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View studio visit #1 with Elisa Lendvay https://vimeo.com/33352340
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My artistic process is multifaceted as I work in different series that include floor, wall, table top sculptures, drawings and shaped paintings of experimental materials. The forms and content are explored in different ways but are related to the same search and personal vision, tied to dreams and the mystic beauty in the day to day, including decay. Many of my recent pieces are "collections", found fragments from specific landscapes in nature and the city, like shaped driftwood, bits of plastic and metal, and handmade forms of materials like papier mache, clay, wax or plaster with paint. I often find certain sizes of chipped plastic parts or flattened metal strips that have been run over. There are criteria for forms that I want to respond to and transform further. There might be a flattened curved black shape that has remaining bits of color, which I can emulate in repeated forms, like an echo of the original that is already something different than what it was. These parts have histories and my process with them is like strata, tracking of time, extension of the moment. They are carefully placed, connected and suspended on structures of steel or other materials, to read like sentences with implied cosmologies, bits of information orbiting around based on color, shapes and relationships. In addition, there is a system of forms in my sculptures and drawings developing and becoming a personal and formal iconography of symbols. They point to an implied narrative in addition to being about space, the body in space, line and color on form, or converging forms. These coexist with the assemblages and meld into works, perhaps serving in the translation of the work as a whole. Drawing and gouache on paper is essential to my practice as a way of recording. It's a way I figure out forms and thoughts. The drawings are always purest in a spontaneous way of drawing small inventories of form and variations of sculptures I have made and wanting to make. I'm continually trying to capture and depict these drawn forms on a larger scale and back again in the sculpture. The works arrive out of a haptic sensibility and are made with a variety of combined and often found materials. In them I want to posit forms that lyricize the internal dynamics of a given space, moment, or place – its instances of fragmentation and unity, fragility and resilience. As composite structures the pieces are gestural, animated and sometimes suspended. I am trying to elucidate movement and capture corporeal motion - forms on the verge of collapse or convergence within a specified space or landscape. The impulse is to visualize thoughts and forms in ways that offer different ways of seeing and relating to the body, time, memory, and perception. I am emphasizing the element of time with the accumulation of matter and overlaying of material and form as a layering of time, thought, and memory. The form, reiterated, repeated, becomes a sequence that highlights something that has shifted. "Lendvay's hand melds into her creations, blurring the line between the synthetic and the pre-existing, fabricating objects that tread the boundary between our memory and hers. The artist's psychological excavation and manipulation of the phantasmagoric creates a skewed archeological repository that forges a nexus between history, memory, and matter, projecting a latent spectacle of our collective unconscious and distorted archetypes." Holly Jarret, curator of "About a Mountain", Asya Geisberg Gallery, Summer 2014
paper pulp, wire, cardboard, gouache, acrylic paint and medium
2017 Under The Apple Tree Becky Yazdan - Elisa Lendvay
2016 Power Boothe with works by Elisa Lendvay
2013 Moon of the Moon, project space, Giampietro Gallery, New Haven. CT
2012 Elisa Lendvay: Small Sculptures, Jason McCoy Gallery, NYChh
2009 Force of Things, V&A, NYC
2007 Fabled Agents, Moti Hasson Gallery, NYC
2003 Accretions, Lago Vista Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
2002 To Flow, Ice House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
Group Exhibitions
2014 About a Mountain, curated by Holly Jarrett, Asya Geisberg Gallery, NYC
Domesticity, Jason McCoy Gallery, NYC
Your Spirit Don't Leave Knowing, Bantom Switch Factory, Bantom, CT
Alone Together, Elisa Lendvay and Adrian Ting, Orgy Park, Buskwick, NY
The Last Brucennial, The Bruce High Quality Foundation, NYC
Genesis Forward Battery, HKJB, Ridgewood, NY
2013 In Denial, Black Bile, Curated by Nicole O'Rourke, HD Projects, NYC
Parlor Antics, Brooklyn, NY
The Order of Things, curated by Jamillah James, NurtureArt, Brooklyn, NY
2012 External Original, Clifford Art Gallery, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
Montclair University Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, George Segal Gallery,
Montclair University, NJ
This is How my Brain Works, Radiator Gallery, LIC, NY
Paper Band, Jason McCoy Gallery, NYC
Cheat Chains and Telephone, Kansas, NYC
Ab/Ob/Ob, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
Waivers, curated by EJ Hauser and Rob Nadeau, Brooklyn, NY
Wide Field, Ridgewood, Queens, NY
2011 Have You Seen This Guy's Work?, Softspot/University of Massachusetts
Amherst Museum of Art
Taking Shape, Standpipe Gallery, NYC
Temporary Antumbra Zone, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery,
Brooklyn, NY
Black Sunday, curated by Saira McLaren, Art Book Club, St. Cecilia Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Iced, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Staten Island, NY
small.black.show. Small Black Door, Brooklyn, NY
2010 Painting Comes Alive! Curated by Erik den Breejen, Artjail, NYC
Uncrumpling This Much Crumpled Thing, The Exhibition Agency, Chicago, IL
Born to Die, Curated by Jay Henderson, Secondhome Projects/Temp IX, Berlin
World's Greatest, Daily Operation, NYC
Half-Invisible, POI, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
Yard Art, The Dirty Dirty, Brooklyn, NYC
No Plans for Today, Fun Times Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Folksmusic, Daily Operation, NYC
Friends in High Places, Christopher Henry Gallery, NYC
Verge Art Fair, ANTIDOTE Gallery, curated by Christopher Schade, NYC
2009 Crotalus Atrox (or fat over lean), Curated by Liam Everett,
Mike Rollins Fine Arts, NYC
I Wanna Be Somewhere, Curated by Jon Lutz, Daily Operation, NYC
Time Bandits II, POI, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Tensegrity, Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
122@122, PS122 Gallery, NYC
Time Bandits I, POI, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
2007 Secret Clubhouse, Flux Factory, LIC, NY
2006 You Are Not Here, V&A, NYC
New American Talent, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX
VA4398UV, Curated by Virginia Overton, Powerhouse Lawn, Memphis, TN
2005 Holiday Pageant, Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
Breaking and Entering, Four Artists, Tyler Estate, NYC
Paper Tigers--Exquisite Corpse, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
Bard MFA Thesis Exhibition, UBS, Redhook, NY
The Bushwick Sketchbook Biennial, presented by Tanabe Tanaka,
Brooklyn, NY
2004 Win Back Respect, OK Harris Gallery, NYC
2003 Sunny Side Up, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
2002 Sleeve, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Home Sweet Home, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
2001 Feisty, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
W, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Art 2001, Selected by Nancy Whitenack, Rockwall Alliance
for the Arts, Rockwall, TX
2000 Drippings, Casa de Cameron, Fajardo, Puerto Rico
1999 Art in the Metroplex, Templeton Art Center, Fort Worth, TX
1998 Form+Image, Works By Four New Artists, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
a Posteriori, charlieuniformtango, Dallas, TX
Heavy, The Wong Spot, San Antonio, TX
Expo '98, Selected by Ted Pilsbury, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
1997 Mostra D'Arte, Santa Chiara, Castiligion Fiorintino, Italy
1995 Women's Work, Bennington College, Bennington, VT
Gorky's Granddaughter, November 2016,
Tiana Wang. Between Lovely Lines. Yale News, November 4, 2016
Jason Andrew. Greenpoint Open Studios: 10 Must See Artists. Norte Maar
April 25, 2016
Paddy Johnson. Katherine Bradford and Drawing for Sculpture: Swimmers and Gender Politics. Art F City, January 22, 2016
Etty Yaniv. Till Death Do Us Part at Lorimoto, a Marriage of Art. ArtFuse. January 13, 2016
Two Coats of Paint. Revitalization by contamination: OBJECT'hood at Lesley Heller. August 2, 2015
Elisa Lendvay in "About a Mountain" at Asya Geisberg Gallery, New York Art Tours, August 2014
Speed Dating with Art: Fast times at Bushwick Beat Nite, March 5, 2014
New Works by Melissa Brown and Elisa Lendvay at Fred Giampietro Gallery. Artscope, New England's Arts and Culture Magazine. November 21, 2013
Daniel Wiener. Elisa Lendvay Small Sculpture, Art Seen, The Brooklyn Rail, February 2013
The Order of Things, Curated by Jamillah James, Exhibition Catalog, NURTUREart, 2013
6 Things to Do in New York's Art World Before January 7th. Gallerist NY, The New York Observer. January 4, 2013
William Eckhardt Kohler. Elisa Lendvay: How the Eye Speaks. Huffington Post. October 25, 2012
Kevin Kinsella, Randomly Determined. Bomb Magazine. September 26, 2012 (http://bombmagazine.org/article/6842/randomly-determined)
Paddy Johnson. There's no Place like Kansas. The L Magazine. February 1, 2012 (http://www.thelmagazine.com/newyork/theres-no-place-like-kansas/Content?oid=2207301)
Painter's Bread, Visual Sustenance, Elisa Lendvay: Painting, Sculpture, and No Boundaries. November 12, 2011
Gorky's Granddaughter, November 2011,
Sharon Butler, Two Coats of Paint, Making our post-neo-faux-expressionist-prefigurative-protoconceptual heads spin. September 24, 2010
Julia V. Hendrickson. Review Uncrumpling This Much Crumpled Thing/The Exhibition Agency. New City Art. August 30, 2010
Nora Griffin. Tensegrity. artcritical.com. August 2008.
James Kalm. Tensegrity. Wagmag. July 1, 2008.
James Wagner. Elisa Lendvay at Moti Hasson. JamesWagner.com. April 13, 2007. (http://jameswagner.com/mt_archives/006194.html)
Amanda Douberly. From Stuff. Austin Chronicle. July 14, 2006.
Jean Claire Van Ryzin. Diverse Show of 'New American Talent'. Austin American-Statesman. June 29,2006. pg.16
Sunny Side Up, Exhibition Catalogue, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX 2003
Tom Sime. Flow Art. Dallas Morning News. October 16, 2002
Mike Daniel. 'Feisty" At 500X. Dallas Morning News. September 21, 2001
Silo Publication, Bennington College, Bennington VT 1993, 1994
Student Portfolio, Art in Focus. NY: Glencoe, 1994, pg.335
About Elisa Lendvay
The work of Elisa Lendvay starts on the way to the studio, where she accumulates the objects that make up her sculptures. She transforms these found objects with paint or by combining them with materials like plaster, papier-mâché, and wire, creating microcosmic works that look as though they were washed up on a beach or bleached by the sun. Her work explores the relationship between painting and sculpture, and much of it walks the line between the two mediums, whether through the use of paint to emphasize line and form in the style of Jean Dubuffet, or in three-dimensional paintings with layers of built-up details that protrude from the wall. "I'm interested in rendering movement and a sort of energy in different ways of working and thinking with the hands," Lendvay has said of her multifaceted practice.
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U.S. reverses stance on treaty to regulate
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U.S. reverses stance on treaty to regulate arms trade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States reversed policy on Wednesday and said it would back launching talks on a treaty to regulate arms sales as long as the talks operated by consensus, a stance critics said gave every nation a veto.
The decision, announced in a statement released by the U.S. State Department, overturns the position of former President George W. Bush's administration, which had opposed such a treaty on the grounds that national controls were better.
On Wednesday Obama Took the First Major Step in a Plan to Ban All Firearms in the United States . The Obama administration intends to force gun control and a complete ban on all weapons for US citizens through the signing of international treaties with foreign nations. By signing international treaties on gun control, the Obama administration can use the US State Department to bypass the normal legislative process in Congress Once the US Government signs these international treaties, all US citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments. These are laws that have been developed and promoted by organizations such as the United Nations and individuals such as George Soros and Michael Bloomberg. The laws are designed and intended to lead to the complete ban and confiscation of all firearms.
The Obama administration is attempting to use tactics and methods of gun control that will inflict major damage to our 2nd Amendment before US citizens even understand what has happened. Obama can appear before the public and tell them that he does not intend to pursue any legislation (in the United States) that will lead to new gun control laws, while cloaked in secrecy, his Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is committing the US to international treaties and foreign gun control laws. Does that mean Obama is telling the truth? What it means is that there will be no publicized gun control debates in the media or votes in Congress. We will wake up one morning and find that the United States has signed a treaty that prohibits firearm and ammunition manufacturers from selling to the public. We will wake up another morning and find that the US has signed a treaty that prohibits any transfer of firearm ownership. And then, we will wake up yet another morning and find that the US has signed a treaty that requires US citizens to deliver any firearm they own to the local government collection and destruction center or face imprisonment.
This is not a joke nor a false warning. As sure as government health care will be forced on us by the Obama administration through whatever means necessary, so will gun control.
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Tinfoil hattery and failure to understand the actual processes involved or even what the terms of the arms trade treaty cover. Oh...and that article is 3 years old...
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regardless of the legitimacy, the fact that we have to worry about this actually happening is sad
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Savages comes off as director Oliver Stone trying to rekindle his "Natural Born Killers" mojo from 1994. But when the bigger-name stars show up here in cartoonish roles, things feel more silly than gritty.
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Savages represents at least a partial resurrection of the director's more hallucinatory, violent, sexual and, in a word, savage side.
The violence is graphic, the dialogue can be awfully arch and the style is often mannered, but this long, dense adventure takes surprising side trips into thoughtfulness, ruefulness, whimsy and romance. It's high-grade entertainment sustained by a buoyant spirit.
Savages is Oliver Stone doing what he should have done a long time ago: making a tricky, amoral, down-and-dirty crime thriller that's blessedly free of any social, topical, or political relevance.
A return to form for Stone's dark side, Savages generates ruthless energy and some, but not too much, humor.
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Oliver Stone thriller is all about sex, drugs, violence.
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Parents need to know that Savages (from director Oliver Stone) is about two drug dealers who share the same girlfriend (Gossip Girl's Blake Lively) and must rescue her after she's kidnapped by a powerful cartel. There are strong sex scenes, one scene of full-frontal nudity by a minor female character, and lots of pot smoking, as well as some drinking and cigarette smoking. You can also expect graphic violence, including women being kidnapped and held prisoner (with sexual assault implied), guns and shooting, lots of blood, severed heads, brains blown out, exploding cars, a man being tortured and burned alive, and many dead bodies. Language is also strong, with uses of "f--k" and other words throughout.
Messages: Characters work together to solve a problem, but at the same time, their behavior is hugely destructive and unhealthy.
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Violence: Strong, brutal violence, with lots of blood and shooting. Viewers see severed heads and spattering brains. Two girls are kidnapped and treated roughly. Implied sexual assault. A man is tortured and burned alive. Lots of fighting and punching and exploding cars. Several characters die.
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It's winter (almost)! (Also, gross). That means it's time for another quick 'n' dirty-style advice column. Grab some mulled wine and come sit on my knee. If you missed the fall quickies, read 'em at your leisure. It is winter, after all, what else are you doing?
The girl I'm dating says she has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. This sounds fake. Is it?
Much like "restless leg syndrome" (people who can't stop twitching their legs), it's easy to cast off Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for what it sounds like: laziness. However, according to the CDC, it's a "debilitating and complex disorder characterized by intense fatigue that is not improved by bed rest and that may be worsened by physical or mental activity."
On online dating sites, which is the worse offense: "looking for a partner in crime" or "tired of kissing frogs"?
Cliches are annoying, yes, but so is calling people out for occasionally using them. Put another way, a rose by any other name would still think you're being pretentious.
My boyfriend has a gerbil. I think rodents are disgusting. How do I handle this sensitively?
Gerbils are a-holes, but at least they are caged. When you start dating someone with a flying squirrel, then we'll talk.
My girlfriend is always posting pictures of herself on Facebook. Why does she do this? Is it healthy?
The Internet is where we live now. It could be that she's doing it for validation, or boredom, or so you'll pay attention to her. But our lives and egos are intrinsically bound with online mediums now. Whether that's "healthy" is anyone's guess, though if you think you're not part of the noise, then you're welcome to delete your Facebook account.
My male best friend's girlfriend is jealous of me. Why does she think I'm a threat to her? I'm not!
Because she thinks your best friend is only capable of a finite amount of intimacy and that you're occupying too much of it.
I'm a lesbian, but whenever a guy hits on me, I don't know how to reject him and feel like it's a "copout" to tell him I'm gay.
What? Do me a favor and read that back to yourself. Now read this, slowly: You. Are. Gay. It's not a copout. It's the reality. It sounds like you have a case of "too nice" syndrome, which is, unlike the first question, not a real disease, but still affects lots of people (most of them women). "I'm flattered but I like girls" is a perfectly fine rejection. Don't be afraid to be who you are.
My not-that-close friend of mine just had a terrible breakup. Is there a non-tacky holiday gift I can give her that says "Life sucks sometimes. I'm sorry, here's a present"?
Yes. Your time. Your compassion. Your sympathy. And Nutella.
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Thanks, I'm missing it already - temps got up to 55 here yesterday. My boyfriend's going down there later this week. I'm planning on a Christmas time trip. I've pedaled my road bike up Mt. Lemmon (at about 10 mph) and have always wanted to moto up there as well.
I'm working on a write-up about my recent moto trip southwest, with a little on the pedal rides I did while down there. (Two 100+ mile rides and a 200 mile ride in Death Valley.)
Hoping it makes the cut for the magazine - I'm reading the guidelines and seem to be doing pretty well. Anyone have any experience with an article? Do I have a shot as a newbie rider? Well, in comparison to most of you all I mean.
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Welcome to the Forum. There are many good people on here that can answer questions and get you pointed in the right direction. They have answered many of my questions, even the stupid ones (questions that is).
An observation though, I noticed that your thread got over 1000 views and all the other new forum visitors only got 4 or 8 or maybe up to 300 if they were on there for a few weeks. I noticed one thread from "Honeybunny" ( I hope it's another lady) that got over 900 views. My conclusion is that there has to be more men than women on the forum and that this BMW community of men highly respect and show attention to women when they are in the room. I hope I said that all correctly.
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The Land-use Effects on Amphibian Populationsstudy, or LEAP, is a multi-region, collaborative project involving researchers at several universities. The LEAP study is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is being conducted at study sites in Maine, Missouri, and
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The focus of our research is to understand how population dynamics of aquatic-breeding amphibians are altered by land-use practices that degrade and fragment natural habitats. Most amphibian biologists agree that the primary threat to the long-term viability of amphibian populations is the loss or degradation of suitable habitat due to human activities. Habitat loss divides or fragments once-continuous natural habitats into smaller pieces that are often separated by areas that cannot sustain viable species populations. A central tenet of conservation biology is that connectivity among fragments of habitat and interactions with adjacent habitats are the keys to understanding the impacts of fragmentation on population dynamics, risk of extinction, and maintenance of biodiversity.
By conducting a manipulative experiment with proper replicates and controls, we will be able to determine the effects of major land-use practices (specifically forest management practices) on the demographic and behavioral traits of amphibians known to influence population persistence. The experimental nature and replication of treatments and experiments at both local and regional scales provide an unprecedented opportunity to identify major factors affecting the persistence of amphibian populations, such as differences in life history among salamanders, frogs, and toads.
Because recent research is revealing the extent and importance of upland habitat use by amphibians, this study will focus on the responses of terrestrial life stages of pond-breeding amphibians to upland habitat alteration. We will use a combination of mark-recapture studies, field enclosures, radiotelemetry and other techniques to estimate the demographic parameters (e.g., survival, reproductive success) underlying population dynamics and to observe amphibians during their migrations in and out of the wetlands. Data from these studies will be used to develop spatially-structured simulation models to test the responses of different species to various forest management practices at larger spatial and temporal scales. Ultimately, our goal is to provide pragmatic information to aid in efforts to balance conservation of biological diversity with sustainable land-use practices.
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SAN BERNARDINO — Police are investigating another fatal shooting of a motorist in the area of Base Line and H Street.
William Alejandro Mendoza, 21, of San Bernardino died Sunday morning after the car he was driving was riddled with bullets by a another motorist, police said.
Mendoza was shot in the chest around 1 a.m. He was taken to Community Hospital of San Bernardino where he was pronounced dead 30 minutes later, authorities said.
Detectives investigating the case say the suspect vehicle was described only as being white.
"We have no reason to believe at this time that this shooting is gang-related," said police Sgt. Gary Robertson.
A motive for the shooting was unknown.
A fatal car-to-car shooting occurred in the same area on March 29.
Tyreece Williams, 40, of San Bernardino was driving with his family when someone in a gray car began shooting into his car, striking only him.
He was taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton. He succumbed to his wounds on July 5, authorities said.
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Crime victims were recognized and two police officers were presented awards for extra efforts to aid victims during a special meeting Thursday of the Lenawee County Commission.
A proclamation in honor of national Crime Victims' Rights Week, starting April 6, was presented to Lenawee County Prosecutor Burke Castleberry and the staff of his office's crime victims unit, Kelli Castleberry and Tara Gutierrez.
Commissioner Terry Collins, R-Adrian, said crime victims should be known as heroes as much as soldiers and emergency service providers because of what they go through.
The priority being given to crime victims is demonstrated by the commission holding Thursday's special session, said Burke Castleberry, and by the large audience of officials from police agencies, courts and prosecutors.
The theme for this year's national observance is to restore the balance of justice, said Burke Castleberry.
"We must strive to restore the balance of justice. Victims are not merely evidence in the criminal trial, they are human beings. They are more important than any defendant," he said, reading from a prepared statement.
"It is important that we hear the voices of our victims and survivors. The power of their personal stories not only tells us of pain and suffering, but also of heroism, healing and inspiring journeys toward justice," he said.
"They can only tell us these things if we take the time to listen, to value their input."
He also presented awards to Detective Kevin Greca of the Lenawee County Sheriff's Department and Officer Rob Trevino of the Clinton Police Department.
Greca devoted extraordinary time and effort in assisting a child during a difficult time to open up about a traumatic experience. The entire family would speak only with Greca because of his commitment to helping them, said Burke Castleberry.
Trevino acted quickly in aiding a child victim of a serious crime, he said, and had the victim transferred to a facility that could provide special care and evidence collection. Trevino also spent his own money on toiletries and other necessities needed at the time by the victim's family, he said.
The winner of a victims' rights art contest was also recognized. Carly Costello of Manitou Beach submitted a pencil drawing of a girl with a UPC label tattooed on the back of her neck and the words, "not for sale," written across her shirt. The drawing recognizes efforts to stop human trafficking abuses, she said.
A candlelight vigil to draw attention to Crime Victims' Rights Week is also planned for 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 4, at the old Lenawee County Courthouse.
Ceremonies pay tribute to crime victims and two police officers
Crime victims were recognized and two police officers were presented awards for extra efforts to aid victims during a special meeting Thursday of the Lenawee County Commission.


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Recently it's come out that Matt Leinart will have to fight not for the starting QB role but for the right to become Warner's backup. I haden't seen alot of Arizona's #3 QB St. Pierre but during their Preseason game last night againest the Steelers he looked horrible(I thought Palko the #4 QB looked way better) while Leinart had the best perfomance by a QB that game IMHO. Leinart struggled as starter but he was still a young QB and from what i've seen and heard from the coaches he's matured alot. The reason this is a big deal is cuz Kurt Warner is 38 years old...it's a very real possibility that whoever is the back-up will have to step up into the starter role this season. It's no secret that Arizona's bread and butter is their passing game so if Warner goes down the rest of the season will ride on whether or not the new starter can play at least close to the level Warner did in 2008. So who do you think should be back-up QB? Matt Leinart or Brian St. Pierre?
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Spector's Research and Teaching Leads to Visible EP Model and Spin-Off Company
- 03-26-2014
- By Jennifer Nachbur
Physician scientists can find inspiration – and solutions – in every corner of an academic medical center: the clinic, the research arena, or while teaching. That's how Peter Spector, M.D., a University of Vermont professor of medicine and director of electrophysiology at Fletcher Allen Health Care, came to co-develop – with Professor of Medicine and engineer Jason Bates, Ph.D. – a three-dimensional computational model of a human heart called Visible EP.
The software technology that Spector and Bates built is as remarkable as their collaboration. Spector came to the table with the vision of the final product and a deep understanding of electrophysiology and how the heart works, but was unfamiliar with the programming process. Bates possessed programming skills and expertise in computational models. Together, they produced a technology that very accurately models the electrical behavior of the human heart, to the smallest level of detail.
Bates and Spector created Visible EP (which stands for "electrophysiology") as a means to gain a better understanding of how to cure the most common abnormal heart rhythm – atrial fibrillation (AF) – which afflicts more than five million people in the U.S. alone. To date, says Spector, treatment has been less than adequate.
The result of their teamwork is a program that mimics the behavior of the heart from every aspect, as well as features the ability to provide unpredictable responses – a phenomenon called emergent behavior. While the parts of the heart and the rules of interaction have been programmed into the system, the computational heart model's reaction is entirely emergent, says Spector.
"We've made, essentially, a living, breathing, interactive human heart," he says. "It will sit there and beat in what would be the equivalent of a normal rhythm; you can induce every sort of abnormal heart rhythm that you can imagine that a patient could have, and it's all happening on a computer screen."
Visible EP's emergent behavior feature makes it an attractive tool for medical education, as well as research applications. Because it can't be readily seen, electrophysiology has been regarded as a particularly difficult specialty to teach; the field was waiting for just such a teaching tool as Visible EP.
Spector and Bates were recognized with an award for licensing Visible EP at the 2013 Vermont Invention to Venture conference, an annual day-long event co-organized by UVM's Office of Technology Commercialization. In summer 2013, Spector officially set up shop as founder and director of his spinoff, Visible Electrophysiology, LLC, a medical simulation company whose staff includes a chief technology officer and educational product manager at Visible EP.
Spector uses the Visible EP technology in his arrhythmia research lab, where his team consists of three biomedical engineering doctoral students and a postdoctoral MD research fellow. Using this computer model, combined with studies of the real human heart, the group has proposed a new approach to analyzing an individual patient's electrical activity and to using this information to guide a new type of ablation. In addition, the team has developed a new catheter, signal processing algorithms and a mapping approach for treatment of AF. This work has been sponsored by a generous grant from the Evslin Foundation and has led to the submission of eight patent applications through the University's Office of Technology Commercialization.
Note: Look for a more in-depth story about Spector and other UVM College of Medicine faculty members working with the Office of Technology Commercialization in the next issue of Vermont Medicine.


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Sunday, September 6, 2015
Bladder Collapse After Surgery
I had surgery in Sept to repair dropped bladder. Now I feel I have the same problem. Do you know what is the next thing I can do for this problem? I don`t want to have surgery again.
There are many ways to treat dropped bladder. Sometimes rectocele can mimic bladder drop as well. One has to examine the area of descend to provide appropriate recommendation.
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While standing in front of a small local business in Marshalls Creek, I pointed out to an employee the garbage that littered the establishment's bushes and entranceway — cans, bottles, paper and general trash.
While standing in front of a small local business in Marshalls Creek, I pointed out to an employee the garbage that littered the establishment's bushes and entranceway — cans, bottles, paper and general trash.
Aiming to be helpful, I said, "This looks really disgusting, and it's not a pleasant way to greet your customers." The young man agreed and apologized, saying that the snow had just melted and that's why we were noticing the trash. I stifled my impulse to explain that the trash had to be there for some time for the snow to fall on top of it in the first place, but he was so agreeable I was sure when I left he'd go back inside, grab a garbage bag, and spend seven to 10 minutes sprucing the place up.
When I returned four days later the garbage was still there. I told another employee about my earlier conversation and she said, "Well, we have to report that to the landlord." Really? I asked her in an astonished tone, "Do you mean to tell me that not one employee is capable of picking up garbage in front of your place of business? You come to work here every day and step right over it? This is our community."
She just repeated the need to let the landlord know. In other words, "Not my job." She was looking at me as if I were a grumpy old lady, so I backed off. I decided to address today's work ethic in this column whose clever name is meant to inspire you to aim higher.
While these folks did provide excellent service, they were unwilling to take an extra step outside their job descriptions to improve their surroundings and enhance the complete customer experience. If you are already employed, competence at doing your job is expected. But what can you do to stand out from the crowd? How are you going to distinguish yourself as a mover and a shaker? No matter your job title or where you are in your corporate hierarchy, everyone is capable of going above and beyond, at least occasionally and especially when your customers are giving you strong clues there's a need for action.
Years ago, my daughter had the thankless, minimum-wage job as a laundromat attendant. Not only did she keep the place immaculate, but she brought in her own plants to cheer up the place, decorated for every major and minor holiday, and put out a bowl of candy at the register. She created a positive ambiance, and the place was hopping. (That's my girl!)
Best-selling author Seth Godin blogs about this question: I'm making money, why should I do more? (sethgodin.typepad.com) He says, "Because doing more than you need to makes it personal.
"Because work that belongs to you, by choice, is the first step to making art.
"Because the choice to do more brings passion to your life and it makes you more alive.
"Because if you don't, someone else will, and in an ever more competitive world, doing less means losing."
"Because you care."
"Because we're watching."
"Because you can."
If you need a boost, check out Godin's book "Purple Cow New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable" and Zig Ziglar's "Success for Dummies."
Stop making excuses for not stepping up. I'm not really a grumpy old lady, but that drives me crazy.


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Georgia Southwestern went 1-1 in match play on Thursday afternoon at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The GSW women won 6-3 and the men's team fell 9-0.
The Georgia Southwestern women's tennis team defeated the Fillies, 6-3, at the ABAC tennis courts on Thursday afternoon.
The Lady Hurricanes took two of three doubles matches, winning at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Leady Cuellar and Lauren Grogan won 9-8 (7-5) in the top slot over Bia Miranda and Keri Huett. Mollie McGowan and Melinda Vansant defeated Alejandra Gamboa and Lauren Smith at No. 2, 8-6.
In singles play, GSW picked up wins at Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 6.
Leady Cuellar improved to 14-7 overall at the No. 1 position this spring with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 win against Gamboa. Grogan took care of business at No. 3 with 6-4, 6-3 victory over Huett. Monica Osam was victorious at No. 4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) over Jahyna Pope. Katie Adamson won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6 over Smith.
The wins in singles by the three seniors (Grogan, Osam, Adamson) clinched the match for GSW, while the Cuellar/Gamboa match was still in progress.
Southwestern returns home for a 2:00 p.m. match on Friday (4/2) against No. 30 Georgia College.
The Georgia Southwestern men's tennis team fell to the Stallions, 9-0, at the ABAC tennis courts on Thursday afternoon.
The Hurricanes fell behind 3-0 after doubles action - the closest match coming at No. 2 where Ignacio Donnett and Sebastian Munoz lost 8-5 to Rasid Winklaar and Carlos Perez.
GSW's best showing in singles came at No. 2 where Ryan Bartz was defeated by Romain Vielliard in three sets, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
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Medicaid is a health insurance program jointly administered and funded by the federal and state government. It provides health care services for eligible, low-income individuals. People qualify for Medicaid by meeting set financial standards and by fitting into a specific coverage group such as children, pregnant women, or individuals who are elderly or who have disabilities. The Georgia Medicaid program is administered by the Georgia Department of Community Health, Division of Medical Assistance.
Medicaid eligibility is extremely complex. Applicants may contact their local department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) to obtain information about Medicaid eligibility, or www.dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov
Medicaid eligibility is determined on an individual, case-by-case basis. Financial requirements include an evaluation of income and resources (assets). Non-financial requirements include Georgia residency, proof of citizenship, and meeting the required level of care for long-term care services.
Medicaid Services
Medicaid provides a full range of benefits to eligible individuals, including, but not limited to, inpatient and outpatient hospital and clinic services, emergency hospital services, laboratory and x-ray services, physician services, home health services, prescription drugs, home- and community-based long-term care services, nursing facility long-term care services, non-emergency transportation, and payment of Medicare premiums.
Applying for Medicaid
You can apply for Medicaid at any time, but most people choose to do so when they have problems paying for care. If other Medicaid program requirements are met, then the exhaustion of Partnership Policy benefits is not required in order to qualify for Medicaid.
Applications for Medicaid can be obtained and filed at the local DFCS (in the city or county where the applicant lives or where the nursing facility is located). Applying for Medicaid does not need to be done in person, and a face-to-face interview is not required. Applicants should be sure to mention that they are in need of long-term care services since eligibility rules are different for individuals needing long-term care services. More information is available from the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Family and Children Services.
Medicare was not designed to cover long-term care. It is generally available for people with disabilities and for people over age 65. Medicare pays limited amounts for skilled care following a hospital stay, and it is not intended to cover care that assists people with activities of daily living for long periods of time (long-term care).
Medicare covers the first 100 days of skilled care in a nursing home after a hospital stay of at least 3 days and as long as you enter a nursing home within 30 days of leaving the hospital. Medicare covers some home health care for the treatment of an illness or injury.
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Treasury 10-year note yields traded at almost two-month lows as President Barack Obama meets with lawmakers to resolve the so-called fiscal cliff.
Treasuries headed for a fourth weekly gain, the longest stretch of gains since July. Volatility in Treasuries dropped to a five-year low yesterday. The central bank plans to buy as much as $5.25 billion of Treasuries due from February 2021 to November 2022 today.
"We're subject to headlines coming out of Washington on this whole process that will inform investor confidence," said Chris Ahrens, an interest-rate strategist at UBS AG in Stamford, Connecticut, one of the 21 primary dealers that trade with the Federal Reserve. "We don't know how that's going to be resolve. There's more risk that yields will go lower than spike dramatically higher."
The benchmark 10-year yield was little changed at 1.59 percent at 9:21 a.m. New York time, according to Bloomberg Bond Trader prices. The price of the 1.625 percent security due in November 2022 was at 100 10/32. The yield has declined two basis points this week.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch's MOVE index, which measures price swings on Treasuries based on options, dropped to 55.6 yesterday, the lowest level since June 2007.
Debt Returns
U.S. government securities were set to outperform corporate bonds on a monthly basis for the first time since May. Treasuries have returned 0.7 percent this month as of yesterday, versus a 0.2 percent loss for company bonds, Bank of America Merrill Lynch indexes show.
U.S. bonds have been supported since President Barack Obama's re-election on Nov. 6 as investors turned their attention to the fiscal cliff, the $607 billion of tax increases and spending cuts that will automatically come into force at the beginning of 2013 unless lawmakers act.
Yields show inflation expectations are falling.
The difference between yields on 10-year notes and same- maturity Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, a gauge of expectations for consumer prices over the life of the debt, touched 2.34 percentage points today, the least since Sept. 7. The average over the past decade is 2.18 percentage points.
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Padres.MLB.com's Corey Brock reports the San Diego Padres signed IF/OF Corey Adamson (Australia) to an undisclosed deal. Adamson, 16, helped the Western Australia Under 16 team to the National Championship in January. He led all tournament batters with two home runs, 17 RBIs, 12 runs scored, 26 total bases, a 1.040 slugging percentage and a .618 on-base percentage. Adamson hit at a .520 clip, third-best among tournament leaders. "Corey is one of the best athletes to come out of Australia in recent history," Padres director of international scouting Randy Smith said. "He is a five-tool player with plus speed."
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Avoid Injury With Warm-Ups And Cool-Downs
Before leaving for Basic Combat Training, it is important to prepare yourself mentally and physically. One of those ways is with exercise, so when beginning your exercise program it is important not to tire too quickly—pace yourself and slowly increase your activity. This way you can avoid injury, achieve optimal benefits, and reach Army standards. For further tips on how to prepare your fitness program, please review the U.S. Army's PT Guide.
warm up
Your standardized physical training program will always include the following elements: a warm-up, the activity—or the physical training part, and a cool-down. The warm-up should last approximately 10 to 15 minutes, and should occur just before the activities of your physical training session. A warm up will include stretches that loosen up each part of the body, to include the back, knees, legs, shoulders, hips, and neck. The warm up may also include exercises such as jumping jacks and running in place. After the warm-up, you are prepared for more vigorous conditioning activities.
cool down
The cool-down serves to gradually slow the heart rate and helps prevent pooling of the blood in the legs and feet. Some of the same exercises used in the warm-up are used in the cool-down. You should begin the cool-down by walking until your heart rate returns to less than 100 beats per minute and heavy sweating stops.
The cool-down should last approximately 10 to 15 minutes and should occur immediately after the activities of your standardized physical training session.
running, cycling, swimming
Running, cycling, and swimming enable the body to better transport blood and oxygen to the working muscles—that improves the body's cardiovascular capability and allows it to produce more energy. Running and cycling fit well into any physical training program because a good training effect can be reached, for example, with only three, 20 minute workouts per week for running, and twice that for cycling. However, the standard Army PT test involves only running and some people may need instruction to improve their running ability.
Here are calculators to monitor your progress in reaching Basic Combat Training preparation.


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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, October 17, 1907
The firemen are making arrangements for an oyster supper on the night of their annual meeting, which occurs the last of the month.
From the Newport Daily News, October 19, 1907
The small boys of the public school are forming a football team. They hope to play with some of the juvenile Newport teams.
Yesterday a large number of outing parties from Newport visited Beavertail and the Dumplings and on the two last trips from the island to Newport the ferry was crowded with teams. Some were left on the dock on the 4 o'clock trip but all were taken over on the 5 o'clock and it was not necessary to make an extra trip.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, October 15, 1932
An interesting bi-centennial tree planting exercise took place at the Thomas H. Clarke school Friday morning. Mrs. Chauncey Shackford, chairman of the tree planting committee of the Jamestown Garden Club, presented to the school in behalf of the club a beautiful sparrow eye maple. … The tree was then placed in position, each grade placing a trowel of earth at its base. … The singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" closed the exercises.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, October 15, 1957
A hearing on a petition for a preliminary injunction to prevent Commerce Oil Refining Corp. from erecting a loading dock 900 feet off the east shore of Jamestown neared an end in Superior Court this morning as both sides gave closing arguments. … The offshore unloading and loading facility will run 1,300 feet parallel to the shore and be connected to land by pipelines.
(At the town council meeting) John L. Smith, chairman (of the Tercentenary Committee), submitted an itemized account of receipts ($5,311.19) and expenditures ($5,141.80).
From the Newport Daily News, October 19, 1957
The Newport School Committee last night warned county towns that Rogers High School is overcrowded and that by 1960 the doors might start to swing shut against tuition pupils. … Jamestown, which sends 40 pupils to Rogers and 14 to Thompson Junior High, was not invited to the meeting.
Traffic over the Jamestown Bridge increased 6.3 per cent during September, compared to the same period last year. … The annual report covering a 10-month period showed 395,717 vehicles crossed the bridge, an increase of 29,138 over last year. … (Charles L.) Hull also submitted a report which showed guards at the Beavertail area, maintained by the commission, counted 1,340 out-of-town cars and 1,931 local vehicles or a total of 3,171 frequenting Jamestown's favorite fishing spot during the month of September.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, October 19, 1982
W. Edward Wood, director of the Department of Trans- portation, said Monday night that he will appoint a committee to fix the site and design of the new Jamestown Bridge access road.
The Jamestown Shores Association has urged its members to attend the rights of way hearing sponsored by state Coastal Resources Management Council subcommittee Oct. 28 at 7:30 at Jamestown School. CRMC will receive new evidence concerning rights of ways in Jamestown. Eight of the nine to be considered are in the Jamestown Shores.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, October 15, 1992
State officials this week continued to fine tune plans for the public "walk across" celebration on the new Jamestown Bridge set for Saturday.
A special limited-edition commemorative bronze coin has been struck to mark the opening of the new Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge. The coin will be available for sale on the bridge during the public celebration planned for Saturday, Oct. 17.
Beautiful Columbus Day October weather Monday attracted 96 riders to the annual round-the-island bicycle race sponsored by the Jamestown Rotary Club. This year marked the 17th time the local organization has staged the event to raise money for Jamestown charities.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, October 16, 1997
The town-owned golf course has brought in $116,700 of income so far, and town officials anticipate seeing another $10,000 in revenue by the end of the season.
Jamestowner's pedaled into their 22nd annual Rotary Club Around the Island Bicycle Race Monday, as over 180 participants donned their helmets to ride the 18-mile course.


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In my travels, I have heard that some people, as a result of their economic situation, have actually wanted to and tried hard to contract HIV so that they would be eligible for the social services that would not ordinarily be afforded them if they were not HIV positive. In that regard they refer to HIV as " the gift".
Looking at this phenomena from a material perspective, it seems deplorable that there are conditions that people live in that encourage this type of behavior and thought, but the way our society is set up makes our unmet needs a real catalyst for this type of decision. The problem of satisfying our needs of eating and having shelter are very real, and many are challenged to meet them based on the circumstances in which they live. There are so many factors that go into creating the situations that makes this a problem in an abundant world that I will not begin to itemize them, but suffice it to say that it is the case.
Our goal, in this case, is "Getting to Zero" in new HIV infections, which would indicate (at that point) that we have "outsmarted" the HIV virus. What we have found as a result of the experiences of many long term survivors of this WAR is that positive thought and action play an important part in our spiritual and mental wellness. As a result of positive thought, our physical wellness is enhanced. So it is in our interest to look at some of the tactics and strategies that we should consider employing in order to achieve our goal of changing our thinking and speaking in order to get to zero new infections. I submit that changing the way we look at HIV from a spiritual and mental perspective will be an important weapon or tool in our arsenal, and it is one that helps solve many of the issues that are at the core of those things that keep us from satisfying our basic needs too!
Instead of looking at HIV as "the gift", we can consider HIV as an opportunity. A opportunity for what you ask? A opportunity for wisdom, self awareness, service, improved self discipline, and many other thoughts and actions that would help raise our individual vibrations, and thereby the vibratory rate of the planet. In other words, we could tap into that God energy that is seemingly necessary in order to RISE above the battlefield of life!
Those of us who have had the experience of being a host to the HIV retrovirus have been forced to focus on the decision making process that went into creating this new reality in which we live as individuals and as a part of the collective. This retrovirus has forced us to understand some of the patterns that result in suffering and death IF we resist the changes in our thoughts and actions. Using drugs, exchanging bodily fluids, stress, poor nutrition, being unforgiving, and not giving and receiving love are all contributing to the proliferation of the disease. They are also circumstances and behaviors that would seem to be beyond the medical or scientific community's ability to change. science and medicine have played, and continue to play an important role in us reaching our goal of getting to zero new infections, but we have seemingly reached a plateau. now we need new strategies and tactics. we need employ new wisdoms.
When we are courageous enough to live honestly in that reality, meaning when we are able to disclose our situation to ourselves and other so that we are truly living in the flow of life, we become a part of a higher vibration. That higher vibration seems to have an important effect on individual physical wellness. It also has assisted in the evolution of thinking about HIV, and has helped to diminish the fear of, grow the knowledge about, and help develop solutions for changed behavior as it pertains to HIV. It just so happens that the same process and strategies we have used in this instance can be replicated in every area of our lives!
For those who are interested in preventing contracting HIV, knowledge is powerful. But, knowledge applied is wisdom. Fear can be a useful tool as well as long as it does not keep us "stuck on stupid"! Preventing or living with HIV is a challenge for us all. Providing for our basic needs such as food, shelter, sex and clothing present some of the same challenges. In our effort to satisfy those needs, it is not surprising to me that some would go as far as to consider, and even attempt to become a host to the HIV retrovirus for the purpose of getting access to resources that are not available to all. I think it is crazy that in a world that is as abundant as the one we live in, that there are so many that are living without, but that is another story for another time.
I am simply saying that what some have called "the gift", can more effectively be identified as "the opportunity" if we truly want to gain the new perspective needed in order to be "Getting to Zero" new HIV infections. Let's take this opportunity to practice the behaviors like deciding to use condoms, or employ harm reduction methods like needle exchange, or living authentically and not allowing shame and stigma to cause the kind of stress that makes people more susceptible to transmit HIV, and situations more likely where HIV will find new a host. I know that when we do that, we will be in the final stages of an era, and at the dawning of a new beginning in which we as a human race acknowledge that love heals all.


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What a night!
"Nights like tonight, I'm not sure my wife is in there," Sean said.
Me either, Sean! On tonight, part one of "The Bachelor's" special two-day event, Tierra and the drama surrounding her reigned supreme.
We head to Montana, for what hailed to be an awesome day for Sean and the remaining 11 ladies vying for a ring. Three dates tonight, a group date, a one-on-one and the infamous two-on-one.
As all of the ladies prepare to rough it outdoors, the first date card arrives. First up the one-on-one date and Lindsey is our lucky lady.
Sean and Lindsey board a helicopter and take off for their intimate, one-on-one time together. They arrive at Glacier National Park, take in the sights and sounds and end the date by a cozy fireplace where Lindsey gets the opportunity to allow Sean to get to know her a little better.
She tells him about being raised as an army brat, moving a lot, with no stability, about how her dad was always away and how she yearns for the security of her own family. We see Sean light up, declare that he is certain that Lindsey would make an "incredible" wife and Lindsey scores a rose.
Sean got a lot closer to Lindsey tonight. The date ended with the two of them dancing on their very own private stage in the center of a crowded Sarah Darling concert as if they were the only two on the planet, securing Lindsey's slot on the show. Good job Lindsey -- you've done well.
Date Card. Group dates, invited are: Selma, Ashlee, Des, Catherine, Sarah, Leslie, Robin and Daniella. The group date was a combination of "Survivor" and "Fear Factor." The ladies are split into two teams, the read team: Selma, Des, Sara and Robin and the Blue Team: Leslie, Ashlee, Daniella and Catherine.
Each team has to canoe across a river, carry bales of hay, cross cut a log and finally milk a goat and drink the milk. These ladies were willing to do anything to score some extra up close and personal time with our bachelor.
The winning team would have an extended evening with Sean and the losing team would immediately be sent back to the lodge. Red Team wins, Blue Team back in the van headed back to the lodge ... with very sad faces.
The sad faces didn't fly well with our sweet, compassionate little bachelor, so he bent the rules. Sean sent for the losing Blue Team to return and join the winning ladies of the Red Team for the remainder of the evening. Well that didn't go over so well with the winners, especially the one who downed a mason jar of warm goat's milk to be there.
Sorry, ladies, he's the Bachelor and he makes and breaks the rules as he sees fit. Besides, Sean is a super nice guy and super nice guys don't part easily with a van full of hot chicks with sad faces.
The Blue Team returns, thrilled.
Sarah gets the first opportunity to spend some alone time with Sean. They hit it off as usual, very proud to see ole Sarah hanging in there with the other ladies and giving them a good run for their money with Sean's attention and affection.
Meanwhile, since the one-on-one date has been established and we're currently on the group date, this means that the two-on-one date will be our resident crazy chick Tierra and Jackie. Tierra and Jackie are back at the lodge, while the others are off enjoying splitting Sean in many pieces and trying desperately to be picked for alone time.
Well we thought Tierra and Jackie were back at the lodge. Resident crazy has crashed the party. Enter Tierra (did she walk there?). How'd she know where the group date was being held? What, does Sean need a doctor's note confirming that "one flew over the cuckoo's nest?"
Tierra, in true Tierra fashion, turns on the tears, tells Sean AGAIN that she can't stand sharing her "boyfriend" with the other ladies, She had to see him, be with him, blah, blah, blah. Is it me or does anyone else recognize the early signs of a defendant in a court case for a restraining order? Can you say STALKER?
Tierra exits stage left, the group date continues with oh boy, the ladies just pissing Sean off. Each of them so passive aggressively tells Sean that Tierra may not be here for the right reasons. Tierra is one way with us and another way with you. Tierra's not nice. Tierra isn't social in the house; one even went as far to tell Sean that Tierra flirted with a dude at the airport.
Ladies are we telling Sean things that we believe he should know or are we simply trying to get rid of crazy pants because she's your stiffest competition playing the game better than you? I think the latter.
Sean spends time with Catherine and shows us all how much he adores her. They share laughs and kisses and Catherine sits on Sean's lap as they gaze into each other's eyes really enjoying the moment, while inside Daniella decides she's going to find Sean and pull him away from Catherine. She opens the door and sees Catherine perched on Sean's lap and bursts into tears. (Urgh, these ladies kill me with the water works!)
Unable to face Sean in the arms of another women she goes back inside and as luck (or good reality show directors) would have it, Sean finishes up with Catherine and comes inside ready to spend some personal time with a very teary eyed Daniella. Sean has proven time and time again to be a sucker for tears and it worked again. Rose for Daniella! Good job cry baby!
Two women. One rose. One stays. One goes. It's time for our two-on-one date.
Sean, Tierra and Jackie set out horseback riding and perhaps Tierra trained Jackie's horse, as this folks looked like a one-on-one date with Sean and Tierra and Jackie followed the rear like a Mary Poppins chaperone. This only allowed more time for Sean to like Tierra even more. Poor Jackie.
Horse ride over and Jackie gets her moment with Sean. However, she spends it bad-mouthing Tierra. Yeah, Jackie's the one that thought it was "important" to tell Sean that, are you ready?
Tierra flirted with some random dude! So what Jackie? So what? You know what that gets you? A ride home, not to the lodge, not pass go to collect 200 bucks but home, in the back of a limo crying real tears as fireworks go off in the background that Sean and Tierra happen to be enjoying watching outside next to a fire. It could have all been yours, drama queen! Goodbye Jackie.
Sean has a look on his face that perhaps he's recognizing that Miss Tierra ain't wrapped too tight. Wait a minute, what is he doing? Sean put that rose down! Tierra wins again.
After an evening of the girls bad-talking Tierra, cornering Tierra in the house, name-calling and finger pointing Tierra, Tierra, and Tierra. Sean has clearly had his fill of all of the drama and told us all that this was a very bad night that left him apprehensive and doubtful, and that after the date with Lindsey that everything went downhill and he's no longer even certain that his wife is in the midst of this madness.
It's rose ceremony time.
Selma, Catherine, Leslie, Ashlee, Sarah and Des all get a rose and we say goodbye to our tumbler, Robin.
Tomorrow night looks like a doozy. Water. Lifeguards. Shivering. Blue lips and Tierra, can't wait.


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5 U.S. Code § 5550a - Compensatory time off for religious observances
§ 5550a.
Compensatory time off for religious observances
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations providing for work schedules under which an employee whose personal religious beliefs require the abstention from work during certain periods of time, may elect to engage in overtime work for time lost for meeting those religious requirements. Any employee who so elects such overtime work shall be granted equal compensatory time off from his scheduled tour of duty (in lieu of overtime pay) for such religious reasons, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
In the case of any agency described in subparagraphs (C) through (G) of section 5541(1) of this title, the head of such agency (in lieu of the Office) shall prescribe the regulations referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
Regulations under this section may provide for such exceptions as may be necessary to efficiently carry out the mission of the agency or agencies involved.
(Added Pub. L. 95–390, title IV, § 401(a), Sept. 29, 1978, 92 Stat. 762; amended Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(14), (15), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 382.)
References in Text
The date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 95–390, which was approved Sept. 29, 1978.
1979—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 96–54 substituted "Office of Personnel Management" for "Civil Service Commission" and "Office" for "Commission".
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–54 effective July 12, 1979, see section 2(b) of Pub. L. 96–54, set out as a note under section 305 of this title.
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Based on advice from the Office of the Attorney General, the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) will no longer admit undocumented or illegal immigrants into curriculum degree programs.
The NCCCS sought the help of the attorney general only a few months after a memorandum was issued in December 2007 mandating the 58 community colleges in the state to admit all undocumented individuals at an out-of-state tuition rate.
Kefalas graduates
Ashleigh Kefalas, daughter of John and Carolyn Kefalas of Ash, was one of 170 members of the class of 2008 at St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
Kefalas received a bachelor of arts in biology with a specialized program of study in equine science during commencement exercises on May 3 on the college campus in Laurinburg.
St. Andrews Presbyterian College is a four-year liberal arts and sciences college situated on 600 acres around a 70-acre lake in the Sandhills region of North Carolina.
Brunswick Community College celebrated outstanding student accomplishments at its annual Celebration of Champions on Friday, May 2.
The recognition program acknowledges the hard work of more than 100 students in various academic programs.
BCC President Dr. Stephen Greiner began the program by welcoming everyone and recognizing the faculty for helping the students succeed.
Sharon Thompson, vice president for academic services, introduced each department and the lead instructor of each department spoke about their nominated students.
The Continuing Education and Workforce Development Department offers short-term programs and classes for self-improvement, cultural enrichment, and academic achievement geared toward adults seeking intellectual stimulation, community involvement and social interaction, according to Karen Ladley, public information officer at the college.
Middle school and high school students from Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender school systems competed in math and science events at the annual ROCAME Regional Jamboree on April 26 at E. A. Laney High School in Wilmington.
Brunswick County won the championship trophy (overall points) for the third consecutive year.
The middle school event winners were:
Write It Do It: second place, Hailey Winstead and Maranda Hansley (SBM)
Egg Drop: first place, L. J. Webster and Alex Ray (Waccamaw)
The following students have earned degrees and cerficicates from Brunswick Community College. Commencement exercises were celebrated Friday night.
Adult High School Diploma
Krystal D. Arnold
Robert A. Austin
John H. Bland
Sherri M. Brooks
Kerry L. Burney
David M. Cantrell
Natasha Chamberlain
Jared M. Cox
Brittany L. Edge
Ashton B. Edwards
Brandon L. Ford
Crystal S. Hamilton
Tara M. Hardee
Palmer V. Johnson
Teresa L. King
Rachel J. Leonard
Perry B. Mansfield
Student mentors, leaders, and those who display extraordinary character are the first-ever recipients of the Polaris Awards.
The Brunswick County Schools Parent Advisory Council (PAC) and Commitment to Character Team (CTC) honored 15 students with the Polaris Awards, which were designed to recognize extraordinary character and achievements both in and outside the classroom.
Sharon Amrol-Davis, district PAC president and CTC team chairperson, said these awards were a vision she wanted to make a reality.
Brunswick Community College and community colleges across the state will increase student activity fees for the first time in 20 years.
For a student taking seven or more credit hours, the fee will increase from $19 to $32.50 a semester—an increase of $13 per semester.
Stephen Greiner, BCC president, said the decision to raise student activity fees was made by the Community College System. Individual schools cannot decide to make those changes.
The UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter touched down Friday at Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary School in conjunction with the STARBASE program.
STARBASE is a hands-on educational program focusing on science, math, technology, positive personal goal setting, substance abuse prevention and teamwork skills. Aimed at fifth-grade students, students learn aerodynamics, engage in flight simulation activity, test Newton's three laws of motion, and build and launch rockets at the end of the program.
Mayberry came to Brunswick County last Tuesday as Union Elementary School fourth grade presented the ninth annual production of "An Evening in Mayberry" at Odell Williamson Auditorium.
Former Union teacher Ellen Gordon wrote the play, which is based on the fictional town and characters of Mayberry. The plot revolves around a North Carolina state history school project. In turn, it showcases the actual fourth-grade curriculum taught in North Carolina public schools.
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Trail Blazers-Rockets Preview
One night after putting on a remarkable shooting display, the
Houston Rockets came up short against the defending champions their
last time out.
Getting back on track could prove difficult against a Portland
Trail Blazers team that's had their number thus far.
The Rockets return home looking to avoid a third consecutive
loss to the Trail Blazers on Friday night.
While Houston (27-24) tied an NBA record with 23 3-pointers and
posted its most points in 18 seasons Tuesday in a 140-109 rout of
Golden State, it got all it could handle at Miami on Wednesday.
James Harden had 36 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and seven
assists for the Rockets, who lost 114-108 after falling behind by
as many as 17 in the third quarter.
"We had a tough run scoring the basketball," Harden said. "We
even got stops, but the big plays where we needed to make a play,
they got stops – so that was the difference in the ballgame."
Houston also had its hands full in two overtime defeats to the
Blazers, 95-85 at home Nov. 3 and 119-117 in Portland on Nov.
Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge and star rookie Damian Lillard
averaged 28.0 and 23.5 points in those victories, while Nicolas
Batum scored a career-high 35 in the second meeting.
"I think we are a really confident team in close games because
we've been in that situation so many times and we've been
successful," Lillard said despite losing 105-99 at Dallas on
Wednesday. "So, anytime it's a close game and it comes down to
needing a stop or a big basket, we have a confident team and we've
been successful in those situations."
The Blazers (25-24) haven't taken three straight from the
Rockets in the same season since 2002-03. They had dropped 12 of 13
in Houston before winning two of the last three.
After kicking off its six-game road trip Monday with a 100-98
win over Minnesota, Portland committed a season-low six turnovers
but was outscored 22-9 in transition by the Mavericks.
"I think we definitely had a chance to win," said Aldridge, who
had 27 points and 10 rebounds for his season-high sixth consecutive
double-double. "We still have to do better."
Portland, which allowed Dallas to shoot 10 of 20 from 3-point
range, limited the Rockets to a season-worst 19.2 percent in the
first meeting. Houston has gone 23-9 when shooting at least 34.4
percent from long distance.
While much has been made about Harden's 25.8 points per game –
good for fifth in the NBA – he's averaging 8.3 assists in three
games this month.
"I try to get my teammates open shots (early in the game) so the
defense kind of opens up a little bit," he said. "I'm the main
option. My confidence has to be up to show my teammates that we can
come out here and win these games."
The Rockets, scoring 105.8 points per game to rank second in the
league, have won three straight and 16 of 21 at home while
averaging 112.9.
Batum, who continues to play through pain in his right wrist, is
averaging 8.0 points over his last six games – 7.5 less than his
season mark.


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Ryan Howard knew what was coming so he made the first strike
"Speed kills," he said to the assembled media waiting to talk to him after Friday's 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park.
There aren't many games where Howard gets an infield hit and then later tags up on a sacrifice fly, just beating a throw at home.
Yet that's exactly what happened – Howard's head-first slide just beat the throw from center fielder Shin-Soo Choo for the Phillies fifth run.
And there it was, a Phillies victory spurred by Howard's legs.
"I have those speed bursts every once in a while," quipped Howard.
But then he turned serious.
Few thought Howard would ever be able to run the way he did on Friday. Not that he will win many foot races, unless the opponent is one of the Molina brothers, but it was still significant.
After rupturing his left Achilles in that playoff-ending game to St. Louis in 2011, Howard hasn't been the same.
And that is why in the winner's clubhouse, he admitted it was a big deal to be able to make the plays with his legs.
"My ankle feels good and it has felt pretty good this entire season," Howard said. "You still continue to work to get the strength back, to get where my right leg is, but it feels good."
He could sense the crowd's enthusiasm when he scored.
"It felt good and I could feel the energy in the stadium and that was also huge to get an extra run," he said.
Not only that, but Howard wasn't apologizing for the swinging bunt that he got against lefthander Sean Marshall.
"You take all of them," Howard said. "You guys can tell me how many times I have hit it hard at somebody and gotten out and you don't frown on those," he said.
Howard is batting .245 with six home runs, 22 RBIs and a .712 OPS. These are all underwhelming numbers with slightly more than quarter of the season played.
Howard feels eventually he will break out.
"There have been a few times I haven't felt comfortable at the dish and right now it is kind of getting my pitches and fouling them off and the tough thing is, that leads to deeper counts," Howard said."Now I am working on not fouling them off and putting them in play."
Howard is the one player who has the ability to carry an offense for stretches. It hasn't happened this season, but as he showed in the win over Cincinnati, Howard is a competitor.
No doubt he will get busted by his teammates for his running exploits but deep down, they admire his grit and determination.
Howard may never again run like he used to or hit the way he used to, but he will continue to fight to regain what little speed he originally and a stroke that once made him one of the game's more feared hitters.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Build a state university in the swamplands of south Florida. Move the athletic program to the highest level in college sports and hire a self-made millionaire basketball coach. When his team makes the NCAA tournament, say in Year 2 of its eligibility, beat a tradition-rich opponent like a Georgetown.
That is Florida Gulf Coast University's formula for success.
It took 16 years, and now the school from south Florida is the talk of March Madness.
"Fort Myers is kind of rocking and rolling right now," FGCU forward Eddie Murray said Saturday, less than 24 hours after the No. 15 Eagles beat second-seeded Georgetown 78-68. "They're really excited. This is a big thing for the city and I'm glad we could deliver this."
It was one heck of a delivery.
Suddenly, a school with an enrollment of about 12,000, whose first graduating class wore the caps and gowns in 2001, is getting national attention because of a basketball team loaded with players whose best recruiting offers were from conferences like the Atlantic 10 and Missouri Valley.
The teenagers bought into the pitch from Andy Enfield, a coach made millions starting up a document imaging and contract management company in the health care industry, and who happens to be married to former supermodel Amanda Marcum. They have three children.
Hard to argue with that kind of salesman.
"Yes, we sold this vision," said Enfield, who has also spent time as an assistant coach in the NBA and at Florida State, and has been a shooting consultant for several NBA players. "It wasn't play San Diego State in the (third) round on a Sunday in Philadelphia, it was a vision of success, it was a vision of ... what they could expect in the classroom, off the court and on the basketball court. That's the vision we sell, and I think that's most recruiting. You have to let players know what they should expect from you during their time at school."
Enfield's motto is simple and he's lived up to it.
"I aim for the stars," he said.
Right now he's taking the team and the school with him.
"The biggest thing he's given me has just been confidence," Murray said. "There have been things technique-wise but the biggest thing has definitely been confidence."
The Eagles (25-10) put on a classic performance against Georgetown, putting on an offensive display unlike any seen against the Hoyas this season. Their 21-2 run in the second half stunned and delighted the sellout crowd at the Wells Fargo Center, and their ability to hold off final charge by the Big East team, sold the fans on the legitimacy of the win.
"Early on in the game I kind of thought that more people would be going for the underdog, but they weren't really too vocal in the beginning," Murray said. "As we started getting a couple of dunks here and there, knocking down a couple of 3s and going on a big run against Georgetown, the crowd really started to erupt, become more vocal. The place really started rocking there for a while. Yeah, all these people in Philadelphia have really come to like our team and are rooting for us."
So is a lot of the country, despite the Eagles shattering bracket sheets.
"I've received congratulatory message and advice from other coaches, people in the media, family, friends, people I haven't seen or heard from in 20 years," Enfield said, estimating his phone had 450 text messages — and counting.
While Fort Myers and nearby Naples may be known for their retirement communities, the area also has some good golf courses, wetland areas — and the wildlife that comes with them.
"You would see wild animals crossing the road," said Murray, a local who grew up about 20 miles away from the FGCU campus. "Personally, I've seen everything from wild boar, bobcats and, of course, alligators."
That didn't deter the students — and basketball players — from attending school on a campus just a few minutes from the Gulf of Mexico that has dorms overlooking a beach on a lake.
"I'm from Orlando, so even being from Florida, a lot of people that I'm close to, they didn't even know where Florida Gulf Coast was or they never heard of it," said Sherwood Brown, the Atlantic Sun player of the year, who led the Eagles against Georgetown with 24 points.
One person who knows something about FGCU is Steve Fisher, the coach of San Diego State (23-10), which will face the Eagles with a berth in the Sweet 16 at stake. A No. 15 seed has never made it to the regional semifinals, while the Aztecs are looking to do it for the second time in three seasons.
"I probably knew more than any coach in America about them because I've got a condo that I've had from my days in the Midwest in Fort Myers Beach, a stone's throw from Florida Gulf Coast," said Fisher, who coached Michigan to the 1989 national championship and two other Final Four appearances.
"I read all about them starting sports. I went over to the campus. I've been on the campus. I've toured it.
"They're good. I think it's legitimate."
Fisher said the low seeding and the short history has nothing to do with this team.
"If we were playing a shirts and skins game with all 64 teams and you brought all the teams out there and watched them warm up, you'd be hard pressed to say, 'Well, this is a team that's not supposed to win,'" he said. "They're good. They're talented. They're well-coached. And they played terrific last night."
The Aztecs broke open their 70-55 win over Oklahoma with a late run behind Jamal Franklin, who leads the San Diego State in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals.
"We can't get ahead to the Elite 8 or the Sweet 16," Franklin said. "Tomorrow is Sunday and that brings Florida Gulf Coast in our path and we've got to worry about playing a good team and we've got to worry about getting that win."


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Journalism at Marquette: A Brief History
The Yellow Journalism period in the early 20th Century marked an ethical low point in U.S. news reporting. Exaggeration, sensationalism and misinformation were common media practices of the time. Inaccurate reporting coupled with imperialism to incite the Spanish-American War, a conflict that left lasting implications and numerous casualties in the wake of its short but disastrous span.
John Copus, a journalist at the Detroit Evening News, quit the profession as a reaction against yellow journalism. Copus viewed such practices as unethical and immoral. His journalistic interest and pursuit of truth led Copus to join the Society of Jesus.
Remaining a strong proponent of journalism, Father Copus set out to use the Jesuit traditions of education and morality to bring a strong ethical tradition back to the profession. He chose Marquette Universitys urban campus to plant the seeds of his idea, and in 1910, the first journalism program at any Catholic university was launched.
The Journalism School was originally housed in the College of Economics until it separated in 1915. Still going strong today, the program is the product of the many influential people at Marquette who have helped define it. The Journalism program has also benefitted from technological advances over the past century, and Marquette University is dedicated to providing the resources as the profession continues to evolve into the 21st century and beyond.


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Let's Pretend
Children love to play dress up, particularly when they are young. Costumes, new identities, and imagination are all that are necessary for youth to have FUN playing pretend.
This kind of play is healthy and allows Discovery Scouts to role play. Role playing is an important part of early education, allowing our Scouts to develop their imaginations, their problem solving skills, and allow them to explore the world safely.
Scouts Choose Their Identities
Scouts decide which identity they want for the party. Scouts might choose to be a prince or princess, a knight or lady, or even a dragon or the wicked witch.
Party Preparation
Our Discovery Scouts make their own decorations and details. Costumes can be as easy as old clothes. If parents have old fabrics, glitter, or any craft supplies, that will help.
The Scouts assemble their costumes at the meeting locations. Below are some ideas:
How to Make a Crown:
With parental supervision, our Scouts can cut a crown shape out of a one liter soda bottle with a scissors or craft knife.
Glue, glitter, and rhinestones add the "regal" effect. The crown fits easily on a child's head.
How to Make a Sword:
Pool noodles make great swords. Another possibility is cut a sword shape out of cardboard. The handle can be wrapped with ribbon or colored tape.
Using Their Imagination
Scouts should be free to play as they like and make up their own story lines, dances, and identities.
Free play is encouraged and if Scouts are going to sword fight or jump and wrestle, maps can be placed on the floor.
Games are a good way to keep our Scouts interested.
Each Scout says something about the character they are playing: what their name would be, where they live, how they act, and how they have good character.
That Scout then "tags" another Scout who then tells everyone about their character. Go around until every Scout has the chance to participate.
Dress Up Beat the Clock is a game in which the Scouts dress in their costumes as quickly as they can. The first to be dressed has the opportunity to serve treats later.
Sugar cookies are an easy choice and ready made dough can be purchased to be cut up. Scouts can cut the shapes of the cookie dough into princes and princesses, noble steeds, glass slippers, and more. They can decorated with sprinkles and icing.
Scouts set up tables and chairs and fill glasses while the cookies bake.
Once the cookies are baked and cooled, the winner of the Dress Up Beat the Clock game can serve them.


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Even as the gates slammed shut and he stepped out into the roar of the main cellblock, T.J. Parsell was still in denial. He had landed in prison after a drunken prank with a toy gun netted him $50 and two and a half years. His older brother, who had served some brief jail time, had given him some advice: Look tough. Show no fear. Be a man.
But even if Parsell could have kept his shoulders back, his chin cocked and the panic out of his eyes as he walked beneath five stories of barred cells, through the echoes of slamming doors, the clatter of chow trays and the shouts of 500 inmates, they already knew: This paper-thin kid with a desperate game face was fresh meat. Barely six weeks later, according to Parsell, he had been drugged, gang-raped by three inmates and "sold" to a fourth with the flip of a coin. He was 17 years old.
Parsell's story is horrifying, but hardly surprising. And therein lies a paradox: If prison rape is as prevalent as it is thought to be, it stands as one of the most appallingly frequent human rights abuses in America. But as a matter of public concern, when the victims are male, the issue remains little more than a dirty joke.
In 2001 Human Rights Watch attempted to turn off the canned laughter. Drawing on testimonies from 200 prisoners in thirty-four states, HRW released a report titled "No Escape: Male Rape in US Prisons." The findings suggested that male rape, often accompanied by almost unimaginable violence, is widespread throughout the US prison system. The report was damning enough to help convince Congress to pass the optimistically named 2003 Prison Rape Elimination Act. In writing PREA, Congress estimated that 13 percent of inmates had been sexually assaulted. Even if that is (as many experts believe) a conservative estimate, it translates into a stunning number of victims. "Nearly 200,000 inmates now incarcerated have been or will be the victims of prison rape," the act states. "The total number of inmates who have been sexually assaulted in the past 20 years likely exceeds 1,000,000."
The act is intended to tackle rape in both male and female prisons; there is no reliable gender breakdown of prison rape victims, but 93 percent of America's prison population is male.
Despite the bold promise implied by its name, PREA hasn't made a dent in the statistics so far. Although the act sets out to define new standards for detection, prevention, reduction and punishment of prison rape, no new standards have yet been established–and when they are, they are unlikely to go into effect before 2010. Even then, it is by no means certain that they will be effectively enforced.
But the problem goes deeper than inadequate legislation. The prevailing social attitude toward male prison rape was typified by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer back in 2001, when Enron CEO Ken Lay was in the news. "I would love to personally escort Lay," Lockyer said, "to an 8-by-10 cell that he could share with a tattooed dude who says, Hi, my name is Spike, honey."