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1337jesus_0wn3d

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Josh Selig

Josh Selig is the creator of Wonder Pets, a children's show that appears On Nick Jr. and Noggin'. He is founder and president of Little Airplane Productions.

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http://gothamist.com/2006/01/24/josh_selig_litt.php

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Accreditation: ACPHA (Hospitality and Tourism Administration) Accreditation) and/or AACSB (Business Management Accreditation): A Comparison of the Standards

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Accreditation is a process designed to promote and sustain quality programs offered by higher education institutions. It is a process that dictates program assessment development of quality standards and assessments to assure learning to produce competitive graduates. Yet many schools’ hospitality administrators view accreditation as something not relevant for program quality. Hospitality and tourism management programs may be accredited by a body developed in 1989, known as ACPHA (Accrediting Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration). Many of the hospitality and tourism management programs are housed in schools or colleges of business. The premier accrediting body for business and management programs is AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, organized in 1919). Administrators of hospitality and tourism management programs within a business school constantly assess the need and benefits of seeking accreditation by ACPHA if the school or college is seeking or is accredited by AACSB. Some administrators housed in schools or colleges of business or are in separate schools choosing not to go through the accreditation process. They perceive accreditation only for the small schools (less than 100 students). Additionally, many program administrators and faculty just “do not wish to scrutinize” their programs based on ACPHA’s standards or because their programs are already ranked as one of the top ten programs in the United States. It is the authors’ view that while program administrators may not seek accreditation by developing a self-study document using ACPHA and/or AACSB standards, it would signal that programs need changes, given the turbulent and dangerous environment of today. All hospitality programs need to adapt over time, to changes in their environments/programs and thus must continuously assess curricula, based on standards (Marr, 2006). The assessment will reveal what is needed to develop and sustain quality programs that benefit stakeholders, universities or colleges. The process requires administrators and faculty to develop program missions, goals and objectives and analyze how they will be accomplished and assessed. Additionally, the process guides the development of program goals and learning outcomes associated with each course. Assessment strategies are developed, implemented and of follow-up steps are identified based on the assessments are included. All hospitality and tourism management programs and schools will benefit from the assessment, whether the schools wish to be accredited or not, or whether the schools have 100 or less students or 101 or more students. All schools are held to high standards. This paper will present purposes and similarities of ACPHA and AACSB standards, followed by an analysis of the comparisons. The purposes of accreditation as stated by ACPHA and AACSB are two-fold. One is to assure program quality in management and second, to assist in improving the institution or program. The standards for each accrediting body are similar in nature, but presented under broad categories. ACPHA has seven broad categories with a total of 32 standards. The broad categories are: (1) Mission and Objectives with five standards, (2) Evaluation and Planning with four standards, (3) Administration and Governance with four standards, (4) Curriculum, four standards, (5) Faculty/Instructional Staff, nine standards,(6) Students, six standards, (7) Resources (Physical, Financial Resources and Library Resources), nine standards. AACSB presumes the inclusion of all degree programs delivered by an institution that permit 25 percent of the courses to be business courses. AACSB has three broad categories: (1) Strategic Management, with five standards (2) Participants Standards with ten standards and (3) Assurance of Learning, six standards. CHART 1 Categories of Accreditation Commissions: ACPHA and AACSB ACPHA Category: 1. Mission and Objectives: five standards focusing on the program mission and objectives and the relationship to the university’s mission with a process for evaluation. 2. Evaluation and Planning: four standards focusing on program assessments to include graduates feedback. 3. Administration and Governance: three standards focusing on administrative governance. 4. Curriculum: 13 standards focuses on designing courses related to the mission and objectives. Specific characteristics of courses are suggested. 5. Faculty and Instructional Staff: nine standards focusing on the preparation and qualifications of faculty and staff teaching in the program. Effective utilization of teaching is required. 6. Student Services and activities: six standards focusing on admission, progression, retention, dismissal and graduation requirements. 7. Resources: nine standards focusing on physical, financial, library and learning resources needed by the program (ACPHA Standards). AACSB Category: 1. Strategic Management Standards: five standards focusing on mission, student support systems for continuous improvement, financial strategies 2. Participants Standards: ten standards focusing on admission, retention, staff supports, faculty qualifications, sufficiency and responsibilities and student educational responsibilities. 3. Assurance of Learning: six standards focusing on curriculum management. Learning goals undergraduate and graduate level students General knowledge and skills in areas as:  Communication abilities  Ethical understanding  Analytical skills  Use of information technology  Multicultural and diversity understanding  Reflective thinking skills Learning experiences are needed in specific knowledge and skill areas as:  Ethical and legal responsibilities in organizations and society  Financial theories, analysis, reporting, and markets  Creation of value through the integrated production and distribution of goods, services, and information  Group and individual dynamics in organizations (AACSB Standards) CHART II Similarities of Curriculum Topics: ACPHA and AACSB Curriculum Topics: ACPHA Curriculum Topics AACSB Common Body of Knowledge Learning Experiences Specific Skills Common body of knowledge of hospitality administration: 1. Values 2. Skills 3. Attitudes Management of Curriculum:  Learning experience in such general knowledge and skill areas:  Integrated productivity and distribution of goods, services, and information. Marketing Communication skills  Communication abilities Concepts of problem solving  Analytical skills  Reflective thinking Operations management  Capacity to solve problems Accounting and financial procedures  Financial theories, analyses, reporting Economic environment  Economic and global Environments Legal and ethical concepts  Ethical understanding and reasoning abilities Quantitative methods  Statistical data analysis Information Systems  Use of information technology Human behavior and organization theory  Multicultural and diversity of understanding  Group and individual dynamics Areas of specialization  Specific knowledge Work Experience  Work experience Administrative processes General education- natural and physical science Arts and Humanities What accreditation commission should hospitality and tourism management administrators use to assess program quality? If the program is in the schools’ or colleges’ of business, should the program be excluded or included? The authors’ suggestion is that all hospitality programs should be accredited by one of the two bodies or both, if the college is aspiring or currently has AACSB accreditation. There is no difference in cost. From the information reported in CHART II, it is apparent that while the names of the standards may vary, each is essentially similar and both are seeking program assessment, continuous improvement and competitive graduates. Accreditation should be acquired regardless of national rank, because the process challenges faculty to pursue and continuously guide improvement in the educational process. The process has nothing to do with program size. AACSB International accredits programs with a high number of students (Cornell University, Pennsylvania State University, etc.) and programs with a low number of students (University of Richmond, Virginia State University). Both accrediting bodies review accreditation standards and make changes as needed to improve relevance and currency. ACPHA does not accredit graduate program, whereas AACSB accredits accounting, MBA and Ph.D. programs. AACSB has accredited less than six percent of the world’s business schools. ACPHA has accredited about six percent of the hospitality programs. Both accrediting agencies provide detailed analysis about each standard, along with the processes used to affirm programs. References Marr, Bernard (2006). Strategic Performance Management: San Francisco: Elsevier Publishing, pp. 19-21. www.aacsb.edu, AACSB Accreditation Standards www.acpha-cahm.edu. ACPHA Standards Francis Kwansa Cynthia Mayo Clorice Thomas-Haysbert University of Delaware Delaware State University Delaware State University Kwansa@Udel.edu cmayo@desu.edu chaysbert@desu.edu Sources 216.228.142.54 (talk) 01:26, 1 May 2008 (UTC) Declined. We cannot accept unsourced suggestions or sources that are not reliable per the verifiability policy. Please provide reputable, third-party sources with your suggestions. 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Missing You

Plot Summary

One stormy day a couple of years ago a girl named Jessica Mastriani was hit by lightning and developed the ability to find people, with their exact location, dead or alive. Jessica had no other choice that embrace her "gift" by working for the U.S. government. A war rolled around and Jessica helped find terrorist but it took a terrible toll on her with nightmares in the night. Those nightmares woke her up with her screaming. Months after the war Jess resurfaces as a shadow of her former self, powers gone, the title Lightning Girl was no more. She decided to start fresh with a new place, a place where knows her. All of this crashes down when her ex-boyfriend, Rob Wilkins, shows up at her apartment door on a summer day. With Rob's visit Jess is forced to face her past. Rob needed help to find his sister and Jess... Jess was the person Rob thought could help him. But Jess... Jess can't even find herself how can she help or find anyone let alone find the sister of a man she once loved.

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The novel "Missing You" Meg Cabot.com

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Flammen og citronen

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Bayonne Town Center

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Bayonne, New Jersey will finally build the long-planned two-story Bayonne Town Center (formerly Power Center Mall) on Route 440 in Bayonne has finally gotten the green light to begin construction, according to a statement made by Michael O'Connor, executive director of the Bayonne Economic Development Corp. The project will be built on land formerly belonging to AGC Chemicals America. Cameron Group, the conditional developer for the site, will soon begin construction on five large anchor stores, of 240,000 and 190,000 square feet, three mid-size anchors of between 30,000 and 50,000 square feet, and over 100 smaller shops and restaurants, O'Connor said. So far only three out of five anchors have been announced, and 31 tenants have been announced. PROPOSED ANCHORS: Lord & Taylor Macy*s Neiman Marcus PROPOSED SHOPS: Abercrombie & Fitch Hollister Co. Foot Locker Guess? Victoria's Secret Borders Books, Music, and Movies Ruehl No.925 Aldo Forever 21 Coach Ecko Unltd. Gap Puma Lucky Brand Jeans Bakers BCBGMAXAZRIA Juicy Couture New York & Company Bath & Body Works H&M Brooks Brothers Express (clothing) American Eagle Outfitters PacSun Anthropologie Journeys Ann Taylor & Ann Taylor Loft aerie PROPOSED RESTARANTS: The Cheesecake Factory P.F. Chang's China Bistro PROPOSED OUTPARCELS: Circuit City Lowe's Home Improvement New York Sports Clubs Sources http://www.cameronllc.com/PropertyDisplay.aspx?id=1010 72.88.140.59 (talk) 01:50, 1 May 2008 (UTC) Declined. This suggestion doesn't sufficiently explain the importance or significance of the subject. See the speedy deletion criteria (A7) and/or guidelines on notability. Please provide more information on why the subject is worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Thank you. ArcAngel (talk) 13:00, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
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Shukuyacon

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Shukuyacon A convention started in 2008 in Clearwater, Florida. The name means "All day, from morning till night, and always" giveing the con it's split between day and night events. It's first year was held at the Harborveiw Center in Clearwater. Declined. We cannot accept unsourced suggestions or sources that are not reliable per the verifiability policy. Please provide reputable, third-party sources with your suggestions. Third party sources are needed both to establish the verifiability of the submission as well as its notability. Soxred93 (u t) 03:18, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
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Con History

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Farewell Republic

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Farewell Republic is a four piece band from Ann Arbor Michigan. Founded in september of 2007 the band is composed of guitarist/vocalist Sivan Jacobovitz, bassist Ryan Sloan, drummer Bobby Matson, and keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist Kevin DeKimp. All four band members attend the university of michigan in ann arbor. Sources http://www.arborweb.com/calendar/nightspots/date/20080201.html http://www.myspace.com/farewellrepublic 216.254.76.171 (talk) 02:02, 1 May 2008 (UTC) Declined. This suggestion doesn't sufficiently explain the importance or significance of the subject. See the speedy deletion criteria A7 and/or guidelines on musical artists. Please provide more information on why this musical artist is worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Thank you. Soxred93 (u t) 03:18, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
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Jason M. Murphy

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Jason M. Murphy is a notable filmmaker/photographer, known for such films as the horror/comedy Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!. Sources Declined. We cannot accept unsourced suggestions or sources that are not reliable per the verifiability policy. Please provide reputable, third-party sources with your suggestions. Third party sources are needed both to establish the verifiability of the submission as well as its notability. Soxred93 (u t) 03:17, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
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External links

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El SEgundo High School

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Gokomere

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Christoper Van Volkenburg

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Bennett Beach Heroics On Saturday July 23rd, Lifeguards patrolling the shores of Bennett Beach on the coast of Lake Erie observed emergency flares coming off of the lake. Acting quickly the lifeguard team of Christopher Van Volkenburg, Laura Zailac, and Brian Murphy acted on their instincts and training. Murphy immediatly ran to a lifeguard canoe and started paddling out to the origin of the flare. Van Volkenburg and Zailac dialed 911 and directed the onshore emergency protocol. Murphy having reached the scene scooped up a young girl and raced for shore. When close he was met by lifeguard Van Volkenburg and they assisted the girl onto the beach. Then Van Volkenburg took the canoe back out to the scene where he had the other victims hold on to the canoe until the coast guard could come an assist with motor boats. Thanks to these heroic actions a catastrophe was avoided. Sources http://www.erie.gov/legislature/district12/district12_news080106.asp http://publicsafety.com/article/article.jsp?id=3851&siteSection=19 67.8.207.82 (talk) 05:32, 1 May 2008 (UTC) Declined. This suggestion doesn't sufficiently explain the importance or significance of the subject. See the speedy deletion criteria (A7) and/or guidelines on notability. Please provide more information on why the subject is worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Thank you. ArcAngel (talk) 13:01, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
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Mato Verde

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. Mato Verde is a city and municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil, founded in 1953. The population is 12,196. The elevation of the city is 541 metres. Sources City Brazil: http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/matoverde/ Mato Verde City Hall: http://www.matoverde.mg.gov.br/portal1/intro.asp?iIdMun=100131476 189.25.22.154 (talk) 06:41, 1 May 2008 (UTC) Article created. Thank you for your contribution to Wikipedia! Acer (talk) 13:22, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
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DRUM (Dialogue, Respect, Understanding through Music)

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. DRUM was founded for the purpose of helping cultures with admitted differences to find a common identity through music. A hand beats the drum to make a rhythm. It's a cultural and emotional expression and an invitation to others to listen or participate. Other drummers respond to the call for harmony and a rich mosaic of drum beats comes into being. That is the dialogue of music which DRUM is creating. In the last decade, music and the people who make it have emerged as a fourth rail of positive energy in a diplomatic, social, and political process that too often fails to serve our needs humanely. DRUM will join this effort and provide it new platforms. DRUM will assemble a wide array of great contributors to world music and support them through concerts, media appearances, CDs and the World Wide Web to lead a peace initiative that moves to the popular beat of a different drummer, picking up and spreading wide the rhythms of life that can sustain and inspire us to fresh heights. "We are working to mainstream the principles of tolerance and respect between different cultures." Respect and understanding among civilizations through the dialogue of music-that is our tune. Join us! We need your hands today. For detailed information on DRUM please visit the website at www.drumforworld.com Sources DRUM official website www.drumforworld.com 85.97.5.175 (talk) 10:10, 1 May 2008 (UTC) Declined. We cannot accept unsourced suggestions or sources that are not reliable per the verifiability policy. Please provide reputable, third-party sources with your suggestions. Third party sources are needed both to establish the verifiability of the submission as well as its notability. Soxred93 (u t) 11:59, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
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Imogen Church - Actress, Writer, Stripteuse

Born in Insch, Scotland. Daughter of a Helicopter Pilot and an NHS Clerical Officer.

Imogen Church trained at The Drama Centre London under Christopher Fettes, Yat Malmgren and Reuven Adiv.

She acts in Film and Theatre but is also a writer and popular Burlesque performer, working under the name of Stella Plumes. She performs satirical strip-tease and poetry and has performed all over the UK as well as abroad.

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http://www.myspace.com/stellaplumes

http://imdb.com/name/nm2405491/resume

http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1952-0197-9288

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Isaac Bowman

Isaac Bowman
Born	(1757-04-24)April 24, 1757 Mount Pleasant estate on Cedar Creek (near Strasburg, Virginia)
Died	September 9, 1826(1826-09-09) (aged 69) Strasburg, Virginia
Nationality	German-American
Occupation(s)	Landowner, farmer and militia officer
Known for	Officer under General George Rodgers Clark during the Illinois campaign and Northwest Indian War; held in two-year captivity by the Chickasaw before his eventual escape to Cuba.
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Gatewood (1782-1790) Mary Chinn (1792-1826)
Children	16 children
Parent(s)	George Bowman and Mary Hite
Relatives	Jost Hite, grandfather Abraham Bowman, brother Joseph Bowman, brother John Jacob Bowman, brother Alpheus Michael Bowman, great-grandson

Isaac Bowman (April 24, 1757-November 13, 1826) was an 18th century American soldier and militia officer who took part in the American Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War. His capture and eventual escape from hostile Chickasaw led him on a two-year adventure before returning to the United States from Cuba in 1782.

His brothers, Abraham, Joseph and John Jacob Bowman, were also officers during the Revolutionary War and all early frontiersman who were among the first to settle in Kentucky. His father George Bowman and grandfather Jost Hite were also prominent pioneers in the Colony of Virginia.

One of his direct decendents, Alpheus Michael Bowman, was a successful Virginia businessman and politician during the late 19th century. Another of his decendents is Shuman William Irving, a banker and assistant U.S. Treasurer in Chicago, Illinois.

Biography

Born to George Bowman and Mary Hite, Isaac Bowman was the youngest of four sons and grew up on the Bowman estate on Cedar Creek, only two miles below present-day Strasburg. He inherited part of the family estate, including the Bowman mansion, upon the death of his father in 1768. During the mid-1770s, he accompanied his cousin Isaac Hite and his brothers Abraham, Joseph and John to Kentucky where, in 1775, he and the other thirteen pioneers carved their names into a beech tree in Warren County, Kentucky. Isaac Bowman did not become a major landowner as his brothers did, most likley due to his age.

In 1778, at age 21, he enlisted in the Illinois Militia and participated in General George Rodgers Clark's Illinois campaign serving as a lieutenant and quartermaster under his brother Major Joseph Bowman. During this time, he was assigned to escort a number of high level British officials and military officers as prisoners-of-war from Fort Vincennes to Williamsburg, Virginia including Governor Henry Hamilton and Philippe-François de Rocheblave. He also delivered messages, including letters from his brother Joseph describing the progress of the expedition. Returning to Illinois, he was reportedly present at the capture of Fort Vincennes and attended the burial of his brother in August 1779. He also paide the expence of the services. He was one of the officers awarded a land allotment in Clark's Grant, Bowman being given 2,156 acres for his services. Part of his land was used to build Jeffersonville, Indiana in 1802, the city eventually becoming the county seat of Clark County.

In November 1779, shortly after the campaigns end, he was placed in charge of a small party of settlers by John Todd which was to be escorted from Kaskaskia to Kentucky County. Bowman was also entrusted with a number of articles belonging to the commonwealth of Virginia which was to be delivered to the lietutenant governor. According to Todd in a letter to Governor Thomas Jefferson on June 2, 1780, he reported,

“ Mr. Isaac Bowman, with seven or eight men and one family, set off from Kaskia on November 18th last in a batteau, attended by another batteau with twelve men and three or four families in it bound to the falls of the Ohio. I judged it safter to send to the falls many articles belonging to the commonwealth, by Bowman, then to bring them myself by land. Bowman's batteau fell into the hands of Chickasaw Indians and the other arrived in March or April at the French Lick on Cumberland, with the account that Bowman and all the men except one Riddle (Ruddle) were killed and taken. ”

It was long assumed that Bowman had been killed defending the party against the Chickasaw. However, he survived the battle and was, in fact, taken prisoner by his attackers. He was treated harshly and was tortured by his captors being "subjected to every torture, short of death, that the cruel savages could devise". However, he was eventually taken in by the tribe and was made an adopted son of one of the chieftains. He was later chosen as a son-in-law and, although the details of this marraige is unrecorded, there is an account of members of the Lewis and Clark expedition who, in 1804, encountered an indian woman who had the name of a "J. Bowman" tatooed on her arm.

Bowman eventually escaped from Indian country with the help of a local indian trader, possibly a Spaniard, who left with him for Cuba and eventually made his way to the United States. Accounts differ as to the exact circumstances of his escape, another being that he was purchased by a man named Turnbull for a keg of whiskey and remained in his service until his debt was repaid.

Following his return to Shenandoah in 1782, he married an Elizabeth Gatewood with whom he had four children. After her death eight years later, he married Mary Chinn and had another nine additional children. He settled down on the Mount Pleasent estate and became a proserous farmer and landowner. In 1812 or 1813, he constructed a large brick mansion on the Mount Pleasant estate where he lived with his family until his death on September 9, 1826.

The house was located on the high bank above Cedar Creek, two miles northeast of Strasburg and within half a mile of his birthplace, the original stone cabin built by his father in 1753. As of 1895, the house was still in existance although unoccupied.

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