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Welcome to the site of the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles. These pages contain detailed information on the Parthenon (Elgin) Marbles, together with the case for their return to Athens, Greece. If you would like to find out about the various ways to get involved with the campaign, or simply to learn more about the subject, then please read on.
For full details on all our latest news items, please visit our Latest News page.
Should they stay or should they go?
Wadham College's debate chaired by Peter Thonemann at the British Museum resulted in a majority win for the 'remainers', those supporting that the Parthenon marbles should remain in London. It is 'painful' that such a debate highlights support for the continued division of a peerless work of art, surely the sculptures from the Parthenon deserve everyone's respect.
To read more on the debate results, you can view that here.
Not sure that Lord Elgin was a 'saviour' despite Dominic Selwood's well thought out arguments. Had Lord Elgin left the sculptures where they were, they might still be in Athens with the other surviving halves.
Agree with Tiffany that 'squabbling over the past is not necessary' but disagree that that the average visitor makes meaningful connections between the randomly acquired objects held by encyclopaedic museums. Indeed, given the choice between viewing the Parthenon Marbles within the contexts applied to them by British Museum curators and experiencing them in the city of Athens from which they originate, the overwhelming evidence is that the majority of the public would prefer to see them returned to Athens.
Paul Cartledge and Edith Hall do agree that the Acropolis Museum allows all visitors from all over the world to best appreciate the sculptures in context and with views to the building they once belonged. A building which despite the wars and destruction over millenia, still stands. The Parthenon continues to be regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, Athenian democracy and western civilization, and one of the world's greatest cultural monuments.
The Acropolis Museum in Athens is a world-class museum with first-rate conservation and curatorial expertise. It is the most appropriate place in the world in which to display the Parthenon Marbles. Its proximity to the ancient monument would return to them some measure of their architectural significance. While they remain in London, this aspect of their importance is steadily being erased from the cultural memory.
The BCRPM wishes to thank Peter Thonemann for chairing this debate and all four speakers: Professor Paul Cartledge, Professor Edith Hall, Dominic Selwood and Dr Tiffany Jenkins for their contributions to this debate. Not least those that participated too.
This debate may not have been won by those that wish for the Parthenon marbles to be reunited but it is a debate that will continue to go on until the fragmented pieces might one day, join their other halves in the Acropolis Museum, Athens.
Melina's campaign for the return of the Parthenon marbles to be aired at the Acropolis Museum on Monday 06 March
It was 35 years ago that Melina Mercouri started the campaign for the return of the Parthenon marbles, currently displayed mainly between the Acropolis Museum in Athens and the British Museum in London.
For those that were caught up in Melina's enthusiasm and passion, it is tragic that she did not live long enough to see the Acropolis Museum or experience the views inside the superlative Parthenon Gallery and marvel at the views looking out to the Parthenon itself.
Her great contribution to raise global awareness for the reunification of the sculptures from the Parthenon is remembered time and tine again. Her passion inspired many more campaigners, not least BCRPM's founder James and Eleni Cubitt and current Chairperson Dame Janet Suzman.
To hear Dame Janet Suzman speaking about Melina's passionate appeal for the marbles, here is a link to an ERT1 programme that was first aired in October last year and presented by Labis Tsirigotakis.
The Acropolis Museum has produced a video about the removal of the sculptures from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin and Melina Mercouri's international campaign, with material from the Melina Mercouri Foundation.
The 23-minute video will be shown at the auditorium on the ground floor of the Museum on Monday 06 March 2017, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On this day, entry will be free for visitors to both the auditorium and the Museum exhibition areas. The Museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Parthenon Marbles: London or Athens?
Should they stay or should they go? Join the discussion ahead of Wadham's Circles' Debate on 1 March 2017, which is to be held at the British Museum.
Which side are you on? Join the discussion on Wadham Collage or BCRPM's Facebook page.
Wadham Circles members are invited to join the debate at the British Museum on 1 March 2017. The discussion will be chaired by Peter Thonemann (Forrest-Derow Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Wadham). Four prominent public intellectuals will lay out their very different positions on the future of the Parthenon marbles: Professor Edith Hall (King's College London: Wadham 1978); Professor Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge); Tiffany Jenkins (author, Keeping Their Marbles); Dominic Selwood (barrister, journalist and historian).
Those arguing for the Marbles' return claim moral and artistic grounds.
The main stated aim of the Greek campaign is to reunite the Parthenon sculptures around the world in order to allow visitors to better appreciate them as a whole. Presenting them in their original historical and cultural environment with the friezes shown as a single work of art would permit their "fuller understanding and interpretation". The cultural connections between the Parthenon sculptures and other western art in the British Museum could be demonstrated just as well by casts of the marbles, whereas the original context of the marbles cannot be replicated within the British Museum. There is also a strong moral case for the return of the marbles, grounded both in the questionable ethics of the original removal by Elgin (licensed by the Ottoman Turkish government, but opposed by Greeks even at the time), and in the central place of the Parthenon marbles in modern Greek cultural identity.
Arguing for the return are Professor Edith Hall
and Professor Paul Cartledge
Those arguing to keep the Marbles in London claim legal right, asserting the role and function of museums.
Scholars, political leaders and British Museum spokespersons over the years have defended the retention of the Elgin Marbles by the British Museum. They assert that fulfilling all restitution claims would empty most of the world's great museums; the return of the Parthenon marbles to Athens would establish a precedent for the return of countless other artworks to their countries of origin. They also argue that the Greek intention would be to put the marbles into the Acropolis Museum in Athens, not display them in their original position on the Parthenon – what then is the difference between seeing them at a museum in Athens rather than a museum in London? The law also appears to be on the side of those who argue to keep the marbles, in that Elgin was granted permission to take them by the then government in Greece (the Ottoman state), and British law would need to be changed for the marbles to be returned.
Arguing against the return are:
Tiffany Jenkins
and Dominic Selwood
Florence conference addresses the Parthenon Marbles and Italian Committee adds it's voice to the campaign
17-19 February in Florence, at the Palazzo dei Congressi in the 19th Century Villa Vittoria, surrounded by historical gardens, the tourismA 8th International meeting's Part III was also dedicated to the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles.
Louis Godart, advisor of the President of the Italian Republic for Culture for the past 15 years and recently elected Chairman for the IARPS (International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures), has now formed an Italian Committee to campaign for the marbles on home ground. Louis Godart addressed the conference on the issue of the Parthenon Marbles alongside Greek Minister of Culture Lydia Koniordou.
For Minister Koniordou the marbles are important not just for Greece but for world heritage as a whole. She stressed the importance of integrity for works of art, with the sculptures from the Parthenon being a prime example of the need for integrity.
"There is the commitment of the Greek Government to continue to seek the reunification of this unique symbol, which is also the symbol that upholds democracy and freedom of speech and provides us all with the acceptance of the each other." Commented Minister Lydia Koniordou.
"I ask that the newborn Italian Committee along with the other 25 Committees around the world unite their voices to campaign for what most people would like to see, a reunited display of the Parthenon marbles" concluded Minister Lydia Koniordou.
Louis Godart added: "Italy and Greece must wage a joint campaign. If we think about it, it was Rome that presented to Italy and the world, the message of classical Greece. It is therefore imperative that in this struggle for the reunification of the Parthenon marbles, Italy stands firmly beside Greece. We must consider that the Parthenon is not just a monument but one that represents our democratic Europe" concluded Godart.
An Italian article that reviews the conference and both the comments made by the Greek Minister Lydia Koniordouand Louis Godart can be read on this link.
Stefania Berutti, the Secretary for the newly formed Italian Committee was interviewed in Italian, on a radio programme called 'Let's Dig Again' and you can follow this by clicking on this link.
Architecture and a very specific building, the Parthenon that has history and great cultural significance
The founder of the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles, James Cubitt, was a British architect.
On 02 December, 2008 at the RIBA, architect Bernard Tschumi and Professor Pandermails headed up the event: 'Presenting the new Acropolis Museum'.
Ahead of this presentation Peter Aspden, wrote in the inancial Times, you can read his article, here. And the letter that the Finacial Times printed by John Kapranos Huntley.
In 2009 Tom Flynn as a member of BCRPM, wrote to the RIBA to seek their advice on the BCRPM's on-going campaign and because the Parthenon, a landmark building, still stands.
The BCRPM's campaign explains that the sculptures removed by Lord Elgin in the 19th century were integral architectural members of the Parthenon, the building which still stands on the Acropolis.
'As every human life is unique and no one can predetermine how it will be carried out, it could be said that the human being bears a historical duality: the individual history, or education, and the collective history, or culture.
Both dimensions, education and culture, constitute the conceptual basis of all human action, defining values and the most appropriate means to achieve them. These dimensions can be viewed materially in cities through the urban landscape, the preservation of buildings and other heritage. Thus, the city is a record of human actions that remain in time, and architecture is a concrete example of the knowledge accumulated by countless individuals over successive generations. For that reason, architecture is a tool for understanding a certain period of time in the history of a people, culture or even civilization, since it shows the evolution of mankind's ingenuity, as well as its sense of harmony and values.'
Read more from the Arch Daily article 'The Role of Tradition and Innovation in the city', here.
When most of us visit Athens, even if we aren't there to see the Acropolis or its museum, we may catch a glimpse of the Acropolis as we ride a taxi or bus in the centre of town. We may be fortunate enough to be dining in one of the centrally located Athenian hotels with top floor restaurant and stunning views by day or night, year round - to the Acropolis. Magical views.
Before the Acropolis was a temple complex, it was a city - another great article in Arch Daily, worth reading too, from here.
'Although the marble stonework of the Parthenon had proven its durability against the ravages of time, it was not indestructible. In 1687, Venetian forces laying siege to Athens shelled the ancient city, igniting a powder magazine stored inside the Parthenon. The resulting explosion was catastrophic, obliterating the cella and the elaborate frieze that had adorned its exterior. Attempts by the Venetians to remove statues from the pediments were similarly disastrous, as multiple sculptures fell to the ground and were shattered beyond repair. Most of the remaining statues and reliefs (known as the "Elgin" or "Parthenon Marbles") were later spirited away in the early 19th Century by Lord Elgin, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Controversially, these pieces are displayed in the British Museum to this day. Meanwhile, the Parthenon itself has since undergone rigorous restoration and preservation work, with much of the damaged peristyle reassembled to give modern visitors a glimpse of the temple's ancient splendour atop the hill where it has stood for over two thousand years.'
Professor Katherine Schwab on ancient hairstyles and drawings that continue to engage museum visitors
Professor Katherine Schwab, was interviewed by one of Greece's newspaper websites, Greece Is, about her research on ancient Greece's most famous hairstyles, those of the Caryatids, the sculptures that stand in place of columns in the south porch of the Acropolis in Athens.
The Erechtheion or Erechtheum, Acropolis, Athens (Greece)
In the Greece-is.com article, Schwab, who is an art history professor and expert in Greek and Roman art and architecture, said she first noticed these intricate hairstyles about a decade ago while studying archival photographs taken at the Greek temple by the German photographer Gösta Hellner.
The marble sculptures, whose female figures where carved nearly 2,500 years ago, are remarkably well-preserved and their hairstyles provide a wealth of information about the role that hair had and continues to have in societies today.
Professor Katherine Shwab
"Among the most remarkable things we discovered during this project is that hair has a great significance. Hair can symbolize rites of passage, personal identity, status, cultural identity and much more. Research on these ancient hairstyles can lead in many directions and result in a wealth of information about the role of hair then and now. The hairstyles worn by the ancient Caryatids, are unusual and seem to belong to an earlier tradition. This is probably why they would have been worn only for very special occasions. In part, these hairstyles linked these maidens to past traditions within Athenian society, forming a bridge across time and generations." Commented Professor Schwab.
As part of her research project at Fairfield University where she teaches, Schwab invited students to have their hair styled in the historic braids, which was captured in a video that documented the recreation of six individual hairstyles of the Caryatids.
Schwab's research also includes drawings of the Parthenon, where she devised a technique to show what remains of ancient sculptures in order to determine the original compositions. Copies of her drawings are part of the permanent installation in the Acropolis Museum's Parthenon Gallery.
The Caryatids in the Acropolis Museum, Athens (Greece)
Fashionable fishtale braids, created by the ancients, continue to be recreated today for special occassions
Schwab's notes, and the originals were obtained for a travelling exhibit in the U.S. that began in 2014 in New York City. The exhibit toured many colleges and universities.
Professor Schwab will receive the 2017 Distinguished Faculty award at Fairfield University's annual dinner and awards event in NYC in March this year.
Professor Schwab continues to visit the Acropolis Museum every year.
"Grayscale scans of my metope drawings are part of the installation in the Parthenon Gallery and to have them included is a great privilege for which I am very thankful. You can see them on the frames holding the east and the north metopes. My hope is that the drawings bring attention to the metopes which were originally highly visible in antiquity. The scans of my drawings, combined with the original metopes, engage the museum visitor in considering the original composition and what has been lost. Thanks to Professor Pantermalis, President of the Acropolis Museum, it's possible for me to draw in the Parthenon Gallery for many hours each day during my research trips to Athens. Sometimes visitors come over and talk to me to ask what I'm working on and they become quite curious about the Parthenon's sculptural programme and the research conducted by archaeologists. They're often surprised that research on the Parthenon carries on and will do so for many more years to come." Concludes Professor Shwab
Portrait of Emperor Hadrian in the Acropolis Museu up to, the 31th of March 2017
The Acropolis Museum honors the anniversary of the 1900 years since the ascent to the throne of Emperor Hadrian, a friend and benefactor of Athens, with the presentation of an exquisite portrait of the Emperor found in Syngrou Avenue, and an interesting video, produced by the Museum, which showcases the Emperor's immense building programme for the city of Athens in the 2nd century AD. Hadrian's work signifies the revival of Greek Letters and Science during the time of the Roman Empire.
This presentation will be on display at the Museum ground floor from 15 January up to 31 March 2017, daily during Museum opening times, with free admission to allvisitors.
A presentation of the building program of the Emperor Hadrian in Athens in the 2nd century AD in the Acropolis Museum.
Free access and during the Acropolis Museum's opening hours
Fom 15.1.2017 – 31.3.2017
1. The year 2017 sees the 1900 year anniversary of the ascent to the throne of Hadrian, an admirer and benefactor of Athens. The Acropolis Museum pays tribute to the immense program of the Emperor who renewed and expanded the urban planning of Athens, and signaled the revival of Greek Letters and Science during the time of the Roman Empire.
2. Above the ancient road leading from the Acropolis to the Olympieion, a two-story gate was erected, marking the boundary between the old city of Athens (the city of Theseus) and the new city (the city of Hadrian). The Athenian Neapolis stretches under the Zappeion and the National Garden. To date archaeological excavations to the site have located luxurious mansions, baths and a gymnasium.
3. In 131/2 AD, in a magnificent ceremony, Hadrian inaugurated the temple of the god in the ancient Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus, for which construction had begun in the 6th century BC but was concluded with the generous donation of the Emperor. The gigantic temple of the Corinthian order across from the Acropolis was twice the size of the Parthenon and its interior housed the chryselephantine statue of Zeus.
4. The temple covered a surface of approximately 5,000 sq m and was symmetrically positioned in a rectangular enclosure with a perimeter of 673 m. Along the precinct hundreds of bronze statues of the Emperor were erected, dedicated to him by the Greek cities. Behind the west side of the temple, a colossal statue of the Emperor facing the Acropolis and visible from a great distance was dedicated by the city of Athens
5. In 131/2 AD Hadrian gathered the Greek cities to participate in a permanent "Conference of Panhellenes" to be based in Athens. The aim of this Pan-Hellenic program was to revive classical Greece and reinforce the prestige of the Eleusinian Mysteries. The Emperor himself was worshiped as Panhellenios.
6. A very important building constructed by Hadrian in Athens was the Pantheon (θεοῖςτοῖς πᾶσιν ἱερόνκοινόν) where records of all the sacred buildings, the dedications, and the Emperor's donations to the Greek but also the barbaric cities, were engraved. The impressive remains of a three-aisle temple on Adrianou Street in Plaka havebeen identified as the Pantheon.
7. In the heart of Athens, between the Agora and the Acropolis Hadrian built, in an area of 10,000 sq m, the renowned complex of the Library that contained -in addition to the three stories housing books - reading rooms, teaching rooms, porticoes for philosophical walks, gardens and a pond for recreation. The Emperor's goal was to create a place of academic study worthy of the reputation of Ancient Athens in Letters and Science.
8. Hadrian tackled the issue of water supply to the new city of Athens by constructing an aqueduct 18 km in length,which transported water from the springs of Parnitha to the Lycabettus. A water cistern with a capacity of 500 cubic meters and embellished with a facade of 4 ionic columns was built there. The inscription etched on the epistyle is located today in the National Garden.
9. Hadrian had a special regard for the Eleusinian Mysteries in which he himself was initiated on his first visit in 124 AD. In order to facilitate the course of the Sacred Procession to the Sanctuary he built a monumental bridge over the Eleusinian Kephisos River, which often flooded. The bridge was 50 m in length, 5.30 m in width and was supported by 4 arches. It is one of the few bridges that is still preserved.
10. In the courtyard of the sanctuary of Eleusina two monumental gates were erected by the Panhellenes: one at the end of the road coming from the Peloponnese and the other at the end of the road coming from the port of Eleusina. Both were exact replicas of the gate of Hadrian in Athens. The inscriptions, engraved in large letters on both sides, informed visitors that the gates were erected in honour of the two goddesses of Eleusina and the Emperor, referring to the Olympian Emperor Hadrian.
11. Hadrian is the first Emperor depicted with a philosopher's beard. His eyes are averted from life on earth and he gazes to the sky. The oak wreath crowning his head bears the emblem of Zeus, the eagle. This "political wreath" characterizes the Emperor as the savior of citizens.
It was found on Syggrou Avenue in 1933, is safeguarded in the National Archaeological Museum and can be dated to 130-140 AD.
Production: The Acropolis Museum
Texts: Dimitris Pandermalis
Image and editing: Kostas Arvanitakis
Translation: Lydia-Antonia Trakatellis


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Entrance of Hakgala Botanical Gardens
Map of HUGE Hakgala Botanical Gardens
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Central Pond in Hakgala Botanical Gardens
First few pretty flowers near the entrance of Hakgala Botanical Gardens
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302 KAR 1:030. Bovine animals.
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 247.655 authorizes the commissioner to establish and determine the rules and administrative regulations to conduct a referendum among producers of bovine animals for the purpose of promoting and stimulating by research, market development and education, the increased use and sale, domestic and foreign, of bovine animals and bovine animal products.
Section 1. Definitions. As used in these rules and administrative regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture;
(2) "Board" means the State Board of Agriculture;
(3) "Producer" means every person who produces bovine animals and thereafter causes the same to be marketed;
(4) "New producer" means a producer who was not engaged in the business of producing bovine animals at the time a referendum was conducted in accordance with the provisions in these rules and administrative regulations;
(5) "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, or other business entity;
(6) "Referendum agent" means an employee of the Department of Agriculture under the direct control of the commissioner;
(7) "County referendum agent" means a person appointed by the commissioner, in a county where the bovine animal referendum is held, as his agent for the conduct of said referendum;
(8) "Kentucky Beef Cattle Association" means an existing association, representative of bovine animal producers of Kentucky.
Section 2. Counties in which Referendum will be Conducted. The bovine animal referendum will be conducted in all of the 120 counties in Kentucky.
Section 3. Who may Vote. (1) Each person engaged in the production of bovine animals on a commercial basis, including the owners of farms on which bovine animals are produced, tenants and sharecroppers sharing in the proceeds of the sale of bovine animals shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote in the referendum, provided the producer is eighteen (18) years of age or older.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1) of this section, each person whose name regularly appears on checks issued in payment for the sale of bovine animals is eligible to cast one (1) vote in the referendum regardless of the ownership of the farm upon which bovine animals were produced. No person who certifies to the county referendum agent that he is a producer of bovine animals shall be refused a ballot but such person shall be required to furnish the county referendum agent with information specific enough for the commissioner to verify the person's voting eligibility before such ballot is counted in the referendum.
Section 4. Voting Place. The commissioner shall establish a voting place in each county within the state where producers of bovine animals reside. The voting place must provide an area where each voter can mark his ballot in privacy. Only one (1) voter shall be permitted in the voting area at any one time. One (1) or more county referendum agents shall be permitted in each voting place for the purpose of conducting the referendum. The county referendum agent shall be in charge of and be responsible for the voting area. Campaigning for or against said referendum will not be permitted in the voting place.
Section 5. Hours for Voting. The voting places will be open for a period of time on the referendum date as set by the commissioner and eligible voters will be permitted to vote only during such period of time unless absentee voting is permitted pursuant to Section 7 of this administrative regulation.
Section 6. County for Voting. Voters will be permitted to vote only in the county of their residence. This means voters with cattle in one (1) county and their residence in another county will be permitted to vote only in the county of their residence. A corporate producer will be permitted to vote only in the county where its principal place of business is located. Eligible voters who reside outside the Commonwealth will be permitted to vote only in the county where their farm is located; or, in the case of farms in two (2) or more counties eligible voters who reside outside the Commonwealth may choose one (1) of the counties for voting purposes.
Section 7. Absentee Voting. Voting by absentee ballot may be permissible as determined by the commissioner at least thirty (30) days before the date set for the referendum; if permitted, the request for an absentee ballot shall be made in writing to the commissioner at least ten (10) days in advance of the referendum date. The absentee ballot must be signed and returned to the commissioner on or before the referendum date, before such ballot is counted in the referendum.
Section 8. Referendum Voting Date. The bovine animal referendum voting date will be set by the commissioner. This date will be published by the commissioner through the medium of the public press in the Commonwealth of Kentucky at least thirty (30) days before the holding of such referendum, and direct written notice thereof shall likewise be given to each county extension service agent in any county covered by such referendum.
Section 9. Supervision of Referendum and Duties of the County Referendum Agent. The commissioner shall provide the county referendum agent with a copy of these rules and administrative regulations to conduct said referendum. Each county referendum agent shall have in his possession and under his control a ballot box and the official ballot forms, indelible marking pens, and other supplies sufficient to operate each voting place as established in Section 4 of this administrative regulation. Each prospective voter must identify himself to the county referendum agent; and such person will be required to sign a registration book giving their name and complete mailing address. Upon signing the registration book, each prospective voter will receive an official ballot from the county referendum agent. The official ballot after it has been completed by each eligible voter shall be placed in the ballot box by said voter.
Section 10. Approved Ballot Forms. The commissioner shall furnish each county referendum agent with official ballots. Also, the approved ballot shall show that the bovine animal producer is voting on the question presented to producers of bovine animals pursuant to KRS 247.660.
Section 11. Custody of Ballot Box and Referendum Material. Each county referendum agent shall provide a ballot box large enough to enclose all ballots cast in the referendum and to protect the ballots to insure that the information on the ballots is held in confidence. The county referendum agent shall mail all marked ballots and registration book the day following the voting in the bovine animal referendum to the Department of Agriculture in a properly secured manila envelope or folder.
Section 12. Confidential Information. All ballots cast, the identity of any person who voted, or the manner in which any person voted, and all information furnished to, compiled by, or in the possession of the commissioner, the referendum agent, and the county referendum agents shall be regarded as confidential. The commissioner shall retain the records, the ballots, the result of the referendum, and all other information furnished to or compiled by the commissioner in regard to the referendum for a period of twelve (12) months.
Section 13. Counting of Votes. Within five (5) days after the referendum, the commissioner shall designate an area within the department's offices to be used for counting the votes cast in the referendum. The vote count shall be conducted by employees of the department, but the Kentucky Beef Cattle Association and any organization actively engaged in the production of bovine animals in Kentucky may each have one (1) representative present during the counting of the votes. Such organization must establish, to the satisfaction of the commissioner, that its desire to observe the counting of the ballots is for a legitimate purpose.
Section 14. Announcement of the Referendum Results. Announcement of the results of the referendum will be made only by the commissioner. The referendum agent or others who assist in the referendum shall not disclose any information in regard to the referendum. The commissioner will announce the results within ten (10) days after the referendum. (3 Ky.R. 183; eff. 9-1-76; Am. 12 Ky.R. 30; 345; eff. 9-10-85.)


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Use this creative object lesson as a surprising illustration to kids that God looks at our heart, not our appearances. It can be used on any occasion or as a children's sermon, but with a reference to tombs, and masks it also serves as a fun lesson for an alternative to Halloween.
Cupcake mix, cotton balls, cupcake cups, Cupcake Tin
- Using a cake mix or any cupcake mix, prepare the batter according to instructions.
- Place the paper cupcake liners in the cupcake tin.
- For about 50% of the cupcakes, place several cotton balls in the middle of the cup to partially fill them.
- Pour the batter into the cups. For those with cotton balls, be sure it seeps into the sides of the cup and covers the cotton balls.
- Bake the cupcakes as per directions.
- Make enough untainted cupcakes for your entire group.
- Decorate the cupcakes containing cotton balls with icing and candly sprinkles etc so they look very enticing. Do not decorate the normal cupcakes in any way i.e. leave them plain.
WARNING: One person who tried this had the batter soak into the cotton balls so that the kids didn't notice and swallowed one. While they are harmless and will simply pass through the digestive system, to prevent this make sure you fill the bottom of the paper liner full of cotton balls so that you don't have this problem. An alternative to cotton balls is to slice off the top with a bread knife and then hollow out the center of the cupcake. Put the top back on and frost it for a hollow cupcake? Are some of our pursuits in life a little hollow when we finally get hold of them?
- Pass the cupcakes to the youth or children as a group. They must not eat them until everyone has one. Only allow one cupcake per person.
- Some will choose the fancy ones while others may choose the plain ones.
- When the youth or children begin to eat the cupcakes, some of them are in for a surprise. Beneath the shallow top layer of cupcake there is cotton!
- Wait for their responses.
- After the lesson have some cupcakes available for everyone who got the tainted ones with the cotton balls inside
You can't always tell how good something is by looking at the outside. Sometimes what seems attractive on the outside hides something far less attractive inside.
While people typically look at the outward appearance, God looks inside – at the heart. It's difficult to tell what a person is really like simply from their appearance. Some people may be beautiful on the outside, but inside they hide a very mean, selfish, and hateful heart. Some people may seem a little plain or less attractive in appearance, but inside they are loving, gentle, and kind.
Most of us spend lots of time and attention on making ourselves look good. We pay careful attention to the clothes we wear (designer jeans etc), the shoes we wear, our complexion, our hairstyle, etc. Yet, how much time do we spend making sure our heart is right? When our heart is right with God, when our attitudes are Christlike, when we have a loving spirit, then when others get a taste of God in us, they will find Christianity attractive. Christ's greatest criticism of the pharisees was that they focused on their appearance yet left ugliness in their hearts:
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness." (Matthew 23:27-28)
Christ called the Pharisees hypocrites. The Greek word for hypocrite actually refers to someone who is wearing a mask, who is an actor. Halloween isn't the only time of the year when people dress up and wear masks. Throughout the year we often show a different personality on the outside than the person we are in reality. Jesus also called the pharisees "whitewashed tombstones." "Rotting graves with whitewashed tombstones" vividly paints for us a picture of hypocrisy. Cemeteries are actually quite tranquil and beautiful on the surface. There are flowers, statues, and beautiful memorials to those that have died. But beneath the surface there are rotting bodies.
Does your icing match your cupcake?
- How much time do you spend getting ready to leave the house in the morning?
- Do you take time to shower, comb your hair, and spend a little time in front of the mirror to make sure you are presentable to the world?
- Do you spend as much time daily nurturing your inner spirit through Bible Study and prayer as you do on your external appearances?
- Do you sometimes find yourself putting on a facade, a mask, pretending to be more "spiritual" so people will be impressed with you?
It's not that we should not care about our external appearances. In fact we should be concerned about both our internal and external life that we present to the world. Our lives need to reflect the goodness of God both inwardly and outwardly, in our heart attitudes, and in our actions that everyone sees.
Closing Application
Take a little more time preparing your heart each day to get right with God and reflect his heart. Make sure you spend some time with God so that you reflect the goodness of God inside and out before you ice it for all the world to see?
Scripture References
- Matthew 23:27-28
- Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. (1 Peter 3: 3-4)
- Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. (1 Samuel 16: 7)
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The MLB Signing Deadline is fast approaching as all teams have until midnight on August 15th to sign their prospects or they will head to college. Here is the latest news and notes from around the country.
Bubba Starling's career with the Nebraska Cornhuskers on the football field is on hold right now according to Huskers head football coach Bo Pelini in the Omaha-World Herald. Starling was selected by Kansas City Royals with the fifth overall pick and is being advised by Scott Boras. If he does not sign with the Royals, Starling will get back on the practice field with the Nebraska football program and will not be able to sign with a MLB team until the 2014 MLB Draft.
Mets GM Sandy Alderson stated to ESPNNewYork.com writer Adam Rubin that it wasn't a big deal that the Arkansas signee and Mets number 1 pick Brandon Nimmo hasn't signed with the team.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed fifth round pick Tyler Glasnow and 37th rounder Rodarrick Jones according to MLB.com. Glasnow is projectable 6'7 pitcher out of Hart HS and Santa Clarita, California. He was expected to be a key part of the Portland recruiting class for the 2012 season. Southern University's Rodarrick Jones never actually stepped on the field as he was ruled ineligible for the Jaguars for the 2011 season as he transferred from New Orleans. Current Southern University coach Roger Cador stated the following about Rodarick signing "We would've loved to have him next year, but it is what it is. We move forward, We're happy for Rodarrick."
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Fans of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" are probably familiar with "Models and Buckets" -- his bit where he invites two brave audience members onto the stage to compete for $100. The catch? The money is hidden in a bucket that they have to find amidst other, less appealing buckets. And their method of search is having a model dump the buckets over their heads.
Well they've acquired quite a bit of footage of these lovely ladies dumping brown beans and chocolate sauce onto contestants over the years, so the "Late Night" staff put together this supercut of their greatest hits.
It's sort of like a Nickelodeon slime for adults.


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This home includes on the ground floor an entrance hall, a large living / dining area with open fireplace, a kitchen, a laundry area and one guest bedroom with en suite bathroom. A marble staircase leads to the first floor with a wooden parquet hallway and three bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms as well as various sunny terraces. The second floor comprises further three bedrooms, three bathrooms and an outside staircase which has access to the staff quarters, consisting of living / dining area, kitchen, bedroom and en suite bathroom.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Hornets have announced they've signed rookie forward Noah Vonleh and re-signed veteran point guard Jannero Pargo.
Terms of the deals were not released Friday.
Vonleh, the ninth overall pick in this year's draft, played one season at Indiana before turning pro. The 6-foot-10 Vonleh was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after averaging 11.3 points, nine rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 26.5 minutes per game for the Hoosiers.
Hornets coach Steve Clifford recently said he considers Vonleh "a couple of years away" from being a real contributor.
Pargo originally joined Charlotte in March, 2013, and has played in 47 games averaging 6.1 points and 1.8 assists in 11.4 minutes. Pargo is expected to be the team's No. 3 point guard behind Kemba Walker and recently signed Brian Roberts.
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However Strange
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*Local Record Review: 'We Are Locally Grown' by Locally Grown Collective
*Local Records Review: 'Four Steps in Corsets' by Yellow Red Sparks
This Saturday, a band called Détective plays a record release party at Burger Records in Fullerton — and yes, that accent mark is very intentional. Given the group says that it's referring to one of Jean-Luc Godard's films, one could be forgiven for thinking the band's sound is some sort of ye-ye, French '60s pop tribute — or maybe another riff on the combination of styles that Stereolab brought to bear. (And certainly the motorik chug of "Mouchette" comes notably close at points.)
But the sound here is the kind of rough-and-ready rock and roll that will have a lot of listeners flashing back about twenty years, not grunge at all but the larger world of indie rock that received more attention in the space grunge's success helped open up. This in part is thanks to the background of one of its two key members — James Greer, both a writer and, most notably via a stint in Guided by Voices, a musician with some background in the style. So is his musical partner Guylaine Vivarat, who's appeared in bands like Useless Keys and Tennis System.
However Strange, the debut cassette by the duo (with help from drummer Rory Modica), is a short, sweet and almost perfectly put together dose of listening that embraces a kind of lost meaning of 'indie,' less about neo-campfire singalongs and more about moody raveups and sweet-but-never-cloying contemplations. Soft duets on songs like "Telephonia," matched against a kind of inspiring guitar surge that thankfully doesn't sound like U2 at all but which does sound like a classic Flying Nun number from the 1980s, further seal its appeal. And just hearing an involving, softly anthemic song like "Rose Encyclopedia" seems like those two decades plus haven't really changed at all — not so much a nostalgia kick as a lovely continuation.
Détective play with the Memories, the Shivas and Acorn Bcorn on Saturday August 18th at Burger Records in Fullerton, 9 pm, all ages.


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Tin"cal (?), n. [Ar., Per. & Hind. tinkar; cf. Malay tingkal; all fr. Skr. akaa. Cf. Altincar.] Chem.
Crude native borax, formerly imported from Thibet. It was once the chief source of boric compounds. Cf. Borax.
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Well, y'know, if you professional journalists hadn't been kissing her ass and covering for her all this time, you might not have that problem.
Genocide, Islam, and Weaponized Empathy
"For the good of the collective, comrade!"
What bothered this political scientist was a handful of sentences that had been dropped:
"The Association as such is nonpartisan. It will not support political parties or candidates. It will not commit its members on questions of public policy nor take positions not immediately concerned with its direct purpose as stated above."As a 501(c)3, the APSA would, in fact, be barred by law from supporting parties and candidates. But, if the changes were to go through, it would not be prohibited from committing "its members on questions of public policy" and from taking "positions not immediately concerned with" the study of political science and research, teaching, and public engagement on the part of individual political scientists.
This may seem insignificant, but it is not.
In short, provision has now been made for a purge; the purge is to be carried out by the clique who now control the Council and who nominate their successors (who are generally elected without a contest); and, in carrying out such a purge, they can act at will. For no grounds for removal or revocation are specified.
So, why don't our history books teach us much about this aspect of the history of slavery in Africa? Mine certainly didn't touch on it at all, and in all the years since then, when I've about the evils of the institution of slavery I never heard a word about the role of Christian missionaries in ending slavery within Africa itself.
Because it would paint westerners in a good light, why else?
Yeah, about all those 'refugees',
The Arab Gulf States accept very few Syrian refugees out of security concerns which are entirely legitimate. Thousands of Syrian migrants fought either with the Assad regime (allied to Iran, the nemesis of the Sunni Gulf States) or ISIS and al-Qaeda (which want to overthrow the Saudi monarchy).
This is merely the vanguard, the ones who establish a foothold and a foreward line. There's a reason they are mainly young males: they are most likely to find work and can 'make do' with their living accomodations. But back home, there are parents, wives, children, unmarried siblings, and any number of family members waiting for their papers to arrive in the mail.
Steyn is right: the West is commiting suicide.


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CORVALLIS - For years the Oregon State University Extension Service has helped farmers and ranchers in the state become more productive. More recently, the agency has taken some new clients: teens in need of employment skills.
During the mid-1990s Extension's 4-H program in Marion County began to get involved with teenagers who, for some reason, were not employable. Many came from low-income families.
The relatively new program is funded under the federal Workforce Investment Act.
"We're right out there in the forefront," said John Burt, who heads up OSU's Marion County Extension office. "It's a good place for Extension to be."
For the first several years the young men and women helped by Extension worked in such places as city and county parks, the humane society, and even helped get the county fair ready for opening day. It was in 2000 that Extension in Marion County changed its focus and began adding to the program teens who had a debt to pay society for minor crimes.
That first year, 14 teens between the ages of 14 and 18 - all on the Marion County Juvenile Department books - were introduced to the world of construction and gardening by members of another program, the OSU Extension Master Gardeners.
"All of the kids worked right behind our building here to help build a demonstration garden," said Burt. Older master gardeners, many retired, not only showed the teens how to grow plants but how to build a potting shed as well.
Towards the end of 2000, with the demonstration garden near completion, a new program was started, one that will continue through most of the school year. This involves OSU's Wildlife Stewards Program, which is managed by the Extension Service 4-H program.
Typically with the Wildlife Stewards Program, adults are taught wildlife management skills and then they go into schools and teach students what they've learned.
"We've structured that a little differently for the 14- through 18-year-olds," Burt said. "We'll give them the same wildlife stewards training, which is 50 to 60 hours, and then, as an example, let them team up with Marion County Public Works staff to help restore wildlife habitat."
The young wildlife stewards received favorable publicity last year when they helped county crews restore native vegetation in Bonesteele (county) Park east of Salem.
Burt and his staff are also offering to send teens in the Wildlife Stewards Program to schools with habitat restoration projects. "They'll be getting two things out of this: one, some training, and two, they'll be getting credit towards high school graduation."
Burt hopes the training will lead some of the teens to jobs in the nursery or natural resource industries. He's also seeking to place students with the right aptitude in nursery or landscaping internship programs.
Students in the program who meet performance standards also receive pay. "It's really a quarterly stipend, not much, but it did give them some money for Christmas."
As for any positive impact the association with OSU is having on the teens - that may not surface for a few years, according to one county official.
"One thing about all of these programs involving the kids is that often we never know until later," said Ed Cavaille of the Marion County Juvenile Department. "For some kids it's two or three years, for others it's five to 10 years, but we're finding that later on some of this has an impact.
"At some point," he added, "it all comes together for them. It could be the trips out to Bonesteele's Park. It could be the classes or the field trips."
Not all of the students in the program have troubled backgrounds.
Kyle Schwalk, a 17-year-old junior at South Salem, qualified for assistance because he comes from a low-income family. Schwalk, who has been involved with both the Master Gardeners and Wildlife Stewards programs, said he's learned a lot about nature and working with other people from his OSU mentors.
Schwalk, who plans on becoming a forest ranger after a stint in the army following high school, said that the OSU Extension Service helped him "connect with other people." It also helped him learn that many of the plants found in Oregon actually originated in Europe.
Schwalk said that he got along well with other students in the program, some of whom owed restitution for minor crimes. "The checks (for work performed) came just at the right time for Christmas," he said.
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Leaf Man Art
The Virtual Book Club for Kids is featuring Lois Ehlert as September's author of the month. We checked out many of her books from the library and enjoyed reading them all. I get commissions for purchases made through affiliate links in this post. Our favorites were Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, Boo to You!, Feathers for Lunch , and. We had to read them over and over again. The book that most requested by Aiden was Leaf Man. On walks, he had to examine every leaf he saw. I asked him if he wanted to make his own leaf man. He was very excited about this possibility. He couldn't stop talking about it.
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
All of the scenes in Leaf Man are made from photocopies of leaves Lois Ehlert collected when preparing to write Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. Leaf Man has disappeared and the author wonders where he has gone. As you turn the pages of the book, you view possible places he has traveled. Did the wind blow him across a farm? Or maybe over an orchard? Did Leaf Man spend some time flying with birds? At the end you see where he has landed.
Leaf Collecting in Summer?
Before we could make our leaf man, we had to go collect some leaves. On a normal year, we wouldn't begin to see the leaves fall from the trees in Missouri until late October. (The Missouri Department of Conservation tracks the changes in leaf color in Missouri. They'll have fall color updates in late September.) This year we've had a horrible drought. Many trees have been dropping at least some of their leaves throughout the summer. They are mostly shades of brown and yellow. The trees dropped their leaves because they did not have enough water.
Leaf Man Art: Creating Pictures with Leaves
At first, Aiden tried to make his leaf man by just putting a bunch of random leaves and pinecones down. We looked through the book at the different leaf animals and at the leaf men to get a better idea of what we wanted to make. I showed Aiden how to make a leaf man. I modeled my thought process as I went. "I'm going to choose this leaf for the body. I think this leaf would make a good head. Now I need legs…"
I also asked Aiden to help me choose leaves to make different animals.
When he seemed to get the hang of it, Aiden chose leaves, seed pods, pinecones, and pine needles to make his leaf man.
Try creating your own leaf man art, animals, and scenes just like Lois Ehlert did in the book, Leaf Man. We had a lot of fun with this activity. I'll share more about our leaf collecting adventures tomorrow.
Here are the blogs co-hosting the Virtual Book Club for Kids. Be sure to see what Lois Ehlert book and activities they chose.
Now it's your turn! Link up your posts about a Lois Ehlert book you read and your related activity {project, craft, recipe, etc.}.
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I'll tell you what, the team behind WORLD can put together a damn good store, and their new Christchurch location is no exception. Situated in the old ANZ Bank Chambers on the corner of Lichfield and High Streets, WORLD has the feel of one of those classic Parisian corner stores; all light pouring in through windows on both street fronts, white washed walls, vintage cabinets and untouched wooden floors. But don't just visit it for the clothes – in quintessential WORLD style, the store showcases a blend of clothing, books, perfumes, candles, curiosities and taxidermy animals. Company director Francis Hooper has been in town all week setting it up, and they open doors for good on Tuesday next week. As a natural born retailer, he couldn't resist opening up to let people come through today, and in the ten minutes I was in there, at least 15 people popped their heads in.
Me (in my new Working Style trench coat) and Francis.


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Appointments, honors and activities
June 15, 2012
• Appointments and promotions:
- Andrew Buckser, professor of anthropology, has been named the new associate dean for research and graduate education in the College of Liberal Arts. His appointment is effective July 1.
• Faculty and staff honors:
- Gary Bertoline, dean of the College of Technology, recently received the 2012 Career Achievement Award from the College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE) at Ohio State University. The award honors EHE alumni for career accomplishments and contributions to their professions. The award cited Bertoline for his technical graphics textbook series that is used worldwide; his work in the 1990s that set the blueprint for engineering computer graphics curricula; leading the creation of Purdue's Envision Center for Perceptualization; and establishing five master's degree programs and growing the doctoral program in Purdue's College of Technology. Bertoline earned his doctorate in industrial technology education from Ohio State in 1987.
• Student honors:
- William Vogel, who is from Connersville, Ind., and a recent graduate of the College of Liberal Arts, has been named one of 15 winners of the 2012 Gilder Lehrman History Scholar Award, which recognizes outstanding graduating college seniors who have demonstrated academic and extracurricular excellence in American history or American studies. From June 8-11, the awardees visited New York City for a series of special presentations in their honor, including meetings with scholars, behind-the-scenes tours of historic archives, and an awards dinner. More information is available at http://www.gilderlehrman.org/about/winners-announced-for-2012-gilder-lehrman-history-scholar-award
- Swen Ervin, a Krannert School of Management student, has been selected to participate in the 2012 Education Pioneers Graduate School Fellowship. The 330 fellows were chosen from more than 2,350 applicants. Education Pioneers, a national nonprofit, aims to transform education into the best led and managed sector in the U.S. economy so that all children receive a high-quality education. The fellows will participate in a 10-week summer program that offers high-impact work experience as a project consultant and includes professional development workshops, and access to a nationwide network of industry experts and alumni.


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G Matthews Chases Happiness in New Single
Aug 26 2016
Pop rock band, G Matthews, released her new single "Chasing Happy." With a sensational voice that takes you on a passionate adventure, Matthews' new single brings the desire of obtaining happiness to the limelight. The chase begins as G captivates her emotions when she sings "Don't care how tired I get no, I'm incomplete without you here, right now I'm coming for you, I adore you, I won't come back much, I'm chasing happy" over beating drums. G's dynamic voice triumphs over pulsing drums and perfectly timed guitar hooks.
G reminds us that we run, fight, and sometimes even sing in hope of unveiling happiness when she sings "So if you're real show yourself and let me have the one thing in my life that I'm missing…happiness." You can continue chasing happy with Matthews by downloading the single on iTunes.
Kate Brown Pours Her Heart Out In Water From Ashes
Jul 19 2016
Folk singer-songwriter, Kate Brown, released her new EP, Water From Ashes. A vivid and emotional journey, the EP focuses on the idea of moving forward despite connections to the past. This theme is highlighted from the first song of the EP, "Cartwheel," in which Brown sings, "I'm on a mission to stay in motion like a cartwheel" above a sharp, locomotive guitar track. Brown's powerful vocals soar above expressive and distinct guitar hooks to create an EP of masterpieces.
Tracks like "Damned Ol Jesus" emphasize Brown's unique storytelling talents, while tracks like "Weepin'" showcase how her grit and vulnerability can effortlessly combine. Brown's stirring single, "6 Shots," which captured the attention of Vents Magazine, Middle Tennessee Music, and NeuFutur Magazine, is also featured on the album. You can download Water From Ashes on iTunes now.
Check out a live version of the lead single, "6 Shots."
Heiress To Atlas Flare Up With New EP
Jul 8 2016
Electronic pop duo, Heiress to Atlas, released their debut EP, Spark. Filled with vivid and contemplative anthems, the EP shines with intoxicating hooks and explosive beats. Consisting of Australian singer Vidya Sethu and New York producer Marc Thomas, Heiress to Atlas both wrote and produced their first effort. Spark tells the story of a love that could have been, while featuring a fierce and strong protagonist. Kicking off with previously released single, "Alien Boy," the pair establishes the mood for the EP with swirling melodies and a dynamic bass line. Tracks like "Bullet" highlight Sethu's reflective nature towards past lovers, while "Blaze" serves as an inspiration to not let fear win and to take life head on.
The band has garnered attention from tastemakers and magazines with their dynamic hooks and beats. Download Spark now available on iTunes now.
Melody Federer's Vulnerable Voyage in "Standing"
Jun 17 2016
Singer-songwriter, Melody Federer released her latest single, "Standing," a raw and emotional masterpiece. Federer's powerful vocals seize your attention as they rise above a haunting guitar and violin line. With a passionate declaration of love despite difficulties, "Standing" showcases the most intimate parts of Federer's life. The folk-tinged ballad […] Continue Reading…
Diana Ebe Drops Breathtaking EP
Jun 10 2016
Swedish indie-pop artist, Diana Ebe, released her debut EP, Elusive Pleasure. Ebe seizes attention with evocative vocals and reflective lyrics about love and loss. The EP launches into motion with "Bold," an introspective, haunting song in which Ebe repeats, "I failed you twice, we weren't bold enough for love." The […] Continue Reading…
Ramonda Hammer Drops Debut Angst-Ridden Album
Apr 29 2016
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Christie Zink
Christie is a passionate advocate for EB awareness, EB family support, and for the research being conducted near her Minnesota home at the University of Minnesota by Dr. Jakub Tolar.
Christie became involved in EB advocacy after discovering Courtney Roth's blog about her son Tripp about two years ago and not long after that, she began coordinating events as far away from her home as Louisiana to promote EB Awareness. See More
Melinda Warner
Melinda became very passionate about advocating for those affected by EB when she learned of Tripp Roth's passing after battling Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa. Melinda's compassion consistently drives her to help make a difference any way that she can. Melinda is active on a variety of levels, including supporting families, promoting awareness and supporting vital research. See More
Sharee Wells
Living in the small town of Ponchatoula, it was nearly impossible to not be affected by the life of Tripp Roth. Sharee became actively involved in her community supporting Tripp and his mother Courtney. This soon became more of a passion for Sharee and her advocacy spread to other families who were faced with the challenges of EB. She wanted to do more and became very involved in raising awareness and supporting research. Sharee's passion and compassion are truly inspiring. See More
Laurie Sterner
Laurie's passion and compassion are truly inspiring. She is dedicated to support those who suffer, she is their voice, their comfort. " Everyday, we as people have struggles and hardships. But everyday, I think about another family, who is living a life with TRUE struggles…the kind of struggles most of us cannot even begin to imagine. I cannot fathom the sight of seeing my child in pain, fighting for his or her own precious life and experience the unspeakable pain of losing my child to some horrific disease or catastrophic event. THIS is the reason for The Butterfly Fund" See More
Kim Rosenbaum
Kim, not unlike many, came to know of EB through reading about Tripp Roth. Astounded and moved by the tremendous suffering that this child endured, Kim made a conscious effort to do something. After researching, Kim found avenues in which she could help make a difference. She has become part of a very dedicated network of advocates and her compassion drives her to do whatever she can. See More
Kerri Spinazola, Melina's Mommy
Kerri is a fierce advocate for EB, despite dealing with the day to day challenges and how it affects her life. Kerri's daughter, Melina was born with EB Simplex Dowling Meara, a diagnosis that rocked Kerri and her family. It was however this same diagnosis that drives Kerri's passion and dedication to raising awareness and supporting research that was vital for a cure. See More
Andrea Ness
Andrea's life took a drastic turn when the daughter of her good friends was born with Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa. In the six short weeks of Aubrey Joy Oberlin's life, Andrea was affected deeply. As she researched this devastating disorder and came upon other stories, she felt a call to action, a call to be a voice and to make a difference. Andrea's passion and dedication are truly something to be admired. See More
Amy Spinelli
Amy has become very passionate about helping to raise awareness and supporting advocacy. Her daughter Ayla was diagnosed with EB Simplex and inspires her to be on this path and to give of herself to help a community of children and adults who are suffering. See More


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Hingham middle school boys helping local charities, one pie at a time
While making hundreds of holiday pies to sell for charity may seem like a lofty goal for some, for a group of Hingham Middle School boys, it's more of a passion.
Guys Making Pies has been in operation since last year after a group of middle school students decided they needed to do more for those in need.
Within a few weeks, the boys – with some help from their parents – had organized sponsorships to buy ingredients and were making approximately 220 pies from scratch to sell for Thanksgiving.
As the grandparents of one of the boys own Bare Cove Café & Catering, the group even had a place to bake pies, working around the clock for three days before Thanksgiving to get the pies baked and delivered.
The proceeds went directly to several local nonprofits to help buy Christmas presents and artificial trees for those who couldn't afford them.
With such a successful mission, more than a dozen guys decided to do it again this year.
The Thanksgiving season is now behind them, and the group has already made and sold 500 pies. But unlike last year, the guys are now making pies for Christmas parties and events to raise more money.
The extra effort comes coupled with an ever-increasing need for support, said Cara Sullivan, a mother of one of the boys in the organization.
"We've got 21 kids [we are buying presents for] and are expecting another 30. What we did is bake the pies for Thanksgiving and did some for Christmas, which we're still doing. But the need is so great that we're pushing for [more]…we're still selling, still marketing."
The boys make three types of pie – key lime, chocolate cream, and turtle cheesecake - selling them for $10 each. The cost to make them is $3-$4 a pie, but often people will donate to the organization in addition to buying a treat.
So far this year, the group has donated $4,000 to local charities.
"But I have the feeling that [more orders] are coming," Sullivan said. "We're having a few events in a next couple of weeks where the boys are setting up tables, taking orders, giving out samples, that kind of stuff."
The main motivator is that the kids are helping out their neighbors, focusing their attention to The Family Life Center in Brockton, a shelter that houses 13 families and around 40 children, and the Department of Children and Families.
The group is also donating money to an organization in Hull that helps collect funds to buy books for hospitalized children.
"Any real need we feel should be supported, we like to donate. Small drives or shelters are the places we chose," Sullivan said.
Though Toys for Tots and the Ronald McDonald house are great charities, the Guys group says the true impact is to have a smaller focus.
"The kids in the towns next to us don't benefit from [those larger charities]. We like to go to the forgotten places," Sullivan said.
Although the hope is to get more people involved in the pie-making, Sullivan said that the group only wants serious members.
"I have certain standards of behavior in and out of the group – they are representing us, we've done good things, and they are expected to maintain that reputation. And if that doesn't happen, they are fired," Sullivan said. "They have to do their homework, you can't use this as an excuse, and the boys get annoyed if someone comes in who isn't giving it their all."
As surprising as that may seem for middle school boys, the parents and those in contact with the organization say they are continually impressed by the maturity and dedication of the group.
"I was shocked and blown away by them last year, and this year they are even more dedicated," Sullivan said. "Their level of dedication, they eat sleep and breathe it - they get it."
To buy a pie or learn more about the organization, visit their website or their Facebook page.


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The Blaze's Will Cain is generally treated as the token conservative on CNN's "Starting Point" with Soledad O'Brien every morning. That mantle carries with it the responsibility to react to every idea branded as such. And even though Hillary Clinton started the "birther" movement — and even though so many conservatives have come out against it, including Mitt Romney — O'Brien demanded Cain answer a conspiracy theory-laced question about a Romney speech and birtherism.
According to O'Brien (and ABC News), Romney's speech last night in Las Vegas included some secret code to birthers — mainly that he might be one of them. Here's what Romney said:
"I was speaking with one of these business owners who owns a couple of restaurants in town. And he said, 'You know, I'd like to change the constitution: I'd like to have a provision in the constitution that in addition to the age of the president and the citizenship of the president and the birthplace of the president being set by the constitution, I'd like it also to say that the president has to spend at least three years working in business before he could become President of the United States.'"
After playing the clip, O'Brien demanded Cain answer for the comment and her interpretation of it.
"Will Cain, what was that about?" she asked.
"I think that was about promoting businessmen as appropriate leaders of the United States," Cain answered.
"Really?" O'Brien asked condescendingly. "You don't think there was sort of anything interesting in talking about the constitution saying the age of the president and the birth place of the president and the citizenship of of the president, that long run-up to something about business which the Romney campaign campaign consistently says is their focus?"
"Come on," Cain said as O'Brien tried to move to another panelist. "You said 'Will Cain' and you didn't get the answer you liked."
After some crosstalk, O'Brien levied a serious charge: "No, it's not the answer I like. I think you're not being honest with me."
"Excuse me … when I'm accused of being dishonest, you can be assured I will respond," Cain said in shock.
After O'Brien told him to continue, he responded: "I think that this is the unfortunate happenstance of including Donald Trump in your news coverage and letting him drive a birtherism, because then we get to expand the narrative to assume that every single thing that Mitt Romney says when he's speaking on the value of business experience that you can read into that proverbially–."
O'Brien, hell bent on proving the Romney is flirting with the birthers, tried to run the clip again. Cut Cain stopped her.
"No no no, we've heard it. You can play it as soon as I'm done, but let me please finish my statement here," he said before completing his earlier thought: "That you can use that narrative to expand it to say that every little thing that Mitt Romney says in an excuse for endorsing birtherism."
O'Brien played the clip again anyway and offered a theory: "On the day when 'birther' is something that Donald Trump has raised as your top story in the news you're really going to do that?"
Mediaite has the heated exchange:
But O'Brien wasn't done with the fireworks. She also had former NH Gov. John Sununu on the show and brought up the Trump birther issue immediately. But Sununu called her and CNN out for continuing to trumpet (pun intended) the issue.
"Why is CNN so fixated on this? Why don't we talk about the jobs issue in this country?" he asked before adding, "It's CNN that wants to bring it up. I don't want to bring it up. Mitt Romney made it clear that he believes that President Obama was born in the U.S. You had Donald Trump on last night. And now you are asking the question this morning. It's CNN's fixation."
It didn't end there:
"It's not an issue," Sununu argued. "There is nobody in the Romney campaign that believes that the president was not born in the United States."
"So then how come someone doesn't say, Donald Trump is wrong?" O'Brien pressed.
"Donald Trump is wrong," Sununu acknowledged. "The President was born in the United States."
"That may be the first time," O'Brien grinned.
"No it isn't, ma'am," Sununu snapped. "It's just because you don't read enough."
You can watch that exchange below:
(H/T: Mediaite)
This story has been updated.


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Islanders Clean-Out Dayby Cory Wright / New York Islanders
The 2013-14 New York Islanders gathered for one final time this season, as the team held their annual locker clean out and exit interviews. The players held individual meetings with Head Coach Jack Capuano, General Manager Garth Snow and Director of Sport Performance Sean Donellan before addressing the media.
During the successive media scrums, the players addressed injuries, both team and individual performance and their plans for the offseason. Here are some news, notes and quotes from today's media session.
Check newyorkislanders.com daily for upcoming videos and features from clean-out day.
Tavares Ready to Start Skating:
John Tavares on his recovery:
I'm feeling really good. I saw the doctor this morning. The good news is I'll be starting on the ice at some point next week so I'm looking forward to doing that but I'll start fairly slowly and progression the same as it has been off the ice. I'm looking forward to those next steps and getting much closer to being cleared to play. Things have gone really well and I've put a lot of time and effort into my recovery. It's been hard watching, but I'm looking forward to getting back to being 100 percent.
Season In Review:
The players collectively expressed their disappointment about missing the playoffs, singling out a tough stretch in November, the team's home record and blown leads .However, the Islanders second-half road record and the inspired play of the call-ups offered hope and inspiration for the 2014-15 season.
Travis Hamonic on the Islanders' season:
It's frustrating, we did so many good things in the previous year and we had such a good run. Things didn't go as planned this year, that's just how the game goes unfortunately… I don't want to be standing here next season having this conversation again. That's a pretty common theme in our locker room.
I don't think we're far off at all. I certainly believe in the group we have…It's not like we were getting blown out this year. We were leading those games against some really good teams that we ended up losing and giving up points. Today we sit here and look back at those points and ask, does it put us in the playoffs? Maybe not, but we would have been playing more meaningful games down the stretch… and maybe putting us in the playoffs.
Kyle Okposo on the Islanders' strong finish:
[Head coach Jack Capuano]'s system worked really well at the end of the year. We were outplaying teams, outworking them, everybody was playing extremely structured and playing in the framework of our team. For whatever reason we got away from that at different times throughout the year.Nelson Shines in Rookie Assessment:
When asked about the strong play of the Islanders rookies, most veterans dished out extra praise for Brock Nelson, who posted 14 goals and 26 points in his first season. The players were unanimous that the Warroad, MN, native is destined for great things at the NHL level. Stay tuned for an upcoming feature on Nelson, Ryan Strome and Anders Lee.
Brock Nelson on veteran praise:
It's nice to hear the older guys give you pointers here and there or compliments, but it's all kind of just building blocks now and you try to learn from them. They've established themselves and are great players in this league. That's a goal of a lot of young guys, to emulate those guys and get to that level and take the most out of what they teach us.Lubomir Visnovsky Relfects on "Crazy Season"
Lubomir Visnovsky called 2013-14 a "crazy season" and one that was ultimately plagued by injuries. Visnovsky gave credit to the young players for the way they handled big minutes and increased roles. The 37-year-old said he planned on changing his summer program to accommodate his recovery and plans to skate near the end of May.Islanders appreciative of Gallant, Johnson
When asked about some of the feel-good moments of the season, most Islanders singled out the Stadium Series game at Yankee Stadium, as well as the stunning 7-4 win against the Vancouver Canucks. However, several Islanders said that some of their top moments were watching tough guys like Brett Gallant and 32-year-old Justin Johnson get an NHL opportunity, after fighting their way up through the minor leagues.
Thomas Hickey on Gallant and Johnson:
[Justin Johnson] has been playing pro for eight, nine or 10 years now and I played with him for three when he was just getting a shot in the AHL. He fought for every minute he got down there, literally, but figuratively too. It's not easy being a really good teammate, but guys like him and Gally do that every night and don't complain. It's a very nice reward that they got, but they're fully deserving of it.


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Always wonderful to see a happy couple!
After three years of dating, Linda Perry and Sara Gilbert tied the knot late last month. Now, Gilbert is sharing photos and details behind their nuptials.
"We had this '80 band Flashback Heart Attack play," Gilbert shared on The Talk on Monday.
"It was really great. They did all these guy songs I really love, and then at some point toward the end of the evening, [Linda] got up on stage and said, 'Okay, that was the guy songs, but we needed some women to come sing.' So she got the actual real singers from four bands come, which is so amazing."
Watch Gilbert share more details about her wedding to Perry (plus see the photos!) on The Talk:


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Triumph T140 OIF Cafe Racer
We have an OIF frame with V5 and matching engine casing which will form the basis of an Taimoshan Styled OIF Bonneville Cafe Racer with Polished Alloy Sprint tank and seat.
We can also build the engine to your own spec. ie mild to wild
If you fancy owning this unique build , please get in touch with John Pellew: firstname.lastname@example.com to discuss the finer details
sketch still to come , please check back or add to the RSS, in the meantime here is a photos of the starting proposition, the one off alloy sprint tank has already been made and fitted to the bike.


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Bossier Parish Community College is working to extend IA beyond the normal boundaries of the College/Institution and is bringing current IA practitioners into the IA Center. Below is evidence of partnerships in IA education with 4-year schools, other community colleges, two-year technical schools, K-12 schools, industry schools, government schools, federal/state agencies, business, industry or non-profit organizations.
Bossier Parish Community College and the other CSEC (Cyber Security Education Consortium) partners have adopted an academic degree or certificate program in Information Assurance (IA) and Digital Forensics (DF). The members of CSEC participate and develop workshops for all participating institutions and other state and federal agencies. Curriculum is shared with all members of the CSEC institutions. By leveraging partnerships with universities, other two-year colleges, and career/technology centers, opportunities to provide education and training throughout Louisiana and other neighboring states is possible with Bossier Parish Community College and the CSEC's partnerships. A link to our consortium page showing all member schools is located at www.cseconline.org.
Bossier Parish Community College through CSEC has been able to reach out to not only Louisiana schools, but also to schools in Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, and Oklahoma.
The following institutions are partners in the operation of CSEC:
Bossier Parish Community College has embraced dual enrollment. The College has been working with five parishes in order to enhance their programs and to benefit the students. The parishes currently involved are Bossier, Caddo, Webster, Claiborne, and DeSoto. BPCC is a full service institution. The College will send a teacher to the high school campus when the teacher does not have the proper credentials. Students can attend classes on their own at the main campus and online or off campus in Minden. BPCC encourages rural schools to set up a lab facilitated by a certified teacher where the students can participate online.
Hitachi Data Systems, one of the world's leading technology companies, houses one of its data centers adjacent to the College campus on the grounds of the Cyber Innovation Center. College faculty have worked with Hitachi to develop a course in Advanced Data Storage. This course is based on Hitachi Data Systems specific curriculum. This partnership led to internship opportunities for students and is a good example of how partnerships between industry and academia can build a stronger technology-focused workforce. See Hitachi document
CSRA, a leader in U.S. Government customer, is also located adjacent to the College campus on the grounds of the Cyber Innovation Center. College faculty have worked with CSRA to enhance our Cyber Technology program. This partnership has led to internship opportunities for students and is a good example of how partnerships between industry and academia can build a stronger technology-focused workforce.
Bossier Parish Community College along with CSEC has a curriculum work group. This work group is responsible for the development, update, and dissemination of CSEC-sponsored curriculum as well as training faculty from other institutions:
Hitachi is providing its own instructor for this course material. This person will be the content expert from the organization and will be evaluated to meet the requirements of Bossier Parish Community College faculty.
Through the dual enrollment programs, the high school faculty must meet the credentialing requirements of Bossier Parish Community College. The following faculty meet these requirements and teach dual enrollment courses:
Bossier Parish Community College offers courses in three main formats: face-to-face, Internet, hybrid (a blend of face-to-face and Internet). Faculty use myBPCC to facilitate online courses as an integral part of the hybrid courses. Many traditional classrooms also use this system to enhance the learning process. BPCC offers multiple degrees totally online.
Some individual faculty utilize his/her own pages to deliver distance learning material. Bossier Parish Community College encourages faculty to POD cast their courses; however, it is not required. The teachers who have chosen to do so have received positive feedback from their students.
Bossier Parish Community College supports many clubs. Students in the IA field established the Cyber Security Club. The Cyber Security Club provides many opportunities for students to get together and prepare for collegiate competitions. In addition, the club provides a forum for technical and business leaders to demonstrate products to BPCC students. The Cyber Security Club also participates in service-learning projects, giving students another avenue to get much needed hands-on training in the field of cyber security. Bossier Parish Community College has lecturers that present at monthly meetings. Industry lecturers are brought in to cover current topics important to Cyber Security, IA, and Digital Forensics.
In addition to the above ways students are connecting with industry, each of our degrees have an internship built into the program. These internships help students gain much-needed experience in specific fields of study.