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WILMINGTON,NC (WWAY) — The City continues to slide closer to building a ballpark and bringing a minor league team to the Port City. Wilmington City Council voted Tuesday night to continue negotiations with Mandalay Baseball and the Atlanta braves for another six months.
Council members also discussed putting a ballpark bond referendum on the November ballot. However, with the new information from their consultant, National Sports Services, it still leaves the question: is this even a good idea?
"I think baseball can be successful in Wilmington," said Brian Parker, who gave in presentation for NSS. "I can't say that it's the right investment for Wilmington."
NSS brought its proposal to council, estimating a cost of $36 million to $42 million to build a baseball stadium in the Port City.
Afterwards, the city decided to consider putting the ballpark to a public vote in November. They would decide that at their July 10th meeting.
In a press release response, Mandalay Baseball announced that private financing is now off the table.
"We now feel that since this issue is going to a referendum it creates too much uncertainty for private investment teams. Also, private financing costs were a bit too high when compared to the rates the city could get for municipal bonds, making private financing too big a challenge," said Rich Neumann, President of Baseball Development for Mandalay Baseball.
The economic impact of the stadium is estimated to create about 300 jobs per year in the city and county, but definite details are a long way from being complete.
"This is a starting point," Parker said. "By no means would this necessarily be the ending point. If it is, it would be shocking if this is exactly how it broke down."
If council approves the bond referendum it would go on the November ballot alongside the controversial ordinance against a tax-payer funded ballpark.
Council also approved $355,000 for further feasibility study, outside legal council and financial advice.
In their hypothetical funding scenario, National's report had the city contributing around $17 million and "other governmental aid" paying $8.2 million. New Hanover County Commissioner Jonathan Barfield says he and another commissioner have spoken with city leaders several times about re-entering ballpark negotiations, however County Manager Bruce Shell says the county is not actively discussing their involvement.
National's report has downtown as the prime location for a baseball stadium.
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19 Zillicoa St.,
Asheville, NC 28801
In Historic Montford.
Most dances are 1st and 3rd Sundays, 4:00 - 6:30
Beginner's session at 3:30. Check schedule for variances.
No partner necessary, all dances taught. $7, $6 for OFB Members.
Dance to elegant live music and excellent dance leaders.
No partner necessary. Newcomers welcome. Comfortable clothes and shoes.
English Country Dance may be seen in film adaptations of Jane Austen novels such as "Pride and Prejudice." Check out this introductory ECD video.
Come and experience the dance that spawned new ideas and new dance figures that became known as Contra Dance
English Country Dance Schedule
Notes from a contra dancer after attending his first English country dance
Contra evolved from English country dance, and modern contra has a bounce to it that has given it it's popularity today. But with that evolution, something was lost as well.
There is a stateliness in the dancer's approach to country dance that is missing from contra, an elegance in the touches and transitions from dancer to dancer that you don't see in the more energetic contras.
The dances themselves are clearly fore-runners of contra, but have a much richer variety in the forms and structures. For example, in contra you always find yourself in groups of four, with one couple moving up the line and the other down. But in English country dance, that's not necessarily the rule. You might hear, for example, the caller ask for "hands six."
In a "hands six" dance you'll learn the roles of couple 1, 2, and 3. The dance progresses like a contra, except the #1 couple moves one way and the #3 the other with the original #2 now becoming a #3.
Confusing? surprisingly not so. The hands six dance opens up possibilities for some very nice sequences of figures. One dance in particular had, at one point, the #1 couple in the middle of the six, come into the center for a gypsy and then each partner in that couple slides away up and down, splitting the couples on the end and going into a "hey for three" and melting from there into each couple doing a two hand swing. Sweet.
For dances with four in a set, like contra, there is more emphasis on dancing as a set of four. This is evident in the fact that in addition to the terms #1 and #2 couple, there is also a #1 and #2 corner pair. You get a much stronger feeling of dancing as a group of four than you get in modern contra.
You might have heard the evolution of a contra dancer explained as: first you learn to dance with your partner, then with the ring of four, then with your whole line and finally with the whole dance hall.
It is much easier to see and enjoy that larger pleasure of dancing in country dance. It does not have the emphasis on partner and neighbor swings that contra does. You interact with your partner on the same level as you interact with the other dancers, both male and female, in your set of four or six.
The music is a little different as well. It's old English music, not surprisingly, and very beautiful to dance to. A recorder is as much a part of the band as any other instrument. What's the music like? Think Greensleeves. It's not uncommon to have waltz timing in the music, encouraging a more waltz-like stepping through the figures.
So if you enjoy beautiful old music, want to understand and grow your understanding of the possibilities in social dancing, challenge yourself with new patterns, then come out and experience the sublime pleasure of English country dance.
Our Asheville English country dance is a very friendly dance. All the dances are taught, and, during one complex dance that had some dancers confused, the caller actually stopped the dance, explained the bit that was causing difficulty, and restarted the dance so everyone could enjoy the wonderous flow of that particular dance. Which I, for one, did.
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Roger Brown's First & 10: And then there was one (unbeaten)BY ROGER BROWN
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November 10. 2013 8:57PM
TWO unbeaten teams were upset Saturday, leaving Concord as the only undefeated high school football team in the state.
Turnovers, including three interceptions, plagued Monadnock of Swanzey during an 18-9 loss to Sanborn of Kingston in the Division II West championship game. Monadnock was 9-0 entering the contest, which was the first playoff game for the Sanborn program.
Injuries to quarterback Joe Slattery (knee) and running back Chris Medeiros (shoulder) helped derail Pelham in the Division III South championship game, where Bow advanced with an 18-6 triumph. Pelham went 8-0 during the regular season.
Concord kept its unblemished record alive by beating Manchester Central 53-14 in the Division I North title game. To remain unbeaten, Concord will have to beat Exeter in Saturday's semifinals. Exeter, which won the Division I East championship by beating Spaulding of Rochester 24-14, has won the last two Division I state championships.
Exeter held Spaulding to 179 yards of offense (65 yards rushing) in the victory. Spaulding running back Trey Scott entered the game with 1,532 yards rushing this season, but was limited to 21 yards on 12 carries. Exeter had a 59-36 edge in offensive plays.
Exeter and Concord did not meet during the regular season.
"All I know is they're still the state champions until someone knocks them off, and we're looking to do that Saturday," Concord wide receiver Seimou Smith said.
Saturday's schedule:
Division I
No. 4 Exeter (7-3) at No. 1 Concord (10-0)
No. 3 Pinkerton Academy (8-2) at No. 2 Keene (8-2)
Division II
No. 4 Sanborn (6-3) at No. 1 Plymouth (9-1)
No. 3 Trinity (8-2) at No. 2 Portsmouth (9-1)
Division III
No. 4 IL/Moultonborough (5-4) at No. 1 Bow (8-1)
No. 3 Epping-Newmarket (5-4) at No. 2 Stevens (7-2)
STRONG DEFENSE, particularly in the second half, has been a strength for Keene this season, and that was the case in Saturday's 38-21 triumph over Nashua South. Keene outscored South 21-7 in the final two quarters, when the Blackbirds collected four of their five sacks.
Keene has allowed 40 points in the second half of its 10 games this season. Nashua South completed its season with an 8-2 record, and both losses came against Keene. The Blackbirds limited South to seven second-half points in their 42-28 victory during the regular season.
"You can run all of the scout team offense you want, but having your third-string tailback in there or an assistant coach at quarterback isn't the same as when you're in it for real," Keene coach John Luopa said. "Our guys do a pretty good job once they understand the speed of the game."
Keene's matchup with Pinkerton will be the first time the programs have met since Luopa took over as Keene's head coach in 2005.
This week's New Hampshire Union Leader/WGIR/WMUR Power Poll will be announced this morning during Kelly Brown's 7:30 sports report during "The Morning Buzz" radio show on WGIR-FM, and posted on UnionLeader.com shortly thereafter. For more on the Power Poll, see Tuesday's "First & 10" column in the New Hampshire Union Leader.
TRINITY of Manchester's game at Portsmouth will be the second time the Pioneers have traveled to the Port City this season. Trinity posted a 58-37 victory in Week 1.
Portsmouth has won nine in a row since that loss.
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South Africa are facing an anxious wait over the fitness of Andries Bekker and Bryan Habana ahead of their match with Argentina in Mendoza on Saturday.
Both have rolled their ankles and neither trained on Monday. The Boks are hopeful that both will be fit for their match against the Pumas with team doctor Craig Roberts saying that they will "make an assessment on their availability later in the week".
In related news, Bismarck Du Plessis will undergo surgery on Tuesday to try and rectify the serious damage to the ligaments in his right knee.
The original prognosis from Meyer was between six and seven months and Boks doctor Roberts claims that the surgery "will rule him out for the rest of the season as the usual rehabilitation for such an injury is up to eight months to come back from that".
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Companies looking to contest contract awards with the federal government may have to pay a fee to the Government Accountability Office to have their protest bid arbitrated, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
GAO is asking Congress to approve a $240 "file to bid" fee to help fund a new online docket system that will allow the agency's employees to better organize and manage a growing caseload related to contracting disputes. The fee would help cover the system's $450,000 operation expenses -- especially useful if Congress does not approve taxpayer money for the project.
Ralph White, GAO's managing associate general counsel for procurement law, told Bloomberg Businessweek that a new system would help employees answer and filter through the thousands of protest-related emails filling their inboxes each year while increasing transparency throughout the entire process.
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Family, friends and fellow firefighters gathered at the site of the Dec. 8, 2011, three-decker fire that claimed the life of veteran Worcester Firefighter Jon D. Davies Sr.
Firefighters gathered in the mist on Arlington Street last night to pay homage to a fallen comrade.
The brief and somber ceremony marked the first anniversary of the Dec. 8, 2011, fire that ravaged a three-decker at 49 Arlington St. and claimed the life of veteran Firefighter Jon D. Davies Sr.
Firefighter Davies and his close friend and partner on Rescue 1, Firefighter Brian Carroll, had gone back into the building to search for someone they had been told might still be trapped inside when the second floor collapsed beneath them.
Firefighter Carroll was rescued after being buried under a pile of debris in the basement and seriously injured. Firefighter Davies, 43, a 17-year veteran of the Fire Department, did not make it out alive.
About 100 firefighters and private citizens, including members of Firefighter Davies' family, paid tribute last night to the courage he displayed in making the ultimate sacrifice, giving his life while trying to save the life of another.
The ceremony included a short prayer by the Rev. Walter J. Riley, the Fire Department chaplain; the placing of a floral wreath on the chain-link fence that surrounds the vacant lot where the three-decker once stood; and the striking of the last alarm.
Firefighter Patrick Hayes, wearing a kilt, played "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipe.
Firefighter Carroll, a 15-year veteran of the department, had not been back to 49 Arlington St. since the fire. He was among the group of firefighters who hung the wreath, with R1 in the middle, and then saluted their fallen brother.
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Patchwork animal skins and prints — stingray, python, leopard, etc. — were mixed with leather and printed onto delicate silk and organza pieces for an intriguing play on pretty meets powerful. At the top of our wish list: the asymmetrical wrap skirts, beautifully paired with a sheer-paneled white blouse.
The jungle theme soon gave way to a spray of gorgeous, pink-peony prints — someone's clearly been reading their National Geographic — with silver-foiled French lace and sheer panels appealing to our feminine instincts. Mustard leather and shots of navy and white also hit the catwalk, while spaghetti-strap dresses clearly echoed that aformentioned '90s minimalism — and for once, we're not cringing at its return.
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An Army order instructs network managers to unblock certain social media sites
An Army order directs network managers across the country to stop blocking soldiers' access to certain Web 2.0 Web sites such as Facebook, Flickr and Twitter, according to several media reports today.
The order issued May 18 jointly by the 93rd and 106th Signal Brigades, permits access to five social media sites within the continental U.S, said Stephen Bullock, strategic communication director for 7th Signal Command, which oversees the brigades.
Bullock said the order "wasn't really a reversal of policy," as much as an effort to address inconsistent and often arbitrary decisions that had been made from base to base. "So we gave guidance that made it a consistent set of web filtering standards, resulting in better service for our users," he said.
Access should be available to Facebook: Delicious, Flickr, Twitter and Vimeo via the Unclassified but Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network, he said.
"The intent of senior Army leaders to leverage social media as a medium to allow soldiers to 'tell the Army story' and to facilitate the dissemination of strategic, unclassified information, the social media sites available from the Army homepage will be made accessible from all campus area network," according to a copy of the order on Wired.com.
The order also instructs network managers to block several Web site including: Photobucket, MySpace and Live365.
The order also says Blackberry servers should also be configured to allow access to the now unblocked sites.
The order coincides with a push at the Military Health System to use social media Web sites, according to Fox News.
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Several Acquisition Planned Over the Next 12 Months; The First in Just Days
Several Acquisition Planned Over the Next 12 Months; The First in Just Days
RIVERSIDE, CA--(Marketwire - Aug 8, 2012) - Ingen Technologies, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: IGNT), an emerging medical device manufacturer with proprietary medical products for the growing $4B respiratory markets announced today that the company Chairman, Gary B. Tilden, has made the following statements regarding an upcoming acquisition.
"I am very pleased to announce that Ingen will be making several acquisitions over the next 12 months as a part of its Plan of Reorganization. The first acquisition should be announced in the next few days regarding a company with a proprietary, patented line of products for the healthcare industry. This is a monumental step forward for Ingen in building a solid foundation in which to grow upon. We believe that we have a strong medical product base that will continue to create longevity for our overall increasing revenue base. In addition, the potential market for our respiratory product line is approximately $200 million annually; and the new addition of this upcoming acquisition will open up new markets for Ingen in the healthcare and health & fitness industry."
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In a recent interview Kelly Rowland opens up about being unhappy and not striving for Beyonce level success...
In the September issue of Essence Magazine Kelly Rowland reveals,
"For a long time I wasn't happy, but that had nothing to do with Beyoncé."
"That had to do with me trying to get my life in order and make better decisions for myself. I'm seeing all these wonderful things happen for her and I am happy for her. But I want a path. I want things to pop off for me, too. Not on her level but whatever my level is supposed to be."The September 2013 issue of ESSENCE featuring Kelly Rowland hits the stands August 9.


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Today I wanted to continue with our theme of prepping our freezers for Thanksgiving Day. This recipe for Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes has been a huge favorite of mine over the years. These make-ahead mashed potatoes create the creamiest potatoes that freeze beautifully and warm up easily in the slow cooker.
Walmart challenged me to come up with some strategies for party-planning that have helped me. My number one tip for holiday party and dinner preparation is to make as much ahead of time that you possibly can for your holiday feasts.
This mashed potato recipe is the perfect example of something that I used to stress about for the holidays and now I already have this dish sitting in my freezer for the big day. No need to take up space on your stove to reheat these, they heat beautifully in the slow cooker and can even be doubled for a big crowd.
Here are my dishes and recipes that I create in my kitchen now for holiday prep later. These are all dishes that you can freeze or create before your big day that will be a huge time-saver for your holiday parties and meals.
I talk a lot about this in my book, "The Good Life For Less." In fact, I have an entire chapter devoted towards saving money and making the holidays easier on your family.
Prep These Dishes Ahead
Pie Crusts (freeze in disks)
Mashed Potatoes (see recipe below)
With all of these dishes prepped in your freezer, party planning, & meal preparation just got a whole lot easier. It leaves your time free to focus on preparing your home and the main dish for your holiday meals.
Be sure to give these make-ahead mashed potatoes a spin for your holiday feasting. I guarantee that these potatoes will go fast, are stress-free, and a huge crowd-pleaser!
- 5 pounds of potatoes
- 1 block (8 oz) of low-fat cream cheese, softened
- ¾ cup low fat sour cream
- 4 tablespoons butter
- ¾ cup milk (or more if desired)
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- Paprika (optional)
- Peel potatoes and cut into small cubes. Throw the potatoes in a large pot filled with cold water.
- Cook for 25 minutes or until fork-tender.
- Drain the potatoes and put them back into the hot pot. Add cream cheese, butter, milk, sour cream, and salt. Mash with a potato masher or use a hand mixer to whip the potatoes.
- Spoon mixture into a freezer-safe container and label.
- On Your Holiday Day: Put potatoes in the fridge 1-2 days before to allow them to completely thaw. Spray slow cooker with cooking spray and put potatoes in the slow cooker. Brush the top of the potatoes with a tablespoon of butter and sprinkle with paprika. Cook on low for two to four hours.
- Alternate cooking method- Bake the potatoes at 350 degrees for thirty to forty minutes or until completely hot.
What are some of your favorite make-ahead dishes for the holidays? Do you have any strategies for making holiday party planning easier?
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I passed!
It was definately very nerve racking... I had dreams about it all night last night. Every time I fell back asleep I'd have another dream about it. I was terribly nervous when I started the exam, but you can't stay nervous through 170 questions (well, maybe you can, but I can't). After about question 20 I got into a good groove. There were many questions that were obvious, some that would have been difficult had I not studied, and a handful where I was like, "WTF?" After I finished all the questions and went over the flagged ones I started to really get nervous again. I sucked it up, hit the 'quit' button and... AN EXIT SURVEY! What? Who would possibly take their time filling out an exit survey knowing it was the only thing between them and knowing if they passed? After the survey a page pops up that says "Examination results: PASS"
So, now that I have sat through that monster, I will depart some wisdom.
First, there are approximately 10,000 questions that end with, "what would you do first?" For example:
You work in a dialysis clinic. A client comes to you complaining that the bus does not pick him up and he has been missing his treatments. What would you do first?
A. Move the client to an assisted living facility.
B. Call his family and ask them to start driving him.
C. Help him hire a private driver.
D. Assist him in calling the bus service to complain.
So, these are potentially all viable options, depending on what the specifics of the scenario are. But the question is not asking you, 'what do you think would be the best option?', it's asking you what your very first step would be. And in this case, the very first step would be to help the client advocate for himself (ie, D). Why would you skip right to B when the bus people may have just accidentally dropped him off their list or didn't realize the life sustaining necessity of him being on time?
There are also multiple questions about boundaries and dual relationships. There's supposed to be a small percentage of 'ethics' questions, and at least on my test, ethics = boundaries and dual relationships. In case you just got on the social work boat, we're not allowed to be business partners with clients, provide therapy to our co-workers, etc.
Cultural competency: if I remember correctly, I had questions about Native American families, questions about working with Asian immigrants, and questions about working with Hispanics. Many of these questions just seemed to be about whether or not you were open minded enough to explore something further or if you would just freak out and call child services. (Note: the answer is not to freak out and call child services.)
Questions that you have absolutely no idea what the answer is: this happened to me several times. I would look at this question, read it four times, then think, 'what the hell... is this even social work? fhdfgkihd;'. Then I realized that while I didn't have a freaking clue what the answer was, I did recognize most of the answers. So the question would go something like this:
What modular battery is needed to launch a robotic jet pack?
A. Systems theory
B. Zoloft
C. Gestalt therapy
D. fission
Ok, so I never studied anything related to robotics. However, I did study systems theory and I don't recall it says anything about robots. Zoloft is a medicine and as far as I know does not double as an electronic energy source. Gestalt therapy... I'm pretty vague on that, but I think it involves talking to empty chairs. Fission... what the hell is fission? So I basically just match the WTF question to the WTF answer.
More revelations to come.
24 comments:
- The Social Work Test Prep Blog said...
Belated congratulations. Nice site. Hope it was helpful writing it--I've started on studying/blogging: http://socialworktestprep.blogspot.com/
- January 9, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Congrats! I wish I had found this site a long time ago, seems like we got the same exam based on your description. A few questions about Native Americans, Asians, and Hispanics and there were a couple of questions where I literally thought WTF?!!! LOL
I took the test today for the THIRD time and felt pretty confident about my answers as I used the test taking strategies I was taught in two different courses. I failed again and am extremely disappointed. Any advice?
- February 6, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Another thing:
In New Jersey they no longer give you your score it's either PASS/FAIL. Is it the same in Indiana and if so how did you find out your score?
- February 6, 2009 at 9:40 PM
- Chels said...
Anon... I'm sorry to hear it didn't work out for you again! Was there a particular topic or subject you feel you didn't do well on? I can update the blog with those topics.
In Indiana, it is pass/fail, but on the print out I got it gave me a number correct out of the total number.
Let me know if there's anything you can think of you have questions about and I'll try to put it up on the blog.
- February 7, 2009 at 9:13 PM
- T. J. said...
Yay! Congrats. Thanks for the feedback. I shall put that in my hip pocket for later...
Visit my blog at www.thenewsocialworker.com
- February 9, 2009 at 5:04 PM
- Selena said...
I have not taken the test yet. How long did you study before you took the exam?
- February 23, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Congrats! I think ur site is very helpful. I have took the test 3x's and missed it by a couple of points each time. I hav confidence and have been surfing the different sites for more study questions and info on the exam. I know this is my time. I'm scheduled to take the test again on Friday, March 13th. Pray for me
- March 10, 2009 at 2:20 PM
- Katie said...
oops- congrats.. any tips?
- March 23, 2009 at 9:18 PM
this was a hilarious entry
- July 8, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Congrats for passing man! Could we get updates on how you are progressing now?
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- August 3, 2009 at 12:38 AM
- SW4life said...
I took the LCSW exam this morning 8/8 and failed by two points. Looking for a serious and dedicated study partner. Also study suggestion and prep.
- August 8, 2009 at 11:06 PM
- CSET questions said...
You aren't just taking the CSET so that you can get a job. You are taking it so that you can be part of nurturing the future of our country.
- September 20, 2009 at 6:06 AM
I'm going to be taking the LSW shortly and couldn't stop laughing at your entry! The sad part is I know what you are talking about and it all makes sense! Wish me luck on my upcomming test and congrats on your success!
- November 20, 2009 at 11:17 AM
- Kelly V. said...
Ha! Awesome post, awesome blog :) I am graduating with my MSW in less than 2 months and hope to sit for the LSW immediately. I came across your blog and I love it! I will check the whole site out, thanks for taking the time to inform us who don't know what to expect.
Congrats on passing!
- March 16, 2010 at 12:39 PM
- Kelly V. said...
Ha! Awesome post, awesome blog :) I am graduating with my MSW in less than 2 months and hope to sit for the LSW immediately. I came across your blog and I love it! I will check the whole site out, thanks for taking the time to inform us who don't know what to expect.
Congrats on passing!
- March 16, 2010 at 12:39 PM
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- April 15, 2011 at 2:18 AM
- Sleep Centers of Texas said...
Love all the responses because they all showed humor and gave great insight. What study guide would you say helped you? I've been a social worker but in Dallas I have realized you have to have a license. Arg!
- July 27, 2011 at 10:13 PM
You're hilarious! I take the test in four days and I really appreciate your advice!
- November 15, 2011 at 12:22 AM
- scdahmer said...
Your blog is super helpful and hilarious, thanks so much! I'm taking the Indiana as well in a month, and I hate standarized testing, but I'm sure it will all work out. I got the "fission" one right, haha! :) Congrats on passing!
- June 21, 2012 at 11:50 AM
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- July 19, 2012 at 7:27 AM
- LMA said...
Thanks for your blog! Even though you haven't updated it, it was still helpful for me. I'm glad to report that I passed my LSW this past Wednesday!
- July 19, 2012 at 7:28 AM
- Annewow said...
Thanks for your blog! and Congratulations. I have failed this test once before and just finished studying with http://www.therapistdevelopmentcenter.com/exam-prep/social-worksw and am going to take the test next week. fingers crossed. thanks and congrats again
- March 15, 2016 at 4:32 PM
- Millie Cox said...
Congrats! that is amazing. I am getting ready to test! and I am terrified. it's nice to read about someone who has worked hard and had the hard work pay off! I just started studying with http://www.amandarowanlcsw.com/exam-coaching/ and so far so good. Fingers crossed!!
- July 8, 2016 at 1:53 PM
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Some analyst argue that a central banking system is only necessary when an economy operates with paper money. Others think that isn't always the case.
British Olympic organizers restricted ticket prices and rewarded bulk corporate purchases (but not use). They shouldn't be surprised to see so many empty seats.
In the face of political pressure regarding the use of Chinese manufacturers for Olympic uniforms, the USOC capitulated. But perhaps the more important question is, why is it so much more expensive to manufacture clothing domestically.
A review of Ralph Raico's outstanding recent book, Classical Liberalism and the Austrian School reminds David Gordon that appeals to "the results of human action but not of human design" are quite common among Austrian methodological individualists.
Ron Paul showed how he is open to debate by having both Professor Joseph Salerno and Professor Larry White testify before his sub-committee on the subject of fractional reserve banking. But a perceived bias towards Salerno prompted a rebuke by George Selgin.
Those pursuing academic careers face the prospect of earning a precarious living as an "untenured" adjunct professor, hectically shuttling between teaching assignments at different universities and earning a meager living for their trouble.
Salerno questions the Keynesian doctrine that government spending per se raises income and promotes economic recovery.
Roth and Shapley win Nobel for work involving market design. But is it economics if it only fits specific markets?
Croatia intends to become a eurozone member by next summer, but is it a good idea? Several, including London's mayor and Poland's foreign minister, say no.
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European interest rates were cut by central banks in an effort to rescue the eurozone economy. But is the cut in European interest rates a last ditch effort?
Liberty and progress go hand in hand, according to The Circle Bastiat's John P. Cochran. President Taft was once known as Mr. Republican. In the present era, Cochran believes Ron Paul has taken up Taft's mantle.
The Fed met today to discuss possible further reforms. But how will the new kinder, gentler and allegedly more transparent Fed communicate to the public this momentous decision?
A staunch libertarian, presidential candidate Ron Paul has always had interesting ideas about how best to run the American economy. From Austrian economics to the gold standard and free market money, a new book outlines and defends Paul's plans.
Many states have laws on the books prohibiting anyone from making disparaging comments about a particular bank's financial condition. This talk is thought to be outside free speech because rumors can trigger a bank run, but a recent ruling has some banks worried.
Wary depositors are hauling billions of euros our of Greek and Spanish banks, reflecting the nervous mood of the people.
Experts have been calling for the bottom of the housing market each year since the crash, and prices continue to tumble. Why? In an overwhelming number of cases, homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their houses are actually worth.
Though Roosevelt gets credit for saving the nation, Hoover was far from a 'do-nothing president.'
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Two presidential campaigns and 40 years of marriage and child-rearing behind her, Ann Romney finds herself in a surprising place: atop the bestseller lists with her own agenda in first position.
Romney's new cookbook, "The Romney Family Table," started as an effort to stitch together family recipes. But at a time when her husband Mitt's loss in the 2012 campaign was still raw, she began writing and "it just flowed out." Critics have mocked the book as a study in domestic perfection served on Oscar de la Renta tableware, but Romney said she wanted to show that their life "wasn't always perfect" and that raising five boys could be more than a little frustrating.
Demand for the book — with its homespun recipes for Mitt's Meat Loaf Cakes and Banana Trash Pudding — may be partly fueled by curiosity: The book offers a far more intimate portrait of the family's life than Mitt Romney's consultants allowed last year. There are plenty of pictures showing Romney's buttoned-down husband with his perfect coif a mess.
Mitt Romney's strategists were uncomfortable during both of his presidential runs with stories touching on the family's Mormon faith, including his work as a bishop of his congregation. Ann Romney plunges into the family's faith traditions, including their Bible lessons on Christmas Eve and their efforts to "keep the frivolous separated from the sacred" on Easter. (The Romney Easter egg hunt, she writes, is on Saturday; Sunday is reserved as "the day of worship and thanks for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ").
"At this point, nobody is telling me what to say, or not to say, so I'm going to say whatever I feel like saying," Romney said of her decision to write about their faith.
The stories about raising their sons, she noted, would have been incomplete without delving into their religion: "For me, the faith piece is how we taught our children to be responsible and respectful of others."
Romney's family portrait is not entirely without political consideration. Son Josh, who encouraged his mother to write the cookbook, is being pressed by his father's onetime campaign financiers to run for governor of Utah. Son Matt was courted this summer by some of his father's donors, who wanted him to jump into the race for mayor of San Diego (he quickly declined). When Massachusetts Republicans were shopping for a candidate in the special election for U.S. Senate this year, they tried to recruit a third son, Tagg.
Romney said her experience negotiating the line between public and private life has shaped her advice to her sons. "Not now," she advised Josh, warning him against running for office when he has small children. Part of her concern was "the stress on the wife": As a candidate, she said, "you're not home as much as you should be.... You're being pulled away in evenings when you should be home reading stories and helping out."
(The sting of campaign criticism seems to be still with her. One of the upsides of writing, she said, was that it "was another unfiltered way for people to see who we really are. I think a lot of people never really did.")
With campaigning and writing behind her, Ann Romney, who lives part time in La Jolla, has turned to her own next act, which will be focused on research into neurological diseases related to her 1998 diagnosis with multiple sclerosis. She began delving into the research through her doctor, Howard L. Weiner.
During her checkups with Weiner, who heads the Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, "I'd always say 'Oh, if I were first lady, we are really going to make a big push, to try to push the research over to a new level.'"
When the cookbook idea arose, she decided to dedicate the proceeds to new areas of research into multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Weiner co-directs the center with Dennis J. Selkoe, whose research has focused on mechanisms in the brain that lead to the development of Alzheimer's. Weiner and Selkoe have been collaborating on developing vaccines for multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's.
Women with multiple sclerosis would often show up at her campaign events, Romney recalled. "They would be there early; they'd make sure to be at the front so they could see me; and they would often collapse," she said. Many times, she said, they left in ambulances. "As soon as they saw me they'd fought hard enough; they gave up and they just couldn't stand up anymore, which is what happens with MS," she said. "You just run out of energy."
"It really, really got to me," she said.
At book events over the last two weeks, the Romneys' role reversal was clear. Mitt is now the surprise guest in her television appearances — popping up on Jay Leno last week claiming that he came running at the smell of her meatloaf cakes. There are some of the same campaign-style theatrics and he's still beaming at his wife, but this time he's handing her the microphone, in the role of supporting player.


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The Indiana Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program is based on the federal program designed to make walking and bicycling to school safe and routine. Walking and bicycling are viable transportation alternatives for travel to and from school with significant potential benefits, among them reductions in motor vehicle traffic, associated fuel consumption for school trips and improved air quality.
When SAFETE-LU was signed into law in 2005, the evidence was clear that disturbing weight gains among American children and a growing nationwide obesity epidemic threatened our health. Bicycling and walking to school helps establish a healthy, active lifestyle from an early age. Generally, increased physical activity among school-aged children contributes to their improved personal health. However, towns with established SRTS programs also report a stronger sense of community identity and increased social skills among the children.
INDOT has administered the Indiana SRTS Program that makes federal funding available for eligible activities and improvements. INDOT created an application process to evaluate candidate projects. An SRTS Advisory Committee reviews applications and makes recommendations to fund infrastructure projects and non-infrastructure activities. Beginning in October 2012, SRTS became part of the new Transportation Alternatives Program.
Visit the Updated SRTS Program Parameters to learn more about the parameters of Indiana's SRTS program, to find out about funding administration, and to see a complete list of eligible infrastructure projects and non-infrastructure activities.
The SRTS program is being restructured, by MAP-21. The Safe Routes to School Program is now combined with the former Transportation Enhancement Program to form the new Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP). The next application round begins November 1, 2013 and extends through December 13th. Along with other types of local projects, applications will be accepted for SRTS projects and activities and other TAP categories.
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|Eickelberg Restaurant
I was finding some cool ads for my 2x-great grandfather, William Eickelberg's restaurant in the early 1900's.
I discovered that William had been the deputy coal mine inspector in Colorado, something I need to investigate further. I also found he had been fired, but I liked what that brief article had to say:
|Wm Eickelberg family about 1887/1888
Boulder Daily Camera 1894 Aug 23
|William Eickelberg
I don't now if William retained his somewhat radical politics into later life. In 1894 he would not yet have opened his restaurant. In later years he became relatively well off so I don't know if that changed his view toward the Republican (and indeed the Democratic) parties, "who for many years have been and now are controlled solely by the wealth of this and other nations...who have brazenly ignored our rights and have, in nearly every instance, placed laws in our Statute Books that intended to legalize the robbery of the poor by the rich, and only deviated from this course when it was absolutely necessary to throw a crust to the common herd so that they would remain quiet a while longer, and thus enable the rich to continue their blood sucking." Oh my - it might start to become clear where I get those liberal tendencies!!
I have transcribed the whole letter. While I don't expect people to actually read it all, I wanted to place the whole thing here just to show that in some ways political conversations haven't changed that much. But in some ways they have - I was impressed by the length of the letter and the expectation that the workers, of which he was one, would read something this lengthy. It was certainly more than just bumper sticker slogans!
William Eickelberg Urges the Miners and Laborers to Vote Right.
I ask space in your valuable paper to,
in my humble way, urge upon my fellow
miners and laborers the necessity of
united action on Nov. 6th, as on the
other days of the year, as there would
be little use in our assembling together
at various times during the year to ad-
vise and consult each other as to the
methods to be employed by us for the
protection and advancement of our
craft if we are to divide on that day for
the gratification of politicians and there-
by neutralize any good that may have
been accomplished during the rest of
the year, because in my judgment the
remedy for most of our grievances can
best be obtained by voting solidly for
men taken from the ranks of
the common people who will be aided
and backed by a political party that
sprang into existence only two years
ago for the purpose of taking up the
questions of the day and solve them as
the people want the solved, and no
longer wait on and expect the two
branches of the gold party, who for
many years have been and now are con-
trolled solely by the wealth of this an
other nations, to legislate for and con-
strue such legislation in a way that
would recognize and benefit the great
masses of the people, but who have
brazenly ignored our rights and have, in
nearly every instance, placed laws in
our Statute Books that intended to
legalize the robbery of the poor by the
rich, and only deviated from this course
when it was absolutely necessary to
throw a crust to the common herd so
that they would remain quiet a while
longer, and thus enable the rich to con-
tinue their blood sucking. In this party
we find Davis H. Waite, whom the peo-
ple of other states, as well as our own,
love to honor, as witness the great
crowds of people who go out to hear
and sheet him on this present eastern
trip; but which meetings, according to
the Denver Republican of the 29th inst.,
are to be belittled by the plutocratic
press of the East. Can we afford to
have the toilers of other states recognize
in him a friend of the labor forces and
not recognize and honor him as such
ourselves? The dispatches state that
these people have raised the cry of
Waite for president in '96. Surely we
will honor ourselves by obtaining his
services as governor during the in-
tervening two years, especially, as he is
the first governor Colorado ever had
who has made it his study how to best
serve the interests of the laboring men
of this state, and who seems to be hap-
piest and most at ease when in com-
pany of and in consultation with the
common people; the first governor who
does not pander to, and is not controlled
by, Colorado's 400, but who is sole
governor of this state and when he had
mapped out this line of action, had the
courage to carry it out in the face of the
combined force of capitalists and their
hirelings, in this state and elsewhere,
although he knows well that to do so
will subject him to untold vilification
and abuse from those who stop at noth-
ing to gain their purpose, even to having
reporters hovering around this office and
waiting for the time when he shall be so
harassed and worried by this enemies
that perchance he says damn, that they
may herald it to the world that we have
a blasphemous governor. He it was
who, in the railroad strike, protested
against U. S. marshals. He it was who
refused to permit the use of the militia
at aid a band of cut throats who were
willing to murder the metal miners at
Cripple Creek for $3 per day. He it
was who went into the coal mines to
ascertain for himself the true condition
of the men therein employed, and then
took the first step toward making the
office of mine' inspector what it was in-
tended it should be - and office for the
protection of the miner, and not merely
a bureau of information for the mine
owners. He it was who, when he learned
that his own appointees constituting the
Fire and Police Board of Denver were
aiding the opponents of good govern-
ment in maintaining a political ma-
chine of Republican [ ] who
were pu[]ing in their [ ] Re-
publicanism on the street corners not-
withstanding the fact that they owed
their further employment to a Populist
board compelled them to vacate and
make room for men who will do all in
their power to prevent the intended
overthrow of the will of a majority of
the people of this state by methods
for which the gang in Arapahoe county
has become so justly noted. Although
in the removal of the old board, who
were trying to remain in office by for-
tifying the City Hall with dynamite
and rifles, and with the assistance of
the entire Republican gang of Arapahoe
county, the governor was compelled to
gain his ends by a trick for which the
gang will never forgive him. They
doubtless imagined that all the shrewd-
ness and political wisdom was to be
found within their party, therefore, when
the governor called out the militia, after
having carefully estimated the courage
of the dynamiters and having foreseen
that it would not be necessary to fire a
shot and having thereby secured the
immediate hearing of the case by the
Supreme court and, as we know, won,
as he always does, the other crowd
simply went wild, so wild in fact that
they soon afterwards developed into
full-fledged redeemers. I could enu-
merate several other instances in which
he has been found on the side of the
people, but these are sufficient answer
to those who ask what Waite has done
for the laboring men.
Then, in this party we find the only
candidates for congress who are pledged
for the free and unlimited coinage of sil-
ver at the present ratio. And speaking
of the free and unlimited coinage of sil-
ver, what has become of those people
who were continuously day, during the
campaign of two years ago, that if we
had the free and unlimited coinage of
silver in this country that it would be-
come the dumping ground for all the
world's silver, including all the old silver
coffee and tea pots, spoons and such like
which, according to their theory, this
government would be compelled to buy
from their owners, not knowing, perhaps,
that if we had free coinage this govern-
ment would not buy any silver, but would
simply coin so much of it as its lucky
owners wished to have made into money.
These same persons who were so afraid
we would have too much money are now,
with few exceptions, to be found in the
ranks of the redeemers, who claim theirs
to be the only and original silver party,
notwithstanding the pot and spoon
theories of two years ago, and their lead-
ers votes in congress. And one of their
leaders ex-Senator Bowen, outdoes the
Populist party saying that after we
have coined all the gold and silver metal
and all of the old pots and spoons we
can lay our hands on, that he favors
bringing the circulating medium up to
from $50 to $60 per capita by issuing
a paper currency based on our gold
and silver. However, it is easy for this
party to claim everything in sight. As a
sample of their claims in this campaign,
I will refer to the one made by an annex
of their party, the Business Men's
league, through their secretary, John E
Leet, who, a few weeks ago, stated, in his
now famous letter, that Populism had
swept the state like a devastating forest
fire; that three hundred million dollars
worth of property had dwindled to one
hundred million, and on being roasted
for sending such stuff east, tried to justify
his action by stating, in an address Sat-
urday evening, Oct. 27th, at the Coliseum
hall to the Republican Leagues, that it
was the best advertisement ever sent
east out of this state, because it would
show eastern people that they could buy
Colorado property for one third its value.
This same league held a meeting at the
Tabor Opera house Monday evening,
Oct 29th, from which they send out a set
Of resolutions condemning the Populists,
which the chairman declared were car-
ried unanimously, though he gave no op-
portunity for one-third of this audience,
who were Populists, to declare them-
selves against said resolutions. Thus it
will be seen that the high and mighty
Business Men are not above stooping to
fraud and deceit. Another strange thing
about this meeting was, that while the
meeting was arranged for the purpose of
creating Republican enthusiasm, the fire
eating speakers were Democrats, one of
whom was ex-Governor Grant, who went
out of his way to insult Governor Waite.
If this be among the proprieties I have
indeed much to learn. We also have, on
the Populist ticket, splendid men as
candidates for the various state offices
and our county ticket is all that could be
desired, one of the candidates being taken
from among ourselves. In this county
we are yet comparatively free to follow
the dictates of our own conscience as to
how we shall vote. In many other coal
mining sections this is not the case as I
personally know of many men who are
tramping over the country in search of
work, who were told they were no longer
wanted, the reason in some instances
being boldly given was, "You fellows
have too damn much politics about you,"
their politics in every case being Popu-
list. Every miner owes a special grudge
to John F Shafroth, who stated at Louis-
ville that the miners of this section were
more interested in Lafe Pence's vote for
free coal than anything else in the Wil-
son tariff bill. In making this fool state-
ment he took us all for fools, as we need
not care whether coal comes in free of
duty or even if a bounty of several dol-
lars a ton is paid to its owners on lan-
ing it in this country, as it will not make
any difference in either trade or prices of
Boulder county coal, or anywhere else
in the state for that matter as we are
amply protected by our high tariff rail
roads. In view of these facts I trust
every miner will vote the straight Popu-
list ticket. Yours respectfully,
Wm. Eickelberg
Lafayette, Oct 10, '94


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WASHINGTON – The drought is over.
For the first time in five years, D.C. United are going to the playoffs. Unfortunately for Crew fans, Columbus won't be joining them.
The Crew were eliminated from the Eastern Conference playoff race after United pulled out 3-2 victory Saturday night at RFK Stadium in a passionate, dynamic, well-played match and Houston defeated Philadelphia.
United midfielder Marcelo Saragosa's goal in the 59th minute leveled the score and assured D.C. a spot in the postseason before substitute Lewis Neal's breakaway goal in stoppage time put the exclamation point on the celebration, much to the joy of the sellout crowd of 19,647 in the nation's capital. Eddie Gaven and Jairo Arrieta scored for Columbus.
With the victory, United (17-10-6, 57 points) extended their unbeaten streak to six matches since captain Dwayne De Rosario went down with a knee injury and their home unbeaten streak to 16 matches. The Crew (14-12-7, 49), meanwhile, haven't won on the road in four tries and trail Houston by four points while United rest solely in second.
Neal's goal came courtesy of an assist from fellow substitute Branko Boskovic. He beat Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum in a race to the ball and sent it into an open net to send the fans at RFK home happy.
Saragosa's first goal of the season was set up when Brandon McDonald was first to a loose ball after a free kick by Andy Najar. McDonald got enough on his pass to spring Saragosa's one-timer that curled inside Gruenebaum's left post.
Twice Columbus had a one-goal lead, but failed to hold on in a loss that ended their postseason hopes.
The Crew quieted the raucous crowd in the seventh minute when Gaven guided a bouncing ball into the net for his ninth goal of the season. The ball was initially headed by forward Arrieta before it deflected to Gaven for the momentum-gaining strike.
In the 39th minute, United midfielder Nick DeLeon netted the equalizer and set the club rookie record for goals in a season (6) by tapping in Lionard Pajoy's rebound.
Columbus answered two minutes later when Arrieta brilliantly deposited his ninth of the season. The Costa Rican switched feet in front of centerback Dejan Jakovic and created enough space to release a nasty right-footer that smacked the left post then ping-ponged off Hamid's back and into the net.
The match marks the first time United allowed more than one goal in a match since Aug. 29 against New York.
For Columbus, center back Chad Marshall was a late scratch as Danny O'Rourke shifted to centerback and Chris Birchall came into the lineup as a defensive midfielder.
The Crew will finish their season by playing host to Toronto FC on Sunday, missing the playoffs for this first time in four seasons, while United will travel to Chicago next Saturday with playoff seeding still very much in flux.
Lineups and boxscore (MLSsoccer.com)
Opta Chalkboard (MLSsoccer.com)


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Washington, DC – Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, commented today on the "Pulpit Freedom Sunday" that a group of pastors observed this past weekend, in which they spoke about the moral qualifications of candidates for public office, with a freedom that they maintain the IRS is wrongly taking from pastors."This effort is not about bringing politics into the pulpit; it's about getting government out of the pulpit," Fr. Pavone explained. "It should be Church authority, not government authority, that determines the criteria for how pastors should address politics.""When a preacher goes into a pulpit, he does so under the command and authority of God, to preach God's word. Now God's word cannot really be God's if the government can limit or censor it. Moreover, if preachers didn't historically have the freedom to challenge government authority, we would have neither Christianity nor the United States of America," Fr. Pavone pointed out."My advice to my fellow priests and pastors is simply this: Don't have a knee-jerk reaction to the actions some pastors took this weekend, simply dismissing such actions as inappropriate. Rather, think about whether you are fully exercising the freedom you already do have under the law, and think about how much you are not doing simply because you fear legal entanglements."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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Following a successful five-year run as the head coach at Houston Baptist that followed a stint as the top assistant on the Cougar sideline, Todd Buchanan was announced Wednesday as the new head coach of the University of Houston women's basketball team.
Buchanan became the sixth coach in Houston women's basketball history and brings with him a solid resume as a head coach and as a recruiter, a role in which he helped bring to UH a pair of players who went on to become WNBA top 10 draft picks.
"As our process went along, I became more and more impressed with Todd's abilities as a coach and as a great mentor for student-athletes," Houston director of athletics Mack Rhoades said. "His familiarity with the program and the respect he has earned from coaches around the city of Houston and in AAU circles are great advantages for our program."
Under his guidance, HBU won a Red River Athletic Conference regular-season championship, a pair of RRAC Tournament titles and finished in the top 25 twice, including a No. 6 ranking to end the 2005-06 campaign. The Huskies boasted numerous All-America and Academic All-America selections during his tenure.
Prior to his appointment as the head coach at HBU, Buchanan spent five seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Cougars. His time at UH coincided with the best five-year run in UH women's basketball program history, averaging more than 21 victories a season, including a school-record 28-win campaign in 2003-04. The Cougars also reached the postseason four of the five seasons Buchanan was on staff.
"He was a crucial part of our staff when we enjoyed the most successful seasons in our program's history and helped to recruit two of the most storied players in Cougar history," Rhoades added. "He's done very well at Houston Baptist, especially enduring a difficult transition to Division I, and stayed true to his core values."
Buchanan replaced Joe Curl who stepped down as head coach on March 23 after leading the program to the postseason for the eighth time in school history.
Named as the Huskies women's basketball head coach prior to the 2005-06 season, Buchanan led the HBU program for five seasons and compiled an 80-68 (.540) record. He led the program to a pair of trips to the NAIA National Tournament before leading the team through the transition to NCAA Division I.
In his first year, Buchanan guided the Huskies to a 28-4 season that included Red River Athletic Conference regular-season and postseason tournament championships. During the NAIA National Tournament, he led the team to a Sweet 16 appearance. At the conclusion of the season, HBU was ranked sixth in the national polls.
Following up his successful first campaign, Buchanan's 2006-07 HBU squad lost only three games en route to a 27-3 season where it again claimed the RRAC Tournament championship. Advancing to the NAIA National Tournament for a second straight season under Buchanan, the Huskies advanced to the field's final eight before finishing the season ranked 22nd nationally.
Houston Baptist began the unenviable transition from NAIA to NCAA Division I during Buchanan's third year at the school and, despite these challenges, Buchanan guided the Huskies to a 14-11 record during its first year of the transition.
Among the standouts coached by Buchanan at HBU were Jere' Adams, Sherill Hadrick, Velencia Kuykendall and Dominique Thomas, who were all named All-Americans. His teams were also solid in the classroom as represented by Academic All-America selections in Kuykendall, Ashley Davis and Jessica Brantley.
Joining the coaching staff of former UH head coach Joe Curl, Buchanan spent five seasons on the Cougar sideline and helped lead the team to the postseason four times. Additionally with Buchanan's help, standouts Chandi Jones and Sancho Lyttle were recruited to Houston where they developed into top-10 draft picks in the WNBA.
In his first season in Houston during the 2000-01 campaign, the Cougars made the postseason for the first time in nine seasons as they won 19 games and appeared in the Women's National Invitational Tournament.
The following year, Houston set a then-school record with 26 wins and was again a part of the WNIT field where it won four consecutive games before falling 54-52 against Oregon in the championship game.
During the 2003-04 season, Buchanan and the Cougars reached new heights by compiling a school-record 28-4 record and claiming both the Conference USA regular-season and postseason tournament championships. UH appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992, and Jones became the school's only First Team All-American. The program also earned its first NCAA Tournament win as the Cougars defeated Wisconsin-Green Bay 62-47.
A second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament followed during the 2004-05 season, and Jones was later named C-USA Player of the Decade. Both Jones and Lyttle went on to play in the WNBA, and Lyttle was selected as an All-Star while playing for the Atlanta Dream in 2009.
Buchanan spent two seasons (1998-2000) as an assistant coach at East Carolina, after his first head coaching job at the University of Montevallo, where he coached from 1996-98.
Prior to Montevallo, Buchanan had coaching stops at Oral Roberts (1995-96) and at his alma mater of Murray State (1992-95). He has also coached at Lyon Country High School (Eddyville, Ky.), Murray High School (Murray Ky.) and Calloway County Middle and High School (Murray, Ky.)
Buchanan is a 1995 graduate of Murray State, where he earned his bachelor's degree in physical education with a minor in health.
Buchanan and his wife Michelle have a 2-year old son, Colton, and live in Pearland. His father, Tom, enjoyed a successfully coaching career at both Texas and Kentucky after playing college basketball at Eastern New Mexico.


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MT. PLEASANT, Iowa-- The Panthers captured the 45-26 victory over Iowa Wesleyan with a third quarter offensive surge led by quarterback, Brendan Chambers. The win marks GC's 16th straight victory which is the second longest current win-streak in DIII.
The first quarter of the game went by with neither team getting on the scoreboard. In the second quarter, Iowa Wesleyan's Brandon Baker kicked a 34 yard field goal to bring the Tigers up 3-0. Just under four minutes later, GC answered with a touchdown by Jacob Stull. The Panthers went on to score a field goal of their own when Josh Frewin cleared the uprights from 25 yards out. Iowa Wesleyan ended the quarter with a touchdown catch by Ridge Hobbs. The score was 10-10 heading into halftime.
In the third quarter, the Panthers surged ahead of the Tigers. Iowa Wesleyan opened the second half with a 51 yard by Raul Becerril run for a touchdown. GC answered that with a 10 yard touchdown run from Chambers. The Tigers then kicked a 28 yard field goal, which brought the home team up 20-17. Fortunately, Greenville was determined to keep their win-streak alive. Nathan Butler caught a 26 yard pass from Chambers to pull his team ahead. In the last play of the quarter, Chambers added another GC touchdown when he ran 9 yards to bring GC up 31-20.
The final quarter of the game opened with another Iowa Wesleyan touchdown, this time a 1 yard pass completed to Hobbs. In true Greenville fashion, the Panthers would demand the last word. With 9 minutes left in the game, Chambers ran the football 27 yards for his third touchdown of the game. In the last scoring play of the day, Zibeon Washington recorded a 14 yard touchdown run and brought the game to its final score of 45-26.
Greenville finished the game with an impressive 523 total rushing yards. Chambers tallied 231 of those yards for three Panther touchdowns. He also passed for 149 yards. Stull recorded 168 rushing yards and scored one touchdown. Nathan Butler tallied 58 receiving yards and had one touchdown.
Defensively, GC was led by Isaac Barber who recorded 7.5 tackles and a noteworthy 4 quarterback sacks. Anthony Moore had 5 tackles and an interception in which he gained 27 yards. Anthony Everett also had 5 tackles in the game.
The Panthers have a current undefeated record of 8-0 (7-0 UMAC). This win is their 8th of this season, which ties the school record for the most wins in a season. The team hopes to break that GC record at home on Saturday, November 2 when they take on Westminster (MO) at 1:00pm.
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All my children
A few days ago, a young man came through my checkout line at work. As I began ringing up his purchases, I realized I knew him. I hadn't seen Adam (not his real name) for at least five years. He was my daughter's schoolmate, a good student and an athlete.
I visited with him for a few minutes. He was wearing the uniform of a plant in Hopkinsville's industrial park. "You're at -----," I commented. "Yes, and I'm glad to be working!" he exclaimed. The fervor in his voice suggested a personal experience with unemployment.
Adam did not finish high school. He and his girlfriend married when they learned that she was pregnant. Adam dropped out of school and got a job. I used to see him pumping gas at one of the full-service stations in Hopkinsville.
Not long after their baby was born, his wife became pregnant again. I last saw his children when they were chubby toddlers. I'm sure they are in school by now.
Adam is probably 25 years old. His eyes are clear and honest, and he has a smile in his voice as he speaks of his family. I'm proud of him for "manning up" to his responsibilities.
I hope his job stays stable. I hope he's had a chance to get his G.E.D. I hope he can learn some skills on the job that will improve his qualifications. He's had a rough start, but he has ability and potential and many years of life ahead of him.
Thoughts cannot always be spoken. "Have a good Christmas, Adam," I said. "It's great to see you! Take care of yourself."
"I will," he promised.


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ironlady wrote:Except that a dozen exemplars are not enough for acquisition. Acquisition of structure requires literally thousands of unexpected encounters with structure that can be linked with meaning. That is the crux of the difference between rules-and-output teaching (which you seem to support: memorize and you'll "get it") and CI-based teaching. Rules and output may work for you (there are a small percentage of people who can get languages that way, and many of them become linguists or language teachers out of interest) but not for the majority.
I've got over 40,000 sentences at present, so that covers the first node, and unsurprisingly there's a lot of overlap even among the distinct sentences, even when I filter out redundant sentences. I've never studied a language in which I needed thousands of encounters with a structure to understand it and use it correctly, and neither has anyone I've ever seen study languages. Maybe acquisition of the syntax of the entire language requires that much, but there's no way a student could need as much as that figure suggests.
I've been hanging around the hostels lately. People there who take a passing interest in learning Mandarin and learn a handful of sentences, roughly parse them as they read, memorize a few extra vocabulary pieces, and try out combinations according to what they read and what their base knowledge of languages tells them (so if they know grammars from other languages, they'll approach it from those perspectives first, via rough analogical reasoning). They have a high success rate for what little vocabulary they've learned, and it didn't take thousands of unexpected encounters to get the meaning or to become familiar with the structure of their sentences. They do it like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Example-ba ... ranslation
A dozen exemplars would be used primarily for syntactic comprehension, not overall language proficiency. Those exemplars, would, themselves, contain (perhaps) dozens of sentences, insofar as recursive languages nest simpler sentences into complex ones.
Also, I don't know what encounter would be more "unexpected" than a spaced repetition system for thousands of sentences. I certainly don't keep track of when I'm going to see sentence x again, so it's always a surprise.


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Not sure if it is 'hillbilly chic' and it makes liberals want give to the clench fist on behalf of the perceived 'working class' or if liberal are embracing the 'freedom of speech' mantra without really thinking it through..
What I do know when Paula Deen got hit hard for her totally inappropriate remarks and none of these liberals who are preaching to me about 'freedom of speech' spoke up for her right to speech.
Deen was kicked off the entire Food Network without a peek coming from those advocating Phil Robertson's freedom of speech The silence was deafening. By the way, she is still on the outside and blacklisted.
However, with good old fashion bigot Phil Robertson, progressives are defending him with a passion. Over the last weeks, I have had a number of entertainment industry people insist to me that this was a freedom of speech issue. Really? Do they really believe this stuff should be validated by the entertainment industry? Really?
While Robertson has said some anti-African American statements and advocated sex with underage girls so you can train them early, let's face the truth of the matter. There are simply two points that really count.
1. Homophobia is still acceptable if the dollars are right in the entertainment industry.
2. The reason he is back on the air is because of those dollars.
Never mind that tens of thousands of our young gay children will be watching the show and be devastated by the comments. In addition, they will see that there are absolutely no consequences to his comments.
In fact, A & E is on the verge of creating a monster that will come back and bite them in the ass. This man is going to feel like he is the new messiah of hate and far from backing down we will soon hear eeven worse statements from his mouth.
Ever time a person like that whips up the masses with his unquestionable hatred, others feel they have permission to beat up LGBT Americans or even shoot them. Hell, if Phil Robertson with his craziness, guns and homophobia is praised and protected then it must be right.
These reality shows were originally created to break the Writer's strike in Hollywood. The original participants in these shows were scabs. They are shows are cheap to produce and they became extremely popular with the masses. The very concept of these reality shows is that they are really not confined to the 'screen' and that characters act out in public their television personas. It is impossible to define when the show begins and when their personal lives take over.
No one has taken Phil Robertson's Freedom of Speech away. He is able to go any place in this country and spew his hatred. Even Fox News can highlight him since that is a place of opinion. However, no where in the Constitutional does the concept of Freedom of Speech guarantee a television show or a job.
If I was working for a company and said outside the work place that the boss was a pig and that the executives were all money grabbing whores, no one would yell free speech and demand that I shouldn't be fired. Nope. They were just say I was one 'stupid f**k and should have known better.
The same can be said of Phil Robertson. This wasn't free speech. This was harmful and hateful speech that will hurt a lot of people.
Shame on A & E, shame on any who support Phil Robertson and shame on any community organization that thinks progress has been made in this despicable episode of hate.


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Peço desculpa por o anuncio estar em Inglês num forum português, mas como sabem o mercado assim o exige.
Hello Blender artists,
Are you an experienced Blender artist? Want to make use of your skills to make some money? If so, you may be interested in joining my team for a 3 month project (April 08- June 08 ) in the area of courseware/training.
- The project is about creation of courseware content for real time interactive mobile devices. How to construct content and code for a mobile 3d game.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead Project Artistic direction.
- Create Conceptual Art, 2D Art, 3D Models, Textures, Rigging and Animations.
- Responsible for all game asset creation, from concept to deliverables.
- Build and maintaining a collaborative relationship with all project team members.
- Excellent creative skills, including concept, modeling, texturing, rigging, and animation.
- Game asset creation experience.
- Low polygon modeling - must be usable on restricted devices (like mobile phones).
- Texturing - preferred GIMP experience, or any other Open Source 2D package, or Photoshop experience.
- Rigging& Animation - Character animation for real-time.
- Experience with exporters and m3g format is a plus.
- Ability to create and maintain screencasting of sessions.The job requires that you are willing to record your Blender sessions (narration is a plus, only video is OK).
Must be passionate and enterprising, work is done from home (Homesourcing), preferable from GMT area. All work contact will be done via IM and Video Conference.
Pay: Up to 5.000 USD (upon project completion).
For further details contact me: email@example.com
Please include portfolio samples.
Best Regards,
-Daniel Mendes


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