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By Scott Kenney
I WAS RAISED in a faithful LDS home on Salt Lake City's east side—a sixth generation Mormon on both sides, including Utah pioneer and polygamist ancestors.
My father's folks were farmers and cattle ranchers living in and around Cedar City, so I had little contact with them. But I did know they were staunch Republicans and straight-arrow Latter-day Saints.
My mother's family, on the other hand, lived in Salt Lake and were liberal Democrats. Grandfather E. E. Ericksen earned a PhD in philosophy and economics at the University of Chicago and began his academic career as principal of the Church's Murdock Academy in Beaver, Utah in 1912. In 1915 he was hired as a professor of philosophy at the University of Utah and in 1918 completed his dissertation, "The Psychological and Ethical Aspects of Mormon Group Life." It was published in 1922, the same year he was called to the board of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association. He served on the board for sixteen years; Grandmother Edna Clark Ericksen served on the Primary board for nearly twenty.
Which helps explain why I have never regarded philosophy and critical thinking as incompatible with Church service.
In the mid-sixties, I served a two-year mission to New England, Assistant to the Twelve Boyd K. Packer presiding. For the last thirteen months of my mission, I consulted with him daily, first as mission secretary, then as public relations director, and finally as assistant to the president.
Returning to the University of Utah, I attended Reed Durham's advanced classes in Church history at the Institute of Religion. An enthusiastic, charismatic teacher with a delightful sense of humor, Durham discussed such subjects as First Vision variants, the social context of the Word of Wisdom, and higher criticism of the Old Testament. Coming from a place of faith in the gospel and in the Church, he inoculated me against the disillusionment experienced by many in recent years.
In 1972 I completed a master's degree in musicology and decided I wanted to be an Institute teacher like Reed Durham. Eager to broaden my exposure to religious studies, I enrolled at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, immersing myself in the writings of church fathers, scholastics, reformers, and above all, American theologians of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries.
The mid-seventies were an exciting time to be alive. Technically, the sixties were over, but their spirit lived on until the resignation of Richard Nixon (1974) and the fall of Saigon (1975). During my years in Berkeley, students rallied against the war, sexism, and racism; against "authorities," "the establishment," and corporate America. The counterculture of "drugs, sex, and rock and roll" scared the dickens out of parents—and with good reason, for a genuine cultural revolution was under way.
Mormons were generally aghast, but I think younger Mormons sensed the changes were not all bad. A new generation had an opportunity to re-think old assumptions and make their own mark on the Church.
The Idea
During summer break in 1973, I returned home and visited the student branch I had attended during my years at the University of Utah. Peggy Fletcher (Stack) was teaching the Gospel Doctrine class—not from the manual, as I recall. We began corresponding in the spring, and in the summer of 1974, I returned to her class. Also attending, to my surprise, was Keith Norman, a fellow New England missionary. Then to my great surprise, I learned that he was attending Harvard Divinity School. I had thought I was the only Mormon in a theological school. Now there were two of us!
We were having the times of our lives, but Keith had little time to compare notes that day, so we agreed to write and share our experiences with each other and like-minded friends. In late August I wrote him,
I have been thinking of the best way to set up a communications network. This may sound far-fetched to you, but here's my idea: a collaborative publication to come out at least four times a year . . . with a rather unstructured (at least to begin with) format consisting primarily of short articles on any Mormon-related subject . . . Special editions of longer papers could be printed and distributed as finances allow and scholarship warrants.
I envisioned an experimental journal by and for graduate students and young professionals who were too intimidated by Dialogue's high academic and literary standards to venture into that arena, but nevertheless had exciting experiences to share. It was incredibly naïve, and completely unworkable.
Nevertheless, in early September, Peggy and I met with five friends and acquaintances to discuss the idea. Everyone was interested, but none of us had published, we had no business experience (and arguably no common sense), and we had no money.
For Christmas of 1973 Susan Hobson (Kenney) had given me a hand-made Mormon history calendar featuring photos from the Church Archives. We thought there might be commercial value in a Mormon history calendar. Mormons love their history and we would have a large, untapped market. It could bring in money and build the Sunstone Foundation's brand as well.
On the other hand, it was late in the season and we couldn't produce a 1974 calendar until late December. We would have to rely on an untested network of friends and families. It was a high-stakes gamble.
Berkeley friends loaned us enough to print 2,000 copies. When fall term ended, I returned home to organize a sales force with Susan and Peggy in Salt Lake. At BYU, Peggy and I met Kris Cassity, a bright, affable undergraduate who spread the word and garnered effective support from his peers.
Maria Humphrey (Sanchez) headed up the Berkeley contingent, and as soon as the calendar came off the press, she drove them through a blinding snowstorm to Salt Lake, arriving a few days before Christmas.
I set up a table in front of Albertson's at Foothill Village. It was freezing cold, but one woman took particular interest. She left and in a few minutes came back with her husband, Eugene England, co-founder of Dialogue and one of my personal heroes. That Sunday he spoke encouragingly to Sunstone Foundation supporters at my parents' home, giving us a big morale boost.
Sales went surprisingly well. By May 1975 we had disposed of over 1,500 calendars and had $1,786. We had been collecting mailing lists from various sources, but it was Dialogue's 5,000-name list and later, Exponent II's, that gave us a start. Peggy and I typed the names and addresses onto labels and took batches of the prospectus to the post office every few days. In the end, we earned enough $10 subscriptions ($7 for students) to cover the first issue and a few hundred dollars for marketing.
Early Contributors
In the summer of 1974, I met Maureen Ursenbach (Beecher), an editor at the Church Historical Department, who introduced me to Jill Mulvay (Derr) and a few days later, to Church Historian Leonard Arrington and other members of the department. Jill and Maureen would write articles on women in Church history, and Assistant Church Historian Davis Bitton would produce the light-hearted "'These Licentious Days': Dancing Among the Mormons" for the fifth issue.
Meanwhile, in the fall of 1974, Elizabeth Shaw (Smith), joined the team. Liz was working for Hewlett Packard in Palo Alto when she, Sandy Balliff, and their friends sold scores of calendars in Palo Alto in the winter of 1974–1975. She was the Foundation's executive secretary for seven of the first eight issues and was the issue editor of the fifth issue. A book editor at BYU Press from 1975–77, she joined the Ensign staff in 1978. The Ensign asked her to resign from Sunstoneat that time.
In January 1975, Peggy Fletcher (Stack) began her work in art and religion at GTU and for the next twelve years she and Sunstone would become virtually synonymous. Without her writing, editing, and social skills—and above all her irrepressible enthusiasm—the Sunstone Foundation could never have been born. Peggy edited the second issue and became co-publisher/editor with Allen Roberts in 1978.
For content, we relied more on the young State Historical Architect, Allen Roberts, than any other. His article on Mormon stained glass windows with photos by Duane Powell gave the first issue a stunning cover and full-color interior images. In 1976–1978 we published four more Roberts articles on pioneer architects and their works, one by Bill Slaughter and Randall Dixon on pioneer photographers, and two photo essays.
Orson Scott Card, a BYU Studies book editor, followed Liz Shaw to the Ensign. In the spring of 1975 they joined Sunstone's first board of directors. Scott secured Robert Elliott's soul-searching play, Fires of the Mind, for the first issue and wrote theater reviews and humor for five of the first eleven issues. We published Card's musical Father, Mother, Mother, and Mom in the sixth issue of Sunstone magazine.
In the spring of 1975, I completed my GTU coursework and returned to Salt Lake to prepare for my comprehensive exams and dissertation (never written). I had been a research assistant for Truman Madsen the previous summer, and in 1975 Leonard Arrington offered me a summer fellowship in the Church Historical Department. It was a dream come true. I became fast friends with another fellow, David Whittaker, and his wife, Linda. And I enjoyed frequent interactions with Leonard, Ron Esplin, Maureen, and Ron Walker, all friends highly valued.
The Quarterlies
The first issue of Sunstone was released in November 1975. With a stunning cover shot of the 17th Ward's stained glass window of the First Vision, and full color views from three other chapels. We felt that this first issue set a high standard for subsequent issues.
I had always conceived of Sunstone as a collaborative effort, and for the first eleven issues we muddled through on that basis. I was the editor of the first issue, Peggy the second, Kris Cassity the third, Norman Mecham the fourth, Liz Shaw the fifth, and so on, but in reality we all worked together.
In the spring of 1976, I rejoined the Utah Symphony, but since the season did not begin until September, I took advantage of an opportunity to tour Italy with a student orchestra from North Carolina. When I returned in August, with Liz's third issue almost ready for press and several articles lined up for the fourth, I officially resigned from the Sunstone Foundation.
Unfortunately, by October it was obvious that the reorganization wasn't working. I loaned the organization $500 and returned to Sunstone as publisher. Liz Shaw had prepared a wonderful fifth issue (my personal favorite) featuring eighteen paintings by contemporary Mormon artists in full color plus photos of sculptures by five others. It was published in the spring of 1977.
The Magazines
Scott Card persuaded us to change the format from a quarterly journal to a magazine beginning with the summer issue. It was more consistent with the content we were generating and gave Sunstone a distinctive look and feel. Though his name does not appear on the masthead, Scott was the editor of this first magazine-style issue.
With each issue, we were falling further behind in our schedule, the renewal rate was not keeping up with expenses, Scott and Liz had to resign, and I was burning out. So when Kevin Barnhurst offered to fold his New Messenger & Advocate into Sunstone, we readily agreed. He had a small readership, but he had developed news and current events columns that seemed to be a good fit with the magazine format. Kevin edited the November–December 1977 and January–February 1978 issues, but, partly due to inadequate funding, they lacked the luster of previous issues; and most of the articles—Peggy's interview with her uncle Robert Bennett, a Nixon operative, excepted—were not of the caliber Sunstone readers had come to expect.
We began to recover with the March–April 1978 issue thanks to D. Michael Quinn's article on the distinctive qualities of Kirtland, and Karl C. Sandberg's extended poem about the demise of early Mormon settlements. We also began regular columns for news and current events.
With the May–June issue, featuring Jane Dillenberger's "Mormonism and American Religious Art" in full color, Peggy's report on BYU's first Religious Studies Symposium, and my essay on LDS students in divinity schools, we got back in the swing of things.
In late May, Susan gave birth to our first child, Meghan, and we needed more time together. Susan had begun teaching music education at BYU (a thirty-seven year career). In addition to my symphony job, I had signed on as an independent contractor with the Church's scripture translation department. And sensing that the "Camelot" days of the Church Historical Department were numbered, I felt duty-bound to research as much and as fast as I could.
So the July–August 1978 issue was my last. It included Janet Brigham's timely article on the revelation lifting the ban on ordaining black males to the priesthood; my "E. E. Ericksen: Loyal Heretic;" news, updates, and liberation theology; Allen Roberts' article on the Spring City endowment house; Scott Card's "On Art, Morals, and Morality" and a review under his pseudonym of Bliss and Gump.
For an all-volunteer, often transient staff constantly struggling for content and funding, Sunstone had come a long way. I was burned out and had to get away.
Faced with its imminent demise, Peggy Fletcher and Allen Roberts stepped up and took responsibility for the foundation. They breathed new life into the magazine and launched the annual Sunstone Symposium, which heightened public awareness, helped bring in articles, and, above all, created and sustained a community of open-minded, forward-looking Mormons for two generations.
I left the symphony in 1980 and worked briefly for the Church's scripture translation department before founding Signature Books with George D. Smith in 1981. Of the eleven members of the combined board of directors and editors, seven had been Sunstone staff members and/or authors: Lavina Fielding Anderson, Maureen Ursenbach Beecher, Davis Bitton, Orson Scott Card, D. Michael Quinn, Allen Roberts, and Richard S. Van Wagoner. With others, I transcribed the nine-volume Wilford Woodruff Journal.
In 1985, I changed careers to become sculptor Dennis Smith's agent and business manager. In 1992 I switched again, becoming a technical writer/editor for WordPerfect and other software companies.
In 1991, the Smith-Pettit Foundation approached me about writing the second of a three-volume biography of Joseph Smith for Signature Books, focusing on the Ohio/Missouri years. I felt unqualified but was honored to be invited to join Richard S. Van Wagoner (the New England/New York years), and Martha Sonntag Bradley (the Nauvoo years), and could not resist the opportunity.
However, working in a stressful software development environment, I made little progress until retiring in 2005. For the next four years, I worked full-time on the project but was unable to produce a draft that entirely satisfied my expectations. Smith-Pettit subsequently engaged Devery S. Anderson to help with revisions and turn it into a publishable manuscript, scheduled for completion in the near future.
Estrangement and Reconciliation
For fifteen of the eighteen years since my mission, I was a Gospel Doctrine or elders quorum teacher. Then in 1985, I found I had nothing left to give and stopped attending church.
In May 1993 I wrote a few friends, mostly from Sunstone's past, opining that we should leave the Church alone and take responsibility for our own spirituality. We began meeting once a month for dinner and conversation (and continue to do so to this day). Then, in September, five intellectuals were excommunicated and one disfellowshipped—all but one were Sunstone participants. Paradoxically, just when I was ready to leave the Church to its own devices, I was pulled back in to protest the suppression of intellectual inquiry and personal experience. I was particularly offended by the excommunications of Lavina Fielding Anderson and D. Michael Quinn. An extra twist was that it had been my mission president who orchestrated the whole matter though he refused to take responsibility for it.
Rethinking my relationship to the Church, I faced up to the fact that I had long ago given up on the Church's fundamental truth claims, but until now had had no reason to resign. Susan and I had two vulnerable teenage girls and we lived in Utah Valley. What would be the impact on them if I formally withdrew? If I remained, what would be the impact when they realized I had not been true to my convictions?
Twenty years later, if I had to do it all over again, I would not resign. It was a selfish act, not worth the pain I inflicted on my father and my children. (Though disappointed, Susan understood.) A year ago I began to attend meetings with her again. I mind my manners and no longer feel a need to "correct" or "enlighten" the Sunday School teacher (well, most of the time). I enjoy the company of ward members and it seems to be mutual. I am at home.
For my personal pleasure, I have turned to gardening flowers—a restorative occupation I highly recommend. Last year I distributed over two hundred bouquets to ward members and others. This year I am on track for three to four hundred. I also volunteer at a nearby elementary school for two days a week and love every moment of it. With a loving wife, two daughters, and three grandchildren, mine is a truly blessed life.


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When Rich Bailey of J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. in Boring, Oregon, relocated to Oregon from Chicago several years back, he was struck by the wide diversity of plant materials produced by Oregon nurseries.
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It is no secret that Oregon is a national leader in growing and selling nursery stock. The state ranks third in total sales, according to 2019 figures, behind only California and Florida and well ahead of fourth-place North Carolina. It leads the nation in several categories, including deciduous shade trees, deciduous flowering trees and coniferous evergreens, and is second in fruit and nut plants.
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"I think it goes without saying that the climate here is fantastic for growing nursery stock," Gregory said. "That is a big reason why Oregon is where it is."
"We've got a heavier rain season in the valley, so plants get a lot more water opportunity," Bailey said.
Another climate feature that helps Oregon tree production are its cool evenings.
"We are lucky to have warmth through the day when the trees grow," Bailey said. "Then at night it gets cool so they shut down. That cycle produces a heavier branch structure with tighter internode growth between branches.
"In many other nursery locations throughout the country, trees don't necessarily shut down at night because the evenings don't get real cool. Because of this, you'll see elongated growth and less density in branch structure. I think that makes a big difference."
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The temperate nature of Willamette Valley's climate also is ideal, growers said. "We don't deal with the real heavy freezes through the winter or extremely high temperatures in the summer," said Todd Nelson of Bountiful Farms in Woodburn, Oregon. "And, obviously, stress on plant material will cause it to slow down, and we historically haven't had to deal with a lot of that."
"That doesn't mean that we don't deal with ice storms and fire and other issues that definitely keeps us on our toes," Nelson said. "But, in general, Mother Nature is very good to us in this valley."
Seasonal differences in climate also are perfect for the trees and shrubs that Oregon excels in producing, said Mark VanHoef of Oregon Pride Nurseries in McMinnville, Oregon.
"This is a perfect environment for evergreens, because we do have winter and the evergreens do go to sleep," VanHoef said. "And they just love our cool summers.
"I mean, you can't grow a lot of the conifers that we grow here in the Southwest, like in Oklahoma or Texas, where there are some big nurseries. This is it: Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, where a lot of Christmas tree guys are and a lot of container and B&B conifer growers are."
In addition, said VanHoef, who came to Oregon from Minnesota, where he also operated a nursery, it costs more in the Midwest to grow the trees and shrubs that excel here.
"You go back to where I am originally from, and to get a container of evergreen or shrub or tree through the winter, you have to tip it over," VanHoef said. "You have to mulch it in. You have to put a thermal blanket over it. Then you have to put straw or hay over that and another poly blanket. And most of those growers just don't have the resources to spend that kind of labor, that kind of effort and that kind of money. And we don't have to do any of that. We just leave it standing straight up, and if we get a real cold snap, we will run out there and put a poly over it just to protect it if it is deciduous. But conifers, we just let them sit straight up right through the winter."
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The Willamette Valley's rich, deep topsoil and its water supply are other irreplaceable factors in separating Oregon nursery production from other high-profile areas, growers said.
"In the Willamette Valley, we have incredibly well-drained topsoils, and our water sources historically have been very high quality," Nelson said.
"We have extremely deep and rich topsoil in the valley, which came from the Montana glaciers," Bailey said. "That really fertile soil is great for planting trees."
Growers also talked about the benefits of a strong infrastructure and evolving production practices.
"Certainly, the production practices have improved over time," Gregory said. "There are a lot more container-grown plants today than there used to be, which allows you to ship plants really all year long. And I think the infrastructure at most Oregon nurseries has probably improved. There are more structures, whether it be greenhouses or shade structures, to allow us to do things a little better. And there is more automation. Maybe you don't have to send a crew of ten people out there with hedge shears to trim a block of plants. You can do a lot of that with machines, pruning machines, mowers. So, all of those little things add up."
Oregon growers also have embraced technology. At Bountiful Farms, it helps minimize waste and maximize resources.
"We have monitors throughout our nursery that feed information back to our plant health," Nelson said. "We are able to monitor moisture, temperature and EC so we get a snapshot every day of where we are at in a general balance of the nursery. And so many of the Oregon growers use this technology."
The fact that growers are willing to share knowledge is another benefit afforded the Oregon nursery industry.
"In the Willamette Valley, there is a pretty strong historical collective of knowledge that a lot of us growers are willing to share with one another," Nelson said. "And I think there is a lot to be said for that.
"So much of this is an art and a science," Nelson added. "I have a degree in horticulture, but so much of what I've learned has either come from my father or my brother or my neighbors and we are all better because of that. We are stronger as an Oregon growing base because so much of our product is shipped out and so many times, we are sharing trucks. So, the higher the quality that we are known for, the greater the demand that people are going to have in coming to our state."
Institutional support
Oregon growers also benefit from a strong industry association, Gregory said. "I think the strength of our association is certainly a factor," he said. "And the support of research and training institutions, like Oregon State University and Chemeketa Community College, also helps growers."
"You need young people who want to make this a career," VanHoef said. "Without the programs at OSU and Chemeketa, it would be a lot more difficult to attract these managers."
The presence of well-trained crop consultants has also been vital over the years. According to Nelson, there is a consistent supply of high-quality soilless media, derived primarily from the fact that much of it — like the bark that comes from sawmills — is produced in state.
The benefit that most frequently came up in interviewing growers seemed to be the wide diversity of plant materials. Bailey of J. Frank Schmidt, characterized the diversity as creating a sort of one-stop-shopping experience for wholesalers.
"Oregon's plant palette is enormous," Bailey said. "You can find your tree, shrub and perennial needs all in one place. It is a one-stop shop. For buyers, that opportunity minimizes their cost and allows them to maximum the amount of variety and plant material they purchase. Buyers are looking to take advantage of this as much as they can. With freight these days, getting as much material on a truck as you can is extremely important."
Mitch Lies is a freelance writer covering agricultural issues based in Salem Oregon. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Our latest update to the MPOP® includes new enhancements to help you efficiently build the most effective email campaigns, easier and faster! Learn about the updates and how to create an email campaign using the MPOP® by watching the video. Video transcript and additional resources included below.
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First, you need to navigate to the email campaign builder. Once you log into your account, just like you did before, you're going to click on MPOP® (NOTE: previously labeled Launch Control) in your navigation menu bar, then select Export as CRM/Email Campaign.
There, you'll see we've updated the entire layout, which makes it even easier to create an email campaign than it was before.
Second, we're going to click on the Choose Specials button, which allows you to see all of your specials listed between new and used. And, we made it even easier to search for a specific special, because you can now filter by All, New or Used.
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Let's go ahead and create a new campaign. In the "Choose Specials" window, you can quickly see which specials are listed. You'll also see which of your specials are included in your paid search campaigns because they are marked with the AdWords icon.
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You now have your initial template, and you can see how the specials were automatically ordered. But, let's say you want to change the order. You can easily click to drag, drop and reorder the specials, in real-time, until you get them in the order you'd like. It's that simple.
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North Minneapolis rowing club works to raise money to build launch on Mississippi River
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - At 10 a.m. on a Thursday, a group of teens with North Star Community Rowing were on the Mississippi River.
"Before I joined this, I didn't work out that much," says 18-year-old Austen Harris. "I sat on the couch all day."
Together, they continue to learn life lessons through both practices and trips to compete in regattas out of state. Often those visits double as opportunities to tour college campuses, meet other competitive rowers, and build community within the small team.
North Star's main goal is to expand the sport to people it is typically offered to, including war veterans, adults with disabilities, and youth from under-resourced communities.
"It's just beating the stigma that it's a white person's sport," says 16-year-old Araya Pettiford. "It's not a white person's sport, it's for everybody."
But with a reputation as an exclusive, expensive, privileged sport very few others rowers step into practice waters similar to like those along north Minneapolis shoreline, or walk around broken glass with every launch.
"As you can see that water is not at all clean, it's slimy," says Pettiford. "That's a large part of the reason the non-profit just signed a lease to build a walkway and dock on the south side of the Upper Harbor Terminal Development."
"It's really for the whole community to have that dock," says Anne Hinrich, board member for North Star Community Rowing. "It is the only place, it would be the first place that if you use a wheelchair that you could access the Mississippi River."
The rowing group needs $43,000 to make the launch happen. This weekend, a local film premier of "A Most Beautiful Thing" doubles a fundraiser. The chronicle of the first all-black rowing team out of Chicago also served as the inspiration to start North Star Community Rowing five years ago.
"It teaches you, you can be different," says Warfield-Johnson. "You don't have to be like everyone else. You can stand out."
Now, the rowers of North Star hope their own wiliness to venture out into unfamiliar waters will also inspire others to do the same.
"It almost brings me to tears to think about that. If it weren't for North Star, I don't know of any other outlet that would take us," says adaptive rower Greg Torp.
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Tax administrations of the Caribbean gather to discuss tax compliance risk management
Hosted the Guyana Revenue Agency (GRA), and delivered in collaboration with CATA, the OECD, the World Bank, CIAT and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the workshop – A Practical Approach to Risk Assessment in the Caribbean Region – took place in Georgetown, Guyana October 4-6, 2016.
A representative of CARTAC also participated in the activity, along with officials from areas dealing with risk assessment from the tax administrations of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts & Nevis, Grenada, Belize, and a significant number of officials from Guyana.
The need to maximize the use of limited resources and increase revenues to support government programs has made the tax risk assessment process a strategic priority of tax administrations. Some of the topics discussed in the workshop dealt with tax regulations, the identification of and access to sources of information, tool and techniques, as well as strategic, cultural and regional aspects that affect the risk management process.
The participants showed great commitment and interest in the practices discussed and replicating them where appropriate in their respective areas in the interest of strengthening their tax administrations.
This activity is an excellent example of cooperation and coordination between tax administrations and international/regional organizations to strengthen tax administration capacity in the region.


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In the master suite you'll find a vanity to dream about. This double bowl vanity features a floating cabinet style with black hardware. The countertopsand full height backsplash are Cambria Ella quartz. Just like the name, Ella is beautiful. It features a dimensional lattice of dove-gray streams permeating throughout a cloudy marbled backdrop.
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The Superior Court affirmed the suppression of narcotics found pursuant to a search warrant, because when officers served the warrant they failed to state their purpose during the knock and announce.<-- Return to Legal Updates
On September 30, 2004, Philadelphia police officers executed a search warrant of a residence for narcotics. The officers knocked and announced their presence, waited approximately 35-40 seconds, and then forcefully made entry into the residence, while announcing "police" all the time. The officers located the Appellee in an upstairs bedroom. As they entered the room announcing that they were the police, the Appellee reached for a floorboard. Subsequently, numerous packets of crack cocaine were recovered from this floorboard. Also confiscated was $1,571 found in a shoebox and a digital scale. The Appellee was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, and criminal conspiracy. The Appellee moved to suppress the evidence against him on the basis that the officers improperly executed the warrant by failing to wait a reasonable time after announcing their presence before making forcible entry. The trial court granted the motion. The Commonwealth appealed.
The rule in Pennsylvania is that an officer may forcibly enter premises when not admitted by an occupant only after knocking, announcing, and waiting a reasonable time. The officers must announce their identity and their purpose. What is reasonable is a case-by-case analysis based upon the information available to the police at that time. It is irrelevant what the occupants knew or believed at that time. The purposes of the knock and announce rule are to prevent violence and injury to police and occupants, to eliminate the occupant's expectation of privacy, and to prevent property damage from forced entry.
However, four exceptions to the knock and announce rule exist: 1) the occupants remain silent after repeated knocking and announcing; 2) the police are certain that the occupants of the premises already know their purpose; 3) the police have reason to believe that an announcement prior to entry would imperil their safety; and 4) the police have reason to believe that evidence is about to be destroyed. Consequently, if any of these exceptions are met, the police may forcibly enter without knocking, announcing, or waiting for the occupant to respond.
Here, officers announced their identity, but failed to announce their purpose. Further, none of the other exceptions apply. The Commonwealth argued only that the possibility of the destruction of evidence should excuse the officers' conduct.
The Superior Court disagreed stating the that Commonwealth's argument would create an undesirable presumption that exigent circumstances sufficient to do away with the knock and announce requirement would exist any time a search warrant for drugs is conducted.


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The City Where We Once Lived by Eric Barnes
TITLE: The City Where We Once Lived
AUTHOR: Eric Barnes
"In a near future where climate change has severely affected weather and agriculture, the North End of an unnamed city has long been abandoned in favor of the neighboring South End. Aside from the scavengers steadily stripping the empty city to its bones, only a few thousand people remain, content to live quietly among the crumbling metropolis. Many, like the narrator, are there to try to escape the demons of their past. He spends his time observing and recording the decay around him, attempting to bury memories of what he has lost.
But it eventually becomes clear that things are unraveling elsewhere as well, as strangers, violent and desperate alike, begin to appear in the North End, spreading word of social and political deterioration in the South End and beyond. Faced with a growing disruption to his isolated life, the narrator discovers within himself a surprising need to resist losing the home he has created in this empty place. He and the rest of the citizens of the North End must choose whether to face outsiders as invaders or welcome them as neighbors.
The City Where We Once Lived is a haunting novel of the near future that combines a prescient look at how climate change and industrial flight will shape our world with a deeply personal story of one man running from his past. With glowing prose, Eric Barnes brings into sharp focus questions of how we come to call a place home and what is our capacity for violence when that home becomes threatened."
This novel starts of slowly and doesn't pick up pace. The setting was developed very nicely, showing how depressing, bland and pointless - presumably the reflection of the live of the people in the North End, and the main character (narrator) in particular. The prose is beautiful, but there is very little action in this novel and the plot is weak. The narrator is a writer/reporter and we get to read about his observations of the North End and his personal issues. These however, come across as irrelevant, even though they are the stuff of nightmares. The author's concepts of how climate change, pollution and industrial flight affect a particular community is interesting, but it fades into the background. I would have liked to have seen this idea explored a little more. There IS light at the end of this dystopian novel. The concept of the scavangers and how the people in the North End choose to live, as well as the gardener are all interesting ideas. What the community chooses to do to survive, instead of devolving into chaos, is also rather different from the usual dystopian stories. I just wish this book wasn't so bland and that the narrator had a bit more personality.


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Greenbelt, Maryland – Analytic Design launched a newly redesigned website for JuzSolutions, a company specializing in identifying business inefficiencies caused by People, Process, Technology and turning them into the gold standard of operational excellence on July 9, 2018.
The new JuzSolutions website launch also launches a new TeleHealth Portal devoted to connecting doctors and wellness providers with patients that need these services through Telemedicine. A strong doctor-patient relationship is the foundation for high-quality patient care and reducing health care costs. This portal provides a simple and convenient way for healthcare providers to meet with their patients remotely, improving the health care experience.
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Analytic Design has been helping clients create more authentic, compelling, differentiating, and relevant brand strategies, brand identities, content strategies and assets, websites, and marketing campaigns since we were founded and, for many of us, well before that. We've enabled clients ranging from multi-million-dollar global enterprises to entrepreneurial small businesses to more effectively express their services and benefits, expand market perceptions, optimize competitiveness, continually improve marketing metrics, and increase market share. Our consistent successes for clients tie directly to the quality and experience of our team, our approach to serving clients, as well as our creative, technical, and management capabilities.
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In a Fallen World, The Rings of Power Stands Out
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By Leah Arthur, Crosswalk.com
Amazon's new series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, has been met with both positive and negative reactions – the only negatives coming from long-time Tolkien fans like myself. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is a well-known author who has impacted millions of readers through his writing. He is best known for The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. He was openly a devout Catholic and shared that his trilogy The Lord of the Rings, in particular, was a "fundamentally religious and Catholic work."
Having grown up in a family that watched the extended edition of the original Lord of the Rings trilogy every year and quoted it almost daily, I was skeptical of a modern take on the incredible lore created by J.R.R. Tolkien. I decided to give the series the benefit of the doubt, and so far have been thoroughly entertained. It is stunning visually and is a gift to be able to re-enter the world I have become so heartwarmingly connected to. The original Lord of the Rings films have a quality that makes me tear up by the very first note of Howard Shore's "Concerning Hobbits." The story is so powerful and so clearly reflective of Christianity that it reminds me of God's promises with every watch.
Although we are only a few episodes into season one of The Rings of Power, which is planned to run for five seasons, I am already seeing similar themes that stand out against typical modern-day television. When Amazon first announced the new series, many feared it would take on a dark, sensual, and gory feel similar to that of the popular show, Game of Thrones. I am happy that they have stayed true to their story and are producing a family-friendly show that doesn't rely on selling worldly values. They are able to tell a compelling, entertaining story that not once feels lacking by the exclusion of sexual or gory scenes. It is rated TV-14 for some violence and frightening scenes but avoids profanity, nudity, and over-the-top violence. If you are unsure if this is a series you could watch with your family on a Friday night, you can read Michael Foust's in-depth review here.
So, how exactly does this series stand out in present-day media? Let's look at three biblical themes we can see so far.
1. Light Overcoming Evil
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The series follows a young and determined Galadriel, known to fans from the original films, as she seeks out Sauron and the growing evil in Middle Earth. In a very accurate depiction of humankind, the others refuse to believe that there is a present threat in their world. Although Morgoth (the antagonist in The Silmarillion) has been defeated, his successor Sauron gains strength in hiding. In an effort to convince her friends of the threat at hand, Galadriel says: "Evil does not sleep, Elrond. It waits. Until the moment of our complacency, it blinds us."
What a true statement. As Christians, we are called to be on guard, always aware of the ways Satan is trying to deceive us. Spiritual warfare is real. There is a constant fight for your heart, friends. Be on guard. Don't fall into a state of complacency in your faith.
"But the wicked are like the tossing sea; for it cannot be quiet, and its waters toss up mire and dirt." Isaiah 57:20
"Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places." Ephesians 6:12
Two scenes come to mind when I think of light overcoming darkness. They are visual illustrations of good overcoming evil - the Lord's ultimate victory against Satan. In episode four, we see the human village healer Bronwyn team up with elf warrior Arondir as they rescue Bronwyn's son, Theo. Orcs chase them through the thick forest until they stumble into an open field. Out of breath and preparing for more fighting, they look to the sky as the sun breaks through the morning clouds, enveloping the tall grass in warm sunlight. The orcs begrudgingly retreat into the dark forest, unable to dwell in the light. It is a chilling illustration that reminds me of Gandalf's quote in The Two Towers: "Look to my coming at first light on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the East." Gandalf, Eomer, and the Rohirrim ride down the mountain, joining the battle for Middle Earth at Helm's Deep. The sun rises behind them, streaming onto their enemy and leaving them disoriented. These scenes are beautiful representations of good and evil. Sin thrives in the darkness but has no chance in the light. When we bring sin and shame to light, it holds no power there. If something has a hold on you - perhaps an addiction, a struggle with depression or suicidal thoughts, or guilt from a past mistake - dear reader, find someone to talk to. Experience the freedom that comes with bringing things into the light.
2. The Power of Friendship
Friendship is, in many ways, the foundation of Tolkien's stories. The friendship between Frodo and Sam in the original trilogy is one we should all aspire to have in our own lives. They are a beautiful picture of biblical friendship and what it means to truly be there in times of joy and mourning. To give encouragement and bear one another's burdens (which Sam does quite literally!). While we are still just getting to know the characters in The Rings of Power, there are many profound friendships I think we can expect to see.
We first see a strained friendship between the elf Elrond and dwarf prince Durin. In a touching scene between the two, Durin shares that he is hurt because Elrond missed significant moments in his life. He married and had children, and his best friend missed all of it. The next time he did visit was to ask for something. I don't know about you, but this made me stop and evaluate how good of a friend I've been. Are you there for your friends, in moments happy and sad? Do you rejoice in their victories and sit with them in mourning? The Bible speaks of a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Do you have someone like that in your life? Biblical friendship is a blessing, and something tells me The Rings of Power will touch on this more and more as the seasons unfold.
"If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up." Ecclesiastes 4:10
"One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." Proverbs 18:24
3. The Lord Uses the Least Expected
This theme started with Frodo, a hobbit. He is not strong, powerful, or particularly brave, yet he brings the ring to Mordor and ultimately destroys it. In the words of Galadriel, "Even the smallest person can change the course of the future." While there are no hobbits in The Rings of Power, there are harfoots, distant relatives who similarly embrace a quiet life of peace and no adventure. Nothing unexpected. Yet a young harfoot named Nori finds herself doing just the opposite as she helps a mysterious man who fell from the sky. Everyone discourages her from helping, but still she feels as though it is her calling.
The Lord does mighty things through His followers. As people often quote, "God doesn't call the equipped; He equips the called." Think of Moses as just one example. He was not exactly ecstatic that God wanted to use Him to free His people from Pharaoh.
"Moses said to the Lord, "Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue."
The Lord said to him, "Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord?" Exodus 4:10-11
And yet, the Lord is faithful and equipped Moses for the work ahead of him. Do you ever compare yourself to those who are "more spiritual" than you? Are you scared of going on a mission trip, leading a Bible study, or saying "yes" to an opportunity because you feel unworthy? Don't limit what God can do - it is far more than we can comprehend. Be open to how He wants to use you as a vessel, and trust that He can use anyone to change the course of the future.
These are just three ways in which Amazon's The Rings of Power stands out. It is refreshing to watch a series without fear of what they will show in the next scene. We are constantly bombarded with things of this world left and right - greed, lust, revenge - the list goes on. It is hard to find a show these days that doesn't leave me feeling dirty and even dark. My mood is significantly altered by what I watch. If I immerse myself in a world centered around sinful acts, I'll leave the couch feeling engulfed in them myself. As Christians, The Rings of Power has themes we can celebrate. While I will still be enjoying The Lord of the Rings trilogy this winter, I will also tune into this show and can't wait to see where it goes.
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Leah Arthur is the Family Editor of Crosswalk.com. She graduated from James Madison University with a B.A. in English and minors in Creative Writing and Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication.


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About Prostate Health
Men have prostates, which are small glands located near the bladder. Prostates can develop problems like infections or inflammation. Cancer cells can also form in the prostate, which can develop into tumors. There are more than 20 specific forms of prostate cancer.
Symptoms of Prostate Cancer
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Screening for Prostate Cancer
There are two main options for screening for prostate cancer. Seniors can receive a blood test, which is called a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. A physical rectal exam may also be conducted. If a doctor suspects a patient has prostate cancer, a biopsy is almost always involved in the diagnosis.
Treatment of Prostate Cancer
The most common treatments for prostate cancer include radiation, surgery to remove tumors, and drug-based therapies.
Why Screening for Prostate Cancer is Vital
The obvious reason for screening older men for cancer is that early detection increases the odds of survival. There are other reasons for getting screened, though:
- Men with prostate cancer may have genes that predispose both their sons and daughters to forms of cancer.
- Data about prostate cancer, even if it is non-aggressive, can be used by researchers to prevent and treat all cancers.
- Early detection can reduce the intensity of treatment required, as well as the side effects.
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Some superstars dominate games by taking the reigns and doing it all themselves. Kobe Bryant has been known to ditch the team offense and initiate isolation plays throughout the 4th quarter. That kind of mentality is so foreign to Kevin Garnett that he wouldn't even know how to speak that language.
To hear Garnett tell it, his recent scoring efforts are simply a result of working within the flow of the offense. He's just taking what the defense gives him. And oddly enough, that's exactly what's happening.
KG gets jump on Collins, foes - BostonHerald.com
Collins' fear is that if the Sixers dedicate too much attention to Garnett then the rest of the Celtics will take advantage of the subsequent openings. The reason Garnett finds himself open so often is that his man is helping to stop the penetration of Rajon Rondo [stats] or Paul Pierce [stats] on a pick-and-roll.
So the Sixers are basically daring KG to beat them and he's more than happy to oblige. With that said, even though Garnett might not want to admit it, this isn't all about what the other guys are doing. He's also willing to listen to his coaches and be more aggressive taking the ball inside. His old coach Flip Saunders has noticed.
KG's bold assertion - BostonHerald.com
"Well, I think there's a couple of things," said Saunders, who had his own struggles getting Garnett to play inside in Minnesota. "I think No. 1 is that KG's going to do whatever someone asks him to do. He might be reluctant, but I (think) he's going to try to do it. "But I think the other thing is that he's having success, and just like anybody, when something is working, it makes you more willing to go back to it.
That's Garnett for you. Reluctant to be the focal point but willing to be coachable and ready to do anything to help the team win. In fact, he's pretty much all in for winning at this point.
KG's got no life, except in his game - Boston Celtics Blog - ESPN Boston
"I have no life at this point," said Garnett. "I go home, get treatment, come back in here, study tape, film -- no life at all. This is what it is."
I think that sounds like a guy who understands that he's got a long life ahead of him but he might not ever another shot like this at a title. Whatever it is that he's doing, I hope he keeps doing it.


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ZDMT sells to Russia, ZDMT press brake to RussiaRead more>>
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Recently, one of the ZDMT hydraulic guillotine shear has been sent out to an international project. Eveything goes the same as before except its woking capacity. This is the hydraulic guillotine shear with model no. QC11Y-40x3200, which means that...Read more>>
Best wished from ZDMT people to you, Merry Christmas, happy new yearRead more>>
2015 zdmt official website is launched for further development of whole company, bring better support of regular customers and nice helping for new customers.Read more>>
Majid told to us that Iran market needed good quality machine. Actually, it is no doubt that it is our undertaking to manufacture high quality hydraulic press brake and shearing machine all the time. Obviously, for our friend Mr. Majid, to bring the...Read more>>
ZDMT machines are widely exported all over the world, including the India market. Mr. Imran and his friends Yunus witness the transaction and running of ZDMT products in India market and learn the ZDMT quality, because there are at least six ZDMT press....Read more>>
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Welcome all the friends, new and old customers to our booth!Date: Phase 1 2012-10-15 to 2012-10-19, 9:00 to 18:00.Place:Area B of Canton Fair Complex,Large Machinery and EquipmentBooth Number: 6.1C10Read more>>
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Mountaineer Pest Control provides premier commercial pest control services to the Augusta area and beyond. Mountaineer Pest Control's highly trained and experienced exterminators provide exceptional pest control and bug treatments that include:
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Are you looking for a way to keep commercial property, employees and clients safe but aren't sure where to begin? Our eco-friendly pest control services are specifically designed to treat and prevent pests that are common in the Georgia and South Carolina area.
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Mountaineer Pest Control is here to help you keep out unwanted pests from your commercial business. Don't lose your customers and revenue due to grotesque pests. Our comprehensive services are designed to protect your business the same way we protect homes.
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While many citizens were preparing for upcoming street sweeping operations, that has all been put on hold. Due to mechanical issues with VDOT's street sweeper truck, the scheduled street sweeping in Cape Charles has been postponed until further notice.
The town will reschedule the sweeping and send out a notice when it receives further information from VDOT.
The process is annoying and inconvenient, yet for communities on the Bay, it is very important. Street sweeping will pick up harmful substances that contaminate the environment. If these toxins are left on the streets, they will make their way into the storm drains and into our streams, creeks, and eventually the bay itself. Street sweeping has been defined as a best management practice by the EPA in preventing stormwater runoff.


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Gas tank accepts a left side petcock with a 3/8 National Pipe Thread. Fuel capacity is 3.4 gallons. Tank features ISO mount strap system. NOTE: Hardware not included. Check the tank for flaws and fit before painting. Do not grind or sand the seams or joints. Clean the inside of the tank. It is suggested to pressure test and use a tank sealer. We suggest using Kreem gas tank combo kit to clean, condition, and seal to help stop leaks and prevent corrosion. Check petcock opening, making sure the petcock can be easily installed. The petcock fitting should be masked or plugged during painting for easy installation of the petcock. Before you unwrap your parts double check your fitment and once unwrapped, look the item over before trying to install it. If you can snap a picture of the damage and notify us ASAP we can replace the order right away. Notify us right away so we start the process. We're happy to step in and get the ball rolling. An estimated restock date will be provided at the time of cancellation. The item "Koffin Style Coffin Gas Tank Raw Steel 3.4 Gallon Harley Chopper Bobber Custom" is in sale since Tuesday, September 25, 2018. This item is in the category "eBay Motors\Parts & Accessories\Motorcycle Parts\Body & Frame\Gas Tanks". The seller is "easternpc" and is located in Gambrills, Maryland. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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Tutorial - How to Create Variable Speeds Using Modifiers
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Intermediate Level
This tutorial will be included in the ProShow Training Series - Volume 9, at the end of October.
In this tutorial you'll learn how to make one Layer Follow another Layers Position, but at a different rate of speed.
No extra files are needed to complete this tutorial.
You'll learn using the following features
- The Follow Filter (why this doesn't work)
- Variable Amount Modifiers
- Multiplied By Settings
- Choosing the right Layer Transition for the Graphic
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[John Muir]
[5]before Frank, it went to him, but if I survived Frank, the half was mine absolutely. The home in Pasadena is mine during life, but the furniture is mine absolutely. I thought you would like to know what provision was made for me, and to know that I'm satisfied. Dear Al did what he thought05092
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1911 Aug 8
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In 2010 VCU asked fans what a new Rodney the Ram should look like. Two years later…introducing your new Rodney.
Rodney has seen a number of makeovers over the years, going from an odd semi-realistic ram to several variations of his recent cartoonish look.
VCU fans (nearly 1300 of them) voted on changes for a new Rodney, which resulted in a slimmed down head and newly sculpted horns.
Rodney's website said, "respondents favor a well-rounded mascot personality — not too silly but not too scary — with "fun-loving and wild" and "fierce" selected as the most popular adjectives to describe a new Rodney".
Rodney's horns got the biggest facelift, as fans wished to make them less "mouse- or shrimp-like and more realistic".


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Admit it! No matter how much you love your kids, it's not healthy to concentrate on them every moment of every day. I can already hear the groans of some of you. "Why have kids if you don't devote your life to them?" And, I agree – one hundred percent. I also think that some time devoted to your own interests makes for a much more interesting and able parent.
Thanksgiving and Survival
These days everything's political, including Thanksgiving. It doesn't take much research or study to know that there's more to the Thanksgiving story than we were taught as children. A condensed history would suggest that the Pilgrims were terrible guests in a new land, stealing from and even slaughtering the Native Americans whose lands the Pilgrims claimed for themselves. As such, modern day Thanksgiving can bring with it an icky sense of guilt that makes some wonder if we should still be celebrating a holiday with such a sordid past.
Dealing with Severe Mental Illness
The majority of parents are lucky. Most of us never know what it's like to live with a mentally ill child. Even among those who have family members who suffer from mental illness, most of those cases are not severe.
Risky Business
Project T407 and Tori Amos I spend a lot of time and energy avoiding risky situations. I always look both ways before crossing the street; I don't drive fast; I wear sensible shoes. Maybe this makes me boring, but it also keeps me safe and, for the most part, happy. I think a lot of us fall into this pattern as we get older, which is why when we do anything out of the ordinary it's a cause for celebration. On these occasions we remember that in trying to keep things consistent by avoiding lows, we also sometimes miss out […]
'Me Too' and the Tipping Point
When the allegations of sexual abuse against Harvey Weinstein made headlines, part of me wanted to be shocked and surprised. When the "Me Too" campaign took off shortly after, with countless survivors of sexual harassment, abuse, and violence posting "me too" on social media, I again wished that I was shocked, either by the number of posts or the fact that I personally know so many survivors. But the truth is, I wasn't.
Balancing Act
I will admit it. I'm an overachiever. I grew up in a home where excellence was expected and I worked hard to meet those expectations. These days, I'm in charge of my own schedule, but old habits die hard. I work hard at my job and often balance different types of jobs. Even when I'm home, I'm doing something. I always have a project of some sort brewing.
Seeking the Snallygaster
Maryland's Infamous Monster For as long as I can remember I've been a collector of stories. I like learning new things about people, places, and things (ok, just nouns in general), and it's rare that I hear a story that I deem completely insignificant or unworthy of remembering. That said, my love of stories is much like an addiction: each story ups my tolerance, leaving me wanting more. I've harvested and collected hundreds, thousands, of stories over the years, always in search of a new favorite. That's why I was surprised to learn that a centuries-old story has been quietly […]
Upside Down Parenting
I realize this is supposed to be a column about parenting. And, I realize that I'm generally supposed to write about parenting children. Normally, that's my topic. Today is different, however. Today, I'm going to talk about parenting our parents.
Domestic Safety
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Many people think of domestic violence as physical brutality but it is much more than that. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence defines domestic violence as "the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, threats, and emotional abuse."
The Tears of Defeat
I was an overscheduled child. By the time I hit high school, I was on the cheerleading squad, swim team, in the marching band, pep band, pit band, jazz band, drama club, concert choir, women's chorus, auditioned choir, youth in government, all kinds of school committees, and half a dozen other activities. I was a busy kid, to say the least.


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"Carrying a surfboard under your arm is a thing of the past."
Vaginal weightlifting is an activity that would be best described, I think, as niche.
Not for any rational reason: it's photogenic and any sort of championship would makes for more compelling live viewing than a two-week surf event.
Kim Amani, a forty-seven surfer and "intimacy coach", is a devotee of Vaginal Kung Fu, where a weight is inserted into the vagina with a string attached to a heavier object, a surfboard for example.
Better orgasms via a "toned and sleek vagina" ergo better sex.
Amani says she can lift ten pounds, or four-and-a-half kilograms, with her genital muscles and enjoy twenty consecutive orgasms.
"When I speak of vaginas that shoot ping pong balls and open beer bottles and win world records, these aren't wild exceptions to what vaginas can do (though they are currently). Every woman can do these things," Amani writes on her website.
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#Things I Lift with My Vagina New year, new vagina. It's that time you've all been waiting for: Vaginal Kung Fu 2015. The free video series is up, as a preview to the upcoming 8-week salon. If you haven't watched them yet, you can sign up for access. Link in bio. In celebration of this year's salon, and to raise vaginal power—and pleasure— awareness globally, I have embarked on a new campaign: #thingsiliftwithmyvagina This educational challenge features me traveling the world, lifting objects indigenous to various regions, with my vagina. Stay tuned for my vaginal adventures. This is me in Venice Beach, with my special new surfboard carrier: my vagina. #thingsiliftwithmyvagina #vaginalkkungfu
For men, Amani offers lessons in how to achieve a "Supercock" etc.


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KSN Minute: Ross on the PSU Defense 09-28-21
KSN Minute: Ross on the LBs
KSN Minute: Andy Credits the defense
Andy Shay credits the PSU defense for the win vs Rutgers Keystone Sports Network · KSN Minute- Andy Shay PSU Rutgers Analysis
KSN Minute: Dustin with 3 Takeaways from the PSU-Mich Game
Dustin Hockensmith has three key takeaways from the Nittany Lions win over Michigan Keystone Sports Network · KSN Minute- 3 PSU-Mich Game Takeaways
KSN Minute: Ross on the Change at Oline Coach
KSN Minute: Good Things Ahead for the Nittany Lions
KSN Minute: Cotton Bowl Recap
KSN Minute: Ross's Cotton Bowl Preview
KSN Minute: PSU Football Update
KSN Minute: PSU vs OSU Post Game Reaction
KSN Minute: PSU Post-Season Options
With two games remaining, the Nittany Lions have multiple post-season options, including a playoff bid.
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"The world is kinda broken. I would like it to be better and less hate-filled."
"I want to make people happy….I want to be like the Sun. I want to inspire people through my music."
Ash Jasmine 14, Tampa Bay, FL
Girl Noticed asks Ash:
- I notice you use the pronouns them/they. Why are pronouns important?
Pronouns are important because they define who a person is, and what they feel inside.
- What would you say your strengths are?
My strengths are I'm pretty funny (in a sarcastic way), I'm creative/artistic, I have a great fashion sense, I'm attentive, and I have a good memory.
- I love all those strengths, what is your favorite thing to do?
I have three favorite things that I love to do….Go on social media, play Minecraft, and draw.
- Is there anything that you wish you knew how to do? A skill or way of being that you want to develop?
Learn how to play the guitar, and learn how to produce beats and record songs.
- What issue or cause out in the world do you care about the most?
Racism and Homophobia. Those issues are huge problems in the world, and I want it to stop.
- What question do you wish people would just ask, instead of assuming, and how could they ask it?
Instead of some people just assuming that "I'm good", I wish they would ask "How are you feeling"… so, that I can answer honestly.
- When in a tough situation do you choose courage or comfort and why?
Comfort….you gotta work smarter, not harder.
- Finish this sentence: I sometimes wear the mask of happiness or being ok, my mask actually covers…
I don't wear a "mask of happiness"….my face always shows how I feel.
- What creative and courageous people inspire you? What is it about them that connects with you?
BTS. They're really cool and great at what they do. They also make so many people happy, and I admire that about them. In particular, I love Min Yoogi (SUGA) fron BTS. He is very talented in many aspects and very passionate about his career. He cares a lot about the other members of BTS, and he inspires me.
- What is the coolest app that I should have on my phone?
TikTok because it's fun, and shows funny people that I can relate to.


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- Climate
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- Vegetation zones
- Population and ecological distribution
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Tropical and subtropical rainforests
Rainforest covers the largest part of the Amazon region, most of the Guianas, southern and eastern Venezuela, the Atlantic slopes of the Brazilian Highlands, and the Pacific coast of Colombia and northern Ecuador. The Amazon region is the largest and probably the oldest forest area in the world; it also ascends the slopes of the Andes until it merges with subtropical and temperate regions. On its southern border it mixes with the woodlands of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, with galleries of trees extending along the rivers. Consisting of enormous trees, some exceeding a height of 300 feet (90 metres), the rainforest is composed of an almost incredible number of species growing side by side in the greatest profusion and arranged in different strata. There are about 2,500 species of Amazonian trees. In the region of Manaus, Brazil, for example, 1,652 plants belonging to 107 species in 37 different families were found on about 1,900 square feet (180 square metres).
The forests of the swamps (igapós), where the ground is inundated or very marshy throughout the year, cover the lowlands. Characteristic trees are, among others, jacareúbas (Calophyllum brasiliense), which is a tall tree with hard reddish brown wood used for heavy construction, araparis (Macrolobium acaciaefolium), abiuranas (Lucuma species), piranheiras (Piranhea trifoliata), and louros-do-igapo (Nectandra amazonum). Undergrowth is dense.
In the annually flooded plains known as várzeas, trees are higher and quite diversified; they include oeiranas (Alchornea castaneifolia), a euphorbia (i.e., characterized by a milky juice), and the trumpet tree (Cecropia peltata), a rapid-growing tree of the mulberry family with a light wood. Palms and hevea (wild rubber plants) grow in those forests. The forests of the nonswampy areas are rich in hardwoods, of which acapu (a tree with dark brown wood), pau-amarelo (Euxylophora paraensis), pau-santo (Zollernia paraensis), massaranduba (a Brazilian tree with light reddish brown wood), jarana (a tree with hard, heavy, durable wood), and matamata (a tree with hard, heavy, durable wood, used for pilings) are the best known. Hevea and the Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa) are characteristic of those forests where spiny palms cover the ground.
Epiphytes (nonparasitic plants that grow on other plants, deriving moisture and nutrients from rain and air) are numerous, mostly Bromeliaceae (a family having spiny leaves), orchids, and ferns. Lianas abound, particularly in drier forests.