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2 pages written 4 Mar 1847 by Rev William Charles Cotton to Sir Donald McLean
From: Inward letters - Surnames, Cor - Cox, Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0232 (15 digitised items). Correspondents include:E B Cornish, Poverty Bay, 1869 (1 letter); W C Cotton, Auckland, 1847 (2 letters); John R Cowan, Napier, 1873 (1 letter); William A Cowan (to Williamson), Orakau, 1870 (1 letter); George Cowie, Wellington, Melbourne & Nelson, 1870-1874 & undated (4 letters); Bishop W G Cowie, Auckland, 1876 & undated (5 letters); Alfred Cox, Hamilton, 1874 (1 letter).
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Evanne Schmarder, principal of Roadabode Productions and co-author of "Unconventional Wisdom Works: 25 Marketing Strategies to Build Your Outdoor Recreation Business Today," announced that her firm will conduct an in-depth digital marketing benchmark study for the outdoor hospitality industry. According to a press release, the study is slated to take place in the first quarter of 2013.
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Alamance CountyBranch of the NAACP executive meeting will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at E. Bynum Educational Center, 331 East Morehead St., Burlington. The public is invited.
The Fresh Manna Food Ministries at 124 S. Lexington Ave., Burlington will give out 12 turkey dinners on Monday from 9 to 11 a.m. Call 336-263-2390 and place your order. The Fresh Manna Food Ministry is back of Christian Counseling Center, 124 S. Lexington Ave.
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It's time for my annual motor scooter ride to the Black Hills of South Dakota.
As of this writing, my scooter – a Harley Davidson Electra Glide Classic – is packed with all the necessities of a weeklong excursion.
And by the time you read this, I hope to have covered more than 2,000 miles of highways and byways in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota.
So for good luck, this column is a bit off topic, dedicated to some basic tenants of motorcycle safety that more than 100,000 miles on the back of five Harleys over the last 25 years have taught me.
Lesson number one in my book: Never think that because you are a good rider, and have gone over 100,000 miles without a significant mishap, you are immune to disaster.
Complacency is dangerous. Anything can happen. And it is my belief that the minute you think it can't, you become a less safe rider.
More to the point, there are, in my opinion, three basic concepts associated with motorcycle safety: space, vision, and anticipation. They are interrelated.
First is space. The key to avoiding collision with other objects – a bad, bad thing – is space. Always have space between you and that which you might otherwise collide with.
The more space, the better.
Never ever, ever tailgate. A car can usually stop faster than a motorcycle. And if you hit that object in front of you – very, very bad. You will lose that contest.
The same holds true of drivers who want to tailgate you. I believe it is a natural reaction for some drivers: "That motorcycle is smaller than my car. Why not cruise two car lengths behind it at highway speed."
If that is me on the motorcycle, I will turn around, point at you, and make an unmistakable "back the heck off" gesture. Nothing personal.
If that doesn't work, I will slow down until you pass me. You win. Go around. "I WAS NOT AT FAULT" on one's tombstone or wheelchair is not much of a victory or consolation.
Next is vision.
Assume you are invisible, and that other drivers cannot see you. To a certain percentage of other drivers, you are, and they will not. Expect it. It could save your bacon.
In traffic, at intersections, and any other applicable time and place, I look to observe not just other vehicles, but the eyes of the driver to see if they are observing me. On many an occasion over the years, seeing the face of a driver who was not looking has averted a poor outcome.
Another key vision issue. Always be in a position where you can see the road far ahead, and far off to the side of the road.
Following another vehicle may not give you enough time to avoid debris or road kill that a car or truck would nonchalantly straddle, but which, even at a good and safe following distance, would cause an unwary motorcyclist an unwelcome and perhaps disastrous jolt. So, I always try to position myself where I can see the road surface ahead, way ahead, even much, much further than a safe following distance. I definitely want to see what's ahead of me, and what's ahead of who or what's ahead of me.
Many a safe rider has been victimized by animals on the roadway. Deer, dogs and bears. Well, maybe not bears. But deer and dogs have cost many a rider their good health, and even their lives. That's why vision way ahead and to the side of the road is also important. And when the side of the road may be obstructed by foliage, shielding your vision from animals ready to dart into your path, slow down, keep your eyes open, and be ready for anything.
Which brings us to the final concept, anticipation. Simply put, always anticipate the worst, and hope for the best. That is the mindset that diminishes the likelihood of the former, and increases that of the latter.
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In July 1999, Pilgrim Station, located in historic Plymouth,
Mass., became the first nuclear power plant in the country to be sold
through a competitive bid process to current owner, Entergy. Founded as a
Separatist colony in 1620, the town of Plymouth has been home to Pilgrim
Station since the plant opened in 1972 and is the town's second largest
non-government employer, with approximately 650 workers.
Community involvement and corporate giving have long been a
hallmark of Entergy's corporate philosophy. This tradition continues with
Pilgrim's strong commitment to being a "good neighbor" to the communities
surrounding Pilgrim, bolstered by the participation of many Pilgrim
employees in charitable and civic events demonstrating their commitment to
the community.
Through the plant's charitable initiatives, Entergy makes
donations annually to a wide variety of non-profit organizations, schools,
diversity/inclusion and community-minded groups located in and around
Plymouth. Entergy also donates thousands of dollars each year to
organizations that cater to arts & culture, community improvement/enrichment
and the environment.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power StationPlymouth, Mass.
Entergy Nuclear Generation Co.
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Bechtel Power
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Generating electricity with nuclear energy prevents the emission of
pollutants like sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) and greenhouse
gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) associated with burning fossil fuels.
During 2013, environmental emissions avoided due to nuclear power plant
operation in Massachusetts included 1,258 tons of sulfur dioxide, 713 tons of
nitrogen oxide and 2.12 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.*
Emissions of SO2 lead to the formation of acid rain. NOx is a key precursor
of both ground-level ozone and smog. Greenhouse gases like CO2 contribute to
global warming.
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regional fossil fuel emissions rates from the Environmental Protection Agency
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Gloves And Mitts
The extremities, your hands, are the susceptible limbs of your body. They have more bearing on your snowboarding than you thought, too. A cold, stiff one can't strap bindings and a wet, soggy one can't hold a grab. While gas station gloves might be a quick remedy, leave 'em in the glove box-they won't hold up to a full season of variable conditions. But these ones will, they'll protect your hands season after season.


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#1482 closed enhancement (duplicate)
OS X debugger xterm and Terminal.app
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I am running universal perll 5.12.4 compiled with macports on OS X 10.5.
On my installation of Padre 0.96 the debugger only works if I start Padre from the terminal and
X11 is properly configured to run.
When I build a package for padre as a standalone bundle with all dependencies and start the debugger, padre will not find the xterm and hang:
29/01/13 2:08:43 [0x0-0x3ab3ab].org.perlide.padre sh: xterm: command not found
Attached is a patch over 0.96 that works on 10.5 for me, not tested on other OS versions. The path for xterm should be the same for other versions...
Maybe there is a better solution that accounts for other system() calls in padre...
This code has changed in trunk but it does not seem to work for me.
In trunk xterm has been substituted by Terminal.app and this should be a much nicer solution.
However the code used to launch Terminal app in trunk requires Applescript which may introduce additional hassle. I have attached another patch to accomplish the same using open and tempfile as a suggestion.
I believe tnis is for tome
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Changed 6 years ago by akoya
Changed 6 years ago by akoya
comment:1 Changed 6 years ago by bowtie
I think this is fixed in trunk, please check
comment:2 Changed 6 years ago by bowtie
yes i just checked trunk
line 2924 Padre/Wx/Main?.pm
sub run_command {
see - http://padre.perlide.org/trac/browser/trunk/Padre/lib/Padre/Wx/Main.pm
Also please use the Patch Tool in Padre ( Editor - Patch )
your patch files are missing full file names
see example note the unified output - http://padre.perlide.org/trac/attachment/ticket/1285/diff.2.patch
note full name of file, as we have some files with same name in different directories
please summit all patches against current trunk, thanks
comment:3 Changed 6 years ago by bowtie
- Priority changed from major to trivial
- Resolution set to duplicate
- Status changed from new to closed


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Roots of the Treasury
Today's Treasury dates from around the Norman Conquest. Even before 1066, the Anglo-Saxon Treasury collected taxes (including the danegeld, first levied as a tribute to the Vikings to persuade them – sometimes unsuccessfully – to stay away) and controlled expenditure.
The first 'Treasurer' was probably 'Henry the Treasurer', who owned land around Winchester, the site of most royal treasure of both the Anglo-Saxons and the Normans. Henry is referred to in the Domesday Book (a systematic tax assessment of the whole country undertaken by the Treasury) and is believed to have served William the Conqueror as his Treasurer.
The rise of Downing Street
The location has been prestigious for centuries, as even before modern government the site was close to Westminster Abbey and later Whitehall Palace. But it was Sir George Downing who made the most of its potential and built the street of houses that bears his name.
In his later career as a property speculator and developer, Downing sought – and won – the permission of King Charles II to name his prestigious new development at St James's Park 'Downing Street'. He died in 1684, 2 years before the houses were completed.
But not all Chancellors have chosen to live in Number 11 Downing Street, just as not all Prime Ministers have chosen to live in Number 10. Although Number 11 was not to become the Chancellor's official residence until 1828, Lord Henry Petty was the first to live there during his few months in office in 1806 and 1807. Those Chancellors who have chosen to live 'above the shop' have enjoyed a house which is not only part of the nation's history, but also a comfortable and very distinctive home.
The hallway is a modest introduction to the style of Number 11. The 18th century lantern illuminating the small room, the characteristic 19th century Vuilliamy grandfather clock and the unassuming marble fireplace reflect the influence of centuries of history on this house. Its status at the centre of the political world is announced by 2 portraits of the 19th century's great political adversaries, Gladstone and Disraeli, on opposite walls.
Sitting room and study
Past the hallway, and across the corridor which connects the 3 official residences, is a sitting room where the Chancellor holds occasional informal meetings. In the recent past it has also been the location for a Budget tradition – the broadcast which is the Chancellor's direct address to the nation on the evening of the Budget Day. Nowadays the broadcasts are likely to be recorded in other parts of the house and have even, on good days, been filmed in the gardens.
The adjoining study is where the Chancellor of the Exchequer works on the contents of its ministerial boxes, amid further reminders of the building's political heritage. Disraeli and Gladstone feature again, although this time as porcelain caricatures.
State dining room
The ground floor sitting room also connects to perhaps the most architecturally significant room in Number 11 – the dining room, a long oak-panelled room designed by the renowned 18th century architect Sir John Soane. Best known for his designs for the Bank of England, Soane created a bold and imaginative room with a spectacular vaulted ceiling, decorated with elegant mouldings.
He also devised an imaginative method of illuminating the long room, making as much use as possible of natural light by designing long, narrow skylights to run the length of the room between the ceiling and walls. The ceiling therefore remains an impressive and uninterrupted span, but daylight can still pour down the walls thanks to the innovative light-wells.
The Soane Dining Room is used nowadays for meetings such as business breakfasts with heads of industry and finance. As with the other rooms used for official entertaining, the walls are decorated with selections from the government art collection which are changed regularly.
State drawing room
The room most regularly used for formal occasions is the State Room, which runs the entire width of Number 11, illuminated by a wall of high windows which look out over the shared gardens of the Downing Street houses and beyond into St James's Park.
The State Room has been recently refurnished following an earlier restoration in the 1960s, restoring the hardwood floor, removing wall lights and replacing faded wall coverings to create a bright, airy and adaptable space. The room can now be used as readily for conference-style meetings as it can for official receptions and parties.
Each end of the room features a grand 18th century marble fireplace flanked by 2 ornate mirrors. The westernmost wall also features 2 of Number 11's finest treasures – 2 antique black and gold lacquered Chinese cabinets.
The walls are covered with a warm and creamy cotton damask, as are the curtains on the long wall overlooking the gardens.
The staircase leading to the first floor landing is an ascent through the history of British politics. The walls of the staircase are covered with political cartoons, caricatures and engravings of past Chancellors of the Exchequer. It is a tradition that each Chancellor gets to choose the cartoon he wants to represent him.
Not all Chancellors have chosen to live in Number 11, just as some Prime Ministers have chosen not to live in Number 10, but all of the memorable holders of the office are represented here.
Budget box
The front door of Number 11 will always be associated with the countless Budget Day photocalls when the Chancellor holds up the red Budget box containing his speech before he makes his way to the House of Commons.
Since the 1860s, the Budget box has almost invariably been the one known as the Gladstone box, now displayed in the lobby of HM Treasury. The use of the Gladstone box became one of several Budget Day traditions (another is that only the Chancellor is allowed to drink alcohol in the House of Commons – and only during his Budget speech).
James Callaghan used a new box during his time as Chancellor in the 1970s, but the frail Gladstone box was later restored to duty once more. In 1997, Gordon Brown marked his first Budget by breaking from tradition – using a new box made by 4 young apprentices from his Dunfermline constituency and bringing the 4 to the steps of Number 11 to share his photocall.
Sir John Soane
One of the most revered architects Britain has ever produced, Sir John Soane (1753 to 1837) was the perfect choice to design what is arguably Number 11's finest room: the dining room which now bears his name.
Soane's reputation in his own lifetime was based largely on his designs for grand country houses, where he brought together the popular taste for classical design with a more modern feel for light and space. Shallow domes, clean ornamentation and ingenious lighting effects, often from above, characterised his work. His greatest work was on a much larger scale – the design of the Bank of England. It was this formidable reputation as designer of some of Britain's grandest homes and also the heart of its financial community which made Soane the obvious choice to design the dining room of 11 Downing Street in 1825.
Soane was at the same time also responsible for the state dining room of 10 Downing Street, and although Number 11's is much smaller, it is no less impressive for that. The light-wells which allow daylight to fall on the long panelled walls of the dining room are a characteristically imaginative solution to the problem of getting natural light into a deep room.


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David Grabitske is the manager of outreach services at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, Minnesota.
I recently read the newest study put out by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Meyer Foundation called Ready to Lead? Next Generation Leaders Speak Out. The study is extremely interesting and thought provoking. Many of the issues that the respondests hit on in this study echo some of my own fears about the nonprofit sector. Being a 23 year old just starting out in this sector and coming in with a lot of college debt, I wonder some days how I will ever pay it off with the low pay going to nonprofit employees. I love the sector greatly and the people I've met along the way. My intentions are to stick in the sector for the length of my career. I'm just wondering if anyone else has read the study and what their thoughts are.
Dustin B. Heckman
Martin County Historical Society
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Claudia Nicholson says:
I only read the introduction, but I could see that this issue is something we are going to need to take seriously. I don't know about the rest of you, but I am pretty sure I'm not going to live forever. I'll have to be succeeded by someone, someday.
I suppose is is about time that we talk about this issue. However, it is made up of a couple of issues.
First is the unconscionable debt burden that many college students are saddled with when they enter the workforce–not just from undergraduate, but from graduate education as well. There are all sorts of reasons for this, including the high cost of education and the lack of outright grant financial aid at institutions of higher learning (what are they spending their money on, and how come they are not raising more scholarship money?). I cannot imagine graduating from college with tens of thousands of dollars in debt hanging over my head, and I know that now, it is quite common.
Then, there is the issue of nonprofit management. The question has been asked in other forums whether or not there are too many nonprofits out there in the world, all trying to get a bit of the money available for charitable giving. It is a tough, tough world out there for us, and museums are not just competing with other museums, but also with every other kind of arts organization, social service agency, and nature conservancy in the world. I don't know–do we have too many nonprofits?
Money is in short supply these days, and discretionary funds even more limited. It is a tough job to manage a nonprofit, and keep it solvent at the same time. And this problem multiplies exponentially for smaller organizations. Graduate school did not teach me anything about fundraising, although I feel fully qualified to be the leader of a museum–at least when it comes to collections and program. As for fundraising, well, I learn as I go along, and am damn lucky to have a couple of mentors. By far, the money thing is the most stressful part of the job.
The issue of personal time/family life is a valid one as well. As the leader of a nonprofit, the public's expectation is that you will always be available, whenever they need you. When you are new on the job, you have a desire to always be available. At a certain point, however, something has to give, and you have to allow yourself a day off or a vacation with no guilt. The work will never be fully done (I can't think of any nonprofits with a limited mission that will someday be accomplished, so that they can close up shop). My attitude is that I could work 24/7 and not come even close to being done. That does make it a little easier to take a day off now and then. But I'm still the first one to be called in the event the building alarm goes off at 3 a.m.
I just came back from AAM, and helped lead a roundtable discussion about the work of small museum directors. I heard some young people ask just the questions that Dustin is asking, and was raised by the people interviewed in the report. They are the smart ones, thinking hard about what they are getting into before they actually get into it (unlike the rest of us, who just dove in, not fully realizing what the job is).
Perhaps what we need to do is set up some job shadowing–real job shadowing, where young people interested in management careers sit with us for a day or two as we, say, get ready for and attend a board meeting. (Talk about stress.) Maybe this would help.
Certainly us old fogies in the profession are partially to blame for not mentoring young people on the specifics of our jobs (I've talked to plenty of people about careers in museums in general, but I cannot recall ever speaking to anyone about my job in particular, except at AAM).
But the sector will certainly face a crisis if people are unwilling to step up into leadership positions in museums. We've got to make these jobs more worth taking. Find ways to pay us what we are worth (or, at least, a living wage), support us with the resources to get the work done, and insist on regular vacations and days off (I know this is also an issue in the for-profit sector–what is wrong with us Americans?). The other things we probably need to do is ensure that management training is available at all levels of work in nonprofits–teach young people about raising funds from the time they begin work in a museum (everyone on staff should be working on development anyway). And, we need to offer more nonprofit board training so that the expectations of the work of an executive director are reasonable, articulated, and appraised every year. Clear expectations help all around.
I'm sorry I've been a lousy mentor, and if anyone wants to find out more about what it is like to be a start-up museum director, I'd be happy to share.
Merlin Peterson says:
I haven't seen the study, but I can say I have the same concerns as a "mid-career" administrator that Dustin has just starting out. I got a college degree in 1987 that isn't paid off yet.
Although this organization is not a start-up like Claudia's museum, my tenure has brought a shift from volunteer retiree staff to younger professional staff. This has challenged to board to raise salaries above the minimum wage to which they have been accustomed. The compromise in my case has been part-time hours (frequently exceeded) which allow me to take on other work to augment my salary. I also negotiated my museum paycheck to be paid as a salary so my pay check is the same each pay period.
Job shadowing is an interesting thing at a small non-profit. On Wednesday afternoons you can help us get the garbage out. On Fridays we dust, vacuum and mop. If the toilet needs plunging, guess who does that? I've gotten better about calling in contractors for the lawn, building maintenance (including historic buildings.) Then there is the fundraising piece… I've learned a lot about grant writing and have some success with that. I insist that the board of directors have a hand in local fundraising. Oh, and inbetween the mundane, there is the weekly news column, daily deposits, the latest artifact donations and preparations for board meetings. The regular duties done, we move on to cataloging the collection and tracking its where-abouts in the facility so that researchers requesting access to a particular item can see it quickly and in good care.
If there's still time (which you make if there isn't) you put together great programs about the collection!
So one practically takes a vow of poverty to work in this field it seems. Why do I stay?
I love my job.
Kelly Olson says:
I did not read the report in its entirety, but can relate to Dustin's comments and some of the other comments in the parts of the report that I did read. I also struggle with how I will ever pay off my college debt in a reasonable time, much less save for retirement. My short term solution has been to work two jobs. I don't enjoy this, but it is reality. I would also like to go to graduate school, but I am scared to risk more educational debt for uncertain future benefits.
There are no easy answers to this issue as there are many factors contributing to the problem: rising cost of education, competitiveness between non-profits for limited funding, lack of training in the areas of governance and fundraising and simply not enough money to go around.
Like Claudia pointed out, I think scholarships and grants for students pursuing education in fields that are traditionally non-profit would be beneficial. Of course, then we would need a new non-profit organization to oversee the scholarship/grant programs!
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Merlin Peterson says:
Are we trying to save too much? Do we need a museum in every town, or is the Smithsonian enough?
Mary Warner reply on May 14th, 2008:
On the surface, Merlin, it would seem that we are trying to save too much, however, history keeps marching on. Which part of it should we leave out in our effort to cut down on what we collect? In citing the Smithsonian, for as much as this organization has, I can guarantee that it doesn't cover Morrison County history well. Sure, the Smithsonian has Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, but the Lindbergh story is only a small fraction of the history of Morrison County. What about the rest of our history? Does it mean nothing?
Mike Worcester says:
Claudia hits on an important theme: college student debt. I count myself as one of the fortunate ones to have had less than $10K when I finished grad school. For what undergrads face, even from state schools, is obscene. One commentator likened it to a modern-day version of indentured servitude.
When I began here in Cokato at the tender age of 27, I was definitely one of the young ones in the field–almost unusual according to some. Like Kelly, I have two jobs to make ends meet, which sadly is not limited to those in the museum world.
So much of this discussion makes me not pessimistic, but frustrated. The rewards of this job can be amazing, even if the pay is definitely not. Guess you really want to do it to stick with it.
Am I rambling a bit, yes. But honestly, I am not sure what the best answer is. When I speak to my former grad school instructors about this issue, they sigh and note that for too many students, the $$ issues are becoming such a burden that going into the museum field is just not an option in the short run.
Mary Warner says:
I've read most of the study and have quite a few thoughts. Part of the problem with low pay in historical organizations is that this has been part of our history. Many of us were founded by volunteers and the public and some of our funders haven't caught up with the fact that our field has become more professional and requires more in the way of accountability. This image of the unpaid or under-paid historical society staff continues because there are still a lot of historical societies operating under these conditions.
Our board has been working hard to make sure our hourly wage is decent and is moving toward increasing the benefits we receive. We have health insurance, and the board is currently looking at retirement benefits. Even so, while my husband is in college and we're living off my income and his student loans, my income for a family of five falls within the range of poverty level.
Claudia brings up a good point in mentioning the number of nonprofits out there. With 70,000+ new nonprofits being formed in the U.S. each year, there's a lot of competition for financial resources. There may be too many nonprofits from a standpoint of financial viability, but not necessarily from the amount of work that needs doing. Our collections continue to grow, the public demands more services, technology is every-changing. From what the study suggests about over-worked museum leaders and from personal experience, it's obvious that the work is unending. How many of us sit idle at our desks?
The study brought up succession, which has been on my mind since I started at MCHS 12 years ago. I'm of an age where several job changes per life is the rule, not the exception. I've also been the staff person in charge of writing our procedures manuals for staff training and as a backup in case someone needs to jump into a position suddenly and take care of business. When a handful of staff is all your organization has for day-to-day operations, each person's role is critical. If someone goes missing (either from changing jobs, a long-term illness, or even vacation), there has to be a way to compensate for at least some of the knowledge in that person's head. I have to work my vacation around the days we use to write payroll and bills as I'm the only one who currently knows how to do this. If someone had to step in suddenly, there'd be a painful learning curve, even with written instructions. It's crucial to the long-term viability of an organization to figure out a succession strategy and our past history proves the point. After both our first and second curators (sole employees) died, our organization went into a slump and had to be revived by MHS.
As for the practical matter of paying off student loans, our family will be in that position when my husband graduates. He plans to enter the nonprofit sector, so it's not like he's going for the big bucks. Hopefully, he'll be able to find a decent job in our area that will allow him to pay back his loans. (It's shameful how much debt people have to take on to attend college.) No matter what the situation is, we will figure it out, as we always have. We live frugally, which hasn't killed us yet and is actually better for the environment than over-consumption. (Think of it as one of the perks of doing without.)
If you have a large amount of student loans, try not to take on extra debt (credit cards, loans for new cars, etc.). If your job pays well enough, try to pay more than the minimum amount due each month on your loans so you can pay them off faster. If you foresee a problem in making payments, contact your lender immediately. The lender would rather work something out than have you default. There are deferments you can get for particular situations. (I was able to defer during a pregnancy.)
Thanks for such an interesting question, Dustin. I appreciated everyone's comments.
Melinda Hutchinson says:
I've read most of the study, and I can relate to a lot of what's been said here. I started out in the industry as a seasonal interpreter, and worked a lot of different jobs (sometimes concurrently) to gain precious experience. My husband and I debate about careers quite a bit—should we do what we love, or what pays the bills? Our running joke is that when one spouse is working in a low-wage industry, the other needs to have a job that makes the money. He's in the aviation industry, and believe it or not, many of those jobs pay less than what you'd find in our line of work. (Do I advocate marrying for money? Absolutely not!)
I graduated from college in 1993 and went straight to grad school, having been told that one needed an advanced degree to get a good museum job. One of the failings of our program was not addressing the realities of the industry—what do you do when the money isn't there, either for programs or for salaries? That topic should have been addressed, yet few (if any) of the budgets we created for class projects were rooted in reality.
I just returned to the museum field after eight years in health and dental insurance. I left in part because I needed to make a living wage and have good medical benefits (my husband had just graduated with his lucrative bachelor's in history and a load of college debt). However, speaking from experience, the business world does not have the greener grass. In many cases, regardless of your college degree, you need to start at the bottom and work your way up, which is increasingly difficult. Also, over the last few years, businesses have been chipping away at employee benefits, including health insurance and retirement accounts.
Perhaps all of this brings up the issue of whether we, as the saying goes, 'work to live' or 'live to work.' It's unfair to be asked either to give up our passion or give up a living wage. How long do we live on the bare minimums, giving up perks that others take for granted? We shouldn't have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet. That blows the whole 'work/life balance' completely out of the water.
Why did I return to museums? I decided that I needed to work with like-minded people, and I needed to do work that is challenging and interesting. I hope I made the right choice.
James Lundgren reply on May 16th, 2008:
Hi Melinda,
Those are tough choices, but for what it is worth, I'm glad you came back to history. I've known too many people who left their field of choice and regretted it. Every job and every field has its unique challenges and issues. Doing what you enjoy will go a long way to being able to deal with the negative aspects. Say hey to Matt.
Dustin Heckman says:
Thanks for all the insight folks! I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking about this. About 2 months ago, my financial advisor told me I should leave the museum and go back to the hog barns to get back on my feet. As much as I loved the pay when I did that during high school and college, I didn't love the job. There might have been only a handful of occasions where I came home and was happy after work.
It is also interesting to see the differences in college history departments on this issue. I transfered after my sophomore year of college, and the difference was deafening. My first two years of college, I was pushed to join the public history field. The department chair and her husband were more than willing to find ways to groom me for that profession. When I left there for the college I now call my alma mater, if you even mentioned museum work, you received the deer in the headlight look. Those professors did not see it as a good career choice for whatever reason.
For me, I enjoy what I do a great deal. As a result, I have become more involved in other community organizations and committees. I believe it is a great way for young people to become involved in their community. The problem is that my generation is money hungry because of our excess college debt. My current debt has discouraged me from seeking my masters degree. Maybe in the next five to ten years, I will finally be able to afford to do so, but right now it just is not an option.
Leanne Brown reply on May 13th, 2008:
I recently came across information about the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 which is a new public service loan forgiveness program. The intent of the bill is remove some of the student loan barriers that keep people from working for non-profits–be it the government or a 501(c) (3). It's definitely intended for those just starting to pay off loans. There's good info at http://www.finaid.org/loans/publicservice.phtml
I am one who is currently working for the museum world's cousin–a library. I loved my time in history museums, and some day I'll be back, but I couldn't justify the hours that many have alluded to when I have two small children. There was a time when the museum was my baby, but I couldn't keep up that level of "care and feeding" once I had actual babies to raise.
David Grabitske says:
In many ways this conversation mirrors the often asked question, "How do we get younger volunteers involved with the museum?" Like volunteers and history itself, making a career in the profession seems to be a process of attrition and survival. I am glad to know so many survivors who retain their passion for the work.
David Grabitske says:
There are additional comments in a report from GuideStar this week. Read more at: http://www.guidestar.org/news/features/leadership_survey.jsp
Mary Warner reply on June 19th, 2008:
The study cited in the article you mentioned is a good one, David, well worth the 36-page read. While it concentrates on Gen Xers and Millenials moving into leadership positions vacated by retiring Boomers, I've got to wonder whether Boomers are really going to retire en masse as expected or whether, due to the economy, they're going to remain in their leadership positions beyond the typical retirement age.
Kelly Olson reply on June 25th, 2008:
Not only the economy but also improved healthcare and longer life expectancies are keeping people in the workforce longer. I know several people in their 70's and even 80's that continue to work because they can. As long as they feel good and can do their jobs they see no reason to retire.
Claudia Nicholson reply on July 2nd, 2008:
In an unrelated story yesterday on MPR about the public defender's office, the man being interviewed cited fewer retirements as one of the reasons that their office is operating at such a deficit. Older employees at the high end of the salary range ordinarily retire to allow younger employees to come in at the beginning of the salary ladder. When that doesn't happen, payroll costs go up AND younger people have no way to get in. Kelly is right.
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"We are really excited to have Damon join our staff, because he is local guy who has played at every level with a great amount of basketball knowledge. He will be a major asset to our program and will definitely be a big help in getting us back on top in the conference," noted Kemp.
He spent the last two years as a men's basketball assistant coach for King College. While at King, Johnson helped guide the Tornados to back-to-back Conference Carolinas Regular Season Championships and King's first-ever appearance to the Division II NCAA Tournament. Last year Johnson guided two guards to all-conference seasons and a newcomer to Freshman of the Year honors.
Prior to joining the Tornado's staff, Johnson spent two years as an assistant coach for two Johnson City area schools after spending the last 11 years playing professionally. He played professionally in Europe for 10 seasons before returning to the United States. He began his professional career playing in Iceland where he was crowned Iceland League MVP in consecutive seasons from 1997-1999 and led his team to three Icelandic Regular Season Championships. In 2003, he guided his team to a 2003 Icelandic Cup championship and was named to the All-Star team twice. In addition, Johnson earned a silver medal playing with Iceland in the 2002 Small Nations Olympics.
Johnson then moved on to play in the Spanish professional leagues for Cantabria, Huelva, L'Hospitalet, Lleida, and Gescrap BB. While playing in Spain, he was named to one All-Star team, won a league championship and was named to the Spanish All-Defensive Team in 2006. He concluded his professional career playing for the Smoky Mountain Jam of the ABA in their inaugural season in 2008-09.
Prior to going pro, Johnson played one season at Hiwassee Junior College (Madisonville, Tenn.) where he was named a First Team All-American. He then transferred to the University of Tennessee and played for the Volunteers from 1994-96. In his three years at UT he was a two-year starter, voted Best Team Player in 1995 and Most Versatile Player after his senior season in 1996.
As a Johnson City native, he played for current King College head coach, George Pitts while attending Science Hill High School from 1989 to 1992. Johnson helped bring Science Hill a state title in 1990 and a state runner-up finish in 1991. His teams won the conference title all four years of his playing career plus won three district and regional titles. He also has a place in the Science Hill High School Hall of Fame.
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When I recently reviewed American single malts, Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey was the best of the four I tasted. At the time, Stranahan's wasn't available in California, but last weekend, I saw a bottle at Wine & Liquor Depot in Van Nuys. Now, I don't know that Stranahan's is worth the $50.00 (approx.) price tag, but if you are curious about American single malts, you can't do much better.
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Did you pick some up? I had the pleasure of grabbing some last week on a trip to CO. I went and bought another before I got on the plane. Brecking Ridge Brewery also served me one of the finest IPA's I ever had.
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Hundley, of Hayden, Idaho, was released by the magistrate on a $10,000 unsecured bond.
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Hundley is accused of slapping the 19-month-old boy during a Feb. 8 Delta Air Lines flight. Hundley has been charged in Atlanta with simple assault. His attorney says he will plead not guilty.
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Hundley was president of Unitech Composites and Structures, an aerospace company in Hayden. But he was fired last weekend by Unitech's parent company, AGC Aerospace & Defense, because of the in-flight incident.
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Mom Congress needs dads. Since starting my work for Mom Congress, I've been asked on more than one occasion why it's "Mom" Congress and not "Dad" Congress or "Parent" Congress. I thought of this question again today as I looked back on my Father's Day weekend.
Now, I wasn't involved in getting Mom Congress off the ground but when I look around the at who are reading Parenting Magazine religiously and who make up the vast majority of volunteers and active PTA members in my school, it's not hard to guess why Parenting decided to gear this initiative toward moms. Mothers are often the public faces leading their families' efforts to advocate for education. But that doesn't mean that the work of fathers is any less important.
In our family, I'm generally the one working in the classroom, helping with fundraisers and researching about what's going on in education. I'm home during the day and my schedule is more flexible. But Dan will periodically take a day off to help out at school, hold down the fort while I run off to meetings at night, and do homework or read with the kids. I may be the parent who's more frequently in the schools, but it's definitely a team effort. I just get all the glory. Mwahaha.
I find that to be the case often with dads. They help. They work. They support. But when it comes to getting kudos for awesome parenting, the praise tends to go to the moms. We're frequently more hands-on, more obviously involved in the nurture and education of our kids. Dan doesn't mind being behind the scenes, where I have to admit he comes up with some of our most awesome parenting style choices. The guy is a natural at this.
Melissa Bilash of Pennsylvania wrote a sweet post on her blog about fathers this weekend. Go have a look and then thank a father in your life. We may be Mom Congress but we couldn't do it without all the involved dads out there, either working directly to support education or supporting us as we volunteer our time.
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Wilberto Olmo, Jr. of Middletown, died Sunday, November 12, 2012 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 57 years old.
He was born in Brooklyn on December 4, 1954 to Wilberto Sr. and Ethel Link Olmo. He met and married Carmen Gomez in 1987 in the Bronx.
Wilberto loved life, and everyone was his friend. He was called the "automotive technologist" because of his amazing skill fixing cars. He loved fishing and working with his hands. Sometimes he could be stubborn, but he was always gracious and kind. Wilberto was a loving son; he was his mother's rock. He will be missed by all who knew him and loved him.
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Alternative Names
Hunt syndrome; Herpes oticus
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The varicella zoster virus that causes Ramsay Hunt syndrome is the same virus that causes
In people with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, the virus is believed to infect the facial nerve near the inner ear. This leads to irritation and swelling of the nerve.
- Painful rash on the eardrum, ear canal, earlobe, tongue, roof of the mouth (palate) on the same side as weakness of the face
- Hearing loss on one side
- Sensation of things spinning (
- Weakness on one side of the face
- Difficulty closing one eye
- Difficulty eating (food falls out of the weak corner of the mouth)
- Difficulty making expressions, grimacing
- Difficulty with fine movements of the face
- Facial droop
- Paralysis of one side of the face
Signs and tests
The doctor will usually make the diagnosis by looking for signs of weakness in the face and a blister-like (vesicular) rash.
Tests may include:
- Blood tests for varicella zoster virus
Electromyography(EMG) Lumbar puncture MRI of the head Nerve conduction(to determine the extent of damage to the facial nerve)
- Skin tests for varicella zoster virus
Strong anti-inflammatory drugs called steroids (such as prednisone) are usually prescribed for 5 - 7 days. Antiviral medications, such as acyclovir or valacyclovir, can be given for 7 - 10 days, although the benefit of antiviral medications is uncertain.
Sometimes strong painkillers are also needed if the pain continues even with steroids. While you have weakness of the face, wear an eye patch to prevent injury to the cornea (
If you have dizziness (vertigo), your health care provider can recommend other medications.
Expectations (prognosis)
The more severe the damage, the longer it will take to recover, and the lower the chance that you will completely regain normal function. If there is not much damage to the nerve, then you should get better completely within a few weeks. If damage is more severe, you may not fully recover-- even after several months.
Overall, chances of recovery are better if the treatment is started within 3 days of when the symptoms begin. If treatment is started at this time, 70% of patients make a full recovery.
However, when the treatment is delayed more than 3 days, the chances of complete recovery drop to about 50%. Children are more likely to have a complete recovery than adults.
Recovery may be complicated if the nerve grows back to the wrong areas (synkinesis), which may cause inappropriate responses, such as tears when laughing or chewing (crocodile tears). Some other people may experience blinking of the eye when they talk or chew food.
- Changes to the appearance of the face (disfigurement) from loss of movement
- Changes to taste
- Damage to the eye (
corneal ulcers and infections)
- Nerves that grow back to the wrong structures (aberrant regeneration) -- for example, smiling causes the eye to close
- Persistent pain (postherpetic
- Spasm of the face muscles or eyelids
Occasionally, the virus may spread to other nerves, or even to the brain and spinal cord, causing:
- Confusion
- Drowsiness (lethargy)
- Headaches
- Limb weakness
- Nerve pain
This may require a hospital stay. A spinal tap may help determine whether other areas of the nervous system have been infected.
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if you lose movement in your face, or you have a rash on your face that occurs with facial weakness.
There is no known way to prevent Ramsay Hunt syndrome, but taking medication early in the course of the symptoms can improve recovery.
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BLBG: Wall Street Finds a Good Kind of Leverage
(Bloomberg Gadfly) -- Europe's banks are exposed to a lot of political cross-fire this earnings season. This weekend starts a wave of elections across France, Britain and Germany that might reshape the European economy. U.S. President Donald Trump has financial regulation in his sights. These are unpredictable times.
CEOs won't have all the answers for investors. Too much is out of their hands. But one thing they can do is follow Wall Street's lead by sharpening up their moneymaking skills -- or improve "operating leverage," as the jargon has it.
In theory, it's a simple concept. The more you fix your costs, the more any extra revenue growth from an improving economy will go straight to the profit line. That's operating leverage. Bank of America Corp.'s Brian Moynihan mentioned it several times this week as he reported higher revenue, while BoA's expenses stayed flat and headcount and investment risk fell. Investors like that kind of thing.
In practice, operating leverage is hard to juice. Europe's banks have been squeezed on the profit side by higher regulatory costs and complex bonus structures and on the revenue side by negative interest rates. They've been slow to restructure. Top lenders' net revenue has fallen 5 percent since 2012, faster than costs, according to Bloomberg Intelligence's Jonathan Tyce. Pre-provision operating profit -- stripping out the benign effect of lower loan losses -- has fallen about 15 percent.
Bank bosses are trying to fix this as markets get more confident about rising interest rates in the U.S. and better economic prospects in the euro area. Some want to shrink more. Tidjane Thiam of Credit Suisse Group AG is trying to cut another 1 billion Swiss francs ($1 billion) in expenses while lifting revenue. Others want to reduce the drag from bonuses. Jes Staley of Barclays Plc said this year that his bank took an upfront charge of 395 million pounds on deferred-bonus accounting to improve operating leverage.
Another option has been locking in cheap funding at fixed rates, meaning any interest rate rises translate straight into profit. That's where central bankers have helped, not hindered. Euro-area lenders gorged on free four-year loans from the European Central Bank last month, taking 233.5 billion euros' worth. Italian banks UniCredit SpA and Intesa Sanpaolo SpA borrowed about 36 billion euros. If rates go up, that directly fattens the margins banks make from lending on those funds.
Obviously, much depends on rates rising in Europe. JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts don't expect an ECB hike until late 2018 but note that short-term market lending rates, as priced by 12-month Euribor, are seen turning positive at the end of 2017. Optimism about rates explains why European bank stocks have risen 16 percent in six months. There could be disappointment but -- for now at least -- banks are under pressure to grab more revenue rather than just pare back.
Wall Street has lessons here for Europe. U.S. financial markets are in fine fettle, with trading revenues rebounding and interest rates rising. But not all banks benefited equally. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. underperformed while Morgan Stanley's more radical restructuring paid off. Simply waiting for rates to rise is no panacea. Bank of America has shown the way with a clear strategy: cut headcount, merge real-estate assets and put more staff in front of clients.
Europe's politics may be scary. But a firm grip on operational leverage would offer comfort.
This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Bloomberg LP and its owners.
Lionel Laurent is a Bloomberg Gadfly columnist covering finance and markets. He previously worked at Reuters and Forbes.


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Kate Middleton's Rare Pregnancy Condition Explained by Experts
Morning sickness is common among expecting mothers, but for Catherine "Kate" Middleton it is not.
In a statement Monday, Buckingham Palace officials said she was hospitalized with Hyperemesis Gravidarum, a potentially dangerous type of morning sickness where vomiting is so severe no food or liquid can be kept down in the body. Palace official said the Duchess of Cambridge is expected to remain hospitalized for several days and would require a period of rest afterward.
The condition often affects women early in their pregnancy. Middleton is less than 12 weeks pregnant.
Doctors said Middleton would likely recover in a few days. Dr. Daghi Rajasingam, a spokeswoman for Britain's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said women with severe symptoms, such as dehydration, dizziness and persistent vomiting, need to be hospitalized for treatment, including being given fluids intravenously.
"However, this usually only means a few days in (the) hospital," said Rajasingam in a statement. "The best advice for anyone suffering from (severe morning sickness) is to get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluid."
Severe morning sickness affects about 1 in 200 pregnant women, according to Britain's Department of Health. It is more common in young women, women who are pregnant for the first time and those expecting multiple babies.
Doctors aren't sure what causes it, but suspect it could be linked to hormonal changes or nutritional problems. Nausea and vomiting are fairly common with pregnancies in general.
"Actually one sign of a healthy pregnancy is nausea and vomiting," said Dr. Shannon Clark, a maternal-fetal medicine expert and assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch, in a statement to Fox News Latino. Clark recently published a paper on the condition in Obstetrics and Gynecology International.
"Most women worry about taking medications during the first trimester, but the risk of not being treated outweighs the risk of taking medications. Leaving severe nausea and vomiting unchecked puts not only the mother at risk, but the pregnancy as well," she stated.
If the problem is recognized and treated early, doctors say there are no long-term effects for either the mother or child. Left untreated, the mother could be at risk of developing neurological problems, including seizures, or risk delivering the baby early.
Rajasingam said most pregnant women recover from the condition with no serious consequences.
"With early diagnosis and treatment, there is no reason why we shouldn't expect a healthy pregnancy," she said.
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HARTSVILLE, SC – Coker defeated St. Andrews Presbyterian College 5-1 in the first game and 8-7 in the second for a sweep in collegiate softball action. The Cobras improve to 5-5 on the year and 3-1 in the CVAC, while the Knights drop to 2-10, 0-2 in the conference.
A two-RBI single by freshman Whitney Watts in the bottom of the fourth inning broke a 1-1 tie and gave CC the lead for good in game one. Watts came around to score on a single by Jessica Blackwell for a 4-1 lead and Jacque Stewart made it 5-1 in the fifth with a solo blast.
Watts finished 2-3 in the game with two RBI and a run scored, and Stewart also went 2-3 with one RBI and two runs scored. Sophomore Somer Bigham pitched six innings with one run allowed and five strikeouts to get the win.
Christan Morabito gave Coker a 1-0 lead in the first inning of game two when she doubled and then scored on a Blackwell single. St. Andrews busted out with a four-run second inning, aided by a pair of Coker errors and three walks.
Coker answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning but the Knights made it 5-3 in the third with a RBI single by Veronica Bolus. The Cobras powered back in the bottom of the inning however, with a big assist from freshman Eunice Nettles.
Ashley Ladson scored on a single by Stewart to make it 5-4 and Nettles followed with a three-run homer to give CC a 7-5 lead. The two teams went scoreless in the fourth and fifth innings but St. Andrews used a single, a double and a triple in the sixth to tie the score again at 7-7.
Coker left two runners on base in the bottom of the inning but then retired SAPC 1-2-3 in the seventh. Stewart came up big again with a lead-off double and Whitney Grooms came in to pinch run. Nettles bunted to put Grooms on third and she raced home on a passed ball during the next at-bat for an 8-7 Coker win.
Blackwell started the game for CC but allowed three runs, only one earned, in one inning. Junior Amanda Shelton pitched six innings with three earned runs allowed to get the victory. Lucy Wolfe took the loss despite giving up only one run over four innings.
Stewart finished the game going 3-4 with one RBI and two runs scored and Blackwell ent 2-4 with one RBI. Nettles drove in four runs and scored a run and Morabito went 3-4 with a run scored. Devane Rushing led the Knights, going 2-3 with two RBI and a run scored and Wolfe also had two hits and scored twice.
The Cobras are scheduled to host Shaw University on Wednesday, February 23, at 2:00 PM.


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Two days after the birthday of human rights leader Malcolm X his grandson, Malcolm Shabazz, was buried next to him and his wife, Dr. Betty Shabazz, at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, NY, according to a statement released by Shabazz family spokesperson, Terrie Williams. Notes from the funeral program are below.
"Malcolm Shabazz was laid to rest today, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 11:30 AM near his grandparents (Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz) at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, NY," the statement reads. "He was surrounded by his mother Qubilah; his aunts–Attallah, Gamilah, Ilyasah, Malaak, Malikah, other family & very close friends. Surprise guest and friend, R&B recording artist, Jaheim, offered his condolences and sang acapella "I Miss You (For Moms)" from his 1st album entitled "Ghetto Love". Malcolm and Jaheim met at a youth rally The Terrie Williams Agency hosted at a Queens Public Library many years ago."
Shabazz died from vicious injuries sustained on May 9 in Mexico City during a brawl at the Palace bar near Plaza Garibaldi, reportedly a dangerous area for tourists.
Two Palace waiters, David Hernandez Cruz and Manuel Alejandro Perez de Jesus, have been charged with homicide.
Shabazz's words after being arrested and harassed by police en-route to a Hollywoodism conference in Iran have given some reason to believe there are other forces at work in his murder:
In the beginning of 2012 I had been informed that I was under investigation by the F.B.I.'s Counter Terrorism Task Force Unit located in Goshen, N.Y.
The formula for a public assassination is: the character assassination before the physical assassination; so one has to be made killable before the eyes of the public in order for their eventual murder to then deemed justifiable. And when the time arrives for these hits to be carried out you're not going to see a C.I.A. agent with a suit & tie, and a badge that says "C.I.A." walk up to someone, and pull the trigger. What they will do is to out-source to local police departments in the region of their target, and to employ those that look like the target of interest to infiltrate the workings in order to set up the environment for the eventual assassination (character, physical/incarceration, exile) to take place.
In the days prior to Malcolm's death, he posted two cryptic — and now arguably foreshadowing — Facebook update about his "powerful enemies" and "weird" messages.
Malcolm's last Facebook status — one day prior to his death — was a picture of "The Last Supper."
These updates, as well as the sketchy details surrounding his death have led some to call for an investigation.
Words from his funeral program tell his story. It speaks of his tireless activism, global humanitarianism, quest to end the Prison Industrial Complex, the building of Masjids around the country, as well as focusing on the quality of public education.
It tells the story of an emerging leader, a son, a friend, and a father taken away far too soon.
View Malcolm's funeral program here.
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The value of setting aside tax income to ensure clean water in Polk lakes, rivers and creeks is so minimal to the County Commission that it approved a stormwater taxing district Tuesday that would allow a maximum tax of only 0.1 mill.
The value of setting aside tax income to ensure clean water in Polk lakes, rivers and creeks is so minimal to the County Commission that it approved a stormwater taxing district Tuesday that would allow a maximum tax of only 0.1 mill.
The greatest possible annual stormwater tax on a house with a $100,000 county appraisal and a $50,000 homestead exemption would be $5, reported The Ledger's Tom Palmer in an article Wednesday.
If the commission decided on an even-more-ambivilant middle-range tax of 0.05 mill, the annual stormwater tax for such a house would be $2.50.
The commission set up the taxing district for just two reasons:
• It can discount the garbage-collection fee so the net tax increase is zero. Thus, it will be able to brag that it did not increase taxes.
• The county's stormwater permit needs some source of income to conduct studies and projects to meet its requirements. The permit was issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in 2011.
The lesson is that the leaders of this county — in which nearly half of the lakes, and one-quarter of the rivers and creeks fail water-quality standards — cannot find the courage to charge more than 10 cents per $1,000 of taxable property value to make the water clean.
What's more, the percentages of polluted Polk lakes, rivers and creeks could prove greater, once more are tested.
Most of the water pollution is because of stormwater runoff. Rain washes fertilizer, among other material, into the bodies of water. The primary pollutants are nitrogen, phosphorous and bacteria.
If charged at its maximum rate, the county stormwater tax would bring in $1.4 million for the portion of Polk outside of the cities. A stormwater-tax proposal that would have cost an owner of the example $100,000 house $54 annually, rather than $5, would have brought in $9.6 million. That amount would have funded the full county stormwater program.
Many cities in Polk have stormwater taxes, as do counties and cities throughout Florida.
Apparently, and to its shame, the Polk County Commission does not have the same appreciation for naturally clean rivers and lakes as its governmental counterparts elsewhere in Florida.


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When you go over to San Quentin Avenue on the western edge of Bohan, be sure to visit Elizabeta yet again. As if it comes as any surprise, Elizabeta has more work for you. While her assistant and drug mule friend cook, she barks instructions to you and your Japanese bike-riding friends. She feels like things are getting too heated, and that things are closing in quickly around her. She insists that the recently-stolen drugs be offloaded as soon as possible, just in case the worst happens and anyone gets caught. And just like that, you're off to take care of business.
You'll begin this mission on your bike automatically, and you'll be in an irregular convoy with non-chopper bikes. That's okay, though -- there's work to be done. Thankfully, your destination is just due north of your current location. You'll simply have to drive northward up San Quentin Avenue for just a few brief moments, and you'll arrive. But this drug deal won't go quite according to plan (then again, what does in Liberty City?) After handing over the coke, the two drug dealers attempt to steal your wares. Naturally, you won't have any of that. But after the bullets start flying, the cops show up. It's time to get out of dodge.
This is actually a pretty cool section of the mission, and fairly manageable as well. The next few minutes will be all on-rails. That is to say, movement will happen automatically in a predetermined fashion. All you have to do is fire on the endless stream of cops that are on your tail. There are some things to keep in mind as you go. The first thing is, ammunition is unlimited, and you never have to reload. Therefore, keep that finger pressed on the trigger the entire time. You have nothing to lose whatsoever by doing so. Secondly, you'll want to aim at the drivers of any of the cops cars that you find. Once the driver is dead, the car will cease moving, effectively ending its threat to you. And third of all, when a helicopter shows up on-scene, which will happen several times during this section, aim at the cops hanging out of the middle, shooting down on you. Without those enemies, the helicopters are hardly a threat.
At some point, you will reach a blocked-in intersection. It appears there's nowhere to go. However, a fancy-schmancy car dealer ship is adjacent to your position. Shoot out the windows within and the second segment of the on-rails section of this mission will continue. You'll need to shoot more cops and generally do what you've been doing. When you finally near the end of this frantic chase, you'll be forced to switch to grenades. Grenades are completely useless here if you don't cook them. So, hold the trigger to cook the grenade for a couple of seconds, and then drop it to destroy the pursuing cop cars. Easy-peasy.
When that hell-of-a-ride finally concludes, you'll see two cops automatically killed when their squad car crashed underneath a trestle. Underneath that same trestle, you'll bid adieu to your motorcycling friends, who will return to Elizabeta with the unsold drugs. After they leave and you regain control, Johnny will call Elizabeta up automatically to let her in on the news. Hereafter, Elizabeta asks you to stay away from she and Marta for the time being. Things are simply getting way too heated right now.
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Cristiano Ronaldo had to hide from female fans at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The Real Madrid soccer stud was in Sin City to play Mexican squad Santos Laguna on Sunday. But when he and teammates including Xabi Alonso and Sami Khedira celebrated a win at the Bank, "Women were swarming like bees," a spy said. Security had to move the players to a more secluded spot, where they ordered vodka and Dom Perignon till 3 a.m. Ronaldo's model girlfriend, Irina Shayk, was in Sardinia on a shoot.
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First an formost, thank you TXCraig for positing your entire pizza making process. So I tried to replicate your process, but I'm sure I have a way to go until I can get even close to what you do.
1. When I'm at the stretch and fold part of the work flow, I could never get it to stretch easily even though I let it rest, it just had no resemblance to what yours looked like. It would just tear and looked shaggy the whole time, so I just moved on.
2. I'm using Ed Woods Ischia culture and I've been removing 3/4 of it and replacing with 140g AP and 170g of water. made sure it was pretty active then used your recommended amount. I'm just not sure if this is the correct way to activate the culture for your process.
3. I have a Forno Bravo Toscano 90 WFO, the deck was 820, dome was over 999, and wall closest to pizza was 700. I read some where that people were saying FB's are not good to cook Neapolitan Pizzas in, wow that was hard to hear when I spent alot of money for it. anyway if you look at the pie I posted, although it has the Lepording, it tasted way too burnt and it didn't have the beautiful air pockets yours do. I know i cant change my oven, so maybe it is true about FB's and I need to go lower on the temps?
John, I'm using Caputo 00 red bag.
I use the 1kg, is the blue bag better to use in this application?


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While Feldman is an Insight Meditation teacher, she emphasizes the need for women to examine their relationship to authority and to institutional structures, to be willing to step outside of the paths that have been made by men and to be willing to risk losing the affirmation and safety they crave — ultimately to find their own power, strength, and grace.The subtitle of Christina Feldman's book, "Woman Awake," is "Women Practicing Buddhism." That is an unnecessarily limiting subtitle. Feldman's book, while informed by her study and practice in Buddhism, is an essential read for any woman on any spiritual path.
"The spiritual woman is a woman of joy, who knows what it means to trust in herself. She lives her spirituality and, free from fear, she rejoices in her own uniqueness," Feldman writes. By doing that we transform the world and not only ourselves. Feldman holds that the singular characteristic of women's spirituality is the "unwavering understanding that deep realisation does not demand transcendence of this life and all it holds," but that this life is the classroom for achieving liberation.
The journey toward transformation that Feldman describes is not an easy one. It requires questioning every belief we have, every belief we are encouraged to have, every one that we encounter from others. Feldman does the best work I've seen from any spiritual teacher in addressing the personal, spiritual, and societal components of awakening.
The book's seven chapters provide an outline for a deep and powerful practice, including meditation guidelines and suggested contemplations on several topics. While much of the book isn't explicitly Buddhist — she refers to uncovering you "inner mystic," for example — Feldman employs a very Buddhist emphasis on meditation as a tool for self-inquiry: "To undertake a period of meditation is to offer a gift to yourself. It is an act of caring for your own well-being and consciously nurturing inner connection."
Employing the idea of fairy tales — Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, etc — as an example of societal conditioning, Feldman shows how women in particular are taught to assume an identity that is "presentable and acceptable" rather than one that is genuine. "The beginning of our own liberation is awakening from the fantasies that limit our lives and bind us to a belief in incompleteness," she writes. When we live according to those fantasies, we become estranged from what she calls "inner awareness" but what could be described as buddha nature, bodhicitta, or basic goodness, in more traditional Buddhist terms.
Awareness is the antidote to the subtle and often unexamined limits we live by, Feldman contends. By becoming aware of our conditioning — both from our personal histories and society — we can untangle the spiritual knots that bind us. She describes how we can work on that in three chapters that lead to progressively deeper examinations.
I love this book. I relate to her spirit, to the way she bristles at the limits she encounters when studying in a monastery, to how alone she feels in questioning the institutional sexism she finds in Buddhism. Her journey is deeply internal, but it also looks outward at how the world affects us and how we affect the world.
In the chapter "Spiritual Resources," Feldman talks about the dangers of letting the path become overly intellectual and rational, addressing a situation that I've found in my own study. In fact, she articulates a lot of issues that I have felt as a woman studying Buddhism but have not had the words — or support — to express. She describes studying in a monastery and being bothered by the subservient roles assigned to women, only to be told to work with her reaction to the "form." I've never been to a monastery, but I've met that attitude.
This is an honest, wise, radical look at what it means to be a woman on a Buddhist path — or any path toward spiritual awakening. The writing's repetitive at times, but not discouragingly so. It's relatively short — 125 pages — but it has enough depth to keep you contemplating for a long time.
Nancy Thompson became a student and practitioner of Buddhism after a "Yoga Body/Buddha Mind" workshop led by Cyndi Lee and David Nichtern. She came to the Interdependence Project after seeing that David's son Ethan Nichtern, the founder and executive director of the Interdependence Project and a shastri in the Shambhala tradition, wrote a book, "One City," which resonated with her own view. Nancy studies with Shastri Nichtern, as well as Matthew Brensilver of Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society and Sarah Powers of the Insight Yoga Institute.


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