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A year of achievements was celebrated in some style by members of Bute Golf Club on Sunday in a new-format annual presentation of awards at Kingarth Hotel.
Donald Standaloft and Elaine Thom took pride of place at this prize luncheon by lifting the Gavin North Trophy and the Allison North Trophy respectively after their triumphs in the 2016 gents' and ladies' championships.
And for both players the victories completed impressive golfing "doubles" as they each had, in addition, won the equivalent title tournaments at Port Bannatyne Golf Club where they are also members.
For two-handicapper Standaloft, who beat Graham McArthur in the final, it was his fourth title success at Kingarth with the others coming in 2005, 2006 and 2009.
Thom took the ladies' trophy for the first time with a final victory over defending champion Elizabeth Speirs. The triumph completed a memorable season that also included success in the ladies' open at Clober Golf Club, Milngavie where, with partner Anna McComb, she lifted all the main awards for Bute.
It was also a successful year for Robert McKirdy, winner of the Order of Merit, Leighton Thomas who won four tournaments including the Kingarth Open, and double "major" winner John McBride following his victories in the "Wee Championship" for the Cuthbertson Cup and the match-play competition for the Baillie Cup.
For the ladies, championship runner-up Elizabeth Speirs had the consolation of winning three trophies during the season while other main victors included Jean Lyon, Helen Connell, Anna McComb, Liz Archibald and Cathy McKirdy.
The change from a prizegiving dinner to a Sunday luncheon proved to be highly successful with the function well supported by members.
Douglas Lyle, son of the Bute club captain, who is obviously following in "Big Dougie's" entertaining footsteps, added to the enjoyment of a fun-filled afternoon by bringing to the island his hi-tech speed quiz . The climax of his presentation, which was specially adapted for the club, came in a raucous finale that raised the roof!
The awards were presented by ladies' captain Helen Martin and Andrina Lyle, wife of the captain, during a memorable afternoon in the Kingarth Hotel where hosts Maria and Simon and staff were thanked for their hospitality and an excellent meal.
Gents' award winners
Club Champion of 2016 and winner of the Gavin North Trophy; Donald Standaloft, runner-up: Graham McArthur;
Order of Merit: Robert McKirdy, runner-up; Leighton Thomas;
Cuthbertson Cup: John McBride, runner-up; Richie More;
Baillie Cup: John McBride, runner-up: Leighton Thomas;
Alex Speirs Memorial Cup: David Bryden, runner-up: Robert McKirdy;
Robertson Medal (First Class Medal Finals): David Bryden, runner-up: Duncan Speirs;
Emslie Medal (Second Class Medal Finals): Jamie Campbell, runner-up: Richie Smith;
Lord Kingarth Trophy: Pat McDonald, runner-up: Graham McArthur;
Sir Harry Hope Cup: Graham McArthur, runner-up: Steven Neilson;
St Blane's Trophy: Leighton Thomas, runner-up: Robert McKirdy;
McDougall Cup: Andy Docherty, runner-up: Richie Smith;
McAlister Tankard: Jim Thom, runner-up: Leighton Thomas;
James Lamont Quaich: Leighton Thomas, runner-up: John McBride;
Hume Ferguson Trophy (outing to Elderslie GC): Sandy Long;
William Barclay Trophy: Malcolm Calder, runner-up: Sandy Long;
Renfrew Trophy: Saunders Ross, runner-up: Pat McDonald;
James Gill Memorial Cup: Leighton Thomas and John Kernaghan, runners-up: Robert McKirdy and Steven Neilson;
W. D. McFarlane Memorial Trophy: Robert McKirdy and John Kernaghan, runners-up: Malcolm Calder and Sandy Long;
Kerrytonlia Cup: Liz Archibald, Leighton Thomas, and Peter Martin;
R A Pride Shield: Elizabeth Speirs, Peter Martin and John Kernaghan;
McArthur Cup (Optimize Financial Solutions' Winter League 2015-2016): Robert McKirdy;
Summer League Shield (Sponsor: The Bike Shed): John McBride;
Burnside Bowl (Senior Open, sponsor: the late Jimmy Burnside): Ian White (Rothesay);
Middleton Cup (WeldSafe Kingarth Open, sponsor: Past-Captain John Bunyan): Leighton Thomas;
Ballantine's Challenge Cup (Rothesay v Bute): Rothesay GC.
Ladies' award winners
Champion of 2016 and winner of the Allison North Trophy: Elaine Thom, runner-up: Elizabeth Speirs;
Foote Trophy: Jean Lyon, runner-up: Elizabeth Speirs;
McAlister Cup (Outing to Taynuilt GC): Elizabeth Speirs, runner-up: Liz Archibald;
Knock-out Salver: Elizabeth Speirs, runner-up: Anna McComb;
Kerr-Speirs Trophy: Cathy McKirdy, runner-up: Elizabeth Speirs;
Robert Gordon Rosebowl: Anna McComb and Liz Archibald, runners-up: Helen Martin and Margaret Rooney;
Reid Trophy: Helen Connell; runner-up Jean Scott;
Golf Foundation Brooch: Jean Lyon;
Breakthrough Breast Cancer: Elaine Thom;
SGU Bronze Medal: Elizabeth Speirs;
Coronation Foursomes: Elaine Thom and Liz Archibald;
Captain's Prize: Elizabeth Speirs, Helen Connell and Margaret Rooney.


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My question centers on Revelation 17:18 where one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls tells John the identity of the harlot who sits on the beast. He tells John that "The woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth." At the time of John's revelation, it is my understanding that the ancient city of Babylon was in ruins or certainly insignificant. The angel is speaking to John in present tense as best as I can determine and the only city that ruled in John's day was Rome. Add to this the evidence given to John in the earlier portion of chapter 17 indicating that the harlot is sitting on seven heads that are seven mountains. Rome is the city on seven hills (mountains). What is the relationship between Rome and ancient Babylon or am I way off the bench mark?
All of the pagan religions had their origins in Babylon. After Babylon declined, the headquarters of these religions was moved to Pergamus (Pergamum) in modern Turkey. In Rev. 2:13 Jesus called Pergamus the city "where Satan has his throne." When the Church was merged with these religions Rome became the capitol.
In a cryptic prophecy from Zechariah 5:5-10 we can see that the center for these religions will one day be moved back to Babylon. Many scholars believe this will happen at the end of the age. That's the connection between Rome and Babylon.

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Pretty much all traffic in the monsterverse is strange. But maybe some is stranger than others.
Is that what shark jammies look like?
What are you enthusiastic about?
I'm an enthusiasm enthusiast, myself.
Ever notice how some people only know two adjectives? Well, you will now, because I pointed it out.
If I had a dress like that, I'd wear it all the time. Of course, it wouldn't look as good without the crown and boots, but I think I could make it work.
An old(ish) doodle from our trip to DC. We ate breakfast in the hotel where we were staying. I wasn't too impressed, but apparently I'm a yogurt snob and only like the yogurt *I* make. My son was enthusiastic about the waffle maker, though. It's the little things, you know?
At least he's honest about it.
The majority of life catches me unawares, but I am *always* ready for bed.
Hey, I'm back. Sorry about the big lapse. I was getting froyo. It takes me a long time to decide on the toppings.
How are you?
File this under "bad ideas". Although, it is the weekend…
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t. 93, Priscilla Pitts & Andrea Hotere, UNDREAMED OF … 50 years of the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship.August 5, 2018
UNDREAMED OF … 50 years of the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship by Priscilla Pitts & Andrea Hotere. Dunedin: OUP (2017).
Hb, full colour, 224pp.
Reviewed by Cassandra Fusco.
'Don't let N Zealand wait to put up a memorial tablet to my memory –
let her help me now whilst I am working at work that I hope will live after me.'
(Frances Hodgkins to her mother,
Rachel Hodgkins, 31.10. 1921.[1])
Half a century of sponsorship by the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship – the first of its kind and the most richly remunerated award in Aotearoa New Zealand – is something to consider and celebrate. UNDREAMED OF … 50 years of the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship by Priscilla Pitts and Andrea Hotere does exactly that and more.
The book[2] and the related exhibition[3] verify the unique and empowering role played by the Hodgkins Fellowship[4] thus far in the practice and development of 49 diverse New Zealand artists in the fields of painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography and digital media. The recipient list is national and heterogeneous.
Priscilla Pitts' opening essay provides the overarching historical context of the Fellowship and its selection process, charting its evolution through mixed moments of insightful daring and some apparent caution, towards a more expansive acceptance of art practice. Coincidental with this progress Pitts also notes how the choice of fellows reflects a shift in how artists have positioned themselves over the last 50 years. This dynamic is investigated further in Pitts' series of shorter essays on each artist's Hodgkins residency.
Insight into the Fellowship and its impact are manifest in Joanne Campbell's soundly researched chapter, 'Founding the Fellowship'. She gives due attention to the role played by Charles Brasch (1909-1973), a modernist force who, supported by other philanthropists, inaugurated the Robert Burns Fellowship (1958), the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship (1962), and the Mozart Fellowship (1969) within Otago University. Campbell outlines the Fellowship's longevity – remarkable by both national and international standards – its proven impact, something of its financial lows, and much about the Fellowship's body of inspired, committed supporters.[5]
Andrea Hotere surveys the lives and careers of all 49 individuals – a formidable task admirably accomplished and perceptively illustrated. She provides pertinent biographical and first-hand comments from the artists themselves or relatives and she does so attentively and equitably.
These several authors, their colleagues and publishers have produced a book that demonstrates the enormous difference the Hodgkins Fellowship has made in the lives and practice of many artists. UNDREAMED OF is dense with informative, readable material, refreshingly free of jargon and generously illustrated.
In the companion exhibition (2016), curated by Priscilla Pitts, many Hodgkins recipients were represented by a work from their residency and from later in their career. This style of effective curation enabled viewers to begin to consider artists' development, and also ratified the importance of such fellowships for early to mid-career artists.
Implicitly both the book and the exhibition broadcast the importance of recognising and acknowledging creative endeavour; how support and circulation of this can inform our communities; that it is often creative expressions that can productively probe socio-political issues. The fruits of the Fellowship, encapsulated in the book and the exhibition, remind us that art institutions (especially art museums) and social relations are, or should be, closely connected.
If art and its circulation are part of the whole, why is the UNDREAMED OF exhibition (such a national 'window') not scheduled to tour? Likewise the Strangers Arrive (2017) exhibition curated by Leonard Bell for the Gus Fisher in Auckland? If it is a matter of finances and insurance, surely these issues can be addressed by those willing and able to endorse the centrality of art – reflecting as it does on the identity, interests and values of our communities.
UNDREAMED OF delivers much and, like the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship, deserves wide recognition.
[1] See: Frances Hodgkins, A Commemorative Issue, Ascent, December (1969) A Journal of The Arts In New Zealand. Edited by Leo Bensemann and Barbara Brooke, with essays by Melvin Day, E. H. McCormick, Anthony S. G. Green, June Opie and Shay Docking. See also: Field-Hodgkins Collection in the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington.
[2] With a Foreword by Hocken Librarian, Sharon Bell, who initiated this vast and valuable project.
[3] Both designed by Karina McLeod.
[4] Named after expatriate artist Frances Mary Hodgkins (1869-1947) and established in 1962, this annual, 12-month Fellowship, is one of New Zealand's premier arts residencies; it provides a studio/office and not less than the minimum salary of a full-time university lecturer.
[5] Based on her Ph D research, Campbell records various financial difficulties that have beset the Fellowship, beneficent rescuers (including past Fellows) and the ever-supportive role of the Hocken staff, particularly Michael Hitchings, Stuart Strachan, Gordon Brown, Tim Garrity, Annette Facer and Linda Tyler, and concludes that 'without the leadership of Les Williams, the support of former Fellows, the University of Otago and the Otago Community Trust, it would not have been possible to sustain the fellowship into the twenty-first century in its original form (pp 25-35).
Cassandra Fusco is the Reviews Editor of takahē.


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What's a better sound than coffee brewing mixed with silence? That's what I've got going on here this morning. It's six am and it's just me and you Monkees in a dark, quiet house and nothing has happened yet, so it still feels like anything is possible.
I'm amazing right now. Truly. You might be jealous if you knew what a patient, loving mother I am before my small people stumble out of their bedrooms and immediately start falling down and demanding band aids and then saying "mom.mom.Mom.MOm.MOM.MOM. MOM. MOM. MOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!" and then when I finally look in their general direction staring back at me blankly as if I have really put them on the spot and then when I say "PLEASE – FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY – FOCUS!" saying "maybe I wouldn't forget what I was going to say if you would answer me the first time, MOM" and then scowling at each other and wishing each other dead for no apparent reason and then staring into the pantry for one half of one hour while complaining that there's nothing good for breakfast (they say this with an appalled, surprised tone –as if there has ever- for one day in their lives – been "anything good for breakfast" in this house) and then "looking for their shoes" which actually means aimlessly wandering the house howling "Ican'tfindmyshoesIcan'tfindmyshoesIcan'tfindmyshoooooooooooooooes OH, look- A BALL! A BALL that has been sitting in this corner of the family room for four years and I've never glanced at twice – but now. NOW. NOW that we have four more minutes till it's time to get in the van – I must play with! I LOVE THIS BALL!" while I repeat to them that "I can't FIND MY SHOES" is something very different than "MY SHOES ARE NOT IN THE PLACE WHERE MY EYES ARE POINTED RIGHT NOW AT THIS VERY MOMENT AND I REFUSE TO BEND OVER OR EVEN SHIFT MY EYES IN ANY OTHER DIRECTION AT ALL AND THAT IS REALLY MY PROBLEM HERE – NOT THAT SOMETHING IS LOST BUT THAT MY EYE BALLS HAVE LIMITED DISCIPLINE AND/OR SHIFTING CAPACITY AND THAT ALSO I AM LIKE A KITTEN WHO IS DISTRACTED BY COLORFUL THINGS."
I swear- at 6:59 it's like one of those lovely early morning coffee commercials in my home, and then at 7:00 am (time to get up for school, angels!)- it's Armageddon. Actually, let us change that to Ammagedon. And so throughout this routine- all morning- I repeat to myself my favorite line from We Bought A Zoo – "Glennon, all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. And I promise you- something great will come of it. Their teachers will take them away."
Something like that.
I've missed you – in the very real and true way you miss a good friend. I missed you in a "how did I do this life thing before I had them?" way. About the fast- I'll tell it to you straight- I secretly hoped that this fast would be the time that I Finally Figured Out Myself and Discovered The Secret of Life. Like, by retreating – I'd learn why I'm such a spaz, and I'd find a way to cut it out. I'd train myself to just stop crashing through life and coast a bit. And then I'd come back here and tell you what I learned and we'd all be so happy that we figured out what makes life so hard and messy and exhausting. And we could fix it. We could all change our We Can Do Hard Things signs to We Can Fix Hard Things And So Now We're Done With All That Crap And We're Relaxing Out Back signs. So, during my fast I did things that some of my wisest friends do, hoping I'd learn whatever it is that they know that I don't seem to know. I did yoga four times a week. I meditated. I spent quality time with people I like. I went to church. I continued marriage therapy and started individual therapy (poor, poor therapist lady). I ate healthy and slept well and worked hard and read a million good books and showed up for scary things and thought good thoughts and on and on.
Okay, you guys. Instead of figuring out All of the Things, I figured out None of the Things. After 40 days- I am still the same. Life is still the same. I don't get it. I don't know why it didn't work. In my most honest moments – I wonder if the problem might be that I cheated every once in a while. But if I didn't learn All The Things because of a little harmless fast-cheating, I find that annoying. I mean, God knows me and so certainly God knew when we were planning this fast thing together that I'd cheat- because that's just the kind of person I am. Everybody who knows me knew I'd cheat. I'M A MONKEE, NOT A MONK. Big difference. And so, in my humble opinion, God should have worked AROUND my less-than-fully-developed-sense-of-integrity. God should have found a way to teach me All The Things in spite of me. With all due respect, God, if you can't do that- I'm not sure I can help you. I can't pull ALL the weight around here, God. Work with a sister. Help ME, Help YOU.
Monkees – DID YOU MISS ALL OF OUR CAPS AND GROSSLY OVERUSED AND ABUSED ITALICS AND BOLDNESS?????
As always, I still have hope. In general- I believe that I know NOTHING. But then I sit down and write and some things come out and I'm like – HUH. From where did THAT little wisdom nugget come? It's like I have no idea what I know until I start writing. Who was it that said "I write to know what I think?" I like that. It's better than my "I write because I have nothing else to do since I accidently locked myself out of Facebook again and I'm too embarrassed to ask Sister to text me my password for the third time this week."
So maybe that's what's going on here. Maybe I learned some things but I just don't know it yet. Maybe if I just show up- if I just sit down each morning again and start typing – we will all find out that I did learn some things from the fast after all and then we can all apologize to God for being so overly critical and accusatory and rude. Seriously, you guys, try to show some respect. God is very busy. Also, I am told that God works in mysterious ways which I would say is just a really, seriously, humungous and egregious understatement and also just a little too general to really help me understand anything at all. It's not an explanation – it's a nonplanation. It's like- instead of going through all the trouble to say that thing- people should really just shrug their shoulders. Same/Same.
OKAY. Tomorrow I shall begin telling you everything I was thinking about during the fast. For now- how are you? Tell me. Not how you Fake are but how you Really are.
Love and yay and we're back and let's do this year together.
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My friend Krista, who owns Hove Photography, had this amazing vision for a Winter Jewel Toned Elopement styled shoot. The entire photo shoot, all the planning, and hard work were done by Krista! I'm so grateful to have been included in this stunning and fun shoot.
Vendor Love:
Jillian Dawson – Makeup Artist
Moonlight Party Rentals – Table Decor
Vintage Farmhouse Tables – Table and Chairs
Dress/Earrings – Rent the Runway
Liana Albers – Graphic Design and Invitations
Badger Land Printing De Pere, WI – Paper & Printing


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17-year old Shaq (20/24/12) vs Hank Gathers (48) | 148-141 win vs Loyola Marymount
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"I played with Hank for 11 years, and there's no better story about his heart and resilience than the LSU game. You did a great job blocking the first five shots, but good luck trying to stop the next 30." Said Bo Kimble on Hank Gathers.
Throwbacks don't get much better than this 1990 game between LSU and Loyola Marymount.
Loyola had the late great Hank Gathers, who passed away one month after this game during a game against the Portland Pilots (Erik Spoelstra was the point guard for the Pilots and was near Gathers when he collapsed after an alley-oop dunk). Loyola also had future NBA lottery pick and bust Bo Kimble. For LSU, they had Chris Jackson, who I consider one of the best freshman and scorers in NCAA history, and Shaq, who I consider the most dominant player in NCAA history (I know a lot of people are shaking their heads on that comment, and they should, especially Lew Alcindor, Bill Walton and Wilt fans).
Jackson played two years at LSU and it only took two weeks to let the world know about his scoring ability as he scored 48 and 53 points in the first month of his college career. His season-high of 55 (with nine three-pointers) came soon after against Ole Miss and he would go on to average 30 points as a freshman and set the NCAA freshman scoring record with 966 points. During his sophomore season, Jackson scored 40+ points 11 times, 50+ points four times and topped his three-point barrage against Ole Miss by hitting 10 three-pointers against Tennessee.
As for the 286 pound, 17-year old Shaq, he became the first SEC player to block more than 100 shots in a season and recorded two triple-doubles with blocks. Usually when you see a triple double with blocks, it's going to be exactly 10 blocks to go with 10-15 rebounds and 10-20 points. On this special day, Shaq had 12 blocks (a school record) to go with 20 points and 24 boards in a 148-141 win. Yes, you read that correctly, Shaq had 20/24/12 in a 148-141 win in a college basketball game. After the game, everybody was exhausted except for the teenage beast.
"Everybody just laid on the floor in silence, thankful that it was over. Everybody but Shaq: He was still hyped, clowning and jumping around. He was a big kid, all excited that we just won on national TV, and we had to tell him, 'Leave us alone, man! Let us rest.'"
During Shaq's induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2013, Shaq talked about Gathers and that classic game.
"They had Bo Kimble and the great Hank Gathers. Rest in peace Hank," O'Neal recalled. "Coach Brown came to me and said, 'Big fella, can you play?' I said, 'I like running, you make us run every day in practice.' Coach said, 'This guy you are playing against is a pro player but he's still in college. This guy won't quit.' So I'm like who is it? I'm looking at Hank Gathers and he's 6-7 and I'm going to be all right. I kind of had my way with him but he's the only player that kept coming back. I think I blocked his shot like 10 or 12 times, he kept coming back. I think he ended up with 40-something (48) points."
Shaq would end up with six triple doubles (all with blocks) during his three-year career at LSU, but even more surprising is that his most impressive triple-double wasn't this one, but one against the New Jersey Nets in the NBA. On November 20th of 1993, as an encore to his backboard breaking against the Nets, Shaq put up 24 points (12-19 fg), 28 rebounds and 15 blocks in just 36 minutes! The 28 is a career-high and the the 15 tied Manute Bol for 2nd all-time in a single game.
When Shaq won the NBA rookie of the year award, he said one day he's going to be able to tell his kids that he was a "bad man." Looking back at games like these reminds people of just how bad he really was. But, the Marymount video also reminds me how sad it is to see a great career end before it even began.


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Three Chances To Walk To Benefit Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic
Spring is in the air, which means it's time to get signed up for Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic's annual Walk For Wishes. Depending on where you live in the Mid-Atlantic Make-A-Wish area, there are several opportunities for you to take part in Walk For Wishes: Baltimore at the Baltimore Zoo, Washington, D.C. on the historic National Mall in Washington, D.C., and Annapolis at the Annapolis Towne Center. All proceeds from the walks will benefit Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic, so you can raise money to help grant the wish of a local child.
Make A Difference In Your Own Community
Participating in a Walk For Wishes allows you to personally make a difference in your community. Registration for the April 6 Walk For Wishes at the Baltimore Zoo is $15 per participant, and includes an all-day pass to see the zoo after the walk concludes. Each participant that raises $100 or more will receive a commemorative t-shirt. Check in before the event starts at 7:30 a.m. on April 6. The walk starts at 8:30 a.m. There are two routes to choose from – a 2.2-mile walk and a 1.1-mile walk. You can register online today, sponsor another walker or make a general donation to the event.
In Washington, D.C., the 3-mile walk on the National Mall will be April 13. Registration for this event is free, and each participant that raises $100 or more will receive a commemorative t-shirt. The walk will take place from noon-2 p.m., with registration starting at 11 a.m. Go to the event page for information on registration or other donation opportunities for the event.
In Annapolis on April 24, Walk For Wishes is an evening event with registration starting at 5 p.m. for the 6 p.m. walk. Registration is $10, and each participant that raises $100 or more will receive a commemorative t-shirt. Learn more about this Walk For Wishes at the event's website.
In addition to the walks, there will be family-friendly activities going on at each event, including music, face painting, balloon art, special guest appearances and other surprises.
Walkers can register as teams, so if you have a group of family, friends or co-workers, you can form a team and start raising money today. The goal is to raise more than $400,000 at these events, which will be enough money to support more than 50 wishes!
Make A Difference If You Don't Walk
If you can't make the walks, you can still help Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic by donating a vehicle to Wheels For Wishes benefiting Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic. Both are great ways to help grant the wish of a local child in your community.
To benefit Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic, you can donate a car, truck, SUV, RV, boat or motorcycle to Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic's car donation charity, Wheels For Wishes. Wheels For Wishes benefiting Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic helps kids throughout the region in places like Alexandria, Va., or Wilmington, Del. and will help turn your unwanted vehicle into a wish for a local child. Wheels For Wishes takes care of all the work for you.
Wheels For Wishes accepts most makes and models, and vehicles are picked-up or towed away at absolutely no charge to you. Plus, it's easy to donate! Cars, trucks, boats, campers – just give us a call at 1-877-431-9474 or fill out our online donation form. Either way is easy and will help to grant a wish for a local child!


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9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Room 101
Religion and politics are two topics we're told to avoid in discussions with polite company, but they've been central in the shaping of American culture. In this seminar, participants will focus on the history of Protestant fundamentalism, accounting not only its origins but also its enduring infliuence in American life. Through a variety of print and digital primary sources, we'll consider how evangelicalism and fundamentalism have both shaped and been shaped by American culture. Discussion will touch upon revivalism, radio, music, alcohol, and monkey trials, and thereby illustrate the complexity of American religious life and how it can be integrated into existing humanities curriculum to enhance, enliven, enrich classroom discussions.
Seminar led by Christopher Cantwell, Newberry Library
Newberry Teachers' Consortium is a subscription program open to Chicago-area teachers.


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Patrons of the Society
St Richard Gwyn
He was born in Wales. He studied at Oxford and then at St John's College, Cambridge, but his studies were interrupted in 1558 when Elizabeth I ascended the throne and Catholics were expelled from the universities. He returned to Wales and became a teacher. He married and had six children.
He was leant on to become an Anglican and succumbed briefly to the pressure, but returned to the faith after a sudden illness and remained steadfast in it thereafter. He frequently had to change his home and place of work to avoid fines and imprisonment, but he was finally arrested in 1579, and after escaping and spending a year and a half on the run, he spent the rest of his life in prison.
He was fined astronomical sums for not attending the Anglican church, and was carried to church in irons more than once; but he would disrupt the service by rattling his irons and heckling, which led to further astronomical fines but was not otherwise useful.
The problem for the legal system was that Richard Gwyn was quite obviously guilty and needed to be executed, but could not conveniently be found guilty of anything in particular. Eventually enough evidence was invented to sustain a charge of high treason, which was a charge vague enough to be usable against anyone whose actions were inconvenient to the state, rather like today's anti-terrorism legislation. He was convicted after a show trial in 1583. He was hanged, drawn and quartered at Wrexham on 15 October 1584.
This history is by Kevin Jones - LMS rep for Wrexham
In 2012, The Latin Mass Society announced the establishment of six patrons, including well-known figures from the worlds of music, journalism, politics and the law. This marked a major advance for the LMS and for the cause of the Traditional Latin Mass in England and Wales which are both attracting the support of mainstream figures within the Church. Sadly, Prince Rupert Loewenstein, our sixth patron, died in 2014.
Dr James MacMillan CBE
Dr MacMillan composed the setting for the Beatification Mass of John Henry Newman and is well known for his tireless campaigning for excellence in Church music.
Charles Moore
A convert to Catholicism, former editor of the Daily Telegraph and a prominent national journalist and political commentator.
Lord (Brian) Gill
Former Lord President of the Court of Session (Scotland's most senior judge) who was honoured with a papal knighthood in 2012. He has supported the Traditional Latin Mass for many years.
Colin Mawby
A composer who is highly respected in Catholic music circles. He was Director of Music at Westminster Cathedral under Cardinal Heenan and more recently has been very supportive of the LMS's attempts to nurture a wider knowledge of Gregorian Chant.
Sir Adrian FitzGerald
President of the Irish Association of the Knights of Malta, a former mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and previously a Chairman of the Governors of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School.


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And drop by Goodreads on June 26 for a chat with Cora and Jay Crownover. Then on June 27 from 3-4 pm EDT there will be a live Faking It book club where you can ask Cora all your burning questions!
Link to Goodreads chat: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/106036-ask-jay-crownover-and-cora-carmack---wednesday-june-26th
Link to Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CoraCarmackBooks


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What You Should Know about Porcelain Veneers If You Have Weak EnamelShare
There's no denying that porcelain veneers can fix many cosmetic dental concerns and give you the perfect smile you've always wanted. However, porcelain veneers can do more than just give you a beautiful smile, they can protect your teeth if you have thinning or weak enamel. If the enamel on your front teeth is thin, cracked, or weak, you may want to consider veneers.
There Are Many Causes of Enamel Erosion
Even if you think you take impeccable care of your teeth, you may still have enamel erosion because there are many causes of it. While exposure to plaque can lead to enamel-eroding acid, there are other factors to consider. Some common causes of enamel erosion include drinking/eating acidic foods and beverages, such as soda, dry mouth-causing medications (aspirin, vitamin C, etc.), genetics, wear and tear, and brushing too hard. If you take good care of your teeth but find that they are sensitive or discolored, you may have weakened enamel.
Weak Enamel Increases the Risk of Cavities
One of the biggest problems with not having enough enamel is that your risk of cavities increases. Tooth enamel is believed to be the hardest mineral substance in your body, which is good because it protects your teeth against decay. Decay occurs once acid has broken through the tooth's enamel and reached dentin. Having thin, weak, or cracked enamel makes it easier for the decay to reach the dentin. The decay may even become bad enough to lead to an infection, which must be treated with root canal therapy.
Thin Enamel Leads to Cracks and Chips
Another problem associated with thinning enamel is cracks or chips in the teeth. This is because as your teeth become weaker from lack of protective barrier, they are more likely to break. If your weakening enamel is caused by wear and stress, you may notice a lot of cracks along the bottom edge of your teeth. When these cracks occur, not only does it affect the appearance of your smile, but it makes it easier for decay and infection to occur.
Your Teeth May Become Painfully Sensitive
At first, you may notice that sweet foods or foods that are too hot or cold cause a bit of pain when they come in contact with your teeth. This is a warning sign that your enamel is weakening. If left untreated, this sensitivity can become so bad that a small breeze against your teeth on a cold day can cause an intense jolt of pain. You may even start to avoid painful foods and beverages.
Veneers Are Like a Fresh Coat of Enamel
When you get porcelain veneers, it's like giving your teeth back their original enamel. Although the veneers are wafer thin, they can still protect the underlying structure of your teeth to help stop cavities, chips, and sensitivity. Of course, you still need to follow good oral hygiene habits to keep your teeth healthy.
If your enamel is weak, porcelain veneers can do a lot to protect your teeth. If you're ready to improve the look and health of your smile, contact a cosmetic dentist in your area today, such as one from Belgrade Dental Associates.


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Anything you can do, Beyoncé can do better. Many people have sold out Wembley Stadium, but very few have managed to do it in just ten minutes.
There were approximately 85,000 tickets available for Beyoncé's Formation World Tour date in London, and they were all snapped up in the space of ten minutes… that's 8,500 tickets per minute… that's 142 tickets per second.
If you missed out then fear not, a second Wembley Stadium date has been added for July 3, with tickets going on sale on February 23 at 9am GMT.
Dates in Manchester and Stockholm have also sold out.
Anyway, we wonder how that Anti-Beyoncé protest went this morning?…
Were you lucky enough to grab a ticket to Yoncé? Let us know on Twitter at @maximumpop.


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Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has revealed on his message boards that his upcoming supernatural film "Crimson Peak" isn't akin to "The Haunting of Hell House" as previously reported.
Rather it's a Bronte-esque "gothic romance with ghosts", think a spookier take on the Thornfield Hall scenes of "Jane Eyre." It's also his most direct horror movie in many years.
"it's set at the turn of the century and it is a gothic romance with ghosts. When I use the GR [gothic romance] term I use it not in the Barbara Cartland model but rather in a Bronte fashion. Dark and stormy and wind-swept. This is my first foray into horror since "Mimic." "The Devil's Backbone" was more of an essay on ghosts than a ghost story and, except as a producer, I have not returned to scary stuff in a long time."
Speaking of del Toro, turns out his beloved 2006 dark fairytale feature "Pan's Labyrinth" is getting a stage adaptation.
A book has been written by del Toro and Jeremy Ungar. Paul Williams has just been signed to write the lyrics. "Brokeback Mountain" and "Babel" composer Gustavo Santaolalla is writing the music.
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Google's data-storing feature fuels privacy fears
I strongly recommend that everyone run, not walk from this privacy
data-storing feature fuels privacy fears
Facing worries about its tracking Web surfers' every move, Google
Inc. is now offering a feature to track Web surfers' every move.
Its free Web History service is strictly voluntary — Google users
can sign up to have the Internet giant keep detailed records of every
website they visit so they can easily find them again later.
The feature is similar to that offered by Web browsers, except the
data are stored on Google's servers instead of users' computers and
there's no set time after which it is erased.
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Get your shin-pads out and prepare for grazed knees in ESPN International Superstar Soccer, the first ISS game to rock the PlayStation 2. Choose from a host of international teams - all with real player names - in eight play options that include Open Game, World League, International Cup, Scenarios and Success mode. ISS brings all the thrills and spills of the beautiful game to life on the PS2 in one of the best looking sports titles in the early life of the PlayStation 2. Available only in Europe and Japan.
Also known as: International Superstar Soccer 2000, Jikkyou World Soccer 2000
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: November 24, 2000
Publisher: Konami
Release Region: Japan
Release Date: August 3, 2000
Publisher: Konami
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If you are serious about healing, you MUST befriend the darkness!
The darkness is the unknown part of our personality, the unknown part of the world that we fear the most.
Life is whole. It is not one-sided. It is not either or. It is whole, and if we just chase the light our whole lives we will be running from ourselves throughout our whole life.
Look at a candle, burning bright. If you look closely you will see the black part at the end of the wick. That represents the darkness amidst the light. It's not something to be feared. It's okay. It is okay that there is darkness with light. That is natural. That is what God created.
Heather Hans, LCSW, MSW, MBA, CPIC, is a Visionary, Healer & Teacher, and the author of The Heart of Self-Love: How to Radiate with Confidence. It is Heather's firm belief that loving oneself is necessary to have fulfilling relationships and a successful life.


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Our Community Futures office provides services and program supports to rural small- and medium-sized business owners and entrepreneurs. Our services include:
- Business planning support
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- Support in gaining access to other small business supports, information, and access to capital
Community Futures are developmental lenders. That means we work in collaboration with, not in competition to, conventional lenders like banks and credit unions. For over 20 years we have successfully helped local entrepreneurs get financing to:
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In addition to these client services, we offer facilities rentals to local groups and businesses, as well as state-of-the-art video conferencing technology for use in training sessions, conferences and business meetings.
Community Futures (CF) is a program that supports community economic development and builds the capacity of communities to realize their full sustainable potential. The purpose of the CF Program is to help communities develop and implement local solutions to local problems.


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Lyrics Depot is your source of lyrics to Fame by Genius/GZA. Please check back for more Genius/GZA lyrics.
Fame Lyrics
Artist: Genius/GZA
Album: Legend of the Liquid Sword
[Verse 1]
They was told not to ride in Patty's +Hearse+
and stay out of Charles' +Manson+
Took Abraham's +Lincoln+ through the Todd +Bridges+ espansion
Willis +Reid+s a map that marks the spot showin
On his left George +Burns+ a blunt William's holdin
Tara +Bank+ed the money that Chaka +Khan+ed the poor
Alicia +Key+ed his car for givin Melbourne +Moore+
For the Redd +Foxx+ who bought off the block, but though twice
As Debora +Cox+ the gun cuz she beat Kelly's +Price+
When Rosa +Park+ed the truck on the farm that Kim +Fields+
Linda +Tripp+ed for tryna to walk in Lauryn's +Hills+
Water dripped outta Farrah's +Fawcett+ in the glass
She was "Superfly", Curtis +Mayfield+ her ass
Chris +Tucker+ to a show, Ted +Turner+ to a hoe
Robert +Diggs+ the beat, but ain't feelin the flow
But he signed it fast, for half of Johnny's +Cash+
+Nia Long+ed for the album to drop, cameras flashed
Tom +Sawyer+ at the Lucielle +Ball+ up at the foyer
He confronted Richard +Pryor+ to hiring his lawyer
Suge's +Knight+ removed the rook off the board
Donna +King+ was checked and Al +Sharpton+ the sword
"Wettin cream, I aint wettin fame"
"Fame is the measure"
"Rap celebs"
"The place where stars are born"
[Verse 2]
The saints marched in, Kurtis +Blow+ing his horn
Tom +Cruise+d the boulevard, Chris +Rock+ed the song
For the hundredth time, they pressed rewind to the beginning
They toast to the rhyme, the juice spilt from John's +Lennon+
They took her to Elizabeth +Taylor+ to dry clean
The lone seamstress, who was schemin on Al's +Green+
You know they shoot for the stars and buckwild
Like the kids in the yard who play with +Jane's Child+
A beautician laced Erykah's +Badu+
Sean +Comb+ed through the evidence, just to get a clue
The needle in the haystack, from outta earth this kid
The tiger would kill him once thrown in Brad's +Pitt+
Jesse +Owen+ the money from the weed Bubba +Sparxxx+
They was journeys seen far as he walked in Dick's +Clark+
Jeffery +Lyons+ stuck with a thorn from George's +Bush+
Paul +Pierce+d in the heart as the crowd pushed
Acting alone... Drew +Barrymore+ bones
of the victims, three blocks from Jim's +Brownstone+
They shared the same bowl, he caught Natalie's +Cole+d
The producer, threw the butter on Esther's +Rolle+
Dempsey +Russel+ed him down, got his jaw wide
In a instant, Brooke +Shields+ him from the gunfire
Angie +Stone+d him to death, with those vocals
Keith +Sweat+ from the workout, just from runnin local
"With CREAM I ain't with the fame"
"Fame is the measure"
"Rap celebs"
"The place where stars are born"
[Verse 3]
Larry's +Bird+ flew outta Nicholas' +Cage+
Joe +Tex+ messages from Satchel's +Paige+
Betty +Wright+ letters with ink from Sean's +Penn+
Infinite bars, you couldn't tell where the song end
Glenn +Close+ enough to quickly duck the tapes
Richard +Gere+ ripped while he was climbin Bill +Gates+
He was a southerner, posing as a, native New Yorker
The Jason +Kidd+ took his first steps in Jimmy's +Walker+
He stayed on line chattin with rap celebs
Used Bernie's +Mack+ to search Veronica's +Webb+
It cost them their life for the advice you gave
Now Pete +Rose+ lay on Vanessa's +Redgrave+
"With CREAM I ain't with the fame"
"Fame is the measure"
"Rap celebs"
"The place where stars are born"
"With CREAM I ain't with the fame"
"Fame is the measure"
"Rap celebs"
"The place where stars are born"
Genius/GZA Lyrics
Genius/GZA Legend of the Liquid Sword Lyrics
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Genius/GZA - Amplified Sample Lyrics
Genius/GZA - Drama Lyrics
Genius/GZA - Duel of the Iron Mic Lyrics
Genius/GZA - Fam (Members Only) Lyrics
Genius/GZA - Outro Lyrics
Genius/GZA - Publicity Lyrics
Genius/GZA - Words From a Genius Lyrics


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Our Learning Path
Our vision behind the following infographic was to show a progression. We wanted to emphasize that the work we are doing in the present isn't "bad". Compared to what we used to do in the past, it is a very effective model. However we know that we still have areas in which we want to grow. Setting a goal for moving towards a personalized learning environment provides us with the opportunity to continue to grow in the work that we do alongside children.


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Green Tea and Red Bean Cake
I've always wanted to try making a Katherine Sabbath inspired cake with her signature chocolate ganache drip and chocolate bark combination. Since a friend's important day is coming up, I decided that this was the perfect opportunity to create a cake like this. I chose the flavours, green tea and red bean. It's the best combination in my opinion!
The recipe I used for the cake was Stefani's Ultimate Vanilla Cupcake recipe, following these tips from Amanda and substituting the vanilla for matcha. Although my batter was a light green shade, the product actually turned brown when it was done. It's not burnt, but I was not really sure why it changed colour. I didn't use a cake mix, because they are usually too sweet.
For the icing, I made a simple combination of red bean paste and whipped thickened cream in between layers. The paste I used was not the puréed kind, but the one with soft whole red bean pieces. The outer coating was a green tea Swiss meringue buttercream, a modified version of Jemma's Swiss Meringue Buttercream recipe.
I experimented with using either dark or white chocolate for an unconventional red bean "ganache". It was really tough. I found white chocolate to be too sweet, and I couldn't taste the red bean, when I used dark chocolate. Eventually, I came up with a ratio, which uses more of red bean paste, while still having the ability to transform from a syrupy consistency to a solidified one.
To top it all off, I made a marbled chocolate bark using dark and white chocolate with some crushed freeze-dried strawberries.
This cake was made like Frankenstein's monster with all the recipes I've put together. I was scared that it would be a disaster, but it was actually delicious and not too sweet! I would experiment with a different cake layer recipe next time though.
I'm sharing my method below. I hope you give it a try!
Cake Base
1 cake base recipe of your choice (I divided mine into 3 4.5″/11.5 cm diameter layers)
1 tbsp matcha for about 3 1/4 cup of batter
200 ml thickened cream
200 g sweetened red bean paste with whole red beans
(adapted from Jemma's recipe, click to watch the video, yields double the amount for this cake)
4 egg whites (use large eggs and free-range if possible)
300 g caster sugar
400 g chopped unsalted butter, soft
1 tbsp matcha
Red Bean Ganache Drip
100 g sweetened red bean paste, puréed
25 g thickened whipping cream
25 g white chocolate
Chocolate Bark
160 g dark chocolate, melted
140 g white chocolate, melted
freeze dried strawberries, roughly crushed
Cake Base
- Make the batter according to instructions on the box for the cake mix or another recipe. In a small bowl, mix about 2 tablespoons batter and matcha, forming a paste. Put the mixture back into the batter, and combine using a whisk or mixer.
- Bake the batter according to instructions.
- Level the cake.
- Using an electric mixer or a whisk, whip the cream until stiff peaks are formed.
- Gently fold in the sweetened red bean paste.
(adapted from Jemma's recipe, click for the video)
- Mix sugar and egg whites on a heat proof bowl over a bain-marie until all the sugar crystals are dissolved. Remove from heat.
- Using an electric mixer or a stand mixer, whisk the sugar and egg whites until the mixture is cool.
- Add the butter piece by piece and whisk on medium speed. Take a bit of frosting, and mix with the sifted matcha on another bowl, making a paste. When all the lumps are gone, put back the matcha frosting into the buttercream mixture, and whisk until incorporated.
Red Bean Ganache Drip
- Combine the cream, red bean paste and white chocolate in a heat proof bowl and melt over a bain-marie.
- Set aside. Make sure that the ganache is not too warm before using.
Chocolate Bark
- Place baking paper on top of a baking sheet or flat dish.
- Melt the chocolates separately in a heat proof bowl in the microwave or on a bain-marie.
- Pour the dark chocolate onto the baking sheet and spread until the desired thickness is achieved.
- Put dollops of white chocolate on top of the dark chocolate.
- Run a spatula or knife, over the mixture, creating a marble design.
- Put the freeze dried strawberries over the chocolate and gently push them down.
- Refrigerate until hardened, then break into pieces.
- Alternate layers of cake base and red bean filling, except for the top layer.
- Using a spatula, apply a thin crumb coat of swiss meringue buttercream to the cake. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Add a generous amount of buttercream on the chilled cake, then smooth out the surface while taking off extra buttercream as needed. Refrigerate again for 15 minutes.
- Put ganache in a piping bag with the tip cut out or a squeeze bottle. Press the product near the top edge of the cake in an "M" motion, allowing it to drip on the sides. Then, pour the remaining ganache on the top of the cake, and smooth it out using a spatula.
- Refrigerate until the ganache solidifies.
- Top with chocolate bark.
5 responses to "Green Tea and Red Bean Cake"
Wow that looks amazing! I love Katerheine Sabbath-style cakes, looks like you did an incredible job with yours. Matcha + red bean sounds like a great flavor for the cake 😀
Wow, you outdid yourself! I've seen her cakes and it always looks so inspiring. Love the marbleized effect too. Have you presented it to your friend yet?
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I have always found that from November onwards there seem to be so many invites to offices parties, drinks and meals with friends, and getting together with the family, all of which seem to involve eating and drinking.
This can be so challenging if you are try to lose weight and even more upsetting if you are trying to get into that special dress for a night out.
I have a few hints and tips you might find helpful and that won't ruin your nights out.
- If you are going by car offer to drive so you avoid alcohol and stick to slimline drinks, but also be very popular as the designated driver
- If you know in advance that you are going to a restaurant check out the menu on the internet to look at your options.
- Whether you do this or not, try to avoid foods that are in rich sauces and most restaurants are happy to put the sauce in a jug at the side, so you have either a small amount or none at all.
- Choosing to have either, a starter or a dessert rather than both can help.
- Avoid French Fries or chips and opt instead for a jacket or boiled potatoes
- A bread basket is a great temptation when you arrive at a restaurant, so try not to starve yourself all day just eat your normal meals and you find it easier to resist.
- Finally don't starve yourself all day as you will be so hungry your will power will disappear


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Motivations for Holiday Charitable Giving: It's Not Just the Tax Deductions!
As someone who donates to charity at random times throughout the year, I had always assumed that the end-of-year flood from other donors was due to the need to rack up points with the IRS come next April. Wrong!
As the American Red Cross found in a survey last year, four out five Americans feel that "helping someone less fortunate is an important part of their holiday tradition." (And we probably all know by now that upwards of a third of all charitable donations are made during the final weeks of the year, so this is more than just talk.)
Well, then. If your nonprofit wasn't already ramped up for end-of-year appeals, you've got one more reason to get energized about it. Of course, you've got a lot of competition — every nonprofit in the universe is pumping out appeals of every form, in writing, through email, and via their social networks. But the statistics on end-of-year giving suggest something interesting — that these appeals will actually receive more focused attention from donors than usual.
Instead of acting like I usually do (ripping open the appeal envelope, start tossing bits toward the recycle bin, noticing a catchy line, reading a bit, and then perhaps, miracle of miracles, deciding to make a donation), holiday-season donors are actually starting out with the intention of making a donation. It's just a matter of to which organizations, and what share of their intended amount will go to each. They may actually set aside time to review all the possibilities. Some families I know actually sit down with the kids, let each person make a case for their favorite causes, and make a joint decision as to which groups they'll donate to.
How to create the most effective appeals given this unique opportunity? For a helpful rundown of ideas from around the Web, read Ashley Halligan's article on the Software Advice blog: How Your Nonprofit Can Capture December's Giving Trend.


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The key to creating a self-sustaining organization is to design a diverse funding strategy with various revenue streams, says Adam Fuller from fastfundraising.co.nz,
One trap that many organizations fall into is depending on a single funding source. Some organizations rely completely on state and federal funding or huge private foundation grants, while others are struggling to budget small individual contributions.
If you or your Executive Director have been caught saying any of the following, it may be time to diversify your fundraising strategy.
"I need $<insert amount here> by the end of this week (or quarter)." Usually followed by, "Can you get me that?"
"I need a home run." or "I can't use small donations."
"We are robbing Peter to pay Paul!"
"If you can raise us $<insert amount here> we can afford to pay you!"
The key to creating a self-sustaining organization is to design a diverse funding strategy with various revenue streams. The following are should be considered when developing a diverse funding plan.
State and Federal Funding: Many organizations rely on state and federal funding, but not without tons of red tape. State and Federal grants are complicated, often contradicting, and require extensive followup reporting and compliance. Another downfall to this source of funding is that it can be cut without very much notice. However, State and Federal Grants are secure, and the amounts can be significantly higher than any other source of funding.
Private, Public, and Corporate Grant Foundations: Grant funding is the 'home run' that you speak of. Grants are usually large. However, the grant approval process is lengthy, and funds are almost always restricted.
Individual Donations: Because individual donations are typically small in nature, the cost to manage them is sometimes considered pointless. However, for most organizations these small contributions contribute to the biggest potential in funding. This is because they are more efficiently request, received, and processed. Furthermore, this type of funding is often unrestricted. Finally, individuals often give on a recurring basis longer that grant foundations.
Annual Campaign: This type of fundraising is typically supported by individuals donors and includes an annual appeal for fundraising. A good funding plan will include a year-long theme to the annual appeal.
Passive Revenue Streams: Often companies will offer a percentage of proceeds to an organization. Partnering with companies in this way will generate a small but often steady source of passive income for your organization.
Fundraisers: The challenge with fundraisers is to spend less than you make. Because of the time and financial investment of a fundraiser, many organizations spin this wheel for a small return. However, by developing a strategic plan, including sponsor support, a fundraiser can bring in money and offer a platform for branding and marketing.
Remember, strategy is essential to developing a diverse funding plan. Lack of strategy often results in the perpetual act of playing catch-up. Alternatively, implementing solid strategy leads to controlled growth and self-sustainability.


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Strong evidence suggests a link between allergies and genetics. The evidence for genetic allergies lies in family histories of allergies and asthma as well as clinical studies of genetic allergy in twins. The situation, however, is neither clear nor obvious: most studies suggest we inherit an inclination toward getting allergies, rather than specific allergies themselves.
The Allergic Response
An allergy occurs when the body's immune system mistakes a harmless substance for a threat. This substance becomes the allergy trigger, or allergen. Upon exposure to the allergen, white blood cell action is activated by IgE antibodies, resulting in the release of histamine and a rapid inflammatory response.
An allergy attack can be mild, such as the runny nose and itchiness caused by hay fever (an allergy to pollen). More severe allergies can cause asthma, or in the worst scenarios life-threatening anaphylaxis.
Allergy Symptoms
Allergy symptoms vary depending on the part of the body affected. Some allergic reactions only affect one area of the body. The most dangerous type of allergic reaction, anaphylaxis, affects the entire body.
Symptoms may affect any combination of the following body parts:
- Eyes: bloodshot eyes, itchiness, swelling, watery eyes.
- Face: headache, swelling of the eyelids, face, tongue, lips or throat.
- Gastrointestinal Tract: abdominal pain, diarrhea (with or without blood), nausea, vomiting.
- Nose: runny nose, sinus inflammation, sneezing, or stuffy nose.
- Respiratory System: chest tightness/pain, cough, shortness of breath or wheezing.
- Skin Reactions: blisters, crusting, eruptions, hives, rashes, redness, swelling or weeping.
Families and Genetic Allergies
The evidence for genetic allergies is based primarily on family histories. Children seem to be more likely to develop allergies if one or both parents have allergies or asthma. However family histories do not seem to indicate what form allergies take. A parent may have an allergy to peanuts, while the child develops an allergy to dust mites.
In other words, while we appear to inherit a tendency to develop allergies, people don't necessarily inherit the same allergies as their parents.
Genetic Allergy Research and Twins
If a specific genetic allergy existed, one would expect to see evidence in studies of identical twins, who share the same genetic codes. If, for instance, a peanut allergy was a true genetic allergy, if one twin developed the allergy the other should as well.
Studies do suggest that in at least some cases this is true. A large scale study of 3,600 pairs of identical and fraternal twins in the Netherlands found that 50 to 80 percent of the time identical twins shared the same allergies, while fraternal twins only shared allergies in 25 to 40 percent of cases.
While twins may share allergies, they do not necessarily share the same symptoms. A pair of identical twins may be allergic to peanuts, but while the allergy causes respiratory symptoms in one, it may cause the other twin to break out in hives. Even if genetic allergies exist, it seems how allergies are expressed is influenced by environment and exposure.
Eczema and Genetic Allergies
Research at the Oregon Health and Science University has found a genetic link between atopic dermatitis and food allergies that lends credibility to the concept of the genetic allergy. The study discovered a mutation in the filaggrin gene lead to "breaches " in the skin's outer layer, the epidermis. These breaches allow allergens and irritants to enter the skin, resulting in the release of IgE antibodies.
A link between food allergies and atopic dermatitis, or eczema, has been known for some time. However, it was thought that food allergies cause the eczema. The Oregon research suggests that the source of the eczema is what causes the food allergy.
As genetic allergy research continues, similar discoveries will shed more light on genetic allergies and their complex relationship with the environment and allergens.
Borish, L. (n.d.). Genetics of allergy and asthma. Retrieved March 23, 2009, from the PubMed Web site: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10353570.
HealthDay News (2008, February 4). AAD: Genetic defect in skin barrier linked to eczema. Retrieved March 23, 2009, from the Modern Medicine Web site: http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Allergy


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grid reference TL 916 491Something we've got wrong about this establishment? Something more you think we should know about it? Please email us
listed building grade II*
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated 25/01/2020
Lavenham White Horsehistorical closure era: late 20th century
opened about 1425
closed 1980
58 Water St
A small sign marking its history is still displayed on this former pub.
It's shown (though not named) on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. larger map
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(Lavenham's Pubs, Inns & Beer Houses)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.


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White strain: Yes
Medical: No
Effect: High (cerebral, heady effect)
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