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New Canaan and Darien realtors lead charge against texting while driving
The proliferation of smartphones has caused driving and traffic issues that previous generations didn't have to deal with.
"I travel the (Merritt) Parkway every day, and I'm amazed when I see people going 65-, 70-MPH, and by the way they're looking down, they're sending a text or reading one," said New Canaan Police Chief Ed Nadriczny. "You see cars weaving or driving slower than they should. You would hope people would get it by now, but they don't seem to be."
That's why the New Canaan and Darien boards of Realtors have joined to promote an anti-texting-and-driving campaign started by AT&T.
"No one spends as much time in the cars as we do," said New Canaan Board of Realtors President Leslie Razook, who described the tightrope that Realtors must walk between safety and customer service. "We want to be responsive to our clients wherever and whenever. This is an exercise in mindfulness. It can wait."
"It Can Wait" is the motto of AT&T's campaign. In support of the initiative, the company launched a website, itcanwait.org, which offers facts about the dangers of texting and driving, video testimonials from celebrities and the families of those who have been injured or killed in distracted driving accidents.
The site also offers a texting-and-driving simulator, which sends messages to your phone while you navigate a digital streetscape. The main aspect of the campaign however, is a pledge in which participants promise not to text and drive.
"No text message, email, website or video is worth the risk of endangering my life or the lives of others on the road. I pledge to never text and drive and will take action to educate others about the dangers of texting while driving," the pledge reads.
Darien and New Canaan Realtors plan to take this pledge at their Feb. 6 joint meeting. Both police departments have been invited and plan to attend the event.
"I think we set the example for the community not to drive and text, because as Realtors, we basically live in our cars," Darien Board of Realtors President Janine Tienken said in anticipation of the event.
One Realtor in particular spearheaded the initiative after a frustrating car ride, in which her client was upset at not receiving information instantly.
"We spend so much time in our cars, and clients have high expectations of getting back to them with very short timeframes," said Darien Realtor Wendy Ward. "It sort of rang true to me when I saw the AT&T national ad campaign. We'd like to get back to our clients immediately, but at the same time we also have a greater good to be driving safely."
As communication technology has become increasingly advanced and widespread, rapid responses have become the norm, said Halstead Realty public relations manager Robin Kammerer.
"In Connecticut and New York, inventory is very tight in the towns," she said. "Sellers and buyers are really anxious. Every second matters to them, and therefore to the Realtors. I've been with brokers who have pulled over to the side of the road to take a call from their clients."
As the use of smartphones has become more widespread, awareness of the dangers of distracted driving has grown as well.
Few places need more of a reminder about the risks of distracted driving more than New Canaan, where last spring 16-year-old Brianna McEwan struck and killed 44-year-old Kenneth Dorsey, who was jogging on New Canaan Avenue in Norwalk, with her SUV.
McEwan was checking her smartphone at the time of the accident.
Police said it is difficult to regulate distracted driving, an action that is within a car and not as easy to spot as running a red light or speeding.
"It's difficult to determine when someone is texting while driving or simply using their cellphone," said Darien Police Capt. Fred Komm. "Both fall under the distracted driving statute, as do newspaper reading, applying makeup, etc., while operating a vehicle."
There is a growth in technology available that decrease the dangers of communicating in the car. Many new cars now allow phones to be synced to the car's speakers, allowing for hands-free calling. Many new Fords come with a "Sync" system, which has the car read incoming texts to a driver and allows the driver to respond with one of 15 preset responses like, "Can't talk right now," with the touch of a button, according to Ford's website.
There are also several apps that aim to block texting and driving, such as AT&T's DriveMode app, which when activated, silences all incoming notifications, sends pre-set replies to texts to notify texters the phone owner is driving and blocks the driver from reading or typing on the phone.
"It's just a matter of having discipline," Ward said. "We can all exercise better judgment and not be texting at a stop light."
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No. 51 in the series, copied from the famous First Tôkaidô
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Japanese, Edo period, about 1854–60 (Ansei era)
- Artist Sekkô, Japanese, active 1830s
- After Utagawa Hiroshige I, Japanese, 1797–1858
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Another print in the series: Genshoku Ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 2 (1982), #308
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20Ton worm screw for palm oil mill
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1. Introduction of worm screw for palm oil mill
1)Palm oil mill have main ten parts: Reception Station,Sterilizer,Threshing,Press,Clarification,
Kernel Recover, power station, boiler station, water treatment plant, oil storage tank.
2)We use the Fresh Fruit Bunch, because the palm fruit rancidity is very fast, if the rancidity will
be influence the palm crude oil acid value, if the acid value is very high, the refining efficiency
will drop.
3)Generally speaking, the palm oil mill be mainly located in Nigeria,Malaysia,Indonesia etc..
2. Main parts of worm screw for palm oil mill
1) Reception Station: used for loading palm fruit brunch from plantation,transport to sterilizer.
Reception station adopt steel structure and concrete structure. Save equipment cost and
construction cost.Have hydraulic control system, hydraulic door open/off automatic achieve
continuous operation. Reduce operator, operate more easily and improve work efficiency.
2)Sterilizing Tank: The sterilizing tank uses direct steam to process, which can reduce activity
of the enzyme,prevent the rancidity, ensure the good quality of the crude oil. At the same time,
it is good for the threshing process.
3)Threshing station: Fresh palm fruits separate from bunches by thresher rotary drum rotating.
Palm fruits are conveyed to digester by elevator.Empty bunches are coveyed out of factory by
scraper conveyor. Thresher shaft uses once forging technology. The equipment is stronger
and has longer life. At the same time, our company developes non-shaft thresher drived by chain.
In this way, it reduces power loss and saves production cost.
4)Digestor: Inside of digestor, there are some baffle and stirring arm, under the drive of top motor.
Baffles break the palm fruit, then heat palm fruit pulp. So that can press oil easily. Get higher oil
yield. Meanwhile there is directly steam inlet digester, to adjust material moisture.
5)Pressing Machine:The palm fruit oil yield increases by adjusting material moisture and
temperature in digester. Digester uses liquid level control, so material can distribute automatically
and equipment runs fully automatically. Pressing machine uses hydraulic control system to
adjust spacing between pressing bolts. So it can be suitable for various palm fruit species and
guarantee the oil yield.
6) Kernel Recovery Station: Using air duct system to separate palm shell and kernel.
Meanwhile,using special mud bath equipment to separate palm kernel and shell according
to their different density. So it has high separation rate. There are some fiber cover the
palm nut, in order to get palm kernel, should remove the fiber and palm shell.Fiber and shell
is very good resource for boiler fuel.
7)Clarification Station: Oil purifying system, using latest technology, on the premise that
guarantee oil quality, we try our to reduce machine inverstment and oil loss. In actual
production, it has been verified that using new technology can reduce oil loss below 1.3%.
8)Power station: customers usually use generators to produce power for the plant.
9)Boiler station: Offering high temperature steam to sterilize the palm fruit bunch and so on.
10)Water treatment plant: Offering water for the mill.
11)Oil storage tank: used to store the crude palm oil. Inside the tank, there is heating pipe to
prevent the palm oil becoming solid.
12)Palm oil refinery technology:Oil refining is based on the difference of oil and the impurities in
the physical and chemical properties, separate the grease and impurity by some technical ways,
in order to improve the oil edible,storage stability and safety process. Oil refing process is
divided into chemical refining and physical refining.
13)Palm oil fractionation technology is a new oil processing technology.Using palm oil
fractionation technology can get 8â,10â,14â,18â,24â,33â,44â,55â etc, different melting
point's palm oil product. At the same time, it can also be used to do cottonseed oil, fish oil ,pork
oil and other animal oils. This prominently improves the added value of the oil products, increase
the economic benefit of enterprise.
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LD Group was founded in 1976, after forty years of development and growth, the company has become a well-known and oil machinery manufacturing enterprise in
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FAQ about worm screw for palm oil mill:
Q1 : Which kind of other materials can be processed?
All kinds of oil seeds. For example, sunflower seeds, rice bran, corn germ, palm fruit, palm kernel, coconut, peanut, soybean, sesame, cottonseeds, rapeseed, etc.
Q2 : What's the capacity?
Generally, 10-160 tons per hour. We can also manufacture as per customers' requirements.
Q3 : How long is the warranty?
The main parts of the machine come with one year warranty and after the expiration our engineer is available overseas to do the maintenance work.
Q4 : Can the machine be installed locally?
We can do the turn-key projects or other services according to customers'requirements, according to this condition, our services include manufacturing, purchasing, transporting, installation, training labors etc.
Q5 : How to operate the machine?
Our engineers will be available to guide and train your labors how to operate and run the machine.
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MAC Warm & Cozy features many of the colors that you might expect a winter collection to carry: darker shades and neutrals with color names evocative of cuddling up by a warm fire such as Mulled Cider eyeshadow and Warm Me Up lipstick. Part of the fun of winter makeup is getting away with darker shades that you might not be able to pull off during the rest of the year, and from that standpoint this collection does not disappoint.
Warm Me Up Amplified lipstick is a particularly noteworthy shade. It is a great warm pink color that is perfect for everyday wear. It somehow always happens that the best shades turn out to be limited edition and this is no exception. It's a color that will look great on nearly everyone so grab a few if you really like it.
There are two shades of MAC's ever-popular Mineralize Skinfinish: Comfort and By Candlelight. By Candlelight is a soft pink color that makes a great highlighter on the cheekbones. You can also use it lightly on your entire face for a pretty all-over natural glow. It is much prettier in person than the description implies.
The Close for Comfort Tinted Lip Conditioner is another great everyday color that gives lips a hint of color without looking overdone. I only wish they would have made it in stick formula for neater application. The Two Tinted Lip Conditioners plus the Lip Conditioner tube and stick in this collection arrive just in time for dry, chapped winter lips.
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Last year I had some correspondence with Bill Forster relating to the Stalag XXID Prisoner of War Camp at Poznan in Poland, which I wrote about in the story of Bill Ball and Work Camp 9. Bill had another query in connection with his own research on a group of sailors who also ended up in Stalag XXID:
I have a puzzle in identifying a photograph of a (French?) port where a requisitioned LNER ferry is berthed which carried the troops of the BEF to France in 1939-40. This is in connection with the book I published about my father's wartime destroyer, HMS Venomous, which I update between editions on my web site. I have successfully identified photographs taken by the men on Venomous at Calais on 21 May 1940 and at Boulogne on 22 May 1940 and uncovered some fascinating stories of the refugees they landed at Folkestone and Dover.
HMS Archangel by Eric Pountney
Image courtesy of Bill Forster
But [I] was puzzled by [this] photograph taken by the Wireless Telegraphy Operator, Eric Pountney, until it was identified by members of the "Ships Nostalgia" Forum as the LNER ferry Archangel which was used as a troop transport in 1939-40.
HMS Archangel at northern French port, by Lt Peter Kershaw RNVR
Image courtesy of Bill Forster
I have recently found a further photograph in my own collection taken by Lt Peter Kershaw of a ship which looks very similar berthed alongside a quay with railways wagons. But where was it taken? Venomous escorted troop carriers from the Solent (Southampton/Portsmouth) to Cherbourg, Le Havre and Brest in the first few weeks of the war and I suspect it would have been taken at one of these channel ports. Where there are no letters or journals - as in the case of Eric Pountney - I rely on his photographs to tell the story.
What I've done is had a good look at all three of the ports that Bill mentioned - Cherbourg, Le Havre and Brest - using the myriad of postcard views that are available, many of them on the Delcampe postcard auction web site. European postcard publishers were prolific, and there are a wealth of sources on the net for images of scenic postcards published before, during and after the Great War, up to the mid- to late 1920s. There appear to be far fewer from the 1930s, and I suspect that this may have been due to financial pressures caused by the Depression, although I haven't found a confirmation of what is really just an assumption on my part to explain the apparent paucity of images.
Le Havre, Bassin de l'Eure, undated postcard view
From what I can tell, Le Havre was the only one of the three which had the very distinctive tower lights, one of which appears close to the edge of the quay at centre-left in Bill's Archangel photo. They are very tall, probably of steel construction with a lattice framework, and are characterised by a curious bell-shaped frame for the lamp hanging from a short at the top. The lighting towers appear in most of the postcard views of Le Havre port from the early 1900s until the late 1920s - as in the view above, undated but probably from the 1920s.
The Inner Harbor, Le Havre, by Camille Pissarro, 1903
Image courtesy of The Web Gallery of Impressionism
They are also depicted in many paintings by Impressionist artists, who appear to have congregated in Le Havre before and after the turn of the century. A typical example painted by that "father of the Impressionists," Camille Pissaro, in 1903 includes one of the characteristic tower lights.
La Nouvelle Digue - The New Dike, Le Havre, postcard view, PM 1927
Sadly, I've been unable to find any images of the port, wharves and quays which show railway carriages, or even areas clearly identifiable as railway sidings, although there were tramlines on some of the quays which serviced the ocean liners, I believe. However, I did find a 1927 (postmark) postcard depicting "La Nouvelle Digue" (or, The New Dike), which may well be where railway sidings were later built. The port was extensively damaged by bombing during the Second World War, so looking at modern photographs is probably no use at all.
Bassin des Torpilleurs, Brest, postcard view, PM 1912
None of the postcards I could find for Brest displayed such tower lights.
L'Entrée des Jetées, Cherbourg, postcard view, PM 1908
I did find a postcard view of the port at Brest with a similar tower light, but the design was sufficiently different to rule it out as a candidate for the Archangel's berth. While I can't rule out this particular quay being at some other as yet unidentified port, I think I can be fairly confident in saying that it's not either Cherbourg or Brest. If the Archangel only visited these three ports, then it was, in all likelihood, Le Havre.
I'm grateful to Bill Forster for permission to include the contents of his email and the the HMS Archangel photographs in this article. I have primarily aimed at demonstrating how the huge database of scenic images, in particular of old postcards, now available in various locations on the internet can be used to research and identify our own family photographs. Apart from the postcards for sale on various auction sites such as Delcampe and eBay, there are many web sites created by postcard enthusiasts. A little inventive searching will find the one with a particular focus that you're looking for.
If you haven't yet had your fill of reading about old photographs and postcards, the remainder of this week's Saturday sepians will no doubt have plenty more.


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Hello all,
I've just bought my first underwater camera (Sea & Sea DX-GE5) and used it a bit during a trip to Curacao. Naturally the images are so so (I am no doubt making all the rookie mistakes) but at least some are salvageable and I would like to work a bit with the colors on them. I am using Mac and have the Pixelmator software, are any easy functions available in that software for underwater photos or some tips on how to make the basic improvements on colors etc? My knowledge on working with images are limited to the bare minimum such as cropping, changing size and such things so I need some help to get started :-)
Thanks in advance for any help on this.
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There was an interesting debate of sorts over at the horse racing sun-of-our-universe the Paulick Report about the decline of racing media. How can you blame newspapers for cutting staff on a sport less popular than hockey?
As an aside, who has missed hockey? Very few. If horse racing went away, who would miss it? Again, very few. Nobody wants to see either go away for good. They serve a purpose, albeit a small one.
Read the comments of the racing media thread. Combing through all of them is daunting. It's hard to advocate for more racing coverage when the newspaper-reading population still gets its news on the doorstep. I only buy a newspaper when I'm moving and need to wrap my glassware or need to start a fire. Ever see a Saratogian go up in flames? It may ignite an inept fire, but it's fire no less.
The racing press did itself no favors by relying too heavily on racetrack press releases. Team Valor's Barry Irwin said it best in the thread when he wrote, "… Lttle remembered or known fact is that some track publicists have put full time Turf Writers out of work. Bob Benoit, when publicity director at Hollywood Park, once took directions from Marj Everett. She was thin skinned. She did not like to read some of the stuff in the daily newspapers written by Turf Writers.
"Bob came up with an idea: he would provide copy for the newspapers for free. The newspapers liked it because they could take their TW off the payroll … The tracks like it because they get their message and only their message across. The publications like it because it costs them nothing."
For cheap newspapers and PR folks, this is a match made in some sort of Heaven.
The press releases most of us reporters get come straight from, ahem, the horse's mouth. We get quotes from trainers, jockeys, and owners right to our inboxes. Helps fill our column space. When I get those quotes, it means I don't have to call up a trainer or see him in person. This is lazy.
I have no issue with this for regular old race coverage, especially if I'm writing a column about the Cigar Mile down at Aqueduct and I'm writing from my home office in Saratoga Springs.
The releases also come with full-on race stories written by Jon Forbes, Ashley Herriman, and Jenny Kellner. Why would a newspaper hire a turf writer when it gets competently written stories for nothing. Nothing!
Newspapers are in this vegetative coma with a padlock on the plug. At least the Titanic had the wherewithal to sink with dignity.
There isn't a leg to stand on. Newspapers would staff turf writers if readers demanded it. But as Brisnet's Ed DeRosa noted in the comments, Lexington, KY, the horse breeding capital of the world, doesn't have a full-time turf writer at its Herald-Leader, "A sad commentary on how the editors of Lexington's newspaper view the importance of 'Kentucky's signature industry'."
I have to agree.
Newspapers are the Fourth Estate, the watchdogs. And what happens when there aren't any reporters doing the work, asking the questions? Where do you get your information? You guessed it. The government or, in this case, the horse business. And they don't have a carpet big enough to sweep all the dirt under.
If Life At Ten hobbles around the track and nobody is there to report it, did it ever happen? Did she make a sound?


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Ethiopian Orthodox Mequteria PrayersIn the Ethiopian Orthodox Tradition, the commonly used prayer ropes are those with 41, and 64 beads, also known as a Mequteria. 41 is the number of lashes that Jesus received and 64 is the age of the Theotokos at her Assumption. Some monks and hermits use 150 to 300 beads, or even more than that.When using the 41 bead Mequteria , the prayers recited are:1. The Lord's Prayer with Gabriel's Salutation:Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. O, Our Lady Virgin Mary, we hail thee by the salutation of Angel Gabriel. Thou are virgin in thy mind. Thou are virgin in thy body. Hail Mary, Mother of Almighty God. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. Rejoice Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Pray for us to your beloved Son, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, so that he may forgive us our sins now and forever Amen." (12 times)2. Lord have mercy on us (41 times)3. In the name of Mary, Lord have mercy on us (41 times)4. Kirya Layson (Kyrie Elieson) (41 times)5. Sador (the piercing on the ribs by the lancet), Alador (the piercing on the right hand), Danat (the piercing on the left palm), Adera (the piercing on right foot), Rodas (the piercing on the left foot) (41 times)6. O! God (41 times)7. O! Christ (41 times)8. Save us from wrath and deliver us by your mercy, in the name of Mary Your Mother (41 times)9. Hear us! Our God and Savior (41 times)10. Elohe! (Pronounced as "Elohee" and is the same as "Eloi" mentioned in Mt. 27:46) (41 times)11. Ye! Ye! Ye! (Pronounced as "Yae" meaning "woe to me") My God see me! (41 times)12. O! God according to your mercy and not according to our sin (12 times)13. Lord remember us in thy Kingdom (12 times)14. The Magnificat:"Hail Mary, we bow unto thee. Our Mother Mary we pray unto thee. We beseech thee to protect us from the evil beast. O! Virgin, in the name of Anna your mother, and Joachim your father, bless our congregation today!! Amen. The prayer of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God: My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever. Amen. (7 times) These are the 14 common recitations by all those who use the Mequteria. One can, however, add more according to his or her needs or interests. When using a 64 bead Mequteria all the prayers recited 41 times, will instead, be recited 64 times. Those prayers recited 7, or 12 times remain the same.There you go Hiywot. I think that this is the final, and hopefully faithful representation. I believe I will now post it under the Oriental Orthodox Prayers Thread. Thanks, and God Bless!
Thank you for taking an interest in these holy and mystical prayers. They have been a great blessing in my life, and I know they shall bless others.If only I were more faithful in praying them!Selam
I noticed that the Lord's prayer ends with '....and deliver us from the evil one.' I have noticed that most Eastern Orthodox finish with the concrete 'one' whereas Copts leave that off i church. I have two translations of the Agpeya and they agree with church usage.I think that is a pity. What do you think?
ummm... we here in NJ... we just say "deliver us from all evil."
I was reading about Protestant groups evangelizing in Ethiopia and their dilemmas regarding what to do with people in polygamous relationships. This led me to wonder about the extent of this practice in Ethiopia and the stance of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church on this issue.
From a Protestant point of view (and I was an Evangelical) it is not encroaching at all. Rather with their understanding of Orthodoxy as being a false and superstitious religion they feel obliged to bring their own interpretation of the Gospel to the lands where Orthodoxy is prevalent.It seems to me that there are several responses to this challenge.i. We must ask what it is within Protestantism that attracts some Orthodox and leads them away from the Church. Of course some areas are simply wrong and the person is making a bad choice. But there are other good things which we must learn from. Are they finding a friendly environment with people who show interest in them? Is it that they are finding it hard to understand the worship of their own Orthodox community? Have they missed out on teaching which personalises their faith and shows them how Orthodoxy is essentially a spiritual pilgrimage and not a matter of ritual obligations? We should not simply copy Protestant practice, but we should reflect on our own Church ministry and service and ask if we are failing to be the Church in some aspect.ii. We must engage with Protestantism in the West such that there is a better understanding of our faith, and so that leaders who support Protestant mission in the Orthodox homelands have actually met intelligent, spiritual Orthodox people in the West and can come to see that what is needed is a partnership to support the Orthodox Church mission, and not any activities which undermine the Orthodox Churches. This is indeed a ministry which is required from all of our churches in the West. Do all of the Protestatnt Churches in our area know about us? Do they know what we believe, or only what they think we believe?iii. We must be able to confront the false teachings of Protestantism in an eirienic manner, assuming the best of people, but also pointing out the weaknesses of various other non-Orthodox systems. A great many Protestants live holy lives and are committed to Christ. It is not appropriate to paint Protestantism as worse than it is. Indeed if we cannot persuade our own people by our example and by our teaching of the truth of Orthodoxy then turning to political and legal challenges to people's right to freedom of belief seems to me to show that we have nothing to offer. But of course we do. Nevertheless it requires a gentle response to both the questions and anxieties of our own people, and to the teachings of Protestantism.If we lose a soul to Protestantism, or atheism, or Islam, then we should ask ourselves where we have failed rather than blaming others. Let God judge the others. Off the top of my head I can think of many reasons why Orthodox might fall away, but none of them seem to me to be the fault of the one falling away, or the community into which that person is drawn.Father Peter
Dear brotherI agree with you, and I would not wish to diminish the attractions of especially the more Pentecostal and American funded missions.But I wonder if it is so hard to be a nominal sort of Orthodox. There are a great many among the hundreds of millions who are counted as Orthodox who attend church very irregularly, know little of their faith, and find the services of the Church almost incomprehensible. For many of these people Orthodoxy is part of their culture, but they are not moving very far, if at all, along the path towards life and light in Christ. I wonder if some of those who become Protestant do so because they do not find what they are searching for in their particular experience? Are they looking for clear teaching, accessible worship - and many evangelical services I have attended in my life have been as long as Coptic liturgies - and a sense of community? These are not things that are anti-Orthodox, but it seems to me after 15 years of corresponding with Orthodox people around the world that it is not something that everyone experiences.I guess I am only suggesting that if we do work to provide clear teaching about the faith, if we do provide understandable worship - not least through education, and if we do seek to develop communities of people in our churches, then the attractions of Protestantism for those who are genuinely seeking a deeper spiritual life will be lessened. I do not doubt that there will always be traffic between the various Churches for private and personal reasons. But if there is a situation then it seems to me that it is always good to ask - what can we learn from this?Now about sharing our life and faith with Protestants. It would perhaps be wisest to focus on those things which they think we lack, rather than those things which most seem to reinforce their negative views. We do love the Bible. We do focus on a personal spiritual life in Christ. We do engage in practical works of service and in mission. We should not try to say 'we are like you', but we should seek to make them reconsider their false understanding of our Church.One thing which I think could be done, and I have thought about for some years. Is to record on a ebsite somewhere all the misrepresentations of our Church and encourage contact with the websites and organisations that misrepresent us, offering good, eirenic, coherent, English responses to what is said. So much is simply ignorance, not illwill, and this might in itself play a part in changing the perspective of Protestant groups in the West.Father Peter
I would love to teach others about Our Unique and True Church, however we must preserve the Integrity of the Orthodox Faith. holding firm the Teachings and Doctrine. I am recieving ample guidance and teaching about our True Faith and the Faithful Saints and Martyrs that have fought the good fight against defilement and heresy, and yet I feel there is much to learn still, (possibly from experience) in order to sucessfully answer those interested in our Church. I recently met a Jamiacan woman who has grown up in the US since she was nine, who was instruced by a protestant 'wise man' for many years (20?) into a state of alarming 'self-knowledge', having found the 'answers' to some of her spiritual questions, which were heretical views of grave error, such as 'CHrist is God, but not Jesus!!!' so that she rejects CHURCH saying she does not see herself 'fitting in'. I wonder if such free thinkers have ever heard of Hermas the Shepherd (lost books of the Bible) who met with the Church of Our Lord and God. After a four hour conversation I left off feeling empty and beguiled, that I had wasted my time, and was reminded that the experience and knowledge I had gained was in part,preparation for my service in the Ministry of OUr Saviour, and invaluable real-life trainning. It seems that the enemy of truth has set people's minds firmly in error and that many are in need of Divine Intervension as Our Beloved Father, the Light of the Church Saint Paul the Apostle experienced as he was blinded by the Light of Christ, and doing a 180 degree turn to serve Him. Today our Gabriel Congregation learned how St Peter preached in Alexandria before two hundred rulers at a council, ie senate, and turned ONE of them, Costicos (sp?) and he in turn reached his wife, and they had two sons one of whom became St Peters disciple St. Clement. I say all of this to illustrate that in our great efforts, ie travel, media, time, money, we should be preapared to expect QUality and Not Quantity in the reaping of our fruits, but not to be stingy in spreading our spiritual seeds, for by the Grace of God they will grow and become the sweetest and most nourishing fruits. Lord, Bless us and Increase Thine Inheritance, Amen
Tenayestellign ena SelamtaHere you find the Abune ze'besemayat, at the bottom of the page:http://ethiopianorthodox.org/churchmusic/liturgyinenglish/geeze.htmlAnd here, on the right, are also the written words, along with Amarigna and English:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73GMOM7wH9ABuruk Qadamit Senbet (Blessed be the Sabbath)
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Davis Inspires to 'Reach High, Reach Back'by Steve Charles • November 12, 2013 Share:
When Willis "Bing" Davis was a grade schooler growing up in East Dayton, OH, his mother spoke the words he's lived his life by: "Reach high, reach back, and always walk with dust on your shoes."
Last Thursday as he delivered the John Evans Lecture for the College's Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies, the renowned artist and cultural leader shared those words with the Wabash community. In a talk tailored particularly to students of color and those growing up under difficult circumstances, he described how that mantra had shaped and inspired his art, teaching, and service to others.
Speaking without notes and from the heart in the Lovell Lecture Room, the 1959 DePauw University graduate, Athletics Hall of Fame honoree, and that institution's first professor of black studies explained how his liberal arts education had "reinforced" and helped him live out "what I had learned from my mom, my coaches, and my pastors."
"She said, 'Reach high—go as far as you can with your gifts, your talent, and education." Davis smiled as he recalled being raised as one of six children by a single mother he called "the smartest woman in the world—except for your mama.
"But reach back, because you're no one if you can't reach back and encourage someone else."
The man whose art has been shown around the world, has "met with kings and queens in Africa," and was celebrated at the White House by three U.S. Presidents wondered aloud how his mother had foreseen this journey:
"She insisted, even then, that I always walk with dust on my shoes."
Overlooking other honors and positions—including his award as Ohio Educator of the Year being the first director of the Paul Robeson Cultural and Performing Arts Center at Central State University—Davis said he preferred to talk about his life the way one reads "between the lines," focusing on his childhood in the first black neighborhood in Dayton, a town he described as in many ways an extension of Appalachia.
"I received two blessings: being born black, and being raised in East Dayton," Davis said. "I'm both a brother and a hillbilly! It's a unique worldview that gives me strength."
Outside of school, Davis said the Baptist church, the park where he played sports and the urban center where he played basketball were all within four blocks of his house, and coaches helped him become a talented athlete early in his life. But he was drawn in what seemed a contrary direction.
Davis recalled the day his sixth grade teacher asked each person in his class to stand up and proudly declare what they wanted to be when they grew up.
"For a moment there, I wanted to hate that teacher I loved so much," Davis said. "When it came my turn, I was sweating. I was going to have to admit to my buddies I was running and playing sports with what I really wanted to do. I said, 'An artist.'"
Many of his classmates were incredulous; others laughed.
"At recess and over time I learned that I might have to cut some people loose if I was going to be what I wanted to be."
In junior high, Davis' reputation as "this little kid who could score points and wanted to do art" spread throughout the city, and coaches from different high schools scouted him. Coach Dean Dooley of Wilbur Wright High School was the first DePauw grad the young man had met.
"We talked a little about basketball, but most of the time we talked about what I wanted to do with my life. I chose that high school, and came to assume that DePauw men worked hard and cared about other people. Coach Dooley was more than a coach—he was a father figure."
Track coach and DePauw grad Paul Wagner become another mentor, and in his Davis' junior year in high school, Dooley took Davis to visit DePauw "on a hope and a dream, and the financial aid folks found a way."
"My liberal arts education reinforced what I had learned from my mom, pastors, community center directors and coaches. I am the luckiest man in the world."
But when he was studying art in his undergrad and graduate work, "no one mentioned any artists that looked like me," Davis said. He returned to Dayton, taught art in high school, and he went "back to school to learn."
"One of the most difficult things to do in higher education is to not lose sight of who you are," Davis said. "In the 1970s I finally realized that I would be learning all of my life. I was reminded, too, that your gift is not only for you, but for those around you. I had a bunch of teachers who encouraged me to find my voice.
"As a teacher, I stopped teaching art and started teaching people, to help students understand themselves.
Davis seemed proudest not of his own work, but of others'. He projected on screen pieces from Kin Killin' Kin, a traveling exhibit of work by James Pate organized by SHANGO and his EbonNia Gallery recently shown in Chicago which Davis calls "a visual experience with which we hope to engage our youth and community in acknowledging the harsh reality of gun violence."
The KKK in Kin Killin' Kin is no coincidence, Davis said. "Black and black crime has now caused deaths exceeding those caused by the Klan—we're putting the Klan out of business." The interactive exhibit includes a "Wall of Shame," a poignant display of news articles on gun violence in the Dayton community, and offers a Grief-to-Grace support group with parents who have lost a child to violence.
"We've had healing circles after the shows," Davis said. "Beside knowledge, we need wisdom. We need to embrace youth, teach them their culture.
"And young people have solutions; I have learned so much from this project."
Davis opened his talk Thursday with lighthearted mention of the upcoming week's Monon Bell Game between his alma mater and rival Wabash. He paid tribute to the lecture's namesake, John Evans, the first African American graduate, and to Wabash Trustee Emeritus Robert Wedgeworth '59, who he competed with on the basketball court during his college days.
"This is like Christmas to me," Davis said. Fifty four years ago was the last time I was at Wabash, and I'm so grateful to be back, to see my dear friend Bob Wedgeworth."
Davis recalled their competition on the court as rivals in games when Wedgeworth was assigned to guard Davis. Wedgeworth recalled Coach Bob Brock assigning him to Davis because "we knew if we could stop Bing, we could win the game."
"When you sweat, toil and try to shake someone who's defending you for 40 minutes, you become good friends out of respect," Davis said. "My expectations of young African American scholars at Wabash is very high, because my introduction was Bob Wedgeworth and knowing of John Evans. Every time I hear about Wabash men, they're exceptional, and destined to do something with their lives beyond themselves."
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2012 proved to be a crucial year in the Downtown Dover Partnership's revitalization efforts as seven businesses opened up and the city broke ground on the $3 million Loockerman Way Plaza and North Street area improvements project to create a pedestrian-friendly corridor to the legislative district.
In addition, the Downtown Dover Partnership conducted building renovations to 22-24 W. Loockerman Street in order to crease "two first-class retail spaces," Neaton said. The partnership's annual report for 2012 listed 22-24 Loockerman St. as a $257,850 property amongst its $3.58 million in total real estate holdings.
And the new businesses opening their doors were proof that interest in opening downtown had increased amongst local merchants, he said.
"Downtown Dover will remember the year of 2012 as the keystone year in the revitalization efforts of downtown as I told the Main Street Program folks from [the state of] Wyoming," Neaton said. The Wyoming folks came to Dover last spring as they prepared for the National Main Streets Conference.
Neaton and Downtown Dover Partnership Board of Directors President Gregory Moore will highlight these accomplishments and others when they present their 2012 annual report to Dover City Council on Monday night.
Loockerman Way Plaza added brick walkways and 36 parking spaces downtown, and North Street got new pavement, while crews buried cables and eliminated the telephone poles, Neaton said. The city also consolidated half a dozen small parking lots into one parking lot with 175 parking spots and two entrances/exits on North Street as part of the $3 million project paid for with funding from the Delaware General Assembly's 2011l bond bill.
"It's really made a huge difference," said Neaton, who also directs the Dover Economic Development Office. "Loockerman Way Plaza will provide a stronger pedestrian connection between Loockerman and North streets. It looks like a welcoming street."
In addition, the bulk of construction of Bay Developers Inc.'s Bayard Plaza off West Loockerman and South Governors Avenue was completed and the certificate of occupancy was granted, Neaton said. The new Bayard Pharmacy in the plaza was scheduled to open in early February.
While things were looking up, Neaton said there was more work yet to be done.
"We still have vacant buildings and buildings that need to be brought up to code with the landlords so we can get tenants in those buildings," he said. "It's an ongoing project to revitalize downtown. But we feel we have laid the groundwork with North Street, Bayard Plaza, Lookerman Way and the improvement of 22-24 Loockerman."
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Representatives for Apple, Google and Adobe could not immediately be reached for comment. An Intel spokesman said the company is studying the ruling.
The case began in 2011 when five software engineers sued Apple, Google, Adobe Systems Inc, Intel Corp and others, alleging a conspiracy to suppress pay by agreeing not to recruit or hire each other's employees.
These defendants were accused of violating the Sherman Act and Clayton Act antitrust laws by conspiring to eliminate competition for labor, depriving workers of job mobility and hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation.
The case has been closely watched in Silicon Valley, with much of it built on emails among top executives, including the late Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs and former Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt.
Walt Disney Co's Pixar and Lucasfilm units and Intuit Inc have already agreed to a settlement, with Disney paying about $9 million and Intuit paying $11 million.
At a hearing this week, attorneys for Google and the plaintiffs said they were "making progress" in settlement talks.
The case in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California is In re: High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 11-02509.
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We hope you enjoy exploring our web site to find out more about the Norwegian Elkhound. These mighty moose hunters would love to put a little silver lining on all of your clothes.
The Norwegian Elkhound Association of America (NEAA) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to benefit the Norwegian Elkhound breed in the United States and Canada by aiding, informing and encouraging its members in the care, improvement and enjoyment of their dogs. It has been our policy to contribute to the study of diseases and hereditary defects in dogs - especially those of current concern in our breed and hopefully of benefit to other breeds. The NEAA is a proud member of the American Kennel Club. For more information on the NEAA contact the NEAA Corresponding Secretary.
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Diary of a Mad Cowboys Fan
I come from a huge family of Dallas natives who are all Cowboys fanatics, but I'd put money on it that if you asked any one of them who the biggest fan in the Horn family is, the majority of them would without hesitation say, "That would be Kelly Nell!" Ask anyone at my place of business and they wouldn't think for a moment before saying, "Miss Kelly, of course!"
I've got Cowboys posters and memorabilia in my bedroom, a closet full of jerseys plus enough Dallas tees to wear a different one every day for weeks, and even a "Cowboys" silver car… not to mention my favorite addiction, this Cowboys website.
In my household, football season means Sundays are booked – no parties, no outings, no shopping, no work. Dinner is planned around the game. From kickoff until the clock reads 0:00, no one better get in front of the tv and I'm not answering questions, taking random phone calls, no cleaning, cooking, laundry… well I'm sure you get the point.
My teenage son, as amazing as he is, says "Go Cowboys" but I'm not sure he means it the way I do. I've bought him jerseys, jackets, etc. – but he's just not that into football. I've been known to scream at the television and get a little bit vocal during Cowboys games. I'm pretty sure that's why he hides in his bedroom at kickoff. But hey, I love him just the same.
Over the last couple of years I've gotten to know some amazing people who also love the Cowboys. I know people who hold season tickets year after year and people who travel clear across the country just to witness a Cowboys game. Although some of the biggest and craziest Cowboys fans I know have never even been to a game, but love 'em just the same.
I have friends whose homes are completely decorated in Blue and Silver, from the shower curtain to the sofa. I have friends who blog about the 'Boys, and many who "vlog", some designs graphics, and others spend hours on forums. Some of my Rowdy friends drive vehicles with players painted on them, decorated with star logos, and personalized Cowboys-themed license plates.
I have Cowboy-tattooed friends, and even some who name their children after players and coaches (I think Landry would be a cool boy's name).
I think each of us has our own way to express our true blue enthusiasm. I'd rather not classify who is more of a fan, or less of a fan. I'm just happy to say I have been lucky enough to get to know some kickass people who I can relate to because of the Dallas Cowboys.
I feel honored to be able to share my love for this team with all of you through Lone Star Struck. I am so proud of the name we have built in the Cowboys online community and our amazing fan base that continues to grow daily.
From the average football fan to the obsessed die hard fanatic, you are important to the Cowboys organization, and the NFL for that matter.
Regardless of what kind of a fan you are, without all of us, and I mean every single one of us, there would be no team. Its the oldest principle in the book – supply and demand. We the fans demand some Cowboys football.
It may be offseason but being a Cowboys fan isn't seasonal, its a year round event. We are counting down the days until the draft, and looking forward to training camp. Some of us are already planning tailgate parties and road trips to visit Arlington or the closest football stadium that will be lucky enough to host the Dallas Cowboys.
Some rivals and opposing fans question why the Cowboys are America's Team? Well the answer is crystal clear, WE are the reason.
My fellow fans span from California to New York and Illinois to Florida, not to mention the great state of Texas and its neighboring states (a big hello to my fellow Oklahomans). From sea to shining sea, we are loud and we are proud, we are Cowboys fans and I have to say it's been a pleasure meeting all of you.
Note: We will be adding a fan gallery to the site this offseason and would love all of you to contribute your photos. Keep us in mind, and stay tuned for information on how to submit your Cowboys pictures.


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ChapterOne needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 46 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
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We focus on social issues documentaries and social change projects in Canada for families and youth at risk (poverty, institutionalized children, First Nations issues, etc.) Our films have been broadcast to over 1 million people on national television and won awards at film festivals while making an impact at the grassroot community level.
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This logo will be used on all of our stationary, proposals, websites and at the end credits of each film.
We are open to anything but here are our requirements:
• Please feel free to experiment with colours, although 2 colours would be ideal
• Modern, clean, crisp vibe to the logo
• Open to either a graphical logo or type logo
We require all the files to be in: Adobe Illustrator (any version) - .ai (w/ Pantone swatches)
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Late Wednesday night, the Obama Administration filed an appeal in the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals challenging a federal judge's decision that emergency contraception must be made available over the counter with no age restrictions. According to the New York Times, the Department of Justice will argue that Judge Edward Korman, who issued the ruling, did not have the authority to order the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take a specific action and should have sent the case back to the FDA to decide what to do.
The announcement comes a day after the FDA approved new guidelines for the sale of emergency contraception, commonly known as Plan B, as part of an application by the pharmaceutical company Teva Women's Health. Under the approved guidelines, anyone purchasing Plan B must have proof of age, either a driver's license, passport, or birth certificate. The package will also be changed to include the statement "not for sale to those under 15 years of age *proof of age required* not for sale where age cannot be verified," and will include a security tag to prevent theft or sale without proper ID. Anyone who cannot prove their age will be denied the medication.
Nancy Northrup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights which filed the legal case against the FDA, issued a statement saying, "We are deeply disappointed that just days after President Obama proclaimed his commitment to women's reproductive rights, his administration has decided once again to deprive women of their right to obtain emergency contraception without unjustified and burdensome restrictions."
Her statements were echoed by many organizations in the reproductive rights movement. Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women, told reporters "The prevention of unwanted pregnancy, particularly in adolescents, should not be obstructed by politicians... President Obama should practice what he preaches." Ilyse Hogue of NARAL Pro-Choice America said in a statement, "Unfortunately, today's appeal reminds us that sometimes our leaders are out of step with the reality women face every day. We can only assume that HHS is signaling that they are satisfied with the status quo. That's simply unacceptable." Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, said "The decision to appeal and continue to put unnecessary, and for too many difficult, obstacles for obtaining Plan B flies in the face of medical and scientific evidence. We argue that IDs suppress the vote, this ID regulation blocks access to a desperately needed health care product and could even cost young girls and women their lives."
Many others were also outraged over the new guidelines. Jessica González-Rojas, executive director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, said "Immigrant women and aspiring citizens of all ages have been hit particularly hard, since they are less likely to have government-issued identification... It's disappointing that the FDA decided to undermine the recent court victory for immigrant women and young Latinas by introducing more unnecessary obstacles to emergency contraception, which is safe and necessary."
Cythina Pearson, Executive Director of the National Women's Health Network, told Feminist Majority Foundation, "I'm disappointed that our government is still not treating women with the respect we deserve... A federal judge ordered the administration to drop the politics and do the right thing - remove the age limit on EC... But women will still have to show ID to the cashier. That's just plain unfair - and it will create a barrier for many women of all ages, who don't have government-issued ID."
"This is a disappointing step by the Administration because it still doesn't lift the barriers to access of emergency contraception to all who need it," Dr. Susan Wood, former FDA Assistant Commissioner for Women's Health, told Feminist Majority Foundation. "This action once again disregards the medical and scientific evidence, and leaves barriers to women who will still have to produce an ID to purchase Plan B. Unfortunately this means that this will go back to the courts to resolve the issue."
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Last week marked the official start of spring -- at least on the calendar anyway. In my neck of the woods, the weather certainly is anything but spring-like. This week's forecast is for continued cold with some snow. Yet, there are small signs of spring everywhere I look -- a robin chirping in the tree, some snowmelt filling up stock dams, and calves frolicking in the pasture.
I'm confident that sunshine and warm temps are just around the corner, and I hope and pray that we receive the much-needed moisture to produce the green pastures we need for summer grazing.
Spring also means calving season for many ranchers,and this photo taken near Kimball, SD, by Editor Joe Roybal looks like a familiar scene one might find on many ranches this time of year, including mine.
What this photo needs is a caption.
As we round out the month of March, I'm looking for the best descriptions of this photo.
To enter, simply post your best caption in the comments section below. I will accept entries until noon on Saturday, March 30, and our winners will be announced on April 1.
The top three captions will be awarded a copy of "Cowboy Ethics: What Wall Street Can Learn from the Code of the West," by James P. Owen, with photos by David R. The book is valued at $25 and makes a beautiful coffee table book and conversation starter at social gatherings. The photos are captivating and really share the agriculture story in a unique way. Good luck to everyone! Have a great start to your week!
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Let's think back on a magical time. A time when I used to blog -- and when I used to SEW. I remember many Sunday mornings that I spent happily in front of my sewing machine, whiling away the hours with a Miss Marple mystery playing softly in the background. I haven't had many of those days since I decided to attend graduate school and moved to Michigan, but I have been slowly getting back into sewing over the last couple of months, which has been wonderful. And I realized that I even have a quilt to post about -- the last quilt I finished, in August 2011. (YIKES! That seems even stranger since it's 2013 now.)
The saddest thing about this is that I finished the quilt so long ago -- and so much has happened in my life since then -- that I remember very little from the process of making it. The photos will just have to tell the story for me! The pictures don't capture the colors in the quilt accurately...it was much more subdued in reality. The photos make it look garish, but they'll just have to do for now!
I see that I rounded the edges and did a bias binding.
I see from my progress post that the quilt was about 95" square before quilting, so I will assume it finished up somewhere between 90" and 95" square.
I do remember doing minimal, straight-line quilting. I merely echoed the diamond shape of the blocks. It looks like the lines were probably spaced about 1.5" apart. I also used 100% bamboo batting, which I love. Bamboo batting is the BEST!
The colors are closer to real life in the photos above and below.
My grandmother has a boat named Salty at her house. I got trapped under it (underwater) once when I was a kid. It seemed like a good prop for a quilt!
This was the biggest quilt I've ever made, and I'm definitely proud of it! I remember telling myself that I wanted to take a break from making bed quilts after I finished this, and I think I've taken a long enough break!


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This two-day course will introduce participants to the ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code. The Code provides requirements for the design, fabrication, examination and testing of metallic piping systems designed for the wide variety of fluid services used in the process industries. Selection of materials, pipe, valves and fittings will be discussed. Participants are encouraged to bring a copy of the code (not included in course fees) to the session. A complete set of course materials and lunch are included.
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There's a clock on the sign in front of every location of Jack Morris Auto Glass. Jack will tell you it started as a way to convince city officials to allow him to have a bigger sign when he opened his first location on Union Ave. in 1951. Spend some time with him though, and the clock takes on a new meaning. Time is precious to Jack, and he spends a lot of his helping others—including Methodist Healthcare.
"A long time ago, I decided a percentage of every day was going to be spent doing something for others," Jack says. "I choose not to play golf or fish or hunt. I choose doing this, because I like it better."
Jack's "this" includes countless projects and causes, but today he's particularly passionate about the Methodist Hospice Residence.
"If someone had all the money in the world, I don't think they could duplicate in their home what we have in the hospice residence," said the 82-year-old Hospice Hero. "Hospice is for everybody. We want to help everybody. And that's why we need to raise these funds."
Jack is a Memphis native who has given his time and talent to countless causes. A long-time member of Christ United Methodist Church, he accepted a seat on the Methodist Healthcare board when his church asked him to serve.
"I've been asked to do a lot of things I don't have time to do," Jack said. "But I've never said 'no' to my church."
His days on Methodist boards are over, but the idea of a hospice residence intrigued him right away. About the time he learned of plans for the Residence, his son John's wife, Nancy, was diagnosed with brain cancer. After surgeries here and in Texas, she was given six months to live.
"Six months became two-and-a-half years," Jack said. "Let me tell you what. It was not a pleasure for her, and it wasn't a pleasure for her family. They converted her bedroom into a hospital room and my son had to lift her up to take her to the bathroom."
His family's experience inspired him to help financially with the construction of the Methodist Hospice Residence. The facility's conference room is named in his honor and the room features a photograph of a sunrise over the Memphis skyline taken by Nancy's son and his grandson, Buck.
"The fact that Methodist did that residence, I think is one of the finest things in Memphis that people just don't pay enough attention to," Jack said. "We needed something better than what my son and his wife and family went through."
The Residence and the focus on Faith and Health are just two of many reasons Jack believes so much in the Methodist mission. "I think it's just one of the finest hospitals in the country" he says. "Methodist is a big reason that Memphis is a great place to live."
Jack Morris and his gift of time is another. You can become a Hospice Hero like Jack. For a limited time, your gift will be matched dollar for dollar.
Jack Morris' life of service in Memphis includes 10 years on the Methodist Healthcare board, two years on the Methodist Healthcare Foundation board, two years as board chair of the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, chair of the MLGW board, two years in the Tennessee Legislature, Secretary of the Shelby County Election Commission and president of the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce.


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James J. Flood'49 died on Nov. 22, 2013, at home on Mercer Island, Wash., at age 90. Jim and his wife, Joan Dahlquist Flood'47, are the "Floods of the Flood," as they were introduced during one of their campus visits—the namesakes of the Flood Arena in the Beloit College Sports Center.
Jim came to Beloit on a scholarship after graduating from East High School in Rockford, Ill., and serving as a decorated pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He and Joan met as students in Beloit's cafeteria and were married for 62 years, until Joan's death in 2010.
His business career began in Rockford, but in the early 1960s, the Floods moved to Anchorage, Alaska, where Jim managed the Alaska Brick Company, a major supplier of building materials. Later, he was president of Wien Air Alaska, and also led Virgo Investments, a venture capital company. He never fully retired.
In the 1980s, Jim and Joan gave $1 million toward the construction of the Sports Center, completed in 1986. In 2007, when the building needed upgrades, the Flood's gift made possible improvements to locker rooms, and the sound system, scoreboard, and arena floor. Their generosity and civic engagement extended to other areas of Beloit College and to their community in Anchorage.
Jim served on the Beloit College board of trustees from 1984 to 1993, when he became a life trustee. The Alumni Association gave him its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Citation, in 1989. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Survivors include a daughter, Jody Peetz, three grandchildren, including grandson Brooks Riendl'99, a brother-in-law, Bill Dahlquist'51, and four great-grandchildren.


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Thanks so much to everyone who attended the Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation 2012 last weekend, and/or throughout the years! We had such a good time putting the festival together and getting to show such mind-popping animation work. For those who weren't able to catch the program of festival guest Nancy Andrews, it is highly recommended that you seek out her incredible work.
For those who will be in NY the weekend of November 10th and 11th, we will be showing a program of films from this past Eyeworks fest as part of the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. It will be at the Spectacle Theater in Williamsburg, and more info is here!