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"It's not one sound, not one performance, not one identity, but a community of styles and backgrounds. I want the MASH to stand for all that converges or has the potential to at Wes."
Since its inception in 2013, the MASH has approached each autumn with a student coordinator who works in tandem with CFA administrators to plan the event. This year, the student mastermind is Harrison Nir '19, who worked overtime this summer on reimagining the structure of the festival – and generated prolific amounts of informative Facebook hype in the process. We talk to Harrison and alumna headliner Jess Best '13 after the jump.
Reflecting on his summer-long development process, Harrison remarked "I'm trying to approach the main MASH problem, which is underrepresentation of people on campus – as it can be with the broader live music scene at Wesleyan. My attempted solution – not total solution – is to make it more of an arts fair, and to invite avenues for other modes of creative expression. This year's MASH keeps the music at the forefront, but uses music as a vessel for all these other forms of creation as well. It's not one sound, not one performance, not one identity, but a community of styles and backgrounds. I want the MASH to stand for all that converges or has the potential to at Wes."
The MASH places three stages around the campus center, each with its own, simultaneous programming – a packed and talent-filled schedule which requires careful planning to make sure you can see all of the acts you're interested in. All of the stages are outfitted with rented sound gear and professional engineers, so student Sound Co-op workers get to take the day off. As if that weren't enough stimulation, Harrison has invited other campus artists to join in the proceedings in order to complement and augment the distinct musical vibes of each stage.
The stage outside of Olin Library plays host to a pensive mix of solo singer-songwriters, instrumentalists, and a cappella groups, and its transitions between acts will be filled with short sets by members of WeSlam and other campus poets. The stage just east of North College typically features a more sprawling lineup of jam bands and noise manipulators, and a selection of visual artists will take longer shifts there, drawing synesthetic connections from the sonic stimuli. The largest stage, at the base of Foss Hill, will present a radio-ready assortment of rock, pop, and hip-hop, accompanied by improvising dancers.
Though the music and poetry slots are all filled, do email email@example.com if you're a dancer or visual artist interested in doing some spontaneous creation. See a breakdown of the full schedule below.
Harrison was inspired a lot by Alex Lee '17's Greyscale, a beautiful online publication which solicited multimedia responses to one specific album per edition. "I wanted the different forms of art to be in communication in some way. So it's more than just poetry and music coexisting; they're somehow intertwined."
Filling out what is already a panoply of on-campus associations, the MASH will also partner with Reverberations, another digital outlet for arts criticism. Reverberations' two head editors will be the emcees on the Olin stage, so they'll be present to talk about their work and accept publishable submissions in response to the festival. Harrison adds that "This is a great opportunity, particularly for freshmen! I want audience members to feel like they have a voice and a way to participate in the MASH."
After the tri-stage excitement of the afternoon, the lineup will condense into the final two acts at the Foss stage. (Or in Crowell Concert Hall, in case of inclement weather.) Sets include the faculty outfit The Smokin' Lilies, featuring President Michael Roth on keys, and Wesleyan alumna Jess Best '13. The festivities will conclude with the Prometheus fire-dancing team.
Jess, a Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter/bandleader, is fresh off the heels of her latest album release, Saturday. She has brought groups of various configurations back to her alma mater a number of times since she graduated, including a show/workshop at Alpha Delt last fall and a sensitive trio set at Russell House this past winter. As part of her headlining set at the MASH, the band will reprise their songwriting workshop at the Buttonwood Tree at 12:30pm as part of the Main Street Stroll, a Middletown-centric smorgasbord also on the day of the festival.
This performance will bring Jess's own MASH experience full circle, as she performed with the inimitable Sky Bars at the festival's first-ever incarnation as a soon-to-be December grad in the fall of 2013. She recalls:
"I'm not even sure if there was a headliner or whatever, but it was so cool because that year it was very informal. So we had these stages with amazing sound set up all over campus, and I just remember us running around jamming on like every stage. It wasn't booked – it wasn't like they had lineups on each stage as much as they do this year. It was way less structured. But it's been cool to watch it take shape from afar over the last few years. It's a sweet event!"
When asked what "MASH" could mean or stand for, Jess and her collaborator, Connor Schultze, came up with "Monsters Are Super Hairy."
Here's the full lineup:
FOSS HILL (Rain Site: Crowell Concert Hall)
2:00pm-2:20pm: Bonanza
2:30pm-2:50pm: Good Morning CT
3:00pm-3:20pm: McCleary McCleary
3:30pm-3:50pm: MEG
4:00pm-4:20pm: Saint Something
4:30pm-4:50pm: Jal
FOSS MAIN STAGE (Rain site: Crowell)
5:30pm-5:50pm: The Basukes
6:00pm-6:20pm: Smokin Lilies
6:30pm-7:30pm: Jess Best
7:40pm-8:00pm: Prometheus
OLIN STAGE (Rain Site: Usdan)
2:10pm-2:30pm: New Group
2:40pm-3:00pm: Gabe & Brien
3:10pm-3:30pm: Savannah Jeffreys
3:40pm-4:00pm: Johnny Gilmore
4:10pm-4:30pm: Anna Savage
4:40pm-5:00pm: Quasimodal
NORTH COLLEGE LAWN (Rain Site: '92 Theater)
2:20pm-2:40pm: Sloane Peterson
2:50pm-3:10pm: ethereal whoosing
3:20pm-3:40pm: The Purple Windsounds
3:50pm-4:10pm: LAZ
4:20pm-4:40pm: Cicero Presley
4:50pm-5:10pm: Tasty Desert Creatures
(Schedule subject to change.)

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I spotted this awesome Haley Strategic Partners-inspired Free-solo build on FCC's Facebook page this morning. Normally, the biggest head turners on FCC's page are their own personal blasters (and with good reason) but this…is incredible.
Sou has been kind enough to allow me the honour of showing his build here, for which I'm extremely grateful. However, I get the impression he's someone who doesn't like a big fuss. So I'll try my best to interpret his build:
Up front, we have a 13″ Geissele SMR Mk1 Revision A. I have the Mk2 version of this rail and it's one of the best made, best finished and best designed rails out there. You can read a bit more about the SMR, here. Because the rail is 13″, I'd assume the outer barrel of this build is 14.5″. From what I can see of the profile, I think the outer barrel is civilian spec.
At the Muzzle, we have a Surefire MB556K break. Dytac makes a version of this as does Crusader (the Crusader version is excellent).
Atop the SMR, we have a KAC folding front sight. Below, we have an AFG (which appears to have a stippled portion). The rear sight is, again, KAC and the optic is an SRS. The charging handle is a Rainier Arms Raptor. The buffer tube looks nicely finished, so I'm wondering if it's an RS conversion. Either way, it's accompanied by a B5 Bravo stock. An ASAP receiver end plate is one of a trinity of lower receiver Magpul products, which also includes a MIAD grip and MOE trigger guard.
Now things get even more interesting, with the trigger and receiver set. I've not seen this model of trigger before but it looks to be skeletal. I'm liking it, a lot. I'm unsure of the provenance of the receiver set, but the upper has Advanced Armament Co. trades and the lower exhibits a beautiful HSP dragonfly logo. The fire selector markings are US civilian style, in that they do not feature an auto option. These signs lead me to believe this receiver set is not an off the shelf item.
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Barbara Cook & Michael Feinstein: Cheek to Cheek: Live From Loews Regency (DuckHole Records)
The title says it all, but the CD says much more. In the fall of 2010, Feinstein teamed for the first time with Cook at his namesake club, and the chemistry was . . . will sizzle do? They could drive a person crazy. And they do. Gladly.
In 1996, Kenneth Branagh gave us the screen's first complete Hamlet, uncut and as Shakespeare wrote it. The actor had some solid warm-ups, with cinematic portrayals of Iago (Othello, 1995), Benedick (Much Ado about Nothing, 1993) and Henry V (1989). Then Hamlet came along, a landmark in bringing the Bard to the big screen. Yet this wasn't Branagh's first brush with the melancholy Great Dane. In 1988, Branagh's theatre company, The Renaissance, had hired Derek Jacobi to make his directorial debut with this timeless classic, in which Branagh starred. We are lucky enough that filmmakers Mark Olshaker and Larry Klein were there from the first reading to the rehearsals to opening night, lucky that Patrick Stewart agreed to narrate and luckier still to have Acorn Media Group release Discovering Hamlet . . . with enough bonuses to bring a smile to the unhappy Prince's face. Including a twelve-page viewer's guide and a history of Hamlets through the ages, this two-disc treasure illustrates the path taken as the torch is passed from generation to generation of brilliant actors playing arguably the greatest part in the English language. From Bard-O-Philes to gross amateurs, Discovering Hamlet belongs on everyone's shelf of great DVDs about great theatre.


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Nader, Paris Island and Marul lettuce cultivars grown on polyethylene mulch and bare soils treated with either Nitrobein, Rhyzobactrein, or Hupotas. The objective of this study was to evaluate the responses of these cultivars to mulching and organic substance treatments. The obtained results revealed that lettuce grown on mulched soil significantly reduced IAA, GA3, ABA, CK, N, K, Ca, B, Na, and Fe in varying lettuce tissues. Owing to the increased root zone temperatures caused by polyethylene mulching in late summer. However, during ensuing winter mulched lettuce recovered and substantially improved yield, head fresh weight, TSS, Chlorophyll, seed yield and weight of 1000 seeds. Organic substances highly improved the growth performance of lettuce, particularly Rhyzobactrein, which sowed the best-performed yield and most other detected parameters. Nader was the most potent cultivar, where Paris Island and Marul failed to perform folded heads. Bitterness, Tip burns and Cu were not detected in all treatments and lettuce tissues. Dual and treble interaction treatments included in results and discussion sections


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According to the Supreme Court, Corporations have the rights as people in this country. Crazy thought, isn't it?
But, if they do, then they should have the same responsibilities.
Corporations should pay higher taxes on their profits. They take from our system hardworking people and if I have to pay 25% of my hard earned money in federal income taxes, they should as well.
Corporations should be patriotic, too. Any business that lays off employees and is still turning a profit is completely unpatriotic. I heard, recently, about a company who told their employees last December that 2009 was their best year ever and 2010 was looking to be an even bigger year. They're now laying off staff in every single department across the company. And, why is that?
That's right, so they can make their profits soar and make the family that owns them even richer. (No, it isn't SC Johnson)
Does that sound like a company that is patriotic? Does that sound like a company who cares what happens to, not just their own employees, but to America?
Every person who is laid off from a job costs the rest of us money. Stores cannot sell their goods and they lose money. Unemployment insurance is raised at other companies to cover the rising cost of unemployment insurance. Homes are foreclosed and other homes in those neighborhoods see their values fall.
If Corporations want to be considered people, then they should start acting like the rest of us. I wouldn't earn a huge profit while laying off my neighbor. Would you?


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Wichita, Kansas………R.J. Johnson let one get away in Wednesday night's Fifth Annual USAC Southwest Sprint Cars "Freedom Tour" opener.
He made up for it by racing to victory lane in Friday night's third round aboard the Michaels No. 77m atop the 3/8-mile 81 Speedway.
The $2,500 triumph in the 25-lapper didn't come without a perilous moment though, as the reigning series champ hit the cushion going into turn one and biked it severely. Johnson saved it and went on to win by nearly a half-straightaway over Charles Davis, Jr.
"I messed up and gave one away to start the week, and I almost pulled off a repeat to give away another one," the Phoenix, AZ, shoe said in victory lane.
It capped off a perfect night for the Ford-powered Kodiak parts team after Johnson won both his heat race and qualifying race earlier in the evening.
"It was a perfect night, this car was great all night," Johnson commented.
While Johnson won both his heat and qualifier, Davis, Jr., earned the pole position and gunned into the early lead. Davis, Jr., paced the initial nine circuits before Johnson slid by to take command for keeps.
Johnson navigated a technical cushion the rest of the way to secure the triumph ahead of Davis, Jr., with Dennis Gile capturing his second podium finish of the week in third. Tye Mihocko was a close fourth with Dustin Morgan rounding out the top five to rank as the only driver to finish among the top five through all three opening rounds.
Wyatt Burks was sixth with Mike Martin, Jeremy Campbell, Chris Bonneau and Shon Deskins completing the top ten.
The original start to the feature immediately resulted in a red flag when fourth-starter Stevie Sussex hooked the cushion getting into the first turn and went for a wild ride off the end of the track. Sussex was uninjured. The balance of the 25-lapper was only interrupted once more by a minor turn one spin after six laps.
The Fifth Annual USAC Southwest Sprint Car "Freedom Tour" action concludes on Saturday night at 81 Speedway after the original closer at Caney Valley Speedway succumbed to weather early on Friday.
SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: August 18, 2017 – Wichita, Kansas – 81 Speedway – "5th Annual Freedom Tour"
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 2. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 3. Forrest Sutherland (#85 Sutherland), 4. Jeremy Campbell (#10C Campbell), 5. Dustin Morgan (#93 Morgan), 6. Chris Bonneau (#78 Bonneau), 7. Anthony Nicholson (#16X Nicholson), 8. Craig Carroll (#24C Carroll). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michael), 2. Stevie Sussex (#4 Price), 3. Dennis Dile (#13 Gile), 4. Mike Martin (#16 Martin), 5. Shon Deskins (#7 Richards), 6. Wyatt Burks (#11 Burks), 7. Ty Hulsey (#24H Hulsey), 8. Chad Boespflug (#34 Team AZ). NT
FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (8 laps) 1. Davis, 2. Burks, 3. Martin, 4. Mihocko, 5. Bonneau, 6. Sutherland, 7. Hulsey, 8. Deskins. NT
SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (8 laps) 1. Johnson, 2. Morgan, 3. Gile, 4. Sussex, 5. Carroll, 6. Campbell, 7. Nicholson. NT
FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Charles Davis Jr., 3. Dennis Gile, 4. Tye Mihocko, 5. Dustin Morgan, 6. Wyatt Burks, 7. Mike Martin, 8. Jeremy Campbell, 9. Chris Bonneau, 10. Shon Deskins, 11. Ty Hulsey, 12. Craig Carroll, 13. Anthony Nicholson, 14. Forrest Sutherland, 15. Stevie Sussex. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-9 Davis, Laps 10-25 Johnson.
HARD CHARGER: Shon Deskins (14th to 10th)
BEAVER STRIPES TOP QUALIFIER: Dennis Gile
NEXT SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR SPECIAL EVENT: August 19 – Wichita, KS – 81 Speedway – "5th Annual Freedom Tour"


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Bill Mundy
Rather uncouth? Bill Mundy had a relatively short baseball career. He was a left-handed first baseman who played 16 games in the major leagues, all in 1913 for the Boston Red Sox. Though first base is a position that requires a lot of active fielding, it still was no doubt dismaying to manager Bill Carrigan to have his late-season backup first baseman commit seven errors in 14 games in the field.
The Red Sox were coming off a world championship season (1912) and struggling. There was a bit of turmoil in midseason, when co-owner Jimmy McAleer relieved manager Jake Stahl of his position. Stahl had been the first baseman of the 1912 team, but played in only two games in 1913, turning over first-base duties to Clyde "Hack" Engle, who worked in 143 games. Sporting Life commented, "Mundy, another unknown first-sacker, has been given a try at Engle's job and, while rather uncouth, has all the earmarks of a comer."1 There was no explanation of the comment.
Mundy had been playing for the Portsmouth Pirates in the Class C Virginia League. He'd been an outfielder for an unknown team in the Three-I League before being released to Portsmouth in April 1912.2 He does not show up in such team statistics as are available for 1912, but in 1913 with Portsmouth he played first base and hit for a .293 average with six homers, nine triples, and 22 doubles.
On August 9, 1913, the Red Sox announced that Mundy had been purchased from the Portsmouth ballclub for immediate delivery to the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Globe informed readers that, oddly, "Pres. McAleer knew nothing of the history of Mundy, who was signed by scout Charley Farrell, the club being notified of this fact yesterday."3
Mundy played in his first game for the Red Sox on August 17, in St. Louis. It was a good deal for Portsmouth; the club hadn't made any money on operations during the season, but sold off three of its players (Mundy, Ernie Herbert, and John Verbout) for enough money to benefit the ballclub.4
On the 17th Mundy batted second in the Red Sox lineup and was 1-for-3, though he was batted for in the eighth inning. A 2-for-3 game on August 26 saw him score a run in a 7-6 victory over the Tigers in Detroit. He seemed to do reasonably well as a batter, and a couple of weeks before the season was over, Sporting Life foresaw a role for him in 1914: "Whenever he has a chance to do so Manager Carrigan gives Mundy, the new first baseman, a try at first. This player, has created a very favorable impression and the chances are he will be retained next year."5 Had they not been fighting hard to finish in the first division (fourth place or better), Carrigan would likely have used Mundy more.
He hit .255 with four RBIs and four runs scored. Had he not gone 0-for-9 in his final two games, on October 3 and 4, his average would have been .316. The October 4 game, the last of the season, wasn't a fully serious one, dubbed a "joke game" in the Boston Globe headline. Neither team was playing for a spot in the standings. Washington manager Clark Griffith put himself in the game as pitcher, something he did in the final games in four different years. Griffith also had catcher Jack Ryan appear in his one and only game of the year, for the second year in a row, and allowed infielder Germany Schaefer to fling some from the mound – then took him out and put in Walter Johnson, in turn pulling Johnson and putting Schaefer back in to pitch some more. Catcher Eddie Ainsmith was finally given his own turn pitching, and he induced the final popup – from Mundy, to Walter Johnson in center field, ending the farce.
In his 47 times at bat, Mundy – not doing himself any favors – struck out 12 times.
Mundy's seven errors at first base hurt, leaving him with a .952 fielding percentage. He showed some good flashes, but was undercut at other times. Tim Murnane's account of the September 11 game against the Tigers gives a feeling for how Mundy's work was seen: "Young Mundy made some very clever plays at first, and then, again, seemed awkward and failed to get into proper position to take the ball. Manager Carrigan has given this youngster a chance to show. In fact, this is Manager Bill's strong suits – giving the new men a thorough trying out." 6
Mundy's inexperience may have shown in other ways, too. In the second game of a twin bill against the White Sox, with Boston batting in the bottom of the ninth and down 3-2, Hick Cady hit a two-out single and Mundy pinch-ran for him. He advanced to third base on Nunamaker's single to right, but then, "owing to an open switch and a mixup in the signals, Mundy started from third with the Chicago players waiting for him with open arms and the game was over."7
Playing the visiting Athletics the next day, Mundy seemed to redeem himself with a leadoff single in the bottom of the eighth, kicking off a four-run rally that closed the gap to 10-9, and he singled again to lead off the ninth, and then found himself on third base with one out, but was against nipped at home plate for the final out while trying to score on a fly ball into shallow left field. On September 29 he was cut down at the plate on an attempted double steal. The next day, he scored one run and drove in another, involved in two of Boston's three runs while Earl Moseley two-hit the New York Highlanders.
After the 1913 season Mundy was seen as a prospect who might have a good chance to bloom in 1914. The November 1 Sporting Life named four Red Sox players "who probably will be big league stars next year," naming Moseley, Leonard, Anderson, and Mundy.
On December 30, however, Mundy was released on option to the Worcester Busters (New England League). He began the 1914 season with Worcester, but in late June or early July was released to the Lewiston Cupids, another New England League team. For the most part, Mundy played right field. The string on him was still held by the Red Sox.8 Combined stats for the year show him batting .263.
In 1915 Mundy played again for Lewiston, and in 1916 he was on the roster of three teams: he played for both the Erie Sailors and the Bradford Drillers in the Class D Inter-State League, batting a combined .256, and he was at least on the roster of the Topeka Savages of the Western League, according his obituary in The Sporting News.9 At this point, he disappeared from the historical record of baseball.
Mundy had been born in Salineville, Ohio, on June 28, 1889, to Edward Mundy and Florence Hayes Mundy. Both were born in Ohio; both of Edward's parents had come to the United States from England. Edward worked as a day laborer at the time of the 1900 census, and the eldest of their four children – Elizabeth, 17 – worked as a saleswoman for a dry-goods outlet. A decade later, Edward was working in East Liverpool, Ohio, in a pottery listed as what appears to be a ship maker.
Bill Mundy seems to have turned to similar work right after baseball; when he registered for the draft in the World War he indicated that he worked as a potter in Newell, West Virginia, for what is today the Homer Laughlin China Co. He enlisted in the US Army on September 3, 1918, at Wellsville, Ohio and served a little under three months in the 162nd Depot Brigade before receiving an honorable discharge as a private on November 29. He worked in a pottery in East Liverpool at the time of the 1920 census and had married by that time. In 1930, he is found living in Wellsville, working as a "steelman" at the Crucible Steel Co. mill in Midland, Pennsylvania, less than 15 miles from his home. Bill and his wife, Lula, had two daughters, Ethel and Maxine.
After baseball, and after the war, Mundy took up work as a millwright with Crucible Steel, a position from which he retired in 1955. His wife, Lula, preceded him in death. He himself died on September 23, 1958, while visiting his daughter, Ethel Zahrndt in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the immediate cause being pneumonia but while undergoing treatment for lung cancer.
In addition to the sources noted in this biography, the author also accessed Mundy's player file from the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Retrosheet.org, and Baseball-Reference.com.
1Sporting Life, August 23, 1913.
2 Sporting Life, April 27, 1912.
3 Boston Globe, August 10, 1913.
4 Sporting Life, October 11, 1913.
5 Sporting Life, September 29, 1913.
6 Boston Globe, September 12, 1913.
7 Boston Globe, September 24, 1913.
8 Sporting Life, July 4, 1914.
9 The Sporting News, October 1, 1958.
Full Name
William Edward Mundy
June 28, 1889 at Salineville, OH (USA)
September 23, 1958 at Kalamazoo, MI (USA)
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Joel and Gigi Yuen have one biological daughter, and two children they adopted from China: a daughter, G, whom they adopted as a baby, and a son, T, whom they adopted when he was four. Read more about their family, how they keep connected to their children's birth country, and more! We also hear from G and T about what being adopted means to them. Enjoy!
Tell us about your family!
We have one biological daughter (who recently got married) and two children adopted from China. Our first adoption was in October 2007 when we adopted a baby girl and our second adoption was in July 2010 when we adopted a little four-and-a-half-year-old boy.
What was your experience like with international adoption?
We went through a similar process that is involved with domestic and private adoptions. Homestudies, training, lots and lots of paperwork, and tons of waiting! Fortunately, when we started the process for our first adoption, we connected with a couple of other families in our northern BC city who had recently adopted from China. We met with them and heard about their experiences which gave us confidence as we moved forward. At that time, adoptions from China were predictable and streamlined.
Can you tell us about one high point and one challenging point in your adoption experience?
One challenging point in our adoption experience dealt with citizenship paperwork which we needed to bring to China. It was difficult to find the status of the necessary paperwork and after many phone calls, letter writing, and a visit with our local MP who suggested we cancel our planned trip to China, we finally received our paperwork in time to depart on our scheduled date.
Our two high points were when we met our children for the first time!
What are some ways you have tried to maintain a cultural connection with your children's birth culture?
Our favourite connection: FOOD, FOOD, FOOD!
Also, as homeschoolers, we have studied Chinese history, kept up with local news, took Chinese language lessons as a
Homeschooling tips!
We started homeschooling in 2000 when our birth daughter was in Kindergarten. Our extended family lives a 14-hour drive away, and we wanted the flexibility to visit whenever we wanted.
|We continued to homeschool our two adopted children because we thought it was a great way to attach and connect with them. Learning with them and having them near us throughout the day was a great opportunity.
|Here are the Yuen Top Ten Tips for Homeschooling:
|1) Try not to bring the classroom into your home! It's not necessary to replicate school.
|2) Discover your children's learning styles and teach in a way that best works for them.
|3) Use a curriculum or don't! We use a limited curriculum, usually for Math, and rely on good books and videos, or free and inexpensive community resources.
|4) Find and build relationships with other homeschool families and before you know it there can be learning co-ops, get-togethers, or organized sport and holiday activities.
|5) Be flexible with your school days and include plenty of opportunities to move, play, and get fresh air.
|6) Don't compare yourself with what you find on YouTube videos or Pinterest! Be yourself!
|7) Be patient and give yourself grace as you embark on your home learning journey.
|8) Ask for help if you need it (from professionals, friends, or family).
|9) Read and research about different philosophies of homeschooling but feel free to incorporate your own family's needs.
|10) Remember that children are always learning even if what they're doing doesn't look "academic" (character, emotional, social, spiritual growth, life skills, to name a few).
family, learned about the history of Chinese in BC, and, of course, since we're Chinese just hanging out with grandparents when we're together and connecting virtually regularly with them helps us all to appreciate our culture.
Last autumn we decided to take a trip to China to visit our children's birth country and to visit their Social Welfare Institutes (this is what orphanages are called in China). We wanted them to celebrate their birth country and to learn more about China and her people. It was an incredible experience for us all!
What's your best bit of advice for families considering adopting?
Our best advice is to talk to others who have adopted and be prepared to learn and change along your journey.
How has AFABC made a difference in your life?
We appreciate all the advice and personal stories of adoptive families in Focus on Adoption! Also, through Brandi Kennedy, Family Support Worker, we've been able to meet with other adoptive families and participate in fun events.
We asked G and T, the two younger children of the Yuen family, what being adopted means to them:
From G, age 13: "Adoption means being 'chosen.' You are wanted. Among all the other children in the orphanage you grew up with, you were the one chosen and wanted to be a part of that loving, inviting, hopeful family. When we went to China last year and visited two Social Welfare Institutes it was really sad and emotional for me to know that some of these children will never experience having a loving family as I have experienced. Sometimes we take for granted being adopted and chosen—when we visited two orphanages and saw some of the kids who were just like us, I realized how privileged I was to be chosen and to be adopted. It was a real eye-opener for me. So, if you were adopted, I just want you to realize how special and important you are to your family!"
From T, age 14: "Being adopted means to me to have kind and loving parents that will guide you, help you out when you need it, and just be there for you."


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Israeli soldiers shot, on Wednesday evening, a young Palestinian man with a live round, and caused many others to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said the young man was shot with a live round and described his wounds as mild.
It stated stated that the young man was moved to the Indonesian Hospital in nearby Beit Lahia, and added that dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.


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Dart, 23, battled hard against two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep, who needed a fourth match point to win 6-2 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena.
The Romanian fourth seed, a beaten finalist in 2018, fought off the late scare to win in 77 minutes.
Watson, 27, suffered a swift defeat by Belgium's 16th seed Elise Mertens.
British number two Watson, ranked 75th in the world, won only eight points in the second set as she lost 6-3 6-0 in just 56 minutes.
Dart leaves with more satisfaction despite defeat
Qualifier Dart was aiming to give a better account of herself than she did on Laver last year, when she lost 6-0 6-0 to Maria Sharapova in her first appearance on one of the world's major courts.
And, after initially looking like she was heading towards another comprehensive defeat, the British number three will be more than satisfied she managed that against the reigning Wimbledon champion.
Dart, ranked 173rd in the world, again showed the fighting spirit she needed in Tuesday's comeback win over Japan's Misaki Doi.
Digging in under severe pressure in the second set, Dart impressively stalled Halep as the Romanian looked to finish the job quickly.
"It was a little bit dangerous because I lost focus and she started to play very well. It was difficult for me to hold it," Halep said.
After a one-sided first set and difficult start to the second, Dart toughed it out by holding serve for 5-2 before clawing back one of the breaks after Halep missed her first match point.
Another hold was followed by another break point as Halep tried to serve out for a second time, with the Romanian's frustration becoming audibly clear.
An unforced error from the Briton - her 32nd of the match - brought up a second match point which she saved with a brilliant backhand winner, before an irritated Halep missed her third chance with a long return.
Eventually Halep clinched what ended up being far from a comprehensive win at the fourth attempt when Dart jabbed a forehand long.
The respect earned by Dart was shown by the warm ovation she received when leaving the 15,000-seater arena, leaving her knowing she has made strides against one of the world's best.
Sticking with an opponent of that pedigree on a more consistent basis will be the 23-year-old's next goal.
Watson 'not happy with my performance at all'
Watson produced a gutsy display in testing blustery conditions to win her opening match against Czech Kristyna Pliskova, but was nowhere near to matching that level of performance against Mertens little over 24 hours later.
"I felt like my level wasn't there, my movement felt like I was a millimetre or a second too slow and I was letting her dictate," said Watson, who says she will return home to London and rest a slight abdominal injury before next month's Fed Cup tie in Slovakia.
"It was one of those days physically, you don't feel amazing every day and today was that day unfortunately."
The second set was particularly exasperating for the Guernsey player, who struggled woefully on serve and hit a number of wild shots which were far from close to landing in.
After spurning two chances to break back for 2-1, Watson lost the next 12 points as the contest spiralled out of control.
Mertens took the final eight games to race through in the third quickest match so far in the women's singles.
It was sweet revenge for Mertens after Watson beat her last week in the Hobart quarter-finals.
The 24-year-old Belgian, looking to match her 2018 run to the semi-finals, faces American youngster Catherine Bellis in the last 32.
"As the match went on I thought she played better and was more aggressive. I was not happy with my performance at all," Watson added.
"My level was a lot lower than Hobart and her level was higher, but because my level was lower I allowed her to step up and play a lot better.
"She is ranked where she is for a reason and I had to play a lot better than I did to have a chance."


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By Neil Anderson
January 1
Romans 8:14
For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God
A young pilot had just passed the point of no return when the weather changed for the worse. Visibility dropped to a matter of feet as fog descended to the earth. Putting total trust in the cockpit instruments was a new experience to him, for the ink was still wet on the certificate verifying that he was qualified for instrument flying.
The landing worried him the most. His destination was a crowded metropolitan airport he wasn't familiar with. In a few minutes he would be in radio contact with the tower. Until then, he was alone with his thoughts. His instructor had practically forced him to memorize the rule book. He didn't care for it at the time, but now he was thankful.
Finally he heard the voice of the air traffic controller. "I'm going to put you on a holding pattern," the controller radioed. Great! thought the pilot. However, he knew that his safe landing was in the hands of this person. He had to draw upon his previous instructions and training, and trust the voice of an air traffic controller he couldn't see. Aware that this was no time for pride, he informed the controller, "This is not a seasoned pro up here. I would appreciate any help you could give me."
"You've got it!" he heard back.
For the next 45 minutes, the controller gently guided the pilot through the blinding fog. As course and altitude corrections came periodically, the young pilot realized the controller was guiding him around obstacles and away from potential collisions. With the words of the rule book firmly placed in his mind, and with the gentle voice of the controller, he landed safely at last.
The Holy Spirit guides us through the maze of life much like that air traffic controller. The controller assumed that the young pilot understood the instructions of the flight manual. His guidance was based on that. Such is the case with the Holy Spirit: He can guide us if we have a knowledge of God's Word and His will established in our minds.
Prayer: Lord, as this new year begins, I choose to be sensitive to Your voice and resolutely committed to doing Your will.
About the author: Greg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and is also a political analyst, author, and is the Editor-in-Chief for the National War Council. By day he is a self-employed non-emergency medical transport driver, as well as being an author and blogger. His articles are first published on Inspirational Christian Blogs, and I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ! His articles have been widely published on many well-known conservative websites. If you would like to republish his articles, please feel free to do so leaving all links intact and crediting the author and the website that the article appeared on.
Greg is the author of the newly released book: Spiritual Darkness is Destroying America and the Church
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's linking of aid to Indonesia to his call to spare Bali Nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who are facing imminent execution, reveals an ugly element behind Australian aid: politics.
With his statement, Abbott made it clear that Australian aid to Indonesia is not neutral. This is not surprising. Aid is rarely neutral. Sometimes, providers of aid use it as a hidden weapon to pressure the recipient.
Aid, both as loans and grants, is given because it is seen as ultimately being in the national interests of the donors. The benefits for the recipients most of the time are seen as side impacts. In extreme situations, advocates against aid claim "aid kills" or "aid poisons" the poor in the recipient countries.
Australian aid in the Suharto era
Australian aid to Indonesia has different characteristics from mainstream international aid. Bilateral aid is commonly provided through channels such as to the government of the recipient countries, or through non-profit agencies from the provider countries working in the recipient countries.
During the time of the Suharto regime, loans from Australia mainly financed Australian private sector projects in Indonesia. Australian companies would established joint ventures with their Indonesian counterparts. In a sense, the loans were for Australian business projects in Indonesia.
But the Indonesian people paid for it. A company running a toll road in the northern coast of Central Java is an example of the type of "public debt used by private companies". While the profit goes to the private company, the public is paying off the debt.
Australia cancelled the loans that were provided during the Suharto era through a debt-swap scheme five years ago. The debts were converted to a malaria and tuberculosis project implemented by the Global Fund, with a 50% discount. Indonesia paid into the Global Fund, instead of paying Australia, and the Global Fund implemented its projects in Indonesia.
From a civil society perspective, this debt swap is not a fair solution. The debts should have been treated as private not public debts.
Some of the projects that Australian loans financed were construction of roads and bridges in East Timor when it was still part of Indonesia. When East Timor became independent, Indonesia continued repaying the debts to Australia until the debt-swap scheme was signed.
Humanitarian aid for Aceh
Australian aid for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Aceh after the Asian tsunami was a new scheme. The aid was mostly in the form of grants as humanitarian aid. Some were provided as loans.
Australia was among hundreds of sources of humanitarian support to Aceh and Nias island. Agencies that took part in rebuilding Aceh include Samaritan Purse, Oxfam, DANIDA, European Union, USAID and JICA.
In Aceh and Nias, Australian aid was mostly implemented by Australian companies, such as Coffey, AURECON and IDSS, among others. Components of the projects used products from Australia. At one level, the Australian companies, both as implementers and suppliers, in fact benefit directly from the aid. Roughly calculated, around 40% of the aid funding went back to Australia straight away.
If we talk about Australian aid in Indonesia, it is not only the people of Indonesia who benefit. Australians benefit from it too.
Behind Australian aid
Australia is one of the big aid providers to Indonesia currently, but is still far below traditional donors such as Japan, the US, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.
Australian aid, both as loans and grants, is not independent of its political and economic interests. This can be seen from two aspects.
First, a large part of the aid is related to Australia's economic interests in Indonesia. Mapping the geographical allocation of Australian aid to Indonesia, the regions receiving Australian aid are those where Australia has significant business interests. Almost all kinds of Australian aid from 2005 until now are allocated to East Java, where Australia has business interests in oil and gas mining in the province.
In the Sidoarjo mud disaster, an Australian mining company had a stake in the project but this was not made widely known to the Australian public.
Australian aid is allocated for West and East Nusa Tenggara, as well as Southeast Sulawesi. In West Nusa Tenggara, Australia has gold-mining interests. In East Nusa Tenggara, Australian companies are exploiting the Timor Gap oil reserves as well as other oil and mineral extraction. In Sulawesi, Australian companies have extensive mining operations.
When many actors were negotiating an end to the conflict in Halmahera, North Maluku, an Australian gold-mining company was preventing the mining area from being reoccupied by the original Indigenous owners of the land. At the same time Australia was supporting a conservation project in Akatejawe-Lolobata, Halmahera, near the mining area. Here, aid served as a vehicle to help secure the business interests of the donor.
Second, Australian aid to Indonesia has introduced a new format to international aid mechanisms. Australia has, from the start, used Australian companies to implement aid projects. The aid is designed to benefit Australian companies. The impacts for Indonesian people are a second or third-order priority.
If ordinary Indonesians were asked whether they know about Australian aid, the answer would probably be negative. This means that the impacts of Australian aid in Indonesia are debatable. But it means a lot to the Australian government and Australian companies.


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I didn't particularly elaborate on my condition when I left the PCT in Burney. I w was feeling really poor, but definitely not sick like a cold or the flu or anything. I was a bit concerned that I picked up some bug from drinking bad water, but that ended up not being the case.
The few days leading up to Burney were really hot, with temps in the upper 80s to low 100s, which made hiking pretty tough. I was sweating a lot, and was covered up from the sun with my shirt wide open to catch any breezes, but I really wasn't able to keep very cool. The air was pretty sticky as well, with an odd subtropical feel, even at high elevations, and that made things even more difficult. At the end of each hiking day, all three of us felt slightly nauseated, but we just assumed it would pass. With Sage and Junior it did, but with me it definitely did not; I felt a touch of dizziness, so much so that I asked Junior to look out for me and make sure I wasn't too stumbly.
After that long day on Hat Creek Rim, we had the short 4.5 mile walk to the highway, and then to the motel, and we got to the air conditioned room around noon. I was feeling slightly vomity, but my bowels had other ideas... and starting at 6pm, I squirted into the toilet pretty much every two hours all night long, ugh. At this point I was thinking it was more heat related, so I furiously gulped down water and made electrolyte stuff and just tried to keep myself clean after each episode. I wasn't hungry at all, and wasn't eating much except some Gatorade and bananas and apple juice that Sage had bought over at the Safeway, thank you Sage.
The brown squirts turned to water squirts, sigh, but at least that meant I wasn't going to be messing up more motel towels. I also got the blahs, and was happy we had the room for two nights. Friday was just a dazed day of Facebook and reading news and researching terms like "giardiasis" and "heat exhaustion" and figuring out what to do. I texted my brother in the Bay Area and he offered to help, but I didn't decide to do stop right yet. It was a real effort, though, to do any exertion; I did walk across the 100 yards across the street to Rite-Aid for loperamide, and to mail a package home of things I didn't need, and that was a major effort. It'd be a struggle to walk a mile, much less ten.
So I decided to wait it out. The runs did stop in the evening, mostly, but I was worried about the next few days. There were no motel rooms in Burney for the Saturday and Sunday nights; it was the 4th of July weekend and the Burney Basin Days festival was happening in town. I thought about maybe getting a ride down the hill to Redding and a motel room there for a night or two to recover... but how long would that be, really? Three or more days is what various reputable sites say (Mayo Clinic, John Hopkins). I could also just go to Burney Falls State Park campground, but recovering from heat exhaustion in the heat didn't seem wise. I also just really wanted a flush toilet near a shower, you know, just in case.
Finally I said "Nope, this is just going to be a big old mess to hang around here, there are no good options", so Friday evening I told my brother that I would very happily take him up on his offer to get me out of town. He said he was going to drive on up, and he did that evening, stopping outside of town and meeting me on Saturday morning at the motel.
Now the next question was "Should I go home? Should I hang out in the Bay Area?" I was looking at flights home to San Diego, and while they're expensive at around $200 that's really just two nights motel. Maybe Redding? Nah, that leaves at 4pm and requires a plane change at SFO. Maybe Oakland or SFO? Nope, there are only flights after 9pm. Hm, maybe Sacramento? There's a 2pm Southwest flight. That was the ticket. I hopped on that flight and was home just after 4pm; it does help to live just ten minutes drive from the San Diego airport.
Saturday I generally felt as crappy as Friday, but Sunday was considerably better, and on Monday I felt 90%... and tried to figure out what I was doing with the rest of the summer. Do I get back on the PCT? What part? I really don't want to do those long 25 mile days, I don't want to go weeks and weeks without any rest days... and I don't have enough time to do all of the remaining miles. I'd like to finish on September 5th (a Saturday) in Manning Park, BC.
And I also want to avoid the three planning mistakes I made in the past. There were two major ones: first off, I put in 'zero' days every two weeks, and I need them more frequently. Second, while I can walk 25 miles a day I can't do it every day, day after day. Lastly, town stops are lengthy, and never quite come when you want them: while I might plan to walk 20 miles a day then magically fall into a motel bed in the evening and do 20 miles the next day, the reality is that I'll walk 13 miles to the road that leads into town, spend a couple of hours hitching and getting into town, another hour or two getting around town and buying supplies, and then the next morning waiting for a hitch and only making 15 or 18 miles. Town stops are particularly time-consuming, and really do cut into trail miles achieved.
So I replanned, working backwards from Manning Park, assuming 19 trail miles a day plus a full zero every Sunday for a buffer. A nice leisurely pace... but I'll have to cut out about two weeks of trail. Where? At first I thought I'll just restart in Ashland; there are flights there. But after asking on the Facebook group 'PCT Class of 2015', someone suggested skipping southern Oregon, which has a lot of mosquitoes and a lot of 'green tunnel' trail through closed forests. That doesn't sound appealing, plus I'd really rather see the Klamath Mountains too in far northern California, which are full of weird endemic plants and strange geology--they're not volcanic like the Cascades, and I'll see a lot of Cascades in Washington state.
How do I do it? Hm, I could take the train to Dunsmuir, get a taxi the five miles to the PCT where it crosses I-5, then walk to Ashland. In Ashland I can rent a car, drive to Bend, and see Crater Lake along the way, which I'd miss by not walking the PCT. From Bend I could rejoin the PCT either west of Sisters or near Elk Lake Resort (there's a bus that goes from Bend to Mt Bachelor, 12 miles from Elk Lake, and I could hitch).
I got the train ticket from San Diego to Dunsmuir on the Coast Starlight, arriving at 5am on Friday morning (yawn! but a good time to start that exposed climb north and west away from I-5)... and will be in Ashland in ten or eleven days. I'll close out the PCT by doing slower miles, more enjoyable miles, not pushing as hard, taking my time. I'm looking forward to a more relaxed pace, and this is achievable. Part of me is a bit bummed that I've now broken up my PCT hike into these large chunks, but hey, I'll end up doing about 90% of the trail when I'm done in September, and I'll have hiked around 2200 miles. That's certainly a bit of an accomplishment that I can be proud of.


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Martha Stewart hasn't been anywhere near a TV studio for several months, but that didn't stop the lifestyles guru from racking up three Daytime Emmy noms.
And that's a good thing.
Stewart, who will be released from prison at the end of the week, was in the running for Outstanding Service Show and Outstanding Service Show Host for her efforts to domesticate the masses on Martha Stewart Living. Production on the show was suspended in September in the wake of Stewart's conviction on obstruction charges.
The homemaking maven, who will still be serving her five months under house arrest when the awards are presented on May 20, can petition federal probation officers for permission to attend the ceremony if she chooses to do so.
The nominations for the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, released Wednesday on Today, again pitted last year's Outstanding Talk Show winner Ellen DeGeneres against the ladies of The View.
Each of the daytime gabfests was up for 11 awards, including Outstanding Talk Show and Outstanding Talk Show Host(s).
Also in the running for Outstanding Talk Show were: Live with Regis & Kelly, Soap Talk and Dr. Phil.
All My Children racked up the most Emmy bids overall, with a leading 18 nominations, including Outstanding Daytime Drama and a Best Actor nod for Michael E. Knight.
Roger Howarth of As the World Turns, Jack Wagner of The Bold and the Beautiful, Steve Burton of General Hospital, Grant Aleksander of Guiding Light and Christian Jules LeBlanc of The Young and the Restless were also nominated in the Best Actor category.
While All My Children racked up nominations in categories from Best Hairstyling to Best Lighting, none of its actresses made the cut in the Best Actress category.
Daytime starlets up for the drama queen honor include: Martha Byrne of As the World Turns; Susan Flannery of The Bold and the Beautiful; Nancy Lee Grahn of General Hospital; Kim Zimmer of Guiding Light; Erika Slezak and Kassie DePaiva of One Life to Live; Juliet Mills of Passions; and Michelle Stafford of The Young and the Restless.
Competing with All My Children for Outstanding Daytime Drama were General Hospital, As the World Turns and the Young and the Restless.
On the kiddie front, Mr. Snuffleupagus had reason to lose his gloomy attitude and go quaff a cold one with Big Bird--Sesame Street was nominated for 13 Daytime Emmys, including Outstanding Preschool Children's Series.
Guiding Light and General Hospital also racked up 13 nominations apiece, while The Young and the Restless trailed with 12.
Of the major networks, CBS led the field in nominations with 53; ABC received 47 nods; and NBC trailed, contending for a mere 10 Emmys.
For the third year in a row, once-perennial nominee Susan Lucci was overlooked in the Daytime Emmy race.Here's a breakdown of the major categories:
Drama Series: As the World Turns (CBS) All My Children (ABC) General Hospital (ABC) The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Lead Actress, Drama Series: Nancy Lee Grahn, General Hospital (ABC) Michelle Stafford, The Young and the Restless (CBS) Kim Zimmer, Guiding Light (CBS) Martha Byrne, As the World Turns (CBS) Susan Flannery, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Erika Slezak, One Life to Live (ABC) Kassie Depaiva, One Life to Live (ABC) Juliet Mills Passions (NBC)
Lead Actor, Drama Series: Grant Aleksander, Guiding Light (CBS) Steve Burton, General Hospital (ABC) Christian Jules LeBlanc, The Young and the Restless (CBS) Roger Howarth, As the World Turns (CBS) Michael E. Knight, All My Children (ABC) Jack Wagner, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Natalia Livingston, General Hospital (ABC) Ilene Kristen, One Life to Live (ABC) Cady McClain, As the World Turns (CBS) Heather Tom, The Young and the Restless (ABC) Robin Christopher, General Hospital (ABC) Crystal Chappell, Guiding Light (CBS) Jeanne Cooper, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Jeff Branson, All My Children (ABC) Cameron Mathison, All My Children (ABC) Tyler Christopher, General Hospital (ABC) Rick Hearst, General Hospital, (ABC) Justin Deas, Guiding Light (CBS) Greg Rikkart, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Talk Show: Dr. Phil (syndicated) The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated) Live with Regis and Kelly (syndicated) The View (ABC) Soap Talk (Soapnet)
Talk Show Host: Lisa Rinna, Soap Talk (Soapnet) Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated) Dr. Phil McGraw, Dr. Phil (syndicated) Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa, Live with Regis and Kelly (syndicated) Barbara Walters, Meredith Vieira, Star Jones Reynolds, Joy Behar, Elisabeth HasselbeckThe View (ABC)
Game Show: Jeopardy! (syndicated) The Price Is Right (CBS) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (syndicated)
Game Show Host: Bob Barker, The Price Is Right (CBS) Alex Trebek, Jeopardy! (syndicated) Meredith Vieira, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (syndicated)
Service Show: 30 Minute Meals (Food Network) Barefoot Contessa (Food Network) Great Hotels (Travel Channel) Martha Stewart Living (syndicated) This Old House (PBS)
Service Show Host: Bobby Flay, Boy Meets Grill (Food Network) Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living (syndicated) Bob Vila, Bob Vila's Home Again (syndicated) Michael Chiarello, Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello (Food Network) Emeril LaGasse, The Essence of Emeril, (Food Network)
Children's Series: Postcards from Buster (PBS) Endurance Hawaii (NBC) Jeff Corwin Unleashed (DSC KIDS) Reading Rainbow (PBS) Zoom (PBS)
Preschool Children's Series: HI-5 (TLC) Paz (TLC) Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon) Sesame Street (PBS)


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Strip Commercial and Mixed-Use Development in Hillsborough County (2014)
The Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission is preparing updates to the comprehensive plans for Tampa, Temple Terrace, Plant City, and unincorporated Hillsborough County. The Planning Commission engaged Dover, Kohl & Partners and Spikowski Planning Associates to identify approaches for improving the way these plans discourage strip commercial development and encourage mixed-use development.
Strip commercial development in its post-World War II form has been one of the most common patterns for new stores, restaurants, and service businesses. This pattern is often unsightly, it adversely affects adjoining neighborhoods, and it causes congestion on adjoining highways. Better patterns are available for developing land along suburban arterials.
The initial task in this effort was to identify national best practices plus a spectrum of methods that other communities use in comprehensive plans to discourage or repair strip commercial development and to encourage mixed-use development.
Strip Commercial and Mixed-Use Development in Hillsborough County (2014)


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Sickle cell disease is a condition in which red blood cells are not shaped as they should be. Red blood cells look like round discs. But in sickle cell disease, they're shaped like sickles, or crescent moons, instead.
These sickle shaped cells get stuck together and block small blood vessels. This stops blood from moving as it should, which can lead to pain and organ damage.
People with sickle cell disease can have pain crises. In a pain crisis:
People with sickle cell disease often have a low number of red blood cells, or anemia. Signs of anemia include:
People with sickle cell anemia may have jaundice (skin and whites of the eyes look yellow). This happens because the sickle-shaped red blood cells break down faster than normal cells.
People with sickle cell disease can have problems that need immediate care by a doctor, such as:
, infection, and blockages of small blood vessels of the lung. Signs include chest pain, coughing, trouble breathing, and fever.
) is the first sign of sickle cell anemia in some infants.
traps the abnormal red blood cells and gets very large. This can lead to a serious, quick drop in the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream. Signs include paleness, weakness or extreme tiredness, an enlarged spleen, and belly pain.
People with sickle cell disease are also at risk for problems such as leg ulcers, bone or joint damage, gallstones, kidney damage, eye damage, and delayed growth.
Sickle cell disease is a genetic condition. People who have it inherited certain hemoglobin genes from their parents. Hemoglobin is the protein inside of red blood cells that carries oxygen. Abnormal hemoglobin makes the red blood cells sickle shaped.
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rather than sickle cell disease. Most people with sickle cell trait don't have symptoms, but can pass the gene to their children.
Sickle cell disease usually is found at birth with a blood test during routine newborn screening tests. A second blood test (called a hemoglobin electrophoresis) will confirm the diagnosis.
Sickle cell disease also might be diagnosed before a baby is born with a test on the amniotic fluid or with a sample of tissue from the placenta.
Stem cell transplant (also called bone marrow transplant) is the only known cure for sickle cell disease. Transplants are complex and risky, and for now are an option only for some patients.
Scientists are studying gene therapy for sickle cell anemia. One day, it's hoped that doctors can stop the disease by changing or replacing the abnormal gene that causes it.
But even without a cure, kids with sickle cell disease can lead fairly normal lives if they follow their treatment plan.
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Get emergency medical care right away if your child has any of these problems:
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What teachers should know about sickle cell disease, and how to help students with sickle cell disease succeed in school.
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And now we come to our third ungrouped independent candidate for Eastern Victoria, and what a candidate he is. I've been keeping a vague eye on Jeff Bartram's website for a week now, and had concluded that it was just going to be that single photo, announcement of his candidature, and his slogan "Looking for Good in People and in the Region".
But sometime in the last 24 hours, everything changed. The website sprang to life, and what a life it is. Because Jeff Bartram, my dear readers, is another member of that exclusive club – the club of political parties and independents who decide to sell themselves with a song.
Once again, I find myself speechless. My husband came in to find out what on earth I was listening to, and watched the video with delight for several minutes, before opining that it would make a first-class gay nightclub anthem. Which was at almost exactly the same moment that I, looking for the Youtube link to the video, found myself being educated by Google on just what tradesman's entrance can be slang for.
So. If this song is anything to go by, one can probably surmise that Mr Bartram is not a big fan of tertiary education being brandished as the one true solution to everyone's problems. And one might also conclude that Mr Bartram is a tradie. And one would be right.
But before we get into his policies, let's take a quick look at what the other candidates think of our favourite tradesman.
Alas, he does not appear to be anyone's favourite tradie on the ballot paper. The LDP gives him his best short at 22nd, the Sex Party, the Animal Justice Party and the Australian Christians put him at 23. PUP and the Cyclists put him at the bottom of the ticket, and the Liberals, Greens and Labour have him at 26, 27 and 37, respectively.
He's going to get in on that song or not at all, I fear.
Mr Bartram is a La Trobe Valley lad, so lots of my relatives are going to get the chance to appreciate this song, and he has worked as a fitter and turner, a chef, a removalist, and also in retail. He wants to build employment in the La Trobe Valley through government initiatives to encourage industry to relocate there, he wants to ease the regulatory costs on small businesses (this is a very, very popular policy with independents), and, unsurprisingly, he wants more training and apprenticeship, and no cuts to TAFE.
In infrastructure, he wants to see the mains gas connection network extended across Eastern Victoria, and he would like to see V/Line services improved. Wouldn't we all.
He also wants faster ambulance response times.
Finally, he "Would like to see the upper house used as a house of review not a house of obstruction."
This has been another common theme with independents – I think a lot of people have become very fed up with the normalisation of obstructive politics, and fair enough too.
In all honesty, I'm not sure what to make of Mr Bartram. His policies aren't that different to several of the other country parties and independents, so I'm a little bemused that he hasn't managed to rank higher on group tickets. Perhaps, once again, it's a case of people not knowing who he is.At least he now has a theme song to make him stand out from the pack…
Edited to add: Mr Bartram dropped by and pointed me in the direction of his new website, which can be found here. It contains several new policies which I don't have time to review in depth, but talking points include a commitment to local jobs, cautious support for coal seam gas, and a pledge that if he is elected he will put 50% of monies received into a trust fund for the welfare and advancement of young people. Also, he's really, really pro-TAFE. But we sort of knew that already…!