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Chocolate Church is a fellowship freedom gathering for creativity, friendship, and reaching out with love sweet love. We eat together from 5-6pm so bring food to eat and share, or just come as you are at 6pm. Hosted by Kamran and Suzy Yaraei.
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This annual event began in 2004 at the initiation by Kenneth Jones, then a graduate student who worshipped while studying at Penn State. The men in the congregation prepare their special dishes and take charge of the morning service and serving the meal in the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome. A ticket is need to attend the meal. For questions or tickets to this yearly event, contact Mark Dyreson or Blannie Bowen.
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By JACK WEATHERLY Net income for Jackson-based Cal-Maine Foods — the nation's largest producer of eggs — rose in the third fiscal quarter to $50.9 million, its second-biggest quarter ever. Earnings per share were $1.05, compared with 89 cents a year earlier on $42.9 million in net income. Net sales were up 10.6 percent for the quarter, which ended Feb. ...Read More »
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Cal-Maine reports increased 1Q sales, net income
JACKSON — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) has released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 ended Aug. 30, 2014. Net sales were $356.9 million, an increase of 12 percent compared with net sales of $319.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The egg company reported net income of $27.7 million, or $1.15 per basic share and $1.14 per diluted ...Read More »
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JACKSON — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) has entered into a new joint venture for specialty egg sales with Hickman's Egg Ranch Inc. Based in Buckeye, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix in western Maricopa County, Hickman's Egg Ranch has been family-owned and operated since 1944. With processing operations located in Arizona, Colorado and California, and capacity for approximately 6.0 million ...Read More »


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At Ganymede, in addition to our statutory requirements, we work with our contract labour to ensure that they also comply with the environmental policies of our clients. We encourage the reduction of our carbon footprint, an example of which is our investment in low-emission vehicles in which our teams travel to site. We use recycled and sustainable products where possible and are committed to reducing our non-recyclable waste.
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Love it or hate it, Christmas is just around the corner and there are plenty of events in and around Northwich that you can enjoy with your friends and family this winter.
Take a look at some of the upcoming activities below and maybe plan a yuletide outing or two!
1. Northwich Artisan Market – Xmas Special
In December, further festive cheer comes to the town when the Northwich Artisan Market runs an Xmas Special on Saturday 8th.
The market is renowned for its high quality Christmassy food and drink with visitors able to browse stalls and purchase a range of essentials. This includes Mince Pies, Christmas Puddings and maybe even some Mulled Wine.
Running from 12pm-5pm, the market presents the perfect opportunity to head into Northwich and really get into the Christmas spirit.
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2. Santa Cruises at the anderton boat lift
Throughout December, you'll be able to meet Santa at the Anderton Boat Lift for festive cruises!
There'll be festive storytelling, songs and a special Christmas present for each child.
For dates and times, head to the Canal and River Trust website.
3. a victorian christmas at the lion salt works
Pop over to the Lion Salt Works between Tuesday 4th and Sunday 9th December to celebrate the Christmas season.
There'll be festive fun for all the family, including music and traditional crafts, plus the community Christmas Market! There will be a few special appearances from Santa too! Head to the Lion Salt Works website for more.
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4. christmas woodland at blakemere
You can embark on a magical journey this December at Blakemere Village!
There will be woodland characters, Father Christmas, outdoor family skating and gingerbread decorating with Mrs Claus. Seasonal festive refreshments will be available too so why not explore these magical Cheshire Woodlands!
5. christmas magic at the hollies
If you're looking for unique Christmas gifts then The Hollies' Christmas barn is a must-visit!
This winter wonderland is packed with gift ideas, homeware, cards, artificial trees and decorations. Plus, you'll be able to get your hands on some festive treats including tasty Christmas puddings and mulling syrup.
6. festive food in the forest
The forestry commission are working with Delamere events to offer a truly unique dining experience in the forest.
On 23rd and 30th November, 14th and 15th December, the fantastic Christmas Pop Up Restaurant nights are back and you can enjoy five courses of fine dining. There will be heated tipis, fairy lights and fire pits to provide the perfect festive atmosphere.
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Some Markets Drop After Trump's Top Economic Adviser Quits
(VOA): Trade war fears pushed U.S. and some Asian stock markets lower Wednesday, following the resignation of U.S. President Donald Trump's top economic adviser. Gary Cohn, director of the National Economic Council, was a leading administration opponent of Trump's plan to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel imports and 10 percent tariffs on aluminum imports. "It has been an honor to serve my country and enact pro-growth economic policies to benefit the American people, in particular the passage of historic tax reform," Cohn said in a statement Tuesday announcing his resignation. In Wednesday's trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was off six-tenths of a percent. Standard & Poor's 500 index fell less than that. In Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 1 percent, while Japan's Nikkei stock index had a smaller loss. Key European indexes made gains, with Germany'sDAX up 1 percent, and London and Paris making smaller gains. As director of the NEC, Cohn tried to push Trump to abandon his tariff plan. But the president reiterated Tuesday that he will impose the measures in the coming days. In a statement released by the White House, Trump praised Cohn. "Gary has been my chief economic adviser and did a superb job in driving our agenda, helping to deliver historic tax cuts and reforms and unleashing the American economy once again. He is a rare talent, and I thank him for his dedicated service to the American people." Chief of Staff John Kelly also praised Cohn. "Gary has served his country with great distinction, dedicating his skill and leadership to grow the U.S. economy and pass historic tax reform. I will miss having him as a partner in the White House, but he departs having made a real impact in the lives of the American people," he said. There was no immediate announcement from the White House about a replacement for Cohn, whose deputy, Jeremy Katz, departed in January. Cohn's extensive policy portfolio included tax and retirement, infrastructure, the financial system, energy and environment, health care, agriculture, global economics, international trade and development, technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity. He also played a critical role in advancing the president's deregulatory agenda and organizing Trump's successful participation in the World Economic Forum in January. Cohn, former president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs investment bank, is one of several top-level White House staff members to resign this year, including communications director Hope Hicks, deputy communications director Josh Raffel, and staff secretary Ron Porter. Cohn was one of several Wall Street veterans tapped by Trump for senior administration positions after the 2016 presidential election.
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April 3, 2017
Stand Up and Sing! Pete Seeger, Folk Music, and the Path to Justice by Susanna Reich, illustrated by Adam Gustavson
Stand Up and Sing!
Pete Seeger, Folk Music, and the Path to Justice
by Susanna Reich
illustrated by Adam Gustavson
"Pete Seeger was born in 1919, with music in his bones."
From the first, this story about Pete Seeger and folk music pulled me in. Not that I grew up with Seeger. My folks were Peter, Paul and Mary fans and astonishingly loyal. One folk group to a household, thank you. But singing along with them, I learned the power of folk music and its a power that comes through in Reich's story of Seeger's life.
Seeger may have grown up going to boarding school but he also grew up spending summers on his grandparent's farm where he lived with his father and brothers in the barn. During the Great Depression, his father may have had troubles paying the bills but they were better off than many. Still, his father made sure that Pete knew the stories of those people. Stories of lost jobs and inequality. As a young man he traveled with Woodie Guthrie and learned the power of music to share ideas while also defusing tension.
Reich pulls together Seeger's work with Martin Luther King Jr., songs about the Vietnam War and building a sloop to bring attention to issues of water and ecology. By the time I finished the book, I was looking for someone to hear my favorite parts, especially this quote from Seeger:
"When one person taps out a beat . . . [or] three people discover a harmony . . . or a crowd joins in on a chorus as though to raise the ceiling a few feet higher, then they also know there is hope for the world."
Yes, I was hooked by this story because of the folk music connection, but will it pull in young readers? Folk music is central to the story but there is much more to the book just as there was much more to Seeger's life. There is social justice and environmentalism, there is a can-do attitude, a spirit of working together and most of all . . . hope.
Gustavson's multi-media illustrations have the charm and depth of a Norman Rockwell illustration, paired with the rich color needed to contribute to the down-to-earth complexity of the story. I must for the library shelf whether classroom or family so that another group of young readers and song lovers can learn about the joy and hope Seeger and those like him have brought to the world.
April 28, 2016
Dirty Rats by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Adam Gustavson
Dirty Rats
by Darrin Lunde
illustrated by Adam Gustavson
It probably come as no secret to you — many people hate rats. They try to trap them, poison them and generally do them harm.
For those of you who are willing to learn a thing or twelve about rats, this is an excellent book. Lunde talks about the different types of rats found all over the world including the long-tailed marmoset rat which, like the well-known and much adored panda, eats only bamboo. He also wrote about the bushy-tailed cloud rat which actually has a fluffy tail. If you had just shown me a photo, I would have guessed porcupine. These "little" guys are cute! One of the wild rats he covered is my favorite, the kangaroo rat. Yes, I have a favorite rat.
Lunde also wrote about the many ways that rats are good. He discussed lab rats (poor rats!) and the fact that rats are a vital part of the food chain.
The backmatter included more types of rats. I do wish that the African giant pouched rat had made it into the main text. They're pretty fantastic too. Also in the back matter was the crested rat which is toxic/poisonous because of a particular kind of plant sap that permeates their fur. Crazy!
I'm a bit of a casual rat nut. I say casual because I've never kept rats. My son's godmother has rats and I know a thing or two thanks to her. I know that even rats who find food in garbage are not dirty. They spend a great deal of time grooming. I wish Lunde had pointed that particular fact out. But this is a picture book and because of the limited number of pages and limited number of words, there is only so much he can say. I get that.
Adam Gustavson's paintings sometimes reminded me of Mark Teague's work. I think it has something to do with the people's faces. Teague illustrated the "How do Dinosaurs" books. Gustavson's pictures aren't encyclopedic but they are definitely realistic and his rats truly look like rats. It doesn't take much imagination to picture one sniffing or scampering off the page.
I would definitely add this one to my bookshelf. It is a great jumping off point for discussions on diversity, urban wildlife and our misconceptions about same.
February 16, 2016
Fab Four Friends: The Boys who Became the Beatles by Susanna Reich, illustrated by Adam Gustavson
Fab Four Friends:
The Boys who Became the Beatles
by Susanna Reich
illustrated by Adam Gustavson
Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt
John Lennon lived with his aunt and uncle but when his band, the Quarrymen, practiced, that met at his mother's apartment. Aunt Mimi knew he loved to play the guitar but worried he wouldn't be able to make a living with it.
Paul McCartney grew up in a musical home and music definitely helped fill the void when his mother died. Paul and John practiced their guitars at Paul's house, writing songs and scribbling down the words.
George Harrison's family didn't have a lot of money or enough to eat but they had plenty of laughter. His Dad wanted him to be an electrician but George loved rock-n-roll. He used his wages as a delivery boy to buy records and worked out the chords for the songs. He taught the chords to John and Paul.
When their band, they had changed the name to the Beatles, got a gig in Germany, they learned to whip up a crowd. All they needed now was a drummer which they found in sharp dressing, steady drumming Ringo Starr.
This can't have been the easiest book to write — having to merge the stories of four musicians into one — but Reich handles it well, detailing their lives pre-Beatles as well as how the band became The Beatles of legend. Gustavson's oil paintings bring the story to life, capturing each man and helping bring him into focus for the readers.
What I think this book does best is show the work and commitment that went into becoming a band of legend. This wasn't a ho-hum we don't have anything else to do project. It didn't happen over night. It is something the boys made happen in spite of the odds and working to make the changes necessary to go from good to great.
Share this book with the young music lovers in your life but be ready to pick up a copy for an older Beatles fan as well!


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The legacy of Cat Poncho began in May of 2012, when I began selling to friends and family. Cat Poncho became a hit, and everywhere you walk someone comments and many people want one!
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text: Share: Comments Print April 16, 2012 at 12:17 PM 4A and 3A high-school softball rankings — Week 4 Posted by Sandy Ringer I still find it challenging to juggle the state softball rankings in Class 4A. Walla Walla and Woodinville remain a solid 1-2. Woodinville was impressive with a 4-0 victory over Juanita (No. 1 in 3A) last Friday. Walla Walla gets tested this Friday against No. 5 Richland, which owes its two losses to Kamiakin (No. 3 in 3A). But Central Valley, formerly No. 3, went 2-2 last week, falling to a pair of 3A teams Mount Spokane and North Central. Both were one-run games, however, so the Bears stay in the top-10 at No. 7. Puyallup notched a quality win over rival Rogers, then fell to Spanaway Lake, a .500 team that features a solid pitcher. It's the only loss of the season for the Vikings, though, so they simply fall from No. 6 to No. 9. Ballard and Olympia both slipped last week, and they're back on the watch list. Newport jumps in at No. 8 and I really wrestled with that No. 10 spot. Finally, it went to Skyview, which is playing well as of late. The only changes in 3A are a flip-flop between Holy Names and Mount Si in the bottom two positions after the Wildcats' 11-0 loss to Juanita. I'm not penalizing Juanita for losing to Woodinville, although Everett and Kamiakin are making strong bids for that No. 1 ranking as well. Holy Names and No. 4 Bainbridge are scheduled to play twice this week, so that should be interesting! Class 4A 1. Walla Walla (8-0) 2. Woodinville (9-0) 3. Arlington (9-1) 4. Emerald Ridge (Puyallup) (7-0) 5. Richland (9-2) 6. Kentlake (6-1) 7. Central Valley (Spokane Valley) (6-2) 8. Newport (Bellevue) (8-1) 9. Puyallup (7-1) 10. Skyview (Vancouver) (6-2) Others to watch — Ballard (Seattle) Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma), Bothell, Central Kitsap (Silverdale), Gig Harbor, Inglemoor (Kenmore), Issaquah, Jefferson (Auburn), Kentwood (Covington), Marysville-Pilchuck, Mead (Spokane), Monroe, Moses Lake, Olympia, Rogers (Puyallup), Snohomish, Tahoma (Maple Valley), Union (Vancouver). Class 3A 1. Juanita (Kirkland) (9-1) 2. Everett (10-0) 3. Kamiakin (Kennewick) (10-0) 4. Bainbridge (8-0) 5. Camas (9-0) 6. Wilson (Tacoma) (5-1) 7. Sedro-Woolley (8-0) 8. University (Spokane) (6-1) 9. Holy Names (Seattle) (9-0) 10. Mount Si (Snoqualmie (10-2) Others to watch — Bellevue, Bishop Blanchet (Seattle), Enumclaw, Glacier Peak (Snohomish), Highline (Burien), Kelso, Kennedy Catholic (Burien), Lynnwood, Mount Spokane, North Central (Spokane), Peninsula (Gig Harbor), Prairie (Brush Prairie), Shadle Park (Spokane), Shorecrest (Shoreline), Southridge (Kennewick), West Valley (Yakima). Comments


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This summer I had the privilege of working along side some amazing Nashville wedding vendors to create this shoot. As a photographer I loved the freedom this gave me to be creative and take some risks and as a person this was such a blessing to my soul to meet new vendors and hear their heart for why they are in the wedding industry. It's an industry that i've found people love or hate and I can't tell you how much I love being a wedding photographer. It's brought so much joy to my life. I love all my amazing clients and the moments I'm privileged to document for them!
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Best Diet Recommendation for Gonorrhoea Patient
Best diet for gonorrhoea patient – Treat and prevent gonorrhoea and other STDs with these healthy foods.
Gonorrhoea is a highly contagious sexually transmitted STD bacterial infection, sometimes referred to as the clap. The nickname of the clap refers to a treatment that used to clear the blockage in the urethra from gonorrhoea pus, where the penis would be clapped on both sides simultaneously.
This gonorrhoea treatment is rarely used today, however, the nomenclature remains. Gonorrhoea is characterized by thick discharge from the penis or vagina. In addition to male reproductive organs & female genital tract, gonorrhoea may infect the rectum, throat, eyes, blood, skin & joints.
Gonorrhoea spreads through semen or vaginal fluid during unprotected sexual contact, heterosexual or homosexual, with an infected partner:
- vaginal or anal sex with an infected partner
- oral sex, although this is less common
- sharing sex toys
- touching parts of the body with fingers (for example, touching the private parts and then the eyes)
- any very close physical contact
- the bacteria can be passed from hand to hand (very rare isolated cases)
- from a mother to her baby at birth
You can NOT catch it from simple kissing, sharing bath towels, cups or from toilet seats
Symptoms of Gonorrhea
½ of women and 1/10 of men who have gonorrhoea have no symptoms at all. Women's symptoms can include discharge from the vagina, frequent urination, pain or burning when urinating, and pain between periods. Men are most likely to experience pain during urination and discharge from the penis. The throat infection rarely shows symptoms.
Gonorrhoea symptoms in women
- Strong smelling vaginal discharge that may be thin & watery or thick & yellow/green
- Irritation or discharge from the anus
- Abnormal vaginal bleeding
- Possible some low abdominal or pelvic tenderness
- Pain or a burning sensation when passing urine
- Low abdominal pain sometimes with nausea
Gonorrhoea symptoms in men
- White, yellow, or green thick discharge from the tip of the penis.
- Inflammation of the testicles & prostate gland.
- Irritation or discharge from the anus.
- Urethral itch & pain or burning sensation when passing urine.
Causes of Gonorrhoea
Gonorrhoea is caused by the growth and proliferation of the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoea. The disease can survive in the eye, rectum, mouth, penis, throat, or vagina. This means that it can be transmitted through a variety of sexual contact.
Once infected, a person runs a high risk of spreading the bacteria to other parts of their body. For instance, someone with gonorrhoea may rub his or her eye, inadvertently spreading the infection and elongating the treatment period. The infection can also spread from mothers to babies during childbirth.
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Best Diet for Gonorrhoea Patient
The most effective diet plan for gonorrhoea patients is eliminating spices and eating bland meals. Fried foodstuffs and spicy meals tend to aggravate the condition. Also, one must include foods that are high in water content as they help in preventing irritation & inflammation in people suffering from gonorrhoea.
Foods to eat
- Low-fat grains such as barley and oats
- Fruits and vegetables such as apples, berries, watermelon, grapes, sugarcane juice, blueberries, cucumber, pumpkin, pineapples, avocado, etc.
- Increase your intake of garlic and onions
- Include more probiotics in your daily regimen. Yoghurt is one of the best probiotics.
- Foods rich in vitamin C such as strawberries, peas, pawpaw, radishes, melon, eggplants, beans, carrot, peaches, potatoes, soybeans, beans, etc.
- Foods rich in vitamin A such as cucumber, beans, bananas, olives, etc.
- Zinc-rich foods such as almonds, kidney beans, pears, onions, peanuts, eggplants, cashews, figs, asparagus, etc.
- Vegetable oil such as olive oil, sunflower oil, coconut oil, and avocado.
Foods to limit and avoid
- Avoid tobacco, tea, coffee or beverages with caffeine.
- Limit the use of lean meat, poultry, fish, egg, millet, nuts & seeds, lentils, beans, and fermented soy.
- Avoid spices, chillies, hot pepper, and hot food.
- Avoid or limit food that contains gluten.
- Avoid foods and beverages containing artificial sweeteners.
- Limit the use of fruit juices such as lemons, oranges, grapefruits, and tomatoes.
- Avoid artificial sweeteners.
- Avoid seafood such as herring, fish floe, lobster, crab, prawns, shrimps, sardines etc, because their high protein content increases the load on the kidney.
Because gonorrhoea is a bacterial infection, it can be treated with antibiotics and the help of healthy diet. Antibiotics for the infection can be taken orally or via injection. It is important that the patient does not engage in sexual interactions until he or she has finished all the prescribed treatment. Feeling better does not always mean that the infection is gone. Medical professionals will advise that an infected person should notify everyone with whom they have had relations within the past month about the infection.
Using a condom every time you have sex reduces your chance of contracting gonorrhoea. Bacterial infections such as gonorrhoea are more common among the promiscuous. If you have even the slightest inclination that you or your partner may be infected with gonorrhoea, abstain from sex until consulting with a medical professional.


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A Tax Analyst is responsible for understanding the tax effects of company transactions upon the company's operations. They analyze the tax effects, put the findings into report form, and present the findings to management.
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A Tax Analyst must have at least one year tax experience and a Bachelor's in accounting or finance. A CPA or CPA Candidate are also preferred.
A Tax Analyst must have good communication skills, be computer literate, have good analytical skills, be detailed oriented, and keep current with tax issues.
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I'm going to write about a pretty sensitive topic today that all of us deal with at one point or another throughout our lives.
Depression is something that is talked about often these days. There are all kinds of drugs, articles, and thoughts on the subject depending on who you talk to about it.
From what I know, one camp considers it to be a disease. People on my side of the fence (rare) simply ascribe depression as nature's way of telling you that you need to make a major change in your life.
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One 9-inch Springform pan
1 ½ cup Graham Cracker Crumbs
6 Tablespoons Melted Butter
24 oz Cream Cheese (softened)
1 Cup White Sugar
1 Tablespoon Corn Starch
3 eggs
1 Tablespoon Grated Lime Zest
2/3 Cup Key Lime Juice
- Combine cookie or graham cracker crumbs with butter or margarine. Press into bottom and partially up sides of 9-inch springform pan. Refrigerate.
- In a large bowl, beat with an electric mixer the cream cheese, sugar, lime peel, and cornstarch until smooth and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, blending just until smooth. Add key lime juice with mixer on low. Finish mixing by hand. Do not overbeat, or cake will crack during baking. Pour batter into prepared crust.
- Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 55 to 65 minutes, or until set. To minimize cracking, place a shallow pan half full of hot water on lower rack during baking.
- Turn oven off, and let cheesecake stand in oven 30 minutes with the door open at least 4 inches. Remove from oven. Refrigerate cake overnight, and up to three days.


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I know this question may be marked as a duplicate of difference between malloc and calloc but still i would like to ask it.
i know calloc initilizes the memory block,here my question is not focusussing on that part.
my question is
the definition of malloc says it allocates a block of memory of specified size.
and calloc says it allocates multiple block of memory ,each of the same size.
is this allocation of one block of memory and multiple blocks of memory is a real difference between the two?
because i feel we can do the same using malloc which can be done by calloc.
for example :
int *ptr;
ptr=(int *) malloc(100 * (sizeof(int)));
int *ptr;
ptr=(int *) calloc(100,sizeof(int));
would end up allocating 100 times the memory required by the int.


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My previous post about this atelier project concerned the Ingbretson Studio as object: the artists' tools, their materials, and the space itself. This final post is related but dedicated to non-descriptive compositions; that is, the studio remains the subject matter, but the resulting photographs provide little to no visual information about it (and thus were kept from the photographic essay proper—the tragedy of page limits!). They are small sensual joys—found abstractions that demand nothing of me as creator or as viewer besides their aesthetic quality.
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A monthly meeting of families with children who are transgender. The children will play games while the parents meet, share, exchange ideas and stories. This is not a religious group. HSCC has been active in LGBTQ+ support for many years, there are many LGBTQ+ families who attend, and we wanted to open this to the public in a safe and welcoming space. Meeting every 3rd Monday of the month. Please pass the info on to families who would enjoy or find this beneficial.


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If the first step in Chuck Piekarski's spice cake recipe sounds ordinary — "blend together margarine and sugar" until they are "well combined" — the quantities are not: 18 pounds of margarine and 120 cups of sugar. And, eventually, 18 quarts of eggs, 198 cups of all-purpose flour, 30 cups of vegetable oil, 16 cups of molasses, 63 tablespoons of baking powder and 15 quarts of milk.
And a total of 70 tablespoons of cinnamon, allspice, ground ginger and nutmeg.
It makes 750 small cakes, almost a fifth of his daily workload, which includes cakes, scones and cookies.
It is tempting to say Mr. Piekarski is the man who has baked a million cakes, but that figure is a fraction of the sweets he has baked and sent on their way. For almost 26 years, Mr. Piekarski has been the pastry chef for God's Love We Deliver, a charity that prepares meals for people who are too sick to shop or cook for themselves — 19 million meals so far.
Ragueneau, the baker in "Cyrano de Bergerac," did not approach Mr. Piekarski's lifetime total of nine million desserts. Thankfully, neither did Mrs. Lovett of "Sweeney Todd."
Mr. Piekarski bakes pies as well as cakes, but from one end of the nearly 10,000-square-foot kitchen to the other, there is not a barber chair in sight. There is, however, a stainless steel cart with cakes to be inscribed — personalized — and the day's list of names. Mr. Piekarski does the inscribing in purple, on white frosting.
These are not dessert cakes but birthday cakes, which are slightly larger. Each client, as God's Love calls its meal recipients, is sent one, just in time for candles and a chorus of "Happy Birthday to You." The people God's Love calls "senior caregivers" — older people who live with clients in households with more than one person — also receive cakes on their birthdays.
"Birthday cakes are the one really personal thing they get from us," Mr. Piekarski said, before talking about how recipes these days are increasingly ingredient-conscious — there is more fresh fruit, like the blackberries that went in a batch to be baked later in the day. "We like to think we're feeding people healthily," he said, "but sometimes, we're feeding their spirit."
So there is more going on here than merely mixing ingredients according to a recipe and, with help from volunteers, baking them, packaging them with the rest of a meal and delivering the finished product. It is enough to take one's mind off the contentiousness of the headlines, at least for an hour or two.
With a little flourish on the "l" as he wrote "Michael" on the first of the day's birthday cakes, Mr. Piekarski said some things did not change with repetition. Halfway through "Anthony," crossing the "t" and dotting the "i" in "happy birthday," he said his writing on the cakes had always looked the same as his handwriting on paper.
"A third grader's handwriting," he said.
He inscribed a cake for Gabriel, then one for Nicholas.
Mr. Piekarski's photograph is on Page 278 of the "God's Love We Deliver Cookbook," opposite his recipe for double chocolate oatmeal cookies, in proportions that would not overwhelm a home kitchen, and the accompanying words reveal something he did not mention as he inscribed the cakes. His biography says he did not know what God's Love was when he answered a want ad for a baker.
He found out during the job interview that the group was serving people with H.I.V. or AIDS, a mission since broadened to include people with other serious illnesses. There was an emotional resonance — he had lost his companion to AIDS four years earlier. He has been making hundreds of desserts a day ever since.
His workplace is the Joan Rivers Bakery, named for the comedian who was on the God's Love board for 20 years. At 62, he is old enough to remember when she appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson." He also remembers when they decorated cakes together.
"I set up the cakes," he said. "Joan came along, all aproned up, and I gave her a really quick course in decorating. I taught her how to do flowers."
Her work was passable. "I'd give her a B-minus," he said. "She was very good at doing the leaves."
By then he had personalized a birthday cake for Helen and was starting on one for Barbara.
Sometimes, he said, he wonders about Anthony or Michael or Daniel, what their stories are. He does not usually deliver meals, but once, in a pinch, he did. The experience was emotional, even if he tells it matter-of-factly.
"This guy had absolutely no food in the house," Mr. Piekarski said. "His partner had passed away, he got sick and lost the business. He was just trying to pay the bills, and he didn't have money for food. He offered me water. That's all he had in the refrigerator. He thanked me, like, 10 times. You hope somebody would do the same thing for you. That's what we've got to do for each other."
He started on the cake for Alessandra, the longest name on the day's list. The writing is a little tight. The conversation stopped for a moment.
Mr. Piekarski worked at an Italian bakery in Providence, R.I., after graduating from Rhode Island College. He was a theater and music major, but eventually came to a realization: "It was not the life I wanted, always looking for work." Just after he took the job with God's Love, a call came from a theater in the Berkshires.
"They wanted me for the whole summer," he recalled, but he said no. "I made the right choice," he says now.
Of course he did, he added: His last name means "baker" in Polish.


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General - All Sections:
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Per Competitor:
Capacity to carry 1.5L of water
Additional Batteries for your headlamp/Torch
Rain Jacket
Plastic Plate/Spoon/Fork/Knife (Basic cutlery for meals)
Cup for Drinks/Refreshments
Light Rain Jacket
Medical kit per team (Kindly refer to medical List page for more information. Note: All teams are required
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Hydration system, such as a Camelback, Salomon
Map Case Holder
Sun protection, such as a hat, sun screen
Powerfood/isotonic drink
Torch light
Vaseline (for feet, crotch and blisters)
Mosquito Spray
Sleeping Mat
Bike Sections:
All 'General' equipment including allen keys if neccessary
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Map holder that can be fixed to the handle bar of bike
Chain tool
Bike gloves
Tire patches
Base camp repair kit with additional items such as break pads, tire, etc (This may
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This week, we sit down with the super fun Andrea Love from Banana 101.5. She lets us in on what it's like transitioning from a mostly urban station to an all rock station, tell us about her childhood growing up in the village of Baldwin, and whether she prefers face to face or social interactions. It's a fantastic...
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Today we get to sit down and chat with Lev, or LV as many of you may know him. He's an on-air personality with Club 93.7, and just launched a docu-series with his soon to be wife, chronicling their journey to the altar.
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In addition to the formal educational accomplishments you've acquired, I believe you're also going to need to know how to design and implement your own experience-based, self-directed learning programs. You will need to know how to take the knowledge, perspectives, and insights your educational accomplishments have given you and use them as tools that help you leverage your everyday experiences into effective self-directed learning opportunities.The 21st Century learning equation that speaks to this is something every adult needs to become intimately familiar with, and exquisitely capable of implementing. It looks like this:
"Formal Education + Self-Directed Learning Experiments = Successful Personal and Professional Development."
This equation highlights both the Front-End educational knowledge and the Back-End learning skills that today every leading practitioner must know about, and know how to support their clients, if they're going to either help them learn in today's complex and rapidly changing world.
At this point, I've not yet found practitioners who, in any explicit way, share this hypothesis. If you know of any consultant or coach who is using this equation as the foundation of their work, I'd appreciate hearing about them.


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Michael WilsonAt 5:53 p.m. on June 15, 2013, the security cameras at Cosmic Pizza in Hartwell, Ohio, just outside Cincinnati, recorded the four minutes that changed the lives of the Evans family: A customer enters the small carryout restaurant and places an order at the counter. The owner, Rich Evans, moves back to talk with the small woman in the food-prep area. The customer crosses behind the counter and pulls a gun. The woman throws herself in front of three tiny figures. Rich Evans breaks for the door. The gunman shoots and follows. Out of sight of video surveillance, the end played out like this: Rich, shot three times, stumbled into an adjoining yard—and one family's nightmare became a community's challenge.
As the coroner's office carried out its grim mission, an officer sat with Rich's wife in a police cruiser and got her statement. As the woman wept and nursed her youngest, someone asked her whom to call. Family? Friends? Neighbors?
"We don't have anybody," she wailed. "No one."
A Family, Shattered
Rich Evans's widow—Ornuma "Ao" Evans—was born in Thailand. She hadn't spoken to her own relatives in years and knew very little about her husband's. She didn't have the name of anyone—not a friend or a neighbor—who might help sort things out. She also didn't have a phone, a driver's license, or house keys.
And then there was this: She didn't know her own address. Officers located the family's house with the help of Google Street View.
The next morning, neighbors went to see Ao Evans. The shattered woman who opened the front door let them in and answered their questions. "We were looking for clues about who the Evanses were," says Margot Madison.
There was a typed to-do list on the fridge and institutional-size containers of supplies waiting to be lugged to the restaurant. There were also the hand-drawn Father's Day cards ready for a dad who, now, would never see them.
But it soon became apparent that the family functioned in a way that was … different. Even with keys, Ao—pronounced "O"—couldn't have unlocked the front door and disarmed the security system, because Rich had never shown her how. He'd never really needed to: The family went everywhere together—including to Cosmic, where the kids played in a back room each day while their parents worked. Ao didn't use a phone; Rich made all the calls. When Madison gave her an envelope of cash hastily collected that morning, Ao looked baffled: Handling money was alien; Rich did the shopping.
Police had broken a window to get Ao and her children into the house the night before, so one neighbor set about fixing it; another called the morgue to retrieve the keys that were with Rich's body. Among those who showed up was Lisa McDonald. Like everyone else, she didn't really know the family. But she knew how her community responded to tragedy. "I figured we'd do something like make meals for them for a while," she says.
McDonald turned her attention to the kids—solemn eight-year-old Jimmy; Zoey, a five-year-old with a face as sweet as a pansy; and their sparrow of a baby sister, Ashton, 18 months. The children were well cared for and obviously bright. But when McDonald asked Jimmy what grade he was in, he didn't know how to answer: He wasn't enrolled in school. Then a friend pulled McDonald aside and filled her in on what was known about Ao's situation.
"She had no one. I couldn't imagine what that was like," McDonald says. She went to Ao, threw her arm around the sobbing woman's shoulders, and said, "We'll help you."
The Power of Neighbors
People pitched in, making funeral arrangements. Someone set up a Go Fund Me site for donations that ultimately collected more than $40,000.
One neighbor bought Ao a cell phone and taught her how to use it; another showed her how to grocery shop. Volunteers went through the house, looking for bills that needed to be paid, tracking down birth certificates for the children, and scouring drawers for anything that looked legally significant. Dawn Murray, a former community council president, took over the family's finances, since Ao had never written a check and didn't understand banking. McDonald, who worked in the cafeteria at a private school, talked with the principal about Zoey and Jimmy. He agreed to enroll the children and found a sponsor to pay their tuition for the coming year.
Wan Lindquist, owner of a Thai restaurant, took on the job of checking Ao's immigration status. The news wasn't good: Ao said that Rich had paid a lawyer in San Francisco to take care of getting her a green card, but the lawyer had absconded with the money. Attorney Matt Wagner took her case pro bono.
All this help meant that a woman who had lived a very private existence now found herself explaining her life—and her marriage. It turns out, her present predicament may have a bit to do with another death—this one years ago and miles away.


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This month we asked our customer Amanda to share her story with us.
Tell us a little about yourself
I am currently 28 years old and was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I went to the University of Alberta where I obtained my Bachelor of Education so I could become an elementary school teacher. Upon graduation, I moved to London, England where I taught and travelled around Europe. When I moved back to Edmonton in 2011, I went back to school to get my Diploma of Education and I also met the love of my life and my now fiancé. In 2014, we moved up north to Fort McMurray, Alberta so my fiancé could pursue his career as a fire fighter/EMT. I am currently teaching grade 3 up here and loving it! When I am not teaching, I am busy playing soccer, dancing, baking, colouring and planning for our wedding this summer!!
How long have you been wearing wigs and Jon Renau for?
I first started wearing wigs in September, 2011 after watching most of my hair fall out while working and travelling around Europe. I was diagnosed with Alopecia Areata in March, 2011 and thought my life was over. I tried to hide my hair loss as best as I could with scarves and bandanas, but it got to a point where there was nothing I could do to conceal my enormous bald spots and ever-changing hairline. When I moved back home in 2011, I knew that hiding under a wig was the best thing I could do to save myself and boost my self-esteem. I was, however not introduced to Jon Renau until April, 2013 when I began to feel more comfortable with wigs and expand my search past my cozy little home-town wig shop. Thank goodness I came across Jon Renau! Their wigs were a game changer for me! I remember how much I loved my first Jon Renau wig- Kristen in the colour 4. After many years of confidence building, I have finally gotten to the point where I am vocal about my hair loss. When I am not rockin' my patchy/bald look though, Jon Renau is my go-to choice for wigs! I love switching it up between my dark human hair, Blake, to my wavy synthetic, Scarlett, to my heat defiant Drew that I modified with bangs!
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Money talk healthy for kids
Carmel Fisher
15 May, 2015
No parent wants to knowingly raise a spoiled child. Yet invariably when you listen to conversations about the younger generation of today, you hear words like spoiled, entitled and ungrateful.
There is no universal definition of a spoiled child but there are some common traits that we all recognise. Spoiled children tend to be the ones with lots of material possessions and few rules or consequences to limit their behaviour, with parents who lavish them with affection and attention.
Interestingly, the notion of the spoiled child is not new or the result of the age of consumerism in which we now live. Writings by prominent authors over the past 150 years have shown that every generation has had similar thoughts about the youth of their times.
But while the idea of spoiled children might have existed for a long time, guidelines for how to avoid raising them are thin on the ground. A new book by New York Times columnist Ron Lieber aims to fill the gap by exploring techniques for raising the opposite of a spoiled child - one who grows up to be thrifty and generous with all the good values associated with unspoiled children.
'The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids who are Grounded, Generous and Smart about Money' covers money-related aspects of parenting such as allowances (pocket money), when and how to talk to children about money and the "three fundamental pillars of financial decision-making" - whether to spend, to save or to give.
Lieber says one of the most important aspects that parents must master is the money conversation.
If we want our children to have a healthy relationship with money and an attitude that aligns with our own, we need to talk to children openly and from an early age. He says even very young children have an awareness of money and if we want them to have the right mind-set and emotional connection with money and what it means, we need to overcome our shyness or discomfort and give them straight answers.
Often parents fear discussing money with their children as it may create some kind of money obsession, or lead to comparisons with others and perceptions of the family's social standing. In some situations, talking about money is a necessity because the family has so little of it that difficult choices need to be made. Even then parents tend to want to shelter children from knowing the true reality of the financial situation.
Talking to children openly about money will encourage them to grow into adulthood with perspective - of what is "enough", what represents value and what is the dividing line between wants and needs. Lieber says his research found the best way to respond when kids ask about money is to ask: why do you ask? If a child asks "are we rich?" they may not be asking about your salary or the value of your home. They might simply have learned of another family making a purchase and be wondering if you can afford one too. Knowing a child's actual concern and where it comes from can give parents a better chance of responding appropriately.
Lieber also suggests giving children money to manage on their own. This way they will learn the value of self-control, patience and delayed gratification, resulting in a less spoiled child. He cited a New Zealand study that found children who had poor self-control were less likely as adults to save money, have a retirement account, or own homes than those who had learned self-control when young.
He is not a fan of giving children pocket money as a reward for chores. He suggests chores should just come as part of being in the family and that money given to children be treated as a teaching opportunity, the lessons from which can be carried through into adulthood.
Kids will be kids and not all of Lieber's tips will be fool-proof, but for parents looking to avoid raising 'that spoiled kid' this book provides some helpful and common-sense tips.


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The York Polar Bears have been practicing for 9 weeks now. Thanks to generous donors we have equipped each polar bear with everything a hockey player needs to hit the ice. Which includes a team polar bear t-shirt that was also graciously donated to the team.
After only 9 weeks you can see considerable improvement in every player. Players are skating without chairs or walkers, they even played a hockey game against each other. With each practice they are gaining more and more self -confidence. They are becoming a team as they cheer each other on when a goal is made.
Don't forget to watch the news story about our Polar Bears May 10th on Fox 43.
No practice on Monday May 30th. Happy Memorial Day.
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The Journal of Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies' (TES)
Volume 3, Number 1, Dec. 2004
Jens Stærdahl, Assistant Professor and Henning Schroll, Professor
Department of Environment, Technology and Social Studies, Roskilde University Centre, Denmark;
Zuriati Zakaria, Professor and Maimon Abdullah, Associate Professor
University Kebangsaan, Malaysia;
Neil Dewar, Associate Professor
University of Cape Town, South Africa;
Noppaporn Panich, Associate Professor
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
Abstract: There are three objectives of our undertaking comparative analyses of EIA systems in Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand and Denmark, these are to inform policy makers with a view to improving Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) in the respective countries, extend knowledge of methodological procedures, and to increase international understanding of environmental issues. EIA procedures are intended to provide informed analyses of the potential environmental impacts of projects and to contribute toward the mitigation of the negative consequences of these. EIA originated in the USA in 1970 and has since spread throughout the world. Cross-national comparisons of EIA-systems are difficult for even if some procedures are entrenched in EIA legislation, the EIA administration and procedures are often grounded in institutionalised local practices that can differ significantly. In order to limit this problem, the research focuses on a common activity having environmental impacts in each of the national study areas, namely highway construction. The article describes and compares the EIA systems in the four countries across five different analytic themes: The background for adopting an EIA system, the relation to standard EIA procedure, the EIA system and surrounding environmental regulation, the form of public participation, and, finally, the scope in the analyses of environmental impacts. Important findings are that: the background for adopting an EIA system does not seem to influence the process effectiveness of the system in the long run; although the design of the EIA systems in the four countries differs, the only element in a standard EIA system that is not present in all the four countries is monitoring; EIA systems often succeed in integrating most of the diverse environmental regulations into the EIA process, but the coordination with land use planning systems is often problematic; although the international debate about EIA creates some pressure for incorporating genuine public participation in EIA systems, the form of participation in the four countries is very much dependent on the political system in each country, and, finally, that which environmental problems are considerer important differs between the countries.
Keywords: EIA comparison, Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand and Denmark, highways.
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A new Bowie box set contains remastered versions of the tracks on this "lost" album
A previously-unreleased album by David Bowie has been included in a new box set – which you listen to on the stream below.
'The Gouster' is the album in question, written in 1974 and weighing in at only seven tracks long. Made with long-term collaborator Tony Visconti at Sigma Sound studio in Philadelphia, the songs that were written for 'The Gouster' would serve as the base ideas for the material that would make up Bowie's iconic ninth studio album, 'Young Americans'.
Read more: David Bowie's 'The Gouster' – Everything we know about the record described as 'forty minutes of glorious funk'
As Stereogum reports, 'The Gouster' is included on a new Bowie box set, 'Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976)', which was released both physically and digitally today. Bowie was particularly prolific throughout this time period, releasing three studio albums in three years.
Listen to 'The Gouster', as well as the other tracks on 'Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976)', via the Spotify stream below (it can be found on the fourth disc of the box set, starting with 'John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)').


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Some faculty complain of secrecy as EKU reallocates 10 percent of its budget
In February, Eastern Kentucky University President Doug Whitlock made a startling announcement: The Richmond university would set aside $23 million, or 10 percent of its budget, to fund new programs and raise salaries.
This "reallocation" meant cuts for many existing programs, raising plenty of concerns and questions among faculty and staff.
Whitlock appointed a Strategic Budget Reallocation Task Force, made up of administrators and the chairwoman of the faculty senate, to recommend what should get cut. It has met behind closed doors for the past three months.
Blocking the press and public from listening to the group's debate has increased anxiety on campus, some faculty say.
"This has been a strange process from my point of view," said Matthew Winslow, a psychology professor who has been at EKU for 15 years. "It seems to me it was sort of thrust upon us without any of our input and without much of an explanation, and it was never explained to us why it had to be done."
The Board of Regents also met behind closed doors on April 30 to discuss possible layoffs due to the reallocation, Chairman Craig Turner said Wednesday in an interview. The closed-door session was allowed under the Open Meetings Act because they were talking about specific people who might lose their jobs, Turner said.
First Amendment lawyer Jon Fleischaker disagreed with that interpretation of the law.
"You can't talk about general personnel matters under the guise of talking about individuals, and that appears to be what they're doing," he said.
Secrecy is often a problem when publicly funded universities must make painful financial decisions, he said.
"I think the idea that a public university can treat itself like a private corporation when they're dealing with public dollars is inappropriate and it's against the law," Fleischaker said. "When you're talking about a process and the need to cut dollars, that deals with all sorts of policy issues that deal with public education and that should be done publicly. Everything they're doing affects the public education process and to suggest it is a private matter ... suggests they don't understand their function."
Turner defended the university's process, saying "it's all about transparency."
"All we're trying to do is to figure out how we can be proactive in meeting the needs of the students as education changes," he said.
The 22-member task force is made up mostly of deans and at least two faculty members. They have gathered information from their units, Turner said, and together with the president they will make recommendations to the Board of Regents at its June 14 meeting. No public forums or other public discussions of the recommendations are planned.
Some faculty were able to communicate concerns through colleagues on the committee, said Richard Day, a professor in the College of Education.
"It was the kind of situation where people had to comment without knowing what was on the radar screen, other than everything," Day said.
Faculty Senate Chairwoman Sheila Pressley, a member of the task force, did not respond to requests for comment from the Herald-Leader.
A few of the group's early proposals were announced by incoming President Michael Benson on May 10, the night before first lady Michelle Obama made a commencement speech at EKU.
Benson will replace Whitlock, who is retiring, on Aug. 1. He has been kept aware of the committee's decisions and signs off on them, said EKU spokesman Marc Whitt.
Among other things, Benson said EKU was considering reorganizing its offerings at regional satellite campuses; increasing tuition at Model Laboratory School, the K-12 school on EKU's campus; cutting athletics spending by 10 percent; and instituting a parking fee for faculty and staff.
On Tuesday, officials announced that 127 people had been approved for voluntary buyouts, although officials would not say whether the move would save enough money to avoid layoffs.
Many of the vacated positions will be filled, creating a net loss of fewer than 10 positions out of 3,800 employees, Turner said Wednesday.
When asked why that information had not previously been made public to assuage fears on campus, Turner said the task force report was still in draft form.
"This is the first time we've done it," Turner said of the reallocation. "The first time probably creates more questions."
Turner said the ultimate goal is to "get everybody going in one direction in a vision that says the key is for Eastern to get better." Improving, Turner said, would probably involve upgrading Eastern's core schools, such as nursing, education, and justice and safety.
Broadcasting professor John Taylor, a former faculty senate chairman who has worked on past strategic planning and budget committees at EKU, said it's not evident to him what if any new mission EKU will have moving forward. "The mission has not been clearly communicated," he said.
Taylor called the slow release of information about the reallocation "tortuous."
Still, most faculty will probably judge the reallocation process and Benson based on the final outcome, said Richard Day.
"There is some anxiety about what will happen," Day said, but if Benson can boost salaries and start major fundraising, "I think all will be forgiven."


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Thibaut Courtois has thanked Chelsea for giving him the opportunity to make a name for himself in professional football.
The Belgian goalkeeper joined the Londoners from Genk in 2011 for a reported €9m, penning a five-year deal, and was immediately loaned to Atletico Madrid, where he went on to win several honours before a return to London.
Courtois' decision to join Real Madrid this week was mainly due to his family living in the Spanish capital, as he pointed out.
"I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for the four fantastic years that have passed," said the Belgian in a clip posted on social media. "Chelsea will always have a special place in my heart.
"I was very happy to be part of one of the biggest teams in the world. I fulfilled a childhood dream of playing in the Premier League.
"I want to say a huge thank you to all my teammates and the coaching staff, who I shared success and amazing moments with.
"I want to thank the fans for their great support. I hope you understand that being close to my children was considerable in my decision.
"I wish you all the best for the future. It was a great honour to be part of the Chelsea family."


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Saturday, September 16 | 8pm
GMU Center for the Arts
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, music director
Amit Peled, cello
Camphouse: Resolutions (World Premiere)
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Amit Peled, cello
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
The FSO opens its 60th Anniversary Season with the world premiere of a new work by George Mason University faculty composer Mark Camphouse, honoring the 275th Anniversary of Fairfax County.
Voted by Musical America as one of the most influential musicians today, renowned cellist Amit Peled returns to celebrate the FSO's Anniversary Season. He has been described as having "the flair of a young Rostropovich" (American Record Guide) and "simply a gorgeous sound" (Baltimore Sun).


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Friday, October 24, 2008
Posted by Lesa at 8:40 PM 0 comments
Hey y'all, Its always great to get a letter from everyone at once. Sorry I don´t have time to write everyone of you all the time. The time just passes by too fast and I type slow anyways. I hope you all understand. I love you all and am always thinking about you and praying for you. So we had a baptism Saturday. Everything went well. And this week we have another one. Starting out the transfer well. My district is has baptised 7 in 2 weeks. We have another 4 this week as a district. Wednesday we have interviews with Pres. Johnson. That is always a good thing. He always knows the answers to all of my questions. He is a very very smart man. Well all is going well here. Normal stress of life as a missionary. As a dl it is even worse. I tried calling some of my Elders last night to see how the week went for them and I ended up getting ahold of the slackers after 2 hours. They got home way after curfew and I had to show a little hard love. Stress. Don´t know why I was called to be D L but hey I'm learning a ton. So we wasted our whole day today trying to find some museums in town and they ended up being closed. grrrr we also tried to go to the ort once more, people can´t go in without working there. So internet is my only highlight of today. So I'm anxious to see some pics of a few 30 pointers hanging in the garage next week. Pass that on to my daddy and Bro. So its not as hot here on the bottom of the world. Bagé was wicked hot but here always has a breeze from the ocean. It's great. I don´t know how the summer will be however. So we turned the clock forward an Saturday what is the time difference now? So I am thinking that I'll only see my package here in the first week of November at zone conference. But I had something I wanted you guys to send me. ... don´t remember ... still nothing. One of those cheep o body armour from Walmart, remember the one I always was using. I think I still have that one if you all could take a look in my drawers or in a clothes box. Speaking of my stuff, is my room still how I left it or did you guys pack it all up and put it in a corner? Well my time is running down so I will rapp it up. hahaha rapp get it. I love you all so very much and can´t wait for all of my letters next week. MUAH!!!! Have an amazing week. ELDER RAPP
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Hey y'all, Hows the worlds best family doing this week? Well life is full of nothing but great news... ready... ready... alright I´ll just tell ya. I was sent from Bagé to Pelotas Monday night from Pelotas to POA Tuesday morning and Tuesday afternoon another six hours back down to Rio Grande. My area sits on the beach. Ya baby, thats the life. I was Called to be district leader here. I have tons of responsibility now and less time to work. I threw down 4 baptismal interviews last Friday having never done one in my life. It went well. We are looking at 5 baptisms here soon. Hopefully we work out a few problems with an investigator and throw her in the water this week. The 25th we are looking at 4 more. The ward here is tons stronger than the last one. My first day here lunch was interesting. We got there a bit late and the guy is very retarded and didn´t give us lunch. But the spirit touched one of the Sisters in the ward and she had already prepared lunch. Heavenly father knows everything that will happen and watched out for 2 Elders that were hungry. Tomorrow I have to give my first district meeting training. OOOO don´t know how that one will go. No really it will go very well, I'm not worried at all. My companion from the ctm is a zone leader here . ELDER ZUNDEL will give me a hand if I need it. SO life is going great my new comp rocks. He has 6 months or so out and is a hard worker. We are doing well . A few very strange complications with some investigators but all will turn out well. So I loved the pics. I miss my family tons every time that I look at pics from home. Tell dad that when he puts the 30 pointer to the ground I would love to see some pics. . So hows my fam. Anything new and exciting. This will be the last year you all will go to the condo without me. Just don´t go cancel everything and never go any more. If all the kids have to chip in, we will so that we can always have our family trip. So the weather is alot colder down here. It gets chilly at night sometimes. I'm trying to send you all some pics from the beach but it's going way slow. I will send more next week at another internet place. Here is wicked slow and I'm not liking it. Hows Jordan doing tell him to write me. Tell everyone hello for me. Have a great week, know that everyone of you are in my thoughts and prayers. I'm going to start looking for nativity scenes soon so I will be needing the green stuff for that. I had to use money last week to travel because I had nothing but that money was reimbursable and I will get most of it back. Thanks for everything you all doing for me. Until next week MUAH!!!! LOVE YOU GUYS!!! XOXOXOXELDER RAPP
Posted by Lesa at 8:24 PM 0 comments
Hey y'all!! I'm running like crazy today to get everything done. Transfers are tomorrow and I got the boot. I'm going to Pelotas at 5pm 2 your time, then from there I'll leave at 6 or so tomorrow morning and go back up to Porto Alegre. Sweet, I'll be able to go back to the temple. So that pic in the cardboard box, I actually slept in that box that night. I think I'll stay at that house again tonight so I'll pull it out again and sleep in it. Hey sweet story... I killed a dove this last week and just happened to have churrasco for lunch with some members... Thinking what I was thinking. Ya baby, I cooked him up and ate me a dove. O churrasco meat we use alot of ribs and normal cuts off the cows and pork and chicken. The drumsticks are wicked sweet. So conference was so great. I only saw Sundays sessions. But they were good ones. The apostles really were throwing down the hard core burns on people. They told it how it was for sure. I just laughed. I watched it in English, it's alot better that way anyways. The translators don´t usually get the funnies in there very well. We had 6 investigators there. Man I've never been so happy in my life. But now that we are going to baptize, they are kicking my butt out of Bage and sending me back to POA. Well I love you all and am so grateful for the sacrifices you have made for me so that I can be here. Muah xoxox It means the world to me. Well have a great week and next week I´ll let you all know where I'm at and who my new comp is. Love you all !!!!ELDER RAPP
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I was sitting in my home on the former military base of Adak, depressed after my mother had passed on, when my colleague Shelley Niro, an artist and filmmaker, emailed me the Alaska Native Playwrights Project call for applications.
She reminded me I'd once told her I wanted to try my hand at drama. So I felt obliged and challenged, but not enthused. I sent in a second-rate application proposing to write about therapy sessions between a woman and her therapist, along with some of my lesser poems, and I was soundly rejected. I got in only because one of the chosen 10 declined to attend.
Already a known visual artist in Native America, I felt pressured to perform, now that I was in. My first play was loosely structured around my family's move to Chicago in 1959, under the U.S. Government's Indian Relocation Program, an assimilation endeavor. I know of their one-month stay only through family lore, for I hadn't yet been born.
Although it was deemed a good play by my excellent mentor, the playwright Terry Gomez, I just didn't feel it, not in the way a good sculpture makes me feel kind of high. My friend and private mentor Ron Spatz, editor of the Alaska Quarterly Review, suggested I write my memoirs, familiar as he was with my story.
I thought, well, I was in the Army, I was in a Walt Disney movie, and I am an artist; perhaps I could find something interesting for storytelling. Little did I know the various, insidious forms of trauma I would find down nearly every path I tapped into my laptop.
It was tricky, constructing a dramatic work around such material, but the hours flew by and I got that high, even as my heart was breaking. I then fell into the pits of my Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, something I'd been diagnosed with after a violent rape in 1999. I'd never accepted this diagnosis until I wrote this Pandora's Box of a play and nearly fell apart.
So I flew into Anchorage for therapy, and I learned some new ways to cope other than talk therapy, which hadn't ever worked for me. This, of course, spurred another play, about the healing process, since that hadn't happened satisfactorily until I was telling the story of my life. Since my therapist Micki, a character in the second play, employed methods that fired up my imagination, the play has a dreamlike quality.
Because the Native Voices of the Autry selected my first play for development, I faced the dilemma of choosing one play over the other. The first play probably is better, theatrically, and has a better chance of production. But the second play has the real sense of healing, which I want to share. So many women sit alone on their islands with these traumas circulating in their brains, without access to therapy, along with many women in prison, or out on the streets, alcoholic, like I was.
Yupik rules dictate I follow what is better for the tribe, not my ego. After a battle waged within, the Yupik in me won, and I chose the second dramatic memoir. After all, this is Native Voices, I decided, and in Alaska, our tribes are very strong, our ties to our ancestral lands largely unbroken.
I am faced with the very real possibility that this will not be accepted as beneficial to the tribe, since I break the silences around certain issues. I accept that; certain things must end.
Jean Bruce Scott, co-founder/producing executive director of Native Voices at the Autry, is an incredibly warm person, and my tea –Â director Stephan Wolfert, dramaturg Robert Caisley and his assistant Lauren Simon — have been invaluable mentors in this playwriting process I know very little about. I am eternally grateful to them and for this opportunity, which has taken me down a path I love, a creative life.
My hope is that this play will help other trauma survivors as it has helped me, with a few laughs thrown in for good measure. And may it open a community dialogue of healing.
Native Voices at the Autry's 13th Festival of New Plays presents staged readings by four Native female playwrights, June 16-18 at Wells Fargo Theater, The Autry National Center, 4700 Western Heritage Way, LA. TICKETS: $10/play or $25/ four-play festival pass; half price for students, senior and military; free for Autry members. 323-667-2000, ext. 354 , www.NativeVoicesattheAutry.org.
Ungipamsuuka (My Story) by Susie Silook (Siberian Yupik/Inupiaq*) features the creative team of Stephan Wolfert, director, Robert Caisley, dramaturg and Lauren Simon, assistant dramaturg. The play chronicles an Alaskan Native sculptor who boldly confronts familial, cultural, and sexual trauma with the healing power of art. Friday, June 17 at 7:30 pm.
Susie Silook (Siberian Yupik*/Inupiaq*) is a contemporary Inuit sculptor and published writer, originally from Gambell, Alaska, who currently lives on Adak Island, on the Aleutian chain. Her sculptures are included in many private collections and museums, including the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, the Eiteljorg, the De Young, and the Pratt museums. Her themes are taken from her Yupik culture, life experiences, and women's issues, and incorporate ancestral design in the mediums of walrus ivory, whalebone, and wood. She is the recipient of the Eiteljorg and United States Artists awards, the Governor's Individual Artist award, and a civil rights award from the Alaska Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
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March'ing On & PVRIS
It's March. I can't believe it. It feels like this month just flew by.
In my last post, I mentioned some things I was looking forward to which basically took up a lot of my time. No complaints though because I loved seeing my friends, visiting my family for the lunar new year, dining at Atelier Crenn, and making memories. The only downside? I got sick shortly afterward. Like the worst cold ever type sick. I was basically bed-ridden and survived off soup and rewatched the Harry Potter movies and binged on Imposters on Netflix. Not a bad use of my time, but I would take being healthy over yucky sick days anytime.
Sometimes I think I get sick because I have a lot on my plate or I'm trying to do too much, and it's my body's way of putting on the brakes to get me to slow down. Because of that I had a lot of time to think. Especially about my current MS.
Just when I thought I was getting a grasp on it, it sprouted heads, like Medusa's hair, taking me this way and that. When I started to recover from my illness, I tried getting back to the computer to work on my revision, and I just couldn't. I started crying, having a full on meltdown on the carpet in my office, feeling like a failure. It just wasn't working. It didn't meet my vision.
My husband really had to pick me up and give me a pep talk about how stepping away from the MS isn't a sign of weakness, but strength. It takes a lot of courage to know when something isn't working and to step away from it. It doesn't mean we've quit or failed. We're just setting it aside until the idea has fully formed, and we have the skillset to accomplish it.
I always knew this MS was too ambitious and would take a lot out of me, and though I'm sad I'm not near where I want to be, I've decided I needed a clean slate and a new project to escape and fall into. Contrary to my new year's resolutions, I'm going to work on a story I hadn't plan to draft this year. So far I've written 8K and I feel the same rush I did with Diamond Queen.
This year isn't going as I'd planned, but sometimes life doesn't and that's okay. It's March, and I'm still marching on towards something great, even if it's not what I initially envisioned.
This week I also got to see PVRIS live again. My manuscript from last year was heavily influenced by their music, and though the manuscript never went anywhere, it still brought a lot of heartbreak and joy. The kind of emotion that grips you in all the feels (good and bad) because that's what it did to me while writing it. It makes me realize that no MS is a waste of time. Each one teaches you something about yourself and pushes to improve your craft.
As I head into the next two months drafting my new fantasy idea, I'm going to keep that in mind.
Things I'm looking forward to this month:
- My sister visiting me
- Going on vacation (again) to California (because I desperately need more sun)
- My birthday