text:
Rural Fire Assistance Grants Increase Safety for Volunteer Firefighters Near National Parklands in Marin County

Subscribe RSS Icon | What is RSS
Date: August 29, 2005
Contact: Jennifer Chapman, 415-464-5133

The National Park Service announced today that four fire departments in Marin County have received grants for Rural Fire Assistance (RFA) in conjunction with the National Fire Plan. The RFA grant program provides funding to rural and volunteer fire departments for training, equipment, and fire prevention activities, to support fire departments involved in wildland firefighting near or on Department of the Interior lands.

Inverness Fire Department received $6,300 for waist belts to hold fire shelters, fire packs, shoulder harnesses, water bladder bags, and fire training videos and CD-ROMs. Bolinas Fire Protection District received $2,600 for a hedger, a pole saw, and hose clamps. Nicasio Volunteer Fire Department received $5,000 for fire packs, hydration packs, pumps and tools; and Muir Beach Volunteer Fire Department received $2,000 for wildland fire hose, helmets, fire resistant pants and jackets, goggles, and headlamps.

The Inverness Fire Department, part of the Inverness Public Utility District, currently has 16 volunteer firefighters. Kaaren Gann, General Manager for IPUD commented, "The videos can be signed out and watched at home. It helps to have training videos because everyone can’t make it to all the drills."

Anita Brown, Chief of Bolinas Fire Protection District, says the hedger and pole saw will be used to remove low hanging branches and encroaching brush along roadsides. "We need to open up the narrow roads on the mesa so we can get our fire engines through," says Brown. Bolinas currently has 19 volunteer firefighters.

The Nicasio Volunteer Fire Department, will replace worn out equipment, says Chief Joe Runyon, who adds, "We are very grateful for this program." Nicasio has 12 volunteer firefighters.

The Department of the Interior Rural Fire Assistance Program is an important component of the National Fire Plan, which assists rural fire departments in meeting basic needs for equipment, training, and fire prevention activities on a cost-share basis. The RFA program was initiated to improve local fire protection capacity in rural areas which often rely heavily on volunteer firefighting forces. The safety of both rural and cooperating federal firefighters is enhanced when local departments are fully equipped with the proper personal protective equipment and essential tools for wildland firefighting.

To be eligible, a fire department must have an existing mutual aid agreement with a Department of Interior Agency and serve a community of less than 10,000 people near federal lands. Annual awards are limited to a maximum of $20,000 per fire department, and each department must provide a matching cost share of at least 10%, which can include in-kind services. Department of Interior agencies participating in the RFA program include the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

For more information on the National Fire Plan, please visit Information on the fire management programs at Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate NRA can be found at and

Did You Know?


Content-Type: application/http; msgtype=response

WARC-Type: response

text:
Skip Navigation

Subsurface Drip Irrigation Not Final

Engineering Feature

United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
1221 College Park Drive, Suite 100
Dover, Delaware 19904
For More Information:

Larry Tennity, 302-678-4190
Dastina Wallace, 302-678-4179

Subsurface Drip Irrigation Research Not Final, but Insightful

 Farmers interested in irrigating using Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) in Delaware now have some state-specific “scenarios” to consider thanks to research being done through University of Delaware (UD) Cooperative Extension.  Earlier this winter, 29.5 miles of SDI lines were buried at 16” deep and placed 60” apart throughout the UD Warrington Research Farm to test various production scenarios.

In May 2012, UD Extension agent James Adkins and staff planted 18 acres of corn and soybeans over the SDI field.  Corn was planted in row patterns that straddled the drip tape (15” between tape and row center) or lined up directly on top of the drip tape.  Soybeans were planted across the field in 7.5” rows without regard to the drip line placement.  As soil moisture measurement is critical for drip, plots were irrigated using weather station evapotranspiration (ET) data, or based on soil moisture measurements at varying depths in the soil profile.  Visual differences were evident almost immediately between the various irrigation treatments; however, the yield data has yet to be statistically analyzed.

Funding for this multi-year SDI research project was provided through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Delaware Department of Ag, and other agricultural partners to determine effectiveness of SDI systems in Delaware.  Although definitive results of the research cannot be determined from one year of harvest, the first year’s study brought to surface the following:

  • Subsurface Drip irrigation is more challenging to manage in sandy soil than silt/clay-based soil, as the capillary action of heavier soils draw up more water up vertically;

  • Tape is susceptible to insects (injection of pesticide through the drip lines may be required to prevent insect damage);

  • Ground must be wet prior to planting—use drip tape to continue to water plants.  When using drip tape on sandy soils, it is extremely hard or almost impossible to get the soil wet once it is dry;

  • SDI requires a high level of management (ex:  Periodic flushes of the system are needed to keep tape from filling with precipitates);

  • Drip tape uses less electricity, but not necessarily less water than a pivot system.

More information on SDI will be available as research continues.  For background information on this SDI project, please visit

Caption: UD Extension Agent James Adkins provides NRCS employees with an interactive tour to highlight first-year experiences with SDI.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.

warcinfo:
robots: classic
hostname: ip-10-236-191-2.ec2.internal
software: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2015-32
operator: CommonCrawl Admin
description: Wide crawl of the web for August 2015
publisher: CommonCrawl
format: WARC File Format 1.0
conformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf


WARC-Truncated: length

text:
National Science Foundation
design element
News From the Field
For the News Media
Special Reports
Research Overviews
NSF-Wide Investments
Speeches & Lectures
NSF Current Newsletter
Multimedia Gallery
Search Multimedia
Multimedia in the News
NSF Executive Staff
News Archive

Email this pagePrint this page
Science Now Episode 11

NSF Science Now series spotlights NSF science and engineering research and discoveries.

Credit: NSF

General Restrictions:
Images and other media in the National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery are available for use in print and electronic material by NSF employees, members of the media, university staff, teachers and the general public. All media in the gallery are intended for personal, educational and nonprofit/non-commercial use only.

Videos credited to the National Science Foundation, an agency of the U.S. Government, may be distributed freely. However, some materials within the videos may be copyrighted. If you would like to use portions of NSF-produced programs in another product, please contact the Video Team in the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at the National Science Foundation. Additional information about general usage can be found in Conditions.

Brightcove Video Cloud icon
This Video requires the free Flash Player plug-in.

Email this pagePrint this page
Back to Top of page


text:
National University

Request Information

(800) 628-8648 Get Started

Campus Finder

Areas of Study

National University Professor Developing New Chemical Sensor For Detecting Explosive

February 12, 2004

La Jolla , CA - National University faculty member Shekar Viswanathan , Ph.D., has developed a new type of explosive detector through research funded by a National University Presidential Award grant.

Dr. Viswanathan, in National University 's School of Engineering and Technology, has collaborated with Newbury Park-based Electronic Sensor Technology in the design and operation of an ultra-high speed gas chromatograph that provides new advantages in explosives detection to frontline security teams.

Dr. Viswanathan's explosive detector is able to discern a wider variety of chemical compounds than similar tools, such as ion-mobility spectrometers, while offering better sensitivity and speed. His product can perform analytical measurements of volatile organic vapors within an ambient air sample, identifying and quantifying the minute presence of chemicals in almost real time at rates as low as several parts per trillion

The technology is based upon research that Dr. Viswanathan presented last November at the annual conference of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He also published his findings in the peer reviewed journal of American Chemical Society.

Dr. Viswanathan earned his doctoral degree in technology at the University of Windsor, Canada. He currently resides in San Diego with his wife, who is an adjunct faculty member in National University's school of arts and sciences, and his two daughters.

The National University Presidential Award is presented annually to faculty by National University President Dr. Jerry C. Lee to support scholarship and to assist faculty who are pursuing doctoral degrees.

National University is California 's second-largest private non-profit university, with full-time enrollment exceeding 17,250. For more information regarding Dr. Viswanathan or his ultra-high speed gas chromatograph explosive detector, please contact David Neville, director of information and community relations, at (858) 642-8163.


text:
NUFORC Home Page
Web Report Indexes : by Event Date | by Location | by Shape | by Posting Date

National UFO Reporting Center
Sighting Report
Occurred : 6/30/2003 05:30 (Entered as : 6/30/2003 5:30 pm)
Reported: 7/3/2003 1:43:58 PM 13:43
Posted: 7/16/2003
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Shape: Unknown
Duration:2 minutes
I was driving west on Broadway Rd. When I noticed a shiny small dot in the sky. It was in the direction towards Sky Harbor Airport. The object floated for a while than it disapeared and then it came back, this happened 2 or 3 times. Then to assure me that it wasn't an airplane. I saw an airplane fly under the object. From where I was driving I really couldn't judge the distance between the 2 crafts. I have seen several objects over the skiesd in phoenix. This is the first one I've ever reported.I am familiar with the flight patterns of the comercial planes that come and go from Sky Harbor, I am sure not to mistaken them.


text:
NUFORC Home Page
Web Report Indexes : by Event Date | by Location | by Shape | by Posting Date

National UFO Reporting Center
Sighting Report
Occurred : 9/20/2011 20:45 (Entered as : 09/20/2011 20:45)
Reported: 9/20/2011 9:07:08 PM 21:07
Posted: 10/10/2011
Location: Talent, OR
Shape: Triangle
Duration:35 sec
it looked like something of a V shape entered the atmosphere glowing.

My girlfriend and I were sitting outside with the porch lights off, I noticed a brighter than usual shooting star, and I said to my girlfriend " ooh babe a shooting star;" she turned to look and we watched an object of a V shape turn from glowing orange to a dull amber slightly lighter than the night sky. We watched this object flying very fast. To us it appeared as if something was entering the atmosphere then continued flying with no lights of any kind.


text:
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Tombstone Tuesday ~ Col. Joshua Burnham, Milford, New Hampshire

This tombstone was photographed at the North Yard Cemetery on River Road in Milford, New Hampshire

These tombstones are right in the middle of the cemetery,
and my 5th great grandfather's stone, Joshua Burnham, is right behind a granite post!

In memory of
Sally Burnham
Dautr of Capt. Joshua &
Mrs. Jemima Burnham
Who died Decr 27th
1789 in the 11th Year of her
Retire my friends, Dry up your tears
Here I must lie 'Til Christ appears

SAR flag holder

Jan. 7, 1835
AEt. 83

Soldier of the Revolution,
zealous in his country's cause
Faithful to the constitution
and obedient to it's laws

How did I read this epitaph with the poor lighting, and the granite post unmoveable?  I cheated, and found it on FindAGrave.com, quoted from the History of Milford, by George Allen Ramsdell, 1901.   I often wonder if the stone was easier to read in 1901, before acid rain, or perhaps the post wasn't there 100 years ago?

Colonel Joshua Burnham is my 5th great grandfather.  He served in the American Revolution, at Bunker Hill, New York, Philadelphia, Canada, and as a Colonel he was an eyewitness when George Washington took command of the Continental Army.  He was granted a pension in 1819.  Col. Burnham is most famous for his house, just about one mile from the cemetery.  It was quite fancy and large, and he ran a tavern there.  In 1824 he sold the house and land to Jesse Hutchinson, the father of the famous 19th century singing group "The Hutchinson Family" sometimes known as "The Tribe of Jesse".   Joshua Hutchinson, one of the sixteen Hutchinson children, composed the epitaph for Joshua Burnham's gravestone.

The Hutchinson family is buried nearby in the same cemetery.  The oldest generations are buried right next to Colonel Burnham, and the subsequent generations' graves are scattered on the other side of the dirt lane down the middle of the cemetery.

Some other blog posts I have written about Joshua Burnham:
The Illiterate Colonel   http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/01/illiterate-colonel.html
The Hutchinson Family Singers of Milford, New Hampshire  http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/01/hutchinson-family-singers-of-milford.html

A family sketch:

Gen. 1:  Thomas Burnham and Mary Lawrence
Gen. 2:  John Burnham and Elizabeth Wells
Gen. 3:  Thomas Burnham and Susannah Boardman
Gen. 4:  Stephen Burnham and Mary Andrews

Gen. 5:  Colonel Joshua Burnham, born 26 January 1754 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, died 7 June 1835 in Milford, New Hampshire; married on 21 January 1779 to Jemima Wyman, daughter of Increase Wyman and Catherine Unknown.  They had eleven children born in Milford:
1. Sally Burnham, born 1779, died 27 Dec. 1789 in Milford
2. Joshua Burnham, died young
3. Jemima Burnham, born 9 May 1783 married Romanus Emerson (my 4th great grandparents)
4. Thomas Burnham, born 9 May 1783, twin, married Rachel Conant
5. Mary Burnham, born 1785, married Jacob Flynn
6. Azel Burnham, born 15 May 1787, married Lydia H. Peabody
7. Asa Burnham, married Elizabeth Giddings, he died at sea in 1828
8. Lydia Burnham
9. Sarah Burnham, married William Leavitt
10. Ann Burnham, born 7 August 1795, married Nathaniel Chittenden
11. Sabrina Burnham, died 1845, unmarried?

The URL for this post is

Copyright 2013, Heather Wilkinson Rojo

No comments:

Post a Comment


text:
View Single Post
Old 11-08-10, 05:28 PM   #7
Registered User
luk1don's Avatar
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 55
Default Re: Newly installed 96.43.19 driver won't work

Your nvidia-bug-report isn't complete. There are some informations, but search how to make properly log.
Maybe too many combinations in your xorg.conf, Xorg -configure,... Please remove your xorg.conf and reinstall NVIDIA driver, then generate it again with:
sudo nvidia-xconfig
luk1don is offline   Reply With Quote


text:
Nigeria: 3 held steer females to rebel band

Recruiters alleged to offer husbands

Posted: July 5, 2014 at 2:56 a.m.

Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group that has kidnapped schoolgirls and turned northeastern Nigeria into a war zone, has a female recruitment wing, Nigerian defense officials said Friday as they released photographs of three women alleged to be members of the group.

This story is only available from our archives.


text:
May 24, 2014

Center Theatre

5:10pm-5:40pm – The West Coast Fiddlers
The West Coast Fiddlers!

5:55pm-6:25pm – Seattle Cello eXperiment
An eXperiment in Cello

6:40pm-7:10pm – Nathaniel Talbot

7:20pm-7:50pm – House of Tarab
Classic Arabic Music

Cornish Playhouse

11:00am-11:30pm – Peter M. Uhrbrand and Ole Mouritzen
Living Traditional Denmark

11:40am-12:05pm – Mad Fiddlu
Hot Swedish Nyckelharpa Tunes

12:10pm-12:30pm – Irene Myers and John Peekstok
Original & Improv Swedish Trad

12:35pm-1:00pm – Hale Bill and the Bopps
Celestial Scandinavian

2:00pm-2:25pm – Todo Folklore Cubano
AfroCuban Drum, Song & Dance

2:30pm-2:50pm – International Capoeira Angola Foundation
Capoeira Angola

3:00pm-3:15pm – DE CAJoN Project
Afro-Peruvian Music and Dance

3:15pm-3:40pm – Seattle Fandango Project
Community Music from Mexico

3:40pm-4:00pm – Haguchu Garinagu
We Are Stronger United

4:10pm-4:45pm – Grupo Bayano
Afro-Puerto Rican Music/Dance

7:00pm-8:30pm – Jack Straw Writers Program Alumni and Ronin 2
Words and Jazz

8:45pm-10:00pm – Jay Thomas with The Cantaloupes
4-Time Earshot Winner of Golden Ear Award

EMP JBL Theater

Sponsored by KUOW 94.9 FM

12:00pm-1:50pm – Pete: The Songs and Times of Pete Seeger
Concert Sing-along

2:00pm-2:50pm – Writing Fact Through Fiction: Telling India’s Untold Stories
With Sonora Jha

3:00pm-3:50pm – Harems, Courts and Politics in the 17th Century India of the Taj Mahal
With Indu Sundaresan

Trad Stage

Sponsored by Fretboard Journal

11:00am-11:30pm – The Irish Pipers Club
Irish Music on Irish Pipes

11:40am-12:10pm – Stuart Williams and Rich Levine
Old Time NW Fiddling

12:20pm-12:50pm – Vivian & Phil Williams
Fiddling Northwest Style

1:00pm-1:30pm – Mark Minkler & Brandon Vance
Celtic/Americana Fiddle Music

1:40pm-2:10pm – Above the Sod
NW Rhyzomatic Ol’CelTimey Kick

2:20pm-2:50pm – The Rogue Celtic Experience
Young, Lively Celtic Music

3:00pm-3:20pm – The Baggywrinkles
Hearty Ballads of the Sea

3:30pm-4:00pm – John Gothard
Songs from the Sea

4:10pm -4:30pm – Strikes a Bell
Songs from the Sea

4:40pm-5:00pm – Broadside and the Handsome Cabin Boys
Maritime Madness

5:10pm-5:30pm – Shanghaied on the Willamette
Songs Plundered from Land and Sea!

5:35pm-6:00pm – William Pint & Felicia Dale
Music of the Blue Divide

7:00pm-7:30pm – Kierah Raymond
Celtic Fiddler Extraordinaire

7:40pm-8:15pm – The Doon
Southern Oregon Celtic Music

8:25pm-9:00pm – Puirt na Gael
Scottish Instrumental Quartet

Fisher Green Stage

Sponsored by KBCS 91.3 FM

11:00am-11:30am – The Southbound Odyssey
Songs for the Journey

11:40am-12:10pm – Weatherside Whiskey Band
Down Home Strings and Harmony

12:20pm-12:50pm – Nu Klezmer Army
Old Music with New Attitude

1:00pm-1:30pm – Reilly and Maloney
A Northwest Treasure

1:40pm-2:15pm – The Onlies
Teen Sensations!

2:30pm-3:00pm – Br’er Rabbit
Folk-Stomp Americana

4:00pm-4:30pm – Armstrong Lawton Katz
Appalachian Mountain Blues

4:40pm-5:10pm – Cahalen Morrison & Eli West
New/Old-Time from Seattle

5:20pm-5:50pm – The Cumberland Brothers
Brother Harmony Folk Music

6:00pm-6:30pm – The Pine Hearts
Original Cascade Mountain Music

6:45pm-7:15pm – The Warren G. Hardings
Bad President. Fun Band.

7:30pm-8:15pm – The Student Loan String Band
Fresh and Furious Jamgrass!

8:20pm-9:00pm – The Lil’ Smokies
Progressive Montana Bluegrass

Folklife Cafe

Sponsored by Seattle Channel

11:00am-11:25am – Donte Johnson & Amethyst Dauphin
Spoken Word, Poetry, Writers

1:00pm-2:00pm – Bushwick Book Club Presents: Original Music Inspired by Shel Silverstein
Tekla Waterfield

Zoe Wick

Bradford Loomis

Vince Mtz

Alice Howe

Kimo Muraki

Susy Sun

2:00pm-2:30pm – Michael “Hawkeye” Herman
Dynamic Blues Guitar and Vocal

2:35-3:05 – Rick Fogel/Whamdiddle
7 Octaves of Hammer

3:10-3:40 – Sanarion

4:40pm-5:10pm – Tayla Lynn and Eric Tingstad
Loretta Lynn’s Granddaughter

5:20pm-5:50pm – Reid Jamieson
Acoustic Soul Duo

5:55pm-6:25pm – Peter Ali
Native American Flutist

6:35pm-7:05pm – RedDog
Appalachian Fiddle Tunes

7:10pm-7:40pm – Tom Rawson
User-Friendly Songs

7:50pm-8:20pm – Ryegrass
Fancy Songs and Simple Pickin’

8:30pm-9:00pm – Eric Madis
Singer and Songwriter

Fountain Lawn Stage

Sponsored by Seattle P-I

11:00am-11:30am – Team of The School of Taiko
Japanese Taiko Drumming

11:45am-12:15pm – Ritim Egzotik
Wild Bellydance Rock

12:30pm-1:00pm – Kissing Potion
SEA’s 1st Ladies of Soul & Funk

1:15pm-1:45pm – Joy Mills band
Seattle Roots & Country

2:00pm-2:30pm – Copper & Coal
Harmony-Fueled Honky Tonk

2:45pm-3:15pm – Ole Tinder
Sincere Country Folk Music

3:30pm-4:00pm – The Ganges River Band
A Lil’ Taste of Texas in Seattle

5:00pm-5:40pm – Bakelite 78
Old Time Gothic Americana

6:00pm-6:30pm – Bucharest Drinking Team
Seattle’s Answer to Goran Bregovic

6:45pm-7:15pm – Skitnik
Eclectic Balkan-Inspired Music

7:30pm-8:05pm – Eurodanceparty USA
Balkan-American Folktronica

8:20pm-8:55pm – Orkestar Zirkonium
Basically a Balkan Band

The Vera Project

11:45am-12:15pm – Cloud Person
Roots Folk, Indie Psychedelia
Coming Soon

12:30pm-1:00pm – Urban Wildlife
Sincere Alt-Folk from PDX!
Coming Soon

1:15pm-1:45pm – Joseph Giant
Toe-Tapping Tunes
Coming Soon

2:00pm-2:30pm – Xolie Morra & The Strange Kind
Indie Rock with a Country Kick
Coming Soon

2:40pm-3:10pm – Tekla Waterfield and The Sweet Nothings
Indie Americana Soul
Coming Soon

3:20pm-3:50pm – Vince Mtz. & The Great Blue Yonder
A Seattle-Based Americana Band
Coming Soon

4:05pm-4:35pm – julia massey and the five finger discount
Cosmic Folk-Rock
Coming Soon

4:45pm-5:15pm – Tiny Messengers
Melody-Heavy Psychedelic Folk
Coming Soon

5:30pm-6:00pm – Inly
Circus Folk Indie Roots
Coming Soon

6:40pm-7:30pm – Pampa
Coming Soon

7:45pm-8:15pm – Corespondents
Corespondents is an Instrument
Coming Soon

8:30pm-9:05pm – Colt Kraft Band
Lounge Balladry, Bootgaze
Coming Soon

9:20pm-9:55pm – Prom Queen
Cinematic 60s Music
Coming Soon

Xfinity Mural Amphitheater

1:05pm-1:35pm – Cliff Perry Band
Bluegrass Old School

1:50pm-2:20pm – Farmstrong
Scintillating Harmonies

2:35pm-3:50pm – Barleywine Revue
Children’s Folk Music

3:20pm-3:50pm – Renegade Stringband
Northwest Bluegrass

4:00pm-4:20pm – Bluegrass Finale
Jam featuring all of the previous bands

6:30pm-7:00pm – Maracatu NW
From NE Brazil

7:15pm-7:45pm – Charles St. Messengers
Shakin’ you Soul, Mind and Body

8:00pm-8:30pm – The Braxmatics
Funky Seattle Dance Party Now!

8:45pm-9:15pm – Klyntel
High Energy Groove Collective

9:30pm-10:00pm – Soul Senate
Original Funk & Soul Party

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may use these HTML tags and attributes:   <acronym title="">
      <q cite=""> <s>


text:
2014 Coosa Belt Loop College
The last date for registration has passed.

Description: 2014 Coosa Belt Loop College
Start Date/Time:   End Date/Time:   Add to Calendar Add to calendar
Registration Begins: 8/20/2014
Last Day to Register: 9/3/2014 5:00:00 PM
Contact E-mail: lmcguffy@bsamail.org
Cost: $12.00 per General

Activity Location: Map:  Lock & Dam Park: 181 Lock & Dam Road,, Rome, GA 30161, US
Click here to edit an existing registration

If you have a question, comment, or suggestion, please e-mail: Rob Stone

Privacy Policy    Technical Support.
Copyright © 1998-2015. All rights reserved.


text:
General Education Committee

Alva / About Northwestern / Standing Committees / General Education Committee

General Education Committee

Ms. Mindi Clark, Chair
Dr. James Breyley
Mr. Jason Busche
Ms. Roxann Clark
Ms. Leah Haines
Dr. Bo Hannaford
Dr. Mike Knedler
Dr. Nancy Knous
Ms. Sheri Lahr
Dr. Tim Maharry
Ms. Jennifer Mahieu
Mr. Kirk Rogers
Dr. Jesse Schroeder
Dr. Jason Wickham
Ms. Emily Williams
Student - Jennifer George

The General Education Committee performs the following functions:

(1) Periodically review the mission and competencies of the general education program.

(2) Review and approve all curriculum changes in general education.

(3) Review assessment results for general education and make recommendations for any changes warranted by those results.

| More


text:
Dinner at Home: Catered

If you'd like to host Thanksgiving Dinner at your place, but the idea of slaving over a hot stove all day doesn't appeal to you, we have a few ideas that you might like. The typical Thanksgiving meal to go consists of an appropriately sized turkey, a yummy soup course, a variety of bread and turkey stuffings, and uniquely prepared sides. For dessert, you can enjoy any number of puddings and pies.

Each of the kitchens below has designed a unique meal; however, most of the meals are flexible and can be changed according to your needs. All of the numbers listed below are in the (212) area code unless otherwise noted. For a list of gourmet food shops, click here.

The Bee and The Buttercup
138 E. 3rd St., 254-6955

Chef & Company
8 W. 18th St. btw. 5th & 6th Ave., (646) 336-1980

Fischer Brothers & Leslie
230 West 72nd Street, 787-1715

Grace's Marketplace
1237 Third Avenue at 71st Street, 737-0600 ext. 218, 219, or 220

Good & Plenty
410 West 43rd Street, 268-4385

Mike's Take-Away
160 East 45th Street, 856-6453
Grand Central Terminal near Track 115, 983-6453

Ready to Eat
525 Hudson Street at 10th Street, 229-1013

Vinegar Factory
431 East 91st Street, 987-0885

Zia Tonia, BuonItalia
Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Avenue at 15th Street, 633-9090

[ Go Top ][ Go Back ][ MAIN ] Please send comments and suggestions to the editors!


text:
New York City Housing Authority

Translate this Page Printer Friendly Format Sign-up for NYCHA Newsletter
Guide to Development

Consolidated With: Belmont-Sutter
Bedford Stuyvesant Rehab
812 Ashford Street
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 649-6789 Fax (718) 272-7271

Street Boundaries
Schenck Avenue/Linden Boulevard
Ashford/Wortman Avenue
Subway Lines
3 to New Lots Avenue (last stop) – walk 2 blocks south on Ashford Street (cross Linden Boulevard)
Bus Lines
B6 or B20 to Ashford Street and Linden Boulevard
B15 to New Lots Avenue and Ashford Street

Boulevard Houses in Brooklyn has 18 buildings, 6 and 14-stories tall on 25.89-acres featuring 1,436 apartments that are home to some 3,104 residents. Ashford Street, Linden Boulevard, and Wortman and Schenck Avenues border the complex completed March 22, 1951.


text:
Strangers on the Train

June 1st, 2013 - August 31st, 2013

Program Locations:

 Art work by Natalie del Villar

Chat with a librarian now

Keep Up With NYPL Events

Subscribe to our newsletters:

NYPL Programs

NYPL Family Programs

Programs for educators:

Teaching & Learning


text:
Senator Marchione Named to Burger Style Commission to Eliminate Unnecessary Regulations

Senator Marchione, Chairman of the Senate’s Administrative Regulations Review Commission (ARRC), and members of the Senate Majority Coalition announced that they will begin an unprecedented initiative to identify and eliminate approximately a thousand costly and unnecessary government regulations that strangle business and job growth and drive up municipal and school property taxes.

In addition to high taxes, the burden of regulations and red tape hurts New York’s business climate.  The Senate Majority Coalition regulatory reform initiative will make New York more economically competitive and help businesses create new jobs by eliminating needless and costly regulations that limit economic growth.  Fourteen bills were passed in the Senate, including legislation that would:

- Establish a task force to conduct a complete review of the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA) and regulatory review process;

-Eliminate 1,000 burdensome regulations on businesses;

- Give the Senate’s Administrative Regulations Review Commission more oversight authority in the rulemaking process to ensure state agencies do not overstep their authority in implementing rules and regulations;

- Stop unfunded mandates on local governments and school districts; and

- Require state agencies to provide more information on the costs and benefits of new rules.

In addition to the reform legislation, the Senate Majority Coalition, led by Senators Patrick Gallivan (R-C-I, Elma), Kathleen Marchione (R-C, Halfmoon), David Valesky (D-Oneida), and David Carlucci (D, Rockland/Westchester), will conduct industry-specific public hearings across the state to listen to businesses and local officials to learn which rules, regulations and mandates are the most useless, most costly, and should be eliminated.

The following bills are among those that have been introduced and have been passed by the Senate:

S5161, Senator Marchione, gives the Administrative Regulations Review Commission more oversight authority in the rulemaking process and would give ARRC the authority to bring suit against an agency for a regulation that is in violation of state law.

S5166, Senator Marchione, directs the Governor to repeal at least 1,000 regulations that are burdensome on economic development and business.  This measure was included in the Senate Republican’s “Blueprint for Jobs” economic development plan earlier this year.

S5519, Senator Griffo, establishes an 11-member joint task force to perform a review and make recommendations relating to the necessity for each rule, regulation and public authority.

S1294, Senator Griffo, prohibits state mandates on local governments and school districts unless they are fully funded by the state.

S3462, Senator James Seward, proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to invalidate regulations that are not consistent with legislative intent or which are likely to have substantial unanticipated fiscal impact on state or local governments.

S5657, Senator Gallivan, Marchione and Carlucci, Creates a 19-member joint task force to undertake a thorough review of the 142-page, State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA) and regulatory review process now that the Governor’s Office of Regulatory Reform has been disbanded for over two years.  This law, which sets out the process used by state agencies to establish rules and regulations, was first enacted in 1975 and since then there has been no comprehensive review of the law.

S5164, Senator LaValle, requires the regents to include certain information with respect to increased costs when altering or amending rules or regulations.

S4302, Senator Ritchie, Streamlines the license application and renewal process for supermarket chains and other food chain stores.

S5536, Senator Maziarz, provides new incentives to facilitate the extension of existing natural gas lines to under-served businesses and consumers to spur economic development and job creation.

S5553, Senator Valesky, require state agencies to provide expanded information on the costs and benefits associated with an agency proposal.

S1784, Senator Carlucci, amends SAPA to authorize a group of businesses that are regulated by a state agency or representative of such businesses to petition a state agency for alternate methods of implementing a regulatory mandate that restricts the conducting or management of a business.

S3246, Senator Carlucci, facilitates electronic submission of documents by allowing state agencies to substitute affirmations for sworn oaths in permit applications.

S3245, Senator Carlucci, Eliminates the requirement to provide free hard copies of the State Register to entities that opt to receive a free online version instead.

S2160, Senator Valesky, requires state agencies to actively solicit comments from those who may be adversely affected by a rule proposed under SAPA and to seek opinions on the administrative and/or financial burdens it may place on a regulated entity.

The Senate-backed regulatory reform package is supported by Unshackle Upstate, National Federation of Independent Business-New York, and the NYS Association of Counties.


text:
Senator Martins Congratulates Searingtown School on Optimum-Lightpath Grant

Optimum Lightpath, a division of Cablevision, awarded a $10,000 grant the Searingtown School in Albertson to roll out ambitious new technology-driven learning programs. The grant program was open to public and private elementary and secondary schools in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk. Grants were awarded based on how the school would:

· Leverage technology to improve instruction;

· Promote the use of technology to improve the overall education experience;

· Utilize new technology to promote distance learning; and

· Create new school initiatives centered around new technologies.

Senator Jack M. Martins visited the Searingtown School, where Optimum Lightpath presented the grant, to congratulate the school on receiving as well as thank Optimum Lightpath.

“The Searingtown School is part of the outstanding Herricks School District and will put this grant to good use. I want to thank Optimum Lightpath for their commitment to education. I think our schools do a tremendous job of using technology to enhance the educational opportunities for our students. This will only help further that endeavor,” Senator Martins said.

"The grants awarded to Long Island schools underscore Optimum Lightpath's ongoing commitment to creating new opportunities for educational institutions that are powered by new, transformational technology," said Dave Pistacchio, President, Optimum Lightpath. "We are eager to see the new innovative technology-infused programs implemented throughout the school year and will continue to look for opportunities to benefit students and teachers throughout the New York metro area we serve."


text:
CAIRO, Jan. 15— Ihsan Abdel Kuddous, an Egyptian journalist, novelist and short-story writer, died last Thursday after suffering a stroke. He was 71 years old. Mr. Abdel Kuddous, whose works were translated into several languages, also wrote regular syndicated columns in Cairo's Government-owned newspapers and magazines. In his column, ''At a Cafe on Politics Street,'' he addressed current issues through the device of customers talking in a cafe.

In the 1960's and 1970's he was the editor of the Cairo papers Akhbar el-Yom (later Al Akhbar) and Al Ahram.

Mr. Abdel Kuddous, who began his career writing for a magazine founded by his mother, wrote at least 60 novels and collections of short stories, mostly psychological studies of political and social behavior. Many became movies.

Among his works translated into English were ''I Am Free,'' ''The Bus Thief'' and ''A Boy's Best Friend.''


text:
TAMPA, Fla., April 1— Hideki Irabu failed to cover first base on an innocent grounder to the right side today, and what should have been the final out of the exhibition season in Florida turned into another misadventure for the beleaguered Yankee pitcher.

Once Irabu mishandled the routine task for the second game in a row, the Yankees were involved in a bizarre succession of events.

There was George Steinbrenner's harsh criticism of Irabu, there were a handful of impromptu meetings and there was a mystified group of World Series champions waiting 90 minutes to board an airplane for a cross-country flight while Steinbrenner decided Irabu's fate. There was a depressed Irabu trying to sort out his feelings and, eventually, there was a parting of the pitcher and the team. The Yankees went to Los Angeles for exhibition games against the Dodgers on Saturday and Sunday, and Irabu remained in Florida to work out privately.

Is this separation temporary or will it become permanent? Although Steinbrenner calmed down after seriously maligning Irabu and claimed the Japanese pitcher will rejoin the Yankees for the second game of the season in Oakland on Tuesday, General Manager Brian Cashman said there was a possibility that the 29-year-old could be optioned to Class AAA Columbus or be traded.

Irabu's miscue came with one out to go in the exhibition game against Cleveland, when he stared at Jolbert Cabrera's grounder between first and second and then broke extremely late toward first. As Cabrera reached first safely, Steinbrenner hoisted his hands in the air disgustedly and then bolted out of his private box.

Minutes later, outside the Yankee clubhouse, the owner was withering in his assessment of the 253-pound right-hander. ''He looked like a fat, pus-sy toad out there, not covering first base,'' Steinbrenner said. ''I don't know what you got to do. That's not a Yankee.''

Irabu raised his voice and tapped his chest for emphasis as he briefly talked with reporters about the incident.

''I can't understand all of this stuff that is being said to me these days: I don't have any guts, I don't have any fight in me,'' Irabu said through George Rose, his translator. ''I still feel people are judging me on a play-by-play basis rather than my overall play.''

Irabu, the $12.8 million pitcher who has been a disappointment aside from the first half of 1998, gave up five earned runs in three and two-thirds innings today, and was 0-2 with an 8.38 earned run average this spring.

In meetings following the game, team officials made it clear to him that his performance today would help determine if he would be included in the rotation. While Irabu would not address questions about his future after reporters were told he was remaining here, Cashman gave an interesting answer when asked if Irabu still wanted to be a Yankee.

''I'm not sure,'' Cashman said. ''I can't speak for him.''

But Don Nomura, Irabu's agent, insisted that his client would not ask for a trade. ''Absolutely, he wants to stay with the Yankees,'' Nomura said.

Still, Irabu has placed himself in an awkward position. He is already the biggest distraction in a harmonious clubhouse and has now alienated himself even further from the teammates that he seriously inconvenienced today. It seemed odd that he would elect to separate himself from the Yankees three days from the season opener and with Ramiro Mendoza a serious candidate to switch from the bullpen and replace Irabu in the starting rotation. But Steinbrenner said that was Irabu's choice.

Irabu will work out at the minor league complex here for the next four days. ''Basically, we acceded to what he felt he had to have, what he had to do,'' said Steinbrenner, indicating that the decision to stay behind was the pitcher's idea, not the team's.

Rose said Irabu would not divulge why he wanted to be separated, but said, ''He's got a lot of things he has to work out.''

Irabu, who is 6 feet 4 inches and said he weighs 253 pounds, was also perturbed that Steinbrenner continued to focus on his size and blamed an inconsistent scale. At one point, Irabu said, ''I'm trying to control it and I'm not quite sure how to do it.''

While Steinbrenner softened his comments to say that Irabu was fooled on the grounder and that first baseman Clay Bellinger should have let second baseman Brian Raabe field Cabrera's ball, he remained strict about the weight.

''I reacted when I said some things,'' Steinbrenner said. ''He is overweight. He has to get his weight down because 252 is too big for him.''

As Irabu moved from meetings to the shower, his teammates, who were dressed in sports jackets, waited. The bus to the airport was supposed to leave 45 minutes after the contest ended, but it became obvious that the Irabu situation would delay the trip. David Cone joked, ''We're leaving tomorrow.''

The already dazed players looked stunned. No one laughed. With the players in different clusters around empty rows of lockers, the clubhouse resembled an airport on a snowy evening. After Orlando Hernandez ate a bowl of cereal because he was so hungry, Bernie Williams ordered 20 pizzas for the players and paid more than $200 for them. Finally, five minutes after Cone knocked on the manager's office door for an update, the team, minus Irabu, left.

After Irabu was bruised for six runs and 13 hits in five innings and failed to cover first base against the Phillies last Saturday, the Yankees criticized his lack of enthusiasm and his questionable body language. Irabu was on the verge of a mediocre showing before he failed to cover first again, then surrendered a two-run double to Enrique Wilson and then was heavily booed by fans.

''He'll be here and while he's here, we'll be able to make a decision accordingly,'' said Cashman, knowing that Irabu's travails have not ended yet.

WILLIE PENA, the 17-year-old shortstop from the Domincan Republic, was signed by the Yankees to a contract that will total around $3.7 million. LUIS SOJO, whose sore lower back was treated by a chiropractor for the third straight day, took batting practice and will play on Saturday.

Photos: Hideki Irabu made another mental error yesterday, after the Yankees warned him about his previous performance. (Jon Adams for The New York Times); (Associated Press)(pg. D1); Hideki Irabu ended the spring with an 0-2 record, an 8.38 earned run average, and in trouble with the Yankees. (Jon Adams for The New York Times)(pg. D3)


text: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria, Ill., is seeking sainthood for Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, left, who pioneered religion on television with his 1950's broadcasts of ''Life Is Worth Living.'' The diocese delivered canonization papers to the Vatican, which will study the archbishop's writings and examine any miraculous healings attributed to him. He could become the first American male saint. Ordained in Peoria in 1919, Archbishop Sheen became bishop of Rochester in the 1960's and was elevated to archbishop before retiring in 1969. He died in 1979.


text:
In a move that surprised the fashion industry, the Gucci Group said on Wednesday that Robert Polet, the president of Unilever's global ice cream and frozen foods division -- the makers of brands like Good Humor bars and Gorton's fish sticks -- would succeed Domenico De Sole as president and chief executive of Gucci, one of the largest luxury goods companies.

Mr. Polet, 48, was chosen after a four-and-a-half-month search, led by Serge Weinberg, the chief executive of Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, the French retail group that controls Gucci and that decided last October not to renew Mr. De Sole's contract or that of Gucci's creative director, Tom Ford, after a power struggle. Mr. Ford and Mr. De Sole are set to leave the company at the end of this month. Mr. Polet will start July 1.

Retail executives in New York seemed blindsided by the choice of Mr. Polet, saying that they knew nothing about him.

''The fashion industry is so much about the relationships you form, with designers, stores, the press,'' said Robert Burke, the fashion director of Bergdorf Goodman, which sells Gucci and sister brands like Yves Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen. ''Let's hope this person is a quick study.''

Mr. Weinberg, a former French government official known for favoring decentralized management, indicated at the outset that he would look beyond the fashion industry for Mr. De Sole's successor.

''We've seen a lot of people, inside and outside the industry,'' Mr. Weinberg said on Wednesday. ''We were looking for a leader. This is about the Gucci Group -- it's not about the Y.S.L. brand or the Gucci brand. It's about a group of companies with a lot of things to be done.''

He said that Mr. Polet -- who has run a Unilever unit with more than 40 brands, including Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Birds Eye frozen vegetables, and revenues last year of nearly $8 billion -- had broad experience developing brands. The Gucci Group had revenues of $3.18 billion last year.

But Mr. Weinberg restated his firmly held belief that day-to-day decisions would rest with the managers of the Gucci Group's divisions, like Mark Lee, the president of Saint Laurent, and Giacomo Santucci, his counterpart at Gucci.

This represents a significant change. Both Mr. Ford and Mr. De Sole, who rebuilt Gucci from near bankruptcy in the 1990's, were involved in virtually every detail, from acquisitions to store design.

One analyst, referring to the almost filial relationships that Mr. De Sole forged in the group, especially among young designers like Mr. McQueen, said: ''This change must be a huge shock within Gucci. The lovey, creative culture is over.''

Another analyst, Dana Telsey of Bear Stearns, said, ''P.P.R. is looking to make its own mark and imprint on Gucci,'' adding that in recent years, other fashion companies, like The Limited and Abercrombie & Fitch, have successfully gone outside the industry for managers. ''There's a lack of executive talent in the luxury goods overall,'' she said.

Mr. Weinberg has a track record at P.P.R. for hiring people with diverse backgrounds. For instance, he hired Laurence Danon, an executive in the adhesives industry, to run the Printemps department store.

Last month, Mr. Ford publicly challenged Mr. Weinberg's understanding of the luxury business, calling the French executive ''naïve.''

One London analyst said Wednesday, ''Given such acrimony, some people may regard Polet as quite a confrontational appointment by Serge.''

On the other hand, this analyst said: ''Some very tough decisions have to be made at Gucci. Apart from the Gucci brand, which is still tremendously successful, there are question marks over all the other labels in the group. So, bringing in someone with a clean perspective is probably not a bad idea.''

The Gucci Group -- whose net income for the fourth quarter of 2003 rose a less-than-expected 2 percent, to 97.3 million euros ($115.4 million), from the period a year earlier -- derives all its profit from the Gucci brand, especially handbags and other accessories. The nine other luxury labels in the group, including Saint Laurent, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen and Bottega Veneta, have struggled.

Among the crucial issues facing the new leadership is how to maintain Gucci's prestige without Mr. Ford, and at the same time move its sister brands toward profitability. Some analysts worry that Mr. Polet's lack of retailing experience will make that job harder. About half of Gucci Group's revenues come from its global network of stores.

In March, four unknown designers were named to succeed Mr. Ford. Now comes Mr. Polet, a Dutch national whose out-of-left-field appointment caught even food industry analysts by surprise. It also occasioned a spree of food jokes, with workers on the trading floor of one London bank wondering if Gucci would offer double-G fish sticks.

Photo: To the surprise of many in the luxury retail business, Robert Polet, the president of Unilever's global ice cream and frozen foods division, was named to lead the Gucci Group, one of the world's largest marketers of luxury goods. (Photo by Agence France-Presse -- Getty Images)


text:
Edition: U.S. / Global

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Feroz ()

Alternate title: Ferocious

Review Summary

This fantasy about a young man who becomes a bear, who becomes a young man again is equally ambivalent in its identity -- it is a drama that becomes a comedy that becomes a satire, and is not quite a straightforward fable. After the young man runs away from being shackled to a cabin, he spends the winter in a cave and emerges as a bear (obviously a man wearing a bear suit). He is taken in by a writer who teaches him how to use a computer, which somehow poses no problem. The bear speaks like the young man and for awhile tries working as a computer operator, undoubtedly raising questions about the standards in that field. While invited to tea one afternoon, the bear kills a dog in self-defense and is forced to head back to his cave for the winter -- where he emerges after a long hibernation as the young man. In retrospect, contact with the computing world had quite a transforming effect. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Movie Details

  • Title: Feroz
  • Running Time: 110 Minutes
  • Status: Released
  • Country: Spain
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama

Go to Cast & Credits »


text:
Edition: U.S. / Global

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Movies & TV

Hobart Cavanaugh

  • Actor
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: September 22, 1886
  • Birthplace: Virginia City, Nevada, USA
  • Nationality: United States

Full Biography

From All Movie Guide: The son of a Nevada railroading engineer, Hobart Cavanaugh was educated in San Francisco and at the University of California. His friendships with such California-based actors as Charlie Ruggles and Walter Catlett gave Cavanaugh the impetus to enter the theatrical world. After several years on stage, Cavanaugh began his screen career with 1928's San Francisco Nights. Slight, balding and virtually chinless, Cavanaugh was ideally cast as a henpecked husband, a clerk, or a process server. He was signed to a Warners' contract in 1932, and appeared in several Busby Berkeley and Jimmy Cagney pictures. Thanks to his next-door-neighbor demeanor, Cavanaugh frequently appeared as humorist Robert Benchley's friend or co-worker in Benchley's one-reel MGM shorts of the 1930s. Occasionally, Cavanaugh played against his established image by popping up as the "hidden killer" in mystery films of the 1940s (e.g. Universal's Horror Island). Hobart Cavanaugh's final appearance, filmed just before his death, was as an unctuous undertaker in 20th Century-Fox's Stella (1950). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi


text:
Program Overview

Executive Producers: Peter Locke, Donald Kushner
Genres: Horror, Thriller

Program Synopsis

Tara Talbot, 17 years old, is a sideshow spectacle. As a victim of hypertrichosis, a skin disease associated with excessive hair growth all over the body, Tara has always been an outcast among her peers. In a small town while performing as the "Wolf Girl" in her circus sideshow, she becomes the victim of cruel pranks by a local teenage gang led by Beau. Ryan, a town youth, is drawn to Tara; he tells her that his mother has developed a serum that depletes hair. She begins taking the serum; her behavior becomes erratic and unpredictable, but she does begin to lose hair. Tara's "Wolf Girl" performances become more wild; she breaks down her stage case and practically tears out Beau's throat. As her exterior begins appearing normal, her internal emotions become more bestial. Strange animal attacks surface around town, and rumors spread about a wolf prowling around in the neighborhood. When a human victim is found, citizens begin to wonder if it is a wolf, or the wolf girl reaping havoc.

What's On Tonight


text:
Speakers and Other Campus Visitors

 Click Here for PDF Version

Purpose of this Policy

The purpose of this policy is to establish consistent guidelines speakers and other campus visitors.

Scope of this Policy

This policy applies to the NYU academic community.

Procedures for Implementation

A Recommendation of the Commission on Student Life at Washington Square, affirmed by the University Senate on February 29, 1968.

The University is committed to upholding freedom of inquiry and expression on the campus;
The interests of the academic community are not served by fear and suppression of free discussion, controversy, and dissent;

The University upholds and encourages the freedom of students to express their views, to protest and demonstrate in an orderly and peaceful manner.

We support the presence of speakers and other campus visitors without subjecting them to political, social, and moral tests;

We support the freedom of expression and the invitation of speakers and other visitors without obstructive or restraining actions by individuals or groups, whether they constitute a majority or minority of students, faculty, or administration;

We reject the use of physical force or other disruptive means to obstruct and restrain speakers and other campus visitors as destructive of the pursuit of inquiry and learning in a free and democratic society.

About This Policy

Effective Date: February 29, 1968
Supersedes: N/A
Issuing Authority: Office of the Provost
Responsible Officer: Marc Wais,Vice President, Student Affairs
NYU Footer


text:
New York City

A Social History

Professor Daniel Walkowitz

Professor Daniel Walkowitz

  • Professor of History and Professor of Social & Cultural Analysis, New York University
  • Ph.D. 1972 (History), A.B. 1964 (English Honors), University of Rochester.
  • Bio & Publications

About the Course

New York City, growing from the small Dutch commercial settlement of New Amsterdam early in the seventeenth century into a bustling multi-cultural city of more than 8 million and metropolis of more than 18 million by the twentieth century, is a place with many stories.  A semester of 14 weeks can only touch on some of them.

Key Topics

This course will focus on the social history of the city – the peoples who have built the city and competing efforts by different numbers to authorize their dreams for the city.  As arguably the capital for global capitalism today, one focus of this course will seek to plot its development and legacy for the shaping of the city.  A more particular and related local story will be studied as well, however: the political and cultural interests, ideologies and players who shape and reshape the city as Manhattan, as New York and as the Metropolis.

Study this course with others

Connect with other around the world
Meet others studying the same NYU courses as you. Help them or get help yourself if you need it.

Get help when you need it
Ask a question and get matched with someone who can answer it immediately and in real time.

Work on assignments together
There's no need to take an Open Education course alone. Learn together!

OpenStudy is a social learning network where students ask questions, give help, and connect with other students. Clicking on the Join Study Group button will take you outside the NYU site.  If you choose to participate in their discussions, please know that NYU is not affiliated with OpenStudy and is not responsible for the content and features provided by the site.

Get Started

Course Readings

Required Reading

  • Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace, Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, 2000, ISBN-13: 978-0195140491, ISBN-10: 0195140494
  • Paul Gilje, The Road to Mobocracy: Popular Disorder in New York City, 1763-1834,  ISBN-13: 978-0807841983, ISBN-10: 0807841986
  • Kathy Peiss, Cheap Amusements: Working Women and Leisure in Turn of the Century New York, 2007, AIPI
  • Paule Marshall, Brown Girl, Brownstones, 2006, ISBN-10: 978-1558614987
  • Robert Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, 1975, ISBN-13: 978-0394720241, ISBN-10: 0394720245,
  • Jonathan Reider, Canarsie: The Jews and Italians of Brooklyn against Liberalism, 2005, ISBN-13: 9780674093614, ISBN-10: 0674093615

Other Readings

  • Floyd Shumway, Seaport City : New York in 1776, 1975, (Chapter 2 & Chapter 3), ISBN 10: 0913344206, ISBN 13: 9780913344200
  • Christine Stansell, The Origins of the Sweatshop: Women and Early Industrialization in New York City
  • David M. Gordon, “Capitalist Development and the History of American Cities”, in Marxism and the Metropolis: New perspectives in urban political economy, W. Tabb & L. Sawyers, eds., 1978, ISBN-13: 978-0195033083, ISBN-10: 0195033086
  • Daniel Walkowitz, “New York: A Tale of Two Cities", in Snowbelt Cities: Metropolitan Politics in the Northeast and Midwest since World War II by R. M. Bernard, 1990, ISBN-13: 9780253311771, ISBN-10: 0253311772
  • Matthew Drennan, “The Decline and Rise of the New York Economy”, in Dual City: The Restructuring New York by J. H. Mollenkopf and M. Castells, 1991, ISBN-13: 9780871546081, ISBN-10: 0871546086
  • Neil Smith, “"Gentrification Generalized: From Local Anomaly to Urban 'Regeneration' as Global Urban Strategy" in Frontiers of Capital: Ethnographic Reflections on the New Economy, M. Fisher and G. Downey, eds., 2006, ISBN-13: 978-0822337393, ISBN-10: 0822337398

NYU Footer


text:
Skip to Navigation | Skip to Content

IT Service Status

search the site

did you know?

You can subscribe to a notification list to automatically receive some or all of the messages that are posted to this site via email.

related pages

Non-impacting Service Maintenance* ServiceLink: Wednesday, August 13th, 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm ET

(Updated: 8/13 at 5:52 PM)

Please be advised that scheduled/unscheduled maintenance will be performed on the service(s) listed below, but the service is expected to remain available:

Wednesday, August 13th
- ServiceLink: 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm ET

Updates will be posted to the IT Service Status page ( if necessary. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact the IT Service Desk (

Thank you for your cooperation and patience, and our apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause.


text:
McConaughey maintains his hot streak with ‘Mud’

“Mud,” the third feature from “Take Shelter” director Jeff Nichols, takes a grim look at classic Americana through the eyes of two teenage boys. The duo meets a mysterious stranger who entangles them in his troubles with the law.

The film stars Matthew McConaughey as the eponymous Mud, a rough and resourceful loner who has taken refuge on the island to escape murder charges. He enlists the boys, Ellis and Neckbone, to help him reach his long-lost sweetheart, Juniper, and escape from the police.

The role is perfect for McConaughey, serving as a solid continuation of the hot streak he developed in 2012 with “Magic Mike,” “Killer Joe” and “Bernie.” While Mud is a little less nuanced and a little more irritating than his recent roles, McConaughey adds his signature swag and charm to the scruffy character.

Outside of McConaughey’s performance, Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Paulson and many other supporting players are lost in seemingly insignificant roles. The most notable of these is the fantastic Michael Shannon, who is wasted in his part as Neckbone’s uncle and
guardian, Galen.

Tye Sheridan, who plays Ellis, starts the film with a performance as flat as his one-note sidekick Neckbone, portrayed by newcomer Jacob Lofland. But with each passing act, Sheridan’s performance grows stronger until he is able to offer real insight into Ellis’ trusting nature and violent tendencies.

Sam Shepard also gives a standout performance as Ellis’ neighbor, Tom Blankenship, who has a mysterious past with Mud. Shepard plays the part with just the right amount of stoicism and pain.

Viewers will have to adjust to the thick Southern drawls, especially that of McConaughey, Lofland and Sheridan. Thankfully, there is plenty of time for the accents to sink in, as the film runs for a long two hours and 15 minutes. Though there are definitely pacing issues, Nichols manages to wrap everything up with a dramatic and unexpected bang.

While Mud is the center of the film’s moral conflict, it is his relationships with the other main characters that drive the story and give it an emotional backbone. His relationship with Witherspoon’s character turns out to be more complicated, desperate and sad than it initially appears, adding needed layers of depth. It also leads to one of the more poignant moments near the end of the film.

“Mud” has extra time and unneeded characters to burn. Still, it satisfies as an intriguing moral drama with a strong central cast and chalks up another tally in Matthew McConaughey’s win column.

A version of this article appeared in the April 23 print edition. Ife Olujobi is a staff writer. Email her at [email protected]

Print Friendly

Comments that are deemed spam or hate speech by the moderators will be deleted.

If you want a picture to show with your comment, go get a gravatar.

 characters available


text:
Banner: Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler
  Home | Protecting Consumers | Safeguarding Children | Seniors | Law Enforcement | Site Map Search
For Immediate Release
July 27, 2006
Media Contact:
Kevin Enright 410-576-6357

Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced today that George Meekins, 55, and Barbara Meekins, 59, of the 300 block of Bayly Ave in Cambridge, Maryland, were both convicted in the Circuit Court for Dorchester County of conspiracy to commit felony insurance fraud and conspiracy to commit felony theft. George Meekins was also convicted of two counts of felony theft. The convictions follow a joint investigation conducted by the Office of the Attorney General, the Insurance Fraud Division of the Maryland Insurance Administration and the Maryland State Police. Following the verdicts, the Honorable Brett W. Wilson ordered a pre-sentence investigation. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.

At trial, evidence was presented that George and Barbara Meekins conspired with John T. Coleman, Jr., in June of 2003, to submit false documentation to an insurance company after the death of his mother, Shirley Coleman, and steal approximately $81,200.00 in life insurance proceeds to which his father, John T. Coleman, Sr., was entitled. John Coleman, Jr. pleaded guilty to felony insurance fraud in April of this year for his part in the scheme and is presently incarcerated. Additional evidence adduced at trial demonstrated that George Meekins also stole approximately $31, pension death benefit proceeds from the Maryland State Retirement System in January of 2004 to which both John Coleman, Sr. and John Coleman, Jr. were entitled. The Meekins could be sentenced to up to fifteen years in prison on each conviction.

Attorney General of Maryland 1 (888) 743-0023 toll-free / TDD: (410) 576-6372
Home | Site Map | Privacy Policy | Contact Us


text:
Accreditation & Curriculum

Our commitment to quality goes hand and hand with our national accreditation with NAC, the National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs. Any school can say that they run a quality program, but Oakland Academy has gone through a strict and thorough evaluation by an independent body of child care professionals. This is a voluntary process in which we hold ourselves to a higher accountability than the State of Florida requires. As part of this commitment, we constantly strive to make improvements in our school, and our teaching expertise. Our smaller class sizes and lower student to teacher ratios allow us to spend more time on each individual child. We provide written daily feedback about your child's day, and semi-annual progress reports to keep you informed. You'll also know what's happening in each classroom with our monthly calender and newsletter. As an additional acknowledgment of our accreditation, we also hold a Florida Gold Seal of Excellence certificate.

Our teachers use a custom blend of "Creative Curriculum" and "Links to Literacy" with a thematic approach emphasizing phonemic awareness. Teachers are able to adapt their lessons to meet each student's needs. This allows the fast learner to continually progress, and the slower learner to spend more time on a new concept. By creating an active learning environment utilizing centers within each classroom, we allow your child to choose areas of interest to maximize their learning potential. At the Pre-K level, we also include computer technology, sign language, Spanish, and yoga.


text:
Funeral Homes > Search

The funeral homes listed below support the ideals of providing a commercial free obituary website and this is a testament of their high standards of professionalism and integrity to the families and communities they serve. We encourage you to support them in their efforts.

If you do not see your local funeral home listed, please feel free in making them aware of this service they can use to better help their families and communities.

Records: 1 to 10 of 2437
Rows Per Page:
City State/Province Country
Armstrong Funeral Home Limited Oshawa Ontario CANADA
Lakeshore Memorial Services, Inc. Holland Michigan UNITED STATES
Vander Plaat Funeral Home Wyckoff New Jersey UNITED STATES
Cantelmi Funeral Home Fountain Hill Pennsylvania UNITED STATES
Wagg Funeral Home Ltd. Port Perry Ontario CANADA
Gray's Funeral Chapel Prince Albert Saskatchewan CANADA
Mosaic Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery Services Winnipeg Manitoba CANADA
Walker Funeral Home Cincinnati Ohio UNITED STATES
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory Orland Park Illinois UNITED STATES
Lemley Funeral Service Atkins Arkansas UNITED STATES


text:
John Raymond Robinson Sr. Obituary

Date of Birth:

Monday, February 24th, 1936

Date of Death:

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Funeral Home:

Brown Funeral Home
327 West King St.
Martinsburg, West Virginia, UNITED STATES

John Raymond Robinson Sr., 74, died January 24, 2011 in Martinsburg, WV. John, aka “Big John”, went peacefully at home in his sleep after spending his final days surrounded by family. John was preceded in death by his wife Jacqueline Hess Robinson; granddaughter Amanda Renee Custer; and younger brother James Lee Robinson Sr. John is survived by his “doll”, Stella Panagoulias Stutz and children: Shari and Daniel Munson of Martinsburg, John and Barbara Robinson of Martinsburg, Sandy and Phillip Munson of Salley, SC., Jackie and Rickey Custer of Winchester, VA., David and Susan Stutz of Mumbai, India, Karla and Brian Toomer of Cokeville, Wy., Robert and Blanche Stutz of Helena, Mt., and Shari and Dan Strachan of Missoula, Mt. He is also survived by 21 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, sister Frances “Sis” and Italo Quaglio, and brother Kenneth Robinson and Loretta. He will be deeply missed by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends.

John was born at his grandparent’s home, February 24, 1936, at Berkeley Station, WV, to the late Jack and Dorcas Rice Robinson. He married Jacqueline Hess in 1955. Before her death, they were sealed in the Washington, DC, Temple. He was sealed to Stella Panagoulias Stutz on January 19, 2008 in the Washington D.C. Temple. They celebrated their third anniversary days before his passing. John was a High Priest in the Martinsburg Ward, a member of the Bedington Ruritan Club and Teamsters Union.

He was extremely friendly and often described as someone who never met a stranger.

Services will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Friday, 28 January 2011 at 11:00am at 93 Langston Blvd., Martinsburg. Interment will be held at Hedgesville Cemetery.

Family will receive friends from 7-9 pm on Thursday, January 27 at Brown Funeral Home and from 10-10:45 am Friday prior to the service at the church.

In lieu of flowers please do random acts of kindness in John’s name.

Brought to you by: Brown Funeral Home
John Robinson
In the event that there is an error in the information presented, please contact the funeral home by clicking here.


text:
Home | News | New program will help feed more students after school

New program will help feed more students after school

Font size: Decrease font Enlarge font

A recently passed Florida law will allow hundreds of afterschool programs access to federal funding to buy nutritious dinners for children.

By Kevin Brady
Starting this fall, thousands of additional Florida children will eat a healthy meal after school, thanks to a lobbying campaign supported by childhood hunger advocates.

Florida Impact, a nonprofit group dedicated to reducing hunger and poverty in the Sunshine State, spearheaded the effort.

An amendment to the Legislature’s Early Learning Bill, signed into law recently by Gov. Rick Scott, clears the last administrative hurdle for the federal Afterschool Meal Program in Florida. The amendment, championed by Florida Impact, will allow hundreds of afterschool programs in the state, including many run by churches, access to federal funding to buy nutritious dinners for children.

Without the amendment, afterschool programs had to be licensed and meet certain criteria to be eligible for the federal subsidy.

“That was an exclusion that not many church afterschool programs were able to meet,” said Sandi Vaughn, of the United Methodist Church Association of Preschools. Now that the amendment has passed, she said, “We can feed a lot more hungry children. Thousands of children will benefit.”

Florida ranks 12th in the nation in food hardship, according to Florida Impact.  In 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Agriculture determined that 29.2 percent of American families with children are struggling with hunger.

A nutritious afterschool meal is not just about hunger, Vaughn said.

“If children are hungry, they cannot learn. As adults, we know you can’t function when you get hungry. For some of these children, their evening meal is whatever is on the dollar menu at McDonald’s, so at least with this program they are getting healthy food.”

The county provides more than 8,000 meals when school is out through the Summer Food Service Program.

“There’s no doubt there are a lot of kids who need it,” said Brandon’s Amy Carrier, who oversees the program. “And from what I have seen from the state, there are a lot fewer children in the summer food program than there are kids getting free and reduced meals at schools, so there are even more kids that need it.”

With a menu heavy on vegetables, fruit, grains and protein, the summer food program has the same goal as the afterschool food program: making sure children get a healthy meal at least once a day.

“My guess is the meals are better than many of the children are getting at home,” Carrier said.

Congress expanded the federal Afterschool Meal Program in December 2010 to address hunger and under-nutrition among children who don’t receive a balanced meal except at school. The program reimburses schools and nonprofits $3.08 for each nutritious supper provided in afterschool programs in low-income neighborhoods, allowing up to 15 percent to be used for administrative costs.

However, bureaucratic and administrative hurdles delayed the program in Florida. The amendment crafted by Florida Impact erased the last of those hurdles. It was inserted into the Early Learning Bill that had strong bipartisan support in Tallahassee.

“It was an agonizing process,” said Dr. Debra Susie, Florida Impact’s executive director. “You pass a law, but that is not the end of it. The administrative agency has to write up a set of rules to implement the law.”

Prior to the amendment, afterschool programs were required to secure a full childcare license, even though this is not required by the federal program, she said.

The amendment was the last major battle in a two-year campaign to implement the Afterschool Meal Program in Florida. Previously, Florida Impact helped eliminate a requirement that some nonprofit afterschool programs, otherwise eligible for the federal Afterschool Meal Program, would need a food and safety inspection.  Adding 10 words to the Department of Health reorganization bill, which passed in the state Legislature in March, eliminated this hurdle.

Some afterschool programs also cited dual paperwork as a deterrent to signing up. Florida Impact organized a coalition of the state’s health and agriculture departments, along with Broward County Schools, the nation’s sixth largest school district, to help streamline that process.

“We decided that rather than go with state legislation, which is a big deal, we would try to work this first through the rule promulgation process with no legislators, just state administrators,” Susie said.

However, after waiting for two years for Florida to clear all the barriers to implementing the Afterschool Meal Program, Florida Impact decided to go directly to the Legislature to erase the final barrier: requiring a full childcare license.

“Tucking away just a few words in the Early Learning Bill took care of the problem,” Susie said.

An estimate of how many children will benefit from greater access to the Afterschool Meal Program can be determined by the number currently using the state’s afterschool snack program, with many more nonprofits expected to jump on board in the coming year, Susie said.

“Just using the 29,265 children attending those sites currently, there is the potential of serving 5.2 million suppers over 180 days of the school year, which translates into approximately $16 million for the state’s nonprofits operating afterschool programs in the low-income communities of Florida.”

  • email Email to a friend
  • print Print version
  • Plain text Plain text
No tags for this article
Powered by Vivvo CMS v4.1.6


text:
OCALI Pass | Login

Listen to this website with BrowseAloud

Whether you are using a Smartphone, Tablet, PC or Mac, BrowseAloud will provide the reading support tools you require for free.

What is BrowseAloud?

BrowseAloud is a suite of products that provides reading support on websites. BrowseAloud reads website content out loud, highlighting each word as it is spoken in a high quality, human-sounding voice.

Other features include:

  • Dual-Color Highlighting
  • Text Magnification
  • Talking Dictionary
  • Talking Translator
  • MP3 Maker
  • Screen Masking
  • Secure Site Reading
  • PDF Reading
  • International Languages

More than 7,000 websites use BrowseAloud, so once you have it on your device you can listen to all of these websites too.

Who BrowseAloud Helps?

BrowseAloud helps website visitors who require online reading support and those who simply prefer to listen to information instead of reading it. BrowseAloud is particularly useful for those with print disabilities such as dyslexia or mild visual impairments and those with English as a second language.

How do I get BrowseAloud?

Click on the BrowseAloud Panel that appears on theof this website to launch the BrowseAloud Plus toolbar. This toolbar provides instant high quality speech at the touch of a button - no need to download anything. New features include PDF and secure site reading, per site and page pronunciation control and language selection.

To use BrowseAloud's fully-featured version, which includes a dictionary, a translator, an MP3 maker, a text magnifier and reads secure web pages and PDFs, visit the BrowseAloud website to download a small application, free of charge, at http://www.browsealoud.com/getbrowsealoud.

Support with using BrowseAloud

A full range of support services are provided for BrowseAloud:
Web: http://www.browsealoud.com/support
E-Mail: support@browsealoud.com
Tel: 877-778-6977


text:
Latest News
Questions & Answers
What Can You Do?

Hartford Town Hall Held

The Diocese of New England and the OCA posted the same summary of the Hartford Town Hall, held Wednesday evening, July 23rd, on their websites yesterday afternoon. That summary reads:

"On July 23, 2008, approximately seventy-five laypeople and clergy from the Diocese of New England gathered at All Saints Church in Hartford CT, for the OCA Town Hall meeting. His Grace, Bishop Nikon of Boston, New England and the Albanian Archdiocese, along with OCA secretary, Archpriest Eric G. Tosi and Archpriest Andrew Jarmus the Director of Ministries and Communications for the OCA were present. Fr. Tosi served as facilitator for the meeting which lasted close to three hours. A number of people stood before the microphone to offer honest and open reflections on the situation facing the OCA; how it has affected them personally; what they feel is the best case scenario for the OCA; and to offer concrete suggestions for what should be addressed at the upcoming All American Council.

The opinions, reflections and suggestions that were offered included heartfelt expressions of anguish and frustration; pleas for conciliarity and forgiveness; and concrete suggestions for action that the OCA should take in order to once again be faithful to its mission of preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and building up His Holy Church. Several times people expressed a desire that Metropolitan Herman retire so that the Church can regain credibility in its hierarchical leadership. A number of suggestions were made regarding the AAC including: establishing a concrete vision for action in the OCA; developing a goal driven budget; reexamining and modifying the Statutes; and investigating more deeply the role and function of the episcopacy in the Church. Some speakers lamented the bitterness and vengeful nature of discourse within the OCA, while others called for total disclosure of past wrongdoing. Yet, while there was some disagreement as to the best path forward, all seemed to agree that the OCA is in a perilous situation, each speaker conveyed a fervent desire for true healing, reconciliation and honesty, for the good of the Church.

Bishop Nikon and Frs. Tosi and Jarmus listened to everyone who spoke, and occasionally Fr. Tosi asked for clarification from speakers as he wrote down key points from every presentation. Finally, at about 9:45, after repeated requests from Fr. Tosi for additional speakers—having taken every care to ensure that everyone present who wished to speak had an opportunity to do so—Bishop Nikon offered closing remarks in which he confessed that the Church faces a serious crisis, and that it has not been addressed as well as it could have been, or should have been. Yet he stated that he has great hope for the faithful of the Diocese of New England and for the OCA because even in the darkest moments Christ is always alive and active in the hearts of the faithful. His Grace offered profound thanks to everyone who attended the meeting, some of whom had driven considerable distance, and he was especially grateful for the honesty, candor and charity expressed by all who spoke and who attended the meeting."

A Second Perspective

A participant, a member of the Diocese of New England, offered the following description:

“The meeting began at 7:18 pm, ended at 9:43 pm. No one was rushed, interrupted, brushed off, minimized, or invalidated. About 70 people in attendance. Fr Eric Tossi moderated, Fr Jarmus took notes.

Four ground rules were stated and respected throughout the meeting:
1) no attribution: if anyone wished to speak anonymously, not giving their names, they were welcome to do so;
2) have respect for one another, especially those with differing opinions;
3) no judgment of one another; and
4) balanced time: use time effectively to give everyone a chance to speak.

The best speaker of the night was Fr John Hopko

(Terryville CT)

To Question #1 (‘What impact have the events of these past few years had on you?’) Fr Hopko began by citing two connected things:

1) a massive failure of leadership and mishandling of money due to willful wrongdoing, incompetence, and ignorance; which resulted in

2) the current one-directional aspect of our Church: that is, the bishops wanting to be served by the people, but not themselves willing to serve the people.”

The participant went on to describe the statements of others:

“Fr Sergius Halvorsen (Middltown CT) noted the indescribable pain and betrayal on the part of the people, to the point of its being irrational, like a sick person who has a fever.

Ms. Diane Dounouk stated there were no checks and balances in place. +Herman was previously the Treasurer, so how can we trust him?”

Turning to Question #2 (‘What do you see as a “best case” scenario for the Church?’) he wrote:

“Ms. Mary Ann Sporcic said it is time to rip off the band-aids and expose the wounds. ‘We have been given promises of reports, delays, etc. Take care of the problem! Enough is enough! Time to clean house!’

Nancy from New Haven, CT, said that there is no personal sin: it has a corporate effect. She compared the handling of this crisis to the parable of the emperor’s new clothes. It is time for healing.

Fr John Pawelchak  (Salisbury, CT) quoted a recent Sunday Epistle reading from St Paul, who said that perseverance produces character, and character produces faith. Handled correctly, this crisis could facilitate repentance.

As an ‘antibiotic’ to the wounds Mary Ann just mentioned, Fr Pawelchak said we not only need honesty, but need to look at things and measure them in the context of the Kingdom of God. We need to pray for each other and to be proactive.

Fr Hopko spoke again, and said that ‘the victory was won on the Cross. The question is: how do we enter that victory, and what do we do until Christ comes again?’ He then offered 6 key points that need to happen:

1) Metropolitan Herman has to retire. Someone who was part of the problem cannot be part of the solution
2) We have to have a moratorium on new bishops; there are no current viable candidates, so we shouldn’t “make” bishops just for the sake of filling vacancies
3) There needs to be total transparency in everything, not just the financials: we are as sick as our secrets.
4) We need to re-examine our Tradition and cleanse ourselves of traditions (customs).
5) We need to respect education and learning once again: we need to let go of our romantic view of a potential bishop being an uneducated monk who always smells bad and
6) We have to do whatever is necessary for Orthodox unity in America. On this last point, Fr John said the only ones with the authority to bring this about are the bishops. ‘The bishops need to have the courage and desire to bring this about.”

Question #3 (‘How can we address these issues at the All-American Council?’) drew additional speakers:

“One layman made multiple suggestions:

- He said we need changes in the Statutes of the OCA to plug the holes that allowed these problems to begin with
- He suggested that the Metropolitan, Chancellor, and Treasurer not be permanent positions, but on a three-year rotation and
- That the Chancellor and Treasurer should be elected by the Metropolitan Council, which he suggested should be renamed the “Executive Council”
- He suggested that Auditors should be professionals
- Members of the Metropolitan Council should follow the OCA Statutes, and not be “yes” men to the Metropolitan
- As to resolutions, he said the Holy Synod should retire +Herman, reprimand +Theodosius, and should apologize to the Church at large for all the problems, including letting Kondratick run loose.

A woman then added two caveats for the auditors: they should be outside auditors, and they should be bonded.

Fr Steven Voytovitch (Clinton CT) then described two methods of chaplaincy work called ‘Microsoft’and ‘Macintosh’. He said ‘Microsoft’ states: ‘Ours is the only way. Get on board with the program!’ The ‘Macintosh’ method states, ‘We are all relational, and should work together!’ Fr Steven said the ‘Macintosh’ model should be what we follow. He suggested spending time at the All-American Council “mid-wifing” one another for the needs of the Church.”

As the meeting concluded, Bishop Nikon spoke.

“He said: “We are all the Church, and we are here to face and rectify wrongs.’

He stated, ‘Perhaps we haven’t faced it [the crisis] as we should have, but we are facing it now: clergy, laity, hierarchs. Syosset is not the Church.'

'We are addressing where we have fallen short. We will go on. We pray for our own repentance. Yes, we were all betrayed. Yes, we were all lied to. Yes, we were all made to look foolish. But That will not stop us from being the Church!’”

A Third Account

Another participant, who is not a member of the New England Diocese but a member of the OCA, had a different take on the Town Hall. She wrote:

Fr. Tosi stated the purpose of the meeting was to ‘turn talk into action at the AAC.’

Fr. William DuBovik (Hartford CT) :

Money misappropriated
Due to the internet, everything has snowballed.
Everything is on the internet.
Real issue is bigger than what can be discussed at the AAC.
We all make mistakes

Fr. John Hopko:

There are 2 big issues:
There is a MASSIVE failure of leadership. They said they were doing one thing and did another. Leaders are not selected carefully enough.
Essential that we realize we are serving the church. Leaders have become the served and do not offer their services.

A lay person:

Malaise has set in. We were so busy worrying about 5 year plans that we forgot what church life is all about. We have lost our zeal.

Fr. Sergius Halvorson:

We have all been betrayed and feel an indescribable amount of pain.
How can we say the problem is corrected when +Herman is still in power?

Deacon Patrick Donovan (Springfield, VT)
If sin is tolerated all that results is alienation, confusion and loss of trust.
He read a statement as well.

A lay person:

Hatred is spewed forth and is abhorrent.
His heart is broken
Those who speak do not speak on his behalf

Pleads with everyone to not despair
We have hope every time we approach the chalice.

In 1999 he had a vision of autocephaly. We are now on idle and watching the rest of the church go by.
How responsible have we been?

A lay person:

Always looked to the clergy as an example.
Now he is demoralized completely.
Disappointed and shocked.
My diocese is doing things “right” and I don’t want to look outside. (obviously from NE diocese...)

What is the best scenario for the church?

A lay person:

Financial and spiritual matters need to be separated

A lay person:

Leadership has been in a state of decline
Concerned there won’t be a church for his children.
We are missing the big picture. Christians are under attack in the US.
We need to combine forces in humility and figure out how to function instead of just survive.

Fr. Halvorson:

Gave these statistics: from1990-2007:

- the NE diocese has decreased by 38%. ( Not one person flinched or gasped.)
- in 1990 there were 3345 members. In 2007 there were 2076. If decline keeps going, by 2020 there will be less than 1000 in the diocese…(Again no reaction)

-Diocesan budget is $371,000. Of that, $119,000 stays in the diocese and $261,000 goes to Syosset. (Again no reaction.)

We need to see in a concrete fashion, how this money is being spent and on what.

Fr. Dennis Rhodes (Waterbury,CT)

We are in a crisis. We are being pruned by the Lord to make us stronger
Holy Spirit still works in the church.
Holy Spirit is in charge
I believe He is guiding us despite all the garbage

A lay person:

Best scenario would be the second coming!
I have not been following all the details of the crisis
Financial giving has changed
Lessons should be learned from this
I do not see the vigor I did as a member of the south in San Antonio.

A lay person (Mary Ann from Meriden,CT)

It’s time to rip off the band aid and expose the wound regardless of how difficult it is
I have been to many AACs and resolutions are never carried through
We can pray all we want but people are leaving
We need to say “Enough already and clean house”.

A lay person (Read statement as well)

Convert from Roman Catholicism to Orthodoxy
Greed, power and lust has taken over
Time for healing
All she hears from older folks is that is too much for them already

Fr. John Pawelchak:

I carry many scars in my own life
God works in everyone
Live in the reality of the Kingdom

Fr. John Hopko:

(This was the highlight of my evening)

Victory has already been won. When the Lord comes again, He will ask….”What have you been doing while you’ve been waiting for Me?”
These six things are necessary ….Ask +Herman to retire. When Eric Wheeler was fired I was there in the building. +Herman became the treasurer. I helped Eric put his belongings in his car. Now it’s time for +Herman to “take one for the club”.
Moratorium on elevating Bishops….”Few are called….all are chosen”. We are better off without them in many cases.
Total transparency- everyone needs to have acces to financial reports if they so chose. That’s the way it is at my parish. Everyone knows my salary. The reports are on the candle stand to be picked up if one so chooses. We are as sick as our secrets.
Re-examine tradition- We are so worried about the litte t traditions. Priests can be the worst offenders. Look at my riassa…it’s Russian style. No one knows I don’t have a cassock on underneath and am only half dressed. Laity are just a crazed with ethnicity….matroshka dolls, foods. And all the while we don’t know anything about bigT. They don’t like different languages spoken during the liturgy.
Respect education and learning. We are ignorant.
Do whatever is necessary to unite the Orthodox. Right now, we would fill ½ of Yankee Stadium. As long as the Bishops fight over who is Bishop of who and where, it will never happen. Want to see disunity? Put the Bishops in one room. They can’t even look each other in the face.

I do not want full disclosure
I just want a sketch, so “I do not enter into the sin”

A lay person

Change the statutes. Too many holes in them
Primate should rotate every 3 years amongst the hierarchs. It should not be a job for life.
Treasurer and Chancellor should be elected by the AAC
Change our name to the American Orthodox Church
Task force should be included in the statute
Auditors should be trained and look at all reports within the church
Metropolitan Council should not be “yes men”.
Ther should be one Bishop for each diocese. One Bishop should not be a diocesan bishop, a locum tenens and an administrator of a third diocese.

Same lay person as above then presented ideas for resolutions:

Synod should retire +Herman
Real problems began with +Theodosius. We need to examine this
Ask the Bishops to apologize
Bishops did not do their jobs
Ask for a secret vote of confidence in the Bishop of each diocese
Metropolitan Council should look at all law suits and investigations and decide to settle those that are costing too much or causing too much damage.
For the good of the church- forget about the money
Move out of Syosset – it’s a nice building but we don’t need it.

A lay person

Auditors should be from the “outside”. No conflict of interest then
All financial officers should be bonded.

A lay person

Expanded roles for women in the liturgical life of the church should be discussed

Fr. Halvorson asks yet again...

What do we actually DO?
Release the budget on the internet
Have concrete plans for the budget

We need to unite in prayer before the AAC
We are in disarray and disunity.
Perhaps insert prayers into the Liturgy

A lay person

She was a delegate in Toronto and stunned by the extravagances. She felt she didn’t deserve it.
We lead by example
Here I was in all this extravagance and widows were struggling to give their donations.
We need to live the Beatitudes.
Everything at the meeting was preordained. Bishops, clergy and laity in separate corners. We need to act together and not be separated,

Question from a lay person

Have the discretionary funds been done away with?

Fr. Tosi answered he didn’t know - but perhaps the Bishop knew. +Nikon said they still exist, but are audited. Metropolitan and the Treasurer have access to them.

+Nikon’s statement

We are here to face and acknowledge wrongdoing
(No apology, however)
Humbled by serving the NE diocese,
There will be other crises,
We didn’t face this head on when we should have – we are now,
We didn’t trust the previous administration,
Metropolitan Council has taken up their full responsibilities ( What about before?)

SIC report to be read simultaneously to the Synod and the Metropolitan Council,
We can not allow ourselves to fall short of “being living icons of the church”.
We will go on from this.
Honored to serve as New England’s Bishop.
Yes, we “were all fooled, betrayed and lied to but it will not stop us.”

And he concluded: ” We do it right in New England.”

She then added this comment:

“I have never felt more disheartened than I did during this meeting. It was a mutual admiration society. More clapping on the back and priests kissing each other. (Fr. Hopko is not part of the club from the look of things, though.) For sure, it was a pleasant meeting for +Nikon since he was clearly in friendly territory. Fr. Jarmus didn’t speak at all; Fr. Tosi spoke too much. Not one person approached me.... I just sat there and took notes.”

Another Town Hall took place in Chicago, July 24th.

The next  two Town Halls will be next Thursday, July 31st in  Indianapolis, IN and in Carnegie, PA; with a third held on Saturday of that same week in South River, NJ on August 2nd.

-Mark Stokoe compiled this report from the notes of participants. Thanks to all who assisted.

Related Documents

To view documents you will need Adobe Reader (or Adobe Acrobat)


text:
Avatar of Yeshua

Finance | New Working Group Forming

12/18/2011 in Finance WG

While there has been little discussion of any financial issues concerning Occupy Central Vermont, I believe it would do us well to ensure we organize ourselves and prepare in the ways that we can, for any financial needs the GA may have. Thus, a Financial Working Group is forming to begin meeting and discussing this topic. If you are interested in participating, or even just to provide feedback and your input, please contact either Sue or Yeshua personally, if you know how, or at: finance[at]occupycentralvt.org

Leave a reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.


text:
NYSSSA Employment

Residential Life Staff Employment at NYSSSA

NYSSSA is currently accepting applications for Residential Life Staff for Summer 2015.

Before you apply, we urge you to review our Workplace Expectations for Residential Life Staff. Additionally, staff must have a valid driver's license and be 21 years of age at the beginning of the summer session.

Applicants should also have an advanced interest and/or academic experience in the art of the school for which they are applying. They should be committed to being a role model and sharing their artistic experience and knowledge with talented young artists.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling schedule based upon the specific program designated.  We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible for consideration.

Listed below is a brief overview of these positions:

Assistant Director for Administration (ADA)
Duties include serving as a liaison to the State Education Department, providing administrative assistance to the Artistic Director/teaching faculty, and communicating with parents of students and host campus administration. Duties include developing daily schedules, scheduling transportation needs, monitoring the school's financial obligations, and direct support and supervision of residential life staff, including Head Counselor. Residential supervisory experience is required, teaching experience desirable.
Age requirement, usually post undergraduate.
Head Counselor
Duties include supervision of residential life staff, developing and coordinating student social activities, attendance recording at all student classes/events, as well as assuming other duties as needed and scheduled by Assistant Director for Administration. Residential supervisory experience and/or counseling experience required.
Age requirement, usually filled by graduate student.
Duties include direct supervision of students in dormitories and during scheduled group activities, holding informational meetings with students, as needed, enforcement of rules and regulations as established by State Education Department and Assistant Director for Administration. Residential supervisory experience and/or counseling experience desirable.
Age requirement, usually college juniors or older.

If you are interested in any of these positions, submit an application, a letter of intent, your resume and contact information for three references to:

NYS Summer School of the Arts
New York State Education Department Office of Cultural Education
Cultural Education Center, Room 10D79
Albany, New York 12230


text:
Riding locations

In order to see the map you have to allow your browser to use your current location!

Kite Beach, Maui/Kanaha beach Park

  • Spring Summer Fall, Small to Medium sized kites
  • 26.50 Hours logged here
  • 10 Crew Members Ride Here
  • Weather Link
  • Webcam Link
  • Directions:
    By the Airport
  • Note:
    Leave your wetsuit at home.

Recent Sessions


text:
Tag Archives: Church History

Five Minute Church History Lesson

We’re talking outreach again this week. Now that we have the principles down, what can we say when we get questioned about our faith? Let’s start with the hardest question you’ll probably get. Orthodox? What’s that? In the back of my head, I’m always thinking…”Hmm…where to start?” It will take us all a lifetime of liturgy, […]