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SNOW HILL – A federal civil suit filed earlier this year by a former Worcester County Developmental Center (WCDC) employee against the agency and a handful of its management staff, citing an alleged long pattern of intimidation and discrimination that ended with her wrongful termination in September 2008 was dismissed late last week although the terms of the settlement remain confidential.
Former WCDC employee Jometta Johnson, through her attorneys, in February filed suit against the agency and two of her former supervisors alleging race discrimination, retaliation, assault and battery and others including Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations. According to the original complaint, Johnson was fired on September 25, 2008 after an alleged final act of discrimination and retaliation by her supervisors.
Last week, attorneys for the plaintiff filed a formal notice of voluntary dismissal, essentially dropping the case, although the terms of any settlement reached have not been made public.
"The parties, through counsel stipulate that this matter, including all claims, cross claims and third-party claims, asserted or merely potential, is dismissed with prejudice with each party to bear his or her own costs," the formal stipulation of dismissal reads.
Ashley Bosche, co-counsel for Johnson, said this week the terms of the dismissal were confidential and could not be made public. The original complaint compelled the court to enter a judgment in favor of Johnson for an undisclosed amount of punitive and compensatory damages and enter an injunction compelling the WCDC to reinstate Johnson and prohibit the agency from further discrimination and retaliation, or, in the alternative, compel the WCDC to compensate Johnson with front-pay.
Johnson was hired in January 2008 as day program manager, a supervisory position. She has a master of arts in human services, but had not worked with individuals with disabilities. However, her employee performance appraisal confirms she was eager to learn and not afraid to ask questions. According to the complaint, her supervisor, Borzager, was unhelpful and brusquely informed Johnson she did not have time for her questions or requests for constructive feedback.
In April 2008, the friction between the two allegedly became physical when the supervisor "assaulted and battered Ms. Johnson without consequence." One morning in April, a WCDC finance employee frantically ran to Johnson shouting a co-worker needed immediate assistance with a disabled individual. Johnson rushed in and saw the supervisor struggling with the disabled individual, rushed to her aid and commanded the individual to sit down, a command to which the individual complied.
However, the co-worker allegedly turned around angrily and forcefully grabbed both of Johnson's arms and "proceeded to pull her first toward her and then push her away from her, almost forcing her to the ground while yelling 'I didn't need your help, I needed you to come and observe'."
According to the complaint, Johnson immediately reported the alleged violent outburst to the executive director of WCDC, and also expressed her other concerns about co-worker's refusal to answer her questions and her tendency to make abrasive and condescending remarks. The executive director allegedly made light of the incidents, claiming Johnson's supervisor was under a lot of stress and would be in better mood when she got back from vacation.
According to the complaint, the pattern of abuse and harassment continued after that incident. Later in April 2008, Johnson was holding the door for her supervisor, who was pushing a disabled individual in a wheel chair, when she allegedly said, "Let's run over Jometta's feet with the wheelchair." According to the suit, the remark placed Johnson in reasonable apprehension of an imminent battery. The supervisor, like all WCDC employees, knew Johnson suffered from chronic foot ailments and had recently received a cortisone shot in her right foot due to an inflammation.
Johnson allegedly battled back and forth with her supervisors about the type of shoes she was allowed to wear. At one point, the human resources manager, allegedly contacted Johnson's doctor and asked him to rescind his note about the shoes. In another example, the WCDC leadership changed the agency's dress code to include a paragraph about heel height directly related to Johnson.
The situation came to a head in September when Johnson arrived for work wearing the heeled shoes. Her supervisors allegedly told Johnson they were going to drive her to her car so she could go home and put on proper shoes. When Johnson refused and said she would find her own ride to her car, remarks were allegedly made that resulted in her termination and served as the catalyst for the suit.
"The pinnacle of the harassment of Ms. Johnson occurred seconds before Ms. Johnson's termination when her supervisor yelled "get your black [expletive deleted] in the van right now or you will be terminated'," the original complaint read.


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They say when you become a parent that your perspective changes. Well, when Jake Rocco Agoglia (he's the cute one in the picture to the left) joined our family on Feb. 28, I found out first hand that that is true. Keeping that little guy happy and healthy suddenly became my number one priority. But it didn't stop there. I finally realized why so many Americans are looking to health clubs to be multipurpose and family-friendly facilities.
Where once I trained this time of year to get that "beach body," this year I am doing it more so I can throw a ball with and teach the finer points of football to my son in 10 years.
Where I never liked my current club because it wasn't hardcore enough, I am now looking forward to swim lessons and play time with Jake while his mom teaches yoga or swims with the masters' team (she is the true "jock" of the family and it paid off during the 24-plus hours of drug-free labor).
But the late-night feedings and diaper changes have shown that while my perspective has changed, that of the average consumer and marketer remains the same — to the detriment of the fitness industry.
That's right. During those late-night feedings, I've been watching countless infomercials. Infomercials that promise the viewer that he or she can lose 12 inches and countless pounds in no time and with no or very little effort. "You can even sit while doing this exercise if you're tired from a long day at work," one pitchwoman proclaimed.
Now I'm not saying that I wouldn't love for these claims to be true. Dragging myself to the gym or out for a run after sleeping in one- or two-hour intervals (is that really sleep?) is not my idea of fun. But I know better. Unfortunately, many people don't, so they keep buying the products, programs and pills (can you even listen to the radio without hearing a pitch for a pill that'll help you lose weight in your sleep or let you eat pizza or drink beer at will because you won't get the affects of carbohydrates?) without getting the results that healthy nutrition and exercise can provide.
It is more important than ever when competing with outrageous claims (ab machines that can tone your whole body?) and inexpensive products that club owners take the initiative and truly get behind educating the masses on the safe and effective (albeit not as sexy) way to get in shape, get healthy and stay that way. This will keep consumers' beliefs realistic so they will not only join a fitness club, but they will be happy with the realistic results they'll achieve and rejoin when their memberships are up.
This can be done locally through grassroots initiatives, seminars in the club or off-site, or by working with local media as a source for stories on health and fitness.
And perhaps, if the industry as a whole could work together to mount a national campaign to combat the myths that these infomercials sell, consumers would be more likely to join a fitness center rather than look for the easy — and non-effective — way to fitness.

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March 27, 2020, 12:14 pmRudy GobertC, Utah Jazz
The Utah Department of Health has cleared both Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, meaning they no longer pose a risk of infection to others.
Both Gobert and Mitchell tested positive for COVID-19, and although Gobert mentioned that he briefly lost his senses of taste and smell, the duo seems to be fully recovered. This is great news as we wait for word on when or if the NBA season will be able to continue.
Source: Tim Bontemps on Twitter
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May 25, 2020, 3:16 pmTerry RozierPG, Charlotte Hornets
The Hornets are the latest team to re-open their facilities, with the Novant Health Training Center set to open up on Tuesday.
With this, there are only eight teams left to open their practice courts back up, though nobody has been able to engage in any sort of team work yet. Individual workouts are better than no workouts, however, and the league appears to be getting its ducks in a row in terms of returning to play. There's still no firm timelines but things do appear to be heading in the right direction.
Source: Charlotte Hornets
May 25, 2020, 3:13 pmJon LeuerPF, Milwaukee Bucks
Jon Leuer has announced his retirement from basketball.
Injuries completely destroyed Leuer's career, as he played in a combined 49 games over the previous two seasons with zero appearances in the 2019-20 campaign. Leuer's high point came with the Suns, where he averaged 8.5 points to go with 5.6 rebounds, 0.6 steals, 0.4 blocks and a 38.2 mark from deep. His eight-year career comes to an end, with Leuer saying that his body simply won't let him play at a high level anymore.
Source: Jon Leuer on Instagram
May 24, 2020, 9:20 pmKyrie IrvingPG, Brooklyn Nets
Following Governor Andrew Cuomo's greenlight from earlier on Sunday, the Nets will reopen their practice facilities on Tuesday.
The team will open its doors to voluntary player workouts. The team's statement went on to elaborate that they would strictly follow NBA and infectious disease expert protocols as they resume activities. It's another small step in the right direction as the NBA continues its climb towards trying to play actual games.
Source: Malika Andrews on Twitter
May 24, 2020, 8:03 pmKemba WalkerPG, Boston Celtics
Kemba Walker feels that his left knee hampered him earlier this year because of all of the basketball he's played over the course of his career.
The knee pain has been a constant this season, and Walker has missed eight games due to the injury overall. He should be fully recovered for when the season does resume at this point, and if he is able to get enough practice reps in he'll be able to avoid any restrictions whenever the league-wide shutdown is lifted.
Source: The Athletic
May 24, 2020, 7:56 pmAnte ZizicPF, Cleveland Cavaliers
If Ante Zizic chooses to leave the NBA when he hits free agency this offseason, he could draw interest from Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Zizic had a lot of success in 2016-17 when he was last in the Euro League with Darussafaka, averaging 9 points and 6.7 rebounds in under 21 minutes per game. In comparison, he's been an afterthought for the Cavs this season, only averaging 10 minutes per game. Moreover, the Cavs declined to pick up his player option for next season, and they already have plenty of options for the frontcourt between Kevin Love, Larry Nance Jr., and possibly DeAndre Drummond (player option). Maccabi will have to see how much salary flexibility they have this offseason as ticket sales are likely to take a hit in Israel next year.
Source: Euro Hoops
May 24, 2020, 7:33 pmKevin DurantSF, Brooklyn Nets
On Sunday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that professional sports teams based in New York may resume operations immediately.
With Governor Cuomo's green light in place the Knicks and Nets are now just waiting for Adam Silver's seal of approval on getting back into there facilities. The majority of the league now has state approval to access their practice facilities and the NBA is slowly ramping up activities in hopes of resuming games in July.
Source: Andrew Cuomo on Twitter
May 23, 2020, 9:43 pmLeBron JamesSF, Los Angeles Lakers
Ramona Shelburne of ESPN reported that the NBA has entered "exploratory conversations" with Disney on restarting the season at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.
NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said the NBA and NBPA have discussed with Disney on restarting the season in late July. Marc Stein reported on Friday that it is looking increasingly likely that games will resume in July, and it appears that the stage for the rest of the 2019-20 season is likely to be Orlando.
Source: ESPN
May 23, 2020, 9:32 pmLaMelo BallPG, International
The Knicks have LaMelo Ball as their top-rated point guard for the 2020 NBA Draft.
The Knicks have a need at point guard and Ball is considered the point guard with the highest upside in this draft. He had poor shooting numbers in his 12 games in the NBL this past season, shooting .250 from deep and .375 from the field. He is a gifted passer though and averaged 6.8 assists per game in 31.3 minutes, adding 17.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals. If Ball was drafted by the Knicks, he could help younger players RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson get easier looks. Ball will likely be given an opportunity to run the offense by the team that drafts him and he could put up big assists numbers. He also has an impressive steal rate in limited play in Australia, but his shooting percentages are a big concern.
Source: SNY
May 23, 2020, 9:15 pmBradley BealSG, Washington Wizards
Bradley Beal's agent, Mark Bartelstein, said "There are no Beal Sweepstakes and that's why he re-signed with the Wizards."
Bartelstein continued to say "Brad re-signed with the Wizards because he wanted to stay in Washington and the Wizards wanted to keep him there." Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News reported earlier in the week that the Nets had internal discussions with the Wizards for Beal. A trade out of Washington would likely hurt Beal's fantasy value, but it's not worth putting too much stock into trade rumors for Beal in dynasty leagues.
Source: Forbes
May 22, 2020, 9:13 pmJonathan IsaacPF, Orlando Magic
Jonathan Isaac, who sustained a serious left knee injury in January, said his knee is "feeling strong" and that he has been squatting increasingly more weight recently.
Isaac also said recently that he's open to returning if and when the NBA season is resumed and as long as the Magic organization is on-board with it. He has been running on an anti-gravity treadmill and indicated that his knee feels "110 percent" after more than four months of rehab. Isaac is a huge part of the Magic's future and it remains to be seen whether or not they will take the risk.
Source: John Denton on Twitter


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Ryse: Son of Rome puts players in the boots of the soldier Marius Titus as he embarks on a quest to avenge the death of his family and restore glory to Rome. Players follow Titus as he grows from a typical soldier into the head of the Roman army, dispatching Barbarian foes with brutal quick-time attacks, using motion controls to fire projectiles, and issuing voice commands to give orders, rally troops, and offer motivation. The action takes gamers from the far reaches of Britannia to the heart of Rome itself, and a separate multiplayer mode lets them battle in the Coliseum.
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When a new console comes out, the company behind the consoles always wants there to be a good collection of launch titles that come alongside the system. These games don't exactly have the best reputation when people look at their quality in hindsight, but at the release of the console people are willing to give anything a shot as long as it takes advantage of some of the new system's standout features.
Ryse: Son of Rome seems like a game that was very specifically made to be a launch title. The mechanics are passable without being anything revolutionary, but the graphics are extremely impressive, making for a very cinematic and sometimes even stunning experience. For a game that has been stuck in development hell since about the time that the Xbox 360's version of the Kinect was released, it's impressive that Ryse was ever released, but is it worth playing?
As a game that often seems to strive to tell an extremely cinematic tale above all else, Ryse's story is stunningly dull. Set in ancient imperial Rome as its subtitle might suggest (though there have been quite a few changes made to history in the process of writing the plot), Ryse tells the story of a Roman soldier whose life was ripped apart by a Barbarian invasion. There are a decent number of interesting moments and characters peppered throughout the experience, but the main character is far too boring to string these high points together. The only thing that drives him is a sense of revenge, and that cliche does nothing to help endear the player to him at all.
When it comes to Ryse's combat, the game looks at first glance to employ a more cinematic version of a God of War style combat system. In reality, Ryse lacks any of the combo-based nuance that you would find in a God of War game. Ryse certainly pretends it has that kind of depth, but despite all the different moves you can make during the course of combat, all you really have to do is beat on enemies until their body is highlighted in a certain color prompting you to hit the according button. If their body begins to glow blue, you are supposed to quickly hit the X button, a green glow requires the A button and so on.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about the combat system is those quicktime event-esque button prompting execution sequences don't actually require you to press the buttons. While those canned animations play out, you can actually just place the controller down on your coffee table and watch the animation happen. The only thing that hitting the buttons does is give you extra points.
This combat system has absolutely no variety, which is a very bad thing for something that really creates the very core of this game. Throughout the entirety of the game you are fighting very similar enemies, and with only so many attacks and a very limited number of canned execution animations for the game to cycle through, things get very dull very quickly.
While the combat system is extremely uninteresting, the game is still a perfect launch title for the Xbox One. The game is absolutely beautiful to look at, and many of the cutscenes and combat scenarios are masterfully crafted. If you're looking for a spectacle, Ryse: Son of Rome has it in spades. On the other hand, if you're looking for an excellent gameplay experience that truly feels like it belongs in the next generation, this is not the place that you should look.
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WEST THUMB, WY—Overcrowding remains an enormous problem at Yellowstone National Parking Lot, officials reported Monday.
"We're stacking hover-cars on top of solar-powered aerocars, and they just keep on coming," parking ranger Neil Reigert said. "Yellowstone is a national parking treasure. People leave their vehicles here when they're taking public teleportation to family-vacation spots like Kidz Vegas or the District of Disney World. But, unless we do something soon, we're going to have to start turning short-term parkers away. There are simply more vehicles than there are spaces."
Added Reigert: "We want everyone to be able to enjoy our national parking facilities, but we need to think about long-term parking needs, too."
The Yellowstone Lot was built in 2043 to ease parking problems at Yellowstone West Airport. Its 3,472 square miles of unpaved land were a welcome boon for those who had yet to discover the joys of inexpensive, federally protected parking.
"Vehicle enthusiasts drive for days just to park here," Reigert said. "The entire lot is warmed using geo-thermal energy, so there's never any ice on the ramps. It truly is a man-made wonder to behold."
Reigert identified the Old Faithful bathroom facility, which makes use of the famous geyser to flush the urinals every 52 minutes, as a popular attraction among visitors to the world's largest rest stop. He went on to explain that facility directors were forced to pipe steam in from several less-reliable geysers in 2051, when the yearly increase in bathroom traffic rendered Old Faithful an inadequate basin-cleanser.
"I don't think the engineers had this many people in mind when they designed the restrooms," Reigert said. "I'm surprised it held up as long as it did. It's amazing how long you can avoid massive repairs by slapping carbon monofilament tape on the pipes."
Reigert said understaffing is another problem at the lot.
"Keep in mind that Yellowstone Lot is bigger than the nations of Rhode Island and Delaware combined," Reigert said. "It's divided into four large quadrants. The Tower Falls and Mammoth Hot Springs sections are the largest, and they're divided into subsections, like the Bighorn Sheep and Black Bear sublots. People find the realistic statues of their parking-section animals invaluable for locating their aerocars."
Reigert said the park employs thousands of full-time rangers who help customers find their vehicles, but more are needed.
"Last month, a business parker was lost in the North Field lot for three days, just wandering in circles, sleeping under aerocars, and foraging for food in the garbage cans," Reigert said. "If he hadn't stumbled across an unlocked Buick with a gallon of bottled water in its trunk, I don't believe he would have survived. We need more staff, but that requires more federal funds."
Reigert added: "Unfortunately, with a Democrat in the White House, I don't see car-park budgets skyrocketing anytime soon."
Decreased funding is not a problem unique to the Yellowstone Lot. The Everglades docking facility, the Black Hills underground mall, and the Carlsbad Cafeteria report that they have felt the effects of recent belt-tightening, as well.
"You see, if we truly wish to repave a beautiful thing like this parking lot, we can't just hope for the best," Reigert said. "We need to have a good plan and the proper funds, so that every American can have a chance to park his car here. After all, it's part of our national heritage."


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The City may be jittery but the hung parliament is likely to have little short-term effect on government IT projects, according to industry experts.
Clive Longbottom, service director at industry analysts Quocirca, and Stuart Okin, former chief security officer at Microsoft UK who now works as managing director of security consultancy Comsec, said government IT projects were likely to proceed as normal for at least the next few months, until the impact of a likely Conservative spending review kicked in. Major projects like the ID card database and ContactPoint are likely to be ditched while spending restrictions are applied in other areas.
NHS budgets are likely to be ring-fenced from upcoming cuts designed to bring down the UK's budget deficit. Whether NHS IT project escapes cuts is rather less certain.
Longbottom explained: "A hung parliament leads to a hung set of decisions on public sector projects overall (not just IT). Assuming a Lib/Con or a Lib/Lab pact of some form, it is likely that a few large projects will be brought down either because of joint agreements (eg ID cards with Lib/Con) or as part of the deal (eg ID cards with Lib/Lab). The NHS projects will probably take more of a battering that they would have done, and various others will come under heavy scrutiny."
Projects most closely identified with the last Labour administration are most likely to get "dropped quickly and with great fanfare", according to Longbottom. The industry veteran said that Tory hopes of saving hundreds of millions through weeding out badly thought out projects was always unrealistic.
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"Apart from some of these headline projects that were fatally flawed at any rate, a lot of the other stuff is either needed due to the exiting back-end systems being too old and unfit for purpose, or that the projects are required to actually try and reach the savings required for the Conservatives to meet their 'manifesto promises'," Longbottom told The Register.
For example, projects to push cloud computing in the public sector promise savings over the longer term and are set to continue, according to Longbottom. "A lot of IT projects will not only go forwards, but may well be accelerated," he explained.
The Cons may want to up spending on defence IT - things like making sure that battle-space communications really work, that the software for Chinook and Apache helicopters works and so on, he added.
"Overall, I expect that there will be some headline changes to IT projects - but you can expect that behind the scenes the majority of projects will continue on, as the politicians find out that the projects are required to actually do what they themselves have been elected to do. The headline messages will, of course, be very cleverly spun and nuanced, but everyone knows that the only way to an efficient public sector is to have an efficient IT platform for it to work from," Longbottom said.
"The government can then change how the civil service and the rest of the public sector works - and ensure that 'The computer says no' has been removed from the encyclopedia of public sector excuses."
Stuart Okin was able to speak in more detail about the impact of last week's general election results on the information security sector, sketching out the likely outcome of the two most likely resolutions of the hung parliament conundrum.
If ongoing talks between the Conservatives, who gained the highest share of the vote and most seats, and LibDems, who hold the balance of power, result in a coalition government then this administration "would not look for any comprehensive spending review around security in the short term", Okin said.
"Therefore in all likelihood there will be no change to the infosec strategy and budget," he explained. "However, over time there will be considerable pressure on the security budget, although ironically we may see increase support in the infosec arena, as part of intelligence support spending, over more expensive defensive technology."
If talks between the two parties fail to reach a firm agreement resulting in a Conservative minority government then "infosec is not likely to be the top of the budget considerations".
"Longer term, assuming no further polls, then there could be support for further investment and additional leadership in the infosec arena."
Whatever government the country gets is unlikely to have much impact on government information security projects over upcoming months, at least.
"The bottom line in the short term is that I think there will be little effect on infosec strategy and budget." Okin concluded. ®
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Nienna was a Queen of the Valar, the sister of Mandos and Irmo. She ranked as one of the eight Aratar, the most powerful of the Valar. Nienna dwelt alone on the western borders of the World.
Grief and mourning were Nienna's province; in her halls in the distant west, she wept for the suffering of Arda. Her part in the Music of the Ainur was one of deep sadness, and from this grief entered the world in its beginning.
She taught pity and endurance; though she rarely travelled to the joyful city of Valmar, she went more often to the halls of her brother Mandos to comfort and counsel those in the Halls of Waiting. The Maia Olórin, who was later to travel to Middle-earth as Gandalf, learned much from her.
Nienna played a part in the making of the Two Trees of Valinor; she wept on the mound of Ezellohar, watering it with her tears. After the destruction of the Trees by Melkor, she once again wept on their wounded remains, cleansing the filth of Ungoliant, and helping to bring forth the last fruit and flower that were to become the Sun and the Moon.
The pity of Nienna is most clearly seen in her support for Melkor when he sued for the pardon of the Valar. Though she spent her time in the world mourning for the destruction he has wreaked in Arda, when he sued for release after his three ages of Captivity, Nienna spoke on his part.
Of Nienna's appearance we have almost no knowledge. The only hint is in the Quenta Silmarillion, where she "cast back her grey hood".[1]
Nienna is a Quenya name meaning "She Who Weeps" (pronounced [niˈenːa]). Her other recorded names were:
- Nyenna [ˈɲenːa]
- Heskil (Q: "Winter One", [ˈheskil])
- Núri (Q: "Sighing One", [ˈnuːri])
- Qalmë-Tári (Q: "Mistress of Death", [ˌkʷalmeˈtaːri])
- Nienna is also called Fui (Q: "Night", [fuɪ]), though this is more correctly the name of her dwelling.
Other versions of the legendarium
In The Annals of Aman, Nienna is referred to as the sister of Manwë and Melkor.
See also
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Flight of the Noldor"
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|Varda · Yavanna · Nienna · Estë · Vairë · Vána · Nessa
|Arien · Eönwë · Ilmarë · Melian · Ossë · Salmar · Tilion · Uinen
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Kent State University's Downtown Gallery Presents "Recent Work"
Kent State University's Downtown Gallery will present "Recent Work," an exhibition by Paul O'Keeffe that will run through March 9 in the Downtown Gallery.
O'Keeffe's work over the past decade is situated in two strains of thinking about contemporary practice that tends to be seen as oppositional, but that he wants to put into play. First, there is the effort, characteristic of late modernism, to remove the work from narrative. Color, form and materials are used in such a way as to defy the viewer's desire to make meaning of the work apart from the immediate encounter with the form.
His recent work is similarly about this first moment of engagement. The pieces are large, the colors are somewhat jarring and there are few immediate clues as to the meaning of the work. It is the corporeal experience that first impresses. Intense fluorescent hues often destabilize the form and make an overall image difficult to grasp. At the same time, there are indicators that encourage a more analytical approach, and that therefore move the work beyond the phenomenological. The titles of the works, somewhat obscure, might be apparent to fans of late 70s bands like The Jam, Gang of Four and Suicide, music that emerged contemporaneously with the decline of the modernist era.
O'Keeffe was born in Dublin, Ireland. As an undergraduate student, he attended St. Martin's School of Art, London, and the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. He received an M.F.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1981. He joined the faculty of Kent State University in 1983 where he is currently a professor. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions both in the United States and abroad, including exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Dublin. His most recent solo exhibition was held last October at 21 Street Projects, New York.
O'Keeffe is the recipient of a number of awards and honors including a Fulbright Fellowship, a Ford Foundation grant, an Arts Midwest/National Endowment for the Arts Award and several awards from the Arts Council of Ireland. The Ohio Arts Council has awarded him an Individual Excellence Award for 2013, and marks the 11th time he has been honored with this award. O'Keeffe's work is represented in many public and private collections including The Arts Council of Ireland; Bayer USA, Pittsburgh; Progressive Insurance, Cleveland; Kaiser Permanante, Cleveland; and the Cleveland Public Library.
The Downtown Gallery is located at 141 E. Main St. in downtown Kent. Hours are Wednesday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 330-676-1549 or visit http://galleries.kent.edu.


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Socks (also known as soccus or puttees) are commonly worn between the bare foot and the shoe to absorb sweat and reduce the risk of frostbite. New and improved Fluevog socks also absorb an inevitable flow of compliments and reduce the risk of 'please remove your shoes before entering' embarrassment. As added protection, a screen-printed grip* with John's signature will ensure you walk safely even after your Vogs have been removed. Vog Socks... for that extra level of soul protection.
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By COLLEEN LEDDY
A headline on the cover of the AARP magazine caught my eye on New Year's Eve.
"Dr. Oz: 24 hours to a Longer Life!" Except for the bit about getting up at 6 a.m., there were some great suggestions in the article. One that I latched on to right away and resolved to do starting the next day was performing seven minutes of yoga every morning.
Long ago, I traveled to Adrian with a group of Morenci women to take a yoga class. I don't remember much about it besides the little bean bags the instructor placed on our foreheads as we all laid there stretched out on our backs during the cool down phase of the class. It was such a relaxing experience.
I don't remember why I never continued with it...but we do have a yoga book in the house, one David gave Rosie for Christmas in 1994, called "Yoga for Children." I figured that was just my speed and a great way to get back into yoga.
I randomly opened the book to page 50, to a pose called Fan which looked extremely easy—the photo showed a mom and her daughter sitting on the floor with their legs spread out.
"I can do that!" I said aloud.
"Sit with your legs wide apart and the knees straight and your shoulders relaxed and down.…"
And then I sat down...and I could not do that...not much at all.
Well, pushing it to my limit, I could get my legs into about a 90 degree angle, whereas the mom and daughter looked like they were approaching 180 degrees.
I read on, "For some people this first position may be enough of a stretch in itself to begin with."
I laughed thinking it was a stretch to even say I was doing yoga and flipped to the front of the book, where the first pose shows people just standing.
Now that, that I know I can do.
By then, David had downloaded a yoga app onto his iPad and the serious work began.
In short little videos, a woman showed how to do the poses.
"Dang, she moves so fast! Is this why you don't think I'll be able to operate a Segway?" I asked.
We're heading to Savannah soon for a wedding and I thought the "Segway of Savannah" tours I'd stumbled upon on-line looked like a lot of fun. David wasn't interested. He said something about looking like dorks. He already tried a Segway when he did a story a few years ago on some people riding one across America. He thought I'd have a hard time operating one. "They're kind of tricky," he said.
He's probably right, but there are so many interesting looking sites I'd like to visit in Savannah; doing so on a Segway seems like the best method. We could get around quickly, maximizing the number of sites we'd see and wouldn't get tired out walking. Heck, we could use the extra time saved doing yoga.
I kept looking longingly back to the "Yoga for Children" book spread open on the couch to the Mountain pose ("Stand with your feet slightly apart and parallel. Keep your legs straight, weight on your heels, and toes spread out.…")
I could so do that I kept saying to myself as David tapped the iPad screen and the woman on the video whizzed through the movements of Half Moon.
"Play that again," I said as I tried to mentally process what she had just done.
We moved through a bunch of poses...Low Lounge, Table, Greeting, Chair, Triangle, Easy Crow. With David's guidance, I could at least attempt them. Then it started getting tricky.
"Are you sure this is beginner yoga?" I had asked that several times already, but when the lady started doing the Tree, I figured David must be leaping ahead. I flipped to the next page in the "Yoga for Children" book and dang, wouldn't you know it? The Tree pose was next. I don't see how a beginner could be expected to accomplish this.
"Stand up straight as in Mountain pose.... Keep your left leg straight....take your right foot and place it high on the inside of your left thigh..."
Heck, I could barely place it low on my knee.
"...put the palms of your hand together. Slowly raise your arms above your head like tree branches.…"
Like tree branches blowing in a storm is what I looked like.
It reminded me of a photo in my high school yearbook taken of Joanne Miceli in a musical production. Her right leg is extended perpendicular to her body, parallel to the floor and the caption reads, "What do you mean, lift the other leg?"
I think I should probably move on to a few of Dr. Oz's other recommendations. Eat oatmeal and eggs for breakfast, don't eat sugar, eat berries, eat fish, walk outside and get some vitamin D...I can easily handle those.
But "Go to bed by 10 p.m."? Now, that's a real stretch.


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Golden Eagles will host the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Saturday at 7 p.m., in the Eblen Center. Tech, led by head coach Jim Davis, is 2-2 on the season after a tough loss in overtime to Middle Tennessee on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles have exchanged wins and losses to start the season, but Davis' new system is starting to emerge.
Tennessee Tech (2-2) vs. Louisiana Monroe (0-4)
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012
7:00 p.m. CT
Eblen Center - Cookeville, Tenn.
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Setting the Stage:
Tennessee Tech returns to the Eblen Center Saturday, for the sixth game of a seven-game homestand, when it welcomes the 0-4 Warhawks of the University of Louisiana-Monroe.
The Golden Eagles are coming off a tough 65-59 overtime loss to in-state rival Middle Tennessee Tuesday, while the Warhawks enter into Saturday's game off a loss, after giving up a lead at half time to Lamar.
This will only be the second time in as many years the Golden Eagles and the Warhawks have come to battle. Last season, Tech won their first meeting on the road 68-64.
A Glance at the 2012-13 Golden Eagles
As a team, the Golden Eagles are currently shooting 43.9% from the floor and leading the Ohio Valley Conference in points per game with 72.5. Leading Tech's offense is sophomore Diamond Henderson. Henderson netted 16 points in the loss to Middle, but is averaging 21.0 points per game. Henderson was the only player to notch double-digit points, but the Golden Eagles have had as many as three players score double-figures in both of Tech's wins.
Joining Henderson, the adidas® OVC co-Player of the Week (11/20), is senior Jala Harris. Harris is averaging 8.5 points per game, but it is her composure and leadership in close games that makes her an asset to the Golden Eagle squad. Each of Tech's past three games have been decided by an average of 10 points, with Tech trailing at the half in two of those games. In the loss to Middle Tennessee, Harris came off the bench and sparked the Golden Eagle offense dishing out five assists, and giving Tech a lead of as much as seven in the final minutes of the game.
Adding to the 1-2 Henderson-Harris punch is Lashay Davis. Davis was voted the adidas® OVC Newcomer of the week (11/20) thanks to her efforts against Akron and Rice. Davis is a sure-thing from behind arc, and has lifted Tech in tight situations, averaging 7.0 points per game.
Anchoring the frontcourt is T'Keyah Williams. Leading the Golden Eagles with 8.2 rebounds per game. Williams had a double-double in the win against Rice with 20 points and 11 rebounds. The other post position rotates throughout the game, as Tech's depth continues to outscore opponents bench productivity 2-1.
A Look at the Warhawks
The Warhawks are led by Ashleigh Simmons, averaging 11.5 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game. She recorded a double-double at Nicholls State with 22 points and 12 rebounds, only the second person on their current roster to have recorded a double-double. Louisiana-Monroe is shooting 38.7% from the floor this season, and being outscored by opponents by a scoring margin of -20.5 points.
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Dr. Bolitho received his medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand (cum laude) in 1986. He was awarded several prizes, including the prize for Surgery, and the final year student demonstrating the most clinical ability.
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Film Review- 'Aloha' (***)
Aloha *** (out of 5)
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, John Krasinski, Danny McBride, Alec Baldwin, Dennis "Bumpy" Kanahele, Danielle Rose Russel, Jaeden Lieberher, and Bill Murray
Written and directed by: Cameron Crowe
A common thread running through the films of Cameron Crowe is the flawed hero. Whether it's Lloyd Dobler awkwardly pursuing his future plans, Jerry Maguire fumbling through his professional and love life, or Drew Baylor contemplating life and death, we know what to expect from a Crowe lead. We can only speculate as to whether this reflects his own personality and challenges, or is simply derivative of where his mind goes to find a story. Unsurprisingly, Aloha has much of the same DNA as his other films, flawed hero and all. It's because of that DNA that we recognize where Crowe wants to go with this latest entry. I accept and applaud Aloha in spite of continued problems with character development and focus from the director, and love the handful of scenes in which the film works. It is a film whose characters resemble the 'realness' we love about other Crowe movies, but places them in odd, unclear situations at times, without allowing them to breathe. Amidst problems involving the studio and leaked emails, the supposed trouble surrounding Aloha leads me to believe that Crowe had something, but may have lost most of it in the shuffle.
Bradley Cooper and his baby blues star as Brian Gilcrest, a "contractor" for the military. I have no idea what that means, and the film only shows him as a "contractor" for a brief time. What we do know is that people make fun of him for flubbing a past assignment in Afghanistan, and that he sustained a lasting injury as a result. He's managed to get a second chance "contracting" under the watchful gaze of Carson Welch (Murray), one of the world's wealthiest men. Welch has a penchant for aerospace engineering, too. Think Richard Branson without the music, or Elon Musk with less philanthropy, then insert everything we expect from a Bill Murray performance.
This new "contracting" gig is in Hawaii, of all places. For 99% of us that means absolute joy, but for Brian, this is a painful homecoming of sorts. His escort en route to the local Air Force Base is John "Woody" Woodside (Krasinski), a hot-shot pilot that just happens to be married to his former love Tracy (the always radiant Rachel McAdams). Awkward! She doesn't know he's coming, so when he arrives, the jolt of emotion is enough to throw her out of whack. We're sure this is bound to cause issues because 1) Rachel McAdams was cast for a reason, and 2) she's so flustered upon first seeing him that she ends up extending a dinner invite.
We also see that the Air Force has assigned an escort to Brian in the form of pilot Allison Ng (Stone). Allison is an energetic, no-nonsense woman whose presence seems to encourage the positive side of Brian's otherwise cynical personality to emerge. Being a 'quarter Hawaiian', she's also in tune with the history of the islands, and what natives consider to be spiritual. That's a big help for Brian's first "mission" in his new job. He is to get "Bumpy" Kanahele (playing himself), a native considered the heir to the throne of the lost Hawaiian crown, to 'bless' the site of a new base for a joint Air Force/civilian project. This project will launch satellites above Hawaiian airspace, a delicate subject considering how sacred these skies are to native islanders. These scenes with Bumpy's clan are much of the film's heart, and reveal both Brian and Allison's true natures and ideals, not just as officers filling a post.
What follows for the remainder of the film's story cannot be easily summed, for it is a wee bit rushed and at times hard to follow. Brian must deal with his conflicting feelings for Tracy and Allison, try to mend his reputation, stay true to the promises he made to "Bumpy", perform in his new job (whatever it is that he actually does), and come to terms with the conflict inherent in each. Aloha loses points here in this second act by rushing to the conclusion, in spite of strong singular moments. It does seem odd, though, coming from a director known for letting moments 'breathe', that his latest film seems hurried. So odd, in fact, that I wonder if it was really a choice he was had to make.
It does appear as if the theatrical version of Aloha is an abridged version of the film, made to satisfy the corporate souls that financed the film instead Crowe's devoted, established audience. Much has been made about former Sony president Amy Pascal's disdain for the film, as witnessed in the leaked emails back in 2014, but after seeing the film, I'm unsure which party is at fault. After all, the romance between Allison and Brian simply feels rushed, not forced. The plot appears incomprehensible at times, but how much of that is a studio trimming? If it sounds like I'm making excuses for Crowe, well, I am. Other than the manically unfocused Elizabethtown, I've known nothing but positive experiences with his films. His characters are almost always interesting, and they are in Aloha too- it just doesn't appear they were allowed to 'breathe'. I can't help but come to the conclusion that the studio meddled with the final product.
The film has also come under some heavy fire for casting Stone, a Caucasian, in a role for someone described as part Chinese and Hawaiian ancestry. In most cases, I fully understand complaints of whitewashing, and sympathize with how damaging that can be to a population. Aloha seems different, however. The film doesn't ignore the traditions of the native people, and in fact, seems to wholly embrace them as the most honorable of all involved. I already mentioned Bumpy Kanahele's role, one I feel is important in pointing out what I feel is not exploitative on Crowe's part. He has since apologized for the casting decision, but does he need to? The problem with crying 'whitewashing' in this case is that the accusers assume they know what an individual of Chinese, Hawaiian, and white heritage should look like, and then they place that assumption on the role. I'm happy to hear the other side of the argument, but knowing a bit about Cameron Crowe, and knowing that he based the character on a real-life person he knew seems to speak against the uproar in this case.
The final word on Aloha is, well, incomplete. If any film in the past five years deserves a director's cut, I'd vote for this one. The performances are quite strong, the emotion is real and deserved, and as usual, the music of a Crowe film stands out. It simply doesn't play like a full idea realized on-screen. Cameron Crowe still delivers a modicum of sensible adult interaction, romance, and humor that is accessible for everyone from teenagers to seniors. I don't mean that to say Aloha is 'gentle and pleasant', but like most of his films, it connects with the audience. His characters have emotions that run deep, and they often wear them on their sleeves. We root for his flawed heroes, and for the well-rounded characters that usually litter the screen around them. I liked this film for its' warmth, its' honesty, and for some unexpected character moments that are just out-of-bounds enough to keep the film from being predictable. That being said, let's hope for an "Untitled" version of this, to fully grasp what Crowe wanted to say. It'll complete you.


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Chelsea sweat on Cech injury
Chelsea keeper Petr Cech will have a scan on a leg injury after being forced off at half-time during the Blues' victory at Everton.
Cech failed to return for the second half and was replaced by Ross Turnbull after straining an adductor muscle at the top of his leg as the Blues came from behind to win 2-1 at Goodison Park.
He was initially thought to have hurt his ankle but interim manager Rafael Benitez clarified the problem and admitted the keeper could miss Chelsea's clash against west London rivals QPR on January 2.
"He felt something in his adductor and we didn't want to take the risk," Benitez said. "We will have to do a scan and see what it says."
Benitez also admitted the game will come too soon for captain John Terry, who is recovering from a knee injury.
"We have to recover quickly and be ready," Benitez added. "QPR are in a difficult position and that means they will be more dangerous so we have to be focused on what we have to do and try to improve the things that we are not doing well.
"Still we are making some mistakes which we have to manage but the team is much better and the main thing for me is the attitude of the players. They are keen to learn and we are really pleased with the way they train and behave every day, and that is the main thing for the future."