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JoAnne O. Barsumian
JoAnne O. Barsumian passed
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Dec. 11, 2009, after a short illness. A graduate of Pratt Institute, JoAnne was well known for her wonderful watercolors of birds and flowers. She was a long-time resident of Monroe, Conn., Orleans, Mass. and more recently of Apex, N.C. and Middletown, R.I. JoAnne was the wife of the late Gary Barsumian, also an artist and graduate of Pratt Institute.
Born in 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Charles and Edwina Osborne.
JoAnne leaves two children, Baird Barsumian of Harwich, Mass. and Lisa Barsumian of Paris, France, who summers in Jamestown; a sister, Edwina McAninch, and her husband, Edward, of Camas, Wash.; a son-in-law, Tom Farrell, of Paris, France; a daughter in-law, Joann Barsumian of Rutland, Vt.; and four grandchildren, James and Aiden Farrell of Paris, France, and Rose and Aram Barsumian of Rutland, Vt.
JoAnne will be dearly missed by her family and countless friends. Her warmth, humor and generosity of spirit endeared her to everyone she met. JoAnne's paintings have brought joy into many homes and lives, and in this way, she will forever be remembered.
A celebration of JoAnne's life will be held at Saint Matthew's Church, 87 Narragansett Ave. in Jamestown on Saturday, April 3, 2010, at 11 a.m. Memorial contributions in JoAnne's memory to the National Audubon Society, 225 Varick St., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10014 would be greatly appreciated.


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Gov. Susana Martinez Holds Comfortable Lead In Re-Election Campaign, Poll Shows
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Gov. Susana Martinez has a sizeable lead over Democrat Gary King in her re-election campaign, according to a new Albuquerque Journal poll released Sunday.
Poll results show that about 50 percent of voters say they plan to vote for the Republican governor. About 41 percent say they would vote for Attorney General King. Nine percent remain undecided.
"It's a comfortable lead, especially when you take into consideration the tremendous financial advantage the governor has," said Brian Sanderoff, president of Research & Polling Inc., which conducted the poll.
Overall, Martinez leads King in most regions of the state. The only area where King outshone the governor was in north-central New Mexico. That area includes Democratic-leaning Santa Fe, Española and Taos and Hispanic-heavy counties such as Rio Arriba.
In those areas King leads Martinez 59 percent to 30 percent.
The nation's first female Hispanic governor trails among Hispanic voters with 36 percent supporting her and 56 percent supporting King.
Martinez also has backing from 20 percent of Democrats polled while 12 percent said they were still undecided. Sanderoff said Hispanic Democrats who opted to throw support behind Martinez contributed a key role in her 2010 victory.
The Republican has a broad base of support in a state where Democrats have a 1.5-to-1 advantage in voter registration.
The governor is also ahead among voters who aren't affiliated with any political party. The poll states she has 55 percent support among independents versus King's 35 percent.
King likely faces an uphill battle trying to win undecided voters and Martinez supporters to defeat an incumbent, Sanderoff said.
"There's some ammunition out there for Gary King," Sanderoff said, referring to the state's sluggish economy and employment levels. "But, as of yet, he's been unsuccessful in tying those things to the governor."
King has been trying to keep up with his opponent in fundraising. New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran announced Friday that King would be able to retain nearly $11,000 in campaign contributions.
Duran had previously said those contributions exceeded campaign finance limits. His campaign funds as of last month only amounted to a little over $100,000, compared to $4.3 million for Martinez.
According to Research & Polling, the poll was conducted over a three-day period last week. It was comprised of a sampling of 606 voters. The margin of error was plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- The first step to securing a good business education is, of course, finding the right school. But as the financial crisis deepens, the temptation may be to eschew tried and trusted big name colleges in favor of cheaper unknown quantities.
Careful scrutiny is needed to make sure some MBA schools make the grade.
While there are undoubtedly good value courses to be found, the lower end of the market is, however, a minefield of quality where dubious teaching practices, lack of accreditation and bogus qualifications could leave students with little more than an expensive first lesson in how not to succeed.
It is hard to believe that potential MBA students, who presumably intend to build a career capitalizing on their natural business savvy, could fall at the first hurdle, but industry experts say there is a problem.
"Walk round the streets of a city like London and you'll see MBA programs on offer everywhere, tucked away above places like tobacconist shops," Mark Stoddard, accreditation projects manager for education standards body the Association of MBAs, told CNN.
"Many are offering degree-level qualifications, but while some of these may actually be degrees, they don't meet standards."
Says Stoddard, whose job involves visiting many of these schools and checking whether they make the grade, the economic downturn may be driving more students through the doors of unscrupulous operators.
And he warns, even those that do offer an actual qualification allowing students to affix those all-important letters after their name, could still be selling duds.
"Some people are under the impression that getting an MBA is enough, but employers are more interested in where it came from. There is no value of going for a cheap MBA of no standing.
"That is not to say they are all expensive, accredited programs are offered at a range of prices, and accreditation helps to ensure that they all offer good value."
Complicating matters is the number of Web sites brazenly offering fake diplomas to fraudsters who have no intention of seeking genuine qualification. Many employers now, understandably, have their guard up against suspicious-looking resumes.
The key to avoiding these pitfalls is to check accreditation, although with no single regulating body, this is by no means simple.
The Association of MBAs covers 70 countries worldwide, increasingly in areas like China and India. Elsewhere in Europe, the European Foundation for Management Development awards schools that meet its standards with membership of EQUIS -- the European Quality Improvement System.
Overlapping both of these, to some extent, is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, which covers most of the world, including many of the major North American institutions.
Despite the confusion, Stoddard says most students should be able to check the credibility of their qualification with some straightforward research, which isn't hard given that the big three accreditors list their recognized affiliates on the Web.
Other simple measures could include, checking with potential employers whether they would look favorably on a qualification from a particular school, attending open days and speaking to existing students -- and bearing in mind the golden rule of avoiding scams: If it looks too good to be true, it is.
However, says Stoddard, with the popularity of business courses burgeoning in many parts of the world where the sector is still in its relative infancy, there are unfortunately still rich pickings for unethical educators.
"It is more of a problem in other parts of the world where there is not a great culture of regulation of the education system. I'm doing a lot of work in India and they are very new to accreditation," he adds.


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Amanda Seyfried struggled 'singing live'
Amanda Seyfried's biggest 'Les Miserables' challenge was ''singing live on camera''.
The 27-year-old star appeared in the musical adaptation as Cosette, and she admitted her experience in hit musical 'Mamma Mia!' didn't necessarily prepare her well for this project, which saw cast members ''singing live'' instead of pre-recording their vocals.
Speaking to the Mail on Sunday newspaper's You Magazine she said: ''[My biggest challenge was] singing live on camera.
''It was such a different style from the songs I did in 'Mamma Mia!' and a lot of people, including me, were scared I wouldn't have the stamina for it. But I worked really hard with my voice coach.''
The film also stirred up memories of the actress' biggest regret, when she quit learning opera-singing as a teenager.
She revealed: ''[My biggest regret is] quitting opera singing training when I was 17 - that had been my passion before acting took over and I wish I had stuck with it.''
As well as wishing she had kept going with the lessons, Amanda also admitted she wants to let loose and become ''less controlling'' as a person.
Asked how she would change herself, she added: ''I would be less controlling. I could use some spontaneity in my life - I'd also like to be less scatterbrained.''


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The man who was shoved to his death in front of a subway train Thursday night was a 46-year-old from India who lived in New York City and worked for a printing business, police said.
The man who was shoved to his death in front of a subway train Thursday night was a 46-year-old from India who lived in New York City and worked for a printing business, police said.
Investigators on Friday searched for an unidentified woman who rose from a bench and suddenly pushed the man in the back with both hands, sending him flying onto the tracks as a train entered an elevated station in Queens.
Police released surveillance video of the woman fleeing the area and have been interviewing witnesses, including some who said she was mumbling and cursing to herself before the attack.
Some witnesses said the man had been shielding himself from the cold by waiting in a stairwell before he ventured out onto the platform to see if the train was coming. They also said he had no interaction with the woman, who immediately darted down the stairway after she pushed him.
One witness told police that the man had no time to try to save himself. The witness turned away to avoid seeing the man getting crushed on the tracks.
Investigators identified the victim, who lived alone in Queens, through a smartphone and a prescription pill bottle he was carrying. They delayed releasing his name while they worked to notify his relatives in India.
Detectives were following leads from the public generated by the video, and also checking area homeless shelters and psychiatric units in a bid to identify a suspect.
The woman was described as heavyset and in her 20s. It was unclear whether she and the man knew each other, or whether the attack was simply the act of a deranged stranger.
Commuters, meanwhile, absorbed the news of the second fatal subway shove in the city this month.
"It's just a really sad commentary on the world and on human beings, period," said Howard Roth, who takes the subway daily. He said the deadly push made him think about subway safety, "but I guess the best thing is what they tell you — don't stand near the edge and keep your eyes open."
Asked about the episode at the station on Queens Boulevard in the Sunnyside neighborhood, Mayor Michael Bloomberg pointed Friday to legal and policy changes that led to the release of many mentally ill people from psychiatric institutions from the 1960s through 1990s.
"The courts or the law have changed and said, no, you can't do that unless they're a danger to society; our laws protect you. That's fair enough," Bloomberg said on "The John Gambling Show with Mayor Mike" on WOR-AM.
There are no barriers separating the trains from the people on New York City's subway platforms, and many people fall or jump to their deaths in front of rushing trains each year.
Though shoving deaths are rare, Thursday night's killing was the second one this month. On Dec. 3, a 58-year-old man was pushed in front of a train in Times Square. A homeless man was charged with murder and is awaiting trial.
Other high-profile cases including the 1999 slaying of Kendra Webdale, an aspiring screenwriter, by a former psychiatric patient. That case led to a state law allowing for more supervision of mentally ill people living outside institutions.
Like many subway riders, Micah Siegel follows her own set of safety precautions during her daily commute: stand against a wall or pillar to keep someone from coming up behind you and watch out when navigating a crowded or narrow platform to avoid being knocked — even accidentally — onto the tracks.
"I do try to be aware of what's around me and who's around me, especially as a young woman," Siegel, a 21-year-old college student, said as she waited at Pennsylvania Station on Friday.
So does Roth, who is 60.
"It sounds a little wimpy if you're like, 'Who's going to push me?' But it's better to be safe than sorry," he said.
Associated Press Writer Jennifer Peltz contributed to this report.
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Department of Revenue News Release
September 14, 2009October 15 Is Deadline to Apply for Homestead Preservation Credit
JEFFERSON CITY - Qualified senior citizens and disabled people have about one month (until Oct. 15) to apply for a tax credit that could reduce how much they pay in property taxes on their homes.
The Homestead Preservation Credit (HPC) program provides a real estate property tax credit for homeowners who are 100 percent disabled or who are age 65 or older (as of Jan. 1, 2009), and meet certain income and other requirements. Those who successfully apply will receive a tax credit that equals the amount that their property tax bill increased after excluding the first 2.5 percent in growth. In 2008, there were 11,077 successful applicants who received $2.4 million in property tax credits, for an average credit of $222.
"The Homestead Preservation Credit program is one way the state provides tax relief for senior citizens and the disabled when local property taxes go up," said Gov. Jay Nixon. "I encourage all who are eligible to apply so that they can receive the benefits of this program."
Those interested in obtaining the tax credit must apply by mail to the Missouri Department of Revenue by October 15, 2009. In addition to the requirements already mentioned, successful applicants must also:
*Own and live in the property for which they are claiming the credit;
*Have a 2008 federal adjusted gross income of $77,254 or less; and
*Submit copies of their paid real estate property tax receipts for 2006, 2007 and 2008.
If married couples apply for the credit, at least one of the spouses must be 65 or older and the other spouse must be at least 60 or older. Properties owned by two or more unmarried people are also eligible if all of the owners meet the eligibility requirements and if their combined income does not exceed $77,254. The program also includes property held in trust.
In addition, if a property was improved to accommodate a disabled person, the property qualifies even if the improvements are valued at more than 5 percent of the homestead's value. Normally, home improvements made during the year that total more than 5 percent of the property's appraised value disqualify the property's owners from being eligible for the HPC.
Successful applicants do not receive a refund check from the state or a local government. Instead, the program creates a credit on the applicant's property tax bill in the following year. For example, if a person files an HPC application in 2009, the credit will be applied to his or her 2010 property tax bill.
Persons who already received the Property Tax Credit ("Circuit Breaker") for 2008, can't apply for the 2009 HPC. To see which program is most beneficial for this year and the future, go to the eligibility charts for the two programs at http://dor.mo.gov/tax/personal/homestead/flowchart.pdf and http://dor.mo.gov/tax/personal/ptc/proptax.pdf.
If an applicant meets the qualifications, the timeline below shows the process through which a person would receive the credit:
Today-Oct. 15, 2009: Applicant submits application, including proper documentation, to the Department of Revenue.
October-November 2009: The Department reviews applications to determine eligibility.
Dec. 15, 2009: The Department sends a list of all verified eligible owners to local county assessors.
January 2010: The Department compiles information on successful HPC applicants for appropriation request and provides to the Missouri Legislature.
May 2010: The Legislature appropriates money for the HPC. (Since the program requires funding from the Legislature, the credit is not guaranteed. If it is not fully funded, eligible applicants' credits will be prorated.)
August 2010: The Department notifies local assessors and collectors of the amount of applicants' credits.
October 2010: Local collectors receive wire transfer or check totaling the tax credit amount for all eligible property owners in their county.
November/December 2010: Eligible applicants receive real estate property tax bill from county collector, and the bill shows the amount of the HPC credit for the taxpayer.
Application forms can be obtained on the Department's website at http://dor.mo.gov/tax/misc/forms/hpcf.pdf or from a tax professional. Forms can also be requested by calling (800) 877-6881.
To obtain answers to questions about the program, send an e-mail to email@example.com; consult the department's web site at www.dor.mo.gov/tax/personal/homestead/; or call (573) 751-3505.


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A friend of mine frequently has lipstick shaped nipples after a feed. She does have some pain and cracks which are slowly healing. Thoughts on causes/treatments? Thanks!
A friend of mine frequently has lipstick shaped nipples after a feed. She does have some pain and cracks which are slowly healing. Thoughts on causes/treatments? Thanks!
Lipstick-shaped nipples generally indicate a latch which is too shallow. Instead of landing on the "sweet spot" on the back of the baby's tongue under the soft palate, the nipple is landing in the front of the baby's mouth underneath the hard palate, where it is compressed and traumatized as the baby sucks. You can experience why this is painful by sticking your finger into your mouth and sucking on it. When your fingertip is on the front of your tongue, it will experience a lot of motion. When it's all the way back on the back of your tongue, almost down to the opening of your esophagus, it will experience relatively little motion.
The cures for lipstick nipples are:
- striving for the best latch every time
- experimenting with different nursing positions
- seeing a LC, preferably an IBCLC, for hands-on help
- if the baby has a tongue-tie, it may need to be clipped
- time- most shallow latch issues are a function of a small baby having a small mouth and being unable to latch on deeply enough, but babies grow!
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Additionally, a baby will often start out with a good, deep latch but through a feeding (or towards the end, especially if he/she is falling asleep) he may slide down the nipple, occasionally suckling.* This shallow latch can lead to the lipstick shape and soreness. At that point, mama can break the latch, burp baby, and offer the second breast.
*Sometimes babies will slide down the nipple to slow the flow of milk if mama has a strong let-down.
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After Trump brings chief of staff into controversy over condolence calls, he phones families of soldiers killed in NigerBy Noah Bierman
Tribune Washington Bureau
October 18. 2017 1:28AM
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, facing blowback for his delay in calling the families of four soldiers who died in combat, on Tuesday invoked the fallen son of his chief of staff, retired Gen. John F. Kelly.
"As far as other presidents, I don't know, you could ask Gen. Kelly, did he get a call from Obama? I don't know what Obama's policy was," Trump said in an interview on Fox News Radio on Tuesday.
Trump had faced criticism for failing to call the families of four soldiers killed in Niger on Oct. 6. It intensified Monday after Trump falsely claimed that Obama and other predecessors failed to call families.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders released a statement late Tuesday that Trump had subsequently called the families.
"President Trump spoke to all four of the families of those who were killed in action in Niger," she said. "He offered condolences on behalf of a grateful nation and assured them their family's extraordinary sacrifice to the country will never be forgotten."
Kelly seldom talks about his son, 2nd Lt. Robert M. Kelly, 29, who died from a Taliban land mine in Afghanistan in 2010.
A White House official who demanded anonymity said Obama did not call the elder Kelly after the death. The official did not say whether Kelly received a letter.
Obama's office declined to comment. Kelly, who was a general when his son died, has not spoken about his interaction with Obama on the subject.
Kelly attended a breakfast the Obamas hosted in May 2011, six months after his son's death, and was seated at first lady Michelle Obama's table, according to a person familiar with the breakfast who requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter.
Obama officials angrily denied the assertion that he had failed to make similar calls. Alyssa Mastromonaco, a deputy chief of staff for Obama, used profanity in an angry tweet on Monday, calling the claim a lie. "He's a deranged animal," she said of Trump.
"I really speak for myself. I am not speaking for other people. I don't know what (George W.) Bush did. I don't know what Obama did," Trump said in the Fox radio interview. "I believe his policy was somewhat different than my policy. I can tell you, my policy is I have called every one of them."


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A Guide to Email Marketing for Authors, Part 2
Although the popularity of social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and others has skyrocketed, sending or reading email is still the most popular online activity. Surprise, surprise: recent studies show that, when it comes to actual sales, email still outperforms social media marketing. You're missing out if you don't make email marketing a part of your book marketing plan.
In my last post, I encouraged you to strategize for "top of the mind awareness" and build relationships with your audience by providing them with valuable content on a regular basis. Now I have some tips to share about delivering that content.
Tips for Writing Email Content
- Be yourself! Use a friendly, personal, conversational tone.
- Tell readers something they don't already know.
- Avoid promotional hype.
- Avoid jargon. Use simple language.
- Be brief.
- Ask your readers to forward your email to interested friends.
- Remember that email messages are short and personal. Provide readers with clickable links to your website for "more information."
Elements of Good Email Design
- Whitespace
- Short paragraphs
- Images (but not too many)
- Bold headlines
- Clearly labeled sections
- Brief enough so that the reader doesn't have to scroll very much
- Easy-to- find "unsubscribe" and "forward" buttons
- Consistent branding (logo, colors, fonts)
- Tested in various email programs and browsers
According to the Yahoo Style Guide, "Text that works best on the Web is text that gets to the point fast and that makes it easy for readers to pick out key information."
Why Use an Email Marketing Service?
There are many email marketing services to choose from. AWeber, MailChimp, MadMimi, and Constant Contact are among the most popular. The best services have various features that help you to easily create emails and mailing lists and provide reports that provide valuable tracking information.
- Creating and updating a mailing list is easy
- Professional designed templates
- Free and low-cost services available
- Email campaigns can be tracked, analyzed, and measured for effectiveness
- Email campaigns can be created and delivered quickly
- Autoresponders and automatic distribution of blog posts
Evaluating Email Marketing Services
- Can you try before you buy? How long is the free trial period?
- Is the cost determined by the number of addresses in your list or the number of campaigns you mail? Which option will work best for you?
- Are there hidden costs? For example, some services charge extra for image hosting or an archive of your emails.
- Is there a wide variety of help resources such as FAQs, tutorials, live chat and phone support?
- Is the service's website user-friendly? Well-designed, organized, and easy to navigate?
- Are there a variety of well-designed templates for you to choose from? Can you easily modify templates?
- Can you easily import your mailing list, group names into interest lists, and automatically detect duplicates?
- Are people who want to unsubscribe easily and automatically removed from the system?
- Is a form provided that you can easily to add to your website which enables people to opt into your mailing list?
- Do opt-ins receive customized autoresponse emails when they do so?
- Is an automatic checker available that will scan for triggers that could get your email marked as spam?
- What tools and reporting are available for you to evaluate your email campaign's effectiveness?
- Does the system track these basic statistics: number mailed, bounces, spam reports, opt-outs, opens, click-throughs, and forwards? Can you easily view and download these reports?
I hope my two posts about email marketing have been helpful to you. If you have any questions, ask in the comment section or contact me through my website. Happy emails.
Mary Ann de Stefano is a writer, editor, and organizer of writing workshops with 30 years of experience in publishing and writing consulting. She also builds websites and advises on e-marketing. Mary Ann does business at MAD about Words, named as a play on her initials and love for writing.
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Missed your first post. How do I locate it? Thanks.
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Welcome to the School of Nursing
Program Descriptions
The School of Nursing prepares students for Registered Nurse (RN) licensure, Vocational Nurse (VN) licensure and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification.
The Registered Nursing program is offered for qualified men and women to prepare for staff nurse positions in hospitals and similar health agencies. It is approved by the
California State Board of Registered Nursing (B.R.N.)
PO Box 944210 Sacramento, CA 94244-2100
Ph: 916-322-3350 web address: www.rn.ca.gov
and accredited by the
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3343 Peachtree Road, N.E. Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
Ph: 404-975-5000 web address: www.acenursing.org
Graduation from Santa Barbara City College with an Associate Degree and a major in nursing qualifies graduates to take the state board examination for licensure as registered nurses.
The Vocational Nursing program is a three-semester program designed to prepare qualified men and women applicants to function as licensed vocational nurses, who give care to patients in hospitals, homes, clinics and extended care centers. The vocational nurse works under the direction of a licensed registered nurse or a physician. The program is accredited by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates receive the Santa Barbara City College Certificate of Completion, and are eligible to apply to take the examination for licensure to practice as a licensed vocational nurse.
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Home Health Aid (HHA) programs prepare men and women to give basic nursing care under the direction of a licensed nurse. The focus of this program is on care of the elderly, including both classroom and clinical experience. This program meets the requirements for the California Certified Nursing Assistant, and graduates are qualified to take the State Certification Exam.
In addition to the policies and standards of Santa Barbara City College, Health Technologies programs have policies and requirements based on the professional standards and guidelines of their individual regulating state and national accrediting boards. These additional policies and requirements are described in the handbook for each individual program.
Note: For information on other Health Technologies programs, refer to the Catalog sections on Allied Health, Health Information Technology & Cancer Management, Medical Coding Specialist, Medical Reimbursement Specialist and Radiographic/Imaging Science.
Terminal Objectives
The graduate nurse will demonstrate the following:
- Assist individuals to achieve optimal health utilizing the knowledge gained from biological, social, and The Wastson's Caring Science.
- Formulate a comprehensive plan of care using all components of the nursing process.
- Safely perform basic psychomotor skills in the delivery of care as a technically competent clinician.
- Integrate the role of professional nurse into clinical practice.
- Utilize information technology to research and communicate to identify problems, initiate actions and evaluate outcomes for health promotion and maintenance.
- Apply psychological, social, and cultural knowledge to the nursing role.
- Support physiological well-being of individuals and families in the health care environment.
- Assume the role of advocate to improve health care delivery by communicating and acting according to the expressed needs of the individual.
- Manage the clinical environment through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
- Apply critical thinking skills to make judgments based on evidence (fact) rather than conjecture.
- Organize individuals or groups toward goal setting and goal achievement.
- Implement a comprehensive teaching plan to help individuals and families achieve optimal health.
- Take and pass the NCLEX-RN Examination.
- Understand that the culmination of the ADN program prepares for entry into practice and that continuing education and lifelong learning is imperative.
ADN Program Benchmarks
Ninety percent (90%) of graduating students responding to the Program Survey and Evaluation Form will report the SBCC ADN Program as satisfactory in all of the following areas: adequacy of curriculum to meet community needs; quality of instruction; learning environment; learning resources; and college support systems.
Seventy-five percent (75%) of students entering will successfully complete the program.
Eighty-five percent (85%) of graduates will pass NCLEX-RN on the first attempt.
Seventy-five percent (75%) of responding graduates will be employed within 6 months of taking the NCLEX-RN exam, as measured by the Graduate Questionnaire.
Eighty percent (80%) of graduates responding to the Graduate Questionnaire will evaluate themselves as average or above average as Providers of Care, Managers of Care and Members of the Profession.
Employers responding on the Employer Evaluation of ADN Graduates form will rate 90% of SBCC graduates as adequate or better, overall.
ADN Program Student Learning Outcomes
- The student will demonstrate through clinical observation the establishment of a therapeutic environment and appropriate communication with patient, family members, and team members.
- the student will employ evidence based practice by utilizing information technology to implement plan of care and document patient outcomes.
- The student will verbalize and demonstrate elements of critical thinking by prioritizing patient care to maintain SBCC ADN Basic Standards of Practice.
- The student will demonstrate integrity, accountability, and respect for diverse populations in both theory and clinical.
Vocational Nursing Learning Outcomes
Take and pass the licensure exam.
Function within the scope of practice of LVN, as outlined by the California Board of Vocational Nurses.
Practice within professional and legal standards, ethical principles and demonstrate sensitivity to the cultural differences of patients.
Apply the nursing process by collaboratively assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care and teaching maintenance of health and prevention of disease.
Apply principles of oral, written and verbal communication to convey relevant, accurate and complete information.
Provide compassionate holistic nursing care by maintaining patients' psychological safety and acting as a patient advocate.
Department OfficesHealth Technologies Office (A-218, ext. 2366)
Program Support: Lorraine Michalak (A-218, ext. 2366) firstname.lastname@example.com
Division: Health/Human Services
Director: Michelle Gottwald (A218, ext. 4761)
Dean: Alan Price (A-218, ext. 3044) Nursing Academic Counselor: Kimberly Taylor, firstname.lastname@example.com
Admission to the Programs
Candidates for acceptance into the ADN, VN and CNA programs must be admitted to Santa Barbara City College, as well as to the specific program. Applications to the college must be submitted to the Admissions Office and may be submitted online.
Each program has different application processes. Please refer to each link below for the individual programs.
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Zimbabwe Cricket would like to express its concern and regret over the comments made by former captain Tatenda Taibu in an article on Cricinfo on Tuesday.
All Honors Even At The Close Of Day OneThursday, 21 July 2011 05:35 Published in Press Release
Zimbabwe XI gave a more positive performance against Australia 'A' on the first of the second four day match being played at Harare Sports club on Thursday. The home side was 250/5 at stumps. This is the second and final match between the two sides; Australia won the first match by seven wickets at the Country Club on Monday.
Australia 'A' Set 427 TargetMonday, 11 July 2011 12:30 Published in Match Report
Two massive tons and a half century propelled Australia 'A' to an epic 427/4 at the close of the first of a two-day warm-up match against Zimbabwe XI at Kwekwe Sports club. The teams are playing the 90 over declaration match as preparation for the two four-day matches in Harare.
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Australia 'A' openers scored centuries in a scintillating display of stroke play powering their team to ay 2 run victory against South Africa 'A' in the final of the Coca Cola Triangular A series challenge cup at Harare Sports Club on Friday.


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Our community just received some great news: Griffiss International Airport will be the headquarters for a new site to test unmanned aircraft systems, referred to in the industry as UAS.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) selected just six locations nationwide to test these aircraft. Out of more than two dozen applicants, our region proved itself as a capable leader to perform advanced research and development in this emerging industry. It will mean new, good-paying jobs in Oneida County.
Obtaining this test site is the culmination of three years of diligence by NUAIR and my work on the House Transportation Committee. This designation recognizes the tremendous assets we have in the Mohawk Valley. Our local partners had the foresight to work together and create a strong proposal that boasts the most advanced radar and air traffic control facilities in the United States.
We brought together an unparalleled group of public and private partnerships between two states, New York and Massachusetts, to form an alliance that you'll hear more about over the next few weeks, months and years: it's called NUAIR.
That's short for: Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance.
NUAIR is expected to generate nearly $700 million in New York and Massachusetts. As many as 2,744 jobs will be created in the two states to support the project.
And, yes, it will be headquartered right here in Rome. The same city that was rocked in the early 1990s with news that the Base Realignment and Closure Commission chose Griffiss Air Force Base to be shuttered. The same place that fills with apprehension each time that phrase "BRAC" is uttered.
For too long Rome has been trying to merely hold on to what it has. We need to do more than retain; we need to grow. Let's face it: Rome has been playing defense but now it is playing offense. NUAIR builds new synergies and establishes alliances from Syracuse to the Canadian border all the way out to the Atlantic Ocean off of Cape Cod. It is a regional teamwork at its finest. Rather than look through the parochial lens to see only limitations, this enterprise took the finest experts in a geographical region and merged the skill set of many to make an empire of one.
This initiative has been years in the making. It has strong support from both the New York and Massachusetts congressional delegations and with good reason. Through collaboration of industry, academia and our physical assets, this region is one of the best in the country to test unmanned aircraft systems. We are on the cutting edge of research in this new field and will work with the FAA to develop standards to safely integrate this new technology into our national airspace while respecting citizens' constitutional liberties and privacy.
Through my work on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, which oversees the FAA, I led a push to establish this UAS test program. I brought together members of Congress. We made our case, time and again, as a united group. The aggregate local knowledge and expertise we offered through our NUAIR alliance could not be matched and we wanted everyone to know.
We need to continue to build these types of alliances.
We need to find the best ideas and move forward. We need to recognize that we have one of the largest concentrations of college students in the nation right here in our backyard.
We are growing bright young minds. Let's make it possible for them to build their lives here through a continued effort to never stop working to advance this region as a high-technology hub on the cutting edge of advanced research and critical technologies.
We can do it.
Richard Hanna, R-Barneveld, represents the 22nd U.S. Congressional District.


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Allen Lessels' UNH Notebook: No. 5 Wildcats have no room for a late-season let-upBY ALLEN LESSELS
New Hampshire Union Leader
February 12. 2013 8:23PM
DURHAM -- THE University of New Hampshire hockey team has seen the last of the Whittemore Center for this month.
The Wildcats, ranked No. 5 in the country, have eight games remaining in the regular season as they try to wrap up a home ice berth for the Hockey East playoffs and a spot in the NCAA tournament.
The first four of the final eight are on the road starting tonight at Providence College. UNH plays at Boston College on Sunday and is at Vermont for a pair on Feb. 22 and 23. The final four are at home with series against Massachusetts (March 1 and 2) and then Maine (March 8 and 9).
UNH and Providence played to a 3-3 tie at the Whittemore Center on Saturday in a game that began what UNH coach Dick Umile is considering a long weekend series.
"We've got to go down there and whoever wins gets three out of four points and it will be a big weekend," Umile said.
Tonight's game was originally scheduled for last Friday and was postponed by the snowstorm.
The stakes are high, as they will likely be from here on out.
"Every game the rest of the way feels like a championship game, almost," said senior forward Austin Block. "Hockey East is on the line."
UNH, Boston College and Boston University have struggled some since the holiday break, opening the door for others - Merrimack and Providence foremost among them - to move in and challenge for the top spots in the league.
The Wildcats are 16-7-3 overall and at 11-6-2 in the league, have the exact same record as Merrimack, and are tied with the Warriors for second place in the league, just a point behind Boston College.
BU and Providence, 10-10-6 and 8-6-5, are tied for fourth place and the final home ice berth, three points behind UNH and Merrimack.
Providence, which had gone 0-15-2 in its last 17 games against UNH entering the season, won the first game between the teams this season, 6-5, on Jan. 9 at the Whittemore Center.
Friar freshman Jon Gillies, whose dad, Bruce, was a UNH goalie in the mid-1980s, had 37 saves in the win over UNH and 41 in the tie on Saturday night.
He and Casey DeSmith, UNH's sophomore goalie from Rochester, are tied for the third-best goals against average in the league at 2.21. Gillies has the second-best save percentage at .927 and DeSmith is right behind at .926.
The Wildcats will try to do a better job of containing Providence freshman forward Nick Saracino tonight. He was all over the ice on Saturday and figured in each of the Providence goals with a pair of scores and an assist.
UNH, strong at penalty killing all season, also needs to control Providence's power play.
The Friars scored on their first two power plays of the night and then had their third opportunity with a minute and 29 seconds left in regulation.
"Having given up two power play goals already, it wasn't a comfortable feeling giving up a power play in the last minute and a half," Umile said.
But the Wildcats killed off that through the end of regulation and into overtime and hung on for the tie.
Still, it was the first time they had given up two man-advantage goals in a game all season.
Now the Wildcats, 0-2-1 in their last three games at the Whittemore Center, hit the road for Providence, then Boston and Burlington.
"You always want to win at home because you know going on the road is tough," Block said. "You get off that bus and try to get your legs going and some nights it's harder than others. On the other hand, getting away from home sometimes is good. You hang out with the guys on the bus and you're with the team a little bit and getting ready for the game mentally on the bus ride."
The men's basketball team, 6-16 overall and 2-8 in America East, takes on UMBC in Lundholm Gymnasium tonight at 7.
UNH is in eighth place in the nine-team league and UMBC, 6-18 and 4-7, is tied for seventh with Maine. Junior Patrick Konan scored 19 points in a 68-57 UNH loss at UMBC on Jan. 9.
The women's swimming and diving team, led by sophomore Katie Mann, competes in the America East championships at Maine from Thursday through Sunday.
UNH finished third in America East last year.
The women's basketball team, 9-13 overall and 4-6 in America East, plays at UMBC tonight.
The Wildcats, who have won three of their last four, are trying to stay a step ahead of UMBC. The Retrievers at 4-7 are tied for sixth place in the league with Stony Brook. UNH and Vermont are tied for fourth at 4-6.


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Version 1.1 of Wayland and the Weston reference compositor will soon be released. The first major post-1.0 updates to Wayland/Weston bring a number of exciting features to this next-generation Linux display server...
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Not sure where else to ask, but does anyone know more about embedding IBus usage in a full-screen non-composited app, like a game?
I'm currently doing Windows IME integration. The industry has seen some Freemium games (which with their always-online in-game sales approach are essentially agnostic to client piracy) make _massive_ sales by targetting non-Western-European markets so it's important to to ensure any engine or in-game UI toolkit has full IME support for those markets. It's important not just for making things work with compositors but also because we want any in-game UI to be themed and otherwise "in-place" with the rest of the custom game UI controls in chat and such. The Windows API does a relatively poor job abstracting certain bits, meaning a game's IME support is generally not as good as the standard UI no matter how hard the game UI coder tries, especially since every IME module behaves and looks just slightly differently. Key bits are to be able to enable the IME backend, supply composition text, getting information about which bits of the composition are currently being modied, what the candidates are, and querying and setting the current language (which selects IME backend). The nice thing is that the IME interface can be used for on-screen keyboards as well as system IME, making the development of game UI a bit easier when on mobile (no need for two totally different interfaces for each case). In short, it works, but Linux could do better.
If I can do that on Window and OS X, but not Linux, that would be (yet another) reason to just skip Linux support. I'm seeing IBus is all LGPL code, which isn't a problem so long as it can be embedded via dynamic linking and if I can just write my own in-app UI (like I do on other platforms) that interacts with the backend for composition and providing candidate lists and the like. My reading of the IBus docs left me more confused than anything, and I can't find examples of anyone else integrating it with a full game-engine like Microsoft sort-of provides for Windows IME and DirectX. I'd like to think it's possible and I'm just not seeing the piece of the API that makes it so. I'd also not be surprised if nobody in the Linux input stack ever applied 5 minutes to thinking about this particular use case and providing a solution, given how relatively rare it is.
I note that toolkits like Scaleform support Windows IME but nothing similar on Linux that I can tell, which leads me to believe that it's not feasible (or maybe just not a huge request from companies doing Linux ports; everyone worrying about IME maybe is only targetting the most common gaming platform in those countries: pirated XP).
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Is the new pointer lock feature implemented in Wayland 1.1?
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... and what about MS Office on Wayland/Weston?
Last time I tried it there were some problems, I hope it has been improved.
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What about mouse acceleration?
What about XWayland integration in X.org Server?
The Wayland backend in GTK 3.6 didn't seem perfect when I tried it or something, has it been improved?
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This school's test scores are certainly impressive, but test scores aren't everything. Thankfully, Southwest Elementary School provides a quality educational experience across the board. Teachers here strive to make learning fun, and make every effort to provide each kid with as much individualized attention as possible. Compassion and warmth are hallmarks of Southwest's administration, and parents and students feel very welcome here.
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Students here are eager to wake up in the morning and go to class, despite the challenging coursework. Of course, the school's robust athletic program and arts electives probably don't hurt. The school's showings on standardized tests are among the best in the area in the 6-8th-grade category.
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Ohmygoodnessgraciousohmygosh. Can we talk about this for a minute? This is so tasty, so easy, so...so...so...I don't even know how to describe it. It's everything you get in s'mores with a smidgen of peanut butter for good measure, flipped inside out, covered in dark chocolate and sprinkled with mini-marshmallows. But wait...it's like that plus a moon pie and a peanut butter/fluff sandwich! Plus it's adorable!
It's cute, it's delicious, it's fall, and it's just exactly perfect.
The inspiration for these came from an Amish woman named LydiaAnn who sells handmade treats at our local farmer's market. The boys and I love her peanut butter bars (a chocolate covered, peanut butter filled, graham cracker dream) this past summer. The farmer's market, alas, is done for the season, so we were left with going without them for eight months (EGADS!) or making our own version. I obviously opted for making our own.
The boys have been clamoring for s'mores lately, so I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone (along with eliminating the whole fire/stick/great-ball-of-flaming-marshmallow danger) by adding some delicious Kraft JET-PUFFED Marshmallow Creme to the peanut butter. Needless to say, there were a great many boys both young and older -no, dear, you're not old- hovering around the kitchen while I made these. There were a lot of questions about just how long it would take me to finish them (I didn't know) and whether I desperately needed someone to lick the marshmallow creme from the spatula I had used to coax the creme into a pastry bag. (I didn't, but I pretended I did to great happiness from he who posed the question.)
Someone asked if I could make it more Halloween-y by spelling "BOO" in Mallow Bits. I gave it my best shot. In the end, covered in marshmallow creme and melted chocolate myself, I decided it was a dreadfully messy and totally worth it project. If it was so messy, why was it worth it, you ask? Because my audience was so enthused about the end product they offered to clean the kitchen for me. Okay, that's an exaggeration. They didn't offer, but I pointed out that they were doing the lion's share of the eating, and so doing the lion's share of the cleaning was only just if they ever wanted me to make these again. They complied. I kinda figured they would...
Inside Out Peanut Butter S'Mores Bars
Prep Time: 45 minutes • Cook Time: 0 minutes • Serves: 40 (1 bar per serving)
1 box honey graham crackers (3 sleeves of crackers)
1 jar (16.3 oz.) PLANTERS Creamy Peanut Butter
1 jar (7 oz.) JET-PUFFED Marshmallow Creme
2 ½ bags (12 oz. each) semi-sweet* chocolate chips, or 5 cups of chocolate chunks (*See Notes)
¼ cup extra virgin coconut oil or vegetable shortening
1 cup JET-PUFFED MALLOW Bits
LINE two baking sheets with parchment paper. Carefully break apart the graham crackers along the lines where they are scored, yielding 4 rectangles from each cracker. Lay half of them out with some space between them on them on the parchment lined baking sheets.
SCRAPE the peanut butter and fluff into two disposable pastry bags fitted with large plain tips or into 2 gallon sized zipper top bags (which are then zipped shut). If using the zipper top bags, squeeze the fillings toward one corner, twist the bag to prevent it from squirting back into the empty space, use a twist tie to hold it in place and snip the corner off.
PIPE a line of peanut butter down each cracker. Follow this by squeezing a dollop of marshmallow creme about the size of a marble or a nickel into the center of each line of peanut butter. Top each of these with one more graham cracker square. Set aside while preparing the chocolate coating.
COMBINE the chocolate chips or chunks and coconut oil or shortening in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes. Stir well, return to the microwave, and heat on HIGH in 30 second bursts, stirring after each burst, until the chocolate is fully melted and the mixture is smooth.
PICK up one graham cracker/peanut butter/marshmallow sandwich at a time, lower it into the melted chocolate, turn over to coat completely, and use two forks to lift it, allowing the excess chocolate to drain away as completely as possible before transferring back to the parchment lined sheet. Repeat with remaining graham sandwiches. Sprinkle the tops with micro MALLOW Bits, if desired, and allow the chocolate to set up. These are good stored at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
Some cooking notes:
• There's no getting around it, the marshmallow creme is a bit sticky and tricky. I found it easiest to pipe the little coin of creme into the center of the peanut butter and slide a knife across the piping tip to encourage it to let go of its marshmallow creme brethren in the piping bag. That was more successful than just twisting and twirling it into a curlieque on top. If you find a better way, please share it with me!
• The marshmallow creme loves to slide around and ooze off of the peanut butter in various directions. No biggie. Just use the top graham cracker to help slide it back into place. • That top graham cracker? It has an alarming tendency to slide off of the top on the tide of oozy marshmallow creme. Again, no big deal. Slide it back into place before dipping in the chocolate coating. All shall be well in the end.
• Don't skimp on the peanut butter...It's the glue here with all the slippery-slidey marshmallow creme. If you're allergic to peanut butter, go for sunflower butter.
For more recipes and ideas, visit my blog at www.foodiewithfamily.com.
Marshmallow creme and creamy peanut butter are sandwiched between graham crackers and dunked in melted chocolate to make these inside-out s'mores.
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Donald Trump is now recruiting "Trump Election Observers" to combat what he has called a "rigged" election.
A link on his page — that directs participants to donate — rewards registrants with an email that promises to "do everything we are legally allowed to do to stop crooked Hillary from rigging this election."
The call to action comes less than 24 hours after Trump said Democratic rival Hillary Clinton couldn't win in Pennsylvania unless she cheats and just days after he began inserting voter identification riffs heavily into his stump speech.
Trump is not the first to deploy election observers. In 2008, then-Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama enlisted "Election Observers" in Pennsylvania to ensure that voters cast their ballots "simply, fairy, and without intimidation."
Obama and running mate Joe Biden provided a manual that listed do's and do not's for observers. That sort of guidance has not yet been given by the Trump campaign, which is early on in the recruitment process, NBC News reported.


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Dianna Agron Chops Off Hair
Dianna Agron has chopped off her hair and debuted a new hairdo!
"Season 2 wrap. A remedy to the seven year itch. Finally!" Dianna wrote on her Tumblr.
Celebrity photographer Tyler Shields captured Dianna's haircut in pictures, including one with her hair and a dagger!
"Everyone needs the freedom of just cutting it all off every now and then!" Tyler wrote on his blog.
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COT Data
Looking at the weekly charts below you can see that in corn starting on March 8 Producers starting adding to net shorts with -337,104 contracts net short from the previous weeks -318,318. Moving forward to last week's report we see Producers net short -450,500 contracts. All through this time Managed Money was adding to net longs now at 229,203 contracts and our friends the Swap Dealers (think U.S. largest banks) are now net long 262,062 contracts.
In soybeans this past week we saw a minor bull move with Producers moving from -157,384 contracts net short to -162,469 and Managed Money moving from 103,197 contracts net long to 107,171.
If you need help understanding how to understand how to use the NEW COT report to your benefit get instant access to my new e-book "What Lies Beneath ALL Trends". It is filled with eye opening information.Commercial Net Tracker instructions: This form tracks the Commitment of Traders (COT) data for the commodity futures market. This form "looks" at the most recent five weeks of COT data and provides visual indications of the data. A) If the current value is at a 12-month low, the cell will display a red/burgundy background. B) If the current value is at a 12-month high, the cell will display a green background. C) If the current value went from net negative to net positive, the cell will display a blue background (indicating a bullish condition). D) If the current value is both a 12-month high and also went from a net negative to a net positive, the background will be green. You should view the data with green backgrounds to determine if they also went from net negative to net positive.
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Pakistan: Indian gunfire kills soldier in Kashmir
July 27, 2013
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani army says one soldier has been killed and another wounded after Indian troops opened fire across the disputed frontier in the region of Kashmir.
Pakistan's military says in a statement that the shooting early Saturday took place in the Rawlakot area along the Line of Control that divides Pakistani-held Kashmir from Indian-held Kashmir.
A spokesman for the Indian army in Kashmir Col. R.K. Palta blamed Pakistani troops for the incident, saying they fired "unprovoked" across the frontier with automatic weapons, mortars and grenades. He said there were no casualties on the Indian side.
Pakistan and India each claim Kashmir in its entirety, and have fought two major wars over the area.


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Annapolis Open® - Officer Grant Turner Memorial Baseball Tournament
The Annapolis Open® Baseball Tournament began operating in 2005 with the first tournament held in March 2006 at General's Highway Corridor Park in conjunction with Riva Park. The Open is in memory of Officer Grant Turner, a young man who loved baseball in his brief and illustrious life and supports the Grant Turner Memorial Fund which sponsors college scholarships in Grant's name1.
The Annapolis Open is planned for the last full weekend of March and is sponsored by General's Highway Athletic Association, Mid Atlantic Tournament Baseball, the Maryland Diamond Umpires Association, members of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police (MDTA Police), and Phil and Nancy Turner and family.
The Tournament is fielding teams in 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U and 14U age categories. 'A' and 'B' brackets when there are 12 or more teams in an age category.
We guarantee three games per entrant not counting any playoff games.
For more information, particularly about previous tournaments, remember to visit our web site here at www.AnnapolisOpen.org and MATBaseball.com.
By checking out the choices on the left you can learn more about past participants and winners for each age group, in addition to currently registered teams.
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World Party
British Alt-Rock Veterans
- Date:
- Thursday, Jun 4, 2015
- Time:
- 7:00pm
- Cost:
- $40
- Category:
- Ticketed
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- www.worldparty.net/
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Waiting Such A Long Time
Kingdom Come
with special guest opener, Gabriel Bennett
About World Party
Since they made international waves with their 1986 hit, "Ship of Fools," World Party has earned critical acclaim and an admirable following at every turn. The band's records have been few, but excellent, eliciting comparisons to other bands with few records but little filler on them, like the Velvet Underground and Nick Lowe. World Party frontman Karl Wallinger has a singular reputation for crafting pristine pop songs. Not only has the reputation been hard-earned, the simple ability to perform has been as well.
World Party spent most of the 1990s poised to break into the mainstream pop market like many of their peers. They released five albums, scoring a number of hits in the UK. However, in February 2001 Wallinger was struck down by an aneurysm that left him with no right hand vision in both eyes.
After a long rehabilitation, Wallinger re-emerged onto the scene, playing his first live show in many years at the 2006 South by Southwest festival. In September 2007, World Party supported Steely Dan in both bands' first tour of Australia.
In 2012 World Party released a new five CD collection of new songs, live recordings and cover versions, titled "Arkeology." With this sprawling addition to World Party's catalog, Wallinger is making up for lost time, and is also acutely aware of the need to capture the moment.
What Other People Have Been Saying...
"clever, bright, pop-oriented rock, crafted with loving care yet never sterile." -Wall Street Journal
"he has not lost the knack of penning cerebral, erudite pop essays drenched in gorgeously winning, Beatles-esque melodies." –Guardian
"His renditions of "Like A Rolling Stone" and "Sweetheart Like You" makes you wish Dylan had as good a singing voice." –Huffington Post
"… can combine the Beatles, Beach Boys, Sly Stone, Dylan, and Prince into a musical style that is distinctive and unique yet familiar." –All Music