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Вильгельм Кемпф
November 25, 1895 - Jüterbog (Germany) — May 23, 1991 - Positano (Italy)
Wilhelm Kempff was a German pianist and composer. He studied in Berlin and Potsdam. He toured widely throughout contintental Europe and much of the rest of the world, but did not make his first London appearance until 1951, and did not play in New York until 1964. He gave his last public performance in Paris in 1981 and died in Positano, Italy at the age of 95.
Considered one of the greatest pianists of 20th century, Wilhelm Kempff is celebrated today for his recordings of Schumann, J. Brahms, Schubert, Mozart, J.S. Bach, F. Liszt, Chopin and particularly, of L.v. Beethoven. He recorded over a period of some sixty years. Kempff was among the first to record the complete sonatas of F. Schubert long before these works became popular. He also recorded two celebrated sets of the complete Beethoven sonatas, one in mono and the other in early stereo. He also played chamber music with Yehudi Menuhin and Pierre Fournier among others. Particularly famous are the recordings of the complete Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano with Y. Menuhin. In 1957 Kempff began to give an annual Beethoven interpretation course in his villa in Positano. Six years after his death, friend and former student John O'Conor took over the course.
A lesser known activity of Wilhelm Kempff was composing. He composed for almost every genre. His second symphony was premiered in 1929 at the Leipzig Gewandhaus by Wilhelm Furtwängler. He also prepared a number of Bach transcriptions, including the Siciliano from the Flute Sonata in E, which has been recorded by the pianist Idil Biret.


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Kristi Yamaguchi Never Stops Dreaming
Athlete, artist, wife, mother, philanthropist—in each of these things Kristi Yamaguchi embodies the word champion. Her motto is "Always Dream," and Kristi's accomplishments prove that dreams can come true with hard work and dedication. Her achievements—on the ice, in her personal life and in the realm of community service—are many, all of which prove her consistent commitment to excellence.
With Mother's Day upon us, it's hard not to think of other moms and other families. Whether it's a solid roof over their head, clean water, or medications on hand, I hope that they have the opportunity to raise a healthy family like we have. As a mom, you want to do everything you can to provide for your children and give them opportunities.
What I Hope You'll Never Know
Born in Iraq, raised in Jordan, and educated in England, Zain Habboo now calls Washington, D.C., home. As the Senior Director for Digital and Multimedia Strategy at the United Nations Foundation, Zain develops and oversees digital, video, photo, and mobile strategy for the Foundation and its 17-plus worldwide campaigns and initiatives.
Her team's ambitious mission—to engage citizens around the globe with the lifesaving work of the United Nations—has resulted in the creation of viral memes (the #unselfie, #giveagif and more) and social media innovations (#Instacorps), as well as a leadership position in groundbreaking convergences such as the Social Good Summit, and much more.
As parents, we are the best advocates our children have. Worldwide, we need to take every step possible to protect them—vaccinate them against illnesses like polio and measles, take them for regular medical checkups, feed them healthy foods. These are life-saving basics.
Mothers Are the Driving Force
Amelia Old is an award-winning former international talent agent. She is the owner of Passports from the Heart where she shares her love for travel and philanthropy. She hopes to encourage individuals and families to not only travel, but to immerse themselves in the cultures of the places they are visiting and to open their arms to the communities by making a lasting impact while there.
Amelia was recently named one of the 2017 50 Most Influential Women by the Mecklenburg Times. She serves as Shot@Life Champion, a Visit.org Ambassador, a ONE Volunteer, and is a strong supporter of Cancer for College. She is currently a member of the International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association, Travel Bloggers Influencer Network, and the International Travel Writers Alliance.
I traveled to Zambia with the United Nations Foundation's Shot@Life team with a goal: to see the work being done to provide locals with immunizations and other healthcare. The results were clear – mothers of the community are the driving force.
In Service to Families Around the World
Dr. Vanessa Kerry
A rising leader in a new generation of public health champions, Seed Global Health CEO Dr. Vanessa Kerry has "taken the baton" from her father, and inspired by her own husband and two children, is working toward a healthier world for her family and every family, everywhere.
Secretary John Kerry
Through decades of public service, Secretary John Kerry has been a passionate and compassionate advocate for diplomacy, development, and the well-being of families around the world.
It's an honor to take care of patients, and they help me be a better, more effective advocate. I want the same thing that any parent would: for all families to thrive.
How Motherhood Changed Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana is an actor, mother and Global Advocate for the United Nations Foundation's Shot@Life campaign. Zoe Saldana is the epitome of a true star in Hollywood, and has built her reputation as a versatile and respected actress by choosing roles that she feels passionately about. Saldana is currently in production in Marvel's "Guardians of The Galaxy 2," where she has reprised her critically acclaimed role of 'Gamora.' Saldana will once again star opposite Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper. Recently, Saldana wrapped production on "Star Trek: Beyond," the third installment to the 2009 blockbuster hit. Saldana will once again grace the silver screen as 'Nyota Uhura' opposite Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. The J.J. Abrams' action-packed film is slated for release in July 2016. Saldana has also taken part in The Haiti Relief Inc which works tirelessly to provide disaster relief to Haiti after the devastating earthquake in 2010. The organization focuses on distributing medical supplies, food, clothing and other necessary items (such as soap, chlorine bleach, etc.) to aid and assist the residents of Haiti. The organization also assists in rebuilding schools, medical clinics and hospitals being the focus of the organization from relief to development. Additionally, Saldana has participated development efforts with FINCA – an organization designed to alleviate poverty through lasting solutions to help build assets, create jobs and raise the standard of living. In 2010, Saldana spearheaded the "Lend a Hand" campaign – FINCA's safe and easy to use online donation tool. The campaign allowed people to donate to FINCA and the women from around the world working to free their families from poverty to better the lives of their families. Saldana was born and raised in New York. When not on location, she resides in Los Angeles with her husband and twin boys.
To be public figures, not only do we have the ability to entertain our audience and our followers, but we also have the ability to inform them on causes and organizations that need attention, encouragement and support. This is especially true when these organizations are providing aid and care for women and children around the world who don't have it accessible to them.
Fighting Mental Health Stigma for Mothers
Luz Towns-Miranda, Ph.D. received her doctorate in clinical psychology from NYU and was licensed in 1985. She received a postdoctoral certificate from NYU's Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in 1998. Her varied experiences have included assessment and treatment of foster care children, running a therapeutic nursery, teaching family practice residents at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center and Montefiore Medical Center.
She has served on the NYS Board of Psychology since 2000. She presently consults with The Community Association of Progressive Dominicans, where she has been instrumental in the development of its mental health programs. She also consults to Acacia, a provider of mental health and substance abuse recovery services in the Bronx.
She has been on the 18B panel in all five boroughs for over 20 years, conducting custody evaluations for the Family and Supreme courts. She is a member of the Trauma Specialization Certification Program Committee, NYU Postdoctoral Program of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, teaching about the impact of trauma on children. Dr. Towns-Miranda serves on the national board of directors of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the not-for-profit advocacy and nonpartisan political arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
She and her husband Luis A. Miranda Jr have been married for 39 years and have two adult children, Luz Miranda-Crespo and Lin-Manuel Miranda. They reside in the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights/Inwood.
Maternal health and mental healthcare are essential for mom AND baby. It's the classic chicken or egg scenario: A mom with a community (partner, family, friends, medical) that supports her mental health will be able to create an environment for a baby to feel secure and happy.
When Moms Know Their Own Power
Two-time Academy Award nominee Laura Dern has touched many audiences and critics alike with her moving and heartfelt performances. For her Oscar nominated performance in "Rambling Rose," Critic Peter Travers explained that Dern "ranks among the best actresses of her generation." In 2010, in celebration of their family legacy in film and television, Dern, her mother Diane Ladd and father Bruce Dern were awarded with the first ever "Family Star Ceremony" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In addition to her two Oscar nominations, Dern has received 4 Golden Globe Awards and has been nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards.
In addition to her extensive film and television credits, Dern has been prolific in her producing career with three upcoming projects for HBO including "Tiny Beautiful Things," "Untitled Alex Gibney Project" and "Untitled Brownie Wise Project." In 2016, she was also selected to serve on The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors. Dern resides in Los Angeles with her two children.
I wish that moms everywhere knew their own power. I wish that we could all understand that when we come together as women, as mothers, as families, as communities, we can make the difference.
Changing What We Can When Hard Things Happen
Jane M. Adams currently serves as Vice President, U.S. Federal Affairs at Johnson & Johnson (J&J). She joined J&J's Washington, DC office in December 2003 as Senior Director, Medical Devices and Diagnostics. In her current position, Jane directs J&J's federal affairs office in Washington, DC. Jane also staffs senior management on the AdvaMed Board of Directors and other industry trade associations and advocacy organizations. Jane is a member of the Medical Devices Group Operating Committee (GOC) comprised of J&J's most senior global business leaders.
Prior to joining the Johnson & Johnson office, Jane served as Director, Government Affairs for Medtronic, Inc. managing medical technology legislative advocacy and policy issues. Jane also previously directed government affairs efforts for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and continues to serve in several capacities for both the local and national JDRF. Jane directed congressional affairs for the National Association for Biomedical Research and worked in media and congressional relations for the National Cattlemen's Association following an internship with the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Jane received her undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Vermont and her Masters degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University where she serves as a guest lecturer throughout the academic year. She is a member of the Washington Caucus, the Government Relations Leadership Forum, and a founding member of RightNow, a professional women's organization dedicated to electing Republican women into public office. Jane also serves on the Greater Washington Board of Directors for ChildHelp, a national organization dedicated to preventing child abuse. Jane was featured on the cover of Influence Magazine in 2004 as one of Washington's most effective corporate lobbyists. She and her husband Scott have a son Sam and a daughter Abigail and reside in Arlington, Virginia.
I wish for families everywhere that children and family members have a safe and protected environment and a healthy place to live. The more that our children feel safe and protected and empowered to be who they are, and care about their own health and their own well-being, then they'll be the best contributors to society. They'll help support a healthy planet, thriving society and compassion and kindness for others.
Helping Mothers In the Toughest Spots
Jeffrey came to UNFPA as a Media Specialist for sexual and reproductive health in January 2017. Before joining UNFPA, he was Chief of Communications with UNICEF Iraq. He has held posts with WHO, UNICEF and other international NGOs and has worked in over 30 countries in communications, health, protection and education. Prudence Chaiban, Information Management Specialist, Humanitarian and Fragile Contexts Branch, UNFPA HQ Prudence has been with the UNFPA Programme Division/HFCB for a few years, after working in a variety of positions abroad. Her most recent position prior to UNFPA was with the World Food Programme, where she served in several capacities in Sudan and Ethiopia.
Being pregnant during a disaster can turn a difficult situation into a nightmare. To meet the maternal health needs of pregnant women, UNFPA initiated the Safe Birth Even Here campaign in 2012, which was relaunched in 2016. This program works in areas of crisis and conflict where health services such as antenatal care and skilled birth attendants can be hard to come by.
You See A Girl, I See the Future
My main hope for girls is that they are treated with the same love and respect and kindness and dignity that every human should get, no matter whether they're old, young, boy, girl whatever they want to label themselves as!
Starting With the Basics to Build a Better Life
Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight are stand-out artists and positive teen role models with a massive digital footprint that reaches over 5M followers daily. The Texas-based, identical twins originally surfaced on YouTube as models for their mother, Mindy McKnight's, flagship DIY channel Cute Girls Hairstyles, a visually extraordinary series that showcases the art of hair design. The twins quickly became their own personalities and launched a vlog channel in 2013 with a focus on family-friendly lifestyle and teen interests. To date, Brooklyn and Bailey's channel claims 484M lifetime views.
Brooklyn and Bailey kicked off 2017 with the announcement of their entrance into the music industry. The pair are partnered with Benny Cassette, a music producer attached to Kanye West's Very GOOD label with a portfolio that includes The Band Perry, Miguel, John Legend, Lily Allen, etc., to create a series of upbeat, uplifting songs that offer listeners a positive message. Their first track, "Dance Like Me," debuted on Friday, 3/3 to a highly receptive fan base. The McKnight twins will roll out the remaining songs, and music videos, through summer 2017.
We wish that families had sufficient food and water because we know how many families are out there who are starving. We know that parents out there want to be able to provide for their children and give them a healthy life and they cannot do that without the necessities like food and water. I know how much my family means to me and how much my parents want to provide a good life for me and that's always built on basic necessities. Everyone deserves those basic necessities.
Family Means Love and Acceptance
Missouri native Katherine McNamara is an up-and-coming young starlet who can currently be seen starring as the lead 'Clary Fray' in the brand new Freeform series "Shadowhunters," (January 2016); a book-to-screen adaptation of the bestselling "The Mortal Instruments" book series. News of her casting traveled fast and wide, including Deadline, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Wrap, to name a few. The series premiered to stellar ratings, being the #1 series debut in more than two years, and helped launch the rebrand of the channel alongside fan favorite "Pretty Little Liars." In 2015, McNamara closed out a lightning year, portraying another fierce female role as 'Sonya' in the second installment of "The Maze Runner" trilogy, "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" alongside Dylan O'Brien and Kaya Scodelario.
McNamara began her career on Broadway at the age of 13 as 'Fredrika' in "A Little Night Music," starring opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury. Her other roles include 'Esther Jane' in the pre-Broadway world premiere of "A Christmas Story, the Musical!" as well as "To Kill a Mockingbird," "The Crucible," "Inherit the Wind" and "Galileo." She has also been cast in a number of Equity workshops/readings, including "PAN" with Laura Osnes, which was created by the "In the Heights" creative team.
Even though we're all different, we're all individual, we have different lives, different perspectives, jobs, relationships, ways of living, when we can remember to communicate with each other and to share our gifts, and our talents, and be accepting of the gifts and talents of others, that's when the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts.
Abriendo Oportunidades – "Opening Opportunities" – for Girls in Guatemala
Elvira, Cecilia, Modesta and Susana son lideresas y mentoras del programa Abriendo Oportunidades dirigido por UNFPA apoyado por Girl Up en Guatemala.
El objetivo del Abriendo Oportunidades es compartir temas y habilidades en las comunidades, como el auto-estima, la comunicación y la negociación, la salud sexual-reproductiva y los derechos de la mujer.
Cada comunidad tiene un club y cada club tiene una lideresa que fue seleccionada por Population Council para recibir capacitaciones y replicar los temas con las niñas de su propia comunidad. Asimismo, cada lideresa tiene una mentora; con lo que se construyen redes sociales y de apoyo para cada club.
Abriendo Oportunidades también ofrece pasantías de un año para mujeres jóvenes con instituciones sociales como DEMI (Defensoría de la Mujer Indígena), CICAM (Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Apoyo a la Mujer), Child Aid y Ecofiltro.
Elvira, Cecilia, Modesta and Susana are community leaders and mentors through the Abriendo Oportunidades program, led by UNFPA and supported by Girl Up in Guatemala.
Abriendo Oportunidades is Population Council's program for young indigenous women ages of 8 to 17 in rural Guatemala. The objective of the program is to share important topics and skills, such as self-esteem building, reproductive health information and women's rights, through weekly girls' clubs within the community.
Each club has a lideresa from the same community that is chosen by Population Council to receive trainings and serve as a leader and teacher for girls in her own community. Every lideresa has a mentor as well, creating a support network for the both the girls and their leaders in each club.
The program also offers one year internships to young women with local social institutions such as DEMI, CICAM, Child Aid and Ecofiltro.
Elvira, Cecilia, Modesta and Susana are community leaders and mentors through the Abriendo Oportunidades program, led by UNFPA and supported by Girl Up in Guatemala. They share their hopes and visions for families and girls in the Chisec, Alta Verapaz. Elvira, Cecilia, Modesta and Susana son lideresas y mentoras del programa Abriendo Oportunidades dirigido por UNFPA apoyado por Girl Up en Guatemala. Ellas comparten sus esperanzas por las familias y niñas en la comunidad Chisec, Alta Verapaz.
Going for the Goal: Empowering Girls through Soccer
Carli Lloyd is a two time Olympic Gold medalist, a FIFA Women's World Cup Champion and a two time FIFA Player of the Year. The New Jersey native was named the Captain of the U.S. Women's National Soccer team in 2016. Carli has been a Johnson & Johnson ambassador since 2016, promoting charitable initiatives like Donate a Photo and the #CareUnited Challenge.
My hopes for girls around the world are to continue to have the confidence and to believe in themselves. I think women and girls all across the world are powerful, smart and can do a lot of good in this world. It's all about having that self-belief, that confidence and really going after your goal.
Kids Lifting Kids
Since October 2014, kids like Atesha have been racking up steps with their UNICEF Kid Power Activity Bands to earn points that unlock funding UNICEF uses to deliver this critical treatment to every child who needs it. An energy-packed peanut paste that contains everything kids suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) need to get better, it truly is a miracle food.
Since its inception, the growing kids-helping-kids movement has contributed 6.4 million lifesaving food packets, enough to save more than 40,000 malnourished children. The impact on children and families can't be measured.
I knew that some children in other countries went hungry, but last year, when I learned that some kids don't have the food or clean drinking water they need to survive, it made me sad. We have what we need, why shouldn't they? My UNICEF Kid Power activity band, counts my steps then turns them into food packets for severely malnourished children. So now me and my grandma walk a lot together. We walk a little, then we run and then we skip.
Motherhood Has Made Me More Committed to All Kids
Jenna Hager is a contributing correspondent on NBC's Today show and an editor-at-large for Southern Living magazine. She is also the author of The New York Times best seller Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope, which she wrote after traveling to Latin America in 2006 as an intern with UNICEF. Ana's Story is based on the life of a 17-year-old single mother with HIV, who struggles to shield her child from the life she had of abuse and neglect. Hager remains involved with UNICEF and is the Founding Chair of UNICEF Next Generation, an initiative dedicated to motivating younger generations to help save and improve children's lives around the world. Hager holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Texas at Austin. She is also co-author of two children's books: Read All About It! and Our Great Big Backyard. Hager is the daughter of former U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. In 2008, she married Henry Hager and they now live in NYC with their daughters Margaret Laura "Mila" and Poppy Louise.
As a Global Mom, I know all parents want the same thing—the chance for our children to lead happy, healthy and productive lives. I look forward to the day when all families can see their children grow up to reach their full potential.
Care From Women Gives A Healthy Start for the Children of Punjab
Adresh Laghari is a Communication Officer at UNICEF's Pakistan Country Office in Islamabad. Having previously worked as an editorial journalist and a literature critic, he currently deals with digital media and communication for social change. Adresh has been working in development communications for over seven years. Follow him on Twitter @aadarshayaz
Southern Punjab has a much higher rate of women dying from complications around childbirth and pregnancy compared to the rest of the province. The division in which Kainat's district falls also has the highest rate of infant and children under age 5 deaths in the whole province. The Lady Health Workers' program is designed to change the situation.
For All Families: Safety, Security and Love
Kimberly Chandler is known as a philanthropist, writer, community activist, and ambassador.
Her unique style, which caught the eye of Anna Wintour in 2012, led to features with Vogue, the NY Times Style section, and Women's Wear Daily. It also opened the door to her becoming a contributor to style.com, an online home of fashion news, and Essence.com, where she provided an insider look to some of the largest charity, fashion and art show events in NYC. Kimberly also serves on the brain trust and as a writing contributor for Propel Women, a faith based non profit organization whose purpose is to empower and assists with helping to activate, connect, and equip women to fulfill their God given passion, potential and purpose.
In 2013, she was a member of the producing team responsible for creating the Tony Award nominated play, "The Trip to Bountiful", starring Cicely Tyson.
As a graduate from Columbia College Chicago, with a degree in journalism, she has combined her passions of fashion and writing with the need to raise social awareness.
After each child is put down, the parents can retreat to their own warm beds, knowing they can rest peacefully because their children are secure and safe, and dreaming restfully, as every child should. This is what I wish were true for every family everywhere.
A World Where No One is Hungry
Lauren Bush Lauren is the Founder and CEO of FEED, a social business whose mission is to "Create good products that help FEED the world." After traveling around the world with the UN World Food Programme as a student, Lauren was inspired to create a consumer product that would engage people in the seemingly overwhelming fight to end world hunger. In 2007, FEED was founded with every product sold having a measurable donation attached to it. To date, the social business has been able to provide over 90 million meals globally through the WFP and Feeding America. Lauren lives in NYC where she works on FEED and other socially conscious business ventures, she is also a Founding member of UNICEF Next Generation.
There are plenty of things that come to mind in response to this question – health, happiness, equality, opportunity, love, time – but my gut reaction, and the reason I started FEED, is the most basic need of all: Food. What I wish were true for all families, everywhere, is that hunger and malnourishment would be far from reality.
Fatherhood Has Changed Who I Am
Serbian tennis star, Novak Djokovic, is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. To date, Djokovic has won a total of 66 career titles, including 12 Grand Slams, five ATP tour finals, Davis Cup title, and he was a Medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
He was appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador with a special focus on the issues of vulnerable children and their communities in August 2015. His unquestionable commitment to philanthropy is evident through the work of the Novak Djokovic Foundation, a global organization that champions and invests in early childhood education and development, both in Serbia and internationally, and his previous position as a UNICEF Serbia Ambassador.
Novak Djokovic is a true champion for children around the world. He has proved that a powerful voice speaking on behalf of important, global initiatives can make a real difference to the lives of children from an early age.
Fatherhood has changed who I am, my relationship with Stefan has made me want to help all children realise their dreams.
No Child Should Die from A Mosquito Bite
Since making her film debut in John Singleton's Oscar nominated film, "Boyz In The Hood," Nia Long continues to cultivate a versatile resume in both film and television. She is best known for her roles in the television series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and "Third Watch," and the films "In Too Deep," "Friday," "Boiler Room," "Soul Food," "Love Jones," "The Best Man," "Big Momma's House," and the sequels to the latter two films. Long currently appears in Warner Bros. comedy "Keanu" opposite Key & Peele, and will next be seen starring in the ABC comedy "Uncle Buck" opposite Mike Epps, premiering on June 14th. A Brooklyn native, Long resides in Los Angeles with her two sons and fiancée Ime Udoka, assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs.
In addition to her film and television work, Long's passion lies in supporting her community. With family roots in Trinidad, she aims to be a liaison between the youth in the United States and those on the island. In 2013, Long was a vocal proponent to the Barack Obama reelection campaign and has remained active in supporting women's rights, education and affordable healthcare. In November 2016, Long and fiancé Ime Udoka partnered with the United Nations Foundation "Nothing But Nets" campaign to bring protective bed nets to regions affected by Malaria.
The minute you become a mother, your priorities shift. Your entire being is now dedicated to making sure your children are healthy, happy, and safe for the rest of their lives. As a mother of two boys, I've been plagued by the same anxieties and fears that every woman experiences once they become a parent – and you are changed forever because from this moment on, your priority is your children.
Never stop moving!
On January 13, 2016, ESPN officially named Jessica Mendoza to the Sunday Night Baseball team as an analyst. The announcement was made after a historic 2015 for Mendoza, who became the first female analyst for a nationally televised MLB Postseason game on October 6, 2015: AL Wild Card Game on ESPN. A few months prior, she became the first female ESPN MLB game analyst during the August 24, 2015 edition of Monday Night Baseball. She appeared on several Sunday Night Baseball telecasts during the stretch run of the season. Her groundbreaking 2015 also included the accolade of becoming the first female analyst for a Men's College World Series telecast.
One of the most notable softball players in the last decade, Mendoza's on-field experience has seamlessly translated to television. She joined ESPN in 2007 and in addition to her MLB contributions, she has served as an analyst and a reporter for the Men's College World Series, the NCAA Women's College World Series, and is also a sideline reporter for college football. She has also contributed content to espnW.
A future of a healthier planet, to me, for our children, is when we're more united. Our growth is in our knowledge. The more that we can open up our minds to more people and understanding everything. It doesn't matter. I imagine that our future, to be healthier is when everybody, no matter who you are, is able to be more united and get along.
From New Orleans to Bidi Bidi: All Families Deserve to Thrive
Michiel Huisman is an actor, dad and Save the Children Celebrity Cabinet Member.
I just visited the world's largest refugee camp, Bidi Bidi. I discovered that, of course, we all want the same thing for our families. We want our kids to be safe, we want them to be healthy, and we want to see them thrive. We want them to have access to good education.
A Kid With a Dream Passes it On to his Son
Kyle Larson is currently among the points leaders in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and qualified for the 2017 postseason after winning at Fontana. Larson also earned Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in 2014 after winning the same award in the XFINITY Series in 2013. Larson has two career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins, seven career wins in the XFINITY Series and two career wins in the Camping World Truck Series.
Often among the youngest of his peers to reach a milestone, whether it be his ascent to NASCAR, fatherhood, owning a home or becoming an entrepreneur, Kyle's journeys are fast-paced.
The shy kid with a dream from northern California can proudly serve as a role model for others chasing down their own dreams in a number of ways.
Never taking himself or life too seriously, he keeps the mood around him light and his quick wit allows him to take things easy, as he approaches life with an extra dose of fun at every turn.
As a new and young dad, there are many things Kyle wants to share with his son. Kyle and Owen are sure to quickly bond as he teaches him the trades of being a man, like how to change a tire or tune his engine. And while Kyle already possesses strong traits that are primed for fatherhood, there are many others he's working to master before passing along to Owen.
Wherever life takes him, whatever adventures he'll encounter along the way, Kyle will evolve in ways that even he won't expect. But in the end, he'll always come back around to his roots as the kid with a dream, doing what he loves.
I wish every family out there could just have all the basic needs it takes to live, a safe place for kids to play, good healthcare and education.
Amisa Lives Life 'Under the Net'
Amisa is an 11-year-old refugee living at Nyarugusu Refugee Camp in Tanzania – it is one of the world's largest refugee camps, run by UNHCR and supported by more than 70 partner organizations. Malaria is the leading killer here, where Amisa lives with her mother and six siblings. Amisa first met the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign in August 2016 when she became the subject of its first-ever virtual reality film, "[NothingButNets.net/UnderTheNet] Under the Net." Struggling to survive each day, and with no protection from mosquitoes that carry malaria at night, anyone can experience Amisa's life through her eyes in this 360-degree immersive film. Hope abounds as her family moves into a new home, gets treatment for malaria, and she and her siblings prepare to start school – none of which is possible without the life-saving protection of the bed nets you help to provide by supporting the Global Moms Relay.
Last summer, Nothing But Nets visited the Nyarugusu Refugee Camp in northwestern Tanzania. There, they met Amisa Batenga, an 11-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who became the subject of their new virtual reality film, "Under the Net." Viewers can experience life through Amisa's life and witness her transition to a new home, new school, and to a health clinic where her youngest siblings are treated for malaria. The team also helped to hang bed nets in her home. Recently, our partners at the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) had a chance to check in on Amisa and were thrilled to find that she is staying healthy and thriving, thanks to the support you provide to Nothing But Nets.
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text: This might be of interest to some of the list members. Press release The Hague, February 29, 2012 A new service for Open Access Monographs: the Directory of Open Access Books. OAPEN is pleased to announce a new service for Open Access monographs: the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). DOAB will provide a searchable index to peer-reviewed monographs and edited volumes published under an Open Access business model, with links to the full texts of the publications at the publisher's website or repository. The beta version of the service will contain publications of a selected number of academic publishers. The beta version will be made public early spring 2012. The primary aim of DOAB is to increase discoverability of Open Access books. Academic publishers will be invited to provide the metadata of their Open Access books to the DOAB. Metadata will be harvestable in order to maximize dissemination, visibility and impact. Aggregators can integrate the records in their commercial services and libraries can integrate the directory into their online catalogues, thereby helping scholars, students and the general public to discover the books. The directory will be open to all academic publishers and should contain as many books as possible, provided that these books are peer reviewed and published in Open Access. DOAB will determine requirements for publishers to qualify as Open Access academic book publishers and will maintain a certification procedure. A number of academic publishers have already expressed their interest in taking part in the further development of the service; among them are members of the OAPEN Library such as Amsterdam University Press and Göttingen University Press, and other well-known Open Access publishers such as Open Book Publishers, Open Humanities Press, MPublishing and Athabasca University Press. OpenEdition, a portal dedicated to electronic resources in the humanities (www.openedition.org<http://www.openedition.org/>), will also take part in the beta phase of DOAB. DOAB will be launched by the OAPEN Foundation<http://www.oapen.org/home>. The idea for DOAB has been developed with Lars Bjørnshauge and Salam Baker Shanawa (director of SemperTool<http://www.sempertool.dk/>), who were also responsible for the development of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ<http://www.doaj.org/>). Both will be involved in the further development of DOAB. OAPEN will manage the service and approach publishers to provide the metadata of their Open Access books. OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks, www.oapen.org<http://www.oapen.org/>) started in 2008 as an EU-funded project coordinated by Amsterdam University Press. The OAPEN Foundation is an international initiative dedicated to Open Access monograph publishing, based at the National Library in The Hague. OAPEN develops Open Access models for books and works with academic publishers and research institutes to build a collection of Open Access books through the OAPEN Library. OAPEN is currently involved in two pilot projects in the Netherlands and the UK experimenting with Open Access monograph publishing. SemperTool will develop and maintain the service. SemperTool (www.sempertool.dk<http://www.sempertool.dk/>) is a software development company specializing in building digital library technologies, as well as providing hosting and consulting services. Salam Baker Shanawa, director of SemperTool, was in charge of development of DOAJ while employed at Lund University, and for the past two years SemperTool has been responsible for further development and maintenance of DOAJ. SemperTool offers a range of reliable and cost-effective software solutions for digital libraries, and serves more than 100 universities in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Lars Bjørnshauge will be involved in the further development of DOAB and its business model. Lars founded and managed DOAJ during his service as Director of Libraries at Lund University, Sweden. Currently Lars is SPARC's Director of European Library relations and Senior Advisor to the National Library of Sweden. For more information, please contact Eelco Ferwerda, director of the OAPEN Foundation, e.ferwerda at oapen.org<mailto:e.ferwerda at oapen.org>, +31(0)629565168<tel:%2B31%280%29629565168>. Janneke Adema | Email: ademaj at uni.coventry.ac.uk<mailto:ademaj at uni.coventry.ac.uk> | Mobile: ++447808738388 | www.openreflections.wordpress.com<http://openreflections.wordpress.com/> | http://twitter.com/Openreflections -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/open-humanities/attachments/20120304/9d7a9f59/attachment.html>


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(AllHipHop News) Legendary Miami rapper and community activist Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell will be featured on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel."
The season premiere of the award-winning series examines how Uncle Luke has used his notoriety as a member of the rap group 2 Live Crew to better his community of Liberty City through youth football programs.
After a highly publicized battle with the Supreme Court over what was perceived by much of the 1990's media as raunchy or obscene music, Uncle Luke and 2 Live Crew won their case, which thrust them into mainstream stardom and popularity.
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Italian Scientists Convicted for NOT Predicting Earthquake
|Written by Frank Buddenbrock
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Six scientists and a government official were sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter by an Italian court on Monday for failing to give adequate warning of an earthquake that killed more than 300 people in L'Aquila in 2009.
Can you believe this?
What's next? Suing the weatherman for not predicting the weather correctly after you've spent $150 having your car detailed?
And what about the sage advice your priest or rabbi offers regarding your tumultuous relationship?
What about the waiter who recommends a bottle of 2006 Beckmen Vineyards Purisima Mountain Vineyard Block Six Syrah to accompany your filet mignon?
Where does it stop?
Read the article below to see this Italian court craziness.
The seven, all members of a body called the National Commission for the Forecast and Prevention of Major Risks, were accused of negligence and malpractice in evaluating the danger and keeping the central city informed of the risks.
The case has drawn condemnation from international bodies including the American Geophysical Union, which said the risk of litigation may deter scientists from advising governments or even working in seismology and seismic risk assessments.
"The issue here is about miscommunication of science, and we should not be putting responsible scientists who gave measured, scientifically accurate information in prison," Richard Walters of Oxford University's Department of Earth Sciences said.
"This sets a very dangerous precedent and I fear it will discourage other scientists from offering their advice on natural hazards and trying to help society in this way."
The scientists, Franco Barberi, Enzo Boschi, Giulio Selvaggi, Gian Michele Calvi, Claudio Eva and Mauro Dolce as well as Bernardo De Bernardis - a senior official in the Civil Protection Authority - were convicted of criminal manslaughter and causing criminal injury.
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region, at 3:32 a.m. on April 6, wrecking tens of thousands of buildings, injuring more than 1,000 people and killing 308.
At the heart of the case was the question of whether the government-appointed experts gave an overly reassuring picture of the risk facing the town, which contained many ancient and fragile buildings and which had already been partially destroyed three times by earthquakes over the centuries.
The case focused in particular on a series of low-level tremors that hit the region in the months preceding the earthquake and which prosecutors said should have warned experts not to underestimate the risk of a major shock.
Eva's lawyer Alfredo Biondi said the decision was "wrong in both fact and law" but the verdict, delivered in a tiny improvised court room in an industrial zone outside the still-wrecked city center, was welcomed by relatives of the victims.
"This is not thirst for revenge, it is just that our sister is not coming back," said Claudia Carosi.
More than three years later, much of the once-beautiful medieval city is still in ruins and thousands of people have been unable to return to their homes.
Defense lawyers said earthquakes could not be predicted and even if they could, nothing could be done to prevent them.
"If an event cannot be foreseen and, more to the point, cannot be avoided, it is hard to understand how there can be any suggestion of a failure to predict the risk," defense lawyer Franco Coppi said before the verdict was delivered.
Prosecutors, who had only sought a four-year sentence, said they did not expect scientists to provide a precise forecast.
But they argued the Commission had given "incomplete, imprecise and contradictory" information on the danger after a meeting on March 31, 2009, a few days before the earthquake.
The case is part of a wider controversy over the disaster in L'Aquila, which has been at the center of a series of bitter rows over Italy's disaster preparedness.
Central Italy is continuously shaken by low level tremors, very few of which precede bigger earthquakes and they are generally marked by no more than a brief statement from civil protection authorities.
Key to the dispute is the kind of cautious language, hedged by caveats and reserves which scientists typically use in predicting highly uncertain events, but which can be of limited use as a guideline for the general public.
According to scientific opinion cited by prosecutors, the dozens of lower level tremors seen before the quake were typical of the kind of preliminary seismic activity seen before major earthquakes such as the one that struck on April 6.
Instead of highlighting the danger, they said the experts had made statements playing down the threat of a repeat of the earthquakes which wrecked the town in 1349, 1461 and 1703, saying the smaller shocks were a "normal geological phenomenon".
Italy is among the most earthquake-prone countries in Europe and has been struck repeatedly by lethal shocks, most recently in May 2012, when 16 people were killed and hundreds injured by a 5.8 tremor in the Emilia Romagna region.


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Journalist has no right to AIG documents: court
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that a journalist does not have a legal right to see consultant reports prepared for American International Group Inc as part of an agreement between the company and securities regulators.
The unanimous ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a finding in a lower court that the reports must be disclosed.
The information in question grew out of a 2004 dispute between AIG and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In resolving the dispute, AIG agreed to hire an outside consultant to review some of its internal policies.
After unsuccessfully asking the SEC for a copy of the consultant's work, including any reports and other information, journalist Sue Reisinger filed a request in federal court in Washington in 2011.
A judge ordered AIG and the SEC to turn over copies of the records, but the appeals court disagreed, finding that the reports are not public records under the law.
"Documents created by the independent consultant are not government documents," Judge Janice Rogers Brown wrote for a three-judge panel.
That the reports were at some point provided to the government still does not make them public, she added.
Reisinger is a reporter for Corporate Counsel and American Lawyer magazines, owned by ALM Media Properties LLC. Thomson Reuters is a direct competitor with ALM.
"On behalf of a public that deserves to see these documents, I am obviously disappointed with the ruling," Reisinger wrote in an email in response to a request for comment.
AIG and the SEC opposed the release of the reports, which were written by James Cole, a lawyer then in private practice. Cole is now the No. 2 official at the U.S. Justice Department.
An SEC spokesman said the ruling speaks for itself. A lawyer for AIG did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by David Ingram; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick, Howard Goller and Kenneth Barry)


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Sponsors have been fleeing Rush Limbaugh's radio program after last week's incident in which he called a birth control advocate a "slut" and a "prostitute."
Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert announced on Twitter Friday his Quicken Loans company—which also has naming rights on the Cavs' arena—would be pulling its ads from Limbaugh's show immediately. It gets more interesting, though, when you consider the Cavs' flagship radio station is WTAM 1100—which is Cleveland's Home For Rush Limbaugh.
According to this article on WTAM's website, the Cavaliers are suspending all advertising (there's some more details here):
The Cleveland Cavaliers have decided to suspend any and all on-air advertising with the Rush Limbaugh radio program, citing "inflammatory comments" coupled with valuable feedback from both clients and team employees.
Apparently this means that on its own flagship station the Cavs don't want to be mentioned for three hours, though it's not quite clear how this will work out—but we'll try and get more information on this in the morning.


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One primate strategy is to line up extra fathers. Among common marmosets and several species of tamarins, females mate with several males, all of which help rear her young. As primatologist Charles T. Snowdon points out, in three of the four genera of Callitrichidae (Callithrix, Saguinus, and Leontopithecus), the more adult males the group has available to help, the more young survive. Among many of these species, females ovulate just after giving birth, perhaps encouraging males to stick around until after babies are born. (In cotton-top tamarins, males also undergo hormonal changes that prepare them to care for infants at the time of birth.) Among cooperative breeders of certain other species, such as wolves and jackals, pups born in the same litter can be sired by different fathers.
Human mothers, by contrast, don't ovulate again right after birth, nor do they produce offspring with more than one genetic father at a time. Ever inventive, though, humans solve the problem of enlisting help from several adult males by other means. In some cultures, mothers rely on a peculiar belief that anthropologists call partible paternity—the notion that a fetus is built up by contributions of semen from all the men with whom women have had sex in the ten months or so prior to giving birth. Among the Canela, a matrilineal tribe in Brazil studied for many years by William Crocker of the Smithsonian Institution, publicly sanctioned intercourse between women and men other than their husbands—sometimes many men—takes place during villagewide ceremonies. What might lead to marital disaster elsewhere works among the Canela because the men believe in partible paternity. Across a broad swath of South America—from Paraguay up into Brazil, westward to Peru, and northward to Venezuela—mothers rely on this convenient folk wisdom to line up multiple honorary fathers to help them provision both themselves and their children. Over hundreds of generations, this belief has helped children thrive in a part of the world where food sources are unpredictable and where husbands are as likely as not to return from the hunt empty-handed.
The Bari people of Venezuela are among those who believe in shared paternity, and according to anthropologist Stephen Beckerman, Bari children with more than one father do especially well. In Beckerman's study of 822 children, 80 percent of those who had both a "primary" father (the man married to their mother) and a "secondary" father survived to age fifteen, compared with 64 percent survival for those with a primary father alone. Not surprisingly, as soon as a Bari woman suspects she is pregnant, she accepts sexual advances from the more successful fishermen or hunters in her group. Belief that fatherhood can be shared draws more men into the web of possible paternity, which effectively translates into more food and more protection.
But for human mothers, extra mates aren't the only source of effective help. Older children, too, play a significant role in family survival. University of Nebraska anthropologists Patricia Draper and Raymond Hames have just shown that among !Kung hunters and gatherers living in the Kalahari Desert, there is a significant correlation between how many children a parent successfully raises and how many older siblings were on hand to help during that person's own childhood.
Older matrilineal kin may be the most valuable helpers of all. University of Utah anthropologists Kristen Hawkes and James O'Connell and their UCLA colleague Nicholas Blurton Jones, who have demonstrated the important food-gathering role of older women among Hazda hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, delight in explaining that since human life spans may extend for a few decades after menopause, older women become available to care for—and to provide vital food for—children born to younger kin. Hawkes, O'Connell, and Blurton Jones further believe that dating from the earliest days of Homo erectus, the survival of weaned children during food shortages may have depended on tubers dug up by older kin.
At various times in human history, people have also relied on a range of customs, as well as on coercion, to line up allomaternal assistance—for example, by using slaves or hiring poor women as wet nurses. But all the helpers in the world are of no use if they're not motivated to protect, carry, or provision babies. For both humans and nonhumans, this motivation arises in three main ways: through the manipulation of information about kinship; through appealing signals coming from the babies themselves; and, at the heart of it all, from the endocrinological and neural processes that induce individuals to respond to infants' signals. Indeed, all primates and many other mammals eventually respond to infants in a nurturing way if exposed long enough to their signals. Trouble is, "long enough" can mean very different things in males and females, with their very different response thresholds.
For decades, animal behaviorists have been aware of the phenomenon known as priming. A mouse or rat encountering a strange pup is likely to respond by either ignoring the pup or eating it. But presented with pup after pup, rodents of either sex eventually become sensitized to the baby and start caring for it. Even a male may gather pups into a nest and lick or huddle over them. Although nurturing is not a routine part of a male's repertoire, when sufficiently primed he behaves as a mother would. Hormonal change is an obvious candidate for explaining this transformation. Consider the case of the cooperatively breeding Florida scrub-jays studied by Stephan Schoech, of the University of Memphis. Prolactin, a protein hormone that initiates the secretion of milk in female mammals, is also present in male mammals and in birds of both sexes. Schoech showed that levels of prolactin go up in a male and female jay as they build their nest and incubate eggs and that these levels reach a peak when they feed their young. Moreover, prolactin levels rise in the jays' nonbreeding helpers and are also at their highest when they assist in feeding nestlings.
As it happens, male, as well as immature and nonbreeding female, primates can respond to infants' signals, although quite different levels of exposure and stimulation are required to get them going. Twenty years ago, when elevated prolactin levels were first reported in common marmoset males (by Alan Dixson, for Callithrix jacchus), many scientists refused to believe it. Later, when the finding was confirmed, scientists assumed this effect would be found only in fathers. But based on work by Scott Nunes, Jeffrey Fite, Jeffrey French, Charles Snowdon, Lucille Roberts, and many others—work that deals with a variety of species of marmosets and tamarins—we now know that all sorts of hormonal changes are associated with increased nurturing in males. For example, in the tufted-eared marmosets studied by French and colleagues, testosterone levels in males went down as they engaged in caretaking after the birth of an infant. Testosterone levels tended to be lowest in those with the most paternal experience.
The biggest surprise, however, has been that something similar goes on in males of our own species. Anne Storey and colleagues in Canada have reported that prolactin levels in men who were living with pregnant women went up toward the end of the pregnancy. But the most significant finding was a 30 percent drop in testosterone in men right after the birth. (Some endocrinologically literate wags have proposed that this drop in testosterone levels is due to sleep deprivation, but this would probably not explain the parallel testosterone drop in marmoset males housed with parturient females.) Hormonal changes during pregnancy and lactation are, of course, indisputably more pronounced in mothers than in the men consorting with them, and no one is suggesting that male consorts are equivalent to mothers. But both sexes are surprisingly susceptible to infant signals—explaining why fathers, adoptive parents, wet nurses, and day-care workers can become deeply involved with the infants they care for.
Genetic relatedness alone, in fact, is a surprisingly unreliable predictor of love. What matters are cues from infants and how these cues are processed emotionally. The capacity for becoming emotionally hooked—or primed—also explains how a fully engaged father who is in frequent contact with his infant can become more committed to the infant's well-being than a detached mother will.


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Could Leicester do it again?
Even if another shock Premier League title isn't on the cards, the outsider which won in 2016 is firmly a part of English soccer's top four this season.
Beating Arsenal 2-0 on Saturday leaves Leicester second, five points off leader Liverpool, and with a nine-point cushion to the fifth spot.
It also deepens the gloom at Arsenal, where Unai Emery is dealing with a five-game winless run as well as the now former captain Granit Xhaka's rift with fans.
Chelsea is third, level on points with Leicester, after winning its sixth league game in a row — a 2-0 victory against Crystal Palace. Tottenham drew 1-1 with Sheffield United in a game full of video-review controversy and hasn't won consecutive games since April.
Liverpool and fourth-place Manchester City play Sunday.
Jamie Vardy remains the Premier League's top scorer after another dominant game against Arsenal.
Vardy opened the scoring in the 68th minute with his 11th league goal of the season off a square ball from Youri Tielemans, finishing off a slick team move.
Vardy set up the second for James Maddison in the 75th, holding up the ball in the penalty area before feeding it for the onrushing Maddison to hit a powerful low shot from outside the penalty area.
Arsenal had chances to score in the first half, with Alexandre Lacazette in particular wasting good opportunities. After scoring two, Leicester came close to a third.
Arsenal sits sixth and is dropping away from the race for Champions League spots. Xhaka was out of the squad again for the Leicester game as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang remained captain.
Abraham has been on strong scoring form all season, and now American midfielder Christian Pulisic has joined him.
After Palace kept the game goalless in the first half with solid defending and more than a little luck, Chelsea did its job in the second to win 2-0.
Abraham scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season in the 52nd off a neat backheel pass from Willian, and Pulisic made sure of the win in the 79th, heading in a looping, deflected shot from Michy Batshuayi.
Pulisic scored his fifth goal in three league games
"In the first half we started well, then allowed our tempo to drop, but when we came out in the second half with the intent that we did, we won the game relatively comfortably - a nice, solid win with a clean sheet," Chelsea manager Frank Lampard said.
Man City is the next opponent for Lampard's Chelsea on Nov. 23.
Son Heung-min scored for Spurs, but he wasn't originally meant to be playing at all.
Son was due to be suspended after a red card in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Everton for a challenge which led to Andre Gomes suffering a broken and dislocated ankle.
Son left the field in tears after that incident, but his red card was overturned a day later on appeal. He followed up by scoring twice in the 4-0 win over Red Star.
Sheffield was frustrated when John Lundstram hit the post and the video assistant referee ruled out a goal for David McGoldrick because of an offside in the build-up.
VAR was kinder to Sheffield when George Baldock's cross ended up in the net at the far post in the 78th. A video review found Chris Basham hadn't been offside as the ball flew past his head.
Spurs' inconsistent form is one reason for the pressure on manager Mauricio Pochettino, but the league table is damning for last season's Champions League finalist. Tottenham is 17 points off leader Liverpool, but just seven ahead of last-place Norwich.
Everton traveled to struggling Southampton on the verge of the relegation zone but eased the pressure with a 2-1 win.
Everton now enjoys a six-point cushion over 18th-place Watford, while Southampton is 19th and winless in its last seven league games.
Newcastle beat Bournemouth 2-1, while Burnley turned around a run of three defeats with a 3-0 win at home to West Ham.
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It's major meltdown time at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, but no worries, we're not talking about the tired toddler tantrum variety. The Great Melt Down—a two hour guided adventure that will have participants traveling back to the glacial age—is happening Saturday, April 3 from 1-3 p.m.
The hike is led by a park ranger and will uncover the mysteries behind Sleeping Bear Dunes, which scientists call "the most complete record of glacial history" in any national park. From rocks and hills to dunes and water, learn about how this quintessential Northern Michigan lakeshore was formed.
The program is part of a weekly Saturday series. It's free, although you'll need a park entrance pass. No reservations required, but call ahead if you are bringing a large group 231-326-5134, extension 328. nps.gov/slbe/.
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SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (BP) — It's that brief season of the year when most people are still on track with their resolutions to eat more healthfully and lose weight. In pursuit of that goal, millions have consulted Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, online diet plans, calorie-counting apps and a host of other nutritional guides — most of which have great value.
But what about the Bible? Does it have anything to say about our eating habits?
Certainly it does. Incorporating Scripture's wisdom into our New Year's resolutions could mean the difference between success and failure.
First of all, we should make a distinction between healthy eating and fasting. The Bible says a great deal about fasting, but that's abstaining from food for a purely spiritual purpose.
Healthy eating habits are a different matter, which the Bible also addresses. For one, the apostle Paul calls the body "a temple of the Holy Spirit" and urges, "You are not your own … glorify God in your body" (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). The context is an exhortation to flee sexual immorality and not profane the body that was created to honor God, but there's an application to diet as well. Honoring our bodies as sacred temples certainly includes eating healthy foods that keep them functioning well.
The Old Testament, in fact, includes an example of God's blessing people who eat healthy food. When Daniel and his three friends resolved not to eat the rich food of Babylon but instead make their diet vegetables and water, "they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food" (Daniel 1:15 NIV). Of course, health was not the reason for Daniel's food choice. It had to do with ritual purity and being set apart from the pagan culture of Babylon, and God honored his obedience. Nevertheless, it was also an occasion when God brought positive consequences from healthy eating. (It's worth noting that the Old Testament ceremonial laws on diet are no longer in force under the New Covenant, though moral principles related to food still hold. See Acts 10:9-16.) Add Proverbs' warning about the ruinous effects of gluttony (Proverbs 23:20-21), and this is enough to assure us that God cares about our caloric intake.
Thankfully, though, that's not all the Bible has to say about eating. Paul says that God "richly provides us with everything to enjoy" (1 Timothy 6:17). The writer of Ecclesiastes makes the connection to eating explicit, telling us that we should enjoy food as a gift from God (Ecclesiastes 3:13). Perhaps that is part of the reason why the Old Testament law required Jews to participate in a series of feasts every year and why scriptural examples of godly hospitality commonly include large quantities of food (see, for example, Genesis 18:6-8; Judges 6:19; 2 Samuel 9:10-13; Luke 15:23).
Jesus Himself instituted the New Covenant at a feast, the Passover meal. And when God wanted to picture for the apostle John the joy that will occur in heaven at Christ's second coming, He showed him a vision of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:6-10) — another meal. God not only cares about healthy eating, there's also a place for feasting in His economy.
So what does all this mean for dieters? While the Bible doesn't prescribe any specific diet plan, it does highlight the principle of balance — between healthy restraint and enjoyment of rich foods. In other words, make a habit of disciplined, healthy eating, but on occasion let yourself enjoy a feast of God's good gifts. Looking forward to the feasts will help keep you going during the seasons of restraint. Interestingly, that distillation of the Bible's wisdom on eating is the same conclusion that dieticians have reached after thousands of years of scientific research. In Scripture God truly does provide "all things that pertain to life and godliness" (2 Peter 1:3).
David Roach is a writer in Shelbyville, Ky. This article first appeared at Bible Mesh (www.biblemesh.com), an online discipleship resource to help people from all backgrounds grow in their knowledge of the Bible and how it applies to all of life.


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Anyway, here are the placemats. I'm not sure if she really liked them or not. She said she did, but she's nice that way anyway!
Thursday, May 27, 2010
It just occurred to me that I never showed you the finished placemats I made for my daughter. (They only took me all of last week.) Who knew that 8 placemats would be such a project? I must admit though that lately I'm not moving too fast on quilting and projects. It's finally nice where I live and I did have to get to my planting too. If I didn't get those tomato plants in as soon as possible, I might not get any red tomatoes by the time the cold weather comes back. Last year I think I was stuck with 10 lbs of green ones and we're not great ones for "fried green tomatoes"!
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Bloggers Quilt Festival
I'm sure you've heard about the spring bloggers quilt festival hosted by Amy from here. She's such a dear and does this twice a year. Last year at this time I didn't have a blog and couldn't show anything and last fall I posted a quilt I made in the spring. This time though I want to show you something really near and dear to my heart. I made it last year after it was in my head for months and once I showed it on flickr, it was wonderfully accepted and many suggested that I publish a pattern. Now, I really had no intention of ever doing that when I first made it, but then a lady I know through another sewing forum commissioned me to make one for her and because of that, I wrote down all the measurements and wa-la.......the beginning of a pattern. Who would have guessed at my age that would happen? Actually, God was looking out for me because my husband lost his job right around that time and the little $$ that I make from this has helped out already. I guess you just never know what life has in store for you, right?
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
More Placemats
Darling daughter asked me a few weeks ago to make her 8 placemats, and she wanted them all the same, but different! (Funny thing is that I knew exactly what she meant.......! LOL) I guess that's because the leaves don't fall that far from the tree, huh? Well, she told me that she didn't care what I did, but she wanted to use them in summer. I knew the "Rainy Days and Monday" fabric by Riley Blake would be perfect because this is my kid who always would love to play in the rain. I showed you some of that fabric a few posts down.
Well, I have one to go and I'll certainly show you all of them all finished, but for now, I'll only show you the last one. Since she is my star, I had to make an appropriate one just for her!
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
Love it!
Do you remember this:
It was one of my all time best Explore pics...and my latest swap placemat to Terrie. Well, because I was so inspired with everyone's cross quilts on flickr and then eventually making that placemat, that I just couldn't quit. I HAD to make a big one for me too and since I already had so many reds and off whites, I just continued in a bigger vein.
And then the trimming process: (I just love seeing all those fabrics all smushed together. it makes for such a fab pic! No fair yelling at me for dumping those bigger pieces!!)
I just got it back from the quilter on Thursday and bound it right away. I ALWAYS have my bindings ready to go right after I finish a bigger quilt since I know I'll be involved in another project later and would hate to stop to decide what to put on something I already did once I got it back. That's just me though.....
And the back.......see the tiny one on the bottom right? That piece was left from the placemat, so I just appliqued it right on there! Cool, huh?
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
The mail hath cometh!
It's been real exciting around here every afternoon lately when the mail comes. Either there are tiny little envelopes with 3.5 mini blocks for the QT Mini swap (and you'll see those when I get them all), or checks from wonderful ladies ordering Christmas Tree skirt patterns (I had to get that in, you know), and also things from other swappers to me. The latest was from a very talented artist, Kim, or "bahamadawn". Funny, but I always thought her name would be Dawn until we were swappers. LOL She's actually from the Bahamas though and I suppose the dawns there are wonderful....anyway.....you must see her talent:
Not only did she send the lovely mini quilt which she hand painted, and hand stitched, and I believe made the copper labels for, she also made me a gorgeous journal cover (and journal) as well as a darling home made card to match. You must see her things.......go look now! She even makes jewelry and paints pictures.
Then, on the same day, if you can believe, I got the most wonderful package from, "marblesbestfriend", Debbie. She had my name in the ORBC (I think those are the right letters???) swap. This girl was GOOD! She stalked me and discovered that I should receive this:
Funny thing is that "Rainy Days and Mondays'' is my latest passion fabric (other than some I haven't ordered yet) and I hadn't even showed my hoard to anyone, nor had I even started a project with it yet. I do have something in mind though, so it won't take long. Thank you Debbie! You are a MARVELOUS stalker!! I am touched by your insight.
So, that's it for this week so far. There are a few more things coming and I am working on a few things too. So stay tuned....
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Saturday, May 8, 2010
You ask, who is Jacques? Well, you'll soon meet, trust me!
A few weeks ago, when the QT Mini Swap announced that their theme for May would be black and white plus one other color, not square or rectangle, I knew immediately what I would do. Now, I have a ton of black and white fabrics and in fact, even went to the fabric store and bought what appeared to be dalmation fabric, but when it got right down to it, I used just plain white Kona with black plus my one other color (and I was naughty and didn't give my partner a chance to pick it.) You'll see why in a minute. I must tell you that I had a ball making this and it was probably my most fun quilt that I've ever made...I mean EVER......especially when I knew who my partner was (hectichousehold). (If I knew how to link...I surely would!!) You see, Jess has a big family and I knew her kids would go nuts. First, of course, I had to draw him:
Then, even before I started making him, I had to go to the bead store for a charm. I knew that it had to be special, and I was thinking of a bone, or a heart or something, but when I saw the one that said, "Top Dog" I knew it was perfect for the collar that he had to have. Well, if he had a collar, he had to have a leash too and I was going to make his leash out of fabric, but as it turned out when I was at Joanns, they just happened to have some thin twill in the exact right color. I was one happy girl, believe me!
Then, it was a matter of execution and I thought long and hard on how to do it. I really didn't want to bind him, but since the sides weren't identical, turning inside out was not an option. Then, I thought of quilting the front on batting and the back on batting and turning over the fabric and joining the two by hand but didn't work either! Too floppy! Instead, I cut a piece of timtex to size and joined the whole mess with black bias binding and that was a trick in itself because of the thickness. Oh.....I forgot to tell you that his tongue is 3 dimensional. I made that before I appliqued his head and enclosed the tongue with the black stitching.
Anyway, it's time that you meet Jacques. That's his name given to him by his new family! I'm sure he loves it! From what I understand, they're already trying to make him heel.
And the back:
I put the label information on his tail. LOL
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Just so you don't think that I waste everyday quilting, I have to show you something that I made the other day. Actually, I didn't make the shirt...it was purchased from Target and a friend graciously machine embroidered Elmo on it for me. I made the matching shorts. Whooppee! I have someone in my life who eats, breathes, and lives Elmo and I am dying to give her this outfit. She and her mom are stopping over tomorrow, and I'm excited.
In the meantime, I'll continue to bug my postman and wonder where the stuff is that I'm awaiting and so anxious to show you. Everyday I go to my mailbox with anticipation, I can hardly stand it!!
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Monday, May 3, 2010
While I am awaiting things I should be receiving soon from the swaps of April, I needed something to occupy myself while waiting. I decided yesterday to join another little segment of the QT Mini swap for May. I joined round #2 of the 3 1/2 mini blocks. There are 9 of us in this round so 9 little 3.5 identical blocks are required. My chosen color was hot pink. I first was thinking of blue, but hot pink it was. That color needed to be combined with black and white. Today I got going and finished all 9 (thank goodness.) They were really fun! I combined my love of drawing, applique, and hand stitching. All the white on the faces (other than the whites of the eyes) were hand stitched and I really think they have their own distinct personalities:
And here is a close up of just one so you can see it better.
Stay tuned to see my incoming goodies (one of these days). I can't wait!!
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Monaco -The Prince and His Collection
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The Principality of Monaco measures just 0.75 square miles, and yet its Royal Family is one of the richest and most glamorous in Europe. The population of 30,000 pay no income tax, and yet, despite this extraordinary oversight, the ruling Grimaldi family has never wanted for a decent set of wheels. So when the Paris motor show promised a display of their more interesting exotica, I had to take a peek.
In today's terms, the Grimaldis could be described as early adopters, and the oldest carriage on display dated from 1880. This elaborate structure, with its solid tires, was possibly the world's first MPV. For official duties it could be decked out as a coach in full regalia, but for long journeys it could also double as a coupe-dourmeuse (sleeping car). Finally, for sporting occasions, it would be stripped down and used as a wagonette.
Two decades later, the royal household bought their first "horseless carriage." The 1903 de Dion Bouton featured a vertically aligned single-cylinder engine developing 6 hp. Driven by the Prince, it took part in the famous London to Brighton vintage car rally, which, each year, reunites 300 cars of the pre-1905 era.
As the First World War curtailed Europe's fun, the Royal family upgraded the De Dion for the rather more grandiose Napier T78 coupe chauffeur. A vast and elegant motorcar, it boasts an enclosed rear cabin and a four-cylinder 2684cc engine. Napier already had a rich motorsport heritage, having won the 1902 Gordon Bennett Trophy from Paris to Vienna. The "vert Napier" which adorned both the 1902 car and the T78, was later adopted as the official "British Racing Green."
Anyone of proper standing in this period, of course, owned a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The model was first shown at the London Motor Show of 1906, but Prince Albert I didn't receive his until 1921, the year before he died. Finished in an understated black with gold detailing, the huge hood hides a 7036cc six-cylinder engine developing up to 50 hp. Even in those days, Henry Royce designed his engines to achieve 300,000km (186,000 miles) without a rebuild. In the same year, the family's preoccupation with taxis began. Bellanger Freres built airplane engines from 1912-25, but as a sideline they produced a thousand taxis, which were predominantly used in Paris and London. Albert managed to lay his hands on the appropriately named Al version, and this was built on Bellanger's revolutionary new production line, which churned out cars at the extraordinary rate of...one per day.
By 1952, the family had swapped the Bellanger Freres for an Austin FX3 London TaxiCab, which filled Monaco's streets with its diesel fumes. Boasting such joys as a "pavement-side baggage platform" and a separate rear heater, it seated seven. It would later become popular with Miss Grace Patricia Kelly, who married Prince Rainier III in 1956 in the ultimate showbiz wedding.
Despite all their wealth and fame, the Monaco royals of the last century had a passion for ordinary cars. Sitting humbly near the Silver Ghost was a Citroen 2CV, whose 375cc engine actually produces the equivalent of nine horses. The brief for the car was to put "four wheels below an umbrella for four people that fears neither chaos nor bad weather." It was originally designed for French peasants, but such was its popularity with urbanites that five million were built and at one point the waiting list stretched to two years. But it seems unlikely that Prince Rainier III would have had to wait so long.
The other everyman car on display was an early Morris Minor, which belonged to Princess Charlotte and was delivered in 1952. Over a million examples of the English classic were built over a 22-year lifecycle, and it was first car to be touched by the genius of Alec Issigonis, who's best known for the Mini. Among the American cars on display was a 1928 Lincoln V8 Double Phaeton, which offered 90 hp and was the car of choice for the prohibition gangs. Another personal favorite was the Chrysler Berline Imperial of 1956, which with its 300-bhp 5.4-liter V8, was one of the first "muscle" cars. It was used to greet Grace Kelly on her first official visit to the Principality.
Picking a favorite among such a heady mix of metal was no easy task, until I sported the Fiat 600 Jolly Ghia, which the family owned from 1959. Styled by the Ghia design house, the Jolly has no doors, wicker chairs for four, and a fringe canopy to protect occupants from the sun. In a room packed with indulgence, the Jolly was a simple piece of hedonism. I loved it.
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When Julian Erskine last saw the American touring company of "Riverdance," he had to smile.
He was in the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on an October night in Costa Mesa, Calif., watching the high-stepping cast electrify the crowd once again despite more than a dozen years crisscrossing the nation.
"To be at the back of a hall with the audience jumping to their feet at the end of the show after all these years, it's just so gratifying and just so pleasing," says Erskine, the show's senior executive producer, by phone from Dublin.
Even so, the end of the road is nearing. "Riverdance" is currently on an 82-city farewell North American tour that's winding across the U.S. and Canada and ends in June. This month, the show left Texas, hit the Southeast and next goes to the Plains.
"It's certainly emotional to be saying goodbye," says Erskine.
The show has been touring continuously in North America since 1996, sometimes with two companies simultaneously. While organizers insist there's still interest in the U.S., new markets beckon in South America, India and China.
The touring company includes six principal dancers, 18 troupe dancers, a live five-piece band, flamenco dancer and two American tap dancers, one of whom is also a baritone soloist.
Padraic Moyles, one of the principals, is dancing with a heavy heart. He joined "Riverdance" in 1997 and fell in love with his co-star and now wife Niamh O'Connor while in the show. While he has performed elsewhere, he says American audiences are special.
"Anybody who joins the show from here on out and doesn't get the opportunity to perform it in America, will be missing something," he says. "I hope that someday, whether its 10 years from now, it does come back so that people get to experience that reaction again."
"Riverdance" opened at Dublin's Point Theatre on Feb. 9, 1995, at a time of renewed Irish optimism and pride surrounding the onset of the booming "Celtic Tiger" economy. Years of relative poverty were disappearing and being Irish had a new cool, thanks to a new generation of athletes and musicians like U2 and The Cranberries.
"The timing couldn't have been better. We just picked up on a vibe that was happening in this country and we suddenly felt, 'Maybe it's not so bad being Irish. Maybe we don't have to be the butt of every joke,'" says Erskine. "It couldn't have happened five years earlier. It just wouldn't have happened. I don't think we would have had the courage to have done it."
It has since been seen by an estimated 22 million people in 40 countries, from Red Square to the Great Wall of China. It made its American debut in 1996 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and packed the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway for 18 months in 2000-2001. Not bad for a show that first premiered on the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest as a seven-minute segment.
The two-hour "Riverdance" show is loosely based on the story of Irish culture and mass immigration to America, the story woven through music and dance styles including flamenco and tap. Most of the dancing is drawn from traditional Irish step dancing, in which the arms and body move little while the feet create the sound and action.
Erskine attributes the show's success to the fact that it isn't a cookie-cutter experience. It wasn't pulled together to make money, but to blow the dust off Irish folk music and dance, he says, and that purity of creation shines through. Plus, the sound seems to touch a very human part of us.
"That pounding out of rhythms I suppose is quite primal. That goes back into all our cores, no matter where we've come from. The beating of drums is how we first communicated," he says.
The show has lasted despite losing original stars Jean Butler and Michael Flatley, who also was co-choreographer. Flatley went on to create his own shows, "Lord of the Dance" and "Feet of Flames."
Moyles suspects that although "Riverdance" is pure Irish, Americans have embraced it so strongly in large part due to their own immigrant heritage. "Many of them have their own folk dances. They probably see their own heritage within 'Riverdance,'" he says.
The final North American tour — at least for now — will take the show to such Irish-heavy cities as Chicago, Kansas City, Philadelphia, St. Louis and Boston, and will conclude at Wolf Trap National Park in Vienna, Va., which will represent the 14th time "Riverdance" has played there.
While the show is leaving America, it has tours planned for Belgium, New Zealand and Australia. The show is also going to India in October and plans a 10-week tour of China. There are also dates set in Argentina and Brazil, which excites Erskine because "Riverdance" hasn't been farther south in the Americas than Mexico before.
"As we are saying goodbye," he says, "we are also saying hello."
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