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Keep On Truckin!

I gotcha, uh-huh, huh Culture vultures of Lake County may want to prick-up their ears. On Friday, County Board Chair Aaron Lawlor told the Daily Herald ...
"The Lake County Board's culture is not one of playing gotcha politics," Lawlor said. "We're about good government and good fiscal management."
Lake County's Lawlor, Maine look ahead to big projects
Note to Ops: A self-professed exemplar of "good government" should probably wait more than three days before trying to sneak a sewer bill into a special non-business meeting of the County Board. The sewer is for an unpopular truck terminal in Grayslake:
Residents near the Mundelein/Grayslake border say scheduled action Tuesday by the Lake County Board involving the site of a proposed truck terminal is an unusual, if not unprecedented, maneuver that bypasses the normal review process in response to a corporate threat. The special call meeting, beginning at 9 a.m., traditionally is held to approve rules and make appointments to county board committees. This time, the board also will consider changing an agreement with Grayslake to extend sewer service to the truck terminal site south and west of Midlothian and Peterson roads.
Lake County Board's trucking proposal hearing questioned
But once the maneuver was reported in the Daily Herald, Lawlor pulled a quick one-eighty:
Residents and others concerned with a proposed truck terminal in Grayslake will get another chance for input after an unusual maneuver by Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor did not proceed Tuesday as planned.
Public to get another venue for comment on proposed truck terminal in Grayslake

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Opportunities After Graduation

Lake Forest College’s English majors pursue many different careers, running the gamut from software developer at Epic to art director at the New York Times; from lecturer at the University of Wisconsin to film producer and editor; from corporate communications writer at Abbott Labs to the local state’s attorney. Read their success stories here

Many majors combine their passion for reading and writing with other majors, such as education, and become great primary and secondary teachers.

In recent years, our majors have been admitted to and attended top graduate and professional schools such as Boston College, Emerson College, Northwestern University, New York University, Marquette University, University of Denver, and Indiana University in fields as diverse as arts administration, library science, post-secondary education, journalism, law, medicine, and social-service work. Many have received fellowships or assistantships to support their studies.

The sky is the limit for what you can do with an English major. In the current economic climate it pays to have critical writing, reading, and imaginative skills.  We are happy to help you develop these skills and pursue a career that fits your goals in life.

English and specific career paths

Sometimes college students, even English majors, don’t recognize the flexibility of an English degree or the myriad career paths to which it might lead. To help you envision those career paths more concretely, below is just a sampling of possible career paths for an English major.

English and Advertising

Thinking about a career in advertising?  Well, an English major will help make you a perfect fit for the job. Of course, you’ll need excellent writing skills, but did you know that as important are critical thinking skills? Translating the demands of the client into a creative script for a TV spot or a good selling point for a print ad all require critical thinking skills. And what better discipline than the English major to hone those critical thinking habits and develop competitive writing skills? Additionally, reading good literature is not only enjoyable, but can also guide you toward an understanding of human motivations. And that understanding will help you target the best products to the most interested audience!  —Associate Professor of English Judy Dozier, Chair of African-American Studies, and former advertising professional

English and Corporate Communication

All corporations, even those devoted to finance or areas seemingly unrelated to English, depend on employees who can communicate well. Often corporations will have a department wholly devoted to corporate communications, either internal communications or external communications (such as marketing). In the former case, a communications director takes responsibility for directing internal communication and shaping messages sent to employees. These internal communications must be crafted skillfully because a poorly crafted or managed message could foster distrust or hostility from employees. Likewise, a corporation’s marketing specialists are central to the company’s success because such marketers create the text—the story—that brands a company and sells its value to the outside world. For students interested in making a strong salary right out of college, this corporate communication area is an excellent one to pursue.

English and Education

Perhaps the most obvious way to use your English background is to teach or work in the field of education.  Many of our students double major in English and education, preparing for work as elementary or secondary education teachers. Lake Forest College even offers an M.A.T. program, which enables students to obtain both a master’s degree and Illinois teacher certification simultaneously; over 95 percent of students certified to teach through Lake Forest College are employed in schools making a difference in student lives. In addition, some English majors may be interested in joining the Teach for America program after graduation. Still others pursue graduate study of English to train for teaching in higher education (colleges and universities). And some students may be interested in working in the education industry in ways other than teaching—for instance, as an admissions counselor, a career counselor, a development/fundraising specialist, or a human resources coordinator, to name only a few important jobs at colleges and universities.

English and Law

Here’s how our own college president describes the value of English for a career in law:  “I majored in English because I could satisfy my interest in people and the world more naturally and completely by reading literature than by reading anything else. Other subjects or disciplines would give me parts; literature could give me the whole. After college I studied law and then worked for a national law firm based in Philadelphia. Both in law school and as a practicing attorney I found that my English major served me very well. To gain their full benefits, for example, I had learned to read novels and poems very closely, and this habit of careful reading prepared me to read important legal texts without missing key points. The stories that so appealed to me in college, moreover, helped me recognize and understand the human dramas and disputes that lay beneath many legal conflicts.  The analytical and persuasive writing I did in English courses – and my professors’ critiques of that writing – also gave me a solid foundation for the legal briefs I had to write and submit to various courts. Finally, I believe my English major made me a more interesting person, one who could converse easily with clients, appreciate their challenges, and merit their confidence.”  –Stephen D. Schutt, President of Lake Forest College and Earlham College English major.

English and Library Science

At Lake Forest, we are luck to have many librarians who can speak to the value of an English degree for a career in library science. One librarian with a background in English describes the value of an English background thus:  “A love of reading often leads students of English to careers in Library Science. And rightly so! A background in English can directly influence a librarian’s ability to recommend literature or lead book discussions. Jobs in library science today, however, are diverse in setting and job responsibilities. Librarians work in public libraries, schools, corporate offices, or research organizations. Your day may include researching or cataloging critical approaches to Shakespeare, current market data, or geological sea level changes. In a profession with a broad range of services and settings, it is the skills learned through the study of literature and language—being able to research, articulate meaningful questions, and understand complex arguments—that provide a solid foundation to the work of any librarian or information professional.”  –Michelle Oh, Reference Librarian, Lake Forest College

English and Medicine

Double-majoring in English and biology as preparation for medical school may at first seem like an unlikely combination, but in fact it may be the best preparation for becoming a physician or nurse. The art of medicine is not just a technical exercise in manipulating lab tests or x-rays or surgical instruments. At its heart, it involves listening to the stories patients have to tell, drawing the most significant details from those stories, and weaving them into a narrative about the patient’s illness. In addition, a good physician or nurse is able to respond to patients not as a mechanic fixing a car, but as an empathetic human being—in fact just the kind of empathetic respondent the reading of literature trains one to be. To the extent that the field of medicine needs more medical professionals who are caregivers and not just technicians, a study of English offers the opportunity to develop the humanistic side of future healthcare professionals. Note, too, that a double major in science and English may distinguish you from the pack of applicants applying for medical school. Almost every medical school applicant will have a biology or chemistry degree; not every applicant will have a humanities degree as well. And medical schools themselves have shown interest in integrating the humanities within their curriculum because they recognize their work as a science rooted in humanistic endeavor. For instance, Penn State’s Hershey School of Medicine has its own humanities department, and Harvard Medical School has recently been discussing the need for a humanities component in its curriculum.  See here for relevant links concerning Harvard and Penn State:

English and Technical Writing

Some of our English majors have recently gone on to work in the field of technical writing.  Here’s how a recent alum describes the synergy between English and technical writing: “Technical writing is where your logic, reasoning and technical skills pair nicely with your inner muse. While the corporate ladder may not seem like the obvious choice for an English major, there is a desperate need for those who can read and write critically in virtually every industry. Fortune 500 companies and small-time software developers alike employ teams of technical writers who act as a hybrid of freelance writer, editor, designer and researcher. A typical work day can include designing user manuals for new software, aiding marketing in writing new content, and sitting in on review sessions for the latest books. If you’re interested in pursuing a career in technical writing, then your valuable language and literature skills are often best supplemented simply by having a diverse undergraduate career. A course in basic web design and introductory programming, as well as basic design or computer art courses that provide hands-on experience with design software, such as InDesign or Photoshop make for excellent accompaniments to your creative writing and literary studies.”  –Stephen “Buzz” Beeaker, Lake Forest alum and English major

English and Publishing

Lake Forest English majors have an especial advantage in preparing for careers in publishing because of the English department’s in-house press and the many opportunities it presents for students to gain hands-on knowledge of publishing during their college careers.  Here is how one of the co-directors of our press describes the value of an English major for work in publishing: “The publishing industry has changed rapidly in the last twenty years. The e-book and web revolutions have changed the way we read, what we read, and where we read. More books are published now than ever before, and this is true for both print and digital editions. The process of turning words into print and the process of “making a book” now involve copyediting and editorial skills, but also graphic design, web programming, event planning, and viral marketing, among many others. The English major at Lake Forest College is the best place to develop the core critical thinking skills to appreciate the changes that have overtaken this field, and to discover how best to leverage those changes for future success. English majors interested in publishing will have the chance to work with Lake Forest Press / &NOW Books, distributed by Northwestern University Press, and these students might consider a complementary minor in Print and Digital Publishing and/or Digital Media Design. These experiences all provide a “practical arts” opportunity to prepare students for this changing field. Student in Lake Forest College’s “In the Loop” program—our Chicago semester—will have the opportunity to engage in publishing “next step” beyond their campus experiences. In 2013-14 for instance, our students are interning at the University of Chicago Press among other prominent literary venues. This placement was made possible because of our thriving on-campus publishing programs.”  —Davis Schneiderman, Associate Dean of the Faculty, Professor of English

English and Sales

Here’s how former Harvard English major Elizabeth Jameson describes her hiring story:  “Back when I was applying for a sales position at Xerox Corporation just out of college, the District Manager nearly refused to hire me.  Why, he said with some disdain, would I hire someone who was an English Major?   “Well,” I scrambled to respond even while wondering that very same thing myself, “because all of life is story.  It is about listening deeply to the story of the other and seeing the ways different stories overlap and intersect.  Sales is about creating a story that connects and responds to the yearnings of others as expressed in their stories.”  I’m not sure where that came from….but I was hired.”  To put it more directly, sales is all about listening to the story of what they buyer needs, and telling the story of how your products or services will suit their needs. The possibilities for English majors are endless in the area of sales—with possible areas of employment ranging from insurance companies like All State and State Farm to technology giants like IBM and Apple.

English and Computer Technology

One of the most creative and influential figures in the computer industry, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, was also one of the most passionate spokespersons for the marriage of technology and the humanities.  As Jobs once remarked, “Technology alone is not enough. It’s technology married with the liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our hearts sing.” This has certainly proved true with the success of Apple, but other technology companies have also attested to the value of humanities departments such as English for their technological ventures. A few years ago, for instance, Google announced its strong interest in hiring humanities students with liberal-arts backgrounds.  See this recent article by Professor Theresa MacPhail at renowned Stevens Institute of Technology  https://chroniclevitae.com/news/1073-the-importance-of-writing-skills-in-tech-related-fields . As well as the the following link for an article on a humanities hiring initiative  http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/416190.article in the liberal arts.

To Write Better Code, Read Virginia Woolf  by J. Bradford Hipps

For further reference:

I’m an English Major—Now What?:  How English Majors Can Find Happiness, Success, and a Real Job by Tim Lemire

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LHB Weekly Wrap-Up - February 11th

A list of the past week's Largehearted Boy features:

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The FLaK seminar: Mixing Feminism, Legality and Knowledge

30 June 2016 - 1 July 2016

Time: 9:30am - 5:00pm
Venue: Rehearsal Room 2, ArtsOne Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS

FLaK Summaries

You can see some summaries of FLaK presentations here.

Event details

Feminist Legal Studies will hold a special seminar at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) to consider anew the relationship between feminism, legality and knowledge. In anticipation of FLS’s 25th birthday in 2017, we would like to think with others about the kind of ‘kitchen table’ that FLS might provide into the future. We are delighted that the Institute of Feminist Legal Studies at Osgoode, the Equality and Diversity Forum’s Research Network and Speaking of I.M.E.L.D.A. will join us as co-hosts.

How might feminist legal studies - the approach and the journal - best use its food, equipment, techniques, time, space, mood, energy and commitment?  How shall FLS scholars and associates make the most of what we have in a room that can sometimes be confining and confusing, yet also exciting and sustaining? How do others engage with the processes and products of our kitchen table? In considering such questions and more, we propose to draw reflexively on feminist legacies of praxis, internationalism and openness, as we ‘stock-up’ and critically reflect on decolonizing techniques, know-how, protest and publishing practices.

You can read more about FLaK here [PDF 59KB] and here.

Participants include:

Lois Weaver (QMUL), Karin Van Marle (Pretoria), Speaking of I.M.E.L.D.A., Denise Ferreira da Silva (Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, University of British Colombia), Kristin B. Sandvik (Peace Research institute, Oslo), Sonia Lawrence (Osgoode), Jane Krishnadas (CLOCK, Keele), Sarah Kember (Goldsmiths), Jesse Jones (artist, In the Shadow of the State), Marie Andrée Jacob (Keele), Rosemary Hunter (QMUL), Annie Fletcher (Van Abbemuseum), Feminist Fightback, Mel Evans (Platform and Liberate Tate), Máiréad Enright (Kent), Moira Dustin (Equality and Diversity Forum Research Network), Stacy Douglas (Carleton), Carys Craig (Osgoode), Davina Cooper (Kent), Emilie Cloatre (Kent), Sarah Browne (artist, In the Shadow of the State), Doris Buss (Carleton), Samia Bano (SOAS) and Editorial Board members of FLS.

Download the full FLaK seminar: Mixing Feminism, Legality and Knowledge programme [PDF 92KB].

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Hands Helping Haiti koozies aid in country’s long road to recovery

August 05, 2011

Less than 48 hours after the 2010 Haitian earthquake, Tulane University President Scott Cowen stressed the critical importance of urgent action by the Tulane community to reach out to Haiti and help its citizens in their time of need.

“As I watch and listen, the urge to do something immediately is almost overwhelming,” said President Cowen. “From conversations with disaster recovery experts at Tulane and elsewhere, I have been told repeatedly that donations of cash, including benefits to raise money, are the best way to extend a helping hand at this time.”

Almost immediately, a series of fund-raisers and relief efforts across campus were underway. Students at Tulane Law School, in particular, sold koozies as one of several endeavors to raise money for Haiti’s earthquake survivors. Organizers of the Hands Helping Haiti event learned Thursday (Aug. 4) how their efforts specifically aided recovery.

“With the support of the entire Tulane University community, the Tulane Law School student body raised enough money selling Hands Helping Haiti koozies to build a family latrine in Haiti, which will help stop the spread of disease in Haiti’s post-earthquake communities,” wrote 2011 law school graduate Stella Cziment. “We were also able to build a girls-only latrine for a school, to ensure that girls have the necessary and safe facilities to attend school in a developing country, and one childhood vaccination package. Thank you for your help in achieving this great goal!”

Senior university administrators are currently in discussion to determine how Tulane University can most effectively use its talent and experience to provide long-term assistance to the people of Haiti. Experts in disaster recovery management, mental health, health systems management and environmental health, as well as university health professionals, already are formulating plans and working with aid organizations to see how Tulane can assist Haiti as it begins the very long and difficult road to recovery.

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Simplify Your Church's Starting Point

Why do we want to simplify the Church? There is a need to cast the net both deep and wide in parish ministry but we all know that our natural human tendency is only to focus on those who are there, who are contributing, and who know where they belong in the parish. When we focus on those who already belong we will exclude those who do not yet belong: the un-churched or the de-churched. We effectively abandon them.

Casting the net wide means we create places and events where the outsiders can step in. Casting the net deep means we also build upon whatever foundations are there and increase the maturation of a Christian further into Christ. Having a simple structure enables us to plan and build around these type of events and classes that cast the net deep and/or wide.

The problem comes when we are offering 50 classes, sessions, retreats, events, and whatever else and leave it up to the outsiders to figure out how to find their way to the starting point where they can step into a church, faith, community- whatever it is they are looking for. If you have, say, 20 educational ministries like I do, should a potential new believer start with any one of 10 "intro" sessions offered? Do those introductory classes serve new or seeking believers or are they offered for more advanced classes? Is Matthew more advanced than Acts of the Apostles Bible Study? Is Inquiry for the RCIA for everyone thinking about becoming a Christian, or is it for those already committed to the process?

Or, as I said to one friend who thought The Biblical Walk Through the Mass was a good “Win ‘em for Jesus” introductory course, “What if I don't know the Bible and don’t really go to Mass? Is it still a win?”

Simplifying your parish would probably start with, well, the beginning. Where should people who are inquiring about faith begin their search? Where should seekers and skeptics go if they desire to dip their toes in the pool, but not in the deep end?

There is a lot of cultural resistance to this notion. Some Catholics, well-meaning of course, get annoyed at the idea that there should be a shallow end of the Church pool. People should jump in, they think. But this attitude tends to gloss over the many steps that people, converts or reverts, take in coming into alignment with Christianity. They ignore the fact that, while such seekers may abhor the Church’s stance on gay marriage and cohabitation, they may be falling in love with the Trinity or moved by the Eucharist or overwhelmed by the lives of the saints. So one aspect is pulling them in, another is pushing them away, and all they encounter are Catholics who think they should put up or shut up.

Creating a simplified process allows your parish to create places where those questions can be asked and answered while at the same time encouraging deeper and deeper commitment to Jesus Christ. People need to know that doctrine will not be shoved at them, but that doctrine springs from a living relationship with Christ. After all, at the end of the day it is not a doctrine that we believe in, but a person, Jesus Christ. The doctrines safeguard what we know to be true about Him and ought not an intellectual stumbling block.

Here are some examples of clear cut “Start Here” ministries for seekers and skeptics that fit within an overarching discipleship process:

North Point Community Church calls their process Starting Point and they create a small group environment where individuals, regardless of background or beliefs, can attend an 8-week group that covers the basics of salvation in Jesus Christ. This is a carefully thought out and skillfully executed process to bring people to the point of faith and let them decide. They propose the saving message of the gospel but are maximally open to questions, comments, doubts, and fears.

Church of the Nativity calls theirs Vantage Point. These are carefully created places where you can explore your questions and doubts, but this is held on campus at 7:45 am. This Catholic program runs from October to Easter and serves as their RCIA program and is intended to be saturated in the basic gospel message, exploring Catholicism in an introductory way.

Redeemer Presbyterian in Manhattan holds Questioning Christianity sessions in an 8-week format. It is a peer-led and held in apartments across Manhattan. They are intentionally structured for a New York skeptic, not necessarily a seeker, and each topic becomes a different lens through which they answer one question: Does Christianity make sense emotionally, culturally, and intellectually

Saddleback Church is a bit different. While they have the clearest discipleship path, they do not have a full-fledged "Start Here” program or ministry. For them, it starts with Christian Life and Service Session (or CLASS for short!) that progressively immerses you into the life of a Saddleback member. CLASS 101 is really a membership class where they do baptisms after every session. They rely more fully on their small groups, sermons, and podcasts to do the outreach instead of intentionally creating spaces on or off campus for seekers.

Lastly, we look to the Alpha program. Alpha has been around for years and is only getting better. Begun at an Anglican parish in London, Alpha has spread around the world. The 10-week program is centered on a weekly meal, video, and open discussion. The table facilitators are trained to listen and not correct people’s beliefs and fruitful discussion is the result. There is a Holy Spirit retreat near the end where a lot of lives are changed. There is Alpha in a Catholic Context, and they hold 30 seats on the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization.

Right now there are Catholic parishes either adopting the Alpha model or are busy trying to build their own. It’s my professional opinion that if want to walk down the path of simplifying your parish, you should start with the beginning and shift, slash, and burn as you go along. Do not try to implement change all at once. Get a culture going around the best Start Here experiences you can create, which may take you two or three years. That’s OK. Rome was not built in a day, either, and turning your parish around into a coherent whole will not happen quickly.


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VICE and Vogue have announced they’ll be teaming up to work on a new collaborative platform combining photos, videos, and long-form storytelling: Project Vs.

Project Vs will be online for only 100 days and a joint team of editors will roll out weekly-themed content.

Tom Punch, chief commercial and creative officer at VICE said: “What started as a slow dance collaboration has quickly become a high speed collision between VICE and Vogue. The project will juxtapose the many social, political, and cultural tensions of our times to create a capsule commentary on the world we live in.”

Vogue’s editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour, said: “Vogue and VICE may appear to some to see the world through different lenses, but, in my view, both are fearless and breathtaking, with unquenchable curiosity and vigor. This collaboration will benefit from two talented editorial teams working together to produce relevant and exciting stories about the way we live now.”

The project is expected to launch in early 2018.


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Bleecker Historical Society set to meet

BLEECKER — The Bleecker Historical Society’s meeting for this month will be held at 6:45 p.m. Monday, at the Bleecker Town Hall, 575 County Highway 112. This will be the annual business meeting with yearly reports and the election of officers.

No program is planned to allow for a discussion of the society’s future. All members are urged to attend and give their input as to what they would like the society to do in the future.


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Heart Institute welcomes three new cardiologists

Hitesh Agrawal, MD, Gary Beasley, MD, and Kaitlin Balduf Ryan, MD, recently joined Le Bonheur's Cardiology department.

Agrawal received his medical degree from B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Nepal and completed his pediatrics residency at John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago. He completed a pediatric cardiology fellowship and a pediatric interventional cardiology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine.

Beasley comes to Le Bonheur from the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago where he completed a fellowship in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Failure and Transplant. He received his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and completed his pediatric residency at the Children's Hospital of Richmond.

Ryan received her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at Georgetown University Hospital and pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital.

Bergeron named Young Pediatrician of the Year

Pediatric Consultants Pediatrician Blake Bergeron, MD, FAAP, has been named Early Career Physician of the Year by the Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The annual TNAAP Excellence in Pediatrics Awards chooses honorees each year to recognize those who have made exceptional contributions to children's health advocacy in Tennessee.

Ward and Boop named Health Care Heroes by Memphis Business Journal

Jewell Ward, MD, PhD, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Memphis Business Journal's Health Care Heroes awards. Ward is a clinical geneticist with Le Bonheur and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She is director of Inborn Errors of Metabolism Clinical Laboratory at Le Bonheur and UTHSC, which she established in 1979.

Frederick Boop, MD was the winner of the Health Care Provider - Physician Health Care Heroes award. Boop is the co-director of the Neuroscience Institute and medical director of the Neurosurgical ICU at Le Bonheur. He also serves as chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at UTHSC.

Save the Date: Physician Town Hall

Listen to a hospital update from Le Bonheur CEO Meri Armour on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. in the Le Bonheur Auditorium. A preceding cocktail reception will begin at 5 p.m. Learn about our new strategic plan and our vision for what's next for Le Bonheur.


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2018- 2019 School Calendar

Mon. Sept. 10, 2018- Classes begin today

Thurs. Sept. 13,  No classes, School Closed today.  Maxine Lecky Celebration of Life- 2pm St. Joseph's Bascilica

Mon. Oct. 8-  Thanksgiving - No Classes today (classes as usual Sat. Oct. 6)

Wed.  Oct. 31- classes cancelled for Halloween.... Boo!

Nov. 12-14-  Academic Professional Development Days- all dance classes held as usual

Sat. Dec. 22, 2018 - Last day of classes before Christmas Break

Dec. 23 to Jan. 6  inclusive - studio closed.  Happy Holidays!!

Jan. 7, 2019- First day back to classes.  Happy New Year!


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Sims 2 Won't Start - 8016
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Hello! I have the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection installed on my Windows 10 desktop computer. I have the origin download version that they gave out for free a while back. However, every time I go to launch the Sims 2 I get a pop up that reads: "A required security module cannot be activated. this program cannot be executed (8016)."

I have two options on said pop up, "Launch Analysis" and "Ok". I've tried Launch Analysis a few times, and all it does it give me the same pop up again and an analysis log that I can't look at on my computer. I have tried looking up solutions on google for a while now but nothing has really helped. I've also tried running the game on different compatibility modes but I get the same pop up no matter what. I have managed to get the Sims 1 and 3 to work just fine on my computer, but no matter what I try I can't seem to find a solution.
If anyone can help me out it would be greatly appreciated! If you need to know anything else in order to help me fix the issue please let me know. Thank you.

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#2 24-06-2017

Download these cards:
Graphic Rules - NVIDIA - Texture Fix - Max Screen size 1920x1080
Video Cards.sgr - NVIDIA - 1401

Install them into these folders:
\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Fun with Pets\SP9\TSData\Res\Config\
\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Fun with Pets\SP9\TSData\Res\CsConfig\

Install = sgr files, overwriting the originals.

Start with those changes. And come back and let me know what how you go with that.

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I installed them into those folders, but I am still getting the same pop up as before

#4 25-06-2017

can you show me your config-log.txt - it may be that the changes haven't been accepted, so I need to see what's happened.

Before you post requesting help
Information we need

  1. The -config-log.txt from the Logs folder in the My Documents\EA\The Sims2\ Click "full editor" below to attach a text file.
  2. Your operating System.
  3. What the problem actually is - that will be a picture to show the problem (optional), and accompanying text files that turn up (optional), and a detailed description of what happened, and what you expected to happen.

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Leicht Insurance, Inc. is a leader in writing Non-Profit Insurance for all types of organizations in Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. Our commitment is the same as yours in that we want to be good community partners. Contact us today and find out how we can save you money on your insurance, fill gaps in coverage, and work for you for years to come!

Leicht Insurance, Inc. is best known for writing Masonic Lodges through our Masonic Lodge insurance program. This program is unique to us, and we insure nearly 500 Lodges in 5 different states already. Let our experience work for your Lodge. Our process of visiting your Lodge, offering multiples quotes, discussing insurance issues, etc. SAVES MASONIC LODGES MONEY ON THEIR INSURANCE. We have rate history examples that show you how we can save you money year after year...including my own Lodge. You will never do your Lodge a better service than to sit down with one of our MM agents to discuss the insurance needs of your Lodge. Contact us today. This really is a fantastic program you cannot find anywhere else. And, if your Lodge is in a state we don't currently write in, give us a call because we may already be in the process of expanding the program into your state. Our goal is to help Lodges, and you will see that by how we conduct ourselves in an effort to benefit your Lodge.

We also actively write preferred and standard Church insurance programs along with fraternal, civic, and member-only organizations, and we know the needs of your auxiliary organizations and Appendant Bodies. Let our experience work for you! If you belong to:

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Just like businesses protect their assets with insurance, non-profits should do the same. Non-profit organizations are all unique in their operations. Might be a family Church that has been continually operating for 150 years. Some organizations work to recycle eye glasses to folks in need while others help widows and orphans.The list goes on and on with many fine non-profit organizations, but what would happen locally if your chapter had a fire? Or break in? What if you family Church lost its roof in a windstorm or hail damage to its bus? Are you properly covered? Finding this answer out after a claim is the real disaster...

What are the benefits of nonprofit insurance?

Non-profits often function on a tight budget. This makes getting insurance important as a large, unexpected expense can be detrimental. A good non-profit insurance policy will have the right balance of price and coverage.

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There are many types of insurance for non-profits. Here are some common types of non-profit insurance. Keep in mind this is a list of the different types. Because every non-profit is different, we can help you determine which coverage best fits your needs.

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  • Product liability insurance protects your non-profit in the event of a lawsuit claiming your product is unsafe or defective especially if you have food type fundraisers on or off the insured premises.

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Lexington – or Lexington-Fayette Urban County – is without doubt one of the smartest cities in the United States. Even when international nationals teach classes for a serious or specialty or as a basic training elective, their assigned courses are likely to deal with ‘English communication’, which is commonly equated with oral English, comparable to listening and talking/conversation. Lynn ‘Shaughnessy, 25 Universities With the Worst Graduation Rates, February 2, 2011, CBSNEWS from the federal schooling database referred to as IPEDS December 31, 2013.

Applicants have to pay registration price within the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of Director Higher Education, Uttarakhand Haldwani. The HEIP Director manages statewide partnerships and initiatives for the purpose of conducting joint strategic planning and undertaking improvement between the healthcare trade and better education. During Spring 2015, a median daily employment posting of 70,000+ Physical Therapy jobs existed within the United States.

Happily, there has really been some correlation between the forecasts and precise jobs posted by employers. I only labored one full time place plus odd jobs after I was without housing, though not from lack of searching for additional work, which brings me to my next point. Teachers who’re happy with their jobs are more likely to stay in their career, and feel assured in their skills as academics. Most jobs are offered by translation agencies, who have got the sources to high quality examine your work.

Nevertheless, the Bureau of Labor Studies estimates that development on this sector, publish-secondary schooling, is anticipated to develop by 17{3646df83047b2fb247e6be389bdf79064977365019c9f2147e7000ad4acd48eb} by 2020, as demand for increased schooling continues to develop. This explains why those that possess college and/or postgraduate training possess larger IQs than those with high school educations. I will more than likely be transferring to America sometime within the near future (after I full my training) and evidently the sphere I plan to work in might be very happy to produce me a job! Few metropolitan areas in the US can provide as many employers because the Research Triangle which are itemizing jobs and hiring.

Evidence of a present analysis agenda or engagement in at least one of the following areas is most well-liked: group schools, larger training law, educating and learning, motion research. Despite naysayers, my buddies Sean H. Robertson (a Detroit employer in movie and entertainment) and WowShane radio are helping elevate Detroit, together with the 71,000 jobs now open.


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ADRIAN — One of the goals of the inaugural Adrian International Film Festival was to take its proceeds and put them back into the community.

This year that could come in the form of a outdoor community ice rink in downtown Adrian, which would be temporary and up during the winter months.

Although the plan is still in its infancy, film festival president and Adrian College instructor Michael Neal said it’s their hope to make this happen.

Neal presented the idea to the Adrian City Commission during its premeeting Monday. He said their mission statement is to give back no matter what the festival brings in. However, he said they would need to partner with the city.

“We have a small amount this year, but we still want to put forth an effort to give back,” he said.

Neal said they settled on an outdoor rink idea because they think, in part, there’s a growing popularity with skating and hockey in the community, with a good connection to the hockey teams at Adrian College. He said they want the rink to be real ice that would be dependent on the weather.

Neal said they hope to use their $2,500 to go along with a match from the city to get the idea off the ground.

The location they are proposing, at this point, is the parking lot near to Huntington Bank, across Winter Street. Neal said they are thinking of a 50 feet by 100 feet rink under lights, possibly with a movie screen for a showing of movies, such as the film “Miracle,” and a kiosk for skate rentals.

Growing up in Canada, Neal said, outdoor rinks were always a popular place and he believes that feeling for them could be duplicated in Adrian.

City commissioner Allen Heldt, echoing the rest of the commission, said the idea is a cool one and could bring people into downtown. However, he said he wasn’t thrilled with the location, considering it is a public lot that is used.

During public comment, Adrian resident Don Taylor, who is one of the owners of a building that abuts that parking lot, said he also likes the idea, but if it was put in that location it could hurt businesses who rely on that parking lot so their customers have a good place to access their shops.

The parking lot is used by a variety of people, including patrons of downtown businesses, business owners, downtown residents and people who work in downtown.

City commissioner Lad Strayer also expressed concerns with the spot and offered another location, McFarland Park, which is near the intersection of East Maumee and Broad streets, across the street from the Friendship Place Apartments.

Neal said they have looked at various locations, including the pavilion lot and Family Dollar lot, but the downtown parking lot location best fits their needs, which is a good, flat surface as well as an attractive spot that has great visibility and is in downtown. He said they want to engage the downtown and feel Adrian needs a wintertime event and happening to attract people downtown.

City commissioner John Dudas and Brad Watson said if the city was going to partner then it would need a better idea of the costs, which would include insurance and maintenance costs.

City commissioner Tom Faulhaber said he likes the idea of it being in the heart of downtown. He added, though, parking is an issue all throughout downtown.

City commissioner Kirk Valentine said he wants to know what the downtown development authority has to say about the proposal.

Neal said they want to get everyone on board with the idea, so before they move forward with anymore planning, they will look deeper into the financials while also considering other locations.


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This game consists of 4 sheets with numbers, 4 sheets with objects and 8 sheets with 4 ‘questions’ each.

Print, cut out, and laminate all the cards. The children have to indicate which of the 2 objects on the question cards there are more of. They do so by placing the bigger object card next to the question card.

To make it more difficult, have the children count the number of objects on a card and let them place the applicable number card next to it.


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Difficulty sleeping can be very annoying when it happens constantly, or what we call insomnia. Natural way is the best option to get rid of insomnia. Insomnia seems to have become 'best friends' for many people today. The more we are busy, the more often it is difficult for us to sleep. But it must not be taking sleeping pills to overcome this. Side effects because sleeping pills can be addictive, because these drugs often contain addictive substances. The drug is also often associated with damage to liver function.

Causes of insomnia:

Stress. This may be the number one factor that causes insomnia. Does that worry about work, family health, or whether the kitchen light was turned off, when the mind goes on and on, it becomes very difficult to sleep.

Anxiety. Outside stress, anxiety can cause insomnia. In the case of serious anxiety, the mind refuses to rest. This makes sleeping difficult. Overcome your anxiety, if that is the cause of your sleeplessness problem.

Depression. As with anxiety, if depression can be overcome, then the sleep will easy to do.

Treatment. Some prescription drugs can cause insomnia factor. They stimulate the body and mind so much, so the sleep is be difficult.

Food, beverages. Things like coffee, soda and some food has been known to cause insomnia, if they were taken right before bed.

Changes in Work. Changes in work schedules or travel can cause insomnia. With the passage of time, the body will be able to adjust to the new schedule, and insomnia also will be reduced.

Pain. This is a major factor that can cause insomnia. Accidents, injuries and chronic conditions can make sleeping almost impossible for some people.

Tips to get rid of Insomnia

Here are tips to get rid of insomnia naturally:

1. Avoid caffeine in any form after lunch (coffee, tea, chocolate, cola and some other soft drinks that contain these stimulants, as well as the drugs are sold freely or to be redeemed by prescription, check the ingredients label). This is the last thing needed by insomnia.

2. Do not take a nap, no matter how you sleepy. (nap reduces the quality of sleep a night)

3. Take a bath as long and as comfortable as possible with warm water before going to bed. (This method can reduce the strain the muscles, so you can be relaxed right before bed).

4. Read a book or do something repetitively boring your activities, such as sewing. Try not to watch television or listen to the radio. Disorders such as this will require your attention and cause maintained.

5. Set the bedroom as comfortable as possible. Create a quiet and dark. Use pillows or blankets were clean and fresh and keep the room temperature comfortable as possible (not too hot or cold).

6. Eliminate all anxiety when sleeping. do not let yourself think about mistakes you have done this afternoon. Now you're not working. The point is linked with sleeping cots or mattresses.

7. Counting slowly similar to hypnotic activity. By imagining a continuous monotone image, may make you tired and can finally sleep

8. Step that no less important is the reflection therapy to loosen the tension of routines and have been proven to treat chronic insomnia.

9. Eating cherry. In the evening, try eating some cherry fruit. The experts found that cherry jam has the same function with melatonin, a hormone released by the body that will keep sleep patterns.

10. Dinner with seafood. Dinner with seafood, such as fish, can make sleep more soundly. Cod, tuna, snapper, halibut, and shrimp, contain tryptophan, which is very good to help you sleep soundly. The amount is comparable to the turkey.

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In Later Years this week, we have been writing different types of poems like Limericks, Kennings and Haiku.  Here is an example of a limerick by Loui:

There once was a man named Tim

who liked to go for a swim

One day there was a shark

which looked really dark

So now he just goes to the gym!

Kennings are poems from Norse tradition that describe an object without naming it. Here is an example of Kennings by Kaziah. Can you guess what it is?

Wisdom knocker

Gap monster

Food muncher

White chatters

Dirt producer

Pillow fairies

Canine biter

Food swallower

Smile shower

Plaque builder

A Haiku poem is Japanese and uses a structure of 3 lines. The first and third lines need to use 5 syllables and the second line needs to be seven syllables. Here is an example of a Haiku by Raven:

Horse running through fields

Grass flying behind their backs

Manes blowing like wind

Hooves stomping on earth

They lie down to rest their eyes

They will keep running

Also, the Y6s have almost finished their very secret play script and will start making their PATINA costumes. The Y5s have been doing art with Joanna and Louise – have been doing leaf pressing, creating prints using the natural dyes and oils in fresh leaves. The year 5s have also been cooking and making the most delicious Spanish food with Nuria (Ernest’s Mum).

Loui (Y6)


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The UK Web Archive is a service from the British Library, which aims to hold archived copies of important UK websites. Between 2005 and 2010 it was overseen by the UK Web Archiving Consortium (UKWAC), which has since been replaced by the Digital Preservation Coalition.

At present the consent of the website owner is required before a site can be archived. However the British Library are pressing to be given the right to archive any site, in the same way that they currently have the right to receive a copy of every book published in the UK.

This site has been selected for archiving - see

LGBT sites archived

Relevant archived sites include:

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Diagram and Overview

Metadata & Digital Services will support the academic mission of the university through provision of research collections and services.

Digitizing special collections materials for online delivery, including development of metadata.
  • Monthly counts of progress will be collected.
  • Remaining Corolla yearbooks and UA Reel to Reel collection will be digitized and placed online.
  • If possible, web delivery for restricted content will be supported and implemented.
  • If supported by the administration, videos and/or films will be digitized or outsourced for digitization, metadata created, and derivatives placed online.
  • If authorized, a grant proposal will be developed to support expanded digitization.

Assisting faculty in Digital Humanities efforts
  • Mills Marginalia data fields mapping will be completed and uploaded.
  • Guidance will be provided for the Hobo News Digital Archive.
  • Guidance will be provided for the American Fashions and Fabrics project.
  • At least one graduate class will be taught.
  • Implementation of FOAF (Friend of a Friend) encoding for DH project will be completed and demonstrated.

Developing A/V workflows and procedures
  • The A/V inventory of videos and films will be completed.
  • A detailed workflow for outsourcing A/V materials and managing their intake will be established.
  • A tracking database for the content will be designed and implemented.
  • Methods for VHS conversion will be researched and a proposal developed.
  • Microfilm for Crimson White has been identified for the portions not yet digitized; status obtained; specifications undergoing research now and Request for Information draft is in progress for outsourcing.

Implementing an Institutional Repository
  • Mapping and transformation of ETD metadata will be completed, with uploads to new repository.
  • Supplemental materials will be added, and persistent URL support developed if possible.
  • New policies and procedures will be developed for incoming ETDs and supplemental material.
  • Guidance will be developed for input guidelines, quality control for new content.
  • Rights metadata will be selected as appropriate.
  • Policies and procedures will be developed to support data management as needed.
  • Mapping to BePress is in progress.
  • Rights investigation is underway.

Metadata & Digital Services will support the University’s call to pursue economies and efficiencies which will enable internal reallocation of resources and lead to quality improvements by...

Continuing to regularly evaluate all workflows to seek methods of improvement.
  • At least two workflow improvements will be identified and implemented within the coming year.
  • Software will be developed to enable subjects and names to be updated both in Acumen and the databases simultaneously.
  • Software will be updated as needed to support ArchivesSpace EAD finding aids.
  • Staff are engaged in developing software that will interact directly with the database, for tracking collections through the pipeline; this will enable us to dispose of two major spreadsheets and a lot of duplication of information and effort.

Identifying appropriate digital intake procedures and developing appropriate guidelines and workflows.
Measurement: Digital Content Survey will be implemented, results analyzed, and based on findings and research, our wiki documentation and policies will be updated and expanded, and appropriate workflows implemented.
  • Wiki documentation is currently under review and modifications are pending.
  • Digital Content Survey has been sent out, and results are under preliminary review.

Identifying improvements needed in web delivery
Measurement: At least one user/usability study will be implemented, and the results analyzed, resulting in recommendations for web access improvement.
  • We have identified problems with the OCR preventing indexing; have researched and tested alternative methods of extraction and cleaning; have implemented a partial solution, and testing is underway of indexed retrieval in Acumen staging area.
  • We have a proposal in discussion that will enable us to highlight different collections on the front page of Acumen, and are working with the web programmer to implement.

Increasing capacity
  • Additional personnel will be trained in hardware support, and documentation of problem-solving methods will be added to the wiki.
  • Additional staff members will be involved in metadata generation from beginning to end.
  • Multiple staff members will gain sufficient software development expertise to contribute numerous improvements to our workflows, procedures, and access methodology.
  • Staff members will seek out opportunities to gain new expertise, and where appropriate, will share with others.
  • Multiple staff attended 2-day Lyrasis training on outsourcing video/film digitization.
  • We're beginning one-on-one bi-weekly training in metadata for all those generating metadata.

Metadata & Digital Services will increase awareness and knowledge of its collections and e-resources among graduate students and faculty members by...

Developing faceted search capabilities for Acumen.
  • MODS metadata containing hierarchicalGeographic tags will be generated from geographic subjects.
  • XSL for display and OAI feeds will be modified to support these.
  • Genre categories will be implemented and software developed to provide these in the form needed by the web programmer.
  • Initial efforts to corral topics for faceting will begin.
  • Proposed Genre categories have been reviewed and submitted for testing.
  • Staff are beginning to generate hierarchicalGeographic tags in metadata.

Increasing access to digital content
  • A set of subject browse pages will be generated and added to site maps.
  • Google Analytics results will be analyzed quarterly and recommendations and reports developed. Where feasible, recommendations will be implemented and results reviewed to track improvements.
  • Marketing strategies will be devised and where feasible, implemented.
  • Software will be developed to support intake and uploads of video and restricted content.
  • Legacy metadata records will be updated to minimally acceptable standards.
  • will be implemented for EAD finding aids.
  • Rights metadata will be selected for restricted access content.
  • RDA updates will be integrated into MODS workflow.
  • FOAF (Friend of a Friend) elements will be incorporated into correspondence metadata to improve web usability in connecting content.
  • E. A. Smith collection was remediated, hierarchicalGeographic entries created, and repaired MODS put online.

Metadata & Digital Services will foster an environment of improved two-way communication and collaboration by...

Providing monthly updates of content in Acumen to Curators, Metadata Unit, and others who request notifications.
Measurement: Monthly updates will occur via email, in either XML or Excel form as requested.
Progress: These reports are occurring regularly.

Sharing information of current policies, procedures and methods on our wiki and with each other.
Measurement: All new and modified policies and procedures will be posted to the DS wiki and shared at meetings.
  • HierarchicalGeographic tagging and instructions were added to the wiki.

Participating in committees and meetings on the library and university level.
Measurement: M&DS staff/faculty will attend University and library committee/other meetings as appropriate.
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Buying Guide for Office Furniture

School is a commercial space which is meant to mint money. The productivity of the corporation will depend on many factors. The atmosphere in the office is some of those factors, which plays a significant role in the overall development. Thus, the office area should be furnished with modern and stylish furniture. Reception Furniture

Have in mind the pursuing factors purchasing Office furniture

Size of office & Workforce
The character of the job
Material and Ergonomics
Mode of Buying
The above-mentioned factors are interrelated. Therefore, it is important to consider all factors.
Capital- Due to the conducive environment for businesses, many budding business people are raising good capital from investors. The main section of capital is put in in technical infrastructure and human resources. Startups choose to choose pocket-friendly facilities as every dollar is important for them. The furniture is an important part of the office’s infrastructure. Generally, the price tag on the piece of furniture is determined by the sort of materials used for manufacturing it. So, choose the furniture which is durable and affordable.

How big Office & Workforce- Every inch in the office matters, since it is a commercial space. The furniture in the office space should not congest the working area, so take into consideration all the dimensions and plan accordingly. The size of the workforce also has its say in the composition and configuration of the office furniture. Even small spaces can be converted to valuable spots with smart and effective furniture. Modern manufacturing techniques are helping to build compact furniture, which is a boon for commercial establishments. Whereas home office buildings can be easily supplied as it is a matter of personal choice.

The nature of the work- Any office space should fill positive vigor in employees. Be it a developing sector or service sector, every organization needs an office. The furniture in the office area should be functional as well as decorative. If the office works with hard works, then there ought to be some soothing furniture.

Composition- It will depend on many factors. The nature of the work is quite determinant of the furniture composition.

For service sector based industries, Computer Tables and Office Chairs would be the basic furniture requirements.

To arrange all files and desktop accessories, Desktop planners are made. Desks and Business office chairs are other necessary furniture pieces.

Bookcases, which are normally installed in office lounges and holding out areas are intended to provide refreshment to employees and guests.

File Units, Conference tables, Side Seats, Storage cabinets & Lockers help a lot in organizing things securely.

Part chairs are being used in commercial as well as home sectors.

Theme based furniture in the office area will convey the mother nature of the corporation.

Material & Ergonomics- The furniture is considered as an 1-time investment. If they are not durable and comfortable, the whole investment will go in vain. School furniture is made of wood and metal. Modern day furniture is made from composite materials. Leather upholstered chairs are relatively durable and a lttle bit costlier. Fabric upholstered ergonomic chairs are available in numerous colors.

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Friday, October 3, 2014

Ditch the Plastic Utensil Tray!

Happy Friday!  Today I am going to try to make you give in to a little peer pressure-the good kind though ;)  See, as much as I love things to be nice and organized, I also want them to look pretty.  That is why I am going to give you these five words of advice: DITCH THE PLASTIC UTENSIL TRAY!!

As much as none of us want to admit it, we have all experienced the nasty and grimy plastic utensil trays.  And even for the cleanest person, those darn things somehow always seem to collect crumbs in the bottom (which I don't at all understand since you are putting clean utensils in them...If anyone can explain to me how this happens, please do!)

A couple years ago I finally had had enough and went on the search for a better option and found these metal mesh trays from The Container Store.  And while my drawer certainly does not look like it belongs in a magazine, it feels so much cleaner than my old plastic organizer.  I will say that my only complaint with these is that my continental sized knives do not fit in the typical knife section, so I had to put them in the longer slots.  But, I can live with that :)

Since I have additional pieces in my set (appetizer forks, dessert forks, long tea spoons) I used two trays and just flipped them the opposite way and put them back to back.  Works great!

And my knife sharpener just hangs out at the back ;)

A quick and cheap change that makes a BIG difference.  I wish I had a picture of the before to show you what a change it really is, but just take my word for it ;)  And if you take the plunge and toss the plastic tray, I would love to see your before and after pics!

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Lift for Life Academy offers  students:

  • An education for St. Louis City children in grades 6-12, at no cost to their families
  • Free transportation for students residing anywhere in the city
  • Fresh breakfast and lunch prepared daily by our chef
  • College counselors, trips for college tours and ACT at no-cost to the student
  • Dual-enrollment classes through SLU that allow our students to enter college with credits
  • World language classes, including Spanish and Mandarin Chines
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Opening reception: Thursday, October 26, 6:00-8:00pm

The Neighbors and Friends of Arts at the Bridgewater present the newest exhibition, Absorb Reflect. Showcasing the incredible work from top Twin Cities artists. Exhibiting artists include: Michael Bellotti, Kelly Davies, Rita Dungey, Adetomiwa Gbadebo, Armando Gutierrez, G. Angel Hawari, Lindsy Halleckson, Deneena Hughes, Dan Mather, Jay Nuhring, Erik Pearson, Claudia Poser, Lois Rhomberg, James Shoop, and Nanci Yermakoff.

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Higgins powers softball to doubleheader sweep
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
By Mark McGee
Higgins powers softball to doubleheader sweep

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Sarah Higgins proved to be the power center driving the Lipscomb softball team to a doubleheader sweep.

Wednesday night Higgins blasted a grand slam as the Lady Bisons beat Western Kentucky 5-1 in game one. She added a two-run homer in the nightcap in a 3-0 Lipscomb win.

“Sarah had some big hits and helped us widen the leads when we needed to do it,” Lipscomb coach Kristin Ryman said. “She explodes when she hits the ball. She has a lot of natural power in her swing. Her swing creates a lot of lift on the ball.

“She has worked hard on her mental game as well. She is making adjustments late in a game and that is difficult to do, especially for a freshman.”

The Lady Bisons, 14-12, have won their last three games in a row. Western Kentucky slips to 8-12.

In game two Kelly Young went the distance. Young, 5-4, allowed only two hits while walking five and striking out eight. She struck out the final three batters she faced in the seventh.

“Kelly was tremendous,” Ryman said. “She kept grinding it out. She never seemed to waver. She really controlled the game and did a nice job from the get-go.”

Lipscomb scored a run in the second inning when Young singled home Higgins who had opened the inning with a single to center.

In the sixth Abby Fenichel singled to third base and scored on the homer by Higgins to center field.

Lipscomb finished with five hits with Fenichel and Higgins each connecting for two.

Game one

In game one Higgins grand slam over the left center field fence came with two outs in the top of the fifth inning.

The game was tied 1-1 until the shot by Higgins.

Western Kentucky struck in the first inning with one run on a pair of singles.

Lipscomb starter Tanner Sanders did not allow another run in the game, retiring the last eight batters she faced.

Lipscomb tied the game 1-1 in the fourth inning. Baylee Williams reached base on a fielder’s choice. Caitlin Plocheck doubled to score Williams.

The Lady Bisons connected for seven hits. Plocheck and Brittany Elmore were the only players in the game with more than one hit. They each finished with two.

Sanders, 7-6, struck out two, walked two and hit one batter. She gave up only three hits.

“What was really cool about it was we had two really good performances from Kelly and Tanner,” Ryman said. “Tanner has done a great job all season long. What helped Tanner is she limited her walks and the freebies.”

Both pitchers also benefited from a strong defensive effort behind them.

“We had a number of phenomenal defensive plays,” Ryman said. “Dee Baddley robbed a home run in left field in the second game. Kasey Gibson threw out a runner from right field to third base after a leadoff double.

“Those are things we were doing that don’t show up in the stat sheets. I don’t know if all season long we have a game where we have played so solid behind out pitchers. It was definitely a clean night overall. We are proud of the two wins.”

Base hits

  • This was the first grand slam in Higgins’ college career. She has a team-leading seven home runs.
  • Higgins has six multi-RBI game and her season high in runs batted in.
  • Higgins extended her hitting streak to a team-high 12 games.
  • Higgins is the first Lipscomb player to reach 20 runs batted in this season. She had six for the night and 22 for the season.
  • Fenichel was hit by a pitch for the eighth time this season in game one.
  • Brittany Elmore stole two bases in game two and leads the team with 14.
  • This was the third shutout of the season for the Lady Bisons.
  • Destinee Brewer stole her eighth base of the season.

Next up: The Lady Bisons open the Atlantic Sun portion of the season Saturday and Sunday when USC Upstate, the defending conference champions, visit Draper Diamond at Smith Stadium.

Saturday’s doubleheader begins at 1. Sunday’s game also has a 1 p.m. start.


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Rosenthal adds Nate Thompson to volleyball coaching staff
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
By Kirk Downs
Rosenthal adds Nate Thompson to volleyball coaching staff

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lipscomb volleyball head coach Brandon Rosenthal announced Tuesday the addition of Nate Thompson as assistant coach to his staff for the upcoming 2018 season.

“We are thrilled to welcome and up-and-coming coach in Nate Thompson,” said Rosenthal, who begins his 16th season at the helm of the Bisons program. “I’ve known Nate for some time, so I have first-hand knowledge of the work ethic and experience he will bring to our program.

“From his interview process, it was very evident that Nate is extremely eager to learn and to get better. He also came highly recommended. The day he reached out to us, I got seven or eight phone calls about him and that says a lot about who he is and what others think about him.”

Thompson replaces Todd Garvey, who served at Lipscomb for one season before accepting the head coaching position at Jacksonville State in June.

Thompson joins a Lipscomb program that has thrived under Rosenthal, winning six ASUN Conference titles and making seven NCAA Tournament appearances.

“First, I would like to think Philip Hutcheson, Dr. Lin Garner and Brandon for bringing me into the Lipscomb family and the volleyball program,” Thompson said. “I want nothing more than to continue the championship tradition that has been built here and I am excited to get started.”

Thompson comes to Lipscomb after serving the past two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator on Carol Price-Torok’s staff. He was also instrumental in overseeing the team’s social media presence.

In his two seasons with the Braves, Thompson helped guide Bradley to improved overall and Missouri Valley Conference win totals in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 1993 and 1994 seasons.

“Nate brings some experience from Bradley that will help us,” Rosenthal said. “It will be a big benefit for us to have three recruiters out there. More than anything, with his disposition and the way he comes across to people, he is someone that the recruits will love to be around.

“Our girls are a huge judge of character, so when Nate was here visiting I wanted to make sure they met him. They did and they loved him. I always want to hear what they have to say and they came away completely impressed. That told me all I needed to know.”

In 2017, not only did Thompson help guide Bradley to its first double-digit win campaign (10) since 2013, he also helped the Braves to their highest attack percentage (.189) since 2011 and their best kills per set average (13.22) since 2006. On the other side of the ball, the Braves ranked 11th in the nation in digs per set (18.21), which was the program’s highest average since rally scoring was introduced in 2001.

“From my training background of running a club, one of the areas I feel like I am strongest in is getting in the gym and helping our athletes improve on the court,” Thompson said. “By working with this staff and this team, I truly believe we can take Lipscomb’s program as far as we want to and that’s what I plan to do.

“One thing that attracted me to Lipscomb is that the current roster has a ton of experience and talent, but when you also add that to the strong incoming recruiting classes, the future is so bright. There are a lot of great building blocks to keep this program rolling.”

Prior to joining the staff at Bradley, Thompson spent the previous two seasons as co-director of the Vision Volleyball Club in Indianapolis, Indiana in addition to serving as head coach at Fishers High School where he led the team to 22 victories in his final season.

While at Vision, Thompson helped mentor 26 individuals who went on to play collegiate volleyball. He was a part of VVC for five seasons where he began as an assistant in 2011 before working his way to co-director.

“Nate has a variety of experience with him co-directing and running a club, as well as his stint in college coaching,” Rosenthal said. “In his process, as I talked with each person, the message was consistent – Nate is a tireless worker.”

Thompson was a 2013 graduate from IUPUI where he earned a degree in Kinesiology. He spent two seasons as a volunteer assistant there, helping the Jaguars to a then school record 20 wins in 2009. He also helped co-found the IUPUI men’s club volleyball team.

“When I came to Nashville for my interview, everyone I met was extremely welcoming and the vision lined up with exactly what I was looking for in a program.

“Everyone in the volleyball world knows about Lipscomb and Brandon’s track record is one that garners a lot of respect. I can’t tell you how excited I am to begin working with him and Stephanie (Ross).


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Saturday, 1 September 2018

Berkeley Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival 2018

This past weekend saw one of our favorite local festivals here in Berkeley, the annual Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival.

Now, you would think that the chocolate part of the festival would be what excites my kids every year, but the chalk art part of the day is actually the big draw card for them. It's not every day you get to get creative on the sidewalk, after all. Plus, it's a competition with prizes up for offer.

This year's festival happened to fall the day after we arrived home from our East Coast trip. I'll be sharing our East Coast trip here soon, but make sure to check out Instagram in the mean time as I've been sharing sneak peeks there. Anyway, we were all a little tired from our early flight home from Boston so we had a quiet morning and headed to the festival in the afternoon. This didn't give us an awful lot of time to try out the chocolate on offer but we still had plenty of time for the girls to get creative with chalk.

Berkeley Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival 2018

We found ourselves a few clean-ish squares of sidewalk along Shattuck Avenue in the Gourmet Ghetto and the girls got to work.

Berkeley Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival 2018
Berkeley Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival 2018

Friday, 31 August 2018

Our Summer tradition at Brushstrokes

Summer break is over and the kids are back at school, but today I wanted to share one of our Summer traditions. It's a fun indoor activity for any time of year and a great tradition to start.

With the long Summer break here in the US I'm always looking for fun things to do to keep the kids occupied. There are certain activities that are a Summer tradition - going to camp, heading to the beach, spending time at the pool, playing in the park... And then there are the activities that have become our very own Summer traditions.

One such thing is our annual visit to Brushstrokes Studio here in Berkeley. Every Summer break the kids and I spend an afternoon at Brushstrokes painting a ceramic plate each. It started off as a one off, but when I realized how wonderful it would be for the kids to each have a collection of their own hand painted plates when they're older I decided that we'd make it an annual tradition. We've done it five Summers in a row so far, and even just in that short amount of time it's amazing looking back at how the kids' artistic skills have developed. It's also fun way to keep track of their interests at the time.

Brushstrokes Studio, Berkeley CA

This Summer break the girls couldn't wait to head to Brushstrokes and paint their plates. They had been coming up with ideas for quite some time and were eager to set paintbrush to plate. Here's a look at what they created this year.

Brushstrokes Studio, Berkeley CA
Brushstrokes Studio, Berkeley CA
Brushstrokes Studio, Berkeley CA
Brushstrokes Studio, Berkeley CA
Brushstrokes Studio, Berkeley CA
Brushstrokes Studio, Berkeley CA
Brushstrokes Studio, Berkeley CA
Brushstrokes Studio, Berkeley CA

Sunday, 29 July 2018

Stomper in the Town

If you're following Little Hiccups on Instagram you would've seen our adventures this Summer finding Stomper statues around Oakland. I figured it was time I shared them all here on the blog as well. We've found quite a few of the Stomper statues so far, so prepare for a lot of fun photos. But first, a little background...

If you're not familiar with the Oakland A's then you're probably wondering just who Stomper is and why there are statues of him around town. Stomper the elephant is the mascot of the Oakland Athletics (or simply the A's) baseball team. This year the A's are celebrating fifty years in Oakland and as part of the celebration they have teamed up with local artists to bring the Stomper in the Town exhibition to the streets. Fifty Stomper statues decorated by fifty artists can be found dotted around Oakland. From the port to the hills, from the northern border with Berkeley all the way down to the Oakland Zoo, Stompers can be found all over. Intrepid Stomper hunters, like us, can download the Stomper in the Town map and checklist (or pick one up from Visit Oakland in Jack London Square) and head off on a city wide treasure hunt.

We've spread out our treasure hunting over the Summer, and so far of the fifty Stomper statues on display we've made it to thirty four. The statues will be on display until the end of the current baseball season, so we still have time to make it to the rest - fingers crossed.

Here's a look at the Stompers we've found so far. I've put them in the same order here that they appear on the numbered Stomper in the Town map and list.

Saturday, 28 July 2018

Middle Harbor Shoreline Park, Oakland

If you're following along on Instagram you would've seen that the kids and I have been on the hunt for Stomper the elephant statues around Oakland. I have a post coming up next with all the Stomper statues we've found so far (about 35 or so), but today I wanted to share a park that we came across during out hunt for a particular Stomper.

Over the weekend we decided to go for a drive to find a few of the Stomper statues that the girls and I haven't been able to get to on foot. We visited a few, snapped some photos and headed off to the next one. However, when we made it to the Captain Stomp statue right on the waterfront we knew that we had to stop a little longer and spend some time exploring the surrounding park.

Wednesday, 18 July 2018

Big Break Regional Shoreline

Recently we've been getting out and about exploring "new to us" Bay Area parks on weekends.

We're really lucky to have so many amazing and varied parks within such a short distance of our home. Beaches, rivers, mountains, cliffs, redwood forests... there's a little bit of everything. With so much shoreline along the San Francisco Bay and its tributaries, there is no shortage of picturesque water front parks to visit. What could be better than visiting a waterfront park on a Summer's day?

This past weekend we visited Big Break Regional Shoreline in Oakley. Big Break is located in the California Delta, a 1,150 square mile area where fresh water from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers meets saltwater from the ocean. The Delta is the largest estuary on the west coast and is home to a large variety of fish, birds and mammals including beavers, river otters, muskrats and mink. It's also home to cool Delta breezes which were much appreciated on this hot day!

Despite the size of the Delta, the shoreline park is relatively small and makes for a great afternoon destination. There is an informative visitor center filled with interactive displays, picnic areas, an amphitheater, a kayak launch, a shaded sand play area, a small hiking trail and an observation pier perfect for fishing or taking in the views.

Sunday, 15 July 2018

3 Ingredient Chocolate Ice Cream

It's National Ice Cream Day today!

To celebrate I'm sharing a super simple, yet super scrumptious ice cream recipe that Ava made a while back. It only takes three ingredients and you don't even need an ice cream maker. It really doesn't get any easier!

Most of these photos Ava actually took herself with my camera set up on a tripod as she planned to make a video to share on her YouTube channel. She hasn't gotten around to making the video yet so I'm hijacking them for my blog for now. I'll make sure to share her video when she gets around to finishing it.

As I mentioned, this recipe if super simple and only needs three ingredients - which you may have in your kitchen right now. This recipe is for chocolate ice cream, but you could always switch out the chocolate for any other flavor you might like to add. I'm not normally a fan of chocolate ice cream, but this is so good. It's seriously one of the best chocolate ice creams I've ever eaten!

Saturday, 14 July 2018

Flower Piano 2018

It's that time of year again when the most peculiar "flowers" pop up all over San Francisco Botanical Garden. Large, musical flowers that draw crowds of children and adults alike.

I'm talking about Flower Piano, the annual event, now in its fourth year, that pops up to delight garden visitors and music lovers. Over twelve days twelve different pianos make the Botanical Garden their home. Visitors can have a turn at playing these pianos for themselves or listen to performances from professionals and talented visitors alike.

Lola, Mathilde and I headed to the San Francisco Botanical Garden on Thursday to check out this year's event.

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