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Just in time for the new movie and the wall-crawler's 50th Anniversary, here is the first part of Zechs' list of his top twenty-six Spider-Man stories of all time. Why 26? Because he can go one better!
Unlike other sites' usual predictable hoopla, I, Zechs, will bring you a top list never seen before. I shall go one better than other sites because I'm choosing as my personal favorites. So those looking to bitch me out: go ahead. Yes, I overlooked a few Spider-Man tales, probably some in fact because I haven't read them all. If there is something not listed, I've probably never read it. No really I'm being a dick and I did this on purpose so you could be pissed off as hell. HA HA HA!
This is my personal list of Spider-Man stories. It's truly hard just thinking of twenty five because there are so many fantastic issues of Spider-Man. That's a testament to the creative staff who've worked on the character. So for those looking to compare my list, it is a whole lot different than the usual fare. These are the stories that to me, have the best Spider-Man in it. The one that either shows the character at his best or the rich depth of his surrounding cast, because that's what defines Spider-Man for me. Not just the stories, but the characters themselves resonate with people and are why fans just keep flinging out money to Marvel for more Spider-Man.
So with that out of the way enjoy and if you don't well...
26. The Choice and the Challenge/Unmasked! (Amazing Spider-Man #275-276) –
Writer: Tom DeFalco, Stan Lee Pencils: Ron Frenz, Steve Ditko
This simple two arc story has remarkable importance for me. Why you ask? It includes the first comic I ever read, Amazing Spider-Man #275. It's a comic that still resonates well with me because it has so much going for it. This story presents the return of the Hobgoblin, who aches for a rematch with Spider-Man. However, Pete is kind of in a crossroads at the moment. MJ had just revealed she knew he was Spider-Man and the effects of the Death of Jean DeWolff are still fresh in his mind. Pete needs guidance and who gives it to him? Mary Jane. Even with my young mind, I could see that MJ was the rock for Peter; the one who be there always for him thick and thin. We're also treated with this conversation they have with Pete flashing back to his beginnings and thus we get a reprint of Amazing Fantasy #15. It's a nice way to tie in the past with the present instead of just going the easy way out and putting said reprint at the end. For new readers who haven't ever read it, this is way to fully get into the mind of how Peter Parker became Spider-Man.
Then it all comes full circle with the Hobgoblin who decides to randomly pick a poor New Yorker and take them hostage. That poor New Yorker just so happens to be Sha Shan (Flash Thompson's girlfriend at the time). Of course the act makes Peter think back to another impactful moment in his life: the Death of Gwen Stacy. However, he beats the ghosts of his past to win the day and expose the Hobgoblin for who he is: Flash Thompson?! Of course this is but a trick from old Hobby given Flash berated him on live television for attacking his girlfriend and this was the perfect payback from the hellfiend.
25.) Doomed Affairs (Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2 #50) --
Writer: J. Michael Starczynski, Pencils: John Romita, Jr.
I swear this will be the only story involving Doctor Doom that will appear on this list. In fact Doom is like the third reason I enjoy this tale. For me JMS's run on Amazing Spider-Man at the beginning was full of many hits and at the end so many misses. However, one tale that was quite impactful for me during his run was this one.
Pete is trying to reunite with his estranged wife Mary Jane, and they just so happen to run into each other after both we're trying to see the other and that Parker luck made the meeting happen at an airport. Of course this happens just when Dr. Doom is being escorted and is exiting the building when terrorists targeting the good doctor attack him. Put into a situation he cannot overlook, Pete springs into action in a surprise team-up with Captain America.
This story has it all the right doses of action, humor and drama. It showcases how Pete looks up to Captain America and the core of the one woman who understands Pete the most: Mary Jane Watson. It's stories like these that make other stories like One More Day and O.M.I.T. sting so much more.
24.) New Ways to Die (Amazing Spider-Man #568-573) --
Writer: Dan Slott, Pencils: John Romita, Jr.
THERE SLOTT!! I'm giving you your piece of meat!! HAPPY? HUH ARE YOU?! GO AHEAD AND BRAG ABOUT IT!! YOU!! You... YOU... ARGH!! CURSE YOUR WALL AND POKER FACE! CURSE IT!! I WANT TO KNOW!! IS THE HOBGOBLIN STILL ALIVE?!
(Sorry I had to get that out of my system.)
For those who want to see the current Amazing Spider-Man writer at his finest and what turned the corner on the book that had been lulling about, look here. On the eve of his Dark Reign, Norman Osborn uses his Thunderbolt team to target Spider-Man. It's Spidey vs. Venom, Bullseye, the Green Goblin, and an unwilling Songbird/Radioactive Man. If that wasn't enough, new Spidey villains, Menace and Mr. Negative make their presence known as well. In Mr. Negative's case, he accidentally creates an all-new foe for Spider-Man and Venom: Anti-Venom!!
The concept itself is absurd and yet Slott somehow makes it awesome. There's a lot of great action and moments throughout this arc as well with the Spider-Man vs. Bullseye fight and the final time (for who knows how long) Pete fights Norman in the Green Goblin gear. Everything about this story is comic book fun. From the fights, to Peter/Eddie's banter toward each other, and the icing on top of the cake Norman sipping a World's Greatest Dad coffee mug while in his Green Goblin outfit and talking to his son Harry. Now that's just utterly priceless.
23.) An Obituary for Octopus (Spider-Man Unlimited vol. 1 #3) --
Writer: Tom DeFalco, Pencils: Ron Lim
Everyone considers Norman Osborn to be the end all arch foe of Spider-Man. For me that's all bull. Doctor Octopus is who I truly feel is Peter's foe that he must bring his A-game for every confrontation they have. But what truly motivates the tentacled one?
In this story by Tom DeFalco we find out the events that helped form Ock's shattered psyche and find out the accident was only part of the problem. Meanwhile, in the present Spider-Man and Ock are up to their usual dance. You do really feel for the guy throughout the issue even though he's the villain. You can't help but be as broken hearted as he is once the true nature of his "evil" scheme is revealed and thwarted at the issue's end. It's a real fascinating look behind one of Spider-Man's greatest foes.
22.) Spider-Man: Legacy of Evil #1 --
Writer: Kurt Busiek, Pencils: Mark Texeira
The Green Goblin, one of the most impactful fiends in all of Spider-Man's life. This is an outsider's story of their epic rivalry from the perspective of Ben Urich (long time Daredevil/Spider-Man cast member and uncle to Phil, the current Hobgoblin dupe). Someone has kidnapped Norman Osborn Jr., the son of the second Green Goblin Harry Osborn. Ben and Spidey are on the case looking into the past for clues about who the culprit could be. After all, during this time period both Norman and Harry were considered dead. So who could want little Normie Osborn?!
The interesting perspective and how Ben slowly begins to put together the pieces on how the Green Goblin started off a crime lord and de-evolved into this foe obsessed with crushing Spider-Man. Of course when he makes the natural conclusion, it's an interesting point. Likewise, the so called "legacy" of being the Green Goblin is the one key thing I really enjoyed about this one shot. It really dug deep into not just the Green Goblin's back-story but it also showcased the eventual rivalry Ben Urich would have for Norman Osborn.
21.) Learning Curve (Ultimate Spider-Man #8-13) --
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis, Pencils: Mark Bagley
There's a lot to love of Brian Michael Bendis/Mark Bagley's run on Ultimate Spider-Man. For me the one arc that always resounds well for me is the second act they have on the book, which features the young Spider-Man deciding to take-down the biggest criminal in all of New York, the Kingpin. Here you have Peter Parker thinking he's unconquerable and ready to take on the evil of the world. Well, the evil of the world might be a little harder to beat than Peter thinks. Fisk owns him really badly with help from his super-powered right hand, Electro. After the beat down, Peter is hungrier to defeat the Kingpin. Though how do you defeat a guy who's considered nigh untouchable?
There's a lot of the usual Bendis work here and the dialogue is what's so crisp about this story. I really do enjoy this version of the Kingpin and to see the continuing arc that ran all through Ultimate Peter's life was so darn fascinating. Yes he learned that with great power comes great responsibility in the first arc. Here, he learns how to be a super hero. There's just a nice balance of drama and humor throughout this story and really has my favorite moment of all time in Ultimate Spider-Man with the confrontation he has at story's end with Kingpin. I guarantee you will not be able to keep a straight face when reading it. Again, this was a fantastic opening salvo for what came to be for me the best darn ongoing plot within Ultimate Spider-Man.
20.) Severance Package (Tangled Web #4) --
Writer: Greg Rucka, Pencils: Eduardo Risso
Spider-Man thwarts a lot of street crime and its effect is always felt within the operations of the Kingpin of crime. So instead of telling the usual story from Peter's perspective, we get it through one of Fisk's operatives named Tom. Tom's plan is simple and of course all goes to hell once Spider-Man arrives to stop it. Given that this is the seedy underbelly, there is only one course of action the Kingpin will take for this failure. Instead of running, Tom goes about his day like nothing is happening yet we see the world around him. This mook's life is fully committed to the Kingpin, and it is all paid via the Kingpin. The Kingpin owns Tom and there's nothing he can do about that. Even after his wife pleads with him to surrender himself to law officials and take a plea bargain, Tom doesn't yield as he's picked up by his fellow partner Richie.
The next few events will leave the reader rooting for Tom to escape this life of crime. Alas though, if this was someone say like Tombstone, Jigsaw, or the Hood you probably get this sort of ending, but this is the Kingpin. His presence is felt in every nook and corner of the entire story until he's literally covering the pages with his imposing presence (done nicely by Eduardo Risso). There's only one sort of end for Tom in all of this and he gingerly accepts this fate. Fans of Greg Rucka's current Punisher run might want to check this story out. It's just ripe full of the grittiness and crime ridden world that Rucka does so well.
19.) Double Shots (Tangled Web #13) --
Writer: Ron Zimmerman, Pencils: Sean Phillips
One of the things that I most enjoy about Spider-Man is the wealth and depth of his villains. In fact like a certain Caped Crusader, he has so many you could list the certain tiers each villain ranks. Such ranks are ever so clear as in this story, a mosaic of several "almost got him" stories told between some of Spidey's rogues as they hang out at a super villain's bar and talk about that insidious arachnid.
Each foe brings their unique personality to the forefront. Al Kraven is an arrogant, smug piece of work who tries to show off yet is annoyed by the wall-crawler, but deep down isn't as hot. Vulture, the seasoned pro who hungers for the fire the younger villain has plus is more miserable over the continued existence of Spider-Man. Then there's the mysterious third man, whose identity is concealed by the trench coat and fedora he wears to hide his head. He leaves a breadcrumb trial of clues to his fellow crooks and readers of his relationship with their mutually hated foe. You'll be in shock when his identity is revealed because it's a whopper!
Stay tuned for part 2 of my Top 26 Spider-Man stories of all time as I jump into 18-7!!!
Written or Contributed by: Zechs


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Probing Mandela's Politics ANC's Anti-Colonialist History Puts Today's Statements in Perspective
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NELSON MANDELA'S popularity in the United States as an individual opposing apartheid has over-shadowed the fact that he is deputy-president of the African National Congress. Yet Mr. Mandela has consistently reiterated he is a loyal and disciplined ANC member.
The ANC is not well known in American politics, and Mandela's interview on the ABC News Program "Nightline" was probably the first time its views were presented to a large American audience. Mandela defended the ANC's relations with Cuba, Libya, and the PLO (not to mention the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe). He emphasized there was no reason why "America's enemies" should be the ANC's enemies since these countries help the liberation struggle.
Many Americans may have wondered how the ANC's friends can help liberate South Africa if they deny basic rights to their own people. Does the company the ANC keeps call into question its democratic credentials?
Mandela's comments are consistent with the ANC's long-standing views on foreign policy. The report of the ANC's national executive in 1954 stated, "The cardinal points of foreign policy are opposition to war and an uncompromising stand for world peace, and opposition to colonialism and white domination ... (we) must look for allies ... (and) we must ask ... the following regarding any prospective ally: (1) Is this country or group in the imperialist camp or in the anti-imperialist camp? (2) Is this country or group for equality or for racial discrimination? (3) Is this group pro-African or anti-African freedom? (4) Is this country or group anti-colonialist?"
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Nelson Mandela is not like Martin Luther King. King was a Christian minister committed to nonviolence. Mandela was commander of the ANC's military wing. It is the ANC's former president-general, Albert Luthull, also a committed Christian who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to nonviolence, who is similar to King.
South African politics is distorted when the struggle against apartheid is too closely identified with the US struggle for civil rights. South Africa is not Jim Crow writ large, nor are the Afrikaners like Southern racists. The appropriate background for understanding South African politics and the ANC is not the American struggle for civil rights, but the struggle for independence and national liberation in colonial territories. The struggle in South Africa against racism and segregation, and for black political rights, is part of the broader struggle between African and Afrikaner nationalism. …


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V&A Online Journal
Issue No. 3 Spring 2011
Review: The Actor in Costume by Aoife Monks
Curator of Modern & Contemporary Performance, V&A
Published by Palgrave Macmillan 2010, pp.176
Hardback ISBN 9780230216990 £50
Paperback ISBN 9780230217003 £16.99
Such is the paucity of writing on stage costume that Costume in the Theatre (1964) written by James Laver, a former Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the V&A, is still one of a handful of books that are regularly recommended to researchers.
The Actor in Costume is, therefore, a welcome addition to a small field: a concise and considered meditation on the interrelationship of performer, costume and audience in the making of a theatrical experience. Where existing works tend to position either the costume or the actor in a supporting role to the other's genius, this book suggests that 'costume is a body that can be taken off' – a melding of actor and outfit for a specific performance in which the role of the audience is to collaborate in the making of meaning as well as appreciate the performance.
As a theatre scholar, Monks is interested in unpicking the way in which costume is glossed over, seen through or fetishised in theatre scholarship and illustrates the various points in these relationships by focussing on moments at which the actor and costume assume a particular force, for example, onstage nudity or cross-dressing. She leads her readers through the book from the backstage experience of the dressing-room through the performance and into the museum/costume store using examples from painting, photography and literature en-route. Her case-studies are well-chosen and demonstrate a range of theatrical events from nineteenth century black-faced minstrels to the Wooster Group's re-reading of the tradition, moving from Stanislavski and Modernist theatre through to Forced Entertainment and National Theatre of Scotland.
Each of these case studies opens up a new field of enquiry and promotes the urge to further unpick and unpack the ideas and issues they raise, for example, the relationship between stage costume and fashion theory and between stage costume and textile and clothing production. The fundamental questions about the role of the audience in recognising and therefore discursively producing the costumed performer are predicated on the audience's knowledge of these other areas. The Actor in Costume encourages us – theatre-goers, designers, performance scholars – to question our behaviour when watching actors in costume. It also reminds us that a theatre audience is doing many things during a show: admiring the performances, performers, decorative effects and sometimes switching from the theatrical frame back into the real world, for example thinking 'I bet that's uncomfortable' or 'I'd like some cushions in that fabric'. But there are other voices that need to be engaged in the discussion about actors and costume that this volume cannot be expected to encompass. Inevitably, in repositioning the actor in costume in the centre of the study, rather than considering the actor alone, the role of the costume designer, maker and wardrobe supervisor in creating a character are once again occluded. Monks's suggestions about the way in which audiences meld costume and performer go a long way to explaining why the other collaborators in the costuming process go unconsidered: there is still a level at which stage costumes seem to be considered clothes, while a chair on stage is never seen as just a chair, but is routinely understood as part of the scenography. What we need now in the field of costume and performance studies is a book that combines Monks's theoretical rigour and imaginative insights with technical expertise, a book that does for performance costume what Christopher Baugh's Theatre, Performance and Technology did for scenography, namely providing a starting point from which makers, designers, performance theorists and historians can work towards a more encompassing history and theory of costume for performance.
Issue No. 3 Spring 2011
- Editorial
- Promoting corporate environmental sustainability in the Victorian era: The Bethnal Green Museum permanent waste exhibit (1875-1928)
- 'Nothing of intrinsic value': The scientific collections at the Bethnal Green Museum
- Shedding light on the digital dark age
- John Thomas and his 'wonderful facility of invention': Revisiting a neglected sculptor
- Dialogues between past and present: Historic garments as source material for contemporary fashion design
- Kütahya ceramics and international Armenian trade networks
- X-radiography as a tool to examine the making and remaking of historic quilts
- A patchwork panel 'shown at the Great Exhibition'
- An adorned print: Print culture, female leisure and the dissemination of fashion in France and England, around 1660-1779
- Seating and sitting in the V&A: An observational study
- Review: The Actor in Costume by Aoife Monks
- Review: Not quite Vegemite: An architectural resistance to the icon
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"Education is the civil rights issue of this century."–John McCain
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Two of my three kids are in school. They attend a private school where we pay the tuition monthly. On top of the tuition we also participate in mandatory fund raising activities. And like all taxpayers, we pay school taxes to our local public school district, money we never benefit from. All of this is our choice and, while a struggle at times, is worth every penny. The education they receive is outstanding and their teachers are some of the best in the area.
John McCain has proposed offering this education to all students in all types of schools through the voucher system. Public schools are failing across the country. The growth of charter and cyber schools are a testament to that fact. There are many good public schools as well but these are often separated from students who need them by residency requirements or transportation concerns. Through the implementation of a voucher system, parents would be able to choose to send their children to schools that have a proven track record of success, whether that school is public or private.
Under a voucher system, teachers and their unions would have to prove their worth to parents, not school boards. In PA there is a new teachers strike every week. These teachers walk out because their free health insurance is being threatened or their compensation is only being increased by a guaranteed 3% a year for the next 3-5 years. Rarely, if ever, have they left their schools because the quality of education or the quality of materials available to help students learn, is below expectations. That is not to say that teachers don't care about students, many do. But too often unions and bureaucracies fight for the wrong thing, money.
Sen Obama also supports education reform in the form of vouchers. However his plan limits their use only to public schools. Why? Simply put, teachers unions have given him millions of dollars in support throughout his campaign and he does not want to aggravate those members. Vouchers for use in public education will not solve the problem of failing schools. His policy is simply throwing more money in a different direction. And while vouchers are not the only component of his education platform, all of the other policy adjustments he has proposed are based on spending more money for the already failing schools and teachers.
Personally, I would love to see education reform through the use of school vouchers. Parents would finally be able to make a choice that would benefit their children without considering an additional expense ( in most cases). Schools would have to reform in order to retain students, and like Senator McCain said, schools would have to answer to parents not unions. But whether or not this reform happens, as a parent I will still make the choice of where to send my children to school, no matter the cost and sacrifice I have to endure because I know that education is the best thing I can ever give my kids.


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(Photo I took of the DJ Herc mural located on East 166st & Grand Concourse. BX, NYC)
Welcome back Music Lovers! I have some good news to share as even more developments in the world of music and art arise. I took a picture of DJ Kool Herc's mural because it relates to a News 12, The Bronx story that caught my attention several days ago. I was in the kitchen making a sandwich when I overheard a reporter talking about a new proposal aimed at co-naming Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, Hip-Hop Boulevard!! Wow!
As a Bronx resident I had to dig deeper into this story. Why was Sedgwick Ave so important for Hip-Hop's history? For those readers who don't know much about Sedgwick Avenue here's a little history lesson as to why the place holds such an important cultural relevance to Hip-Hop and the world!
Many people including myself have always thought of Hip-Hop as first emerging in the South Bronx in the early 1970s. Well that idea is partly true. According to article written by David Gonzalez entitled, "Will Gentrification Spoil The Birthplace of Hip-Hop?" in The New York Times, Hip-Hop actually got its start in the West Bronx. While some may think of Hip-Hop as officially starting in Harlem or Queens, the residents of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue know better.
Digging through the evidence (check the references below) revealed that the building pictured above, 1520 Sedgwick Avenue is the birthplace of Hip-Hop and Rap , a cultural force that has influenced generations of music fans, DJs and Producers worldwide!
How can this be? Glad you asked!
After hearing the story, I went online and googled 1520 Sedgwick Avenue.
Just north of the Cross Bronx and along the Major Deegan expressway the highrise has a history unknown to many residents of the community. Admittedly, I did not know of the building's significance until I researched and wrote this piece!
Cincystreetdesign.com provides details concerning the fact that this location was used by DJ Kool Herc to hold a party so grandiose that the epic reverbs of its influence can still be felt today! It was in the community room of 1520 Sedgwick that DJ Kool Herc unleashed the lyrical art form we know as Hip Hop. I can only say that I wish I was at that party to hear DJ Kool Herc and the invention of HipHop, but I wasn't born yet. 😦
So who is DJ Kool Herc and how did all this start?
(D.J. Kool Herc, at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the west Bronx. Photo courtesy of The New York Times)
Wikipedia gave me a rundown of relevant info. Born Clive Campbell in Kingston, Jamaica, Herc immigrated to New York City at an early age and was influenced by both American and Jamaican music styles. Using his father's massive sound system to throw all night block parties, Herc united the community of the West Bronx.
Various sites including Allmusic.com point to Herc's pioneering DJ technique as the isolation and extension of the drum breaks of funk, disco and soul records to induce high energy rhythms in the patterns of club goers. His signature style consisted of using two copies of the same record to endlessly loop a beat during performances.
Here is a video of DJ Kool Herc decribing how he invented the idea of playing two breaks together. Check it out!
During the drum breaks or the instrumental percussion parts of records the party exploded into new heights of dance fever. Realizing the raw energy that he had created, Herc decided to push the excitement further by drawing on his Jamaican dancehall roots. Herc's own crew "The Herculoids", made up of Herc, Coke La Rock, and Clark Kent, would take the opportunity to recite rhymes over the microphone, in the style of Jamaican dancehall toasting, while the breaks played on.
This innovation of rhyming in sync with the break beats gained a following across the five boroughs of New York City and eventually the world.
Those who could pull off the skill of rapping with the beat were given the title of MC or Master of The Ceremonies.
This is how Hip-Hop was born.
To quote the site cincystreetdesign.com "This is where it came from," said Clive Campbell, pointing to the building's first-floor community room. "This is it. The culture started here and went around the world. But this is where it came from. Not anyplace else."
The technique used by Herc in that community room in 1973 extended into nearby parks and streets before turning into an all out global influence.
(Promotion for the party that changed the music world, dated August 11, 1973. Photo from http://www.cincystreetdesign.com)
Flash forward to 2014. On Thursday a street naming proposal is hoped to honor 1520 Sedgwick Avenue as the rightful birthplace of hip-hop music.
According to News 12 The Bronx, local historian Jacob Morris is leading the push to co-name Sedgwick Avenue as Hip-Hop Boulevard. He's not alone. Morris is getting the support of dozens of Bronx residents who made a request to the Community Board.
Proponents of the idea to co-name Sedgwick Ave claim the world hasn't been the same since DJ Kool Herc hosted the now-famous house party. News 12 goes on to state that if the community board decides to take up the proposal, it would eventually end up in a vote among all members. Morris says he believes the vote could happen as early as this month.
I love the idea and as a Bronx resident and Hip-Hop lover I want to see the building honored and the avenue co-named. I think the significance of this place must be respected. After all this is where Hip-Hop began, a culture that started from the community of one building and spread around the world. In a word, it is BIG. Hip Hop Boulevard. I dig it!
Marshall, Wayne. "Kool Herc." In Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture, ed. Mickey Hess, 1-26. (Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2007).
Morbid Wonderland – The Art of Ashley L'Amour & JeRm La Haine
Enter An Exciting World Of Art On The Flipside Of Normal
Morbid Wonderland's page description on Facebook reads, "A page for all things dark and unusual in art, music, fashion, movies, television & theater." Nothing could be further from the truth and I love it!
I stumbled across this page one afternoon on my quest to search for some cool new art and music. There I was scrolling the net in the library when something odd caught my eye. It was the image above. "Woah!", I remembered thinking. "This is pretty cool. A world beyond the world we know!". This an idea that often pops into my dreams and waking hours. I see art as the realization of a mystery world, a world of subconscious feeling trying to break free through signs and symbols.
The art team of Ashley L'Amour & JeRm La Haine create a narrative feast of sensory stimulation for the senses with their visual work. Signs and symbols come to life in their work. In the realm of digital design and artwork they offer their services to anyone looking for promotional art, album art, business cards, performance art and much more. Below you will find a small sampling of their striking work. Check it out!
Did I mention I love the internet? There are so many artists, producers and DJ making valuable contributions to the creative culture, setting trends and inventing new ones that it is awesome when something out of the ordinary sparks curiosity. That is what happened when I discovered this digital playground for the eyes.
In discovering Morbid Wonderland and the art of Ashley L'Amour & JeRm La Haine the visuals invoked a strange otherness that drew me closer. Immediately drawn into a Tim Burton meets Alice in Wonderland type world I was foreigner who made my way through the treasures of this strange and beautiful new world.
Art is life and new artists make new life. In addition to digital design the art duo of L'Amor and JeRm La Haine also offer a selection of custom made masks available for purchase. Known under the name of "Second Skin" ! A world that beckons its viewer to be an active participant in its beautiful mystery. The viewer, the art and the artist become one with the mask. Be sure to click the links below the art to connect with the artists and order your own custom made art mask!
Enjoy and be sure to support the work of artists who make it their mission to bring you fresh modes of expression!
Will you use your mask for a festival, an elegant party, a masquerade ball or a night out? Will you put on a show or hang one on the wall next to other art? The choice is yours.
Yes. You can own these!
These are really, really cool.
I think I'll take the Jason inspired one! Visit the links and claim your custom made art! My favorite part is of Second Skin masks are that no two masks are the same because each one is crafted by hand with love. This guarantees you an original artwork! Discover more in the links below.
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"Independent Sub-genre inspiring producer , Electro , soul , jazz , funk , blues , disco , r&b ..that's what I'm about"
My Take: Truthfully speaking, Fushion picks great tunes to work with. I like his taste in music and his selection. I found myself boppin to his choice cuts. I don't know why ,but something about the selected cuts and effects used reminded me of Massive Attack at some points in my listening experience. (Love Massive Attack) Good vibes entered my brain when I listened to some of the tunes. Not 100% feeling some of the effects used in these tunes, but overall the vibes were there and it felt good. Dig it, these were the cuts I thought were dope. Give it a listen and a download! Then sit back and enjoy the free tunes. Follow on Soundcloud for more. I'm looking forward to hearing the evolution of this up and coming artist. Respect.
DJ Kim Kong's "Happiness"
As a dj trying to perfect my craft I believe that a pure, crisp, clean sound makes for a better sounding dj or producer. I'm on a quest for choice cuts. I rather listen to a dj that has awesome music, than a super popular dj who is scratching music every five seconds with loaded effects. I dig the tunes and the ambiance. The mood and feeling of music are very important to me, so when I read the title of DJ Kim Kong's set I expected to feel 'Happiness". Good news music lovers, I felt happy listening to this set. Why? Listen and you'll find out. Trance Ambient Minimal Electro Dance Goodness!!! You gotta check this one out! FREE? HELL YEAH!
From Soundcloud: "Happiness" My new set, recorded live. Trance Ambient Minimal Electro Dance. Download it! Burn it! Share it! Thank you!"
You know my only feeling of sadness listening to this set was not being in the club when DJ Kong dropped it. That's ok though…I'll be pumping this mix on my night drive to the city. You inspired my set DJ Kim Kong!
THANK YOU for this feeling! Amazing work! Also check out "Now"
Well that's all for now! Be sure to check out post 8 next week for more fresh free music and art news. Till next time my fellow music lovers! Viva Good Music!


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by Peter Wagner, February 23, 2004
In 1999, the tiny village of Grafton Ohio successfully lobbied the Ohio legislature to have state prisoners excluded from its official population totals. Ohio law requires villages to become cities and offer additional services when their population reaches 5,000.
Councilperson John Lescher told the Cleveland Plain Dealer that Grafton didn't have the budget to be a city, and that situation was by design. "Years ago, we laid out a master plan for the village. It included parks, infrastructure and other upgrades. Nowhere did we desire to become a city."
Becoming a city would require "hiring a labor attorney, a safety/service director and creating a cemetery board and city health district." Standards for police and firefighters would also be raised, meaning more expense.
Councilperson Lescher complained that as a result of the Census counting state prisoners as Grafton residents, the village will have "to spend money we don't have to make changes for people that don't even benefit from our services."
The record does not say whether Grafton considered lobbying the Census to change counting policy, but 1999 would probably have been too late for the Census to change procedures for the 2000 Census. So instead the village turned to the legislature to adjust the Census data after the fact and exclude prison populations from the population count required for city status.
Census data is used in a variety of ways by countless government programs. Not all states define "city" the way Ohio does, but it's impossible to predict all of the ways that artificially changing a town's census numbers can have. Piecemeal after-the-fact solutions make even less sense when you consider that prisoners aren't considered a part of the prison town community. There is no longer a good reason to count prisoners at the facility. And in the case of towns like Grafton, if the Census Bureau counted prisoners at their home addresses, prison towns would not be faced with the taxes and structures of a city with 6,004 residents when they in fact have only 2,312.
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Texas State head baseball coach Ty Harrington was acknowledged before the game for being in attendance as he has fought a long battle with cancer. Texas coach Augie Garrido hugged him at home plate and he in turn bows his head in appreciation to the crowd. The University of Texas baseball team played host to Texas State in a non-conference game at UFCU Disch-Falk Field Tuesday evening April 21, 2015.
Texas coach Augie Garrido hugs Harrington, who was a former Longhorn, at home plate before the game.
Harrington has a close relationship with his players as they embrace him as he walks back to the dugout.
Texas State's center fielder Cory Geisler looses this long fly ball by Zane Gurwitz in the sun and never catches it turning it into a triple and scoring a Texas run in the first inning.
Texas State's Cory Geisler slides safely into second base on a steal in the first inning as Texas' C.J. Hinojosa cannot make the tag. Geisler went on to score the game's first run.
Texas head coach Augie Garrido is all smiles before the start of their game against Texas State. The Horns went on to win 7-3.
Nothing like a cold brew with great seats at a week night college baseball game. Can you say "Hook 'Em Horns". Aaaah!
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Adults who receive a single kidney from a very young donor can survive with minimal complications, so that splitting pairs of kidneys from young donors may increase the number of patients who receive transplants, a new study found.
Patients who received a single kidney from a donor under the age of 5 had no significant difference in long-term survival after five years than patients who received single kidneys from donors between the ages of 5 and 10 (P=0.73), according to Rubin Zhang, MD, of the Tulane Abdominal Transplant Institute, and colleagues.
However, compared to transplants from older donors, those from younger donors had slightly higher rejection rates (25% versus 18%; P=0.67) and required ureteral stents to be inserted more often (73% versus 38%), the researchers reported online in the August 20 Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
"To our knowledge, this is the first study to compare directly long-term outcomes of using single pediatric kidneys from very young donors with those from older pediatric donors," the authors wrote.
"Although there were higher incidences of acute rejection and vascular thrombosis that caused three more graft losses in the younger donor group, there were equivalent patient survival and long-term graft survival in both groups."
More than 85,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for kidney transplants, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, which maintains the official national waiting list.
Each year 4,000 people die while waiting for a kidney transplant, and guidelines for who can donate kidneys have gradually broadened to included younger children as demand for transplants has risen.
Transplants from children under the age of 5 typically involve transferring both kidneys to the donor, a procedure known as en block transplant, because transferring both small kidneys into an adult's larger body theoretically provides better kidney function.
"The minimum donor age or body weight that allows successfully splitting en block kidneys for adult recipients remains controversial," the authors wrote.
They noted, however, that the pairs of kidneys from very young donors could help address the extraordinary demand for the organs. "Splitting en block kidneys and transplanting a solitary pediatric kidney into one recipient could double the number of kidney transplants from one donor," they wrote.
To explore whether a single kidney from a very young child could provide adequate renal function for an adult, the researchers transplanted kidneys from 50 pediatric donors into 79 adults at the Tulane Abdominal Transplant Institute between January 1996 and June 2007.
Half of the adults (40 patients, average age 44 ± 16.5 years) received kidneys from children who died before reaching the age of 5, and the other half (39 patients, average age 45.5 ± 16.2 years) received transplants from children who died between the ages of 5 and 10.
Overall, kidney function improved dramatically in both groups. More patients who received kidneys from the younger donors needed ureteral stents to help drain urine from the kidney, but the numbers of serious complications that required surgical correction were about the same for both groups.
At the long-term followup (average of five years), 84% of the patients who received a kidney from the youngest donors were still alive, and 87% in the other group were still alive.
The youngest donor in the study was a deceased 9-month-old girl who weighed 8 kilograms. Both of her transplanted kidneys remained functional in the two adult recipients six years after the transplant.
While the researchers acknowledged that data collected from organ registries has shown worse outcomes in single pediatric kidney transplants when the donors were younger than 5 years or weighed less than 21 kilograms, they concluded that their study shows otherwise.
"Single pediatric kidney transplants from donors who are younger than 5 [years] can be used with acceptable complications and good long-term outcomes as those from older pediatric donors," the authors concluded.
The authors reported no financial conflicts of interest.
- Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner
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Clinical Journal of the American Society of NephrologySource Reference: Zhang R, et al "Long-term outcome of adults who undergo transplantation with single pediatric kidneys: How young is too young?" Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009; DOI: 10.2215/CJN.04610908.


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Review: ZeroChroma Folio-Slide for iPad mini
Company: ZeroChroma
Website: www.zerochroma.com
Model: Folio-Slide
Price: $70
Compatible: iPad mini
Back in January, ZeroChroma showed off two amazing and seemingly finished iPad cases with integrated stands — Folio-Slide for iPad mini ($70) and Folio-Slide for iPad Air, the former originally scheduled for release in February. But as surprising as this may be, neither version was actually released until recently; the iPad Air version shipped at the end of August 2014, and the iPad mini version is about to hit stores this month. Late as they are, these cases are still top picks, and best-of-breed case/stand designs. Since they're virtually identical to one another, our iPad mini case review is based heavily on our prior iPad Air case review.
Folio-Slide builds upon the VarioSC case-slash-stand we previously loved for iPad minis and iPad Airs. Using a combination of soft TPU and hard plastic, the matte black VarioSC covered almost all of those iPads, adding an incredible flip-out rear stand to their backs. While only modestly thickening the devices, and adding very little weight, ZeroChroma enabled each iPad to stand upright on your choice of reclining angles, supporting a wide variety of video, typing, landscape, and portrait orientations. VarioSC had only a couple of obvious issues: it lacked button coverage, and had an unnecessarily open left edge for attachment of Apple's iPad Smart Cover, both reducing the case's protectiveness. Additionally, we found that the otherwise superb rear stand could also develop small cracks after extended use, an issue addressable if necessary by a warranty replacement.
Folio-Slide for iPad mini eliminates one of VarioSC's issues. While it covers the iPad mini's entire back, top, and bottom apart from nicely-sized holes for ports, speakers, mics, and the rear camera, it still omits side and top button coverage, which on the iPad Air version was tactile and responsive. However, the matte black case's once-open left side is now completely covered, leaving only the iPad's glass face unprotected — no issue for the millions of people who prefer immediate access at all times to the display. Folio-Slide can be used as a nearly perfect playthough-style case, and we absolutely love the versatility that the integrated stand offers. ZeroChroma also appears to have improved the stand's plastic to reduce crack potential, but we'll need to test the final version for months before we can be absolutely certain about its resilience.
If ZeroChroma had released the base case with nothing else for VarioSC's $50 asking price, Folio-Slide would most likely have received a flat A rating. But the company went further, assuming that all users will want the option of screen coverage. To that end, Folio-Slide includes a detachable lid in your choice of five colors: black, gray, teal, red, or purple. Explaining the case's name, the lid slides easily in or out of a groove in Folio-Slide's left side, adding very little thickness with the option of flip-open protection. Folio fans will really like the lid; playthrough case lovers will toss it in a drawer and forget it, assuming that they're willing to pay a $20 premium over VarioSC in the first place.
Unlike more plasticky versions ZeroChroma demonstrated in January, the final lid's front is made from a waterproof canvas material, while the back side is microfiber, a combination that works well enough even if neither fabric perfectly matches the TPU case. A small magnet inside locks and unlocks the iPad's screen, but doesn't hold the lid firmly shut when the case is flipped upside down. We'd call it a fine lid for people who prefer folio-style designs, but the plastic case and integrated stand are really the stars of the show here.
Although the lack of button protection makes it a hint less impressive than the iPad Air version, Folio-Slide is still the best iPad mini case we've ever seen; its $70 price tag and packed-in lid are the only other factors that may reduce its appeal to some users. If you're looking for the best combination of protection and stand functionality around, and are willing to spend $70 to accessorize your iPad mini, Folio-Slide should be at the top of your shopping list. A less expensive version with equivalent side protection but without the lid would be very welcome.
Editors' Note: iLounge only reviews products in "final" form, but many companies now change their offerings - sometimes several times - after our reviews have been published. This iLounge article provides more information on this practice, known as revving.


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Is Marqise Lee or Sammy Watkins Best WR Threat to Win 2013 Heisman?May 9, 2013
If a wide receiver is going to win the 2013 Heisman Trophy, it will likely be Marqise Lee or Sammy Watkins. Both terrific players and offensive game-changers, they put up the eye-popping numbers and should be even better as they enter their junior seasons.
Now the question is: Who is the best bet to win the award?
The answer is Lee without hesitation. The engine that makes that USC offense go, Lee was the reason the Trojans season wasn't a complete failure and the team at least qualified for a bowl game. Although Watkins is fun to watch and great in his own right, Lee is a completely different animal.
Lee Is Cut from a Different Cloth
Before you can begin talking about these receivers as a Heisman candidate, it is important to know just how great Lee actually is. Leading the country last year with 118 receptions, finishing second with 1,405 yards and tied for third with 14 touchdowns, Lee is one of the best receivers this sport has seen in the last 10 years.
Stanford head coach David Shaw said Lee is the best receiver he has seen since Randy Moss. While it is too soon to start building statues and throwing him into the Hall of Fame, Lee does have that type of potential. This is why Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN considers him the third best player on his 2014 NFL draft big board.
Some would say Watkins is the best big-play receiver and is the most dangerous in the open field. Think again.
While Lee plays bigger and has more leaping ability to make those tougher catches downfield, he has also shown he is just as dangerous after the catch and can outrun defenders. He isn't as elusive as Watkins is, but he has more than enough speed to go the distance and is just as a threat to score anytime the ball is in his hands.
Watkins is a little more one-dimensional than Lee, and that will play a huge factor in why the USC receiver is a better Heisman candidate.
Sammy Watkins Must Prove Himself Again
No, this isn't questioning Watkins ability on the field. He has established himself as one of the top players at his position in two short seasons. The problem that he does have is building that much needed momentum to enter serious Heisman discussions.
Watkins had a disappointing season that started with him getting suspended for the first two games. He then missed the contest against Boston College due to a virus and left the bowl game early after suffering a leg injury. Besides missing four games, Watkins also finished three games with only four receptions. In 13 games in 2011, the Clemson star only had three games with four or fewer receptions.
For the first time in his young career, Watkins will be expected to be the No. 1 option in this offense. Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is no longer on the team to take away the double-coverage and the running back threat of Andre Ellington has been removed. The coverage will now shift over towards Watkins and his life will get a lot more difficult.
Lee topped Robert Woods last season and quickly became the guy defenses had nightmares about. Showing him different looks and putting multiple guys in his area, Lee still had a season for the ages, and there hasn't been a coverage tried yet that has slowed him down.
The USC receiver has proven he can hold his own as the No. 1 option and has momentum carrying him into the new season. Unfortunately, we can't say the same for Watkins.
Tajh Boyd Factor
The Heisman has become an award for the quarterbacks. No matter what a wide receiver, running back or defensive player does, chances are the award is going to one of the pretty boys.
Don't believe me?
But let's assume one of these two players actually has a chance. It would certainly be Lee. Clemson has a legitimate Heisman candidate at quarterback in Tajh Boyd. Topping more than 3,800 yards in each of the last two seasons and throwing 73 touchdowns in his career, Boyd has solidified himself as one of college football's best.
No matter what Watkins does, much of his production will come off the hand of his quarterback. Whatever numbers he puts up, Boyd is benefiting as well. He is in a lose-lose situation as far as this award is concerned.
As for Lee, well, nobody can even name the USC starting quarterback, and once he's announced, most of the college football world won't know much about him. Lee is in a rare situation, as he doesn't have a legitimate quarterback at the moment, and there certainly aren't any with a big name.
Unless a USC quarterback has a Johnny Manziel-type season, there is no chance at a Heisman, which plays into Lee's favor. Without any type of buzz entering the season, this award is a mountain to climb.
Watkins will benefit greatly having a quarterback he is comfortable with, but statistics show that Boyd has a better chance of going to New York than a wide receiver. Lee can take advantage of not having a star quarterback and earn serious consideration for the award.
Note: All stats come from cfbstats.com unless otherwise noted. Graphs were made using onlinecharttool.com.


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Piping Rock Club
- 150 Piping Rock Rd, Locust Valley, NY 11560
- (516) 676-2332
- www.pipingrockclub.org
Piping Rock Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Locust Valley, New York. This medium-length layout has adequate length for a regulation course. Overall this course plays quite difficult, at least from the back tees it does. Trouble surrounds many of the greens. Online tee times may be available at Piping Rock Club or at nearby golf courses, often at a substantial discount from the going green fees rate.
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World Health Organization
IASSIDD is in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO). We currently have an agreed work plan that covers six areas.
|The first WHO/World Bank Group World Report on Disability was launched June 9, 2011 at the UN. Details and images are available at http://www.who.int/disabilities/world_report/2011/en/index.html
Publications arising from our previous work with WHO on aging and intellectual disability are available at http://www.who.int/mental_health/resources/ageing/en/index.html.
Also, of direct interest to members of IASSIDD are the current WHO disease control priorities relating to intellectual disability http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2006/924156332X_eng.pdf.
Better Health, Better Lives - Research Priorities
This paper outlines the present situation and indicates the way forward for the priority areas identified in the European Declaration on Children and Young People with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families.
The Paper is available at this link.
To obtain more information on these WHO initiatives follow the above links.
To obtain more information on IASSIDD's work in these areas contact
World Report on Disability and Intellectual Disability
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Pythagoras Pythagoras was born around 569 B.C. in Samos, Ionia, a city in Greece. He died around 475 B.C. Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher, and mathematician. Pythagoras not only developed the theorem of A2+B2=C2, but he was also the first to create the music scale of today.
Pythagoras also developed the Pythagorean brotherhood. In this brotherhood that Pythagoras created, he was the head of the society with an inner circle of followers known as mathematikoi. The mathematikoi lived permanently with the society, had no personal possessions and were vegetarians. Pythagoras himself taught them all, and they had strict rules to go by. Some of his rules ranged from; "At its deepest level, reality is mathematical in nature, to that all brothers of the order should observe strict loyalty and secrecy"�. Both men and women were permitted to become members of the society, several of the Pythagorean women, later became famous philosophers.
The "outer circles"� of the society were known as the akousmatics. They lived in their own houses, only coming to the society during the day. They were allowed their own possessions, and were not required to be vegetarians.
Unluckily none of Pythagoras's writings from this research time have survived today. Nothing is actually known of Pythagoras's real work.
The school that Pythagoras attended practiced privacy, concealment, communalism, and socialism, this made it hard to distinguish between the work of Pythagoras and the work of one of his followers.
Pythagoras's school help to make math more advanced, which makes it possible to assume that most of the groups knowledge came from Pythagoras . Pythagoras was fascinated in the principals of mathematics, the concept of numbers, the concept of a triangle or other geometric figure, and the abstract idea of a proof. The Pythagorean having been brought up in the...


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Warning: Picture Overload.
Warning number 2: Proud Wife Alert.
I'm a little behind on my posting, but it's been a whirlwind of a month for us! Graduation weekend was a couple of weeks ago, but I'm just getting around to putting up pictures!
It was an AMAZING weekend, and I could not have been more proud of my husband on his BIG day! I honestly can't believe that our time at Duke has come to an end. It has been such an incredible journey, and I am so thankful for the many wonderful memories and friendships that we made.
Graduation day was glorious - beautiful weather, an amazing ceremony in the Cameron Indoor Stadium (where the Duke Blue Devil Basketball team plays), and we had both sets of parents here to celebrate!
My parents!
Duke MBA graduation program!
Class of 2012
He DID IT!
(and if I may brag - he was in the top 10% of his class!!)
John and Russell - friends for 20 years!
Reception at the Business School
It was an unforgettable weekend!
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Hi all.
For some unknown reason it took me nearly an hour of near cursing at both of our computers and threatening the internet to get my last blog up. I am thinking that I might need to take a free class on HTML or something so that this won't happen again in the future. Just thought you all would enjoy learning about my plight.


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BBC Review
You certainly won't be humming it as you stride to a showdown with the boss, but you...
Morag Reavley 2007
Pity the soundtrack composer of a brand new Western, trying to fill the giant, hand-tooled cowboy boots of Ennio Morricone. His bold, innovative scores have defined a genre of film music for two or three generations.
But it hasn't inhibited Nick Cave and Bad Seed Warren Ellis in their score for The Assassination of Jesse James. Andrew Dominik's film, starring Brad Pitt as the eponymous outlaw, presents the last days of charismatic anti-hero James before his gunning down at the hands of a young acolyte, Robert Ford. This is no conventional Western tale of righted wrongs - it's more an intense interior drama, with the strange dynamic between James and Ford at its heart.
And the music which Cave and Ellis have come up with is far from generic. Unlike the largely heroic swagger of Morricone's music, the soundscape of ''Jesse James'' is claustrophobic, intense and emotionally fraught. The aptly titled ''Rather Lovely Thing'', the opening track, provides the simple chore melody for the whole film. Like many of the other tracks, it's bleak but beautiful, with gorgeous string arrangements (courtesy of Ellis) and Cave's signature wandering piano, the same few chords and discords reappearing in a haunting narrative.
Traditional instruments and rhythms are overlaid by other, stranger textures. Cave and Ellis fuse futuristic with traditional, layering country melodies with staticky soundloops, acoustic with electric. Take ''Cowgirl'', for instance, its folksy fiddle undercut by raw electric guitar.
Strange and lonely, the score is probably the most successful film collaboration of Cave and Ellis to date. You certainly won't be humming it as you stride to a showdown with the boss, but you have to admire its haunting loveliness.


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Still Mine (2012)
Category: Drama
Run-time: 102 min
Release Date: 6 June 2013 (Australia)
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Craig Morrison comes up against the system when he sets out to build a more suitable house for his ailing wife Irene. Although Morrison uses the same methods his father, an accomplished shipbuilder, taught him, times have changed. He quickly gets blindsided by local building codes and bureaucratic officials. As Irene becomes increasingly ill – and amidst a series of stop-work orders – Craig races to finish the house. Hauled into court and facing jail, Craig takes a final stance against all odds.
Director: Michael McGowan
Writer: Michael McGowan (screenplay)
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HIGHLAND — Mike LaHargoue no longer coaches for Lone Peak High School, but an investigation into how he managed the finances of the school's baseball program continues nine months after he resigned.
An audit was initiated by the Alpine School District after a group of 10 parents asked for an accounting of money they'd either paid through fees or raised through fundraisers since LaHargoue took over the baseball program in 2008.
LaHargoue is the second successful high school coach to be disciplined over financial discrepancies in recent months. Earlier this month, Timpview High football coach Louis Wong was suspended after an audit raised questions about how the coach managed the Provo high school's money.
Six parents who spoke to the Deseret News on condition of anonymity said they helped raise $224,000 at Lone Peak High through fundraisers, including a dinner and silent auction.
"We raised over $200,000 in a three-year period and we have nothing to show for it," one father of a Lone Peak baseball player said.
"Part of the reason we never said anything sooner is because our sons were playing and we didn't feel we could," said another player's mother.
In requesting anonymity, the parents said they feared retribution against their families because LaHargoue was such a popular coach.
Alpine School District spokeswoman Rhonda Bromley confirmed Friday that parents believe there was more money raised than the accounts suggested. The district, she said, can't prove their allegations one way or another because many of the funds were put into an account that the school did not control — or even know about.
"This is an ongoing investigation," she said. "Our district's attorney, as well as the state, are still investigating this. … Things aren't a done deal, as far as Alpine district is concerned."
The audit revealed LaHargoue had violated district policy — and possibly state law — in managing the program's funds, as well as a non-school summer baseball program that involved many of the same players. The auditor said the former coach displayed "poor judgment in financial matters."
Bromley called LaHargoue's actions "the epitome of sloppy bookkeeping."
LaHargoue resigned as the Lone Peak baseball coach in June, saying he wanted to take a year off and see if he still had a passion for coaching after 22 very successful seasons. The veteran coach had success at Mountain View High School before taking over the Lone Peak program in 2008. He led the team to a state title in 2010.
LaHargoue continues to teach health and P.E. at Lone Peak High, but Bromley said he no longer coaches because of the problems discovered by the audit.
"Yes, this is why he's not coaching," she said. "When all of this came to light, he resigned. And it's still being investigated."
The high school's website, however, still refers to him as "Coach LaHargoue."
Messages left with LaHargoue for comment were not returned.
The results of the Alpine School District audit have been turned over to the Utah State Office of Education. The state is investigating whether any violation should affect LaHargoue's teaching credentials.
Some of the parents involved in bringing the issue to the district confirmed they met with an investigator for the state on Friday.
A letter accompanying the audit indicates that "appropriate personnel action was taken" against LaHargoue. Bromley declined to say what other specific action the district has taken against him, citing privacy rules. But she did dispute his earlier claim that he was just taking a year off from coaching.
"He will no longer coach — not in the Alpine School District," Bromley said. "There was personnel action taken, appropriate action, but because it is personnel action, I can't tell you specifically what that was."
One of the biggest issues revealed by the audit was that LaHargoue set up "an unauthorized" bank account to handle summer baseball expenses and revenue — something he told auditors a previous coach had done as well. At the time, the Alpine district policy allowed accounts by booster clubs to be managed outside of the school's oversight, but a coach was not allowed to be a signer on such accounts.
In LaHargoue's case, he was a primary signer on the account, which was set up using a nonprofit tax ID number at the Bank of American Fork in May of 2008, the audit states. Assistant coach Gary Daniels and LaHargoue's wife were the only other signers. The team's booster club president, a parent, was not a signer, nor was she involved in managing the account, according to the audit.
A number of parents who met with the Deseret News last week said they asked to see those books, but were not allowed.
Bromley said the district has since changed its policy about booster club accounts. All accounts are now managed by the school.
"We believe in transparency and that parents should know where money is being spent, regardless of the reason it is being raised," she said.
Bromley said she confirmed that the tax ID number used on the summer baseball account did not belong to Lone Peak High, but she does not know which organization it does belong to.
The audit found that money raised for the school baseball program was incorrectly deposited into the the summer baseball account and revenue and expenses for both programs were mixed together. The audit also indicated: that few receipts were kept, that the district and state requirement to acquire bids before large purchases was not followed, and that no 1099 tax forms were issued to vendors who were paid from that summer baseball account.
"It was definitely sloppy bookkeeping on the outside account," Bromley said.
LaHargoue was also asked to repay the school for travel expenses for his wife that amounted to $1,279.60, according to the audit. Bromley confirmed the district did receive those funds from LaHargoue in August.
Auditor Robert Boyer pointed out that "minimal documentation" was provided for him to investigate.
"The checkbook register and a few invoices and receipts were available for review," Boyer wrote. "Deposits and disbursements are handled by Mike and Susan (LaHargoue) and are manually recorded in the checkbook. Monthly bank reconciliations are not performed. Previous audits have not been performed."
The auditor found a number of discrepancies, including checks written for different amounts than were recorded in the checkbook, outstanding checks, and deposits recorded for one amount in the checkbook but another in the bank records.
Bromley said the school is cooperating with state investigators and has made other changes in hopes of avoiding this kind of situation in the future. The summer baseball account is closed and the remaining money, a little more than $13,000, was returned to the school account.
She insists LaHargoue was not given special treatment because he was a successful and popular coach.
"He's not being treated any differently," she said. "This all came up right after graduation. There was immediate action taken as far as the audit, and we moved as quickly as possible. He was cooperative and he has paid the money back for the unauthorized reimbursements. We have also started more in-depth training for coaches that began last fall."
She said the gray area of summer programs is something they're working to make more clear for high school coaches, many of whom are also involved in summer sports programs.
"We want to be accountable for all of the money, that's our biggest thing," Bromley said.
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