under a catch all label like "Eastern Europe". With that in mind, this course will begin with a theoretical overview of how to account for divergent outcomes in post-communist eastern Europe (2 weeks). We will then focus on key regions (2 weeks each): East Central Europe (with a focus on Poland + the Czech Republic); Eastern Europe (with a focus on Ukraine and Moldova); Balkan Europe (with a focus on Bulgaria and Bosnia). We will complete the course by taking an in- depth look at developments in Russia (2 weeks).
Student learning goals
Students will be introduced to the social science literature on postcommunism
Students will become familiar with the current diversity of what was once communist "Eastern Europe"
Students will be able to address in analytical terms the specific trajectories and challenges faced by key countries
General method of instruction
Lecture and Discussion
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
There will be 5 response essays (3-5 pages, double-spaced)-- one due every two weeks- worth 40% of the grade. Active participation will count for 20% and a final paper (10-15 pages, double-spaced) will be worth another 40%. The paper will be due during finals week.


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Rizhao: Mainstreaming solar energy on city level
Rizhao, a city of 3 million people in Northern China, is using solar energy to provide energy, heating and lighting. 99% of Rizhao's households use solar water heaters, while almost all traffic lights, street lights and park illuminations are powered by photovoltaic solar cells. This case demonstrates how it was possible to change to solar energy and on the city's increased ability to bring in foreign investment to the city – following 15 years of solar efforts.
Shanghai electricitet, 19. marts 2008, Af Henning Thomsen, Flickr, Creative Commons
The city of Rizhao combines incentives and legislative tools to encourage the large-scale, efficient use of renewable energy, especially solar energy. 99% of Rizhao's households use solar water heaters. In the suburbs and villages, more than 30 percent of households use solar water heaters, and over 6,000 households have solar cooking facilities. Almost all traffic lights, street lights and park illuminations are powered by photovoltaic solar cells.
Widespread use of solar energy has reduced the use of coal and helped to improve the environmental quality of Rizhao. The vision was to enhance environment thus helping the city's social, economic, and cultural development in the long run. Solar energy is seen as a starting point to trigger this positive cycle. And after 15 years of promoting solar energy this has proven effective. In 2007 the city is attracting a rapidly increasing amount of foreign direct investment. According to city officials, environment is one of the key factors bringing these investors to Rizhao.
The provincial government subsided research and development activities in the solar water heater industry. This investment gave technological breakthroughs, which increased efficiency and lowered unit costs. The cost of a solar water heater was brought down to the same level as an electric one. The city mandates all new buildings to incorporate solar panels and oversees the construction process to ensure proper installation. To raise awareness, the city held open seminars and ran public media campaigns on television. Government buildings and the homes of city leaders were the first to have the panels installed as role models. Some government bodies and businesses even provided free installation for employees.
The achievement of Rizhao was the result of a convergence of three key factors: a government policy that encourages solar energy use and financially supports research and development, local solar panel industries that seized the opportunity and improved their products, and the strong political will of the city's leadership to adopt it.
"After 15 years of effort, it seems the merit of using a solar heater has become common sense in Rizhao, and "you don't need to persuade people anymore to make the choice," according to Wang Shuguang, a government official." Renewable Energy World
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This book is a first edition and is a study of christian origins.
It was published by Watts & Co. Fleet Street, London in 1909.
Author F.C. Conybeare.
F.C Conybeare was born in Coulsdon, Surrey, the third son of a barrister, John Charles Conybeare, and grandson of the geologist William Daniel Conybeare.[1] He took an interest in the Order of Corporate Reunion, an Old Catholic organisation, becoming a Bishop in it in 1894. Also in the 1890s he wrote a book on the Dreyfus case, as a Dreyfusard, and translated the Testament of Solomon and other early Christian texts. As well, he did influential work on Barlaam and Josaphat. He was an authority on the Armenian Church.
He from 1904 to 1915 was a member of the Rationalist Press Association, founded in 1899.
One of his best-known works is Myth, Magic, and Morals from 1909, later reissued under the title The Origins of Christianity. This has been read both as strong criticism of the Jesus myth theory, making Conybeare a supporter of the historical Jesus; but also as an attack on aspects of orthodox Christianity itself. He returned later in 1914 to make a direct assault on leading proponents of the time of the Jesus-myth th


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