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Whole Foods Commits to Wind Energy
By Steve Quinn, AP Business Writer
Tue Jan 10, 6:56 PM ET
Natural-food grocer Whole Foods Market Inc. said Tuesday it will rely on wind energy for all of its electricity needs, making it the largest corporate user of renewable energy in the United States.
The Austin-based company said it is purchasing 458,000 megawatt-hours of wind energy credits a year — enough to power 44,000 homes annually — from Renewable Choice Energy of Boulder, Colo.
The decision follows the publicly traded company's mission of environmental stewardship without losing sight of the bottom line, Whole Foods regional president Michael Besancon said.
"It's a sales driver rather than a cost," he said. "All of those things we do related to our core values: help drive sales, help convince a customer to drive past three or four other supermarkets on the way to Whole Foods."
Right: so Whole Foods is buying wind energy so they look to the public like good environmentalists, to convince environmentally-conscious customers to drive more.
If this doesn't convince you that environmentalism is a religion, what else is it? Environmentalism has rituals — like "use of wind energy" and "recycling" and "shopping at Whole Foods" that believers engage in because they believe in them — even if those activities demonstrably increase pollution, such as driving farther to get to Whole Foods, sending two garbage trucks down every street instead of one (the second to pick up "recyclables") and so on. It also has beliefs that are not subject to scientific or logical scruitiny, like the idea that recycling is "good for the environment," and the idea that both warmer temperatures and colder temperatures are evidence of global warming. (Which means, of course that no matter what happens, there never be evidence against global warming.)
Of course, a cynic might say that Whole Foods is just one big corporate scam artist taking advantage of consumers' beliefs. Kind of like the Church of Scientology and the "Televangelists."
This is especially the case when you realize that it's all just a publicity stunt — no "wind energy" will actually end up in Whole Foods stores or offices:
Because power does not flow from wind farms directly to a home or business through a utility grid, Whole Foods is purchasing energy credits — like a voucher — that assure wind energy eventually gets placed on the grid.
So they are not actually "rely[ing] on wind energy" for anything, let alone "all of its electricity needs." Even if the wind farms go dark, Whole Foods' lights will stay on. That's not "relying."
But still, the gullible reporter writes:
The company began rolling out wind energy for all 173 stores in the United States and Canada last month. Prior to that, 20 percent of its electricity had been from renewable sources.
So, "power does not flow from wind farms directly" to their 173 stores, but they will, nevertheless be "rolling out wind energy for all 173 stores." But if power does not flow from wind farms to the stores, what can that possibly mean?
Personally, I think it means that a publicity campaign touting their alleged use of wind energy will be rolling out at their 173 stores.
Besancon declined to discuss the cost of the purchase but said it was in line with the company's current utility budget.
He won't tell you how much his other adversiting programs cost, either.
The Virginia Citizens Defense League is a pro-gun-rights group in Virginia (obviously). They have no paid staff, just a bunch of volunteers. So, to ask members of the Virginia General Assembly to vote for gun-rights bills, they scheduled a "lobby day" for Monday January 16 — when they expect many members to have the day off from work in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. Their announcement of the "lobby day" had this interesting tidbit:
As usual the anti[-gun-rights group]s can't get it right to save their souls. They also are planning on lobbying that day. In an email message they said that it was a fitting day because MLK was against violence — implying that by opposing their victim disarmament agenda that gun owners support violence.
I would like to point out that MLK had armed Deacons, who of course are [i.e., were] just normal citizens, providing security for him!
Indeed we are lobbying to protect the very right that those Deacons exercised back in the 1960′s.
The Deacons for Defense and Justice were a black self-defense group with a fascinating history. Founded in Jonesboro, LA to combat the violence of the KKK, they went on to provide security for civil-rights groups like the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Southern Christian Leadership Campaign (SCLC — Martin Luther King's organization).
The Deacons first emerged as a visible self-defense force in Jonesboro, LA. From the very beginning the Deacons represented a new force in the civil rights movement — leadership had passed from white northern liberals (and blacks who bought into that liberalism) to southern working class blacks who lived in the very communities where the Deacons were active.
The spring and summer of 1964 was a time of growing anti-segregation demonstrations in Jonesboro. The Klan responded at one point with a menacing parade through the black section of town — led by the chief of police. The Deacons informed the chief that if that happened again, "there would be some killing going on." The Klan never did that again.
Cross burning ended suddenly the night that a cross was set on fire in front of a clergyman's house. Shots rang out aimed at the Klan as the torch touched the cross. The Klan departed and never repeated that trick.
Hill found that the Deacons did not take just anybody into their ranks for this rather "high octane" volunteer work. They screened the applicants to make sure they were getting men who could handle the pressure and not go off half cocked.
During a desegregation effort at the Jonesboro High School, the authorities brought up fire trucks and prepared to hose the black students attempting to enter the school. The Deacons pulled up and four men publicly loaded shotguns and then made it plain that the lead was for the firemen if they turned the hoses on. The firemen wisely beat a retreat.
This was a very significant event. This was a self-defense effort in the spirit of the American War for Independence. The government was attempting to exercise illegitimate power (enforcing an unbiblical law which by this time also violated federal law) and it was repulsed by the use of community force — by the militia, if you will.
The Deacons were in the great tradition of American freedom — liberty is not given by tyrants and thugs, it is wrested from their hands by force.
Jonesboro saw one more exercise of defensive force before the Klan was finally convinced that they could not intimidate the black community. When Deacon Elmo Jacobs was driving a carload of white civil rights workers, they were fired upon and took a load of buckshot in the door of Jacobs' car. Jacobs returned fire and the Klan attack ended immediately — and for good.
In Bogalusa, LA, Hill found that the police made no attempt to stop the attacks and in fact took pains to arrest blacks who had armed themselves in self defense. In other words, gun control was simply a tool of people control and had nothing to do with fighting crime. Had crime control been the concern, plenty of opportunities had come and gone to arrest the Klan.
FBI agent Frank Hicks warned Bogalusa blacks that any self-defense shooting by a black — of a white — would result in an arrest for murder. He did not explain where the FBI had any legal or constitutional authority for such a move, but the Deacons were not interested in a scholarly debate. They simply told Hicks that self defense is a constitutional right. Hicks got the message.
A lethal moment in Bogalusa shocked the Klan into the realization that blacks were no longer chattel punching bags. During a 1965 summer desegregation demonstration, white hecklers turned violent and threw a brick which struck Hattie Mae Hill. The white mob surrounded the car the Deacons were using to attempt an evacuation of the terrified girl.
As the mob threatened to break into the car, Deacon Henry Austin shouted that he had a gun. Then he fired a warning shot from his .38 into the air. The mob kept closing in. Austin then fired almost point blank into the chest of Alton Crowe who was in the front of the mob. While Crowe survived, the fun of beating up on blacks died that afternoon in Bogalusa.
When I discuss the Second Amendment with people, I often have to point out the right to keep and bear arms has nothing to do with duck hunting, and was not even originally enacted for purposes of self-defense against crime. It was enacted because of the belief that an armed populace is a protection against a despotic government; just as the popular militias rose up against the British colonial government in the 1770s, an armed population serves as a protection, and a deterent against despotism nowadays as well.
The inevitable response is that the old purpose is simply not realistic today. How could out government become oppressive when we have a democracy? How could armed citizens resist, when the government has tanks, fighter planes, and nuclear bombs? The Deacons give us the answer: A democratic government can become oppressive against a subset of its citizens if the majority support it, and "the government" might not be the federal government with tanks and nuclear bombs, but a local government with a police force that is on the side of the majority and has no qualms about oppressing that subset.
Could such a thing happen today? Well, 1965 is not that long ago. While violent oppression of Blacks on a large scale does not seem likely now, there are plenty of other groups who with unpopular views, unpopular religions, and unpopular people — and the Constitution is enough to protect their rights only as long as the government officials are sufficiently committed to it. That this is not always a sure thing is underscored by the fact that it took a century to properly implement the 14th and 15th Amendments — and only then at the barrel of the Deacons' guns.
The Deacons have recently been the subject of two books: The Deacons for Defense: Armed Resistance and the Civil Rights Movement by Lance E. Hill, and The Deacons for Defense and Justice: Defenders of the African American Community in Bogalusa, Louisiana During the 1960′s by L. LaSimba M. Gray, Jr., and a TV documentary, which has a review by Amin Sharif (with a picture).
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Article published in Fria Tidningen
27 March 2015
By Armsfree Onomo
Nigeria. Tomorrow, the postponed Nigerian presidential election will take place. The terrorist organisation Boko Haram are claimed to be the reason both for the postponed elections, and that many might vote for an ex dictator.
The elections were meant to take place 14 February, but at the last minute it was postponed until 28 March. According to the president Goodluck Jonathan it is because the government and the army have to be able to handle the threat to security caused ty Boko Haram. But the opposition claim it's a way for the president to win some time in order to get his votes up.
Full article (in Swedish) here: http://www.friatidningen.se/artikel/117135

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Well, as you may know, my gastronomic passion is Indian food – a particular favourite the Ashuka Tandoori in Merrow who won Surrey Indian of the Year. Well deserved too!
So it was unusual that I went to a Thai restaurant for a festive treat with the Finsbury Media gang.
I'm not normally that keen on Thai – but the rooftop restaurant The Thai Terrace changed all that!
Situated in the heart of Guildford, with panoramic views of the town, the restaurant is simply stunning. Wonderful food, service and cocktails – it's easy to see why they won the Experience Guildford Customer Service Award 2017 for Independent Restaurants.
This will definitely be one of my favourite restaurants when I fancy a change from poppadoms, mint sauce and Chicken Dhansak!
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Atomize Your Content: How to Make More Content With Less Effort
Creating a consistent flow of high-quality content is a challenge for even the most experienced content marketers. But you can't fix that problem by forcing yourself and your team to come up with a daily tide of amazing ideas — Walt Disney himself couldn't hurdle that creativity obstacle. Instead of reinventing the wheel time and time again, you should create more versions of the wheels you already own. This is the magic of "content atomation" and it's the secret strategy of some of the world's best marketers. In this presentation, Jay Baer from Convince & Convert and Hana Abaza from Uberflip show you exactly how it's done, including: • How to plan for atomization from the concept stage • How to choose where and how your atomized content is deployed • How to unify content and social media in an editorial calendar that is atomization-friendly • How to use curated content to boost your atomization success
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Ana came to the US with her family from Central America and early on, identified education as critical to the life she wanted. This fall, she is proud to be a first-generation college student at Dalton State College, majoring in Biology and continuing her studies in French. With this education, Ana hopes to become a doctor and open her own health clinic. "I just want to help people," says Ana, "because I understand the struggle and I want to make sure that they get the help they need.
Nyarok will attend the University of Nebraska, Lincoln this coming fall, with aspirations of becoming a journalist. She is a first generation American, born from two parents who immigrated to the US from Sudan. After graduation, Nyarok dreams of using her global identity to aid her in releasing a documentary series highlighting the life of Sudanese people living in America. Nyarok told us: "There are so many people experiencing misfortune in this world who don't have the chance to share their life – their reality, I'd just to like to make sure that their story gets told."


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From September, 2013
Embracing "What Makes you Say That?"
Moving from the "sage on the stage" to the "guide on the side" is a large, and at times uncomfortable, proposition. I don't think any teacher would argue, however, that the best learning takes place when students are at the center of the classroom taking an active, rather than a passive, role.
So how can a teacher begin the process of creating a student-centered classroom? I would propose that the first shift happens within. It is about being curious and maintaining a sense of wonder as an educator. It is about asking questions when one does not already know the answer (as teachers so often do- myself included).
So many times in a classroom conversation, the teacher already knows what the "outcome" of every question "needs" to be. When a student gives an "incorrect" answer, it is not explored. When a student pauses to think, the teacher often fills in the holes.
Silence is uncomfortable. Ambiguity is confusing- to everyone. Not just in classrooms, but in life.
I am proposing a shift, however. What would happen if every time a student gave an unexpected or interesting answer (or even any answer at all) they were asked the question, "What makes you say that?" and someone really listened to and cared about the answer? Not because he or she wanted to see how it was wrong, but because they were curious and wondered what was happening in the mind of that student. What would happen if everyone became a little more comfortable with silence? How much knowledge could be gained about the ways students think? About new perspectives? How much more valued might students feel?
Note: "What makes you say that?" is a primary focus of Harvard Project Zero's Visible Thinking research.
Close Reading and "Gist" Statements: What's Important Here?
Giving the "gist" of complicated matters is not always easy.
I worked with Jillian Walters this week to do a close reading on an article about Treacher Collins Syndrome to provide a context for students to better understand the character of Auggie in the book Wonder which students are reading for their English classes. The article dealt with scientific information about the disease including its symptoms, causes and treatments, and the first stage of the reading consisted of the "gist" statement.
To begin, we had students highlight the "important things" in the text before working in pairs to write a statement together.
One of the things we noted as students were working was the variety of highlighting methods. While some students highlighted almost everything, others only had a few things underlined. Then, as they worked in pairs, we also noticed there was some variety in the information included in the one sentence statements. Here are examples they created:
This lead to a conversation with students about how to choose what is important from the text. Walters asked students to share how they decided what to highlight and made this list on the board.
We also discussed text features that might have led students to recognize important elements (such as titles and bulleted lists).
Students then came and wrote their "gist" sentences on the board. The end goal in doing this was to look at the commonalities and differences. In the other classes, we used these to build a common "gist statement" together based on evidence in some of the text features.
This entire process and the reading took about thirty minutes. We had yet to even begin the vocabulary and question readings.
This brings me to a point about close reading: it takes time. However, the long-term benefits in thinking are worth it. Students learn comprehension skills, determine how to make meaning from complicated texts, examine vocabulary in context and answer worthwhile questions.
Here are the resources used in the lesson:
Beyond Narrative Arc: Exploring Intentional and Emotional Arcs in Literature
Exposition, rising action, climax, resolution; students have probably studied these narrative elements since elementary school.
However, Melissa Larisch found a resource published by a William Kenower about the use of the emotional and intentional arc. While this idea was originally intended to explain what author's should do when writing narrative, some teachers at North (including Sam Bosse) have been using it analyze literature, providing a deeper focus for understanding the nuances of the narrative structure.
As teachers used them, the narrative arc describes the physical action of the piece, the emotional arc describes the emotional development of each of the characters (there may be multiple of these), and the intentional arc describes how the author relays their "deeper purpose" or theme to the audience.
Bosse and I also discussed the possibility of an "arc" for the reader's response that could be added to this.
In his classroom, groups of students were given one of the three arcs to map out for "To Build a Fire" and put up on the board for comparison and (see below).
These arcs might allow students to "dig deeper" into the text and examine how these different narrative elements interact with one another. In addition, in accordance with CCS, a teacher might ask student to create arcs for multiple themes and see where and how the themes interact with one another.
I am excited to use this analysis tool in other teachers' classrooms and explore it further.
Here is a link where you can download a file on the different types of narrative arcs mentioned.
Poetry uses the Left Brain: Creative Writing, and Research?
When one thinks of creative writing, he or she might imagine it as a "right-brained" activity with little room for the analytical aspect of the mind.
While this is sometimes the dominating perception, it is far from the reality. To expose students to the true nature of the professional writer's craft, there will almost always be some discussion of how "left-brained" activities, like research, come into play.
I watched Carrie Eneix's class have a discussion over The Secret Life of Bees a few weeks ago, and we planned a unit of study that began with students being exposed to the type of research Sue Monk Kidd did for the book and analyzing examples from the text. It was inspired by the following quote by Kidd describing how she went from knowing "not much at all" about bees to writing a book where they are a primary focus.
"I began my bee education by reading lots of books… I discovered bees were a symbol of the soul, of death and rebirth. I will never forget coming up with medieval references which associated the Queen Mary with the queen bee… Books couldn't tell me everything I needed to know about bees, so I visited an apiary in South Carolina. Inside the honey house, I sketched all the honey-making equipment, trying to get a handle on how they worked… I experienced when the hive was lifted. I became lost in a whirring of bees. So many, I could hardly see. The scent of honey drifted up, the bee hum swelled…"
Taken from "A Conversation with Sue Monk Kidd" in the introductory materials for The Secret Life of Bees.
Here were the learning targets for the lesson:
- I understand how authors' use short and sustained periods of research for a variety of purposes.
- I can identify the types of purposes (to add specificity, develop metaphors, and enhance imagery) for which an author might use research.
- I can utilize purposeful research in a variety of mediums to meet specific purposes in my own writing.
The first two were targets of the specific lesson for the first day, and the third was a long-term goal by the end of the project.
On the introductory day, students were given three categories for which an author might do research. Here are the slides we discussed for those:
After we discussed the types, then we looked at passages from the text and analyzed them in two ways:
- What research might Sue Monk Kidd have done to gather the information (book, video, primary source etc.)?
- For what purpose (to add specificity, develop metaphor or enhance imagery)?
Here are some examples of those:
Students wrote from where the research might have come and to what end it was used, and we discussed each one. This entire concept is new to most students, and there was no definitive answer, so this was something with which they struggled. However, they were provided with other models and examples later in the unit which I will talk about in an additional post.
On this same day, they were given their assignment. It was the following:
- A short narrative (250 words or less) or poem (approximately 25-50 lines) that focuses on a "self-selected" community that becomes a "family" or provides a sense of belonging to its members to positive or negative ends. This is not a personal narrative, so choose one that will provide a venue for research.
- Examples/possible options: a tribe (at any point in history), gangs, immigrant communities, fraternal orders (Freemasons for example), religious communities (such as Amish or Mennonite), communes, cults etc.
- A short narrative (250 words or less) or a poem (approximately 25-50 lines) that is based upon an insect/animal as a metaphor for some larger idea and is built on the real-world aspects of that creature to develop the metaphor.
- Examples/possible options: butterflies, a type of fish, lion, polar bear etc.- really any living creature but humans
Ultimately, students would be presenting these pieces of writing to the class. More to come on this later.
Here are the resources we used for the lesson:
Why the "Wind Whispers": Abstract Concept to Concrete Language Lesson
Students can most times identify figurative language in someone's writing, and they can often state what is being compared and described; however, they sometimes struggle with the question of why and how authors make specific choices about the language they use.
To this end, I worked with Melissa Larisch and Sam Bosse on a lesson designed with the following learning targets:
- I understand how writers use figurative language and imagery to relay an underlying theme or a tone and what effect these tools have on the overall piece and the reader.
- I can use concrete details to represent an abstract idea.
- I can choose important details and appropriate metaphors to enhance the development of tone and theme in my own writing.
These learning goals were established for two reasons. The first was that while reading "Rules of the Game," both teachers noticed consistent recognition of the figurative language Amy Tan was using, but a lack of understanding as to what purposeful effect these tools had on the reader. For example, the wind is used as a metaphor throughout the short narrative. Students struggled to understand why at points the "wind whispered" to Tan, as opposed to "shouted" or "barked."
To this end, we compared how the same metaphor was used in different contexts for different purposes.
Here is an example:
The second reason for the lesson was the desire of both teachers to enhance their students' ability to make thoughtful language choices in their own writing using Amy Tan as a model.
For this second goal, we began by brainstorming "abstractions" together. Then, students were given a random object on a card and asked to use descriptive and figurative language to make that object represent the abstraction.
Before students began, the teacher modeled the writing by creating one together in class with students. The object for the example is a moldy orange, and the abstraction it represents is "forgotten" or "forlorn." The class brainstormed descriptive language to use in the paragraph and then thought through the process together to do the actual writing while the teacher prompted them with questions (see resources for examples) and typed the piece.
This part of the process can be a little "messy" because it is impromptu; the teacher is as surprised as the students about what develops. However, this also allows students to see the thinking process behind the writing, especially as the teacher reads the work aloud and revises it with students.
Both teachers continued the lesson the next day in interesting ways. Larisch had her students share their writing aloud to a partner and had the partner guess the abstraction it represented. She told them if they could guess it or get close, they had done a good job. If not, they needed to revise.
Bosse had his students post the pieces of writing on Edmodo (more to come about the later) and respond to one another via posts. His students also had to guess the abstraction represented in the writing.
Larisch reported that her students were eager to share their writing with one another, and they willingly read aloud to the class after the lesson.
- Here is the Power Point we used for the lesson: Abstract to Concrete Power Point-1
- This resource provides some "prompting questions for teachers while modeling this type of writing: Prompting Questions for Teachers: Creative Writing.
- Here is an actual assignment with examples and explanations to give to students: Student Assignment and Modeling Questions for Abstract to Concrete Lesson
- Here is a copy of the example from Larisch's class: Example Model from Melissa Larisch's class
"Zoom In" with Leslie Harris
Leslie and I worked together on the "Zoom In" strategy using the same content and goals as I had used with Laura Laborde. However, I have streamlined the process, and I think it works a little better as listed here. In addition, I tried using the same image and "zooming in" on another part. The strategy seemed to flow better with the image this way.
Here is the updated version:
1. Introduce 3-2-1 Strategy and complete for "injustice"
2. Have students get out a piece of paper and put up the first Power Point slide for the image.
3. Write down notes for what you see in the image
4. Discuss
5. Write down any questions you have about the image
6. Discuss
7. Write down what you think the image means
8. Discuss
9. Reveal the next part of the image
10. Write down new things you see in the image
11. Discuss
12. Write down any new questions you have about the image
13. Discuss
14. Look back at what you think the image "meant" the first time and revise where your thinking has changed
15. Discuss
16. Complete the process until the entire image is revealed
17. Discuss how students thinking about the image changed throughout the process. Consider how these skills will translate to texts:
- Looking closely and carefully at texts- individual words, phrases, sentences.
- Looking at chunks of the text and forming a flexible hypothesis as one is reading.
- Stopping to ask meaningful questions and seeking to answer them as one is reading.
A couple of notes about this. I am learning that the 3-2-1 strategy is a difficult concept for students to grasp and needs to be explicitly taught, discussed and practiced to be effective as a measurement of students thinking. I think this is ok, but time is needed the first time it is introduced in order for students to understand the concept and expectations. I would be interested to see how it works once students have had this experience.
Here is the Power Point I used with Harris: Zoom for Leslie Harris
Lord of the Flies Part II: CCS Conferences with Students
Previously mentioned, Susan Turley gave a diagnostic assignment in which students were asked to present about a theme in Lord of the Flies in small groups. These presentations were to gauge students current levels in a variety of areas including: writing, speaking and listening and analysis of literary and non-fiction texts.
After the presentations, Turley gave each of the students a copy of the CCS for grade bands 11 and 12. Students then sat down with their group members, combing through the standards and assessing the presentations to see which standards they had addressed, missed or mastered. They used the following scale to mark next to the standard:
- + : Mastery
- check mark : Did it
- check mark – : Tried it
- – : Not addressed
After students had discussed the standards in groups, the designated "project leader" sat in the inside of the two concentric circles of chairs in the classroom. They were asked to share a "mastery level" standard and discuss "what they felt they had done well" to capture evidence of this standard. They were also asked "Why they felt they had done this well." Afterward, they were prompted to share, "Where they felt they fell short." Turley reviewed her notes as students shared and gave her feedback. She also asked prompting questions to the other students such as:
- What do you all think?
- Does anyone disagree?
Ultimately, Susan asked the group what grade they would give themselves on the project for the final outcome, stressing the fact that this information was to explore their own reflection and not utilized by her to determine a final grade.


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Q - What is 'Sell and Rent Back'?
A - Sell and Rent Back allows you to sell your property, for whatever reason, yet continue to live in the property for as long as you require.
This allows you release the equity locked in to your property.
Q - How Long Can I Rent For?
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Q - How is the Rent Calculated?
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The internet is a free service at EMCL. You will need a library card and PIN number to access the computers. If you are visiting, please stop by the circulation desk for a guest pass. All children under 16 will need parental permission to use the Internet.
Each user is entitled to two 45-minute sessions. This time may be extended in short increments upon request as long as no one else is waiting.
Free Wi-Fi is also available. You can connect using your own laptop or electronic device, or if all other computers are full we have a selection of laptops available to check out with a valid library card for use in the library.
Computers available for use include:
- 13 Desktop Computers (7 on adult side, 6 on children side)
- 1 ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant station which includes ZoomText and Speech Recognition Software
- 1 Early Literacy station for ages 2-10 which features a variety of educational games (no Internet access)
- 6 laptops for use in the library
- Printing available (all copies and printouts are $0.10)
- One-on-one beginning computer classes are available. Call us at 970-842-4596 to schedule an appointment.


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Hill Institute will be closed starting Saturday, March 14 with a tentative return date of Monday, May 4. That date will be reassessed throughout the closure period based on the evolving COVID-19 situation across the state.
It has been over 140 years since a successful entrepreneur, reflecting late in life upon his wealth and the education of the young, set about establishing the first free kindergarten in the United States.
Social vision was not a product of Samuel L. Hill's accumulated wealth. When he first came to the Florence meadows in 1841 at the age of 47, he immediately joined the Northampton Association of Education and Industry, a short-lived cooperative effort of the young community. The association failed, but Mr. Hill continued to manufacture silk, organizing the Nonotuck Silk Company. …read more


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The 59-year-old Petrus Sem will henceforth face life as an invalid after both his feet were chopped off in a fight that followed an incident of domestic violence at the Oonkima village in the area of Eheke on Friday evening.
Spokesperson of the region, Sergeant Frieda Shikole confirmed the incident and said the incident of domestic violence and the subsequent panga attack occurred on Friday at about 21:00 and that the Namibian Police in Oshana is investigating a case of attempted murder against the older man's 30-year-old nephew.
"It is alleged that the older man was beating the suspect's mother, where after the younger man attacked Sem with a panga."
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Street Fighter (ストリートファイター, Sutorīto Faitā), commonly abbreviated as SF or スト (Suto), is a fighting video game franchise developed and published by Capcom. The second game in the series is credited with establishing many of the conventions of the one-on-one fighting genre. The game's playable characters originate from different countries around the world, each with a unique fighting style. It is Capcom's third best-selling franchise behind Resident Evil and Monster Hunter, having sold 39 million copies worldwide. The first game in the series was released in 1987, since then, five other main series games, as well as various spin-offs and crossovers, have been released.
Street Fighter manga include:
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- Street Fighter Zero 2
- Street Fighter III: Ryu Final by Masahiko Nakahira in 1997
- Street Fighter III: The Twin Dragon
- Street Fighter EX 2 Plus
Street Fighter anime include:
- Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie in 1994
- Street Fighter II V in 1995
- Street Fighter Zero in 1999
- Street Fighter Zero: Generations in 2005
- Street Fighter - Round One: Fight! in 2009
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Whether you look to the 80-foot-long mosaic at the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, the giant white wording 'You've Changed' on the side of a building near Queen Street West and Ossington Avenue or the Greenwood Village Mural in the Beach, Lilie Zendel said the first year of StreetARToronto (StART) accomplished exactly what the program set out to do.
"(StART) was created last year as part of the graffiti management program to support and celebrate permitted graffiti and street art," said Zendel, manager of the City of Toronto program.
StART is administered by the Public Realm Section of the Transportation Services Division at the City of Toronto and aims to develop, support, promote and increase awareness of street art and its role in adding beauty and character to neighbourhoods across Toronto.
StART hosted a meeting at MOCCA in West Queen West on Jan. 21 to wrap up their inaugural year and share details of this year's program.
In 2012 StART partnered with 20 Toronto organizations to create 48 murals across the city, on walls, fences, underpasses, benches and pavement, particularly in areas that are targeted by graffiti.
The creation of these murals assisted in cleaning up 1,300 pieces of 'tagging'. More than 60 artists were involved in the projects.
The challenges that program participants faced in the first year, Zendel said, was finding the funds to match StART grants, which is a criteria of the program, finding walls to use in the city, and managing complaints from building owners, artists, non-profits and Business Improvement Areas.
The other big issue is maintaining the murals and preventing vandalism. "We certainly want to expand as much as we can in a geographic sense," Zendel said. In 2013 StART will continue with its Partnership Program and its Diversion Program, which involves at-risk youth. Although StART aims to support artists it does not fund artists directly, but funds projects through organizations.
Applications for murals to be painted this year are due by April 15 and they can be made through the StART website at http://www.toronto.ca/streetart/
Applications have to be made by incorporated non-profit or charitable organizations and must operate in Toronto.
"I personally would like to see some really large-scale projects this year," Zendel said, adding the maximum funding for the partnership program has been increased to $30,000.
The StART contribution cannot exceed 70 per cent of the cost of the mural and of that remaining 30 per cent the partner organization must raise at least 15 per cent in cash.
By the spring of 2013 Zendel said they hope to launch a user-friendly map, which gives the details of the 585 murals and street art pieces found in Toronto. The map would include information about the artists and their inspiration for the work.
Story by Erin Hatfield via: York Guardian To learn more about the City of Toronto program that aims to beautify communities across the city through street art and wall murals visit http://www.facebook.com/StreetARToronto


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At Scootaround, we are proud to say that we are in the unique position of being able to offer mobility rentals at almost any tourist destination you might wish to travel to. Forbes magazine recently released a ranking of the Top 25 tourist destinations in the country. This got us thinking… How accessible are these locations?
As it turns out, we found that eighteen of the twenty-five destinations listed by Forbes offered reasonable accessibility options. Some of the most accessible destinations included three locations where we already know that mobility rentals are in very high demand. Take a look at the list below for the top three accessible destinations and few other great accessible locations, some of which may surprise you!
The Las Vegas Strip
Most major Las Vegas casinos offer smooth surfaces for mobility equipment, and many offer wheelchair-accessible gaming tables. The pools at most major hotels offer a reasonable degree of accessibility, but spas should be contacted ahead of time to ensure that specific needs can be accommodated. Las Vegas also has many accessible taxis that make traversing the strip an enjoyable experience.
Disney World
The majority of attractions in the four main Disney parks are wheelchair accessible. Some rides require transferring from your mobility device, and Disney employees are not permitted to lift you, however, they can support you in a variety of ways depending on the ride. The Guest Relations kiosk at the entrance to the park offers a Guide for Guests with Disabilities which provides a list of accessible rides and sites. Buses, monorails and most boats at Disney World are accessible, and transportation is free.
Washington DC - The National Mall
Washington DC has been called one of the most accessible cities in the world. The Metro, Smithsonian, The National Theatre and all of the memorials are accessible options for the interested tourist. There are also several guided walking tours available with plenty of smooth, paved surfaces for easy accessibility.
Oahu, Hawaii
All outdoor pools in Waikiki are equipped with lifts! Most resorts have wheelchair accessible rooms upon request as well as elevators and escalators. Many tours are wheelchair accessible and all-terrain wheelchairs are available at select beaches in Oahu that allow you to travel on sand or through trails on the island.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
The Boardwalk boasts several accessible beaches with accessible public washrooms. Along the entire boardwalk you will find access ramps. There are also beach wheelchairs available in some spots on a first-come first-served basis, free of charge. Your personal chair can be stored while you use the beach wheelchair.
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Times Square- New York, New York
The Square: Overcrowding and curbs make New York less than ideal for a wheelchair, however the sidewalks and road are paved and it is definitely possible to tour Times Square in a wheelchair. Check out our blog post on the most accessible things to do in New York City.
Las Vegas Strip - Las Vegas, Nevada
Casinos: Floors are designed for people to meander through, however most are carpet which slows down manual wheelchair users. Certain casinos have a wooden walkway through the casino which makes it easier to maneuver a wheelchair. Many hotels have wheelchair accessible slot machines and table games. There are ramps to every casino.
Spas: When booking at a spa, ensure they have a table that lowers that can accommodate your needs.
Pools: The pool deck and lounge chairs will be able to accommodate mobility equipment users, but as of 2012 hotels with a wheelchair accessible pool lift include:
- Aria – Portable hydraulic lift with hard plastic chair with armrests
- Bally's – Stationary lift with hard plastic seat and armrests
- Bellagio – Hammock-style seat at main pool along with ramp into the pool
- Cosmopolitan – A portable lift at each pool, battery operated with remote. There is a hard plastic chair without armrests but a seatbelt can be added
- Excalibur – Portable lift with a hard plastic chair
- Luxor – One portable and one stationary hydraulic lift with hard plastic chair and without armrests
- Monte Carlo – Stationary hydraulic lift in first pool (the lagoon) with a hard plastic chair, no armrests but with footrests
- Mandalay Bay – Stationary hydraulic and portable with a hard plastic chair and armrests
- MGM Grand – A portable hydraulic lift with a soft plastic chair with no armrests
- Mirage – Two stationary hydraulic lifts on either side of the pool with hard plastic chair
- New York New York – New manual lift with plastic chair
- Paris – Stationary, hydraulic powered lift with a hard plastic chair with no armrests or footrest but with a seat-belt
- Plazzo – Portable, hydraulic lift with hard plastic chair, arm rests and a removal footrest
- Rio – Portable lift with hard plastic chair
- Treasure Island – Stationary hydraulic with hard plastic chair and armrests
- Venetian – Two portable hydraulic lifts with hard plastic chairs (one has armrests)
- Wynn – Portable, manual lift with a hammock-style seat
Getting around: Las Vegas offers accessible taxis which make traveling more convenient. The Las Vegas Monorail is also completely wheelchair accessible which brings you along the Las Vegas strip. There is also a paratransit service which operates 24 hours a day and is free with a paratransit ID card. Wheeling around along the strip is also possible as the majority is flat and smooth.
The National Mall- Washington DC
Washington DC is one of the most accessible cities in the world.
Hotels: Ask for accessible rooms, but most are wheelchair accessible
Parking: Two accessible parking meters are located on every block, cars bearing disabled parking tags can park in designated spaces and park for double the posted time in metered or time restricted spaces
Metro: Each metro station is equipped with an elevator to the train platforms and extra wide fare gates for wheelchair users. All metro buses have wheelchair lifts and kneel at the curb. Disabled travelers can obtain a metro disability ID card that entitles them to discounted fares (must order three weeks in advance). Metroaccess also provides a shared-ride, door to door paratransit service from 5:30am to midnight.
Smithsonian: Wheelchair accessible and special tours can be arranged. A map can be provided that identifies accessible entrances, curb cuts, designated parking and more.
Memorials: All of the memorials are equipped to accommodate visitors with disabilities.
National Theatre: Wheelchair accessible and features special performances for the visually and hearing impaired.
Walking Tours: There are wheelchair accessible "walking" tours and others by transportation. The walkways are completely paved and smooth.
Faneuil Hall Market Place- Boston, Massachusetts
Faneuil Hall: There is wheelchair access located adjacent to both the North and South Canopy entrances of the Quincy market buildings. There is elevator access available in the Quincy Market Building for both restroom and 2nd level access. The ramps into the market are slightly hidden so you must look around or ask someone.
Streets: The road is paved with setts, which is similar to cobble stone but slightly smoother. There are also paths that a better paved
Museum: Entirely handicap accessible
Boston Duck Tours: A formal tour with guide, the vehicle is accessible for both manual and power wheelchairs using a lift, but be sure to state you use a wheelchair when booking. The vehicle is amphibious, so you get to see Boston by land and water.
Disney World- Lake Buena Vista, Florida
The Parks: The majority of attractions in the 4 main parks are wheelchair accessible. There are a small amount of rides that have inaccessible lines, such as Tomorrowland Transit. Some rides require transferring from your wheelchair and Disney employees are not permitted to lift you, however they can support you in a variety of ways depending on the ride. When you enter the park you can stop at the Guest Relations kiosk and pick up a Guide for Guests with Disabilities to provide a list of the accessible rides and sites.
Lines: you may not bypass lines in a wheelchair, but some lines require you to stand in a separate handicapped entrance but you do not get on the ride any faster. You may bring up to 5 companions with you to use this entrance
Disney Transportation System: Buses, monorails and most boats at Disney World are accessible. Transportation is free.
Renting: scooters and wheelchairs can be rented directly from Disney, but then they cannot be taken outside the park as well, you can rent from a outside vendor which is often cheaper than Disney
Disney Land- Anaheim, California
Very similar to Disney World, rides are classified as (1)wheelchair accessible, (2)transfer from wheelchair needed for ride or (3)transfer from scooter to wheelchair at the attraction. Otherwise, same as above.
Niagara Falls- Niagara, New York
Renting: Wheelchairs are available upon request at the Visitor Center and the police station of Goat Island.
Paths: Most footpaths are suitable for wheelchairs and excellent views are available from handicapped accessible paths.
Tours: The Niagara Scenic Trolley and Maid of the Mist welcome disabled riders. The Cave of the Winds tour allows disabled visitors to reach the permanent deck, just 75 ft away from the falls.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park- Tennessee
Driving: Much of the Smokies can be seen from your vehicle and there are accessible parking spaces throughout of the park.
Paths: Most of the paths throughout the park are wheelchair accessible; however some are paved and packed gravel trails which may require some assistance. The Historic buildings along the loop road are not accessible due to steps, lack of hard-surfaced walkways and distance.
Buildings: All the buildings have ramps allowing access to wheelchairs and the trail through the complex of historic buildings is level and surfaced with hard-packed gravel.
Park: The park is filled with wheelchair accessible water fountains and picnic areas
Hiking: Visitors enjoy visiting the park to hike which would be a challenge for a wheelchair because of the rocks, steep climbs and fallen trees. However, there are four trails recommended as accessible for persons with mobility issues. Two of these trails are paved, but very steep and therefore the person must be highly functional in their mobility and will require assistance.
Navy Pier- Chicago, Illinois
The Pier: Very easy for wheelchairs to navigate through. There are ramps, wide doorways and restaurants that offer easy entrances. There are handicapped parking spaces right near the entrance to the pier located in the parking garage beside the Pier.
Boat Tours: Boat tours depart from the Pier daily and the Architectural Boat Tour is wheelchair accessible
Universal Studios - Orlando, Florida and Hollywood, Los Angeles Met
Stores and Restaurants: All shopping and dining facilities are wheelchair accessible. The outdoor stage also has areas reserved for guests with disabilities.
Lines: All the queues are accessible to guests using wheelchairs but there are specific boarding requirements for using wheelchairs at each attraction. In these cases, if you are capable of transferring to the ride's vehicle seating (with assistance), you may ride.
Rides: There are certain rides that are capable of allowing guests to remain in their standard wheelchair throughout the ride and you may find all these rides in the Universal Orlando's Rider's Guide. No rides can accommodate electric convenience vehicles, but you may transfer to a standard wheelchair for the ride.
Sea World- Orlando, Florida and Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Ride Accessibility Program: There are specific requirements for each ride but they are in place to allow anyone to ride the rides and enjoy the attractions so long as the meet the requirements. Therefore, most rides are accessible and safe.
Special Access: Many lines are not accessible for wheelchairs, therefore guests will be placed in a "virtual line" which equals the estimated wait time at the respective location. Guests have the ability to enjoy other attractions throughout the park during this time and then proceed to the specific attraction at the estimate time.
San Antonio River Walk- San Antonio, Texas
Paths: The walk is equipped with ramps, paved paths and elevators. The paths are quite narrow, but accessible. There is an accessible map which can be downloaded that shows the best paths and locations of elevators.
Restaurants: Accessible from path
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The museum is completely accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible entrances are located at Fifth Avenue and 81st Street and through the parking garage at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street.
Renting: Wheelchairs are available free of charge at the coat check areas, however it is first come first served and you may not reserve ahead of time.
Map: An access map can be provided to indicate the elevators and escalators located throughout the building. An escort can also be requested for a wheel chair user in the museum, but it must be requested two weeks in advance
Waikiki- Oahu, Hawaii
Resorts: Wheelchair accessible rooms upon request, elevators and escalators.
Pools: There are lifts in ALL the outdoor pools, which is required by law.
Tours: Most of the tours are wheelchair accessible.
Beaches: All terrain wheelchairs are available at selected beaches on Oahu to travel on sand or through trails on the island.
Grand Canyon- Arizona
Park shuttle buses: Shuttle buses are equipped with ramps and space to carry passengers in wheelchairs but most motorized scooters will not fit on the buses. A scenic drive accessibility permit allows entry for visitors with mobility issues access to some areas closed to public traffic.
Accessibility Guide: The guide maps show ramps, trails and sections which are accessible.
Grand Canyon Village: Wheelchair accessible with the exceptions of Kolb Studio and Lookout Studio.
Campground: there are six accessible camp sites.
Cape Cod- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Trails: Certain trails have been surfaced to accommodate wheelchairs with smooth pavement.
Visitors center: The Salt Pond Visitors center is accessible but the province lands visitors center is only accessible on a steep ramp way.
Overlooks: Various overlooks throughout the park are suited for wheelchair access.
Camping: Two state parks offer wheelchair accessible camping (with built in tents).
Beaches: Many beaches have beach wheelchairs for rent!
American Museum of Natural History- New York, New York
Entrances: There are 3 entrances that are accessible by wheelchair and there are passenger loading zones and curb ramps.
Exhibitions: All exhibitions are accessible by wheelchair and all public floors of the Museum can be reached by an elevator. All theatres include wheelchair locations and companion seating and all the food services areas are accessible by wheelchair with no steps.
Renting: Wheelchairs can be rented, first come first serve at the Will Call desk.
Atlantic City Board Walk- Atlantic City, New Jersey
Beaches: Handicapped accessible beaches.
Bathrooms: Handicapped bathrooms are available on the beach.
Access ramps: Along the entire boardwalk are handicap access ramps.
Surf chairs: Handicapped surf chairs are available free of charge on a first come first serve basis, which are beach wheelchairs. Your chair can be stored while you use the surf chair.
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Lib 1, Canon 45. We have sought by all possible ways to prevent the illicit admission of women to the altar.(39) We have learned through a report of trustworthy people that in some provinces, in contradiction to the divine law and to canonical instruction, women betake themselves into the altar area, impudently take hold of the sacred vessels, hold out the priestly garments to the priests and what is still worse, more indecent and unfitting than all this they give the people the body and blood of the Lord and do other things which in themselves are indecent [quae ipso dictu turpia sunt].
It is most amazing how this practice, unpermitted in the Christian religion, could creep in; that is, how women, to whose sex it is in no way befitting to do what is contrary to the divine law, could ever allow themselves to do what is forbidden to secular males. Doubtless it occurred through the carelessness and negligence of some bishops. Therefore woe to us priests into whose hands the burdens of that priest have passed as they are described in Macch. 2: For they have indeed disregarded their duty which was delegated to them for the cult, and, while Gods temple was without holy service, given themselves to carnal passions and illicit actions, so that women, without anyone preventing them, betake themselves into consecrated houses and therein have been able to introduce unpermitted things.(42)
One would be almost inclined to think when reading this that the actual reason for the statement to whose sex it is in no way befitting lies in the danger of carnal passions and illicit actions. As a basis for the exclusion of women that would not be exactly convincing.
39. The editor notes in the text: Conc. Paris, lib. I, c. 45; abbrev. Mansi 14, 565.
42. Hefele-Leclercq, vol. 4, p. 67; Mansi, vol. 14, p. 565.
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For grand architecture and good yarns the old Dutch Reformed churches of the Karoo are hard to beat, says Christ Marais.
I'm presently a lapsed Anglican who once attended a Dutch Reformed Church service in a dusky Mpumalanga coal town so I could sit next to a certain farmer's daughter. I was nearly charged with
Attempted Kafoefeling and never saw that girl again. But now that I've begun my middle-aged meanderings through the vast Karoo, I've developed a keen eye and a deep appreciation for the exterior aesthetics of a Dutch Reformed church, locally referred to as Nederduits Gereformeerde or, in short, NG kerk. You can't mistake them. They're the ones – mostly built in the 1800s – that look like impregnable sandstone fortresses, all dollied up with follies and faux buttresses and beautifully carved wooden doors. And they mostly come with fascinating backgrounds.
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Mother churches of the Karoo
Here in my home town of Cradock, I go walking just as the morning sun hits the top of the steeple of the moederkerk, which looks very much like St Martins In The Field in Trafalgar Square, London – albeit a rather cleaner version. And, just like its Limey counterpart, it seems to loom over all its neighbouring buildings like a grande dame. I like to call it the Taj Mahal of the Karoo because it was built out of love and it was built to last.
The Karoo Legend of the Cradock moederkerk is that the dominee's wife was English and pining for her home country. This influenced the church leaders into choosing a design that paid homage to the genius of Sir Christopher Wren, which the Cradock moederkerk does with its Corinthian portico, clock and Gothic steeple.
There was a hint of skandaal in September 1868 when a massive crowd gathered for the opening ceremony. The building contractor refused to hand over the keys, claiming he had not been paid in full. Finally, after an hour's delay and some heated words, a group of Cradock's leading citizens pledged to make good the shortfall and the keys became available.
A labour of love
In Graaff-Reinet, the Victorian Gothic Grootkerk looms – like its sister in Cradock – over all. A local farmer donated all the stone for this marvellous church, even cutting and preparing the blocks himself. One of the interesting design elements is a series of small crowned heads carved into the stone. Interestingly, the Graaff-Reinet church cost £18 000 – just over half the cost of the Cradock church.
If you ever find yourself heading north on the N12 from Klaarstroom to Beaufort West, hook a left to a place called Seekoegat. There you'll find the ruins of a grand old hotel and a little NG kerk which is very proud of its organ, donated by none other than Cecil John Rhodes himself. They still hold special weddings there, and the occasional bazaar where everyone swaps melkterts and has a good old country time.
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Now head due east to the dusty little village of Rietbron, for one major reason: to see the only church steeple in the country that sports a springbokkie. Normally, as you know, there's a rooster on
top. The kerk in Koffiefontein up on the Horizon Route in the Western Free State boasts a fish – because a long-gone dominee was a keen angler. But mostly it's roosters. Except for Rietbron, where the land is flat and Antidorcas marsupialis (the noble springbok) rules.
Right on time
Up in Hanover on the N1 it's obligatory to climb to the top of the Trappieskoppie if you seriously want to view the Karoo in all its vastness. Lower your gaze to the town and you'll see the fine old NG kerk, where three young Boers were buried after being executed by a British firing squad during the Anglo-Boer War for allegedly sabotaging a train.
One of the things I love about the Karoo is that most of the church clocks keep time. In Richmond's case it's all thanks to one Ockert Botha, a former Blue Train driver and a repairman of note. A lady from the local old age home begged him to fix the clock's chimes because she couldn't sleep without them. So he did.
"I went up there and found the gears just needed some oiling," he told Country Life back in 2006. "And I had to fix the hammer that strikes the bell." Ouma Eileen was so chuffed that she offered him R20 just before she died, which was 22 days short of her 100th birthday.
Back in the 19th century, the Dutch Reformed churches were built with verve and style. And, it seems, there was no shortage of stone. You had Gothic, you had Wren and, in the case of the moederkerk in Somerset East, you had a Dutch Renaissance tower rising from a thatched nave on the eastern facade. Other churches, like the one in Ladismith in the Klein Karoo, were quickly outgrown by swelling congregations. Ladismith's elegant moederkerk became a storage depot for farm implements and then the publicity office for the town.
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Down an exciting dirt road off the R62 lies the village of Vanwyksdorp, a church settlement with an awesome moederkerk and a small population of residents. Since its heyday, Vanwyksdorp has slumped into a timeless reverie and is currently popular with tourists wanting to do the same thing.
Back in the Karoo Heartland, the NG kerk in the village of Pearston stands on the edge of the Plains of Camdeboo. Before it was built back in the mid-1800s, church services here were held
outdoors under a giant pear tree. Knowing a little about Karoo pears in the height of summer I can only imagine it must have been like dodging baby coconuts under that tree. So when the superb white church was finally built, one assumes there was much relief in the congregation. The open air is lovely, but not so marvellous when you're being bombed by vrot pears…
Strange but true
Seven facts about the churches of the Karoo…
- The NG kerk in Philippolis is most famous for its pulpit, which was carved from wild olive and put together using no nails, screws or bolts.
- Before the NG kerk came into being in Colesberg, this Northern Cape town was more famous for its gunrunners, horse thieves and rum-runners.
- In the mid-1800s the faithful of Victoria West filled the NG kerk on Sundays but for the rest of the week had their minds focused on the diamond strikes of the hinterland.
- Like nearly all Karoo towns, Prieska was founded by the local NG congregation. The name 'Prieska' is an old Koranna word for 'place of the lost nanny goat'.
- The establishment of Hofmeyr's famous 'Pienk Kerk' was due to the efforts of one Daniel Marais. In fact the town was initially called Maraisburg, but there was another Maraisburg so it became Hofmeyr after one of the initial champions of the Afrikaans language.
- The NG kerk in Prince Albert is in the shape of a Greek cross.
- The stone and timber used to build Nieu-Bethesda's NG kerk was sourced locally and the lighting system still runs on gas.
Words and Photographykaroospace.co.za Chris Marais
This story first appeared in SA Country Life in August 2008.


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