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Action Pathways, formerly Cumberland Community Action Program (CCAP), launches new brand, reaffirms commitment for future of service to region
Today, the Cumberland Community Action Program, Inc. (CCAP) announces its transition to a new name—Action Pathways, Inc. Since 1965, CCAP has provided services to low-income individuals in southeastern North Carolina. As the agency celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, the change reaffirms its commitment to serving the needs of the region with a new name, new brand, and new vision for future service.
Action Pathways will celebrate its launch at 3:30 pm on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at its Corporate Office at 316 Green Street, Fayetteville.
"After growth for a number of years, we began to realize that our name no longer represents who we are," remarks Edwin S. Deaver, Chairperson of the Board of Directors for Action Pathways.
"The Board of Directors challenged the organization to continue growing in order to be responsive to an ever-changing socio-economic climate. This challenged made us ask ourselves the tough questions about who we will be for the next 50 years," explains Cynthia Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of Action Pathways. "We want to remain relevant to those we serve; and this new identity positions us to continue affecting positive change throughout the region."
After much deliberation the company has selected the name, Action Pathways. The new logo incorporates four colors, each representing a focused service area in which Action Pathways offers programs. Service areas include: Housing, Client Services, Early Childhood Education, and Hunger. Together, these paths merge into the helix symbolizing strength in partnership.
Adds Wilson, "Individuals and families that seek assistance through our program areas come from vastly different circumstances, and we wanted our logo to reflect that—to reflect the idea that our journeys in life are always in motion and all start from different points. We want the logo to embody the spirit of our agency; the spirit of helping people find their unique path of action."
The new logo has been designed to encompass the company's vision of change. Action Pathways sees a stronger, healthier, and more viable community in the future. Embedded in the logo is the brand promise to engage communities and empower individuals. By investing in the individuals and families served, Action Pathways can create a meaningful and sustainable difference in the community.
Action Pathways offers a comprehensive approach to meeting the unique needs of each individual client. Wilson continues, "The new brand supports our broader focus on helping those in need on a pathway to success. I could not be more pleased to see this agency through this monumental change as we celebrate our 50th year of service to this community."
In 1965, CCAP opened its doors to operate the Head Start Program. Today, it operates some 6 major program operations including the CSBG-ASPIRE Self-Sufficiency Program, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Fayetteville, Head Start, Community Housing Development Organization, Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina, and the Weatherization Assistance Program. Through these programs, Action Pathways reaches nearly 1.5 million individuals in more than 60 percent of North Carolina counties.
Deaver has served on the organization's Board of Directors for more than 25 years. He adds, "I feel as much a part of the organization today as I did all those years ago. I love this community, and I love the work Action Pathways does to support the region."


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text: Curt Richter's extraordinary series of portraits of writers continues with new work developed during the seminar earlier this year. The Helsinki-based American is a former Guggenheim fellow and author of the touring collection "A Portrait of Southern Writers." His photographs hang in major museums around the world, including London's Victoria and Albert Museum, Paris's Bibliotheque Nationale, and New York's Museum of Modern Art. Richter will return to Key West in January 2013 for our 31st annual seminar, "Writers on Writers," and for an exhibition of his work at Lucky Street Gallery.


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Initially, we are going to be reproducing the webinar series, as we were not happy with the quality of those recordings. We also want to develop a pool of basic podcasts for new users [and potential users], as these are the people that need help the most. We will be adding more specialized podcasts as time goes on [your requests for specific topics will help us set our priorities].
You'll notice the audio quality is not very even on this first podcast, though it is intelligible. We have now found a workaround that will give us "demo-quality" on future episodes.
Meanwhile, let me encourage you to alert friends and family to this podcast series. We'd love to see our user base grow significantly, as that will allow us to bring more modules to market quickly. In addition to training people how to use Accordance, our goal is to teach the basic principles of good Bible interpretation.
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STOCKTON - Not all water issues in California cause all-out war.
STOCKTON - Not all water issues in California cause all-out war.
In one effort at water diplomacy, representatives from counties from the top of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the bottom of the San Joaquin Valley put together a list over the past year of 18 flood-control, groundwater-recharge, environmental-restoration and other water related projects that they all could support.
Besides defining common ground on what can be contentious issues, consensus on projects from multiple counties gives added clout when trying to secure state or federal funding to get those projects built.
On Tuesday, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a joint project list. It was put together by representatives from five counties in the Delta County Coalition and eight counties in the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley.
"San Joaquin County is the linchpin in this, I think, because we're part of the Delta counties and we're part of the Valley counties," said Vice Chairman Ken Vogel.
It was believed San Joaquin County's board was the first to take up the joint project list.
A year ago the 12 counties lined up behind a carefully-worded resolution on agreed-upon positions on water. Key to making such a consensus possible was the absence of any mention of the so-called peripheral canal or tunnel that would create a bypass for water bound for the Delta, diverting it directly for export. Much of water used in the state comes from the Delta.
Even with the most-controversial issue off the table, agreement still took time.
"It took us five (or) six years to get here, but here we are," Supervisor Leroy Ornellas said. And that consensus is important to the state government taking notice of the Valley, he said. "That gave us a tremendous voice in the state Legislature."
The list approved Tuesday includes 18 projects that, in concept, would not harm San Joaquin County, according to the county. In also includes four projects that require more study.
Six of the approved projects are in San Joaquin County.
They are:
� Fish screen at export pumps at Clifton Court Forebay;
� Improve Paradise Cut, a flood-control bypass;
� Improve levees in western Delta islands;
� Mokelumne River storage and groundwater-recharge project;
� Water-quality barriers;
� Increase funding for water-efficiency programs in the San Joaquin Valley.
In addition to the 18 projects the 12 counties agree on, there are four that do not have consensus and require further study.
The 12 counties are San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Sacramento, Solano, Stanislaus, Tulare and Yolo.
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MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — Personal trainer Mike Cola is a contrarian. A fitness contrarian, that is.
The Chappaqua resident and father of two set up a new studio in Mount Kisco last year, transferring the personal training business he started in 1989 in Bronxville, where he also grew up.
Cola, 50, got into personal training in the 1980s, just as the aerobics trend was taking off and Jane Fonda workout videos were becoming all the rage. After a stint at Hanson Fitness in Soho from 1987 to 1988, he decided to take the leap and start his own business back home in Westchester.
Cola is certified with the American College of Sports Medicine and has a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology, nutrition and biomechanics. In 2009, he started blogging at Fitness Contrarian , one of a number of health and fitness websites he maintains. With the site, Cola said, he hopes to dispel some of the most common and damaging myths that undermine many people's efforts to get in shape.
First, he said, the most insidious misconception about weight loss is that it can be controlled merely by exercising. Diet, he said, is the most important element in a weight loss program, representing 75 percent of weight loss results.
"It's one of the hardest things for me to get people to understand," said Cola, who also does nutritional counseling.
"Most people think they're not working out enough," he said. "You can work out two hours a week total and still be in very good shape:" it just depends on a healthy diet and consistent habits.
The exact opposite of his fitness philosophy, Cola said, is exemplified in the type of grueling workouts seen on TV's "The Biggest Loser," the extreme weight loss competition show.
It is possible to reach a point of diminishing returns with exercise, he said: instead of working out in the interest of calorie expenditure, he said, focus on other goals like increasing strength, getting a stronger heart or achieving a more shapely body.
Cola's views on static stretching also go against mainstream fitness doctrine. Cola is a certified muscle activation techniques specialist, and conducts a muscle evaluation for all new clients. According to his philosophy of strength over stretching, the stronger you get, the more flexible your muscles will be.
In addition to training clients one-on-one at Mike Cola Fitness at 84 Lexington Ave. and in their homes, Cola likes to spread his fitness philosophy online. Along with his own YouTube channel for instructional workout videos, Cola has written hundreds of article for fitness websites and was recently interviewed for an article for popular men's website Askmen.com.
Cola said he may also eventually market his own fitness e-books.
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If Oakland Athletics 3B Scott Sizemore (knee) is out for an extended period of time, INFs Josh Donaldson, Adam Rosales, Eric Sogard and Wes Timmons would be under consideration to get playing time at third base. Options in free agency would include Wes Helms (Braves), Felipe Lopez (Brewers) and Miguel Tejada (Giants). Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim INF Alberto Callaspo is believed to be available, although Oakland is unlikely to give up any significant prospects to acquire him.
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The Oakland Athletics have invited 20 non-roster players to spring training, according to MLB.com's Jane Lee. Among those on the invitation list are OF's Matt Carson, Jai Miller and Michael Choice; C's Anthony Recker and Max Stassi, SS Grant Green, 2B Jemile Weeks, 3B's Wes Timmons and Andy LaRoche, SS Josh Horton; RP's Fernando Cabrera, Vinnie Chulk, Gabe DeHoyos and Willie Eyre; and P's Joe Bateman, Danny Farquhar and Yadel Marti.
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Skip to comments.Mitt Romney Tops 50 Percent in Florida to Lead President Obama by 5 Clear Points
Posted on 10/26/2012 12:04:08 PM PDT by Red Steel
Florida and its important 29 electoral votes are all but in the Romney camp, according to Sunshine State News poll of likely voters taken mostly following the third and final presidential debate.
But the parties still have a big challenge ahead in their ground games. Early voting begins Saturday in Florida.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pushed above the 50 percent mark in the poll conducted between Oct. 22 and Oct. 24 by Harrisburg, Pa.-based Voter Survey Service.
Of 1,001 likely Florida voters, 51 percent were ready to vote for Romney to 46 percent for President Obama.
Only 12 percent said the recent debates had any sway on their opinion, with 40 percent of those individuals saying they switched from Obama to Romney and just 22 percent going the other way.
Basically, Romney is winning this race, and the poll confirms the debates have had a big impact on his recent surge, said VSS President Jim Lee.
The fact that Romney as the challenger is already at 51 percent is a huge indication this race is all but over -- undecided voters arent like to break for the incumbent in this kind of environment.
The results run similar to many other recent polls for Florida conducted by:
Rasmussen, 52 percent to 46 percent for Romney;
CNN, 49 percent to 48 percent for Romney;
PPP, 48 percent to 47 percent for Romney;
Gravis Marketing, 50 percent to 49 percent.
A Newsmax poll put the contest at 48 percent to 42 percent for Obama.
University of South Florida political science professor Susan Macmanus said the contest will ultimately come down to how the campaigns are able to get their voters to show up and cast ballots.
Polls can never predict turnout, Macmanus said.
She said political observers will have a better grasp on Florida after the early voting period begins this weekend and turnout numbers can be seen in urban areas such as Tampa and Orlando, which are expected to be strengths for Obama.
Much has been touted about the superior organization of the Obama campaign, but we will have a better look at it in the next few days, Macmanus said.
Meanwhile, the state, as of Thursday morning, had already received 1.05 million absentee ballots back from voters, of which 468,417 are from registered Republicans and 414,343 from registered Democrats, according to the Division of Elections.
According to the VSS poll results, in which 50 percent of those contacted labeled themselves conservative and the rest evenly split as liberal or moderate, Romney is winning the argument about jobs creation by a 2-1 margin, and even on international issues by a 51 percent to 44 percent margin.
Lee said the internal results suggest Romneys debate performance at Lynn University in Boca Raton helped and that the fallout from the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya continues to drag on Obama.
They are also important because national polling earlier this year showed Obama had stolen the long GOP-held honor of the party best able to fight terrorism and deal with international issues, Lee added.
Romney has a 15 percentage-point margin with men, with Obama having a 5 percentage-point edge with women voters.
While Obama continues to win with young and black voters, he is underperforming from his 2008 victory with suburban, women and Hispanic voters.
The poll also suggests that Obama may be losing some support in the black community, as 21 percent of the respondents identifying themselves as African-American plan to vote for Romney.
Lee noted that while some polls using "live" pollsters have pushed Obama numbers above 90 percent among black voters, those using automated polls have shown a more diverse outcome.
This would suggest perhaps Obama won't be on track to get 95 percent of the black vote this time, but only 90 percent or even less.
Around the State
Evangelical support grows for Romney All beaches in Indian River, Vero Beach closed because of Sandy US economy grows again in 3rd quarter Florida's Amendment 1: Testing public support for 'Obamacare' Sandy's waves collapse garage with 2 Mercedes inside in Stuart | Photos Romney calls economic growth report discouraging Control of the Senate is very much up for grabs Early voting locations in South Florida Hurricane Sandy lashing east Central Florida coast Florida will feel Hurricane Sandy's impact as it moves north
The numbers give Romney expected advantages in the Panhandle and Southwest Florida, while holding leads in the critical I-4 corridor, which went for Obama in 2008.
Meanwhile, while Obama continues his lead in Southeast Florida, the numbers are down from 2008.
Lee noted that Palm Beach County, which Obama carried by 23 points four years ago, now appears as a 12-point advantage for the president.
See the cross-tabs and methodology for this poll in the attachments below.
The margin of error for a sample size of 1,001 interviews is +/- 3.1 percent at the 95 percent confidence level.
So in other words, it's too close to call
Obama leading from behind.
Ahhhhh let the madness end!!!! Come on Nov 6th!!!!!
Liberals' heads will be exploding soon.
He'll need 5 points to overcome Democommunist voter fraud.
Our Kenyan nightmare is almost over.
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(I just hope he has long enough coattails to drag that jerk Mack across the finish line ahead of the bigger jerk Nelson).
this puppy is over
rr are running ads in minnesota!!
They win more than 330
I said 3 weeks ago this is starting to feeling like 1980, i think that is way too pessimistic
It is starting to feel like 1980,1994,2010
At least the national nightmare is over.
this puppy is over
rr are running ads in minnesota!!
They win more than 330
I said 3 weeks ago this is starting to feeling like 1980, i think that is way too pessimistic
It is starting to feel like 1980,1994,2010
At least the national nightmare is over.
Question: Any polling on the recall of the SC justices?
I am going to post this in a couple threads I am watching, because I just think it is important: Today I finally donated to the Romney campaign. My feeling was that if it came to this point and he wasn't winning, my money wasn't going to help. I figured that if he was tied or winning, it would help get him over the hump or help beat the O soundly. It really felt good to pour it on today. If you have been waiting around to open the wallet, now is a great time to give! Nothing scares the left than finding out that the Romney war chest is overflowing, and they will find out. It is almost as good as voting twice lol..
Just got back from Florida...driving back from Orlando towards Pensacola there were huge signs along the side of the freeways and lots of them against Obama!
Democrats will stop at nothing. We saw it in 2000, with their stupid "interpretation of voter intention," their attempts to quash military ballots, their emergency court orders to keep polls open late so they could drive more frauds to the polls, etc., etc.
This could be the biggest fight yet. Joe Lieberman was a decent human being. Obama has nothing but Chicago filth in his corner and they will pull every trick they can.
I think they know their bench-activists are on their way out.
I haven't see much of a grass-roots campaign behind the recall. FYI..Iowa, in 2010 recalled THREE SC justices who had voted in favor of same sex marriage..there's another one up now..and the social conservatives are out with the pitchforks again to dump him. They may actually get out enough voters to put Mitt over the top in Iowa..wouldn't that be a hoot....karma, like payback, is a bitch..
Joe..FYI..the story I mentioned in my #18 is on NationalReview.com..I'm off, if you have time, can you post it as a thread..?
I thought I read that as late as yesterday Obama continued to have ads running in the State. Axelrod said they never gave up on Florida and will continue to campaign there as in NC. I hope he means it.
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Alison Kapuska joined the Washington and Lee athletic staff in February of 2011 as an assistant athletic trainer, where she works with several athletic teams.
Before coming to Lexington, Kapuska served as an intern athletic trainer at the University of Tampa for the 2010-11 school year. In this role, she was responsible for providing injury prevention and care for the Spartans' volleyball team.
A 2008 graduate of Saint Cloud State with a bachelor of arts in athletic training, Kapuska served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Grand Valley State from 2008-10. She earned a master of education in higher education from GVSU where she performed care for a number of sports and was a clinical instructor in the undergraduate curriculum.
Kapuska's experience also includes performing duties as as a student-assistant athletic trainer at Saint Cloud St., working with women's hockey, football, track & field, soccer, baseball and wrestling. She is an NATA-BOC and a Florida certified athletic trainer. She is also certified in CPR and AED devices and holds a basic EMT certification.
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April 15, 2011
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• The Schedule
Saturday, April 16, 2011 - 12 & 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 17, 2011 - 12 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara (20-18, 4-2) vs. UC Riverside (9-22, 2-4)
All-time series record vs. Highlanders: 32-3
Last series vs. Highlanders: 1-2 (April 17-18, 2010)
Last series win vs. Highlanders: 2-1 (Mar. 28-29, 2009)
To watch games on Gametracker, click here.
• This Weekend In Gaucho Softball
Coming off a mid-week romp with non-conference opponent Cal State Bakersfield, UCSB will get back to the business of Big West play this weekend when it hosts UC Riverside for a three-game league set. The series starts with a noon doubleheader on Saturday and concludes with a noon game on Sunday.
• For The Record
UCSB has posted a 20-18 overall record and a 4-2 mark in Big West play. The Gauchos are currently tied for first in the conference with Pacific and Cal State Fullerton. UCSB is amidst a seven-game win streak, its longest of the season.
• Keilani Jennings
Named Big West Player of the Week
Keilani Jennings' hot bat during the Gauchos' 5-0 week earned her Big West Player of the Week honors. The sophomore registered hits in four of UCSB's five games last week, including three multi-hit outings. She began the week with a hit, RBI and two walks in the sweep of South Dakota and topped that performance in the series with Cal Poly. Against the Mustangs, she hit .700 (7-for-10), collecting at least two hits in each game. She kicked things off with a 2-for-3, two RBI, two runs, two doubles effort in the opener, then added two more hits, three runs and a RBI in the middle game. Jennings closed out the week with a 3-for-4 showing in the series finale. She hit a homer, knocked in two runs, scored twice and doubled twice.
• Doubleheader With Fresno State
The Gauchos' non-conference doubleheader at Fresno State, which was originally scheduled for April 22, has officially been cancelled. The two games had originally been postponed when a storm rendered the Bulldogs' field too wet to play on. The teams were unable to find an available date to reschedule the games.
• How Sweep It Is
UCSB's sweep of Cal Poly last weekend marked its first series win over the Mustangs since 2008 when it also swept the club in the friendly confines of Campus Diamond. Two weeks into league play, UCSB is the first team to sweep a 2011 Big West series.
• Giving Them The Runaround
The Gauchos' 27 runs during last weekend's series at Cal Poly were the most by the team in a Big West series sweep since 2003 when it scored 34 runs in a sweep of former league member Utah State. Additionally, the Gauchos scored 10+ runs against a conference foe in consecutive road games for the first time since that series with the Aggies.
• Born To Run
The 11-1 win at Bakersfield on Wednesday marked the Gauchos' sixth game this season in which they have scored 10+ runs. This is the most double-digit run games in program history, surpassing the 1982 team, which had four.
• Acting Defensive
The Gauchos have set themselves apart as one of the best defensive teams in the Big West and nationally. UCSB leads the league and is ranked 57th nationally with its .970 fielding. The Gauchos have committed a league-low 33 errors this season, which is a vast improvement after posting 66 in 2010.
• Two For One
Speaking of the UCSB defense, the Gauchos have already turned a league-leading 21 double plays this year - an average of .55 per game - which ranks fourth nationally among all Division I programs. It is likely that the Gauchos will surpass the school record for double plays, which was set last season at 23.
• Offensive Behavior
UCSB has one of the top offenses in the Big West Conference, ranking second with its .277 team batting average, .386 slugging, 173 runs, 280 hits, 156 RBI and 390 total bases. The Gauchos also lead the league with 54 doubles, just 10 shy of tying the school record, which was set in 2000.
• Shortstop Stories
Keilani Jennings has really hit her stride over the last two weeks and has strung together a five-game hit streak, marking her second longest of the season. She has had two or more hits in four of the last five games and has had at least one double in each of the last five games. Her 14 doubles on the season are just one shy of tying Tiffany Wright's single season record, which was set in 2008. Jennings is also ranked 30th nationally with an average of 0.33 doubles per game. The sophomore's four homers this year have brought her career count to 13, which ranks 10th in the UCSB record book.
• Catching Up With Our Catcher
Junior catcher Lainey DePompa is also streaking. The Sunland, Calif. native has had at least one hit in the last six consecutive games and in nine of the last 10. She is batting a career-best .287 and has a .500 average (8-for-16) in Big West games.
• Boser's Birthday Bash
Freshman Lauren Boser celebrated her 19th birthday with a huge day at the plate in Bakersfield. During the doubleheader against the Roadrunners, the first baseman went 4-for-7 with a double, five RBI and her first two collegiate home runs. The freshman has now put together 10 games with two or more hits and five with multiple RBI.
• Kane Is Able
Freshman McKenzie Kane leads the Gauchos in batting average (.333) and hits (45), which ranks second in the Big West. The center fielder has posted a team-high 12 multiple-hit games and has had a hit in all but eight games. Kane had a six-game hitting streak snapped in Wednesday's second game at Bakersfield, but that didn't stop her from scoring two runs, drawing a walk and stealing two bases in the 11-1 win.
• Popping Pilpils
Second baseman Kathryn Pilpil has the longest active hitting streak among the Gauchos after tallying hits in the last seven games. The freshman leads the team with her seven multiple RBI games and tied her career-high of three RBI in game one against Bakersfield when she hit her first career home run. Pilpil is second among the Gauchos in runs (23), doubles (7) and walks (19). She is also tied for first with 26 RBI.
• Brooke's Bat
Junior Brooke Putich currently ranks 20th nationally in triples after hitting her fourth of the season in game two against Cal Poly. The outfielder is third on the team with her .297 batting average and is tied for the team lead in stolen bases (10). Putich has had nine multiple-hit games this year and five multiple-RBI games. She also strung together a 10-game hit streak from Feb. 11 through Feb. 25, which is the longest by a Gaucho this season.
• In The Circle With Krista
Junior Krista Cobb is amidst a four game win streak - her longest of the season - and has had four great outings to open Big West play. The pitcher is currently 9-9 on the season with a 4.02 ERA, but has posted a 3-1 record in league play with a 1.06 ERA.
• Turning Up The AC
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Attention Kenyan Musicians! Applications for OneBeat 2013, Now Open [From Dec. 17 2012]
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OneBeat is open to musicians ages 19-35, who demonstrate both an advanced proficiency in their musical work, an interest in cross-genre collaboration, and experience with or interest in developing strategies to use music as a way to improve their communities. If you are an adventurous, socially-committed young musician looking for a chance to collaborate with other like-minded musicians from around the world, please consider applying!
Program Overview: September 9 – October 6, 2013
OneBeat is an international cultural exchange that celebrates the transformative power of the arts through the creation of original, inventive music, and people-to-people diplomacy. In the fall of 2013, approximately 25 musicians (ages 19-35) from around the world will come together in the U.S. for four weeks to collaboratively write, produce, and perform original music, and develop ways that music can make a positive impact on our local and global communities.
OneBeat 2013 will take place from September 9 to October 6, and is divided into two segments, a residency and a tour. During the residency, OneBeat Fellows will spend two weeks at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in central Florida, immersed in a process of collaborative music creation and experimentation. During the two-week tour, OneBeat ensembles will collaborate with local musicians to give public performances and lead workshops with youth and community groups. OneBeat Fellows will also work with a diverse group of expert Collaborating Artists— including luminaries of classical music, hip-hop, jazz and more—to develop and deepen the scope of their collaborative work.
OneBeat is open to musicians ages 19-35, who demonstrate both an advanced proficiency in their musical work, an interest in cross-genre collaboration, and experience with or interest in developing strategies to use music as a way to improve their communities.
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We are glad that you are interested in applying to be a 2013 OneBeat Fellow! To prepare for the 2013 application potential applicants should plan to write about their musical background and interests as well as future projects and goals. Potential applicants will submit 3-5 solo and collaborative samples of their work (both audio and video are accepted).
Here are a few important things to know when applying for OneBeat:
1) Musicians from all musical backgrounds are welcome. Musicians from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, with or without formal musical training, from all genres, including but not limited to: hip hop, traditional, experimental, electronic, jazz, classical, sound design, beat-making, multimedia art, or any combination of these styles. In additional to full-time professional musicians, we also invite adventurous musicians who double as community organizers, instrument builders, writers, videographers, musicologists, educators, storytellers, dancers, shadow-puppeteers, and more.
2) Collaboration is central. OneBeat offers musicians the opportunity to collaborate on new projects, and to explore new musical traditions. Rather than simply showcasing solo talent, OneBeat is meant for musicians to work together across across stylistic and cultural divides in the pursuit of new musical possibilities.
3) OneBeat is socially engaged. We are particularly looking for musicians who have a strong commitment to their communities and who are seeking new ways to engage in youth development, music education, music therapy, conflict resolution, and other musical ways of working towards more egalitarian and democratic societies.
4) OneBeat is a FREE program! (but not a paying gig) OneBeat is a free fellowship program, with all Fellows' travel, transportation, food, and lodging costs covered. We also offer Fellows a modest stipend, as well as a per diem to cover food and other expenses while on tour. While we are not able to pay Fellows performance fees, OneBeat will offer Fellows a lot of visibility, as well as the chance to create new material, establish lifelong musical partnerships, learn new marketable skills, and develop professional connections.
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1. Musical Excellence – A high level of performance, composition, improvisational, production and/or technological skill. Ideally OneBeat musicians will be innovating either stylistically, lyrically, or technologically within their musical worlds.
2. Collaboration — Applicants' willingness to cross cultural and musical divides in creating original music, or re-interpreting traditional music, while respecting the essence of each tradition.
3. Social Engagement – Musicians who have used music to serve their communities or greater societies. This might consist of starting a music school, promoting peace and democracy through musical content, reviving dying musical traditions, and more.
4. English Proficiency – Applicants should be able to converse in basic English, as it will be the common language of all OneBeat Fellows. Interpreters will be provided during the first and last days of the program if necessary.
5. Internet Proficiency – When possible, OneBeat Fellows should actively use email and be able to connect to the internet to participate in OneBeat website-based activities.
OneBeatSM is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and produced by Bang on A Can's Found Sound Nation.
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England pace bowler James Anderson has launched a scathing attack on the captaincy of Michael Vaughan, who led his country's successful bid to regain the Ashes in 2005.
Vaughan was widely regarded as a fine leader after revitalising England in the run-up to their first Test series win over old rivals Australia in 18 years.
But Anderson, who didn't feature in the 2005 Ashes after losing his place in the England team, claims Vaughan lacked the ability to talk to his players as individuals and left him feeling "alone and isolated" when he needed support.
Writing in his autobiography, an excerpt of which was published in the Mail on Sunday, the 30-year-old, who is now a key member of the England bowling attack, talked about his relationships with Vaughan and Nasser Hussain, another former national team captain.
"My relationship with Nasser was good on and off the field. The same could be said of my relationship with Michael Vaughan, captain during my early England years, since his retirement. Unfortunately, despite our cordiality now, I didn't enjoy Vaughan as a captain," Anderson said.
"As a young fast bowler, you need to know that your captain has his arm around your shoulder, if not physically, then metaphorically.
"Unfortunately, that is not something I ever felt playing under Vaughan. I actually felt alone and isolated when I most needed support.
"Prime example of that was my recall for the fourth Test against South Africa at the Wanderers in 2005.
"I had spent the first three Tests on tour out of favour. My tour was one big net, and because I had been so far removed from selection, I wasn't even thinking about playing.
"When preferred to Simon Jones, I was underprepared. It was five months since my last first-class action. I didn't bowl very well.
"Although I started okay as first change, it wasn't long before I began dragging the ball down short and wide. I got clattered everywhere and was soon shot of confidence.
"Vaughan asked: 'What's up, mate? Radar gone?'
"'Yeah, I think it has,' I said, desperate for some backing. All I received was a pat between the shoulder blades and an instruction to 'keep going'."
Anderson believes Vaughan's failure to communicate well was largely ignored because he was in charge of so many good players that the team's results kept the spotlight off the captain.
"A good captain should know how to talk to his team as individuals. I don't think Vaughan ever had that in him - a major reason I've not held him in as high regard as others have," Anderson added.
"He was not as good a captain as others made out. He was captain of a truly great team in 2005."
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England pace bowler James Anderson has launched a scathing attack on the captaincy of Michael Vaughan, who led his country's successful bid to regain the Ashes in 2005.


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Who do you support for U.S. Senate in Indiana in 2010?
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#1 Oct 11, 2010
Because Dan Coats is a liar and a criminal for being a lobbyst for several major co,s. he has taken bribes in the past and brought no jobs to Indiana.
#2 Oct 11, 2010
A vote for Coats is a vote against socialist Brad Pelosi Ellsworth. Ellsworth is just a rubber stamp for the wicked Witch of the West, Pelosi.
Since: Aug 08
#3 Oct 11, 2010
He is NOT a Democrat
#4 Oct 11, 2010
anyone but a commie liberal jerk democrat
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#5 Oct 11, 2010
Nobody... or ME.
No... I won't accept anything less than "Ruler of the WORLD".
#6 Oct 11, 2010
Brad Ellsworth voted for Obama Health care and is too liberal for me..
Dan Coats is not a Democrat!
#7 Oct 11, 2010
Ahhh, a typical left-wing zombie. Coats is a liar, but won't say what he lied about. A criminal for being a lobbyst for major companies? Really, being a lobbyst makes him a criminal, how? Bribes? What bribes would that be? No jobs brought to indiana? Hmmm, the unemployment was much less when he was in office. Jobs have gone down the tubes since Ellsworthless has been in office. This is what democrats do, they make statements and can't back them up. I guess that would make that phony Ellsworthless (aka: One a Pelosi's merry men,) an obvious choice for the democrat party.
#8 Oct 11, 2010
So just vote for him because he is not a Democrate, Knowing the Harm this man has done, Dan Coats, Thats why our govermemt is in the shape it is in, Because folks are so one sided, right or wrong, and will not budge. as for me, i will vote Democrate, im not loosing my vote to the repub licans, Have you not goggled Republicorp yet, a vote for them will end your voting rights, the Multi-Nations will choose who is elected, goggle it and check it out, thier staff is pea brain Palin, beck, koch,Boehner, and some more Dim whits
#9 Oct 11, 2010
Dan Coats on What a Lobbyist Does:
What does a lobbyist bring? Two things: One, they say,I can control votes to either get you elected or defeat you, and two,I can control money which can either help you get elected or help you get defeated. That is what a lobbyist brings to the table ultimately, if we are honest. Dan Coats on lobbying, Indianapolis Star, 4/25/93
Ill cast mine in the other direction
#10 Oct 11, 2010
I haven't "goggled" anything, nor do I intend to "goggle" anything.... I don't know what that means or how to do that! However, you go ahead and vote straight democratic ticket.... continue to support your muslim, socialist Obama and watch him turn this country into a third world country!! He and his democratic b.s has only gotten us further in debt, with a higher jobless rate and no end in sight!! Maybe instead of bailing out these huge corporations, he should investigate some Welfare reform. How about a cap on the number of children, allowed to be supported by the government, in one family? How about drug testing everyone on welfare, randomly, revoking their government assistance when they pop a positive drug screen? I know a woman in town that has 8 children, pregnant with her 9th and all but 2 of them have different daddies. Why is no one doing something about the state of our Welfare system??? Continue to vote into office, those that want to bail out huge corporations and support teh lazy, drug infested baby machines, rather than middle America.... go ahead. And while your at it, maybe go back to school, get an education, so that you might spell correctly and not present yourself as an idiot!! And before you bash me for calling out the Welfare system, I realize SOME people truly need the assistance.... but most don't!!
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#11 Oct 11, 2010
I support Dan Coats,and here is why:
He's a member of the Millionaire Club.
I've received lots of tax subsidies (some call it corporate welfare) for moving my production overseas. Dan Coats provided and supported the legislation needed to accommodate such measures.
He likes golf.
I have much respect for lobbyists.
He's an old white man.
He seems to hold workers and common folk in contempt and doesn't allow ideas from non-moneyed and non-lobbied interests to develop. He fights tooth and nail for those that back him with large donations. I like that.
Pro-corporate all the way.
He has become a valued member of the Washington Consensus.
He'll support tax breaks for men of means, such as myself.
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#12 Oct 11, 2010
I'm with my Daddy on this one,Dan Coats all the way!!! See ya on the golf course tomorrow Dad!!
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#13 Oct 12, 2010
I'll be in Muncie for a few hours tomorrow,son. I love Muncie and seeing the results in the town from NAFTA--which my man Coats supported. After my business in Muncie is finished,I'll see you at the country club for a few rounds of golf and some imported liquor.
#14 Oct 12, 2010
Wow, has anyone noticed the omission of the Libertarian candiddatye from the poll?
#17 Oct 12, 2010
repubocrats have screwed us all, find the ones u most agree with and stick to your guns........there isn't a good choice, just one may be better than the other?......personal opinion is.........vote out all incumbents,(dems)........neith er a repub nor dem, but can see that what is going on isn't working!!
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#19 Oct 12, 2010
Have you read the details? Republicorp is somebody's idea of a bad joke. Very misleading and I don't believe it is a legit group. Probably concocted by some Democrat just to mess with the November election. It really is sad that both sides invent misleading articles, mudsling candidates, etc., just to sway the voters in an election. Have you ever thought about how much money is spent by the democrats and republicans during an election year? It makes me sick that we have people in our country who go to bed hungry or can't afford proper health care, yet a political party will spend thousands upon thousands to smear an opposing candidate.
#20 Oct 12, 2010
He is not a Marxist.
#21 Oct 12, 2010
I can not vote Democrat, see where that is taking us! I don't want to vote for Coats, gun control, and I want someone that is new to politics. I will look at the two left, pick one of those if I like them, or not vote for anyone!
#22 Oct 12, 2010
She did the best in the debate.
#23 Oct 12, 2010
She is intelligent and honest.
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the kindTuesday, July 29, 2008
We are home. And our trip went too fast, but was just what we needed to recharge our batteries. It was just the right kind of vacation. The kind where spending time with old friends was about creating new memories.
The kind where eating a packed lunch out of farmers market containers would have to serve as the only picnic type lunch we would have. (It rained all the way there.)
The kind where you can't wait to wake just to see the sunrise.
The kind where a hike up Mt. Monadnock is both exhausting and exhilarating. (The drop where the kids are sitting did not go straight down, I promise.)
The kind where lemonade never tasted so good.
The kind where hitting balls into the water is the goal. And the game.
The kind where making rag jewelry is the craft.
And the jewelry of choice.
The kind where an old canoe is still making people happy.
The kind where the only purchase made will let you be able to taste this summer trip well into winter.
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Beautiful pictures. Looks like you had a fun vacation. Those bracelets look like a fun craft. How do you make them?ReplyDelete
Wonderful vacation...the pictures are superb and it sounds like great time was had by everyone. Those bracelets are cool!ReplyDelete
Man, what a dream of a vacation. Looks sooooo good and makes me sad that summer is in it's last month. I better get the most out of this month!ReplyDelete
You are a fantastic photographer!
Love the rag jewelry. Looks like you always have a 'group craft' or something on your trips and that is awesome! I want to start that tradition with my niece and nephews.
What a great post - thanks!
What a wonderful vacation, Leslie! I love the photos you chose out of your 700. Makes me ready to head out on vacation again.ReplyDelete
What wonderful pictures. It sounds like the perfect vacation!ReplyDelete
Oh my! I just had to say hello and thank you for the photos - I grew up in NH and spent my first adult years in Keene & Peterborough - hiking Monadnock many times, and oh the Maple syrup - I have friends in Westmoreland still. What a wonderful trip - thanks for sharing your memories and bringing back mine :)ReplyDelete
what a great trip! the feelings of peace and contentment and happiness really come across in your pictures. glad you all had such a nice time!ReplyDelete
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Welcome home, friend. Lovely post, great photos. I echo the desire of others to know how to make those rag bracelets. Very fun.ReplyDelete
Okay, now I have to tell whoever reads this that you must all go see Mamma Mia. I'm almost a little screwy when it comes to this one. I've never had such fun at a movie. It's a total upper.
Glad you're home, Leslie.
I love that the main souvenir is a couple big jugs of pure maple syrup! Practical, useful, clutter-free goodness, excellent choice.ReplyDelete
Great photos, though 700 with no knitting pics is rather curious...
Oh, the joys of digital photography, can you imagine the cost of 700 pics' worth of film for one trip? not to mention developing costs... I am so thankful for digital cameras!
The rock pic did make me nervous, we love to head to Taylor's Falls each year, but I did inherit a bit of my mother's nervousness when it comes to heights, anxiety, and the fear of falling to one's death... sigh... still like a good climb though!
Glad you had a wonderful refreshing and recharging time! Now get back to work! (just kidding)
Happy knitting-
Monadnock brings back memories of climbing it each fall with my high school classmates. Our school in Dublin called it a team building exercise. I called it make fun of the slow kids (ie me). I did take my husband up there right after we got married and the hike was much easier and more enjoyable but God had to be laughing because we went up with a bunch of high school kids from a friends alma mater.ReplyDelete
that rag jewelry is way cool!ReplyDelete
I just found your lovely blog while browsing for knitting inspiration! Well I found it! :o) You have a wonderful place here, and your knitting is absolutely beautiful! I am so happy that I now have another lovely place to visit! Thanks!
you make all of those moments permanent memories with such wonderful photos, leslie. beautiful pictures, though my favorite is the empty canoe...ReplyDelete
enjoy what is left of summer vacation!
looks like a wonderful trip! your photos are always so fantastic.ReplyDelete
I wish I had a place to go hit balls into the water! LOL (practice my golfing too!)ReplyDelete
leslie, it looks pretty much perfect. i am so glad you had a great time and are home safely!ReplyDelete
ok...you are going to have to dish on the rag jewelry. i have lots of fabric scraps to let my children to town with.
My mother and I are on the phone together right now trying to figure out those rag bracelets. They are so cool! Please tell us more!ReplyDelete
Wow Leslie, what a fantastic trip!! So cool.ReplyDelete
From the prose to the photos, thanks for taking us along with you!ReplyDelete
Oh.. I'm going to make that jewelry with the neighborhood kiddos!!! and my fresh air son!! thanks for sharing...ReplyDelete
And Westmorland Syrup... mmmm.. few towns over from me!!! I LOVE maple anything!!!
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I grew up with Mt. Monadnock practically outside my back door and have climbed it many times. Isn't it beatiful? Seeing your post made me anxious to climb it again, though I now live in NY.
Stewart & John's was a yearly favorite too. Did you eat breakfast there or just buy their syrup?
I miss NH! Thanks for bringing some of it back!
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Spring sprung
Spring sprung: tulip tree and Nobili Hall, named for the founder of the University. Photo by Charles Barry
Spring 2014
Table of contents
Radiant house
Building a house for the 2013 Solar Decathlon. That, and changing the world.
Américas cuisine
Telling a delicious tale of food and family with chef David Cordúa '04.
Lessons from the field
Taut and tranquil moments in Afghanistan—an essay in words and images.
Mission Matters
Carried with compassion
The Dalai Lama's first visit to Santa Clara.
Farther afield
Building safer houses in Ecuador. Research on capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica. Helping empower girls in The Gambia. And this is just the beginning for the Johnson Scholars Program.
What connects us
The annual State of the University address, including some fabulous news for the arts and humanities. And the announcement of Santa Clara 2020, a new vision for the University.


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The days when people went on a cruise vacation and returned home satisfied with just a tan have long been gone.
Now passengers want more: to learn and accomplish something during their cruise – perhaps learning about local wines or how to prepare typical dishes of countries visited during their voyage, or maybe pick up some new dance steps and learn how to sketch or watercolor.
So in response, many cruise lines offer various learning facilities and programs. Many of these programs are free; others have fees. Here are some highlights of learning opportunities on a variety of cruise lines. For additional information, visit each cruise line's website.
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Happy Holidays from the Beavers!
The ARC Beavers athletics family wishes you and yours a happy holiday season. Thank you for all of your support in 2015! We hope to see you in 2016!
Women's basketball won their Dec. 4 home opener against Lassen 73-68, then lost at home Dec. 5 to Siskiyous 85-77. The 7-2 Beavers are off to a great start; read more here about the team. The Beavers have one more 2015 home game Wed., Dec. 9 against Yuba before the winter break. This is the final home ARC athletics event in 2015.
Men's basketball fell to 4-6 after a pair of tough losses at the Monterey Bay Classic. The Beavers are in action Dec. 17-19 at the Santa Rosa Tournament (no home games until January).
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Design in Brazil: Inhotim, A Different Kind of Art Gallery
In the hills surrounding the town of Brumadinho, in Minas Gerais, a Brazilian state once known for its gold and diamond mines, is Inhotim, an entirely different kind of art gallery. It's equal parts gallery and botanical garden, comprising 250 acres of lush planting, interspersed with unusual sculptures by more than 100 artists from around the globe. How unusual? One of the sculptures is a swimming pool — and you're more than welcome to take a dip.
Larissa Pissarra, a native of Brazil, alerted us to this intriguing space:
As a Brazilian living in the U.S., I enjoy playing tourist in my own country from time to time. Most people only think Rio, beaches, beautiful women and soccer, but Brazil's most exciting destination these days is called Inhotim.
Nestled in the luscious hills of the town of Brumadinho, Instituto Inhotim is a 250-acre botanical garden and open air contemporary art museum, showcasing the works of more than 100 artists from around the globe, collected for over 25 years by mining magnate and patron of the arts Bernardo Paz. With gardens originally designed by renowned Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, Inhotim is a feast for the eyes and for the senses. I will not spoil the surprise, but be ready for a couple of works of art that will play tricks on your eyes.
Among the recently added site-specific pieces and one my favorites is the "Sonic Pavilion", by American multimedia artist Doug Aitken, which features an impressive sound system with microphones buried about 600 feet deep and amplified to a round room where the visitor can appreciate the view while witnessing Mother Earth's seismic moves. The exhibit is on a remote corner of the park — if your legs give up, hop on one of the many electric golf carts that cover five different routes, but do not miss it.
Another must-see is Chris Burden's "Beam Drop", a massive sculpture comprised of over 70 junkyard beams originally arranged by a crane that dropped them from 150 feet over wet concrete, as if playing a giant pick up sticks game. If you can't wait to see it in person, watch the video of the construction here.
Make sure to check out the vista through Olafur Eliasson's "Viewing Machine", a large-scale kaleidoscope that will give you spectacular views of the surroundings. If Jorge Macchi's "Swimming Pool" seems to be calling your name, get in! Visitors are welcome to go for a swim and be part of his work.
After a swim, hang out in one of the hammocks suspended from the trees — a perfect place to see the works by Brazilian artist Tunga. It is the largest and one of Inhotim's most beautiful pavilions — an airy treehouse in the middle of the lush tropical vegetation.
Adriana Varejão is another Brazilian with a stunning pavilion built to match her powerful creations, which can be extremely raw and incredibly delicate at the same time. Koi fish give a touch of color to the gallery's pond downstairs, and little birds grace the long bench at the rooftop terrace. I envy them, as they get to spend their days at Inhotim.
If you're interested in visiting, there are daily, 45-minute flights from Sao Paulo to Belo Horizonte. From there, rent a car or arrange transfers with one of the local travel agencies to go to Brumadinho. Check out www.inhotim.org.br for more information on hours, admission, etc.
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Authorities have now confirmed seven deaths in Arkansas after a severe storm
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Explosives Found In Florida Dorm
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A dorm on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando has been emptied after explosive devices were discovered by authorities investigating a death. Officers responding to an alarm found a man dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police told local TV stations they found an assault weapon and improvised explosive devices. About 500 students were evacuated.


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The little boy stood on tiptoes and gave Santa Claus a big kiss right in front of his whole special education class.
It all made sense now to this innocent, 6-year-old autistic boy. Now he knew why his dad never came to school with his mom and the other parents when Santa came to visit.
He wasn't at work at his auto body shop, like he said he was. He was here, hidden behind those spectacles, white beard, and that big red suit.
How could he not be happy — ecstatic — to find out his dad was Santa Claus? How could he not reach up and kiss him — right on the lips?
Nelson Lopez froze when he realized he had let his Santa voice drop for just a second, and his son, Andy, standing in line had heard it. It had been a long two days with nearly 900 kids sitting in his lap and he was tired.
He knew Andy's class was coming up soon, but he didn't realize it was next. For two straight Christmases, his son had no idea it was his dad's lap he was sitting on, asking for presents he always seemed to get.
"How did you know I wanted that, dad?" Andy would ask Christmas morning. "I only told Santa."
"Santa told me," Nelson would say.
"Oh," Andy would reply, quickly losing interest in the question as he went off to play with his new toy.
But now Andy knew. He stared hard at Santa, trying to figure it out in his mind.
"Dad, is that you?" Andy asked.
"No, no, little boy, I'm Santa Claus," Nelson said, regaining his lower octave voice. "Ho, ho, ho, come sit on Santa's lap."
But he didn't sit on Santa's lap. He just stood there staring at him. Then the light bulb went off.
"Yes it is, yes, it is," Andy repeated, jumping up and down with joy. "It's you dad. I know it's you."
This beautiful, little boy living in his own special world had just solved the greatest mystery in holiday history. He knew who Santa Claus was.
His dad.
"Andy's 9 now and still believes I'm Santa Claus," Nelson said this week, wrapping up his eighth year playing Santa at Gridley Street Elementary School in San Fernando, which has four special education classrooms, in addition to regular classes.
"In his mind's vast imagination, Andy thinks his dad is the one who gets on the sleigh with reindeer and goes around the world at Christmas time delivering toys. It's our little secret."
Her husband has an amazing gift, Heidi Lopez says. It's almost as if deep inside this hard-working, 41-year-old father, who runs Luxury Auto Center in Van Nuys, the spirit of Santa lives 365 days a year.
"Kids love him," she says. "Younger kids, older kids, it doesn't matter. Nelson can make them all laugh. I've seen special ed kids screaming and crying when they saw Santa.
"Nelson would kneel down, hug them tight, and whisper in their ear. Before long they're sitting on his lap smiling, leaning their head on his shoulder. Even the teachers, who do such a great job here, go 'Wow.' They don't believe they're seeing it.
"Parents see their kids smiling and happy. It's good for them, too."
Before Andy found out his dad was Santa it used to bother him when other kids in school gathered around his dad and started laughing. He was jealous.
"Andy wanted him all to himself," Heidi says. "But now that he thinks he's Santa Claus it's OK. He's so proud of his dad."
One day it will probably all change, Nelson knows. Andy will realize his dad's one of an army of Santa's helpers, but Nelson's not in any rush for that day to come. His son is happy to be Santa's little boy. He'll be happy to be the son of one of Santa's helpers, too.
This year Andy came dressed as a toy soldier when Santa visited his old school, along with Mrs. Claus (his mom), and two elves (brother Nelson Jr., 14, and sister Cassandra, 16).
"I always spend a little more time with the special education kids," Nelson says. "I'm not saying they're more special than the other kids in school, but they are. It takes longer to get close to them, make them trust you and open up."
Nearby, Andy's watching the special ed kids line up to see Santa, just as he had done three years ago when he heard his dad's voice behind that long, white beard, and solved the greatest mystery in holiday history.
"Ho, ho, ho!" Santa said, lifting the next child in line onto his lap. "And what do you want for Christmas, little girl?"
The toy soldier looked at his dad and smiled. He was just so proud to be the son of Santa Claus.
Dennis McCarthy's column runs on Friday. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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For me, though, instead of losing my mind, I've simply lost my long-term memory. It's a damnable state of affairs for sure – losing a chance to write your autobiography and any semblance of recalling what seems to have been a rather productive life. But I must tell you – it has its benefits. Each and every day starts with a relatively clean page, a "magic slate" of sorts where you can just lift the cellophane cover and completely erase minor transgressions, slights or perceived sins of others upon a somewhat fragile humanity. I get over most things and move on rather quickly. The French writer Jules Renard once speculated that "perhaps people with a detailed memory cannot have general ideas." If so, I may be fortunate. So there are pluses and minuses to this memory thing, and like most of us, I add them up and move on. If that be the only disadvantage on my life's scorecard – and there cannot be many – I am a lucky man indeed.
The ring of fire
In last month's Investment Outlook I promised to write about damage of a financial kind – the potential debt peril – the long-term fiscal cliff that waits in the shadows of a New Normal U.S. economy which many claim is not doing that badly. After all, despite approaching the edge of 2012's fiscal cliff with our 8% of GDP deficit, the U.S. is still considered the world's "cleanest dirty shirt." It has federal debt/GDP less than 100%, Aaa/AA+ credit ratings, and the benefit of being the world's reserve currency – which means that most global financial transactions are denominated in dollars and that our interest rates are structurally lower than other Aaa countries because of it. We have world-class universities, a still relatively mobile labor force and apparently remain the beacon of technology – just witness the never-ending saga of Microsoft, Google and now Apple. Obviously there are concerns, especially during election years, but are we still not sitting in the global economy's catbird seat? How could the U.S. still not be the first destination of global capital in search of safe (although historically low) prospective returns?
Well, Armageddon is not around the corner. I don't believe in the imminent demise of the U.S. economy and its financial markets. But I'm afraid for them. Apparently so are many others, among them the IMF (International Monetary Fund), the CBO (Congressional Budget Office) and the BIS (Bank of International Settlements). I hold on my lap as I write this September afternoon the recently published annual reports for each of these authoritative and mainly non-political organizations which describe the financial balance sheets and prospective budgets of a plethora of developed and developing nations. The CBO of course is perhaps closest to our domestic ground in heralding the possibility of a fiscal train wreck over the next decade, but the IMF and BIS are no amateur oracles – they lend money and monitor financial transactions in the trillions. When all of them speak, we should listen and in the latest year they're all speaking in unison. What they're saying is that when it comes to debt and to the prospects for future debt, the U.S. is no "clean dirty shirt." The U.S., in fact, is a serial offender, an addict whose habit extends beyond weed or cocaine and who frequently pleasures itself with budgetary crystal meth. Uncle Sam's habit, say these respected agencies, will be a hard (and dangerous) one to break.
What standards or guidelines do their reports use and how best to explain them? Well, the three of them all try to compute what is called a "fiscal gap," a deficit that must be closed either with spending cuts, tax hikes or a combination of both which keeps a country's debt/GDP ratio under control. The fiscal gap differs from the "deficit" in that it includes future estimated entitlements such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid which may not show up in current expenditures. Each of the three reports target different debt/GDP ratios over varying periods of time and each has different assumptions as to a country's real growth rate and real interest rate in future years. A reader can get confused trying to conflate the three of them into a homogeneous "fiscal gap" number. The important thing, though, from the standpoint of assessing the fiscal "damage" and a country's relative addiction, is to view the U.S. in comparison to other countries, to view its apparently clean dirty shirt in the absence of its reserve currency status and its current financial advantages, and to point to a more distant future 10-20 years down the road at which time its debt addiction may be life, or certainly debt, threatening.
I've compiled all three studies into a picture chart perhaps familiar to many Investment Outlook readers. Several years ago I compared and contrasted countries from the standpoint of PIMCO's "Ring of Fire." It was a well-received Outlook if only because of the red flames and a reference to an old Johnny Cash song – "I fell into a burning ring of fire –I went down, down, down and the flames went higher." Melodramatic, of course, but instructive nonetheless – perhaps prophetic. What the updated IMF, CBO and BIS "Ring" concludes is that the U.S. balance sheet, its deficit (y-axis) and its "fiscal gap" (x-axis), is in flames and that its fire department is apparently asleep at the station house.


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There was some positive real estate news for San Joaquin County last week.
There was some positive real estate news for San Joaquin County last week.
Prices are up (although in December, as might be expected, sales flattened) and foreclosures are down (although this county still had the highest foreclosure rate in the nation last year).
Now Zillow.com, a Seattle-based outfit that also tracks real estate, is out with a prediction that single-family home prices here will climb 9.9 percent by November.
That parallels what Jeffrey Michael, who heads Pacific's Business Forecasting Center, said last week.
He expects home prices here to increase in the months ahead - though not as dramatically as the Bay Area.
We're in the middle of a rapid 20 to 30 percent "price correction" in home prices. He made the comment at a conference held by the San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Zillow.com also said that 21 percent of the county's homeowners owned their homes free and clear of any mortgage in the third quarter of 2012, 1 percentage point lower than for the state as a whole.
Four Pacific pharmacy students - Kate Lee, Chris Chang, Shelley Matsumura and Miguel Cobian - put together a plan for a free health screening clinic. Their plan netted the four a $500 award in a Pharmacy Leadership Society competition and combined with donations and volunteers, they served about 300 people who showed up recently in a San Joaquin Delta College parking lot.
"It feels amazing," Lee said. "I feel so fortunate to be in Stockton where there's a big need for health care services for underserved people, and it feels so amazing when you feel like you're needed by someone."
What's really amazing is the leadership these students showed. Wherever they eventually practice, Stockton is amazingly lucky they happened through town.
They are a credit to Pacific.
So much for competition and the discipline of the market.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday that since 2006, when the state Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to let local telephone service providers raise prices at will, they have.
AT&T price for flat-rate landline service is up 115 percent. Measured service, which charges a fixed rate for a limited number of calls, is up 222 percent. Call waiting charges are up 180 percent and LifeLine Program basic service, a discount program for low-income households is up 28 percent.
Smaller landline providers held the line better. Verizon's flat-rate service climbed only 18 percent during that period, while SureWest and Frontier increased charges by about 6 percent.
Said then-Commissioner Rachelle Chong, a Republican credited with pushing the deregulation plan, as the new rules were being phased in some years back, "By the end of 2010, these rate caps will no longer be necessary. The market will be so competitive it will discipline prices."
Deregulation doesn't always work.
State lawmakers honored the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday and in the Senate they unanimously and without debate approved the appointment of Mark Ghilarducci as head of the Emergency Management Agency.
All of it was pretty perfunctory stuff, actually, but with the purpose of making sure members received their tax-free $142 per diem over the holiday weekend. They do something like this every time there's a three-day weekend and every time it costs taxpayers about $65,000.
Normally lawmakers meet Monday through Friday, in deference to solons who head to the far reaches of the state for a weekend at home. But they lose the per diem if they recess more than three days.
Not showing up Friday and being gone for the Monday MLK Day holiday would cut into the per diem that puts about $30,000 tax-free dollars in each member's pocket in addition to their highest-in-the-nation base salary of $90,525 (in fairness, unlike lawmakers in some states they do not receive pensions).
We can't have that, now can we?


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Housing action group returns to Parliament
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Housing action group returns to Parliament
Tu Tangata Maraenui, a community organisation founded last year to protest against the housing crisis caused by the government's social housing policy, is once again joining groups from Glen Innes and Pomare in returning to Parliament on Wednesday, 10 April to provide evidence of the petition they presented in November to the Parliamentary Social Services Committee.
"We are going to show them the horrible mess this policy has created in our community," Tu Tangata spokesperson Arapera Brown said today. "We now have over 100 empty properties, almost a quarter of the State Housing stock in Maraenui. "Our streets are ugly and unsafe, the empty houses are being trashed and vandalised, and our kids are hiding in them and getting into mischief. They are creating criminals in a vulnerable community.
"They have taken a connected, vibrant community and scattered us all over the city, while the new rules for eligibility criteria eliminate many low income families who don't qualify for state houses and have been forced into expensive private rentals sharing overcrowded houses with whanau.
"It's a disaster, and we have no indication from Housing New Zealand as to what they think is going to happen to our suburb."
The group recently met with housing New Zealand's new Chief Executive Glen Sowry who said they would be re-opening the HNZ office in Maraenui, doing a survey of all HNZ homes in Napier to identify earthquake-prone residences, and trying to re-populate some of the empty houses that are all right.
"The government talks about having social housing providers pick up the needy families left high and dry by this cruel policy," Arapera said, "but there are none here in Napier to do that. Anyhow, with only a total of $104 million made available by the government to subsidise social housing providers right across NZ for the next three years, nothing will be coming our way. Christchurch and Auckland have got to be top priorities, while we are being squeezed out of what is left of the decreasing HNZ stock in Napier."
The group is also meeting with Associate Housing Minister Tariana Turia as well as dropping off copies of Robert Consedine's book "Healing our History" to Race Relations Commissioner Susan Devoy, in the hope that this will help her understand the Treaty of Waitangi better.
Tu Tangata Maraenui
meets weekly upstairs at the EIT Maraenui, Tuesday nights
5:30 pm.