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When I was twelve years old, I offered my soul to Satan for the chance to be slim.
This was, of course, when I still had a distinct and fearful belief in the devil (and in god Himself), and as such, spoke tomes about my level of self-loathing and desire for, if not a sexy body, at least a normal one. I didn't really know much about Satanism as a concept or actuality, and this was both before our house had an internet connection and before I was old enough to bike down to the local library (the Glen Eira library, that held a bi-monthly Torah reading and probably had no concerns (or books about) my fantasy devil: a six foot tall lothario with red skin, firey eyes, a six pack, horns and goat legs.) All of this meant that, whilst I knew conceptually that one could offer one's soul to Satan in exchange for his goods and/or services, I didn't really know how one would go about making this transaction. I only knew what I'd seen on TV: predominantly Hercules: The Legendary Journies, Xena: Warrior Princess and a couple of rambunctious children's shows.
One afternoon, left home alone during school holidays, I sneak out and, heart racing, pull the old bonfire drum out from the shed. My father had, about a year earlier, found the inside of a washing machine by the side of the road and, sensing it might be useful for something, had returned with a trailer to pick it up and later mount it on top of a metal base. I drag the sacrificial fire drum to a small brick altar in front of my family's rotting basketball headboard and leave it dead centre like a rusty bullseye. Then, I rip up a collection of Mum's old magazines and Dad's newspapers, rolling them up as we learnt to in Scouts so that they'd burn longer and hold more oxygen. I then head inside to retrieve the matches and, using a sharpie marker on a piece of my mother's scrap paper (used mostly for shopping lists and notes to herself, occasionally for inspirational quotes from recent films she's seen or books she'd read). I pause, my hands electric and hovering, felt tip pen to paper. I write in thick black ink, my heart spasming from the excitement and terror of it all:
I head outside, hands still trembling and clutching the piece of paper warily, placing it on the ripped up newspaper. I wait for perhaps five minutes, silently daring myself to do the deed. Then – my brain suddenly bored with this game, somehow knowing that either way I'm going to go ahead with it so I may as well just Do It – in one smooth movement I strike a match and drop it, lit, into the centre of the paper. I watch with anxiety as the paper curls and blackens, its edges quickly disappearing with neon orange and blood red vibrancy. I accidentally inhale a ream of black smoke, and back off, coughing and spluttering. I am quietly disappointed that Satan himself hadn't appeared in a puff of colour and smoke like the guest star demon of the week on Charmed.
The next morning I am less quietly displeased that I still remain overweight. Like a butterball Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs, I stand naked in front of the mirror and pull, heaving, at my fat.
GO AWAY. I think, my eyes morphing into hateful squints. YOU AREN'T WELCOME HERE. The thought of diet and exercise, at this point, doesn't seem like a viable option (or else otherwise seems like way too much work).
Later that day we're on a family trip to Southland Shopping Centre, and I am even more infuriated that the automatic doors unseal as I step before them, sliding quietly and coolly open, allowing me to access the shopping mall delights within. When Bart on The Simpsons sold his soul, the doors didn't recognise that he was there.
That's it, I think. It mustn't have worked. I must still be ensouled.
Then, some hours later, at dinner: Or, maybe it did work, but the souls of fat people are worth less.
My body and I have always had a tumultuous relationship, and it's only recently that I've actually begun to look at myself in the mirror and say: "Hey! You're okay. You're not obese." For all the exercising – for all my compulsive weight loss (three or four times, now – the first time the worst, and the others just defined attempts to lose a bit more weight and be decidedly skinny instead of just maintaining a healthy, average weight) – and the hard facts of standing on the bathroom scale, seeing the numbers in the sixties or seventies – I have felt like something of a fraud. Like that clichéd old phrase: "inside of her, there's a thin person waiting to get out!" but in cruel reverse: inside of me, there's a fat person, and he's just waiting 'till he's hungry enough to reacquaint himself with the world.
It is 2007, and my body is in a state of progressive evolution as I change my eating habits and begin to regularly attend the gym. I am running on a treadmill, sweaty and in pain, what remains of my belly (I'm now merely Chubby instead of all-out Fat) swinging around under the sweat-soaked gym t-shirt that swathes my body. As I run, a gentleman with biceps on his thighs and arms the size of trucks steps into view and begins to lift weights approximately the size of a small Ugandan village; body pulsing with the effort. As he slams the weights back down to the ground, his bulge seems to backflip within the confines of his pornographic gym shorts. In return, my own bulge bursts excitedly to life, as they tend to do at age 19. I watch his body grow moist and humid with sweat, and ripple as he tries out different dead-lifts, my eyes occasionally running from his muscular frame to my own soft visage in the mirror; face flushed and hair on end, eyes rolling back into my body as try my darndest to reach the kilometre goal my personal trainer has laid out for me. And I think:
Who am I doing this for?
I dunno.
Is this for me? Is this so I can be like that guy?
Nah, probably not. Though that'd be nice, I guess?
To attract someone. You're doing this to attract someone? So you won't be alone?
A pause, and my brain thinks it over. Then:
And about six months later, and I'm not fat or chubby. I am standing naked in my childhood bedroom with a haphazard erection (give or take a fluff or two) and an old digital camera, trying to look coy and mischievous into the lens but not straight at it lest the flash go off and make me look like a meth addict raccoon desperate for intercourse.
On the open screen of my laptop is an MSN window. In that MSN window is a single word:
I've been chatting with this boy – also confused, also a homosexual, also young – for a few months now, and aside from the occasional MySpace profile picture – always from a high angle, taken down, face leaning away from the camera – we hadn't "done anything". Then, approximately two hours earlier, he'd come home from a family function, drunk on champagne and parental displeasure and had started something:
ARG. horrrrrnyyyyyyyy..
I'd pretended to be as drunk as he was and as such I played along, not really enjoying the 120 minutes worth of tepid internet-sex, and then the dreaded question – the word that still haunts me (and my latent self esteem) whirring about my skull in preternatural excitement and judgment.
After five minutes I reply:
soz, was just answerin the phone
And then ten minutes of naked calisthenics on my single bed, attempting desperately to make myself look natural and casual and sexual all at once.
An hour later and I've finally taken the photograph – my face looks good, my arse looks good, and shadows are covering my imagined fat bits. My internet friend is offline, now, because I've taken so long, but I send the photo anyway.
Four days later. In all likelihood he'd logged on at some point to be accosted by my naked frame, an unexpected, unexplained memory bubbling beneath his brain's surface. But my brain itself took it elsewhere – to a dark place. A dark, shameful, body-hating place.
My brother – a high school swimmer and sports lover – to me, the year 2000:
"You know, I read somewhere that if you don't lose weight your dick won't grow. So, you should watch out for that. At least you're still young."
Haven't had any complaints yet.
There is no specific time period for these, only a wave of barbs flying around my head, here and there, persistent and aggressive and spanning from the mid nineties to today.
Things my father has said to me to make me feel like shit because of the way that I looked:
- "Oh, come on." (At me eating).
- "You're disgusting."
- "Stop eating."
- "Look at yourself."
- "Do you really need it?" (After asking "does anyone want dessert?")
- "You're a blob."
- "Because you're a fat fucking blob!"
And there are many others, of course, but these are the ones I can remember. A "best of", if you will.
It is 2010, now, and he is fat, along with my brother. And I am not. And I am angry. What initially stood as simple schadenfreude has morphed into something else. Because they never got attacked. They were never judged. Indeed, they did the attacking and judging. And I'm supposed to be okay with it, now; to just move on. And...
And it is 2014 and I am in hospital, with a severe brain injury, still in the very, very early stages of my recovery. A kind nurse – Funde – has been encouraging me to feed myself; to get used to independence. The only issue is that my left side is struck with weakness, and I am a left handed individual. This, of course, means that I regularly spill my food on myself and onto my hospital gown; hands shaking with the frustration and weakness of a brain injury patient.
My father, on my eating (and my finding my own inability to speak correct sentences endlessly amusing): "he's doing it on purpose."
My father, to Jeremy or my mother, at some point: "he'd better watch out. If he keeps eating this way he's gonna put all that weight back on."
My German doctor to my parents, about my eating: "Oh, yes, brain injury patients need a lot of sugar and carbohydrates to help refuel the body after something so awful and shocking happening to it. People with brain injuries often have less self control than you'd expect from a normal person, too."
My mother, back in Australia: "weigh up all the good things and the bad things he's done and I think you'll find the good things win. I just want this family to get along."
And I am standing in one of the private bathrooms at Spandau hospital, finally accepting the hospital weight I've gained and attempting to come to terms with it. "Coming to terms with it" means, in this sense, standing buck naked and grabbing handfuls of doughy flesh from around my frame and pulling, twisting, smooshing it all together. Apparently the pain of the car crash wasn't enough.
The next day, as lunch comes, I attempt to say "no thank you", but something bigger than me reaches out, accepts the tray, and quietly and calmly says: Eat the food, dipshit. You need it to live.
And this is what gets me. I'm not allowed to be angry, but he's allowed to casually bring up every hurt and strain – every attack on my person because of my person; everything he and his son have done and said, everything the terrible immature bullies in high school have done, everything I've done to myself when neither my family nor schoolmates were around to judge me or make me feel like shit.
And this is what gets me. I'm supposed to just be "okay", to forgive, to let it all go. I'm being immature because I can't let go of every hateful, unnecessary thing that was said to me. Spat at me. But hey, if they hadn't said it, I wouldn't have to forget it.
And this is what gets me. That other members of my family get to comfortably discuss the mechanics and size of my body, tell me what they think looks best on my frame, tell me whether I'm looking thin or bigger or healthy or skinny or anything, and though it's not an attack, it hurts just the same, and don't they realise that?
Some time in the early two thousands, while I was still participating in Scouts, I found and purchased with pocket money a L'oreal hair lightening cream. You were supposed to put it in every time you showered, and after a few weeks you'd be blessed with an array of golden highlights throughout your locks, with a "natural and exciting" look.
I used this cream for about a month, but each time I looked – first with youthful impatience straight after the first dose had been washed through, then weekly after that – my hair looked exactly the same. Each time I'd see someone I hadn't seen for a while, they'd raise their eyebrows with surprise at my hair, and comment - "Great hair, wow! So blonde!" - and I'd smile and nod and put them in the "liar" friendship pile in my head, because I knew – I could see, with my eyes – that my hair was as brown as ever.
Some months later – after I'd abandoned the hair lightening adventures – I had a disposable camera printed out. On it were a few photos from the thick of this time, and I was shocked to see in the photographs a boy with an extreme blonde do – a shock of hair that if I hadn't had known better, would've sworn was peroxided.
Guess it did work, then.
And this is my relationship with my body. I can look at it, but I can't really look at it, until one day the lies in my head float away and I see myself for what I really am, in that moment.
I've begun a new game with myself. I'm afraid it makes me look terribly self-obsessed, and I suppose I am (though not in the way where I think I'm handsome or wonderful), but here goes. Every time I walk past a mirror, I force myself to look into it. (I have previously showered with my eyes closed the whole time lest I accidentally catch sight of my naked body, so, yeah. It's a thing.) I force myself to look at my own reflection and pick out three things I like. I'm trying as hard as I can to make myself accept myself, to like myself beyond liking my brain. Here are today's:
- My hair looks good today.
- My jaw, while big, isn't oppressive, and instead just looks manly. At the moment, anyway.
- My clavicle and pectorals are poking up through the neck of my t-shirt in the way that I admire in other men. If I admire it in other men, it should only stand to reason I admire it in myself - right?
There. Not so hard, is it?


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Plant: perennial herb; stems erect, unbranched, 40-150 cm tall, shaggy pilose Leaves: opposite, subsessile, the petioles 2-5 mm long, the blades ovate-elliptic, 6-25 cm long, 3-16 cm broad, rounded to shallowly cordate and more or less clasping at the base, rounded to truncate or retuse at the apex, apiculate, pilose to pubescent beneath, sparsely so above, the margins ciliate INFLORESCENCE: UMBELS subterminal at the uppermost nodes, 5-8 cm broad, the peduncles 3-12 cm long Flowers: large; calyx lobes 4-5 mm long; corolla green to purplish outside, greenish inside, the lobes 9-11 mm long; hoods pale pink, erect-spreading, oblong-quadrate in the lower portion, more or less recurved-divergent at the middle, attenuate to the apex, 7-8 mm long along the dorsal surface, 5-8 mm broad at the top, 4-6 mm longer than the gynostegium, the horns radially flat, attached at the base of the hoods, oblong, erect, exserted ca. 1 mm; anther wings 2.5-2.6 mm long; corpusculum 0.4-0.5 mm long, the pollinia 1.6 mm long Fruit: FOLLICLES erect on deflexed pedicels, 9-12 cm long Misc: Canyons and roadsides, open woodlands, mts; 1600-2150 m (5300-7000 ft); Jul-Aug REFERENCES: Sundell, Eric. 1994. Asclepiadaceae. J. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 27, 169-187.
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Wednesday, April 5, 2017
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22 comments:
Soooo pretty!!! This looks suits you so well, and definitely screams 1930s secretary. :) Congrats on the new job! Hope it works well for you!! And hurrah for getting to wear such beautiful clothes while you're at it - that is a definite bonus!! ;)ReplyDelete
I adore this outfit! This is the first version of that skirt that I really like. I bought the pattern when it first came out, but the pattern version is terrible! This one is stunning and really shows off the details on the yoke. I love it! (Now I kind of want to make it up!) The blouse is truly magnificent, and I love the color palette. Wonderful!!ReplyDelete
Very much office chic! Lovely details in the skirt! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 5, 2017 at 10:48 AM
To think that there was a time when all office women dressed like that. Sadly now it's gotten so casual (at most places) that they look like they are going to a picnic instead. Bravo Lily for dressing like a real lady should and not feeling intimidated by what today's culture dictates!ReplyDelete
I wear skirts and flats to pick up my son at school , iam so tired of moms asking me why Iam so dressed up ! (in a sea of jeans yoga pants hoodies and tshirts , yuck)
Keep on sewing you have such talent!
Happy Easter 🐇
I love this outfit! I just want all your clothes, basically. Out of curiosity, what was the issue with the high waist on the McCalls skirt? I have the pattern but haven't made it up yet...ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm also wondering what is funny with the pattern directions for the skirt waist, as it's in my stash but hasn't been attempted yet.Delete
The outfit is incredible, though! Absolutely gorgeous in its simplicity.
I loved that blouse. Retro blouses have so much detail! The whole ensemble is so elegant, but only the blouse would flatter me. I need to work on making more detailed tops.ReplyDelete
I absolutely adore this outfit! You look so classy. I love the orange/red color that you used for the dress and this skirt. It's my favorite color!ReplyDelete
Oh, Lily...a simply gorgeous, classy outfit! I am in love with it... Those colours work ever so wonderfully together and that blouse... I want one too! {{smiles}} Lily, you are a genius - your sewing skills continually astound me! I agree with Irene...women just don't get dressed up like this nowadays...even when attending smart concerts and such, shorts and T-shirts seem to be fine... thank you for the lovely inspiration! Always a delight stopping by...ReplyDelete
So chic! I work in an office too but never look this put-together. Both skirt and blouse have such lovely detail.ReplyDelete
You look fabulous - such an appropriate outfit for an office!ReplyDelete
so fun!! you had me at "hem lace".. could you please explain this in more detail? it looks so pretty...ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Morgan! Hem lace can be found in the notion department near the bias tape- Dritz sells it in a wide range of colors. I sewed on side to the edge of the hem by machine and then while hand-sewing the hem I only caught the lace rather than the edge of the fabric. I'm not sure I totally understand how it works, but apparently that extra step is enough to achieve a perfectly invisible hem. :-) Let me know if you have any other questions- maybe I should do a quick little tutorial post!Delete
Lauren and Amanda, I think my fitting issues with the waist of this skirt comes down to a matter of physics- I can't figure out how to make a high waisted skirt work on my body! I haven't determined if the problem is my body or my technique/pattern fitting... Since there's no waistband, our other versions of this pattern have stretched out in the waist. I tried to rectify that with a hidden waist stay in this one, but I'm totally unimpressed with the outcome. I feel like a high waisted skirt needs some serious thought and structural support put into it, and I don't think I did either adequately. :-P This pattern really doesn't make matters any better though- it's kind of halfway committal about being high waisted, lol! On the other hand, losing 10lbs since this photoshoot has helped the fit tremendously, heehee. ;-)ReplyDelete
I hope you both have great success with it- that delicious seaming makes any angst worthwhile!
I love your 30's secretary look! I love how you are dressing up for your job too, even though it is not required. I used to wear lots of 1940's workwear looks when I worked in a hardware store, just because it made things a lot more fun :)ReplyDelete
The Artyologist
You look so adorable!! 30's secretarial look is the absolute best! I am wishing you great luck with your job.ReplyDelete
Carla, Tiny Angry Crafts
Gorgeous ensemble and wonderful photos. These snaps almost look like publicity photos for a deco period TV series that I would most certainly watch. I totally know what you mean about a more traditionally "mundane" day job freeing up your creativity to re-focus on new projects, I've certainly felt that way before too.ReplyDelete
I love this outfit! Simple, yet so chic! I especially love the detail on the skirt.ReplyDelete
I know you haven't posted in a while! Miss you girl! :)ReplyDelete
- Stina LjungJuly 24, 2017 at 12:53 PM
Hope you are well, miss you too!ReplyDelete
Your posts and Kathryn's photos are always such an inspriation and you have such much talent!
I never took the time to respond to all your comments in detail back when this was originally posted, but thank you all so much! Stay tuned- more posts coming soon! :-)ReplyDelete


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Whether or not this actually happens has yet to be determined, and, in fact, it probably won't be for some time yet, but there's a growing meme about Facebook becoming MySpace, thanks to the influence of Google+. In fact, a number of publications are writing articles about this very topic. None, however, have captured the idea quite like Matthew Inman, otherwise known as the creator of the brilliant Oatmeal web comic.
Are you ready to abandon Facebook for Google+? Has Facebook's shelf-life expired, dooming it to another MySpace ending? Let us know what you think.
Inman's latest creation is about as awesome an satirical image can be, and it captures the whole "Facebook is the next MySpace" angle completely. In fact, articles haven't been written about the subject yet that are as articulate as the Oatmeal's "FaceSpace" page. Instead of giving you the entire image, there's only going to be a snippet, but that alone will be enough to capture the mood:
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It's important that you see the rest of Inman's "FaceSpace" creation, if, for nothing else, the sparkly gifs and the wall comments. If you only view our snippet, you're only cheating yourself. There's also an awesome video that tries to defend Facebook, but in the end, Google+ becomes the more logical choice -- well, something you can't fight -- at least for Epipheo Studios, the video's creator:
Is that where Facebook loses? The fact that Google can integrate all of its products into Google+? Facebook, while ubiquitous, doesn't have anything besides its platform. While there is a messaging service, the reception has been paltry, especially when compared to Gmail. There is no Facebook YouTube, either. Sure, they have similar services, but they fail when it comes to user comparisons. Consider chat. Gchat is a welcomed addition to Google+ because it functions just like it does in Gmail. It doesn't take up portions of your screen and it's usually only noticeable if you want to use it.
Meanwhile, Facebook chat has been beaten around the eyes and ears, ever since the update took hold, anyway. An example, courtesy of Hejibits.com:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember witty web comics trashing Google's chat system.
Web comics and videos are not the only place the "MySpaceing of Facebook" is available. The mainstream media is at it as well. Just ask the Washington Post and Fox News. While both are speculation-filled articles, there is a portion of Fox News that is not hyperbole:
The second point is a lesson about social behavior. Switching from one network to another may just be an inevitable part of our social habits. Every once in a while, we simply need a change. No one can eat the same meal every day, and we can't visit the same bar or coffee shop every day without getting bored. Some folks have been on Facebook for nearly 7 years; that's a long time to be hanging out at the same watering hole. And what is it they say about the 7-year itch?
Does that mean in seven years, people will abandon Google+ for the next big thing in social media? Considering the roller coaster-like lifespan of Friendster and MySpace, it's certainly worth considering.
And then there's the PC Magazine survey Brent Csutoras pointed out. The title -- 50 Percent Will Abandon Facebook for Google+, Poll Finds -- says it all. Granted, surveys like these are voluntary response based, meaning the bias is awfully high. Nevertheless, there's either a lot of PC Magazine readers who are going to leave Facebook for Google+ (3091 out of 6237 respondents).
The question is, at least to me, is whether or not Facebook can survive these defections? Until Google+ is embraced by the general public, and businesses start steering their potential traffic to G+ instead of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg's creation remains incredibly viable. That being said, it wouldn't be surprising if Zuckerberg cashed out while the getting is still profitable.
Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was Facebook or MySpace, for that matter. Google has time on its hands with G+, and the integration of all its products -- YouTube, Blogger, Gmail, Gchat, Google Reader -- there's a good chance it will succeed at a substantially faster rate than its predecessors. Agree? Disagree? Let us know in the comments.


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The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge takes on the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, usually in this order, and in under 12 hours. These peaks form part of the Pennine range, and encircle the head of the valley of the River Ribble, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
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Moderator: ofonorow
zarfas wrote:so no extra viT C is needed?
is that what the study is saying?
skwoodwiva wrote:Our findings suggest, instead, that if a minimal necessary requirement of vitamin C is not met the risk of myocardial infarction is increased. "
ofonorow wrote:Thanks for the link.
First, I am biased against Finish studies, maybe unfairly, because of the so-called "beta caratene" link to lung cancer, that Yale Researchers later debunked.. using the same data. There was really no such link between beta caratene and lung cancer, as a review of the entire set of data showed, but the damage had been done because the first finding made news, the correction didn't.
Back to this apparently favorable study. It claims to be based on blood plasma levels. This is good/terrific!
From the abstract, this study seems to be indicating that your risk of having a heart attack, is 2 to 3 times higher, if your blood plasma vitamin C is low.
Added, and this illustrates another "technique" used to damn nutrients... If this was a drug, instead of 2.5 times, we'd see a 250% higher risk!
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Ripping and Streaming
This is a very old post that was automatically imported from LiveJournal. I have done my best to fix up the formatting, but some issues may remain. Comments have not been preserved.
I've been on a tidying binge this evening, and having found a bunch of CDs lying around in cracked cases behind the sofa, I've decided to rip them. So that my poor long-suffering NAS drive doesn't have to think about two things at once, I'm listening to streaming music from Last.fm while I'm at it.
And it's dawned on me that that's really weird.
Last.fm, Pandora et al will let one create a playlist on the fly for any artist, album or genre, regardless of whether or not you own the song or even whether it exists in your country. For specific tracks there's pretty much nothing that one can't find on YouTube, just a Crtl+K away. So why on Earth am I bothering to rip things?
There's travel, I guess – every few weeks or so I change the music on my phone. But that has Last.fm too. By the time the LTE & 3G cell coverage is in the same situation that 3G & GPRS is now, I'll hardly be able to go anywhere without sufficient coverage to stream music.
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Vicenta Marzan Narca
Posted On February 17th, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Jan. 13, 2013
Vicenta Marzan Narca, 83, of Wahiawa died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Santo Thomas, Pangasinan, Philippines. She is survived by husband Emilio F., son George, brother Vicente Marzan, sisters Gloria Canizar and Emilia Pinto, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 A California Ave., Wahiawa. Mass: 11 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
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The Perfect Gift for Mom or Dad
Sometimes Big IS Best!
By Janice Nearing
Last year, as the month of May approached, Dawn Baksh from Orlando, Florida was contemplating what to get her mom for Mother's Day. "I just wanted to give her something different, a little more thoughtful," said Dawn. Like many others around the country, Dawn decided to adopt a manatee so she contacted Save the Manatee Club, a national, nonprofit organization, dedicated to protecting endangered manatees and their habitat.
Dawn chose Ginger from the Club's Tampa Bay manatee adoption program. "She just seemed sweet with her babies and all," explained Dawn when asked why she picked Ginger. "My mom loved the adoption. Plus she really wants grandkids, so I thought a manatee adoption would be perfect!"
It's often a dilemma. What do you get dad for Father's Day that he doesn't already have? Kirsten Hetherly from Lake Mary, Florida, found a gift to please her dad that didn't wind up in the back of a closet or at the bottom of a drawer. Last year, she adopted an endangered manatee by the name of Nick for her father. "Since my dad and his wife dedicate most of their spare time helping stray cats in Arizona, and he's a big supporter of animal rights and protection, I thought he would appreciate a manatee adoption." said Kirsten.
For Shiloh Robinson of Tulsa, Oklahoma, this will be the fifth year she and her two young sons, Grantham and Ethan, have adopted Doc for their "Popo" on Father's Day. "Popo loves getting Doc on his special day," said Shiloh, who explained that the manatee is her step-dad's favorite animal.
There are 31 manatees to choose from in Save the Manatee Club's three Florida adoption programs at Blue Spring State Park, Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, and in the Tampa Bay area. To view the photos and names of all the manatees available for adoption, visit: Funds from the adoption program go toward conservation and education programs, manatee research, rescue and rehabilitation efforts, and advocacy and legal action.
It costs $25 to adopt a manatee, and although the real live marine mammal is not part of the package received in the mail, it does include an adoption certificate, manatee photo and biography of a known individual, a membership handbook, and free shipping. Members receive a subscription to the Club's official quarterly newsletter, The Manatee Zone, which includes manatee adoptee updates, and also the bi-monthly e-newsletter, Paddle Tales. Or, for $35, while supplies last, each new member who joins the Adopt-A-Manatee program online will receive the Club's popular T-shirt featuring a new manatee design that beats out a tie any day!
In order to raise public awareness about the manatee and help ensure the
survival of a species in trouble, singer/songwriter
Jimmy Buffett and former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator, Bob Graham,
got together back in 1981 and started Save the Manatee Club, a membership-based,
national nonprofit organization. Last year was the worst on record for manatees,
with 416 reported manatee deaths. At least 86 were killed by boat strikes,
making it the second highest mortality from watercraft collisions ever recorded.
There are about 3,000 manatees left in Florida's waterways, and they are listed
as endangered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
For more information, contact Save the Manatee Club at 500 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland FL 32751, call (800) 432-JOIN (5646), or visit www.savethemanatee.org
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The NAACP letters: Mesiah and King
Last week, local NAACP leader Frank Mesiah wrote a letter to state Education Commissioner John King about teacher evaluations that count all students, regardless of attendance, saying that "the intended goal of the State Education Department is to destory the Buffalo Public Schools, the morale of the Buffalo teachers and the Buffalo Teachers Federation."
This week, King responded: "As educators, we cannot abdicate all responsibility for students who are chronically absent. Instead, we must work with them and their families to help them get back on track. These students have been forgotten too many times already."
Here's the full text of both letters.
May 10, 2012
Dear Commissioner King:
It is my understanding that one apparent issue between the Buffalo Teachers Federation and the State Administration is an attendance clause within an evaluation agreement impacting on the teachers.
Further, it is also my understanding that 60% of such evaluation will be based upon the principal's evaluation. Twenty percent, 20% of the NYSED growth measure used in a teacher's evaluation will be determined by standardized tests/Regents tests. And the final 20% local component will consider the student test scores in the teacher's specific tenure area.
Is it true that the 20% NYSED and 20% local component of the teacher evaluation segment may be scored in the negative even if a significant number of students, in that teacher's class, missed seven weeks of instruction? It seems the SED department is saying it has a flawed evaluation model that punishes teachers for failing to teach students who are regularly absent from class; and it is the intended goal of the State Education Department to destroy the Buffalo Public Schools, the morale of the Buffalo teachers and the Buffalo Teachers Federation.
Where is the fairness logic behind this selective evalution design of teachers? How can a teacher be held responsible for the evaluation of students who missed seven weeks of instruction? This would be like holding the arson squad in one city responsible for the arson fires in another city of which it has no responsibilities.
Based upon the above, how in good conscience can school funding be denied our children when that funding is based on such a flawed evaluation design?
I write this letter not only as President of the Buffalo Branch NAACP, but as a former NYS teacher certified to teach K-6, and with a School District Administrators Certificate.
Your response to the issues discussed above would be appreciated.
Frank B. Mesiah
Buffalo Branch, NAACP
And King's response:
Dear President Mesiah:
Thank you for your May 10, 2012 letter, in which you express your concerns regarding New York State's teacher and principal evaluation system and its implementation in the Buffalo City School District. You specifically ask whether it is true that the 20 percent State growth subcomponent and the 20 percent local measures subcomponent "may be scored in the negative even if a significant number of students, in that teacher's class, missed seven weeks of instruction."
Although there seems to be some misunderstanding, the attendance issue with respect to evaluations has been resolved: the State Education Department has already approved the substance of the Buffalo City School District and the Buffalo Federation of Teachers submission regarding factoring student attendance into the evaluation process. The Buffalo City School District's March 23, 2012 submission, signed by the Buffalo Teachers Federation (BTF), required several technical changes and corrections to comply with federal and State laws and regulations. None of the changes have a substantive impact on the provisions regarding the factoring of attendance. The substantive provisions of Buffalo's March 23 submission are consistent with the Department's position on the attendance issue.
The Department's position is clear: attendance can be included as an adjustment factor in the evaluation plans. However, it should be just that – a factor, not a reason to exclude an entire segment of students (particularly large numbers of low-income students and students of color) from the evaluation process. As educators, we cannot abdicate all responsibility for students who are chronically absent. Instead, we must work with them and their families to help them get back on track. These students have been forgotten too many times already. If there is no accountability at all, they will likely be condemned to a lifetime of poverty and desperation. Buffalo has endured too many generations of forgotten students; I cannot approve an evaluation plan that allows another generation to slip away.
I join you in urging the Buffalo School District, the BTF, and the leadership of the City of Buffalo to launch a community-wide discussion of how best to improve student attendance. The future of the City of Buffalo depends on closing both the achievement gap and the engagement gap that are obstacles to student success.
As you note, the Buffalo City School District has submitted evaluation plans containing attendance provisions for purposes of 2011-2012 School Improvement Grant (SIG) funding. Buffalo's initial submissions were unacceptable because they contained a blanket exclusion of students based on attendance rendering large numbers of students invisible. However, Buffalo's March 23, 2012 submission contained attendance provisions – that adjust expectations for chronic absenteeism – and needed only minor technical corrections (that did not impact the substance of the attendance provisions) to meet federal and state law and regulations. The April 18th submission that includes both the attendance provision and the technical changes required to comply with federal and state law and regulations was signed by the Superintendent and the bargaining unit for principals, but not the BTF. I have repeatedly indicated that I will approve the April 18th plan – which accounts for chronic absenteeism and complies with the law – if the BTF will sign it.
We all have the same goal: to give students the best possible educational opportunities and the best possible chance to succeed in college and careers. Unfortunately, for far too many students of color in Buffalo, that goal has been a promise unfulfilled. An evaluation system that helps educators improve teaching and learning is a critical step toward providing the opportunities students need.
For decades, Buffalo schools have offered discouragement instead of hope. I want to change that. Growing up in Brooklyn, there were countless times my teachers could have written me off because I was an urban African-American and Latino male or because my parents passed away and weren't there to provide me with support. But my teachers didn't write me off, and school became my refuge, a place that gave me the opportunity to grow and learn. I will not write off the students of Buffalo, even those struggling with chronic absenteeism. They deserve the same chances I had. The school district, administrators, teachers, families and the community must all take responsibility for working together to ensure that happens. I know you share that same commitment.
John B. King, Jr.
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GARDEN GROVE, Calif. --A last-minute effort to block the sale of the Crystal Cathedral in Orange County has failed.
Cathedral members claimed the congregation has a 99-year lease on the landmark church in Garden Grove.
But at an emergency hearing Monday, no one could prove that the lease actually exists.
The sale of the church to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange will go forward and is expected to close in the next few days.


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I have been going through some of my older work as of late to try and put a book together. I am always interested to see the changes in my work. These two paintings are very similar in content but my SAGUARO'S, have started to really evolve. Both are contemporary in style but the second, done in 2003, although it is painted on a textured canvas is not nearly as textured as the first, finished last week 2009. The second was done solely with a brush while the first was executed with both a brush and a palette knife. The first painting shown is clearly more textured and a bit more vibrandt then the second shown. I feel they both have the contemporary feel but the newer piece pushes the envelope just a bit farther.
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Underneath his robes of office, Van der Merwe sported a Bafana Bafana shirt and the court erupted in applause. The wardrobe change came hours before the World Cup was about to kick off.
The whole country knew the entire planet was watching to see if South Africa could stage an eye-catching opening ceremony, organise a match safe for spectators and whether the team could live with decent opponents like Mexico. Van der Merwe wanted to celebrate "a historic day''.
He's a good judge. Not only was the opening ceremony well-received but the match erased fears of a stampede that scarred the Nigeria-North Korea warm-up game. Much patronising comment has been made about South Africa's ability to host such a complex event.
Although the Rugby World Cup and World Athletics Championships are not in the league of the World Cup, they still required extensive preparation.
Allied with the great Fifa machine that rolls into a World Cup country, the South Africans are quite capable of running such a sporting spectacle.
The main organiser, Danny Jordaan, calls this tournament the chance to announce "the death of doubt'', encouraging the world to believe in South Africa.
Problems will doubtless dog the competition, incidents of crime will continue, and Van der Merwe will be kept busy in his day job, but the start has been smooth and South Africa celebrated. Their off-field triumph was almost echoed on the pitch.
Bafana Bafana certainly didn't let down the country or the judge.
Confirmation that this World Cup would reflect traits from last year's Confederations' Cup soon arrived: the football was played at ice hockey speed with a ball for a puck.
Before Bafana Bafana get carried away, it needs stressing they will encounter more threatening front lines than Guillermo Franco and Carlos Vela, although the excellent Giovanni dos Santos, his hair-cut resembling a post-Thriller Michael Jackson, menaced from deeper.
The Soccer City crowd really took to three men, starting with a young goalkeeper with a hugely promising future. Only 22, Itumeleng Khune demonstrated his class with solid decision-making, particularly when coming for crosses.
South Africa's defence was ragged at times and it needed Khune's athletic catch at the far-post to deny the lurking Franco. Khune then stretched out a right hand to thwart Franco again.
On the hour, the Kaizer Chiefs keeper pulled off the save of the game, throwing himself to his left to make a two-handed stop from Dos Santos.
Steven Pienaar also impressed, starting in the hole, but often driving down the right, showing the nimble feet that has made him such a favourite at Everton.
But it was Siphiwe Tshabala who got the party started, finishing off a quickfire move with a magnificent left-foot shot that flew into the net.
For all the debate about the Jabulani's unpredictable movement, the ball stayed straight, simply accelerating mid-flight.
Not even Rafa Marquez's equaliser could silence the vuvuzelas. South Africans know they are a big noise now on and off the pitch. "Let us all be good ambassadors for our country,'' urged Van der Merwe.
"Let us, as a nation, take hands and show the world we are really a rainbow nation who love and respect each other. Have a wonderful day.'' They did.


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Published: 2005/12/13
by Dan Greenhaus
The Dead Download Debate
You knew it was going to happen. The bombardment of voices condemning an organization that has done so much for its fans hit the internet like a ton of bricks. "How dare they?" "Jerry said we could have the music!" The dissent was heard loud and clear, permeating each and every outcry as if words uttered countless years ago were set in stone, ignoring the fact that the world today is a far cry from the world as it was then. Once an online petition began calling on fans to boycott The Grateful Dead, it didn't take long for things to get straightened out, as it became clear that there was apparently a "miscommunication" and all audience sourced downloaded were restored. Absent from the restoration, of course, were all the coveted soundboard recordings, which for many fans were at the heart of the matter.
The great irony of this debate, technically speaking, is that fans never once "owned" the music they were so appalled they couldn't have access to. Even if the Grateful Dead gave it to them, which in the case of soundboards they did not, the band never relinquished the right to it. Ignoring your agreement or disagreement with the decision, one must concede that technically, The Grateful Dead were, and are, perfectly entitled to do whatever they want with what is ultimately their property. And that, at its core, is the great flaw with the outcry stemming from the removal of The Grateful Dead's music from archive.org.
If you look for the moment, at the non-monetary reasons for asking for such a removal, the decision actually makes quite a bit of sense. Why? Because at the core of the idea of the band sharing the music with the fans, is the belief that fans would share the music with each other. This of course leads to the forming of the now dreaded "C" word: community. Fans, through any number of means, would share the music with each other, and would form a relationship as a result. It worked in the 60's and 70's with the Dead, it worked in the early 90's, albeit in an updated fashion, with Phish, and it worked in the late 90's with The Disco Biscuits, String Cheese Incident and the countless other bands that benefited from tape trading. To this day, those of us old enough to remember such archaic methodologies remember trading music through the mail, or going to the local store to buy tapes of the bands we loved, even if the purchase and sale of such tapes violated the heart of the taping principle. Friendships were formed as a result of these actions, and I'm willing to bet that a great many of those people who engaged in this trading environment maintain those friendships to this very day.
But with the advent of the Internet and the subsequent availability of music on it, the rules of the game changed. No longer did I need to go to the store and talk to other people there about which shows they liked. No longer did I need to exchange mailing addresses at a show, with the knowledge that I'd receive a package in a week or so, containing a show I desperately had to have. Now, I can just go to a particular website, click a button, and by the time I'm back from buying milk, I have a brand new show. No conversation, no relationship building, no nothing. Its point and click at its finest. Hell, I once listened to the Disco Biscuits' performance at the Howlin' Wolf three hours after The Disco Biscuits performed at The Howlin' Wolf.
While this works phenomenally well on an individual basis, it negates, to a large extent, the reasoning behind allowing taping in the first place. And this is the primary reason, agree or disagree, that Phish has chosen not to participate with archive.org, and one of the reasons that The Dead chose to withdraw their shows as well. Looking at it from that vantage point, I don't see an argument against it, at least an argument not rooted in selfish, self serving ways.
The second, and primary, reason for the shows removal was of a monetary nature. At first glance, this may seem like the harder of the two rationales to defend, and not surprisingly, it is. But again, if you ignore the disagreement with such a rationale, it really isn't so far fetched to believe that the band was acting properly and in its best interests. With The Grateful Dead no longer in existence, and the updated Dead 2K barely on life support if even that, revenue streams are drying up pretty quickly. With merchandise sales driven by concerts, and with concerts non-existent at this point, The Grateful Dead turned to their one sure fire way of generating revenues: the official release. Whether it's Ladies And Gentlemen, Fillmore West 1969 or Truckin' Up To Buffalo the band is going to rely on these releases to generate funds. Do you think they need the money? That doesn't matter because that's irrelevant. What does matter is that the band and its ever changing business model deems the official release of shows in soundboard quality to be vitally important to their future earnings, and we, as fans of the band, should probably respect the beliefs of a band that has, for multiple decades, given fans as much as any group of musicians in history. And this is primarily the reason the band asked for the removal of such soundboard recordings, recordings which they never clearly and expressly authorized us to possess, let alone trade.
One might say that the people who were buying official releases weren't savvy enough to know about or internet-knowledgeable enough concerning bit torrent, and thus they wouldn't be affected by the presence, or the removal, of the recordings. And that's probably a fair assessment. With that in mind, the removal of soundboard recordings would not affect the core consumer base for such official releases. However, one must ask how long it would take for John and Jane to find someone, or come in contact with someone would informed them of this great resource for not only saving $24.99 or however much the release would cost, but for finding hundreds of shows in near perfect quality, thus negating the reason for ever buying an official release again.
If you were running out of revenue streams, and you felt your one surefire way of generating a profit was being compromised, you would do what you could to protect that stream. And that's what the Dead did.
Nobody said hippies didn't understand capitalism. Even the ones from the 60's.


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Conversations Versus Lectures
Despite being on the same end of the political spectrum, there is a stark contrast between Sutherland Institute and the Utah Taxpayers Association. Most of this boils down to tone and attitude. Another aspect is the level of engagement with the politically involved, and how ideas are found and developed. In the end, it's the difference between a conversation and a lecture.
A lecture is a one-way street, presenting your point of view and ignoring or shutting down feedback. This restricts the sources of ideas to just those whom the lecturer has hand-picked, often in a way that reinforces their own biases. All too often, it comes across as condescending arrogance. This, unfortunately, is exactly how the Utah Taxpayers Association operates. There is no debate, no discussion, and almost zero interaction. You're expected to accept their obviously superior point of view without question or discussion.
Sutherland Institute provides a sharp contrast to this. They regularly interact with politicos of multiple political perspectives and seek input on new policies they may not have thought of. These policies are then discussed openly to try and find a good solution. It's a conversational tone, one in which understanding is actively sought. This is the opposite approach that the Utah Taxpayers Association takes, seeking a problem and then trying to find solutions via a collaborative process.
I feel like Sutherland Institute is adding to the dialog, whereas the Utah Taxpayers Association is merely trying to shout everyone else down. Which do you think is better serving the interests of our state?


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Description of 1049 Lakeshore Drive, BrooklynGreat Lake House! 2 LAKE FRONTS over 170 feet of lakeshore BEHIND THE NO WAKE BOUY in view of the MAIN LAKE!! New Septic in 2014! Private driveway. Park your truck or your boat in the 32' X 26' detached Garage. Hillside private deck overlooking the lake. Past the 10 X 26 concrete patio to the walkout garage basement to store your lake toys. Enter through the main floor mudroom then in to the large familyroom with wet bar and large stone fireplace. Sliding glass doors to 9 X 24 Screen Porch with its high panoramic view overlooking the lake. Recently renovated full bathroom and 2 spacious bedrooms. Downstairs to a nicely updated open concept Kitchen/Livingroom & stone fireplace. NEW 3/4 bath. Large laundry/utility room in back. Outside to the many scenic patios and deck, Private Beach, Many Docks, walking paths, the list goes on! Garage sits on lot 48. The house is on Lot 49. This is an incredible amount of lake front property for this price. Don't miss this one!
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Intelligent discussions for the common man.Read more »
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Sometimes, we all just like to sit back and listen to a story.Maybe something romantic, or action-packed, or fun. A good story can come in many forms, and make the audience feel a broad range of different emotions. But, this being Self-Proclaimed Intellectuals, we threw all that to the wind, and instead opted for three short stories that will have you questioning the nature of your existence and the universe that we occupy. Or maybe it's just me, talking to myself... The stories we read today can be found in the show notes. Take the time to read over the originals at the links provided below! We're celebrating 20 full episodes this week, and we still don't have a visible rating in iTunes! If you haven't done so yet, please go rate us; we even accept bad ratings as long as you give us some feedback on what you like to hear! Of course, you can subscribe at any of the following sites: iTunes: http://ow.ly/A00i9 Stitcher: http://ow.ly/A00jt Blubrry: http://ow.ly/A00AA RSS: http://ow.ly/A018G Windows 7/8 and Zune Marketplace Or wherever podcasts are had! Show Notes The Egg, by Andy WeirI Don't Know, Timmy, Being God is a Big Responsibility, by Sam HughesThe Last Question, by Isaac Asimov Read more »


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Look NorthProperty ID BDN20802Looking for a renovated, north facing, two-bedroom apartment with a carpark? Something that offers expansive harbour and city views, and all-day sun?
Located in the inner-city Wellington suburb of Thorndon, this apartment has spacious open plan living and dining, and a modern galley kitchen that comes complete with all the whiteware.
The main bedroom is a generous double, with great morning sun and harbour views. The second bedroom looks toward the bushy slopes of Tinakori Hill and gets good afternoon summer sun. This small double room will make for a great guest room, or study.
Modern, fully tiled bathroom, with toilet, floating vanity and walk in shower. Separate laundry with washer/dryer and lots of clever built in storage.
Situated in a secure building in a desirable part of Thorndon, Apartment 9 also comes with an off street carpark and storage area. Birchington Court is a secure and well run company share building. It is ideal for an owner occupier, but can also be rented out.
Conveniently located close to Parliament, Wellington CBD, and within walking distance of Victoria University.
Zoned for Wellington Girls College, Wellington College, and Thorndon Primary.
BC Fees: $6,802.21 P/A (covers rates, insurance, building maintenance)
NBS: 67% (not considered earthquake prone)
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By Celebrity Dog Trainer, Joel Silverman
I thought that seeing we are in the midst of the winter months, and I am sure a lot of you are inside trying to stay warm, you might be looking for some ideas on training tools.
I have found over my career there are a number of different training tools out there, but a lot of it starts with looking at the personality of your dog first. If you have read about my What Color is Your Dog?® dog training style, you know that your dog is one of five colors. Below we have our color spectrum, and as you can see we have five colors of dogs.
The closer your dog is to the center, the easier it is to train, and the farther out, the more challenging. In the middle we have the mellow yellow dog, and to the left we have the orange dog, which will be a bit high-strung. Then farther to the left we have the red dog, which will be even more high-strung. Then on the other side we have the green dog, which is somewhat timid or apprehensive. Moving even farther out, we have the blue dog, which is even more timid and apprehensive. The reds and oranges are the warmer colored dogs, and the blues and greens are the cooler colored dogs. To make this easier to understand, the warmer colored dogs need control, and cooler colored dogs need motivation.
A lot of pet owners make a number of mistakes when trying to consider what tool is best for their dog. This error can come from listening to trainers and owners that might believe that one certain tool is best for every dog, which is horribly wrong. It also might come from them simply thinking that their dog needs a certain tool, when in fact the dog never needed it in the first place.
To make this easier to understand, since the cooler colored dogs are going to need training tools that will help motivate them, we need to find those things that are going to stimulate them. One of the most common kinds of tools I use are treats, or even a higher value-training treat. These kinds of tools are going to give that motivation you need.
On the other hand, since the warmer colored dogs are going to be a bit high-strung, we will most likely use training tools to help keep the dog in control. My alternative training collar, as well as a variety of tools in your local pet store, can help you with this. At the same time, some of these warmer colored dogs that are a bit cooler, such as the orange dogs, can also be aided by the use of another tool we use with the cooler colored dogs, and that would be a treat.
Starting off by getting to know your dog, understanding he has his own unique personality, and figuring out what kind of training tools you need, will help you get off to the right start in training your dog. Remember that a number of dogs und up getting returned back to animal shelters and humane societies because they never used the right training tool for their dog.


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The August 6-9 conference in Vancouver is jam-packed with wonderful presentations, including topics like the role of memory in singing chant, the interaction between chant and polyphony and organ music, Hildegard of Bingen, and the connection between Catholic identity and Gregorian chant. The preliminary conference schedule is available by clicking here.
Here's the description of the conference, which has as its theme "Chant and Culture" and takes as its starting point Dr. Mahrt's book The Musical Shape of the Liturgy.
The Gregorian Institute of Canada has focused from its inception on performance, providing a unique opportunity for scholars and performers from Canada and around the world to share and discuss their ideas, research, and experience. This year's theme –Chant and Culture – is inspired by an essay currently found in WILLIAM MAHRT's book, The Musical Shape of the Liturgy, and which also originally appeared as "Gregorian Chant as a Fundamentum of Western Musical Culture", in Sacred Music (Spring 1975). In addition to academic papers, there will be workshops in chant performance, and liturgical offices sung in Gregorian chant.
Academic papers and workshops will address the broadly conceived colloquium theme – Chant and Culture. The conference program will include papers on European and Middle Eastern chant from c. 800 A.D. to our day – chant as melody and text, but also in its relations to (among others) instrumental music, opera, social history, women's studies, theology, manuscript studies and edition.More information can be found here.


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Greek Week at Rollins is a showcase of the passion and dedication of the school's Greek Community. This year, Mu Delta was lucky enough to be matched with Sigma Gamma Rho (SGRho) and Non Compis Mentis (NCM) sororities in a fierce competition with four other coed teams. Brothers united at the beginning of the week with one goal: sweep Greek Week with a first place win.
The first day of competition featured a simple ice cream eating contest. While Brothers brought their appetites, the team of five Chi Psis and five women struggled to finish two gallons of ice cream. Fortunately, the team's third place finish was more motivating than crippling.
Chi Psi's team competed in the Greek God and Goddess competition on the following day, in which brother Wilson Conroy from Mu Delta and Julie Katz from NCM represented the Alpha's team. Dressed in royal purple togas, the team dominated this round of the competition with powerful performances. When asked if he felt nervous at all before his performance, Br. Conroy replied, "I thought it was a lot of fun, because I knew there were three guitarists in the talent contest...I don't know, I just had a lot of fun!"
In preparation for Wednesday night's "CAN-struction" competition, Chi Psi contributed $400 to purchase an innumerable amount of non-perishable, canned foods. We were given an hour to construct whatever it wanted; in accordance with this years' 1980s theme, the team's paid homage to the first Super Mario Brothers game by constructing a castle. A second place victory added more points to the team's record, and all the canned goods were gathered and contributed to Rollins' annual food drive.
After three great days of competition and excellent attendance and support from all Mu Delta undergraduate Brothers, the team began construction of a wood and Styrofoam boat per the design of Pledge Class President Seth Pierce ('11). The vehicle seated two Brothers and two Sorority women. Mu Delta Brothers, clad in royal purple and gold, lined the shores of Lake Virginia to cheer for Brothers Joel Eley ('10) and Billy Shuigart ('11) toward a second-place finish in the boat race. When asked about the race, Brother Eley replied, "There was a lot of traffic on the water…but we pulled through a solid second place, so we were pretty stoked."
Chi Psi's team continued its success for the 5K race for The Children's Cancer Foundation at 9 A.M. on Saturday morning. Seth Pierce and Clay Mitchell led the charge and finished first and third respectively among all Greek Runners. This solidified a first-place finish for Chi Psi's team. For its extraordinary efforts and first place finish, Mu Delta was awarded the Greek Week trophy, which now adorns a mantle in the Lodge.
This great accomplishment is one of many positive changes to the image of Alpha Mu Delta taking place in 2009 - 2010.
12/13/2017Bill Yoder, ΤΔ' 88 and President/CEO of Southern Community Bank Partners with SmartFinancial, Inc.
12/1/2017Chi Psi alumnus launches podcast dedicated to sharing positive Greek Life stories
11/14/2017Mike Freeman, Rho '70 elected President of the National District Attorney's Association
9/23/2018Chi Psi Dallas TopGolf Event
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The Big Screen Symposium brings the filmmakers of Aotearoa New Zealand together for debate, discussion, information and inspiration.
The event is for all those who bring our stories to the screen: from directors, writers and producers to musicians, actors and technicians to business people, distributors and film students. It presents a big picture of the world of film and television, a great networking opportunity, and a wealth of insights and information on the pertinent issues facing filmmakers today.
Big Screen Symposium 2017 takes place on 30 September/1 October. The programme is built around the theme 'Authenticity and Pretence,' and delegates will be immersed in two intensive days of conversations, workshops, panel discussions and case studies with a stellar line-up of local and international filmmaker speakers.
The Big Screen Symposium is brought to you by Script to Screen and J&A Productions.
Script to Screen supports New Zealand filmmakers to tell extraordinary stories. Since Script to Screen's inception in 2006, our annual programme remains unparalleled in terms of quality, reach, participation and output. From grass roots to high-end, our programme serves emerging and experienced writers, directors and producers. The Big Screen Symposium is a vital part of this programme. For more information please visit our website: www.script-to-screen.co.nz.
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Welcome to St. Mary/McCormick Catholic Academy. We are proud to invite you to a school that cares about not only each child's academic excellence, but also their development as an entire person.
We strive for academic achievement, social and emotional development, and spiritual growth in the Catholic faith. While we are a Catholic Academy, we welcome students and families of all faiths. Our mission is to educate each child, one child at a time: mind, body and soul.
From preschool through eighth grade, you'll discover a vibrant learning community. Our students leave St. Mary/McCormick as confident, intelligent young adults ready for the next phase of their lives. Along the way, they discover new talents and friendships to last a lifetime.
Our academic record speaks for itself. Our students consistently score in the top 10% to 15% in the nation on their standardized test scores. Through innovative teaching and the latest technology, your student will receive a head start on their academic journey.
Contact us to schedule a tour, a shadow day and or to learn more about why an investment in St. Mary/McCormick Catholic Academy is an investment in your child.
The mission of St. Mary/McCormick Catholic Academy is to provide a safe learning environment which fosters academic excellence and spiritual growth in the Catholic Faith one child at a time; mind, body & soul.
We are committed to developing an effective Professional Learning Community that will achieve the mission of St. Mary/McCormick Catholic Academy. We envision a school in which staff:
We believe St. Mary/McCormick Catholic Academy exists to partner with parents in nurturing their students in the Catholic faith and traditions.
We believe that Christ-modeled education develops respect for self, for others, for all God's creation, and teaches students to act with peace and justice toward others.
We believe that a holistic education prepares students to become contributing members of our global society as American citizens.
Our accrediting body counts every minute of morning prayer and pledge toward required religion instructional hours per the Archdiocese of Detroit Office for Catholic Schools and the Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools. The Michigan Department of Education counts every instructional minute overall. Our goal is to have 100% punctuality as a school body. Every minute of learning counts.
Our licensed daycare is located in a newly renovated spacious area adjacent to the school. Students have the opportunity for exciting activities, relaxation, snacks and playtime, all under the supervision of a caring and professional staff.
For details, contact Director Sue Hartfil at (810) 982-7906, Ext. 108.
Catholic schools engage in an ongoing process of evaluation, certification and accreditation of both teachers and programs. Their accountability guarantees the maintenance of Catholic schools' traditionally high standards.
The Catholic school curriculum meets all state regulations and guidelines. In addition, diocesan guidelines require a strong religious education curriculum.
Catholic school faculty members are fully qualified professionals committed to bringing out the best in their students as they grow in knowledge, skills and values.
Association with agencies such as the Middle States Association and the National Catholic Education Association, as well as with Diocesan Education Offices, helps provide programs and instruments for internal and external evaluations on an ongoing basis.
Environmental education is an important focus at St. Mary/McCormick Catholic Academy. We are an official Michigan Green School, and have been a proud recipient of the Michigan Emerald School Award for initiatives such as:
St. Mary Academy was established in 1963 as a first-through-eighth-grade Catholic elementary school. Later, preschool and kindergarten classes were added.
In 1992, St. Mary became a preschool through fifth grade school as they moved their sixth, seventh and eighth grade classes to St. Stephen Parish to be a part of a newschool, McCormick Catholic Academy.
McCormick Catholic Academy opened in August 1992, with 77 students. The school was named after Rev. Msgr. E.J. McCormick who was the longtime pastor of St. Stephen Parish (1925-1960) and a great supporter of Catholic school education and children.
Following a decline in enrollment partially as a result of St. Joseph School's closing, on March, 21, 2007, Cardinal Adam Maida, Archbishop of Detroit, gave approval for the merger of McCormick Catholic Academy with St. Mary Academy into one, parish-based school entity. After much planning and hard work on a capital campaign, four classrooms were added to the original St. Mary Academy. The Academy then became St. Mary/McCormick Catholic Academy in October 2007.


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