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Blues enthusiasts have fallen in line behind the duo's unique approach to this most American of genres. Bob Weinberg of Jazz and Blues Florida said, "The pair conjure early blues greats such as Memphis Minnie and Charley Patton. Both partners are strong, natural singers. Their repertoire ranges from familiar staples to obscure gems, and their originals sound authentic enough to have emanated from an old 78."
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Dick Burns (Administrator) of Colorado Springs, Colorado, formed a soccer team (SnoJets) in 1970 in order to stay in shape for skiing. Little did he know at the time, soccer would soon become his passion. Dick is most well known for his work with the Colorado Springs Soccer Club (CSSC), where he has elected Vice President one year after starting the SnoJets team. Six months later, he would ascend to the role of President, a position he held through the 70's and again during the 90's.
Along with his roles with the CSSC, Dick was also active at the state, regional and national levels within USASA. In 1975, he was elected a trustee of the Colorado State Soccer Association (CSSA) and filled this position or as Vice President through 2000. After a lengthy hiatus, Dick returned to CSSA a decade later as the 2ndVice President on the Board of Trustees. At the regional level, Dick served as Region IV Deputy Director for two years and on the Region IV Credentials Committee for over 15 years. For USASA, he chaired the Credentials Committee for 15 years and also served several years as the Region IV representative on the Membership Committee.
In addition to his administrator roles, Dick is also an accomplished referee. His referee credentials include: USSF Referee (1970-present), State Referee Emeritus, Colorado's State Director of Instruction through the 80's and assignor for college matches involving Colorado College and US Air Force men's and women's teams.
Brandi Chastain (Player) of Los Angeles, California, needs no introduction. Renowned for the deciding penalty kick (and subsequent celebration) to lead the United States to the 1999 Women's World Cup title, Brandi became a household name across America. Factored in with her contributions as a member of two Gold Medal winning Olympic teams (1996, 2004), one Silver Medal winning Olympic team (2000), another Gold Medal Winning World Cup team (1991) and one Bronze Medal winning World Cup Team (2003), evidence clearly points to Brandi as one of the best players to ever don the US jersey.
What some people may not know about Brandi, however, is that she also has quite the impressive resume with USASA and amateur soccer. Following her collegiate career with Santa Clara, Brandi joined the California Storm of the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) in 1991. She would go on to win two USASA National Cup championships as well as three WPSL championships. Despite her hectic schedule with the US National team and other professional career demands throughout the past 20 years, Brandi showed her loyalty and commitment to the Storm by playing with the team whenever she had the chance. She is back with the Storm again for the 2011 season and just to show everybody she still has it, Brandi recently put together a one goal, two assist performance against a Japanese club team.
Casey Frankewicz (Administrator) of St. Louis, Missouri, has had major roles in soccer his entire life, as a player, coach, referee and administrator. Casey played at the professional level in both Europe and the United States. As a coach, Casey managed multiple North American Soccer League teams throughout the 70's. On the referee side of things, Casey has the distinction of State Referee Emeritus while also having a National Assessor License. From 1984 – 1996, he officiated many professional indoor games. He has also been very active with USSF as a manager of referee assignment and assessment of referees in the professional division.
Within USASA, Casey remains active in a referee capacity (assessor and mentor at the regional and national level), but it is his work as an administrator in Missouri that has earned him so much respect from his peers. He served as the Vice President of the Missouri Soccer Association for one year (1983) before moving onto the role of President. It is a position that he still holds today, as one of the longest-serving Presidents in the country. Under his tenure as President, the Missouri Soccer Association (MSA) has hosted a number of Regional and National Cup finals. MSA has also fielded National Cup champions in just about every division including a recent streak of four straight national champions in the Men's Over 30 division.
Robert Kepner (Administrator) of Durham, North Carolina, seems to pop up everywhere you look within USASA. Given his vast experience, administrative talents and passion for soccer, it is no wonder Robert gets called upon to lead so many initiatives deemed important to USASA. Following the 2009 USASA Soccer Summit, Robert was tasked with the role of Overall Implementation Team Manager while also serving as a member of the Best Practices team. On top of that, Robert is now leading the Membership team.
At the state level, Robert has been active with both the youth and the adults. Robert was the President of the North Carolina Amateur Soccer Association (NCASA) from 1993 to 2001, the treasurer and registrar from 2001 to 2011 and as of today, is back in the role of President. In 1999, Robert helped establish the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame to honor those who contributed to the growth and success of soccer in the state. In 2004, the favor was returned as Robert was rewarded for all of his work and dedication in North Carolina and was inducted into the NC Hall of Fame.
In addition to his work with USASA, Region III and North Carolina, Bob has also made his presence known with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). Kepner has served on USSF's Marketing Committee, International Games Committee and Appeals Committee. He is also the current Chairman of the USSF Credentials Committee.
Hector Nava (Administrator) of Chicago, Illinois, began his soccer career in Mexico before moving to the United States as a young man. In the US, Hector first played with the Michoacan Soccer Club in the Centroamericana Soccer League. In 1983, along with Alfredo Arias, he formed the Interamericana Soccer League. Hector coached and managed the Azteca Soccer Team of the Interamerica League for a decade and also served as Board Secretary from 1986 through 1989, as Treasurer from 1989 through 1992 and as President from 1992 through 1994. During this time, Hector also became a delegate with the Illinois State Soccer Association (ISSA). He has now served on the ISSA Board for over a quarter of a century.
At the USASA and Region II level, Hector has represented the face of USASA at dozens of grassroots workshops while also contributing in countless recruitment efforts over the years. Hector has both served on the USASA Membership Development Committee and acted as the assistant to the Region II National Cups Commissioner for the past 10 years. In addition to these efforts, Hector has also played a vital role in the operations of USASA Midyear Meetings. Even though he would never admit it himself and would ultimately defer any accolades or praise that came his way, Hector has been a driving force behind the success of recent Midyear Meetings. Hector's willingness to assist the USASA staff and Midyear Committee behind the scenes time and time again has been a tremendous asset to the organization and is worthy of recognition.


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I Put on my Red Lipstick and Skinny Jeans
Alki Photo Shoot // Behind the Scenes from New Land Media Works on Vimeo.
The part where Lena is putting her hair behind her ears made me cry, ok all of it made me cry.
I am so often behind the camera, working, feeling, thinking, doing everything I DO. This time I put on my red lipstick and skinny jeans and let loose! It was so abnormal, but at the same time normal. Everything about this shoot made me happy. It was MY children being photographed and MY family being filmed. It was US. It was US being who we are and I am as happy and a little song bird chirping in the morning. The pictures of my family and video of us illuminate something that beams out of me. IT'S ALL ABOUT FAMILY.
Everything points to them. Everything I live for. Everything I am.
My family is my everything.
So many things in our life are hard. We have to climb mountains in this life. We ache, we see things we would rather not, we experience things we would rather not, but THESE THINGS ARE DUST under our bare feet compared to moments like the birth of our children, the little quirky smiles and the way they walk, the love and support of our spouse, that feeling that bursts inside of a mother when we watch our children accomplish something.
I wouldn't trade anything in the world for being a mother. I wouldn't trade anything in the world for the LOVE I feel about my family.
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Wow Kali, that was beautiful! I loved the way Jake looked at you in the very end shot. Absolutely beautiful words! You are an amazing girl. I will never forget when you volunteered to watch my kids. Such a blessing. Thanks for sharing.
ahhhhh mazing!! LOVE IT!
I love the part where you and take are riding on the bike and the kids are chasing you guys. so many wonderful moments…. can't wait to see these pictures!
So. cute.
WOW!! So SO beautiful Kali!
Just breathtaking, all of it!
This video melted my heart!!! Kali, what a beautiful family you have…your gratitude and love for them radiates!
That was beautiful! I love how everyone was so natural. You are very blessed.
And we miss you!
Wow Kali, I knew your kids were cute from the pictures but the video takes them to a whole new level! Lena is such a good little hula hooper! What a darling family. I'm so thrilled for you. 🙂
Catching up on your blog today and I LOVED this! Gorgeous family, amazing videography. What a treasure!!
I loved that not only did you look amazing, it showed the true joy of family and the love that you guys have for each other simple beautiful. By the way your red pants amke you one hot momma!


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Learn All About White Balance And Photography
The easiest way to describe white balance is by way of colour temperature which in itself is a way of measuring the quality and intensity of a light source. This is based on the ratio of blue and red light hitting the sensor, with the green light being ignored.
You may sometimes see a red or yellow cast in your images when shooting indoors with natural light? This is caused by using the incorrect white balance. To correct these casts in Photoshop, go here.
The unit for measuring this ratio between red and blue is known as degree Kelvin or K. Therefore, a light scenario with a higher colour temperature such as bright, sunny blue skies has more "blue" lights and a higher Kelvin Value. Whereas a light with a much lower colour temperature such as a candle flame, has a lower Kelvin value with more "red" lights.
The following values are approximate but should give you an idea of how this is seen in most photographic situations.
Light Source
Colour Temp in K
Clear Blue Sky
9,000 to 15,000
Overcast Sky
6,000 to 8,000
Noon Sun and Clear Sky
Sunlight Average
5,400 to 6,000
Electronic Flash
5,400 to 6,000
Household Lighting
2,500 to 3,000
200-watt Bulb
100-watt Bulb
75-watt Bulb
60-watt Bulb
40-watt Bulb
Candle Flame
1,200 to 1,500
The human eye is perfect at adjusting to these fluctuations and will see a piece of white paper, for example, as white whether you look at it outside in bright sunshine or inside by candlelight.
Your camera, on the other hand, will have more difficulty.
When using emulsion films, you have a choice of using daylight or tungsten sensitivity, but with digital, most adjustments need to be made "in-camera".
Most digital cameras have built-in sensors or "Auto White Balance" to measure the current colour temperature and then use an algorithm to process the image correctly.
The final result may very well be close to what we see with our eyes, but the algorithms being used may not be accurate enough to make every situation or image correct.
If you or the camera set the temperature or WB incorrectly, you will notice some colour shift or "cast" in your pictures.
For example, if you are shooting indoors under normal household lights but set your white balance to that of outdoors, your camera will expect excessive blue light, less red and adjust accordingly. However, the light from most bulbs has a low colour temperature or "K" value thereby having more red light than blue.
The resulting image will have a reddish or yellow appearance which can be corrected by either going to manual (white balance) on your camera, and reducing the WB setting until correct or playing around with the colours in an editing program during post processing (more on that later).
Similarly, if you set the cameras white balance temperature low to around 2,500 and take a shot outdoors, the camera will expect more "red" light and adjust its algorithms accordingly. Of course, the actual scene has more blue light and less red and the result will be an image with a cool, blue look to it.
The beauty of digital photography means that you can…
- Take a test shot
- Check the white balance
- Adjust accordingly
- Take another shot
- Delete all tests
- Get the picture right
…which takes no time at all and costs nothing!
For most situations, your cameras AWB (Auto-White-Balance) mode is good enough. Any minor fluctuations can be dealt with during post-processing although there may be times when you need to get out of your "comfort zone" and go manual. Lastly, shoot RAW if you don´t already. It is so much easier to correct differences in a Raw editing program.


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Friday's Fashion Obsessions: Blake Lively and Emma Stone
Blake Lively and Emma Stone's beautiful celebrity styles made us do a double take this week! We're telling you why in this week's installment of Friday's Fashion Obsessions.
Blake Lively
Wow. I think that about sums up Blake Lively's look here! The sexy actress showed off her gorgeous figure in this curve-hugging Zuhair Murad beaded gown at the California premiere of Savages this week, and we're betting Ryan Reynolds was pretty pleased with the look.
Let's break down the look, shall we? The nude and black gown mirrors Blake's shape perfectly. It's elegant with a lot of sexy as well and it has a fab floaty train -- basically, it's a dream dress.
Blake complemented the look with perfect retro waves, a bold red lip and the absolute best shimmer cream (seriously, zoom in to see how luminous her skin looks!).
The final verdict? Haven't I already said enough?
Emma Stone
I'm kind of obsessed with Emma Stone's amazing red carpet looks this week, aren't you? The young actress really caught my attention when she wore this fun white number to the German premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man. The white hot Andrew Gn dress has a lot going on, but it somehow just works!
I'm loving the crisscross chest, the bold middle bow and the prominent shoulders and think Emma looks mature yet flirty at the same time.
The final verdict? Forget The Amazing Spider-Man, Emma's styles have been simply amazing this whole press tour, and I can't wait to see what other fashion tricks she has up her sleeves.
More fashion obsessions
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Aviation turbine fuel price cut againSeptember 30th, 2008 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) In bringing some cheer to the cash-strapped airline industry, oil marketing companies have slashed the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for the second time in a row with effect from Tuesday midnight.The move is in line with the softening of global crude oil prices. In Delhi, the price would fall to Rs.56,447.80 per kilolitre from Rs.59,650.07 per kilolitre while in Mumbai it will cost Rs.58,479.37 per kilolitre, down from Rs. 61,834.81 per kilolitre.
However, it is not celebration time for passengers yet. Leading domestic airlines, including national carrier Air India and Jet Airways, have ruled out any revision in fares at the moment.
"For the time being, we don't want to change our pricing strategy. We want to see the medium-term development of ATF prices before taking a call. Even with this decrease, prices are significantly above the levels seen a year ago," Jet Airways CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer told IANS.
An executive in Air India who wished to unnamed told IANS: "The rationale of not reducing the fuel surcharge despite a decline in the ATF price is justifiable. We have to be compensated for the loss made when ATF was rising and there was no surcharge levied to absorb the hike."
Domestic carriers are expected to lose $2 bn in the current financial year, mainly on account of soaring fuel prices.
- Government rolls out plan to help domestic airlines (Roundup) - Feb 07, 2012
- Aviation stocks rally after direct jet fuel import allowed - Feb 07, 2012
- Jet fuel price cut by Rs.622 a kilolitre - Dec 31, 2011
- Government approves direct jet fuel import, Air India debt plan (Lead) - Feb 07, 2012
- Jet fuel price cut by Rs.1,974 a kilolitre - Jan 31, 2012
- Oil firms increase jet fuel price by 3.70 percent - Nov 30, 2011
- Jet fuel price cut by Rs.350.70 a kilolitre - Feb 16, 2012
- Jet Airways hikes domestic fares by Rs.400 - Jun 17, 2009
- Jet, Kingfisher domestic fares up Rs.200 - Nov 06, 2009
- Air India, SpiceJet raise fuel surcharge by Rs.400 (Lead) - Jun 18, 2009
- Jet fuel price hiked by 4.5 percent - Aug 01, 2012
- Jet fuel price hiked by 3.2 percent - Aug 16, 2012
- High taxes reason behind rising jet fuel: Ravi - Nov 30, 2011
- SpiceJet raises fuel surcharge by Rs.400 - Jun 18, 2009
- Oil firms cut jet fuel prices by 1.38 percent (Lead) - Dec 15, 2011
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Plenty of fun for the entire family, the Honeydew Mazes is a 30 minute drive from both Johannesburg and Sandton.
The Honeydew Mazes has been operating for over a decade and is enjoyed by people of all ages. Visitors entering the various mazes on the premises are divided into groups or couples and given a quiz to complete in order to exit the maze. The quizzes are a super fun activity and are changed weekly for repeat customers.
Depending on the time of year, the Big Maze is either constructed of maize plants or reed sticks and both are a challenge that lasts roughly 90 minutes. Participants travel through 5 secret gardens, beautifully laid out and a worthwhile resting spot. Other mazes include an indigenous garden maze, a rope maze and a bee maze designed in the shape of a honeycomb. Children must be accompanied by adults when entering any of the mazes.
The midnight maze is a popular night time activity, held twice monthly on Saturday evenings and requires booking well in advance.
A labyrinth is on the premises, as is a climbing wall, soccer shooting game, picnic area and small café.
Corporates use the venue to strengthen team spirit amongst their employees, while school groups and book clubs are regular visitors. Maze participants unwittingly reveal temperament, persistence and leadership skills.
Getting to the Honeydew Mazes is a pleasant drive out into the countryside and for the entire household to relax and forget the stresses and strains of living in a big city. And of course, everyone wants to enjoy their free ice cream rewarded to those who complete the maze quizzes.
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Fighting, stuffing, and numbing our feelings can be absolutely exhausting! The amount of mental and emotional energy it takes leaves us flat out and we don't want that for you! Here are some real-life examples where we have been practicing doing something different to step out of the feeling storm.
Situation #1: (This is Kendra here). I'm aware that the bank account is running low and I'm not certain if the next deposit will arrive before the next bill has to be paid. There is low-level anxiety and fear brewing and I find myself in an old pattern of mindlessly wandering in and out of the kitchen, searching the cupboards and the fridge for something to nibble on.
Sound familiar? Here's what I've been practicing instead that you can try too:
- Make yourself a comforting beverage like a hot cup of tea of your favourite flavour (I love fennel or liquorice!).
- Light a candle or diffuse some essential oils (like our Grateful or Lift blends!).
- Press the Pause button and sit in your favourite comfy chair and for 3 minutes, sit with your anxiety and make friends. 'Hello there anxiety, I see you, you're being heard, what do you want to tell me? What is it you need right now?'
- Breathe in: I give you my fear. Breathe out: I receive your love. Repeat with your breath for 3 minutes.
- Then take a close look at your surroundings and notice how abundant your life actually is. Be grateful for at least 5 things you see.
Lately when I notice I am going into a scarcity mindset, I look around my living room and notice all the amazing objects of beauty that are adorning my space. I become grateful for the handwoven blanket hanging on our wall that we bought in Vietnam. I am grateful for my coffee table book with stunning pictures of the Italian countryside. I am grateful we have a TV to watch entertaining programs or TED Talks on, for my coffee table, my dining table etc.
I keep being grateful until I can feel it in my bones.
Do the same, and then repeat one of my favourite affirmations: "I have all that I need, abundance and wealth flow easily and effortlessly to me." (Which goes great with some Wild Orange essential oil!)
Situation #2: (This is Liberty here.) I'm feeling lonely and fear that I have no one to connect with or understand the storm I'm currently trudging through. I am on my way to a business meeting and need some vulnerable connection before I get there so I can be the vibrant, caring woman I want to be.
Here's what I've been practicing when I feel lonely that I highly recommend:
Phone a friend. Or six.
For real, keep calling until you get the support and connection you need. This is actually what I did last week in the very situation described above. I tried three support team members until I got someone who had 15 minutes to listen, care for, and comfort me. I told the truth while she listened to me spew. And then she asked, "Is that all, or is there more you need to share?" I practiced being honest about my feelings; open and willing for connection and truth to remind me that it's actually impossible not to be me.
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Natalie, of the blog Utah's Adventure Family, had fond memories of growing up with her childhood sandbox. Her own children had outgrown the small sandbox below their play set, but her two-year-old still loved the soothing feeling of hours spent just playing in the sand.
But Natalie not only wanted a bigger sandbox, she wanted one with a lid to keep out the, ahem, "presents" the neighbor cats were leaving in the sandbox. She also wanted a perch for mom and dad to hang out with the kids and supervise playtime, maybe take a few cute sandbox photos while the little ones played. So she came up with an absolutely brilliant design.
She has a handy list of the tools and materials needed for the project:
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A "chop" saw or miter saw
A power drill with 1/8″ bit and Phillips head bit
Wood you'll need:
11: 2×6 boards that are 10 feet long
4: 2×6 boards that are 8 feet long
4: 2×4 boards that are 8 feet long (see comments below. I was able to use some scraps I had laying around)"
"Hardware you'll need:
4: 4 inch T-hinges (pictured below)
4: 11 inch regular hinges (pictured below)
125 (or so): 2.5 inch wood screws
20 (or so): 1 inch wood screws if your hinges don't come with screws
4: handles
1-2: gallons of Deckover or other exterior wood paint"
She lists her measurements:
"4 lengths of 30 inches (so measure 30″, chop, repeat, should give you 4 from the stacked boards). You'll use these to support the back of the bench.
4 lengths of 14.5 inches (so measure 14.5″, chop, repeat should give you 4). You'll use these as "armrests" on the bench."
"Using the third 2×4, cut four 11 inch pieces. You'll use these as corner supports."
Next, she painted the boards, opting for a warm brown deck-over color.
Next, she lays out her instructions for assembling the box:
"For this step you'll need 4 of the 5 foot lengths, all 4 of the 8 foot lengths, the 11 inch 2x4s, and some 2.5 inch screws. On a flat surface, stand up one of the 8 foot lengths on it's [sic] edge. Place one of the 5 foot lengths at the end so that your screw will go through the five foot length into the end of the 8 foot length. Drill two guide holes with the 1/8 inch bit. (If you don't, you'll run the risk of splitting the end board as you are working very near the end). Then use 2 screws to secure the boards. Repeat this process on each of the corners until you have built the bottom level of the box. Remember: screws go through the 5 footer into the ends of the 8 footer."
"When the 2 levels are stacked, place one of the 11 inch 2×4's in each corner standing on end. These boards will secure the 2 layers together. I choose to alternate them as I went around clockwise. So in corner 1, the flat side of the 2×4 goes against the 5 footer; in corner 2 the flat side goes against the 8 footer; in corner 3 the flat side goes back against the other 5 footer, and in corner 4 the flat side goes against the other 8 footer (think rotational symmetry rather than mirror symmetry). I'm not sure this matters, so don't get hung up on it– it certainly won't show in the final product."
She drilled holes where needed and screwed the sandbox tightly together, making sure it was snug enough to hold the sand.
The small boards in the corners help prevent sand from escaping through the cracks.
She then has directions for assembling the bench:
"To assemble the 2 seats, you need 6 of the remaining 5 footers and the 2 armrests. Lay the armrests nearly 5 feet apart with the top side down (this only matters if you beveled them). Place three of the 2x6s across them. Square the 2x6s so all the ends are even. Measure in 3 inches from each end and draw a light pencil line. Then carefully adjust the armrest underneath until the board is centered on the line. I measured in 1 inch from the "back" of the seat (the opposite of the beveled end) so the armrests would look uniform, but you could eyeball it and be fine. Finally use 6 of the 2.5 inch screws (2 on each board) to secure the armrest on each end. Place the screws slightly off each side of the line so they are not all in an exact line, which may split the wood. Repeat this process for both ends, and then for the second seat."
The seat back comes together from the two 2x4 boards with supports about 18 inches apart.
Now it's on to the fun part of assembling the bench/cover combination:
"First, lay the seat back with the long 2 by fours underneath exactly as they were at the end of Step 4. Then lay the seat on top of the 2x4s snugly against the other 2x6s with the armrests up. Make sure everything is aligned. If you beveled the armrests so there is a front, the front should go to the outside near the end of the 2x4s. Finally, lay the T-hinge with the square end on the seat and the triangular end on the back and attach with the screws provided (if no screws came with your hinge, use 1 inch screws). Make sure that the hinge is positioned so that the seat folds UP [sic] toward you and away from the 2x4s on the seat back. Repeat this step with the other seat and back."
This is how it should look when the seat is folded up.
She cautions to first make sure that the ground for the sandbox is level so the box doesn't tilt or wear unevenly. She then began the relatively easy process of installing the sandbox in its new home.
When it's shut, it blends in perfectly with the yard.
It doesn't take up too much room.
But it's when the sandbox is open for business that it really shines.
First subject enters the sandbox.
Once the handles are attached and the box is filled with sand and toys, it's finished. What a fun mini-beach day right in the backyard.
This kid approves.
Credit: Utah's Adventure Family


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I need to tell you all something…I may or may not have written this story just so I could use the word akimbo.
Dream a Little Dream of Geese
"Ok, Mr. Allan, your sleep study is over now. Dr. Everly would like to speak to you in his office before you go." The nurse said, picking all the electrodes off his head like a monkey grooming her mate.
"Sure. So was it as bad as my wife seems to think? Did I flail all over the place?" Chip asked.
"Dr. Everly will go over all of that with you." She said, handing him his bag of clothes. "Go ahead and get dressed. His consultation room is to the right down the hall; it's marked Room 3"
Chip dressed quickly and headed down the hall. It was 5 am (how did they think this was an accurate representation of your sleep patterns when you were attached to more machines than a cyborg and then they come in to wake you up at the crack of dawn?) and he just wanted to go home and get some actual sleep. He knocked on the door to Room 3 and Dr. Everly let him in. The room was dimly lit and there was a large screen TV sitting at the far end. A small table with four cushioned chairs around it. Dr. Everly motioned for him to sit.
"Well, Mr. Allan, how are you feeling?" The doctor asked, crossing his legs and attempting to appear intrigued by every word coming out of Chip's mouth.
"Tired, actually. I don't know how anyone can sleep in one of these studies." Chip answered honestly.
The doctor smiled humoring his patient.
"Well, the study was actually quite successful and we were able to garner enough data to make a diagnosis." The doctor smiled again, this time more condescendingly "I'd like to show you something first. We have a machine called an oneirograph. It takes a recording of your dreams and allows us to see what you see. We monitor your body movements in real time as well and play both on a split screen. This allows us to accurately interpret your dreams in order to determine what the problem is." He picked up a remote and hit a button. This brought up a split screen format, one side was blank, the other showed Chip all wired up and sleeping soundly.
They both sat back. Chip watching with intense interest, Dr. Everly watching Chip's reaction to himself. The sleeping Chip lay motionless, the blank screen began to lighten and a figure came in to focus. The faceless man-form on the screen lifted his arms. Where his hands should be, were the heads of geese. Snapping and squawking. Chip laughed. Sleeping Chip stiffened.
"Now, here your dream opens with a faceless individual with geese heads as hands. The person represents you and the geese represents your hatred of the people in your life." Dr. Everly narrated the scene.
"What? I don't hate people." Chip said.
"You do, I'm afraid." The doctor said jotting something down in his chart. "Please watch. Now your alter-ego is attempting to run up the stairs, see how slow he is moving, as if he is trying to run through water. This represents your attempt to hold your homicidal intentions deep down inside."
Chip watched his dream play out on the screen. It was ridiculous and he knew the geese had come from his recent mistake of assuming you could feed geese like you feed ducks. Oh, they liked it well enough but when he ran out of the crackers, they came after him with a vengeance.
"Well, I think it's likely…" Chip started to explain but the doctor held a hand up to shush him and pointed to the screen. Chip looked back at his dream in HD. Now a thing stood on a long dock surrounded by water as far as the screen showed. The thing's face resembled his wife's, only enough though for him to recognize. But his think wife's body had been replaced with one of those strange inflatable sumo type suits only it was made of pieces of skin roughly sewn together with large surgical suture. The sleeping Chip began to thrash in bed, arms and legs akimbo.
"Here you see a woman, perhaps a coworker, a mistress, or someone other than your wife. This is your future victim. You covet her skin…"
"Wait, stop. This is crazy. First of all, you sound like you've been watching Silence of the Lambs and also, that is clearly my wife and this dream stems from an argument we had when she bought these skin tight yoga pants that were flesh tones. I said she looked like she was wearing a skin suit and she said I was just being jealous and would I rather she just get big and fat. I mean clearly that explains it." Chip was losing his sense of humor about it. He was getting pissed.
"Mr. Allan, I am an Oneirologist, I study dreams. I have taken several on-line psychology courses as well. I've never been proven wrong." Dr. Everly hit pause and turned to face Chip. "I need to prepare you for the worst, Mr. Allan. What you are about to see may be very disturbing to you. I know it was to all of us."
Chip crossed his arms and leaned forward as if daring the man to try to scare him. Dr. Everly held the remote out and dramatically hit play. The skin-suited sumo pseudo-wife on the screened backed up a few steps until she teetered on the edge of the dock. The faceless Chip gander-hands rushed towards her, with two geese achompin'. Meanwhile sleeping Chip flailed and clawed blindly at the air. Gander-hands goosed pseudo-wife over and over; the geese tearing the sutures and eating the pieces of skin they managed to rip off. Soon there was nothing left of the wife but small crumbs of epidermis that blew off the dock and into the water. Gander-hands dove gracefully into the lake. The geese parts breeched and quickly gobbled down the remaining chunks of spouse. Sleeping Chip cried out and then relaxed back into the bed and seemed to fall into a deeper sleep. Both pictures faded away.
Chip laughed again. He couldn't help it. The dream was so absurd, it was one he would have shared immediately with his wife. Instead, he was here being judged by an onerologist or something like that who took on-line head shrink classes. And the guy was seriously warped.
"Well, doc," Chip said, playing along "What's the diagnosis and what can we do?"
"I'm afraid there is no outpatient treatment" Dr. Everly said, shutting the chart and lying it on the table in front of him. He got up and hit the intercom button.
"Yes, Doctor?" A nasally voice answered.
"Send them in please." He said into the speaker, and then to Chip "you are having homicidal ideations and you'll need to be committed for the safety of your loved ones and even yourself, Mr. Allan." He clasped his hands in front of him as if he was calm and completely unbothered by the psychotic sitting in front of him. "There are some nice men coming in now, they will take you to the rehab facility where you will be involuntarily committed."
Chip was flabbergasted. This was not happening. He'd come here only because his wife had asked him to. She thought he was having night terrors. Wait til he told her about his dreams. But one thing was certain, he did not want to kill her or anyone…except maybe the asshole standing in front of him. He grabbed a pen in his fist. He wasn't going anywhere. He heard the door open and Dr. Everly started towards the door. Chip stood up and without a second thought buried the pen in the center of the man's throat.
The door flung open and two larger bouncer sized men in short white coats came in. Their attention was immediately drawn to the gurgling man writhing about on the floor. Chip slipped out the door and took off down the hallway and past the nurse who…
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When we arrive at elite, "liberal" institutions like Williams, we are told to question everything we know–our community's beliefs, histories, and social structures. The politically conservative, non-critical thinking religion-upholder comes out a skeptic, a humanist, a scientist, an agnostic/atheist, and supposedly a "liberal." From conversations that I've had with several students, many of us go back home feeling enlightened, and in some cases, maybe even too enlightened to bother giving lectures to folks from our communities that "will never listen or understand." Many may even entertain discussions in so far as the discussions support our "liberal" values. However, what does being liberal really mean?
I'm not going to pretend like I am the only one that knows or understands its definition, for I very well may not. I am only going to use the definition that many people have agreed with at Williams. As aforementioned, when we arrive at Williams we are told to think "critically." Thinking critically is supposed to open us up to different beliefs and opinions in terms of understanding why some individuals may fully believe in things that we may personally find questionable as well as show why many of our previous believes are themselves questionable. Many of us go through a very specific process in which we adopt the Williams culture. We are told AND we say, "Everyone's opinions matter because as we have critically observed, what is presented as truth may just be a scheme that a particular interest group is using to oppress and dominate another in order to stay-in/attain power." We go around and pretend to hold the following belief: "You can believe whatever you want in so far as it does not affect the way that I want to express myself or live my life." Yet for some reason, all hell breaks lose when a rapper is invited on campus for using artistic freedom of speech or when a politician that is viewed as being "too controversial" in terms of his perceived intentions and beliefs, is invited to give a speech at graduation.
I've been on this campus for nearly 4 years and I intend on being specific on many of the contradictory ways in which we have behaved as students that are supposed to accept/tolerate difference. The reason why I am not singling out the administration in many of these cases, is because the administration does not initiate but generally reacts to students' concerns during controversial times. Here are some examples in order of their occurrences:
I never actually experienced this event full-throttle since it was first banned my freshmen year. The concern for some students was that there was going to be pornography on the walls and that this was not conducive to the social atmosphere that we want to promote at Williams– too much support for questionable, sexual promiscuity/behavior. It was almost approved again the following year and then shut-down last minute for the same reason.
A porn actor/actress/performer comes to the campus to give a presentation on LGBTQ topics, particularly genderqueerness, and I guess uses her pornography as a medium to discuss this. Before she even gets to the campus, all hell breaks lose because some students think pornography is not academic while others think it is. Some "liberal" students even argued that they found pornography itself very offensive, and viewed it as being antithetical to feminist theory. An alum writes an op-ed and shows concern for the display of pornography as an academic inquiry. Yes, the very pornography that queer bash was banned for. A student replies and tells the alum that he is "out-of-touch" and doesn't really understand Williams culture anymore. What do we have in this occasion? Different groups of "liberal" students telling each other and others what ought to be expressed on the Williams campus while at the same time rejecting the opinions of others that we are supposed to at least listen to. What do I do in this case? My Sex, Gender, and Political Theory class at the time tells me to go check it out. I do. I watch an hour of a genderqueer porn performer ejaculate into other performers' mouths as well as a lot of "pegging." At the end I am left wondering what exactly it was that I was supposed to get from that that I hadn't already gotten from my class. I shut up and move on with my life for not only would raising concern be dangerous, but it is possible that other students got something out of it.
Uses his artistic freedom of speech and says the word "f*ggot" in a song in which he talks about identity discrimination being bad. In the end, the context doesn't really matter for he is a guest expressing himself the way he wants to and not the Williams community. He is allowed to perform during Spring Fling or whatever it's called. Everything is fine.
Uses his artistic freedom of speech to say the word "f*ggot" a few times and "n*gga" more times than I can count. After having an incident last year in which a student wrote "all n*ggers must die," it is very evident at the all-campus talk that the word "n*gger" should never be used. Interestingly however, students raise hell about Chance's use of the word "f*ggot" but not "n*gga," even after it had previously been fine. Two contradictions at once. Some students claim it is the QSU vs. the BSU, both groups made up of "liberal" students that are supposed to bring up certain minority group interests to the campus community while at the same time upholding Williams' liberal values (which if we have not forgotten, consist of LISTENING to other people's opinions). Interestingly, neither group claims to be responsible for the controversies. This is fair, for it was individuals that brought up the issue. What do I do, shrug it off, continue to listen to Chance because I enjoy his art and view his questionable lyrics as just that, art.
Supposed to come talk at my graduation in June. Very rich. Very white. Very old Williams. Some students complain and say he is too conservative even though he raised taxes, public school teachers' salaries, and enforced certain public health regulations in NYC. Others say he's just a racist because he enforced stop-and-frisk after getting safety concerns from New York City residents as well as the White House after 9/11. Instead of making a statement by boycotting the event, certain students want to protest the event and prevent him from coming to the campus because he is too controversial, even though at Williams, we are told to "lean into discomfort" and "listen to the other side." I claim he's really just an extremely wealthy politician that does whatever he wants to get the job done as he deems fit and as democratically appropriate. Is the job well done? For the most part, most of the time. Do I know what I'm talking about as a Latino that was born, raised, and have pretty much always lived in NYC alongside many of the minorities that are apparently being directly targeted by Bloomberg? I guess not… Why? Some Latinos, Blacks, Asians, and other minorities at Williams tell me I don't look or act Latino enough (even though my parents are Dominican immigrants) to understand where they are coming from. Meanwhile, the white friends tell me I'm not white enough to understand where they are coming from as well when they feel like their voices are belittled. What am I? I guess I'll never know in so far as I let Williams students decide that for me. What do I do as a result of supposedly not being oppressed enough or privileged enough to talk about anything during four years at Williams? I refuse to participate in controversial, seemingly one-sided discussions such as Claiming Williams. I refuse to remind my Latino/Hispanic, Black, White, Asian, etc. friends that Latino/Hispanic are really just ethnographic tags that describe the many Whites, Blacks, Asians and mixed individuals that live in their respective Spanish-speaking countries. It all in the end appears to not be worth my time because I am afraid of being marginalized. That is, until now.
What is the common denominator in all of these situations? We claim to be liberal students that are supposed to respect others' opinions as well as challenge those opinions. Instead, we prevent certain opinions from even being expressed. We paradoxically claim to uphold liberalism while having very specific ideas that may or may not be expressed within the community. Interestingly, having very specific ideas as to how things ought to be IS a meta-narrative, my main reasoning as to why most people that claim to be Postmodern on this campus are not.
Somebody leaves an anonymous letter telling black students to learn their place and quit demanding so much from the school. This sounds pretty racist. Somebody else leaves an anonymous response telling the racist-sounding individual that they are part of the problem. What is my issue with this incident? Both contributors are anonymous. Why aren't the racist writer and the respondent having a face to face conversation in which they may both continue speaking and perhaps make the discussion more effective? Because they are both afraid. The event further promotes anonymity due to the belief that there are certain things that can't be said from either side without feeling repercussions. Well guess what, life is all about repercussions.
We attempt to talk about controversial issues in the classroom: In a particular course that I'm in, a professor asks us if Williams students from our generation view anything good (if at all) stemming from capitalism. We have just bashed this particular set of beliefs and shown how it is bad (for which I plead guilty). As soon as a student talks about how capitalism is beneficial for some things, another students jumps in and says, "YOU ALL NEED TO CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE." Really? I think I can safely say that no matter where we come from, Williams acculturation produces what may be perceived as "cultural yuppies." I think we all understand that, yes, to a certain extent, no matter what our socioeconomic backgrounds are, at Williams, we are a bunch of cultural yuppies at an elite "liberal" institution that exists in one of the world's most developed economies, a development which is generally attributed to worldwide exploitation. There we go. I said it. Now, can we move on and actually talk about shit without being afraid of being told to check our privileges, even during instances in which the person may have no fucking idea who you are, where you are from, and the shit you've been through?
To conclude: no, I'm not a "conservative," or a "liberal." Williams, American history, and the rest of the world make me question what either concept means every day to such an extent that the meanings have become irrelevant to me. I find identifying with either rather silly. Say what you need to say to others around you, but don't prevent people from saying what they want to say, especially if these people are speakers that aren't even part of the Williams community. If we have already [unfortunately] accepted that there is a very specific way of thinking and living at Williams, at least lean into discomfort, give it a chance, challenge the controversy on your campus, and look forward to it as way of promoting critical thinking. At the end of the day, when you leave Williams, most people don't give a flying f*ck what you believe. Go ahead, speak to any alum that is dealing with the post-Williams realities of life. Many of them may even say that they wish Williams had been a place where they practiced dealing with people that they disagreed with.
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My darling Emily was even busier than usual this week prior to taking a couple well-deserved days off, so her regular "Hey, does anyone wanna write about this?" email of potential assignments didn't go out to our core contributors. Then I forgot to bring it up at our big OFF-SITE EDITORIAL XOJANE/XOVAIN SUMMIT thingie on Wednesday. No big deal -- I'm still delighted with what did get written.
So instead, when I was talking to my old pal Marci to fill her in on the big summit agenda, I asked her to please give me a list of topics SHE would want an xoJaner's take on. Are you with her or not?
I have no doubt in my mind that Claire Lower could come up with a cocktail called Mermaid Pee. Anyway, have you read any great articles on other sites this week? Feel free to share them here.


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CHICAGO — IGA yesterday said it has named Debra S. Bounds as a new marketing specialist, working on the retail network's various consumer marketing programs. She reports to Jim Walz, senior director of branding and business development at IGA. Bounds most recently worked as an account specialist for the Oak Park, Ill., office of Shaker Advertising.
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Hambledon Hilly
Saturday 22 September 2018
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The Hilly 2017 returned on 16 September for the third and biggest event so far with well over 100 children competing in the Mini Hilly 1k and 2.5k races, and more than 80 adults running in the 10k. £900 was raised for Hambledon Primary School.
This year, the Hilly awarded more trophies by age category and this included a new trophy in the 60+ category donated by Bella Birdwood in memory of her wonderful husband 'Fluffy' (Gordon), who completed the race in 2016. It was a privilege to have Bella and her daughters attending the event and presenting the trophy to Michael Stares, from Gosport Road Runners.
The Mini Hilly was an especially wonderful sight with so many children running around the challenging course up on Speltham Down where John Fox-Robinson donned his usual pink tutu as the designated race pacemaker. The 1k race was won by Rosanna Fox-Robinson with Charlie Rowland the leading boy. In the 2.5k race, an absolutely brutal route on Speltham Down, Elliot Lewis from Kingscourt School romped to victory.
In the 10k race for those aged 15 and over, we had course records for both men and women runners. Julian Manning defended his crown again in 37:45, carving out an even greater gap between him and the rest of the field. Matthew Houlberg, 15, achieved yet another stunning second place in 41:02. In the women's 10k race, we had an impressive new winner in Polly Keen, who destroyed the previous course record with a time of 41:10 and was third in the entire field.
The Friends of Hambledon laid on the fabulous post-race merriments at the Village Hall race HQ. We are hugely grateful to Kate Magee and the rest of the team for making this event such a massive success.
Moreover, a big thank you to the many volunteers and race marshalls that gave up their time to help the Hilly run so smoothly. We did though manage to make one mistake in not registering Evie Tester as the leading girl in the under 10s 2.5k race. Evie has subsequently been presented with a trophy, but we are sorry that she didn't receive it on the day and bask in the glory that she so richly deserved.
A final thanks to our anchor sponsor Eric Robinson Solicitors and Patrick Hunter for handing out the trophies. Thanks also to Rhian from Rebalance Pilates for doing the race warm-ups and after race massages, to Hartridges for the soft drinks and Hambledon Vineyard for being part of the 10k race route.
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Course record
Men: J Manning 37.45
Ladies: Polly Keen 41.10
Group results
1st 2nd 3rd
Men Overall: Julian Manning Matthew Houlberg Matt Cheney
Women Overall: Polly Keen Catherine Seager Sarah Stovell
Men Senior: Matthew Houlberg Matthew Cheney Gary Armstrong
Men Vet 40: Julian Manning Chris Gibson Paul Davies
Men Vet 45: K Houlberg Ben Marsh Jamie Borman
Men Vet 50+: Clive Hutchinson Jon Hutchings Andy Fleck
Women Senior: Polly Keen Catherine Seager Carmen Pasamar-Marquez
Women Vet 40: Vi Clark Emily Maskell Kate Roland
Women Vet 45: Stephanie Cleife Joanna Thompson
Women Vet 50+: Sarah Stovell Sarah Rithie
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Our first ever entry: Darren Hansford
In June 2015 my daughter had her 7th birthday party. As usual the kids had some relay races followed by the dads. A cheer went up when I lined up with the dads. Embarrassingly I took part. I knew I was too unfit to do a kiddie relay race because of my inactivity since leaving a very active army life behind in 1997.
I decided there and then a change is needed. Joe told me about the Hilly and said just to do as much or little as I could fit in initially. In September 2015 I ran my first ever timed race in Hambledon and finished in a respectable 57 minutes! My life has restarted. I am now doing a number of races per year and have completed all the Hillies so far. I still ache a bit but now it is for the right reasons!
Darren Hansford, Bournemouth.
Julian Manning: Male winner
Polly Keen: Ladies winner
Michael Stares: Winner of the Men Vet 60+ and first winner of the Fluffy Birdwood Floating trophy
Elliot Lewis: Winner of the 2.5 km Mini Hilly
"I will break 1 hour in 2018!!" Gemma Clements
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Pumpkin Risotto
Am I the only one who's been hoarding cans of pumpkin? I grab at least two cans every time I see in the store, which truthfully isn't as often as you'd think.
Last week I noticed my supply was starting to get a little out of control, and I knew just what I wanted to do with it.
Make pumpkin risotto, of course.
I found this recipe in the Columbus Dispatch, the local paper, eons ago. In fact, I can't even find it online anymore. I can't even remember if it's something original to them or from a syndicated story. All I know is that it's one of my favorite risotto recipes that I make over and over again.
Pumpkin risotto was one of the first times I've ever used canned pumpkin in a savory dish, and I've been hooked ever since.
What I love most about this recipe — and how it differs from other pumpkin risotto recipes I've seen — is that it uses pumpkin puree rather than chunks of fresh pumpkin.
The puree helps the risotto stay super creamy, which allows you to cut back on cheese and butter if you so choose. The recipe isn't necessarily a light one, but it can easily be made into one.
I usually use half the oil, leave out the butter and go a little lighter on the cheese. But this time I went all out. Maybe it' s cooler (again) temps or the insane tiredness I'm feeling after my cat woke me up at 4:30 a.m. I was craving something just a bit richer.
It didn't disappoint.
Pumpkin Risotto
Adapted from the Columbus Dispatch
4 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 3/4 cups arborio rice
1/2 cup white wine
1 can (15 oz) pure pumpkin puree
1 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Put the broth in a small saucepan bring to a simmer, then knock the heat back to medium low to keep warm.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened — about 6 minutes.
Add the rice, stirring to coat with the oil. Bump the heat up to medium high and add the wine. Stir constantly until the wine is absorbed.
Then, add broth 1/2 a cup at a time, stirring constantly and adding more broth as it's absorbed. Once the rice has absorbed all the broth, reduce the heat to medium low and check the rice's texture. It should be firm, but cooked through. If the rice isn't done, add more broth 1/2 cup at time until it reaches the desired texture. It usually takes me about 15 to 20 minutes from the time I begin adding the broth.
Then, stir in the pumpkin, ginger, cayenne. Cook, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes. Then, stir in butter and cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
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The debate about what, if anything, to do about climate change is about to get much louder due to a confluence of strange weather, a new assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and a political transition in the United States.
By almost any accounting, the weather of 2006 has been atypical. According to the annual climate summary published by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2006 was the warmest year on record for the United States and sixth warmest year on record globally. Warm winter weather in Europe has led to the cancellation of several World Cup ski competitions and open speculation about the eventual demise of the ski industry in Europe. This comes on the heels of the warmest July on record for Western Europe. Australia recorded both its warmest spring on record and its worst drought on record.
Against this weather backdrop, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change started to release the results of its fourth assessment in four volumes in February. The previous IPCC Assessment was released in 2001.
Finally, as a result of the mid-term elections held in the United States last November, the Democratic Party has taken control of both legislative chambers from the Republican Party. This fundamentally changes the political dynamic in the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases. One only needs to compare the views on climate change of the outgoing chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, James Inhofe to those of incoming chairwoman Barbara Boxer to understand how the tenor of Congressional proceedings related to climate will change.
The loudest part of the debate will likely focus on the validity of the conclusions in the IPCC assessment. This challenge will be mounted by a core group of climate change skeptics. Several Web sites track these scientists and attempt to characterize their positions. Examples include: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Global_warming_controversy, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming_controversy, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scientists_opposing_global_warming_consensus, and http://www.google.com/Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Opposing_Views/Climate_Change_Skeptics/.
In response to the escalating debate between the IPCC mainstream and the climate skeptics, several Web sites have emerged to keep track of the scientific claims and counterclaims. One examples is http://www.realclimate.org/. Other sites have emerged that attack the motivations of the climate change skeptics. These include http://www.exxonsecrets.org/, http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/ExxonMobil-GlobalWarming-tobacco.html, and http://www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?contentid=4870. For whatever reason, Exxon Mobil has recently announced that it will stop funding several groups associated with climate skeptics.
The one prediction on which we can all agree is that the debate will likely get hotter as the stakes get higher.
THOMAS M. PARRIS is a research scientist at and director of the New England offices of ISCIENCES, LLC.


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LAKE WORTH — In the end, not even relief ace Matt Miller could save the Forest Hill High School baseball team from its mistakes and John I. Leonard`s ability to take advantage of each one.
The Falcons, who were once ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 4A, are through for 1986.
John I. Leonard got outstanding pitching from Greg Kennard and timely hitting to defeat top-seeded Forest Hill 6-1 Wednesday night in the District 12-4A semifinals at Palm Beach Junior College.
The top two seeds in the tournament have been eliminated. Palm Beach Gardens defeated second-seed Twin Lakes 11-1 in the first game. Leonard will play Palm Beach Gardens Friday night at 7 at Palm Beach Junior College for the championship.
The game was closer than the final score. John I. Leonard pulled away slowly from the Falcons, scoring single runs in the second, fourth, fifth and sixth innings. The Lancers put the game away with two runs in the seventh.
Kennard, a junior, made good use of the Lancers` support. He wasn`t overpowering, but he made big pitches to get out of several jams. Kennard, who missed more than a month of the season with mononucleosis, earned this important start by pitching three innings of shutout relief against Forest Hill in the last meeting between the teams.
``You go with who got the job done for you,`` Leonard coach Eric Keller said. ``I`ve been real pleased with the pitching in the tournament.``
Kennard went seven innings for the Lancers, allowing four hits and striking out four. In his 10 innings against Forest Hill, Kennard allowed one run.
``That (the three-inning stint) really set me up for tonight,`` Kennard said. ``It gave me confidence. I knew I could pitch well against these guys, and it`s great to beat Forest Hill because they are a big rival. Our defense played well tonight and that helped.``


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Click Details and the Physical Address is your MAC Address.
Click on the Windows Logo in the bottom left corner.
In the search box, type in cmd and press enter.
In the command prompt, type in getmac (with no spaces) and push enter.
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The European Union has removed Hamas from its list of terror groups after a court ruled that the correct paperwork had not been filed. According to a decision Wednesday, the Palestinian group, which has murdered hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians in suicide bombings, rocket attacks, and executions, was listed as a result of "factual imputations derived from the press and the Internet," instead of investigation by EU bureaucrats.
As a result, the General Court of the European Union ruled, the military and political wings of Hamas, which were added to the list in 2001 and 2003, respectively, must be dropped from the list of terror organizations until the right "paperwork" is completed, the Times of Israel reports.
However, the decision provides that Hamas funds in the EU remain frozen for three months until the EU decides to list it again based on its own findings, not those of the U.S. or media reports.
The Israeli government, which spent the summer defending Israeli civilians in a war Hamas started, was outraged by the EU's decision. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated:
We are not satisfied with the European Union's explanation that the removal of Hamas from its list of terrorist organizations is a 'technical matter'. The burden of proof is on the European Union and we expect it to put Hamas back on the list forthwith given that it is understood by all that Hamas–a murderous terrorist organization, the covenant of which specifies the destruction of Israel as its goal–is an inseparable part of this list. We will continue to fight Hamas with strength and determination so that it never achieves this goal.
The EU has often been slow to list violent anti-Israel militias as terror groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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The chapel was built in 1833 at a cost of £337 and extended in 1844. It reopened, presumably after the completion of building work, in 1859/60. In 1851 it had 200 free and 50 other sittings and the internal measurements were 43 feet by 24 feet.
The 'low room' was let to a girls day school.
It had 234 sittings in 1873. The building was became a Sunday school when the new chapel was built in 1891. It was subsequently closed and demolished. The site is now occupied by housing.
The National Archives HO129/570/4/20 1851 census of religious worship
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Carlisle WM District minutes, 1852-1864
Cumbria Archives Service Carlisle DFCM1/2/82-97, Carlisle WM District property schedules, 1862-1877
Cumbria Archive Service, Carlisle, Cumbria Archives Service Carlisle DFCM3/1/43-62 Carlisle WM District property schedules, 1898-1917
Cumbria Archive Service, Carlisle, DFCM6/1/40
Wesleyan seating returns, 1873
Griffin, EW, Watchers of a Beacon: The Story of the Keswick and Cockermouth Methodist Circuit
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Fall 2016 Grantees
Child Advocates - Denver CASA
"Child Advocates - Denver CASA is extraordinarily grateful for The Get Grounded Foundation's support in getting the Youth Empowerment Program off of the ground. Many of the children we work with are on track to age out of foster care by the age of 18 without typical growing up experiences, like applying for jobs, opening bank accounts or giving back to their communities. Through workshops, trainings and monthly activities, the Youth Empowerment Program will greatly increase the likelihood of participants securing stable employment, leading healthy lives and, most importantly, being able to cope with the trauma they have experienced in a productive way. The Get Grounded Foundation's generous support will ensure that young victims of abuse and neglect will leave the system empowered and with a voice of their own." - Julie Wilson, Director of Fund Development and Public Relations
Denver Indian Family Resource Center
"Denver Indian Family Resource Center is delighted to continue our partnership with the Get Grounded Foundation. Last year, funding from the foundation supported providing craft materials for American Indian and Alaska Native children to assist them in developing connections with their culture. Our funding allowed us to begin offering monthly Culture Nights, which are now open events for the community to join us in learning about and creating a traditional art or craft. We thank the foundation for their continued support!" - Sarah M. Nelson, LSW, MPH, Deputy Director
Denver Urban Scholars
"At Denver Urban Scholars, we are excited to strengthen and expand our sixth grade group mentoring program with support from The Get Grounded Foundation. This program introduces youth, in a group setting with their peers, to the idea of having a mentor prior to being matched in seventh grade with a one-to-one mentor. By engaging students early on in this enhanced programming, we are building confidence and relationship skills that will ensure long-term impact." - Susan Duncombe, Vice President of Programs
ECDC - African Community Center
"The ECDC - African Community Center is deeply committed to the inclusion and personal growth of refugee youth in the Denver community. Through our Youth 4 Youth mentoring program, refugee youth will be paired to facilitate rich conversations about diversity, leadership and community engagement. The ECDC - African Community Center thanks The Get Grounded Foundation for its dedication to supporting marginalized youth in our community." - Melissa Theesen, Managing Director
"PlatteForum is thrilled to partner again with GroundFloor Media and The Get Grounded Foundation. Their generous support has truly helped promote our mission to improve high school graduation rates and promote community involvement through the arts." - Kim Estes McCarty, Executive Director
Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center
"Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center has a long history of finding innovative ways to supplement our legal services for abused and trauma-affected children, and our yoga program adds another evidence-based approach to helping children heal and thrive. We are so grateful for the generous support of The Get Grounded Foundation for this program and for all of their great work for children in Colorado." - Becky Miller Updike, Executive Director
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"In the coming year, Share our Strength and the No Kid Hungry Colorado campaign are doubling down on our investment in a two-generation approach to ending childhood hunger, focusing more efforts on educating young, low-income parents of zero to five year-old children. Support from The Get Grounded Foundation will help us meet the specific needs of this population with tailored nutrition and food skills programming. We look forward to strengthening the physical and financial health of young Colorado families in partnership with the foundation." - Kelleen Zubick, Colorado State Director


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Most people see the Christmas break as a time to wind down, celebrate and spend time with their loved ones, however it is expected that 23,000 taxpayers will see the break differently and use it as an opportunity to complete and submit their tax returns.
Last year 23,059 people used the time between Christmas eve and Boxing Day and with the HMRC helplines being extremely busy with taxpayers being put on hold for 40 minutes or in some cases being cut off, it would seem that this year will follow suit.
Why do so many taxpayers choose to spend their Christmas holiday sorting out and submitting their tax return? To allow themselves time before the deadline on 31st January? Simply because there isn't enough time other than in the Christmas break to complete and submit their returns? To ensure that any mistakes can be corrected before the deadline and therefore not suffer hefty penalties?
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A Malaysian minister said refugee cards could only be issued at immigration detention camps in the country after clearance from police and immigration department.
He said the UNHCR, therefore, was no longer allowed to issue cards to 'walk-in refugees' at their office in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.
"They must be arrested first before being taken to the UNHCR," said Shahidan Kassim, a minister at the Prime Minister Department.
He said on Wednesday that the UNHCR would be held accountable if they continued to issue refugee cards to 'walk-in applicants'.
He said it was a Cabinet's decision to curb indiscriminate issuance of UNHCR cards and to stop criminals from getting the document.
The minister said it was improper for the refugee card to be issued solely by the UNHCR without the screening from Malaysian authorities.
Shahidan was citing cases of 'ingenuine refugees' from Burma and, according to him, the UNHCR card was only for Rohingyas and not anyone from the Southeast Asian countries.
"They (UNHCR) can't issue these cards out to anyone who is from Myanmar (Burma). It's only for the Rohingya," said Shahidan as quoted by local media.
Shahidan also slammed the UNHCR for being unable to provide registered refugees with shelter and food and for letting them disturb the locals.
Besides the Rohingya who were from Arakan State, Malaysia was also home to refugees from different areas of Burma. There has been a significant number of Karen, Chin and Kachin refugees registered with the UNHCR in Malaysia.
Conflict between the Burma Army and minority rebel groups in several places in Kachin State and Shan State has still been reported even after the 2010 general elections.
The UNHCR Malaysia had registered 137,261 refugees from Myanmar, of which 52,960 are Rohingya from Arakan and 42,973 are Chin. Malaysia is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention. - Reporting by Thomas Chong


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After suffering his defeat at UFC 203 by the hands of Mickey Gall, CM Punk is now at a career crossroads, where he will need to choose between continuing his stint in the Octagon or throwing in his MMA gloves. But it seems that Dana White has already answered Punk's question for him.
ALSO READ: CM Punk on possible WWE return: 'It's like going to summer school'
During a post-fight interview with the UFC president, Fight Network's John Pollock was able to get a few comments on Punk's debut. It was not good.
Dana White tells me that if CM Punk has another fight, it probably shouldn't be in the UFC
— John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) September 11, 2016
This is a total one-eighty from his pre-fight interviews with MMA media, defending Punk and insisting that he's the real thing. He's even commended the (one-time) UFC fighter's training noting how hard he had been working in the lead up to his bout with Mickey Gall.
"He's fighting a real guy (Gall)," shared White with Bloody Elbow. "He's been training hard for a year and a half with Duke Roufus, one of the most respected guys in the business, and they all respect how hard this guy's been working. So there's no gimmick, this is like err, this is do or die. We throw these guys to the wolves, man."
CM Punk says UFC 203 was 'second-best night' of his life
Punk on the other hand believes that he will be back, in some way. Though some are suggesting that Punk take it down a notch lower and go amateur, for now, but from what it sounds like, Punk had FUN.
"This was a hell of a mountain to try to climb and I didn't get to the summit today, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give up, that doesn't mean I'm going to stop," Punk told Joe Rogan during his post-fight interview. "Mickey's a hell of a fighter. I will be back, believe it or not, the second-best night of my life besides marrying my wife."
ALSO READ: CM Punk suffered a defeat on his MMA debut, Miocic defends heavyweight title
"F*ck it — this was the time of my life! Thank you, Cleveland!", closed the UFC fighter. See his post-fight interview, below.
"You go BIG or you go home" – @CMPunk #UFC203 https://t.co/H4LEnkXwmI
— UFC (@ufc) September 11, 2016
At this point, it's up to White if Punk will ever get to see the third-best night of his life.
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