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A pirate came home from after-school care…
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Small boys, food, work and other joys
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So last night I was admiring some new D&D figures that James had bought, in particular a new unicorn for Frala (that's my D&D alter ego. The unicorn's name is Fion). Sebastian noted my attention to it.
Sebastian: do you loooove that unicorn, Me-Me.
Me: Yes, I do Sebastian.
Sebastian: Do you love it so much you're gonna marry it?
At this, of course, I had to take the opportunity to disabuse Sebastian of the need to get married. Quoth I:
No, Sebastian, I'm not going to marry anyone because I believe that marriage is an outdated and patria….
At this point, Sebastian cuts me off…
Sebastian: Well, do you love it so much you are going to choose to spend your life with it?
That left me come-backless. At least he's learnt something from the rhetoric.
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And then those who were without children turned up, and we moved to the BBQ phase of the day. Despite the cold and threatening sky, there were still quite a number of people there, but we had bagged ourselves some tables and made good use of the BBQs to cook up and endless parade of sausages and other delights.
After lunch and more playground time, a small party went off for a walk around the Eucalypt enclosure. We didn't spot any koalas, but Shell taught the boys about circles in the logs, we saw interesting fungus and were surprised by just how much bushfire damage was still evident, even 6 years on.
During our wander the rain set in, so by the time we got back to the picnic ground, everyone had relocated to under cover.
The rain didn't stop the last football play, as Sebastian and Martin kicked it around for a bit.
Finally it was time to go home – or at least back to our house where the hordes came for soup and bread.
Zac, however, had had such a good time he didn't want to go – and had to be carried, literally kicking and screaming, back to the car by Andrew. Obviously the measure of a good day!
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Zac wasn't feeling too good Sunday morning, so spent a bit of time on the couch watching the television.
Sebastian and Jude were outside – and started by spending some time making the endless sets of plaster bricks needed for the construction of the pirate fortress. 15 sets certainly tests the attention span of your average 7 year old. But progress is being made.
Eventually the action shifted to the sandpit after a bit of bike riding. Jude is still building his skills on Sebastian's old bike, and would be riding fine if he just actually tried….
Much digging was undertaken.
Zachary decided to emerge for a bit of driving once the nurofen kicked in.
Lovely sunny Sunday.
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Jude comes up with the concept
And Sebastian helps him bring it to completion
All there own planning and ideas (and note the small red train wheels attached to the side)
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So Zachary got to celebrate his big 3 birthday with a party on Sunday.
The cake had been a matter of clear choice for quite some time. He wanted the pig cake.
But eventually the party started, and more interesting things like presents began to distract him.
…and Sebastian even got lucky with the arrival of a late birthday present.
Then it was on to the party activities. We started with a festival of painting in the backyard.
Fortunately most of the paint did seem to stay on the paper, rather than each other or clothes, although Ryan got accidentally creatively with the walking through the paintings approach.
It was then on to some rather chaotic musical chairs and musical statues….
Running around was clearly the winner – as chocolate, the bushes and parents acted as significant distractions for the competitors.
And what party would be complete without a feast?
More playing, more presents and some general standing about by adults
before the fun (adult) game of "cuddle the new baby" got into full swing.
Finally, it was time for the cake's moment of glory.
Happy birthday Zac – and farewell Connor-McEwen party season until next year…. Phew!


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Timber Rattlers Announce 2019 Schedule
Brewer Affiliate's Home Opener is Saturday, April 6
By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | August 27, 2018 11:41 AM
GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are ready to announce their 2019 schedule. The Milwaukee Brewers Midwest League affiliate will open their 2019 season with two games at Beloit on April 4-5. The Rattlers will open the home portion of their 2019 schedule with two games against the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium on April 6-7. The home opener on Saturday, April 6 has a scheduled first pitch of 4:05pm.
The entire 2019 schedule with the start times for all 70 home games may be viewed as a PDF at this link on timberrattlers.com.
The first 1,000 fans to attend each of Wisconsin's three remaining home games - August 29 through August 31 - this season will receive a 2019 magnet schedule courtesy of Trilliant Food.
The 2019 home schedule breakdown by month is: Twelve games in April, seventeen games in May, ten games in June, thirteen games in July, and eighteen games in August.
The 2019 home schedule breakdown by day is: Ten games on Sunday, nine games on Monday, eight games on Tuesday, eleven games on Wednesday, ten games on Thursday, eleven games on Friday, and eleven games on Saturday.
Full Season and Half-Season ticket packages for 2019 are available from the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ticket office by calling (800) WI-TIMBER or (920) 733-4152. The smaller 7-game and 10-game packages are also available.
The Timber Rattlers will announce their entire promotional calendar with fireworks, giveaways, and specialty nights in February, 2019. However, keep your eyes on timberrattlers.com for announcements of bobblehead packages, Christmas packages, and more special ticket offers for the 2019 season.
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The Plains
Late Hispanic Settlement
The New West
What We Bought
From the Missouri West
Summer Nights
Our Parents, Our Children
Los Angeles Spring
The Pawnee National Grassland
Along Some Rivers
The Pacific
Turning Back
Pine Valley
Alder Leaves
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Writes an essay for the Whitney Museum of American Art about Edward Hopper's Early Sunday Morning (1930), about which he states,
"It is a picture upon which to depend. It is affirmative but does not promise happiness. It is calm but acknowledges our failures.
It is beautiful but refers to a beauty beyond our making."
Kerstin retires, having served for twenty-five years as a public librarian.
His mother dies and two weeks later his father suffers a debilitating stroke.
After more than thirty years of trying to do so, Adams and Kerstin move permanently to a small house in Astoria, close to his father.
Builds a new darkroom after cleaning the space of water damage and asbestos and begins to photograph more after several years of relative inactivity.
He finds it difficult to do so, noting in his journal that "a landscape is always more remarkable than a picture of it. A picture is just an attempt to
acknowledge the sufficiency of the place."
Works with Kerstin in support of Oregon's Measure 64 to restrict clearcutting in the state; the initiative is defeated.
"After more than a century of ecocide, those who live here are so numb—over what their parents did, over what they have done and not done,
over what they see each day—that they are unable to see a future, much less hope."
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Come to Arena Tavern every Friday back bar for Karaoke and test your luck!
Jokes aside all are welcome and we encourage you to eat, drink and sing your heart out.
We have Karaoke every Friday from 9-12
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President Maitripala Sirisena said that utmost justice would be meted out to create a healthy society through the Government's tobacco and alcohol policy.
The President made this statement while at a function held in Colombo yesterday in view of Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne being honoured with the National Anti-smoking Award.
The President said that during the former regime, whilst holding the office as minister of health, he had formulated new laws for eradicating smoking. However implementation of those laws was stalled. It was of concern that implementation of such would impact tourism in a negative manner.
The president said this whilst making reference to the Drugs Act.


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Taiwan has decided to cut diplomatic ties with Chad after the African nation recognized China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said at an emergency press conference last night.
The ministry's announcement came after Chad informed the government of the change at 10pm last night, it said.
Chad's recognizing China will cut the number of Taiwan's diplomatic allies to only 24.
The news comes as Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) was to depart for Chad today to attend Chadian President Idriss Deby's second inauguration on Tuesday as President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) special envoy.
The ministry said that he has canceled the trip.
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Sunday, February 23, 2014
PAPER The Dark Triad, the Big Five, and the HEXACO model
The Dark Triad of Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and psychopathy has received much research attention since the seminal article of Paulhus and Williams (2002). The introduction of the Dark Triad came shortly after the discovery of a six-dimensional model of personality characteristics, now called the HEXACO model. One of the HEXACO factors—Honesty–Humility—is essentially equivalent (at its opposite pole) to the common element shared by the Dark Triad variables. We suggest that the emergence and popularity of the Dark Triad reflect the importance of these characteristics and their underrepresentation in five-dimensional models of personality. We note that optimal prediction and understanding of criterion variables is better achieved using the HEXACO factors than using an ad hoc combination of the Big Five and a Dark Triad composite.
Please remember:
Academics began to publish Scientific Research using the HEXACO model of personality and they plan to discontinue the Big 5 model (a.k.a. Big Five or FFI five factor inventory) soon; because Big Five normative test had been proven/revealed as an incomplete and incorrect model to assess/measure personality of persons.
I think, legally, online dating sites using the Big Five model of personality could be considered a FRAUD because they are using an incomplete model of personality. They are assessing 5 scales and not 6 scales.
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One can start investing in equity in 3 ways-
(1) Directly buying shares from primary or secondary market.
(2) Investing in Equity Mutual Funds(MF).
(3)Investing in Equity ULIP(Unit Linked Insurance Plan).
For uninitiated investors Equity MF is considered to be a suitable option to start investing.
We shall delve deeper into MF investment in the next post.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
How to start investing in equity?
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Marc Jacobs got married.
Sorry, New York; you can't trademark "Tavern on the Park."
Are Hillary Clinton's erstwhile supporters more content with Barack Obama than his own backers?
Michael Wolff thinks David Carr "is positively smoking something."
Printing a pamphlet on how to use heroin: controversial, it turns out.
The Bank of America buster, and generally omnipresent federal judge Jed Rakoff, likes to cut a little rug.
The Steve Cohen divorce/racketeering/insider trading case keeps getting stranger.
Clay Risen will join the Times' op-ed page.
"STOP SHOPPING ITS SICK! BARF!" says prominent local building.
What Eliot Spitzer can learn from a dead British politician who had been sleeping with a KGB agent.
What hiring Simcha Felder means for John Liu.
When it comes to star athletes pulling guns, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty is no Michael Bloomberg.
The problem with newspaper articles is that they're too long, says The Atlantic, in article that might be called sort of long.


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Sunday, January 31, 2010
I do the Richard Petty Experience RideAlong
Thanks to the great folks at my distributor Tech Data's Advanced Infrastructure Systems group I got to check another item off my life-list - a NASCAR Ride-along at 140 mph at Disney Motor Speedway! Wow - fastest 3 miles I've ever ridden. This is courtesy of the folks at the Richard Petty Driving Experience at Walt Disney World Motor Speedway!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Making Lemon Basil Pasta from scratch
Per batch of lemon basil pasta:
2 3/4 C pasta 00 flour (Hodgson Mills makes a nice semolina)
4 eggs
Zest of 3 lemons
1 batch fresh basil from wegmans - chopped
1 tsp of salt
1 tbs of EVOO
To make:
1. 2 3/4 c pasta 00 flour make a well 4 eggs http://twitpic.com/ze8fj
2. Add 3 farm fresh free range room temp eggs+yolk of 4th to well http://twitpic.com/ze8w6
3. Add 3 lemons worth zest + basil and 1 tsp salt 2 eggs http://twitpic.com/ze9g5 + 1 tbs evoo
4. Using fingertips mix liquid ingredients 2gether and slowly incorporate flour from edge of well kneaded add water a few drops at a time
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6. Make 4 even balls wrap in plastic wrap and let sit 4 15 http://twitpic.com/zee7u
7. Part 2 rolling out the. dough and cutting into pepperdella size first clamp to sturdy surface http://twitpic.com/zemmq
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11. Click to 2 and repeat 3-5x then 3 2-3x http://twitpic.com/zeolu for thick peppardella/tagliara should look like this http://twitpic.com/zeph0 If you want thinner, continue on down through the sizes to 4 or 5 and use the spaghetti cutter rather than the middle cuter.
12. Move handle to middle cutting position and feed through cutters http://twitpic.com/zepo9 lay pasta out and lightly flour
13. Repeat for each ball of dough http://twitpic.com/zeq9z
14. The finished product let dry at least an hour b4 cooking 3 min 30 sec http://twitpic.com/zezqf
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An information evening will be held for anyone interested in a hugely successful part-time postgraduate course which has helped almost 50 people become primary teachers in Aberdeenshire.
The event will allow aspiring teachers to find out more about the DLITE (Distance Learning Initial Teacher Education) programme.
It will be held from 6.30-7.30pm on Thursday, September 1 in the assembly hall at Inverurie Academy.
This is the fourth year of the DLITE programme which is run in partnership between Aberdeenshire Council and the University of Aberdeen.
Candidates must already have a degree from a recognised university and meet the entry requirements for the university (Higher English and Standard Grade Maths at credit level or equivalent) and need experience working with children in a child care, school or voluntary setting and must either work at Aberdeenshire Council or live in Aberdeenshire.
Those who cannot attend the information evening are invited to contact Margaret Khan at Aberdeenshire Council for application forms by emailing email@example.com.
Successful applicants will begin the course in January 2017, finish in June 2018 and begin as probationers in primary schools in August 2018.
Vice-chair of Aberdeenshire Council's Education, Learning and Leisure Committee, Cllr Charles Buchan said: "As a former teacher I know firsthand what a rewarding career it is so if you're thinking about a change in job or just want to find out more, I'd encourage you to go along to the information evening next month."


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The prepublication smash hit of 2011 Go the Fuck to Sleep gathers itself for a second run at number one on the bestseller list with a slightly repackaged version that features kid-safe language.
The rhyming quatrains have been largely retained, with just the last line or two smoothed over for actual child audiences. "How come you can do all this other great shit / But you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?" becomes "You're incredibly cute, and super-duper smart, / But why's it so hard to just sleep?" after a little massage (which often casts scansion to the wind). The book's trim is larger than its original, and a few of the illustrations have been redone. In one scene, an African-American father tiptoes out of the room, as his cherubic child (maybe) nods off, where in the original both were Caucasian. But playing it straight just doesn't work for this effort. If anything made its progenitor funny, it was the juxtaposition of the parental cri de coeur against the worst excesses of the bedtime-book form. Syrupy imagery ("giant pangolins of Madagascar are snoozing") combined with equally gooey metaphorical illustrations in gleeful parody. Here, it's just another derivative piece of merchandising. The book's creators make sure readers know this: On the floor of the African-American child's bedroom, Go the Fuck to Sleep peeks out from underneath The Cat in the Hat and Goodnight Moon.
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We all talk about the little tweaks we can do to help increase our inbox placement rates at the major ISPs like Gmail. But what if you are having trouble getting into the inbox at Gmail at all? What if we asked the question "how can I DOUBLE my inbox placement rates at Gmail"? AND, what if I further asked "why can't Loraine at our office not keep a simple Ficus tree alive?" Well it is possible to answer the first two questions, anyway. If you are willing to incorporate some personalization tactics that specifically target Gmail subscribers with their own campaign (and yes, this means doing some extra work), then you may be successful. If you aren't willing to do any extra work, then I've got a great piece of advice for you–> read someone else's blog : ).
Double your Gmail inbox placements
If you have been paying any attention to your inbox placement rates at the ever-fickle Gmail, you have noticed a decrease which means your readers aren't reading your email anymore.
Two B2C retailers that depend on their email newsletters getting through to the inbox are ProFlowers and Shari's Berries. The Magill Report witnessed these retailers start sending out personalized emails intended just for Gmail subscribers. The subject lines of these emails were things like "Gmail Users Weekend Sales Event: 59% off a Gift Mom will Remember Forever". The results from these highly targeted campaigns were quite impressive. ProFlowers' Gmail inbox placement rate jumped from 35.9 percent to 71.8 percent (eDataSource). And, in subsequent campaigns, the inbox rates were at 95%! Shari's Berrys also provided graphical instructions on how to report the email message as Not Spam (see the graphic below).
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If you are having trouble sending to Gmail
First set up a few free Gmail test accounts to monitor what happens when your campaign are sent there and then try the below:
- Remove any subscriber from your list that has not opened/clicked one of your messages in the last 90 days
- Be sure your email service provider doesn't send your emails too quickly to Gmail. A good ESP will know the appropriate speed.
- Use email authentication
- Use a spam check tool prior to launch to help spot problems
- Check with your ESP to ensure they participate in feedback loops*
- Check your Gmail test accounts and be sure that the emails are received, and that images are displayed. If emails are not in the inbox, stop! Don't send the rest of the campaign until you know what the problem is. You may be able to narrow down the problem:
- Send your campaign in small segments, dividing the content into two parts.
- If both sections of your content fail to reach the inbox, continue dividing the content into smaller pieces and resend. Repeat this process with subsequently smaller sections of content until what content is driving the spam filtering issue.
If your campaigns are still not reaching the inbox at Gmail, consider engaging the tools and services of inbox placement companies such as Litmus, Email on Acid (yes!, that's actually the name of their company), Return Path, and Pivotal Veracity (IBM Unica Email Optimization). They can help you see exactly what is happening with your emails and provide advice on what else you can do.
Read next: Gmail gives marketers a second chance
If you are still trying to send your bulk emails using Outlook, you may want to read this article
* Feedback loops are where the ESP receives the complaint list from the ISP of any recipients that clicked the Report Spam button. These subscribers should be automatically removed from your list. Gmail does not participate in feedback loops, but this is an important fact to know about your ESP.
ESP- email service provider
ISP- internet service provider


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Think About The Ink presents:
The Marvel Now relaunch is beginning. This week host Grace Randolph gives her review of Iron Man #1 and Deadpool #1. Plus also on Opinion Nation, her thoughts on why Miles Morales shouldn't be stuck in the Ultimate Universe, and why Before Watchmen Moloch is a sign of the good Before Watchmen does for the comic book industry. Are you enjoying Marvel Now? Be sure to share your own review of Iron Man #1 and Deadpool #1 in the comments section. Plus recommendations of what DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image and other comics to buy this week. hink About The Ink is presented by Bleeding Cool.


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An iconic ice cream place north of Boston is on the market.
According to a Facebook post from Covelle & Cohen Greater Boston Real Estate, the Dairy Dome in Stoneham is up for sale, with the listing showing that the asking price is $899,900. It appears that the Main Street shop has actually been available for a little while now, as a page on the Salem Chamber of Commerce site from November of 2016 also showed it being on the market.
The Dairy Dome is known for its ice cream and frozen yogurt, along with its soups, salads, sandwiches and more. The place has been in business for more than 35 years.
The address for the Dairy Dome is 474 Main Street (Route 28), Stoneham, MA, 02180.
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The Dairy Dome in Stoneham Is Up for Sale
An iconic ice cream place north of Boston is on the market.


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Another 2 hours of out there music originally broadcast on CandoFM. Tracklisting: Joy Division – Transmission – Heart and Soul (London) – Buy Igor Yakovenko – Piece – Subtle States (Fancy Music) – Buy United Vibrations – Circle – Galaxies
Some Some Unicorn – Live at Iklectik
Some Some Unicorn – Live at Iklectik – ODD7 Recordings – ODD7002 (2017) Download Live at Iklectik by Some Some Unicorn Recorded at Iklectik in London at the launch of a crowd funder campaign to make Unicornicopia, the last Some Some Unicorn album.
Some Some Unicorn – Running on Empty
Some Some Unicorn – Running on Empty – Clutter Music – CM022 (2016) – Download Running On Empty by Some Some Unicorn Well the EU referendum happened and all hell broke loose it seems. So we give you Running On Empty
Shaun Blezard – Collected Works III
Shaun Blezard – Collected Works III – Clutter Music – CM020 (2016) – Download Collected Works III by Shaun Blezard Collected Works III features tracks that have been on compilation albums over the years, with the usual cynical marketing trick
Keystrok Recordr – Capturing The Magic That Never Was
Keystrok Recordr is Shaun Blezard (Hugs Bison, Some Some Unicorn, Yeah Yeah Industrial, Orfeo 5, ex-Clutter) of Cumbria, England and David Wright LaGrone (ex-WaveShaper, ex-1000 Aeroplanes Crashing in the Night) of Nashville Tennessee. Performing and recording trans-Atlantically via emergent technology
Some Some Unicorn – PledgeMusic Campaign Launch
Join Some Some Unicorn as they launch a crowd funding campaign to release Unicornucopia, the second SSU album. The evening will feature 2 sets of music by 2 completely different SSU line ups – a grand total of 20 musicians
orfeo 5 in Todmorden
Todprov presents orfeo 5 :: free soul dub story jazz ghost improv journey Shaun Blezard – electronics Matthew Bourne – keyboard/cello Tamlin Cook – guitar/fx Dianne Darby – spoken word Keith Jafrate – saxophone Simon Prince – saxophone/flute Saturday 26
Some Some Unicorn in London
An acoustic/small amp gig at The Arts Cafe in Manor Park – outside if the weather is suitable 🙂
Some Some Unicorn in Brighton
Some Some Unicorn make their Brighton debut
Some Some Unicorn Pledge Launch
Some Some Unicorn launch the crowd funding campaign to make their 2nd album Unicornucopia in partnership with Sound and Music and PledgeMusic as part of the scheme Compose. Create. Engage. Find out more about the campaign here http://www.pledgemusic.com/artists/somesomeunicorn The gig
Shaun Blezard – Some Solo Unicorn
Shaun Blezard – Some Solo Unicorn – Clutter Music – CM017 (2016) – Download Some Solo Unicorn by Shaun Blezard Also available on iTunes, Amazon mp3, Tidal, Google Play, Spotify & Deezer As part of my time as a New Voice composer, with
Hugs Bison – Spectral Stories 2
Hugs Bison are back in Barrow Library for another Spectral Stories. They are working with writers Ann Wilson and Sarah Miller and the quartet will present modern takes on the traditional ghost story – set to improvised soundscapes. There will
Some Some Unicorn Live Film
Some Some Unicorn The Problem With Contempt Live at The Parish Rooms, Ulverston 2015 Line up: Jamie Barnes – harmonica, Seth Bennett – double bass, Shaun Blezard – electronics, Stephen Grew – piano, Phillip Marks – drums, Herve Perez –
Shaun Blezard – Days Dying In The West
Shaun Blezard – Days Dying In The West – Clutter Music – CM015 (2015) – Download Days Dying In The West by Shaun BlezardAn album I recorded sometime in 2014. It was finished, sleeve done and everything but it got put
Some Some Unicorn @ Zero Wave
Line up for Zero Wave is: Graham Dowdall iPad Simon Fox Trombone Herve Perez Sax Daniel James Ross Computers Stephen Shiell Objects Ian Simpson Guitar Ian Thomson Cello Hannah White Vocals Richard Wilson Percussion


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Alumnus and longtime supporter Lloyd Trauer makes major gift to FHSU for scholarships
A graduate of Fort Hays State University who spent a long career in education has announced that he is leaving his entire estate, valued at more than half a million dollars, for elementary education scholarships.
Lloyd Trauer, who graduated in 1960 from FHSU and retired as a principal from the Shawnee Mission School District in 1991, stipulated that his estate be used to endow scholarships for elementary education majors. According to his wishes, preference will be given to students from west of Salina, but the scholarships will be open to anyone in elementary education.
"I'm very happy to be able to provide an education for students in western Kansas," he said.
Trauer grew up in the small western Kansas town of Utica, in Ness County, and came to FHSU to earn a two-year teaching certificate, which was standard at the time. He was recruited to return to Utica, where he especially enjoyed teaching young children. Over the 11 years he was teaching in Utica, he returned to FHSU in the summers to complete his bachelor's degree. He later earned a master's degree at the University of Kansas.
Trauer met with Dr. Edward H. Hammond, FHSU president, in Kansas City on Wednesday to officially confirm the gift.
"Lloyd's generosity is a clear indication of his belief in Fort Hays State," President Hammond said. "He represents our history of producing quality teachers and administrators, and he knows that with our current faculty, we are making a significant difference in the lives of elementary students in the western half of the state of Kansas."
President Hammond added: "On behalf of the FHSU family, we thank Lloyd for his generosity."
Dr. Robert F. Scott, dean of FHSU's College of Education and Technology, also expressed his appreciation. "The College of Education and Technology is overwhelmed by Mr. Trauer's tremendous gift," he said. "Hard working, dedicated students in the field of elementary education will be immediately and positively impacted by this gift, and for this, I am grateful."
Trauer came to Hays the same year the historic Fox Theater opened -- 1950. While at FHSU, Trauer was a member of the legendary Lewis Field Pioneers. In the midst of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl, university president Dr. Clarence Rarick founded the program for deserving young men to help them attend FHSU. It allowed young men to live on campus while working a variety of jobs to pay their tuition, room and board. Many Lewis Field Pioneers went on to very successful careers as teachers, doctors, lawyers and judges. One of the better-known Lewis Field Pioneers was former U.S. Representative Keith Sebelius, father-in-law of Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The 82-year-old resident of Merriam shared his passion for teaching with Lynne Elizabeth Flanders, a 1953 graduate of Decatur Community High School and his partner for the past 31 years. She died March 13 this year.
Trauer is a member of the Wooster Society at FHSU. Named for the fourth president of the university, the Lyman Dwight Wooster Society seeks to honor individuals who arrange gifts to the FHSU Foundation through planned giving. These generous and visionary individuals ensure the strong future of Fort Hays State University and the education of western Kansans.
Trauer interrupted his career in education to serve two years in the U.S. Army.


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A new survey of over 250 schools and PTAs around the UK has revealed that 81% of schools now need to raise more money than they did five years ago, and despite the growth of new technology in schools, books and learning materials are still the top reason for raising funds.
Although books and learning materials were the most essential reason for fundraising, 61% raise funds for technology such as iPads, and 36% need funding for computers.
With 74% of schools and PTAs needing to raise between £1,000 and £10,000 annually, the necessity for fundraising has never been more important. But with the survey differentiating between schools with and without PTAs, schools with PTAs perform much better in reaching their annual targets than those without.
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What's covered? Medical insurance covers the costs of physician and surgeon fees, hospital rooms, and prescription drugs. Dental and optical care might be offered as part of an overall benefits package, sometimes offered as separate pieces, and sometimes not covered at all. Coverage can sometimes include the employee's family (dependents).
Who pays? Employers usually pay all or part of the premium for employee medical insurance. Often employees pay a percentage of the monthly premium. Even if the employer does not pay the entire monthly premium, the cost is often lower than if you bought the insurance as an individual.
Life insurance protects your family in case you die. Insurance benefits are paid all at once to the designated beneficiaries of the policy — usually a spouse or children.
You can get life insurance through an employer if they sponsor a group plan. Company-sponsored life insurance plans are standard for almost all full-time workers in medium and large firms across the country. You can also buy it privately in the marketplace, but this is usually more expensive.
These are the nine professional treatment categories:
These nine different types of procedures are usually categorized into three or four general groupings for purposes of plan design. Following are the four groupings of coverage in the dental policies.
Pedodontic care generally falls into the first two groupings.
Types of Plans
There are usually two major types of dental plans being offered to employees; scheduled and non-scheduled plans. The two most popular types of plans are:
Scheduled plans - Scheduled Plans are categorized by a listing of fixed allowances for each procedure. For example, the plan might pay $40 for a cleaning and $400 for root canal therapy. In addition, the scheduled plan might include deductibles and coinsurance.
Non scheduled plans are usually referred to as comprehensive plans. They cover some percentage of the "reasonable and customary" charges, or the charges most commonly made by dentist in the community. This means that the usual and customary charge level will cover the full cost of the procedure for the 90 percent of the claims submitted in that geographical area. To contain cost, some insurance company may consider 70 or 80 percent of the claims as the definition of "reasonable and customary" charges. It is wise to inquire about the definition with the specific insurance company. Nonscheduled plans generally include a deductible, typically a calendar-year deductible of $25 or $50, and reimburse at different levels for different procedures. Preventive expenses typically are covered in full or at very high reimbursement levels. Reimbursement levels for other procedures usually are then scaled down from the preventive and dignostic level.
A typical plan will look like the following; this is just an example:
There are many different ways to write the dental policy under the nonscheduled plans. The deductible, coinsurance, and annual maximum dollar amount of benefit can vary. Orthodontic coverage can have different deductible, coinsurance, and lifetime maximums. The deductibles may or may not be applied to preventative coverages. The coinsurance will vary from 50% to 100% and the annual maximum on the coverage can vary from $500-$2,000. In addition, the policy can be written with and with out Major benefit or orthodontic benefit.
Vision insurance is a type of health insurance that entitles you to specific eye care benefits defined in the policy.
Vision insurance policies typically cover routine eye exams and other procedures, and provide specified dollar amounts or discounts for the purchase of eyeglasses and contact lenses. Some vision insurance policies also offer discounts on refractive surgery, such as LASIK and PRK.
Potentially high costs of routine eye examinations and prescription eyewear can be of real concern, especially for large families. You might be able to defray at least some of these costs by looking into acquiring vision insurance for yourself or better understanding the plan your company already provides.
Vision insurance only supplements regular health insurance. Regular health insurance plans protect you against financial loss due to unexpected eye injury or disease.
Vision insurance, on the other hand, is a wellness benefit designed to reduce your costs for routine, preventive eye care such as eye exams, eyewear and other services.
Disability insurance replaces all or part of the income that is lost when a worker is unable to perform their job because of illness or injury. This benefit is not commonly offered. There are two main types of disability insurance:
• Short-term disability insurance begins right away or within a few weeks of an accident, illness, or some other disability. For example, someone hurt in a car accident would be offered a few paid weeks to recover.
• Long-term disability insurance provides benefits to an employee when a long-term or permanent illness, injury, or disability renders the individual unable to perform her/his job duties. For example, an employee with spinal injuries could be entitled to long-term disability benefits until retirement age.
• Short-term disability insurance begins right away or within a few weeks of an accident, illness, or some other disability. For example, someone hurt in a car accident would be offered a few paid weeks to recover.
• Long-term disability insurance provides benefits to an employee when a long-term or permanent illness, injury, or disability renders the individual unable to perform her/his job duties. For example, an employee with spinal injuries could be entitled to long-term disability benefits until retirement age.
Retirement benefits are funds set aside to provide people with an income or pension when they end their careers.
Retirement plans fit into two general categories:
• In defined benefit plans, sometimes called pension plans, the benefit amount is pre-determined on the basis of salary and years of service. In these plans, the employer bears the risk of the investment.
• In defined contribution plans (such as a 401k plan), employer or employee contributions are specified, but the benefit amount is usually tied to investment returns, which are not guaranteed.
• In defined benefit plans, sometimes called pension plans, the benefit amount is pre-determined on the basis of salary and years of service. In these plans, the employer bears the risk of the investment.
• In defined contribution plans (such as a 401k plan), employer or employee contributions are specified, but the benefit amount is usually tied to investment returns, which are not guaranteed.
As the U.S. health coverage environment evolves, working Americans increasingly are turning to voluntary employee benefits to supplement core coverage. Voluntary benefits can offer added financial security to employees, with no direct costs incurred by employers.
Insurers including Kanawha Insurance Company, a Humana company, are responding to this need. Through comprehensive voluntary benefit products and services, employees are gaining access to enhanced coverages that otherwise might not be available to them.
Voluntary disability insurance provides benefits over and above basic health insurance, offering eligible employees income protection insurance in the form of benefits that partially replace income lost as a result of a disabling non-occupational accident or illness. When such an event takes away the ability to bring home a paycheck, voluntary disability insurance coverage can help fill the gap as payments may be used for any purpose including ongoing bills such as rent, mortgages, educational expenses, food, and car payments.
Plan variables may include:
Voluntary life insurance plans allow employers to provide, at no cost to them, life insurance to eligible employees at rates that reflect group economies of scale. Some products offer "life and lifestyle" insurance in one policy, which can be accessed when health, life and death circumstances require. Considered life insurance, such products allow employees to receive a benefit while living.
Two primary types of life insurance are term life and whole (or permanent) life.
Term life insurance, an original or "pure" insurance form, offers protection for a specified period of time and builds no cash value. If the insured dies during the specified term, policy benefits are paid to beneficiary/ies. Products offer varying durations and benefit amounts and often include embedded benefits for terminal illness and AD&D. Coverage durations can be annual renewable or "level" for periods such as 10, 15, 20 and 30 years, during which the premiums remain unchanged. Coverage may be portable and riders for items such as critical illness/total disability, quality of life, increasing death benefits, AD&D and families are often available.
Whole life insurance can play a role in meeting current as well as future financial needs. Consisting of a permanent life insurance policy that protects the policyholder through his/her life, whole life insurance offers a completion of premiums at a predetermined age. Features of whole life plans include premiums that remain level throughout the life of the policy, guaranteed renewable protection that cannot be reduced and accumulated cash values that can be withdrawn (upon the policy's surrender), borrowed against as a loan, annuitized or used to purchase extended or reduced paid-up insurance. Some whole life plans may also include dividends paid annually and guaranteed cash values.
As health care costs continue to rise, the value of supplemental insurance coverage increases. Voluntary health insurance serves as supplemental insurance to an individual's existing health insurance plan, helping employees meet their financial obligations when they are hospitalized or incur expenses when receiving outpatient or inpatient treatment. Cash benefits can be used to help offset the loss of income, experimental treatments, transportation to doctors and treatment facilities, or for normal living expenses.
Offering protection beyond basic health coverage, voluntary accident insurance provides supplemental on- or off-the-job coverage and may cover deductibles and other services standard health care coverage may not provide. Some voluntary accident insurance products can be both a reimbursement and an indemnity insurance policy – expense reimbursements paid are for actual charges or up to the maximum amount stipulated per selection.
Embedded benefits of accident insurance may include:
Specified Disease/Cancer
When an individual is first diagnosed with cancer, heart attack or stroke, his or her life is interrupted in many ways: physically, emotionally and economically. Employers demonstrate their concern for their employees who face such challenges by offering voluntary specified disease (including cancer) insurance. Such plans help an individual's ability to maintain adequate earnings for everyday living expenses.
Benefits for voluntary specified disease insurance including cancer expense policies may be paid either through a lump sum or an annually restorable policy.
Premiums for lump sum policies do not increase with age and are typically payable until the policy is paid up at a specified age (or predetermined number of years), or until a claim is incurred. Often, specified disease lump-sum policies offer a return of premium rider, which allows premiums to be refunded if the policy remains continuously in force and no claim is paid during the term of the policy.
Lump sum cash payments typically allow benefits to be used for any purpose, including:
Annually restorable policies help offset expenses incurred for treatment of covered diseases. Payments typically are more focused toward inpatient or outpatient services as well as supplies and treatments such as hospital room and board; drugs and medicines; laboratory services; and medical or surgical services.
Features of such plans may include:
Administrative Services (Section 125)
Benefiting both employers and employees with potential tax savings, Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code allows employees to designate pretax dollars toward insurance premiums, medical care and dependent care expenses. These funds are not subject to Social Security, Federal and most state taxes, thus lowering an employee's tax liability. In turn, lower payrolls can potentially reduce employers' payroll tax costs and, in turn, reduce Federal and/or state unemployment tax contributions and workers' compensation premiums.


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Fasting -- going extended periods without eating -- is often done for religious reasons, but some dieting approaches suggest that fasting can have health benefits. While fasting can help you reduce your weight simply because you consume fewer calories, fasting may also encourage the loss of muscle mass. Consult a doctor prior to starting any diet or new nutritional approach.
Muscle Maintenance Basics
Although working out at the gym is part of the process of building and keeping muscle, lifting weights alone is not sufficient to build or maintain muscle mass. In addition to providing the stimulus for growth via your workouts, you need to supply your body with adequate nutrients for repair, maintenance and new growth. According to the Institute of Medicine, you need to consume 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of your body weight each day to maintain your muscle and other vital tissues. If you're fasting, you won't be supplying your body with those nutrients, which can lead to muscle loss.
Reduced Rate of Muscle Protein Synthesis
Your body retains and builds tissue through a process known as muscle protein synthesis. Several external and internal factors influence the rate of muscle protein synthesis, including the food you eat. According to research published in The Journal of Nutrition, fasting significantly reduces your body's rate of muscle protein synthesis. Thus, your body will be less able to repair and maintain muscle mass when you're in a fasting state.
Fasting and Testosterone
Testosterone is a hormone responsible for secondary sex characteristics, such as facial hair, in men. In addition, the hormone aids in improving body composition by encouraging muscle protein synthesis, muscle gain and fat loss. Levels of this vital hormone are not promoted by fasting; research from the August 1993 issue of the research journal Steroids found that fasting dramatically reduced testosterone levels. Thus, you may be more likely to lose muscle while fasting.
Fasting and IGF-I
Although growth hormone and testosterone are well known for their roles in the maintenance and accrual of muscle mass, other hormones aid in the process as well. Fasting is a traumatic event for your body, so it can have significant effects on physiological factors such as hormone release. According to research from The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, fasting reduces levels of insulin-like growth factor-I, or IGF-I, a hormone that acts to promote muscle gain and fat reduction.
References (3)
- Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition Source: Protein -- Moving Closer to Center Stage
- Steroids: Endogenous Testosterone and Competition -- The Effect of "Fasting"
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism: Fasting Affects Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factors (IGFs) and IGF-Binding Proteins Differently in Patients with Noninsulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus versus Healthy Nonobese and Obese Subjects
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- Creatas Images/Creatas/Getty Images
This article reflects the views of the writer and does not necessarily reflect the views of Jillian Michaels or JillianMichaels.com.


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- Freedoms of speech and of the press are constitutionally guaranteed, although these rights are sometimes restricted in practice. The government has occasionally used libel and other laws to put pressure on journalists.
- The government does not exercise overt censorship, but freedom of expression in Malawi is threatened in more subtle ways, often resulting in self-censorship.
- In February, James Mphande, editor of the private newspaper Daily Times, was arrested after publishing a story that quoted allegations by opposition leader John Tembo concerning government plans to rig the 2009 elections. Mphande and the writer of the article, Mike Chipalasa—who was also arrested—were charged with "publishing false news likely to lead to a breach of public order." Both journalists were released on bail after questioning.
- In August, the government banned live broadcasts of parliamentary proceedings on account of the "sensitive" language used by members. The Media Institute of Southern Africa criticized the ban, calling it an infringement on freedom of the media.
- In November, the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) revoked the operating license of private radio station, Joy Radio, on the grounds that it was owned by a politician in violation of the Communications Act. After 30 days, however, the Supreme Court of Appeal allowed the station to resume broadcasting pending judicial review of the case.
- The print media present a broad spectrum of opinion; 11 independent newspapers are available, and of the 8 major papers in circulation, 6 are privately owned and most are editorially independent. The state-owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) operates the country's 2 largest radio stations, and there are approximately 15 private radio stations with more limited coverage operating mainly in urban areas. Following a ban on Joy TV in 2007, state-owned Television Malawi—which generally exhibits a progovernment bias—is now the country's only television station.
- The opposition-controlled parliament continued to withhold funding for MBC and Television Malawi, accusing them bias in favor of the government and the ruling party. At the same time, independent radio broadcasters receive no support from the state, even through advertising revenue. As all equipment must be imported and paid for in U.S. dollars, the high cost of taxes and import duties imposed by the state threaten the economic viability of many independent commercial broadcasters.
- There are no government restrictions on the internet, although with only 1 percent of the population able to access the medium, it is not a major news source.


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Sikh Women Gain Voting Rights at Bristol Gurdwara
By KAMALLA ROSE KAUR
The Sikh Times, Aug. 31, 2008
Photo: Bristol Gurdwara
Come join with me, my sisters,
And sing songs of joy and delight.
My true friends have arrived in my home!
--Guru Nanak, Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh scripture), p. 764
The Sikh religion preaches and promotes equal rights for women. Female subordination, the practice of taking a father's or a husband's last name, practicing rituals that imply dependence are all alien to Sikh principles. Yet in the last 400 years, most Sikh institutions have been run by Sikh men. In the West, it is often elderly men whose concerns and politics are back in India.
--Walayti Singh Chauhan, current President of the Bristol Gurdwara
On October 14 2007, the management committee of the Sikh gurdwara (temple) at Fishponds Road, Bristol, U.K. voted seven to one for women's suffrage. The lone opposing vote was cast by the then General Secretary Mohinderjit Singh Bhatti.
In the following weeks and months no confirmation of the historic reform was announced to the Sikh sangat (congregation). In response to this silence, several Sikh women met with the Gurdwara President Walayti Singh Chauhan. He agreed that the decision would be announced and confirmed in a letter to the Sikh community.
'Walayti Singh took the brave step and put the committee's agreement of October 2007 onto paper, knowing that he may face resentment.' Gurdip Kaur, a member and women's rights activist in her 60s, said, 'He is responsible for ensuring that the basic tenets of Sikhi (Sikhism) were enforced; to treat all humankind as equals. He stood up for what is right.'
Sikh women from Bristol have been demanding their right to vote in gurdwara elections for decades. According to Gurdip Kaur, 'Over seventy-five letters were sent to gurdwara committees over the last twenty-five years regarding total equality for Sikh women. These letters have all been disregarded.'
President Walayti Singh also supported the women's plans to celebrate their success at an upcoming event. Six female Sikh speakers were contacted and several notable non-Sikhs were asked to speak including Dave Chapple, the national chair of the U.K. National Shop Stewards Network.
However, General Secretary Mohinderjit Singh Bhatti refused to allow more than two women speakers and would not approve any non-Sikh speakers.
The president and the women activists complied with the general secretary's wishes and only two Sikh women spoke on Sunday, May 4. The outside speakers were cancelled. The activists felt that the most important part was that Sikh women had gotten the vote.
After the women spoke, General Secretary Mohinderjit Singh Bhatti took to the podium and strongly urged against women's suffrage. He did not acknowledge that the management committee had already approved the reform.
From the perspective of the congregation, the general secretary stood on the right side of the podium and the president stood on the left. While General Secretary Mohinderjit Singh was attempting to persuade the congregation to reverse the women's victory, Gurudip Kaur approached President Walayti Singh and asked if she might speak. He agreed and she was handed the microphone when he concluded his own speech. Seeing this, the general secretary crossed the podium and took the microphone from Gurudip Kaur despite her resistance. The following uproar resulted in a ten-minute shouting match.
Javinder Singh, who would soon be elected the new general secretary of the committee, noted, 'Seeing an insult against an elderly woman of this sort was unbelievable; this act was totally deplorable and extremely sad.'
In response to this incident, President Walayti Singh Chauhan suspended Mohinderjit Singh Bhatti from the role of general secretary, asking him to return gurdwara documents in his possession until the incident could be investigated. The gurdwara election, scheduled for May 11, 2008, was postponed so that women members had time to register to vote and to let things cool down.
But in the days after the incident Mohinderjit Singh Bhatti failed to return the gurdwara documents. After three formal requests, legal counsel was sought by President Walayti Singh and legal proceedings were launched to retrieve the documents. The documents contained minutes of committee meetings and records of decisions made.
Mohinderjit Singh Bhatti ceased attending gurdwara services and so did the vice president and vice treasurer of the committee. His backers now included three out of the eight members of the gurdwara's management committee, although they had originally voted for women's suffrage in October 2007.
Seeking a quick election before the women could register, Mohinderjit Singh's group went to the Bristol police. They explained that Walayti Singh's term as gurdwara president was already up and they felt he had no right to postpone the election. The police agreed to mediate the dispute using five representatives from each side. Mohinderjit Singh Bhatti's side was composed of older men, all born in the Punjab. The women's suffrage group included a wide range of ages, with both sexes represented, four born in the U.K. and one in India. They met with the police once.
Over two weeks, plus a few extra days' extension, Sikh women registered. By the end of this period, 170 Sikh women were ready to vote. With suffrage established, three women, Narindar Kaur, Anita Kaur and Sheila Kaur, pursued management committee positions. They became part of the pro-suffrage team, with Walayti Singh Chauhan running for another term as gurdwara president.
On election day, Sikh voters would cast only one vote, choosing one management committee team or the other. Although Mohinderjit Singh Bhatti was not on the ballot, his brother ran for the position of general secretary. On the other side, Walayti Singh's team offered the Sikh community a revolutionary new committee with men and women, and adults of all ages.
The pro-women's-suffrage slate was comprised of Walayti Singh Chauhan (president), Shamsher Singh Patel (vice president), Javinder Singh (general secretary), Satchet Singh (vice general secretary), Kuldip Singh (treasurer), Narindar Kaur (vice treasurer), Anita Kaur (langar jathedar), and Sheila Kaur (vice langar jathedar).
The anti-women's-suffrage slate was comprised of Raghir Singh Nirman (president), Baldev Singh (vice president), Mohanjit Singh Bhatti (general secretary), Jaswant Singh (vice general secretary), Mohan Singh (treasurer), Satnam Singh Amritsaria (vice treasurer), Harpal Singh (langar jathedar), and Raju Singh (vice langar jathedar).
Mohinderjit Singh hired an attorney and requested that the attorney be allowed to be present during the negotiations. When the police firmly declined this request, Mohinderjit Singh's group decided to stop attending the meetings. Instead, they informed the police that the election would be held on July 6, 2008. They added that they were hiring a private security firm to keep the peace on election day.
However, Bhatti's team did not inform the Sikh congregation adequately about the election. Many Sikhs worshiping that Sunday did not know that it was an election day.
Fearing an outbreak in violence the Bristol police interceded and dismissed the hired security guards. They insisted that proper voting procedures be in place prior to the election. They asked for two members from each side to meet with them immediately. Over the next few weeks the two sides successfully negotiated the details of the upcoming election and signed a contract.
Mohinderjit Singh Bhatti's side was asked by the police to stop sending out letters to the sangat, as this was confusing the members. It was agreed that an independent voting company should be brought in. The Association of Electoral Administrators agreed to conduct the election. Voting registration was again extended to allow the traditionally-minded Sikh women, who do not believe in their right to vote, to register to vote. The voting company insisted that the registration be complete a week before the election and that the final voting list be just that, the final voting list.
For the next two weeks Sikh women were encouraged to register to vote and on the last day they extended the registration by a few hours so that the latecomers standing in line could finish registering.
Yet on July 27, 2008, two days after registration had closed and the voting list had been finalized, Mohinderjit Singh Bhatti's team insisted that they had seventy-nine more women they needed to register. The voting company refused, citing the contracts in place.
'The anti-women's-suffrage side were in fear that their power would be cut off forever. So they were doing everything possible to win,' Javinder Singh, the new general secretary, commented. 'They knew if they lost it would be the end for their sort.'
Election Day
On Sunday morning, August 3, 2008, many Sikhs from both sides arrived at the gurdwara at 8 A.M. Voting would begin at 10 A.M. Tensions were running high. The seventy-nine Sikh women who had not made the registration deadline - women who were angry that they were denied their right to vote against their right to vote - were vocal. The police blockaded the street and the media arrived. One Sikh man was arrested but later released. Some of the seventy-nine women and their supporters surrounded the voting company manager's car in protest.
'The Association of Electoral Administrators was very patient during the negotiation leading up to the elections,' reported Javinder Singh. 'They were understanding, firm and fair throughout the election process. They ensured the elections were conducted independently and professionally.'
Fifteen minutes before the election was due to start the police called a meeting of both sides, which delayed the election for two hours. The pro-women's-suffrage side offered to let 80% of the unregistered women register and the voting company agreed. This offer was angrily dismissed and Mohinderjit Singh and his supporters boycotted the election.
The election, although delayed, went forward. 93% of the votes went to the pro-women's-suffrage team with Mohinderjit Singh Bhatti's side receiving only 4% of the vote. Seemingly, even if the anti-women's-suffrage side had voted - including all seventy-nine late registering Sikh women - Mohinderjit Singh Bhatti's side would have lost.
'We commend the Avon & Somerset police for their understanding of the situation that we found ourselves in,' said newly-re-elected President Walayti Singh Chauhan. 'It was a great job done. They were sensitive and respectful of the Sikh principles at all times.'
Javinder Singh, the new general secretary added, 'When the women bowed to our holy Sikh scripture (Guru Granth Sahib), our Guruji, to accept their official duties, they glowed with a happiness and joy that seemed almost transcendent to me. I realized I had never seen that look on the faces of those Sikh women before and that made me determined to keep fighting for the rights of Sikh sisters and women everywhere.'
Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
02 September 2008
Sikh Women At Bristol Gurdwara Find Their Voice - Follow Up
Kamalla Rose Kaur was good enough to send this expansion of the post on 8 August 2008, Sikh Women At Bristol Gurdwara Find Their Voice. There is much more to this story than I had guessed. How great that these Kaurs are finally being treated as equals! And how sad that it took so long and such strife for what is - or should be - our birthright! As I have said, we Singhnis need to find our voice ourselves. If wait wait for our dear Singhs to do, we'll be waiting a long, long time!
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Sikh Murders Sikh At Gurdwara In California
Events like this don't help the reputation of Sikhs at all. Gentlemen - yeah, these were guys - how can we expect the public to trust us with kirpans - sharp or dull - when this is how you behave at a Sikh event? Nothing could make me feel ashamed of being Sikh, but this sort of thing is shameful and hard - impossible - to explain to nonSikhs. I know our brothers in Punjab pull this kind of stunt - I remember sword fights a year or two ago - but that's no excuse. At least the crowd stopped one gunman.
On the other hand, a Sikh with spikey hair?!
Please, if you have any information, let the cops know (see end of article). But don't collect money for turning in a brother, please. That's just not right!
On the other hand, a Sikh with spikey hair?!
Please, if you have any information, let the cops know (see end of article). But don't collect money for turning in a brother, please. That's just not right!
Sacramento area sports crowd holds suspect after killing
News Source: www.sacbee.com
Spectators at a large Sikh sports festival in south Sacramento County pummeled a gunman in the crowd with field hockey sticks and cricket bats Sunday after he fatally shot a young man and injured another, sheriff's deputies said.
The brazen shootings occurred at approximately 1:20 p.m. as the victims watched games at the Sacramento Sikh Society Sports Complex in the 7600 block of Bradshaw Road, not far from the Sikh temple, or Gurdwara Sahib, deputies said.
Detectives said they did not know the specific motive for the shootings, but said the assault did not appear to be related to any conflict over the games. The gunman and an accomplice who fled the scene apparently had some ongoing dispute and planned to find their targets at the event, they said.
"We believe the victims were targeted, and the suspects knew the victims were here," sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Tim Curran said.
The county Coroner's Office identified the dead man as Parmjit Pamma Singh, 26, of the East Bay community of Bay Point, near Pittsburg. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other victim, identified only as a 38-year-old man, was sent to UC Davis Medical Center in serious condition, officials said.
The shootings prompted several nearby spectators to turn on the assailants with the sports equipment at hand. One suspect got away while the other was beaten and held by spectators until deputies arrived, Curran said.
"The crowd was armed with cricket bats and field hockey sticks. They didn't hold back in telling us that they hit him," Curran said.
That suspect is being treated for "multiple contusions" at the medical center, Curran said. Deputies said they would not release his name until he was booked into jail.
The Sheriff's Department issued a press release Sunday night asking the public's help in finding a 24-year-old Elk Grove man whom several witnesses saw leaving the scene shortly after the shooting. The release identified the man as Amandeep Singh Dhami and described him as East Indian, 5 feet 11 inches tall and 200 pounds.
Detectives said Dhami "may have information vital to the case and we would like to speak to him."
Organizers aborted the tournament, and deputies cordoned the playing fields and held hundreds of spectators at the complex parking lot until they could talk to them. The vehicle-by-vehicle interviews lasted more than four hours.
Deputies recovered two handguns but found few witnesses to the shootings.
Most in the crowd at the time were attending youth field hockey games and a footrace at other fields in the complex.
"At first we thought it was the pistol to start the race, but then we heard more shots," said Herinder Singh of Hayward, whose son played in the hockey games.
Hundreds of people from the Sacramento Valley, the Bay Area, Arizona and western Canada attended the event, called the Gurmukh Singh Johal Memorial Tournament.
Anyone with information on the shootings or whereabouts of Dhami is asked to call the Sheriff's Department at (916) 874-5115, or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
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We have found another gem in audio books!! We are currently listening to The A.D. Chronicles by Brock & Bodie Thoene.
I believe there are 12 books in the series, we are on number 3, The Third Watch.
We will be studying Bible History this year, beginning with the Patriarchs, so I thought an audio book that was based around that time would be great! Along with a great story, we are learning a lot about Early Jewish history.
I love how the authors weave Biblical events into their story. We witnessed Jesus feed the 5,000, heal lepers and blind men and even forgive one who was against him and wanted him dead.
We will begin our study next week, and I am hoping for a lot of "a-ha" moments. 🙂
We drive an hour one way once a week to visit the kids' grandma, this is when we listen to our audio books. It has worked out wonderfully and makes the drive go fast. Sometimes, we don't want to turn it off when we get to where we are going. 🙂
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Scripture tells us to love our neighbor as ourselves. At First Christian, we try to follow these words of wisdom through our support of a vast array of ministries, both local and international. Through our efforts, we feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, support education, advocate for justice, help support a special program of theological education in our own Southern Conference, as well as much, much more.
First Christian has been recognized as a "Five for Five" church, supporting all five national offerings within the United Church of Christ.
In addition, we are partnered with the Alamance County Association for the Blind, and have helped support the local Habitat for Humanity, and Allied Churches.
Worship is at the heart of our life together at First Christian. We worship in an historic building in downtown Burlington. Our sanctuary sparkles with the colors of stained glass windows, hand-crafted in Italy. Though our worship is "traditional", it is lively. Throughout the course of the year, our worship life is accented by special services. These range from a Christmas Cantata, to a Hanging of the Green service during Advent, to Easter services that include the Sedar on Maunday Thursday, an Easter Sunrise Service and breakfast to celebrate Christ's Resurrection, and a dramatic reading of the Passion Story on Easter Sunday.
Our worship begins at 10:30 A.M. on Sunday mornings followed by a time of fellowship immediately after, at 11:30 A.M.
Our music ministry, lead by Matt Rice, is anchored by our Chancel Choir of faithful church members, and supplemented with voices of several students at Elon University.
Our Rodgers Pipe Organ, installed in March, 1993, is our primary instrument for worship. The organ is a combination of pipes and digital electronics voiced to the acoustics of the sanctuary. While the main organ is above the choir loft, an additional antiphonal division is located above the elevator, providing a unique spread of sound for organ literature/choral accompaniment and support for congregational singing. With its many facets of sound, the organ continues its role in the tradition of outstanding sacred music at First Christian UCC.
Throughout the course of the year, our worship is supplemented by various guest musicians and musical groups. One Sunday in particular, our service was led by the "Celebration Singers," a musical group of mentally disabled young adults who have a special musical gift, and who brought joy to our worship of God.
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President's Day 2013 -- lots of things happening in the Old Bro Network, so since I have the day off, I'll try to get you all caught up with the latest and greatest OBN news .....
First up, we have ONE new Old Bro to welcome to the group, please reach out and say hello to Ron Williamson (EpSig 587). "Stud of the Week" honors go to Jack Power, who bumped into Ron at the Holiday Bowl in December and has now helped Ron become the 308th Old Bro.
Also, Scott Douglas (EpSig 1056) has sent in revised contact info, you can reach him at email@example.com.
Next, this month's issue of the Cross and Crescent contains not one, but TWO articles about the general all around studliness of EpSig, it's rebirth at UCLA, and a feature article about a couple of Old Bro's making their mark in the movie & TV biz here in SoCal.
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The article about the chapter house, titled "Back in Action" can be found HERE, and the article about Old Bro's Walt Becker (EpSig 1120) and Trevor Kirschner (EpSig 1131) titled "Artisans of Entertainment" can be found HERE.
Great to see the studly EpSigs gettin some national publicity, after all, we ARE the best house in the land !!
Now, a couple of events to add to your calendars ..... first, the Lambda Chi Educational Foundation is hosting an event for all alumni in the SoCal area on Thursday, March 7, at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach, details about that can be found HERE.
And, of course, the Annual Meeting of EpSig will be held on Saturday, April 6, at the chapter house, followed by a lunch & birthday celebration for Florida Taylor's 90th birthday ..... the Annual Meeting commences at 10 AM, Old Bro Network encourages EVERY SINGLE EpSig OUT THERE to make plans to attend this event.
Finally, Old Bro Network needs some help in rounding up a few items that can be a "bridge" to help tie together ALL the EpSigs, old and new ..... Please read the following request from Old Bro Tom Larson .....
After the chapter was suspended in January 2001 the contents in the living room trophy cases evaporated. The missing items include skins from USC and Tennessee, a variety of trophies, a 'shrine' honoring the 2 brothers who drowned at Lake Mead [a condition of our arrangement with their parents] and the picture of Gail Goodrich and others [autographed by Coaches Wooden, Bartow, Cunningham, etc] above the front staircase.
Nobody seems to know how these items were able to walk out the front door. They would be great additions to link the past with the current and future of Epsilon Sigma Zeta. Could you put out a plea to the OBN requesting anybody who knows how these items disappeared or if they are being held in safekeeping that they should be returned [no questions asked] to their rightful places in the house.
Feel free to contact my if you have any questions regarding this matter.
If anyone out there has ANY info on the trophy case contents, or the autographed photo mentioned above, PLEASE contact either Tom or the Old Bro Network so we can get these items back to where they belong.
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Sitting in the pickup line, waiting for that final bell to ring on the last day of school I can feel the pit in my stomach grow. The pit is filled with equal part excitement and angst as the long, hot sticky summer looms before us. Even though I am over 30 years old, I still get excited for the freedom summer break gives us.
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Footages coming up online indicates the on going slave trade practiced by Libyan on migrants.
The refugees or migrant are from several African countries who try to fled war, poverty and unemployment in their countries .
"They have taken a tough journey through the desert and they have paid people smugglers to get to Libya to try to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
With the security and financial collapse in Libya, human trafficking and smuggling have become a booming trade," says Mahmoud Abdelwahed, reporting from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
Reports have it that the trade works by preying on the tens of thousands of vulnerable people who risk everything to get to Libya's coast and then across the Mediterranean into Europe – a route that's been described as the deadliest route on earth.
As we all know, modern-day slavery is widespread around the world and Libya is by no means unique …
However, what's make this particularly event shocking is that this is happening effectively in the open, where people can go to a farmhouse, place a bid for then like some piece of art work, and end up 'owning' a human being. This is as a result of lack of proper registration process for the large amount of refugees arriving in Libya.
According to reports, the business of detention centres is unsupervised in some parts of Libya and stories of torture, rape and forced labour have emerged.
When the centres get too crowded, people are then allegedly sold off like goods in an open market. Survivors have told the UN's migration agency that they use smartphones to connect with people smugglers to get them to Libya's coast, and that they were then sold, being held for ransom, used as forced labour or for sexual exploitation.
The International Organization for Migration says trade in humans has become so normalised that people are being bought and sold in public for as little as $400.
"As shocking as it seems, it's indeed true," Leonard Doyle from the International Organization for Migration tells Counting the Cost.
"The reason it [slave trade] can happen is because there is really no rule of law across much of Libya. Libya is a country as big as France, with a lot of space there.
"Migrants are coming there … they see the promise of a new life when they go to their Facebook feed and they think something wonderful is waiting for them in Europe, because a smuggler has abused the system and has sold them that lie."
He explains that when they arrive in Libya, "they get off the bus and they are quickly put into a kind of murder machine, an extortion machine. They are robbed of their possessions, their families are called.
They are forced, they are tortured, they give them money. And then they are sold. Unbelievable, but they are sold in open, public auctions: $400 for a labouring man, maybe a bit more for a woman who can be put in the sex trade. And this is what's happening across the country."
Doyle stresses that this issue shows that the international community should pay more attention to post-Gaddafi Libya.
"There is an international responsibility to help … What is particularly important now is that this issue is reaching global attention," says Doyle.
Below are graphic images from slave trade dilemma
Video footage of Auction process from CNN news.