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Monthly Archives: November 2011
On This Last Day
Today, my friends, is November thirtieth. It is the last day of the great National Novel Writing Month challenge. There are less than twenty-four hours in which to hit your word count goal and pop it in the validator. Some of you already have, some of you are almost there, a couple of you might have given up, and the rest of you are probably biting your nails nervously checking the clock every other sentence.
Today I'm not going to tell you to slow down or relax. Today it's time to finish your novel or at least hit your word count goal, or at least get as close as you can to your goal. Today it's time to write five or ten thousand words. Today it's time to write until your fingers bleed, wipe them off on some kleenex and keep going anyway. Today is the day to prove to everyone that you really are just as crazy as you think you are by kicking some literary butt.
So don't pick up the phone today. Unplug your modem after you read this post. Don't leave your house. Turn on the coffee maker, get comfortable and get to work. It's time to fill page after page with your brilliance until your fingers are crying for you to stop. When they start crying for you to stop, it's time to take a moment's break, tell them they won't have to hurt again after this, it's the last day of November, and get back to work. Even if you've hit your word count goal, if you haven't finished your novel, you still have work to do. Get to it, and don't forget to update your word count–let's see how many words the entire Nanowrimo community can write in a month.
And if you don't hit 50, 000 words tonight or finish your novel, that's cool too. We all do Nanowrimo for different reasons and with different goals in mind, and there are a lot more things to be gained than the first draft of a novel.
For example, I'm going to tell you a story about my grandmother. My grandmother, as those of you who know me personally are aware, is simply the most fantastic woman I've ever met. She's also crazy and, at the age of 65, still works harder than pretty much anyone I know. She works full time at a shelter for abused women and when she's not working, she's almost always babysitting my aunt and uncle's two beautiful children. She sleeps less than I do and works more than I do. I think she might actually be insane.
This November, on either the second or the third, my wonderful but very insane grandmother decided that she would start working on a novel too. Thanks to her busy schedule, she probably won't finish, but she did write 20, 000 words or so. For a while she was upset that she had fallen behind, but I think I convinced her that it's okay for someone who works as much as she does not to hit 50, 000 words, and that I only expected her to try. I think, being a Nanowrimo star of sorts and having written lots and lots of words during the month, that it meant a lot to her to hear me say that–though she still pointed out that SHE expects herself to win. I think she dropped that, though.
While she didn't finish her novel, and she probably won't, the experience has been invaluable to her. She's had to really look at her time and she's realized something I've known for years–she doesn't take any time for herself unless it's sleeping time. Trying to find time to write has made her look seriously at what she's doing with her time, and while she only has so much control over her schedule, she is going to be making changes based on what she's noticed during Nanowrimo.
So while I hope you will all be pounding the keyboard with me tonight, if you don't win, you're still walking away with something. Maybe if you realized you really don't have time to write a 50, 000 word novel in a month it's time that you change your life and give yourself more time to focus on the things you love doing. Maybe you've realized that you're just not a fast writer. Maybe you've realized you're a better writer than you thought you were, or that you're really not that great. Whatever your word count, there is always something to be learned from Nanowrimo.
What do you think you're going to walk away with this November other than a draft of your novel?
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Home Run!
Well guys, this month has disappeared into the abyss and we're now sitting on the twenty-eighth of November and hopefully almost 50, 000 words. Some people are terribly behind and confident they won't catch up. Others have already won. Still others caught up this weekend and are now in the final few thousand words of their novels. A few–those lucky (or unlucky, depending on your point of view) enough to not have obligations on Tuesday mornings–are going to be staying up all night tonight to catch up.
Personally, I've already won. But that's just a technicality. To me, my 87, 000 words doesn't mean I've won yet. My goal is 100, 000, and even more than that, my novel is nowhere near finished. My main characters haven't been reunited yet and they definitely aren't storming the castle. So I'm going to keep writing right along with you.
These final days are the home stretch, the last part of our great race to 50, 000 words. For some people they are the hardest days, for other people they are the easiest days. For me, they're rather complicated since one of my best friends had his son's first birthday party on Saturday, the anniversary of my dad's death just happens to be today, and my boyfriend's birthday is tomorrow.
Not all of us will hit our word count goals. That's okay. As I pointed out on Friday, nobody expects you to win except yourself. We'll all be cheering for you anyway just because you joined us in this great pursuit of literary abandon. Trying, and to keep trying right up until the end, that's the point of Nanowrimo. You don't have to finish your book, you don't have to win. Nobody's going to judge you. You just have to try.
And on the subject of finishing your book, if you're at 10, 000, 25, 000, or even 50, 000 and you haven't finished your book yet, that's perfectly fine. I don't expect to finish my book by November 30th either. That's why they created something called NanoFiMo, which is the challenge to finish your novel in December. The official word goal is 30, 000 words, but the most important thing is to finish your novel. It looks like the site is a bit of a dud now, but that's okay.
After all, you can join me in the epic quest of novel finishing. While I do expect to hit my goal this year and maybe even to surpass it a little bit, I don't expect to finish my novel in the next three days. So, while I'll be taking the first few days of December off to visit all the friends and family I've been so desperately ignoring all December, I will shortly be getting back to work on my novel.
30, 000 words sounds like a good goal to me for the month of December, and a good amount to help me finish my novel. To write 30, 000 words in the month of December, you don't even need to write a full thousand words every day: December has thirty-one of those. You'll probably want to write more so that you can take Christmas off and maybe a couple other days, but you don't have to.
So next month, join me in the race to finish a novel, and if I manage to get geeky enough by the end of December, I might even make some pretty graphics for those of you who finish your book next month. If not, I'll figure out some other way to recognize your awesomeness. Suggestions are always welcome.
But before I go, there's one last very important thing I have to mention. I received in my inbox last night a message from the wonderful Chris Baty, founder of Nanowrimo and my personal idol. This message explained that the Office of Letters and Light is a wonderful organization supporting literary abandon, and that it costs a lot of money to run Nanowrimo every year and the Young Writer's Program.
He then went on to say that right now, the Office of Letters and Light is facing the BIGGEST FUNDING GAP they've ever had at this point in November. Now, if I had some form of income other than the pittance I get for my Now Hear This Blog Posts, I would donate a lot of my money to Nanowrimo. These people are amazing and this community has changed my life in a lot of ways. The huge funding gap visible on the home page scares me. I know these are hard economic times and that most of us can't afford to give much.
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Nobody Expects you to Win
Apparently, I suck at technology. I spent most of this week at my boyfriend's house, where the internet decided that the second last week of November is a GREAT time to stop working. When I sucked it up and went to a cafe with wireless–where there also happened to be a Nanowrimo event–and attempted to create a post on Wednesday, it didn't go through and ended up in drafts.
So, this will hopefully be my last attempt(read: I hope this works) at posting this wonderful little thing I wrote up. Here goes nothing.
November has gone past in a blur of too much caffeine, too little sleep and a race of words. It's the twenty-fifth now and many of us Nano novelists are feeling burnt out, uninspired or behind. People are giving up. They say they've only written ten thousand words or maybe only two thousand words, there's no way they're going to make it, and they put down their pens. They put themselves down for falling behind and choose to walk away. Their novels never get out.
But do you know what the great thing about Nanowrimo is? Well, the great thing about Nanowrimo is that nobody expects you to win. Nobody, not even me with my insanely high word count, is going to shun you for falling short of 50, 000 words. Everyone knows that it's hard to write a book in a month. Even most Nanowrimo veterans have missed a year or two. You are a winner just for trying to write a book in a month.
The important part is really that you keep trying. That no matter how far behind you fall, you keep writing, keep working on your novel. Even if you can't write a book in a month, you can write a book in a few months or maybe a couple years. Don't put down your pen, don't tell yourself you can't write a novel: accept that for you, novel writing might be a slower process. We all approach the writing process differently.
So if you're ahead, congratulations. If you're right on track, congratulations. And if you're behind, congratulations for sticking with it and trying so hard. Now, get back to writing!
Around the Corner
Well folks, we're about to enter week four of Nanowrimo. This year we're all pretty lucky, because week four isn't the last one: when week four starts, we'll still have a whole weekend ahead of us to spend ignoring our loved ones and writing our novel, and even a few days after that. Hopefully you're sitting near 30, 000 and winning is around the corner that's just up ahead. If you're not, don't be afraid. Today is Friday and there are two weekends left, and if you work an ordinary Monday-Friday, 9-5 job, those days are going to be the days you really push yourself and write a lot, hopefully enough to catch up.
Where am I in my noveling efforts? Well, I've got 60, 000 words give or take, and I haven't started writing for the day. I'm not where I wanted to be by this time of the month, but I know that I can catch up–thanks to those two weekends I've got. Oh, and the fact that today is my day off.
And for those of you who are really crazy, Scribophile is holding a contest where they want to see the first chapter of your Nanowrimo novel. All you have to do is sign up for the site, give out a couple of critiques (it's ordinarily a critique site) and then you can enter for free. The prizes are $50 and $25 from Paypal, and having your work up on this site means that you'll probably get some critiques too. Check out the contest here: http://www.scribophile.com/contests/nanowrimo-11-contest/ .
Thanks for dropping by!
How is your novel doing?
Welcome to Week Three!
Week one is–usually–the easiest part of the quest to write a novel in a month. It's when your idea is fresh and new and exciting, it's when you're pumped up and ready to go. Week two is often the hardest part of this noble quest, the week when you look at your novel every day and go 'wow, this is crap', the week where you feel uninspired and slow.
Week three is when things get a bit smoother. The finish line, really, is just around a bend and down a hill, relatively easy to get to except they forgot to pave the road so you'll have to worry about plot holes tripping you up. Some of us have gotten ahead of the race and are walking to the finish line. Some of us are jogging towards the finish line, trying desperately to keep up and somehow barely managing. And some of us are way behind and running at top speed to catch up and make the finish line.
It doesn't matter what group you are in right now. We're just about halfway through the month, but there are still 16 days. You can do almost anything (except get a university degree) in sixteen days. All of us are capable of rising to the challenge of writing a 50, 000 word novel in a month. Chris Baty has always believed in the untapped novelling power of all human beings, and I personally think he's right: we can all write a novel, if we really put our minds to it.
If you are ahead, well done. Don't forget to cheer on your fellow writers. You have room to relax, but be careful, you don't want to relax too much or you'll never make it to the finish line. If you're a superstar and you've already finished your 50, 000 words–which, by the way, I did last night–then dance around your room a few times, relax for a couple days, and if you still have any story left, keep writing.
For those of you who are right on track, congratulations. Slow and steady does win the race, but really, there's nothing slow about writing 1, 667 words a day. You are a superstar too, and I have full faith that you can reach the finish line. Just keep up the good work. Remember that you're awesome and that you deserve chocolate for meeting all of your word goals.
And for those of you that are behind, never fear. You can still catch up. Remember that anyone can do anything for fifteen minutes, and that if you can manage to squeeze in an extra fifteen minutes of writing time, that's an extra few hundred words you're adding daily, a few hundred extra words which will carry you over the finish line. And remember that there are two weekends left in the month, weekends which can be spent ignoring boyfriends, friends and family members and writing until your fingers hurt.
For all of you, keep writing. Congratulations on making it this far; you really are awesome. And this novel inside of you that you are working so hard to get down on the page? I can't promise that it will be the next bestseller, or even that it will get published, but I can promise that you will be proud that you finished it and that Createspace will send you a free copy of your novel.
Come on, Wrimos. Show the world what you've got by writing a novel in a month. You can do it.
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Three Dares
Today I'm sitting at 35, 000 words with a lofty goal of 50, 000 by midnight (although I won't put myself down if I don't make it tonight) and I'm rather tired, so my post is just a couple of dares, one of which I've already posted on the Toronto regional forum.
Dare Number One:
I dare you to include a squirrel eating a packet of ketchup in your novel.
*Bonus points if the squirrel finishes the ketchup, disappears, and returns at some point with yet another packet of ketchup.
**Double bonus points if this happens at a very crucial moment in your novel.
Dare Number Two:
Have all the plants in your world suddenly turn purple.
*Bonus points if everyone except the main character thinks this is absolutely normal.
**Double bonus points if this ends up driving your character insane.
Dare Number Three:
Have a group of ninjas who are actually aliens invade your novel.
*Bonus points if they're actually a specific kind of alien from your favourite science fiction TV show or book.
**Double bonus points if they become the most important villains in your novel.
And please folks, if you do use any of these dares, let me know. I'd love to see how you use them and even if you never show me that part of your Nanovel, I'll be happier just knowing that I inspired you.
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Excerpt Some Secrets Should Never be Known
Hello guys. Today's excerpt is actually from my first chapter, and was written on the first. It's fairly wordy and it is definitely from a Nanowrimo project. This, my friends, is what a first draft looks like.
The Dockmaster
"Hey! Hey, wait up." Logan's voice.
She huffed and walked faster. They were going to the same place. She could talk to him whenever she liked.
She could hear him coming now, his feet pounding against the wood. Thump thump thump thump. Thump thump thump thump. Her heart sped up a little bit as she broke into a run herself. She would let him catch her. They were going to the same place, after all. She didn't really want to go through that disgusting tunnel again.
"Hey wait up," Logan called again. It was fainter this time, as if he was running out of breath—or maybe it was the sound of the breeze rushing through her ears drowning him out. She smiled and kept running, faster, faster, feeling the power run through her muscles, feeling the power of foot connecting to wood.
She ran into something big and hard, but not as hard as a wall. She fell backwards and her hood fell away from her face. She held the hat tightly on her head and looked up. She hadn't, as she'd first feared, run into a wall. Instead she'd run into the dockmaster, an old man with spotted skin and a hook for a left hand. The grin he offered her was equally spotty.
"What are you doing out so late my dear?"
"I-I'm on my way home."
"You're dressed up as a boy. Why did you dress up as a boy?" He leaned down towards her. "Do you have something to hide?"
She pulled herself away from his rank breath. "No sir. The clothes are just more comfortable is all."
Logan ran up behind her, his hood still tightly around his head. "I'm sorry sir, it's my little sister. She wanted to see what a bar was like, sir, so I thought I would dress her up like a boy and show her. After all, it's not proper for a girl to be in a bar, right sir? But she had to see one at least once, or she'd be missing out."
"You're a lucky girl," the dockmaster said, bending even further towards Marla. "To have such a considerate brother." He grinned again and straightened up. He turned to Logan. "And you're a lucky boy, because I'm not going to turn you in to the guards tonight."
"Why… why would you turn me in to the guards? I haven't done anything wrong."
"False identity. If I got confused, or if you lied to me about who you were. I'm dockmaster, I get to know all about everybody what comes through here."
"Of course. I didn't realize we could get in trouble for it. I'm sorry sir." Logan grabbed Marla by the left elbow and pulled her upright.
"I certainly hope so. Don't let it happen again."
"We won't, sir."
"Of course not, sir," Marla threw in.
"Good. Now get out of my sight."
"Yes sir," Marla and Logan said together. They walked away, arm in arm, as quickly as they could without seeming too afraid.
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Week Two
Today is the beginning of the second week of National Novel Writing Month. This is usually the part of the month when you start to question your sanity and hate your novel. For many people the second week of Nanowrimo is when they begin to question the quality of their writing and the point of their book. Some years I myself run into this brick wall of self-doubt. Other years, I don't.
There are a few ways you can handle these feelings of being stuck. If you've got a lead already, you can stop for a day and think about what you're going to do next more carefully. You can try doing something completely different to get you inspired. There is a story in you that needs to come out, and that story deserves to come out. Like any creation process it isn't easy and it isn't clean. It is, however, entirely worth it, if only for the sheer enjoyment of holding the final product in your hand.
When you hit that brick wall, stop and ask yourself why. Ask yourself how you can make writing this novel again, or how you can make it make sense again. Ask yourself what you can do to mix up your routine and get inspired. Remind yourself that you have a story worth telling, if only to your computer. That story needs to get out of you. It needs to exist, somewhere. In order for that to happen, you need to write your novel.
Remember that you can write a book in a month, or at least most of a book, and that something is better than nothing. Don't give up your race to 50, 000. Even if you can only write a couple of paragraphs today, don't stop working on your novel. Keep trying to write in the small spaces in your day, keep trekking towards the 50, 000 word finish line. It's not impossible. We all underestimate ourselves sometimes. And it's not unrealistic to think that the words you are writing aren't that great. But the essence of the thing, the act of creating a novel, is a beautiful thing. It's hard and tiring and sometimes bloody, but every novel is a work of art.
And you know what the great thing about a messy first draft is? You have all the time in the world to turn it into a beautiful masterpiece.
So this week, try to dodge the brick wall by reminding yourself that you are awesome. And if you hit the brick wall, remind yourself that you're awesome again and that nobody said writing a novel wouldn't hurt, pick yourself back up off the ground, walk around the brick wall, and keep moving towards the finish line. We're all cheering for you, especially those of us huffing along the path with you.
Now get writing!
The First Day
Hello everyone and welcome to November first! Today marks the beginning of Nanowrimo, the epic novel writing challenge that goes on all over the world, thanks in large part to a wonderful thing called the internet. Many of you readers, much like me, will be going on a crazy novel writing adventure this month. Some of you are aiming for 50, 000. Some of you (and me) are aiming for 100, 000. One or two of you might be aiming for 200, 000 or more. A lot of you are probably aiming for somewhere in between those numbers.
Whatever your goal for this month is, today is a good chance to get a head start. With all the novel-writing momentum of thousands of writers all over the world, you're sure to be inspired. Go into the forums or into a chat room and find yourself some word wars. Try to write a few hundred words more than you have to today–you'll be thankful for it later when you get stuck.
If you haven't already, today is a good day to stock up on chocolate and coffee or tea or whatever your preferred noveling beverage is. Do it on your way home from work or school so that you're ready to start writing almost the moment you get in the door. Believe in quick meals and quick kisses for the loved ones. Read your outline one last time, flip through your notes–pages and pages of world-building notes if you're me–to make sure you're familiar with it, and then get on your computer and write like the wind.
You can hit your word goal, no matter what that word goal is. You will have to make some sacrifices, especially if you're aiming for more than 50, 000 words. But you can accomplish it–and even if you don't, you'll accomplish more than you would if you weren't attempting this crazy adventure with me and thousands of other writers. No matter how many words you write this month, you will walk away from Nanowrimo with something valuable, whether it be a finished first draft, the first half of a first draft, or just a few good friends.
There is a novel inside you just waiting to get out, so put your butt in a chair and write. We're all cheering for you.
Happy Nanowrimo everyone!
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January 18 2005
Jan. 18, 2005
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FOSTER CITY, Calif., January 18, 2005 – Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced today that
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Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera would make a statement in Geneva tomorrow on the inaugural day of the United Nations Human Rights Council's three-week-long session.
The statement is expected to throw light on how the Sri Lankan government will proceed further on the issues of accountability and reconciliation.
UNHRC Commissioner Said Raad Al Husain will present the UNHRC annual report tomorrow at 9 am.
Minister Mangala Samaraweera is scheduled to address the session at 11.40 am local time tomorrow.
Meanwhile, it is reported that the TNA members who are in Geneva will be meeting several representatives of the Global Tamil Forum next week.
According to foreign media they will be discussing the current political situation and the human rights situation in the country.


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Grandma passed away leaving behind a house filled with art, antiques and collectibles. You and your family members have varied feelings about her heirlooms. Some of your relatives want to divvy up everything. Others want to just bring in a reseller. Other family members are ready to pile it all into a dumpster. And, some relatives are ready to give away every unwanted object. And, of course there are also those folks who just can't deal with grandma's objects as tears flow at the sight of grandma's quilts or wash bowl set.
What should you do?Arrange a family caucus at a location other than Grandma's empty home. Give everyone a turn to express their feelings about what should happen with the objects left behind. Everyone needs to keep an open mind — and not necessarily an open mouth — about how to deal with Grandma's personal property.
The person in your family who keeps saying that everything is worthless old junk and that the best thing to do is to trash everything is the person throwing away your money, throwing away your inheritance, and probably should not have the last word. Let them have their say and while some items will not be worth a king's ransom, the trash option is usually the one that people regret in the long run. Once it's gone, it's gone. Remind yourself to ask that person to consider how he would feel once a valuable item worth thousands of dollars is left sitting in the dumpster outside your late grandma's house. How would he feel when a nosy neighbor, local trash man or antique reseller stops by and helps himself to that valuable piece?
Often, a dumpster is the original location of many items that you will later find for sale at sky high prices at some of the most prestigious auction houses and trendy antique dealerships. Recently, an antique chair found on a neighbor's trash pile was sold by the guy next door for $198,000. And, a jogger in New York City helped herself to an abstract painting on a curbside garbage heap that she later sold for $1.2 million dollars.
So, without an unbiased appraisal and review of the current market for your late grandmother's stuff, this dumpster-happy family member is just helping your entire family lose lots of money. Get an unbiased appraisal first—one where the appraiser does not want to buy anything from you.
The best solution is open communication with all of your family members and an action plan for the appraisal of Grandma's antiques.
Celebrity appraiser, Dr. Lori Verderame is an internationally syndicated columnist, author, and award-winning TV personality who stars on History channel's The Curse of Oak Island and Discovery's Auction Kings. With a Ph.D. from Penn State Univ., Dr. Lori presents antique appraisal events to worldwide audiences. Visit www.DrLoriV.com/events or 888-431-1010.


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This Day in History— April 24
Today is the 114th day of 2019. There are 251 days left in the year.
2003: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela, is convicted of fraud and theft by a regional court in Pretoria, South Africa, and sentenced to five years in prison. Madikizela-Mandela was charged with running fraudulent schemes to obtain about $125,000 in bank loans and insurance payments.
1617: Concino Concini, Marquis d'Angre, is assassinated by order of France's King Louis XIII, and Charles d'Albert, Duke of Luynes, takes charge of Government of France.
1704: The first regularly issued American newspaper starts publication.
1792: Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle composes France's national anthem, La Marseillaise.
1877: US troops are ordered out of New Orleans, ending the North's post-Civil War rule in the South.
1898: Spain declares war on United States after receiving US ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba.
1915: The Ottoman Turkish Empire begins the brutal mass deportation of Armenians during World War I.
1953: British statesman Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
1967: Soviet Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov is killed when parachute straps of his spacecraft get entangled, and it plunges to earth.
1969: Lebanon's Premier Rashid Karami resigns amid dispute over government's restrictions on Palestinian guerrillas.
1970: China launches its first satellite.
1971: Soviet cosmonauts link up with unmanned satellite prior to attempt to build world's first orbiting space laboratory.
1990: The US space shuttle Discovery takes the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.
1993: Commandos break into the cockpit of a commandeered Indian Airlines plane in Amritsar, India, shoot dead the lone hijacker and free all 141 people aboard.
1994: Cuban exiles are received by President Fidel Castro, the man some have long wanted to overthrow.
1997: Islamist militants armed with sabres and axes strike two villages in Algeria, butchering 47 people in a pre-election terror wave that leaves an estimated 420 dead in a few weeks.
1998: In front of a cheering crowd, 22 Rwandans convicted of genocide are executed by firing squad in Kigali.
2000: Iranian hardliners close down 14 pro-democracy publications in a strike against a major pillar of the reform movement.
2001: A jury is chosen in the murder trial of a former Ku Klux Klansman charged 38 years after the church bombing that killed four black girls in Birmingham, Alabama.
2006: Three bombings hit an Egyptian beach resort popular with foreigners, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 60 a day after Osama bin Laden issues a taped warning against Westerners.
2007: Mexico City lawmakers vote to legalise abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
2009: Mexico shuts down schools, museums, libraries and state-run theatres across its overcrowded capital in hopes of containing a swine flu outbreak that authorities say killed at least 20 people.
2011: A civil rights group says at least 500 people died in religious rioting that followed Nigeria's presidential election.
2012: President Barack Obama marks the anniversary of the massacre of Armenians in Turkey nearly a century ago by calling it "one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century". But as in previous years, he stops short of calling the killings genocide.
2013: In Bangladesh, a shoddily constructed eight-storey commercial building housing garment factories collapses, killing more than 1,100 people.
2017: Astronaut Peggy Whitson breaks the US record for most time in space and talked-up Mars during a congratulatory call from President Donald Trump; the International Space Station's commander surpasses the record of 534 days, two hours and 48 minutes for most accumulated time in space by an American.
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Harry was dedicated to the concept of timeless classics, inspired from historical patterns and classic forms, translated into the most livable designs of the present.
The original Hinson & Company opened with 30 wallpaper designs and coordinating fabrics and soon expanded with the collaboration of Pierre Cardin for a collection of fabrics and wallpapers bearing his imprimatur. In 1982, Harry Hinson was chosen to design wallpapers and fabrics for the New American Wing Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 1985 he was selected to design the Wildflowers of America fabric and wallpaper collection for Lady Bird Johnson's National Wildflower's Collection based on research of native American wildflowers. Later he designed the Lady Bird Johnson National Wildflower Center Foliage Collection. The Albert Hadley wallpaper and fabric collection designed in cooperation with the Dean of American decorators was introduced in 2003.
In 2014, the company was acquired by Donghia, Inc., where Harry Hinson's vision of interpreting new designs is preserved.
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Jeff White & Michael Orwick: Masters of Light, The Gallery at the Watershed
by Luke Fannin
"Masters of Light," featuring landscape painters Michael Orwick and Jeff White, is the latest show at Eugene's Gallery at the Watershed. While these talented artists more than merit solo exhibitions, it truly does seem as though their paintings belongs together. Beyond the very general, their work isn't overly similar, and yet it's exceedingly complementary. As the show's title suggests, the depiction light and its myriad effects is central to the work of both artists, but Orwick and White have taken their mastery into realms much more complex, far less tangible, than simple light and shadow.
Just why these artists fit so well together is not so easy to pin down. Maybe it's the way they utilize negative space, drawing the eye through a painting while simultaneously engaging the edges of the canvas, never for a second allowing us to forget what might lie beyond -- as in White's "Enchanted Moments," where sky and water heighten the layered effect of clouds and mountains, asking us to keep looking up, up, up... Or in Orwick's "Get Low," where the moon seems to be pulling the sky down into the otherwise crowded tree line. Or is it the way each, in his own distinct manner, occasionally leaves ever-so-subtle traces of the uncanny, from the other-worldy red glow of Orwick's "Crimson Clover" to the awesome figure who seems to be emerging from the clouds in White's "Talisman at the Gates"?
Perhaps it is the striking range each displays in this show. White's "Harmony in Motion" is an apt example of his trademark dramatic skies and cloud formations, swinging wildly between utter serenity and perpetual, swirling chaos. This painting stands in stark contrast to his pointillist landscape, "Fall Splendor," and its profound, perfect stillness. Orwick's range is perhaps less stylistically obvious, but, in terms of effect, just as dramatic. The familiar beauty of "Oregon Vineyard" is representative of his appeal. With its glowing rows of vines receding into a climbing, hazy landscape, this piece manages to be both quaint and expansive. In contrast, "Cool Breath" eludes the overtly familiar altogether. All detail is lost in shadow, heightened by the golden light of the background, creating a mystery far more inviting than it is imposing.
But maybe the answer is closer to home. Gallerist Amy Isler Gibson calls Orwick and White "beloved Oregon artists," and of course she's right. These landscape painters are two fine examples of the Pacific Northwest's deep pool of artistic talent, and those of us privileged enough to see their work on a regular basis, to live in and near the landscapes that inspire them, is enough to make us feel a certain sense of ownership -- pride, even -- in these two artists who, in a manner of speaking, represent us and our corner of the world.
But, perhaps unintentionally, Ms. Isler Gibson's simple sentiment points to something at the very heart of these artists' work, the quality which seems to tie them together so well: it is not merely the artists who are beloved, but the Oregon they depict. So powerfully do Orwick's stately vineyards and meditative sunsets, and White's astonishing skyscapes and serene woodlands, impose themselves upon our own emotional memory that they become the places we live, visit, and remember -- as much as, even more than, their real-world counterparts. Orwick compares it to storytelling, whereas White sees something akin to a Rorschach inkblot, but the result is the same: these are more than just landscapes; they are our venues, settings in which we, the audience, become characters with unique experiences. Such an accomplishment transcends mere regional appeal, and requires so much more than solid technique and talent with a paintbrush. It demands empathy and human understanding of the most profound kind. Plein air painters are always saying how the eye sees differently than the camera -- well, as Orwick and White clearly show, the heart sees differently than either.
For all it has to offer, here is a show that simply doesn't stop giving. It includes the work of a special guest: one Elena Orwick, nine, daughter of Michael. In her artist's statement, Miss Orwick says, "I see beauty in everything and everyone ... and that is what inspires me." This infectious, precocious charm notwithstanding, her work evidences startling talent and maturity in one so young, from the elegant simplicity of "Last Leaves" to the surprising depth of "Golden Hour on the Bend." I'm far from qualified to throw around the term "prodigy," but this young artist is one to watch.
"Masters of Light" runs at the Gallery at the Watershed, 321 Mill Street, through September 14.


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When was the last time one of our nations said a very public "No" to the US? The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which was initiated in 2000 under President Clinton, grants the exports of over 7,000 products, from nearly forty Sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to the US market. The Act has recently been renewed until 2025.
However South Africa, who according to the US Department of Commerce is Sub-Saharan Africa's largest exporter to the US with over $8bn (£5bn) worth of sales, could find itself off the guest list.
The key issue revolves around the Zuma administration's reservations about the quality of US meat exports to the nation. A particular bugbear is the suspicion that the US exporters are purposefully shipping poor quality meat, that could not pass the required hygiene benchmark for US domestic consumption. Consequently, South Africa demanded a bilateral agreement on sanitary standards before allowing imports of US chicken, pork and beef.
The US responded by imposing a January deadline for unfettered access, or face AGOA suspension. But South Africa stood firm. Eventually, the White House blinked and an agreement was reached.
However, in full knowledge that the neighbourhood was taking notes, President Obama has gone on the offensive, and has given South Africa until 15 March 2016, to allow US meat imports, or find itself removed from the list of AGOA-eligible nations.
President Zuma is thinking about it.
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It may be summer all year round in Singapore, but Yuletide spirits are in full swing at Garden by the Bay's Christmas extravaganza.
With Christmas markets, carols and the big man Santa Claus himself, Christmas at Gardens by the Bay is magical fun. The annual Christmas Wonderland is a must-see highlight of Singapore's exciting year-end celebrations, bringing festive cheer to more than three million visitors of all ages since its debut in 2014. Watch the gardens come alive with large-scale illuminations at night, while you soak in the festive fun.
Enchanting decorations
Step into a massive wonderland in the tropics at Gardens by the Bay this Christmas, with festivities that take up the space of almost five soccer fields. Marvel at the star of the show, the stunning luminarie light sculptures that are handmade by craftsmen from Italy and a dazzling sight to behold for both kids and adults alike.
Turning heads this year is Asia's tallest luminarie Christmas tree, which towers the festival at 21 metres tall. Here, you will get to marvel at the 314-square-metre luminarie mirror maze dazzling at 22 metres tall. Also, don't mis your chance to experience the magical snowfall in the tropics during the nightly Blizzard Time.
Carnival games and rides
Immerse in the nostalgic carnival ambience with rides on traditional fairground favourites such as the carousel, Christmas train and spinning tea cups. For those who prefer to take things up a notch, buckle up for a ride in bumper cars or water bumper boats. With a variety of carnival games and rides to choose from, there's something for everyone in your entourage.
Skating Under the Stars
Don your skates for a spin around a synthetic skating rink at The Meadow at Gardens by the Bay. Making the experience at the Swiss rink that much more special is that it is framed by festive luminarie light sculptures under the stars. Give it a go with the whole family–the skating rink is child-friendly and priority will be given to children.
Santa's Grotto
By popular demand, Santa Grotto will be returning this year bigger than ever, with captivating installations perfect for the 'gram. Pay Santa Claus a visit at Santa's Grotto, an Alpine house decked in pinewood. Pose for pictures outside with the whole family, decorated as it is with reindeer and even a sled.
Festive Market
Experience a traditional European Christmas market at the annual Festive Market. Wander through 24 specially designed wooden huts inspired by renowned Christmas markets like Hyde Park in London and the Avenue des It takes approximately 240,000 bulbs to create the magical extraordinaire Champs-Élysées in Paris. Shop for one-of-a-kind Christmas gifts and crafts from local brands. With traditional Christmas treats and food, the bustling market is a treat for the senses.
Slice of SAVOUR
This year, look forward to indulging in gourmet comfort food curated by some of Singpore's most popular resturants at affordable prices. Pamper your taste buds with a gourmet spread prepared by celebrity chefs and Michelin-starred Saint Pierre. Also, perk up your meals with artisanal Christmas cocktails by Three Wisemen, exclusive to Christmas Wonderland.
Excited to join in the fun at Christmas Wonderland? Be sure to download the Visit Singapore Travel Guide app (available on the App Store or Google Play). This handy app will you navigate Singapore's bustling streets, get updates on latest events and provide recommendations on where to dine, shop and explore.


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176 FLIGHT, 6 February FROM ALL QUARTERS Bristol Siddeley Engines *"'. » T"\ETAILS of Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd., the new organiza--*-^ tion formed by the merger of Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd. with Bristol Aero-Engines Ltd., were announced last week. Hawker Siddeley and the Bristol Aeroplane Company,respectively the parent group and holding company, are now acquiring in equal proportions the whole share capital of BristolSiddeley Engines (formed last year as a link between Armstrong Siddeley Motors and Bristol Aero-Engines); and the newlyformed concern is in turn acquiring the complete share capital of Armstrong Siddeley Motors and Bristol Aero-Engines and willtake over the operations of both companies. It is also to acquire Bristol Cars Ltd. Board membership of Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd. is asfollows: Sir Reginald Verdon Smith, chairman; Sir Roy Dobson, vice-chairman; Mr. H. T. Chapman, deputy chairman (residentin Coventry); Sir W. Alec Coryton, deputy chairman (resident in Bristol); Sir Arnold Hall, managing director; A. Cdre. F. R. Banks,sales director; Mr. B. Davidson, commercial director; Mr. G. L. Hack, assistant production director; Dr. S. G. Hooker, tech-nical director (aero); Mr. W. H. Lindsey, technical director (non- aero); Mr. W. Masterton; and Mr. W. F. Saxton, productiondirector. Dr. E. Warlow Davies, at present deputy chief engineer ofBristol Aero-Engines, will become chief engineer (aero) of Bristol Siddeley Engines and is to be a special director. Other presentdirectors of Armstrong Siddeley Motors and Bristol Aero-Engines who do not become members of the new Board but who continuein their present executive positions—i.e., Mr. J. E. Attwood, Mr. J. Innes and Mr. R. Ninnes—will also be special directors. Sir Mark Norman, at present secretary of Bristol SiddeleyEngines, will become executive assistant to the managing director; and he is to be succeeded in his former position by Mr.F. T. Blakey, at present secretary of Armstrong Siddeley Motors. Mr. F. M. Burns, at present financial director of Bristol Aero-Engines, will become chief accountant of Bristol Siddeley Engines. In terms of manpower, it is believed that (possibly excludingRussia) the new company is the third largest aero-engine concern in the world, next in size to Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce.In terms of research and development and production facilities the Bristol Siddeley organization is thought to be the leadingcompany of its kind. ,.. _,,._.. Honours for Designers TWO famous aircraft designers were honoured last week. InParis on January 27 it was announced that Andrei Tupolev, designer of the Tu-104, had been awarded the F.A.I. (FederationAeronautique Internationale) gold medal for 1958. In New York on the following evening, at an honors night dinner of the Instituteof the Aeronautical Sciences, Sir George Edwards was made an Honorary Fellow of the Institute. This presentation to the man-aging director of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. followed appropriately the maiden flight of the Vanguard only a weekbefore. Presented with an Honorary Fellowship at the same time as Sir George (two honorary fellows are elected each year, one aU.S. resident) was Dr. C. S. Draper, head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at M.I.T. The 23rd Paris Show AS in previous years the Paris Show (June 12-21) will have cer-•**• tain days devoted to special topics. This year there will be a Press and pre-view day on June 11, and the 14th will be set asidefor commercial aviation. The 18th will be a day of "gyraviation" and the 20th will be an "international flight demonstration." Themain international flying show will be on June 21. Days will also be set aside for aviation and space medicine, ambulance flying andlight and sporting aviation. Merits Rewarded * • AWARDS by the Royal Aero Club for 1958, announced last**• week, are headed by that of the Britannia Trophy to G/C. John Cunningham and Mr. Peter Bugge of the de HavillandAircraft Co. for their test-flight work on the Comet 4. The club's gold medal goes to Lord Brabazon for his services to aviation;the silver medal to Mrs. Ann Welch, for her contribution to the gliding movement and as manager of the British team in the worldchampionships; and the bronze medal to Sgt. A. W. Gough of the R.A.F., for his "selfless devotion to teaching others to fly over along period" and his British distance record of 347 miles during last year's R.A.F.G.S.A. contests. This is said to be the first timean R.A.F. glider pilot has been so honoured by the Royal Aero Club. The Geoffrey de Hayilland Trophy for 1958 has been awardedto Lt-Cdr. D. F. Robbins, R.N., for the London to Valetta point- to-point record of 2 hr 12 min 27.2 sec (at 588.04 m.p.h.) which heset up last June in a Vickers Supermarine Scimitar. RDa.10 Type Test ^ LAST December a Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.10 turboprop success-J fully completed a 150 hr type-test to the combined U.S./U.K. civil type-test schedule. The declared dry rating was 2,660 e.h.p.(2,400 s.h.p. plus 670 lb thrust) and over 60 hr were run at this power during the test. Rolls-Royce confirm that this is by no means the ultimate Dartrating (last June we announced a 25 hr flight-approval test at a military wet rating of 3,200 s.h.p.). Since the Dart's introductionto scheduled service in 1953 the maximum overhaul period has increased from 400 to 2,200 hr; total airline Dart hours are nowover 6.5m and are increasing at more than 250,000 hr each month. •U3• • I TINY TITAN: The Solar Aircraft Company's Titan gas turbine under- goes ground tests in a Gyrodyne Rotocycle helicopter rig. Mounted behind the pilot, this 55 h.p. turbine unit—the smallest of its kind in the world—has considerable instrumentation attached. The exhaust duct is a temporary fitting UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE: This picture of a Chinese Nationalist Air Force Sabre was taken by J. M. Ramsden of "Flight" from a B.O.A.C. Comet 4 on a civil airway nsar Formosa last Friday. The Chinese pilot intercepted the Comet, which was en route from Hong Kong to Tokyo, at about 37,000ft, and flew a few feet from the wing-tip for about five minutes
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My first year at Shea, I loved wrapping my vocal chords around the complex Latino names. Heck, what am I saying – I still love it. So the first time I saw the Rockies, the exchange was something like this:
"Yor- WHAT?"
"Yorvit Torrealba."
"Yorvit. He's Venezuelan."
"What a great name."
When the rumors started floating around, I immediately thought of Rockies fan and MG reader Kelsey, who has a Yorvit-inspired email address (or at least she uses it to comment on MG). I wrote her at that address and said, "What are you going to do now?" About an hour later, this comment showed up:
here's a nice article you might want to read if you have time about your new catcher.
have fun with torrealba. he's not really all that consistent at the plate, and he can't throw out runners to save his life, but he's a good game caller and plays with heart and just seems like a good dude.
sorry this comment has nothing to do with this post.
And you should read the article, because it does tell you more about the guy who'll be behind the plate next year. And since we're losing a guy with heart, I'm glad to hear we're getting another one.
Speaking of articles about Yorvit, you should also check out the Coop's recent column on Flushing University about Omar, and Paulie Baseball, and Yorvit coming to the Mets.


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Gold continues to rise after the release of negative US data and ahead of Fed Minutes
Gold prices continued to rise during the daylight hours to make gains by more than 0.76% where gold was able to touch the level of $ 1214.40 an ounce and comes because of the release of negative data from the US side and the price index in the most important economic sectors, which came down more than expected.
But experts point unanimous that gold may find very strong resistance at levels close to $ 1220, as tomorrow also issued US private sector employment report is expected to produce the outcome is much higher than the current level, which will come with support for the US dollar, according to their expectations, as well as the Fed Meeting Minutes could raise the value of the dollar with the announcement of a date to move interest rates and that will not be disappointing as it may make it back to the level of $ 1175 per ounce.
Gold continues to rise after the release of negative US data and ahead of Fed Minutes


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This is a simple truth told to me by a fellow christian in my journey. It is a natural order of life, as a Christian, and hopefully sits well with non Christians too!
We are a Catholic family, (by no means perfect, but at least we have our eye on the same end point!), and we agree that by placing God first, our spouse second and above the family and kids, everything is in its right order.
Issues come when the order is topsy turvy.
- Spouses are too much into each other, they lead each other down the wrong paths and neither have God as their light to save each other.
- Husband or wife concentrates and spends more time and energy on children and neglect the needs of their spouse. Spouse feels undervalued, all sorts of competition for time, dejection, anger and hurt ensues in their marriage, and ultimately hurts the kids.
The image on the left best illustrates this.
The natural order of the household is something I found while trying to google a pictorial representation of the heirachy, and is food for thought, for a traditional set up. Non traditional set ups in our modern world now exist, and I find that as long as the heirachy on the left is adhered to, peace ensues.
My other favourite sites for marriage support are Fierce Marriage and Motherly.


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There are many puzzle designs with co-ordinated motion but most of them have just one motion of assembly. Most are mathematically the same. Co-ordinated motion means a number of pieces move at the same time. This action is often described by puzzlers in Japan as an explosion type.
In 1995 Junichi developed a puzzle with more than one co-ordinated action or motion. It was introduced in the bulletin of the Academy of Recreational Mathematics in Japan in that same year and has been waiting for someone to make it ever since. Brian soon discovered there was good reason for this. He found getting exactly the correct tolerances so that it moves just right very challenging.
The puzzle has 15 pieces and the motion and movement of the pieces in this puzzle is truly extreme. It might appear that the puzzle is made a little loose, but be assured that it is intentional, because if it fitted firmly the puzzle would go together but getting it apart again with just 2 hands would be near impossible; that is until you get to the point of no return. Then it gets really scary!
Junichi called it Kamikaze because he considers this puzzle extreme. Although many puzzle solvers will know which pieces go where in the puzzle, finding the order to put them in and the motion to get it together is truly extreme.
Once you've played with this puzzle you will soon understand where Junichi got the concept for his award winning Tornado Burr.
All 5 puzzles this year are quite different and radical but there is no puzzle more different or radical than this one.Wood: Queensland Silky Oak (known in some other countries as Lacewood). Click here to read more. Size: 150mm x 150mm x 150mm Weight: 1 kg with packaging
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On December 6th, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) released the preliminary statistics from its latest survey of top nursing schools in the country.
Of the 840 nursing schools that were solicited for information, 640 (77%) responded saying that the general number of newly enrolled students had once again climbed over the previous year's enrollment statistic.
According to a 2010 edition of the survey, the number of entry-level nursing degree program enrollments had risen significantly over the last year at a rate of 5.7%.
The newest AACN survey shows an overall increase of 3.9% in Bachelor of Science level nursing programs, which is aligned with a continued increase in nursing school enrollments in the eleven years since 2000.
The increase in nursing school enrollment is likely due to multiple factors in the industry. On the economic side, the health industry is expected to maintain or increase the demand for qualified professionals entering the workforce. The health industry is considered a stable investment by students and profiteers, alike.
The Institute of Medicine and leading health authorities have called for a significant rise in the number of qualified registered nurses entering the profession with baccalaureate and higher graduate degrees.
In light of the call for more professionals in nursing, AACN President Kathleen Potempka says that "…moving to prepare a more highly educated nursing workforce has become a national priority," but went on to express concern over the impact of funding woes, stating "AACN is pleased to see robust interest in baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral nursing programs, despite deep budget cuts and resource constraints facing many schools of nursing, which may impede future growth."
Graduates of nursing schools in all echelons of discipline are more likely to get a job offer following graduation than most other fields of study.
Statistics among all professional disciplines indicated that only 24% of graduates were offered a job following graduation while 56% nursing school baccalaureate graduates received a job offer and 74% of masters degree graduated were offered a job after graduation.
The success of nursing schools in the past decade can be attributed to a 62% boost in registered nurses between the ages of 23 and 26 entering the workforce, though more than 50,000 qualified applicants were denied enrollment during the last survey period because of the deluge of interest in the field.


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Drifting Part Four
It wasn't a complete disaster.
We spent our second night moored alongside the idyllic Blackmere Lake, which Roo had been looking forward to photographing. She wasn't disappointed – the leaves were turning for Autumn, making for some gorgeous pics. They were also falling into the canal by the bucketload, fouling our propeller and slowing our already agonising crawl to the speed at which dinosaur turds fossilize.
Having reached the southernmost point of our journey, we now had to turn the boat around. Canals being somewhat narrow, this can only be accomplished at specific places, called 'winding holes'. Apparently this is not a place you 'wind' like a watch (which would make sense), but rather a place you 'wind,' like the stiff breeze that we'd been battling since Llangollen. This one was a semi-circular bite out of the opposite bank, into which we guided our nose. Between the boat's somewhat delayed reactions and my Dad's instinct to do exactly the opposite of what was required, I think we turned that boat around by the power of swearing alone. Read the rest of this entry


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Begin your spring refresh by removing everything from inside of your cabinets, one section at a time. Wipe the shelves down and organize all of your dishes (and containers, pots and pans, silverware, etc.) before putting everything back. This is a great time to get rid of those odds and ends that you don't use anymore – lids that don't have a match, beat up cups or dishes, and old containers with cracks or discoloration.
Don't forget your pantry! Start by setting up a few different bags, one for garbage, one to give away or donate, and one to keep (only items you will use). Then remove everything and sort into the bags. Check expiration dates and throw-out anything expired or stale. If you haven't used something in the last year, then you probably won't. If it's still good, donate it to your local food pantry. Once you've sorted through everything (don't forget the spices), wipe down the shelves and you are ready to put everything back in an organized manner. Place similar items together and don't be afraid to label different sections of your pantry, this will encourage you to continue to put groceries away in an organized manner.
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ADF attorneys represent Michigan graduate student expelled for her beliefs
Related Case: Ward v. Polite
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"Public universities shouldn't force students to violate their religious beliefs to get a degree. The court rightly understood this and ruled appropriately," said ADF Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco, who argued before the court in October of last year. "Rather than allow Julea to refer a potential client to another qualified counselor--a common, professional practice to best serve clients--EMU attacked and questioned Julea's religious beliefs and ultimately expelled her from the program because of them."
In its opinion, the court wrote, "A university cannot compel a student to alter or violate her belief systems based on a phantom policy as the price for obtaining a degree…. Why treat Ward differently? That her conflict arose from religious convictions is not a good answer; that her conflict arose from religious convictions for which the department at times showed little tolerance is a worse answer."
EMU initiated its disciplinary process against Ward shortly after she enrolled in a counseling practicum course in January 2009, when she was assigned a potential client seeking assistance regarding a sexual relationship that was contrary to her religious convictions. Ward recognized the potential conscience issue with the client, and asked her supervisor how to handle the matter. Ward was advised to reassign the potential client to a different counselor. EMU then informed Ward that she could only stay in the counseling program if she agreed to undergo a "remediation" program. Its purpose was to help her "see the error of her ways" and change her "belief system" as it relates to counseling about homosexual relationships.
At a subsequent formal review meeting, EMU faculty denigrated Ward's Christian views and asked several intrusive questions about her religious beliefs. Among other things, one EMU faculty member asked Ward whether she viewed her "brand" of Christianity as superior to that of other Christians, and another took Ward on what the faculty member called a "theological bout" designed to show her the error of her religious thinking. A faculty committee then dismissed Ward from the counseling program.
"Ward was willing to work with all clients and to respect the school's affirmation directives in doing so," the 6th Circuit wrote. "That is why she asked to refer gay and lesbian clients (and some heterosexual clients) if the conversation required her to affirm their sexual practices. What more could the rule require? Surely, for example, the ban on discrimination against clients based on their religion (1) does not require a Muslim counselor to tell a Jewish client that his religious beliefs are correct if the conversation takes a turn in that direction and (2) does not require an atheist counselor to tell a person of faith that there is a God if the client is wrestling with faith-based issues. Tolerance is a two-way street. Otherwise, the rule mandates orthodoxy, not anti-discrimination."
Steven M. Jentzen, one of nearly 2,100 attorneys in the ADF alliance, is local counsel in the case, Ward v. Wilbanks.


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Access Control, restricting unauthorized people from reaching pre-defined areas while ensuring easy access for authorized people, is a critical aspect of an organization's overall security strategy. The goal, protect physical assets, intellectual property and people. This seemingly simple requirement becomes a multi-dimensional challenge when we add time, organizational hierarchy and asset management into the mix. Matrix COSEC addresses this challenge by leveraging the power of 21st century technology to track the who, where and when with exceptional flexibility and scalability.
What you can do with Matrix COSEC.
Door Controllers
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Exit Readers
Matrix COSEC Readers can be connected with any COSEC door controller through Wiegand or RS-232 interface.
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COSEC Panel Lite System Controller
COSEC Panel Lite is a multi-purpose device that includes COSEC application software and supports hundreds of doors and tens of thousands of users. Panel Lite can be deployed in different ways:
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Panel Lite supports both Ethernet and serial connection of controllers in addition to auxiliary input / output ports.
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In its simplest form, a COSEC application can consist of nothing more than one or two controllers with or without the Panel Lite. For more advanced applications and multiple location applications, the COSEC Centra Management Server provides centralized management and enhanced application support. In addition to working with native applications such as Time & Attendance, Access Control and Visitor Management, COSEC Centra works with third-party applications via a rich API library. COSEC Centra Server benefits include:
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- APIs
Application Modules
The functionality of Matrix COSEC is enhanced by adding one or more application modules. These modules add features and further automate the management and reporting capabilities of the solution. They can be configured to meet the customer's usage requirements.


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