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There is more than one way to volunteer for TNC in Virginia!
In 2018, nearly 1,000 volunteers contributed over 6,000 hours and helped with more than 100 projects, including preserve trail monitoring, oyster and seagrass restoration, avian monitoring, invasive species control, watershed clean-up, data entry and more!
For more information, download the volunteer application and liability release form or contact Jennifer Dalke, volunteer program manager, at email@example.com.
Volunteer in Virginia
The first step toward becoming a volunteer is to download and complete the volunteer application and liability release form.Download
In addition to participating in work days, trail maintenance and cleanups, our volunteers perform internet research, help at events and complete administrative tasks in the office. Some needs we regularly seek to fill include:
- Preserve Monitors: Assist with regular monitoring at one of our preserve (approximately 4-6 visits per year) to assess the condition and needs of the preserve and keep us informed of any issues.
- Volunteer Photography/Videography: Take pictures and/or video throughout the year for use in the Virginia chapter's publications, website and social media.
- Social Media: Share posts from the chapter's Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts with your personal networks to help spread the word about our work across the commonwealth.
2018 Volunteer Annual Report
Highlights from across the US and around the world of TNC's growing volunteer programs and partnerships.DOWNLOAD
Each year since 2016, the Virginia Chapter has partnered with Fairfax County Park Authority in Northern Virginia to host a Chesapeake Bay watershed cleanup.
The goal of the cleanup is to keep trash and debris out of waterways that flow into the bay. In April 2018, volunteers and staff came out in force despite frigid temperatures and a threat of snow. 602 volunteers gave over 1,500 hours of service at 8 different parks.
2019 marks the largest volunteer event TNC in Virginia has ever accomplished!
Over 4 workdays, 1,100 volunteers gave 2,658 hours of service across 21 Fairfax County parks, removing 8.6 tons of trash along 65 miles of stream, shoreline, roadways, and trails.
During the first weekend alone, 905 volunteers fanned out across 15 parks, giving more than 2,000 hours of volunteer service to collect an estimated 6.8 tons of trash along 45 miles of stream, shoreline, and trails.
The most common items found during our cleanups include plastic bottles and bags, cans, cigarette butts, styrofoam, and glass bottles.
While the numbers are impressive, it's the stories that make this effort successful, too. Many volunteers express how the cleanup impacted their children and how it "opened their eyes" to some of the environmental challenges we face. We also get a lot of people asking how they can continue to make a difference.
Take a Closer Look
The Nature Conservancy and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), along with several partners in the Seaside Heritage Seagrass Community Restoration Program, will soon begin the 2019 chapter of the largest seagrass restoration project in the world!
And you can be a part of it.
In the early 1930s, a noxious slime mold and the powerful Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane combined to devastate seagrass meadows in Virginia's coastal bays. The Seaside Seagrass Community Restoration Program has been conducting highly successful efforts to restore eelgrass in the nearby coastal bays since 1999.
Each spring since 2008, 40 to 60 volunteers have signed on and suited up to collect eelgrass (Zostera marina), a simple seagrass that once thrived in the coastal bays of Virginia. Over the past decade nearly 500 volunteers have given 2,175 hours to the effort.
Volunteers collect reproductive shoots containing ripe seeds from the underwater plants. The shoots are measured into water tanks where the seeds are then cured, separated, and prepared for fall planting.
VIMS and The Nature Conservancy have broadcast more than 72 million seeds into 600 acres to help accelerate the natural spread of eelgrass, which now covers almost 9,000 acres in South, Spider Crab, Hog Island and Cobb Island bays.
To receive more information about the largest seagrass restoration in the world, please contact Jen Dalke, volunteer coordinator, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Volunteers should be comfortable with snorkeling and being underwater. During low-tide collection, the water will be about waist deep.
Collection takes place in the seagrass meadows of South Bay off Oyster, Virginia, on the Eastern Shore. Volunteers will be leaving the dock in Oyster at varying times based on the tide.
Volunteers board an open 24' Carolina Skiff to get to the collection site. We can only transport those who are actually collecting.
If it's not too rough out, we can take as many as 10 volunteers on the boat, but we prefer only 8. On days with more than 10 volunteers, we have to find a second boat and captain which is usually a 24' Privateer holding about 8 volunteers.
Trips typically last from 4-5 hours.
Seed Collection Dates
The eelgrass shoots appear to be developing right on schedule. The water has just started warming up and our best guess is that we will be able to start collecting within the May 28-June 5 window.
Collection Dates
Volunteers meet and depart from the Oyster Boat Ramp. Trips typically last 4-5 hours.
- Tue, May 28—8:30 AM
- Wed, May 29—9:15 AM
- Thur, May 30—9:30 AM
- Fri, May 31—10:45 AM
- Sat, June 1—11:30 AM
- Sun, June 2—12 PM
- Mon, June 3—1 PM
- Tue, June 4—1:45 PM
- Wed, June 5—2 PM
The collection schedule is dependent on weather, as well as seed ripening. We try to collect a few days before peak ripening, during peak ripening and a few days after peak ripening, all of which can be difficult to predict.
Weather and timing are variable, and trips may change on short notice. It is important that volunteers are flexible. For those who are inexperienced, we highly encourage you to sign up for at least two collection days.
It is very important to show up if you sign up so that we can plan transportation and logistics appropriately. Trips typically last from 4-5 hours. If you have not collected before, we highly encourage you to sign up for at least two collection days.
Cancellation Policy
It is important to note that volunteers need to be flexible, as collection trips may be cancelled last minute due to conditions: choppy water, wind, etc. It is the volunteer's responsibility to determine if a collection date has been cancelled.
The Nature Conservancy is not responsible for any lodging, equipment or travel costs incurred if a collection date is cancelled.
We will send you an email if the workday is cancelled. If you would prefer to have a phone call or text, please contact Jen Dalke at email@example.com or 540-335-1302.
You will need a face mask, snorkel, towel(s), swim suit, snacks/water and sunscreen. If you have a wetsuit, please bring it.
We have 10 wetsuits in various sizes from men's S-XXL, but choice tends to run to the smaller sizes. Most of the wetsuits are 3/2mm which is lightweight.
If you have a wetsuit hood, bring it as you may get cold. You may need to share wetsuits if you don't have one. Face masks and snorkels are also available on a limited basis.
The water temperature will be around 65-70 degrees F. You may also prefer some type of water shoe. You are responsible for your personal gear. 70 degrees sounds warm, but after an hour you will get chilly. Dress in layers.
There will be on-site training each collection day. Volunteers will be trained on how to identify the reproductive shoots of the eelgrass plant and how to collect and bag them along with other related educational information.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel has toll charges. Visit the CBBT website for cost information and other details.
If overnight accommodations are needed, please contact one of the following local businesses for rates and availability.
- Kiptopeke State Park: Camping, family lodges, RVs and yurts available. Reserve online or call 1-800-933-PARK.
- Sunset Beach Resort Hotel: Call 757-331-1776 to reserve a room.
- Cape Charles House Bed and Breakfast: Call 757-331-4920 to reserve a room.
- Seagate Bed and Breakfast: Call 757-331-2206 or email email@example.com to reserve a room.
- Hampton Inn, Exmore: Call 757-442-7722 to reserve a room.
- Quality Inn & Suites, Exmore: Call 757-442-7378 to reserve a room.
Our thanks to the partners who make this event possible.
- Hampton Roads Community Foundation
- Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program
- Norfolk Southern Foundation
- National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
- The Campbell Foundation
- The Volgenau Foundation
- William and Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term Ecological Research
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- Virginia Marine Resources Commission
- Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper
Which city on Earth has the most nature and the most engaged residents? The City Nature Challenge aims to find out!
Explore Your World
The City Nature Challenge encourages people to discover and document the biodiversity of our urban spaces. What began in 2016 as a friendly challenge between Los Angeles and San Francisco has now grown to an international event!
The 2019 City Nature Challenge took place April 26 - 29.
The 4-day challenge connects local communities with the value of urban biodiversity, while also collecting important data for scientists, land managers, non-profits, and governments about the areas that they help to protect.
The City Nature Challenge is organized by the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Visit citynaturechallenge.org to see a complete list of participating cities around the world!
Get Involved
It's easy to get involved using the iNaturalist app (free on the app store). Just take a picture of a plant or animal and upload it to the app. Any observations made in the Charlottesville or Richmond challenge areas will count during the four day challenge.
You don't have to join an organized outing to be a part of the City Nature Challenge. Explore your neighborhood parks—or even your own backyard. There's nature all around you!
After the challenge, we'll need help identifying the observations recorded in iNaturalist. The more observations we get down to species level, the more species we get in our tally! It also provides valuable data for scientists, land managers, non-profits, and governments about the areas that they help to protect.
Support the Conservancy with your eyes, ears and muscles! Become a Volunteer Preserve Visitation Committee member.
Regular preserve monitoring and maintenance keeps us informed about their condition, while promoting TNC's mission and supporting the ecological goals for which each preserve was established.
But with many preserves to manage around the commonwealth, it is not always possible to monitor them as often as we would like.
We are looking for long-term, committed people to join our volunteer visitation committees. Committee members conduct routine surveys of our public preserves four to six times per year to assess the condition and needs of the preserve. Team members also perform basic trail maintenance by removing debris, fallen branches, overgrown vegetation and trash as needed.
Please contact Jen Dalke, volunteer coordinator, at (434) 951-0572 or email@example.com to receive further information.
Positions are available at:
- Alexander Berger Preserve, Spotsylvania County
- Bottom Creek Gorge Preserve, Montgomery County
- Cumberland Marsh Preserve, New Kent County
- Fernbrook Natural Area, Albemarle County
- Falls Ridge Preserve, Montgomery County
- Fortune's Cove Preserve, Nelson County
- Fraser Preserve, Fairfax County
- Warm Springs Mountain Preserve, Bath County
About the Program
Essential Functions
Team members will visit the preserve on a regular, rotating calendar schedule, approximately 4-6 visits per year, to assess the condition and needs of the preserve.
When making a visit, members should thoroughly inspect the property by walking trails and various areas of the preserve while carrying a tool to observe for the following:
- Instances of trespassing and land abuse (trash dumping, unauthorized trail use, etc.)
- Condition of the parking areas, gates, kiosks, signs, trails and boundaries (vandalism, tree blow downs, erosion damage, etc.).
Preserve Trail Monitor team members should also perform basic trail maintenance by removing debris, fallen branches, overgrown vegetation and trash as needed. Members will report problems and issues to the Virginia chapter's volunteer program manager.
Basic Qualifications
- Demonstrated interest in the management of nature preserves and commitment to the mission of The Nature Conservancy.
- Basic physical fitness to hike moderately challenging outdoor terrain and physical ability to operate hand tools such as loppers and hand saws safely.
- Self transportation to and from site.
- Willingness to participate in training sessions and attend committee gatherings and meetings.
Related Responsibilities
- Complete and submit a preserve monitoring inspection form after preserve visits.
- Suggest ideas for improvement projects to accommodate future preserve needs.
Flexible, depends on personal interest in maintaining preserve; ideally, 4-6 days per year or more. The ultimate goal is to have the preserve visited every week by someone on the monitoring team.
Committee Resources
- Falls Ridge committee handbook (.pdf)
- Voorhees committee handbook (.pdf)
- North Landing / Milldam Creek Boardwalk committee handbook (.pdf)
- Fortune's Cove committee handbook (.pdf)
- Alexander Berger committee handbook (.pdf)
- Fraser committee handbook (.pdf)
- Cumberland Marsh (.pdf)
- Monitoring Inspection Form (.pdf)
Want to be a part of our conservation efforts on Virginia's Eastern Shore? Opportunities are available as an island or boat ramp steward.
Island steward is a volunteer position best suited for a person who lives on the Eastern Shore of Virginia who visits The Nature Conservancy's barrier islands by their own means and would like to serve as a Conservancy representative on these occasions
Boat ramp steward is a position for someone who is interested in volunteering to distribute educational brochures at seaside boat ramps on weekends, especially holiday weekends, throughout the summer.
Volunteer stewards act as official representatives of TNC's Virginia Coast Reserve program, to educate visitors about the sensitive natural resources of VCR's barrier islands by talking with visitors and handing out brochures as needed. The steward's educational efforts focus on, but are not limited to, breeding shorebirds and colonial waterbirds. Duties include:
- Attend annual training sessions at TNC's office in Nassawadox, typically held in early spring.
- When on the islands and engaging in stewardship responsibilities, educate visitors about the sensitive natural resources on the islands through casual conversation and distribution of informational literature.
- Report incidences of use-policy violations immediately to Conservancy staff.
Commitment: No regular island visitation schedule will be set; steward responsibilities will be on an on-going, opportunistic basis, when stewards choose to visit the islands. Stewards interested in volunteering at boat ramps can set their own schedule and report days and hours spent to Conservancy staff.
Qualifications include:
- Local eastern shore resident.
- Excellent communication skills which can positively and effectively, yet casually, teach all island visitors.
- Desire to help protect the biodiversity of the Virginia Coast Reserve through education of island visitors.
- Must have transportation to get on and off the islands, as well as familiarity with the local waterways unless only interested in volunteering at boat ramps.
- Must undergo a background check (requires SSN) and Nature Conservancy Youth Safety Qualifications prior to volunteering which will take 1.5-2 hours of time.
If interested please contact Jen Dalke, volunteer program manager, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 434-951-0572 (w) or 540-335-1302 (c).


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Each year, the Society runs a Design Awards competition to identify the best architectural and environmental schemes in Wakefield and the surrounding area. Nominations can be made by anyone and are now being sought. If you know of a scheme which fits our criteria, please do let me know before the end of January. Awards will be presented at our Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 18th April.
There are five categories of award:
1.Best new development (building or environmental) – any building or environmental project can be nominated, including individual houses
2.Best refurbishment (building or environmental) – and building or environmental project can be nominated, including individual houses
3.Best shop front – new or refurbished shop fronts
4.Best public house, café bar or restaurant frontage – again, new or refurbished
5.Best residential development (6 or more units) – can include new build or conversions and refurbishments but must contain at least 6 separate residences
Occasionally, where a nomination does not fit into any of these categories, the Society will consider a special award.
Buildings and environmental schemes can be nominated but any project nominated should have been substantially completed by the end of 2018.
Please remember that these are design awards, so we are looking for good design in completed projects. Redecoration of older properties is unlikely to qualify unless there has been some element of structural change.
Also, please bear in mind that the Society covers only the Wakefield area – i.e., the city of Wakefield and the surrounding villages and hamlets in those areas that used to form part of Wakefield City Council, Wakefield Rural District Council (part) and Stanley Urban District Council – but we do not cover the other towns in the Wakefield Metropolitan District – so not, for example, Horbury, Ossett, Castleford, Normanton, Pontefract and so on (if in doubt, please ask.)
If you wish to make nominations in any of the above categories, please email details to us at info @ wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk (no spaces) or use the Comments box below (which is private - your comments will not appear on line) before 15th February. The judging panel will then meet to consider all nominations and the results will be announced at the AGM.
When submitting a nomination, please give the location of the project being nominated so that we can find it! If you are the architect, developer or owner of a project being nominated, it would be helpful if you could also email photographs of the completed project that we can show to the judging panel.

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Astrology for the Week of July 5, 2010
The big news in astrology this week is hte solar eclipse on Sunday, July 11th. An eclipse of course is traditionally a malefic event because the Sun, symbolizing the spirit of man, is temporarily "snuffed out". In my experience eclipses have coincided with unusual, disorienting, and/or disrupting developments.
The so-called crisis of course is really the way the human man will interepret developments that push individuals into a new space. If someone put you into a sack and then threw you into a strange forest, you mind might not like it and anxieties would be triggered off. Eclpses can have the same disorienting effect.
The fact is the Universe sometimes likes to shake us up because we've just become a little too settled into our niches. We are in the midst of crisis globally with the economy, the Gulf oil spill, and the potential for a hot war being lit off in the Persian Gulf. If the stars have anything to say about it, things could get very hot around the end of this month with a very tight configuration of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Pluto; which I've spoken about at length in Mounting Challenges 2009-11.
Personally, I am hesitant to make any great changes in life until after the first week in August 2010; things seem to be in flux right now. I hope to have more posted here on current developments soon.
Mon, July 5
Today could have a very mixed bag of karmic (challenging) situations. Be careful of self-deceptions, impetuosity and haste, nervousness and hysteria, situations with potential accidents or injuries (war zones), or potential landmines being set off in the emotional quarter of relationships and human affairs. The whole world tends to want to move up and forward, and the energies of social dynamism may be very apparent. (Uranus retrograde station, Mars tridecile Pluto, Sun and Mercury aspecting Neptune, Venus aspects Uranus)
Tues, July 6
No peaking influences
Wed, July 7
Social initiatives will be favored as well as cultural and artistic ventures; be careful of spending too much time, energy, or resources on things which are frivolous in the end. (Venus biquintile Jupiter)
Thurs, July 8
What seems obvious and the connections you might make today could be the product of a highly stimulated and over-active imagination; logic and the heart may be bent subtly by psychological predilections and later prove to be false. (Mercury and Venus aspecting Neptune)
Friday, July 9
The experience of life today may seem to go against the grain, but what will be brought out will be our basic lack of flexibility. We will have the opportunity to throw off vicariously our rigid stubbornness on issues, or at least see how deep it goes into us and take corrective steps after the dust settles. (Sun quintile Saturn)
Sat, July 10
An interesting and stimulating day is in the offing to help you break into new territory and/or maybe launch off into a new life-direction. (Sun tridecile Uranus, Venus quincunx Uranus, Sun sextile Mars)
Sun, July 11
An eclipse of the Sun may make today unusual and possibly fraught with peril for some. There may be a tendency to act in an obsessive and/or hysterical manner. There could be subtle developments in relationships. (Venus contraparallel Neptune, Mercury quincunx Pluto, Mercury semisquare Mars, solar eclipse)
Mon, July 12
No peaking influences
Curtis Burns


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The official website for the city of Elburn is http://elburn.il.us.
Elburn is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,602 as of the 2010 census, up from 2,756 at the 2000 census. It is located at the intersection of Illinois Route 38 and Route 47. Elburn is a far-west suburb situated 46 miles (74 km) due west of the Chicago Loop with frequent commuter rail service from its Metra station at the end of the Union Pacific West Line.


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By: B. Goode
In the past few weeks alone, there had been three major cases of food poisoning in Singapore.
Let me ask an honest question. If an NEA officer-on-duty was to see a rat skittering under a non-smoking table with a man smoking at the table what you think the NEA officer would do?
Well, your guess is as good as mine and that is; summon the smoker and pretend not to see the rat.
Dude! One summon will make the government $250 whilst catching the rat will COST the government $250.
But seriously, it was not only because it would be much easier to summon the smoker, it was what the NEA officers had been drilled into their heads for years: Smokers are more dangerous than vermins.
What I am trying to say is that NEA has lost its focus and has almost forgotten about a more important aspect of their brief; food hygiene and food safety.
Let me tell you why.
Go to any MacDonald's restaurant and what do you see? The food handlers merrily chit-chatting with one another, laughing and sometimes shouting orders to one another whilst preparing food without a single one of them wearing face-mask. If you looked closely, you could almost see their spit raining down the burgers.
MacHepatitis anyone?
And this happens at every fast food restaurants and other restaurants too.
Why are food handlers not required to wear masks? Or was it a case of mask were and are still required but NEA had simply forgotten about it?
If food handlers in highly visible food establishment like the fast food restaurants can be so nonchalant about food hygiene, just imagine what's happening in the closed-door environment of food caterers?
And how about the food delivery boys and girls? Have they been given the usual immunization given to food handlers? Who is monitoring their health?
One more thing. Before you have your food at a hawker centre, be sure to look up. Chances are you will see birds perching and sometimes even roosting on the beams and pipes above. Do you really think that the birds will excuse themselves to visit the bird-toilet when they feel like pooping? No! Guess where their poop will land on?
Don't believe me? Just go and visit West Coast Food Centre. The amount of bird shit dangling from the beams and the lights would make you puke.
Hmmm….your Indian Rojak tastes extra salty today eh?
NEA must seriously refocus their priority because if given a choice between getting an unverified probability of getting lung cancer from second smoke and the 100% sure strike diarrhea with a high probability of dying from contaminated food, I'd take my chances with second hand smoke.


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All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
With so many performances of holiday classics all playing at the same time, it can be hard to find something truly unique, much less something that isn't telling the same story we've heard over and over again (seriously? Another Christmas Carol?).
That's where San Diego Opera steps in. Part of the Opera's dētour Series, All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 is a heartwarming and profound a cappella opera about a little known occurrence during World War I where Central and Allied troops agreed to cease fire for one day so that they could celebrate Christmas. Within that day, they met along the trenches of the Western Front to exchange gifts, bury the dead and even play soccer.
"The powers above these soldiers said the war had to continue," says San Diego Opera general director David Bennett. "And just of their own making, being inspired by song, they stopped the war."
"The story is about the capacity that each individual person has to make peace happen," Bennett adds. "That's a message that's important today and any time."
This is technically the third year that All is Calm has been presented locally, but as Bennett points out, this is the first time the Opera has staged the show with help from Bodhi Tree Concerts and SACRA/PROFANA. Making it even more accessible is the fact that, for the most part, the opera is made up of music that's well-known to audiences. These include regional holiday classics and carols, as well as military and patriotic songs.
"It's really a piece that is entirely celebrating the potency and power of the human voice, both in spoken form, as well as choral and soloing," says Bennett. "It celebrates the expressive power of the human voice in all its iterations."
All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 opens Friday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Balboa Theatre (868 Fourth Ave.). There will also be a performance on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $30 to $160 at sdopera.org.
Toast of Gaslamp
Let's face it: we could all use a drink right about now. The holiday season is enough to drive anyone to booze it up. But what if we could combine the two? Well, that's the main idea behind the Toast of Gaslamp, a 21-and-up, self-guided walking tour through two-dozen of Downtown San Diego's best bars, restaurants and retailers, all of who will be showcasing seasonal specials. Participant bars include Side Bar, Smoking Gun, Tin Roof and more, while there will be shopping deals at Bubbles Boutique, Lucky Brand Jeans, Oakley and more. Raffle tickets will be given to those rocking ugly holiday sweaters or reindeer ears for a chance to win goodies and gift cards. The festivities take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 and check-in is at 614 Fifth Ave. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 the day of the event. toastofgaslamp.com
In case there's someone who's reading this and they've been living in a bunker up until recently, The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition. And while we could fly to Russia and drop some serious change to see some prestigious ballet company perform, we're more than fine with our homegrown City Ballet's production of Tchaikovsky's classic. Featuring some of the region's best dancers and a live orchestra, City Ballet always goes all-in when it comes to costumes and scenery. And when the story involves life-sized mice, a Sugar Plum Fairy and a giant Nutcracker, the finer details are important. The Nutcracker opens Friday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Spreckels Theatre (121 Broadway) with 11 more performances through Dec. 23. Tickets range from $25 to $89 at cityballet.org.


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The OPAC Classics Series
Romeo & Juliet Grace the Stage at Olmsted Performing Arts Center
OLMSTED FALLS – The Olmsted Performing Arts Center (OPAC) will present the definitive theatre experience, Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet," in March. Tickets are on sale now.
"Romeo and Juliet" is arguably the most famous love story of all time, a sweeping, grand production, a theatre masterpiece that has been reproduced on stages for centuries and adapted for movies, musicals and bands. The play tells the tale of a boy and a girl who fall in love and fight against destiny to be together.
"Each character in 'Romeo & Juliet' is making the best choices they can for those they love, but the events in their lives go terribly wrong," says Christina Haviland, director of Romeo and Juliet at the OPAC. "This play is about love, the first love, the one you believe you were born to be with; but there is also pain and family drama and anger and inescapable fate, it is a huge tapestry of a play. It is a reflection of life. There are no absolute villains or heroes, there are only people. This play reflects the imperfection we find in art, in life and in people. It was relevant in Shakespeare's time, in the 16th century, and it is relevant today."
Haviland is a main stage and classics series director at OPAC, she is also a scenic artist. She was in her first production when she was 13, was educated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in California and has performed in theatre productions in Colorado, California and Ohio. She says she enjoys the connection she finds in working on stage.
The "Romeo & Juliet" cast has around 30 actors Haviland, and assistant directors Lawrence Wallace and Brandon Smith can connect with.
The "Romeo & Juliet" cast features OPAC theatre students, as well as community members. Cast members include Brett Heidinger as Romeo, Lauren Rebholz as Juliet, Mike Christescu as Mercutio, Joe Ferrell as Montague and Erin Salmi Thompson as Lady Montague, Terry Smith as Capulet and Tessa Hongosh as Lady Capulet.
The production team includes producer, Angela Boehm, and technical director Bob Foraker.
Showtimes of "Romeo and Juliet" at OPAC are March 3, 6, 7 and 8 at 7 p.m., and March 9 at 2 p.m. For 30 minutes before the show there will be musical performances on the themes of "Romeo & Juliet" in the OPAC lobby.
Tickets to "Romeo & Juliet" are $16.25 and available now online at http://www.olmstedperformingarts.com or over the phone by calling (440) 235-6722.
Olmsted Performing Arts began with theater classes held at the Olmsted Community Center in 2003 culminating in its first production, The Sound of Music, that summer. Since its beginning, OPA has grown to attract over 100 youth at each audition, a staff of over 40, a crew of wonderful volunteers, and a growing audience. Olmsted Performing Arts' mission is to instruct, develop, and advance acting, music, dance, and gymnastics skills, to edify and positively affect all individuals involved in our organization, and to motivate staff, students, and volunteers to work at their best ability. We seek to serve the community with quality and affordable entertainment and to create a safe environment. Our practices are designed to build character, build confidence, build relationships, and encourage creative expression. Our goal is to operate a successful organization without compromising our values.
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Mushroom Ragout over Creamy Polenta
by Jeremy McAdams, adapted from Emeril Lagasse's "Farm to Fork"
Serves 4
1 lb. shiitake and oyster mushrooms – cleaned stemmed & quartered (Cherry Tree House Mushrooms)
1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil (Valli del'Etna Olio)
4 Tbsp. unsalted butter 1/2 cup diced onion (Stone's Throw Urban Farm)
1/2 Tbsp. minced garlic (Swede Lake Farm and Global Garlic)
1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme leaves (Prairie Hollow Farm)
1 tsp. chopped fresh oregano leaves (Prairie Hollow Farm)
3/4 cup diced tomatoes (Stone's Throw Urban Farm)
1/2 Tbsp. tomato paste – optional
2 cup mushroom, vegetable, or chicken stock
1-1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1/2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley (Prairie Hollow Farm)
2 cups of whole milk
a pinch of ground mace
7/8 cup stone-ground polenta or course cornmeal (Sunrise Flour Mill)
1/4 cup mascarpone or cream cheese
1/2 cup plus extra for garnish parmesan or Friesago cheese (Shepherd's Way Farm)
1 Tbsp. chives (Prairie Hollow Farm)
The Mushroom Ragout Place a 12 inch skillet over medium-high heat, and add the olive oil and 2 Tbsp. of butter. When the butter begins to foam, add the diced onion and sauté until translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until they have released most of their liquid, about 10 minutes.
Add the thyme, oregano, diced tomatoes, tomato paste if desired, and 1 cup of stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has reduced and the ragout has thickened, about 20 minutes. Season with the salt and pepper, and stir in the parsley.
The Creamy Polenta Combine the milk, remaining stock, remaining butter, remaining salt, remaining pepper, and mace in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil on high heat. Whisk in the polenta and stir continuously until the mixture begins to thicken. Then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring frequently, for 30 minutes, or until the polenta is creamy and tender and starts to pull away from the sides of the pan.
Add the cheeses and stir to blend. Remove from the heat and stir for 3 minutes to cool the polenta.
Divide the Creamy Polenta among four shallow bowls, and top with mushroom ragout. Garnish with the parmesan and chives, and serve hot.


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The mocambos (from mocambo, literally Huts) were village-sized communities mainly of runaway slaves in colonial Brazil, during Portuguese rule.
A mocambo differed from a quilombo in size, A quilombo, like the Quilombo dos Palmares, might embrace many distinct mocambos. The terms were not always used consistently, however.
The most common form of slave resistance in colonial Brazil was flight, and a characteristic problem of the Brazilian slave regime was the continual and widespread existence of fugitive communities called mocambos, ladeiras, magotes, or quilombos. The three major areas of colonial Brazil where the fugitive communities stayed were: the plantation zone of Bahia, the mining district of Minas Gerais, and the inaccessible frontier of Alagoas, site of Palmares, the largest fugitive community.[1]
Mocambos are exile communities established by fugitive Brazilian slaves between the 18th and 19th century. The purpose of these settlements was to protect the slaves from the Portuguese opposition, thanks to their hidden location, which was difficult to find for the punitive military expeditions. Mocambos were a threat to the economy and the social fabric of the slave regime, because the parasitic economy of these communities was mostly composed of theft, extortion and raiding. Though the minority of communities lived off agriculture and arms trade. Mocambos were not controlled by the government and because of the high percentage of Brazilian slaves, which incorporated one third of the total population, the number and the importance of Mocambos was continually increasing. For this reason Mocambos inhabitants were executed by punitive military expeditions and the children born in the Mocambos became property of the leaders of the exterminating expeditions.[2][3][4]
Runaway communities flourished in almost all areas of Bahia, whose geography aided escape, and the result was a great number of fugitives and mocambos. In plantation zones, slaves often made up over 60 percent of the inhabitants. They lived in bad conditions in terms of food and housing and they had to deal with particularly cruel or sadistic masters. The region of Bahia in which appeared a great quantity of mocambos was the southern towns of Cairù, Camamù and Ilhéus. In these towns there was the most part of the production of manioc, the basic subsistence crop of Brazil. A second and still unstudied method of slave control and capture in Brazil was the calculated use of Indians as slave catchers and as a counterforce to mocambos and possible slave resorts.[5]
Maroon Societies is a systematic study of the communities formed by escaped slaves in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States. These societies ranged from small bands that survived less than a year to powerful states encompassing thousands of members and surviving for generations and even centuries. The volume includes eyewitness accounts written by escaped slaves and their pursuers, as well as modern historical and anthropological studies of the maroon experience. For this edition, Richard Price has written a new preface reflecting recent changes in both maroon scholarship and in the lives of contemporary maroons throughout the Americas.[6]


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Pucker up, pretties: it's time to learn how to rock a bold lip! If you've been eyeing the vibrant, mood-lifting shades that have splashed the runways this season, it's time to bring that vibrance to your very own vanity! No need to be intimidated by those shiny tubes; we've got your top three tips (and a few sultry shades suggestions) that will leave you looking anything but basic.
Prep Your Pout
In order for your favorite spicy shade to show through to its fullest potential, you should first prep your pout by exfoliating. Slough off dead skin for smooth canvas using an exfoliating scrub of sugar and coconut oil. Voila! Baby smooth lips that are ready for their close-up.
Plump the Pucker
That just bitten look of lips is timelessly alluring, and can be achieved with one simple step: a plump. To add volume and hydration that will heal the dreaded crack of parched lips, simply apply a deeply nourishing balm. Pro tip: lip balms containing Vitamin E oil is the ultimate in moisture.
Smile Between the Lines
The key to keeping a bold lip looking polished and in place is by first defining the shape of your lips. To keep lipstick from sliding, pick a lip pencil within one or two shades of your lipstick to create a barrier. Then, with short, soft strokes begin outlining the very edge of your upper lip, starting with your Cupid's Bow and working outwards. Repeat the same process on your lower lip.
Bright is Bold….Berry is Beautiful
Bold lips don't have to say "I took a risk." In fact, while eye-catching and colorful, the right bold lip shade should be an accent to your ensemble, not the focus. The two biggest factors to consider are skin tone and wardrobe; warmer shades (pinks, oranges) pair better with cooler undertones, while cooler colors (berries, browns) look especially lovely against olive or caramel skin.
Spring's bright floral patterns don't have to mean muted or boring beauty; you can afford to add some excitement to your makeup, too! A vibrant fuchsia or a gorgeous red-orange can be a playful way to incorporate a pop of color into your favorite LBD. Still, the berry lip is no doubt the hottest for Spring 2016. This color goes well with every skin tone and gives off a combined vibe of sophistication and edge- perfection!
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Member Interview: Sue Katz
Sue Katz has been a long-time member of New England Wax since its founding in 2006. Sue has an M.A. in sculpture from Ohio State University, then studied with Perter Voulkos at UC Berkeley and Irving Sandler at NYU. She has taught contemporary art and studio art at Jersey City State University and Greenfield Community College. She smiles broadly when she informs me that she was a potter for 22 years, a graphic designer for 26 years, and an art teacher on every level for about 10 years.
Please share more about yourself.
I was married for 42 years, now a widow. I have two great children and two great grandkids. I am one lucky woman and one fine artist. We moved from New York City to raise our kids in Colrain, MA, where I was a potter. Now I live in Amherst, MA, where I make art from paint and mixed media, including found objects, such as old rusty metal and worn wood. I have helped found and direct two galleries in Amherst and also started the Amherst Art Walk, the first in our county.
How did you start working with wax?
I took a papermaking workshop for three weeks at Haystack in Deer Isle, Maine in 1997. After I got home I tried soaking some handmade papers in wax as my teacher had suggested. I liked the result and got Joanne Mattera's book and went to her for a critique.
What is your process for creating art?
I usually have an idea of what I want to make before I go into my studio where I look around for the pieces to assemble to start to make something – wooden panels to paint on, old "junk" from my piles of found stuff, scraps of used painted paper or parts from older work that I no longer value. I use whatever catches my mind's eye. I work in series – continuing a group of six or ten pieces is easier than starting something new, which usually happens as an accident by uncovering something dormant in my brain or scattered on the floor of my studio or when out for a walk. I think about my art and I look around in my studio. I go to gallery and museum shows and look through art magazines. I take a lot of photographs of things I see – shapes and spaces, primarily squares and circles. My camera is my sketchbook. My work continuously changes from intention to attention as I work. Often I take a photograph of my evolving work to look at it on my computer screen in order to gain psychic distance.
What were you thinking as you created Les Fleurs du Mal?
I was in a gym class in December when I got this idea: "DDT" for Deplorable Donald Trump. I found an image of a DDT can online so I used that label to put on a spray can that I had in my studio. Then I got out my stencils for the wording to attach to this "flower" of found bed springs kicking around in my studio for years along with some wood for the "vase." I was going to title it DDT until Beaudelaire's "Les Fleurs du Mal" popped into my head. The work was done in two days for a local show of Nasty Women coming up in February.
What might someone be surprised to learn about you?
I don't believe in love at first sight, but my husband and I decided to marry after knowing each other for three weeks – a physical attraction and similar values worked for us. Having a family with him was and is the greatest part of my life. My art is all about relationships, one square for one person, one spirit, as signified by the primary shapes of a square/cube or a circle/sphere/ spiral and in the colors I use, black for death to white for young life and many colors in between.
What is new and good?
Our Amherst gallery, Gallery A3, is having a 15-year anniversary all member show, Celebrating, this March. In May, I am having a one-person show at Gallery A3. Much of my new work has to do with family and a new color in my palette, indigo blue, for my husband, while my color is brown pink, a rusty copper color that is my all-time favorite.


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Today we introduce you the Isabella II Texture Pack 1.5.1, fantasy, beautiful and creative texture pack. You'll find that the water color changes, the grass is enchanted, there are lots of premade aztects, and the creper changed from a zombie and becomes a forest lover.
This pack has been some time in developent and having serveral updates and now we bring to you the second version of this pack. Its resolution is 16x as the default package of Minecraft.
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How to install Isabella II Texture Pack for Minecraft 1.5.1?
- Download MC Patcher 1.5.1
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- Open folder .minecraft / texturepacks
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Education Act 1918
Education Act 1918 (8 & 9 Geo. V c. 39), often known as the Fisher Act, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was drawn up by H. A. L. Fisher. Herbert Lewis, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education, also played a key role in drawing up the Act. Note that the "Education Act 1918" applied to England and Wales, whereas a separate "Education (Scotland) Act 1918" applied for Scotland.
|Act of Parliament
|Long title
|An Act to make further provision with respect to Education in England and Wales and for purposes connected therewith.
|Territorial extent
|England and Wales
|Other legislation
|Education Act 1902
Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906
Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907
|Repealed by
|Education Act 1921
Education Act 1944
Education Act 1973
|Relates to
|Education (Scotland) Act 1918
Status: Partially repealed
|Text of the Education Act 1918 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
This raised the school leaving age to fourteen and planned to expand tertiary education. Other features of the 1918 Education Act included the provision of ancillary services (medical inspection, nursery schools, centres for pupils with special needs, etc.).
By the 1920s, the education of young children was of growing interest and concern to politicians, as well as to educationalists. As a result of this rising level of public debate, the Government of the day referred a number of topics for enquiry to the Consultative Committee of the Board of Education,[1] then chaired by Sir William Henry Hadow. Altogether the Hadow Committee published three very important reports – 1926, 1931 and 1933.
These reports led to major changes in the structure of primary education. In particular, they resulted in separate and distinctive educational practice for children aged 5–7 (infants) and those aged 7–11 (juniors).
The Reports recommended child centred approaches and class sizes of no more than thirty. These recommendations marked a triumph of 'progressive' educational thought and practice over the more 'traditional' ideas and proved to be popular with many policy makers and teachers alike.
- ^ Brehony, K. J. (1994). "The 'School Masters Parliament: the origins and formation of the Consultative Committee of the Board of Education 1868–1916." History of Education 23(2): 171–193.
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- Text of the Education Act 1918 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.


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I know I've covered this before but your kitchen floor really can benefit from our tile and grout cleaning service. Ceramic and porcelain tiles are an ever more popular option for kitchen floors, and with good reason. They are hard wearing and easy to clean but they are not impervious to soiling and over time a mixture of dirt and very often the cleaning solutions you have used become ingrained in the surface of the tile and especially the grout between them.
Hands and knees is no way to do tile and grout cleaning
I'm sure you've tried it yourself – scrubbing away with a floor cleaner from the supermarket with a brush. You'll make some impression but still not get the tiles and grout totally clean. Or you may have tried a steam cleaner, as the owner of this floor had done. You may come to the same conclusion as she did, that it was a waste of time. The reality is that by the time the dirt is this ingrained you need some for of tile and grout cleaning intervention – either professional or divine. I can offer you the former.
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To achieve great leads to existence and professionally, we have to understand how to understand and intelligently manage our emotions!
The guide generally explores emotional coaching methods to manage nervousness, boost personalized and experienced effectiveness, and win a no cost and innovative thoughts. " (Subtitle on the guide).
By now from the preface he commences by stating that in the extremely competitive society that we reside in now – with countless adjustments – if we usually do not learn to handle emotion, we are going to not be leaders of ourselves.
Surviving with competence gets a tough art.
Emotional intelligence is actually a a great deal required and small perfected art presently.
Not even educational institutions are ready to educate younger persons emotionally (these institutions ought to study this book and begin to integrate that wisdom into educating).
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• Coaching promotes the many sorts of coaching mostly those that are geared towards personal and professional expertise.
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Throughout the guide, Augusto Cury aids us recognize the misuse of our emotions and the unnecessary expenditure of power; and explore some tools and procedures (that are extremely straightforward and very well explained) to ensure we understand to work more difficult on emotion and expand intelligence capabilities.
One particular on the tactics that caught my attention essentially the most is "Disarm the mental traps to build healthier social relationships. "
To try and do this, you must:
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And all this really is explained with the technical part – how our brains function in these times of anxiety – and with true examples on really interesting historical information!
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Abu Omar al-Shishani Bio,Wiki,Biography,Age Details| Killed in Air Strike
Abu Omar al-Shishani Bio,Wiki,Biography,Age Details| Killed in Air Strike: Abu Omar al-Shishani was a ISIS Commander has been killed in Iraq, according to a website. He was a top commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. He was a Georgian Kist jihadist who served as a commander for the Islamic State in Syria, and a former sergeant in the Georgian Army. Amaq, the ISIL-linked website, did not specify when Shishani was killed, but the loss of the commander is a significant blow to the group.
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Abu Omar al-Shishani Wiki and Bio: Abu Omar al-Shishani was born on February 11, 1986 in the Georgian SSR, Soviet Union. His father, Teimuraz Batirashvili, is an ethnic Georgian and Orthodox Christian. His mother was a Muslim Kist, an ethnic Chechen subgroup from Georgia's Pankisi Gorge. Batirashvili grew up in the largely Kist-populated village of Birkiani. According to his father, a young Batirashvili secretly helped Chechen militants into Russia and sometimes joined them on missions against Russian troops.
According to the Georgian Defense Ministry, Batirashvili was arrested in September 2010 for illegally harboring weapons and sentenced to three years in prison. He was allegedly released after serving about 16 months in early 2012 and immediately left the country. According to an interview on a jihadist website, Batirashvili said that prison transformed him; "I promised God that if I come out of prison alive, I'll go fight jihad for the sake of God", he said.
Death: On 13 July 2016, ISIL confirmed that Shishani had died. The U.S. admitted that their previous claim of killing Shishani was incorrect and that U.S. warplanes had targeted Shishani again earlier that month
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Sturges Word Helps Organize Support for Thomson Prison
Grassroots community support raised visibility of potential 3,000 jobs, $1 billion in economic activity
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (January 6, 2010) – Sturges Word Communications, a Kansas City, Mo.-based integrated communications firm that builds brands, moves product and manages reputations, helped the Tri-County Economic Development Alliance (TCEDA) in northwestern Illinois organize and engage grassroots community support for the use of the Thomson Correctional Center to house terrorism suspects now held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
TCEDA and SWC worked to mobilize an overwhelming show of support for the proposal at an official state legislative hearing that drew national media attention and hundreds attendees.
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The panel voted in 7-4 in favor of Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn closing the prison so it could be used as desired by the Obama administration.
Completed in 2001, the Thomson prison was to house approximately 1,600 maximum security prisoners under the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections. Budget cuts have prevented the prison from fully opening – only a small, minimum security wing is operational.
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Sport at Witches Point - 17th March 2018
Normal routine, leaving at 9am from Fulton. Practice sport ahead of Spain. Heading to Witches Point as tides are looking good this weekend. Bring for, water etc and fuel money
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- 1 James Gill Mon 13th March (12:57pm) None.
- 2 Abbey Tildesley Mon 13th March (6:53pm) None.
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- 5 Alex Long Tue 13th March (12:08pm) Helmet. Pick up from Bay would be great
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"Cape to Cairo" by Eden Robins joins a traveler on a solitary tour of Africa, a woman who has found nothing new under the sun, but cannot stop looking, nonetheless. While eavesdropping on fellow travelers, she hears of a dark, new experience that promises to deliver her from her self-imposed doldrums, and so she fast-tracks her travels to Cape Town.
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As we mentioned in Chapter 18, the UsedRange method seems to have some problems, in that it does not always return what we would consider to be the currently used range, that is the smallest rectangular region of cells that contains all cells that currently have data. In any case, if you, too, have trouble with the UsedRange method, the following function can be used in its place. Note that the function GetUsedRange does assume that Excel's UsedRange method returns a superset of the correct used range.
The operation of GetUsedRange is straightforward. As its source code in Example 19-1 shows, the function starts with Excel's used range, determines the coordinates (row and column numbers) of the upper-left and lower-right corners of this range, and then proceeds to shrink this range if it contains rows or columns that are blank. This is determined by using the Excel CountA worksheet function, which counts the number of nonempty cells.
Example 19-1. The GetUsedRange Function
Function GetUsedRange(ws As Worksheet) As Range
' Assumes that Excel's UsedRange gives a superset ' of the real used range.
Dim s As String, x As Integer Dim rng As Range
Dim r1Fixed As Integer, c1Fixed As Integer Dim r2Fixed As Integer, c2Fixed As Integer Dim i As Integer
Dim r1 As Integer, c1 As Integer Dim r2 As Integer, c2 As Integer
Set GetUsedRange = Nothing
' Start with Excel's used range Set rng = ws.UsedRange
' Get bounding cells for Excel's used range ' That is, Cells(r1,c1) to Cells(r2,c2) r1 = rng.Row r2 = rng.Rows.Count + r1 - 1 c1 = rng.Column c2 = rng.Columns.Count + c1 - 1
' Save existing values r1Fixed = r1 c1Fixed = c1 r2Fixed = r2 c2Fixed = c2
' Check rows from top down for all blanks.
' If found, shrink rows.
If Application.CountA(rng.Rows(i)) = 0 Then
' nonempty row, get out Exit For End If Next
' Repeat for columns from left to right For i = 1 To c2Fixed - c1Fixed + 1
If Application.CountA(rng.Columns(i)) = 0 Then c1 = c1 + 1 Else
Exit For End If Next
' Start again r1Fixed = r1 c1Fixed = c1 r2Fixed = r2 c2Fixed = c2
' Do rows from bottom up
If Application.CountA(rng.Rows(i)) = 0 Then r2 = r2 - 1 Else
Exit For End If Next
' Repeat for columns from right to left For i = c2Fixed - c1Fixed + 1 To 1 Step -1
If Application.CountA(rng.Columns(i)) = 0 Then c2 = c2 - 1 Else
Exit For End If Next
Set GetUsedRange = _
ws.Range(ws.Cells(r1, c1), ws.Cells(r2, c2)) End Function
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Donation from the walkers of St Marys, Horwich and the 'medium' walkers of Chorley U3A
Today we received a very kind donation of £225 from our friends at St Marys Horwich and the 'medium' walkers of Chorley U3A (The University of the Third Age).
Included with this extremely generous seasonal donation was a Christmas card signed by all the walkers of both clubs to the team including many kind comments written by the walkers. Below are a selection:
The team would like to thank St Marys, Horwich and the 'medium' walkers of Chorley U3A for their continuing support (the group donated £180 to the team last December, see news article dated Friday 21st December 2007) and wish them happy rambling this Christmas.


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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Conservatism: what is it?
The quotation above was written by F. A. Hayek for his introduction to the 1955 re-issue of his famous book The Road To Serfdom.
I have set out to investigate the history of modern conservatism in the United States. This effort is strictly personal and for my own understanding of the forces at work today in our polity.
I began by trying to find a workable or satisfactory definition of a conservative and have concluded that there isn't one. Political conservatism in America contains divisions of great importance to their adherents. There maybe three or four definitions of conservatism.
I don't believe that Hayek's is a true definition. I see it as reflecting a problem within the domain of conservatism that has not been understood or reconciled with the philosophy.
There are other contradictions that exist within the conservative movement. The result is unwillingness to call myself a conservative when a well-known public conservative preaches ideas with which I disagree mightily.
I am using two books for a general history of the conservative movement: "The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945" by George N. Nash and "From Dawn To Decadence" by Jacques Barzun.
I chose these two books because their authors are conservative and they are excellent sources for additional reading.
My first choices for additional reading are: "The Wise Men Know What Wicked Things Are Written On The Sky" by Russell Kirk, and "The Law" by Frederic Bastiat.
Challenging works. I'll see what comes of it.
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Many years ago, I actually worked in the conservative movement. It was divided then and remains divided. It was then a marriage of convenience between people united only in their opposition to communism. So you has old-guard Republicans (not much different from the largely extinct conservative Democrats) mixing with people who were classical liberals (like Hayek, who wrote an essay called "Why I am Not a Conservative") for whom the maximization of individual freedom is the actual point of politics (my own position). The latter is naturally suspicious not so much of government as of the state, which is government that is no longer the servant of citizens but their self-appointed master (see Nock's Our Enemy, the State). "Ask not what your country can do for you? Ask what you can do for your country? Sorry. I would rather ask neither.ReplyDelete
Conservatism, of course, is not a philosophy. It is a disposition. Everybody is conservative about something. The best formulation of it is Lord Falkland's: "When it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change."
My wife says that a conservative is someone who considers the past better than today but rather than trying to improve today they wish the future to be just like the past. Hence all the talk about the good old days, i.e. Reagan, etc.
I think, Joe, what your wife is describing is a reactionary -- which, interestingly, is what many revolutionaries become. But these terms tend to be used rather haphazardly, thanks mostly to the media. A traditionalist, for example, should not be mistaken for a conservative, because a living tradition grows and develops continuously. I give you T.S. Eliot. And the self-styled progressive can become calcified by his ideology and unable to adapt to changing circumstances. Once we start seeing things in ways that are too boldly demarcated, we tends to lose all sense of ambiguity and nuance. And life is mostly ambiguous and highly nuanced.ReplyDelete
By the way, I think that Jacques Barzun, who once said that "a man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal as opposed to the conservative, who has both feet firmly planted in his mouth," would probably object to being called a conservative.ReplyDelete
- Lincoln HunterNovember 18, 2010 at 12:41 PM
LOL, Frank. By that definition almost anyone would object to the label of conservative. But what else could a man of his high standards be but one who preserves the best of thought and law. I also summon to the stand one Gertrude Himmelfarb who will testify to his conservatism.ReplyDelete
BTW, I remember the JFK inaugural speech. I watched it on TV in my Miami, Florida hotel room, having just arrived from NY by train that morning. I didn't have the same reaction you had, but I remember that it struck a discordant note. It seemed inappropriate. I wasn't sure then and am not now ready to say that I know what he meant by 'what you can do for your country'.
- Lincoln HunterNovember 18, 2010 at 2:45 PM
JOE: your wife has named one kind of conservative. There are so many: fiscal, social,, political, evangelical, neo-, traditionist, classic, etc, etc. We need a Linnaeus to classify and organize the many animals of this family.ReplyDelete
That said, I find the past preferable, as much for nostalgia as anything else. The songs, the slower pace, the parity between price and wage,
a stronger social fabric. It goes with being old, I guess.
I don't know how old you are, Lincoln -- I'm 69 -- but it's hard to get around the fact that much of the past was indeed better than some of the present. What you cite are good examples. You are also correct that the term conservative covers a wide range of life forms.ReplyDelete
READ BURKE; AND THEN READ OAKESHOTT, AND BINGO! MORE INTELLIGENT THAN HAYEKReplyDelete
- Lincoln HunterNovember 22, 2010 at 9:25 AM
phaedra: Yes, Burke is the standard. I have read portions of his work. Michael Oakeshott is mentioned in Nash's History (cited in post) as a British conservative more in the tradition of Hume than Burke. I presume you disagree with that. I've put Oakeshott on the list.ReplyDelete
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