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So far I have read:
Joseph Smith-Joseph Smith, Rough Stone Rolling by Richard Bushman
Brigham Young-Brigham Young: American Moses, by Leonard Arrington
David O. McKay-David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism, by Greg Prince
Gordon B. Hinckley, Go Forward With Faith: The Biography of Gordon B. Hinckley, by Sheri Dew (This one ends when President Hinckley becomes the church president, but that's okay because I was alive for all of President Hickley's tenure as prophet.)
Spencer W. Kimball-Lengthen Your Stride: The Presidency of Spencer W. Kimball, by Ed Kimball
Wilford Woodruff-Things in Heaven and Earth: The Life and Times of Wilford Woodruff, a Mormon Prophet, by Thomas Alexander
I haven't really been working on this (I have plenty to read right now for my own studies, thank you very much) so if any of you have any suggestions on biographies for church presidents, I'd love to hear them.
In any event, I saw with interest that a new biography on Brigham Young had come out from Harvard University Press. I was intrigued based on my experiences with the above biographies that I have read. I also knew that it was by a non-Mormon, and it's always good to get outside views on events.
Before I get into the review itself, I'll just say that I want a scholarly article on the picture the dust jacket uses:
Who's the woman there? And who scratched her face off? Another wife? Brigham? An overzealous historian? Fascinating possibilities. Anyway, on to the review!
John Turner does a fantastic job of using his nearly unfettered access to the church history library in SLC to paint a more complete picture of Brother Brigham than any previous biography, and that includes Leonard Arrington's biography. This is interesting because Arrington actually was the church historian at the time he wrote his book. I suppose the library wasn't as well organized then as it is now. (I've heard nothing but positive feedback about how professional the library is these days. The church historian's office has made fantastic leaps in the last decade, helping produce a vast collection's availability to aid scholars in their work on Mormonism.) And Turner's book certainly does a great job of getting into the various details of Brother Brigham's life, showing us the man who was thrown suddenly into the role of church leader, and what he did with it. I particularly think that Turner's thesis about where Brigham Young got his hard edges in leadership style is likely accurate. Turner points to the few years after Joseph Smith's death as the shifting point from Brigham's personality from a follower to a leader . . . and definitely a more "iron fist" kind of leader than Joseph. Why more iron fist? Because, in Brigham's mind, Joseph was too soft on dissension, and that's what eventually got him killed. Brigham had no desire to become a martyr himself.
Now, whether Joseph died because he let dissenters run rampant is true or not, I think that Brigham himself thought it true, and that's why he was more of a dictator than Joseph was. Turner's discussion of how Brigham shifted during the three or so years after Joseph's death has convinced me. Living for that much time under armed guard, afraid for your life, sneaking in and out of the temple . . . such a prolonged experience would have an affect on anybody. I think that Turner is right in pointing out Brigham's leadership style is one result of this, shall we say, trauma. And Brother Brigham's more iron-fist approach to leadership is certainly not one that we've been taught readily in our church. Turner's biography paints a, well, shall we say . . . saucier kind of Brigham than your average sunday school manual. Is that a bad thing?
Well, that depends. I'm no fan of hiding the truth. I think, in the long run, that telling the truth is good. I think too often we LDS treat our history like all the Mormons were completely saintly and never made a single error, even though the Doctrine & Covenants itself directly contradicts that (namely, the parts where the Lord says that the saints have sinned, but I digress). So it's a problem when some poor Mormon discovers that church history wasn't all hugs and puppies, and their testimony, largely based on incorrect assumptions of prophetic infallibility, flies all to pieces. So I think it's nice that we learn about Brother Brigham's saucier side. It pre-empts such testimonies flying all to pieces.
There is a right way to discuss these things, and a wrong way. I discovered inklings of Brother Brigham's saucier side in Arrington's biography, discovered Joseph Smith's failings in Rough Stone Rolling, and learned of internal conflicts and dissension among the higher leaders of the church from Greg Prince's biography of President McKay. These were all okay to me, because they were written by believing Latter-day Saints who had found some way to reconcile such-and-such a piece of church history with their testimony of the restored gospel. They showed the inner workings of the church by way of the lives of its prophets, and that's very useful and interesting. Contrary to what you might have learned in primary, the governance of the church is not all by divine fiat. Sometimes there are even debates and disagreements about which actions to take. (Unsurprising, if you think about getting any two people ever to agree on everything, let alone three, or twelve, or fifteen.)
I think that Turner discusses these things the wrong way. Upon finishing the book, I thought to myself, "why would anybody follow this Brigham Young? He's kind of a jerk." I'm not the only one with this criticism of the book. And I've actually had several opportunities to meet Turner (which is why I finished the book during this time of intense study for me, I wanted to have it finished by the last time we would meet), and so at one of them I asked him that question. Why did people follow Brigham? He admitted to me and the others in the study group a few weeks ago that he felt he could have handled this question better. He pointed out three things, specifically, that Brigham had done before he became the de facto church president, and later actual church president, that garnered him a lot of good will from the members. First, many of the church members were from the British Isles, and Brigham had led the British mission. So many members of the church had fond memories of him as the leader of the missionaries that brought them into the church. Second, he finished the Nauvoo temple and endowed thousands of Mormons before they abandoned the city. The sheer amount of man-hours this took would have staggered anybody but the firmest believer. Brigham Young was a believer, and it showed to the people that he worked tirelessly for in the temple. Third, he was the "American Moses" who dragged a despondent group of church members from their Nauvoo the Beautiful to the middle of nowheresville, Mexico, to create a civilization literally out nothing in a sparsely-populated desert wilderness. He worked hard to preserve the church and to get its members to safety. So, after doing these three things he had garnered a lot of support and a lot of good will from the members.
But since Turner admitted to me, personally, that he didn't make this connection clear, I can still criticize the book on this point. Largely the Brigham the biography portrays for the last half or so of the book is a ruffian, ruling with an iron fist and lording it over all the people of Utah, fighting with the federal government, condoning courses of action that seem outright appalling in retrospect, and getting in theological spats with some of the other apostles (namely Orson Pratt). He mellowed out towards the end of his life, but for a good chunk in the middle of the book Brigham comes across as a very unsavory character. And here's where John and I part company.
In all of his book there is no hint that Brigham was actually inspired at all. This came as no surprise to me, as I was not expecting Turner to think of things that way. What I did not expect, and what did surprise me, was the effect it had on me, a believing Mormon, in reading the work. I just felt that it was lacking . . . something. You know, maybe the fact that Brigham actually was a prophet. That he actually was inspired by God. That he was called of God to lead His church, and that he was the right man for the job at the time.
President Boyd K. Packer once said "There is no such thing as an accurate, objective history of the Church without consideration of the spiritual powers that attend this work." In the more scholarly circles of the church (especially the arrogant ones that I really don't actually like) he's gotten some flak for saying it. Actually, he mostly gets flak for some of the other things he said in that speech, which you can go dig up if you want. However, unsurprisingly, on this point he is absolutely right. Turner's biography does not feel, to me, like an accurate, objective history of Brother Brigham. I also wish that Turner had focused more on the development of the church, as the other biographies I have listed here do, but that's more of a scholarly quibble. This is a biography, and a pretty narrowly focused one at that. But in missing even the idea that Brigham was a leader because he felt he was inspired, or that others felt he was inspired, the biography misses much of the point of Brigham Young's life. One of the new catchphrases of Mormon history is to show it "warts and all." This biography misses the "and all" portion.
So, while this is not a scholarly point at all (but this is not a scholarly review) I feel that I did not receive a stronger testimony of Brother Brigham from reading this book, like I did from reading the Arrington biography, which I actually read on my mission, no less! The biographies I mentioned above of the other LDS church presidents similarly strengthened my testimony of the Latter-day work of God.
And maybe because I did not feel the Spirit while reading this book, there are a few incidents in Brother Brigham's life that I feel I do not have a good handle on. Many Mormons have this idea of a "shelf" where you put items or doctrines or statements or historical facts that you don't know what to do with on. Polygamy, for example, is on the shelf for many Mormons. That will be explained, they hope, more thoroughly in the next life, but for now it's on the shelf, gathering dust, because they don't know what do do with it and can't get a handle on it. For some people, the shelf collapses eventually because they have added too much to it.
I don't have much of a shelf. I've learned through experience that most of these "problems" sort themselves out over time and study and prayer. My shelf gathers dust, because there are no permanent items on it. (Things that do show up on the shelf are usually easily dismissed by the idea that prophets are not infallible. Hence, many of these items have a "shelf-life" now measured in nanoseconds, for me.) But after reading this biography, there are a few items on my shelf, and they might remain there permanently. I won't get into the details, but there you have it. I finally have items on the shelf that I expect will remain there for some time.
In the end, then, I do not recommend the biography for believing Latter-day Saints. The Arrington biography, Brigham Young: American Moses, should suffice if you want the more historically accurate, yet still faithful, point of view.
Overall grade (scholarly point of view): 90.
Overall grade (believing Mormon point of view): 40.
P.S. End notes are still the devil. I HATE having to flip to the back of a book to see the citation and discussion!


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The council voted 2-2, and the mayor can not break the tie, so the issue failed this time. But one council member was sick so the issue may come up for another vote next week.
The mayor told KGW the store would certainly bring in needed funding to the city.
If the city council eventually approves moving forward with the pot shop, the council members and their spouses will be subject to background checks and must be involved in the application process.
The estimated cost of preparing an operating plan for the new shop would be less than $15,000, which would come out of the city's general fund.
Some residents were intrigued by the city's plans.
"It's an interesting topic," said longtime resident Ubaldo Hernandez. "[It] will be interesting to see what the city says about it."
Others wanted more information about the proposed pot shop.
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MARSHALL, Minn. – Southwest Minnesota State's Vinard Birch scored on a layup with nine seconds left in the game to lift the Mustangs to an 85-84 win over the Vikings on Friday night in Marshall. The Vikings had a chance to win the game but Matthew Brazendale's layup attempt fell short as time expired.
The game saw 14 tie scores and 11 lead changes and the Mustangs (3-4, 1-1 NSIC) were able to take the final lead as time was winding down. Augustana (4-4, 1-1 NSIC) led by as much as four twice in the final two minutes but was not able to keep the lead in the end.
Augustana finished the game matching its season-high with 13 3-pointers, connecting on 13 of 24 (54 percent) but was just 5 of 10 from the free throw line. Daniel Jansen finished with 20 points to lead the Vikings, recording his third 20-point performance of the season.
Senior Ben Shellim had the hot hand for the Vikings hitting 4 of 5 shots from 3-point range and finishing with a career-high 17 points.
SMSU controlled the rebounds in the game, grabbing 42 to just 28 for the Vikings. The Mustangs controlled the offensive glass grabbing 18 offensive rebounds.
The Mustangs finished the game 54 percent (34 of 63) from the field, including 6 of 12 from 3-point range. SMSU was led by William Giddings and Vinard Birch who each scored 18 points. The Mustangs had five players in double-figures as Matt Zager added 17 of 7 of 11 shooting.
Augustana jumped out to an eight point lead at 14-6 four minutes into the game behind the hot hand of Schilling who hit two shots from 3-point range on consecutive possessions. SMSU answered by going on a 14-6 run over the next five minutes and had one possession where they corralled six straight offensive rebounds to hold the ball for a minute and a half.
That sparked the Mustangs' run and allowed them to tie the game at 20 with 9:40 to play in the half. Shaun Condon tied the game at 20 with a 3-pointer, scoring six straight points for SMSU.
Both teams played even over the next four minutes of the game each scoring 16 points, with the Vikings hitting three 3-pointers to play to a 36-36 tie with 5:31 left in the first half. SMSU went on a quick 6-0 run in just over a minute to go in front 42-36 on three straight points by Condon.
The Vikings got within three after Shellim converted a 3-point-play getting the basket and a foul to make the score 42-39. SMSU got its lead back to seven but Shellim was able to make it a three-point game, at 47-44, right before the half hitting a 3-pointer for his eighth first-half point.
Both teams shot well in the first half, with the Vikings going 18 of 32 (56 percent) from the field, including 7 of 12 (58 percent) from 3-point range.
SMSU dominated the glass in the first half, picking up 21 rebounds, including 11 on the offensive side of the court. The Mustangs were led by Zager's 11 first-half points as he went 4 of 4 from the field, including 2 of 2 from 3-point range.
Jansen led the Vikings in scoring in the first half with 10 points on 5 of 7 shooting. Shellim and Schilling each added eight points for Augustana.
Augustana started off the second half going just 2 of 13 from the field over the first six minutes and but was able to keep it close as the Mustangs held a seven-point lead at 57-50 at the first media timeout of the half.
The Vikings responded by going on a 7-0 run over the next minute and a half after five straight points by Devin Gilligan and a fastbreak bucket by Adam Beyer. Gilligan grabbed an offensive board on a missed three and got the putback and the foul shot. Beyer's basket tied the game at 57 with 11:51 to play in the game.
Shellim hit two straight 3-pointers on the Vikings next two possessions and was able to give Augustana a huge momentum swing and a 63-59 lead with 9:47 left. Jansen made it three straight 3-point field goals for the Vikings to give his team a 59-66 lead but SMSU followed with a 10-6 run to cut the Vikings' lead to three at 72-69.
SMSU tied it at 72 with 4:37 to play in the game but Shellim buried his fourth 3-pointer of the night and was fouled on the shot to put the Vikings back in front 75-72.
SMSU's Vinard Birch hit a layup with 10 seconds left in the game to give the Mustangs an 85-84 lead as the Vikings had a chance with a final possession. Brazendale got a great look on Augustana's possession but his shot bounced off the back of the rim and out.
Augustana returns to Sioux Falls Saturday and will head just a few blocks down the road to take on the University at Sioux Falls at 6 p.m. at the Stewart Center.
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One person is dead and two people were critically injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Mesa on Sunday afternoon.
The victim is identified as 87-year-old John Schrier. He was passenger in the car heading the wrong way on Recker Road driven by an 85-year-old woman, who suffered life-threatening injuries, police said.
Their vehicle struck another one which rolled over. The driver, a 56-year-old man, suffered minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital. A passenger in his vehicle, a 52-year-old woman, suffered life-threatening injuries.
The car containing the elderly couple continued traveling the wrong way and struck two more vehicles. A driver and passenger in one of those cars suffered minor injuries. Three people in the fourth car escaped injury.
About 30 police officers and firefighters helped the injured and investigated the scene in the 2900 block of N. Recker at 2 p.m.
A fire station was just down the block so first responders arrived within minutes.
"There was literally no time to prepare for instances like today," Capt. Dean Morales of the Mesa Fire Department said. "Next thing you know you're right on the scene and you're in the middle of it all."
Firefighters rescued nine people. Two were airlifted. Medics rushed four others to the hospital by ambulance. That's where investigators say the husband of the wrong-way driver died.
"When there is trauma involved, we talk about the golden hour," Morales said. "That means a trauma patient needs to be in the operating room. We try to get them within an hour of the incident."
Police said they are trying to determine why the elderly couple was headed the wrong way.
Firefighters in Mesa said it's the worst crash they've seen in a long time.
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In looking ahead, I am eager to continue building on last year's successes and the established traditions of St. John School. As we continue to grow stronger in our community, I encourage you to be active in your child's school life. Working together will ensure a positive learning experience for your child.
Please feel free to contact me directly at the school, should you have any questions or concerns. Your co-operation, input and support are both valued and appreciated.
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277 Fewer Calories
27 g Less Fat
3 slices whole-wheat bread, torn
1/4 cup low-fat (1%) milk
2 teaspoons canola oil
1 (8-ounce) package mushrooms, coarsely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 small zucchini, shredded
1 (20.8-ounce) package ground turkey or chicken
1/2 cup fat-free shredded mozzarella cheese
4 slices reduced-fat center-cut bacon
1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
1 large egg
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
2 tablespoons French fried onions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a broiler pan with foil and lightly spray the foil with nonstick spray.
Combine the bread and milk in a large bowl; let stand 10 minutes to soften. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, onion, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are very tender, 5 – 7 minutes. Add the zucchini and cook, stirring until softened, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat; let cool slightly.
Add the mushroom mixture, turkey, cheese, bacon, bread crumbs, egg, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt to the bread mixture. Toss gently to combine. In a small bowl, combine the ketchup and mustard. Stir 1/4 cup ketchup mixture into meat mixture. Shape into a loaf and place on the pan. Spread the remaining ketchup mixture over the loaf. Bake 40 minutes. Top with French fried onions. Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf registers 160°F, 10 – 15 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Cut into 12 slices.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Yield: 6 servings
Per Serving (2 slices) 245 Cal (21% from Fat, 46% from Protein, 32% from Carb); 29 g Protein; 6 g Tot Fat; 2 g Sat Fat; 2 g Mono Fat; 20 g Carb; 3 g Fiber; 7 g Sugar; 163 mg Calcium; 2 mg Iron; 806 mg Sodium; 93 mg Cholesterol
Original recipe courtesy Paula Deen: Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf
Lightened Up recipe courtesy of Bobby Deen and the Paula Deen Test Kitchen


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Western powers turn down Assad regime request for military equipment
Western powers will turn down a request by President Assad's regime for military transport material to ship out chemical weapons.
Reuters reports that the Assad regime had asked for dozens of armored vehicles, generators and field kitchens among gear, in addition to communications links that it said would help secure the road during transport of materials. The regime said that it needed the equipment to move 1,300 tons of chemicals to the Mediterranean port of Latakia in order to remain complaint to a UN backed resolution to rid Syria of chemical arms.
"There is no way that the regime will be supplied with equipment that could be used by the army to kill more innocent Syrians," Reuters quoted a diplomat from a government with veto powers at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
It is unclear at this stage if the refusal to supply the requested equipment would hold up disarmament. Reuters quoted another diplomat as saying that Western governments could consider supplying Syria with alternate equipment such as flatbed trucks.
However, the Assad regime could still turn to Russia to secure the equipment it has said it needs to rid the country of chemical weapons.
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text: Dava's journey towards "Union" kicked off as a boy with his love for Martial Arts. At the age of 7 he began training under Grand Master Hee Il Cho and earned his black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 9. As a teenager, Dava sat his first 10-day donation based Vipassana Meditation course under the guidance of S.N. Goenka, opening his life to the cultivation of awareness and the balanced mind that he stresses frequently in class. Dava graduated from Soka University of America in 2008 where he studied in depth both Eastern and Western Philosophical perspectives, earning his Bachelor of Liberal Arts there. After practicing Bikram Yoga off and on for 4 years, Dava wandered into Corepower Yoga Aliso Viejo for his 1 week trial; falling for the warm and supportive nature of the community. Dava completed his 200 hour Teacher Training Certification in August 2009 and has subsequently completed his Yoga Sculpt and Advanced Vinyasa Teacher Trainings. He currently teaches Tae Kwon Do, Yoga, and meditation throughout South Orange County- up to 20 classes a week.


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SDSU (KELO AM) - South Dakota State University announced the hiring of Marc Serrett as assistant vice president for human resources. His appointment was approved by the South Dakota Board of Regents at their meeting in Vermillion last week.
"Marc Serrett comes to SDSU with a strong set of management skills and, more important, leadership skills," said Vice President for Finance and Business Wes Tschetter. "He brings a tremendous amount of experience and a variety of perspectives here with him. Human resources--people--are the fundamental building block of the university.
Marc's background, which spans the public, private and nonprofit sectors, will enhance the university's capacity to identify and to hire the best available."Serrett comes directly from the Omaha Public Power Company in Omaha, Neb., with 2,400 employees, one of the largest public power companies in the United States. He is certified with the Strategic Workforce Planning designation by the Human Capital Institute, and implemented the HCI planning model companywide at the power company."I am excited about the opportunity to join the SDSU team," said Serrett.
"My immediate goals are to learn more about SDSU, its incredible employees and how Human Resources might be able to help the university achieve the goals set out in the university's new strategic plan, IMPACT 2018.
"Serrett says he is passionate about moving HR from playing defense to playing offense: being at the table with leadership and employees to help overcome obstacles and create solutions that will help achieve the institution's objectives.His previous experience in higher education includes a position as director of human resources for Omaha's Clarkson College, a private, nonprofit institution offering undergraduate and graduate health science degrees.
"I love higher education and I am looking for ways to get more involved with campus life," said Serrett. "I am now a season ticket holder and cannot wait to root for the Jacks! Both South Dakota State University and Brookings really do have a lot to offer and my family and I feel very blessed to be here."


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A Girl and a BoyI'm just a girl.Not pure of mind or pearl of skin, nor with silk as hair or lips of red.Not your princess in a tower- never lost to be found- always calm, always sure.A girl with a story, but none to be heard.Eyes of blue, waves of white- watching a puddle, blending with the sky.You were just a boy.A boy of thoughts and a boy of shadows, a boy- eyes dark as night.Lack of laughter, a smile of sunsets, seldom seen.Wandering through the hours of midnight- hands shoved in pockets, foggy breath his only light.Stumbling through the minutes of early dawn or late dusk, opposites can attract.
The Lost ThingsLost things are often left trodden underfoot. Through our ignorance, the ones that once belonged grow only more aware of their peril- the slow evanescence of their existence. Tell me, what good is a story if it cannot be heard? What good will disappearing do amongst those that have never seen you? In utter truth, there are legends written and breathing amidst us all, and they grow by the day. They grow with each minute, each thought, and one lives within us all- never to be published, always to be lost. Such things as stories often dwell among the lost things, the mental equivalent of a treasure among the blankets of mold and dust upon the attic floor. We all wish for our stories to be remembered or cherished, but this is often only accomplished by our children before it is once again stuffed into the attic. We don't wish for it to happen, but it must- room is needed for all the newly awakened stories being writtten below, and so, we are
In Our Hidden WorldsA strong breeze blew through the garden, and petals and leaves swirled up from the ground like wayward confetti. For a moment the image resembled a spring snow globe; then the wind was gone, and the image shifted.There was a figure walking towards you at the other end of the hidden garden, seemingly from nowhere. At first, a flash of anger filled you for someone to infiltrate your hiding place, your only sanctuary from the world- then sudden curiosity filled you as you realized it was a woman.She walked with a type of grace that was unseen with most humans, each step seeming to awaken everything around her. The calm sun peeked through the shielding leaves overhead, dappling her pure white dress in sunlight and shadow. Morning glories and ivy twined up the still-standing stonework from decades past where she now trailed her fingertips, seeming to wonder who had once treasured this place. Poppies, roses, and all types of forgotten flowers seemed to reach out for her when she drew near-
BeyondSometimes, during those odd moments of spare time here and there, I'll take a moment to study my hands. Twin appendages, born from the same mold with the same crooked complexity. Ten white, spindly fingers that crouch like spiders legs, or perhaps mimic the animal's iridescent webs that shine after a refreshing autumn rain.(Just a skeleton of a life now past. A forgotten remnant- a trinket souvenir- of what once might have been.)Freckles are scattered across my skin like sparks from an untamed fire. As a child, I believed them to have a hidden meaning- like the stars that sprawled so far above my head that I've never yet seen. I would make constellations, memorizing them and tracing them uncountable times and rejoicing as soon as a new star appeared.(One settles on my pinky finger, another nestles in the crook of my thumb. They have to mean something, so perfectly placed.)On the undersides, miniature Grand Canyons make their way across the expanse of my palm. S
Life of a MusicianIt starts as a quiet humming in the darkness- a disruption in the air, tense with expectation- only felt by those who start it.A sudden, luminescent thought- inspiration is a fickle beast, and none can argue with who it chooses to show itself to.But there, there it starts. It all begins behind a closed door, in another realm without others to interrupt. He throws off his half-hearted doubts and restraining weights- a muted strum of an old acoustic guitar flees from his exploring fingertips.Hesitantly, he tunes the guitar and strums three notes, building music where there was once nothing. Dim flashes of light fill the dark corners of his empty hideaway; a sense of color in a gray bedroom.He stops, but his mind running all the faster. The infection has already started- the music won't leave his mind, his fingers strum invisible chords if he ever dares to set the guitar down.He builds notes, one on top of the other, without even a hint of a seam. Bent over acoustic guitar on an unma
The Art of EscapismThump ka-thunk thump- the sound of bare feet rhymatically running on old wood planks sounds in the otherwise empty forest. The rushing wind that echoes in her ears tries in vain to wipe the tears from her face- salty paths that end in a drip off her chin.The soles of her young feet cross the last of the splintered wooden bridge, still yet strong enough to ignore the dull slap of pain. Just a flash, a gray silhouette of a girl- the crystal-blue water with the faded leaves hardly notes her passing.She's needed this for so long- sweet serenity from the city's endless roars and rumbles.The rum-a-tum-tum of her fleet feet match the rumbling sound of drums, a nice change from the constant roar of the unresting city she had grown so used to. The city, with its grey walls- prison walls, always keeping you locked inside (she shivered, but she wouldn't have you know that.)Colored leaves imitating the tones of the sun crunch in her wake as she imagines floating through the forest, leaving all
Brothers of Earth and SkyThe special kind of dusk, where the sun peeks out shyly from behind the wall of mountains while delicate rays of light still illuminate the sky. Soft colors of the setting sun reflected on a pool of water, some shafts of light easing past the surface while other reflect on the two brothers.They lay side by side near the quietly babbling creek- both of the same age, young in body but old in mind. One has eyes of the former blue of the skies, the other, the brown of ancient tree bark. They both stare off at the distant, looming walls blocking out the sun, along with the creek imitating the sky.The first, with the eyes of blue, began to reason- each man is as a star in the sky. Billions - uncounted- each a millennia from each other, never touching and never knowing.The second, with eyes of darkest brown, disagreed- we are of men as we are stone in this brook- each individual but somewhat linked. The two brothers fought- a clash of water and earth, of light and of dark. But
Seasons and Endings, Summers and Dandelion WineThe first memory of her I have is of the first of June, the very beginning of summer. My friends and I have always held an annual party in the nearby beaches, each always a little different than the last.. Squished in a big black van with a bunch of miscellaneous friends and quite a few others who were just friends of friends of friends. The amount would grow every year, every face not quite the same.It didn't matter who you were, just that you're along for the ride together- everyone laughed and joked, already high on the fresh summer air and the ocean breeze we could almost taste. There was your best friend Davey and that one girl who used to smile at you when you walked down the dusty hallways of the schoolyard. There was the girl with the bright, rainbow colored skirts and the boy with the broken smile, arm hooked around his cheerfully talkative boyfriend. Looking around the crowded van and giving a name to every face (some squished with five others on a single seat, others swayin
Reflections of AnotherThe dark. A cold, looming kind of dark that seeps into your bones, it infects and attacks like the worst of disease.The cool ray of the flashlight, the one she grips in her hand as if her only ally. In this house, the one in which none ever dare enter, she warily explores with wide eyes.Who says you're the only one?A mirror leaning against an old, musty wall in an abandoned room from uncounted decades ago- a slight ringing, a beckoning sound. Brushing tender fingers against withering wood, she wanders through the decaying doorway to a room with a single shattered window. A hint, a tiny flash of sunlight illuminates the mirror in an otherwise dull room. Here, it smells of dust and age. She makes her way carefully, stepping lightly on barefoot feet on the cool tiles underneath- they told her not to come, but she's not the sort to listen.There's a soft crackling in the bare walls as she makes her wall across the deserted floor, no man's land. She hesitates, and waits, then step after
The extremely short storyI once heard the tale of a man who had the whole universe inside his throat."Was he a giant?" someone asked.I thought for a second."No," I said. "He was a storyteller."
RememberingI'm walking along a path, each lined with flowers. I touch one, a bit black around the edges, but pink in the middle. A memory comes to mind.I recall large, strong hands pinching my cheeks. It's a warmth I can no longer feel. He is gone now. I feel sadness only recently, just discovering what my young self didn't realize: I'm missing someone that is so important, because he helped bring my mother into this world.The thing that always brings a sad smile to my face whenever I recall him is what I said at his funeral. I looked at him and asked my mother, "why is Tata wearing lipstick?"Utterly absurd, but that is what I remember.I release the black and pink flower now, and continue walking until I see another one. It's dark blue, and reminds me of loneliness and tears, though I somehow know that this flower never cried.My first best friend, the one whom I would always go over to the house of, from kindergarten to the end of grade two perhaps. Her name was Tonya, she had
IntroAs I sipped the cool glass of water that rested in my hand, I sighed at the somber silence that lingered in Martin Tenderson's drab bar where once the excitable and sensual Beatrice Moreau danced and sang in her drunken stupor. Martin still kept that phone that she broke when she slipped and dragged it from the table to the floor; Beatrice had promised to replace it, so this was possibly Martin's way of believing she would return. It was a pathetic gesture, but a widower like him would always hold onto things he loved--old age never broke that resolve.And although I never said anything, I'm sure he knew how grateful I was of him keeping this hope, for the both of us. I wouldn't tell him, but I was waiting for something from Beatrice as well."Seems like only yesterday she was dancing on my bar," Martin said musingly, stroking his beard that was slowly graying with age.I couldn't help but laugh, a pathetic thought honestly.Pathetic for the both of us."You'd give anything to grab her
HeavenI'll show you how special one breath is.I'd teach you to breathe like humans should, like every atom of oxygen flowing through your lungs creates a new flower bud on the ivy curling about your ribcage. Like each breath is heaven itself, because what if this is it?I'd pull you by your skinny wrist to the street down the block, where you could see the fireworks without the trees getting in the way, and we'd lay on our backs and look up at humankind's handmade stars. I'd show you how to see the glitter in the air instead of the smoke, just for a second. I'd illustrate the pleasures of innocence, of molding to world to see what you wish. Because this, this could be all we get of heaven.
Dear StrangerDear Stranger,I hope you are reading this letter before you have gone outside. I imagine you will have a few questions on your mind when you see how things are out there. Luckily, you happen to have this conveniently placed "doggy-door" through which I have slipped the letter you now hold in your hands.First, I would like to apologize for the state of your mailbox. By this point I imagine you have ventured outside and seen a few things worth the raising of an eyebrow or two and I assure you, all will be explained. The mailbox. I am deeply sorry for the condition it is in. You may notice that the box itself is hanging askew, the flag seems to have disappeared(I searched high and low, I promise.), and the post seems to be broken in several places though I have done my best to repair it with duct tape. It might also be worth mentioning that it has been moved several feet to the left.You see I was driving home late last night from work (They have me working another man's shift while
For My DaughterDear daughter-I-do-not-have-yet,You will be my perfect. You will be my proudest moments in one small person. You will be made in love, or maybe anger, or maybe even desperation. But that won't matter. What matters is what you will be made into.You will have Daddy's hair and his nose, and my eyes and my smile, the smile that happens not because someone with a camera told you to, but because you're genuinely happy. But you will have your very own heart and will be full of all the things that give you your you-ness. Whether you sing in the bath or make Valentines for everyone in your class or give your last homemade chocolate chip cookie to the boy sitting alone at recess.I will write you poems and stories about how you are my miracle. I will read them to you sometimes, just to remind you. As you grow, not a day will go by that I'm not thankful for everything you are. You will be dazzling and beautiful and brilliant and compassionate and playful and curious and all of the things
The Things We Give AwayDrake couldn't keep still.The restlessness, the agitation, the anxietywhen it got to be unbearable he would pace across the creaking floorboards of the basement and moan in anguish.I listened to the rapid pattering of his bare feet below me and wished he would go to sleep. It scared me, his psychosis. There were times when I was tempted to up the dosage of his meds, but I never did; his doctor had specifically said no more drugs. His body couldn't take it.A banging noise resonated from downstairs and I jumped. Then sighed. This was getting ridiculous. I needed to talk to him. I needed to calm him down. I forced myself out of bed and groggily meandered down to the dimly-lit basement where, for some reason, Drake felt safe. My bones creaked almost as much as the stairs did as I descended them. I was horribly sleep-deprived. I'd been staying up all hours of the night for the past couple of weeks and it had taken its toll on me. His doctor suggested having him committed, but I cou
i am my own twinin each rainbow gasoline street puddle, in each broken glass window and aperture, i search for myself. what it is exactly that i am searching for i can never tell. all i know is that i know nothing of anyone, not even of myself.i walk the streets and avenues as if i've been here before but not. i peer across the smog-smitten skies, trying to find familiar shadows to remind of home--yet no faces come to mind. as i follow the trail of a limping dog, i see how she is a crippled bitch feeding her pups nonetheless: i digress. i pursue a pink tricycle and her pretty pint-sized owner; she leads me out of the smoggy central station and into suburban slumber land. my feet carry me over to a canary yellow door preceded by three chipped brick steps.i sit there and so does another me. this hallucination reminds me both of the broken bitch and alice understudy. i who am the mere reflection of puddles and portals.
Winds 1The house is dilapidated: the roof is bent sideways, a few of the windows are busted out, and several of the boards that had made up the structure are now broken and jutting in every direction. It's a pitiful image, but it'll have to do for shelter. Nightfall is fast approaching and the father and his sons need a place to stay. Here is as good as anywhere.They wrench themselves through the slanted front door. The inside is just as unwelcoming as the out. Everything is grimy and sad. The remnants of what was once a home look betrayed and hopeless.The oldest son, Isaac, wanders into a nearby bedroom and finds a fallen-over bookshelf. The books it once held are scattered across the floor, sopping and ruined from the rain that had come through the hole in the ceiling directly above. He picks them up, one by one, and inspects them. The covers and pages are soggy, the print faded beyond legibility. He almost wants to cry. It
Last Thoughts in a Colorless WorldA young girl walks down a weathered path strewn with curled leaves, a canvas of criss-crossed dead branches halfheartedly cover the sky overhead. A rough black cloak coversher fragile shoulders, along with a hood that shields half of her ghostly white face- all you can see are her pale pink lips that silently whisper words to an unheard song. Her bare feet stand strong beneath the whipping fabric, caught by the wind.Everyone had begged for her to stay, but its too late now. She always knew she must go, for the strong must survive.The forest seems to swallow her up, pulling her deeper into the mass of fallen leaves with each step of her dainty, unmarked feet. She trembles slightly with each shuffling step, fighting against the orders of her tribe- but she had known that she would be the one who was chosen, not her brave sister.She furtively glances at her surroundings- dead leaves, the sole remnants from the autumn long ago and now just a sad reminder of the cold winter to come. She
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The TrundlerThe waste land behind the fire station is always silent. No birds sing there, and even the wild rabbits and feral cats avoid it. Weedy wildflowers nod their seasonal heads in the breeze. Lying fallow in the midst of housing developments, shopping malls, the new movie theater — the vacant lot stands out like a knife wound on a woman's placid face, shocking, brazen, ugly.It is always empty. Except for one thing: a ragged heap of old trash, all nasty black tar paper and vicious snarls of rusted wire, car parts and broken glass and other junkyard jetsam. The embodiment of injury waiting to happen, an invitation to a tetanus shot... the city never hauled it away. No one ever wants anywhere near it; it radiates an eerie sense of calculating watchfulness.And at night, it wanders.When darkness falls, and the last cars heading into the hives of tract housing stop illuminating the asphalt with moving-picture shadows, it… unfolds. Bitter, broken tangles, grotesquely mov
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My Arab father from a wealthy background came to the USA to attend an Ivy League University. He graduated with his PhD, married an American, settled and found work here. I grew up attending private schools, living in some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in America. I have always had access to medical care (needs) in addition to many luxuries (wants). Ive graduated from university, like my father, debt free. And if I ever cannot pay my credit card bill alone, my parents will pay it for me.
I am grateful for the opportunities to learn, travel and work as I please. But I also dont think its fair that as I can afford to live as I do, while many can hardly make ends meet, if that at all. I want to live in a world of equal opportunity, even if it means giving up my luxuries.
I am the 1%. And I stand with the 99%
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The people of Cusco, Peru, see UCSF's Rosa Ten, MD, as a compassionate healer with a heart as big as Mother Teresa's. They call her Santa Rosa, which means "Saint Rose" in Spanish.
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A new global Atlas charts prospects for malaria elimination by offering the first full-color, detailed depiction of a disease now declining in many parts of the globe and provides a visual tool to help focus resources where they are needed most.
September 27, 2011
Some of the biggest names in the field of global health came to UCSF recently to discuss to work together to improve the education of health professionals in the United States and around the world.
August 30, 2011
Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite transmitted from person to person by the bite of a mosquito. In the past two centuries, numerous research and public health efforts worldwide have sought to combat this ancient scourge as this timeline shows.
August 11, 2011
UCSF leaders in Global Health Sciences urged the graduating class of global health scholars to work toward achieving health care equity around the world.
August 10, 2011
Jaime Sepúlveda, who will join the University as executive director of UCSF Global Health Sciences on September 1, delivered a commencement address to the 2011 Class of Masters of Sciences in Global Health.
July 07, 2011
An analysis of heart disease and stroke statistics collected in 192 countries by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the relative burden of the two diseases varies widely from country to country and is closely linked to national income, according to researchers at UCSF.
UCSF Medical Students Create Free Medical Translation App, Conquering Language Barriers to Patient Care
June 22, 2011
What started as a 2 a.m. conversation over coffee between two fourth-year medical students, ended with the development of a free mobile medical translation application with the potential to profoundly impact patient care worldwide that has more than 8,000 downloads to date on iTunes.
June 20, 2011
UCSF family practice nurse Lisa Thompson is calling attention to the dangers of rustic stoves – which use biomass fuels such as wood, coal, animal dung and crop residue – and result in harmful pollutants adversely affecting people in developing countries.
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The Rising Price of InequalityDr. Juliet V. GarciaWashington D.C. June 25, 2010
Good morning. It is good to be back with the Advisory Committee again, and welcome to all of you here today. One of the most rewarding experiences that I have had in my professional life in higher education is having been a member and chair of this Committee.
During my tenure, I had the great honor of leading the effort on two of the Committee's seminal reports: "Access Denied" in 2001 and "Empty Promises" in 2002. The report being released today, "The Rising Price of Inequality" is a worthy follow-on to those two reports and repeats their essential message.
The message is that, unfortunately, while progress has been made, we still have a long way to go to ensure equal educational opportunity.
When Congress reauthorized the Advisory Committee in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, it charged the Committee with reporting annually on the condition of college access and persistence for low- and moderate-income students. Congress delivered that charge with full knowledge that we, as a nation, have yet to meet our goal of equal access and persistence for needy students.
In both prior reports, "Access Denied" and "Empty Promises," the message was very clear: that need-based aid was inadequate to ensure access to 4-year public colleges for low- and moderate-income high school graduates.
Well, sometimes the most important messages need to be repeated over and over, lest we forget them. This new report reminds us once again that large mismatches continue to exist between the aspirations and qualifications of low- and moderate-income high school graduates and where they are financially able to enroll in college.
These mismatches are triggered by increasing family financial concerns about college expenses and financial aid, and are shifting the initial enrollment of qualified low- and moderate-income high school graduates away from four-year colleges. As we all know, such shifts in initial enrollment are very consequential because, so often, where qualified high school graduates from low- and moderate-income families are able to begin college largely determines their likelihood of success.
The report also warns that persistence appears to be declining. That, of course, magnifies the negative impact of enrollment shifts. The bottom line is that these two trends together: enrollments shifting away from four-year colleges along with declining persistence have greatly undermined bachelor's degree completion over the last two decades and, if unchecked, will take an even greater toll this decade.
Against that somewhat discouraging backdrop, it is extremely important that we congratulate Congress and the Obama administration for the recent hard-fought-for increases in student aid. In particular, the increases in the Pell grant maximum award are especially welcome and appreciated. However, if past is prologue, these modest increases could fall victim very rapidly to increases in the cost of attendance at four-year colleges, especially given the economic circumstances in which we now find ourselves.
So, what is the answer? I think it is the same as it was a decade ago when I was on the Committee. Each member of the federal/state/institutional partnership must do its part. At every level—federal, state, and institutional—we must take every opportunity to increase need-based student aid. It is also critical for colleges to restrain prices, to the extent possible.
And we must never forget that maintaining financial access to four-year public colleges for qualified high school graduates is of paramount national policy importance.
I thank current members of the Committee for your dedication to this most important cause. I also thank all of you in the audience for your efforts as well. I think the nation's future depends on hard work, and our efforts will be grandly rewarded.
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I know I'm stating the obvious for anyone whose taken a step outside in the past week, but it seems like we skipped right to Memorial Day weekend instead of St. Patrick's Day weekend. This St. Pattys Day, we had a record 80-degree high temp, breaking a record that was set all the way back in 1894.
A lot of people - myself included - are loving this weather... But the trouble is that for such an oddity, there is usually a consequence. Will our drought continue? Will we have a sweltering summer? Will we see a lot of severe weather this season? Of course, there's no clear-cut answer for any of these... But there is rain in the forecast for this week (good news for the farmers) and it will feel more Spring than Summer by week's end. Supposedly. As for the long-term effects, I know not to put away the coats too far out of reach (though I got greedy and put away the snowblower). Plus I've heard some gardeners advising about starting planting just yet... and many that have to replace plants such as strawberries because of the dry winter.
So not all is great with the light winter and early start on the warm-weather seasons. But after three winters in a row with brutal cold and blizzards, I really don't mind taking advantage of Mother Nature's hot flash this year!
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The most egregious disparity between the developed and development world is maternal mortality. In the developing world, one woman dies in childbirth every minute. In Africa, a woman has a one in 22 chance of dying in childbirth. In the developed world, only one woman in 8,000 dies in childbirth (UNICEF).
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