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Next Board Meeting: Monday, May 6, 7:00 p.m. at the office of SHC (Student Housing Cooperative) located at 541 E Grand River Ave #4, East Lansing, MI 48823
AGENDA: Link here to Board of Directors meeting information page under the Governance tab and scroll down.
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Wondering what's happening at the co-op? Read here about our New Farm Market Project!
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A Special Owners Meeting was held on December 2, 2017 at the Allen Neighborhood Center. Thanks to all who attended. Below are the outcomes of the two proposals voted on at the meeting:
Proposal #1: Should the co-op dissolve or move forward with another project?
Outcome: The majority of owners present voted to move forward with a new project. The Board of Directors is in the process of setting guidelines, goals, and time limits to ensure that the project proceeds in a productive and timely way. If it does not, the co-op will be dissolved.
Click here to view the proposal as it was presented at the 12/2/17 meeting.
Click here to view the proposal as it's currently shaped (Fall, 2018)
If you're intrigued by the plan and would like to be part of shaping ELFCO's future, email email@example.com.
Proposal #2: Should the Plan of Distribution of Assets be approved? (See page 4 of the October 20, 2017 letter to owners. Owners who didn't receive the letter should contact <firstname.lastname@example.com> or call 517-337-1266.)
Outcome: The majority of owners present voted to accept the Plan of Distribution of Assets, which will go into effect if the cooperative dissolves.
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A Message from our Board
After 40 years of service to the community, ELFCO's storefront closed on January 28, 2017. Over the following months, we sought the input of our owners and many others as we actively explored ways to reopen our store in Lansing. In the end, however, our research showed that the cost of opening and operating a store more or less modeled on the one we just closed was unfeasible. The possibility does exist of creating an entirely new model for making great food available to our community (see the link to the proposed project above). We are still looking for owners who want to contribute to this effort, particularly if they can make a solid time commitment to helping to see a new model through to completion. (See the Contact Us page if this describes you!) To keep up with what's happening, see the meeting minutes which are always posted on the Board of Directors Meeting Information page under the "Governance" tab. Remember also that all owners are invited to attend Board meetings. The date of the next meeting is posted below, as well as on the ELFCO event calendar. Watch this space for more details.
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A Brief Timeline of Recent and Upcoming Events:
- We sold our building at 4960 Northwind Drive on Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
- In May, we opened a temporary office at 780 W Lake Lansing Road, Suite #600 in East Lansing, which is currently staffed by our office manager. Our phone number is still 517.337.1266. We can also be reached via email; see our Contact Us page.
- After closing the store, owners and others interested in the co-op were invited to participate in several transformation events. In January, a survey was conducted and a visioning meeting was held. In March, a charrette (the Cooperative Community Design Event) also took place. For details, visit the Reimagining ELFCO page.
- The Board passed a motion on May 1, 2017 to focus on building space situated at Shepard and Kalamazoo streets as the most likely location for a new store. This site, on Lansing's east side, is in the same building as the Allen Neighborhood Center.
- Over a period of several months, the Board and staff met with various consultants and advisers, Even with this assistance, the Board was unable to come up with a viable plan for reopening.
- The Board passed a motion on August 8, 2017 to discontinue its efforts to reopen a store and to put the question of dissolving the co-op before the membership. However, it is still open to creative new ideas. Let us know if you have a great idea for how ELFCO could be transformed, and if you have the time to help make such an idea a reality.
- Friday, November 17, 2017: due date for owners to submit New Project Presentation proposals. To review those instructions, click New Project Presentation-Instructions.
- December 2, 2017 (Saturday): A special owners meeting was held at the Allen Neighborhood Center. Owners present voted on whether to approve two proposals: (1) to dissolve the co-op or to move forward with a new project approved by the Board of Directors, and (2) to approve the Plan of Distribution of Assets, which would go into effect contingent upon the dissolution of the cooperative. On the first proposal, the majority of owners present voted to move forward with a new project. The Board of Directors is in the process of setting guidelines, goals, and time limits to ensure that the project proceeds in a productive and timely way. If it does not, the co-op will be dissolved. On the second proposal, members voted to approve the Plan of Distribution of Assets.
- A CSA Fair was hosted by ELFCO on Saturday, March 10 from 11:00 to 2:00 at the Peoples Church in East Lansing. Seven farmers were present to sell shares in their CSAs. If you'd like to contact any of them, give the co-op a call at 517-337-1266, or send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- The 2018 ELFCO Annual Meeting was held Sunday, April 29 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the Recital Room (2nd floor) of the East Lansing Hannah Community Center. The Agenda and Draft Minutes from the meeting are posted in the "Annual Meeting" section under the Governance tab of this website - or click on the links below
- Since the annual meeting, we've refining the vision for a new project as approved by owners at the 12/2/17 Special Owners Meeting. To read about this new concept of a year-round farmer's market, click here.
- A CSA Fair was held again this year on March 30, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at The Peoples Church at 200 West Grand River in downtown East Lansing. The turnout was great despite the very rainy weather, and lots of CSA shares were sold!
- The 2019 Annual Meeting will take place Sunday, April 28 at the Hannah Community Center from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. It's a potluck, so bring something to pass if you are able to! More info at the top of this page and here: Annual Meeting Info
Your feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you for all your support!
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ELFCO'S Board of Directors:
- Stephen Gasteyer (President) - Term Expires: 4/2021
- Marshall Clabeaux (Vice President) = Term expires: 4/2019
- John Reich (Treasurer) - Term expires: 4/2021
- Michele Bridges (Secretary) - Term Expires: 4/2020
- Steve Andre - Term expires: 4/2021
- Chris Bardenhagen - Term Expires: 4/2020
- David Reyes-Gastelum - Term Expires: 4/2019
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Living in hot, dusty Kabul, Australian NGO worker and journalist, Danielle Moylan had committed to daily yoga practice with the aid of YouTube videos. Her solo practice was a form of stress release and and therapy in a land where suicide bombings and insurgency attacks are frequent occurrences.
"Practising solely off YouTube in Afghanistan can be frustrating," Moylan recalls, "as there are a lot of power cuts and an incredibly slow internet so it often ended up not working or being disrupted 20 minutes in. But I also follow Mysore style Ashtanga, which is a set sequence that I'd memorised."
Moylan's life in the hub of warzones had begun when she was posted to Iran as a diplomat with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2012. As with all DFAT postings, the two year posting ended with a requirement to return and work in Canberra. She had met and married Danish journalist Sune Rasmussen in Iran, and feeling her work in the region was unfinished, Moylan chose to take on an advocacy management role with major NGO, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Afghanistan in 2014.
There would often be times where I'd have to ask the class to freeze in position because an armed guard on patrol had to walk through the room.
Nine months after moving, she qualified as a yoga teacher while on a brief holiday to Thailand. On return to the fraught and fractious Kabul, she began teaching classes in addition to her role with the NRC. Her 90 minute yoga classes attracted foreign UN and NGO workers. Some were seeking stress release, some wanted the challenging physical training, but mostly, the benefit of being in a communal space drew them in.
"Living in a place where there is the threat of attack, and even just living and working in the same, small confined space with your co-workers is obviously stressful and there are limited opportunities to keep fit," Moylan recalls.
She had begun her human rights work in Kabul at around the time that international combat troops were preparing to withdraw. Lingering hostility from the ugly campaign between Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah had left foreign NGOs and the Afghan civilians fearful of further instability and the ongoing threat of Taliban insurgent attacks.
"A lot of foreign UN and NGO workers live in heavily fortified compounds and, for security reasons, are not necessarily allowed to go out. Sometimes, if a suicide attack had occurred or a foreigner had been kidnapped that day, most foreigners would be in lockdown. It's understandable from the security manager's point of view, but it's probably the time they could most benefit from being in a yoga class."
Mass phone surveillance, as well as the killings of several foreign journalists - including New York Times reporter Noor Ahmad Noori, Swedish journalist Nils Horner and photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus - had raised the very real prospect of imprisonment, kidnapping or death amongst foreign workers.
Knowing that time was precious and that for many students, one class a week might be the sole exercise and communal activity they'd engage in, Moylan focused on an intense, challenging class. Rather than the sleek floorboards, candles and crystal-dotted interiors of Australian yoga studios, classes were held wherever there was space.
"We'd often use whatever space we could find, like a dingy basement, or we'd pack a class of 20 students in a hallway. There would often be times where I'd have to ask the class to freeze in position because an armed guard on patrol – fully kitted out in helmet and body armour, with a loaded rifle - had to walk through the room. Classes would also start late as every student had to be screened carefully by security."
Once all the students were present, the strain of life in Kabul would be evident in their faces and bodies. "It wouldn't be uncommon for something terrible to have happened that week; everything from colleagues being kidnapped or killed, or relationships suffering because of the daily stress of living in a warzone. I would try to make myself available after class to talk or just hang out and practise headstands."
Practising ashtanga brought together men and women from all nations. "I had regulars who were journalists, diplomats, think tank analysts, researchers, UN workers and NGO workers. The style of yoga I taught attracted a lot of men, and I had some extremely strong guys who worked in security for embassies. Some of the ex-military guys could do 20 one-armed push-ups but still found a strong yoga class challenging."
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It wasn't only foreigners that took advantage of Moylan's classes. "I very occasionally taught Afghan women, including at a women's shelter, and I do know another lovely yoga teacher that had a weekly small class for young Afghan women. The women I taught at the shelter rarely left the grounds – [they came to the] shelter as runaways from abusive families or arranged marriages, and some were fearful of families or husbands tracking them down. Some were quite clearly traumatised and needed to be taught with care and a lot of encouragement."
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"At the moment, I am just taking on private students who are referred to me by word of mouth. It's a rare day that I don't do yoga. During the year, I try to spend a month somewhere, studying with someone very advanced in teaching ashtanga to learn as much as possible from them as a way to further my training as a student an as a teacher."


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Standardbred Canada, a member of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), is attending the CFA Annual General Meetings this week in Ottawa.
The following are excerpts of an official statement from CFA President Ron Bonnett in reaction to the 2018 Federal Budget announced today by Finance Minister Bill Morneau.
"The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is pleased that Budget 2018 includes moderate investments that will support the agricultural sector, but they're disappointed that the government hasn't directly followed up on the vision from last year's budget, which set ambitious targets to grow the industry for the benefit of all Canadians.
In its pre-budget submission, CFA recommended a range of strategic options to expand the sector's profitability and competitiveness – investments that would strengthen opportunities in an industry that already supports 1 in 8 Canadian jobs. However, agriculture and agri-food received relatively few mentions in the Minister's speech and budget plan.
CFA is pleased to see commitments that will modernize regulatory systems, recognize innovation, support the pursuit of new markets, and allow more access to capital for women entrepreneurs.
On small business tax reforms, CFA is pleased that changes regarding passive investment incomes have been further clarified. However, more time is needed to review the legislation with more scrutiny.
We will continue to monitor the activities of Canada's agri-food economic strategy table and other key initiatives launched in 2017 to ensure the $75 billion export target for agri-food and other growth targets are realized."
The Annual General Meeting of the CFA is being held this week in Ottawa.


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Barnard College, in partnership with the Harlem Education Activities Fund (HEAF), implemented a twelve-week academic program for college-bound HEAF high-school students. HEAF@Barnard was designed to demonstrate the breadth and richness of a liberal arts education, while fostering students' creativity, skills, and confidence as they move forward on their own paths toward college.
About the Harlem Education Activities Fund (HEAF)
HEAF, an educational and youth development organization, helps highly motivated youth from educationally and/or economically disadvantaged communities in Harlem and Washington Heights develop the intellectual and life skills necessary to achieve their full potential. HEAF provides crucial enrichment activities for students in the "forgotten middle," those who qualify neither for remedial nor extremely competitive programs in their schools. These students consistently perform at grade level, yet too often their demonstrated success does not lead to post-secondary academic achievement. HEAF identifies and recruits promising students from this forgotten middle, and challenges them with a range of academic and social enrichment activities aimed at expanding students' analytical and critical reasoning skills, civic potential and life-long commitment to emotional well-being and intellectual pursuits.
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From 2006-2008, 70 HEAF high-school students attended HEAF@Barnard. The pilot program consisted of several distinct academic components:
- A nine-week seminar exploring The Threshold of Democracy: Athens in 403 B.C., part of Barnard's award-winning, student-centered "Reacting to the Past" curriculum. The adaptation for high school students will feature four writing and library research skills-building workshops taught by College librarians and Writing Program faculty, as well as weekly peer-mentoring;
- Additional lectures in anthropology, art history, classics, and political science led by Barnard faculty;
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On a recent drive to Spartanburg, SC to visit a new account I was re-listening to the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. When I got to Habit 5, Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood, I started thinking of how many consultants don't do this. How can a security consultant not listen first? How can an IT person not listen to management or end users? As I always say, security is a process and not a purchase. To create a secure environment we need to listen to all parties and make sure we have a complete understanding of the business and how information flows. Then and only then can we implement process to create a secure environment. I have never once been able to walk into an account and use a predisposed solution and send an invoice.
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Marc Hamel of Hudson, New Hampshire is the Director of Sales for the North American Region at INTEGRA Biosciences, and discovered ARMI via 'word of mouth' from his sister in-law. Several years earlier she had worked for Segway, a company founded by Dean Kamen, and she recently told Hamel about Kamen's newest venture in regenerative medicine called ARMI | BioFabUSA.
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WILMINGTON, NC – January 18, 2017 – Epproach Communications, the leading provider of scalable, high-capacity internet networks, is providing wireless internet services to Coastal Quarters, a student living community exclusively available for NC State students studying at the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology in Morehead City, NC.
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Georgetown accepted 3,276 of 20,002 applicants to the Class of 2020 at an overall admissions rate of 16.4 percent, consistent with that of last year. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions sent out decisions for the regular application cycle Friday. Of the total applicants, 2,384 were accepted through regular decision and 892[Read More…]


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A Summer Reminder
It's Summer here in the Good Olde Pueblo and things have really heated up. With a high this weekend of 106, we have the bright idea of going to Phoenix where it is likely to be 10 degrees warmer. The heat here is all people talk about to newcomers.
My brother-in-law recently moved to Arizona from Wisconsin and we had a chat at lunch. For months now he's been saying, "if another person warns me about how hot the Summers are, I am going to explode." Today we asked him, "So, is the heat here, all that people have foretold?" (Yes, I use the word "foretold" in every day language, don't you?) Anyway, he replied that it was indeed hot, but he also reminded me that in Winter in Wisconsin you can't go out day or night because it's too darn cold. But in Arizona you can go out early in the morning, or have a nice barbeque after the sun sets. It's actually quite lovely, even in Summer, for a few hours.
Then my brother-in-law reminded me, in Wisconsin, when the temperatures are hitting the upper 80's or 90's people drop like flies. I think every year a few elderly people succumb to heat stroke in a most unfortunate manner.
So, while the Summer here is hot, and it's all we can think to talk about, at least we are aware it is hot. We are aware of the danger—most of us anyhow. And we are knowledgeable in how to handle it.
As a business in Southern Arizona reaching out to our community and to those elsewhere, we want to remind you all to stay hydrated this Summer.
A reminder such as this should be sent to everyone you know.
In the meantime, while I'm on my journey northward, everyone in the family will have ice cold water bottles, we will have a cooler with extras and at least 5 gallons of emergency water and various non-melting snacks (no chocolate L) for a 2 hour trip. I hope we don't come across any haboobs!


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Potential first-time buyers are developing problems getting into the property market as they frequently spend money which is intended to go towards housing deposits, it has been suggested.
According to research conducted by Abbey, some 11.2 million consumers saving for their first home have 'dipped into' their account at least once. One out of five (19.5 per cent) respondents were reported to take out money from their funds once every couple of months. Meanwhile, 11.2 per cent were reported to go into their account nearly every month. However, some 888,000 Britons could be developing the most difficulties in meeting property deposits and secured loan repayments as they are said to raid their accounts approximately every week.
Ricky Okey, managing director of Abbey for Intermediaries, said: "As surprising as the research is, it does go a long way to explaining why so many people are finding it hard to get onto the property ladder and why of the first-time buyers we spoke to we found that there is a strong demand for our 100 per cent mortgage, as many have not been able to save a deposit large enough. "
The financial services firm also pointed to research by the Council of Mortgage Lenders which indicated that "many" potential first-time buyers believe that taking out a 100 per cent secured loan is the only way in which they would be able to afford a mortgage for the property of their choosing.
But with the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) set to meet later this week to decide whether to move the base rate consumers could well find property costs rising if a vote for an increase is motioned. Chris Towner, senior economist for HiFX claimed that last week the likelihood of the MPC deciding to raise the base rate of interest was "a near certainty" as many experts within the economic markets are have factored in at least one more increase before the end of 2007.
However, Mr Towner claimed that following recent terror threats and "dampened" consumer confidence, in addition to the introduction of Gordon Brown as prime minister, the committee could decide to hold the base rate. The "recent strength of sterling" in easing inflation was also reported to be another factor in diminishing "the need for aggressive rate increases". "While the markets have already priced in at least two rises before the end of the year, it is up to the MPC to guide the markets and not for the markets to guide the MPC, " he added.
The economist also pointed out that the Bank governor Mervyn King's decision to vote for a rise last month despite the majority of the MPC already calling for the base rate to stay consistent revealed his belief that consumers still need to curb their uptake of personal loans, credit cards and other forms of spending. As a result, an increase to the base rate, which is widely predicted to take place on Thursday, could cause many borrowers to struggle to meet rising secured loan costs.
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Justin Bieber may have ended his "Purpose World Tour" early, but it hardly felt that way after over a year on the road. While he's been dealing with that tiny car accident he got into, Justin apparently hasn't had time to update his wardrobe following the end of the tour. He was spotted out in Malibu over the weekend wearing some of his history-making "Purpose Tour" merch, and it wasn't exactly subtle.
SPorting bright yellow gym shorts with the word "TOUR" in all caps on the front, Justin apparently doesn't have a problem with paparazzi photos adding insult to injury for Beliebers everywhere. One shot even showed Justin grabbing a handful of something inside his shorts.
Justin has been hanging out in L.A. a lot since blowing off the end of his tour. The singer has been spending a lot of time at church, leading some to wonder if Justin is ready to move from music to religion as his calling.
Check out photos of Justin in his "TOUR" shorts below.
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Ms. Pamela Joyner was active as usual on the San Francisco social circuit last month. Her fashion sense is outstanding in terms of ensemble selection for various events.
She really knows when to be understated and when to go all out. It can serve as a lesson for many of us who aspire to Uber-Socialite status like Ms. Joyner.
She hosted a book party for former Hearst Magazines President Cathie Black at her home last month with her husband Fred Guiffrida (far right) and Regina & John Scully.
Pamela poses for the cameras here in an elegant black dress.
Pamela and Fred's home was lined with peach roses and other flowers in celebration of Cathie Black's new book Basic Black.
Pamela poses for the cameras here in an elegant black dress.
Pamela literally stopped the presses at the San Francisco Ballet Gala in this glamorous gown by Colleen Quen. Of course, she was the 'belle of the ball.'
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Wide-Ranging Projects
Art Bridges is proud to partner with museums of all sizes on projects that are really making an impact.
If you'd like to partner with us, we'd love to talk with you.
As an organization focused on sharing American art, our partnerships begin with Exhibition Projects. Many of them grow to include Programming & Evaluation Projects, and they sometimes involve Convening Projects. As we consider each new project proposal, here's what we're looking for.
Art Bridges seeks projects that have impact through:
- ACCESS: Increasing access to the arts and creating meaningful impact for individuals and communities.
- ENGAGEMENT: A strong commitment to engaging individuals and communities with the arts.
- DISRUPTION: Challenging the status quo and taking risks.
- CULTURAL INTEGRITY: Demonstrating integrity and ethical use of material with specific cultural origins and context.
- STICKINESS: Achieving sustained resonance, impact, or value.
Art Bridges also looks for the following elements:
- INNOVATIVE & EXPERIMENTAL: Attempting something you've never tried before, or that the field is not yet doing widely.
- MULTI-DISCIPLINARY: Bringing music, performance, dance, theater, science, literature, and the humanities into the art museum and gallery space.
- AUDIENCE-BUILDING: Opening up the museum to new audiences, particularly those that have not yet felt welcome or fully engaged.
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Art Bridges has successfully supported a number of projects in its first few years.
Bonifas Arts Center: Visions of American Life
As part of the Art Bridges-Terra Foundation Initiative, The Bonifas Arts Center (Escanaba, MI) was the first venue to host the Detroit Institute of Arts'… Read more »
Art Bridges, AFA, and Studio Museum in Harlem host convening in New York
Art Bridges, The American Federation of Arts, and the Studio Museum in Harlem hosted a landmark event in June 2018: our very first Convening. Representatives… Read more »
El Paso Museum of Art: Prince, Koons, and Gober
The El Paso Museum of Art (El Paso, TX) showed three artworks from the Art Bridges collection: Richard Prince's Nurse Elsa, Jeff Koons's One Ball Total… Read more »
Juniata College Museum of Art: Celebrating Huntingdon
Art Bridges partnered with Juniata College Museum of Art (Huntingdon, PA) on an exhibition designed to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the town… Read more »
Nassau County Museum of Art: New York, New York
Art Bridges partnered with the Nassau County Museum of Art (Roslyn Harbor, NY) on programming for the exhibition, New York, New York, on display from July… Read more »
David Hockney: 15 Canvas Study of the Grand Canyon
David Hockney's 15 Canvas Study of the Grand Canyon is currently showing at the Memorial Art Gallery (Rochester, NY). Visitors of all ages are engaging with… Read more »
AFA and The Studio Museum in Harlem: Collection Sharing
Art Bridges proudly supports the nationwide tour of Black Refractions: Highlights From the Studio Museum in Harlem. The American Federation of Arts and The Studio… Read more »
Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of Flowers
The Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas, TX) exhibited Edward Steichen's In Exaltation of Flowers, from September 2017 – May 2018. Created by Steichen between 1910 and… Read more »
Arshile Gorky: Child's Companions
The Yellowstone Art Museum (Billings, MT) created an interactive experience around Arshile Gorky's Child's Companions, on display in conversation with the museum's permanent collection from September… Read more »
Program Areas
Each of these projects began with an idea and a conversation. If you're ready to explore a project with Art Bridges, visit our Program Areas page to learn more about the work we do.


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Tell me, do y'all ever buy something with every intention to personalize it and display it, but yet you never do? Kind of like when you see a picture frame hung with stock photos because someone hasn't replaced it with a family photo yet? Yep, that's me! I purchased these vintage herb boxes a while ago and they've sat empty on my kitchen wall for about six months. It was time to finally decorate my vintage style nesting herb crates.
My first intention when I purchased these vintage herb crates were to use them for what they really are; herb crates. Then I remembered that I have a black thumb. Honestly, I can't keep anything green alive.
I purchased these nesting herb crates from decor steals, and unfortunately they are rarely available. I will try to let y'all know when they are back in stock.
Now how was I going to decorate these vintage herb crates?
With faux greenery of course!
I received a pack of faux boxwood sprays from a company called Commercial Silk. I was really pleased with these faux sprays. I've purchased lots of faux greenery from all sorts of craft stores, and I have to say that I like this product better than any I've purchased.
I knew when I received these boxwood sprays exactly what I would do with them; fill my vintage style nesting herb crates.
After I started filling the herb boxes with this lovely greenery, I had the brilliant idea to create a faux Topiary Tree with the boxwood sprays. I was so pleased with the end result!
I had fun with the faux topiary tree project, but I still hadn't solved my empty herb crate problem.
If you want to see more of my spring inspired mantel, click {HERE}.
I started by adding the faux boxwood sprays to the two middle herb crates. I didn't have enough of the boxwood, and I wanted a little variety, so I added 3 faux herb plants to the bottom nesting crate (artificial grass, artificial boxwood, artificial rosemary).
For the top herb crate I wanted a little color (well, something different than green). I had purchased those white flowery twigs from Walmart a few years ago. I thought they would accent the crates well.
What do y'all think? I love how the mix of vintage and greenery really adds warmth to a home.
Thanks for stopping by friends!
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Tasty, nutritious meals for your family don't need to break the bank! Every Wednesday (7-9pm) we share tips to maximise your ingredients, where to find great value food in Hong Kong and expand your cooking repertoire with some delicious Global cuisines.
In each 2 hour session we cook 2 dishes and enjoy our meal together.
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text: Rebecca Farmer shoots lifestyle images for the Walking Company's fall catalog. Ugg Boots and Models galore! Fortunately 240 Studio is large enough to accomodate everyone on set including the Art director, 1st and 2nd Camera Assistants, Tech Editor, Stylist, Make up artist, production assistants and graphic artist were on set.


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I really enjoyed Carrie and Mika on the WP Development Workflow webinar series. Unfortunately though, my Macbook Pro was not feeling the nerd love that I was. I had several bumps in the road attempting to set up Node.js, Bower, Grunt and SASS. That said, I did eventually get everything working and thought I'd share a step-by-step list that others might find helpful.
- Node.js – I downloaded the latest version via an OS X install package from the web site . The first go-round I also installed Homebrew but realized I didn't need both.
- npm – Per the webinar instructions, in Terminal I navigated to the Utility Pro project folder and ran:
npm install. (Remember, this is because it needs the content of that package.json file to know what to run.) This will take awhile as it's going to load a LOT of files. You might get some warning messages about some version of this or that being deprecated and you should get a new version — I found you can ignore these. Since they are warnings, it will continue with the script and in the end I didn't have to update anything to get this working.
- Bower – Per the next instructions, I tried to run
npm install -g bowerand received many Permission Denied errors. FYI, the -g means you are installing for global access, meaning it can be accessed from any directory on your machine. To get that to work you need to execute the command as an administrator, or sudo. I re-ran the command but placed sudo in front:
sudo npm install -g bower, it prompted for my password (for my Mac), I entered it and it completed successfully.
If you've never done this its a little weird in that while you're typing your password, the cursor doesn't move, but it is recording your keystrokes so never fear, press enter when done entering your password and it will continue.
- Grunt – Now is the big moment! Time to finally run Grunt….I type it in and alas I get the error message
-bash grunt: command not foundArgh! I started Googling and some posts said to make sure everything is up-to-date and provided a command to do that:
sudo npm update -g npm. This appeared to run OK but at the end it had several messages that started with
npm WARN EBUNDLEOVERRIDE Replacing bundled npm > -some package- with new installed version.Well, this set of warning messages were not OK to ignore. So, bottom line: DO NOT DO THE UPDATE. So what now? I Google'd some more about my original command-not-found error and ended up at the Getting Started link for Grunt. This talked about installing the Grunt CLI (command line interface) globally (need to use sudo) which means it will put the
gruntcommand in your system path, thus allowing it to be run from any location. Remember, Grunt is package/project specific so you may have that installed in any number of sites. NOW this was starting to make more sense. The command to enter is:
sudo npm install -g grunt-cli
- Sass – So after I installed the Grunt CLI, I typed
gruntat the command line and it was doing something, yay! It said something about Bower components and that it re-created the file "style-rtl.css". Then it said
Running "sass:dist" (sass) and it aborted from warnings: Warning: You need to have Ruby and Sass installed and in your PATH for this task to work. More info: https//github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-sass USE -- force to continue.Oh brother, more files missing 🙁 but never fear, you're almost there! Next step, use the link in the error message which took me to a github README.md file. In there under the SASS heading it repeated — you have to have Ruby and SASS installed for this to run. Well since I'm on a fairly recent Mac, it's going to have Ruby but I made sure by entering
ruby -vin terminal and that checked out. You need that so you can do the next, and final (I promise) task to run which is installing SASS. Funny considering all this was to use that in first place 🙂 So back in terminal, with sudo (your password) enter
sudo gem install sassand that to load SASS and you are done. Now go back and enter
gruntit will list any partial files that changed, mention that its re-generating new style-rtl.css and style.css files, and it will end with "Waiting…" now you are golden!


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The parking of residence Genk was surrounded with problems up and under the roof and therefore the roof was renovated. The existing mastic asphalt roof has been removed and at the new roof the Pardak®110 the system was installed. In addition, buffers and lines are applied.
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What Does The 'AHS' Season 6 Logo Mean? The Mysterious New Symbol Is Our Newest Clue For The Season
It's not enough to be glued to the small screen as a TV fan in 2016 — the even smaller screen of your phone is just as important, with TV networks increasingly leaking information via social media. So it was with the debut of the American Horror Story Season 6 logo, which was unveiled to fans for the first time via the show's official Twitter account. The American Horror Story account changed its header on Tuesday June 28 to the striking black and red minimalistic logo, which plays on the visual similarity between the number six and a question mark.
The logo is rather mysterious, which perfectly echoes everything we know — or don't know — about American Horror Story Season 6 so far. In an interview with Variety, FX CEO John Landgraf revealed very little, explaining "It's set in the present although with echoes of the past, it's set in two time periods … but principally in the present." While casting remains unconfirmed, fan favorites Lady Gaga (the Countess) and Sarah Paulson (Sally McKenna, and Billie Dean Howard) have teased their returns.
So what can we deduct from this logo? The black and red colors suggest the show's appetite for bloodshed won't go unsated in Season 6. I'd speculate the fact that the question mark as a major part of the logo might mean that we're forced as viewers to solve a mystery, presumably alongside an outsider protagonist (who would function as a plot device — having no knowledge about the location, the character and viewers would encounter the new world of Season 6 together). There is of course also the fact that if you flip the logo on its head, it looks like a person being hung, which brings it into even darker territory. But obviously this is pure speculation. Reactions on Twitter were united by the same emotion dominating us all: unbridled confusion.
Same, Alix. Same.
Can anyone help us? Given that they're currently filming, I guess we're a long way off seeing how this logo connects to the themes of Season 6. But one thing's for sure: it's going to be as chilling as the show is itself.


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Younis becomes first Pakistani to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket
KARACHI: Seldom have we waited for a sporting milestone with such eagerness, and anxiety, as we did for master batsman Younis Khan to complete 10,000 runs in Test cricket at the start of his farewell journey.
The Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, finally saw the stalwart become just the 13th man in the history of Test cricket, and the first Pakistani, to reach the five figure mark on Sunday, the third day of the first Test against the West Indies.
The 39-year-old right hander from Mardan began his 116th Test with 9,977 runs from 207 innings and went to the elusive landmark — only the fifth batsman from Asia to do so — after tea. At the break he was one tantalising run short of the distinction.
The great man didn't have to wait long as he needed only two balls into the final session to get to the five figures, sweeping off-spinner Roston Chase for a boundary. He raised his bat to the Pakistan dressing-room to acknowledge the applause of his teammates.
India's Sachin Tendulkar leads the list of most run-getters in Test cricket with 15,921 in 200 matches. Other members of this exalted club are Ricky Ponting of Australia (13,378 runs in 168 Tests), South Africa's Jacques Kallis (13,289 in 166), Rahul Dravid of India (13,288 in 164), Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (12,400 in 134), West Indies' duo of Brian Lara (11,953 in 131), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (11,867 in 164), Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka (11,814 in 149), Australia's Allan Border (11,174 in 156), Alastair Cook of England (11,057 in 140), Australia's Steve Waugh (10,927 in 168) and India's Sunil Gavaskar (10,122 in 125 matches) — the first player in Test history to cross the 10,000-run mark in 1987.
It was only a question of when, and not if, Younis Khan would get there once he had surpassed compatriot Javed Miandad's longstanding Pakistan landmark of 8,832 runs; He had gone past Miandad — who played 189 innings during a 124-Test career from 1976-77 till 1993-94 — in eight fewer innings and 22 fewer matches.
When Miandad broke the then standing Pakistan record of 5,058 runs, held by the incomparable Zaheer Abbas, by scoring a double century against Sri Lanka at Faisalabad in 1985, none would have envisaged that it would be the ever-smiling Younis being the custodian of being the country's leading Test run-maker.
Younis shared many fruitful partnerships with Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf and together the trio formed the mainstay of the Pakistan batting in the new millennium.
Both Inzamam and Yousuf were the two men thought capable of eclipsing Miandad's tally, but it was eventually Younis who ultimately put all of them behind on day three of this rain-hit first Test against the West Indies.
Published in Dawn, April 24th, 2017
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Well done mate.
Hats off Younis Khan.
Congratulation Younis, what a remarkable achievement !
Congrats good batsman excellent average.
Pride of Pakistan. The King Khan.
Wow!! Master Class. Bravo bravo Younis!!
go champion.. he always done the best job by fair n honest play
A masterclass batsman. Arguably one of the best Pakistan has produced but unarguably a class act!
Congrats Younis
A great man and the last gentleman standing in Pakistan Cricket.
Congratulations to a wonderful person who scored 10,000 runs.
The best temperament cricketer in the world.Great success for Pakistan.Well done Younus Khan.
So proud of Younis Khan. What a milestone? Congrats!
well done, congratulations
Great, we adore you.
Bravo! A great feat!
Congratulations Younus on this remarkable achievement. Just looking into the history of 10K club, Younus achievement in 116 matches versus 130-200 is quite a performance. Bad luck due to lesser Pakistan matches otherwise his feat would have have taken him in upper band of 10K club.
What an achievement. Proud of you Younus Khan. You made the nation proud. Please don't retire the nation needs your services. Same goes for Misbah as well. You both are fit and performing. Age should not be the only reason to retire. Stay for Pakistan
Is this achievement going to bring the cricket back in Pakistan...A BIG NO!!!
77.3 Average when Pakistan Wins. 52% Conversion rate, the best in 10,000 Club. 5 Hundreds in the Fourth Innings of a Test Match, the highest ever average of 53.85. Younis Khan for you.
Congratulations !!!!
Thank you Khan Saheb.
Great achievement by a very special man. Salute to you sir
A great achievement and Younis did it with lot of humbleness. Salute to Younis despite all the negative atmosphere around!
Congratulations You have glorified the nation Best wishes
Congratulations Younis bhai! Great feat MA!! Proud Pakistani!!
A class act at his best! Congratulations. Scored 10,000 runs against all odds. Simply awesome!
Great accomplishment, well done Mr. Khan!!
Big fan of his batting, all good things comes to those who wait... Congrats Sir.
Great day for Pakistan cricket. Thank you YK. We are proud of you.
Congratulations to Younis Khan!!
Congratulations , We are proud of you , Long Live Pakistan
Well done YK. Why should he retire?
Congratulations Younis on the achievement
Congratulations Younis Khan, incredible achievement by an underrated gentleman. Its a great achievement and he might be lonely Pakistani in this exclusive club for few years as the next Pakistani batsman (Azhar Ali) who is closet to 10,000 runs is still 5,200 runs shy of this great milestone.
Well done....we are proud of you. Hope you could also surpass Sunil Gavaskar before you retire.
Class act!!!
Congratulations YK on achieving this distinctive milestone as first Pakistani, we are proud of you and your services to our team, well done. You will remember as our hero for good.
Better average than many other batsman only 116 tests Nation is proud of you
Well done Younis Khan! Younis Khan is a legend.He has shown that if you have determination,guts and work hard day in and day out you can stand among the greats of the game.Younis is a role model for youngsters around the world.Pakistan is proud of you.Shukaria Younis Khan!!
Congrats Younis !!!!!..all the best ...hope you will play a key role in guiding the new Pakistani batsman's the techniques and temperament required to reach such humongous milestones ..that only few ever reached ....
Great Sportsman; he deserved achieving such high goals.
king khan
Congratulations! No Pakistani player will be able to beat his record in the foreseeable future.....as Pakistani is not playing much of test cricket and current generation of Pakistani batsmen are way below his class.
This milestone by Pakistani player achieved even with difficulties created by cricket boards of other countries. Indeed Pakistan is a country of great players and more yet to come from Pakistan to enter the club.
Congratulations King Khan,nobody on this planet will ever match your record of scoring 10,000 runs all away from home.Take a bow and your shoes will be very difficult to fill ever.Fans would love to watch you continue playing for next 3 years if possible.
It is quite impressive If you compare the total number of Test it took YK to make 10,000 runs as compare to other greats. He was great and he should retire on a high note which is after this tour. We need more batsman like him who are young and agile, and I can tell Babar Azam going to break many records to come
Congratulation Younis Khan!! We love you
Congratulations Younus Khan! Well done. We are proud of you, as a great batsman and a perfect gentleman to boot.
Mohammad Yousaf also would have crossed five figures, if his career should not have cut short by the selection committee.
Congratulations to this great great batsman !! The world will hail him as one of the classiest right hand batsman!
Congrats Younis !!!!!..all the best ...hope you will play a key role in guiding the new Pakistani batsman's the techniques and temperament required to reach such humongous milestones ..that only few ever reached ....
Finally, a Pakistani joined the elite club. And he may be the last. Virat is in the making to hit the list.
Return of the King!
Younis you made Pakistan Proud. Well done Mr. Gentleman of Cricket.
Good one
Congratulations to Younis Khan.
It would be interesting to know that how many test matches / test innings did every legend take who appear on the list of over 10,000 Test runs. I am sure that Younis Khan would top the chart.
Congratulations and loads of good wishes for the very patriotic Younis Khan.
Most respected batsman in Pak team, Congratulations Younis on your wonderful journey.
Bravo! Ole! Mubarak ho! Viva! Congratulations! We are proud of you Younis Khan. Well done and well played. Salams
Oldest player to achieve it. This shows lack of young talent to replace him. A moment of pride but at the same time moment of concern too.
lovely proud on you.
Just a quick glance on all records, it seems if the least number of tests for 10000 runs are considered, he is in top league among even these 13.
Congratulations to Younus Khan on this great achievement.
Sunil Gavaskar achieved it in 1987. After 30 long years Younis Khan reached at the magic figure. This clearly shows lack of talent. Time to ponder over.
A gentleman cricketer of the first order, superb performance by Younis Khan, well done. You have made Pakistan proud.
Congrats from India and keep it up ...
@Shafin Verani highest Average No 1 Kumar Sangakara , No2 Jack Kallis No3 Sachin Yes they have played more Mached than YK but their run are alos more
Well done Yunis! You had seen ups and downs in cricket like any other middle class family man in personal life. Exceptional way you had conducted yourself all along. Congrats from India!
great man and a great cricketer true gent of the game
Congrats mate.. you are a true legend
Well done yunus Khan, I am an Indian and to me best ever Batsman to play for Pakistan was saeed Anwar. What a champion he was.
Well done Mr Khan.. you made us so proud.
Great Batsman and honorable gentleman.
Great hero of Pakistan Cricket
But why should he retire when he is still at his peak
Heartiest congratulation to Younis Khan for joining the 10,000 runs Test elite club. He has achieved this milestone and the nation is proud of him. The credit also goes to our cricket board and officials as well as the players of former and present team who support them. Well done Younis & Well done PCB.
Why is Younis retiring? In 116 matches this is an amazing feat. The master of the fourth innings and one of the best batsman ever, from any era.
mubarak ho Younis saab.
This news should be at the top.
- Brian Lara scored 10000 runs in 111 tests, 2. Sangakkara in 115 tests, 3. Younis Khan in 116 Tests. What a class. Remaining 10 are behind these three greats with even Pointing at number 4. I think number of test matches matter more than the number of innings since more innings with lesser tests show that team heavily relied on Khan and he was able to deliver.
Finally. Good to hear a Pakistani finally made it.
@AXH I second your statement, Sir.
Great achievement MA. Congrats Younis khan
So happy for this amazing man, what a cricketer. A blessing for Pak testate cricket. I'll call him Y10K now :)
True man True career True 10k runs
Salam to YK
The God of Cricket blesses this player from his abode high in heaven in the hearts of 1.25 billion fans.
Well done great and humble man. Sadly statistics will not reflect the fact that he was not allowed to play in his home ground due to some lunatics! That could have added few centuries and few thousand runs! Enjoy retirement mate.
Class batsmen Inzamam and Miandad also deserved to be in 10 K club.
Just imagine how many runs he would score if he were to play 200 matches
Congratulations. He is the SIXTH (not fifth) batsman from Asia.
Respect and honor comes from Almighty! So happy for you Mr. Khan
Mr. Khan first accept my hearty congratulations on this powerful achievement. Secondly, please go on and make more world records.
Heartiest Congratulation to a hard working and well deserved legend!!!
10,000 runs over 17 years of cricket 365 days per year over 17 years how many run per year
@Awais -If he plays 200 tests, he would easily beat Sachin Tendulkar's record.
Congrats Younis. There is lot more quality cricket yet to come from his bat.
Great man have great things
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Oct. 18 Dave Roberts pregame interview
Q. Dave, can you just talk a little bit about the depth of your starting rotation, and that's obviously going to be tested today, and your thoughts and confidence on that?
DAVE ROBERTS: Well, Rich has been good for us, really good for us. Obviously Clayton's been great, and we've slotted Julio, who has been very good for us as the season's gone on. So, you know, we've had to use starting depth all year long, and there's not been really one formula for us to win the baseball games that we've won. So this postseason it's more for me is just kind of sending the message to the starters to go out there and leave it all out there and go as hard as you can for as long as you can, and we'll figure out the rest.
Q. Dave, can you just talk a little bit about the depth of your starting rotation, and that's obviously going to be tested today, and your thoughts and confidence on that?
DAVE ROBERTS: Well, Rich has been good for us, really good for us. Obviously Clayton's been great, and we've slotted Julio, who has been very good for us as the season's gone on. So, you know, we've had to use starting depth all year long, and there's not been really one formula for us to win the baseball games that we've won. So this postseason it's more for me is just kind of sending the message to the starters to go out there and leave it all out there and go as hard as you can for as long as you can, and we'll figure out the rest.
Q. You've been really aggressive this year, not just with your bullpen, but with substitutions off the bench as well. I'm just wondering, how much of that is a reflection of the roster you've had to work with, and how much of that is part of the philosophy you've brought to the job?
DAVE ROBERTS: I think it's partly the philosophy, but I think mostly it's because of the roster. I think that we've talked about the depth of the pitching, the position players, the farm system all year long, and I think that because of the depth there's a lot of trust that I have in everybody on the lineup card. So I think that for me to act aggressively early in games, to go to guys off the bench, or go to guys in the pen, I just feel comfortable with it.
Q. I don't want to get too far ahead of you, but Julio was just in here, and I was thinking about his Game 5 appearance. You saw him all year. Did you have any curiosity about how he might take that moment? And what did you learn, what did you see, what sort of conversation might you have had afterwards with him about his comfort level, et cetera?
DAVE ROBERTS: I didn't have any conversation with him after regarding that outing. Julio, as I've gotten to know him, he's just so calm and cool, and some of it plays to the youthfulness, the naivete, and just not really understanding the gravity of this moment, which is great. I think that it's a baseball game, and when he's asked to take the baseball, he does it. And he's going out there focused and trying to execute pitches. You look at Andrew Toles as kind of a similar thing. It's just these guys, the world around them, the noise, they just completely eliminated it. And it's just fun to watch these young guys go. But, Julio, I have no concerns about him taking the ball. I have complete confidence.
Q. Following up on Tim's question, Julio performed a lot better, obviously, the last several weeks of the season. Was that a matter of simply getting rid of the rookie jitters? Or what kind of evolution did you see in him over the last several weeks?
DAVE ROBERTS: Well, I think the second half of the season he was actually very good, if you look at the numbers. So for me, I think he's been throwing the ball really well. Certain starts, the command might not be where it is. But he just has a way to still get swing and misses.
It's nice for a guy that has four pitches that he can attack hitters in a lot of different ways. And I know these guys have seen Julio a long time ago, and I think it was his second Major League start, so he's come a long way. But we'll have a good game plan, and I expect him to execute it.
Q. There is a narrative out there that the Cubs as series goes on they have more pressure than you guys because of history included and you guys are playing free and easy, almost playing with house money at this point. Do you feel there's anything to that?
DAVE ROBERTS: I can't speak to their clubhouse, but I do know that we feel very confident. And we expect to win the series, regardless of who the opponent was. Obviously, there is a lot of history that they're kind of dealing with and fighting and trying to overcome. But I do know the guys in the clubhouse, in our clubhouse, feel very confident.
Q. This is an unusual start time. Is there any -- just with whether the shadows or the sun setting, does that impact at all how maybe pitchers might -- their pitch sequencing or how hitters might approach their at-bats or in any other way?
DAVE ROBERTS: As far as there will be some shadows early, but as far as pitch sequencing, I don't think that that will have any effect because you just can't pitch to the shadows or what it might affect a hitter. I think their guy, our guy has a game plan, and they're going to try to execute pitches. As far as hitters, when it gets tougher to see, you're just really focused on trying to see the baseball. So outside of that, there is really nothing that changes. It's the same for both sides, and we've got to deal with it.
Q. As soon as the start of the Divisional Series, you were talking about Julio as an option to start. How much is a great job in that game in Washington influenced you to decide, okay, it's time for him to start now?
DAVE ROBERTS: That had something to do with it, to pitch in a postseason game and to pitch as effectively as he did. But, you know, even without that, we've had a lot of confidence in Julio, and we like the matchup versus him, versus the Cubs. I also liked it with the Nationals. But I think with him, like I said, his four-pitch mix, the way he can attack hitters, the way he's -- the way his pulse and he's calm in certain situations I think has a lot to do with why we're excited to have him take the mound in Game 4.
Q. Howie this year has played all over the field for you, being a career second baseman, he's played left field, third, and first. Now he's kind of been a little bit of a different role. I guess Toles has started pretty much every game against right-handers. Did you have to have a conversation with Howie being a veteran, and if so, how is he taking his playoff role?
DAVE ROBERTS: There hasn't been a conversation. I think that for me and for Howie and for everyone, everyone understands that you can be used at any point in time in the game. I've shown through September, I've used Andrew a lot against right-handed pitching. And Arrieta, for me, the effectiveness he has versus right-hand hitters is far more than left-hand hitters. So for me, I wanted the approach to beat the starter, so we're running some lefties out there against him, and I like where we're at against Arrieta. But Howie, as a professional, he's ready for whatever role or situation that I have for him.
Q. What's your view on how best to use Clayton Kershaw the rest of the series? And after doing it last week, could he go on short rest in Game 5 and be available out of the bullpen for 7?
DAVE ROBERTS: You know what? Honestly, we haven't gotten that far yet. Clayton feels good after Game 2. Things can change. But as I said, Julio and then Kenta, and I think for us we kind of -- as we've done all year long, things have changed, and it's just hard to have things scripted because it seems like it never plays out that way, and that's the way it's been throughout this postseason. So obviously the game, the series circumstances will kind of dictate what decision we make.
Q. If I can follow up on that. Have you asked him to alter his between-starts routine at all in order to be available perhaps in sort of those middle games?
DAVE ROBERTS: Well, Clayton, throughout the last few years, he's pitched on short rest and has been able to do so. He's prepared for anything that we have for him. So, yeah, I think that there's a mindfulness of potential, but he's open and he's shown the ability to adjust his routine or regimen for whatever is best for our club. But I haven't had a conversation to specifically say change your regimen for Game 5 or you're pitching Game 6, nothing like that.
Q. I mean as a reliever?
DAVE ROBERTS: As a reliever, yeah, we haven't talked about him in the pen. The circumstance in Game 5 was an elimination game. It was something that he brought it to me. For me at that point in time it made sense.


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I wish I could take away their struggle, their pain, and I would if I could… I mean, what parent wants to see their kids hurt? It just so happens that my kids' struggle has shown up so early on in their little lives, with the death of their father, and well, how could that not be hard? How could that be without struggle? So, my oldest daughter who is now five, was just a little over two years old when her father died, and at that age, the loss was felt, but the understanding of death, not so much… And so her grief has shown up in different ways over the years… Anger at her best friend for having a loving dad when she doesn't, sad that other kids have dads and she doesn't, fear of me dying, fear of me dying and fear that it would be her fault, fear of her dying, fear of other close loved ones dying, frustration at trying to understand what her father as a spirit even means, lots and lots of questions about how a person can actually die, and an overall feeling that she refers to as "feeling funny," that has become the catchall phrase for feeling scared, sad, or mad, when she can't pinpoint exactly what it is she's feeling.
And so at first when she started having lots of grief come up about 6 months ago, as she began to have more awareness and ability to understand death, I worried a lot. I wanted to help her make peace with it all, quickly… It was really hard to see her worrying, sad, and angry. I just wanted to help make it all better. But over time, I've come to understand that my role is not to take away her pain, take away her struggle, or to fix "it," nor could it be. This is a part of her journey, this is her God-given path. I am here to facilitate her process, help her understand her feelings, be here as a loving and stable support through her tears, frustrations, and fears… And so I make sure I have lots of support for myself so that I can best support her.
Here are some ways that I support her and me throughout this process: I have a great grief workbook for parents to do with their kids called, Grief Encounter, I consult with colleagues in the psychology field who specialize in kids and bereavement and actually just scheduled a session for us to meet with an art therapist, I actively work on my own feelings of grief that arise, I encourage creative expression to "move the mood" and understand her feelings (through dancing, drawing, or other art), I pray and talk to her dad's spirit and teach her to do the same, and am currently in search of a kids bereavement group, cause when I mentioned to her that there are groups of kids who get together who have all lost a parent, she wanted to go that very instant. I offer plenty of validation that what she is going through it not easy, that kids that have experienced a loss such as hers, will undoubtedly feel angry, sad, and scared. And I give lots of hugs, and lots of reassurance that it will all be ok, and I believe it when I say it.
It's been a process of surrendering to our life and circumstances "as is," it's been a process of seeking out the best support for her and I both, and it's been a process of finding courage and trust amidst the fears and doubts. I think it's also about trusting in the resilience of the human spirit. But it's hard. Sometimes I don't think parenting gets any harder than this. But then I think each parent will have their struggles with their children at various stages and ages… My youngest daughter who is just a little over two has just begun to express the sadness and ache of not having her daddy hold her, and so I reassure her of how loved she is by both her daddy and her family, and I hold her tight.
So, whatever struggle you're going through as a parent or as a human, please let me reassure you that it will all be ok, and that you are so loved and supported on this journey by help that is seen and unseen, and that this experience will grow you, it will stretch you, and it will strengthen you. It is your soul work. You can do it, and so can I.


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We're Moving to Boulder!
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Yes – it's true – but a bit of background first: Jennifer has long struggled with Los Angeles, and has never really felt at home there. As a girl she, like me, she grew up in the same beautiful city of Boulder, Colorado. We both enjoyed Boulder's great schools, fantastic weather, intellectual college town vibe and easily navigable distances. Jennifer then moved to NYC and had the experience of living in a midst of a thriving metropolis full of culture and life. I think she is equally at home in either of those places, but the more laid back, yet very image focused, beach culture of MB and the vast urban sprawl of greater Los Angeles has never really suited her.
I've always loved Colorado and was crushed when my mom uprooted me from that paradise and planted us in rural Nova Scotia just as I was entering high school (no mom – I haven't quite forgiven you for that one <<grin>>). I enjoyed living in NYC, and had a blast during the three years I was there, but it was never really me. No mountains, no beaches, no rivers – I just need more outside time. Los Angeles, and especially Santa Monica and Manhattan Beach, suit me very well. A near perfect combination of weather, outside activates and thriving business community. It's the only other place besides Boulder that has ever felt like home.
For the year before we left on our adventure we were commuting Keeks and Cracker up to school on Mulholland Drive. The commute took us 45 minutes to well over an hour both ways. The school was a great fit for them and they were really happy there so it was definitely worth the commute. That said we were all spending so much time in the car that we felt that a move to the westside would be necessary if we were going to stay in Los Angeles. Thus the decision to sell our house before we left.
So given this background Jennifer and I fully planned on returning to LA after our year was over – but we also agreed to be open to other opportunities if they should arise. The world is a very big place.
When we visited my mom in Colorado in June, as we started our trip, we were reminded of what a great place her town really is: Beautiful scenery, 300 days of sunshine a year, rarely hot, rarely very cold, amazing restaurants, compact and accessible, hip and alternative intellectual community, hiking and biking trails everywhere, 35 minutes to good skiing an hour twenty to the world class stuff, and the list goes on. We also discovered that they still have a great school system as well as some amazing private schools to choose from. We began to feel that Colorado would be a real option for us and decided to check it out more completely when we returned in December for Christmas.
When we arrived back in December we made a concentrated effort to get to know the area as fast as we could. We ate out for every meal to discover what the restaurants had to offer. We took the kids to the local playgrounds. We enrolled Keeks and Cracker in the local ski racing club (a humbling experience for them). We even left the kids with my mom (many times), which ended up being a fantastic experience for all of us (if a bit overwhelming for her – thanks mom!).
But the most important thing we did was that we started working with a realtor team to help us figure out where we might live and what kind of home we could afford. The agents we chose were fantastic. They worked tirelessly to show us every area of town and fought to get us into houses that had been taken off the market for the holidays. Within a week we felt we had a good feel for the real estate market and neighborhoods and, based on what we saw, we began to relish the idea of living there. Still the decision did not come easy. Ultimately, I left the decision to Jen. I would have been very happy to return to LA but also felt that our quality of life would be better in Colorado. So for me all that mattered was that my wife was happy (happy wife = happy life, right?). Even as it seemed more and more likely that Jen was going to decide to make the move – committing was difficult. After about three weeks, and after seeing countless houses, we found ourselves compelled to make an offer on a beautiful property about six blocks from my childhood home. It is a new "modern farmhouse" (Jen's favorite style) that is more than twice the size of our previous house, has a big back yard, is a two blocks from the trails and was a great value. After Jen and I signed the paperwork for the first offer I turned to her and said, "I guess we're moving to Boulder eh?" "I guess so" she replied and that was that.
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- 1 Ellen Wesel { 02.09.10 at 9:45 pm }
Wow, Boulder sounds like a fantastic city. It clearly has a special place in both of your hearts, so you will be very happy there. Best of luck, and please keep in touch.
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Join us for a truly splendid programme of chamber music in 2019-20, from the great classical composers played on period instruments to the "coolest, noisiest and funniest" percussion from Ensemble Bash.
The 2019-2020 season has been exciting to put together – 5 fabulous evening concerts, a fun afternoon family concert, and in the pipeline our second members-only Coffee Concert . Newly announced BBC Radio 3 Young Generation Artists the Consone period string quartet kick off the season. Portuguese tenor Luis Gomes, "a star in the making" and renowned pianist Iain Burnside follow. "… the coolest, noisiest and funniest" percussionists Ensemble Bash will cheer a dull January. Then the dynamic Aquinas Piano Trio, "a terrific ensemble", perform much-loved piano trios. We finish the season in celebratory style with prize-winning Georgian pianist Mariam Batsashvili, in a stunning programme ranging from Mozart to Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker Suite'. All are welcome, whether you join our membership and get a discount of up to 25% off the season or just buy individual concert tickets.
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