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Alumni Acknowledgements
Alumni Testimonials
Cassandra Alston, BSME, Current Employer: Johnson Controls
Cassandra Alston is a native of New Jersey and currently resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she is employed as the Executive Director, Global Workforce Diversity, Johnson Controls Incorporated. Alston received her bachelor's of science in mechanical engineering from Purdue in 1988, where she was also captain of the women's basketball team. In her role as the executive director for global workforce diversity, she develops and manages diversity initiatives across all business units for the Johnson Controls. Her work is focused on initiatives in diversity recruiting, retention, and engagement as well as the development of sustainable infrastructure and processes. Previous to this role, Alston was vice president of operations for the Johnsons Controls Facility Management business unit where she managed the technical and operational team supporting all facility management accounts in the United States and Latin America. These support services included technical expertise, transition management, supply chain, safety, and call center operations. Prior to joining Johnsons controls, Alston acquired a strong operations foundation in her roles as a consultant with Booz Allen and Hamilton in Chicago, senior operations director at Enron Energy Services, and as a plant engineer/analyst for Exxon Mobil in Houston. She also holds an MBA from Northwestern University, where she was an Austin Scholar. Alston was featured in Ebony Magazine's 50th Anniversary issue article "50 Leader's of Tomorrow". She also serves on the board of STEM Forward in Milwaukee and is a guest lecturer at Marquette University.
Alumni & Friends
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You lose fuel economy at speeds over 55-60 mph. Steady as possible at 55 mph with a light touch on the accelerator. Air starts to drag on the car and reduce mpg at speeds higher than that. Accelerate slowly from stops. Think big toe on an egg type acceleration. Engine break as much as possible. Brake dust is lost fuel economy. You can do better than cruise control as you can anticipate slight drops or rises. Cruise control accelerates too harshly up hills and it cant anticipate drops either.
Thats about all there is to it. Look up hypermilling if youd like to learn more. Its not much fun but its absolute best case scenario if maximum mpg is your goal.
Credentials: used to do this in my 98 diesel Jetta. Best I got was 60 mpg over a tank. 55 mpg if I was trying somewhat. 45-50 mpg if I didnt care.

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pokito™ | a pocket-sized reusable cup
At least the paper is recycled isn't it? Well, maybe a tincy bit. Currently 99% ends up in landfill. And the precious little that makes it to the recycling plants usually gets remade into napkins or newspapers - not cups.
Like us, you probably already have a selection of reusable cups gathering dust in the kitchen cupboard. We're just not using them. Why is that? To our way of thinking they are usually too big, too small, too heavy, too unstable, too leaky and too easy to forget. All we wanted was a reusable cup that you … errr … actually reuse!
Take it out of the dishwasher in the morning. Spick and span.
Fill up at home
or wait until you reach your local café.
Enjoy on the go!
Scrunch up and put it in your bag
or pocket.
What is pokito made of? In the development phase we trialled a variety of materials including silicone but our beta testers questioned its feel, heaviness and slight odour. We eventually decided on TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) for the soft component and PP (polypropylene) for the hard bands. Both materials are:
How much do you want to drink today? Depends? No problem. Adjust your pokito to suit. Pop it open to grande size 475ml (or 16oz), medio 350ml (or 12oz) or espresso 230ml (or 8oz). Simple!
We don't want you burning your fingers when you grab a coffee first thing. Or have to wrestle with those pesky slip-on/slip-down sleeves or the dreaded 'double cupping'. So, we sensibly designed pokito with built-in insulation that's always in place to protect you from the hot stuff. And, the middle is firm to grip too - we don't want you 'squishing' your drink skywards either!
What's in a lid you might ask? Well, quite a lot actually. pokito's raised lip delivers just the right amount of drink minus any drips. It's spill-proof and snaps down with a reassuring click so you know it's sealed shut.
Seeing the sights.
On the tube.
In the gym.
In the car.
Andrew Brooks - inventor of pokito - is passionate about serving up a practical reusable alternative to the terrible waste produced by disposable cups. He had his light bulb moment while fishing off the west coast of Canada in the summer of 2006. He saw a whole mountain stripped of its pine forest destined for the nearby paper mills. Later on he discovered that most of this paper wasn't even recycled and began to wonder if there was a better way.
It took a while and more than a little ingenuity before pokito was born. Andrew sketched out his ideas in late 2012 before taking them to a team of industrial designers who gradually evolved the technical drawings. Eureka came a few months later when a paper 'proof of concept' 3D model was printed - which lasted 5 minutes before it crumbled to pieces!
Over the next three years many aspects of the pokito were refined to make it - not only practical - but safe too. British production engineers tested countless prototypes, experimented with numerous types of materials and made many minor adjustments to get it right. Fine tuning the lid stopper, for example, took precision engineering to micron level (10ths of a millimetre). We had to pause a couple of times too to 'revisit' parts of the cup. The centre band needed more insulation and the lid wasn't quite up to scratch. We weren't looking for perfection but we did want pokito to be the best it could be even if that meant delaying it for a while!
Risks and challenges
The development of the pokito has taken nearly four years and we've been careful to ensure that most eventualities have been considered as we come to launch. We're now ready to put the cup into production and this is why we need your backing! We have first rate manufacturing facilities in the UK that will produce the cup in carefully monitored conditions and in sufficient volumes. We have negotiated delivery terms with our material suppliers in the EU which should minimise delays. Finally, we have partnered with a UK-based fulfillment company - GamesQuest - who have significant experience delivering successful Kickstarter campaigns worldwide.
We have a limited number of cups ready to ship before the holidays in the four primary flavours; Cherry, Blueberry, Lime and Blackberry. We're going to get these to all you Early Birds as soon as the campaign is over. We're confident that we'll be able to deliver the remaining pokitos by March 2017. In the unlikely event of any delays, part of our pledge to you is that we will keep you informed. We truly appreciate your backing and know that we will get your pokitos into your pockets soon!
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News from Oct 23, 2010
starts on Monday 25th, at 4:15 pm (Central Europe Time, Berlin) or 10:15 am (US Eastern Time, N.Y.) at our virtual 3D-class space on EduNation Island.
Our virtual classroom is moving at the moment, therefore we meet at the Amphietheatre.
This course is not mandatory but highly recommended.
starts on Tuesday 26th at 4:15 (Central Europe Time, Berlin) or 10:15 am (US Eastern Time, N.Y.)
We will have weekly meetings in our virtual classroom on EduNation Island in second life for both courses.
If you do not yet have an Avatar you should create one before here:
The slurl (login) to EduNation Island
(we meet for both courses at the Amphietheatre).
Please be sure to use a headset during our classes!
We are looking forward to meeting you all for the start of the course!
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Campaign Goal
Western Union Philippines with a Hyper Local campaign with target audience and locations in Malaysia.
Objective of the campaign was to increase Western Union remittance from Malaysia to Philippines among the Philippines expat community living in Malaysia.
Our Solution
Definition of locations with highest density of Filipinos living inside Malaysia. High precision location targeting on these locations, selecting relevant Apps and Sites for Philippines expat community. Mix of Standard and Interstitial Banner ads to achieve best possible results for viewability, number of impressions and clicks.
Collection of user data and advertiser ID to enable retargeting for future campaigns.
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Work has started to build Lakes of Muirfield's first commercial development that is expected to open later this April.
It is an exciting development for this young community in Lyalta that already has 149 homes with 11 more being built.
"It'll bring a much needed convenience to the community, if we forget to get milk we wouldn't have to drive far to get some," says Heather Dougall, Lakes of Muirfield resident and spokesperson.
It will be a 4,000 square-foot commercial space that will have the Libations of Lyalta Liquor Store and the Mercantile at Muirfield convenience store. Asides from sundries and everyday essentials, the convenience store will also have a café that offers pizzas and fresh sandwiches.
Lakes of Muirfield is a 700-lot community built around
the Lakes of Muirfield golf course. It is just 20 minutes east of the Calgary city limits, 10 minutes to the neighbouring town of Strathmore and about 25 minutes to the Calgary International Airport.


text: Since 2000, the Swedish Pompeii Project has been working to document an entire city block, or "insula," in close detail. This block included three big estates, a tavern, a laundry, a bakery and several gardens. Led by Anne-Marie Leander Touati, an archaeologist at Lund University, the Swedish team has used traditional excavation methods as well as more advanced techniques like laser scanning and drone imaging to digitally reconstruct that block. The researchers have now completed their first 3D models showing this section of the city as it stands today.


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We made mistakes, chiefs admit in apology
Medical chiefs from three hospital trusts criticised in Sir John O'Hara's damning report have made an unreserved apology.
Speaking on behalf of the Belfast, Western and Southern Health and Social Care Trusts, Dr Cathy Jack acknowledged there had been "many failings".
- Damning verdict of medical failings and cover-ups in deaths of children
- Report isn't the end for us, it's just the beginning, says grieving father
- 'I'll fight until my last breath to get the truth for Raychel'
In a statement Dr Jack, a medical director with the Belfast Trust, said: "We welcome today's publication of the report and will urgently review the recommendations to ensure that all possible steps have been taken to prevent this from ever happening again.
"We made mistakes. We were not as open and transparent as we could and should have been and opportunities to learn from each other and to make our care safer were missed.
"For this we are truly sorry.
"Surely there can be no greater pain for a parent than to lose their child and then to learn that errors occurred which were avoidable."
Dr Jack admitted more must be done to promote openness and transparency within the healthcare system.
The medical director said: "Anyone that reads this report will be deeply saddened at the events of 15 or 20 years ago and how it took an independent inquiry into the deaths of these five children to get the answers we have today.
"You could not be affected and moved by what we heard," Dr Jack added.
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Careers rarely develop the way we plan them. Our career path often takes many twists and turns, with particular events, choices and people influencing our direction.
We asked John Liston from Forestry Careers Ireland to give some advice for people considering this job:
Be flexible and willing to adapt and keep an open mind when working on challenging problems.
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics. Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
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Google has become a company known for many, many things and while search and Android have been at the core of the company's success over the last decade or so, Google is also keen to push the envelope in a lot of areas. Google Glass perhaps isn't the best example, but Google isn't shy to spend money to help solve problems or enhance technology in huge leaps at a time. This week, they're announcing $20 Million in grant funding to help ease disability for the One Billion people around that suffer from either development or physical disabilities. Google is doing this through their latest impact challenge, the "Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities".
Technology has helped us get more done, speed things up and when it comes to education there is a wealth of information out there online just waiting to be scooped up. Our smartphones have made it easier than ever to communicate and – in theory – wearable technology is helping us get fit and to take better care of our bodies. However, there are – as Google states – One Billion people around the world with disabilities that affect their daily lives, restrict them from doing the things they love or just make things more difficult than they ought to be. As per their Google+ post earlier this week, the search giant is looking to challenge "the thinkers, the doers and the builders" to "create technologies that can make a difference to the one billion people around the world living with a disability." We've already seen technology like Liftware, a startup from California that produced an instrument that corrects the shaking of a Parkinson's victim to give them back the ability to eat with dignity, and we're sure this is the sort of thing that Google is looking to see more of.
Google is to pile in $20 Million in grant money to those that can come with viable ideas that will genuinely help those in need, and those interested can take a look at the source link below. If you have any ideas and need some help getting them off the ground, then Google might be able to help with this latest Impact Challenge.


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Proud to announce that after completing phase one of Apples and Oranges' THEatre ACCELERATOR program in February with 'Spandex', music from the show was featured in a showcase held at Irvine's Barclay Theatre in August. 'Whatever Happened To Caring', the rousing Act 1 closer from the stretchy musical, was performed by an incredible cast and band, and the audience even got to join in by waving LED lighters provided by the producers. Check out the video below!
More info on the concert can be found here.
Tell me whatever happened to caring 🎶 (you're missed team @spandexmusical but we lit it up for you). pic.twitter.com/3kTrw7URfF— A&O Arts (@ano_arts) August 27, 2017


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On paper (well, in ribbons) this show looked pretty darn good- and to be honest, my complains and frustration comes from a place of progress not fear. So that IS a good thing.
Let's break it down: I placed 2nd in the equitation over fences, two thirds in the hunter o/f classes and a fourth in the flat.Not too shabby eh? Well, I made some BIG mistakes in the jump classes, to the tune of not enough leg at all, and a big add in the the line with some chips, and then a lovely round in my second class to a huge fail at the…last fence…shit! We basically stopped, and climbed over it. Nothing but a total failure to ride the last fence on my part, which was very disappointing.
I lit a fire under my butt for the last jump class- I told myself NO MORE CHIPPING and NO MORE ADDING and oh, no more forgetting to ride the last fence and start congratulating myself too early, ha.
And you know what? It was our best round! I was moving.
Except then I didn't know how to take that 'BIG' energy down enough for our flat class and I totallllllly bombed it. Oats was tense and anxious, and I was handsy and clutching, feeling afraid that he was bottled up and bucky, but not really knowing how, at the moment, to deal with it. Shoooot…
So, I kind of flopped, pulled, got anxious and failed my way through the flat class- we picked up the wrong lead on the right (TWICE! kill me now…) and generally I was kind of frustrated and miserable. Our last flat class was a dream so what in hell was going on?
Well heck, it's all a learning experience! It is actually nice to take what I've consciously learned from the first show, and apply it to the second show.
We didn't get a fabulous warmup- the outside ring was frozen solid- and so was I, by the way! So we had to just slowly walk around, freezing our asses off, until we could get into the indoor to warm up over fences. The scene there was total chaos, some riders seemed to have a warm up technique of repeatedly falling off…I felt disjointed and a bit disorganized, but Oats was a dream to warm up. The only thing I was annoyed about was his throwing his head around, but that's just a warm up thing, I'm sure.
We then sat…and sat…and sat…freezing our butts off, while we waited for the final rotation to go- and we were last in the final rotation. Lovely.
I think the issues were clear- not enough energy for our over fences classes until the last one, when I finally mustered up enough 'go' for the course, and then WAY too much 'go' for my flat.
The sitting really killed our impulsion for sure, and then when I needed to be 'sitting'…well, we were already in the ring for the flat class and didn't have that necessary 'decompression' time Oats and I apparently need to not kill anyone in a flat class. I couldn't moderate myself enough. It was 0-60 all the time.
Hm, interesting.
I had a dream that night that I was galloping Oats and I felt a bit out of control, but that I also liked it…It was strange. I felt like that dream was telling me that was what I needed at the show, but was blocked from achieving it.
So, last night I did my equine counseling session with Vicki, and kind of actually ended up re-enacting some gallops from my dreams? Weird eh? I guess that was what I needed to get…that big gallop, the good canter, and the 'free, floaty, smooth' trot that I could NOT get at the show.
It had to come up somewhere. So it did. I liked it!
I like seeing the progression, and I'm liking the process. So what if I am frustrated–at least it's taking me places to see new things about myself and my horse.
It's funny- when I said I was half pleased, half disappointed about the show, Vicki asked what would make me 100% happy about the show. What if I came home with all first places?
I instantly knew I what I would say–that the competition was weak, so I was the best out of the worst.
That surprised me. I need to be happy with what I am achieving right now.


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Next week (May 15th), the school board will review next year's proposed budget and then vote on it a week later. But our schools have needs. Big ones!
The school board won't address them unless you urge them to include these essential items in their budget.
What you need to do:
Step 1
Contact your school board representative:
District 1: Tammy Hayes, (615) 824-7540, email@example.com
District 2: Tim Brewer, (615) 824-7548, email@example.com
District 3: Alice Bachman, (615) 264-0262, email@example.com
District 4: Sarah Andrews, (615) 337-1887, email@example.com
District 5: Jeff Cordell, (615) 859-5649, email@example.com
District 6: Jim Hawkins, (615) 452-4411, firstname.lastname@example.com
District 7: Andy Daniels, (615) 598-7016, email@example.com
District 8: Ted Wise, (615) 415-1813, firstname.lastname@example.com
District 9: Patricia Brown, (615) 452-3801, email@example.com
District 10: Glen Gregory, (615) 325-9764, firstname.lastname@example.com
District 11: David Brown, (615) 644-4225, email@example.com
(If you need help identifying your school board district, refer to the "Board of Education Districts" maps: http://www.votesumnertn.org/resources/maps, or refer to your voter registration card.)
Step 2
Urge them to include these essential items in their budget:
Set a $10 Minimum for Hourly Employees
Too many Sumner County classified employees earn less than $10 an hour. Anything less is embarrassing for the important work we ask them to do. Urge the school board to bring the minimum pay for a Sumner County Schools hourly employee to $10 an hour.
Improve Educator Pay
While Sumner County ranks fourth in Tennessee in median household income and has the fourth lowest unemployment rate, our teachers rank 54th in average pay and our principals rank 37th. That's a serious mismatch. We can't keep, much less attract, the best teachers to Sumner County with substandard pay. Urge the school board to include a plan to bring pay for Sumner County teachers and principals to the top 10 in the state over the next three years.
Solve the Bus Driver Shortage
We have a massive shortage in bus drivers. Not only does this create logistical problems in the transportation department, but it also limits the transportation department's flexibility to address transportation issues as they arise. The only way to solve the bus driver shortage is to entice more and higher-quality applicants with a sizable increase in bus driver pay.
Improve Communication
Finally, on a range of issues, Sumner County Schools does not communicate effectively with parents, teachers, and staff. Recent discussions on school transportation, state testing, and school safety on the Strong Schools Facebook page have highlighted the need for better communication from the district to its stakeholders. Call on the school board to take corrective action and create a climate of clear, transparent communication across the district.
Instead of the school board asking for what they can get, it's time to ask for what our schools NEED.
Contact your school board representative before it's too late.


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E-mail MeM. Blake Hale
M. Blake Hale was born in 1981 and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and is proud to call Lake Charles his home.
Blake attended Saint Louis Catholic High School and graduated in 1999 with Honors. While at Saint Louis, Blake was a 3-year member of the Varsity Soccer Team and helped the team win two (2) State Championships.
After high school, Blake attended McNeese State University where he majored in Business and earned his degree 2003 with magma cum laude Honors. While at McNeese, Blake was a member and an Officer for Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Next, Blake applied for and was granted admission to LSU's Paul M. Hebert School of Law in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. While at LSU Law, Blake was on the Chancellor's List and received the CALI award for excellence in the study of Contract Law.
Blake earned his degree for both Bachelor of Civil Law and Juris Doctor in 2006 and took and passed the Bar Exam after graduation. He then moved back home to Lake Charles, Louisiana, to practice law with Steven W. Hale & Associates, Inc.
Blake has been providing legal services in Lake Charles and the surrounding area since 2006 and finds great satisfaction in meeting residents of Imperial Calcasieu and being able to assist them with their legal needs.
Blake maintains a balanced practice between criminal defense, family law, and personal injury litigation.
Blake is a member of the American Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, and Southwest Louisiana Bar Association. Blake is an avid LSU Tiger Sports Fan and New Orleans Saints football fan and enjoys spending time with his family.
Areas of Practice
- 50% Criminal Defense
- 25% Domestic/Family Law
- 25% Personal Injury
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 2006
- Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- McNeese State University, Lake, Charles, Louisiana
- Honors: With High Honors
- Major: Business Management
- Professor Business Law, McNeese State University, 2007 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- LA Bar Association, Member, 2006 - Present
- Southwest LA Bar Association, Member, 2006 - Present
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As part of a network of passionate and energetic travellers, Maria Paradisis of Where In The World Is Paradise? is supported by high-end travel company Smartflyer, a member of the elite Virtuoso luxury travel network. Smartflyer opens many doors, and one of Paradisis' favourite doors is that of the Coco Chanel Suite at The Ritz Paris. Here, Paradisis takes Vogue behind the scenes during her stay at The Ritz Paris.
Luxurious and refined, it was the first hotel in the world to feature electricity, a telephone and ensuite bathrooms in every room. "The Ritz is my home", Chanel would tell visitors. Decorated by Chanel herself, the Coco Chanel Suite was later recreated by Karl Lagerfeld and the House of Chanel when the hotel completed a four-year AU$648 million renovation from 2012 until 2016.
The hotel pays homage to the French icon with a combination of restored pieces and new antiques. Numerous furnishings remain the focus of every room, these include never before seen portraits, sketches and photographs, together with chandeliers, lacquered screens and gilded mirrors. Coco Chanel regularly used the staff entrance on Rue Cambon as her boutique was located right across the road.
The scene for the Chanel No. 5 ad in 1937 features Coco Chanel by the fireplace in her home at The Ritz Paris. This same fireplace has been restored and can be found in the Coco Chanel Suite. Chanel was one of many illustrious guests to grace the corridors of the Ritz. Ernest Hemingway – whose spirit lives on after countless visits by way of the hotel's legendary Bar Hemingway – was just as taken with the hotel as Chanel, once writing, "When I dream of afterlife in heaven, the action always takes place in the Paris Ritz."
Scroll down to see inside the hotel Coco Chanel called home below.
Maria Paradisis offers a glimpse into her many discoveries – think pristine beaches, first-class cabins and plush hotel suites – via her Instagram account, @whereintheworldisparadise.


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Your donation will help us build a world class cultural center in Grand Rapids, MI. This dynamic cultural institution will inspire, build, transform and connect people of all ages. NIA Centre will be the heart of West Michigan's African American community, where all are welcome to share, teach, learn, and celebrate our collective culture.
All gifts are tax deductible and all contributions will be exclusively designated for construction.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!


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Social Work faculty and students present research at conference
By Ruben Espiricueta • Published: Jan. 19, 2018
Faculty and students from the University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work attended the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 2018 annual conference in Washington, D.C. January 10 - 14.
SSWR's theme this year is "Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity and Justice."
Diane Mitschke, director of the school of social work graduate programs and associate professor at UTA presented with graduate student, Nabiha Hasan on the topic of Religion as a Source of Strength for Recently Resettled Refugees from Syria.
Social Work Assistant Professor Rachel Voth Schrag gave a presentation on her research that assessed the extent and impact of school sabotage among female community college students.
Social Work Assistant Professor Philip Baiden gave a presentation on his research findings on bullying victimization and non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents from community and inpatient mental health settings.
Social Work Assistant Professor Michael Killian gave two presentations -- one on his research findings about measurement models in social work research and the other on treatment engagement for depression among Latinos in primary care after an education intervention.
Social Work doctoral student, Marcus Crawford and Assistant Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs, Holli Slater, gave a presentation on outcomes for youth aging out of foster care.
Cecilia Mengo and Youn Kyoung (Lily) Kim, who both graduated from the UTA PhD Social Work program in 2016 and are now teaching at other universities, gave a presentation on research they conducted with UTA Social Work Associate Professor, Eusebius Small, on peer affiliation, school bullying victimization and substance misuse among adolescents.
Attending, participating and representing UTA Social Work research at the conference, continues to highlight why UTA is a growing Carnegie Research-1 "highest research activity" powerhouse committed to life-enhancing discovery, innovative instruction, and caring community engagement.
The UTA School of Social Work is celebrating its 50th year as a leader in social work education, research and is helping to improve the health and human condition and finding unique and innovative ways to sustain families and improve urban and rural communities in Texas and throughout the region.
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Dating the Oldest New Testament Manuscripts
by Peter van Minnen
The New Testament text we read in our English Bibles is based on the original Greek text. We know this text, albeit imperfectly, through a large number of ancient manuscripts. All these manuscripts are mere copies, and the great majority of them are copies of copies, yet ultimately they all derive from the originals. In the process of copying, however, scribal errors are bound to occur. There is not a single copy wholly free from mistakes. A science called textual criticism deals systematically with these mistakes to eliminate as many of them as possible. The most important tools for textual critics are the manuscripts themselves.
In the sixteenth century the Greek New Testament was published for the first time in printed form. The great Dutch philologist Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam had established a text from a handful of manuscripts dating from the later Middle Ages. Unfortunately he used only manuscripts of inferior quality for his edition of 1516. A few verses from the Apocalypse were lacking in the manuscripts at his disposal. He simply re-translated them from the current Latin version! Erasmus' intention with his edition was to provide a basis for a new Latin translation of the New Testament. The Reformers used it to produce vernacular translations of their own.
Until the nineteenth century New Testament scholars and translators availed themselves only sparingly of other manuscripts. Then, within a fairly short period, a number of manuscripts of superior quality became available, mainly thanks to the work of the German scholar Constantin Tischendorf. These manuscripts dated from the fourth and fifth centuries and presented a text that was at least free from the accretions of a later age. We had to wait, however, until the 70's and 80's of the nineteenth century for new critical editions of the New Testament.
Tischendorf himself and the British scholars Westcott and Hort produced two rival editions of the Greek text. They believed that their text reflected the original as well as possible, even if it was based on manuscripts dating from at least three centuries after the New Testament was written. Gradually the new critical texts replaced Erasmus' text, which has not received much attention from serious scholars anymore. Thousands more ancient Greek manuscripts of the New Testament have become known in the past 100 years. Monastery libraries in countries around the Mediterranean have yielded most of the manuscripts. The textual critics of the Greek New Testament have been able to come to terms with only a few of them. Most of them are not very old manuscripts anyhow, and in textual criticism it is age and quality that counts, not mere quantity.
In the 30's and 60's of the twentieth century a number of other, very important manuscripts have become available. We owe this to the efforts of two wealthy book collectors, Chester Beatty and Martin Bodmer. These manuscripts are of a special class for two reasons. They are written on papyrus and date from well before the fourth century. The earliest papyrus manuscripts come very close to the time when the New Testament was written. Of course, manuscripts on papyrus were known before, but these dated from a much later period and tended to be rather fragmentary. For almost all New Testament books we now have manuscripts earlier than the fourth century.
How do we know these manuscripts are so very early? How do we know their dates for certain? Some of you may think "scientific" tests on the physical structure of the papyrus may yield such dates. In fact they cannot, because such tests are very inaccurate. No, we can date papyrus manuscripts, any manuscript for that matter, simply by looking at the way it is written. Handwriting is a product of human culture and as such it is always developing. Differences in handwriting are bound to appear within one generation. Just compare the handwriting of your parents with your own. Or look at your own scribblings of a few years ago. It is the same handwriting as today but an expert, a paleographer, can distinguish not unimportant differences. He cannot establish the exact date but he can confidently place one handwriting in the 30's and another in the 80's. Even printed texts can easily be dated according to the outward appearance of the type or font used by the printer.
For such an ancient period as that between A.D. 100 and 300 it is of course much more difficult to be confident about the date of a manuscript. There is infinitely less comparative material. Nevertheless we are now in a fairly comfortable position to date papyrus manuscripts according to their handwriting. We do not have to rely on manuscripts of the New Testament only. We have hundreds of papyrus manuscripts of Greek pagan literary texts from this period and again hundreds of carefully written papyrus documents that show the same types of handwriting. These documents are very important for paleographers because they are often exactly dated. As a rule New Testament manuscripts on papyrus are not. A careful comparison of the papyrus documents and manuscripts of the second and third centuries has established beyond doubt that about forty Greek papyrus manuscripts of the New Testament date from this very period. Unfortunately only six of them are extensively preserved.
Even within the period that runs from c. A.D. 100-300 it is possible for paleographers to be more specific on the relative date of the papyrus manuscripts of the New Testament. For about sixty years now a tiny papyrus fragment of the Gospel of John has been the oldest "manuscript" of the New Testament. This manuscript (P52) has generally been dated to ca. A.D. 125. This fact alone proved that the original Gospel of John was written earlier, viz. in the first century A.D., as had always been upheld by conservative scholars.
We now have early and very early evidence for the text of the New Testament. A classified list of the most important manuscripts will make this clear. Numbers preceded by a P refer to papyri, the letters refer to parchment manuscripts.
As you can see, from the fourth century onwards the material base for establishing the text of the Greek New Testament is very good indeed. The manuscripts Sin. (Sinaiticus), A (Alexandrinus) and B (Vaticanus) are almost complete parchment manuscripts. With the help of the earlier papyrus manuscripts we have been able to establish that the text of these three great manuscripts is to a large extent reliable. The papyrus manuscript P75 was the latest to be published, but it showed a virtually identical text to manuscript B. This settled the vexed question whether we have in the parchment manuscripts of the fourth and fifth centuries a safe guide to the original text of the New Testament. We have.
That is not to say that we can dispense with later manuscripts of the New Testament. With the exception of Sin. the oldest manuscripts are not complete. Moreover they contain scribal errors of all sorts. P46 is a case in point: it is the manuscript with the largest percentage of blunders on record! Most of this kind of errors can, however, be removed by comparing the readings of the oldest manuscripts. The remaining puzzles can only be solved by taking later manuscripts into account. Most of the work in textual criticism in the past forty years has been done by Kurt Aland in Münster and Bruce Metzger in Princeton. The latest translations of the New Testament are based on their work.
It is to be noticed that all the manuscripts listed above come from Egypt. The papyri were found there in the twentieth century. They are now in Dublin, Ann Arbor, Cologny (in Switzerland), the Vatican and Vienna. Sin. was found in a monastery library on the slopes of Mount Sinai in the nineteenth century and brought to St. Petersburg. In 1933 it was sold to the British Museum in London for a mere 100,000 pounds. A was transferred from the patriarchal library at Alexandria in the seventeenth century and is now also in the British Library. B has been in the Vatican since the Middle Ages. We owe the early Egyptian Christians an immense debt. Those who are fortunate enough to be able to work with part of their heritage count their blessings every day.
Bibliography (all except the last two items contain illustrations of manuscripts):
E.G. Turner, Greek Manuscripts of the Ancient World (1987)
G. Cavallo & H. Maehler, Greek Bookhands of the Early Byzantine Period (1987): a sequel to the preceding item
C.H. Roberts, Greek Literary Hands (1956): on the dating of manuscripts with the aid of contemporary documents
G. Cavallo, Ricerche sulla maiuscola biblica (1967): on the style of writing of the great parchment manuscripts of the fourth and fifth centuries
K. Aland, Der Text des Neuen Testaments (1982) = The Text of the New Testament (1987)
J. Finegan, Encountering New Testament Manuscripts (1974)
B.M. Metzger, Manuscripts of the Greek Bible (1981)
W.H.P. Hatch, The Principal Uncial Manuscripts of the New Testament (1939)
H.J.M. Milne & T.C. Skeat, Scribes and Correctors of the Codex Sinaiticus (1938)
D.C. Parker, Codex Bezae (1992): on the idiosyncratic manuscript D
G. Zuntz, The Text of the Epistles (1956): on P46
C.H. Roberts, Manuscript, Society and Belief in Early Christian Egypt (1979)
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A Brief History of the King James Bible
By Dr. Laurence M. Vance
As the reign of Elizabeth (1558-1603) was coming to a close, we find a draft for an act of Parliament for a new version of the Bible: "An act for the reducing of diversities of bibles now extant in the English tongue to one settled vulgar translated from the original." The Bishop's Bible of 1568, although it may have eclipsed the Great Bible, was still rivaled by the Geneva Bible. Nothing ever became of this draft during the reign of Elizabeth, who died in 1603, and was succeeded by James 1, as the throne passed from the Tudors to the Stuarts. James was at that time James VI of Scotland, and had been for thirty-seven years. He was born during the period between the Geneva and the Bishop's Bible.One of the first things done by the new king was the calling of the Hampton Court Conference in January of 1604 "for the hearing, and for the determining, things pretended to be amiss in the church." Here were assembled bishops, clergymen, and professors, along with four Puritan divines, to consider the complaints of the Puritans. Although Bible revision was not on the agenda, the Puritan president of Corpus Christi College, John Reynolds, "moved his Majesty, that there might be a new translation of the Bible, because those which were allowed in the reigns of Henry the eighth, and Edward the sixth, were corrupt and not answerable to the truth of the Original."The king rejoined that he:
"Could never yet see a Bible well translated in English; but I think that, of all, that of Geneva is the worst. I wish some special pains were taken for an uniform translation, which should be done by he best learned men in both Universities, then reviewed by the Bishops, presented to the Privy Council, lastly ratified by the Royal authority, to be read in the whole Church, and none other."
Accordingly, a resolution came forth:
"That a translation be made of the whole Bible, as consonant as can be to the original Hebrew and Greek; and this to be set out and printed, without any marginal notes, and only to be used in all churches of England in time of divine service."
The next step was the actual selection of the men who were to perform the work. In July of 1604, James wrote to Bishop Bancroft that he had "appointed certain learned men, to the number of four and fifty, for the translating of the Bible." These men were the best biblical scholars and linguists of their day. In the preface to their completed work it is further stated that "there were many chosen, that were greater in other men's eyes than in their own, and that sought the truth rather than their own praise. Again, they came or were thought to come to the work, learned, not to learn." Other men were sought out, according to James, "so that our said intended translation may have the help and furtherance of all our principal learned men within this our kingdom."Although fifty-four men were nominated, only forty-seven were known to have taken part in the work of translation. The translators were organized into six groups, and met respectively at Westminster, Cambridge, and Oxford. Ten at Westminster were assigned Genesis through 2 Kings; seven had Romans through Jude. At Cambridge, eight worked on 1 Chronicles through Ecclesiastes, while seven others handled the Apocrypha. Oxford employed seven to translate Isaiah through Malachi; eight occupied themselves with the Gospels, Acts, and Revelation.
Fifteen general rules were advanced for the guidance of the translators:
1. The ordinary Bible read in the Church, commonly called the Bishops Bible, to be followed, and as little altered as the Truth of the original will permit.
2. The names of the Prophets, and the Holy Writers, with the other Names of the Text, to be retained, as nigh as may be, accordingly as they were vulgarly used.
3. The Old Ecclesiastical Words to be kept, viz. the Word Church not to be translated Congregation &c.
4. When a Word hath divers Significations, that to be kept which hath been most commonly used by the most of the Ancient Fathers, being agreeable to the Propriety of the Place, and the Analogy of the Faith.
5. The Division of the Chapters to be altered, either not at all, or as little as may be, if Necessity so require.
6. No Marginal Notes at all to be affixed, but only for the explanation of the Hebrew or Greek Words, which cannot without some circumlocution, so briefly and fitly be expressed in the Text.
7. Such Quotations of Places to be marginally set down as shall serve for the fit Reference of one Scripture to another.
8. Every particular Man of each Company, to take the same Chapter or Chapters, and having translated or amended them severally by himself, where he thinketh good, all to meet together, confer what they have done, and agree for their Parts what shall stand.
9. As any one Company hath dispatched any one Book in this Manner they shall send it to the rest, to be considered of seriously and judiciously, for His Majesty is very careful in this Point.
10. If any Company, upon the Review of the Book so sent, doubt or differ upon any Place, to send them Word thereof; note the Place, and withal send the Reasons, to which if they consent not, the Difference to be compounded at the general Meeting, which is to be of the chief Persons of each Company, at the end of the Work.
11. When any Place of special Obscurity is doubted of, Letters to be directed by Authority, to send to any Learned Man in the Land, for his Judgement of such a Place.
12. Letters to be sent from every Bishop to the rest of his Clergy, admonishing them of this Translation in hand; and to move and charge as many skilful in the Tongues; and having taken pains in that kind, to send his particular Observations to the Company, either at Westminster, Cambridge, or Oxford.
13. The Directors in each Company, to be the Deans of Westminster, and Chester for that Place; and the King's Professors in the Hebrew or Greek in either University.
14. These translations to be used when they agree better with the Text than the Bishops Bible: Tyndale's, Matthew's, Coverdale's, Whitchurch's, Geneva.
15. Besides the said Directors before mentioned, three or four of the most Ancient and Grave Divines, in either of the Universities, not employed in Translating, to be assigned by the vice-Chancellor, upon Conference with the rest of the Heads, to be Overseers of the Translations as well Hebrew as Greek, for the better observation of the 4th Rule above specified.
The work began to take shape in 1604 and progressed steadily. The translators expressed their early thoughts in their preface as:
"Truly (good Christian Reader) we never thought from the beginning, that we should need to make a new Translation, nor yet to make of a bad one a good one,…but to make a good one better, or out of many good ones, one principal good one, not justly to be excepted against, that hath been our endeavor."
They had at their disposal all the previous English translations to which they did not disdain:
"We are so far off from condemning any of their labors that travailed before us in this kind, either in this land or beyond sea, either in King Henry's time, or King Edward's…or Queen Elizabeth's of ever renowned memory, that we acknowledge them to have been raised up of God, for the building and furnishing of his Church, and that they deserve to be had of us and of posterity in everlasting remembrance."
And, as the translators themselves also acknowledged, they had a multitude of sources from which to draw from: "Neither did we think much to consult the Translators or Commentators, CHaldee, Hebrew, Syrian, Greek, or Latin, no nor the Spanish, French, Italian, or Dutch." The Greek editions of Erasmus, Stephanus, and Beza were all accessible, as were the COmplutensian and Antwerp Polyglots, and the Latin translations of Pagninus, Termellius, and Beza.Four years were spent on the preliminary translation by the six groups. The translators were exacting and particular in their work, as related in their preface:
Neither did we disdain to revise that which we had done, and to bring back to the anvil that which we had hammered: but having and using as great helps as were needful, and fearing no reproach for slowness, nor coveting praise for expedition, we have at the length, through the good hand of the Lord upon us, brought the work to that pass that you see.
The conferences of each of the six being ended, nine months were spent at Stationers' Hall in London for review and revision of the work by two men each from the Westminster, Cambridge, and Oxford companies. The final revision was then completed by Myles Smith and Thomas Bilson, with a preface supplied by Smith.
The completed work was issued in 1611, the complete title page reading:
"THE HOLY BIBLE, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by his Majesties Special Commandment. Appointed to be read in Churches. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie. ANNO DOM. 1611."
The New Testament had a separate title page, the whole of it reading:
"THE NEWE Testament of our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST. Newly Translated out of the Originall Greeke: and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by his Majesties speciall Commandment. IMPRINTED at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie. ANNO DOM. 1611. Cum Privilegio."
The King James Bible was, in its first editions, even larger than the Great Bible. It was printed in black letter with small italicized Roman type to represent those words not in the original languages.A dedicatory epistle to King James, which also enhanced the completed work, recalled the King's desire that "there should be one more exact Translation of the Holy Scriptures into the English tongue." The translators expressed that they were "poor instruments to make GOD'S holy Truth to be yet more and more known" while at the same time recognizing that "Popish persons" sought to keep the people "in ignorance and darkness."The Authorized Version, as it came to be called, went through several editions and revisions. Two notable editions were that of 1629, the first ever printed at Cambridge, and that of 1638, also at Cambridge, which was assisted by John Bois and Samuel Ward, two of the original translators. In 1657, the Parliament considered another revision, but it came to naught. The most important editions were those of the 1762 Cambridge revision by Thomas Paris, and the 1769 Oxford revision by Benjamin Blayney. One of the earliest concrdances was A Concordance to the Bible of the Last Translation, by John Down-ham, affixed to a printing of 1632.The Authorized Version eclipsed all previous versions of the Bible. The Geneva Bible was last printed in 1644, but the notes continued to be published with the King James text. Subsequent versions of the Bible were likewise eclipsed, for the Authorized Version was the Bible until the advent of the Revised Version and ensuing modern translations. It is still accepted as such by its defenders, and recognized as so by its detractors. Alexander Geddes (d. 1802), a Roman Catholic priest, who in 1792 issued the first colume of his own translation of the Bible, accordingly paid tribute to the Bible of his time:
"The highest eulogiums have been made on the translation of James the First, both by our own writers and by foreigners. And, indeed, if accuracy, fidelity, and the strictest attention to the letter of the text, be supposed to constitute the qualities of an excellent version, this of all versions, must, in general, be accounted the most excellent. Every sentence, every work, every syllable, every letter and point, seem to have been weighed with the nicest exactitude; and expressed, either in the text, or margin, with the greatest precision."
As to whether the Authorized Version was ever officially "authorized," Brooke Westcott, one of the members of the committee that produced the Revised Version, and the editor, with Fenton Hort, of an edition of the Greek New Testament, stated that:
From the middle of the seventeenth century, the King's Bible has been the acknowledged Bible of the English-speaking nations throughout the world simply because it is the best. A revision which embodied the ripe fruits of nearly a century of labour, and appealed to the religious instinct of a great Christian people, gained by its own internal character a vital authority which could never have been secured by any edict of sovereign rulers.
This article was taken from the book A Brief History of English Bible Translations by Dr. Laurence M. Vance.
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The 7th European Conference on Arts & Humanities (ECAH2019)
The Final Call for Papers deadline has passed.
To register as an Audience member, please visit the Audience Registration page. Thank you.
Conference Theme: "Reclaiming the Future"
July 12–13, 2019 | The Jurys Inn Brighton Waterfront, Brighton, UK
We live in a period characterised by rises in regionalism, nationalism and authoritarianism; a time of great global uncertainty and anxiety, as well as inequality and iniquity which both reflects and drives political divide, and undermines international systems of cooperation. Clashes of identities, beliefs and ideologies are evident in academia, media and the arts, contributing to a feeling that humanity is spiralling out of control; that our relationships with each other, as well as with the earth and environment, have never been worse.
Yet, as humans, we are not conditioned by fear alone, but instead by a remarkable ingenuity, and a capacity for hope, self-reflection, activism and action. This agency to improve our own lives, and those of others, is the theme of this international conference, inviting us to consider the ways in which we contextualise and process the past, reimagining ourselves, our relationships, and our environments; driving positive change and reclaiming the future as a time we look towards with hope, and even optimism.
ECAH2019 will be held alongside The European Conference on Media, Communication & Film (EuroMedia2019). Registration for either conference will allow delegates to attend sessions in the other.
In conjunction with our Global Partners, including the University of Sussex and Birkbeck, University of London, we look forward to extending you a warm welcome in 2019.
– The ECAH2019 Organising Committee
Anne Boddington, Kingston University, UK
Bruce Brown, Royal College of Art, UK
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- Venue & Location: The Jurys Inn Brighton Waterfront, Brighton, UK
- Dates: Friday, July 12, 2019 to Saturday, July 13, 2019
- Conference Theme: "Reclaiming the Future"
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7 Reasons why you should visit Fitzroy Island
Fitzroy Island is a slice of unspoiled tropical paradise just off the coast of Cairns and most of the island is a protected National Island Park. The island boasts incredible coral beaches, tropical rainforest, mangroves and extraordinary wildlife. From snorkelling to kayaking and hiking, there are plenty of fun things to do on Fitzroy Island to allow you to make the most of your trip and to enjoy it's natural beauties. Hopefully, after reading these 7 reasons, you will want to make you way over to this gorgeous island ASAP!
1. Crystal clear water
From all the places I visited in North Queensland, Fitzroy Island definitely has the most pristine waters! I love swimming in water that's clear enough for me to see the bottom and I can assure you that this is the case on Fitzroy Island. The water clarity also makes the island an ideal place for snorkelling around the reef and the chance to see all the underwater tropical wildlife.
2. Only 45mins ferry ride
From Cairns Marlin Marina you can get the Fitzroy Flyover and it only takes 45mins to reach Fitzroy Island making this paradisiacal island really accessible. I suggest taking the first ferry that departs at 8am and returning on the last ferry from Fitzroy Island at 5pm. That will allow you to maximise your stay on the island especially if you're only going for the day or simply staying for one night.
3. Wonderful boutique resort
This boutique resort is the only hotel on the island and, in my opinion, it's definitely worth spending the night there to make the most of the island. You can choose between a beach cabin, a studio apartment or an ocean view suite which I personally recommend. Everyone at the resort is really friendly and I'm sure you'll love to be able to relax in the big outdoor swimming pool after a busy day on the island.
4. Most beautiful beach of Australia
Nudey Beach on Fitzroy Island has been nominated the most beautiful beach in Australia for 2018 and there's no surprise why... The contrast between the lush tropical greenery, the white coral beach and the clear blue sea is just incredible! FYI - despite its name, it's not a nudist beach.
5. Turtle interaction
Welcome Bay is one of the ideal spots on the island and in Queensland to see turtles swimming by the bay. The island also has a Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, which is a voluntary organisation that looks after sick and injured turtles and helps them get the strength they need before being let out into the sea again. There are daily tours to visit the centre and to get a good understanding of the work the team carries out and the dangers which sea turtles increasingly face every day.
6. Diving & snorkelling
Considering that the Great Barrier Reef is within swimming distance of Fitzroy Island you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to go snorkelling at the sheltered beaches (Welcome Bay and Nudey Beach) or go diving a bit further out. You can hire all the gear from the Fitzroy Island Dive Centre which is next to the resort. It's a PADI accredited dive centre and the staff are really friendly so why not try an introductory diving course with a qualified instructor?
That's what I did and I really enjoyed it - On the first day, I was given a theoretical introduction to diving and then did a dive with all the equipment in the dive pool which lasted about an hour or so. On the following day, I went diving in the reef with my instructor. We went down 10m underwater which as a bit challenging at first due to the pressure change but once I got used to it it was incredible to just swim underwater and observe all the beautiful marine life and tropical fish. We spent a good 40mins underwater and it was an unforgettable experience! It's definitely made me want to get my PADI certification.
7. Walking & hiking trails
There are two lovely hiking trails that take you up to the lighthouse and to the summit of the island. Considering how hot it can get I suggest doing the walk at sunrise and you should also wear some comfortable walking shoes with a good grip because it's pretty steep. It took me around 45mins to reach the summit but I do walk rather quickly so I'd give yourself a good hour or so to reach the top - coming back down is lot easier and quicker of course! You can do a loop by going up the lighthouse trek and going down the summit trek. Trust me, the 360 degree view over the island and the Coral Sea from the top is really beautiful and you'll automatically forget about the hike... There's also a walking track that takes you to Nudey Beach and another one which goes through the tropical rainforest.
Has this post made you want to go to Fitzroy Island?


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Spring Favorites from Magnolia BTQ
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to do a try on session with Magnolia Boutique. They have some of the best pieces for spring from head to toe.
I've rounded up some of my Spring favorites for you so you can check them out below. You can also revisit my try on session on my Instagram story highlights under STYLE.
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Weekly Round-Up March 27 - April 2
Each Sunday at YPA we huddle and pick out our favorite online reads of the week along with upcoming events and opportunities centered towards professional development, networking, social activism, and community engagement. Our goal is to share relevant content, promote crucial arts organizations, and provide a curated comprehensive guide to what's happening in the arts around the city. Here's what we are into this week:
Reads and Feeds: Words that Lingered
"New Yorkers and our elected officials clearly see the value of investment in culture. On an individual level, people point to the transformative experiences that can bring joy and enlightenment while building empathy."
— Tom Finkelpearl, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Study Find There's (Still) a Gender Gap in North American Museum Directorships, Alyssa Buffenstein, artnet news - sadly, we're not surprised by the findings of the most recent Gender Gap Report 2017 from the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD). While it is showing a slight shift in the right direction, less than half of museum director positions are held by women with a consistent gap in terms of pay.
- Let's Fight for Arts Funding: Tom Finkelpearl on the Impact of the NEA, NEH, and Other Supporters of Culture on New York City, Tom Finkelpearl, ARTnews - in case you haven't yet read the DCLA Commissioner's call to fight for the existence and restoration of vital arts agencies, do it now. It's worth having insight into the state of funding in our city!
"Among neighborhoods facing significant economic challenges, the presence of cultural resources is associated with positive outcomes on other aspect of social wellbeing."
— University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice
- New Research Shows How Arts and Culture Improve Health, Safety and Well-being, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice - now here's an academic study we were so excited to read (and we sure don't say that often!). The research shows how the arts improve the lives of ordinary urban residents, especially those who live in moderate- and low-income neighborhoods in NYC. We finally have data to back up what we already believe.
- Here are 250 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free, Quartz - because we don't really need to rack up more student debt, but we do love keeping our brain cells busy. We already got our eyes on the "Effective Altruism" course from Princeton University and "Hamlet's Ghost" from Harvard University.
- Become a Paid Fellow at New York Theatre Workshop, YPA - There are very few paid opportunities for arts professionals to hone their skills straight out of college or in the first years of their career. So you can imagine our excitement when we came across the 2050 Administrative Fellowship. Apply this week, the deadline is Saturday, April 1, 2017.
This Week Around Town
YPA Monthly Event at the Ivy Brown Gallery
YPA Members will be welcomed by Ivy Brown herself, who founded the Gallery in 2001, representing and exhibiting contemporary art of all mediums. Dedicated to supporting emerging and established artists, she curates throughout New York City and her commitment to art and the critical part it plays in our humanity is the grounding force behind the gallery and the artists she works with.
6:30pm; Ivy Brown Gallery, Meatpacking District; Free; RSVP
Curator C. Finley gives a tour of Whitney Houston Biennial
The 2017 Whitney Houston Biennial: Greatest Love of All comes as a response to the awakening representation of women artists in major museums and galleries. To highlight female artists in New York this season, curator and artist Christine Finley will host female artists from a varied range of geographic and cultural backgrounds, disciplines, methodologies, and generations.
6:00pm - 8:00pm; chashama at XOCO 325; Free
Resisters and Collaborators in Trump's America: Presented by Harper's Magazine
Looking for more inspiration on how to resist and revolt Trump's presidency? Listen to a discussion on the role of letters and ideas in this political era, including panellists Masha Gessen, Kate Crawford, Corey Robin, Sarah Schulman, and Lawrence Jackson.
7pm; McNally Jackson Bookstore; Free
Nationalism, Networks, Borders: Refugees in Visual Culture and Social Media
Joanna Lehan, curator of "The Flood: Refugees and Representation" section of Perpetual Revolution: The Image and Social Change, leads a conversation with Carne Ross, founder and executive director of the Independent Diplomat, and Tomas van Houtryve, an artist, photographer, and author whose piece Traces of Exile is included in Perpetual Revolution.
6:30pm - 8:00pm; International Center of Photography; Free; RSVP
From Sufi Poetry to Hip Hop: A Cultural History of the Islamic World
This class will explore the many ways in which people in the Islamic world (both Muslims and non-Muslims) have expressed themselves culturally over the past 1400 years. By looking at poetry, literature, music, dance, theater, art and film, discover the many cultures and experiences that form the Islamic world.
6:30pm - 8:00pm; Prospect Heights Brainery; $10
Partial, Passionate, Political: Writing Criticism in Troubled Times
Spend your Friday night at the Whitney taking in the gripping Biennial and with the voices and editors of 4columns.com, a new art criticism website. They will be leading a discussion exploring what forms engaged criticism might take in our newly politicized cultural landscape.
6:00pm - 8:00pm; Whitney Museum of American Art; $8 Members/$10 Adults
Brooklyn Museum Target First Saturdays
In 2017, Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturdays highlight female-identified and gender-nonconforming artists. From 6:00pm - 8:00pm you can also stop by our friend's ELNYA's table to get tips for contacting your representatives (and write postcards on the spot!), participate in a public art project about the impact of the arts, and join their #SaveTheNEA selfie campaign.
5:00pm - 11:00pm; Brooklyn Museum; Free
The Job Hunt
- Grant Writer, The Studio Museum in Harlem
- Coordinator, 20th Century Design, Sotheby's
- Assistant Arts Director - Events (P/T Temp), Elements Music & Art Festival + BangOn! NYC
- Teaching Artists, Lincoln Center Education
- Principal Music Education Specialist, Discover Melody
- Development Associate, Americans for the Arts (Washington DC)


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ULTRA TRILHOS DOS ABUTRES® is a semi-self-sufficiency race with a total distance of 44 km, held on June 9th, 2019, starting at 9:00 AM, that runs the paths and tracks of the Serra da Lousã – Freguesia de Miranda do Corvo and Freguesia de Vila Nova, in the approximate distance of 44 km and 2.100 meters of accumulated positive difference, with beginning and end at Praça José Falcão in Miranda do Corvo.
The 9th edition of this mythical event in Portugal will host the 2019 World Trail Championships, where it will define the world champion and will be a unique experience for the participants, as the course will be identical to the world race. The great challenge of 2019!
Each athlete must be aware of the specific distances and difficulties of the races, their positive and negative slope, and of being adequately prepared physically and mentally.
If, before the event, you have acquired a real mountain autonomy capability that allows you to manage the problems that arise from this type of test, namely:
> To be able to face adverse environmental and climatic conditions (night, wind, snow, fog and rain) without outside help;
> Know how to manage the physical or mental problems resulting from extreme fatigue, digestive problems, muscle and joint pain, minor injuries, etc .;
> Be accompanied by an athlete not registered within the designated areas;
> Take all mandatory material during the test;
> Put your garbage in the supplies provided by the organization.
- Except in cases of serious injury, the athlete must not leave outside a checkpoint. You must notify the organization that will register the waiver of the event.
- If the athlete is not injured, he should reach the nearest checkpoint in order to make the transport.
- In case of unfavorable weather conditions, which require the total or partial stop of the race, the organization ensures the evacuation, in the shortest time possible.
- Places; Vila Nova, Senhora da Piedade, Mestrinhas and Gondramaz.
The course may change slightly to one month.
Access Conditions
• The pre-enrollment period starts on November 16, 2018 and ends on December 16.
• Validation from 17 December to 4 January 2019.
• Draw on January 11, 2019 at the Casa das Artes in Miranda do Corvo.
Vacancies and criteria
• 100 organization (sponsors, totalists, guests, itra ranking, etc.)
• 200 draw
• 100 supportive dorsals
• 150 foreigners
• 100 packs accommodation
Better results
• 50 first male in the Vultures Ultra Rails 2018
• 40 first male in the Rails of the Vultures 2018
• Top 20 Female Tracks on the Vultures Ultra Tracks 2018
• Top 10 women on the Rails of the Vultures 2018
• 40 first ten teams in the Ultra Rails of Vultures 2018 (4 places each)
• 40 first ten teams on the Rails of Vultures 2018 (4 places each)
• 80 Ultra Trail Championship ATRP ranking (until 16 November)
• 70 ATRP ranking of the Long Trail Championship (until 16 November)
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MINNEAPOLIS — It wasn't a bad pitch, but it wasn't the right pitch. Matt Harvey realized that not long after Minnesota's Justin Morneau swung at an inside slider with two out in the seventh, pulling a home run high off the right-field pole and halting Harvey's bid for a second Mets no-hitter in two years and his first professional shutout.
"I was blowing it foul," Harvey said. "I knew he hit it pretty well. If it was going anywhere, it was going out."
For someone making just his 13th major league start, Harvey, 24, handled his disappointment with surprising poise and determination. He calmly asked for a new ball before Morneau had finished circling the bases. After a brief mound visit from third baseman David Wright, Harvey retired Ryan Doumit on a ground ball to end the inning.
Harvey allowed a hit in the eighth, his last inning, to win decisively for the third time in three starts, 4-2. That impressed Wright as much as Harvey's remarkable statistics through three starts. In 22 innings, he has allowed six hits and two earned runs while striking out 25, with a 0.82 earned run average.
Harvey struck out six on Saturday, his fewest in a game, and walked two, Wright most liked how he regrouped without blowing a three-run lead. That confirmed Wright's feeling that Harvey could be special.
"A lot of guys, especially young pitchers, would have been upset and tried to throw the ball 100 miles an hour," Wright said. "You walk a guy, give up a hit, all of a sudden you're in trouble and in jeopardy of losing the game. He showed why he's becoming an elite, front-line type starter. It's impressive."
Relying largely on his four-seam fastball and sinker, Harvey dominated on a 35-degree and overcast afternoon marginally better than Friday night's snowswept chillfest. Bobby Parnell earned his first save while allowing a run in the ninth. The Mets scored all four runs in the fifth, stringing together seven consecutive hits, one short of the club record.
Marlon Byrd broke a scoreless tie with a leadoff homer into the second deck in left off the Twins left-hander Scott Diamond, making his first start after having elbow surgery in December. Singles by Collin Cowgill, Daniel Murphy and Wright also drove in runs, with only Murphy's hit leaving the infield.
By then, everyone in the Mets' dugout knew what Harvey had going. The Mets waited a major league record 8,019 games for Johan Santana to pitch the team's first no-hitter on June 1. Would Harvey throw the second a mere 121 games later?
"When you go through that lineup two times and they don't have a hit yet, you know he's got the kind of stuff to go through them a third time, too," Manager Terry Collins said.
Blowing into his right hand frequently, Harvey allowed only two base runners through five innings, walking Doumit in the second and Josh Willingham in the fourth. Wright made the only difficult defensive play, charging a slow roller by Willingham in the first and throwing him out easily from third base.
No one needed to tell Harvey what was going on.
"I peeked a couple of times," he said. "I knew all the guys were making plays. The biggest thing was blocking out that there weren't any hits and to keep doing what I was doing, and the guys were going to make the plays."
Harvey breezed through the sixth inning, striking out Brian Dozier on a sinker and Eduardo Escobar on a 96 m.p.h. four-seam fastball, both swinging. Aaron Hicks, an .049-hitting rookie, fought off a two-strike pitch by flying to left field, where Lucas Duda stumbled before making the catch heading toward the line.
Through six, Harvey had thrown 76 pitches. Collins said he and the pitching coach Dan Warthen had a pitch limit in mind — he would not reveal it, saying, "It doesn't matter now" — but they agreed to give Harvey leeway if he still had a no-hitter into the ninth.
Catcher John Buck figured the seventh would be critical with the three-time batting champion Joe Mauer, Willingham and Morneau, a former American League most valuable player, due up. Mauer and Willingham both grounded out weakly.
"Morneau's at-bat, that's the at-bat I felt like we needed to get past, just because you have the righties coming up after that, and some of the younger, less experienced guys," Buck said. "If you want to shoot for it, that would be the recipe to do it."
The first three pitches, a curve and two sliders, produced three foul balls. After Morneau took two pitches to even the count at 2-2, Harvey tried another slider. Morneau's bat made contact with such a loud crack that the crowd, announced as 28,804 but likely much smaller, uttered a mix of gasps and groans.
"I was talking to it: 'Keep hooking, keep hooking,' " Buck said. "I could tell as I was looking up it wasn't hooking, unless it knuckled at the end. I was talking to it, but it didn't listen.
"Morneau was our nemesis today, and it showed. There's a reason that guy is an All-Star. We threw the same pitch that he fouled off into the dugout. Afterwards, we both looked at each other and said, 'Changeup?' We both agree."
Harvey said: "We had gone in there three or four times. Looking back, probably should have gone with another changeup or a fastball."
Collins suspects Harvey will get more chances. "If he throws like he did today, under the conditions today, it's just going to get better," he said.
TERRY COLLINS started .130-hitting Collin Cowgill in center field because he was 3 for 3 against SCOTT DIAMOND. ...An ominous forecast for Sunday — rain all day, according to Collins — could force the Mets to return here for a makeup game later in the season.


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Tom Gray is one of the world's top models – an effortless object of desire. Self-contained, elusive and always in control, he's accustomed to living life entirely on his own terms.
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As shocking secrets come to light, and more people begin to die, Tom desperately seeks answers among old crimes. But he finds his adversary always one step ahead.
Somehow, Tom must persuade Will to help him find out who's invading his life. Before all he values is taken from him.


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Financial Accountant
- Recruiter
- Page Personnel
- Location
- Deeside, Flintshire
- Salary
- £30000 - £35000 per annum
- Posted
- 08 Mar 2019
- Closes
- 08 Apr 2019
- Ref
- 13998295/001
- Contact
- Hollie Doran
- Job role
- Financial accountant
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Contract type
- Interim
- Hours
- Part time
A global manufacturing business based in Deeside is recruiting for a Financial Accountant to join their growing accountancy function on a long term temporary basis.
Client Details
This business has a strong presence Globally, and is growing at a solid rate. Having recently had substantial investment into new product lines, equipment and technologies, they are on the cusp of significantly increasing their profit margins.
Key duties will include:
- Raising of manual payments through electronic banking
- Review cash forecast submissions from subsidiaries
- Intercompany loan entries/reconciliation
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Multi-currency intercompany trade netting settlement
- Bank account administration e.g. signatory maintenance
- Month end reporting and reconciliation
- Resolve banking queries
- Answer queries from other departments regarding treasury-related activities
- Assist with global liquidity management, ensuring no deficits
The successful applicant for this Financial Accountant role must have the following:
- Part qualified (ACCA or CIMA) or qualified by experience with a focus on progressing and learning
- Demonstrable experience of process improvement and adding value
- Able to manage their time within a pressured environment
- Strong influencing skill
- Advanced Excel skill
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to multi task
- Be available immediately or at short notice
Job Offer
The package includes:
- £30,000-35,000 basic salary
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Flexibility on working hours


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I remember walking along with the bridal party at Christina & Keith's wedding at some point in the day and saying - "Are you guys having fun? Because I am!" I always have a great time at weddings, there is so much positive energy and love in the air, combined with the adrenaline rush of keeping everything moving and on time, I am usually feeling amazing all day! At Christina and Keith's wedding though, they had such an awesome, relaxed and fun bridal party that kept me laughing all day and smiling until my cheeks hurt! It was pretty terrific, and the perfect way to start my Fall weddings <3 This year has been magical for me, and I don't want to jinx it now since I have a few more weddings to go, but I just can't say enough good things about 2014. <3
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The American sheep are collaborators in all the evil of the British Anglo zionist Empire.
They deserve destruction and a looooooooooooooong sheep BBQ in the hereafter.
They deserve to live for a while in starvation, deprivation, contempt in the eyes of the world, bleating in fear, before they are recycled.
Damn worthless ass holes probably come back as sheep again, help fuck the world up again.
i had a conversation with a friend yesterday. Told him i felt like Abraham trying to get "God" down to, if i found ten just men in America, it would be spared.
Told him, fuck it, fuck the American sheep ass holes.
He and i agreed, of all the Americans we knew, if we were going to colonize a dangerous uninhabited place, if we counted the Americans we would want to take with us, we individually, would still have fingers left when counting the ones worth a shit on our fingers, individually.
American presently are some of the most cowardly, evil, worthless sons of bitches, and bitches, the world has ever know.
Fuck it, shoot all them nukes off, point them all right back at America.
Be a better damn world.
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I fly because it frees my mind from the tyranny of petty things.
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I fly because it frees my mind from the tyranny of petty things.
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Privacy Policy
The External Communications and Privacy Code Policy ("Privacy Code") sets forth the policies of EPC Capital and its affiliated entities regarding how EPC Capital' representatives may communicate with our clients, and other non-EPC Capital' third parties, in a consistent, accurate, fair and timely manner and aligned with all Canadian legislative regulations.
This Privacy Code sets out the principles that govern the collection, use and disclosure of our Clients' personal information and applies to all EPC Capital' employees, directors, officers, consultants and contractors.
It is EPC Capital' policy that all its communications with third parties comply with the requirements of Canada's privacy legislation, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA"), the Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation, passed in 2010 and effective July 1st 2014 ("CASL"), and our own commitment to protecting our clients' privacy.
The primary objective of this Privacy Code is to inform our clients about our privacy practices, why EPC Capital collect personal information, and how such information is protected. In addition, we want to ensure that EPC Capital continues to have our clients' consent to continue to collect, use and disclose our clients' personal information for those explicit purposes.
Personal Information' means information about an identifiable individual, but does not include the name, title or business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization.
1. Why EPC Capital collect Personal Information?
Under Canada's privacy laws, marketers are required to identify to individuals, either through a dialogue box or prominent notice backed up by a more detailed privacy policy, why Personal Information is being collected and the intended purpose(s) for said Personal Information. This information must be presented to an individual prior to or at the time of Personal Information collection. Any disclosure of clients' Personal Information outside of EPC Capital is made on a confidential basis, with said information to be used only for the purpose for which it was disclosed.
EPC Capital collects Personal Information for the following purposes:
1.1. To establish and maintain a responsible commercial relationship with our clients and to provide ongoing professional services. For example, when a client applies for our services, EPC Capital collect information that allows it to confirm the client's identity and billing information so that EPC Capital can accurately bill for its services and comply with FINTRACanti-money laundering legislation.
1.2. To better understand our client's needs and preferences, EPC Capital maintains a record of professional services that our clients receive from EPC Capital and we may ask for additional information (for example, through surveys and feedback requests) so that we can better meet those needs, and continue to develop improved services to our clients
1.3. To meet legal and statutory requirements. For example this will include information required by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
2. Why and when do we disclose Personal Information?
EPC Capital may disclose Personal Information for the following purposes:
2.1. EPC Capital may disclose its clients' Personal Information to a person who is a legitimate representative of the client.
2.2. Subject to provincial Real Estate Act Legislation, clients' Personal Information may be shared among EPC Capital' offices and business units to help us serve our clients better and to provide them with professional services.
2.3. EPC Capital may disclose a client's Personal Information to:
2.3.1. Another Commercial Real Estate Services provider who are party to the client's prospective transaction.
2.3.2. A company or individual employed or associated with EPC Capital in order to perform or fulfill services on its behalf, such as research, design or marketing.
2.4. EPC Capital may disclose a client's Personal Information to meet legal or regulatory requirements. For example, when responding to a court order or a government institution, if required to do so, by law.
2.5. As part of any sale, merger or amalgamation of any part of our business, a client's Personal Information will normally be a part of such transactions and therefore will be disclosed only for such a purpose.
3. How does EPC Capital protect its Clients' Personal Information?
3.1. EPC Capital will not collect, use or disclose our clients' Personal Information for any purpose other than those identified above, except with the client's consent.
3.2. EPC Capital will protect our clients' Personal Information with appropriate security measures.
3.3. EPC Capital will comply with any reasonable and lawful client request to access their Personal Information.
3.4. EPC Capital will protect the confidentiality of our clients' Personal Information when dealing with third party companies.
3.5. EPC Capital will endeavor to keep our clients' Personal Information as accurate and up-to-date as necessary for the purposes listed above.
Personal Information collected by EPC Capital may be stored and processed in Canada or another country. In either case, such information is protected with appropriate security measures, but may be available to government agencies under applicable law.
4. Collecting Clients' Personal Information?
EPC Capital professional staff must receive explicit consent from our client contacts, prior to sending any marketing email correspondence to our clients.
A client may choose to be excluded from our external communications and withdraw consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual obligations.
EPC Capital has developed information systems to help manage unsubscribing client data centrally in Canada.
5. EPC Capital' Anti-Spam Policy
EPC Capital has a strict zero-tolerance policy against spamming. All professionals must refrain from using our operating and messaging systems, including but not limited to email, instant messaging, or texting (collectively, "Electronic Address") to distribute any unsolicited commercial electronic messages for which consent has not been received. This includes all one-to-one email communications with clients and mass emailing. Our professionals are prohibited from sending unsolicited electronic messages of any kind, including mass emails, in connection with the marketing of our programs, products and services or to encourage the participation in any commercial activities.
EPC Capital considers spamming to be any activity whereby a professional, directly or indirectly, transmits an electronic message to any Electronic Address for which prior consent of such electronic message has not been granted.