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Episode 8: Using Your Network
In this episode, mentor/mentee Michele (Benfer) Moyer '90 and Delanie Rogers '23 take over the Life After Ursinus podcast to chat about networking in your industry and beyond,
About this Episode
- Michele and Delanie discuss how their paths crossed as alumna and student, respectively, through the Big Bear/Little Bear mentoring program as part of their volunteer roles in the Ursinus College Alumni Council and Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow.
- Delanie discusses the importance of utilizing the Ursinus network as a student, which has paved the way for research and internship opportunities.
- Delanie discusses the Handshake tool for students and alumni, which has helped her job search.
- Michele provides pointers for networking and generating a professional conversation, how to remain intellectually curious with others, and the foundation to success in relationships.
- Michele and Delanie share that managing your network is a "labor of love" and something that takes constant time and attention.
- A tradition on the Life After Ursinus podcast, Michele and Delanie share where they lived their freshman year and discuss some fun Ursinus traditions.
- Delanie shares the importance of students creating connections with alumni, and that being a Bear for Life means that you have a community at your disposal for jobs, relationships, resources, and beyond.


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Influences from Dylan to Delacroix infuse Aaron Holz abstractions at Kiechel Fine Art
by: L. Kent Wolgamott via the Lincoln Journal Star
Bob Dylan and Walt Whitman, Eugene Delacroix and Gerhard Richter, Native lands and flags and Jasper Johns. Those are just some of the influences that flow through "Real in Itself," Aaron Holz's 17-painting Kiechel Fine Art exhibition.
Some of those influences, like Dylan and Whitman, are inspirational. Some, like Richter and Charles Scheeler, are visual and technical. Some, like Delacroix and the flags, a Johns' influence, are both.
None, beyond the flags, can be explicitly seen in the show's 14 abstractions. And the figurative works – three paintings of flowers – add more specific references to those influences while serving to enhance by contrast the complicated abstractions that work through geometry, depth, shifting perspective and color.
Flags provide the form of the panels onto which Holz applies layers of paint, pulling some of it around with a squeegee a la Richter. And the Native flags themselves – sometimes elongated, sometimes cut into tiny triangles, show up across the surface of the paintings, driving their dynamic visual flow.
"Turtle Island," "Pine Ridge" and "Winter Camp" take their titles from Native lands. But the specifics of the island on the Minnesota River or the South Dakota landscape have disappeared, subsumed inside an atmospheric base that suggests landscape, rather than showing the features a la Holz's earlier series of works that found "Chimney Rock" clearly identifiable in the center of the painting.
In light of the current overheated discussion of cultural appropriation, it needs to be noted that Holz's paintings are not a white painter improperly taking imagery from and representing Native culture. Rather, they're created sympathetically, identifying with the pipeline protests in "Winter Camp" and "Turtle Island."
That socio-political subtext also enters the paintings via Dylan, Whitman, and, by reflection, Delacroix.
As he worked on/thought about the paintings, Holz repeatedly listened to Dylan's "Murder Most Foul," a 17-minute song that in addressing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy brings in the dark side of American political and cultural history.
One of the paintings, the green-saturated "Love Field," takes its name from the Dallas airport where JFK landed on Nov. 22, 1963, and implies the "grassy knoll" where some believe a second shooter took part in the assassination.
The works of Whitman, the 19th century poet and essayist, provided an opposite view from Dylan's, a celebration of America that also underlies the paintings.
The Delacroix influence, technically and in subtext, comes from "Liberty Leading the People," his 1830 painting commemorating the French Revolution. For Holz, that chaotic work, with flags, echoed with the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection that sent Confederate and Trump flags into the Capitol in a failed attempt at anti-democratic revolution.
Those influences, obviously, can't be directly seen in the paintings. But "Liberty Leading the People" contributes to the largest abstractions as Holz used a triangular shape that goes around Liberty as an underlying form.
The smaller abstractions don't use the triangle. But all explore a push and pull between surface and background and find landscape elements, like clouds, fading and blurring into the underlying atmosphere.
That atmosphere is covered with a geometric layout that's sometimes easy to see, and in others only visible on close examination, and the surface is enlivened by the flags that create motion, whether in a strong direction or crashing together against a center line.
Color is the final component of the paintings that is given varying spins by Holz, avoiding blues on some works, seeing how much blue can be used in others, finding faint yellow as the base of one piece, bright greens dominating another.
And through all, pieces of color emerge, peeled out of the layers of paint that create texture and depth.
All those elements except color, along with an intentional randomness, combine in "Many in One." This gray tour-de-force sees the elongated triangular flags flying mostly to the right, with triangles emerging from squares across the panel over the atmospheric layers of paint that is pocked by dark circles created by applying turpentine that randomly removed some of the layers.
As for the three figurative paintings, all are of flowers – one, the white "Cherokee Rose," is another reflection on Native history – it represents the Trail of Tears, the forced displacement by the U.S. government of more than 60,000 Native people across the Southeast in the 1800s.
But they're examples of where the abstractions originated, as Holz intentionally blurs some of the details of flower petals and elucidates the reflections on water that can be found, in the subtlest of fashions, in some of the abstractions.
Viewed side-by-side in Holz's studio in Richards Hall, where he is a University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of painting and drawing, the paintings carry on a lively discussion of form and motion, color and pattern, texture and scale and, to a lesser degree, figuration and abstraction.
Seen individually in the gallery, the discussion is quieter, allowing each of the paintings to reveal its lyrical complexity, captivating motion and depth, as Holz has succeeded in matching the quote from early American modernist painter Arthur Dove that gives the show its title:
"I would like to make something that is real in itself, that doesn't remind anyone of any other things, and that does not have to be explained like the letter A, for instance."
Reach the writer at 402-473-7244 or email@example.com. On Twitter @KentWolgamott


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Detroit will host the first act in an unfolding legal drama between Quicken Loans Inc. and the U.S. Department of Justice, but it remains to be seen how much more of it will play out here.
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton was expected to hold a status conference next month in Washington, D.C., on the government's April 23 lawsuit against Quicken over loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration. Instead, he ordered earlier this month that his case will remain on hold until U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith decides whether to dismiss or transfer a related lawsuit that the Detroit-based mortgage lender itself brought in Detroit, six days before the government's filing.
Goldsmith's case awaits a status conference Nov. 5. No date is set to rule on the dismissal request, but the new ruling to continue a previous stay in Washington essentially puts the first move in Goldsmith's court.
"There is a little forum shopping that can go on, more than (what's apparent) considering federal judges are appointed for life and that federal law is the same everywhere," said Ken Gross, managing shareholder at Thav Gross PC in Bingham Farms who practices real estate law and complex commercial litigation.
"But any federally appointed judge in the Detroit court probably grew up in Southeast Michigan and practiced law here, and has seen Detroit go through hardship and come back, and has seen Quicken's contributions to the city."
The government contends Quicken's claims in its own lawsuit are essentially its defenses against an enforcement lawsuit it already knew was coming from federal officials. It also claims Quicken is trying to steer where the dispute gets heard for its own advantage, and to give the courts too much review power over government agencies.
"(A)ny would-be defendant faced with a government investigation that it dislikes or a settlement demand that it rejects could raise a pre-filing challenge to the government's anticipated suit. This is not the law," the government contends in court. "Quicken's proper recourse is to mount its defense in the government's enforcement suit, not to spawn meritless preemptive litigation in this court in a bid to shunt the dispute to Quicken's preferred forum."
Quicken contends the government is violating the federal Administrative Procedure Act, and improperly divining a pattern of violations based on a sampling of FHA-backed loans through Quicken, rather than reviewing all loans individually. It also contends Detroit is the proper home for its lawsuit, and the median wait time for such cases to go to trial is about 20 months shorter here than it is in D.C.
"The (government lawsuit) will not resolve Quicken Loans' claims concerning the ongoing administration of the FHA program and the whole universe of loans that Quicken has made and continues to make, so there is no basis for dismissing those APA claims," the company contends in a June filing at Goldsmith's court.
The government's lawsuit claims Quicken originated hundreds of FHA-backed loans between September 2007 and December 2011 that were not eligible for the program, and that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has paid $500 million in claims on 3,900 Quicken-endorsed loans.
Quicken in its own lawsuit claims the government wanted it to pay an exorbitant settlement and "publicly admit to wrongdoing that the company did not commit," to avoid litigation.
John Perich, public relations manager at Quicken, said in a statement that federal officials retroactively changed the loan review process "in an arbitrary and capricious manner" and the FHA insurance fund is billions of dollars in the black based on Quikcen-originated business.
"There's no other logical location for this case but in Detroit, where every underwriting decision took place, and where every individual the government listed in its complaint is located," he said.
Gross, who is not involved in either court case, said Quicken as a plaintiff can choose an appropriate court where its claims should be heard, and the government could always have brought its own lawsuit sooner if it was concerned about venue. And the feds may have their own motivations to pursue the case out of state.
"If there are factual determinations to be made by a jury, whether the jury is favored by a home court advantage is probably a real issue for both sides," he said.
Walton originally stayed the Washington case May 29 but had ordered the parties to return to court for a November status conference. In the October order, however, he instructed the government instead to notify his court when the dismissal/transfer issue in Detroit gets resolved.


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Most of you are already familiar with Websecurify Arena - the swiss army knife for doing almost anything you can think of with data. It is a powerful and versatile tool but you need to master a bit of programming. It is not point-and-click so-to-say. Never mind that because now we have a new commer that will make your life much easier when it comes to encoding and decoding data in various formats.
The Encoder is a very simple and intuitive tool, which you can use to convert data from one format into another. Moreover, you can chain different formats and encode or decode the data live, as you type. The following formats are currently supported:
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Additional formats will be introduced soon. The plan is to add Inflate, Deflate, Gzip and Gunzip in the upcoming version.
Here are a few interesting ways you can make use of the Encoder.
Case Study 01 - Calculating Session Id Live
Imagine that we need to figure out the session Id for a user. We know how the hash is constructed but we want to experiment with the data in order to figure out the exact value. Here is a screenshot how we set the Encoder to achieve the desired result.
Case Study 02 - Decoding Binary Data
The application expects a value in base64 format. We want to decode the value and print it in hexdump format in order to analyze the individual bytes. This is how this particular setup will look in the Encoder.
Case Study 03 - Sharing Encoder Flow
Imagine that we are working with the Encoder and we think we finally got the chain of conversions we need in order to achieve the desired effect. Now we need to tell the world how we did it. We can use the Encoder sharing function as illustrated in the screenshot bellow.
In Conclusion
As you can see, the Encoder is very versatile and easy to use. Moreover, it is 100% free. It is available online but it works in offline mode too. You don't have to be connected to use the tool - like all other Suite tools.
The Encoder can be used during your penetration tests, development workflows and wherever you find fit for it. You can easily share encoder configurations on your wiki or emails between team members. It is a tool designed to be shared.
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A musical based on pop icon and Twitter maven Cher is coming your way, Playbill reports. Rick Elice, Tony-nominated co-librettist of Jersey Boys, is writing the book for a musical based on Cher, which will presumably include her own music just as Jersey Boys did with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. But do we really need someone to write a book to Cher's musical when she's proven her wordsmith abilities on Twitter? Mix in her tweets as the book and her classic hits and you've got yourself a Tony winner.
A haunting flash-forward, sung by a Greek-like chorus of Cher's career to come.
Cher, lonely, searches for love. She finds Sonny.
Love turns tumultuous.
Ultimately, it ends in divorce.
She's embarking on her solo journey.
She finds rivalries.
She finds activism.
But, and maybe this is the most important part, she'd end her story on a positive note.


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Marvel Future Revolution Redeem Code 2024: Marvel's first open-world gaming app was launched to its fans in 2021 and has been receiving rave reviews for the same. This battle action game has been introducing new features and updates about rewards. The rewards are gold, comic covers, cosmetics, costume box, badges, etc.
These can be purchased by finishing challenges, or by paying some amount. But there's a new thing known as the Marvel Future Revolution Redeem Code which can be used in exchange to buy all the items available at the store. So let me share some of the Marvel Future Revolution Redeem Codes for you to use this January month.
With the coupon codes, you will get a specific set of rewards, with the acquisition of these rewards you may well improve your game with an improved skill set and your other strategies too. So the coupon codes can be simply redeemed by launching the menu and clicking on the coupon code button and you will be asked to share the codes, once it's entered the particular rewards will be added to your inventory then.
The free coupon codes will be coming out frequently for fans to improve their game, as some may struggle to level up, and some won't be able to afford money to purchase items. So these coupons come in as a boon to the players. So I am sharing the active/valid codes of the Marvel Future Revolution Redeem Code below.
Also, other codes will be shared too, but not sure whether they are active or expired. So the Marvel Future Revolution Redeem Codes are now available, and I'm going to give those codes to you with their skills too. These free marvel future revolution codes are indeed available all month.
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David Dungay's final moments before death in custody shown at inquest
The inquest into the death of an Aboriginal man in custody has been shown harrowing video footage of his final moments in a Sydney prison, in which he yells "I can't breathe" and starts spitting blood.
David Dungay, 26, was being held in the hospital section of Long Bay Prison when he died in December, 2015.
WARNING: This story contains images of a person who has died.
On the opening day of the inquest the court heard details of Mr Dungay's "serious" and "significant" mental health issues and that he may have, on some occasions, deliberately mismanaged his type-one diabetes.
Members of Mr Dungay's family left the court before the footage — taken with a hand-held camera — was played in the Downing Centre court complex.
His mother stayed while it was shown, and wiped away tears.
Mr Dungay can be heard yelling "I can't breathe" several times as he is restrained and moved to another cell by members of the prison's Immediate Action Team (IAT).
The court heard he was being held in the hospital because he had been diagnosed with mental health issues.
The vision shows an agitated Mr Dungay being put in a restraint by officers.
At one stage, there were five officers holding him down and he was told to "stop resisting".
It then showed Mr Dungay being transported out into the hallway where he started spitting blood.
The court heard the IAT was called when Mr Dungay, a type-one diabetic, refused to stop eating biscuits and follow orders.
He died shortly after being injected with a powerful sedative, as five officers held him down on the bed of the second cell.
'Incredibly sad and devastating loss'
Counsel assisting Jason Downing told the inquest that: "Even allowing for the challenges inherent in managing Mr Dungay in a correctional environment, serious questions have to be asked about the decision to move Mr Dungay and to involve Corrective Services officers."
"There is evidence that in the past, where there were difficulties in dealing with Mr Dungay — particularly in relation to his blood sugar levels — Justice Health nurses, other Aboriginal inmates and an Aboriginal delegate were able to speak to him and calm him down.
"Whether that was an option that should have been tried on 29 December 2015 will be explored in the course of the evidence."
A large contingent of Mr Dungay's family attended the inquest, after rallying outside the Downing Centre with placards calling for justice.
They have previously described his death as "murder".
In opening the inquest, coroner Derek Lee gave them his personal condolences and described Mr Dungay's death as an "incredibly sad and devastating loss" that had taken two years to reach the inquest stage.
"Your patience has been tested and has given rise to frustrations," he said.
Outside court, Mr Dungay's mother Leetona admitted watching the videos had been hard.
"I seen his CCTV and hand-held videos … and that's what I wanted to bring out to all the world and [that] everyone, every parent will not ever have to go through this again and all the pain," she said.
"It's a terrible way to get justice, is that you've got to watch the way that your son's going to die at the end.
"I would like them to be accountable."


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She sprinkled salt on a grapefruit and ran to the bathroom, when she revealed her secret, I was totally shocked
Like the toilet, the bathroom can be one of the least fun areas you have to clean in the house. It gets dirty so quickly and sometimes dirt and mold accumulates on it - and getting rid of these ugly stains can be a difficult task that requires a lot of time and energy.
And if that's not bad enough, we usually use expensive chemicals to scrub the bathtub which is very bad for our health.
But imagine if you could solve all these problems with grapefruit? It might sound crazy, but when I saw the end result, I just had to share it. All thanks to a smart mom who posted it.
You may have heard before that there are citrus fruits that can work as an eco-friendly cleaning agent. But what many didn't think about is that instead of mixing fruit juice in a spray bottle, it's easier to use the fruit as a sponge or scotch.
And although lemon and vinegar are the recommended natural ingredients, there is nothing like the smell of fresh grapefruit.
You need:
1 Grapefruit
1/4 Cup coarse salt
1. Cut the grapefruit in half. Sprinkle some salt on both halves.
2. Rinse the bathtub and spread the rest of the salt on the bottom of the bathtub.
3. Now take half a grapefruit and use it as scotch and scrub the bath. As you will see after a very short time, you will get an amazing result.
When you're done, rinse well and the dirt and stains will be a thing of the past and your bathtub will look like new again!
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The single biggest threat to your babies life as documented every year by every relevant US government agency is the threat when they are travelling in the car with you, friends or family.
Here are a few tips to make sure your baby will always be safe when travelling in a car.
Car Seats
When buying a car seat, make sure you look for;
A label that clearly states that it meets or exceeds the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
That the car seat is setup exactly and will suit a child of your weight and height
Really be that the seat you choose fits your child perfectly - Infants one year or younger and up to 20 pounds must be placed in a rear-facing seat, toddlers (older than 1 year and between 20 and 40 pounds) may use a forward-facing seat, and children who are between 40 and 80 pounds need to be placed in a booster seat.
Check recent car seat recalls before making a purchase
Be aware of the type of seat belts your car has; all car seats are not compatible with all seat belts
Consider choosing a seat that is upholstered in fabric - it may be more comfortable for your child.
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Here is my Hot & Cold Minor League Player report for this week. As you all know by now, this is similar to the weekly Hot Sheet on Baseball America, except that it focuses only on Dodger minor league players and will not only look at the players that are doing well, but will also feature players who are struggling. Also included in this post in the update about where each Dodger minor league team is in terms of standings and how the teams did during the past week.
Albuquerque Isotopes: 24 - 18, 2nd place in the PCL American South Division. The Isotopes went 4 and 2 this past week.
Chattanooga Lookouts: 21 - 22, 3rd place in the SOU North Division. The Lookouts went 2 and 4 this past week.
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes: 26 - 18, 1st place in the CAL South Division. The Quakes went 3 and 4 this past week.
Great Lakes Loons: 26 - 17, 1st place in the MID Eastern Division. The Loons went 3 and 3 this past week.
Hot Hitters:
JD Closser (AAA): .333 average, 1.083 SLG %, 1.512 OPS, 3 HR's, 4 RBI's - The 31 year catcher showed he still has something left with a great week at the plate. AJ Ellis is obviously still ahead of him on the catching depth chart, but should something happen to Ellis and either Navarro or Barajas I would imagine that Closser would be next in line.
Blake Smith (HiA): .333 average, .762 SLG%, 1.095 OPS, 3 HR's, 4 RBI's - The streaky hitting continues for Smith as he has alternated between the hot and cold list in each of the past 3 weeks. Blake became the first player in the organization to reach double digit homers, and leads the Dodger minor leaguers with 31 RBI's.
Trent Oeltjen (AAA): .412 average, .524 OB%, .994 OPS, 3 RBI's, 2 SB's - Oeltjen had another good week to boost his OPS above 1.000, and in total Trent is having a better overall season than both Trayvon Robinson and Jamie Hoffmann. Of course he's not on the 40 man roster anymore, but is it possible he'll get a chance to play with the Dodgers again in 2011?
Casio Grider (LoA): .400 average, .933 OPS, 3 RBI's, 1 SB - Grider strung together a few good games late in the week to make this list. For the season the speedy middle infielder has 9 SB's, an average of .292, and a surprising OPS of .856, although he has been getting a bit lucky as his BABIP is .403 so far in 2011.
More after the jump
Cold Hitters:Trayvon Robinson (AAA): .056 average, .222 SLG %, .278 OPS, 44.4% K rate - Not a good week for Trayvon, although his one hit was a homer. He's allowed a down week every now and then, but hopefully he turns it around soon and cuts down on those strikeouts.
Austin Gallagher (HiA): .105 average, .211 SLG %, .401 OPS - Gallagher has been ice cold, going 0 for 4 in each of his last four games. His season average has dropped down to .295, although he has maintained a solid walk to strikeout ratio.
Jonathan Garica (LoA): .150 average, .200 SLG %, .461 OPS, 39.1% K rate - After his hot start, Garcia has fallen on tough times. He hasn't hit a homer in a couple of weeks, and has seen his average drop down to .248 for the season. He also needs to improve his walk to strikeout rate, which is currently 1 walk for every 5 strikeouts.
Michael Pericht (LoA): .118 average, .118 OB%, .471 OPS, 47.1% K rate - Speaking of strikeouts, Pericht K'd in almost half of his plate appearances this week. While he did have one homer during that stretch, his OPS for the season is still just .706, which is definitely low for a 6'5" power hitting catcher.
Hot Pitchers:
Nate Eovaldi (AA): 10 IP, 16 K's, 1.80 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 1.50 FIP, 14.4 K/9 - Eovaldi struck out 8 batters in each of this 2 starts this week, allowing just 2 total runs in 10 innings. The 21 year old now has a sub 3 ERA and a batting average against of just .203, and so far he is having the bounce-back year that we were all hoping for.
Matt Magill (HiA): 8 IP, 1.13 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 1.08 FIP, 11.25 K/9 - Magill had a magnificent start this week, throwing 8 strong innings and striking out a season high 10 batters. While he's been slightly more hittable this year when compared to 2010 (.251 batting average against in 2011 vs .194 in 2010), his ERA is still a sparkling 2.81 and he's allowed just 1 homer in 48 innings.
Tim Sexton (LoA): 5 IP, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 2.20 FIP, 12.6 K/9 - Sexton had his second quality start in a row this week, and that earned him a promotion all the way up to AAA. While he's probably just filling in for the Isotopes short term, it's an opportunity for him to really make a name for himself against much older competition.
Javier Solano (HiA): 3 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP, 1.53 FIP, 12.0 K/9 - Small sample size this week, but if you include his appearances from last week as well you can see that Solano has finally seemed to find a groove here in 2011. It's the first time this season he's had 3 straight scoreless appearances, and his strikeout totals seem to be picking up as well.
Cold Pitchers:
Gustavo Gomez (LoA): 4.2 IP, 19.28 ERA, 2.57 WHIP, 7.70 FIP - The soon to be 20 year old struggled mightily this week in his 2 appearances, one of them being his first start in a full season league. I'm sure better days are ahead of him, so let's just hope that he keeps his spot in the rotation for now to prove he's better than his current stats.
Mike Drowne (LoA): 3.2 IP, 9.82 ERA, 2.18 WHIP, 4.29 FIP - It's a little unfair to put Drowne on this list given that this week was his professional pitching debut after being converted from an outfielder, but there really weren't many other cold pitchers this week. Drowne allowed 5 total runs in his 2 appearances this week, although his FIP wasn't too bad because he struck out more than a batter per inning.
Red Patterson (LoA): 4.2 IP, 7.71 ERA, 2.14 WHIP, 3.8 K/9 - Patterson only had one poor outing this week and it wasn't really even that bad, but again there weren't many Dodger minor league pitchers this week that struggled so I had to pick somebody. This was Red's first sub-par outing since his first start of the season, so his stats for the year are still pretty solid.


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It is with great sadness that we announce that Anastasia (Anne) Michals, President of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey Philoptochos Sisterhood fell asleep in the Lord on Thursday, February 21, 2019.
Anastasia will be remembered for her devotion to the Greek Orthodox Faith, leadership and extraordinary legacy of philanthropy. She was a dedicated member of the Greek Orthodox Church, Leadership 100 and many notable organizations. She was appointed President Metropolis of New Jersey Philoptochos since 2011.


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Canephron ® Uno
Traditional herbal medicinal product for the supportive treatment and to supplement specific measures in the case of mild complaints (such as frequent urination, burning sensation and increased urination) in the context of inflammatory diseases of the lower urinary tract; for flushing the urinary tract to reduce the build-up of kidney gravel. The medicinal product is a traditional herbal medicinal product that is registered for the area of application solely on the basis of many years of use.
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• Pain-relieving 1,2
• Antispasmodic sup> 1,3
• Bacteria flushing sup> 4
• Anti-inflammatory sup> 1,2
Comprehensive treatment of symptoms of cystitis
Burning and painful urination? Constant urge to go to the toilet and only little urine? Women in particular are familiar with these complaints: every second woman suffers from a cystitis at least once in her life. The symptoms of a cystitis usually appear suddenly, are very uncomfortable and stressful in everyday life. It is therefore advisable to intervene at the first signs of a bladder infection in order to treat the symptoms quickly and comprehensively. Canephron ® Uno treats the symptom complex comprehensively thanks to its 4-fold effect - so you feel better again faster.
Unique herbal triple combination
The traditional herbal medicine Canephron ®Uno has proven itself in the supportive treatment of bladder infections *. It contains a combination of rosemary, centaury and lovage.
Canephron ® Uno relieves burning sensation and pain 1,2, relieves bladder cramps 1,3 and supports the flushing out of bacteria 4 . The comprehensive treatment of the symptom complex ensures rapid improvement of the unpleasant symptoms.
Adults and adolescents from 12 years of age take 3 x 1 coated tablet daily, preferably whole, with a little liquid, eg a glass of water. An abundant supply of fluids during the treatment phase supports the therapy.
The distressing symptoms of cystitis usually appear suddenly and require comprehensive treatment. Canephron ® Uno breaks through the unpleasant symptom complex thanks to its 4-fold effect. The herbal medicine has a pain-relieving effect 1,2, an antispasmodic 1,3, a bacterial flushing 4 and an anti-inflammatory 1,2 - with a simple intake of only 3x1 dragee daily.
Around every second woman will suffer from a cystitis at least once in their life. In 20-30% of those affected there are even recurring complaints 5 .
Tip: Add Canephron ® Uno to your medicine cabinet . If you start treatment directly at the first signs, the risk of the infection flaring up again can be reduced.
In a clinical study with over 600 patients, Canephron ® 6 was compared with the most commonly prescribed antibiotic in the treatment of acute, uncomplicated cystitis 7 . The result: 84% of the patients treated with Canephron ® did not require any antibiotic therapy.
If you want to do without antibiotics in the case of a bladder infection, speak to your doctor or pharmacist actively.
Tips for the first signs of a cystitis
When you notice the first signs of a bladder infection, it is important that you take action quickly! Then the chances are good to get the complaints under control more quickly:
• Drink a lot
• Always ensure warm feet and protective clothing in the kidney and abdominal area
• A hot water bottle relaxes the bladder and relieves pain
• For the supportive treatment of inflammatory diseases For the urinary tract there is the herbal medicine Canephron ® Uno - with the effective
phytonutrients from rosemary, centaury and lovage FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:
What is Canephron ®UNO and what is it used for?
Canephron ® Uno is a traditional herbal medicine for the supportive treatment and to supplement specific measures in the case of mild complaints (such as frequent urination, burning sensation when urinating and increased urination) in the context of inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract; for flushing the urinary tract to reduce the build-up of kidney gravel.
Which active ingredients are contained in Canephron ® Uno?
Canephron ® Uno contains the unique herbal triple combination of rosemary, centaury and lovage as active ingredients .
How to take Canephron ® Uno?
Please take a single dose of Canephron ® Uno 3 times a day (morning, noon, evening) . Canephron ® Uno is best swallowed whole with some liquid, eg a glass of water.
When should Canephron ® Uno not be taken?
In case of hypersensitivity to the active ingredients, to other apiaceae (umbellifers, e.g. anise, fennel), to anethole (component of essential oils) or to one of the other ingredients; not used for gastric ulcers; No flushing therapy in the case of edema due to impaired cardiac or kidney function and / or if a reduced fluid intake has been recommended by the doctor.
Do not use in children under 12 years of age. For more details, please refer to the instruction leaflet.
Can I take Canephron ® Uno if I am pregnant?
Ask your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if you are pregnant or breast-feeding, if you suspect you may be pregnant or planning to become pregnant. The use of Canephron ® Uno during pregnancy can be considered if the doctor deems it necessary. It is not known whether Canephron ® Uno or its active ingredients / breakdown products are excreted in breast milk. Canephron ® Uno should not be used during breastfeeding.
What form of Canephron ®is suitable for patients with lactose intolerance?
If you suffer from lactose intolerance, we recommend the use of Canephron ® N drops. Canephron ® N drops are lactose-free.
What is the advantage of Canephron ® Uno compared to Canephron ® N coated tablets?
The single coated tablet from Canephron ® contains Uno in comparison to Canephron ®N dragee double the amount of active ingredient. This reduces the dosage to just 3 x 1 dragee per day. The amount of active ingredient ingested per day is equivalent. This not only improves adherence to therapy, but also increases the safety of the therapy and minimizes the risk of errors in taking or deviations from the recommended dosage.
* Canephron ® is a traditional herbal medicine for the supportive treatment and to supplement specific measures in the case of mild complaints (such as frequent urination, burning sensation and increased urination) in the context of inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract.
1This refers to mild complaints such as a burning sensation when urinating, pain and cramps in the abdomen as they typically occur in the context of inflammatory urinary tract diseases.
2 Anti-inflammatory properties of Canephron ® have been demonstrated in the experimental test model and anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties in the living organism.
3 Canephron ® antispasmodic properties have been demonstrated in an experimental test model on human bladder strips.
4 Adhesion-reducing properties of Canephron ®were proven in the experimental test model. The adhesion of bacteria to the bladder mucous membrane is reduced and this supports the flushing out of the bacteria.
5 Foxman B et al. AJPH 1985, 75 (11): 1308 - 1313.
6 The study was conducted with Canephron ® performed N dragees. The amount of active ingredient ingested per day of Canephron ® N Dragees and Canephron ® Uno is equivalent.
7 Wagenlehner et al. Urol Int. 2018; 101 (3): 327-336. doi: 10.1159 / 000493368.


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The Foam of His Gasping - Psalm 76 Sermon, June Prayer Service
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday June 6th 2018: Season of Pentecost / Psalm 76 "The Foam of His Gasping"
In Judah God is known;
His name is great in Israel.
His abode has been established in Salem,
His dwelling place in Zion.
There He broke the flashing arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.
Glorious are You, more majestic
than the mountains full of prey.
The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil;
they sank into sleep;
all the men of war
were unable to use their hands.
At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
both rider and horse lay stunned.
But You, You are to be feared!
Who can stand before You
when once Your anger is roused?
From the heavens You uttered judgment;
the earth feared and was still,
when God arose to establish judgment,
to save all the humble of the earth.
Surely the wrath of man shall praise You;
the remnant of wrath You will put on like a belt.
Make your vows to the LORD your God and perform them;
let all around Him bring gifts
to Him who is to be feared,
who cuts off the spirit of princes,
who is to be feared by the kings of the earth.
Let us pray: May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts be acceptable in Your sight O Lord. Amen.
Grace peace and mercy to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Good Christian Friends. Three months ago we heard Asaph in Psalm 74 ask, "O God, why do You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where You have dwelt."[1] And then Asaph ends that Psalm praying, "Arise, O God, defend Your cause; remember how the foolish scoff at You all the day! Do not forget the clamor of Your foes, the uproar of those who rise against You, which goes up continually!"[2] Our Psalm tonight Psalm 76, like last month's Psalm 75 gives answer to what Asaph asks; what he writes as a prayer for the people.
Living as a child of God Almighty there is always a mysterious kind of tension at work. If you're busy and things are going well you don't put much thought into it but when thing go horribly wrong, when you are in danger, or real trouble you suddenly want God to act and act quickly and decisively. You want Him to be swift and terrible towards those opposed to Him, to the ones in opposition against you as an heir of His kingdom. Yet when it is a trouble of your own making, a sin that you have committed against God, well then that's different, you then desire God to be patient, enduring, and tolerant toward you.
Last Sunday we had confirmation of Baptism for nine of our young folks and they received a single confirmation verse. One verse for all of them together, a verse they all worked on memorizing through the year, one that teaches the nature of God. This God who is more majestic than the mountains full of prey to hunt, who indeed breaks the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war is also the LORD who "is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love."[3] That was their verse, "the LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love," and if you read the next verse in Psalm 145 it says, "The LORD is good to all, and His mercy is over all that He has made," including your enemies, including the ones Asaph pleads about in Psalm 74 and talks again about in Psalm 75, and now here in Psalm 76 talks of again: the wicked men, men of violence, men of contempt and unbelief, the complacent men satisfied in their wealth with no care for their neighbour, the greedy men of war looking to eat up what God had promised of old to the Children of Israel, even all of these are men who God has made, even all of these are men who the LORD is merciful to. What does St. Peter in the New Testament say, "The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance."[4] "Any," "Any" is a big word, it includes even your enemies, even those who are hard pressed against you. And there's that tension, 'dear God how long! Act now! Be swift; vanquish Your enemies, put to flight and destroy those who hate me and hate You, dear God!" But then God waits and doesn't strike immediately He shows patience to them in the same kind of way that He shows patient towards you. But will you be glad about that love and mercy or will you fall into the trap, the temptation of impatience and bitterness, the snare set for you by the devil and your old Adam? Will you fall into disbelief thinking that God's failure to act is proof that He doesn't exist?
As we wait for the LORD to take decisive action Asaph in Psalm 76 reminds us why we need to strive towards the same sort of patience and mercy of the LORD in our trouble when he reminds us about the fact that God has His limits; that He will indeed act, that however slow He may seem to be to you He will not go on forever, when Asaph says, "But You [O LORD,] You are to be feared!" And why: Asaph says because, "Who can stand before You when once Your anger is roused?" The answer is no one. Asaph in verse 6 of this Psalm says "At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse lay stunned." The mighty war horse and its rider, a whole army is but nothing to the LORD, all of humanity from Adam to today to The Last Day could not band together to defeat God, once His anger is roused no one can subdue God, none can contest with Him and prevail, they, like Jacob, can only do so if God is gracious and merciful toward them like a father who lets his small son win at wrestling out of love. The British poet Lord Byron gave a striking interpretation of this verse from Psalm 76 about the horse and its rider who lay rebuked by the LORD, the poet Byron put it like this,
"and there lay the steed with his nostril all wide,
but through it there rolled no breath of his pride,
and the foam of his gasping lay white on the turf,
and cold as the spray of the rock-beating surf.
And there lay the rider distorted and pale,
with the dew on his brow and the rust on his mail."[5]
Dead, the rider cannot wipe the morning dew from his brow, the horse cannot get up from where it has fallen, the armor of the rider rusts and there is no amount of pride or honour or willpower that will make them rise up from where they lay rebuked by the LORD.
This is why we say in our time of confession and absolution in Divine Service 4, "If You, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with You there is forgiveness, that You may be feared."[6] Today Asaph is prophetically talking about prideful men who would attack the Children of Israel and their inheritance, the inheritance promised by God with no trepidation. They did not believe in the God of Jacob and believing Him to be nothing but a fable, a made up god, they advanced on Jerusalem with no fear that He would act. This Psalm is connected to the attack of Sennacherib king of Assyria and his army in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah when he came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them,[7] he took every last one of them, nothing seemed to stop him, he had no way of thing that anything would stop him, but when Sennacherib was about to come up against Jerusalem, the city of David also known by the names Salem and Zion the promised dwelling place of God Sennacherib's army was defeated. King Hezekiah came to God in prayer saying, "O LORD, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; You have made heaven and earth. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God. Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed. So now, O LORD our God, save us, please, from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You, O LORD, are God alone."[8]
And what does our Psalm tonight say? Psalm 76 says, "From the heavens You uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still, when God arose to establish judgment, to save all the humble of the earth." King Hezekiah in Jerusalem didn't trust in his army, he didn't trust in the power of his war horses, in humility he turned to God in prayer and the Almighty responded saying, "Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with a shield or cast up a siege mound against it. By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, declares the LORD. For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."
And that night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went home and lived at Nineveh." But Sennacherib was not long for this world, he had not escaped, he didn't recognize the Hand of God in this defeat, he was given some time to see it but he didn't see it, he didn't come to repentance, he instead continued to worship his own god Nisroch and has he worshipped this false god two of his sons, "struck him down with the sword and escaped into the land of Ararat,"[9] his false god didn't raise a finger to save Sennacherib and in the end his son Esarhaddon "reigned in his place."
All the Psalms are about Christ Jesus, what then can we think when we look at this prayer of Asaph's, this prayer that deals with the destruction of Sennacherib and his army? In the Old Testament the faithful waited for God to act, for the promised messiah to come and redeem, to save, and they needed to be faithful in their waiting, they needed to be patient trusting that the Lord would indeed act. Saint Paul describes the way in which God finally acted like this, He says, "But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of woman, born under the law,"[10] in the fullness of time, not on my schedule, not on your schedule, but on God's schedule. Today we wait for the return of Christ and we are called to be patient, to be trusting, to live our lives remembering that Christ will indeed come in the fullness of time again, and that no amount of pridefullness, no personal grandeur or intellect will stand in the face of the rebuke of God on That Day. In fact, we today, tomorrow and on That Day, we who are the heirs of the kingdom, you in your baptism, simply trust in His promises fulfilled at the cross and the empty tomb; and the one who believed that there was no God – is no God – and that Christ was just a man, if He even was a man at all, those who believed like that will perish in the second death and will go into hell for all eternity, and those who trusted in the Lord and believed on Him will be rescued from their trouble once and for all, they will be restored and redeemed unto eternal life in Christ Jesus.
You do not know the day or the hour of Christ's returning. Yet you can look at moments like the destruction of Sennacherib and his army from the Old Testament as an example of God in action, an example that points forward to Good Friday and Easter morning, a time when God was in action redeeming and saving His people, that points yet again forward yet again to the vindication that awaits you on The Last Day. The Day when the wrath of man shall praise God; for it is written, "that [on That Day] at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."[11] There is no escaping it – on That Day they will confess it to their condemnation, but you on That Day will confess it with great joy unto everlasting life. Remain faithful, trust in Christ and the works of God Almighty. Amen.
Let us pray:
Lord have mercy on us, Christ have mercy on us, Lord have mercy on us, "take our minds and think through them, take our lips and speak through them, take our hearts and set them on fire; for the sake of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Amen.
[1] Psalm 74:1–2
[2] Psalm 74:22–23
[3] Psalm 145:8–9
[4] 2 Peter 3:9
[5] "The Destruction of Sennacherib" by Lord Byron, from his collection of poems, Hebrew Melodies, 1815.
[6] Psalm 130:3–4
[7] 2 Kings 18:13
[8] 2 Kings 19:15–19
[9] 2 Kings 19:32–37
[10] Galatians 4:4
[11] Philippians 2:10–11


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Here's the thing– I'm obsessed with Greek salad.
Like, obsessed.
I could eat it all day every day, especially now that it's getting warmer… but let's be honest, salad just isn't that filling.
There. I said it.
I am not one of those people who can simply eat a salad for lunch and be fine for hours later. When I eat salads as my main meal, I always find that within an hour I'm already combing the fridge for what else I can snack on. Not healthy.
Which is why, I've found my newest obsession– Greek pasta.
While no, this pasta isn't something you'll actually find in Greece (unless you can? Please, correct me if I'm wrong!), it simply mimics Greek salad in terms of yumminess.
I found I've been making this for lunch lately multiple times a week, and as summer comes rolling in I can only imagine I'll be making it even more.
It's quick (10-minutes or less!), it's delicious, and it's decently healthy for a pasta dish. Plus, the ingredients are so simple, I find I always have them on hand.
So without further ado, here's the recipe for my favorite Greek pasta!
- 1 cup of uncooked pasta (I used mini farfalle)
- 8-10 cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cucumber
- Crumbled feta cheese
- 2-3 tbs ranch dressing
Bring 4-6 quarts of water to a boil in a medium pot.
Add in the pasta and cook pasta until al dente; around 7 minutes. For a softer pasta cook for an additional minute or two!
While the pasta is still cooking, wash and cut your tomatoes and cucumber into small bits. It's up to you whether you leave the skin of the cucumber on or off– I personally leave mine on.
When the pasta is done cooking, strain it and pour it back into the pot.
Add your tomatoes, cucumber and ranch dressing to the pasta. Mix well.
Serve into individual portions and sprinkle a little feta cheese on top to taste! Mmm.
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A pair of Pennsylvania Republicans have been tapped to serve on a committee dedicated to helping elect fellow Republicans to state legislatures across the nation.
On Monday, the Republican State Leadership Committee announced that House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Centre) will serve on the 2021 Republican Legislative Campaign Committee Executive Committee.
Cutler will serve as the Finance Chair for the RLCC Executive Committee, while Corman will be one of the three Energy Chairs.
"In a cycle where we were supposed to be playing defense in a number of key states, hitting the ground running early to raise resources and recruit candidates that reflected their districts paved the way for us to end 2020 on offense. We need to be even more committed to those two goals this time around, as Democrats have shown us they have no intention of slowing down when it comes to investing in legislative races," said RLCC Chairwoman and Louisiana Senate Majority Leader Sharon Hewitt. "I'm excited to work with the fantastic executive committee we put together to ensure state Republicans continue holding the line against the radical liberal agenda coming out of Democrat controlled Washington."
RSLC President Dee Duncan also touted Republicans defending all 59 GOP-led legislative chambers in the 2020 election cycle, while also flipping two additional chambers in the press release.
"Our new executive committee members will play key roles in providing Republicans across the country the resources they need to fight back against the liberal money machine, keep winning tough races, and shape the direction of the Republican Party for years to come," Duncan said.
Pennsylvania is one of eleven states to have multiple elected officials selected to serve on the RLCC Executive Committee.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee slammed the RLCC Executive Committee as being "far-right conspiracy-spreading legislators."
"These legislators have entertained extremist movements and spread dangerous conspiracy theories about the election," said DLCC President Jessica Post. "Anyone that cares about our democracy should think twice before working with the RSLC and elevating these far-right, anti-democratic lawmakers."
"If the RSLC and national Republicans don't condemn their extremist positions and actually give them seats on their executive committee, then we can only assume that they endorse them," Post continued.
The press release from the DLCC also specifically singled out four Republicans, including Cutler.
The DLCC criticized Cutler for signing on to a joint letter, along with other Republicans in the state legislature, urging the state's congressional delegation to object to the state's electoral votes going to Joe Biden. Then-President Donald Trump sent out a tweet in early-December thanking Cutler for the push to nullify Biden's victory in Pennsylvania.
Although Democrats had high hopes in building off of the momentum from the 2018 election in the state legislature, Republicans held strong in the Keystone State in 2020. Democrats and Republicans broke even in the state Senate during the most recent election, while Republicans expanded their majority in the state House. Republicans currently hold the majority in both chambers.


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Dementia Slowed by Light Therapy
Author: wunschartDementia Slowed by Light Therapy
This article ends with the statement, that "light therapy is completely non-invasive". This is an opinion which is waiting for a scientific proof. Recent research could show that light has an impact on the endocrine system and the integrity of the retinal metabolism and function, especially in elder individuals. Therefore light is NOT non-invasive!
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Spotlight on Deb Raney and Within this Circle
Deborah Raney is at work on her seventeenth novel. Her books have won the RITA Award, the HOLT Medallion, the National Readers' Choice Award and the Silver Angel from Excellence in Media. Deborah's first novel, A Vow to Cherish, inspired the World Wide Pictures film of the same title. Deb also serves on the advisory board of American Christian Fiction Writers. She and her husband, Ken Raney, have four children and enjoy small-town life in Kansas.
By Deborah Raney
Published by Steeple Hill
1. This is the sequel to your much-loved debut novel, A Vow to Cherish, a book that went on to be made into a world-renowned beloved movie. Now, you've got John and Julia with a new lease on life. What gave you the inspiration for this story?
It's always hard to let my characters go, so as I near the end of a book I'm always thinking about where the characters will go after the epilogue. More than once, I've realized that my characters' story wasn't quite finished. That was the case with Within This Circle. I wanted to explore how Ellen's death from early-onset Alzheimer's disease might affect her daughter.
2. How much of your own experiences influenced the characters of John and Julia?
John and Julia's marriage is definitely very much like my husband and mine--the affectionate teasing and the enjoyment of each other. Even some of the things that cause tension in their marriage. But we've never dealt with many of the challenges my fictional couple deals with--loss of a spouse, a second marriage, raising grandchildren, etc.
3. What themes exist in Within this Circle that you hope the reader sees? Are there any themes that weren't overt but developed as the story progressed?
Probably the main theme--the seed that inspired the story--was the issue of grandparents raising their grandchildren. It seemed that everywhere I turned I was reading an article, or hearing of a situation where couples were finding themselves--long after the empty nest--as guardians of their grandchildren. How difficult it would be, after you've raised your kids, to, in effect, start the parenting task all over again. The novel also explores depression, and how it can paralyze us. Other themes include workaholism and its effect on families, depression, and the importance of extended family.
4. What were your most difficult parts to write? Your favorite?
Without giving too much away, the scenes of Jana in Colorado required the most research, and I'm not crazy about research. I drew from several vacations spent in an A-frame cabin in the Colorado mountains. That cabin was the model for the one in my book, but there were still many things I had to research to make those scenes credible. My favorite scene to write was the happy ending. It was so gratifying to walk my characters through their difficulties and bring their story to a satisfying resolution.
5. When is your next book coming out and what is the story?
Coming December 1 is my novella "Finally Home" in the Missouri Memories anthology from Barbour, about a vietnam vet who falls in love with a war protester. My next full-length book is the second Clayburn novel coming in March from Howard/Simon & Schuster. Leaving November follows artist Jackson Linder (readers will remember him as the gallery owner from Remember to Forget). Jack is fresh out of rehab and determined to get his life back on track. But he hasn't counted on falling in love with Vienne Kenney, who's back in Clayburn after failing the bar exam--twice. I'm at work on the third Clayburn novel and thoroughly enjoying "living" in my fictional little Kansas town (which is much like the real Kansas town I live in.)
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Thank you, Deb, for being in the spotlight. Readers, leave a comment for your chance to be entered in the drawing for a FREE, autographed copy of Within this Circle. If you don't wish to be entered, but still wish to comment, say so when you post. This week, the contest is open to US/Canada residents only.
11 comments:
- Kim said...
Tiff, I feel compelled to enter this drawing. My family is dealing first hand with many of the issues this book addresses. Interested to see how it is handled in fiction. Thanks!
berlysue.blogspot.com - November 14, 2007 10:11 AM
Thanks for a great interview. I've enjoyed many of Deb's books and look forward to reading this one. Thanks for entering me in the drawing.
email@example.com - November 14, 2007 11:21 AM
- ChristyJan said...
Great interview. This sequel sounds like a wonderful read. Please enter me to win a copy of WITHIN THIS CIRCLE.
- November 14, 2007 12:25 PM
- Angela said...
Defently enter me to win a copy!
- November 15, 2007 11:13 AM
- Unknown said...
I'd love to win this.
Thanks! - November 15, 2007 1:03 PM
- Deborah Raney said...
Tiff, thanks so much for a great interview. I wish everyone could win a copy of Within This Circle, but I look forward to sending my new book out to one of you.
Blessings on the coming weekend!
Deb~ - November 15, 2007 4:21 PM
- tetewa said...
This sounds great, I'd like to be entered! firstname.lastname@example.com
- November 18, 2007 12:22 PM
- Miralee Ferrell said...
I don't know if Deb's contest is closed yet, but if not, please enter me? I've been wanting to read Deb's books and just haven't picked on up yet. This one sounds like an excellent place to start.
- November 23, 2007 5:44 PM
- Angela said...
Id love to win this book! Sign me up
- November 24, 2007 2:06 AM
- Tiffany Amber Stockton said...
Thanks to everyone for your comments and support. Unfortunately, there can only be one winner and that is:
Congratulations! I have a Kim F. and a Kim L. If you're one of those, I have your mailing information. If not, send it to me, and I'll see that Deb gets the book right out to you.
Everyone else, check the other spotlights to see if you've won! - December 13, 2007 2:31 PM
- Kim said...
I sent you an email with my contact information using the link on your site. Let me know if you don't get it.
I can't wait to read this!! - December 13, 2007 3:23 PM


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Semi-Detached House – 3 Beds – 3 Baths
Thomond Hall is one of the most exclusive gated communities in Ballymahon, surrounded by peaceful countryside but still part of the town. Entrance to this well-maintained and beautifully landscaped estate is by means of a private gated entrance which runs alongside the Inny River. Number 17 is near the end of a cul-de-sac within hearing distance of the flowing river waters in front of this lovely home.
Accommodation comprises of the following;
Entrance Hall: (5.12m x 1.73m) light-filled entrance hall with teak front door & glass panels, polished porcelain tiled floor, centre light with centrepiece & coving and oak staircase. To the left, there is a wheelchair-friendly toilet, fully tiled with WC & whb, extractor fan, window, mirror & chrome fittings.
Living-room: (4.87m x 3.65m) Semi-solid oak flooring, electric fireplace, storage heater, downlighting, coving, tv & phone points, curtain pole & curtains with roller blind.
Kitchen/Dining area: (4.87m x 3.25m) Polished porcelain tiled flooring, fitted shaker style beech kitchen units with sink and plumbed for dishwasher, built-in oven, hob & extractor fan, tiled backsplash, centre light, curtain pole & curtains, storage heater.
Utility Room: (3.25m x 1.69m) fitted countertop and units, plumbed for washing machine & dryer, tiled floor, centre light, back door.
First Floor Accommodation:
Solid oak staircase & elongated side window, hot press, with semi-solid oak flooring throughout, coving & light fitting.
Bedroom1: Rear aspect (3.50m x 3.31m) Wood flooring, window with curtain pole & curtains, centre light, fan heater.
Bedroom 2: Front aspect (3.50m x 3.63m) Master bedroom, wood flooring, window with curtain pole & curtains, centre light, fan heater, tv point.
Ensuite: (3.15m x 1.09m) fully tiled, large tray shower cubicle, WC & whb, extractor fan, wall heater, mirror & chrome fittings.
Bedroom 3: Front aspect (4.32m x 2.70m) Wood flooring, window with curtain pole & curtains, centre light, fan heater.
Main Bathroom: (3.27m x 1.96m) fully tiled, WC, whb & bath with separate shower cubicle, mirror, chrome fittings, ext fan and window with roller blind.
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Property Features
· Electric storage Heating.
· Double glazed PVC windows.
. Georgian style internal architraves with solid oak doors.
. Garden shed.
. Patio area.
. Parking
. Fully alarmed.
Type: Semi Detached Sale Agreed
Price: €185,000
Bed Rooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3
Internet: High Speed
Sewer: Mains
Back Boiler: No
Stove: No
School: 5 Mins Drive
Park: 2 mins walk
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text: Event Directory Search for upcoming events Picks and Previews Plan ahead to check out these not-to-be-missed events All Theatre Dance Music Film & Media Visual Art Literary Festival Promotion Free Festival Jasper Kuipers' Finity Calling can be see in the Possible Worlds pack on November 22 | Still: Courtesy of Quickdraw Animation Society Nov. 21, 2019 - Nov. 24, 2019 GIRAF Animation Festival Quickdraw Animation Society showcases the best of independent works for milestone year Amy Jo Espetveidt Location Various Venues Price Pay-What-You-Can Buy Tickets Back for its 15th year with a special pay-what-you-can model, join Quickdraw Animation Society for its annual festival showcasing the best of independent animation from around the globe. The Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival (GIRAF) celebrates the spirit of independent, underground, and experimental animation. GIRAF always shares films that push the boundaries of what animation is capable of as a medium and this year's lineup is no exception! "GIRAF has spent 15 years making the case that animation is a vital, surprising, expressive, and complex artistic medium, by showcasing the best short and feature animated films from around the world," says Quickdraw Animation Society Executive Director Peter Hemminger. "The best way to see that is by, well, seeing that. We want everyone to have the chance to fall in love with this medium, so we've made this year's festival pay-what-you-can. Really, there's no excuse not to give it a shot." Hemminger also points out that the lineup is full of mature works not meant for young audiences. With quirky and stunning animation alike, this year's festival features stop-motion and VFX legend Phil Tippett, animators Sonya Reynolds and Lauren Hortie, and so much more. Don't miss this celebration of the art of animation and be sure to check out these fantastic events: On LGBTQ2S+ Animation November 21, 2019, 7:00pm Globe Cinema (617 8th Ave. SW) Pay-what-you-can A short collection of essays and comics exploring queer contributions to the art form, celebrate its launch at the festival's opening screening. Featuring contemporary animation from queer creators, Lauren Hortie and Sonya Reynolds (aka MidKnife Films) will be in attendance and sharing their gorgeous, shadow-puppet-style stories of Toronto's queer history. giraffest.ca Possible Worlds November 22, 2019, 11:00pm Globe Cinema (617 8th Ave. SW) Pay-what-you-can Anything is possible in an animated world! From Zorg II's curiously collaged epic about a would-be alien movie star to the striking strangeness of Finity Calling's stop-motion realm, Possible Worlds is packed with visions you've never seen before. This shorts package is sure to be a festival highlight! giraffest.ca Local Animators Panel Discussion November 23, 2019, 12:30pm cSPACE King Edward (1721 29th Ave. SW) Pay-what-you-can Featuring a group of artists who've made animation careers here in Calgary, check out this conversation about how they made it happen as well as the benefits and the challenges of working as an animator in our city. The talk is sure to give aspiring artists some insight into what it takes to make a career here. giraffest.ca Phil Tippett's Mad God Trilogy November 23, 2019, 9:00pm Globe Cinema (617 8th Ave. SW) Pay-what-you-can An experimental animated film set in a Miltonesque world of monsters, mad scientists, and war pigs, this stunning work is directed by stop-motion and special effects master Phil Tippett. In it, every set, creature, and effigy is hand-crafted and painstakingly animated using traditional stop-motion techniques. Tippett will be in attendance so be sure to grab tickets while you can and don't miss this macabre masterpiece. giraffest.ca Chris J. Melnychuk Scholarship Spotlight November 24, 2019, 6:00pm QAS Studios (2011 10th Ave. SW) Pay-what-you-can The Quickdraw Animation Society has a long and proud tradition of helping aspiring animators create their first films, and one of the ways they do so is through the Chris J. Melnychuk Scholarship and Residency. Named for a long-time Quickdraw member with a passion for inspiring others, see a selection of scholarship films from recent years, plus work from the program's late namesake. giraffest.ca GIRAF Animation Festival runs November 21 to 24, 2019 and the full schedule can be found at giraffest.ca. All screenings for this anniversary year are pay-what-you-can thanks to a sponsorship from the Alberta Media Arts Alliance.


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At Twilio SendGrid, we always stress the importance of a strong email reputation, otherwise known as your sending reputation. Subscriber reactions to your emails drives this measure of how mailbox providers judge your reputation.
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Simply put, the quality of a sender's email reputation establishes whether a user's mailbox provider will direct all sent emails to user inboxes or whether their email will get sent to spam folders instead. Conversely, when recipients engage with your emails, your sending reputation improves—so future messages are more likely to reach the inbox.
According to the Data & Marketing Association's 2020 Consumer Email Tracker Report, only 58% of users check the spam folder of their personal inbox daily, as opposed to a much greater 95% of users who check their general inbox daily. In other words, for organizations looking to maximize email outreach efforts, sending reputation is everything.
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Validity's Sender Score is a free email reputation measurement, similar to how a credit score reflects your credit history. As your Sender Score increases on the scale from 0 to 100, your sending reputation improves—which benefits your email deliverability rate. This data is calculated on a rolling 30-day average and illustrates where your IP address ranks among others.
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When emails generate too many negative signals due to issues like spam complaints or deliveries to watchdog technologies like spam traps and honeypot addresses, you'll likely see increased deny listings of your IP, domain, or both.
While not all deny lists will significantly impact your delivery rates, increases in denylisting events can indicate your sending reputation is suffering. Try a free tool to watch for denylistings.
If you have multiple email addresses at different mailbox providers, try sending to all of them. While it's never safe to assume how a mailbox provider treats all your mail based on results returned to a single address, observing changes in how your emails land in your inboxes or spam folders can be a good indication. It could tell you if your reputation may be degrading, especially when combined with other data points.
And if your messages consistently land in your spam folder, try an email deliverability test by positively engaging with them by returning them to your inbox.
While these tools can help you check IP, sending, and domain reputation, spam score, and more, senders typically only use them reactively. Once they notice a problem, then they become concerned about their reputation authority.
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Date(s) - June 20, 2016
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Kwantlen First Nation Cultural Centre Longhouse
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In advance of National Aboriginal Day (June 21st, 2016), the TWU Aboriginal Partnership Council and the MA Counselling Phsychology program would like to invite you to an afternoon of learning and discussion focused on the release of the Truth & Reconciliation Summary Report. We're especially excited as we will be meeting in the Kwantlen First Nation Cultural Centre Long House!
When: Monday, June 20th from 1:00-4:30 pm
Where: 23684 Gabriel Lane, Fort Langley, BC V1M 2S4
Please RSVP to Jayne Cummins at [email protected] if you plan to attend.
The TRC Reading Challenge:
The TRC summary report was released in June 2015. It's just under 380 pages long and documents the history and legacy of Canada's residential school system, which the report says is "best described as 'cultural genocide'". The report also includes 94 calls to action with the aim of repairing the harm of residential schools while also moving forward with reconciliation.
Jennifer Manuel, from Duncan, B.C., launched an online campaign, the TRC Reading Challenge, to have people pledge to read or begin reading the novel-length report by National Aboriginal Day on June 21st.
There are three underlying principles behind the TRC Challenge and they feature prominently on the challenge website:
1. You care genuinely about the relationship between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in Canada.
2. You believe that improving this relationship requires meaningful, respectful, mutual dialogue, and that you cannot contribute to this dialogue unless you have first listened to the truths expressed by First Nations people.
3. You prefer to read the TRC Report yourself, rather than letting others interpret it for you, especially since they may not have actually read it themselves.