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SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Chargers Pro Bowl left guard Kris Dielman suffered a grand mal seizure on the flight home Sunday after sustaining a concussion in a loss to the New York Jets, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday.
The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team doesn't release specific injury details, said an ambulance met the team plane and Dielman was hospitalized overnight. The person said the seizure occurred during the plane's descent into San Diego.
The 320-pound Dielman was staggered by the injury early in the fourth quarter but continued to play. The Chargers were out of offensive linemen due to other injuries.
Dielman, a four-time Pro Bowler known for his hard-nosed demeanor, declined to comment on the seizure. He did say he won't play in Monday night's game at Kansas City, "pretty much off of what I feel." He said he has lingering headaches.
"It's just one of those plays. I banged my head a little bit, and now I've got to deal with it," Dielman said.
Dielman missed one game last year due to a concussion. Coach Norv Turner said Dielman has yet to take the test he needs to pass before returning to practice. Dielman is scheduled to see a specialist Friday.
"You've got to tread lightly. We'll take the proper precautions and see what happens," Dielman said. "It (stinks). I was having a good year and this team's having a good year and I want to be part of this good season."
Dielman "is a great player and he sets the tempo for us," Turner said. "We've obviously gone through this with a lot of different guys, a lot of different positions, so we've got a plan. I think we'll be fine."
Tyronne Green is expected to start in Dielman's place.
Left tackle Marcus McNeill had limited participation in Thursday's practice because of a neck injury. He said he'll be OK to play Monday night. Tight end Antonio Gates, who returned Sunday after missing three straight games with plantar fasciitis in his right foot, practiced Thursday and is expected to play at Kansas City.
The defending AFC West champion Chiefs (3-3) have won three straight games since a 20-17 loss to the division-leading Chargers (4-2) on Sept. 25.


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Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy Graduates 184 Aviation Professionals
Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy (EAA), ICAO TRAINAIR Plus member and IATA authorized global training center, has graduated 184 aviation professionals at a ceremony held at the Academy's Commercial and Cabin Crew Training Building on Saturday, February 18, 2017. Among the total graduates, 145 are females.
The Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam gave out diplomas to the graduates and achievement awards to top performing ones. In this round, 90 graduates are from Cabin Crew and Catering, 84 from Commercial and Ground Operations Training School and the rest are trained on Equipment and Facility Maintenance.
Mr. Tewolde said, "Education is the greatest Equalizer in our highly integrated world today and for this reason we are putting great emphasis in training young Ethiopians and our African brothers and sisters in order to enable them develop the required global standard qualification to fly successful African Airlines. We are very proud of our Aviation Academy achievements and global standard capabilities in various professions in the Aviation industry. In line with our vision 2025, we are expanding the capacity of the Academy to accommodate from 1,000 today to 4,000 students by 2025. Today's graduation is a continuation of this long journey. I take this opportunity to congratulate the graduates and their families and friends. I also thank the Academy staff for their hard work and achievements."
Ethiopian Aviation Academy is certified by the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority, the U.S Federal Aviation Administration, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and IATA Safety Audit (IOSA). The Academy has been providing training for pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, cabin crew, marketing personnel and leadership development trainees for Ethiopians and other nationals from Africa, Middle East and Asia for more than seven decades.
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Orleans County, Vermont
Orleans County
|Coordinates: 44°50′40″N 72°13′06″W / 44.844402°N 72.218239°W
|United States
|Named for
|Shire Town
|Largest city
|• Total
|721 sq mi (1,870 km2)
|• Land
|693 sq mi (1,790 km2)
|• Water
|28 sq mi (70 km2) 3.9%%
|• Total
|• Density
|38/sq mi (15/km2)
|Time zone
|UTC−5 (Eastern)
|• Summer (DST)
|Congressional district
Orleans County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,393.[1] Its county seat is the city of Newport.[2] The county was created in 1792 and organized in 1799.[3] As in the rest of New England, few governmental powers have been granted to the county. The county is an expedient way of grouping and distributing state-controlled governmental services.
The county shares the same pre-Columbian history with the Northeast Kingdom.
In 1753, the Abenakis brought the ransomed John Stark down Lake Memphremagog and came ashore where Newport is now. They then traveled southeast to his home in New Hampshire.
Rogers' Rangers were forced to retreat through the county following their attack on Saint-Francis, Quebec in 1759. To confound their avenging pursuers, they split up on the east shore of Lake Memphremagog. One group followed the Clyde River. Another followed the Barton River south to the falls at the outlet of Crystal Lake where they were able to catch fish. From there, they continued south over the summit into the Passumpsic River Valley.[4]
The British Crown sent out surveyors to mark the border between its two colonies of Canada and America in accordance with the Quebec Act of 1774. This was supposed to be on the 45th parallel north. The result, however was a crooked line up to .75 miles (1.21 km) north of this intended border. This was resolved in favor of the crooked line by the Webster–Ashburton Treaty of 1842. This affected Orleans County, particularly Derby Line, which would have otherwise reverted to Canada.[5]
In 1779 or 1780, General Moses Hazen constructed the Bayley-Hazen Military Road from Newbury, Vermont through Hardwick, Greensboro, Craftsbury, and Albany to Hazen's Notch in northern Vermont. This purpose of this road was to invade Canada. It was never used for that purpose, but was instrumental in the settlement of this area.[6] However, it was five or more years before the wilderness was inhabited by other than a few Abenaki Indians, and that during the summer.
Vermont was divided into two counties in March, 1778. In 1781 the legislature divided the northernmost county, Cumberland, into three counties: Windham and Windsor, located about where they are now. The northern remainder was called Orange county. This latter tract nearly corresponded with the old New York county of Gloucester, organized by that province March 16, 1770, with Newbury as the shire town.[7]
The state granted a town to Ebenezer Crafts, and sixty-three associates, on November 6, 1780. The town name was changed to Craftsbury, in honor of Ebenezer Crafts on October 27, 1790. Crafts was the first settler in the county.[8]
On September 3, 1783, as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Paris the Revolutionary War ended with Great Britain recognizing the independence of the United States. Vermont's border with Quebec was established at 45 degrees north latitude.[9][10]
From 1791 to 1793, Timothy Hinman built what is now called the "Hinman Settler Road" linking Greensboro north to Derby and Canada.[11]
On November 5, 1792, the legislature divided Chittenden and Orange counties into six separate counties, as follows: Chittenden, Orange, Franklin, Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans.[7] No reason is given for the county being named after Orléans, France.[12]
Orleans lost territory when the new Jefferson county[13] was created in 1797.[7]
In 1810, Runaway Pond suddenly flooded the Barton River Valley with 1,988,000,000 US gallons (7.53×109 l; 1.655×109 imp gal)[14] of water in the greatest natural catastrophe in Orleans County post-Columbian history. Incredibly, no lives were lost.
On December 27, 1813, the county was invaded by British militia from nearby Stanstead, Quebec, during the War of 1812 in order to destroy an undefended barracks at Derby and to forage for supplies. No one was injured. Until the invasion, local inhabitants, like most New Englanders, opposed the war. A number had smuggled supplies to the British. After the invasion, their enthusiasm for their neighbors diminished substantially.[15][16]
June 1816 brought 1 foot (0.30 m) of snow to the county followed by agricultural devastation. 1816 became known as the Year without a summer.[17]
When Lamoille county was formed in October 1835, Orleans lost the towns of Eden, Hyde Park, Morristown, and Wolcott.[7]
In 1858, Barton (and Orleans County) obtained a triangular piece of land from Sheffield (and Caledonia County) which included all of May Pond, the entire area south of Crystal Lake, and the village of South Barton.[18]
By 1860, the state was a leading producer of hops in the nation. Orleans and Windsor Counties led the state. This crop conveniently arrived as a replacement for the disappearance of the Merino sheep trade. Hops, too, disappeared. A number of factors were involved: plant disease in 1909,[19] migration of planting to California from 1853 to 1910, where growing was performed more efficiently, and Prohibition both at the state and national level.[20]
During the Civil War, Company D, 4th Vermont Infantry was recruited largely from Orleans County.[21]
Volunteers from the county joined the Union Army in response to a call from the government. In September 1861, they joined the Vermont 6th Vermont Infantry, and helped fill out Company D. The regiment ultimately became part of the First Vermont Brigade.[22]
In 1864, 267 men from the 11th Vermont Infantry were captured at the Battle of the Weldon Railroad in the Overland campaign. today better known as the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road. It was a considerable source of local concern when it was learned that these prisoners had been taken to Andersonville prison, a place known, even then, for its poor living conditions. 54 of these prisoners were from Orleans County. Many of them died in prison.[23]
French immigration into the county started before the Civil War.[24] It continued afterwards.
Like the rest of the state, Orleans County sent up to one-quarter of its eligible men to the Civil War. Ten percent of these died. Others came back too maimed to continue working their farms, which most volunteers had left.[25] The sudden offering of many farms for sale in the mid-1860s resulted in a precipitous drop in farm prices. Nearby French-Canadians took advantage of this.[26] As a result of this and loss of native farm labor to other states, Vermont, particularly the northern part, saw many immigrants then and through the turn of the twentieth century.
After increasing in population since its founding, the county began losing population starting in 1900. It reached a twentieth-century low in population in 1960 at 20,143. The population has risen ever since.
In 1903, the county purchased a jail, mail order. It housed about 350 people annually. It once held 140 people at one time, a fallout from a widely attended 1973 rock concert. The jail closed in 1995. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[27]
In 1903, a state law allowed each town to decide whether to permit the sale of liquor within their boundaries. By 1905, no town in the county allowed the sale of alcoholic beverages. The change was not that dramatic since state law had theoretically forbidden alcohol prior to 1903, but this law was unevenly enforced.[18] Currently in 2017, the towns of Derby, Jay, and Westmore, the village of Orleans, and the city of Newport permit liquor sales through retail outlets supervised by the Vermont Department of Liquor Control.[28]
In 1910, there were 2,800 farms in the county, containing 27,000 cows. They produced 15,000,000 pounds (6,800,000 kg) of milk annually.[29]
In 1967, researcher and scientist Gerald Bull constructed a laboratory for hisSpace Research Corporation in Highwater, just north of the adjacent Canada–US border. The property overlapped into the county in North Troy. His intent was to fire research packages into orbit using heavy artillery.
In 2004, what was then billed as the final concert of the band Phish was held in Coventry on August 14–15. The concert was the single largest gathering of people in the town's history. With 70,000 tickets sold, Coventry's augmented population was one of the largest in the state's history.
The county has twenty-three places on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 2008, the state notified residents of Albany, Craftsbury, Irasburg, Lowell, Newport Town, Troy, Westfield and six towns in the adjacent counties of Lamoille and Franklin, that a review of health records from 1995 to 2006 had revealed that residents within 10 miles (16 km) of the former asbestos mine on Belvidere Mountain had higher than normal rates of contracting asbestosis. The state and federal government continues to study this problem.[30][31] A critic replied that the entire basis of the study were three unidentified people who died from asbestosis 1995-2005 out of a total population of 16,700.[32] In April 2009 the Vermont Department of health released a revised study which found that all of deaths related to the asbestos mine were caused by occupational exposure. The report also concluded that people living near the mines had no increased risk of asbestos related illness than people living anywhere else in Vermont.[33] However, the site will still need to be cleaned. In 2009, the expected cost of cleanup was $300 million.[34]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 721 square miles (1,870 km2), of which 693 square miles (1,790 km2) is land and 28 square miles (73 km2) (3.9%) is water.[35] It has the largest area of the three counties comprising the Northeast Kingdom.
The county lies between the eastern and western ranges of the Green Mountains.
The highest point in the county is Jay Peak in the town of Jay, at 3,858 feet (1,176 m). The lowest is the surface of Lake Memphremagog at 682 feet (208 m).[36]
The county is mainly drained by four river systems: the Barton, the Black, the Clyde and the Missisquoi River. The first three run north.[37] The last meanders west through Canada and the U.S. An exception is found at the southern end of the county: Greensboro, Craftsbury, and southern Glover are largely drained south and west by the Lamoille River. The county is unique in eastern Vermont for mostly draining north as a part of the St. Lawrence River basin. All Vermont counties directly to the south (and east of the Green Mountains) drain into the Connecticut River, as does much of Essex county, to the east.
The Barton River drains Crystal Lake, runs north through Barton, Brownington, Coventry and drains through Newport into Lake Memphremagog. The Barton River watershed also includes the towns of Derby, Irasburg, Westmore, and the water bodies of Lake Willoughby, Crystal Lake, and Shadow and Parker ponds.[38]
The Black River is about 30 miles (48 km) in length. It rises in some ponds in Craftsbury, and passes through Albany, Irasburg, and Coventry. It reaches Lake Memphremagog at Salem. The watershed also includes Albany, Lake Eligo and the Hosmer Ponds.[38]
The Clyde River has four hydroelectric dams before reaching Lake Memphremagog. The watershed includes Brighton (Essex County), Charleston, Morgan (Essex County), Derby, Seymour Pond, Echo Lakes, and Island, Clyde and Pensioner ponds.[38]
Additionally, the Canadian rivers of Coaticook and Tomifobia watersheds include Derby, Holland, and Norton Pond, Holland Pond, and Great and Little Averill Ponds.[38]
The county contains more ponds than any other in the state.[39]
The county contains three state forests: Hazen's Notch, Jay, and Willoughby.
The area is conducive to songbirds because of its northern location, boreal forests, mountain peaks, bodies of water and marshes. One inventory in June 2012 found the following species: ovenbird, eastern whip-poor-will, Wilson's snipe, alder flycatcher, warbling vireo, red-eyed vireo, winter wren, wood thrush, American robin, veery, gray catbird, common yellowthroat, chestnut-sided warbler, northern waterthrush, black-throated green warbler, northern parula, American redstart, white-throated sparrow, indigo bunting, red-winged blackbird, American goldfinch, osprey, ring-necked duck, hooded merganser, pied-billed grebe, double-crested cormorant, great blue heron, bald eagle, Virginia rail, American herring gull, ring-billed gull, chimney swift, belted kingfisher, marsh wren, house wren, eastern bluebird, pine warbler, black-and-white warbler, Savannah sparrow, northern cardinal, eastern meadowlark, bobolink, bank swallow, cliff swallow, barn swallow, white-breasted nuthatch, ruffed grouse, ruby-throated hummingbird, blue-headed vireo, red-breasted nuthatch, Lincoln's sparrow, rose-breasted grosbeak, pine siskin, purple finch, Canada warbler, magnolia warbler, Nashville warbler, golden-crowned kinglet, mourning warbler, dark-eyed junco, and northern rough-winged swallow. Also known to be in the area were: wild turkey, American bittern, broad-winged hawk, peregrine falcon, pileated woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, scarlet tanager, American woodcock, Bicknell's thrush, blackpoll warbler, yellow-bellied flycatcher, broad-winged hawk, and Swainson's thrush.[40] Also, the American crow,[41] and kestrel[which?].[42] In 2013, a separate inventory added the common loon, chickadee[which?], blue jay, Barrow's goldeneye, Lapland longspur, white-winged scoter, olive-sided flycatcher, red crossbill, Bonaparte's gull, and rough-legged hawk.[43]
The average growing season is about 130 frost-free days in the Newport area.[44] As this is the lowest point in the county, the growing season for other places in the county which are more elevated, is typically shorter.
Tornadoes have struck the county four times from 1950 to 1995, all rated F1, with one causing an injury.[45] This level is 2.7 times below the national average.[46]
On February 5, 1995, Jay Peak received 42.0 inches (107 cm) of snow, the greatest daily snowfall recorded for any location in Vermont.[47]
Climate change[edit]
In the 20th century, the county was designated in hardiness as a Zone Three. Most plants that would normally be tolerant up to Zone Four, do well there in 2014; even some that are Zone Five. Growing seasons have been increasing by 3.7 days a decade since 1974.[48]
Adjacent counties and municipalities[edit]
- Essex County - east
- Caledonia County - south
- Lamoille County - southwest
- Franklin County - west
- Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec - northwest
- Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec - north
- Coaticook Regional County Municipality, Quebec - northeast
|Historical population
|U.S. Decennial Census[49]
1790–1960[50] 1900–1990[51]
1990–2000[52] 2010–2018[1]
An estimated 2,500 military veterans reside in the county.[53]
2010 census[edit]
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 27,231 people, 11,320 households, and 7,298 families residing in the county.[54] The population density was 39.3 inhabitants per square mile (15.2/km2). There were 16,162 housing units at an average density of 23.3 per square mile (9.0/km2).[55] Of the 11,320 households, 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.5% were non-families, and 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age was 43.7 years.[54]
The median income for a household in the county was $40,202 and the median income for a family was $48,845. Males had a median income of $33,979 versus $29,559 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,652. About 9.8% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.[56]
As in all Vermont counties, there is a small executive function that is mostly consolidated at the state level. Remaining county government is judicial. There are no "county taxes."
In 2007, median property taxes in the county were $1,940, placing it 265 out of 1,817 counties in the nation with populations over 20,000.[57]
The budget for 2006 was $428,612.51. Town taxes accounted for over 65% of this money. The budget was all fulfilled by the state. Almost 32% of the money was spent on courthouse personnel. Over 22% of the money was spent on the Sheriff Department's expenses.[58]
The Assistant, or "Side," Judges, Superior Court, approve the budget for county expenses.
- Assistant Judge (elected) - Robert Goodby
- Assistant Judge (elected) - Benjamin M. Batchelder
- Road commissioners (appointed for one-year terms by the Superior Court)[59] Citizens may appeal to this commission when they believe that a town has failed to properly maintain a road or a bridge.
- Shawn Austin
- Thomas Berrier
- Dale Carpenter, Jr.
The Superior, Family and Probate courts are all located at 247 Main Street, Newport Vermont. The court system is part of the Northern Division.
The judge of the District Court is rotated to another county periodically. The state Supreme Court must approve assignments.[60]
With one judge, the District Court can hear up to three jury-empaneled trials per month. In 2017, there were 40 people, pleading innocent, and awaiting trial.[61]
Superior Court presiding judge (appointed by the state) - Howard E. VanBenthuysen
- Superior Court clerk - Gaye Paquette
- Court Operations Manager - Julie Bronson
- Case Manager- Sally Carruthers
Family court presiding judge - Robert R. Bent[62]
- Magistrate - Barbara Zander
- Assistant Judges - Benjamin M. Batchelder and Curt Hardy
- County Clerk (appointed) - Susan Pion
- Probate Judge (elected) - John P. Monette[63]
The District Court is located at 217 Main Street, Newport, Vermont, as is the State Attorney.[64] The District court presiding judge is Howard E. VanBenthuysen.[65] The Court Manager is Gaye Paquette. The State's Attorney (elected) is Jennifer Barrett.
The sheriff's office and jail facilities are located at 5578 US Rte 5, Newport, Vermont. The sheriff, who is normally elected, is Jennifer Harlow. She was appointed by the governor to fill the remaining vacancy from Kirk Martin, who retired.[66]
The sheriff's department made national news in 2012, when a driver of a large tractor deliberately drove over and wrecked at least six cruisers, out of a fleet of 11. The driver was apparently annoyed at having been previously arrested by the city of Newport police, and not the sheriff.[67][68][69]
The Essex-Orleans Senate district includes all of Orleans County, as well as parts or all of Essex County, Franklin County and Lamoille County. It is represented in the Vermont Senate by John S. Rodgers (D) and Robert A. Starr (D).
In 1828, Orleans County was won by National Republican Party candidate John Quincy Adams.
In 1832, the county was won by Anti-Masonic Party candidate William Wirt.
From William Henry Harrison in 1836 to Winfield Scott in 1852, the county voted for the Whig Party candidates.
From John C. Frémont in 1856 to Richard Nixon in 1960 (barring 1912, where the county was won by Progressive Party candidate and former president Theodore Roosevelt), the Republican Party had a 104-year winning streak in the county.
In 1964, Orleans County was won by Democratic Party incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson, who became not only the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Orleans County, but to win the state of Vermont entirely.
Following the Democrats victory in 1964, the county returned to voting for Republican candidates for another 20 years, starting with Richard Nixon in 1968 and ending with George H. W. Bush in 1988.
The county voted for Bill Clinton in both the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections.
George W. Bush won Orleans County in 2000 and was the last time a Republican presidential candidate carried the county.
John Kerry won the county in 2004 and it has been won by Democratic candidates ever since.
Normally voting among the most conservative counties in Vermont, the county overwhelmingly supported the Democratic presidential candidate in 2008 with nearly 63% of the vote. No town supported the Republican opponent. Nevertheless, the county elected only Republicans to the state senate and legislature and voted overwhelmingly for a Republican governor and lieutenant governor, yet Democratic for all other state offices.[70] With one exception in the legislature for one district, the vote was not close for any office.
A record seventy-three percent of the voters turned out for the general election in 2000.[71]
|Third party
Orleans County has the fifth-lowest average household spending in the country.[73]
Households and housing[edit]
In 2004, Orleans County had the least expensive rental housing in Vermont.[74] In 2008, one-third of residential housing were used as second homes.[75]
Personal income[edit]
The poverty rate for Orleans County was highest in Vermont for 2003.[76] Median wages were the second lowest in the state.[77] In 2011, 23.1% of residents received food stamps. This compares with 15.2% for Vermont, and 14.8% nationally.[78]
In March 2008, the unemployment rate was 9.1% seasonally uncorrected, the highest in the state, which averaged 5.3%.[79]
Business and industry[edit]
There were 838 private non-farm establishments, employing 7,392 people. In 2002, there was $238 million manufacturer's shipments. That year, the county had $240 million in retail sales. Retail sales per capita were $9,000. 24% of firms were owned by women.
In 2003, there were 194 dairy farms in the county.[80] This was the third largest number in the state. In March 2010, the number of dairy farms had declined to 139.[81] In March 2007 county farms produced 29,585,000 pounds (13,420,000 kg) of milk.[82] The total number of farms increased between 1992 and 2007. Total area farmed decreased from 149,503 acres (60,502 ha) in 1992 to 130,308 acres (52,734 ha) in 2007.[83]
For forest products, from 1988 to 2004, Orleans County showed the greatest employment increase in the state.[84]
Many of the county's retail shops are concentrated both in downtown Newport and along the Newport-Derby Road (U.S. Route 5 and Vermont Route 105), one of the two state-maintained roads connecting Newport city to Interstate 91. The villages of Barton and Orleans also have a smaller concentration of stores.
There are seven pharmacies in the county, all but one of which is a regional or national chain. When Rite Aid drugstores bought the Brooks pharmacies in 2007, this would have reduced competition by one in the area. The Vermont Attorney General intervened and one of the two drugstores will be sold to a competitor.[85] Two Rite Aid stores remain in the county as of 2017[update]; one in downtown Newport and the second in Derby.
There are six national chain fast food restaurants in the county, one (Subway) in Orleans, three (McDonald's and two Dunkin' Donuts) in Derby, and two (Wendy's and Subway) in the city of Newport. A smaller, regional sandwich shop chain (Amato's) also has a location in downtown Newport.
There are two regional chain supermarkets in the county, along with a newly-opened (2016) Walmart, all of which are in Derby. There are locally owned grocery stores in several other towns as well.
Many of the smaller towns still feature a general store in the center of town, such as Currier's Market in Glover and Willey's Store in Greensboro.
There is one cinema, a tri-plex, in downtown Newport.
The county is tied for first place in Vermont with the highest percentage of second home ownership.[86][87]
78.2% of residents had at least a high school education. 16.1% had at least an undergraduate degree.
There are three public high schools in the county: North Country Union High School (1063 students), Lake Region Union High School (396), and Craftsbury Academy (59).[88] Wheeler Mountain Academy, grades 7-12, aids students who have emotional, behavioral or learning challenges. 15 are enrolled.[89] United Christian Academy is a private religious school K-12, enrolling 108 students.[90]
In 2007, the juniors in three public secondary schools in three different schools districts, North Country, Lake Region, and Craftsbury, scored lower than the state averages on standardized tests with one exception. North Country scored better than average in reading.[91] Areas tested were math, reading and writing.
In 2008, there was no correlation between the performance of students on the standardized New England Common Assessment Program tests and poverty (free lunch). The five wealthiest schools were among the ten worst performers; of the five poorest schools, three were among the top ten performers in the county. Schools in the Orleans Central Supervisory Union(the top four) appeared to outperform the North Country Supervisory Union (eight out of ten worst performing).[92]
There are about 85 home schooled students in the county, grades 1-12.[citation needed]
The Northeast Kingdom Learning Services is a non-profit agency that provides a central clearing house for learning services. It is located in the village of Orleans.[93][94]
The Central Orleans Family Education Center was establishined in 2002 to offer childcare, pre-K programs, after-school programs, and migrant education classes in the village of Orleans.[93]
Higher education[edit]
Craftsbury Common is home to Sterling College, an accredited four-year institution with nearly 100 students.[95]
The city of Newport is home to a branch of the Community College of Vermont which enrolls nearly 300 students.[96] It awards an Associate's Degree for these undergraduate studies.
This section needs additional citations for verification. (August 2011)
There are thirteen libraries in the county,[97] all of them 501(c) corporations. This includes two full-time libraries the famous Haskell Free Library in Derby Line and the one in the city of Newport. The rest often have one part-time paid librarian. Much of the staff are volunteers. One is endowed. The rest depend upon fundraising and municipal contributions.
With the French immigrants came their religion, Catholicism, which is the plurality religion in the county today.[98] Formal dance included the galop.
Health and public safety[edit]
About 75% of local adults in the county and nearby areas, are overweight or obese.[99] Orleans is next-to-last in health in the state, the result of obesity, alcohol abuse, and smoking. There is a smaller opportunity to find a dentist or primary physician.[100]
- Orleans-Essex Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice - non-profit palliative care
- The Orleans County Record - published Monday through Saturday
- the Chronicle - published weekly in Barton
- The Newport Daily Express - published weekdays in Newport
- Newport Dispatch online-only news updated daily
- W243AE - 96.5 FM; Orleans (repeats WGLY-FM Burlington)
- WIKE - 1490 AM; 1 kW; Newport
- WMOO - 92.1 FM; Derby Center
- W14CK - Channel 14; Newport. Former repeater of WWBI-LP Plattsburgh, New York; current programming unknown.
- NEK-TV[101] - Channels 14 and 15;[102] Northeast Kingdom Television, Newport.[103]
Comcast is the cable franchise serving Newport and most of Orleans County.
Residents are also in the range of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada television stations CKSH-DT and CHLT-DT; however, Comcast does not offer these stations, though they carry CBFT-DT, CBMT-DT and CFCF-DT from Montreal.[104]
Utilities and communication[edit]
Fairpoint Communications supplies hard line telephone coverage for the entire county.[105]
Cell phones[edit]
In 2007, AT&T bought out Unicel in Orleans County, and in the next year replaced Unicel.[106]
Verizon Wireless covers Newport city and the south Derby-I-91 area. Mount Owls Head in Canada may provide "roaming" service of Canadian carriers in the North part of the county.
- Broadband coverage as of 2006[update][107]
- Total Coverage = 86%[108]
- Cable = 52%
- Wireless Internet Service Provider = 69%
Major routes[edit]
The opening of Interstate 91 north from Barton on November 9, 1972 and opening south from the county in 1978 affected the county in a similar way to the opening of the railway a century earlier. In 1980, the county registered its first population gain in a century.[18]
The interstate has its northernmost five exits in the county. Two of them are in the town of Barton, servicing the villages of Barton (exit 25) and Orleans (26). The other three are in the town of Derby: the southernmost of those (exit 27) actually leads to Newport city a mile away, while exit 28 services the village of Derby Center and the shopping areas along Derby Road. The last exit, 29, which is located less than ¼ mile from the Canada–US border, leads to the village of Derby Line and the town of Holland.
The county has 1,041 miles (1,675 km) of state highway and class 1, 2 and 3 roads. 606 miles (975 km) of these are dirt roads (class 3). 141 miles (227 km) are unused roads (Class 4). As in most of New England, the county government does not build nor maintain any roads.
Derby has the most road mileage, 102; Westfield the least with 31.[109]
The county has ten traffic lights, six of which are in the city of Newport with the remaining four in Derby. All but one of them are along the concurrency of US Route 5 and Vermont Route 105.
- Interstate 91 - Barton to Derby
- U.S. Route 5 - Barton to Derby
- VT 5A - Westmore to Derby
- VT Route 14 - Irasburg to Coventry and Newport
- Vermont Route 16 - Greensboro to Westmore
- Vermont Route 58 - Lowell to Westmore
- VT Route 100 - Newport through Eden. One of the few good roads west/southwest from the county.
- Vermont Route 101 - Connects North Troy and Route 105 with Troy Village
- VT Route 105 - Troy to Charleston. Road east of Charleston was closed for a while due to flood damage from Tropical Storm Irene in 2011
- Vermont Route 111 - Derby to Morgan
- VT Route 114 - Goes through Morgan
- VT 122 - Glover southeast to Sheffield
- Vermont Route 191 - "Access Road", connects I-91, Exit 27, to the city of Newport
- Vermont Route 242 - connects route 101 in Jay, with Jay Peak Village
- Vermont Route 243 - Connects North Troy to Mansonville, numbered after Quebec Route 243 on the Canadian side of the border
Local community public and private transportation[edit]
The RCT (Rural Community Transportation), a non-profit organization, runs out of Saint Johnsbury and services Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille and Orleans Counties. For general use, there are four buses north and south during the week from west Newport city to Derby Center, and two buses each way on Saturday. The fare is US 25 cents.[110]
Washington County Railroad (The Vermont Railway System) - WACR has just recently been awarded a 30-year contract to operate the track running from White River Junction North through St. Johnsbury and Newport. Users ship freight on this route.
There are no stops in the county. A line once ran up the east side of Lake Memphremagog, but this line has been abandoned and in some cases, torn up for use as hiking trails. This crossed the line near Beebe. The line still in operation goes northwest to Canada through North Troy.
The county is served by the Newport State Airport. It contains two runways of 4,000 feet (1,200 m) each 05-23, and 18-36.
Ecological concerns[edit]
The Nature Conservancy has acted to protect areas against development. Specific areas in the county include: May Pond, Barton, Wheeler Mountain, the north beach at Willoughby Lake, the Westmore Town Forest, the Willoughby Falls Wildlife Management Area, and the South Bay Wildlife Management Area (Memphremagog).[111]
- Newport (city) (shire town)
Most towns contract with the County Sheriff for policing.[112]
While incorporated villages may be separate census divisions, they are still part of the surrounding towns
- Albany - village of Albany
- Barton - village of Barton
- Beebe Plain - unincorporated village of Derby
- Derby Center - village of Derby
- Derby Line - village of Derby
- North Troy - village of Troy
- Orleans - village of Barton
Census-designated places[edit]
Notable people[edit]
- John Gunther, author and part-time resident of Greensboro
- Henry M. Leland, machinist, inventor, engineer and automotive entrepreneur. Created and named both the original Cadillac and the original Lincoln. At one time he was President or Chief Executive of both divisions or companies. Born in Barton.
- Gilbert C. Lucier - last surviving Civil War veteran in Vermont. Died 1944 in Jay.[113]
- Howard Frank Mosher, author of many books set in the Northeast Kingdom. Lived in Irasburg.
- William Hubbs Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and part-time resident of Greensboro
- Theodore Robinson, impressionist landscape painter. Born in Irasburg.
- Wallace Stegner, Pulitzer prize-winning author (part-time resident of Greensboro)
- William Barstow Strong, president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Born in Brownington.
- Alexander Twilight, first African American to serve on a state legislature, and first African American to receive a degree from an American University. Lived in Brownington.
See also[edit]
- Essex–Orleans Vermont Senate District, 2002–2012
- Historical U.S. Census totals for Orleans County, Vermont
- List of counties in Vermont
- List of towns in Vermont
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans County, Vermont
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- ^ Farfan, Matthew (August 2007). "The Crooked Border". Vermont's Northland Journal: 17.
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- Nulhegan Tribe - Abenaki Nation
- "Orleans County Vermont". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 27, 2006.
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- Government Agencies and non-profits
- 1914 Industrial snapshot of the area


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Feb. 11, 2016 -- About 1 in 4 Americans are trying to shed some serious pounds. But exploring the world of weight loss programs can be tricky.
Digital and print ads bombard us with claims promising success and messages that sound too good to be true, leaving some doctors scratching their heads. So how do you find a healthy program that works?
It's tough to do, a new study in the journal Obesity says. But it's not impossible.
"It is hard for consumers and doctors to tell what is effective and reliable, especially when relying on information found only on the Internet," says Kimberly Gudzune, MD, MPH, who worked on the study and is a weight loss specialist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. "Few community weight loss programs offer services that meet at least some of the key components of widely accepted weight loss guidelines."
Program Reviews: Chewing Through the Fat
Gudzune and her colleagues reviewed web sites for nearly 200 weight loss programs in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia areas. They included national ones like Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig, independent operators, and those supervised by doctors or offered by weight-loss surgery centers. The researchers checked to see if the programs followed medical weight loss guidelines from the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and The Obesity Society.
They looked at five key areas: level of support, the diet plan, behavior strategies, exercise, and whether it recommended supplements that weren't FDA-approved for weight loss.
Gudzune says only 9% of the programs met their requirements in the key areas. The study does not name the programs. "I think it speaks to the decades of lack of regulation in this industry. [Weight loss] companies are just doing whatever they feel like. This is the reason it's so hard to find a reliable program."
"Getting information solely off Internet ads or TV commercials or from a spokesperson or the person who owns the company gives you a one-sided pitch, which is not that much dissimilar than a snake oil salesman back in the days of the covered wagons," says Marc Leavey, MD, a primary care specialist with Lutherville Personal Physicians in Maryland. "It didn't work then, and it doesn't work now, but it does make a huge amount of money for weight loss and diet business."
But that doesn't mean all programs are bogus. Leavey says that Weight Watchers, for example, "shines," and says previous surveys found it does work very well. (He has no financial stake in that company.)
Weight Watchers also consistently gets high marks from the U.S. News & World Report annual list of best diets.
The researchers hope their findings will prompt an industry facelift, so that practices are more aligned with the "great scientific evidence that we have," Gudzune says. "If the programs out there delivering services just made slight modifications, that could translate to better outcomes for people who are participating."
Cutting Through the Hype
Finding a reliable weight loss program is important. More than a third of people in the U.S. are considered obese. And it's not just adults. The CDC says 1 in 6 kids are dealing with the condition, too. Weighing too much puts you at risk for many serious health problems, including diabetes and heart disease.
"Eat less and exercise more" has always been the golden rule for dropping pounds. But how do you really accomplish that? Here are the five must-haves in a weight loss program, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins.
1) Plenty of interaction and support. You want ongoing contact with the program's support team. Researchers recommend at least 14 sessions over 6 months. This might be in person or by phone or email. "Support is so critical in helping people through the weight loss process," Gudzune says.
2) Diet changes that are backed by science. "Things like the Paleo diet are very hot right now but haven't been studied with their effects on weight loss," Gudzune says. You want an approach that has solid evidence to support it works. This might be a low-calorie eating plan or meal replacements, or a well-studied diet for weight loss, like Atkins, she says.
3) Exercise encouragement. Opt for a program with some type of plan to get you moving more. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services guidelines recommend 150 minutes of moderate activity (like walking) each week. You can divvy that up however you like. Keep in mind that exercise is key if you want to stay at your lighter weight once you've dropped pounds, but doctors say it's hard to lose weight with just exercise alone.
4) Behavior strategies. Your program should encourage things like weighing yourself, meal planning, or tracking your food or exercise.
5) Approved meds only. Steer clear of programs that push fat burners or other supplements that aren't FDA-approved for weight loss. The FDA offers a list of dangerous weight loss products. You can sign up for email alerts, too.
Industry Response
Local affiliates of national weight loss programs might not offer all five of the recommended basic things, but some do come close. A spokeswoman for Nutrisystem says their program meets 4 out of the 5 criteria listed in the new Obesity study. It doesn't offer the recommended amount of contact (14 sessions in 6 months). But the company says it offers unlimited counseling anywhere there is Internet access.
"For more than 40 years, Nutrisystem has provided what consumers need and deserve -- sound nutritional science, clinically proven results, and constant innovation to help them meet their weight loss goals," says company spokeswoman Robin Shallow. "We're proud to help people on their weight loss journey."
Lisa Talamini, RD, senior science expert for Jenny Craig, says the company is "pleased" the study was done and that the company meets its criteria.
The research "identifies the need for more reliable information" to help doctors point their patients to effective weight loss programs, Talamini says.
Last year, a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine recognized Jenny Craig as one of the most effective weight loss programs available.
What to Ask When Choosing a Program
It might be hard to figure out if the program you're eyeing meets all those above requirements. Here are some doctor-approved questions to ask.
- What's your track record? How long has this program been around?
- Do you have any studies or statistics that show this really works?
- Who am I going to be talking to? Am I talking to a counselor who got an hour of training, or a registered dietitian or nurse, or just a salesperson?
- What will it cost? (They should be up-front about this.)
- What kind of after-support do you have? Ask them: "If I'm on this program for a period of time and I've lost some weight, do you turn me loose and say "good luck and be healthy," or do you have an ongoing program to keep me at my weight?" Leavey suggests.
- How do you balance diet and exercise? Do you have a formula, or am I on my own?
Remember, there's no a one-size-fits all weight loss program.
"It should be a program you, as an individual, can follow. Just because your brother-in-law does it, doesn't mean you can do it," Leavey says. "And, if you're going to do it, start today. Don't tell me you're going to start next month or your birthday. People who delay their start never start."
But before you begin your journey, talk to your doctor to let him know this is something you're considering. You can use him as an ally to help you narrow down your program choices. Your doctor will also make sure any diet and exercise changes are safe for you.


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The first time I used the tripod was when shooting with a 400mm lens from a Dorset hilltop where there was a light wind blowing - just the sort of conditions where I would have seen image softening vibrations had I been using the Really Right Stuff tripod. With the Sachtler no vibrations were visible at all when viewing the image at 16X magnification in Live View! All of the images from that morning were perfectly sharp. I now wish I had reinvested in Sachtler years ago! In windy conditions (even a light breeze when using telephoto lenses) there is simply nothing better than a heavy duty twin-leg video tripod. The downsides of course (apart from cost) are the size and weight of the thing! I definitely won't be travelling abroad with this beast very often, so it's still not the perfect tripod by any means!


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Meet Our Food Council
Over 90 of New York City's (and the world's!) top chefs and culinary experts serve on City Harvest's Food Council. They are dedicated to spreading awareness of our mission, raising funds to support our work, and donating high quality food to help feed hungry New Yorkers. Geoffrey Zakarian is the Food Council Chair.
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Here are ten superfoods that are readily available for most of the year, and which should be incorporated into your diet on a daily or weekly basis. Try to eat as many of them organic and unprocessed as possible.
Green leafy vegetables are so readily available and so highly nutritious, but many of us do not eat enough of them. Studies continuously confirm that populations that eat a diet high in green leafy vegetables run a far lower risk of heart disease and cancer.
Green leafy vegetables like spinach and kale have the highest concentrations of easily digestible nutrients, fat-burning compounds, vitamins and minerals to protect and heal the body. They beneficial substances include proteins, protective chemicals and healthy bacteria which help to build strong muscles and tissues, aid the digestive system and protect against disease and illness more effectively.
These vegetables are also rich in chlorophyll - the pigment that gives plants their green color. The molecular structure of chlorophyll is very similar to that of human blood and studies show that when it is consumed, the production of hemoglobin in blood is increased. Higher amounts of hemoglobin in the bloodstream means more oxygen-rich blood, the first and most important element that cells need to thrive.
Juicing is a great way to incorporate green vegetables into your diet. Freshly made juice provides the body with an instant boost of vitamins, minerals and enzymes without having to be broken down.
Some green leafy vegetables to try are: rocket, spinach, kale, watercress, parsley, lettuce, chicory and wheatgrass.
Blueberries are top of the list for antioxidant activity - they rich in compounds that help protect the cells of the body against damage, including the heart, and are associated with inhibiting the growth of cancer cells.
Studies suggest the dark pigments called anthocyanins found in blueberries, protect against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and they are linked to slowing down and even reversing age-related memory loss.
Blueberries have extremely high levels of resveratrol, a flavonoid that protects the body against inflammation and boosts the immune system.
Sprinkle fresh blueberries onto breakfast cereal or in a fruit salad, or whiz them up in a blender with yoghurt for a tasty smoothie.
Coconut oil is a saturated fat of the medium-chain fatty acid variety. These types of fats are digested more easily and utilized differently by the body than vegetable oils. Half of the fat content in coconut oil is lauric acid, a fat rarely found in nature that has unique health promoting properties. The body converts lauric acid into monolaurin, which has anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-protozoa properties.
Coconut oil has been found to actually speed up metabolism so your body will burn more calories in a day, which will contribute to weight loss.
Coconut oil is the ideal choice for all types of cooking. It is the only oil stable enough to withstand mild heat-induced damage. To incorporate this health-promoting oil into your diet, use coconut oil when frying or baking, or just eat a tablespoon daily in a hot drink or on its own.
Free-range eggs are a relatively inexpensive, widely available and amazing source of high-quality nutrients, especially high-quality protein and fat. A single egg contains nine essential amino acids and one of the highest quality proteins available. Proteins are essential to the building, maintenance and repair of body tissues and are also the major components of the immune system and hormones. Eggs also provide lutein and zeaxanthin, for healthy eyes, and choline and vitamin B12 for the brain, nervous- and cardiovascular system.
Make sure that your eggs are as fresh as possible, free-range and preferably also organic. Some healthy ways to enjoy eggs are lightly boiled or poached.
Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of Vitamin A and Beta-carotene, as well as a good source of many other nutrients. Sweet potatoes contain unique root storage proteins that have been observed to have significant antioxidant capacities. In one study, these proteins had about one-third the antioxidant activity of glutathione - one of the body's most impressive internally produced antioxidants.
The intensity of the sweet potato's yellow or orange flesh color is directly correlated to its Beta-carotene content. The Beta-carotene in orange-fleshed sweet potatoes is in the form which our bodies can use to produce Vitamin A and is therefore called 'Provitamin A'.
The antioxidant activity in the sweet potato skin is almost three times higher than in the rest of the vegetable, so always eat this vegetable with the skin on. Try roasting it in the oven like a jacket potato.
Raw nuts, and especially almonds are a great wholefood that contain mostly polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, which are good fats that promote health. Almonds are rich in phytochemicals - plant components that promote heart health, and are one of the top sources of the cancer-preventing antioxidant Vitamin E. Of all the nuts, almonds contain the most calcium and weight for weight, a third more protein than eggs.
Almonds are low in calories and high in protein and fiber. They also provide laetrile, a powerful tumor-fighting compound, and are rich in zinc, which helps to build a strong immune system.
As an added bonus, almonds are an excellent skin food through their high concentrations of Vitamin E and zinc, which are both crucial for a healthy complexion.
Many of the almonds available in the US are pasteurized, which makes them neither "raw" nor healthy. Try to purchase raw almonds in small quantities that you will use up quickly, to avoid them becoming rancid.
Avocados are an excellent source of healthful raw fat, in fact they are one of the few fruits that contain fat. Research has found that adding naturally fatty foods such as avocados to the diet is associated with optimal nutrient absorption. Eating an avocado with another salad or vegetable results in the body absorbing four times more lutein, eight times more alpha-carotene, and 13 times more Beta-carotene, which are all excellent nutrients for eyes.
These creamy fruits are also rich in tryptophan, along with vitamin B6 and folic acid, which helps the body turn tryptophan into the feel-good chemical serotonin, helping to elevate mood and ward off depression.
Mashed avocado is easy to digest, and is also a rich source of natural antibiotic and antifungal chemicals.
Broccoli is rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber and it packs a more powerful nutrient punch than any other vegetable. Its high Vitamin C levels are crucial for a healthy immune system, and it is a very rich source of Beta-carotene, which is known to play a vital role in the development of many types of cancers.
Broccoli is an example of a cruciferous vegetable (other crucifers include cauliflower, kale, radishes, cabbage, spring greens). According to an analysis conducted by the US National cancer Institute, the more cruciferous vegetables consumed, the lower your chances of developing cancer of the colon, and other cancers appeared to slow down as well. A number of chemical compounds in broccoli have been identified which are responsible for its cancer-fighting potential. These include glucosinolates and isothiocyanates. UK scientists found that sulforaphane in broccoli works with cells which lack an anti-tumor gene to fight prostate cancer.
Wild salmon and other oily fish have outstanding nutritional benefits, including very high levels of animal-based omega-3 fats, which many people are lacking in their diets. These fats have anti-inflammatory properties, help to preserve brain function and protect against numerous diseases like cancer, heart disease, and dementia.
The omega-3 found in oily fish is converted into prostaglandins which can help to counteract dryness and stiffness in the body by lubricating the joints, eyes and arteries. It also improves the condition of our hair by strengthening the roots and encouraging natural oil production.
Salmon contains a neurotransmitter called DMAE (dimethylaminoethanol). This is an antioxidant that is found in small amounts in the brain, and that stabilizes cell membranes and protects them from damage by free radicals. Wild salmon is an excellent source of high quality protein, as well as other vital vitamins and minerals needed for a healthy mind and body.
However, not all salmon is the same - farmed salmon does not have the same health benefits as wild salmon. Virtually all farmed fish available these days contains dangerously high levels of the toxic metal mercury and other contaminants like antibiotics and pesticides. A 2001 study in the UK revealed that farmed salmon contains up to 10 times the level of PCBs and dioxins (chemical pollutants and waste products which come from a variety of sources including plastics and insecticide residues, which are toxins that cannot be broken down so tend to build up to dangerous levels in the body), compared to wild salmon.
The best way to limit your intake of these toxins is to choose ocean caught fish like wild Alaskan salmon. Wild salmon has three times the amount of omega-3 oils as farmed varieties and higher antioxidant levels.
Fermented foods like sauerkraut offer remarkable health benefits. When foods such as cabbage are fermented, their digestibility and vitamin levels are enhanced. They produce useful enzymes as well as antibiotic and anti-carcinogenic substances. Fermented foods produce lactic acid, which not only preserves the fruits and vegetables, but also promotes the growth of healthy flora throughout the intestine.
Fermentation actually increases the levels of nutrients in the food, especially Vitamin C, and destroys harmful substances such as goitrogens, which are substances that can block the production of the thyroid hormone.
Sauerkraut is one of the few foods that contains the probiotic bacterium Lactobacilli Plantarum. This lactic acid-producing bacteria helps to balance of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract and improves digestion, keeps pathogens at bay, guards against infectious illnesses and protects against many diseases of the digestive tract.
Store-bought sauerkraut and other fermented foods have often been heat treated and pasteurized, destroying the healthful bacteria that are the main reason for eating these foods in the first place. Look for freshly made sauerkraut that is labeled as 'raw', or better still, make it yourself at home.
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Beloved Friends and Allies FAQ
A Pastoral Plan for the Support and Holistic Development of GLBTQ and Heterosexual Students at the University of Notre Dame
What is the difference between a recognized student club and a recognized student organization at Notre Dame?
The University of Notre Dame, through the Student Activities Office, recognizes both student organizations and student clubs. Student organizations are more permanent in structure and, therefore, have an administrative staff member who has been appointed to advise the group as a part of his/her job responsibilities, based on his/her expertise in a particular area. Student clubs apply for recognition and operate based on student interest, meaning that they may choose to be inactive or disband and make constitutional changes at will. Clubs also have the ability to select or change their advisors, whereas organizations' advisors are always appointed.
What is meant by the term "Student Development Professional?"
The Student Development Professional will be a full‐time staff member who embraces the University's Catholic mission, with training in student development theory and experience working in Student Affairs administration or a related field.
When will the Student Development Professional be hired?
The drafting of a position description has already begun, and Student Affairs expects to post the position by the start of the Spring 2013 semester. Review of applications and interviews will be ongoing, and the staff member will ideally begin no later than July 1, 2013.
When will the recognized student organization be launched?
Throughout the Spring 2013 Semester, the Office of Student Affairs, the Student Activities Office, and the Gender Relations Center will work with student leaders and pastoral/theological consultants to establish additional details around the organization's operation. The recognized student organization will be formally launched after the advisor is in place.
When will the Advisory Committee be launched?
The Advisory Committee will be formally launched for the Fall 2013 semester. The Core Council will remain functioning for the Spring 2013 semester until the launch of the Advisory Committee.
What is the status of the undergraduate club application submitted to the Office of Student Activities in Spring 2012?
In order to incorporate relevant components of the proposed club constitution as the newly created student organization is developed, the student co‐chairs of AllianceND have withdrawn the application from consideration of the Student Activities Office.
Why are Transgender students included with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning students?
Persons who self‐identify as "transgender" have not necessarily taken actions to realign their biological sex with their perceived gender identity; i.e. they are not necessarily "transsexual". Likewise they do not always self‐identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual; nor do they necessarily act on any homosexual orientation. As a result, the same distinction between homosexual orientation and actions applies here between transgender perceptions and transsexual realignment procedures. The University calls for the same treatment of "respect, compassion, and sensitivity" for transgender students as it does for those who identify as GLBQ.
What is the difference between this Pastoral Plan and the Spirit of Inclusion?
The Spirit of Inclusion, which was adopted by the Officers of the University in August of 1997, remains in place as the overarching commitment to inclusivity at Notre Dame. The Pastoral Plan, undertaken in 2012, describes the results of the University's review of support for GLBTQ students and undertakes comprehensive action for the support and holistic development of Notre Dame students, while adhering to Church teaching on sexual orientation and gender identity.