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Drink This - It Could Save Your Life
A growing body of credible medical literature now offers irrefutable evidence of what we winos already took for granted - wine is a health food. In fact, daily imbibers of light-to-moderate alcohol consumption gain a statistically significant reduction in both overall mortality and cardiovascular mortality compared to those joyless, non-drinking abstainers (Gaziano et al 1999). Emerging data suggests that moderate alcohol consumers lower their risk for cardiovascular disease, ischemic stroke, congestive heart failure, MS, diabetes, dementia, and obesity (R. Curtis Ellison 2011). And guess what, moderate drinkers have the lowest incidence of NAFLD- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (Dunn 2008). Of course alcohol abuse decimates your liver, but it's still amusing to sneer at teetotalers for having fattier livers than we pinot hounds. And we still haven't even mentioned the brain. Wine makes you smarter! OK, not true; consider the coed cohorts enacting the well documented "beer goggles" phenomenon. But it certainly makes you less dumb. Wine compounds called polyphenols are known to be neuroprotective (Vauzour 2008). That means the stuff found in red wine helps brain cells. Remember that crackling fried egg in Nancy Reagan's "This is Your Brain on Drugs" campaign? Now imagine a happy, smiling, youthful little neuron (brain cell) quaffing cab. That's more like it. Wine polyphenols protect against dementia and boost cognitive functions like memory and fluency. We aren't sure exactly how just yet, but they appear to help by affecting the ways brain cells talk to one another ("neuronal signaling pathways") and dampening inflammation. And this just in: flavonoids "have been shown to be highly effective in preventing age-related cognitive decline and neurodegeneration in both animals and humans" (Spencer 2012). And you thought getting your dog drunk was debased animal cruelty. Sorry PETA.
And now for the sobering part - "light-to-moderate" consumption means 1-2 glasses/day for men and around one/day for the ladies. Drinking patterns are paramount, too. Drink your wine with food, a little bit every night. Reserving your weekly 14 glass allocation for Saturday night negates the health benefits entirely. Maximizing that heart healthy boost appears to be varietal-dependent. You see, your blood vessels require around 300-500 mg of procyanidins/day to optimize function and reduce cardiovascular risk (Corder 2006 & oral communication). Not every bottle of vino hits the mark. Around 1/3 of randomly tested bottles contained <200 mg, about half clocked in at 200-500 mg, but <10% packed in more than 500 mg per half bottle. The procyanidin heavyweights, you ask? Tannat and anything from Sardinia (groan). No offense to the good people of Sardinia, but I gotta a lot of pinot and zin to offload here. Finally, all wine consumption, however limited, appears to increase the risk for breast cancer (Li 2009). But even with an increased risk of breast cancer, lady lushes still lower their overall death risk by drinking 1-2 glasses/wine per day. After all, the American Heart Association tells us 1 in 3 adults suffer from some incarnation of heart disease (data from 2004). You're more likely to drop dead from a heart attack than breast cancer, so ladies, play your odds.
Over the next few weeks, we will dissect how wine benefits your body in greater detail. Salut! So this 2012, make a resolution you're sure to keep. Drink more wine. Drink wine every day. [Drink Bruliam. This is not a subliminal message]. Have a glass with lunch and another with dinner. After all, it just might save your life.
Disclaimer: I cannot believe I am reduced to this but should add the following. Bruliam does not endorse alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse is a serious and deadly illness. Light-to-moderate daily alcohol consumption does not equal alcohol abuse nor does it cause alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse negates all of the aforementioned health benefits detailed above- excepting Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, whereby consuming >3 drink/day appears to decrease risk for this blood tumor (Klatsky 2009). Bruliam Wines does not support excessive alcohol consumption to reduce risk of this hematological malignancy. Many of these aforementioned epidemiological studies rely on self-reported data. It is entirely possible that the 89,299 male doctors in the Physicians' Health Study cohort are liars who dramatically under report their actual alcohol consumption. If your surgeon reeks of a cheap martini, seek a second opinion. Many studies do not distinguish between types of alcoholic beverages. But intrinsically we unbiased winemakers know that wine is better than beer or liquor. The phenols founds in wine are also present in tea, cocoa, and fruit.
Check out this copyrighted figure I have reproduced without permission. The red circles indicate the relative risk of non-drinkers, the total abstainers. They have a relative risk of 1 in each category. The yellow stars represent the light-to-moderate drinkers. Across all categories, men who consume 1 drink/day have a lower risk of death, heart related death, cancer death, and "other" death. From Gaziano et al, 2000**
**Gaziano JM, Gaziano TA, Glynn RJ, Sesso HD, Ajani UA, Stampfer MJ, Manson JE, Hennekens CH, Buring JE., Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and mortality in the Physicians' Health Study enrollment cohort., J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000 Jan;35(1):96-105.
R. Curtis Ellison, lecture, Wine Summit IV: 6th International Wine & Heart Health Summit, Oregon, 2011.
Dunn W, Xu R, Schwimmer JB., Modest wine drinking and decreased prevalence of suspected nonalcoholic fatty liver disease., Hepatology. 2008 Jun;47(6):1947-54.
Vauzour D, Vafeiadou K, Rodriguez-Mateos A, Rendeiro C, Spencer JP., The neuroprotective potential of flavonoids: a multiplicity of effects., Genes Nutr. 2008 Dec;3(3-4):115-26.
Spencer JP, Vafeiadou K, Williams RJ, Vauzour D., Neuroinflammation: Modulation by flavonoids and mechanisms of action., Mol Aspects Med. 2012 Feb;33(1):83-97.
Corder R, Mullen W, Khan NQ, Marks SC, Wood EG, Carrier MJ, Crozier A., Oenology: red wine procyanidins and vascular health, Nature. 2006 Nov 30;444(7119):566.
Li Y, Baer D, Friedman GD, Udaltsova N, Shim V, Klatsky AL., Wine, liquor, beer and risk of breast cancer in a large population., Eur J Cancer. 2009 Mar;45(5):843-50.
Klatsky AL, Li Y, Baer D, Armstrong MA, Udaltsova N, Friedman GD., Alcohol consumption and risk of hematologic malignancies. Ann Epidemiol. 2009 Oct;19(10):746-53.


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[What follows is an e-mail I sent to Jacob Myers, Weaver Street Board Chair these past three years, after the September Board Meeting]
"Dear Jacob and Weaver Street Board,
I have no strong feelings either way about the Consumer-Owner Discount. After all, I'm a Worker-Owner.
I do, however, have strong feelings about the manner in which its potential removal is being discussed by the Board of WSM. This affects all of us in our co-operative.
I am worried that the Board may consider the return to Consumer-Owners through the Discount as being the cause of the gaping hole in WSM's finances. This simply is not the case.
That hole is caused by the fact that we find ourselves over-extended (by Expansion and the Food House) going into a potentially severe recession. And the fact that the over-extension has an associated debt of some $10 million (with annual repayments of increasing size, leading to repayments of some $700,000 in 2011 and $1.5 million in 2012).
As the Auditor clearly explained at the September Board meeting (clearly, to anyone who understands the manner in which Auditors address Boards), the Board now has the task in 2009 of coming up with a comprehensive plan to address The Weave's over-extension and over-indebtedness.
Removal of the Discount may well form a part of such a plan. But it is not a substitute for that plan.
The Board is aware that, under the John Carver Policy Governance Model, to which WSM subscribes, the Board is supposed to be accountable to Owners, not to the management of WSM.
It is commendable that management have suggested ways to the Board of keeping WSM on financial track, but it is the Board's responsibility to run those plans by Owners before moving ahead with them.
That much should have been learned from the last couple of years.
Management came to the Board with the plans for Expansion and the Food House. Fine. What was not fine was that the Board then approved those plans without seeking the permission of Owners.
Management approached the Board with requests to borrow $10 million, using Owners' assets and equity as collateral. Ok. Up to the point the Board decided to approve the requests without first seeking Owners' permission.
This year, management asked the Board to remove the Policy requiring a 1% profit, so that management had room to maneuver with its plans for the Food House.
The 1% profit requirement was what protected the Worker-Owner Dividend. Worker-Owners should have been asked. They were not. As a result, we lost our Dividend.
And now, instead of coming up with a comprehensive plan to address over-extension and over-indebtedness, management have come up with the idea of removing the Consumer-Owner Discount.
I hope that, on this occasion, the Board will agree to move ahead only after it has the full permission of Consumer-Owners.
Why not make a start at the Annual Owners' Meeting on October 19? Why not put down a motion (someone; anyone) along these lines:
'That the Consumer-Owner Discount will not be changed unless approved by a Referendum of all of the Consumer-Owners.'
If you can achieve a demonstrable plurality of those present to proceed without a Referendum, then you pretty much have a green light to make the decision on your own. Otherwise, John Carver should apply. Or. You abandon John Carver – but again, you should only do so with the consent of your Owners…
Frankly, I think it very unlikely that you will get the agreement of your Consumer-Owners to mess with their Discount, and replace it with a Dividend.
I'm guessing they'll see this year something like this: our butcher disappeared; our meat turned brown; we made a wopping great loss; and now you want us to pay more for everything; and agree to get a Dividend instead – would that be the same one you just didn't pay to Worker-Owners…?
If you try to proceed with changing the Consumer-Owner Discount without the permission of Consumer-Owners, it is reasonable to assume that this will lead to an exodus of Consumer-Owners.
Aside from having a potentially severe effect upon sales, and therefore the profit margin (which would be counter-productive), it would also leave the General Manager possibly having to report at the end of the 2009 Financial Year that he is now in non-compliance with the Board Policy requiring that he not do anything that has the effect of reducing Consumer-Owner numbers.
If you are intent on attempting to improve the financial numbers, then I believe you will only receive the support of the majority of Consumer-Owners if you present them with a more attractive alternative to their Discount.
The opportunity presents itself. Nationwide, the co-operative grocery movement is learning to cope with increasing competition, the recession (and, I guess, in our case, the over-extension and over-indebtedness caused by Expansion and the Food House) by working to increase the loyalty of their Owners.
This is done with 'Ownership Culture,' whereby Owners are weaned away from the view of their co-op as an organic Sam's Club, into more of a traditional co-op culture, by involving them more in the decision-making of their co-op – much along the lines the WSM Elections Task Force was talking about at the beginning of this year.
Consumer-Owners might be much more likely to support the tough decisions needed to regularize WSM's finances (including, perhaps, the replacement of their Discount by a Dividend) if they felt that they were meaningfully involved in the important decision-making process.
We are where we are. I remain ridiculously optimistic that we can move forward positively from where we are.
But we can only do it by honestly recognizing we have a problem (over-extension and over-indebtedness), and then working collaboratively and creatively to address the over-extension and over-indebtedness in realistic ways, and ways that retain, as much as possible, the benefits of Expansion and the Food House, in whatever form the finances finally allow.
What we can not do is pretend the problem is something else, and then fashion a solution which does not begin to address the real problem, and ends up only aggravating the problem and making it worse."
In the interests of balance, I link here with an article about a grocery co-operative which has quite successfully introduced 'Ownership Culture,' and as part of the move, replaced a discount with a form of dividend.
The important point to notice is that there is a clear sense in this article that owners were and are fully included in the important decision-making in their co-operative – as an important 'quid pro quo' in this co-operative's interpretation of 'Ownership Culture.'

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The actress gives us a glimpse into her big day...
Lacey Turner and her new husband have shared more photos from their wedding day. And guys, it looked AMAZING.
The EastEnders actress, 29, married her long-term partner Matt Kay in Ibiza earlier this month, wearing a champagne gown with a tulle skirt and a stylish sheer overlay.
See: EastEnders' Lacey Turner Looked Beautiful On Her Wedding Day
A number of Lacey's co-stars were on the guest list. Dame Barbara Windsor was there to watch the nuptials, along with James Bye, Jake Wood, Aaron Sidwell, Laurie Brett and Scott Maslen.
It sounds like one hell of a party – and looked like it too. Matt posted a gorgeous Instagram snap of himself and Lacey enjoying their first dance in the Spanish sunshine earlier this week.
He'd captioned the photo: 'You stole my heart when I was only 15 years old and I've loved you ever since. This is the proudest moment of my life and I owe it all to you Lay Kay #wifey #mytypeonpaper …thanks to everyone who came it wouldn't of been the same without you all [sic].'
Ohemgee. Husband goals much?!
See: EastEnders' Lacey Turner Unveils Some Seriously Incredible Body Art
Lacey's also treated us to mementos from the day on her page, including a gorgeous shot of herself and Matt by the floral arch they got hitched next to.
Lacey has previously described the ceremony as 'incredible', telling OK!: 'We're on cloud nine! It doesn't feel real.
'I didn't go to sleep until 5am on our wedding night as I was still so excited about the day and then I woke up at 8am!
'On the day I couldn't wait to get down the aisle and marry Matt. The whole day was amazing and we felt so much love and it's incredible; it's something you've never felt before.'
Aw. Huge congratulations to you both!


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8-27-12; Illinois Appellate Court provides a primer for the industry on the "unnatural accumulation" theory of snow and ice in handling/accepting IL fall-down claims. Adjusters who handle such.../
As a dedicated insurance defense law firm, we were happy to see our Appellate Court reverse a multiple six-figure jury award where Defendant gas station appeared to do everything they could to clear snow and ice and provide safe ingress and regress to their customers. While an unfortunate and no doubt painful injury, such accidents are not always the fault of the landlord, particularly when Old Man Winter creates the circumstances leading to the injury.
In Barber v. G.J. Partners, Inc., (2012 IL App (4th) 110992, issued 8/22/12), Plaintiff suffered a slip and fall while exiting her vehicle as she was entering a gas station, fracturing her ankle. Heavy snow the day prior compelled the gas station to clear the lot with a plow and salt the front areas of the store. Nevertheless, there were a few metal plates (4ft X 4ft), slightly below the concrete, which had snow and ice packed in them from the plow and subsequent traffic.
Plaintiff argued such areas of packed snow led to an unnatural accumulation near lined parking spots and Defendant failed to warn customers of the slippery condition. Defendant on the other hand, argued there was no evidence of an unnatural accumulation of snow or ice upon which Plaintiff fell. The jury found for Plaintiff and thereafter, the trial judge denied Defendant's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Defendant's appeal followed.
Despite testimony from employees who acknowledged slippery conditions were created by the snow-packed plates, the Appellate Court nevertheless reversed the jury award and agreed to enter a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of Defendants. Citing precedent, the Court noted:
· "[T]he mere removal of snow which may leave a natural ice formation on the premises does not constitute negligence."
· Further, "the mere sprinkling of salt, causing ice to melt, although it may later freeze, does not aggravate a natural condition so as to form a basis for liability on the part of the property owner."
· Perhaps most important to this case, the Court further cited case-law to note "ruts and uneven surfaces created by traffic in snow and ice are not considered unnatural and cannot form the basis for liability."
The Court explained a property owner may be subject to liability if the voluntary snow removal is performed in a negligent manner. Such liability may arise where a "new, unnatural or artificial condition" were created by the snow removal. However, the shoveling of parking areas and sidewalks is generally beneficial to customers. Store owners should not be discouraged from doing so simply because such operations can rarely be done "perfectly" during winter months.
The ruling is on the web at: http://www.state.il.us/court/opinions/AppellateCourt/2012/4thDistrict/4110992.pdf. This article was researched and written by John P. Campbell, Jr., J.D., please feel free to send your thoughts and comments to John at email@example.com.


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Many families want to set up foundations intended to bring families together in order to contribute back to the community but without good planning it can spark disagreements.
Family foundation can be set up for philanthropy that lasts for generations but can create strife as Wealth Management recently report in "Top Five Traits of Effective Family Philanthropy."
The identified traits include:
- Mission – Foundations that work have clear missions so everyone knows what the purpose of the foundation is and they can all work towards it.
- Decision-Making – It is important to recognize that family members will not always agree. A clear and fair decision-making process should be put in place so those disagreements do not fester and spoil the foundation.
- Dialogue Across Generations – It is important that younger generations be brought into the process when they are capable so they can learn from experienced family members.
- Personal Passions – Different family members will be passionate about different charitable works. Allowing family members some freedom to pursue their passions keeps them involved and excited about the foundation.
- Outside Experience – It is important to be open to professional advice about foundation operations and the best ways to carry out the mission.
An estate planning attorney can guide you through the process that will help your family foundation be a source to bring the family together through the generations.
Reference: Wealth Management (May 13, 2016) "Top Five Traits of Effective Family Philanthropy."


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HEARTS UNBROKEN by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Candlewick, 2018 hardcover, May 2020 paperback)
When Louise Wolfe's first real boyfriend mocks and disrespects Native people in front of her, she breaks things off immediately and dumps him.
It's her senior year, anyway, and she'd rather spend her time on her family and friends and working on the school newspaper.
The editors pair her up with Joey Kairouz, the ambitious new photojournalist, and in no time the paper's staff find themselves with a major story to cover: the school musical director's inclusive approach to casting "The Wizard of Oz" has been provoking backlash in their mostly white, middle-class Kansas town.
From the newly formed "Parents Against Revisionist Theater" to anonymous threats, long-held prejudices are being laid bare and hostilities are spreading against teachers, parents, and students—especially the cast members at the center of the controversy, including Lou's little brother, who's playing the Tin Man.
As tensions heighten at school, so does a romance between Lou and Joey—but as she's learned, "dating while Native" can be difficult. In trying to protect her own heart, will Lou break Joey's?
Read an except of HEARTS UNBROKEN from Candlewick Press.
Authors Love HEARTS UNBROKEN
"I loved her irreverent, hilarious, and subversive dismantling of stereotypes. Cyn's trademark, spot-on dialogue captures the teen spirit perfectly. I want Lou to be my best friend!" —An Na, author of A STEP FROM HEAVEN, winner of the Michael L. Printz Award and a National Book Award finalist
"HEARTS UNBROKEN is a rare blend of teenage romance and social consciousness that never insults the intelligence of its readers. Truly shows what life is like for a contemporary American Indian teeenager trying to fit into the larger context of American society." —Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki), author of CODE TALKER
"Smart, quirky, and slightly flawed, Louise Wolfe is like a lot of teenage girls in America. Cynthia Leitich Smith has crafted a heartfelt book with an important message about loyalty, intepersonal connections, and the power of love to tear down barriers. This story will dissolve boundaries and knock down walls." —Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Pura Belpré Author Award Winner for UNDER THE MESQUITE
Order HEARTS UNBROKEN by Cynthia Leitich Smith: BookPeople; Indiebound; Amazon; Barnes and Noble.
Centering the T-shirt imagery is something I discussed with my Candlewick editor, Hilary Van Dusen, who was working with Pamela Consolazio, the jacket designer. To me, the art vaguely suggests the feel of a powwow T-shirt. So, it's grounded in daily life, but intentionally not groundbreaking. You'd find a few similar Ts in my closet.
On another note, I'm glad that the design largely leaves facial casting to the young reader's imagination. I love the covers of two of my previous novels, Rain Is Not My Indian Name (HarperCollins, 2001) and Tantalize (Candlewick, 2007), both of which clearly show the face of the protagonist. But prose novels are such deeply interior experiences. Sometimes it's best for young adults to envision the story, including its hero, in their own theaters of the mind.
Beyond that, I highly approved of the decision to use a teen-friendly handwriting font for "Hearts" and a firmer, more formal one for "Unbroken." When I think of real-life teens like my fictional Louise, I am optimistic about the future. Young Native hearts are strong.
HEARTS UNBROKEN began as a long overdue apology to a high school boyfriend.
We'd met as teen journalists. I was a reporter. He was a photographer. One who'd recently quit varsity football in favor of the student newspaper and weathered the social fallout. I was impressed, charmed. We quickly bonded over brainy movies, classic Ford Mustangs, and our shared love of storytelling.
Then one cloudy afternoon, in a fit of adolescent nerves, I stammered the worst possible thing with the best possible intentions. In attempting to take our relationship to the next level, I'd deeply insulted him instead.
Today, I'd say the imnpact of my words was far more important than my intent. But as a fumbling, flailing teenager, it had all felt so much more complicated.
In writing the novel, I crafted scenes wherein a character either says something that's problematic or stays silent when they (perhaps) shouldn't. The various instances are contextualized with pushback approximately mirroring the intensity of what's said (or not said).
My hope is that, as a result, YA readers will weigh the impact of their own voices, will take redemptive action as needed, and will better understand themselves and each other.
On one level, HEARTS UNBROKEN is an exploration of speech–journalistic, political, artistic, religious, and interpersonal as well as speech rooted in hate. On another, it's a romantic story about two teenage reporters asking whether everyone deserves a chance at the spotlight.
Author Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith by Jamie Tan and Stephanie Pando from CBC Diversity. PEEK: "You just never know what'll capture a kid's imagination and make them fall in love with a book, with reading. …every block of story-building deserves my full attention. Writers tend to talk about magic in the broad strokes, but it glimmers in the brushstrokes, too."
A Book of My Heart: Joy Interviews Cynthia Leitich Smith from Brazos Bookstore. PEEK: "…we do not separate art and artists. So, we each must decide. What bad behavior crosses the line for each us? Who do we want to support with our money? Who do we want to hold up to children and teens as a voice that matters?"
Q&A with Cynthia Leitich Smith from Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb. Peek: "…these tips should help hedge your bets in writing 'contemporary' realistic fiction that doesn't skew historical too soon."
Interview: Cynthia Leitich Smith by Crystal from Rich in Color. Peek: "As I drafted scenes, I was aware of exactly how they'd resonate with many Native teens and, to varying degrees, alienate many influential, non-Indian adults. I kept typing anyway."
The Heart of Cynthia Leitich Smith by Amanda West Lewis from Wild Things: VCFA MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Blog. Peek: "I crafted a love story juxtaposed against microaggressions and their escalation. A story that's infused with humor and community and lived experience as a middle class Native teen."
Let's Indigenize Our Bookshelves and Fully Welcome Native Kids as Readers by Cynthia Leitich Smith from Nerdy Book Club. Peek: "I understood from a very young age that the Native part of myself didn't seem to belong in the world of readers. (Did we send that message to all Native kids? Do we still? At what cost to them and to their non-Indian friends…)."
HEARTS UNBROKEN: Writing Stories Loosely Inspired by Your Real Life by Cynthia Leitich Smith from Cynsations. PEEK: "I'm not my protagonist, Louise. He's not her love interest, Joey. But we have a few things in common with them—the northeast Kansas suburbs of our adolescence, our respective heritages. We were both student journalists, and so are they. But his dad wasn't a commerical pilot and mine wasn't a dentist. His mom didn't work for Hallmark and mine didn't earn an MA/JD. I didn't have a little brother, and he didn't drive a Jeep. Unlike Louise and Joey, we didn't live in a post-9/11 world or during the Trump administration." See also HEARTS UNBROKEN craft posts on Writing (Sort Of) Timeless Contemporary Realistic Fiction, Writing Well-Rounded Secondary Characters, and Writing Teen Love, Romance, Passion!
Texas Book Festival 2018 Interview: Cynthia Leitich Smith by ChinLin Pan from Geek Gals. PEEK: "I do a lot of pre-writing. If possible, I visit the setting, talk to people there. Then, I collect or create maps. I prepare menus and watch documentaries and read research books. I take a lot of photos. In sum, I submerge."
7 Authors Discuss Complicated Families, Epic Love Stories, and More in October's YA Open Mic by Michael Waters from BNTeenBlog. PEEK from Cynthia Leitich Smith: "I felt awful for a good, long time. Decades. Not that my regret mattered more than the hurt I caused. My new novel, HEARTS UNBROKEN, sprang from that experience."
Podcast Interview: Cynthia Leitich Smith on HEARTS UNBROKEN by Travis Jonker from The Yarn at School Library Journal. PEEK: "I don't know if I could have written this novel five years ago."
Four Native YA Authors on Their Message for Teens by Alia Jones from School Library Journal. CYN NOTE: Interview features Joseph Bruchac, Eric Gansworth, Dawn Quigley and Cynthia Leitich Smith. Article is free, but requires email registration to view.
HEARTS UNBROKEN was named the 2018 Foreword Reviews Silver Medal Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction. PEEK: "At a time when the trade media devoted nearly all its attention on the larger corporate publishers like Random House and Simon & Schuster, the debut of Foreword Reviews introduced a new stream of quality reviews of independently published books to the wholesalers and distributors where booksellers and librarians order their books."
2019 Amelia Bloomer List (Young Adult Fiction) from The Amelia Bloomer Project, an annual booklist of the best feminist books for young readers, ages birth through 18, from the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association.
HEARTS UNBROKEN was chosen as the fall 2018 YA read for the NIEA Book Club by the National Indian Education Association, the leading education advocate for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students.
HEARTS UNBROKEN was named to the list of Bank Street College of Education 2018 Best Children's Books of the Year (YA category).
HEARTS UNBROKEN was chosen as a 2019 Kansas NEA Reading Circle YA Section by the Kansas National Education Association.
Hearts Unbroken was chosen for the Just One More Page Recommendation List, compiled by the Wisconsin State Reading Association Children's Literature Committee for the 2019 Convention from titles published between September 2017-December 2018.
★ "Absorbing….Blending teen romance with complex questions of identity, equality, and censorship, this is an excellent choice…" —School Library Journal, starred review
"…a nice mix of romance, routine high school drama, and more serious topics like racism, bullying, and becoming more socially aware. Sure to inspire interesting classroom discussions, this is a must-have for all collections." —Teen Librarian Toolbox at SLJ
"…lively, illuminating novel. …explores difficult truths and hard decisions even as it entertains." CCBC (Book of the Week, Nov. 25, 2018)(read the whole review)
"…Smith's narrative is thought provoking and candid, with touches of humor that make Louise a very likeable character." —Lisa Krok at The Hub from YALSA, QP2019Nominees
"…the book offers a brave and layered look at the complexities of identity and the missteps that are so easy to make in navigating your own and that of others along the way." Publishers Weekly ShelfTalker
"This insightful, complex take on a difficult topic…. Even considering its seriousness, the novel is fun to read, with charming characters and a nicely balanced teen romance. Thought-provoking and engaging, HEARTS UNBROKEN will leave its young adult audience with a great deal to consider." —The Foreword
"In a time when #ownvoices stories are rising in popularity among YA readers, this brings an insightful story to the conversation…this is truly a thought-provoking and educational novel." —Booklist
"…a thought-provoking work of realistic teen fiction." —Publishers Weekly
"Smith effectively presents the continuous microaggressions Lou faces as a young Native woman alongside the central narrative arc of the school play." —The Horn Book
"Highly recommended! There's so much love and warmth and reality all through HEARTS UNBROKEN. And so much hope! And some absolutely terrific ground-breaking moves!" —Debbie Reese at American Indians in Children's Literature (read the whole review)
"…a wonderful story about identity, censorship, the erasure and stereotyping of Native Americans, and the challenges of romantic relationships when you have to protect your heart at all costs. An engaging addition to school, home, and classroom collections seeking more #ownvoices books featuring contemporary Native experiences and stories, drama and journalism nerds, or any reader looking for an empowered, complex heroine like Lou." —Donalyn Miller at The Nerdy Book Club (read the whole review)
"This is a fantastic novel that provides romance and laughs, but will also give readers plenty to think about." —Rich in Color (read the whole review)
"HEARTS UNBROKEN is just consuming. I didn't want to put it down until I finished it. There are such rich, realistic characters, and Louise is just brilliant." —children's librarian Rosemary Kiladitis from Mom Read It (read the whole review)
"HEARTS UNBROKEN is a necessary reflection on race and prejudice — and the teens who are affected by it and fighting it." —Cristina Arreola from Bustle
Recommended title, BETTER WITH BOOKS: 500 DIVERSE BOOKS TO IGNITE EMPATHY AND ENCOURAGE SELF-ACCEPTANCE IN TWEENS AND TEENS by Melissa Hart (Sasquatch Books, 2019).
2019 We Are Kid Lit Summer Reading List from the We Are Kid Lit Collective.
50 States of YA by Kelly Jensen from Book Riot. CYN NOTE: Hearts Unbroken represents Kansas.
Best Books of 2018 for Young Readers from Ebony Elizabeth Thomas at Penn Graduate School of Education.
2018 Nerdies in YA Fiction from Donalyn Miller at The Nerdy Book Club.
2018 Activist Books from M Is for Movement.
Must-Reads of 2018 from We Need Diverse Books at Goodreads.
Best Books of 2018 from American Indians in Children's Literature.
Favorites of 2018 from Crystal at Rich In Color.
Don't Miss Books of 2018 with Debbie Reese and Traci Sorell from Matthew C. Winner.
#ReadYourWorld Book Jam of 2019 from Multicultural Children's Book Day and Children's Book Council. SEE ALSO Own Voices Young Adult Novels about Native Teens, compiled by Cynthia Leitich Smith from Multicultural Children's Book Day.
2018 Summer Middle Grade & YA Book List by Naomi Bishop from the American Indian Library Association. CYN NOTE: Deeply honored to see HEARTS UNBROKEN on this list; please click for recommendations of additional books by Native authors and illustrators.
Our Most Anticipated Contemporary YA Novels of 2018: July to December by Dahlia Adler from BNTEENblog. PEEK: "HEARTS UNBROKEN… It's an excellent year for Native YA fiction, capped off by the return of Smith's first since 2001's RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME."
5 YA Stories Featuring Native Characters to Read This November from Book Page. PEEK: "Through Lou's funny and honest narration, readers will gain some valuable insight….. Although this read deals with plenty of heavy cultural issues, Smith balances the main plot with a poignant romance…."
Authentically Representing American Indians by Sonja Cole from Booklist. PEEK: "All Native children deserve to have books that respect who they are and who their ancestors were. This list below provides a starting point for more authentic representations of American Indians and First Nations people in children's books."
Power, Agency, andd Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith from Uma Krishnaswami at Writing with a Broken Tusk. PEEK: "…articulates questions about representation and voice and the human tendency to pronounce judgment with limited information. Questions about history and privilege, about who has power and why. Questions that push back against the daily indignities, large and small, so often inflicted upon minorities in America, and push back as well on commonly held historical myths and emblems of public nostalgia."
11 Upcoming Romantic YA Novels That Might Just Be Your New Favorite Rom-Com by Kerri Jarema from Bustle. PEEK: "From New York City meet-cutes to falling in love in small towns, there is something here that will get those butterflies in your stomach fluttering around. And, hopefully, will get the attention of the next Hollywood exec looking to bring YA love stories to the big screen."
15 Exciting New YA Books for October 2018 by Kate Oldfield from United by Pop. PEEK: "Saying October might be one of 2018's best bookish months might be a bold statement to make but October might be one of 2018's best bookish months."
27 New Young Adult Books That Need to Be On Your Radar by Kerri Jarema from Bustle. PEEK: "…there is nothing more fun as a reader than making a seasonal TBR of all the books you are pumped to read in the coming months, but especially when there is so much to choose from…. These books are the absolute must-reads."
36 of October's Best New Young Adult Books by Dahlia Adler from BNTeenBlog. PEEK: "…I try to not to make grand statements like 'This is maybe the best YA publishing month of all time,' but…"
Media Kit for HEARTS UNBROKEN, including Author's Note by Cynthia Leitich Smith from Candlewick Press.
Read an except of HEARTS UNBROKEN from Candlewick Press.
American Indian Library Association's Children's and MG-YA Booklists.
Diversity and Inclusion in Children's and Young Adult Books: Overview from CYALR.
Teacher and Librarian Resources for Native American Children's and Young Adult Books from CYALR.
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Pop of Yellow
Sunshine! Spring time! Vitamin D! In snowy New York all we can think about is the sun and how we can't wait for spring time. Adding a pop of yellow into an outfit or home could be just the dose of happy we need at the moment. Here are some pop of yellow ideas to get you started.
At Pop Productions in New York, we seek the best in everything and everyone. Even on a gloomy stormy day, we're crafting up confetti or browsing inspiration on Pinterest. The wonder of event planning is you can create the world you want to be in, even on a regular Tuesday night. So don't let winter stand in your way New Yorkers, add a pop of yellow and transport to a tropical location instantly.
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"To buy or to rent?" Recent graduates, young couples, relocating professionals and others have all asked themselves this question at one point or another. While each option has its benefits, the decision to purchase an apartment, condominium or house as opposed to renting, is complex and based on a number of factors. According to a recent survey from the National Association of Realtors, nearly eight out of 10 respondents believe buying a home today is a good financial decision. The question that remains is whether or not now is the right time to buy a home for you.
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I have plenty of work for the immediate future so I will be bringing plenty of new updates. A sneak preview of what I am working on at the minute -
Space Marine Captain: Going to be from the Dark Angels Chapter, model is GW
While some may argue Blood Bowl lacks rules and is more of a free-for-all-fight with a ball thrown in somewhere, this Orc Ref may disagree.. or maybe she is just there to join in the fight? Model is Shadowforge
Plenty of these guys, 28mm Picts, coming soon. For now I will be concentrating on these Javelin infantry. Models are Gripping Beast
Last but not least (well least in size!) we have a new unit for my own Carthage Army. Models are Baccus 6mm
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Cherry Blossoms in Misaki Koen Amusement Park
Misaki Koen Amusement Park is a place where you can enjoy both amusement park and a zoo. It is located in the southern part of Osaka, and about 30 minutes ride on a train from Kansai Airport.
From late March to the beginning of April, you can enjoy beautiful cherry blossoms blooming in the park!!
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The last week has been crazy, after posting my bee problems I made a decision to try and save the hives by re-queening the hives. Of course nothing else worked out, 180 miles, $60 later I got my queens.
Of course the temperature started dropping and the wind picked up, neither of which are good for opening hives.
Besides the continual plumbing project, my truck breaks started squeaking. They had at least 60,000 miles on them so I figured it was time to change the pads.
Unfortunately some of the slide pins were frozen so I figured I would replace all of the breaks which turned into a few days work between broken tools and frozen parts.
Eventually that got completed.
Today, the day after putting new queens in my hives it snowed.
This was taken when I got home, several hours later we have more snow on the ground than any previous day this winter. My fruit trees are flowering and everything else has grown buds and the bee hives have been opened and disrupted. How much damage has been done I don't know?


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TV Commercial For Gear4Music
Three years ago, we produced Gear4music's official TV commercial and it is now back on TV! It was a jam-packed weekend, filming at multiple locations, with a whole range of cast members, and we loved every minute of it! So what was the story behind the brief? Gear4music wanted to portray the real-life experience of loving music. From a child strumming their first chord, to a school kid making their own band and professionally recording themselves, to performing on stage to friends, family and an entire audience. Gear4music is a lifestyle, and here's how we showed it in our TV commercial.
As Gear4music put it - the company "has become a part of so many people's musical journey". We had to create a commercial that portrayed a person's life from the day the little boy gets his first guitar, to walking onto stage for a huge gig. There is no denying that a Gear4music customer can relate to at least one of these snapshots from this commercial, right!? We certainly can here at Digifish. Whether you're a parent, a student, a child starting to learn a new instrument, this Gear4music commercial "inspires all aspiring, established and professional musicians", as the company says themselves!
The commercial is currently airing on a whole range of channels, but if you haven't already seen it, make sure you click the link above to watch it. Enjoy! ...and happy Christmas shopping!


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Aged for three years, Asbach Original acquires its unique and distinctive taste through traditional distillation, careful storage for at least three years in Limousin oak casks and the secret Asbach maturing and refining process.
The Asbach history goes back to the year 1892, when company founder Hugo Asbach left his adopted home country of France and made his dream of an own company come true, in Rüdesheim am Rhein. He had previously acquired a high degree of know-
Ten years later, he created the new term "Weinbrand" for his brandies, to be used parallel to the term "Cognac" generally used in those times. A farsighted decision in fact, for when German producers were prohibited from using the term Cognac after 1919, the name Weinbrand had already been well-
A German Brandy blended from 25 different wine distillations, aged for up to 3 years in limousin oak casks.
The work does not stop with the selection of the right wines; the distillation process also has a decisive impact on the quality of Asbach. There is more to the distillation process than simply separating water and alcohol; the objective is to transfer the delicate aromatic substances of the wine as completely as possible into the distillate.
The wines are carefully distilled on yeast in copper stills. The procedure involves a traditional process of two stages -
The raw spirit has an alcohol content of about 40% volume and is the result of the first distillation stage. During the second distillation, one that is significantly more complex than the first, the aim is to obtain the actual fine spirit of about 75% volume, also known as the heart, that has the best characteristics for its later conversion into Asbach.
When the distillation process has been completed, the fresh wine distillates are transported to Ottersweier at the foot of the Black Forest. This is the site of the Asbach maturing cellar, unique among its kind and in its size, as well as the Asbach Treasure Trove.
The duration of the maturing process is the next step that is decisive for the high quality of the Asbach brandies. At Asbach, they leave the distillates in the small Limousin oak casks far longer than required by law until they have reached their full maturity and developed their characteristic bouquet
The maturing process takes place in small oak casks made of wood from the Limousin oak that has been aged for a number of years. This wood has especially large pores and is air-
"The fine spirit draws the natural aroma and colour substances from the cask, and this is where the liquid, originally clear, gains its topaz colouring and subtle, harmonious wooden accents.
The part of the distillate that escapes, on the other hand, is lost; it fills the air in our cellars with an aromatic fragrance, which has led us to call it the angels' share."
The distillates, even of one type, never mature perfectly evenly within the distillate cellar because the wine distillate and the wood are both natural products that react differently from one cask to the next. The various distillates do not reach their full maturity and perfect harmony until the second maturing process in large vats made of Spessart oak.
Ultimately, however, it is the art of the master distiller that creates the masterpiece from various distillates of different origins and vintages.
The secret Asbach maturing and finishing process brings the complex production process to a close and gives Asbach its radiant topaz hue, harmoniously blended with the full aroma of wine and its characteristic bouquet.


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Thoughts on Orlando from the NICU
In the Cedars-Sinai NICU, I met my best friend's newborn daughter. Her name is Poppy. She is tiny and perfect with dark hair and wide eyes and fuzzy ears. It was the same day I heard about the worst mass shooting in US history.
How can these two human experiences exist on the same day? This is what I thought as I walked past the incubators to my friend who sat in absolute joy.
Here in this room, tiny babies, surrounded by tubes, were fighting for their lives. Here, heroic nurses swiftly checked every vital, taught new parents how to change a diaper, and rushed in with an oxygen mask. Here, parents took turns holding their twins. They were dressed in regular clothes as if they just walked in off the street. As if they hadn't been there all day. Here, a new mother held a tiny person she only just met.
My friend let me hold her daughter, who slept the whole time. She was so tiny her head fit on the crook of my arm. I couldn't stop staring at her skin. It looked so new.
I looked around at all the caregivers. The nurses and parents and friends and grandparents caring round the clock for these teeny tiny babies. The machines were powering the incubators and tubes, but in that room, the life support was made of people.
After the babies are stable for 48 hours, these parents will be allowed to take them out of NICU. They will bring them down to the parking lot and buckle them into car-crash tested car seats. They will drive very, very slowly. They will spend the next 18 years trying to keep their babies safe.
But, sitting in the NICU on the same day as the shooting in Orlando, I wondered, how do we protect these babies from the world outside these walls? If we protect them as parents, why can't we protect them as a society?
Tragedies aren't political. If a street intersection has multiple car accidents, we come together to have a stop sign installed. If a child drowns in a pool, we build a bigger fence. A mass shooting is a tragedy – we must come together to prevent another one from happening.
Fifty sons and daughters died in Orlando. This is not a political issue. It is a parent issue.
Yes, we may be gay. We may be straight. We may be Christian or Jewish or Muslim or Atheist. But, above all, we are parents.
We cut bananas in half so our babies don't choke. We childproof our kitchens. We hold hands for first steps. We apply sunscreen. We button up winter coats. We buckle bike helmets. We teach our kids how to look both ways before we cross the street.
Let's focus our collective strength to do what we do best.
Let's protect our babies, sons, and daughters.
Let's ban assault weapons.


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Politics & Government
How will Joel Ford's vote for the Republican budget play in a Democratic primary?
State Sen. Joel Ford wasn't the only Democrat who voted for the Republican-authored state budget last month. But he was the only one running in a Democratic primary for mayor of Charlotte.
In supporting the Republican spending plan, Ford went against most Democratic colleagues, the state party and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper – who blasted the budget before vetoing it.
"For me it's simply about providing leadership," Ford said.
But his vote already is an issue in this fall's mayoral primary.
"It shows that his values are contrary to what we're working on in Charlotte," Mayor Jennifer Roberts told the Observer.
The vote drew a sharp contrast between Ford and his main rivals, Roberts and Mayor Pro Tem Vi Lyles.
Ford, a former Mecklenburg Democratic Party chairman, has cast himself as a Democrat who can get things done by working with GOP leaders in Raleigh. But it's a risky strategy in a primary that typically attracts the party's most committed and partisan voters.
"If Democratic primary voters want somebody who's going to stand up to Republicans, his record is not one that's going to excite him," said Eric Heberlig, a UNC Charlotte political scientist.
Last week the General Assembly overrode Cooper's veto of the $23 billion budget. Ford, who was in Charlotte campaigning, was not in the Senate for the vote. In an interview he said he would have voted with other Democrats in support of the governor's veto.
But on June 21, he was one of four Democrats who joined all 35 Senate Republicans in voting for the final legislative budget. He was the only Mecklenburg Democrat in either chamber to support it.
"I look at it as putting people over politics," he said. "Some of the things I've been advocating for are in the budget."
The budget would "raise the age" of young offenders, meaning 16- and 17-year-olds would no longer be automatically charged as adults. It also gives teachers an average raise of 3.3 percent this year, most other state employees a flat $1,000 raise and state retirees a cost-of-living increase.
The spending plan also includes $250,000 for Renaissance West, a childhood education program in west Charlotte that Ford championed as former chairman of the Charlotte Housing Authority.
"I've been one of few Democrats from Mecklenburg County able to deliver on issues we say we care about," Ford said. "I'm able to look my constituents in the eye and say, 'The things you care about like upward mobility I care about too and was able to do something about it'."
In vetoing the GOP budget, Cooper said it doesn't go far enough in helping teachers and schools. He said it "prioritizes tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations" while shortchanging working people.
Cuts to the Justice Department could force Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein to lay off more than 100 staffers. Sen. Jeff Jackson, a Charlotte Democrat, has called the cuts "brutal."
"I'm not happy about the cuts, but Mecklenburg County will receive additional (prosecutors) and deputy clerks," Ford said.
Sharon Gladwell, spokeswoman for the Administrative Office of the Courts, said its budget was increased by $40 million over two years. But she said it's too early to say how that would affect individual counties.
Roberts said the city is trying to tackle crime, specifically a spike in homicides. "That's a very different priority than what they did in cutting money for the Department of Justice," she said.
Lyles said Ford "needs to defend his 'yes' vote on the budget."
Heberlig, the political scientist, said it could be the most ardent Democrats who vote in the Sept. 12 primary. In 2015, the city's mayoral primary drew 8.8 percent of voters. A runoff between Roberts and then-Mayor Dan Clodfelter drew 6.1 percent.
"The challenge we're facing more broadly in American politics is the people with the most moderate inclinations who are appealing to the broadest group of voters can't win in the primaries," Heberlig said, "because the activists want purity more than moderation or compromise."
Ford said he'll take his record to the voters.
"I'm going to continue to focus on what I told voters I would do," he said. "And I'm going to show them the results and allow them to be the judge."
Jim Morrill: 704-358-5059, @jimmorrill


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Apartments for Rent in Minneapolis, MN
Overview of Minneapolis
Minneapolis offers vibrant young professionals and families the perfect environment for living affordably, living happily, and working a job in nearly any field. In past years Minneapolis has become a booming hot spot for medical technology, banking, and financial companies. Additionally, the trend of craft beer and unique food has found its way to Minneapolis, with several neighborhoods offering all kinds of restaurants and laid-back nightlife. If you're a sports fanatic, you'll fit in just fine in Minneapolis. Home to the Twins, Vikings and Timberwolves, there's always a sporting event to catch while lounging at home or out on the town. And the best part? The abundance of affordable Minneapolis apartments makes it easy to find the perfect home.
Minneapolis Apartments and Cost of Living
The overall cost of living in Minneapolis is just slightly above the national average, but like most cities, the neighborhood you live in will determine the amount of rent you'll pay for most apartments in Minneapolis. If you want to live in the heart of the Uptown nightlife you'll pay more than you would for apartments that are further out from the Downtown Minneapolis area. It all depends on your needs and what you want out of your surroundings.
More Minneapolis Tidbits
Known as the "Minneapple," by many Minnesotans, Minneapolis contains a thriving theater district for local residents. Venues such as the Guthrie Theater, Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Institute of Arts are all highly regarded throughout the community. In the cold winter months, downtown Minneapolis apartments easily access the skyway. Be sure to take advantage of these heated glass-enclosed pedestrian walkways rather than braving the cold. You can find your way almost anywhere you want to go downtown by way of the skyway.
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AwayDaysYT – Hops the Pond for the "City Beautiful"/
We had a fan pass this video along from Away Days — a vlog video series created by an amazingly impassioned fan Ellis – "I vlog a different football match every week. 5000 subscribers so far."
The great takeaways from this video are many:
- Ellis is entertaining and gives great narration about MCO and OCSC
- He feels throughout this video the MLS is a legitimate league
- He loves the Orlando fanbase, supporters and American approach to our games — that's a good thing!
We love watching this perspective as often we become unknowingly complacent about our surroundings, our facilities (and it's not even our new pitch) and teams. We should NEVER forget how special our Soccer Club(s) is and what they've become. Vamos Orlando!
Do you want to explore more soccer teams, locations and fan bases throughout the world? Be sure to subscribe to Ellis:
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aysAwayd
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Kurdistan Solidarity Campaign statement on the killing of British national Anna Campbell (Helîn Qerecox) in Afrin by Turkish military forces
The Kurdistan Solidarity Campaign is devastated to hear of the martyrdom of Anna Campbell aka Helîn Qerecox. A prominent activist in Brighton and Bristol anti-fascist, anarchist and feminist circles, Anna went to Rojava in May to join the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) fighting the patriarchal, women-enslavers and rapists of ISIS. As a member of a workers' co-operative and tenants' right activist, Anna would have found common cause not just with the military fight against the ISIS fascists but also with the creation of a new society in Rojava built on common ownership and self-determination and the ethos of a co-operative society.
Anna's sheer heroism was demonstrated by her insistence on taking part in the Afrin resistance despite the great danger of fighting against NATO's second-biggest army and their array of jihadist proxies. Anna is not just the first woman from these shores to die fighting for the Rojava revolution, but the first British citizen to be killed by our NATO "allies" Turkey. It cannot be forgotten that NATO's invasion of Afrin is illegal and has no basis in international law. Their attack on the convoy which killed Anna constitutes a war crime and we call on all progressive forces in this country to pressure the UK government to take firm action against Turkey. Enough is enough, we cannot stand by whilst our government colludes in Turkey's war crimes, killing Kurds and British citizens alike, and reviving ISIS in northern Syria.
Anna's act of bravery and martyrdom will never be forgotten by the Kurdish community, by her friends and comrades here and around the world, and by all those who fight for a better world. Through her acts she has become immortal and will live forever. Sehid namirin – the martyrs are immortal.
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Bruster's Will Open Five More Phoenix-Are Stores
Bruster's Real Ice Cream, a frozen treats chain based in Beaver County, said it would open an additional five new franchise locations through the city of Phoenix.
Earlier in the month, the company signed franchise development agreements for more than five new markets, which would stimulate its growth for the Southwest and West.
Dan Tarkoff, a retired East Coast sales and marketing executive, wanted a new task. He's going to help the company with its expansion efforts. Tarkoff said partnering up with Bruster's has been great. He said the company, while intent on providing amazing product quality and customer service, also focuses on helping franchisees to establish and growth their business.
Bruster's, via its website, said franchises need an investment of $275,000 to $325,000 with $100,000 in liquidity. Its franchise fee is $30,000, and it takes 5% in royalty fees.
During the first part of 2017, the company opened a parlor in the Gilbert, Arizona area. There are roughly 200 independently run locations in 19 states along with South Korea and Guyana. The company reported it an 8.8% same-store sales increase for 2017's first quarter.


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Zinedine Zidane said he could not imagine Real Madrid without Cristiano Ronaldo and that he is a player that they can count on in difficult moments.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner is in a public dispute with the club over a new contract as he wants a new contract that would double his wages, to put him on par with Barcelona star Lionel Messi.
But Madrid president Florentino Pérez is not keen to do that at the moment, especially when Ronaldo is in the worst form of his life.
"I am not worried, we know that you can talk and argue outside, but inside here Cristiano has to think about playing as always he has done," Zidane told a press conference.
"I would prefer to talk about his performances and what he gives to the team.
"I cannot imagine a Madrid without Cristiano. This is his club and where he should be. The club, the fans and everyone loves him.
"I always say the same thing about Cristiano, I cannot see Madrid without him and what concerns me is the sporting side. As always, in a difficult moment he is there.
"I do not want to talk about this, the contract and these things. Cristiano is old for all this. It is the club that needs to talk with him."
With the team struggling in the league, Zidane claims that the solution is through hard work and he is not worried about his position.
"I am not imagining anything, I go from day to day, I always do this and my way of thinking will not change," he stated.
"Everyone can look at the situation how they want and for me when there are difficult moments I work and try to do good things on the pitch. I have experience of being a player and I know that the best thing about football is that there is a game every three days and that all can change.
He believes that keeping a clean sheet will be important in their clash with Leganes on Thursday.
"It is important not to concede," he explained.
"We know that we are away and we will try to not concede and to score a goal which is important in knock-out games. It will be difficult and we will concentrate on it being over two legs."


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Airline stocks retreated from earlier gains Thursday as investors stepped back after a day of flip-flop trading.
The Amex Airline Index ($XAL) lost its upward momentum and closed the session lower by 1.2 percent to 37.32.
A handful of the nation's largest carriers followed suit. The largest, American Airlines' parent AMR AMR, -3.80% turned a 3 percent gain into a 2.3 percent loss to close at $5.10, off 12 cents.
Continental CAL, -0.72% finished down 13 cents, or 1.9 percent, to $6.60, while Southwest LUV, +1.38% slipped 10 cents to $14.86.
AirTran AAI, +0.00%, which reported a gain for the third quarter, lost 11 cents, or 2.7 percent, to $4 even. ATA Holdings ATAH subtracted a nickel to close at $4.20.
No. 2 airline UAL UAL, +1.67%, parent of United Airlines, ended the session in the same place it started, at $2.34.
Standard & Poor's left UAL on "credit watch with developing implications" two days after the carrier re-filed its application for a federal loan backup of $1.8 billion from the Air Transportation Stabilization Board. In that filing, United said it had preliminary agreements with all of its unions to take out $5.8 billion in labor costs over a 51/2-year period.
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Lifespan Development Essay
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Set forth by Margret Baltes, Paul Baltes and their associates, the life span perspective is the viewing of human development as multi directional, multi cultural, multi contextual,multi disciplinary and plastic. Human development is viewed as multi-directional because with time the characteristics of a human tend to change. Each person's body consists of a large amount of genes and therefore bring the possibility of having several different directions that they could develop. Different events in life can lead to a change in direction.
Some examples of those events may be the death of a loved one, losing a job, getting married, getting into college. etc. Researchers have used the multi directional perspective to figure out that losses and gains tend to occur simultaneously and that losses can lead to gains and gains can lead to losses. Human development is seen as multi contextual because it occurs in various contexts such as physical surroundings and the constellations of family. Urie Bronfenbrenner was the first to shine light on the need to consider multiple contexts.
He recommended that when conducting a developmental study we should use an ecological-systems approach. This involves the belief that the individual should be considered in all contexts and interactions that life consist of in the study of human development. Bronfenbrenner later changed the name of this approach to bioecological to show the natural and biological aspects of this theory. There are three nested levels that each person is affected by. Microsystems is immediate surroundings such as friends, school, church and family.
Exosystems is local institutions such as place of employment, school, and religious courses. Macrosystems involves the larger contexts such as political, economics and culture. Bronfenbrenner created a fourth system called mesosystem that connects all the systems together. An example of mesosystem would be the connection between family and employment. Family leave policies and overtime are examples of family and employment connections. Bronfenbrenner created the chronosystem or time system which also has an affect on the other systems.
Development is viewed as multi cultural because there are many different cultures in the world today. Social scientists describe culture as a "meaning and information system, shared by a group and transmitted across generations, that allows the group to meet basic needs of survival . . . pursue happiness and wellbeing, and derive meaning from life" (Matsumoto, 2009) Development is multi disciplinary because researchers must study various disciplines to understand it. Scientists usually break the study of human development into three segments to study it better. The segments are biological, cognitive and social.
Each segment is a discipline that a scientist specializes in. It is also segmented in age groups such as childhood ,adolescence and adulthood. Development is plastic because the traits of humans can be molded much like plastic and people are durable like plastic. Two Theories of Life Span Development The first theory is Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development. He believed that personality was developed in stages. One of the main aspects of Erikson's theory was the ego identity. This is the conscious sense of self that we develop during social interactions.
According to Erik, it is constantly changing as we experience new things and learn new information during our daily interactions with others. Erikson also believed that behaviors and actions were motivated with a sense of competence. Each part of Erikson's theory involves becoming competent in an area of life. The individual will feel a sense of mastery referred to as ego quality or ego strength if the stage is handled well. The person will feel a sense of inadequacy if the stage is not handled properly. He believed that people experienced a conflict that acted as a turning point during each stage.
In his view, these conflicts were focused on creating a psychological quality or failing to create a psychological quality. The second theory is Jean Piaget's theory. His theory is composed of four stages. The sensorimotor stage is from birth to 2 years and suggests the the child builds a set of concepts about reality through physical interactions. Preoperational stage occurs between ages 2 and 7. The child is unable to understand logic and cognitive thinking. They understand symbolic things and have acquired motor skills. Concrete operational stage occurs between the ages 7 and 11.
Children are aware of external events. They develop operational thinking and can show logical reasoning. The formal operational stage occurs from the age of 11 to 16 and onward. Those who reach this stage have developed abstract reasoning and can easily think logically. How Heredity and Environment Affect Development Heredity and the environment both play an important part in human development. The heredity factors affect all aspects of development. Genes have a tremendous affect on the birth, puberty, growth and death of a human being. Many traits are inherited from our family members and determine how we develop.
Our genetics help to determine how we might act. For example, if there is a history of mental problems in your family then you might be prone to mental illnesses as well. The environment also helps in the human development process. The way we act, dress, talk, etc can be affected by our surroundings. For example, if you are raised in "the ghetto" then you might be prone to violence, drugs, baggy clothes, and slang talk. Growing up around violence and drugs might make a person develop into a drug abuser or participate in violent activities.
The people we surround ourselves with also affect our development. If we are surrounded by violence and drugs then we might think that it is a normal way of life and we might also participate in these activities. If we are not subjected to these types of activities then we have a less chance of getting involved in these activities. Conclusion In conclusion, the life span perspective sheds light on the many aspects of human development. It is multi directional because our lives can go in many directions as a result of different life changing events.
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Today on the blog I have a sweet family photo session. I took Nicci, Mat, and their son Roman to Boulder to explore this beautiful trail right in front of the mountains. We took a little hike and stopped from time to time to take some sweet shots. It was a session full of beautiful stormy clouds, sun and rain at the same time, a stunning rainbow, and back to normal blue skies. We had good conversation and I was overwhelmed with how cute and polite Roman was! Take a look:


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By Jake Randolph
With these three statements in mind from the previous post,
"Who decides what is cultural and what goes for everyone?"
There are some guiding principles to help us in this question. The initial guiding principle is that Scripture interprets Scripture. What this means is that there are many, many examples where an obscure teaching can be clarified by the clear teachings which are prevalent in other parts of the Bible. Christians look to how Jesus and the apostles interpreted the Bible. What did they say about Scripture that can steer us in a beneficial direction? For example, when Jesus is asked about divorce, which was permitted in the law of Moses, he grounds his understanding in God's creative prerogative set out in Genesis 1: "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate" (Mt. 19:4-6). Or take Jesus' stance on the ceremonial laws of Moses— "Hear me, all of you, and understand: There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him…(Thus he declared all foods clean)" (Mk. 7:15,19).
Second, and closely related, we see a precedent set from the earliest teachings and writings of the New Testament on; that the law of Israel, the mission of Israel, indeed the very story of Israel is summed up in and points to Christ. Thus, another principle is this: all the Bible is Christological—it is a word about Christ. Hebrews 1 points this out when it says, "In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe" (Heb. 1:1-2). Jesus is God's final authoritative revelation, and it is to Jesus that all God's prior revelation points. Christ's coming doesn't negate God's former words, but rather it gives them their final interpretation and their ultimate center (Mt. 5:17). The life, death and resurrection of Jesus is the lens through which God desires us to read the Bible.
Finally, we are wise to carefully discern the way that the church throughout history has understood the dominant thematic strands of the Bible. In a controversy of the 4th century, a priest named Arius began to posit teachings about Jesus based on his reading of the Bible. Most notably, he began to claim, based on verses about Jesus being "begotten" of the Father, that "there was a time when he [Jesus] was not." Arius was heavily influenced by Greek philosophy which denied ultimate divinity to anything material—if Jesus had a body, they reckoned, he cannot truly be God. Based on particular verses of Scripture, it seemed Arius had a pretty good argument, but Athanasius argued cogently on the basis of the grand scope (Greek skopos) of Scripture that Jesus "was ever God and is the Son, being the Father's Logos and Radiance and Wisdom; and that afterwards for us he took [on flesh]…" Arius's presuppositions clouded his ability to see the guiding theme of the Bible. His teaching lost traction following Athanasius's compelling arguments from the whole of the Bible that Christ was co-eternal and co-equal with the Father, and the Council of Nicea in 325 affirmed what all Christians believe based on the cohesive and unified "scope" of what the Bible teaches: that Jesus is "begotten, not made" and "true God from true God."
These may not be "reasons" to believe the Bible, but they are guiding principles to aid you in an assessment of the Bible's truthfulness. A final word: Regardless of the best arguments in the world for the relevance of the Bible, we feel the friction of biblical commands because they impinge on our tendency to construct an ethical paradigm in our own image. They demand that we be people who listen more than we speak; that we be people who confess more than we pronounce; who remember more than we discover.
What I mean is that Christians are those who constantly return to God revealed in the Bible and allow their lives to be shaped, moved, shaken out of autonomy and self-aggrandizing that we naturally tend toward. We don't live to discover or create our yet unrealized "true humanity." Rather, Christians live to recover and live into what has already been revealed as true humanity in the person of Jesus, who is attested by Scripture. Christians in the first century were called out of the ambitious, sexually promiscuous, lucrative and newly-globalized world of Greco-Roman society. It was, in many ways, a pluralistic (in the sense of poly-theistic) society much like ours. Scripture has always and ever been God's word to people who are called out of the larger culture into His mission, His plan for the world, His rescue operation. In this way, we can say we are in good company if we feel the tension of the Bible's authority in our lives.
Let me encourage you with this last illustration, given by one of my professors. Think about vintage Pedro Martinez, circa 1999-2001. Go back to that time, and you can spend time debating his place in history, talking about the particulars of his stats, argue about whether or not he is the best pitcher in the MLB…or, you can give Pedro the ball, sit back and watch him go to work. That is, you can stand outside the Bible and try and construct a personalized formula for its authority (or not) in your life, OR you can get caught up in the story. Christians assert that the Bible is a living word about a living Jesus, who you will meet in the pages. I challenge you to test that hypothesis: try reading the Bible with Jesus in mind and see if he doesn't encounter you in your reading.
Jake Randolph is the Worship Director at Renewal Church.


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Gurpurab or Guru Nanak Jayanti is the celebration of the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak, who laid the foundation of Sikhism. This year, Gurpurab will be celebrated on November 23. Gurpurab or Guru Nanak Jayanti is the most auspicious day in Sikhism and will celebrated with fervour on Friday, even as Gurpurab is celebrated of different days each year based on the Indian lunar calendar. This year would be the 549th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. "Gurpurab" is made of two words– "Gur", which means Guru or master, and "Purab", which means parv in Hindi, meaning day. So Gurpurab is the day dedicated to the Guru.
Festivities on Guru Nanak Jayanti or Gurpurab are centred around the birth anniversaries of the ten Sikh gurus. The tenth and the last Sikh Guru was Guru Gobind Singh. After him, the sacred book of Sikhs, the Adi Granth or Guru Granth Sahib, which contains the writings of the gurus, is considered the guru.
Guru Nanak Gurpurab or Guru Nanak Jayanti is celebrated as the day to remember the holy guru, Guru Nanak, and is a reminder for the followers of Sikhism to remember his teachings and overcome the five vices – lust, greed, attachment, anger and pride and devote one's life in the selfless service of God.
A look at the life of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak:
Guru Nanak was born to Kalayan Das Mehta and Matta Tripat. From an early age, Guru Nanak had a spiritual inkling. He refused to wear the upper-caste Hindu-worn sacred thread as he did not believe in superficial aspects of religion. Guru Nanak said he would rather wear the God's name in heart that could never be broken or get impure.
Guru Nanak worked as a storekeeper in a granary of Daulat Khan Lodi in Sultanpur, where he came in contact with Mardana, a Muslim servant. Together they organised gatherings for Hindus and Muslims where they sang hymns to praise the creator.
Guru Nanak was married at the age of 18 and bore two sons. But when Guru Nanak turned 28, he disappeared for three days. Upon returning, he said that there is no Hindu or Muslim but only one formless God which could be worshipped by all. Guru Nanak said that a constant remembrance of God, called naamsimran, is the only way to liberation.
These teachings of Guru Nanak stood out against the religious practices of his time and became part of Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs.


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