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I have laid low for a while and thought it was time for an update. Things haven't gone as I hoped the past 6 months. Right now I haven't been able to run for 4 months because of stress fractures in both feet. My motivation has been very low because no one have been able to tell me when I can start running again. But hopefully there is some light ahead because I did a ct scan yesterday to see if the bones have healed. So I'm really looking forward to get the result wedensday and hopefully have my first run for a loooong time.
Being injured gives you time to do things a bit differently. I still went to New Zealand for the World Cup. I really enjoyed that 4 week holiday where I experienced the country and helped a bit with the WCs without worrying about training. Also I went to Portugal with the team and enjoyed a warmer climate compared to Denmark. I was able to do a little training in Portugal so I'm building myself up to when I can run again ;)
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9 unbelievable Wayne Rooney career moments
- Homage to a footballing phenomenon and a working class talisman - Wayne Rooney. We look back at Rooney's most scintillating moments.
Wayne Rooney has always been regarded as a scorer of great goals. This was truer before he went on to become England and Manchester United's greatest goal scorer. A more accurate panegyric would be that Wayne has been an author of truly great moments.
Moments that do not make sense or beggar belief, moments that leave you with odd expressions on your face, moments that make you shriek at the top of your lungs, and then make bizarre excuses to try and explain it to your mother, sister, etc, later, moments that make you fall in love with the game itself.
He is the proverbial enigma, he divides opinions like no other footballer. We all know why he gets pilloried; for courting transfers, new improved contracts, scuffle with the bosses, personal misdemeanors, etc, not that he is the only one to commit all those mistakes.
He is a throwback to a time when playing ball was just about having a time of your life, on the streets, in the living room, at school, against the solitary backyard wall, or just playing keepy-ups in the bedroom.
He has seldom been the most eloquent or squeamish person, let alone an impeccable role model.
However, he has been a footballing phenomenon, a defiant hero, a tireless workhorse and has given us an unbelievable reel of highlights. His story is a story of the grandest moments. Here are some of them:
#1 A 16 year old who fancied his chances
The memory of a 16 year old force of nature gate-crashing mighty Arsenal's parade is still vividly fresh. The sumptuous curler went in off the cross-bar to end Arsenal's 30-game unbeaten streak.
The undaunted and unperturbed teenager became the youngest goal-scorer in the league (now it is James Vaughn), and served up a microcosmic preview of what was to come.


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Cocktails, travel and lots of sun!
Hello my dear friends!! and welcome back here on Dedycated with our tips and recipes of "supercocktails" and "superfoods" …. I have a question for you! where will you spend your holidays this year? have you been hitting the seaside yet? but If you haven't yet… well this is my advise, jump and see your gardener first, then go right away! you're wondering why? this article, this cocktail and our advise will give you one or two reasons!
Returning from a good trip
Our short and recent trip to Sardinia featured a great sunny week and we've got to be honest… we were really lucky as this 2018 summer in Italy has really done the whims! We spent some nice days with the family by the sea, we explored new places and even an uninhabited island where I discovered a spontaneous plantation of garlic, and we saw closely the areas where the delicious sea urchins are sourced.
Skin burnt, despite much of sunscreen lotions
it was right on the desert island of "Mal di Ventre" by the west coast, where we anchored the boat for a short break and took a refreshing bath. Surrounded by so much beauty, we had been hit by a real insolation, the one that literally burns your skin! yet we are not naive, certainly we were equipped with the necessary to fight the burns, with creams and various sprays that unfortunately have not fulfilled their duty.
If there is one thing that continues to be good, ithese are my skills where it comes to find solutions in situations of uncertainty … and therefore to my question about "how can I avoid carbonizing my skin again??" and above all "how can a barman, passionate about HEALTHY food and drink like me find a solution to all this? "…how silly…. maybe not…!
A cocktail and lots of tips
1-Surely I would be more careful, 2- perhaps I'll wear a shirt! 3- certainly I could increase the protection level of my sunscreen cream lotion or 4- simply stay longer in water and less exposed the sun! for sure if you ask me a natural method and suitable for a good, healthy and lasting tanned I present you my brand new cocktail, remember to drink it, not to pour it on your body 🙂
the Sunny Mary … from the beaches of Sardinia!
The pharmacy precautions, sunscreens and the right stuffs should never be left at home, but an advice on something "not too alcoholic" but "sparkling" and no doubt "creative" and definitely rich in superfoods is here ready for you, so try this drink 🙂
- few Organic carrots, to be squeezed with a electric juicer until obtaining a quantity of about 120 ml, it is going to give volume and body to the cocktail;
-We chose the small ones that the lands have donated with still mud to be washed off! with an eye to the organic, in fact you source them from the gardener that you trust the most! The carrot is the undisputed queen of that category of these ingredients, which go hand in hand with tanning as containing Vitamin A (beta-carotene), helps to stimulate the melanin, aka the primary determinant of the color of human skin, that pigment red-brown color that is present not only in the skin, but also in the eyes, in the hair and in the ear, and partly in the nervous system.
- A mix of tomatoes, to stick to the great classic, I suggest to cook them in the oven, let them caramelise, then adjust them with salt and your favourite seasonings, I always like a cloud of oregano, and fresh basil.
Have you ever heard of lycopene? I studied this for the first time back at schools, many years ago… the effects and benefits of this substance contained in the seeds and peel of tomatoes, can be decisive to the cause as they give a hand to your skin to RESIST in direct UV rays right to the body! with them, peppers and watermelon are also rich in Lycopene.
- Beer, the unknown power of hops, about 50 ml;
I am strongly convinced that beer is the most beautiful gift that has been given to us by middle-age times farmers and brewers , who since the fifteenth' century have cultivated, harvested the hop, to give life to the foam of the most drunk fermented beverage in the world. this time we use the local Beer Ichnusa "unfiltered" … she's loved all over the world, has a higher content of hops and yeasts, does not undergo complete filtration and gives me an idea to add an unusual ingredient in mixing, but that marries the cause very well: hops also favor the activation of melanin.
- Lemon, basil and oregano, adjust the C vitamins as you like;
From Marcella's homegrown full of veggies garden, we pick basil and oregano, along with organic lemons, with a skin thinner than my finger 🙂 aiming to give the right spiciness, these are all the necessary dressing and the right balance with the acidity and vitamin C that will also contribute to the balance of the mineral salts you need … and will stop bad free radicals that develop naturally with exposure to the sun … a hot pepper of those very spicy, called "habanero" for the right pleasure to bring the same burning of the sun on the tongue as well as on the shoulders!


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About Our Trustees
Sameer Bhargava
SAMEER BHARGAVA is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Clark Construction Group, LLC, a building and civil contractor headquartered in Bethesda, MD, with over $4 billion in revenue. Previously, Mr. Bhargava was a Managing Director and Director of Corporate Development at The Carlyle Group in Washington, DC, focused on firm strategy and planning, firm acquisitions, fundraising initiatives, new product development and strategic relationships. At Carlyle, Mr. Bhargava also spent time in Carlyle's U.S. Buyout Fund investment team, both in its Global Aerospace and Defense Group and its Global Industrial Group.
Mr. Bhargava has served as Chairman of the Board for Higher Achievement, an award-winning program serving more than 1,000 at risk middle school students in Washington, DC; Baltimore; Richmond; and Pittsburgh. Its proven model has demonstrated consistent increases in students' GPAs, test scores and high school graduation rates. Mr. Bhargava also serves on the Board of Viagogo and the Dean's Leadership Committee of the Harvard School of Design.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Bhargava was at Bain Capital, LLC, Advent International Corporation and McKinsey & Company.
Mr. Bhargava graduated from Harvard University with an honors degree in biology and received his MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School. He resides in McLean with his wife, Nimisha, and their four children.
Marjorie Brennan
MARJORIE P. BRENNAN is a physician specializing in pediatric anesthesiology at Children's National Health System and is an assistant professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine. She also holds a Master of Public Health. She is the medical director of Children's Ambulatory Surgery Center in Montgomery County. Her areas of interest include muscle diseases of children, culture of safety, and global health.
Dr. Brennan has published book chapters in Essence of Anesthesia Practice and Progress in Anesthesia, A Manual of Practice Management for Ambulatory Surgery Centers, as well as articles in several peer-reviewed medical journals. She has been active in medical humanitarian work, volunteering for numerous trips to Vilnius University Children's Hospital in Lithuania and Sacre Coeur Hospital in Haiti. She is a national speaker on issues of health equity in the developing world. She serves on the board of the Crudem Foundation, which operates a teaching hospital in Northern Haiti.
Dr. Brennan received her Bachelor of Science and her M.D. degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She received her Master of Public Health at The George Washington University. She resides in McLean with her husband and three children.
Natalie Bush
NATALIE F. BUSH earned both her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and her Master of Science in Nursing at West Virginia University School of Nursing. Upon graduation, she moved to Australia, where she established the first women's counseling program in her region of the Northern Territory. The program provided free services to clients, with a focus on female health issues. Mrs. Bush also worked for the Manhattan Beach, CA, School District as a nurse. She has always been involved in school programs as she raised her three children. She served as a "Young at Art" docent for the Manhattan Beach School District and was a volunteer leader for the Chadwick School's annual fund campaign, which raised $1.5 million annually with almost 100% participation. In addition, she served on the Chadwick School Board as a parent representative and, more recently, as a parent representative at The Potomac School.
Mrs. Bush is involved in nursing advisory board roles at several universities. She serves as the co-chair at Johns Hopkins University, chairs the West Virginia University Nursing Advisory Board, and is a member of the UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing Advisory Board. She also serves on the Inova Foundation Board and is a member of their Nursing Council. In addition, Mrs. Bush volunteers at the Arlington Free Clinic and is a pet therapy volunteer at various DC-area facilities. She is married to Wes Bush, the chairman of the board, at Northrop Grumman Corporation. The Bushes reside in the Washington, DC, area.
Dax Cummings
DAX CUMMINGS is a partner and managing director at The Kessler Group. He has significant experience in financial services with expertise in partnerships and endorsed program management and leads The Kessler Group's efforts with key clients. Mr. Cummings joined Kessler in 2011 after spending the previous five years as a founder and COO of Revolution Money, a payments company that was acquired by American Express in 2010. Prior to founding Revolution Money, Mr. Cummings spent 14 years at MBNA serving as division president of the key U.S. Endorsed business, where he led the company's 5,500 endorsing partnerships and a $65 billion endorsed consumer loan portfolio. In addition, he held executive positions leading MBNA's regional offices, several business sectors, and the company's new account activation efforts.
Mr. Cummings currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Connelly Center for Entrepreneurship at Washington and Lee University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in politics from Washington and Lee and lives in McLean with his wife and two children.
Michael Davis
MICHAEL L. DAVIS is head of U.S. institutional defined contribution plan specialists for T. Rowe Price. In this role, he leads the team responsible for expanding the firm's reach and strategic engagement capabilities in the U.S. institutional DCIO segment. He is a member of the Americas leadership team and plays a key role in guiding the group's U.S. DCIO strategy.
Mr. Davis has almost 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 2016, Mr. Davis spent 17 years with JP Morgan, where he ultimately became head of the Western U.S. region for JP Morgan Asset Management and was later appointed deputy assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration. He has also held senior positions with Prudential Financial and Calvert Investments. Mr. Davis has received a variety of civic awards and held several board positions. He earned a B.B.A. in finance from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.P.P. in public policy from the JFK School of Government at Harvard University.
Ellen Dwyer
ELLEN M. DWYER is a partner in the law firm of Crowell & Moring LLP, where she serves as Chair of the Firm's Executive Committee and a member of its Management Board. Ellen represents employers in the full array of labor and employment matters, including litigation under federal and state anti-discrimination laws, trade secret and related fiduciary breach and wrongful discharge claims. She also conducts investigations and counsels employers across diverse industries on compliance issues ranging from sexual harassment to gender pay equity to whistleblower protections.
Ellen serves on the Board and Executive Committee of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, an organization of law firm leaders committed to enhancing the diversity of the legal profession. Additionally, Ellen is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Ellen earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University and her law degree from Cornell Law School. She resides in Arlington with her husband and three children.
Dan Fisher
DANIEL I. FISHER is a corporate partner in the New York and Washington offices of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, is the co-leader of Akin Gump's integrated special situations group and leads the transactional practice in the Washington office. Dan practices at the nexus of M&A, restructuring, securities and finance, and has market-leading experience in the unique issues raised by distressed and special situations. He primarily represents private equity and hedge funds in distressed transactions and restructurings and the portfolio companies of these funds in M&A, securities, and finance transactions.
A graduate of Columbia University and Vanderbilt University Law School, Dan previously clerked for Chief Justice Aharon Barak of the Supreme Court of Israel. He lives in McLean with his wife, Ashley, and their four children.
Jim Fleming
JAMES B. FLEMING is a partner at Columbia Capital, a venture capital firm based in Alexandria, VA, that focuses on communications, media, and information technology and manages approximately $3 billion in capital.
Mr. Fleming has served as a board member for numerous private companies and not-for-profit entities. He received his B.A. from Stanford University. He and his wife, Sheila, reside in Alexandria with their three children.
Stephanie Amann Kapsis
STEPHANIE AMANN KAPSIS '01 has dedicated her career to helping to strengthen public education and close the academic achievement gap. She currently serves as a senior advisor at KIPP DC, a growing network of open-enrollment college-preparatory public schools in Washington, DC, with a track record of preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. Additionally, Mrs. Kapsis joined the Alexandria City School Board in January 2013 after receiving the greatest number of school board votes city-wide in the November 2012 election. In this role, she works to manage the superintendent, set the school system budget, and oversee policy for the school division.
Prior to these roles, Mrs. Kapsis worked as a dual language elementary school teacher in Brooklyn, NY, as a Teach for America corps member. She also served in multiple leadership roles on Teach for America's DC Region administrative team.
Mrs. Kapsis graduated cum laude from Princeton University in 2005, receiving a bachelor's degree in politics and certificates in Spanish and Latin American studies. While teaching, she received her Master of Science in teaching with a bilingual extension in Spanish language from Pace University.
A Potomac School "lifer," Mrs. Kapsis grew up in McLean. She now lives with her husband, Jim, and their three children in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria.
Bill Kilberg
WILLIAM J. KILBERG is a retired senior partner with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He has served on the firm's executive committee and five-member management committee and as partner-in-charge of the Washington office. Mr. Kilberg is Chairman of the Board of Vorbeck Materials Corporation, a graphene-based electronics, communications, energy and composites company.
In 1973, Mr. Kilberg was appointed by President Richard Nixon as the solicitor (general counsel) for the U.S. Department of Labor, becoming the youngest person ever to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a sub-Cabinet post. He had served previously as associate solicitor of labor, general counsel of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and a White House fellow and special assistant to Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz. President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the Commission on White House Fellowships. Mr. Kilberg served as a co-chair of the National Finance Committees of both the John McCain and the Mitt Romney presidential campaigns and as chair of the Policy Committee on Labor for the Romney campaign. He is also a founder of the Palmer National Bank, now part of United Bank.
Mr. Kilberg is a charter fellow of both the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel; he served as president of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in 2014. He is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a member of the board of the American Friends of the Hebrew University (AFHU), president of AFHU's Mid-Atlantic Region Board, and the legal advisory committee of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. He has served on the Virginia Israel Advisory Board as an appointee of former Virginia Governor McDonnell.
Mr. Kilberg graduated from Cornell University, which he attended on a scholarship from Local 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and received his law degree from Harvard Law School. He and his wife, Bobbie Greene Kilberg, are longtime Potomac parents and grandparents. All five of their children attended Potomac, and three of their eleven grandchildren are presently students. The Kilbergs have served on numerous Potomac capital campaign committees and co-chaired the last Parents of Alumni Campaign. Mrs. Kilberg previously served on the Board of Trustees.
Won Kim
WON KIM served 21 years at the Federal Communications Commission before retiring in 2016, working as a senior attorney in the spectrum and competition policy division of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. After her retirement, Ms. Kim has been devoting her time to her family, friends and the Potomac School.
Born and raised in Seoul, Korea, Ms. Kim is a graduate of Ewha Womans University, where she majored in English Literature. After earning a master's degree from Ewha, she became a lecturer in the English Department and later won the British Council Fellowship to receive her second master's degree in English literature from the University of Exeter, England. She continued her teaching at Ewha until she came to the United States in 1988 to start a family with her husband, Dr. Mu Hong.
As her second career path toward public policy and community service, Ms. Kim attended and graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 1995. After law school, she has been actively involved in several community organizations and served on the boards of various non-for-profit organizations. At the Potomac School, her volunteer works include her service as head parent representative for the Lower School, a parent representative for the Upper School, and as a mentor to many new families. Ms. Kim and her husband live in McLean with their two daughters.
John Kowalik
JOHN KOWALIK became Potomac's 14th head of school in 2013 after a decade as headmaster of The Peck School in Morristown, NJ.
Raised in the Boston area, Mr. Kowalik is a graduate of Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, MA, and a member of that school's athletic and academic halls of fame. At Williams College, he majored in political science and captained teams in football and winter and spring track. He also has completed the Executive Management Program at Dartmouth's Tuck Business School and earned a master's degree in educational administration from Columbia University.
Mr. Kowalik spent 19 years at Delbarton School in Morristown, NJ, serving as a teacher and later dean of school and assistant headmaster. As head football coach for 16 years, he compiled a 138-29 record and won two state titles and nine conference championships. During his tenure at Peck, the school maintained a rigorous academic program distinguished by excellent teaching and developed a nationally recognized character program.
In 2009, Williams College profiled John Kowalik in one of its publications.
Mr. Kowalik and his wife, Carolyn, have four children: Jack and Liza are graduates of Notre Dame, Mark and Sara currently attend Notre Dame.
Tanya La Force
TANYA LA FORCE is an accomplished nonprofit and business leader with a track record of recruiting, leading and mentoring volunteers and employees to accomplish aggressive goals. She is a creative problem solver with more than 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. She currently is Chair and Founding Member of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia's Business Women's Giving Circle, investing in innovative STEM and entrepreneurship programs for girls and young women. Prior to that, Ms. La Force was the Chairman of the Board and Founding Partner of the Children's Science Center, building the first hands-on interactive science museum in Northern Virginia. Ms. La Force is a graduate of Leadership Fairfax and has strong ties in Northern Virginia. She cares deeply about the power of local nonprofit work and launched Mission Focused Consulting to help other organizations meet their potential. Prior to her nonprofit work, Ms. La Force was a CPA and Controller for industry leading companies. As a Potomac parent, she has volunteered on many committees, most recently serving on the Parent Association Executive Committee as the Intermediate School Head Parent Representative.
Ms. La Force is a graduate of Lafayette College with a BA in Economics and Business. She and her husband live in Northern Virginia with their three sons, all Potomac students.
Mary Lou Leipheimer
MARY LOUISE LEIPHEIMER served as head of school at Foxcroft School in Middleburg, VA, from 1989 until her retirement in 2014. A recognized leader in national independent school organizations, she has served on the boards of the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS), The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), and the National Association of Principals of Schools for Girls (NAPSG). She currently serves as Vice-chair on the Westmoreland Foundation's Board of Directors, commonly known as Morven Park, and on the Board of Visitors for the Margaret Paxton Memorial Trust. In addition, she was a founding co-chair of the National Coalition of Girls' Schools (NCGS). In 1999, Mrs. Leipheimer received the William B. Bretnall Award for Leadership from the Secondary School Admission Tests (SSAT) Board; in 2010, she received the Ruzicka Compass Premier Leadership Award from TABS.
Mrs. Leipheimer received her Bachelor of Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and was honored with the school's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009. A third generation teacher, she taught English and served as department chair, director of admission, director of development, and assistant head for external affairs during her Foxcroft tenure, which was interrupted only once, from 1978-1983 when she served as director of Emmanuel Preschool in Alexandria.
Mrs. Leipheimer has served on the Vestry of St. James Episcopal Church and the Margaret Paxton Memorial for Convalescent Children in Leesburg, and as chair of the Board of Directors of the Piedmont Child Care Center in Upperville, VA.
Rob McDowell
ROBERT M. MCDOWELL '78 is a partner with Cooley, LLP, providing strategic legal, business, and public policy counsel on matters in the telecommunications, media, and technology industries. He is also a senior fellow with the Hudson Institute, a non-partisan public policy research organization.
From 2006 through 2013, Mr. McDowell served as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. He was appointed by presidents George W. Bush (2006) and Barack Obama (2009), and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate each time. His second nomination made him the first Republican appointed to an independent agency by President Obama.
Prior to joining the FCC, Mr. McDowell worked in senior positions in the telecommunications industry. He served as senior vice president for the Competitive Telecommunications Association (CompTel), an association representing competitive facilities-based telecommunications service providers and their supplier partners. There, he had responsibilities involving advocacy efforts before Congress, the White House, and executive agencies. Prior to joining CompTel in February 1999, McDowell served as executive vice president and general counsel for America's Carriers Telecommunications Association (ACTA), which merged with CompTel at that time. He has served on the North American Numbering Council (NANC) and on the board of directors of North American Numbering Plan Billing and Collection, Inc. (NBANC).
Mr. McDowell's involvement in civic and political affairs spans four decades. He was appointed by Virginia Governor George Allen to the Governor's Advisory Board for a Safe and Drug-Free Virginia, and to the Virginia Board for Contractors, where he served for eight years. He is a veteran of several presidential campaigns; his work during the 1992 presidential campaign is cited in the Almanac of American Politics, 1994. Among many other endeavors, Mr. McDowell has twice been a candidate for the Virginia General Assembly. He is also on the Board of Visitors of Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy and is a former chairman of the board of the McLean Project for the Arts, which strives to connect emerging artists with communities in the Washington region.
Mr. McDowell graduated cum laude from Duke University and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary. After law school, he joined the Washington, DC, office of the national law firm of Arter & Hadden. He resides in Fairfax County with his wife, Jennifer, and their three children.
Robby Moser
ROBERT D. MOSER, JR. is president and CEO of Clark Construction Group, LLC, headquartered in Bethesda, MD. In this position, Mr. Moser is responsible for setting the company's strategic priorities, as well as providing executive direction for the companies' national operations, which total nearly $5 billion per year. Throughout his more than 20-year tenure in the industry, Mr. Moser has led efforts to secure and build all manner of projects – from professional sports venues to transit infrastructure and national museums nationwide.
Mr. Moser earned his Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Lynne O'Brien
LYNNE F. O'BRIEN graduated from Princeton with an A.B. in political science and earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. She worked as a Policy Analyst with the White House Cancer Moonshot office under Vice President Joe Biden. Previously, she worked as director of the Washington Government Affairs Office of DuPont Merck. She started her career in DC with Williams and Jensen, a lobbying/law firm in Washington, DC, focusing on healthcare clients.
Mrs. O'Brien is currently on the National Board of the Leukemia Lymphoma Society (LLS) and on the Board of Directors for the Prevent Cancer Foundation and the Cancer Support Community. Her volunteer work includes serving as Class of 1984 Annual Fund agent for Princeton University.
At The Potomac School, she is currently the Co-Chair of the Capital Campaign. She also has served as head parent representative for the Lower School, a fundraiser for the Annual Fund, and a room and team mother. Mrs. O'Brien and her husband, Gregory, live in McLean and have three children.
Norma Ramsey
NORMA C. RAMSEY is president of the W. Russell and Norma C. Ramsey Foundation. Mrs. Ramsey is actively committed to philanthropic causes dedicated to at-risk families through education and health programs. Along with her husband Russ, Mrs. Ramsey is a founding investor of Venture Philanthropy Partners which has invested over $100 million in Greater Washington's most high performing non-profit institutions.
In addition to serving on the Dean's Advisory Council of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University, Mrs. Ramsey serves on the Executive Committee of Children's National Medical Center, the Foundation Board of Inova Health System, the Executive Committee of Knock out Abuse, the We Are Family Foundation and the Executive Committee of the University of Virginia Parents Council. Mrs. Ramsey has also served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts as well as the Deacon Club Board at Wake Forest University.
An Emerita Trustee, Mrs. Ramsey served the Potomac School Board of Trustees from 2002-2011. During that time, she chaired the Building and Grounds Committee and personally oversaw the development of and initial implementation of the Master Plan. Mrs. Ramsey currently serves as Chair of the Committee on Trustees and also serves on the Strategic Priorities Committee, the Building and Grounds Committee, the Development Committee, and Growing Ever Greater - The Campaign for The Potomac School.
Mrs. Ramsey earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland and resides in Great Falls, VA along with her husband Russ, current student Paige '24, and three alumni – Bailey '10 (UPenn/GWU); Eric K-8 (WFU) and Mark '14 (UVA).
Thomas Rietano
THOMAS J. RIETANO is a managing director in the Merrill Lynch Private Banking & Investment Group in Washington, DC, where his team oversees more than $2.5 billion in client assets. He has served on a number of not-for-profit boards in the greater Washington, DC, area.
Mr. Rietano is a graduate of the University of Vermont. He and his wife, Margaret, and their four children live in Washington, DC.
James Rooney
JAMES H. ROONEY is President of Avenir Corporation, a value oriented investment management firm located in Washington, DC that manages over $1 billon in separate accounts for individuals, families and institutions, including limited partnerships, foundations, pensions and endowments. Prior to joining Avenir in 1998, he worked in the energy business for Columbia Energy Group and Sonat, Inc., and held positions at Deloitte & Touche, LLP and J. & W. Seligman & Co., Inc.
Mr. Rooney has a BA in Economics and History from Duke University and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. In addition, he is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Washington. He has served on the boards of various charities and not-for-profits in Alexandria and northern Virginia.
As a Potomac parent, Mr. Rooney has been involved in the Fathers Association (FAPS). He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children, two of whom are Potomac graduates and one who is a current student.
Eric Rosenthal
ERIC W. ROSENTHAL '03 is a Director at Garrison Investment Group LP, a private equity firm based in New York, NY, focused on real estate, structured finance and corporate credit. The firm manages approximately $4.5 billion of discretionary capital on behalf of institutional limited partners. Mr. Rosenthal concentrates on debt and equity strategies across Garrison's real estate mandate.
Mr. Rosenthal is a graduate of the University of Virginia. He served on Potomac's Alumni Governing Council from 2011 to 2017, co-chairing its development committee for much of his tenure. He is a 2003 graduate of Potomac, as is his wife, Pamela Barris Rosenthal. They live in New York City with their two daughters.
Charles Rossotti
Charles Rossotti is currently an advisor to The Carlyle Group where he works on evaluating investments and advising managements of portfolio companies, primarily in the fields of information technology and business services.
He serves on the boards of three Carlyle companies: Booz Allen and Hamilton; Coalfire Systems; and Novetta Corporation. He previously served on the boards of ECI Software; Quorum Management Solutions; Primatics Financial. Compusearch Software, and the Wall Street Institute, all successfully exited from 2010 to 2016, and Apollo Global, partially exited in 2012.
In addition, he recently retired as non-executive chairman of the board of AES Corporation, a publicly owned global electric power company. He served on the board of Bank of America Corporation where he was chair of the audit committee until retiring in 2013 and on the board of Merrill Lynch before its merger with Bank of America.
On November 6, 2002, Rossotti completed a five-year term as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. In 1970 Rossotti co-founded American Management Systems, an IT services and software company, and until 1997 served at various times as President, CEO and Chairman.Prior to founding AMS, Rossotti served for four years in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, completing his service as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis
In addition to his business activities, Mr. Rossotti serves on the boards of Capital Partners for Education and the Comptroller General's Advisory Committee of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) In 2005, he served as a member of President Bush's advisory panel on reform of the income tax.
Rossotti is the author of Many Unhappy Returns, a book about his experience turning around the IRS, published by Harvard Business School Press in March 2005.
A.B. Economics, Magna cum Laude, Georgetown University, 1962
M.B.A with High Distinction, Harvard Business School, 1964
Susan Schieffer
SUSAN N. SCHIEFFER has nearly two decades of fundraising and development experience and has served on a number of non-profit boards. She holds a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School at The University of Texas and a Bachelor of Arts from Southern Methodist University.
Ms. Schieffer and her husband Steve Eichenauer have twins who are Potomac School graduates.
Karen Sonneborn
KAREN SONNEBORN is Co-founder and CEO of Honored (www.honored.org), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to recognizing, retaining, and inspiring great teachers and to elevating the profession of teaching.
Previously, she worked in business development at Warner Bros. in Los Angeles and investment banking at Goldman Sachs in New York.
Mrs. Sonneborn currently serves on the President's Advisory Council, the Annual Giving Committee, and the Bridge Year Program Committee at Princeton University. She has served on the boards of San Francisco Ballet (Education Committee), East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring, Ambassadors for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, the Los Angeles Zoo, and KCET, Southern California's largest public television station. While with KCET, she co-founded the award-winning KCET Council for Children and Families.
Mrs. Sonneborn graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in economics and received an M.B.A. with honors from UCLA. She lives in Georgetown with her husband, Bill, and their three children.
Abigail Spangler
DR. ABIGAIL SPANGLER is president of the C.D. Spangler Foundation and serves on the Board of Directors of Spangler Companies, Inc. She is the founder of Protest Easy Guns, a national social movement to reduce gun violence in America, and founder of the Campaign to Close the Gun Show Loophole, which advocates background checks before gun sales. In these capacities, she works with gun violence victims' families and citizens across the nation.
Dr. Spangler holds a B.A. from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University. Formerly a cellist with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic, she has two children, one a Potomac graduate and one currently attending Potomac School.
Mark Sullivan
MARK SULLIVAN '96 is an owner and operator of commercial real estate. His work experience includes various roles in the financial services industry. He is a Potomac School "lifer."
Martin W. Sumner
MARTIN W. SUMNER is a Managing Director of The Carlyle Group where he focuses on investment opportunities in the industrial and transportation sectors.
Since joining Carlyle in 2003, Mr. Sumner has led or been a key contributor to a number of the firm's investments including Allison Transmission, Atotech, AxleTech International, Axalta Coating Systems, Centennial Resources Development, Nouryon, United Components, Veyance Technologies, and Wildhorse Resources, among others. Prior to joining Carlyle, he held positions with Thayer Capital Partners, a private equity firm and the strategy consulting group of Mercer Management Consulting.
Mr. Sumner received his M.B.A. from Stanford University, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar and a B.S. in Economics, magna cum laude, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Atotech, AxleTech International and Nouryon and resides in Washington D.C. with his wife Meredith and three children.


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I've been meaning to do this for ages.
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Current Gig: Daytime in higher education. Weekends as a writer. I also run a fairly popular Tumblr account (well, at least for the subject).
One word that best describes how you work: Constantly.
Current mobile device: iPhone 4! Bought in November 2011 (!), it still works.
Current computer: Dell during the day, and a Macbook at home.
What apps, software, or tools can't you live without? Why?
I like collecting things in specific places. Pinterest is a must – I have boards for all of my manuscripts, as well as other topics – travel, my dream home, etc.. I also tag a lot of things to Pocket (formerly Read it Later) – not that I'm all that great about following up and reading later. For books, it's Goodreads. For stuff I want to buy it's Amazon's Wish List. For sleeping, I like Sleep Cycle and Rain, Rain. Basically, I would have no idea how to function without an internet connection.
What's your workspace setup like?
Err… I have a desk, I just don't use it. At the moment, I have a dining room table and a laptop – which I love for it's natural light. I've got a few ideas for my dream office (which would DEFINITELY involve two screens, or a big ole Mac), but for now, it gets the job done. Should I make the decision to quit my job and do the writing thing full time, I would invest in the second screen (which I've had since 2013 at work and have never looked back).
What's your best time-saving shortcut or life hack?
Never put anything off. Just do it. Seriously, what are you waiting for? Why are you waiting?
What's your favorite to-do list manager?
Old school. Write it down. I have a number of notebooks. For long term, for short term and nearly everything in between.
Besides your phone and computer, what gadget can't you live without and why?
Kindle (i.e. my iPad mini). As an expat who hasn't had access to a library since 2007, I would be absolutely lost without the Kindle app. As an avid reader, I can't imagine living without books.
Additionally, given I pretty much hate all sounds, when I work in shared office, I cannot live without my Beats headphones. They are one of the best investments I've ever made.
What tools do you use to write?
Microsoft Word, yo. I've recently adapted a bit to Scrivener, but I have always defaulted to MS Word. I'm trying to use the Hemingway App and thus far it's a nice additional check to my writing. Thus far, I've only had Room 702 professionally edited, and will be definitely doing so for Life After Joe.
Do you find yourself always working on something? Or when you finish a project, do you take time to let your mind wander without concern for what's next?
Always working. In fact, I know what will immediately follow the current project I'm working on. At the moment, I've mentally booked the writing and editing of my next 3 manuscripts (which should take me through 2016 at least). Throw in a monthly short story or work of fanfiction and that's a usual commitment to around 100K per year. Additionally, given how much I've been 'away' from my current projects this semester, I've felt inherently guilty for not working on things at the levels I have previously.
What everyday thing are you better at than everyone else? What's your secret?
I am literally the most organized person I know. It blows my mind how others can't seem to get their shit together. Provided there are no small children involved, it's just not difficult to get yourself ready and to work on time. Keep your stuff in the same place. Add a few extra minutes into your routine if you know it takes you longer or you want to buy a coffee. While at work, I am also thrown by those who don't understand or refuse to put energy into prioritizing and being prepared.
The same attitude can be applied to writing. If it's important for you to write a book, you will make sacrifices. I can't remember the last Friday morning where I just woke up and did nothing. It is a sacred time for writing.
Of course, with unlimited preparation and proactivity comes the lack of being spontaneous in my free time (especially on vacation, which is something I can definitely work on).
What do you listen to while you work?
Can't and won't work in silence. I go between Grooveshark (random playlists, mostly because Spotify is blocked in the UAE) and TuneIn Radio (which allows me to dial up any radio station in the world). Given my relatively horrible misophonia (which is currently acting up), I literally have to have some other sound.
What are you currently reading?
The first draft of my nephew's Faustian manuscript. Some regency romances. With Hubs traveling the next two weeks, I'm looking at a few books to purchase (some for research, others for fun).
Are you more of an introvert or an extrovert?
A bit of both, actually. A perfect day might be a morning to myself to write and recharge, while I'd love to be out with friends in the evening. Honestly, I could go for a whole work day (9-5) and be content to not speak or interact with another person.
How do you recharge?
Does alcohol count?
Honestly, I'm still working on the answer to that question. My weekends are vital to my well being – to the point that I really enjoy having no commitments on Fridays (i.e. avoiding the car altogether). Give me some good television and a chance to zone out and I'll feel better. A long walk and an interesting podcast can sometimes help.
What's your sleep routine like?
Straight up terrible. I've suffered from insomnia for at least 10 years. It takes me usually over an hour to fall asleep.
Fill in the blank: I'd love to see _________ answer these same questions.
Gail Carriger. Elena Sandovici. My friend James. 🙂
What's the best advice you've ever received?
I don't think I've received anything particularly life changing at this point. However, I think the best thing I ever did was move abroad. I honestly can't imagine what my life would've been like if I stayed stateside.
Is there anything else you'd like to add that might be interesting to readers and fans?
Er, creativity and inspiration come from the most random sources – just be on the lookout! Don't close yourself off to anything.


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In a prosperous neighborhood just outside of the Yale campus in New Haven, Conn., a talented and popular student was stabbed to death. Suzanne Jovin was a senior at Yale, just 21 years old.
Following a meeting at a local church, Jovin met several witnesses as she returned a car, sent an email and walked home to write an essay.
Just 30 minutes after she was last seen alive, her body was discovered nearly two miles away. Jovin had been stabbed 17 times in the back of her head and neck, and the killer had slit her throat.
Just days after the murder, it was leaked that authorities were considering Jovin's thesis advisor, James Van de Velde, as a suspect. Police never said what evidence, if any, fueled their suspicion. He was never charged or arrested, and DNA tests ruled him out as a suspect in 2001.
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In addition to the cold cause unit, citizen investigators still pursue justice for Jovin. One theory presented is that a mentally disturbed former student had killed her, although there is no direct evidence. The student has since died in a apparent suicide.
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In May 2018, the ASEAN region was riveted by the election results in Malaysia, where the Barisan Nasional coalition which had ruled Malaysia for over six decades was toppled in a stunning upset by Pakatan Harapan. If you are a Singaporean student, you should clue yourself in to the politics of our nearest neighbour. Besides the fact that their politics affects us, there is also always a fascinating comparison between Singapore and Malaysia: socially, politically, economically, food, there are so many parallels between the two countries. Same same, but different as they say. I think of Singapore and Malaysia as distorted mirror images of each other.
Even if you are not Singaporean, the politics of Malaysia holds some interesting and important lessons for you.
Below is a commentary written by my friend Maa Zhi Hong. He is a remarkable young Singaporean. At the age of only 21, and never having attended junior college or taken the subject of General Paper (he is a polytechnic grad), his knowledge and understanding of world affairs equals or surpasses even the best of the GP students I taught over 14 years. He needed no one to tell him to read newspapers, websites or books. He devours them with an appetite that I think I myself was able to match only as a 10 year old bookworm.
I can say without hesitation that his grasp of world affairs and ability to tie together disparate elements of society, economics, politics, history and more into a coherent analysis exceeds 90 percent or more of the university graduates I know. And he has not stepped into either junior college or university. Nor does he intend to. His plan is to invest his time and money into learning from what he calls the University of Life ("you never graduate from that," he says), chalking up real world experience and accomplishments in areas such as writing, speaking and business. At the tender age of 21, he has already been engaged by the prestigious Asia Times as a contributor and had seven articles published in less than a month.
Knowing him has been a humbling experience for me, and I trust reading his work and knowing about him will be for many of you JC students and uni grads out there as well. Much to ponder and reflect on, and we can only grow stronger and more vibrant if we set aside our ego to learn from anyone regardless of their background.
By Maa Zhi Hong, Asia Times
May 6, 2019
On the night of May 9, 2018, Malaysians of all political affiliations could not believe their eyes as they processed the election results coming in after polling had ended. After all, Prime Minister Najib Razak had done his best to stack the deck in his favor; he gerrymandered the electoral system to give heavier weight to rural Malaysia, which had backed his coalition in the 2013 general election.
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I'm not doing this blog to change anyone's mind about anything.
Some people love being slaves. They will fight you for the right to their captive privileges. They lack the will to be free. I'm not trying to change any of their minds. Let them have it if that's what they want. There will always be a need for a government for these people. Our founding fathers knew this.
I'm doing this blog for all those people who want to be free. The purpose of it is to help provide the information on how to go about it for those who want it. Nothing more or less.


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East Tilbury Primary School is using its own application form, please click the button below to download and view it as Essex School Jobs cannot automatically fill out an application form that has been created by a school. You will need to download the application form before you are able to complete it.
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The Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust
Learning Support Assistant
(Fixed term Contract 1 Year - 1st September 2019 - 31st August 2020)
based at; East Tilbury Primary School
Princess Margaret Road, East Tilbury, RM18 8SB
Pay band 2 point 3-10 (Actual Salary Range £10,734-£11,301)
8.45 am-3.15pm Monday-Friday, 27 hours & 5 minutes per week
50 Minute Lunchbreak (Unpaid)
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We are looking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to take on a crucial role within our school. The successful candidate should be familiar with various learning needs have previous experience of working with vulnerable children. They will possess the ability to work one-to-one and with small groups of pupils.
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East Tilbury Primary School & Nursery converted to Academy Status in April 2012 as a partner in St Cleres Co-operative Academy Trust. We are a three/four form entry school in a semi-rural location, only a 5 minute walk from East Tilbury Station which is on the C2C Fenchurch - Shoeburyness Line. .


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In communities all across the country farmers markets are opening to enthusiastic crowds. There is a renewed interest in locally produced foods. Many people want to know the source of the food on their table. They are drawn to their local farmers markets by the desire to get fresh, nutritious foods grown by those who respect the environment and use fertilizers and chemicals prudently. For many, the trip to the local farmers market is a social event. For others the market evokes a sense of nostalgia. Handmade jams, jellies, baked goods, cut flowers, and artisan craft items are sought out. Freshly picked fruit and vegetables have a taste and texture that can't be found in most grocery store produce departments. The area restaurant chefs shop early in day for the freshest foods and for items not readily found. The early season markets bring cool weather produce crops, but many in the crowd want summer vegetables on day one. The farmers markets thus become learning events for many, as they learn the seasonal nature of our food supply.
Peace Bee Farm sells much of its honey and products produced from beeswax at farmers markets. Here, Cissy, a long-time friend of Rita's and mine, greets folks at the market.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Farmers Markets Open
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Welcome to Matt Horn's first blog noir.
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoy my work. All comments are welcomed.
***Wednesday morning around 1:30 AM, October 27th. Another dreary night at Mick's Bar is slowly creeping towards closing time as A Flock Of Seagulls whines out of some old speakers.***
Really, A Flock Of Seagulls? My headache begins to pound even harder than before. Can this night get any w…
I catch myself before finishing that thought, I know it's a dumb one. Nights in Chilton always get worse. This is Chilton after all.
But damn my head hurts, and this music is shitty. Not only do I have to look at shit as I clean out these last few stalls, and have the smell of shit caked on my clothes. Now I have to listen to shit too? I hit the trifecta. Lucky me – God, I need a drink.
In Chilton, luck is rare, the good kind anyway, very rare. So is hope. The glass is never half full, it's completely empty, with no ice either. No need. Chilton is the Icebox, and everything here is served cold. The drinks, the weather, the people… Hell, there should be a sign at the edge of town that says: "Chilton. Where the weather is cold and the people are colder."
I used to dream of getting out, going to the city – Rock City. Where you can find the means to anything you seek. Money, sex, fame, drugs, you name it, Rock City got it. Grab my guitar and go – that's all I could think about. Hit the road towards Rock City and never look back. I never envisioned getting stuck here. Working part-time in the ass-hole of town and having to beg Mick to let me play at an open mic every other Tuesday.
Shoulda known I wouldn't escape Chilton's icy grasp. I'm no different from anyone else. Depressed, repressed, whatever-pressed, here, it's the same shit-storm, different day. And you're stuck in the eye of it.
Finally – Closing time and another deathly cold walk home in the pitch black. The street lights on East St. have been out of service for months. The only glimmer for blocks is the neon lights at Candy's Room. And Candy's isn't the safest place to be this time of night.
It's quiet.
So quiet I realize my headache is gone. So quiet, I think of my dad, and how quiet it was at his funeral two months back. The cold and quiet bring the most painful memories back.
Shot in the back while on the job, he never saw it coming. No leads, no anything. No surprise in Chilton. Now that he's gone, I've gone from a loner, to completely alone. Feels like only a matter of time 'til something bad comes my way. Walking through complete darkness can mess with your head. Then again, this is Chilton, and that fact alone can mess with your head.
Lieutenant Zach Self worked Homicide in Chilton since I was a kid. Dad was probably the only decent cop in this godforsaken place. He knew there was no fire and brimstone in the depths of hell, because Chilton was a wasteland, ice-cold, with a body count that was endless.
Dad never really approved of my rock & roll aspirations. He knew to make it, I'd have to play at the dumps in Chilton. Dumps that had off-the-book funding. I mean, crime is the one job that still paid in Chilton. He didn't doubt for one second that most of these joints had connections all the way to the Rock City Mob. Which isn't a stretch really when you think about it.
He just didn't want me as his next case. He saw one too many back-alley body-drops, and he knew they weren't pretty.
Thinking about the scum who killed my dad always gets my blood up. I forget that my hands are numb as I go to grab the doorknob to my crummy apartment. Other than hate, I only have two things on my mind as I step over a mountain of bills. 1) Where's my glass? 2) Where's my bottle of Jack?
Not even a minute after I sit down, I hear the quick footsteps of my landlord Maggie coming up the stairs. I swear that lady never sleeps. My rent is almost a month late… Everyone's got problems, and I'm no different. Overdue rent is at the top of my long list. Times are tough.
Like I said… This is Chilton.


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Chris Bartram Musical Director
"I am delighted to be working with Soon Amore as their new Musical Director. In our rehearsals, the members' evident enjoyment of singing, combined with their real enthusiasm for progressing and developing the choir, are providing a rewarding environment and experience for me as MD.
"I see my role as one of supporting the choir in all aspects of its development. I aim to do this partly by working with music from a wide variety of genres, styles and traditions, as I firmly believe that a good choir should be able to do it all!
"Through a broadening repertoire I want to work with the members to develop our overall balance of sound, a variety of timbres, textures and dynamics, so that Soon Amore is able to deliver flexible, exciting and lively programmes to its audiences!"
Chris Bartram - Short Biography
Chris is a Senior Lecturer in Music at York St John University, where his various teaching roles include running the university's community music programme, and directing the community choir 'Communitas', a part of Converge, the University's centre delivering arts programmes for mental health service users.
Chris taught for many years in music education, in early years, primary, secondary, and adult sectors. Following his MA in Music in the Community in 1999 he has worked on numerous local and national arts projects, including with the National Centre for Early Music, Opera North, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre, Youth Music, Accessible Arts and Media, and Jessie's Fund. Recent projects for York Archaeological Trust have seen Chris facilitating mental health service users in devising recorded soundscapes, and his current work for Jessie's Fund includes a one-year project supporting development of music at a school for young people with learning disabilities.
Chris was a Facilitator for the national singing programme Sing Up, and also did some vocal training with Frankie Armstrong, co-founder of the Natural Voice Practitioners' Network.
Chris plays trumpet in the local group 'Jeromes' and guitar and vocals as part of the duo 'To the Blue'.


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A dog belonging to a Buffalo Grove resident went into a small lake off of Fremont Way in the Crossings subdivision on Saturday and perished. Buffalo Grove firefighters attempted to locate the dog but were unsuccessful. Buffalo Grove divers went back on Thursday with additional divers from Long Grove and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods plus the Lake County Sonar Team. After several hours of searching the area, they were unable to recover the dog and suspended the operation.
Larry Shapiro and Tim Olk went to photograph the recovery efforts and submitted several images.
Larry has additional images HERE and Tim has more images HERE.


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Sat 29th Sep 2018
Lesson 26: Warning against making Dua Melodious, pronunciation and making dua for your parents and the Muslims
Warning againts making Dua Melodious:
- It is not from the Sunnah to make your dua melodious (e.g. rhyming, intonations and tones etc)
- Imam Bukhari has a chapter regarding that which is disliked from making dua rhythmic or melodious
- Imam Al-Qurtubi (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that some people make dua in such a way that is not from the Qur'an and the Sunnah, they use words that have melodies, patterns and syllables and they leave the actual duas of the Prophet (ﷺ) and this may therefore mean their dua may not be answered
- There may be certain authentic narrations which may have words that sound as though they rhyme, however to purposely attempt to create melodious dua is makrooh, disliked. Such a person is in danger of being more focused on making their dua sound nice rather than having
- Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar mentioned that what is mentioned in authentic narrations (i.e dua which were said by the Prophet (ﷺ)) which may rhyme are an exception to the makrooh ruling of making dua melodious.
- What are some Examples?
Is Correct Pronunciation necessary for the dua to be valid?:
- It is important that the dua is read accurately and properly
- Shaykh Ul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah was asked about the saying that a person who makes dua with wrong pronunciation or incorrect arabic grammar then his dua is invalid, he said whoever says that has opposed the Qur'an and sunnah since the Prophet (ﷺ) and his companions have not said such a thing.
- A person should try to strive to make sure they are reading with correct pronunciation however if this is difficult for him/her then they should not make it so that they divert most of their attention to this instead of the dua, rather they should focus on the dua itself.
Making dua for the Muslims:
- From the important affairs that is appropriate and required for a muslim to pay attention to is that he/she should make dua for the Muslims, ask Allah to grant them success, to forgive them and to have mercy upon them and that he aids them upon good
- Every Muslim is need of the above affairs (success, forgiveness, mercy and to be upon good) and indeed every Muslim would love that the others are making dua for him/her, and indeed a Muslim loves for his brother that which he loves for himself
- Therefore it is befitting for a muslim to make dua for all his muslim brothers and sisters
- If we look at the state of the Muslims then we find that the Muslims are in different states, however all Muslims are in need of dua from their brothers and sisters
- For example, a muslim who has an illness and his muslim brothers and sisters make dua for his relief
- Another example is where there are great trials and tribulations have occurred, e.g., war, enemies, spilling of blood, loss of wealth etc and so these Muslims are in need of the dua made by their Muslim brothers and sisters
- The Prophet (ﷺ) used to do the Qunuut (the dua in the prayer) when calamities occured
- Allah says: "The believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islamic religion). So make reconciliation between your brothers, and fear Allah, that you may receive mercy." [Surah Hujaraat verse 10]
- Allah says: "The believers, men and women, are Auliya' (helpers, supporters, friends, protectors) of one another, they enjoin (on the people) Al-Ma'ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do), and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. polytheism and disbelief of all kinds, and all that Islam has forbidden); they perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give the Zakat, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah will have His Mercy on them. Surely Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise." [Surah At-Tawbah (Repentance) verse ]
- Narrated An-Nu`man bin Bashir: "Allah's Apostle said, "You see the believers as regards their being merciful among themselves and showing love among themselves and being kind, resembling one body, so that, if any part of the body is not well then the whole body shares the sleeplessness (insomnia) and fever with it." [Sahih al-Bukhari]
- Nu'man b. Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Muslims are like one body of a person; if the eye is sore, the whole body aches, and if the head aches, the whole body aches." [Sahih Muslim]
- Narrated Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Prophet said, "A believer to another believer is like a building whose different parts enforce each other." The Prophet then clasped his hands with the fingers interlaced (while saying that)." [Sahih al-Bukhari]
- A Muslim should always love goodness for himself as well as his Muslim brothers and sisters. A Muslim should have a compassionate and understanding nature. He/she should desire goodness, success and rectification and guidance for his brothers and sisters and should make dua a lot
- A Muslim should not curse and abuse others.
- Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "A true believer is not involved in taunting, or frequently cursing (others) or in indecency or abusing." [At-Tirmidhi][Riyad as-Salihin]
- It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that he heard the (Holy Prophet (ﷺ)) say:"A Muslim is he from whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe." [Sahih Muslim]
- Narrated Abu Sa`id (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Prophet said, "Do not abuse my companions for if any one of you spent gold equal to Uhud (in Allah's Cause) it would not be equal to a Mud or even a half Mud spent by one of them." [Sahih al-Bukhari]
- Ibn Taymiyyah said that the meat of the scholars is poisonous (i.e. one will reap the evil rewards of abusing the scholars)
Making dua for your parents and close relatives:
- The Qur'an and the Sunnah stress in many places the importance of the right of you mother and father
- Allah says: "And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour." [Surah Al-Isra (The Journey by Night) verse 23]
- In the Qur'an, when Allah mentions his own rights, this is followed by the rights of the parents. This indicates how high the rights of the parents
- Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger, (ﷺ) as saying: "I sought permission to beg forgiveness for my mother, but He did not grant it to me. I sought permission from Him to visit her grave, and He granted it (permission) to me." [Sahih Muslim]
- NOTE: this indicates that one can only ask forgiveness for their parent if they are muslim
- Disobedience to the parents is considered as a major sin. Even if one's parents were non-muslim then you should obey them as long as they do not command you with something that opposes the religion.
- Hadith of Abu Hurairah (may Allah have mercy on him)
Next lesson: Regularly asking Allah for forgiveness for your sins


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Saturday 18th August - 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Every Saturday and Sunday afternoon Dalston Superstore presents Disco Brunch to lull you out of your hangover stupor! Expect all flavours of drag nonsense, gorgeous breakfast cocktails and brunch specials all day. Parties include Power Brunch, ShayShay's Breakfast in Bed, Ask Dr Shaz and A Man To Pet's Super Brunch. Follow the Disco Brunch facebook page for more information!
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Space Project
December 1 – January 18, 2019
Far from the avantgarde and the critique of the time, Freda Sargent (London, 1928) developed her own language which sways between the figurative and the abstract. Inspired by literature and poetry, the artist explores issues related to painting such as composition, light, and color. She is likewise interested in searching for references within landscape, portrait, still lifes, atmospheres and the history that have surrounded her for many years in Colombia.
Sargent studied painting at the Royal College of Art in London and then travelled to Paris with a grant from the French government. Here she met Alejandro Obregón, with whom she came to Colombia halfway through the fifties.
Her career as a painter has had two stages: the first in Europe and the second in Colombia, where she experienced an opposite process to that of national artists. Whilst these grew up in America and developed a local language and were later fed by the European and American avantgarde movements, in contrast Freda grew up with the revolutionary proposals of the interwar movements in Europe and then came to Colombia, where she was influenced by the themes, light, and colors of the tropics.
Sargent builds her paintings with a palette of few contrasts and a subtle variety of striking tones, creating enigmatic spaces that remind us of dreams, tales, or visions of childhood. The different shades of blue, happy and festive yellows and the reflections of a skillfully managed light are part of the record of what surrounds her. Her sensitivity leads her to uncover the fragility of things and the fleetingness of the moment that, through the enchantment of her stroke and gesture, leads to the development of a figurative language where there is a great interest in composition, light, and perspective.
As she herself confirms "I paint what I see, I paint my life", and it is through the representation of her surroundings and her memories that, with an abstractionist and gestural composition, makes her painting an experience of immediate understanding for the spectator.


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This was in the Post-Dispatch on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Note the bnold-faced information, which reflects our recent class discussion.
WASHINGTON • Conservative lawmakers from five state legislatures launched a joint campaign Wednesday afternoon to try to cancel automatic U.S. citizenship for the American-born children of illegal immigrants.
It is part of the conservative Republicans' promised attack on "anchor babies" that included U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, marking his first day Wednesday night as chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee on immigration by introducing a bill to eliminate birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants. "This isn't what our Founding Fathers intended," he told politico.com.
The state legislators used a news conference in Washington to unveil two model measures they said would be introduced in at least 14 states. One was a bill clarifying the terms of citizenship in those states to exclude babies born in the United States of illegal immigrant parents. The second was a compact among states to adopt common positions on the issue.
The lawmakers acknowledged that the state bills were not likely to have a practical impact anytime soon because they would be quickly challenged as unconstitutional. But the legislators — from Arizona, Georgia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Carolina — said they chose the inaugural day of a new, Republican-controlled House of Representatives to open the first round of litigation they hope will lead to the Supreme Court and also spur action by lawmakers in Washington.
"We are here to send a very public message to Congress," said Daryl Metcalfe, a Republican state representative from Pennsylvania. "We want to bring an end to the illegal alien invasion that is having such a negative impact on our states."
The state lawmakers' initiative put the highly emotional issue of birthright citizenship, which had long been marginal in the immigration debate, at the front of the Republicans' immigration agenda as the new Congress gets under way. A study released in August by the Pew Hispanic Center found that about 340,000 children were born to illegal immigrants in the United States in 2008 and became instant citizens.
The right to U.S. citizenship for everyone born on American soil is described in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. The state legislators argued that certain phrases in the amendment signal that it was not intended to apply to children of immigrants who do not have lawful status.
Opponents of changing the status quo argue that determining American citizenship is clearly a federal matter in which states have no legal role.
Because the federal government decides who is to be deemed a citizen, the state lawmakers are considering instead a move to create two kinds of birth certificates in their states, one for the children of citizens and another for the children of illegal immigrants. The theory is that this could spark a flurry of lawsuits that might resolve the legal conflict in their favor.
Most scholars of the Constitution consider the states' effort to restrict birth certificates patently unconstitutional.
"This is political theater, not a serious effort to create a legal test," said Gabriel J. Chin, a law professor at the University of Arizona whose grandfather immigrated to the United States from China at a time when ethnic Chinese were excluded from the country. He called the effort "unconstitutional."
But conservatives contend that the issue is unsettled. Kris Kobach, the incoming secretary of state in Kansas and a law professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City who has helped draft many of the tough immigration regulations across the country, argued that the approach the states were planning would hold up to scrutiny.
"I can't really say much more without showing my hand," Kobach said. "But, yes, I am confident that the law will stand up in court."
The 14th Amendment, adopted in 1868, was a repudiation of the Supreme Court's 1857 ruling, in Dred Scott v. Sandford, that people of African descent could never be American citizens. The amendment said citizenship applied to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof."
In 1898, the Supreme Court, in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, interpreted the citizenship provision as applying to a child born in the United States to a Chinese immigrant couple.
In April, U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., one of those pushing for congressional action on the issue, stirred controversy when he suggested that children born in the United States to illegal immigrants should be deported with their parents until the birthright citizenship policy was changed.
"And we're not being mean," Hunter told a Tea Party rally in Southern California. "We're just saying it takes more than walking across the border to become an American citizen."


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One of the least surprising bits of film news this year was that Harmony Korine would be bringing the world premiere of his new film, The Beach Bum, to SXSW. Led by Texas's own Matthew McConaughey, he stars as the rebellious and lovable rogue Moondog as he partakes in misadventures. Now, ahead of the premiere and release soon after, NEON has unveiled the full trailer.
"I always like playing with the real actor persona, the pop persona, what's authentic to the person, and then push it out to the stratosphere," Korine told Indiewire. "He plays with the idea of what people imagine him to be, and kind of takes it into another radical direction."
Also starring Isla Fisher, Snoop Dogg, Zac Efron, Jimmy Buffett, Jonah Hill, and Martin Lawrence, the film is shot by Benoît Debie (Enter the Void, Spring Breakers). Check out the trailer and poster below.
THE BEACH BUM follows the hilarious misadventures of Moondog (Matthew McConaughey), a rebellious rogue who always lives life by his own rules. Co-starring Snoop Dog, Zac Efron, and Isla Fisher, THE BEACH BUM is a refreshingly original and subversive new comedy from director Harmony Korine (Kids, Spring Breakers).
The Beach Bum opens on March 29, 2019.


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Hey Bill, don't think I ever fed back on your album - but just to say it's been living on my phone for a month or two and I've returned to it a lot... very nice, thoughtful work. I think 'Man in the Restaurant' is my fave but they're all good. I can see the consideration that went into them as a whole too, as you listen to the variation between tracks as it flows. It's a very 'English' collection isn't it... lots of poignant kitchen-sink details alluding to bigger themes. Very Ray Davies (fine company). Anyway, thanks for several hours of happy listening. Pauly


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Cocktails of Joy
'Tis the Season!
Holidays are upon us and here at the Hamilton Princess we've launched a wonderful Cocktails of Joy Festive Menu for the season!
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Obama seeks Iran's support to fight ISIS, writes secret letter to Khamenei
Obama wrote the letter to Khamenei last month, the Wall Street Journal said. "Mr Obama stressed to Mr Khamenei that any cooperation on Islamic State was largely contingent on Iran reaching a comprehensive agreement with global powers on the future of Tehrans nuclear programme by a November 24 diplomatic deadline, the same people say," said the daily, which based its report on anonymous sources.
This is the fourth letter that Obama has written to the top Iranian leader since coming to power in 2009.
"The correspondence underscores that Mr Obama views Iran as importantwhether in a potentially constructive or negative roleto his emerging military and diplomatic campaign to push Islamic State from the territories it has gained over the past six months," The Wall Street Journal said.
Two top American Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham expressed their outrage over the letter.
"It is outrageous that, while the cries of moderate Syrian forces for greater US assistance fall on deaf ears in the White House, President Obama is apparently urging Ayatollah Khamenei to join the fight against ISIS," McCain and Graham said in a statement.
"This is the same Iranian regime that has been complicit in the rise of ISIS by pushing a violent sectarian agenda throughout the Middle East," they said.
The White House neither confirmed nor denied the existence of the letter arguing that it would not comment on the private communications between two world leaders.
"I'm not in a position to discuss private correspondence between the President and any world leader. I can tell you that the policy that the President and his administration have articulated about Iran remains unchanged," the White House Press Secretary, Josh Earnest, told reporters at his daily news conference.
"The United States is engaged in conversations with Iran in the context of the P5-plus-1 talks to resolve the international community's concerns about Irans nuclear program, and we have also discussed on the sidelines of those talks on at least a couple of occasions the ongoing campaign that is being conducted against ISIL by the United States and now more than 60 members who are part of this broader coalition," he said.
Earnest said the US will not cooperate militarily with Iran in that effort.