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Catch highlights of Krista's interview with Andrew Zolli about taking on society's toughest problems and making ourselves more resilient. Also read his take on where you can find God.
Disruption is around every corner by way of globally connected economies, inevitable superstorms, and technology's endless reinvention. But most of us were born into a culture which aspired to solve all problems. How do we support people and create systems that know how to recover, persist, and even thrive in the face of change? Andrew Zolli introduces "resilience thinking," a new generation's wisdom for a world of constant change.
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is curator and executive director of PopTech. He's the co-author of Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back. Follow him on Twitter at @AndrewZolli.
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This is a wonderful topic. As the Director of an MBA in Sustainability, I would just add that we view sustainability and resilience as deeply connected. We teach our students to be sustainability champions by ensuring they can lead change with a focus on building more resilient systems.
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I absolutely love this
I absolutely love this program, this particular one particularly. I am not a spiritual person, and don't interpret things that way usually ever, but I love the conversations between the interesting guests and equally interesting Krista. This program hasn't changed my core beliefs or approach to interpreting things, but has healthfully shaken them every time. Thanks for the great conversations.
The most eloquent /
The most eloquent / insightful interview on systems thinking and life - as we know it .. or don't know but are experiencing... Worth listening to again. Looking forward to the unedited version later today. Many thanks to Krista for identifying and interviewing this very large and very compassionate thinker.
Overall, I enjoyed your
Overall, I enjoyed your interview with Krista. However, one thing you said did bother me. I have a daughter that is currently serving our country in Afghanistan. She risks much and works hard to bring peace to the world. Her way might not be your way, but saying that the Department of Defense is the "Department that kills people and blows things up," is an insult to the people who are trying to make the world a more peaceful place. Your opinion is yours, but I wanted to let you know that I felt your description of the D.O.D. was shallow and it didn't fit with the rest of our interview.
Hi there - I appreciate this response. I wasn't trying to mis-characterize the D.O.D. I recognize how much we ask our military personnel to keep peace in the world: indeed, we dedicate a substantial portion of one of the chapters of our book to the story of an amazing place at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, called Red Team University, where the U.S. Army trains mid-level commanders to think broadly and differently about the complexities of the places in which they have to keep the peace, not make war. Moreover, the point I was making in the interview with Krista was that the military should be applauded for the degree to which it thinks about the long-term. In other word, I was praising the military by trying to contrast it to the terms in which most people think about it. I have nuanced view of the military - I'm sorry if I didn't communicate it clearly - Andrew Zolli
I have responded to three
I have responded to three tornadoes and two hurricanes over the past year and a half as a member of an emergency response team. I had just returned home after my second stint out in Long Island continuing recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy when I heard this this program. Mr. Zolli's views on resiliency really struck home. His ideas reflect many of the conversations about societal structures and environmental adaptability I have encountered in all of the communities I have worked in. This is definitely something people are talking about at all levels - government, non-profit, and individual families - and a mindset shift that is beginning to be evident in a lot of the places I have been. I appreciate the big picture view and systematic thinking Mr. Zolli brings to the problems at hand, and listening to this program has helped me to reflect deeper on my own experiences and continue thinking about the future of the work programs like mine undertake. This is definitely a conversation that needs to be continued. I'm glad folks like him are pushing this line of thinking forward. I truly believe the well-being of both individuals and communities will rely on how well we can adapt in the coming years. Thank you!
Another intriguing and timely
Another intriguing and timely conversation! This interview, along with the ones featuring Brene' Brown and Seth Godin, made me think about the work of Stanford researcher, Carol Dweck, on what she calls "Mindsets." For the last couple of decades he has been researching the difference between people who have "fixed mindsets" and "growth mindsets," the latter being essential to resilience, creativity and empathy. The good news is that these ways of viewing the world are not permanent and people who have a fixed mindset can learn to take on a growth mindset. Another researcher, Peter Johnston, has taken this construct and applied it to the language teachers use in their classrooms (which applies as well to the language parents use with their children, and managers with employees, etc.). It turns out that very simple changes in the way we frame our communication have profound effects on how people approach challenges, react to mistakes and failures, and understand themselves as lifelong learners and creators. I would love to hear Krista interview either of these people, and I would highly recommend their books to anyone who has also enjoyed the Zolli, Brown and Godin interviews (Mindset by Carol Dweck; Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Lives by Peter Johnston).
Seeing that title up there:
Seeing that title up there: "A SHIFT TO HUMILITY". What a thrill. Try to keep on in this direction.
Here's a reason why we should be very "humble and contrite" as they say in church. We're the richest country in the world. We use the most oil per capita. Oil burning is changing the world to disadvantage great numbers of the poor. Yet our leaders cannot risk changing. Be very humble. And please change.
It's interesting that this
It's interesting that this person, as many, were brought up Catholic. The general rule is that they wander away from the Church, and then discover a moral law that is standard Catholic teaching. For example, sustainability and resilience instead of perfecting a situation is a conclusion from the doctrine of original sin: this world is not perfectable. And the virtue of patience is the virtue of enduring discomfort and imperfection over time.
Maybe the non-Catholic language is more appealing or understandable. I find the Church's teaching more direct and powerful, and complete. Maybe one day Krista's excellent show will have a major Catholic thinker to interview.
"Poptech" pretty much says it
"Poptech" pretty much says it all. As substantial as pop-psychology and a perfect fit in this radio show's relentless smarmy smorgasbord of interchangeable and substitutable pop-philosophy/religiosity/spirituality. "The catalyst and curator in the emerging resilience thinking" turns out to be a self-promoter of a pop-sociology slogan not meriting so little as a Wikipedia entry as doesn't the author.
Why does Zolli merit an hour on this radio show? Two thirds of the way through this smug mutual confirmation-bias love-fest with the host, he delivers the On Being money shot - where religious faith is finally consecrated:
"This is one reason why some researchers postulate that systems of faith have been so resilient themselves in human history, and so prevalent, so sticky. Not because the individual content of the beliefs or any particular belief about, within those cosmologies is strictly true or not. But because believing in those kinds of things are the very kinds of things that confer psychological resilience upon us."
Actually, from talking snake to resurrected and ascended virgin birthed son of a deity to winged horse, none of the foundational beliefs of religions are true. Believing those things sprang from the human need for explanations back in the bronze through the dark ages, certainty in those explanations in the absence of knowledge and consolation in the face of suffering. These beliefs can now only persist where ignorance -in the West most of it willful- bars access to the enlightenment that science and philosophy has long offered.
The "psychological resilience" these beliefs confer is complacency and fatalism: Climate change? Not true or not human caused or anyway it's the will of our god; nothing we can or should do about it. And if worse does come to worse, presto! Zola's "resilience thinking" to the rescue at the last minute. So let's carry on burning the fossil fuel candle at both ends.
Andrew, your check from the fossil fuel lobby should be in the mail. Krista your faith fetish received that shot in the arm you so fervently seek. What's not to like.
Hi Genevieve,
Hi Genevieve,
In the spirit of speaking across divisions, let me set aside your ad-hominem attacks, and simply address what might be the two substantive critiques you put forth:
First, about whether or not religious faith bolsters resilience. There *are* independent, academic researchers who have found that holding a personal spiritual or religious belief system confers benefits to those that hold such beliefs. Specifically, let me direct you toward the work of Prof. Kenneth Pargament of Bowling Green University - for example, "God help me: (I): Religious coping efforts as predictors of the outcomes to significant negative life events", American Journal of Community Psychology, December 1990, Volume 18, Issue 6, pp 793-824. It's just one of *many* studies on this subject worth examining, critiquing and making your own mind up about. But they do exist.
Second, you suggest that if we focus on adaptation, rather than mitigation, it will breed complacency. I appreciate this concern, but it is exactly the opposite of my point, made elsewhere in this show and beyond, namely: it's precisely because we've *already* been complacent and ignored past risks, that we must now be resilient, whether we like it or not -- because the consequences of climate change and other aspects of our human footprint are already upon us.
I hope you find the above helpful and/or clarifying, and sorry to hear the interview elicited such a vituperative response from you.
yours respectfully,
Andrew Zolli
Hi Folks,
Hi Folks,
I am a software artist. I have a new piece that offers to the website visitor a list of everything we need to know to save the world. Each item on the list is about thirty words long. This piece does, as you may imagine, use considerable self-deprecating humor but it is a serious effort. It is also certainly a work in process.
Well anyway, I have listened to this interview with Andrew Zolli five times and from it added item # 14 to my list of "everything we need to know to save the world". Here's how I worded it:
"There is a torrent now of change. But the heroic mode of life - knowing the world is true, knowing you can help, letting difficulties teach you - that can give us work and love and joy."
The art piece is called "Otto Says" and it is here:
By the way, item # 13 on my list is from Rebecca Solnit's article "Too Soon To Tell". It is closely in harmony with Andew Zolli. It's here:
Thanks to all,
Stone Riley
Main website: www.stoneriley.com
With help from typically
With help from typically incisive Krista Tippett questioning, Zolli has done an excellent job of making a complex concept relevant and accessible. Another thoughtful commentator on resilience is Limits to Growth (and successor volumes) co-author Dennis Meadows, winner of the Japan for Sustainability prize and the Club of Rome Lifetime Achievement Award. My recent co-authored article, in the September issue of Solutions Journal, "The Improbable Resilience of Singapore" might also be of interest.
I do not think that the word
I do not think that the word "equilibrium" should have been a part of your conversation. It implies that we are no longer applying stresses to the system. The truth is that we are continually increasing the stresses that we are applying to the environment. The status quo is growth. Equilibrium comes when the system reacts to the stress and reaches a steady state.
Every complex system has a point of failure.
Think about a shower with a partially clogged drain. Turn on the water, and the level will rise until the head in the shower overcomes the resistance to flow and the inflow and outflow match. Turn up the water (apply a stress), and the water finds a new level (equilibrium). If you continually increase the inflow, the water will overflow - the system fails.
Resilience is like putting a catch pan outside the shower. It will fill and then overflow too.
Avoiding the failure (keeping the kitchen downstairs from being flooded) requires stopping the increases. You might not have to turn the water off, but you have to reach a steady state.
Resilience is only possible if you also address sustainability.
Andrew, you've articulated an
Andrew, you've articulated an enticing North Star here for the disparate conversations that matter today. If I am hearing you correctly, you are celebrating the condition of resilience as a way to enhance the chance of thriving -- as individuals as well as for social institutions -- in the context of continuous flux in economic, cultural, physical systems today. What really works for me here is to reimagine the design directive as a continuous, co-creating equipoise in the relationships among organisms in the system -- rather than the relentless 'gotta grow, gotta accumulate, gotta consume more,' design directive of the prevailing win/lose culture. If fluid equilibrium is a goal, then all actors are themselves flexible, attentive and respectful of the others' ebb and flow of needs and contributions. And then, the communal 'we-ness' of our "shared fate" -- as Doug Smith put it in his book, On Value and Values -- has a shot at guiding our actions toward collective well being. Let's hope. Or rather, let's do what you propose, and act as if. Thanks, Elsie
I used the transcript of your interview to comment at the end of this story and give people room to think more spaciously about the part they can play in striving to change environmental policies. The Illinois governor is poised to sign a fracking bill that looks pretty bad to my friends and neighbors. The message I want to send is that we empower ourselves by engaging emotionally with the changes we want to make. As the Dalai Lama recently commented at the Change Your Mind Change The World 2013 Event
"We must be wisely selfish. Wise people serve others sincerely, putting the needs of others above their own."
Here's another great article:
Morning Session
Afternoon Session
Here are the transcripts of the "Change Your Mind, Change Your Life" talks.
I found this fascinating as I
I found this fascinating as I put these ideas next to the research on ACES (adverse childhood experiences) and their long-term physical, psychological, and I would say spiritual effects and the work being done around trauma informed care (especially for youth involved with the juvenile justice system). While I still think prevention is essential, perhaps a focus on resilience building is absolutely essential.
It sounds like Zolli is doing
It sounds like Zolli is doing some excellent reporting from the top of a mountain. Thanks for giving him a platform to share his hopeful insights more widely.
The program disappointed me.
The program disappointed me. I don't have any better idea of what resilience is or isn't than I had before; I can't believe that it is a costless good; no examples were presented as to how resilience could in practice be or has been consciously built into a complex system. There was very little science and less poetry than has come to expect in these programs.
Dear Poincare -
Dear Poincare -
The dynamics of my conversation with Krista meant that we didn't dig deeply into the science - but there is plenty of it to go around. It's a huge field, but here are a few things worth watching:
First, on the psychological science of compassion and resilience, watch this talk by David DeSteno, of Northeastern University:
And here's a short talk by Thaddeus Pace of Emory University on similar themes:
On the ecological front, I would encourage you to watch this piece on the resilience of the balinese water temple system, by Steve Lansing, of the University of Arizona, and the Santa Fe Institute:
You might also check out the work of the Stockholm Resilience Center...
Great topic with useful
Great topic with useful information. Thanks for sharing with all of us.


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Topic: Error Messages with Nested Form Elements/ Text Fields (CSS related)
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I have a little CSS issue with a nested label/textfield element and the Rails fieldWithErrors:
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.. and in my View I use it like:
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The reason why I use this nested CSS is because it makes building forms much quicker and it looks very neat.
Now, when I output the error messages for a model this collapses - obviously. The CSS for the fieldWithErrors breaks my defined label/input CSS. I have tried to set the same values to the fieldWithErrors class as I have it for the nested input field, but that's even worse.
Anyone has experience with this an could help me out?
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Wine has become more appealing to a younger generation of drinkers, as the 19-36-year-old sect is the fastest-growing age group of consumers, according to the Wine Market Council. Living proof from this crowd is Amanda Ozer, 31, who has made a respectable career out of her drink of choice. A former employee at The Breakers who climbed ranks at the resort, Ozer is an advanced sommelier at the Virginia Philip Wine Shop and Academy in West Palm Beach. She was named the Southeast Regional Winner in the national 2013 Best Young Sommelier competition, sponsored by the Confréire de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, and is working toward her master sommelier degree. As a millennial wine drinker, Ozer talked to PBI about why her peers are—or should be—popping corks.
Why wine reigns supreme with millennials: It's more versatile than beer or cocktails. "Wine can go with so many different foods and comes in different flavors. You can get white wines that have more neutral flavors, so even if you're not biggest wine lover, you can find something you really like."
How she'd turn a beer drinker into a wine lover: "Start with something light, like Pinot Grigio—something yeasty with effervescent notes, sort of like the light style in beer. I'd also appeal to the fact that it doesn't make you feel full like beer does. When you drink a Riesling with low alcohol content, you can have more than a couple and not have a buzz."
A bottle she recommends for young drinkers: Morgadío Albariño, a white wine from Rias Baixas, Spain. "It's a mild-tasting wine with hints of peach, tart pineapple and Granny Smith apple, but there's also a taste of mineral in the background. It's an awesome everyday sipping wine that you don't have to have food with."
Three wine tips for millennials:
- Ask for help. "When you go to a wine store, the person working there usually has a wine background. Tell them what you're looking for, and they'll always make recommendation for you."
- "Know that the most expensive wine isn't always the best. There are some really awesome wines out there for under $20, but you may not know about them unless you ask."
- Don't view wine as an investment yet. "If you're just getting into it, buy it to enjoy it. Collecting wine is more for if you're seriously into it."
What's in her cellar: "I always fall back to Albariño; Grüner Veltliner, which is from Austria; or a Rosé from Provence or California."
How she got into the industry: While working as a bartender at the Seafood Bar at The Breakers, she enrolled in Philip's sommelier class. "When the opportunity came to go to Virginia's course, I thought I wanted to do this to get better idea of what I'm talking about and drinking." By the end of the class, which has a 50 percent dropout rate, Ozer had the second-highest score—and a job offer from Philip to work at the resort's former L'Escalier restaurant.
What she likes most about her job: "It opens up a whole new world to people. They're drinking what they want to drink. You get them to open up by making recommendations."


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 29, 2008) – It has been 16 years since a U.S. men's beach volleyball team had won back-to-back SWATCH FIVB World Tour events as Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers accomplished the feat in Stavanger, Norway on Sunday by winning the US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam on the Vaagen Harbour centre court.
With a pair of wins Sunday over teams from the Netherlands and Germany, the top-seeded Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) validated their gold-medal success last Sunday in Paris. They placed second two weeks ago in Berlin where Brazilian Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos won the German title. They also completed the U.S. sweep of gold medals in Norway, as compatriots Misty May-Treanor (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Kerri Walsh (Santa Clara, Calif.) won the women's final on Saturday.
The last-time the United States had a men's team capture consecutive international beach volleyball titles was in March and April 1992 when Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won back-to-back FIVB events in Rio de Janeiro and Sydney.
With their 29-27, 21-15 win in 56 minutes over 12th-seeded Jonas Reckermann and Mischa Urbatzka of Germany, Dalhausser and Rogers shared the $43,500 first-place prize and each received the special commemorative Viking sword that goes to the champions. The Americans have medaled in their last six SWATCH FIVB World Tour participations.
Dalhausser, who was named the SWATCH most outstanding player for the event, and Rogers also became the first U.S. men's team to medal at the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam, where teams from Brazil had won the first nine gold medals.
With their two wins Sunday, Dalhausser and Rogers also moved within 40 points of tying Emanuel and Ricardo for the top spot on the qualifying list for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Emanuel and Ricardo have 5,500 points for their best eight SWATCH FIVB World Tour finishes since May 2007 with the Americans compiling 5,460 points. The Brazilians missed the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam due to a foot injury for Ricardo.
In Sunday's semifinal, Dalhausser and Rogers scored a 21-19, 21-13 victory over 13th-seeded Bram Ronnes and Emiel Boersma of the Netherlands.
The final two events before the end of Olympic qualification are in Moscow this week and Marseille, France (July 15-20).
Complete results, photos and more information are available on the FIVB beach Web site at www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/index.asp.


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Shop With Confidence With These 5 (Not So) Secret Boat Show Tips
November 22, 2011
If you're in the market for a new boat, the boat show can be a great place to work a deal. Of course, it can also be a dizzying and confusing experience if you're not prepared. The good news is that with a little research and some easy planning, you can head through the front door with confidence.
1) Start early. That's all part of the fun, isn't it? The anticipation. The build-up. The excitement. Make that a key part of your experience. The more time you spend thinking about how you'll use your boat, the more time you spend comparing features, and the more time you arm yourself with research, the more confident and focused you will be on the boat show floor.
2) Ask around. To say that boaters like to talk about their boat is the understatement of all time. If you got into boating, like most people, through family or friends, start there. Ask about the amenities they use on their boat and the ones they could live without. You'll find all kinds of information about gas mileage, top speed and other "specs." Once you get past all that, however, it comes down to how happy other folks seem with their purchase.
3) Make a list. It can be something as simple as a sticky note or as detailed as a notebook. You'll soon discover that list is getting pretty long. Enclosed head, swim platform, space for a cooler, full galley, oversized sunpad, top-of the-line stereo, etc. Now, once you have your list together, start organizing into "must-haves," "would-be-nice," and "don't really need." This will help you really wind up happy with your boat, rather than jumping at a "good deal" in the heat of the moment.
4) Go ahead and climb aboard. You'd be surprised at how many folks are too intimidated to really give a boat a thorough inspection at a boat show. You should feel welcome to spend some time acquainting yourself with the boat you're about to buy. Sit in all the seats, not just the helm. Is the backrest at a comfortable angle? Open the cabinet doors. Do they open and close securely. Does the boat feel solid?
5) Remember there are no dumb questions. Repeat, there are no dumb questions. If you've gone through these first four steps and you're still confused about something, just ask! The dealership has an entire team of people at the show. A reputable dealer will want you to be just as confident about your purchase as you walk out the door as you were when you walked in.


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Two U.S. Beach Teams to Begin Play in Phuket
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 2, 2011) – Two U.S. women's beach volleyball will begin play Thursday in the main draw of the Phuket Thailand Open, the final event of the 2011 FIVB Swatch World Tour.
The second-ranked team of Jennifer Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and the 11th-seeded team of Lauren Fendrick (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Brooke Hanson (Woodland Hills, Calif.) will be looking to pick up more points toward 2012 Olympic qualifying in the absence of the top-ranked women's beach teams.
The U.S. team of Emily Day (Torrance, Calif.) and Heather Hughes (Fallbrook, Calif.), ranked 20th in qualifying, lost in the first round on Wednesday to Slovakia's 13th-seeded Dominika Nestarcova and Natalia Dubovcova, 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 in 53 minutes.
Main draw play will begin Thursday as Kessy and Ross take on Latvia's 31st-seeded Inguna Minusa and Inese Jursone and Fendrick and Hanson face Mexico's 22nd-ranked Candelas Bibiana and Mayra Garcia.
China's Chen Xue and Xi Zhang are the top-seeded team in Phuket.
Among the team's not competing in Phuket are Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Franca, who already won the 2011 FIVB Swatch World Tour title and Americans Misty May-Treanor (Santa Monica, Calif.) and Kerri Walsh (San Jose, Calif.), who finished second.
May-Treanor spent October supporting her husband, Matt Treanor, a backup catcher for the Texas Rangers, during the team's World Series drive. Walsh is recovering from shoulder surgery.


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Protect transgendered people's rights
June is traditionally LGBT Pride month, whereby we celebrate the gift of diversity among us all. While there is much to celebrate and be thankful for, much work still needs to be done to ensure all New Yorkers live in peace, freedom, equality and justice. We gratefully acknowledge that the New York Legislature approved lesbian and gay marriage two years ago and that the federal government finally saw the wisdom of repealing the Defense of Marriage Act; however, the strides made on behalf of the lesbian, gay and bisexual communities failed to include provisions on behalf of the transgendered community – the "T" in LGBT.
The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act is New York state's transgender non-discrimination bill. GENDA successfully passed the state Assembly for the sixth straight year in April of this year. The Republican leadership of the state Senate still refuses (up to and including the last day of their session, which ended just recently) to bring the bill up for a vote, especially when there is a majority of support for its passage from both sides of the political aisle. The GENDA bill seeks to add the category of "gender identity and expression" to New York state's already existing human rights laws. Currently it is illegal (in New York state) to discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, sex and other categories in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodations, education and fiance/credit. This bill seeks to extend current law banning discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression. It also seeks to add gender identity and expression to these same categories already included in New York's hate crimes law.
Every person in New York has the right to be treated fairly and equally under the law, regardless of "who they are." The basic Human Rights Law in New York needs to include prohibitions of discrimination for people who are daily losing their jobs; being refused services including medical, mental health, meals in restaurants or public accommodations or denial of credit from financial institutions; and even being evicted from their homes simply because they are transgender.
Nathan Schaefer, executive director, Empire State Pride Agenda, noted in his recent statement on this issue, "Virtually every major New York newspaper, including the New York Times, called for the Senate to pass the bill, which this year passed the Assembly for the sixth time with a nearly two-to-one bipartisan majority. In addition, 78% of New Yorkers polled support ending discrimination against transgender people. A sixth city, Syracuse, passed their GENDA law; a ninth county, Albany County, passed theirs, bringing the percentage of New Yorkers living in a jurisdiction that protects all of their citizens equally to 60.25%. Law enforcement officials from around the state also voiced their support for enactment of GENDA as a strong tool for public safety, including this year for the first time (police) Commissioner Ray Kelly of New York City. This broad and deep statewide coalition of law enforcement, labor, faith, civil rights, LGBT, progressive and women's organizations stood shoulder-to-shoulder and called for GENDA. The community was united behind language that would offer strong protections, particularly in the areas of housing and employment.
"We believe we had a bi-partisan majority of the Senate to pass the legislation and send it to the governor for his signature. We were defeated by the adamant refusal of the (New York state) Senate leadership to bring the measure to the floor for an up-or-down vote.
"The Empire State Pride Agenda, (advocates) on behalf of tens of thousands of transgender people and their families and others who wish to live their lives without fear or discrimination because of who they are."
I thankfully acknowledge the support of our two United States senators, Mr. Charles Schumer and Mrs. Kristen Gillibrand. Their letter of support on behalf of GENDA to the leadership of New York's state Senate speaks of their courage, foresight, sensitivity and determination on this issue. I have personally spoken with our state senator, Betty Little, on two separate occasions (once last year and again this year at the Equity and Justice Day held in Albany) regarding her support of this bill. It is my hope Sen. Little will support and fight for the rights of ALL lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in her district.
Seventeen other states plus the District of Columbia currently have a version of GENDA protecting their citizens. New York still, sadly, does not. We in New York, who proudly use the symbol of "Lady Liberty" standing proudly and unwavering in New York Harbor, should be in the forefront on life, liberty, freedom and equal justice for all people in this state. If our Senate leadership is not willing to extend these rights and protections, perhaps "we the people" should offer a bill turning our beloved "Lady Liberty" over to a state who values these basic protections for ALL of its people. Perhaps Gov. Chris Christie of the great state of New Jersey, a state that includes these protections, would be interested!
Just to be clear, LGBT people are not looking for "more" or any "special" rights; we are only looking for EQUAL rights under the law currently enjoyed by the rest of New Yorkers.
Kelly Metzgar is a transgender rights advocate who lives in Saranac Lake.


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- Top quality components
- Removable lint filter
- Includes concentrator nozzle
- Made in Italy
- Lifetime warranty
- About the brand
The Elchim Classic 2001 Professional Dryer is a high pressure hair dryer that can safely cut drying time in half. This dryer protects hair from harmful heat by producing a high air flow at a constant temperature. Top-quality components, including a long-life double balanced motor and a heating element made of Swedish Kanthal wire, make this dryer the best of the best. The durable housing is made of shock and flame resistant plastic that you can rely on to last.
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ELCHIM styling tools will blow you away! With over 60 years of experience, Italian-designed and made ELCHIM stands as an international leader in salon quality styling tools. Best known for the ELCHIM 2001 Professional hair dryer, ELCHIM flat irons and hair dryers balance power, performance and styling time for the ultimate styling results: shiny, smooth hair.
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The Best Hair Dryer I Ever OwnedFolica did an excellent job with shipping and packaging and I SO appreciate the discounts. More importantly is the performance of this hair dryer. I have always purchased over-the-counter Conair (sorry Conair!) hair dryers. My hair is medium length and somewhat full but fine. The Conair Infinity blows way too much air (would blow my hair right off the round brush) and was loud and heavy. My hair looked like an unruly mess after each blow dry (a definite "con" due to too much "air"). My stylist recommended a Solano Pro but from the research Folica supplied - I felt the Elchim Classic 2001 Pro would be perfect for my needs and it has been. Variable settings, quiet, light but most importantly leaves my hair silky smooth with at least 50% less drying time. I am a fan for life!Apr 10, 2014Sloane / Southern CAHAIR TYPELight Brown / Normal Hair / Color Treated Hair / Fine or Thin Hair
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It's An Ok Hair DryerThis hair dryer was not what I expected. It does not blow strong air out. It does get hot, but it doesn't cut my hair drying time in half. It actually takes longer to dry my hair with this hair dryer than it does with the Conair hair dryer I bought from the local store. I am exchanging my dryer for the Sedu 4000i. I hope this one will have more power with the air flow.Mar 20, 2014Stacey / NCHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Oily Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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Secret To Smooth, Shiny HairI love my new Elchim dryer. To get my hair smooth and straight, I have been using a flat iron for years. But I used my sister's Elchim dryer and large round brush while visiting recently. I was amazed at the results with just using a blow dryer. I knew I had to get this dryer. It is unnecessary for me to use my flat iron now. I can get shiny, smooth hair with this blow dryer and large brush. This dryer is not heavy and it is great quality. Well worth the price. I am a happy customer!Mar 13, 2014Kim / Grand Blanc, MIHAIR TYPEAuburn / Curly Hair
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Powerful Dryer - Hair Is Shiny!this dryer is really great. its light and super powerful. big fan.Feb 28, 2014Mrs S. / United StatesHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Curly Hair / Fine or Thin Hair
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My Hair BehavesIt's still only a week old but I must say that I finally own a hair dryer that makes my hair do what I tell it. I'm naturally straight with a tiny bit of wave, a lot of hair but very fine. You wouldn't believe how hard that profile is to tame. This blow dryer allows me to quickly get my head into shape, even when I'm in dire need of a trim. It's almost like walking out of the beauty parlor. Almost. You know how they say "in order to do a good job you need good tools"? Well, this dryer is worth the price.Feb 11, 2014Jennyb / BrooklynHAIR TYPEAuburn / Oily Hair / Color Treated Hair
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Best Blow DryerWhen my old Elchim died on me after 7years of good service,I tried to use my other dryer,I could not understand why I can't make the hair smooth and shiny as I used to do and blow drying was mutch longer and time consuming,finally I got it-different dryer!I got new Elchim and I'm back to normal!I would recommend it to everyone,because it's a best I used ever!!Jan 9, 2014Edita
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This Hairdryer Is Amazing!!!I love my Elchim hair dryer!!! I am able to style and dry so quickly.
So much of your hair style is how you blow dry your hair and this
allows me to do just that with very little I have to do after with the curling iron
or flat iron. My experience of ordering on line was great and it was delivered quickly
and packaged well. Will not hesitate to order again.Dec 18, 2013Pam L. / Appleton, WIHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Hot Mama!!After looking at many reviews I chose the Elchim 2001 Prof Hair Dryer….even though I am far from a Professional. It is much lighter then my 2002 Conair Dryer and is actually quieter too. It has three speeds of force and a couple of temps. I wanted a hair dryer that was hot….. and boy, is this baby hot!! I don't find that it dries my hair THAT much faster but I do get a nice sheen when I pull on the brush and dry. The only thing that I don't like….and I knew it before i purchased it….was the cool button is a switch and not a button. I kind of liked the button because I could keep my thumb on it and it was easier to push then to switch that I actively have to maneuver...
….if that makes sense. But overall I like it. It dries my hair. It is quieter then most. And it has a long cord. I really am not that picky but if I am going to spend some serious money on a dryer 1) It better last a long time 2) make me beautiful. Okay one out of two ain't bad! :) Cheers!!Dec 17, 2013Lori M. / Evanston, IlHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Normal Hair / Color Treated Hair
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This Could Be Better...I've bought this blow dryer twice, and within 2-3 months of having it...it already starts to sound like it's dying. This has happened to me twice, I would not recommend this dryer for professional use. When I have a lot of clients I worry that it's not going to be able to provide me with enough heat or air pressure to dry the hair sufficiently.Dec 12, 2013Carolyn
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90 Day Layaway Available. $100 non-refundable deposit due at time the order is placed. 90 days to make payments, no set payment each month, must be paid in full by the 90th day. $7 per month fee on top of gun and shipping costs ($21 total for 90 days).
$35 - Long Guns (Rifles and shotguns) to the upper 48 states. Shipped via UPS Ground. $15 for each additional firearm thereafter, as long as shipped together.
$65 - Long Guns (Rifles and shotguns) to Alaska/Hawaii. Shipped via US Priority Mail/UPS Ground. $15 for each additional firearm thereafter, as long as shipped together.
$20 - All Handguns (50 states) via US Priority Mail. $15 for each additional firearm thereafter, as long as shipped together.
$8 - Accessories. $5 for 2nd item ($13 total), all accessory items thereafter are included at no additional charge.
$15 - Scopes
$15 - Ammunition, Quantity 1-10 boxes, each additional 10 boxes (case) is $8.
All firearms listed on our website may not be available when placing your order or when coming in to our location. Our inventory changes by the minute. If they are out of stock, we will notify you and if you wish, notify you when they are available again.
Prices subject to change without notice.
Online and in store pricing are NOT the same.
If you wish to purchase at the online price, you must place the order online and simply come to pick it up after you have made your deposit.
Cash price shown. 3.5% loss of cash discount for credit/debit card purchases. Payment must be made by calling our shop at 308-234-6358, as we are not set up for online payments at this time.
$100 non-refundable deposit due at time order is placed to lock up the item. This can be made with a credit/debit card (we do not charge the 3.5% on the deposit). Item is left up for sale until deposit/payment has been made. Payment is due within ten days from date of deposit for full pay items, or 90 days for layaway.
Item pictured may/may not be the exact one you will receive. In cases of wood guns, we can pick out the best match to your preferences if we have more than one in stock. Please notate wood grain desired (dark/light, straight grain/character) when checking out.
Personal checks / bank bill pay checks accepted with 21 day wait period before product is shipped. Guaranteed funds (cashier's check or money order) or credit/debit card purchases are shipped without a waiting period.
Used firearms are sold as is. Ask any/all questions before confirming sale. We advise the inspection by a qualified gunsmith before firing. Don's Hobby Guns assumes no liability. We are unable to test fire guns at our location.
Don's Hobby Guns cannot possibly know all of the individual local, city and state restrictions for the products that we sell. Therefore, we do not warrant that you may legally purchase, own or use specific products offered by our company. You must be in compliance with local laws regarding your purchase. All BATF laws and regulations apply. Check with your local dealer before placing your down payment.
All firearms must be shipped to an FFL dealer in your area. It is your responsibility to contact the dealer to have their license sent to us. (There is an upload section at checkout where you can do this if you have a copy). We will not ship until the license is signed, validated and received. California dealers must include their 5 digit CFLC number for us to obtain an approval letter.
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Lincoln has his memorial. Washington has his monument. And now Robert Griffin III has been immortalized like all great men in Washington D.C. inevitably are. What is the everlasting ode to RGIII that will inspire the millions who see it? He's part of some dude's elaborate back tattoo.
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Via the Washington Redskins' official Instagram account and Mr. Irrelevant:
Going clockwise, the Redskins featured on the man's back are Sean Taylor, Joe Thiesmann, RGIII and John Riggins. He also "HTTR" scrawled in the middle, for "Hail to the Redskins."
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Some of you may have seen this going around the Internet...but I had to share anyway.
1. A "Paris Hilton," an expensive hole
2. A "James Joyce," an impossible read
3. A "Rock Hudson," looked straight, but wasn't
4. A "Cuban," needed one more revolution
5. An "Elton John," a big bender that lips the rim
6. A "Lou Gehrig," a dead Yank
7. A "German," a hookenfucker
8. An "Adolf Hitler," two shots in the bunker
9. A "Saddam Hussein," from one bunker straight into another bunker
10. A "Yasser Arafat," ugly and in the sand
11. A "Kate Winslett," a little fat but otherwise perfect
12. A "JFK, Jr.," didn't make it over the water
14. A "Rodney King," over -clubbed
15. An " O.J. Simpson," got away with it
16. A "Princess Grace," should have taken a driver
17. A "Princess Di," shouldn't have taken a driver
18. A "George W.," steadily fading
19. A "Condom," safe, but didn't feel very good
21. A "Brazilian," shaved the hole
22. A "Rush Limbaugh," too far to the right
23. A "Nancy Pelosi," too far to the left
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Day 1 (Tenaya Lodge and Yosemite National Park) Youre about to find out for yourself why winter is such an exceptional time to visit this very special place.
Our guide sets the tone for the days activities, based on weather conditions and the desires of the group. Snowshoeing, sledding, tubing, ice skating, are all possible right from the lodge. We cozy up before dinner on a horse-drawn sleigh ride, gliding through a Yosemite winter wonderland of towering sugar pines and cedars.
Day 2 (Tenaya Lodge and Yosemite National Park ) We snowshoe among the Giant Sequoias in the Mariposa Grove if theres enough snow, and if not, well don hiking books for the soul-stirring experience of walking in this majestic assembly. We can spend most of the morning here if wed like, and after lunch visit the Pioneer Yosemite History Centera village of structures collected from different locations throughout the park. Each building represents a different chapter in Yosemites story. After dinner at the lodge, there will be an optional moonlight/flashlight snowshoe through the foresta memorable outing that activates all your senses.
Day 3 (Yosemite National Park, Badger Pass Ski Area) We leave Tenaya this morning for the very scenic hour-and-a-half drive to Badger PassCalifornias original ski area and the ski hill within a U.S. national park. Badger Pass also boasts one of the best sundecks in the Sierra. This will be a fun, full day of cross-country skiing and enjoying the snowy surroundings (rentals available on site).
Day 4 (Yosemite National Park) Depending on how we feel and what the conditions are, well take snowshoes, cross-country skis or hiking boots to Crane Flat to explore the trails there. One choice is the Tuolumne Grove Trail, which descends a mile from the trailhead to a grove of giant sequoias. Well enjoy a hearty dinner and sleep well tonight at the lodge.
Day 5 (Yosemite National Park ) Were out again today to explore the valley on skis, snowshoes, or hiking if theres not enough snow. Destinations might include Lower Yosemite Falls, Mirror Lake, Cooks Meadow, or John Muir trails. If there is time and interest, we can balance the more active part of the day with visits to some of the parks excellent museums and visitor centers to learn more about Yosemite history. Tonight is a very special treata tour of the famous Ahwahnee Hotel and celebratory farewell supper in the renowned dining room.
Day 6 (Fresno for departures home) Catch your transfer to the Fresno airport for flights home after 1:00 p.m.
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To the Editor:
A recent Minnesota House Rules Committee meeting marked the final opportunity to prevent Minnesota's ag funding interests from being controlled by a Minneapolis lawmaker.
And when the proposal was moved to transfer farming and rural development funds from an environment finance committee to an ag policy committee, which has a rural Democrat as chairperson, every Democrat on the rules committee opposed it. The 15-12 party line vote was extremely disappointing.
The voice for Greater Minnesota is becoming more muted every year. More than 75 percent of the House committee chairs are from inside the metro area, yet even a handful of rural Democrats won't stand up to their Minneapolis bosses and vote to right this wrong.
Ag groups should be especially concerned. The lawmaker who now controls the purse strings for both agriculture and environment finance is known for opposing rural development budget bills, and could easily take money that had been traditionally used for agriculture and spend it in the environment area.
This is such an irresponsible message sent to rural Minnesota. I have no problems with a rural Democrat chairing the ag finance committee, but I have huge problems with a Minneapolis Democrat deciding how much money rural Minnesota should receive this year.
This is the first time in Minnesota's history that a Minneapolis representative will chair a committee that has the final say on all state ag-related funding issues.
State Rep. Bob Gunther,


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July 27, 2009 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Local Agency Plan (LAP) for 2010
SUBJECT 2: 2010 Outreach Funding—How to Apply?
SUBJECT 3: Topaz Signature Pads- Adjust the Contrast
SUBJECT 4: HANDS Off to MOWINS- August 17
SUBJECT 5: Microcuvette Survey
- Local Agency Plan (LAP) for 2010: Enhancements to the online LAP application have been completed and will be included in the FFY2010 LAP Training. Since the training this year is optional, a list of enhancements to make the LAP more user-friendly is included in the attached document for those who will not attend training. ASAP instructions for access to the online LAP are also attached. LAP Data will be updated and the online LAP will be ready for entry on Wednesday, July 15, 2009. If you have any questions about the ASAP instructions, LAP Training or the LAP Enhancements, you may contact Betty Cassidy at 800-392-8209 or by email firstname.lastname@example.com.
- 2010 Outreach Funding—How to Apply: Funds will be available to develop and implement Outreach Projects for 2010.
- What has changed? Changes for this year include sending an email to your District TA Team to request the funding available to your agency. When you email your request to the TA Team, your allocation will be loaded into the LAP, allowing your detail budget to be entered. Goals, funding amounts and suggestions have remained the same as last year.
- Who can apply? Current WIC agencies
- How much funding is available? $495,000 is allocated for agencies according to the size of the agency WIC program. Amounts can be found in the guidance.
- Deadline? Each agency must request the funding by an email to their TA Team by August 1, 2009. Amounts will be loaded for each agency requesting funding. The agency will be required to enter a budget for approval on the LAP.
- Questions? Contact your District TA Team
- Topaz Signature Pads- Adjust the Contrast: We have attached instructions on how to adjust the contrast on the Topaz signature pad that is used with MOWINS. You can adjust to the image to make it darker or lighter as desired. The computer the signature pad is attached to must be turned on when you make the adjustment. You do not have to be in MOWINS but may prefer to do so to verify the contrast for a particular screen (e.g. signing for checks).
If you have questions, please contact the WIC Help Desk at 800-554-2544.
- HANDS Off to MOWINS- August 17: You are invited to attend the celebration to honor HANDS and the people who used it to serve Missouri families over the past 16+ years. Then celebrate the successful transition to MOWINS. See attached flyer.
If you have questions contact Mark Davis at firstname.lastname@example.com or 573-526-5323 or 800-392-8209.
- Microcuvette Survey: It's time to order Microcuvettes. Please follow the instructions below to ensure your agency receives your supply of microcuvettes.
- Microcuvette Survey: The Microcuvette Survey will allow us to accurately order supplies of microcuvettes for each Local WIC Provider on a timely basis. Please complete and return the attached survey via e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com by August 7, 2009. This will assure no interruption in the supply of microcuvettes.
- Microcuvette Order: The information from the survey will be used to identify the current supply on hand at each agency and to estimate the needs of each agency for the next six months. The order will be submitted to HemoCue and shipped directly to your agency.
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Improve balance, alignment and posture with the GoFit Exercise Ball. Balance ball training targets both the primary and stabilizing muscles for a full-body workout that stretches, tones and tightens. Add to your regular stretching and balancing routine to target hidden muscles.
- Stretch, tone and tighten your body
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- Weight rated to 1000 lbs at full air capacity
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Even though Blu-ray disc (BD) is currently the only high-definition movie format on the market, Microsoft Corp. does not want to support its playback natively on its next-generation Windows 7 operating system. Nevertheless, the new OS supports recording to blank Blu-ray disc media.
"Blu-ray [playback] support will be provided by PC makers or BD drive makers. We have new extensibility in media center for those that provide BD playback to support integrated playback. We do have support for burning BD data discs," said Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president of windows and windows live engineering group at Microsoft, in a statement published by Windows 7 Center web-site.
Microsoft has always supported Blu-ray's competitor, HD DVD, and criticized the format developed by Sony and some others. However, reason of the lack of support of Blu-ray playback in Windows 7 does not seem to be ideology (otherwise Windows 7 would be unable to burn BDs or read them), but royalties that Blu-ray disc association demands from player manufacturers. As a result, Microsoft offers optical disc drive makers as well as personal computers suppliers to include Blu-ray disc software players with their products.
Panasonic, Philips and Sony, who own the majority patents for Blu-ray disc (BD) technology, are currently working with other Blu-ray patent holders to establish a one-stop-shop license for BD products. The mew fees for the new product licenses are expected to be $9.50 for a Blu-ray disc player (down from $30) and $14.00 for a BD recorder.


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As the shincha season has come to an end, perhaps it's time to review everyone's favorites. Have they changed? Have they remained the same throughout the spring? Do you even have them? This could be a good way to recommend teas people are in love with to those who don't have the opportunity to try every tea from every online company.
Well, here's mine of the different kinds of Japanese tea:
1) Sencha Yutuka Midori - O-Cha
2) Yame Gyokuro - O-Cha
3) Sencha Asamushi Aoi - O-Cha
4) Sencha Yame Fukamushi (I actually fell in love with this from the recent OTTI) - Hakoniwado
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Cisco this week unveiled three service provider edge routers, along with an aggressive marketing campaign against rival Juniper.
Cisco this week unveiled three service provider edge routers, along with an aggressive marketing campaign against rival Juniper.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (435 votes).
In short: I actually did this in 2011In full: I did this race yesterday. The only real hick up was that the start of the race was delayed by 20mins. Which may not seem so bad how ever it was pouring with rain!! The rain did not stop for a single second. Despite this I enjoyed the race. It is challenging and the hills are evil. I found it hard to get a steady pace going. The race marshalls where fantastic I was very impressed by them considering the weather. Plenty of drink stations through out. Would possibly like to do it again next year with better weather, although it didn't stop me from enjoying my ice lolly at the end!Date of review: June 13, 2011
In short: Think I must have run a different race to most reviewersIn full: Apart from getting a PB not sure I can say many good things about this race - but let's tryProsGood medal + tshirt + lolly + drink at the endLots of water stationsGood parkingReally good facilities in the park for the kids to play while watchingand now the consYou can't get 2.5k people down a path 3 foot wideThe walkers coming back along the course has to fight there way through crowds of runnersThe water stations were chaotic and could do with bottle rather than cupsI found the marshalling awful - there were one or 2 good ones but mainly they seemed to interfere (no running on the grass or on the pavement in the shade) rather than when needed (i.e. when a car was heading towards us as we ran)Date of review: June 15, 2010
In short: Good race - some small things need tighteningIn full: This is the first time I have competed in my local half marathon - I have just considered it too hot, hilly and therefore scary before!It is hilly - no absolute monsters, but lots of rolling inclines, and it was quite warm as well, but beyond that it is a fun race. The final mile and a half downhill suddenly brings the PBs back into contention.A couple of basics in the organisation just knock it down a bit - whilst there were not that many in the half marathon (2.5k) the 5k, walking half and fun run all add to the numbers, and a dozen loos is simply not enough - the queue was massive. Fortunately, the park has a river running through it...Similarly the bag collection was well intentioned, but overrun and therefore slow.Enough of the winges - good scenery, well marshalled, lots of water stops and a challenging course. A medal, t-shirt and ice lolly means a reasonable number of goodies as wellDate of review: June 15, 2010
In short: Got a PB so probably rating it higher than usual but nice touches with the ice lolly and good marshalls all the way around Date of review: June 15, 2010
In short: Hilly race, however guaranteed dry weather and great organisationIn full: 2nd year running I have run this race and forgot how many hills there were the last time, however quickly reminded. great atmosphere and very well organised with friendly marshals and lolly at the end is great touchDate of review: June 14, 2010
In short: well organised race, with a good atmosphereIn full: This was my second time running the St Albans Half Marathon and it is indeed hilly. If anyone has done Berkhamsted then you will understand that there is not one hill in St Albans as big or steep as any in Berkhamsted, but the berko half has 4 hills and St Albans has a couple of dozen! Lots of undulation means that it is hard to a get a rhythm. However the weather was good, cloudy and not to warm; the marshals very friendly and supportive and what felt like at least 10 drinks stations. The lolly at the end is good, and I now fit into a T Shirt a size smaller than last year!Date of review: June 14, 2010
In short: Very hilly for a beginner - I wished I had checked this out before I entered !!In full: Lovely location and atmosphere, a really enjoyable day out. However, as a beginner (11min per mile) runner on 3rd half marathon I found the course really hard due to the number of hills. Not too hot on the day and shade from trees on country paths welcomed. Not one if you don't like hills throughout the course (apart from mile 12 - 13 !)Date of review: June 14, 2010
In short: Excellent race. Just gets better. In full: This is my favourite road half marathon. Starts in a large picturesque park with good facilities then moves off into rural country roads. There are some serious hills on this run which stops you ever getting into a comfortable pace. I thought this year it might be cooler but the sun came out just before the race on a 22 degree day. Plenty of water stations (and I mean a lot). Would have liked orange squash as well. Parking issues seem to be resolved now that we've found the office parking near the supermarket. Medal, T-shirt, drink and ice lolly collection much much better than last year. The kids loved the fun run and the play area/bouncey castles. We will be back again and again.Date of review: June 14, 2010
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People often ask me to name my favorite interviews — the people who have made the deepest impression. That is an impossible question for me to answer, as I learn and am affected on different levels by every conversation I have. But I will go on the record now to say that this program with Xavier Le Pichon is special, and has left me extraordinarily surprised, delighted, and refreshed.
His is not a famous name beyond geological circles. But he is certainly one of the wise people, and big thinkers, in our world today. He lives in an intentional community he helped create to provide retreat for families caring for a loved one with mental illness.
Before that, Xavier Le Pichon pioneered the field of plate tectonics. He has continued to work all these years as a geophysicist even as he also became a spiritual thinker and writer in France. He delightedly walks that line I'm always seeking in life and conversation — that humbling, creative alchemy that happens where theology meets human experience, where religious thought encounters real life and changes it and is changed by it.
Xavier Le Pichon's deep Catholic faith has always been compatible with the notion of evolution. He finds evolution not merely theologically acceptable but scientifically and spiritually "ingenious." Though, well into the 20th century, his own field of geology had retained a "fixist" view of the map of the world. There was no knowledge of tectonic plates, in constant motion, that had across time configured and reconfigured the earth's crust and entire continents. Xavier Le Pichon became a pioneer in deep ocean exploration that first revealed all of this. He was a key figure at one of those historical moments where science not only overturns its own assumptions but changes the way all of us see the world.
And yet, as he tells it in this program, he nearly quit science a few years after he published his groundbreaking research findings in the late 1960s. In a moment of personal crisis, he realized that his vision had been narrowed by his focus on science and success. He traveled to Calcutta and spent a period of weeks volunteering with Mother Teresa and the Brothers of Charity. In an essay in English, "Ecce Homo," he describes how an encounter with a dying child transformed his life forever. The story of how he then gave his life over to facing human suffering, while continuing his scientific career, is itself remarkable. I am also left with so much to ponder from the lessons Xavier Le Pichon has drawn from that choice ever since — by the synergy he has found between what spiritual community and geophysics teach him about the way the world works.
From his studies of the Earth he knows that fractures, flaws, and weaknesses are as much a part of the vitality of living systems as strength and perfection. They are what allow systems to evolve, to regenerate, and to avoid cataclysmic revolutions. Simultaneously, he is fascinated by the fragility that marks human life at its beginning, its end, and at places in between. Taking this seriously, honoring it, as he well knows, would challenge our success and outcome driven, perfectionistic "Occidental" view of the world as much as the theory of plate tectonics challenged the field of geology.
And yet Xavier Le Pichon has turned his attention to history, philosophy, and the life sciences in recent years — looking at what Neanderthal skeletal remains reveal about human compassion, and looking at the remarkable historical moment around the sixth century BCE when many pivotal spiritual figures — Buddha, Lao Tzu, and Confucius — first appeared simultaneously across the Earth. And, he has concluded that it is precisely our capacity to care and orient our collective life around the weak and suffering among us that has made us human as well as humane. This capacity, he proposes, has defined the evolution of what we call our "humanity" as much as any other physiological or cultural trait we possess.
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A Lonely Place For Dying (NR)
Director Justin Eugene Evans will be in attendance for all screenings.
It is 1972. An abandoned Mexican prison sits alone in the dusty Chihuahua desert. KGB mole Nikolai Dzerzhinsky waits for his contact from the Washington Post. Dzerzhinsky holds explosive evidence against the CIA; information he will trade for asylum in the United States. Special Agent Robert Harper must obtain this evidence and kill Dzerzhinsky or risk the end of his CIA career. As the two men hunt each other they discover that the sins from their past destined them for this deadly confrontation.
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A Lonely Place For Dying has been honored at festivals across America and praised by both critics and audiences alike. The film has been an Official Selection of 46 festivals, been nominated for 51 awards and won 27 including 18 as Best Picture.The film has won awards at Santa Fe, Durango, Flipside, Cinema City, Eugene, Wild Rose, The Maverick Movie Awards, S.N.O.B., Best of Fest, and Beloit. This is particularly odd because A Lonely Place For Dying isn't a typical festival film. It isn't artsy or avante garde. It's simply a well crafted story. In fact, it's attention to craft has often put it at a disadvantage amongst film festivals. White Sands International Film Festival removed it from competition and gave it a showcase slot alongside star-driven films with budgets ten times it's size. For them, competition was reserved for first time filmmakers with limited resources – which perfectly described A Lonely Place For Dying's filmmakers but clearly didn't fit their assumptions about the finished film.
Audiences and critics across America agree. "Lonely Place For Dying is a prime example of what independents can and should be... I can't help but shower this film with praise," said Daniel Boyer of Critical Corner. "Keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time!" said Lynda Martin of CW San Diego 6. "Solid Acting and high production values make this first-time-out-of-the-gate indie film well worth your time," said Rob Raucci of KUNM 89.9 FM.
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FAIRMONT – Memorial services for Yvonne "Bonnie" Endersbe, 94, of Fairmont, Minn., will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Lakeview Funeral Home Chapel in Fairmont, with inurnment in Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont.
Bonnie passed away Wednesday morning, April 17, 2013, at Goldfinch Estates in Fairmont. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at Lakeview Funeral Home on Saturday.
Memorials are preferred to Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont.
G. Yvonne "Bonnie" (Hagen) Endersbe was born Oct. 18, 1918, in Minneapolis, Minn., to John and Emma Kainz. She was the adopted daughter of Peter and Minnie (Johnson) Hagen. She attended school in Willmar and graduated from Willmar High School. On Dec. 3, 1939, Bonnie was united in marriage to Frank Endersbe at the Vinge Lutheran Church in Willmar, Minn. This union was blessed with three children:?Greg, Gary and Beth. Bonnie and Frank resided in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and then Mankato, Minn. When Frank enlisted in the Air Force, he and Bonnie were stationed in Salt Lake City, Utah. They would later move to Willmar, Minn., and then Worthington, Minn., before moving to Fairmont, Minn., in 1949. In 1958, Bonnie and Frank moved to Longview, Wash., and then to Litchfield, Minn., where they owned the radio station. Bonnie and Frank then moved to New Ulm, Minn., before returning to Fairmont. Frank and Bonnie shared 44 years together before Frank passed away on March 12, 1984. Bonnie was employed as a telephone operator in Willmar and later in Fairmont for Centel before her retirement in 1981. She and Frank owned the "Pirates Den" in the FairMall until Frank passed away in 1984. Bonnie was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont where she was on the Funeral Committee as well as the Wednesday Night Supper Committee and Woman's Bible Study. Bonnie was also a member of the Fairmont Community Hospital Auxiliary, coffee and gift shop volunteer, co-chair of the American Cancer Society fundraising drive, and volunteering at the Blood Bank. During her free time, Bonnie enjoyed her Bridge Club and Birthday Club, golfing, gardening and playing cards. She most loved spending time with her family, especially her children and grandchildren and watching their activities.
Left to cherish her memory are her sons, Greg Endersbe and his wife, Sharon, of Pequot Lakes, Minn., and Gary Endersbe and his wife, Mary Ann, of North Mankato, Minn.; daughter, Beth Riedberger and her husband, Greg, of Frazee, Minn.; eight grandchildren, Danny (Shirley) Otterstrom, Kevin (Candi) Otterstrom, Amber (James) Van Lieu, David (Cheryl) Endersbe, Michael Endersbe, Nick (Cortney) Hagedorn, Anna (Josh) Muzik, and Alex Hagedorn; 14 great-grandchildren; two great great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Hazel Endersbe; two nieces; and many cousins, other relatives and friends.
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Renovated Park Hall reopens as School of Education keeps pace with history
Park Hall, SUNY Oswego's second-oldest building at age 82, reopened this semester at the end of a two-year, $17.5 million modernization, as did a soaring new entrance to the School of Education.
Park's top-to-bottom renovation features a wealth of new opportunities for collaborative teaching and learning, from a more visible Center for Urban Schools to innovative partnerships with the sciences and mathematics in the now-connected Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation.
Dedicated in August 1930 as then-Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the cornerstone, Park Hall opened in 1932. It has served as a cradle for innovation in teacher training since Dr. Joseph C. Park was earning a global reputation for his broad influence on education and the industrial arts.
The renovated Park Hall reopened at the start of the spring semester, unveiling high-tech flexible classrooms, a webinar room, fully renovated transportation lab and much more. The school's new south-facing main entrance—an atrium with three levels of walkways—also opened, connecting to the school's adjacent Wilber Hall and, through it, the Shineman Center. Financed through the SUNY Construction Fund, the project blossomed from a Bergmann Associates design and the school's collaborative planning effort.
"The changes are absolutely amazing when I think about all the possibilities," said Pam Michel, interim dean of education.
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Park Hall eventually will house all six departments of Oswego's School of Education: technology, vocational teacher preparation, educational administration, health promotion and wellness, curriculum and instruction, and counseling and psychological services. The School of Education puts a high premium on social justice and improving opportunities in the state's high-need schools, so the college's Center for Urban Schools also has a prominent new location.
"We have moved the Center for Urban Schools to the third floor of Park Hall, the same floor as the dean's suite, and I'm really excited about that," Michel said. "It's going to be much more visible to faculty, students and staff, and will assist our recruiting and supporting a diverse faculty and student body and our seeking funds to support partnerships across the state."
Michel said she has already seen new synergies with the sciences as a result of the highly visible new 13,700-square-foot Wilber Hall addition with its state-of-the-art technology labs and the school's field placement office.
The STEM for Kids program, Youth Technology Days and last fall's Nor'easter VEX Robotics Competition are all examples, she said. "Alumni and the public school teachers are very excited to see the significant improvements, not only in the labs but in the curriculum," Michel said.
Joe Messmer of Facilities Design and Construction, the college's liaison with general contractor PAC & Associates of Oswego on the project, said the list of what's new in Park Hall is extensive, from the lower level's all-new mechanicals and a modernized transportation lab to a fully renovated auditorium for SUNY Oswego's Faculty Assembly meetings and other events.
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In a project that sometimes resembled an archeological dig, PAC and its subcontractors transformed the building to a brighter, more open, more flexible and high-tech home for the next generations of teachers and those who teach them. "We found a fireplace inside a wall on the second floor that still had wood stacked in it," Messmer said during a tour.
Joseph Park, a 1902 alumnus of the college, devoted countless hours to helping design and equip what was then a state-of-the-art home for Oswego's renowned industrial arts programs.
Now Park Hall—renovated to LEED Gold standards—features new foam insulation, heating, air handling, electrical, sprinklers and alarms, Messmer said. New metered steam lines feed the heating system. Much of the building's brickwork remains, but new brick matches it, and there are new touches throughout, such as the atrium's terrazzo floors and recycled redwood feature wall.
As Michel looked out over the atrium from the third-floor walkway, it brought to mind another set of collaborations she would like to see, with the arts. "Wouldn't it be wonderful in this atrium if there were a string quartet or a small performance to bring to the School of Education?" she said.
PHOTO CAPTION: Makeover magic—Among the many new features of a $17.5 million renovation of SUNY Oswego School of Education's Park Hall, the lecture hall/auditorium dons new seating, lights, carpeting, high-tech audiovisual equipment and window units, among other upgrades. Technology education students Erica Querns, left, a graduate student, and Omar Santiago, a senior, give the room's theatre-style seats a try. The rejuvenated hall, the college's second-oldest building, reopened with the start of classes for the spring semester.
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