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Devoted to the Quest
This particular issue of Bates Magazine(winter 1998) really got to me. In addition to admiring Phyllis Graber Jensen's photo of the Quad after the ice storm and her fascinating portrait of Dennis Browne, I was amused by the planned-giving advertisement featuring classmate Lynn Willsey '54 and the 1953 basketball team.
I also was moved by the remembrance of Norm Levine '57. Normie and I were friends from childhood, and I was his counselor and coach at summer camp in East Parsonsfield. I suppose that I was a major influence in his decision to attend Bates. Norm didn't have an athlete's body, but he had the heart and desire to participate and to lead and teach so effectively.
To my knowledge, there are few institutions besides Bates more faithfully devoted to the spectacularly difficult and complex quest for opportunity and diversity on all levels. The only apparent place that Bates fails to compete on a level playing field is in football. And even there, the spirit and desire is evident.
Jonas Klein '54
Georgetown, Maine
An Insidious Incident
Reflecting upon the article "Pride and Prejudice" (On & Off Campus, winter 1998), I must conclude respectfully that the author of this piece failed to express the broader issues at hand.
The author stated a concern over the "growing number of homophobic acts on campus leading up to Coming Out Weekend. In particular, a series of 'Questioning Your Sexuality' posters, put up by the campus Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual Alliance, had repeatedly been defaced and/or torn down." Characterizing such dastardly deeds as representing the manifestation of a phobia misses the point. To me, they represent something considerably more insidious: the cessation of the free exchange of ideas. More to the point, a cornerstone of our Western heritage is torn down and defaced.
One evening in 1992, when I was a student at Bates, I put up several posters in Chase Hall advocating the reelection of then-President Bush. Though I put them up before dinner, by the time I had walked out, all of the posters had been torn down and lay strewn on the floor. This happened several times before I simply gave up. Now, I don't think that those who tore them down bore the symptoms of "Bushophobia" or "conservatophobia." Such terms would again miss the point that the entire community of learners suffers when any perspective is denied access to the minds (and judgments) of its members.
Such control of the free exchange of ideas invites comparison to policies of fascist and communist dictators, the supreme thought police. It is no different from stealing the campus newspaper to prevent others from reading a story we disagree with. How do we differ from the Nazi book burners in these cases?
Underlying both the defacement/tearing down of the GLBA's posters as well as the tearing down of my Bush posters is the same crime: the attempt to control the terms of the debate by squelching the free expression of its propositions. When Bates ceases to be a place where ideas can be aired and debated freely, it ceases to be an academy of learners and thinkers. It ceases to be a place where, by force of reason and logic, just notions are elevated and absurd ones are discarded in the crucible of open debate.
Bates ought to expend its efforts vigorously supporting the noble principles of the open expression of all ideas, rather than viewing acts that violate these principles as phobic of some group or idea. Indeed, the administration ought to consider whether members of the community who disagree with free speech ought to remain part of the community. The very mission and character of the College may be the real issue here. In the final analysis, any squelching of debate is an attempt at thought control and ultimately insults those who would prefer to make up their own minds, thank you very much.
Leon Nicholas '93
Norwalk, Connecticut
No More Lame Excuses
News flash to Keri Ann Fox, Taro Hagiwara, and Julie DeLaite: Life does not become less stressful after you leave college ("What's Intelligence Got to Do with It?" winter 1998). Leave behind your lame justifications and excuses! Quit smoking now, not later.
Tina Brickley '90
via e-mail
Art Brings Joy
Thank you so much for choosing to allow a selection of the Bates Museum of Art's collection to appear in the obituary section of Bates Magazine. It gave me great joy to scratch the surface of what must be a wonderful collection, without leaving the New York City area (where I am in my second year of a three-year fine art certificate program at the New York Studio School in Manhattan). I am sure the work is even more exciting in real life. I do remember being shown a Picasso linocut in the Museum – the colors were wonderful. The Japanese print (Hiroshige Ando, Scene at Kanagawa) included in the winter issue is particularly impressive. Bumping into great art daily is always a joy. While museums are wonderful, they cannot integrate art into one's daily life in the way public art or reproductions can.
Alexander Larsen '96
Jersey City, New Jersey
History behind the Name
I was delighted and dismayed by the "What's in a Name" article on the naming of 227 College Street as Nash House (On & Off Campus, winter 1998).
Delighted, because I feel the name is most appropriate; dismayed, because there was no mention of the efforts of my mother, Elizabeth Buschmann, in encouraging the College Trustees to so name that historic farmhouse, nor of our family who lived there for almost fifty years prior to the time the College acquired the property.
My father, August Buschmann, was professor of German at Bates from 1928 to 1971, and well known by many alumni, not only in the classroom, but also on the tennis and volleyball courts. Our family moved to 227 College Street in 1941 and lived there for forty-eight years. Present student residents have seen many of us, all saying "we grew up here," and indeed we did, three girls and four boys.
My own recollections of early days on campus include roller skating on the Quad with the Phillips, Berkelman, and Myhrman children and visits to "Uncle Norm" and "Auntie Marge" [Ross] at 32 Frye Street. During the war years, I watched the V-12 units march down College Street to the "Y" in Auburn (from the vantage point of my piano bench, where I had to practice for lessons with Professor Seldon Crafts!).
My memories, of course, could go on for miles, but the purpose in writing is to say: Bates, you were my home and home to my family for many years. I think some recognition of the Buschmann family should be included in the history of Nash House.
Just for the record, the following family members and others who spent College years at 227 College Street, are included as Bates alumni: Caroline Buschmann Barnes Linson '51, Dorothy L. Barnes '72, Marion Buschmann True '55, Robert C. True Jr. '55, Stephanie True Peters '87, Robert C. True III '91, Nancy Collins True '91, Friedrich King Buschmann '71, Margaret Kendall Buschmann '72, Myrna Milton Cook '55, and Leonardia Maskiewicz O'Brien '53.
Marion Buschmann True '55
Westboro, Massachusetts
Trouble in Paradise
There are problems at Bates College. Supposedly educated students are smoking cigarettes (and cigars?). The administration has not declared the campus to be smoke- free.
There are problems at Bates College. Homosexual militants disrupt the peace and tranquility of the campus and the administration does not have the courage and/or intelligence to stand up for Christian values.
There are problems at Bates College. An alleged sexual assault or attempted assault occurs on campus.
What good are new buildings if there is moral disintegration of the people in them? What good is education without basic values? New buildings will not save Bates. If the Roman Empire fell, so can a college. The people at Bates must solve the problems at Bates or Bates will not survive.
Douglas Hayman '71
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Whither "Quiet, Conservative" Bates?
To those of you who feel the views recently expressed in Bates Magazineby Mr. Charles Radcliffe '50 and others are an aberration, I can assure they are not.
I recently got together with five other grads, and a "state of the College" discussion soon began. Every member of our group was pleased to discover that he was not the only one who was disgusted with the way our alma mater was being run.
A historical reference is needed to understand the outrage that many of us harbor towards those who advance unwanted change on the College community. We came to Bates specifically because she was not Berkeley, Wellesley, or Harvard. We could walk across the Quad without having to dodge beatniks, gay-rights advocates, save-the- whales loonies, and all other forms of get-a-lifers that were so pervasive at those other schools. A quiet conservative school of students with solid mainstream values is what we longed for and found at Bates. We grew to love her for that. Sure, we had our share of non-conforming extremists, but they were small in number and most importantly, were ignored by students and the administration. You are going to get a certain number of misfits by the blind selection process of college admissions.
The difference in today's Bates is that the administration actively recruits, supports, and then bows to the pressure of these extreme groups. Nothing can better illustrate this point than the recent events regarding the gay-lesbian-bisexual, left-handed peanut- eating, all-around put-upon group and their "harrowing" experience of having their lavender montage mistakenly torn down ("Pride and Prejudice," On & Off Campus, winter 1998).
Seventy students, less than 5 percent of the population, cry a little bit and the administration immediately begs for forgiveness and signs some ridiculous agreement about initiatives to address homophobia on campus. It must be nice to know that your contributions to Bates will go to pay for speakers who campaign for the acceptance of "alternative" lifestyles, which directly oppose the parental teachings of many of the Bates students.
Parents, remember while you're signing those $30,000 tuition checks what exactly you are paying for: You are paying the salaries of an administration that actively promotes activities which many of you find immoral and unacceptable, an administration that does not have the backbone to stand up to a few protestors due to their mindless obsession with political correctness.
Clearly, the president and his cabal of deans are living in a politically correct world that has crumbled in the rest of the nation. Affirmative action is in its death throes across the country, having been rejected both at the ballot box and in the courts in Texas and California. Does that have any effect on the Bates administration? Of course not. They not only keep it but try to expand it with useless and costly so-called multicultural personnel and programs. Every time a subpar student is admitted with preference due to race, religion, sex -you know the drill – the worth of the diploma of every previous Bates student is diminished.
The current administration has steered the College off the cultural mainstream to a place far afield from the Bates we knew and loved. Therefore, the six of us decided that day to withhold our financial support. We do not do these things lightly. We do them not to destroy Bates but to save her. Her course righted, she could once again be an unmatched beacon of education, morality, and civility. Allowed to follow her present course, however, she is destined to spiral into the unfocused hedonistic maelstrom of mediocrity. We cannot and will not support this.
James Wakely '82
Medfield, Massachusetts
Real Threat Is from the Right
I was pleased to see that, despite his concerns as a "politically conservative" alumnus, Charles W. Radcliffe '50 intends to "stay engaged" with Bates (Letters, winter 1998).
Mr. Radcliffe's observations about the "war raging in academia," however, suggest that reality has eluded him. "Not since…the Middle Ages have the basic premises of liberal education been under such attack as they are today by the zealots of 'political correctness,'" writes Mr. Radcliffe, apparently unaware that he graduated from Bates in the midst of the American inquisition, a time when hundreds of teachers and professors were summarily dismissed for having the wrong thoughts and the House Un-American Activities Committee ordered colleges and universities to submit to the government lists of their textbooks and course readings.
In particular, Mr. Radcliffe finds intellectual inquiry threatened by "the political and social radicals of the 1960s [who] have captured academia." That is, after the social sciences spent decades providing enthusiastic support for a host of repugnant policies – Jim Crow laws, an attempt to overturn the Brown decision, restrictive immigration to prevent the influx of inferiors from Southern and Eastern Europe, and involuntary sterilization of "defectives" like epileptics, "cripples, tramps, and paupers" – Mr. Radcliffe is now, like Claude Rains in Casablanca, shocked,shocked, to discover that these disciplines are being politicized.
It is, of course, undeniable that inexcusable excesses have been committed in the name of political correctness, though they bear little resemblance to the hopelessly ill- informed descriptions retailed by critics like Dinesh D'Souza, whose Illiberal Education began the anti-PC campaign. (In one of his minor absurdities, D'Souza refers to Bates's optional SAT policy as an attempt to "regulate the composition of…[the] freshman class along politically acceptable lines.")
But the real, and largely unreported, danger to academic freedom remains the political correctness of the Right. During the Bush administration, for example, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that the NEH was refusing to fund projects submitted by "controversial scholars and those who use nontraditional approaches," no matter what their scholarly or intellectual merits. According to a program officer, any application with a phrase like "feminist critique…would not be acceptable," and "even a name connected to a project can kill it," no matter that the connection is as peripheral as inclusion in a bibliography. Among the "killer" names cited was Catharine Stimpson, a respected scholar, Bates Trustee, and former president of that group of dangerous radicals, the Modern Language Association. That is, in the name of preserving independent thought from the threat of PC, an official list of taboo terms and persons was compiled, any one of which mentioned anywhere in a proposal would make an otherwise scholarly project unacceptable to enforcers of the real rules of political orthodoxy. The very people poisoning the academic wells claim to be the water commissioners.
In addition, brilliant scholars, like Henry Giroux at Boston University, have been refused tenure for similar transgressions, and at small, conservative schools devoted predominantly to teaching, faculty members have been fired for such acts as wearing a "gay rights" button.
Finally, there is something Orwellian about the sort of claims made by Mr. Radcliffe and others – that the academy has been "captured" by "zealots," requiring the defenders of academic freedom to "fight…back" bravely against the forces of intellectual tyranny. In the 1990s there have been scores of popular books and hundreds of articles in the media excoriating the PC orthodoxy. To publish a critique of political correctness, no matter how embarrassingly ignorant or shamefully distorted, is a literary gambit of little courage and low risk, not to mention a fairly certain route to the best-seller list. If PC is such a fearful tyranny, how is it that everyone is attacking it? In some quarters, it is sufficient to dismiss an idea simply by referring to it as "PC," thus making substantive considerations unnecessary. Though I certainly do not believe it true of Mr. Radcliffe's sincere and concerned letter, lurking just beneath the surface of many of the attacks on political correctness is the suspicion of, and hostility toward, the life of the mind that Richard Hofstadter warned of long ago in Anti-Intellectualism in American Life.
William Tucker '67
Camden, N.J.
Colleges Will Overcome Excesses
I have been following the debates in Bates Magazine about political correctness and the supposed "war raging in academia." As someone who has been involved in higher education since graduating from Bates in 1961, I thought I could offer a somewhat different perspective from those who thunder about the academy from far away.
I know our industry well, and my advice to the critics is this: Stop worrying so much! If an education, especially a liberal education, is any good, it will overwhelm "multiculturalism" or other such "evils" of the time that exist — if those things are wrong. If they are not….
At some point, persons who are well-educated start to think for themselves. It just takes time. If they have been exposed to the dialogue over differences, if they have had the opportunity to see values set in opposition to each other, if they have experienced controversy, and if they have actually lived and worked with folks who are different, then they will develop ideas and conclusions of their own.
Similarly, at our colleges and universities, the excesses will disappear, the good stuff will survive, and just as our best institutions of higher learning are thankfully very different (and, yes, much more inclusive) than they once were, they will be different and better than they are today. It is an easy prediction. There will also be fresh "excesses" — another very safe prediction.
A personal example: In the spring of 1961, my picture appeared in several college and town media. I had a bad haircut, and I was carrying a large sign, "Pacifists Do Not Speak for Bates," as part of a counter-demonstration against students who could not support a planned civil-defense exercise.
Today, I am president of Manchester College, a small, residential, liberal-arts college in Indiana that is connected to the Church of the Brethren, which, with the Quakers and Mennonites, is one of the "historic Peace churches." Our mission statement carries an expressed commitment to peace and justice. We honor it. Manchester has the nation's oldest undergraduate peace studies program, and we were rated by Mother Jonesmagazine in 1996 as one of the twenty most activist institutions of higher education. Some of my friends among our alumni were conscientious objectors and paid a dear price for dissent. Other friends, their classmates, served honorably in the military. They all made hard choices based on their convictions and all offer luster to our college today.
We also have faculty and students with views that are more conservative. Everyone is better for the presence of the others and their ideas, even if some do not always know it until years later. In time, as should be the case for those with a liberal-arts education anywhere, they always find that they can think for themselves.
I am very comfortable with Manchester's values, having begun a metamorphosis that started in spring 1961 with sharp criticism of my views from some fellow students at Bates whom I respected. I think that today most of them are more conservative than I am. We passed each other as we all grew older and wiser.
So, I have a simple suggestion to those who feel that they cannot contribute their money, advice, or affection to schools that have the "wrong" political agenda: Support them instead on the basis of the sound liberal education that they provide. At Bates, as elsewhere, students need the best college possible – one that provides ideas and experiences that help them to challenge their own assumptions.
I respect my Bates education greatly. Together with my family, it has led to everything that I have and value. I support Bates as generously as I can, even as I try to raise funds for a school that truly needs every dollar much more. I do so because I appreciate an education that taught me to think for myself and to detect cant and worse. The details were less important and sometimes plain wrong. It just took a bit longer than four years to get it right.
Parker G. Marden '61
North Manchester, Ind.
AIA Gratitude Requested
Having just reviewed The Bates Report 1996-97, I want to thank Bates for keeping the alumni community aware of the College's continued growth.
I respectfully suggest an addition for future issues of this report. As one of many members of the Bates Alumni-in-Admissions (AIA) network, I believe The Bates Report is an appropriate medium for the College to express gratitude, in writing, for the individuals who donate countless volunteer hours to the College on a continuous basis.
As an AIA volunteer, I cheerfully represent Bates at local college fairs, make contact with the guidance counselors at local high schools, interview Bates applicants, and then prepare and submit comprehensive reviews of these meetings to the admissions staff. I am an enthusiastic representative of the College, all the more credible because I am not paid for my time.
Dean of Admissions Wylie Mitchell did recognize AIA in general terms in his letter that appeared in The Bates Report, and for that I am grateful. Indeed, the entire admissions staff consistently thanks us for our efforts, and I know that my participation is appreciated.
However, each and every year, I cringe at the list of names that appears in The Bates Report of those alumni who contribute dollars to the College. I contribute my time, and yet my name does not appear. I hope that Bates would agree that my time is no less valuable a resource, and in the very least a "special gift" that saves the College thousands of dollars in sending admissions staff out into the field to interact with promising high school students.
Traci LaRosa-Suppa '90
New Rochelle, New York


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A lot of quilters on the QuiltArt list like to pick a word to use as a goal or motivation for the coming year. I think I have trouble thinking long-term, but I've tried similar ideas. In 2011, I chose the idea of being "brave" when it comes to my artwork. It comes from a song by Nicole Nordeman, and some of the lyrics are "So long status quo, I … Continue reading
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The Miami Valley Quilters' Guild met last night, and they announced the winners from last weekend's show. Our guild doesn't use a panel of judges to pick the winners. Instead, each person that comes to the show is given a ballot as they enter, and they get to vote on their favorite quilt in each category. I always enjoy learning what quilts the average viewer picks since they are a … Continue reading
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I got my April/May 2012 Quilting Arts Magazine in the mail yesterday, and quickly flipped through it to find my "Quilt Queen." Rather self-centered, I know! But, I confess, it is always fun to see something you've done in print. Now that I've seen for myself that it's really there, I can take my time to read the rest of the magazine. There are always such terrific articles and such … Continue reading
I want to introduce you to "Quilt Queen." I just finished her on Friday, but thought sharing her with you today would be a great way to start the new year! She's just 24″ square, and I created her as a way to experiment with different ways of using a glue stick in quiltmaking, which will be the topic of an upcoming "Out of the Toolbox" article in Quilting Arts … Continue reading

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Persian Sour Cherry Saffron Rice (Polow)
June 12, 2007 by SteamyKitchen
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Well, it looks delicious. So glad it doesn't have crispy pig ears.
This is so beautiful. We grew up with a sour cherry tree in the backyard, so I have a huge soft spot for them, though of course as a kid I thought they were the cruelest thing ever because they LOOKED like a perfectly delicious cherry but tasted caustic. Now I love them.
Perfect colors! The saffron, cherries and syrup made this such a sophisticated and "classy" dish to look at as well – I like the bold combination of dark hue of red, and golden yellow.
I can also "smell" the lingering fragrance in your kitchen.
Now I cannot eat this :(…I can only find the nearest indian restaurant nearby, eat the saffron rice, think of your Persian Sour Cherry Saffron Rice, and imagine I'm eating Persian Sour Cherry Saffron Rice. :O
Love all talents (especially wingling your ears).
The rice dish sounds exquisite. Great combos of flavors
Yum, this looks so good *pulls out padof paper* "note to self, MAKE THIS!".
As for the talents, I can't wiggle my ears :(, but I have super strong toes too. I've never tried strangling a snake with them 🙂 but I can carry around a 10lb dumbbell with my toes (and I can't find anyone else who can lol)
speaking of talents, I think you forget to mention your talent in taking nice food photography, making delicious food and constantly making your readers laugh. 🙂
That looks amazing and I want some now! Question, though, what would your super-hero costume look like? My 5 year old is way into super-heroes and I think he could help design something for you. With a cape. And toes strangling a snake.
this is one of my husband's FAVORITE persian dishes. i'm half persian but didn't spend a lot of time with that part of my family, so i'm very glad to see this recipe! i'm going to have to try this out with a good chicken kebab recipe soon!
Waouhhhh, This is one great looking rice. So colourful and so exotic. Lovely as always, Jaden
Actually, the sour cherries on my father's tree are almost ripe, so I'll get to make this with fresh sour cherries soon! Maybe juice some to make up for the lack of jar syrup.
I adore polow/chelow, my Persian friend always makes it in a large shallow skillet, then turns it out in one big crusted cake. The crust (known as tah-dig) is the best!
P.S. Biryani and polow are definitely not the same, different techniques.
I think you possess a formidable superpower. Use it for good, not evil!
That rice looks luscious. Mm mm mm.
No no no…I'm not! I'm not allergic to anything edible. ;p
I cannot eat this because I won't be cooking this (for a while I guess) – no saffron …how to cook this? 😦 …so until I buy saffron, I can only do what I have originally dream about – eat "A", imagine and think of "B" while I eat "A", and assume I'm eating "B". So sad.
oh my, it sounds so delicious! actually, all the last something like five or six posts made me drool! ;] (i have been catching up on my favorite blogs…been working too much to read them all!) the cherries sound really good…the 'bottomless belly babe' thing made me laugh out loud!
That looks absolutely divine! Whilst I'm usually not keen on sweet rice dishes, going by the flavorings involved in this one, I think if that were anywhere near me I'd be in danger of hoovering the entire pot by myself! Yeouch!
Thanks for dropping by my blog…..will be visiting again. Your pics are gorgeous and the food should taste absolutely wonderful. Too bad I can only see it…can't use my other 4 senses! :o)
You had me at "sour cherry."
Wow, I've never heard of this dish but I am going to be craving it until I either make it or find a restaurant that will do it for me. I've not had a lot of Persian food, but everything I've had I've adored–it fits my palate perfectly–and this looks right up my alley, crispy rice on the bottom and all.
PS. Nice stove:-)
The color of that dish is so bright and gorgeous! I love the crust on the bottom, I agree that it's the best part. Mmm.
Do I get a prize for guessing correctly? 😉
My favorite Persian dish is fessenjan with dill rice. But I cheat and use jasmine rice and cook it in the rice cooker.
What an absolutely gorgeous dish! And how lucky that you are blessed with being able to eat and eat… wish I could do that, too!
Wooo…thx for reminding me. I know there are but I'm just lazy to check them out :O *going to google for them now!*
Wow, Jaden, pls cook me some when you come back to HK, haha, it looks sooooooooooooooooo tempting
Ah, so it is cherries! This is really lovely, if I can ever find that bottle of cherries! 😀 I have something similar in my pantry though. And I'll pair it up with rice following your post. 😉
on June 13, 2007 at 8:27 pm | Carol
I loved your recipe, when I lived in Teheran I'd go to La Residence (maybe not there any longer), and I'd have this dish with either Chelo kebab or chicken. mmm, now I ive in America and planted my own cherry tree two years ago and I have, as of this morning, 5 kilos of cherries so far. So, I'm on my way to cooking one of my favourite dishes from Iran.
I envy your bottomless stomach. I can eat a surprisingly enormous amount for someone only 5feet tall, but bottomless my stomach is not.
And this rice? This rice looks amazing.
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OMG…that looks amazing!! (I must admit I'm having trouble typing for fear that I may drool on my keyboard!) This is my favorite Persian dish, and I've been looking for a recipe for forever…you're my hero! I live in Glendale, CA – so I'm so exited that I'll be able to find the ingredients for this rice. 🙂
i made this last week and wanted to thank you again for posting the recipe – it was divine! my husband said that he felt like he was in the restaurant that made him fall in love with sour cherry rice 🙂


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For performances, visit the Tari Nelson-Zagar splash page.
Tari Nelson-Zagar is a third generation violinist and improvisor whose focus is collaborating with composers, choreographers, and other creative artists. Nelson-Zagar's involvement with contemporary music began in her late teens when she joined the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra - a freewheeling orchestra led by Kent Nagano and dedicated to performing contemporary music. Tari worked as a professional violinist in orchestras until she left the violin for the contrabass, playing with adventurous jazz and improvised music artists. Tari has lately returned to her home instrument, the violin. If anyone wants to buy a nice bass, hit the contact in the footer.
Recent work includes performances with Jesse Canterbury in a duo recital at Maybeck Recital Hall, appearance on Elizabeth Falconer's Recital Series "Simply Sawai", performances with Bay Area composer Ellen Fullman, West Coast appearances with quartet Cipher, and festival appearances with Thingsome Q, an improvising string quartet.
Commissions from composers include Ellen Fullman (duo for Just Intonation autoharp and violin, 2003), Al Hood (violin solo, 1999), Christian Asplund (bass/vocal solo, 1998).
Favorite collaborations include those with; Jesse Canterbury, Stuart Dempster, John Edwards (the bass player from the UK…), Liz Falconer, Viv Corringham, Tara Flandreau, Ellen Fullman, Al Hood, Wayne Horvitz, Matthew Sperry, Gebhart Uhlman, Jack Wright, and the Seattle Chainsaw Quintet. Festival appearances include several Earshot Jazz Festivals, Tonehole Festivals, Seattle Improvised Music Festivals, ArtsEdge Festival, and the Vancouver du Maurier Jazz Festival.
Tari maintains an active teaching studio, and engages students to develop excellent technical and musical abilities. Feel free to peruse the studio website.
"I am still kicking myself for going to the Kronos Quartet performance…instead of hearing violinist Tari Nelson-Zagar, who played that same night a few weeks ago."
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Spell of Spring - Naki Suna Yo (Singing Sand)
Elizabeth Falconer 2008
To All We Stretch the Open Arm
Mirah & The Black Cat Orchestra 2003
A Bullet Through the Last Temple - compositions/collaborations
Sun City Girls 2000
Seattle Creative Orchestra 2000
Wigwam Bendix - 31 players come over to the house...
Craig Flory / Doug Haire 1998
Eyvind Kang 1998
Asplund/Canland Unlabeled Records 1997
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Eric Apoe 1996
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Now today I have a dilemma as I transcribe Rosemary Sutcliff's diary for June 17th Friday. For she names a visitor who "has lost quite a lot of their looks since I last saw them, and looks rather coarse and lumpish". This is how I have chosen to reconcile capturing Rosemary's closely observed, evocative comments about people, with the need to protect feelings and anonymity (although I doubt that the looks-losing person in question is reading this or will do so). Since Rosemary was not writing these diaries for publication, did not publish anything from them in her lifetime, and would not have wanted to offend anyone in theirs, this is how I have decided to do it!
She looks rather coarse and lumpish … (Rosemary Sutcliff Diary, 17/6/88)
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Rosemary Sutcliff's 1954 children's classic The Eagle of the Ninth (still in print more than 50 years on) is the first of a series of novels in which Sutcliff, who died in 1992, explored the cultural borderlands between the Roman and the British worlds – "a place where two worlds met without mingling" as she describes the British town to which Marcus, the novel's central character, is posted.
Marcus is a typical Sutcliff hero, a dutiful Roman who is increasingly drawn to the British world of "other scents and sights and sounds; pale and changeful northern skies and the green plover calling". This existential cultural conflict gets even stronger in later books like The Lantern Bearers and Dawn Wind, set after the fall of Rome, and has modern resonance. But Sutcliff was not just a one-trick writer.
The range of her novels spans from the Bronze Age and Norman England to the Napoleonic wars. Two of her best, The Rider of the White Horse and Simon, are set in the 17th century and are marked by Sutcliff's unusually sympathetic (for English historical novelists of her era) treatment of Cromwell and the parliamentary cause. Sutcliff's finest books find liberal-minded members of elites wrestling with uncomfortable epochal changes. From Marcus Aquila to Simon Carey, one senses, they might even have been Guardian readers.
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New York City's Roosevelt Island, a narrow strip of land that sits in the East River, is home to around 12,000 residents living in a quiet neighborhood in the middle of a large metropolis. The Island is soon to be transformed: by 2037, Cornell University will establish a 2 million square foot graduate school on the island. Last November, representatives from Cornell attended a community board meeting there to discuss the university's plans for a new campus. Left largely unmentioned was Cornell's partner in the venture, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and Technion's troubling role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In December 2010, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the city was seeking proposals from any "university, applied science organization or related institution" to construct a "state-of-the-art applied sciences research school" in New York City. In an effort to create technology jobs and establish itself as the East Coast's Silicon Valley, the city later announced it would provide the winner public land at virtually no cost and up to $100 million of taxpayer money to build the campus. Fifteen universities, including Cornell, Stanford and Columbia, submitted proposals.
Because of its strong engineering and science programs, and its role in spurring innovation in the high-tech industry, Stanford University emerged as an early frontrunner. To compete with Stanford, Cornell sought a partnership with the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, a world-renowned university in Haifa and an incubator for the high-tech industry, particularly focused on military technology.
The two were "planting seeds of collaboration" well before Bloomberg announced the bid, according to The New York Times. While touring the Middle East in summer of 2010, Cornell president David Skorton visited Technion and befriended its president, Peretz Lavie, and in February 2011, Cornell provost W. Kent Fuchs and Technion senior executive vice president Paul D. Feigin "started a series of conversations about working together," reported The New York Times. To avoid revealing such plans during Bloomberg's bidding process, the schools turned in separate "expressions of interest" in March 2011.
Shortly afterward, the schools began months of secretive discussions to cement their collaboration. Both schools were interested in building on Roosevelt Island, establishing interdisciplinary hubs rather than typical departments and creating a Master's program in applied sciences. By July, the schools reached a deal: "Cornell would pay for construction and have ultimate control of the site, but they would collaborate in designing curriculum, selecting students and supplying faculty," the Times reported.


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BRANDON - Erin and John Ligori took time last week to stroll around the elegant custom-built house they purchased a year ago, where cats are allowed to hop up on the kitchen counters - dogs too. The Brandon residents bought the farmhouse-style residence built in 2002 on Bell Shoals Road just south of Lithia-Pinecrest Road to convert it into a veterinary clinic, Bell Shoals Animal Hospital, which is set to open the first week in March. While workers put finishing touches on the house last week, the couple surveyed the fine architectural details, freshly painted front porch and trees they planted on the one-acre property with the help of their sons, Luke, 6, Jackson, 4, and Will, 18 months. The high school sweethearts graduated from Bloomingdale High School in the early 1990s and moved to Gainesville, where they both attended the University of Florida. Erin taught kindergarten in Ocala after she graduated from UF, while John continued his veterinary school training.Life was good in Gainesville, Erin said, but they always knew Brandon would call them home. "As soon as John graduated in 2002, we moved right back," Erin said. "We have a lot of family and friends here, and we wanted to raise our sons where we grew up." Ligori went to work as an associate veterinarian at a clinic in St. Petersburg. He said he always planned to open a practice in Brandon but wanted to wait until he and his wife found a singularly special site. "The Brandon market is saturated with vets, so we knew it had to be something unique and different, and we spent years looking," he said. He was skeptical when Erin told him last year about the house on Bell Shoals. "But as soon as I saw it, I knew this was what we were looking for." The couple's sons were eager last week to help their father plant trees on the property, one of a few minor modifications the county required to bring the residence up to commercial code standards, John said. They also had to add a wheelchair ramp and outfit one bathroom with wheelchair-friendly features. Rocking chairs and benches are on order for the front porch, where customers and their pets may relax while waiting to be called into the waiting room, a former living room with an inviting brick fireplace and polished pine floors. Erin said public areas of the clinic will be furnished with pleasing residential pieces. "We're not putting any office furniture in here," she said. "We don't want it to be your typical animal hospital. It just has a good, homey feeling." The former kitchen does duty as an exam room, where test tubes and microscopes will line the counters and pets will be examined on an island. Instead of cereal or canned goods, the kitchen cabinets will hold lab supplies, and the refrigerator will be stocked with vaccines. Overhead lighting and tile floors were installed in a laundry room off the kitchen, now the clinic's surgical suite. What once was a master bedroom houses a dental cleaning table and X-ray machines. A walk-in closet will be used as a darkroom to develop the film. John Ligori said they bought the house about a year ago when "things weren't quite so bad with the economy." He admits it has been a leap of faith to follow through with his longtime plans to open a practice in Brandon. "But our chips are on the table and we're moving forward," he said. "There's a lot of uncertainty, but we're going to stay positive." "We're gonna make this work," said Erin, who will serve as the clinic's full-time administrative assistant after years of full time stay-at-home parenting. She said it already has been a lot of work getting ready to open, but she and her sons love having John around more often since he doesn't have to commute to St. Petersburg. Keeping close to one another and extended family members in the Brandon area is important to the couple, Erin said. The community has grown a lot since she was a child, but she said it still has a lot of sweet qualities. "We take our boys to the Fourth of July parade and other places we went when we were kids," she said, such as Campbell's Dairyland, Babe's Pizza and Medard Park. "Brandon has all these quaint little areas that we still know about. I really like knowing the back roads." BELL SHOALS ANIMAL HOSPITAL WHAT: Full service veterinary clinic, open first week of March WHERE: 1401 Bell Shoals Road, Brandon HOURS: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays INFO: (813) 654-6600 or go to www.bellshoalsvet.com
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I never knew! You do hide it well, at least when I read about you and the things you post, I could never tell! I feel for you. This can't be easy, but the alternative could be a lot worse. I'm glad that you are here and thriving in a beautiful world as best that you can!ReplyDelete
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Thanks so much, Patty! I try to make the best of things, and like you said, the alternative could be a lot worse!Delete
WOW - you are truly a survivor with a lot of energy and personality! I admire your honesty and spirit. No one ever knows what another person is going through. Hope this 3 day weekend has been restful for you.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Susan! True, no one knows what others are going through. I don't like to draw attention to my inadequacies, but sometimes it needs to come out.Delete
You are right - we'd never know just by looking at you. Thanks for sharing your struggle. I admire your determination!ReplyDelete
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Thanks, Suzanne! It was bursting inside me, needing to come out!Delete
Thank you for sharing. I would have never known. I admire your courage and strength! You are a remarkable person!!!
Thanks so much, Ashley! I think you're pretty remarkable as well!Delete
Wow! Thank you for sharing your story. Your positive outlook is inspiring. Each day is a gift. Keep smiling and sharing your zest for life and teaching. ❤ DeeReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much, Dee! I have plenty to smile about!Delete
What an amazing post, Sally! As others have said, I never would have guessed. Your positive attitude and sense of humor are a good disguise! Some people have told me that it's healthier not to "hold it in", but personally I think that persevering with a positive attitude and smile on the outside translates into a genuine positive feeling on the inside, too. Sounds like it's working for you! By the way, I loved the Spoons Theory post. I'm working on applying that, rationing energy based on what's still to be accomplished in the day.ReplyDelete
Take extra good care of yourself at this exhausting time of the school year!
Thanks, Linda! It's not always easy to keep smiling, but there's something about only 9 days left that makes it a little easier! There's a lot to be done in those 9 days, but we'll manage!Delete


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My name is Anton Babich. I was born & raised in Europe and moved to the USA in 1991. I have always been passionate to make a dent in the world with a product or an invention. Since the age of 15, I have read business books and magazines to try and find my niche and passion. Now at 25, I have learned a lot and realize that it is very hard to not only find a passion but also how to create a business out of it and compete with millions of others. Many more failures before successes, but with dedication and the right tools, anyone can achieve their own level of success. I will share my story.In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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Spring in The Hill Country of Texas
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Happy April! Always great to enjoy time with family. I miss the Blue Bonnets this year but I'm home waiting for a baby! hugs, LindaReplyDelete
Beautiful!! I love, love, love when I see bluebonnests popping up all over town and along the highways! Last year I had one lone bluebonnet in my front yard. I'm waiting to see it it'll come back. Love your yellow rose. Mine yellow rose bush didn't make it through the Texas summer last year. I now have a pomegranate tree in it's place. Looks like you had a blast in New Braunfels!! I've never been to the Guadalupe but really would like to go.ReplyDelete
Your Texas bluebonnets and yellow roses are truly beautiful!!ReplyDelete
What fun! Connie looks great, it's been ages since I've seen her. Tell her I said hello! Hope all is going well with her! Loved the pics, always makes me want to hit the road with my camera!!!ReplyDelete
Sue, just beautiful..thank you for sharing..and aren't sisters the best..ReplyDelete


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Englewood Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony – Saturday, December 1st @ 6PM
Dear Residents,
On Saturday, December 1st, 2012 at 6PM, please join me and the City Council as we present the 3rd annual lighting of the Englewood City Christmas Tree. The ceremony will take place outside City Hall at 6:00pm in front of the City's Official Christmas Tree immediately following a special performance of the New Jersey Ballet's Nutcracker at bergenPAC. bergenPAC and I have coordinated to give away tickets to Englewood school children so they may attend the Nutcracker performance that precedes the tree lighting ceremony. The Nutcracker performance will begin at bergenPAC at 4:00pm. The Tree Lighting Ceremony will provide a festive conclusion to the day's holiday events. The Ceremony will begin at approximately 6:00pm outside of City Hall following the Nutcracker performance and will run for approximately 45 minutes.
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Women in Music Seminar (13 May 2016)
This seminar is aimed at building greater awareness of the various professional and career roles within the global music industry with a view to creating an understanding of what strategies women within the Caribbean region can utilize to advance their own careers in those roles. The seminar intends to draw on international good practices and will explore the possibility of establishing a local network supporting women in music.
Fundamentals of the Business of Music Seminar (29 June to 1 July, 2016)
The fundamentals of the business of music seminar series is a 2-3 day foundation program delivered in a workshop format that will help participants to develop a better understanding of the essentials of business and management in today's music industry including identifying and managing their intellectual property assets, marketing, social media, production, working with managers and producers, internationalization and business planning. It will also address issues related to the impact of changes in technology on the sector, regional licensing trends, and the practicalities and importance of registering intellectual property assets and copyright management. The mix of topics is intended to help current and aspiring stakeholders in the music sector implement better business practices in managing their careers and or in launching their entrepreneurial ideas in the music sector.
Managing Negotiations and Contracts in Music Seminar (15 to 17 August, 2016)
This is the second seminar in the series and are aimed at, on one part, enhancing the understanding of performers, especially women and youth, and, on the other part, building the capacity of artist managers and promoters in the music industry for managing contract negotiations in the music sector and for understanding contracts and legal arrangements. Through analysis of real world case studies and examination of the requirements of music labels, recording studios, radio and television media, event and festival organizers, etc. both performers (artists) and managers will become better versed in the different types of relationships which require contractual and or other types legal arrangements and get practical insights into what types of contracts necessary in the different situations.
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This Seminar is aimed at building capacity for accessing global markets for music. It will build on the successes of past participation by Caribbean artists in WOMEX and other international music festivals and build capacity for (i) identifying the key factors necessary for optimizing participation of Caribbean stakeholders in terms of creating networking and concrete business opportunities; and (ii) successfully navigating international music showcases using WOMEX as the 'field testing' arena. This will involve, among other things, training on marketing and promotion of music products and services; use of social media to build enabling business and client networks; and best practices on performing (showcasing) for non-traditional audiences of emerging music genres.
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An Unpleasant Service We Provide — 70 Comments
Living close to nature, you become more in tune with the cycle of life. I can't image how hard it must be to take these messages to people. Especially regarding children.
Your pictures are beautiful. I love the big farm houses and barns.
Fascinating that you have that relationship. Given the nature of your business with them and the little that I know about the Amish, I'm curious how you got started doing this service for them. Amazing that you are giving enough to do this. It truly is a service and apparently you are respected for it. God bless!
I had never thought of how such news would be passed along to family members. By continuing the tradition of the homeowner you bought from, as unpleasant as it may be, you are in a small but important way allowing others to life their lives.
You are wonderful, gracious people to provide this service to others. I know most wouldn't find comfort in your task, but at the same time, you provide closure that they might not get otherwise, especially in the unexpected deaths. I hope you get to enjoy these people's company on other occasions. God bless you.
How kind! Not an easy thing to do by any means, but necessary, and an incredible kindness on your part! Gorgeous pictures btw!
It must be a very unpleasant job for you, how nice that you can do this service for them. Your pictures are very nice! I love the first on where the sun is coming down on the right hand side. But, all were great.
Beautiful landscape. The Amish have always intrigued me.
I think it a wonderful thing that you do for your Amish neighbors. Just curious, how did you get started/chosen to do it? Very kind of you!
This was a beautiful story along with gorgeous pictures! I have a lot of respect for the little bit I do know about the Amish. They seem to be wonderful people with truly strong values. I aspire to one day be as selfless as they are. Thank you for sharing your experience. I know you aren't looking for a pat on the back, but it is very kind of you all.
The pictures are beautiful. You are a great photographer Marci! I Was born Amish and didn't leave the Amish until I was 53.
Beautiful photos of a beautiful farm. How kind of you to do this service for them. We just moved out to the country a couple months ago. The other's family's cat was way too depressed about the move, so they asked us if we would take her. Of course we said yes. Clover is 11 and she is doing very well now. So our house came with a cat!
I had no idea that you did that. What a sad job. Your pictures are lovely though!!
The lighting in the photos is amazing and the farm is so beautiful. I'm glad you can do this service.
Love the photos!
In trying not to do a "pat on the back" I'll still commend your service to your "neighbors". Maybe this will give the rest of us pause to think of creative ways we can reach out.
God bless!
Your photos are lovely & God Bless you for the service you provide to the Amish people.
Beautiful pictures. I love the Amish farms they are always so pretty and immaculately kept, their pride shows in everything they do. This world would be a much better place if people treated each other the way the Amish community help one another and even outsiders passing through.
What a beautiful post. And beautiful service you provide.
Thanks for sharing this information. I never knew about this. I learned something new today. I'm always curious about the Amish and the differences between the orders.
It truly is a loving service. Its alows the Amish to "be in the world without being part of the world". I love your photos. Wishing you a very pleasant day further.
It looks like home. I grew up near the Amish in Iowa and remember the very wide shoulders on the country roads for their buggies. Beautiful pics.
You rarely see tears because the Amish believe that death is God's will and sadness is not attached to anything that God commands.
I like this story. Being Australian, I'm fascinated by the Amish, since we don't have any here. Do you interact with them for other reasons? We live on property and see our neighbours about fences, animals escaping, exchange excess eggs or vegetables, discuss road works or local council plans and if I need help with a broken pump etc and my husband isn't home, then my neighbour pops over to lend a hand. Do the Amish do this too, to non Amish neighbours?
Stunning pictures of an admirable (and incredibly hard) lifestyle. I am always taken by images of the Amish way of life, there is (what seems to be) such an honesty to them. I know you have said that you didn't post this story for any recognition, and I don't believe that people are acknowledging your contribution to this community because they feel you were asking for praise, more that you deserve to know that we respect what you do! Thank you for sharing your photos and thank you for caring for your community.
Very interesting article, not something you'd really wonder about, i have always envied the amish way of life, except for the religion, and shunning people and such, but I really admire them for what they do, and it's so nice of you to do this for them, i would think it would be hard though, being the bearer of bad news, except in some cases, where death was a kindness, that brought someone out of steady demise of many illnesses or disease, as my poor mother in her last year of terminal alzheimers, although i miss her greatly, i'm sure death was a higher power taking pity on her.
Beutiful pictures,neighbors helping nieghbors.
Well done and Thanks for sharing
I live close within a community of Amish also. We are fortunate to be excepted by some and enjoy our acquaintance. It is something to allowed to glimpse a part of their lives.
Thank you so much for your selflessness and kindheartedness for your humble community. I've always had a heart for the Amish community and have such respect for them and their way of life. Not everyone, as you know, is as kind and compassionate toward them. So, thank you for your example of humility and gentleness. I'm certain your community appreciates your servant's heart.
Here is your comment. Lol I understand your duty very well. We are a military family and have had to watch that one vehicle stop at a home too many times. It is heart wrenching to see. Thank God they never stopped at our home, well not for many years anyway. You live in a beautiful area and if you want to visit my blog and comment, I wouldn't mind at all. Haha
My GGgrandparents were Amish so I understand your service to them. Tears in an Amish are a very very private thing and not acceptable especially around English. Public morning or in fact any show of emotion is very uncomfortable for them.
When I first opened your post, I was so excited, whipped my laptop around, and showed Bill. We passed this exact farm last night at sunset. I lamented not having my camera and we marveled at how stunningly beautiful was the golden light hitting the shocks in the back field. The farmer was bringing in his team of horses and it was all so lovely. One could have easily imagined how happy that beautiful farm was on a perfect autumn day. How sad to hear that it was otherwise.
Your photos are beautiful. What you do for your neighbors is, I believe, a blessing for you and them. What a kind thing to do, "taking over the route", just because you bought the house. I understand you did not post for praise, making your act (in my opinion) more praiseworthy. Enjoy the beauty around you!
Beautiful photos. It often angers me at the way I see the Amish portrayed especially on some of the more recent tv shows. When I was younger and worked at a farm market, I had young Amish friends. They are for the most part very dignified, sometimes funny and always respectful.
It amazes me how much I don't know about the Amish. We,non-stop,take so much for granted. I can't imagine what it would be like for a stranger to come to me with news of a family death. What a amazing service you provide. It must be hard for you as well, but you show true neighborly friendship.
That farm is beautiful and your pictures amazing.
Beautiful and enlightening story and photos. Thanks!
beautiful pictures
interesting story/thoughts
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Beautiful pictures.beautiful service you provide, I too live near amish community. I enjoy seeing a glimpse of their life as I pass by their homes and farms.many amish and menanites(spelling unsure)do construction and home improvements in our community. It's always enjoyable to see their buggies hitched to the light pole at walmart or save a lot.
This looks just like near where my sister lives in Missouri. When I was pregnant with my first child, I went and purchased some items from the community near my sister. The woman who I spoke with most had her husband make a wooden chest for me and brought it to my sister's home as a gift. It is of the highest quality, an heirloom type piece that would probably sell for a few hundred dollars. My sister helped them get organic certification on their farm and connected them with an inner city coop owner that purchases and picks up their produce. She also helped find safe housing and employment for their college age children who were going on… I cant remember what its called but their time to try out the world?? Anyway, I admire them so much for their simple way of life. I'm sure they appreciate you, in the way my sister is appreciated by her neighboring Amish.
We do the exactly the same thing as described above for our Amish community.
I grew up and married Amish. We left soon after we were married. I will always treasure all the people in our lives that did things like you are doing. While we were Amish, we were just regular people with a different lifestyle. The non-amish were curious to us. They seemed so strange. 🙂
Now we are raising our family in a Christian, non-amish lifestyle and the children are so curious about the Amish! It is a beautiful way of life, but I would still rather have freedom in Christ!
Blessings to you!
Marci, what a sweet post. The pictures are beautiful and the servant's heart you have shows true beauty. Those people will never forget what your family does. Thanks for sharing and for doing what you do.
Thank you for being willing to provide that service. God has blessed you, I'm sure.
That would be a really tough 'job' to have, but it truly is an invaluable service. I never would have considered how important that kind of service would be.
The pictures are just beautiful.
I couldn't read this without a lump in my throat. It's hard to see your beautiful pictures. My eyes fogged up. Thanks for sharing your experience and your insight. Good post.
Thank you for sharing the beautiful photos and your story. I love to hear about others- their beliefs and way of life. Thank you for opening your heart- we are one and the same yet different. I am going to look into the corn shocks- I don't understand what they are and their purpose other than they have a simple beauty. Maybe for storage or drying?
I was born in Indiana and had the pleasure of growing up around an Amish Community. My parents moved us to Georgia many years ago but they now split their time living here and back in Indiana. They drive for an Amish family near Decatur and have also had some very unhappy tasks. We've gotten to know the family well. There is much to be admired about the Amish culture. Thank you for your story.
It is a gracious thing that you do for your community, and I am sure that they appreciate hearing it that little bit quicker than receiving a letter after the funeral.
Another Australian commented that we do not have any Amish communities. I thought that there might have been one in Tasmania.
I've had the privilege of living among the Amish for a period of years, and can truly say it was a very pleasant existance. I learned a lot about their culture as well as myself. It was inspiring and humbling.
I work with the Amish and Mennonite regularly in my job in sales. It takes a very long time to gain their trust, but once you have, they are generally the most wonderful people to deal with. They are not one big monolithic group as many believe, cut a collection of small communities with many similar beliefs and practices. Each community is unique and different from each other, usually in small and subtle ways.
I have run into only a very few that I chose not to do business with while the overwhelming majority are absolutely wonderful! TV shows about them generally focus on the salacious few and do a disservice to everyone other than their own ratings. It's sad, but it's true.
I have even stayed overnight with one family a few times due to their location and weather concerns and it was always the most enjoyable evening with much conversation and even some games. And the food… Oh my!
Don't be afraid to offer a smile and a friendly hello if you ever come across any Amish or Mennonite and don't be offended if they don't respond in kind. They lead what I consider to be mostly ideal lives, but they also face a fair amount of poor treatment and are taught not to trust outsiders until it is earned over time.
I love all of my Amish and Mennonite friends!
Thank you for sharing – a blessing to read and beautiful pictures of God's bounty.
We moved to Salem Kentucky this year and there is a nearby Amish community (Marion KY). We are there a lot buying eggs, milk and vegetables. There are also two stores that we frequent. I know that some of the people around here act as an Amish taxi service but I have never heard of the service you supply. How kind.
I must say that your pictures are breathtaking. My husband and I are trying to establish our homestead, and reading your blog and seeing your pictures, just makes me want to try harder. You live in beautiful country that has obviously been blessed by God's Hands. Thank you for letting us get a glimpse into your lives, whether it be good or bad, it is always enlightening.
The pictures say it all don't they. Paradise exists here on earth. Bless you for the service you provide.
I have been nothing but blessed by every Amish person I have ever met. I am sure they are extremely grateful for what you are doing. Thanks for the pictures too. They are a beautiful reminder of all we have to be thankful for.
The Amish are a wonderful culture and religion. I find peace when I watch the Amish children. They are so carefree and happy looking.
Your pictures make me homesick and happy. I grew up in Ohio and my family still lives there. The Amish were always present at the livestock auctions. I'm happy to see them presented in a kind light. Thank you for your blog!
What a beautiful service you provide these people. God bless you, protect you, and strengthen you. I know He will reward you.
Well, you certainly got your wish for "comments." I wish you, as the "new management" well on this site. Please keep posting little tidbits of the Amish way of life; I, too, am very curious. I'm sure we all can learn a lot from them, and you!
What an intriguing article & what beautiful photos. The whole of it has sparked deep introspection & makes me want to learn more about several things. The Amish way of life is intriguing at the very least. The corn shocks are too. Thank you for a beautiful post.
My family manages a cemetery and it has often been my task to share the sad news with families that ask me to call someone and let that person know of a loved one's passing. You do a blessed service for these neighbors.


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Such was the confusion that reigned in United's defence and midfield at times that the mind briefly turned to absent friends. Rio Ferdinand would have brought pace and organisation to a dishevelled back-line. Owen Hargreaves would have anchored midfield, ensuring that Porto's accomplished counter-attackers did not enjoy the freedom of Old Trafford as last night.
The tie could not have started in worst fashion for United, Ronaldo gifting the opposition the ball again, the defence dozing off again, the opposition scoring again. Again, again, again. Those long winter weeks when United never conceded, when Edwin van der Sar was breaking records and opponent's hearts, seem so distant.
When Rooney tucked the ball inside to Ronaldo after four minutes, inviting the World Player of the Year to run forward, the initiative appeared with United. As against Aston Villa, Ronaldo had a moment of mad profligacy, presenting the ball to enemy feet. Once again, Ronaldo failed to rectify his error, preferring to stand and watch, hands on hips, like a celebrity chef too self-important to clean up a mess of his own making.
Lucho seized possession and advanced, slipping the ball inside. Again mistakes riddled United's play. This time it was Jonny Evans at fault, clearing the ball into the path of Rodriguez. The Uruguayan attacker responded brilliantly, dropping a shoulder to wrongfoot Evans and open up a fraction of space. Rodriguez used it superbly, curling the ball low past Van der Sar from 15 yards.
The past masters of making life hard for themselves, United tore forward in search of an equaliser. The champions' leading lights began to shine, providing a beacon of hope. Ronaldo met John O'Shea's cross from the right with a powerful downward header that Porto's keeper, Helton, pushed away.
Parity soon arrived. Porto briefly caught United's affliction of handing out presents. Aly Cissokho played a simple pass to his fellow-defender, Bruno Alves, in the middle of Porto's half. United players were retreating, Rooney running back from the edge of Helton's area.
Bruno Alves, whose good form this season has reportedly stirred the interest of Real Madrid, never looked back, never saw that Rooney remained a menace. The Portuguese passed the ball back blind, assuming it would roll unchecked through to Helton. Rooney leapt upon the back-pass, controlling the ball with his left, giving Helton the eyes to make him commit himself, and then lifting the ball over the diving keeper.
Relief swept through Old Trafford. Briefly. The nerves soon returned as United kept squandering possession. Vidic is so much more secure when the pace of Rio Ferdinand is alongside him. Evans brims with potential but still gets exposed at this rarefied level. Ferguson acted to try to give his team a more solid look, switching from 4-3-2-1 to 4-4-2 with Ronaldo now alongside Rooney, who was at his lung-breaking, committed best.
Yet United's defence was a line of jitters, stationed far too deep, so allowing Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick to be bypassed easily in the stretched midfield. Such was Porto's counter-attacking verve that the visitors really deserved to turn around ahead. Raul Meirieles, enjoying himself as chaos gripped United's midfield, advanced and let fly. Once again, Van der Sar came to the champions' rescue, the Dutchman tipping the ball over.
The half at least finished with an element of hope when United pieced together a magnificent move launched by Scholes. The former England midfielder drilled a 50-yard pass to Ronaldo, whose clever header was angled perfectly to Darren Fletcher. The Scot made strong enough contact but his shot deflected over.
As Porto emerged for the second period, their coach Jesualdo Ferreira had a quick word with Helton, drumming into his keeper that no mistakes could be permitted, that the Brazilian could give his side a great chance of reaching the semi-finals
Prone to the occasional lapse in Europe, Helton kept defying United. When Rooney muscled his way in from the right, Helton was equal to the Englishman's impudent attempted chip. When Ryan Giggs then swept in a corner from the left, Helton parried Vidic's header.
It was frenetic, compelling stuff, nervy too as United's defence seemed to have abandoned offside. Patrice Evra, terrific going forward, then forgot to cover back as Porto raced through the gears again. Caught upfield, Evra was sluggish in returning despite Evans screaming at him to help out. Lisandro stole into the space Evra should have been patrolling, moved inside and then shot goalwards. The ball clipped Vidic, bringing another vital save from Van der Sar.
Ferguson twisted again, sending on Carlos Tevez to cause some problems. The livewire Argentinian was immediately involved, racing between the boxes, making a risky challenge in his box on Hulk one second and then charging upfield the next.
When Bruno Alves foolishly handled Carrick's centre, Ronaldo was granted a promising free-kick position 25 yards out, left of centre, but his effort thudded into the Porto wall.
Rooney, comfortably United's best player (albeit from a slim field), kept giving the fans grounds for hope, even embarking on a 40-yard run with nine minutes remaining ended only by Fernando, Porto's excellent holding midfielder. But then came Tevez. With five minutes remaining, Rooney backheeled Gary Neville's throw into the path of Tevez, and his finish raced past Helton.
But there was a sting in the tale, Evra again being caught out of position. Lisandro crossed and there was the unmarked Mariano turning the ball past Van der Sar.


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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apricus Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:APRI), a biopharmaceutical company advancing innovative medicines in urology and rheumatology, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with institutional investors for an offering of shares of common stock with gross proceeds of approximately $4.6 million in a registered direct offering. The closing of the offering is expected to take place on or about September 27, 2016, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
In connection with the offering, the Company will issue approximately 13.1 million registered shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.35 per share. Concurrently in a private placement, for each share of common stock purchased by an investor, such investor will receive from the Company an unregistered warrant to purchase 0.75 shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.45 per share, will be exercisable six (6) months following the closing date and will expire 5 years from the initial exercise date.
Rodman & Renshaw, a unit of H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, acted as the exclusive placement agent in connection with this offering.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The shares of common stock described above (but not the warrants or the shares of common stock underlying the warrants) are being offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement (File No. 333-198066). Such shares of common stock may be offered only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement.
The warrants and the shares of common stock underlying the warrants issued in the offering have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the warrants and underlying shares of common stock may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws.
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Apricus Biosciences, Inc. (APRI) is a biopharmaceutical company advancing innovative medicines in urology and rheumatology. Apricus' commercial product, Vitaros®, for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, is approved in Canada and certain countries in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East and is being commercialized in several countries in Europe. In September 2015, Apricus in-licensed the U.S. development and commercialization rights for Vitaros from Allergan. Apricus' marketing partners for Vitaros include Recordati Ireland Ltd. (Recordati), Ferring International Center S.A. (Ferring Pharmaceuticals), Laboratoires Majorelle, Bracco S.p.A., Mylan NV and Elis Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Apricus currently has one active product candidate, RayVa™, its product candidate for the treatment of the circulatory disorder Raynaud's phenomenon.
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My apologies to Pål Brekke for the long time it has taken me to review this book. The last seven weeks have been a blur of intense activity for me, dealing with the aftermath of the police raid on my home, finishing and launching the new website for the University of Leeds faculty of Education where I work, and handling the publication and discussion of the Unified Theory of Climate.
Our Explosive Sun: A Visual Feast of Our Source of Light and Life
Pål Brekke
This book is lavishly illustrated with many images and diagrams which make it a pleasure to read. The sections on star formation and the solar system are delivered as plain fact, consonant with the standard model, with no hint of the possibility that we may not know as much as we think we do about the processes in the deep past which brought about the formation of the planets and our Sun. There is a minor error which may have been corrected since the proof version I read which has a caption concerning Venus directly below an image of Mercury.
Sections on the aurorae seen at Earth's northerly latitudes and the solar eruptions which cause the goemagnetic storms which generate them are nicely woven together to give a good general overview of the links between the Sun, space weather, and terrestrial effects. Christian Birkeland gets a mention, along with a couple of really interesting photos of the laboratory in which he created his model planet.
Discussion of the effect of the Sun on climate is introduced half way through the book where Pål says:
Earth has experienced large climate shifts in the past. Even during the last few thousand years, there have been large temperature variations. One thousand years ago, it was warmer on Greenland than today. Vikings settled down on the grassy hills and grew crops. This was during a period when the Sun was very active andsomewhat brighter. Later, as the Sun became more quiet and the temperature fell, the ice moved closer to the ocean and the fjord froze. The people had to abandon Greenland.
The last 100 years of human activity has also contributed to climate change due to land use changes, deforestation, and the emission of greenhouse gases. Today there is increasing concern about future climate change due to human activity. Human-driven climate change will work in addition to natural climate variability mainly caused by the Sun. If we want to understand human caused climate change, we also need better knowledge about natural climate variability. If we learn more about the Sun, we may be able to predict how it will vary in the future.
We know that variations in solar activity contribute to climate change. In particular, when we go far back in history, we find strong evidence that the Sun was an important driver for the climate. Thus, better knowledge about how the Sun varies is important.
Once again, the information is presented as plain fact, with no caveats regarding uncertainty about attribution. While readers here will be pleased to see the emphasis on the need to understand natural variability, some will feel that this synopsis still gives too much to the proponents of the unproven 'enhanced greenhouse effect'. But we should not be too hard on Pål here, because he is making only a lightly formulated overview rather than investigating detailed arguments.
Following this there is a section on the atmosphere and how radiation is 'trapped' on it"s way back out of it, creating the 'natural greenhouse effect'. No mention is made of the gas laws. Then we get some nice clear explanation of why the sky is blue and sunsets red, and the passage of the seasons and its effect on average temperature. The next sections are on human dependence on the Sun and how we utilise the Sun's energy in various ways.
The sections on how to observe the Sun are a good guide to amateur observers and offer extra hints on safety and image enhancement. There is nothing about photography of the solar disc however. Of great interest is the following section on modern professional study of the Sun, aurorae and the atmosphere. Great photos of laser stations and other observatories enliven the interest of the book greatly and will be an inspiration to the young students the book is primarily aimed at.
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