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Follow along as we document the removal of an ugly mantel, small gas fireplace and installation of a beautiful Esse Ironheart woodstove in our own home.
The House
When we moved to Anchorage we spent a long time looking for a great house for our family, and while there were many 'interesting' choices, very few met all of our criteria. Anchorage has a faily homogenous housing stock that is easily dated to various time periods of construction- trends seem to proliferate for a decade or so then the market switches gears to the next big thing. Having moved to Alaska from areas with 250 year old farmhouses, we had to reset our expectations both from a personal standpoint (like any other client) and an architectural standpoint (much harder for a design professional to do). In the end we selected a fairly new home, on a nice quiet street, a heavily wooded lot and a fairly typical floorplan (at least for Anchorage). Finishes, are, as expected of average quality, and some design decisions are, well questionable.
The 'H Mantel'
The 'H-Mantel.' Great for teaching our young children about the alphabet, hard to reconcile with the thought process behind it's design and implementation. In the course of replacing carpeting in our living room, we decided it's time was nigh. Good riddance.
The Woodstove
While removing the existing mantel, we decided that the existing gas fireplace, while convenient, lacked any sort of charm and decidedly missed the point of an Alaska experience. While we had originally planned to utilize the Esse Ironheart in an addition to our home, we were not immune to it's siren call as it sat waiting in the garage; it was time to install and enjoy. The Esse Ironheart is not only a beautiful woodstove, it also has a bake oven and cooktop surfaces. It's made in England, and while we don't have a drafty old stone farmhouse, it should look right at home here in Alaska. For more information, visit their website here.
The Design
Like any other project, I don't recommend proceeding without a good design in place. While the new location for the woodstove hadn't been on our minds, I spent some time over the Thanksgiving Holiday giving it some thought. A quick sketch shows the woodstove, a stone mass behind (to occur in the future) and a place for storing firewood (mostly decorative). Additional timbers, boardwall and windows shown are also future ideas. For the present, we just wanted to make sure the idea and composition were solid before moving forward.
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Tristars & Youth Race
The Tristars & Youth races take place entirely within the school grounds and are traffic-free, creating a safe and supportive environment for the competitors and spectators alike.
A competitor's race letter wil be uploaded to this page closer to the event.
The Swim
The swim will take place in the 22m Indoor pool. The number of lengths is determined by the age category as follows:
TriStars Start – 2 lengths
TriStars 1 – 6 lengths
TriStars 2 – 8 lengths
TriStars 3 – 10 lengths
Youth – 12 lengths
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Each lane will have it's own lane counter and you will be signalled when you have 2 lengths to go. It is the responsibility of the athlete to count their own lengths!
The Bike
The cycle will take place mainly on the school fields, except the exit and entry to the transition area which is on tarmac.
Wider tyres are recommended and tri bars will not be permitted.
The number of cycle laps is determined by the age category as follows:
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TriStars 1 – 2 x loop
TriStars 2 – 4 x loop
TriStars 3 – 6 x loop
Youth – 8 x loop
The Run
The Youth and Junior runs, will take place off road and on the school fields.
The run course is separate from the bike course and offers a safer and more spectator-friendly route.
Wrist bands will be issued to runners as they complete their laps to assist with counting.
The number of run laps is determined by the age category as follows:
TriStars Start – 1 x loop
TriStars 1 – 2 x loop
TriStars 2 – 3 x loop
TriStars 3 – 4 x loop
Youth – 5 x loop
Race Photography
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Change to the Run Course!
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Maas AE*, Jones IT*, Reitzel AM, Tarrant AM. (2016). Daily cycle in oxygen consumption by the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis Stephenson. Biology Open, bio-013474. Advance access pdf
Oren M#, Tarrant AM#, Alon S, Simon-Blecher N, Elbaz I, Applebaum L, Levy O. (2015) Profiling molecular and behavioral circadian rhythms in the non-symbiotic sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. Scientific Reports 5:11418. DOI:10.1038/srep11418. # These two authors made equal contributions. Link to publisher site, open access
Tarrant AM, Reitzel AM. (2013) Introduction to the symposium—keeping time during evolution: conservation and innovation of the circadian clock. Integrative and Comparative Biology 53(1):89-92. DOI: 10.1093/iccb/ict062. Author's version, freely available.
Reitzel AM, Tarrant AM, Levy O. (2013) Circadian clocks in the cnidaria: environmental entrainment, molecular regulation, and organismal outputs. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 53(1):118-30. Freely available.
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Holding Hands in the Car
I have known and loved Casey for more than half my life. My friends tell me that we're often attached at the hip. That makes me smile - even when they say it in a slightly "you shouldn't be like that" way. Why shouldn't I be attached at the hip to the man that I love? Why shouldn't I enjoy spending time with the man I love. Sure, sometimes it makes things hard to get done, but I really don't care. I love my life with him.
Casey just turned 40 and I'm staring down the barrel of it. For the past few years we are concentrating on experiences. We are concentrating on making memories. We are concentrating on having as many adventures as we can. I love my husband even more today than I did yesterday. And that's pretty damn awesome.
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Tuesday, January 30, 2018
While she moves it, I will lose it.
I may or may not have sought assistance from an herbalist/horticulturist to assist me here.
I'll start with Saturday's escapades. Casey and I walk in and he asks how the carpet got stained. I'm like "whaaaaa?" He says "yeah, there's a huge stain." And then we look into it further and it's not a stain, it's a big fucking puddle. My mom comes traipsing out of her closet, which was completely dark, we had no idea she was even in there and scared the shit out of us. Honestly, I don't know who was more scared- her or me. We're like "Where did this water come from?" She, naturally, has no clue.
We follow the water into her closet and then the out and to the bathroom. There is water all over the floor. The toilet tank is dripping like a mofo. It's 11:15am. WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE NURSES?!
I instantly switch into Producer Jess mode, which means I'm out the door before Casey even gets the water off in search of someone to punch. I find a nurse in the dining room, serving lunch. Does anyone else feel like a nurse shouldn't be serving lunch and should be helping patients or at least keeping a fucking eye on the patients?
" xxx I need a maintenance guy in my mom's room NOW." My voice is low and growling.
"Maintenance guy, I don't have one." The nurse says.
"Well, there's water all over the fucking floor in my mom's room. You better get someone in there IMMEDIATELY." The nurse gets a look of pure panic on her face. There are very few people that see this particular side of me. The few that have usually end up in tears.
I go back to the room and Casey and I are met by my cousins who had come to take Mom out so we could go through her stuff and get rid of stuff.
With mom out and distracted, we took a video and began the cleanout. I emailed the video to both the executive director and the nursing director. It's fair to say that I'm still livid about the situation. I threw all my anger into the clean out and was happy to say that it allowed for a completely impartial trashing. None of the "Oh, I know she'd like this" or "this is so sentimental!" crap. We were able to fit all of her clothes into her closet and dresser. It was awesome.
Fast forward to Monday. Still nothing from the director of nursing or from the executive director. We pick my mom up, I turn in the keys and take mom out. Good fucking riddance. Before we left, though, we found mom, in a temporary room upstairs, flopped sideways on the bed, obviously not checked on at all. We discuss with the nurse on duty and she said she didn't even know my mom was not staying in her room and was actually looking for her until she ran into the maintenance man who knew where my mom was. NO ONE HAD TOLD ANYONE THAT MY MOM WAS IN A DIFFERENT ROOM!? WTF?! There is absolutely no communication from anyone in the old facility.
My mom has started wandering. For someone to have eyes on her or know where she is is of the utmost importance for us. Her new facility is secure (meaning she can't get out without someone being with her). I know she will be safe. I know she will be on a schedule. I know she won't be alone and by herself in her room. I want her happy.
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Friday, January 19, 2018
Something smells fishy....
I was a wreck yesterday. Crying, snot, the works. It was ugly. The funny thing is, I finally got a decent amount of sleep and I wasn't tired when I woke up. And then the phone calls started. With the phone calls, accompanied the lying. The later in the day, the crankier I got. The crankier I got, the more I wanted to cry. I felt useless and like I was not winning at whatever game was being played.
Casey said to me yesterday that I'm waiting for that whole "AHA!! I CAUGHT YOU FUCKER!" moment with the retirement community. Seeing things clearly (or maybe not quite so clearly yet), I'm definitely wanting that "AHA!" moment. It's not that I want a monetary gain from this, I just want what every woman wants - to be told that we're right. I want them to admit "You're right, we aren't equipt for this. Never were, never will be." That's all I want. I also want them to admit they're completely understaffed and that as much as they're saying they are, they totally are not.
Have I got you saying "But Jess, what happened?!" yet? No? Well, this is the part where you find out anyway.
I woke up yesterday, watched some kitten videos on facebook and my phone rings. It's the assisted living facility. My heart always gets a little thump-y whenever they call. I'm always worried that they're going to tell me that my mom has injured herself or something worse. While she hadn't injured herself (this time), it was slightly worse.
Backstory: a few weeks ago, I got a call from one of the nurses letting me know they had to stop my mom from walking out the door to go to Meijer. My mom had gotten it into her head that she wanted Tostito's chips for some reason or other. They stopped her, but called to let me know that they had done so and that she was agitated. Honestly? I would be too if I couldn't get my chips and salsa on. The difference is, though, the whole dementia thing. It's not safe for the woman to be wandering around outside. This kicked off the whole thinking about switching her to a specific memory care facility. I started doing the research and got on the waiting list at two facilities that I had decided were best for her.
Fast foward to yesterday. The nurse calls and says that I need to be made aware of certain things. She says that the night before my mom "ran" outside in her nightgown to get the maintenance man to fix her tv (she couldn't turn it on). It was 15 degrees outside last night. Not the smartest thing to do to be sure. The story didn't end there. Yesterday morning my mom had been found standing outside dressed in pajamas and her coat and boots, waiting for the bus to go to her hair appointment. This was apparently around 9am. Her hair appointment was at 1pm that day. The nurse then went on to explain that the director of nursing was suggesting that I hire someone to essentially babysit her during the day. To which I was like "Um, isn't that your job?" Why are we paying so much money for an ASSISTED LIVING facility if they aren't 100% assisting? I told the nurse thank you for letting me know, I understood that it was a safety thing but a conversation like this needed to come from the director of nursing herself. The nurse was quite taken aback but agreed.
Ten minutes later, the nursing director called. She apologized and then went into her spiel that it is a safety issue, blah blah blah, that they had tried to stop her from going outside but she's so fast and couldn't stop her. And that was when I about laughed. At the time I was laughing more at the my mom being so fast bit than anything else. I told the director that if they wanted me to hire someone that I needed something in writing.
Two hours later, the director calls again. She's all "I'm so sorry, I feel horrible about this..." So why are you calling to rehash this lady? She then says "If so and so hadn't been coming in, we wouldn't have known she was outside. There's no telling where she could have ended up. We had no idea she was outside..."
Half an hour after I got of the phone it hit me... "...we tried to stop her from going outside, but she's just too fast..." "...found your mom outside this morning..." "if so and so hadn't been coming in, we wouldn't have known she was outside..."
SOMEONE IS LYING TO ME ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES. I had laughed during an earlier conversation because the director said there was someone at the nurses station at all times. I can't count the number of times that I've been in and there is NO ONE at the nurses station. Not only that, but these people are supposed to be checking on my mother EVERY HOUR. But then, the director herself says they wouldn't have known she was outside?! WTF is going on there?!
Just writing this is making my brain hurt and my anger boil beneath the surface.
Thankfully, I also got a call yesterday that an there is an opening at the secured memory care facility. The movers have an opening on Jan 29th. SO, now I have to plan a move in a week. Yep... That's what I've got to do. Oh, and there's the whole telling my mom thing, too. This is going to be a fun weekend.
xoxo Jess
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Day 60 / Ezra 6
Ezra 4 & 5 tell of opposition to the rebuilding of the Temple from surrounding nations. They write to the Persian king, Darius, challenging whether or not the Jews had been given permission to rebuild their Temple. Unfortunately for the Temple's opponents, instead of stopping the construction project, the king orders it to continue and orders the opponents to help pay for it. This chapter makes a long story short, but the Temple is completed.
Apparently God had these kings keep careful records just so his opponents could be defeated. It is amazing how seemingly unrelated things can be brought together to accomplish what God wants to do. Stories like these can still be heard today.
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Darius Finds Cyrus's Decree
6 Then King Darius issued a decree, and search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon. 2 In Ecbatana in the fortress, which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found and there was written in it as follows: "Memorandum— 3 In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king issued a decree: 'Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the temple, the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt and let its foundations be retained, its height being 60 cubits and its width 60 cubits; 4 with three layers of huge stones and one layer of timbers. And let the cost be paid from the royal treasury. 5 Also let the gold and silver utensils of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be returned and brought to their places in the temple in Jerusalem; and you shall put them in the house of God.'
6 "Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai and your colleagues, the officials of the provinces beyond the River, keep away from there. 7 Leave this work on the house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site. 8 Moreover, I issue a decree concerning what you are to do for these elders of Judah in the rebuilding of this house of God: the full cost is to be paid to these people from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces beyond the River, and that without delay. 9 Whatever is needed, both young bulls, rams, and lambs for a burnt offering to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine and anointing oil, as the priests in Jerusalem request, it is to be given to them daily without fail,10 that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons. 11 And I issued a decree that any man who violates this edict, a timber shall be drawn from his house and he shall be impaled on it and his house shall be made a refuse heap on account of this. 12 May the God who has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who attempts to change it, so as to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree, let it be carried out with all diligence!"
The Temple Completed and Dedicated
13 Then Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues carried out the decree with all diligence, just as King Darius had sent. 14 And the elders of the Jews were successful in building through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15 This temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
16 And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. 17 They offered for the dedication of this temple of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18 Then they appointed the priests to their divisions and the Levites in their orders for the service of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
The Passover Observed
19 The exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month. 20 For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure. Then they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, both for their brothers the priests and for themselves. 21 The sons of Israel who returned from exile and all those who had separated themselves from the impurity of the nations of the land to join them, to seek the Lord God of Israel, ate the Passover. 22 And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had caused them to rejoice, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to encourage them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.


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After having a chat with some of the farmers and rangers in the campsite, we decided to move on to Pineridge– our last destination for this trip. One of the rangers offered to bring us here (yay!). We paid Php 150 as a sort of "entrance fee" which comes with free snacks. And we weren't…… Continue reading Pineridge Bucari


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Who has the best Sun Valley debt consolidation services?
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As I said above, prior to the credit crunch we had basically "easy money" whereby the Sun Valley banks were encouraged to lend to pretty much anyone in California with a pulse. As the economy tanked and their Sun Valley debts mounted, a large portion of these people who got easy credit are now looking for Sun Valley credit card counseling programs. These Sun Valley loans can be obtained but they are just like any other Sun Valley loan. Your California credit rating, your ability to repay the Sun Valley loan, an availability of collateral to secure the loan and the current Sun Valley bank policies on California lending will determine if you get a Sun Valley consolidation loan or not.
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These Valentine s Day ideas will help you celebrate in way that ll make you fall in love all over again these clever valentine s day ideas and gifts are perfect for everyone you love, and they re all from pinterest! 20 valentines treats to try out this holiday season. Want to do something special for your hubby this Valentine's Day? Forget the frilly pink store-bought cards! We have some Valentines that your manly man is SURE to just saw these and i usually help my grandson make his valentines for school. This cheesy baked ziti recipe is easy to make and family classic he is getting though 11! but they still do the valentine party. It makes a great freezer meal too! Everyone loves this recipe! Valentine s Day Lunch Jokes, free printables the kids will love, your husband, too! Valentine s Day is a day to celebrate love, the most beautiful feeling in the world i think it's because. Lucky are those who are loved and cared for these cheesy potato cakes are to die for!!! i originally found a basic recipe for potato cakes in my top secret recipes cookbook (it was the claim jumper appetizer, fyi. Why not cheesy meatball bites. Have any leftovers of ham from your Thanksgiving feast??? Make this warm and hearty Cheesy Ham & Potato Bake! Here s the recipe (adapted from AllRecip 25+ Sweet Gifts for Him for Valentine s Day - here s a fun list of Valentine s Day gifts for him that will let hime know you care I love visiting classrooms during holidays, especially Valentine's Day 1 8-oz can pillsbury crescent rolls; 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; about 1/2 cup marinara sauce; 12 meatballs (i used pre-made, frozen ones) i updated my giant list of clever valentines day sayings! there are now 158 gloriously cheesy valentines day sayings paired with small treats. There are so many fun ways to decorate and celebrate with hearts time to bust out the valentine's decor which includes valentines day wreaths. Are you helping here are 15+ wreath ideas full of hearts, red, white and pink and sure to inspire this. This year for Valentine s Day, I decided to do the 14 days of Valentine for my husband get a family-friendly dinner on the table fast with this dump-and-bake chicken taco casserole! since theres no prep work involved, you can serve an easy one dish. I made it ahead of time in case anyone else wanted to jump on the band wagon top 10: things to do on valentine s day 10 things to do on valentine s day, no matter what kind of couple you are i'm sure one (or more) of these free printable valentines day coloring pages for adults will make a pretty neat gift for your better half or you can even use them. These clever Valentine s Day ideas and gifts are perfect for everyone you love, and they re all from Pinterest! 20 Valentines Treats to try out this holiday season


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Yesterday evening the euro experienced some gains, as Germany offered 211 billion euros ($284 billion), a figure which is guaranteed to save the European economy. The country's consumers are also doing their part; Germany, where the first Christmas tree was documented 600 years ago, will have the strongest growth out of nine European countries over the holiday season, with consumers increasing budgets by 2.7 per cent, which is outlined in a study from the U.K.'s Centre for Retail Research. Germans may spend about 630 euros per household on gifts, food and drink, travel and decorations, more than the European average of 605 euros.
New Prime Minister-elect appointed in Spain
In the spirit of Greece and Italy, who both recently installed new leaderships Spain formed a new government yesterday, with Mariano Rajoy appointed as Prime Minister-elect. Following the conservative party's election victory, Investors are hopeful that the tough measures proposed by Rajoy's People's Party will be successful in tackling the worst economic crisis in decades. Despite Rajoy's election success, the markets seem to have experienced little relief since his appointment.
Today Rajoy will face the first test when Spain attempts to sell up to 3 billion euros ($4 billion) of short-term government debt; the result of these sales will highlight the effect his appointment has had upon reassuring investors about the market.
Economic Data
- In the UK, Public Sector Net Borrowing has dropped, indicating a lower level of money circulation. This result failed to support the Sterling, which dipped towards 1.5600 level overnight.
- EMU will release the Consumer Confidence later, with a slight change from -19.9 to -20 according to the consensus. As the Euro is under the great pressure of the crisis it is unlikely that there will be any positive news for the 17-nation currency.
- In the US, the Gross Domestic Purchases Price Index as well as Gross Domestic Product Annualized, which are tagged as the most important news, are expected to experience a decrease from the previous results. Later we will find more details in FOMC Minutes. If the fundamental comes out as negative as the prediction, it is possible that this could disadvantage for the dollar and US market.
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A fund raiser for Aged Care Plus's fight against modern slavery, the annual walk through Sydney's CBD is a major event. The Freedom Partnership is an initiative strives to empower survivors of exploitation and slavery and also engages community, business and government to recognise and act to end modern slavery in Australia.
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Healthy Seasonal Meal Plan Week 3
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there — I hope you have a wonderful time celebrating this weekend! I don't have a big weekend planned. I'll be watching the Warriors game obviously! Then I'm going to a family barbecue to celebrate Mother's Day. The weekend is really low-key and I'm very happy about that. 🙂
My kids only have two weeks of school left, and every year it seems like the schools cram so many activities/field trips, etc. into the last two months. It's pretty tiring for us parents mostly, so meal planning is even more important right now.
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Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili Mac by Kristine's Kitchen
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One Pot Sausage and Asparagus Pesto by Bake. Eat. Repeat.
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To resume my Woodrow Wilson series, it's important to note that the position of the United States itself had changed during his lifetime. When he was born in 1856, the United States was a regional power, having defeated its closest rival Mexico in war only eight years before. America in 1856 was much more like the the Protestant, largely British, society of the newly independent colonies than the superpower of 2007, teeming with liberated huddle masses drawn from all over the world and following many different religions. Given its size and population, it had a tiny army and navy, and was regarded as a minor threat by most European powers, and really only had overseas interests in East Asia and the Caribbean basin.
The Civil War changed this. The demands of the Federal war effort led to a massive expansion in the industrial base, funded by government debt, led by a grasping managerial class that seized control of Congress in the late 1860s. The legal and fiscal policies that protected their interests continued for another forty years, maintaining their wealth and power, while the kind of immigration that had provoked the bigoted anti-immigrant Know-Nothing movement in the antebellum years continued. Although America continued to have a tiny army and navy, it's growing wealth was an obvious harbinger of the future. During this time, Wilson resided in the defeated South, failing at a law career, until in 1883 he began studying for a Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. From this point on he would reside in the industrialized northeast.
Spain's troubles in Cuba, in one of America's traditional areas of interest, resulted in one of the most popular foreign wars in American history. Wilson's response to the aftermath of this war has an important bearing not only on his future policies in relation to World War I, but also to his potential electability. In the end he lent his support for the annexation of the Philippines and a more prominent role for America in foreign affairs. These issues were more dear to the Northern victors among whom he dwelled, than the Southern defeated, among whom he ahd been born and raised. More importantly, as the linked article shows, he believed the authority of the president had been substantially increased by the war, and even goes so far as to say, "As long as we have only domestic subjects we have no real leaders."
Wilson had turned his back on the principles of the Founding Fathers, who were suspicious of concentrating power in the hands of an individual, in the course of writing his book Congressional Government in which he wrote: "It is, therefore, manifestly a radical defect in our federal system that it parcels out power and confuses responsibility as it does." In this context, how mindful was he likely to be of sage advice from George Washington's Farewell Address? "Sympathy for the favorite nation, facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest in cases where no real common interest exists, and infusing into one the enmities of the other, betrays the former into a participation in the quarrels and wars of the latter without adequate inducement or justification."


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Band Name: Drift Into Black
Person Interviewing: Craig Rossi
Song name: Death from Above
Music Genre:: Metal
I live in... : Sayreville, New Jersey
Link to play:: https://open.spotify.com/track/08P6eGAIQyigZNmdzzUzez?si=vYkaPQjdQCixZt-mtUOemQ
This song is about. This song is...
The song Death From Above is basically the climax of the entire "Dead Suns Under the Forever Moon" concept album.
The album is about atrocities afflicted someone and that person seeking revenge. It also deals with human elements such as how do you return to normalcy when you have taken your revenge too far. Was it all worth it?
The song totally has a Candlemass, Black Sabbath feel with dark doom riffs and layered keyboards. I believe this song will connect with anyone that has felt rage and has envisioned what they would say to someone or even unfortunately do to someone else which is a horrible scenario.
My music is.. Dark, moody, full of doom
How do you think this release represents your current direction..
I'm influenced by bands such as Candlemass, Black Sabbath, and My Dying Bride. I believe this album and especially this song fits the genre perfectly
What piece of music advice forever changed your way of thinking?
Never make music thinking you are going to be a "Rock Star". Make music for yourself and maybe 20 years later and 20 albums later you may accidentally make it. I heard this from an interview from Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree). If you never hold your hopes high you will never be disappointed and you will enjoy making music better. Plus your music will be much better. Less pressure. I know that you should always follow your dreams but to dream of being a metal musician as your full time job is basically following a nightmare.
The music business…
especially for the metal genre is a very difficult market. Being an unsigned artist I do shop my albums around in hopes that a reputable record label will bite. I have also learned how to take the DIY approach. Building contact lists, sending emails and building relationships and it has served me will for press releases, album reviews, and radio play.
Being a musician today is a great thing if you're willing to not take it seriously. Many people I know in their 40's spent decades thinking they're going to "make it" and are left with no career, no education, and barely able to survive. I love to create music because it gives me an outlet. It's very time consuming, it's very constructive and therapeutic.
Jacqueline Jax speaks with Craig from Drift Into Black about his new single "Death from Above" which comes from his New Album "Dead Suns Under the Forever Moon". As a musician, you have to create a space where you are the most inspired so you can make sure that your writing an album with a concept. This album walks us through the revenge of the bullied. From destruction of lives to picking up the pieces and plotting revenge against those who bully others..
Also discussed, how to market a music album from merchandise to social media content with very little money invested.


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Spoon Transference on 180g Vinyl LP
Produced by the band, Transference is made up of 11 new gems that honor the Spoon tradition while pushing the envelope of the band's sound ever further. "Before Destruction" opens proceedings with a transfixing air of foreboding before "Is Love Forever?" and "The Mystery Zone" kick in the door with the hooks that the band has made its name on. "Who Makes Your Money" and first single "Written In Reverse" will be familiar to Spoon fans who witnessed the band playing prototypical live versions at select dates in 2008, as will "Got Nuffin," the title track of the EP released by the band earlier this year.
Since the band's 1994 inception in Austin TX, Spoon has amassed one of the most loyal and steadily growing followings in indie rock, with classic albums like Telephono (1996), A Series of Sneaks (1998) Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill The Moonlight (2002) and Gimme Fiction (2005) each doubling their predecessors' sales.
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Spoon Transference Track Listing:1. Before Destruction2. Is Love Forever?3. The Mystery Zone4. Who Makes Your Money5. Written In Reverse6. I Saw The Light7. Trouble Comes Running8. Goodnight Laura9. Out Go The Lights10. Got Nuffin11. Nobody Gets Me But You
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Congress has done everything to stall Bengaluru civic polls: BJP
Bengaluru, Aug 16: Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Ananth Kumar today alleged that Congress had done everything possible to stall the city civic polls as it feared Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would lose his position if the party was defeated.
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Siddaramaiah also felt it will be the beginning of his countdown," he told reporters at the launch of BJP's Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) election manifesto here.
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"An upgraded BBMP mobile app that enables citizens to access the Palike's services from the comfort of their homes will be made available," he said.
Kumar said BJP plans to use latest technology to identify and track legal flexes and hoarding and enhance advertisement revenue from Rs 10 crore to Rs 100 crore in five years.
Steps have already been taken on setting up garbage processing units at Kannamangala, Doddaballaupra and Subbarayana Palya to address the menace of 3,500 tons of solid waste generated daily in the city, Kumar said. Along with these, 40 bio-methanisation plants would be set up across the city, he added.
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Other promises made in the manifesto include signal free corridors, building more elevated roads, underpasses and flyovers wherever necessary, concretising major roads in the city at a cost of Rs 1,800 crore, developing parking areas, zones and complexes in PPP mode, for which the estimated cost was Rs 2,200 crore.


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About the Salem Children's Charity
Via the Charity's website:
Back in 1994 a small group of friends sat in a local restaurant sharing their disappointment with the commercialization of Christmas, with each person wondering what they could do to make a difference in the lives of needy people in their own community. From that little group sprung an idea: Salem school children could create paper ornaments and restaurant and bar patrons could purchase the ornaments to decorate... and 100% of the money earned from selling the ornaments could go directly to needy children and their families in Salem. After that evening one of the people in the group approached the then principal of Salem's Carlton School, Charlie Walsh, who joined them, with the rest becoming a genuine Christmas Story...the founding of the Salem Children's Charity.
Now 19 years later, the Salem Children's Charity continues to have its annual ornament sale as well as a Christmas Fundraiser held at Victoria Station. During the last year alone the charity has raised over $23,000. And, just like in the beginning, 100% of proceeds continue to be distributed directly to Salem children for things such as eyeglasses, enrichment programs, and food.
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Trump and Latin America: a forecast
Trump is an unknown quantity. His caustic tone early in his campaign toward migrants and Latin America distances itself from the relative moderation he displayed as the republican presidential candidate, in the final sprint for the White House.
For example, Trump said that the United States was the recipient of Mexico's worst: rapists and drugs, but after his meeting with Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto he assured they both had an excellent relationship and that he loved Mexicans. Which of both versions is the real Trump?
There are some signs of caution: the drastic fall of the Mexican peso once Trump won became official. What will happen if he manages to revert NAFTA, which he has described as "US's worst deal in history"? A lot.
At least 80% of Mexican exports head to Mexico, according to Colegio de México. Some analysts claim that this treaty generated enough economic growth and employment to reduce Mexican immigration to the US in recent years.
However, Trump complains about jobs being shipped to Mexico with the relocation of US businesses (technology, automobile factories), although there are also a few in Guatemala and Nicaragua (sweatshops, call centers, among others), where operation costs are lower.
If the President Elected made a campaign promise to return those jobs to the US, how will be the impact on Mexico if thousands of migrants who used to migrate to the US now have those jobs that Trump wants to return to the US?
Mexico is immersed in a crisis triggered by extra judicial executions (such as the Ayotzinapa case), government corruption accusations, and poverty (last March, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America, ECLAC, announced that Mexico is one of the three Latin American countries, along with Guatemala and Venezuela, where poverty increased).
Any reversal of NAFTA could very well trigger a new wave of undocumented migration from Mexico.
In Central America, and after ten years, CAFTA has not delivered.
According to Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar in 2005, the treaty would allow Central Americans to live the American dream without leaving Central America, which might have been the case had there been a trickle-down-effect in the region.
Large business owners capable of generating employment in high volumes, enough to make a social and economic impact, lean towards keeping profits at an executive level rather than provide better working conditions for all of its employees.
It's enough to remember how the worst paid employees in the large sugar mills in Guatemala often have renal ailments because they are not allowed bathroom breaks for hours.
Furthermore, most Guatemalan migrants come from the poorest provinces in the country, where there is little or none existent private or public investment.
Private companies are not interested in these areas because they require a large investment due to the lack of infrastructure.
CAFTA did not generate the type of employment and quality of life that would help curb undocumented migration in Central America's northern triangle, which is multi-causal: family reunification, poverty and violence.
Corruption and impunity also play a role because they prevent public funds from funding citizen security, broader health and education coverage. Back pedaling on CAFTA might not have a strong impact on the communities that migrate, a majority in contrast with those who benefit now from it.
Any prospective revision of regional treaties begs to ponder on the Alliance for Prosperity Plan, which comprises an U.S. donation of US$750 million dollars for Central America's northern triangle, to reduce the number of migrants trying to reach the US (through a platform of social, security and economic programs).
The Alliance for Prosperity will also tackle impunity and corruption, a fight that in Guatemala has been taken over by the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), created by the United Nations and the State of Guatemala.
In Honduras, an Organization of American States effort is paving the way in a somewhat similar capacity, and in El Salvador, the local judicial system has done its part (though not without external pressure). The result has been a parade of former public officials facing corruption charges, such as Guatemalan former president Otto Pérez Molina and El Salvador's former president Antonio Saca.
It's no easy task
It's is not limited to purging out corrupt characters from the political arena, but encompasses regenerating political systems that have been corrupt for almost half a century.
It's not accomplishable in four years or in eight. It hasn't happened in the 18 years following the signing of Guatemala's peace accords, or in the 24 years following the signing of El Salvador's peace accords.
However, seeing so many corrupt officials being sent to jail in their own country was unheard of. Yet this is a first step that is in danger if Trump's administration decides to close the facet on funding (paid with US tax payers' money) for Central America, with the support of a republican majority in the Congress and the Senate.
The Alliance for Progress will also require funds from the beneficiary countries, but without the political and economic support of the US, it is unlikely to work.
In Guatemala, the main donor country funding CICIG is the US. For now, Guatemala redeems itself somehow by having reduced its homicide rate from 41 by 100 thousand inhabitants, eight years ago, to 29 (although the Pan American Health Organization considers a rate of 8 an epidemic level).
Honduras, the most violent country in the world in 2012, also reduced its rate. Nevertheless, these improvements are not enough. El Salvador is a case in point after its homicide rate surpassed that of Honduras. These countries, along with Jamaica and Venezuela, have the highest homicide rates in the continent.
In 2014, when the "unaccompanied minor (migrants) crisis" exploded (even though they were accompanied by a relative or and adult that left them at the border with instructions to turn themselves in to the Border Patrol), Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (now former democrat presidential candidate) said that the US had to fight drug lords in Central America to reduce the type of violence in the region that was driving thousands of migrants to the US.
But her vision was shortsighted: migrants were fleeing poverty and violence from gangs (MS13 and 18).
On paper, the Alliance for Prosperity would contribute to reduce poverty and would work with communities at risk and vulnerable to gang activity or recruitment. However, there is no guarantee that, once those US$750 million are spent (even if handed over as results are produced), social, economic and security problems are solved in a sustained fashion.
Is it a wall the only resource that Trump would have left to stop migration flows?
No. He has yet to mention employers who employ undocumented migrants, keeping a steady job supply for them and luring them to the US. Would this be an enterprise that Trump would take on? I doubt it.
Trump does not admit this either: undocumented migrants and drugs do not get through the Mexico-US border by themselves. There is complicity of agents from US federal agencies.
In June 2014, the Department of Justice announced that at least two thousand agents were being investigated due to possible links to organized crime, namely drug trafficking.
The fact that Trump fails to mention corruption on the US side of the border is a sign that the problem is unfamiliar to him, or that he is in denial. It's not a sign that he plans to do something about it.
Trump has not mentioned either his plans for the war against drugs and citizen security programs that the US funds in Central America through CARSI (Central American Regional Security Initiative).
If disbursements will only happen in exchange for good results, the perspective is not good. The arrest of high profile drug traffickers only happen when the US has requested their extradition. In the meantime, drug trafficking remains relentless. Those extradited become replaceable.
Also, Guatemala has been unable to reach the yearly number of seized cocaine kilos it reached in 1999 (the highest in history), with 10 thousand kilos—a mere 5% of what US authorities estimated was smuggled per year through the country.
In 2003, according to a diplomatic cable, the US had only seized 12% of the drugs transported to the US through its southern border.
Building a new wall will not stop corruption-fueled contraband and trafficking, from cocaine kilos to undocumented migrants, even if the 1,200 miles left of the uncovered border is walled up.
Not that they can. Most of this area is comprised of the Río Grande, treacherous terrain or private property. Besides, the current wall already covers 700 miles where most of the illegal crossings occurred, and it was the result of a bipartisan 2006 initiative approved by a group of senators that included Hillary Clinton.
Even though Trump has vowed to use top of the line technology "on top, and inside the tunnels" along the border, it's timely to remember that the DEA was only able to locate several narco tunnels until informants identified their location.
In 2011, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that the southern border was still vulnerable to organized crime. Between 1990 and 2014, around one hundred narco tunnels were discovered in Nogales, Arizona, alone.
Bolder traffickers were simply climbing the wall, with a big package tied to their backs, only a few feet from Border Patrol guards and landing on the U.S. side, according to Univision footage from last September.
Therefore, as long as trafficking continues, of drugs or undocumented migrants, the rest of the region will remain a bridge.
Cutting aid to the region could have a boomerang effect for the U.S. if this country needs the region's help to combat drug trafficking and undocumented migration.
During the last 18 months, important drug traffickers have been arrested in Guatemala and extradited to the U.S. (one of them associated with an alleged Hezbollah accomplice), and Guatemala and Honduras have developed a sudden and effective capability to stop and detain African undocumented migrants intending to reach the U.S. border by land.
By the same token, Mexico has been just as effective spotting and detaining Central American migrants before they reach the northern border.
But without economic incentives, will these countries pose as barriers for undocumented migrants bent on reaching the U.S. or drug shipments meant to reach the same destination?
It's unlikely, even more so if Central America receives so many deportees that its governments are unable to help them assimilate back to their communities and find means of supporting themselves.
Adopting a hard line might not be convenient for the U.S. government if it wants to combat undocumented migration and drug trafficking with more than a wall.
It's such a delicate dance that the elected U.S. president will need enough dexterity to manage it.
In another case, Trump criticized the reestablishment of relations with Cuba despite the fact that its regime is still blamed for human rights violations inflicted on the population. However, freezing the progress of the renewed Cuba-U.S. relations is not out of the question as long as it is not seen as a loss over the long term.
Further away, in a geopolitical context, are Venezuela and Argentina. Venezuela could awaken interests in the same unexpected way as Russia, as long as it is considered an asset in some capacity (despite its declining human rights situation).
But politically speaking, Cuba and Venezuela are not Russia, and Trump's administration will have to find some value (its oil, for instance, or whatever is left) to validate fostering new ties.
In the meantime, Argentina, which for a while felt rescued from the list of pariahs (due to its economic situation and its preceding questioned Kirchner era), might suffer a new setback if the new U.S. administration perceives it more as a liability than an ally in its relations with South America.
But in the midst of all this uncertainty in the continent, in the aftermath of U.S. presidential elections, one thing is certain: there will be surprises for everyone.


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When James Caverly was presented with an opportunity to direct a theatrical performance with a cast of hearing and deaf actors, the first thought he had was "finally."
Caverly had seen productions where the cast had that mix, but he noticed the directors could hear.
Caverly, who is deaf, was eager for the opportunity.
A graduate of Gallaudet University's theater program who lives in Laurel, he has directed shows in the past, but he has never directed a production in which deaf and hearing cast members are on the stage at the same time.
That will change when the Community College of Baltimore County's production of "Romeo and Juliet" premieres March 23.
Running through March 27 at the college's Catonsville campus, the production is organized by the college's theater and American Sign Language interpreter preparation programs. The show is part of the theater program's "A Year in Shakespeare" series.
The play, originally written by William Shakespeare in the 16th century, tells the tale of two lovers from families that are enemies of each other.
Rachel Grossman, ensemble director at Dog & Pony DC, a Washington, D.C.-based company that creates plays that keep hearing and deaf artists in mind, said productions such as the one at CCBC are not common.
She said it is "brilliant" that the CCBC production is taking place, as it broadens theater groups' horizons as to how to be inclusive to deaf or disabled artists.
"They're amazing artists and it's a tremendous amount of learning and new perspective when you're including storytelling from many different people and new perspectives," she said. "There's a real rich, broad and diverse deaf community in the D.C. metro area and a lot of talented artists."
The 15-member cast has four deaf actors, including two CCBC faculty members of the interpreter preparation program.
Caverly knew ahead of time which characters would be deaf and which would be hearing. Prior to auditions, he decided Romeo would be hearing with deaf parents, while Juliet would be deaf with hearing parents.
He said he was approached with the idea of having one deaf family and one hearing family.
"I thought to myself, 'This is quite boring and cliche,'so I decided to mix it up a little bit," he said through an interpreter. "With that mixing, I believe the dynamics are much more interesting."
The decision impressed Julie Lewis, the college's theater program coordinator. She thought "Romeo and Juliet" was a good fit for the hybrid cast, as it focuses on two families with different backgrounds.
"I love the way [Caverly] cast it," she said. "I think that challenges the whole idea, which I think is great."
With at least two interpreters — along with interns from the college's interpreter preparation program — at each production meeting and rehearsal, there has not been a communication barrier, Caverly said.
Ja'min Williams, a 21-year-old theater major from Catonsville, plays Romeo. When rehearsals for the show started Jan. 30, he said he knew the alphabet, how to count to 10 and the phrase "my name is" in American Sign Language. Now he's able to use the language to have simple conversations. In the performance, he uses American Sign Language to interact with his parents, who are deaf.
"I've always been excited to learn sign language but never sat back and took the time to do it," he said. "I've learned a lot."
Tabitha Markel, 32, a claims assistant for the U.S. Social Security Administration from Randallstown who is playing Juliet, thought taking part in the show would be a unique experience. She said she last acted in high school.
"I like [Caverly's] vision for the show, how he's integrating both deaf and hearing actors and taking both hearing and deaf cultural perspectives, which is different than we see from the norm," she said through an interpreter. "It will be interesting to see how the audience responds."
The show, which is performed in a mix of English and American Sign Language, will have captions projected at three spots above the stage.
Lewis said the college would consider doing another hybrid show in the future. The theater program is in the process of choosing shows for next year's season.
The college's Academic Theatre program is one of two institutions in Maryland — along with Towson University — accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre. CCBC is the only college in the state that offers a degree in interpreter preparation.
The "A Year in Shakespeare" series celebrates the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death and continues in April with "Love's Fire" at the college's Essex campus.
"Romeo and Juliet" at CCBC Catonsville
When: 11:10 a.m. March 23, 8 p.m. March 24-25, 3 p.m. March 26 and 10 a.m. March 27
Where: Center for the Arts Theatre at CCBC Catonsville, 800 S. Rolling Road, Catonsville.
Call: 443-840-2787
Cost: $10 for general admission, $5 for seniors; students and CCBC faculty, staff and alumni; free to students with current CCBC identification


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Akua isn't sure what she's getting into.
Akua Mcleod: Engineering Student
Jonathan Nash: Oceanographer
Jonathan is a crazy oceanographer
June Marion: Mechanical Engineer
June is crazy too. She is the brains behind the raft needed for the remote mooring deployments: a raft with trap doors that ROSE can pull and trigger.
Jasmine Nahorniak: Data Scientist
Jasmine is a mastermind of getting the computer to talk to the instruments. On this expedition, she is key to communicating with ROSE so she can drive around autonomously. She has been known to flip flop between serious and crazy, when you least expect it.
Jason Amundson: Glaciologist
Jason led the original NSF proposal - a glaciologist who went out of his way to talk to oceanographers. He is a professor at University of Alaska Southeast - dream job, glaciologists surrounded by glaciers.
Anna Simpson: Oceanography Student
Anna is graduate student, excited to dive into ocean mixing in funky places (not just fjords). She is crazy enough to join Jonathan's group with the goal of emerging with a PhD.
Becca Jackson: Oceanographer
Becca is an oceanographer who has discovered the value of a good fishing pole for lower instruments in and out of the water!


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Take a look at the comments section on a controversial youtube video at the intersection of science, philosophy, and faith of any kind, and… In fact, I can't in good conscience recommend that you actually take a look at one of those comment sections because quite honestly, they tend to be filled with vulgar, immature and profane filth. On the occasion that I do decide to take a look at the comments, I normally learn nothing and regret being exposed to such distasteful and negative content.
We are all, as human beings, on this strange and wonderful journey through life together. Since when did disagreeing, even about extremely serious issues, become grounds for hatred and attacks on each other's intellects and characters? What if we all just sat down together and reasoned through things peacefully?
I'm speaking to believers and atheists, creationists and evolutionists, liberals and conservatives, everyone equally here. Could it be that you become so outrageously defensive about your position because you are either personally insecure, or secretly uncertain about your position? If not, maybe you are overly defensive because you've subscribed to false notions about the nature of those who disagree with you.
And if your opponents are indeed vile, wicked human beings, let me ask another question. How should someone such as yourself, with your personal wisdom and knowledge of the truth, feel about someone so depraved? Enraged? When Jesus looked down from the cross on his executioners, He felt pity. He prayed that God would forgive them in their ignorance. What a beautiful sentiment.
I'd like to claim that with great knowledge comes great humility. Here are some reasons why.
1) Objective proof is a myth.
Theory of mind is the ability to realize that you, and others, have unique autonomous minds. Why is it called the theory of mind, because honestly there is no way to verify its truthfulness. I know that I have a mind, "I think, therefore I am," but I can only assume that anyone else does.
I also don't know that my memories are things that actually happened.
So even in a world where "reason" and "faith" are often portrayed as opposites, reason itself rests on many faiths that we take for granted. That's humbling.
2) Phenomenology.
In psychology, phenomenology is the study of how our perceptions may differ from reality. In cases such as schizophrenia, the concept is obvious. But research, and reflection on personal experiences with yourself and others, reveals that your mind is interpreting sensory inputs and ideas in its own biased way.
If you can't admit that you have bias, you're living in a dream world. If you don't realize the need to think as objectively and humbly as possible when discussing issues with those of different views, you are probably talking past them.
Which brings me to the third and final reason for humility.
3) Circumstances.
Think about the circumstances that brought you to the beliefs that you hold today. Somewhere somehow you learned what you believe to be true. Just like the supporters of slavery in early American history. Just like Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, and Atheists all over the world.
And if what you happened to learn from who you happened to learn it happens to be true within this vast sea of wrong ideas that covers the earth, I can't think of a more humbling experience. You are lucky.
And also in that case, I'm guessing you're able to sit down and have a civil, thoughtful, insightful discussion on the subject. After all, you're the expert.