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"Just when all those around me were assuring me they loved me, cared for me, appreciated me, yes, even admired me, I experienced myself as a useless, unloved, and despicable person. Just when people were putting their arms around me. I saw the endless depth of my human misery and felt that there was nothing worth living for. Just when I had found a home, I felt absolutely homeless…..Just when people were thanking me for bringing them closer to God, I felt that God had abandoned me. It was as if the house I had finally found had no floors. The anguish completely paralyzed me. I could not be reached by consoling words or arguments. I no longer had any interest in other people's problems. I lost all appetite for food and could not appreciate the beauty of music, art, and even nature.
All of this was triggered by the sudden interruption of a friendship." - Henri Nouwen
One of the most common stories of Christians that struggle with homosexuality is the story of losing a particular meaningful friendship. When this loss takes place, it is one of the most agonizing seasons of faith.
It can be worse than struggling with homosexuality.
Dealing with homosexuality isn't a walk in the park. It sucks. I would trade places most days of the year to be in the shoes of someone who doesn't have to deal with same-sex attraction. Gratefully, I have friends who are trying to understand my story, be there for me, love me, and give me the chance to love on them. I'm not the easiest person to get along with. I'm grateful I have friends that stick around.
There is also so much joy when friends understand this is going to be rough and they stand by your side the whole time. It won't be easy walking alongside a Christian that struggles with homosexuality. We are emotional to a degree that some men feel uncomfortable and don't know how to handle a crying man.
But not all of the friendship is hard. Sometimes it's great. It's fun. It's normal.
And so, I want to offer 5 tips for Christians who are entering into a friendship with a Christian that struggles with homosexuality and lost a friendship that was very meaningful to them. Thanks to the writings of Henri Nouwen and Wesley Hill, I was able to receive the love and care from others as I processed the loss of my important friendship. I think the Church can benefit from their writings as well.
1. Listen to the Story.
Listen to the Story. Figure out what chapter you just entered. You can't fix stories, they have already happened. Understand that you haven't been a part of this broken friendship and now you just entered into their story. You have no responsibility for our behavior, and you are not yet responsible to offer opinions or advice. Just listen and understand. Ask clarifying questions. Why did this friendship mean so much? How did you meet them? What were the good and bad times of the friendship? Was God a part of this story? Where other friends involved? Was there a community involved? Listen and ask questions to understand the story. Don't try to fix it.
Also, we are going to have a lot of feelings. These feelings most likely won't be right, but during this specific season of life, they might be the only voice we have left to explain what is going on in our hearts.
When I was getting ready to attend Biola, I was really excited because I knew I was going to have the chance to make a bunch of new friends and have that college experience, well, Christian university experience.
And I did.
And it was fun.
but I also had to live in two different worlds.
One world was dealing with my same-sex attraction, trying to understand what that means, dealing with the shame I had because of this, making sure nobody knew I struggled with this, and trying to act as masculine as I can so nobody would know.
I fooled some people.
The other world was literally just enjoying the college experience.
I was fortunate to have that.
I was able to develop healthy normal friendships. I had a couple of years of that. Going out to eat late at night, eating all the fast food available, playing video games, especially Halo 2. Going on road trips, retreats, debating theology and talking about how free will is the only right way of thinking. Seeing my friends do stupid and immature crap and laughing about it.
I was in the prime of creating friendships and feeling like I didn't have to deal with same-sex attraction.
I loved it.
I kept my struggle a secret for about two years and realized I needed some friends to process this, so I started sharing with some friends and it was great. I was still treated like a normal person.
But by the time I was 20, I screwed up and destroyed a friendship that was a part of my local church. It was painful, but because I was still attending Biola and had a whole other community, I was able to get over that friendship really quick.
But something happened that year I didn't expect. I met a friend, and this friend changed my life.
In Henri Nouwen's story, he had a similar experience,
"Among my many friends, one had been able to touch me in a way I had never been touched before. Our friendship encouraged me to allow myself to be loved and cared for with greater trust and confidence. It was a totally new experience for me, and it brought immense joy and peace. It seemed as if a door of my interior life had been opened, a door that had remained locked during my youth and most of my adult life."
I had the same experience. This new friend opened up a door in my life that I didn't know existed.
I was finally allowing myself to be loved. I was allowing myself to be valuable. I was allowing myself to let my needs get met.
My new friend shared some of his story with me and we were able to feel connected. He didn't struggle with homosexuality, but he was also fallen, just like all humans are.
What a great truth to truly understand.
Our friendship developed in such a natural way. Especially since we lived in the same dorm and went to the same University. Our lives were just flowing together.
Our friendship was one. It was amazing. He knew I was attracted to him and processed a lot of this with me. I started going to therapy and learning more and more about myself. I learned I needed touch. I learned that time was important for me. I learned that the transparency I was experiencing was extremely valuable to me, and I was learning I needed to be more open with friends and I started telling most of my community about my life.
My buddy had one important rule in our friendship, he would treat me like he would treat other guy friends. So, I was treated like a guy.
It was amazing.
For a couple of years our friendship was deep, normal, and healthy, then something changed. He started dating a friend and I lost it.
Now I won't get into the details of this because it gets quite complicated and I want to address it in the future with a more formal way,
but overall, we had a different idea of friendship and marriage.
and because of that, I let the anger and hurt that started forming in me become my leader and my king.
I treated this friend like crap for a long time and then came the consequence of that,
we were no longer friends.
Henri Nouwen wrote what I think is the best words to describe this experience of a friendship falling apart.
"But this deeply satisfying friendship became the road to my anguish because soon I discovered that the enormous space that had been opened for me could not be filled by the one who had opened it. I became possessive, needy, and dependent, and when the friendship finally had to be interrupted, I fell apart. I felt abandoned, rejected and betrayed. Indeed the extremes touch each other. Intellectually I knew that no human friendship could fulfill the deepest longing of my heart. I knew that only God could give me what I desired. I knew that I had been set on a road where nod boy could walk with me but Jesus. But all this knowledge didn't help me in my pain."
For a couple of years I was lost, angry, in pain, bitter, in rage, I didn't want to live, I hated the Church and most Christians, and I hated marriage.
I was wondering why was God so silent in all of this? Why didn't he tell me what was going on?
C.S Lewis was wrong when he said, "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains."
God didn't say or do anything.
For a couple of years, I was yelling at him every other day.
What the hell happened to me? Why did I lose a friend that loved me so well and showed me so much and most importantly, tried to treat me like a normal guy? Why did this friendship mean so much to me? I had many great close guy friends that loved me so well, but their love was something that didn't touch me the way this friendship did.
I think it was because the friendship helped me overcame the shame I had because a normal straight dude was comfortable with his body with me and gave me the benefit of the doubt that I wasn't going to lust after him and walk with him in life as a best friend.
He gave me trust and gave me the opportunity to be loyal and not cross that friendship boundary.
I knew I was in the running to be his best man, that was something I was looking forward to. The one position a friend has that says, "This is my best mate!"
And it was now gone.
I don't think I'm going to have that opportunity come up again for the rest of my life either.
During this agonizing season of life, I heard of an up and coming teacher on the topic of Christians struggling with homosexuality.
His name was Wesley Hill and his book Spiritual friendship just came out.
I bought it and read it and finally, for the first time, everything made sense. He also went through the same experience. He used different language to describe his experience though.
In Hill's book, in the chapter called, "Friendship is a call to suffer," he writes about the time he lost his friendship with a person he really loved. He described the first initial conversation he had to have with his friend as the friend started pursuing a woman he was into.
"Yea, good," he said. "We talked. And we both feel the same way. We talked about being together. We're both really happy about it. We like each other." He laughed. He was smiling. The conversation trailed off. We talked about what we'd each do that night, what work we had left for the afternoon. We said goodbye. I was unprepared for what happened next. My hands were shaking as I placed the phone on the desk. And the tears came almost immediately. I knelt down and folded my knees under my stomach. Gripping the side of the bed, I sobbed. My eyes stung, I cried so much. The next day I stepped into the shower. I couldn't stop crying. I covered my face with my hands, feeling the hot water cascading over my fingers, seeping in with the tears…..Over the previous several years, my friend and I had become especially close. We liked each other from the time of our first meeting, and our friendship had deepened through many evenings spent talking late into the night. I have never had a friend who loved me so deeply, or whom I've loved so much, I frequently thought…"
Later on, Hill continues to tell the story of how slowly and painfully this friendship fell apart. Although his friends said, "I'm not walking away from you. I'm not leaving. You're not losing me," this friendship didn't last.
"I wish I could say that my friend and I found a way through this tangle of grief and somehow managed to attain an even richer intimacy, but we didn't….We tried talking, again about what had happened, but the collision of my ongoing sense of loss and loneliness and his burgeoning joy at newfound love ultimately proved combustible, and we decided a season of not speaking to each other would be for the best. That season turned into months and then years, and the friendship slowly dwindled."
When I read this part of his book. I couldn't believe what just happened. Literally, the exact experience he had I had. He sought out looking for truth and other experiences men like him encountered, and I did the same thing. It was as if I read what I wanted to write about, but I couldn't do it. I was still drowning in my pain.
There are many reasons why Christians who struggle with homosexuality lose friendships.
There is the most important conversation the Church needs to have right now which is, "Why doesn't the church value friendships and why is marriage and the nuclear family made into an idol and allowed to still be an idol?"'
Other reasons relate to a lack of understanding of healthy boundaries and communication. A lack of understanding healthy, deep, committed friendships. Understanding needs in a person's life. How to deal with the transitions in the social systems of life and stages in life.
The list goes on.
Right now here is the reality Christians need to understand,
Many Christians that struggle with homosexuality experience this very same narrative. We lose the friend that opened the door to us understanding how to be loved, dealing with shame, helping us understand who we want to be as a man, and also understand what are our needs. The list goes on about this particular friendship and what it did for us.
So the next part of the story takes place,
We are then left in the beautiful hands of the friends that have always been there since the beginning or we meet new friends that happen to show up in this very dark chapter of our lives.
2. Sit with them in the pain.
Henri Nouwen wrote something I think is so beautifully well put.
"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares."
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life
This is going to be a long process. We will be grieving the loss of this friendship for a long time. One of the Professors from Biola, who was helping me navigate this issue and has a lesbian daughter who is married to a woman, told me, "Richard, this will take a long time to heal. Be ready for this, but there is hope." At that time, I didn't care about anything. I didn't want to live and I was a mess. This is what drove me to eventually talking to my parents that I struggled with homosexuality because I knew things were going to get rough.
Listening to the story and sitting with us in pain are different actions. One of my favorite stories in the Christian scriptures is the story of Job. After Job lost all his wealth, children, and was physically inflicted with pain, his closest friends came to be with him.
"When Job's three friends heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes to go and sympathize with him and comfort him. When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads. Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was."
I love this. They just sat with him. That is all humans need sometimes. In the chaos of life, we just need to sit with each other and not talk and just feel the pain.
That is a gnarly idea.
3. Help them make a team.
Eventually, we are going to need friends to step into this pain with us. At first, we are going to want to be alone and raise our fist towards God and others, but then we will realize we need help. One of the issues we have dealing with homosexuality, especially if we are young, is that we want one person to help us fix our life. To some extent, many Christians do this with marriage, especially young newly married Christians. This is dangerous. We need a team. We need to fight against our insecurities and lies and ask a team for help. Henri Nouwen moved into a place of support to finally deal with the agonizing pain he was experiencing so he could receive the love he deserves and needs. Make sure your friend who struggles with homosexuality is building a network of support and friendship to deal with their needs in their life.
Don't be a Savior. Be a teammate.
They need to know that God sent many friends to be very close to them so they can eventually realize they have been loved by many and not just this one friend they had a falling out with. They need to began to fully trust the love their friends are offering them.
4. Invite them into your story.
The amount of pain we are experiencing can be rough, but we can still be there for you in your life. We need to be told that we are still in friendships with others and that we have obligations to do the best we can to support our friends in their own story.
During the time of the the falling out with my best friend, I became friends with a cool Mormon dude that eventually moved in with me and my housemates. For the first year as I was processing my loss, it was good to be rooming with someone who didn't even understand the true message of Jesus, that Jesus was the Son of Father, he was God, and was there in the beginning.
I remember I would have days I would be wanting to kill myself or die somehow and then I would come home to a friend that would ask me questions about Jesus and Christianity and it would help me remember that I was a part of a bigger story, a story of redemption, sacrifice, forgiveness, and newness.
I started realizing other humans in my life still have their stories going on and I belong to it. It wasn't just about my loss, but about the loss and gains of others. The joys and sufferings of others.
Don't be afraid to tell us your story during this time. We need to hear it.
5. Walk with them in the reconciliation process.
Now, this doesn't mean that we would be able to reconcile with our friend anytime soon. What this means is in our hearts we first need to reconcile with God. Any anger we have towards him we need to figure that out if we can, sometimes we can't and only time can help that. I needed years to realize that God loved me and that he was taking care of me and that I needed to ask for forgiveness for all the anger, bitterness, and rage that was in my heart towards him and others.
I also had to remember the cross represents the consequences of sins done to me. That was the hardest for me to accept. I wanted my best friend to feel pain and consequences for the wrongs I felt he committed to me, but I was forgetting that the cross covered that. That Jesus took on the consequences of abandonment that I felt. That is why it is so important to forgive someone even if we don't necessarily hear an apology from them.
"If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to you, your Father in heaven will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have done."
"And when you stand and pray, forgive anything you may have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive the wrongs you have done."
"Drink it, all of you; this is my blood, which seals God's covenant, my blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
We are part of the New Covenant, but to be a part of it means we need to have a heart of forgiveness or at least pursue that truth. I started to realize this through months of processing the pain and anger that was in me as well as realizing that my friends also were getting tired of our friendship always being about my pain.
I needed to move on and forgive or I was going to become someone I didn't want to be.
Once I realized this, a couple of years after this falling out, I was able to see the situations my friend and I were in differently. I had more compassion, understanding, and sadness at our falling out.
To some extent, I think what we went through happened because we were a product of our evangelical communities and we faced bigger issues that the church is trying to figure out now, which is the idolization of marriage, what is healthy true community, how important should friendship be, and how does the church offer healthy intimacy to Christians struggling with homosexuality. The church is starting to address this stuff now, it makes sense to me why we couldn't figure this out as 22-year-olds. At times I'm frustrated that this happened between us and other times I see the good this has produced in my life because it did help me in big ways which now is helping others, especially with the realization of what the 4TS were in my life that this friend gave to me.
Henri Nouwen also reminded me of the reconciliation process and how to have compassion,
"You keep listening to those who seem to reject you. But they never speak about you. They speak about their own limitations. They confess their poverty in the face of your needs and desires. They simply ask for your compassion. They do not say that you are bad, ugly, or despicable. They say only that you are asking for something they cannot give and that they need to get some distance from you to survive emotionally. The sadness is that you perceive their necessary withdrawal as a rejection of you instead of as a call to return home and discover there your true belovedness."
I can keep going on with Henri Nouwen insights.
After I was able to finally forgive the parties in this falling out, I had a passion to help Christians that don't struggle with homosexuality understand how to help others who do struggle with it. I had developed other deep and meaningful friendships that prepared them for the chaos of a Christian that struggles with homosexuality.
I don't want other Christian friendships to suffer the way my best friend and I suffered. I want there to be hope, truth, and a path already walked.
This is what reconciliation can do, it opens up the doors of redemption and God using the mess in our life to glorify his name. I realized my experience and story can help other Christians that don't struggle with homosexuality to understand what it takes to help someone who does.
Communication, healthy boundary expectations, understanding of loyal committed friendship, the value of touch, time, transparency, and most importantly, TEAMWORK.


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The following is based on true events upon my arrival in South Carolina Friday evening. Note: It's not a secret I love the 'cue. A few national sportswriters walk into a barbecue venue in South Carolina.
They order family style: brisket, pulled pork, ribs, fried okra, jalapeno grits, Brunswick stew, sweet potato crunch, cobbler and sweet tea by the gallon.
Fans approach the table asking for a few Johnny Manziels.
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Ignore everything because the pulled-pork would knock the socks off of every pork aficionado in the history of such things.
Whisper words of thankfulness I'm wearing a stretchy sundress.
Continue eating fried okra.
Roll out of said barbecue venue similarly to Violet in Willy Wonka.
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I have been fortunate enough to own many classics, and just a few unfortunate choices of rubbish, over the past 50 years. So here they are, my list of cars, in order of ownership since my first car in 1967.
My car collection started in 1967 when I turned 17. A week after my birthday, I sat the driving test in Redhill, Surrey and passed in the days when 3-point turns and hill starts were all part of the test (no road rules to worry about!).


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The fees vary as they depend on the value of the claim and whether the claim is suitable for issuing using the courts online facility.Court Fees
A section 21 notice is sent to tenants in order to bring the tenancy agreement to an end. There does not need to have been a breach but a tenancy agreement cannot be brought to an end this way before the expiry of the fixed term of the tenancy agreement. The wording of the notice that should be sent varies dependent on whether the notice is being sent during the fixed tem of the tenancy agreement or after (when the tenancy agreement will have become a 'periodic tenancy') and will give two months' notice to the tenants to leave.
Once the time period given in the section 21 notice has expired, and if the tenants have not left, the landlord can apply to the court for a possession order which a judge must make.
When enforcing a section 21 notice through the courts, a landlord can opt for one of two court procedures, the accelerated possession procedure or a standard claim for possession.
The Accelerate Possession Procedure
An application for possession is made to the court. No court hearing is involved unless the tenants dispute the claim or the judge finds an error in the paperwork. There is, generally, no defence available to the tenants if the paperwork is in order but tenants can ask the court for more time to leave the property up to a maximum of forty-two days.
This is a quicker procedure for recovering possession, however, it is not possible to claim for rent arrears or any other sums owed. A certain amount of legal costs can be recovered.
The Standard Claim for Possession
An application for possession is made to the court and the claim is listed for a court hearing. At the hearing, the judge can make an order for possession and order that the tenants pay any rent arrears and charges for their occupation until possession is taken.
This is a slower procedure for recovering possession because a court hearing is necessary, however, it is possible to claim for rent arrears or any other sums owed. A certain amount of legal costs can be recovered.


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Marc Anthony Thompson sings about his mom. The song starts slowly but that is part of its magic. Stick with it. The impact of dementia is felt by people of all ages.
He is on stage with Chocolate Genius.
Not familiar with Chocolate Genius?
From the wiki…
Chocolate Genius, Inc. is a loose collective of musicians centered around Marc Anthony Thompson, a singer-songwriter from New York City.
Thompson released two albums during the 1980s under his own name, and has been compared to a wide variety of musicians, including Tom Waits, Prince, Jeff Buckley, D'Angelo, Lenny Kravitz, and Terence Trent D'Arby.[citation needed]
He signed to V2 Records for Black Music, his 1998 debut under the name of Chocolate Genius. The album garnered a 9.0 rating from Pitchfork Media.


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As a member of the BPSA, you also have access to material provided by external organisations. Below, you will find access to the other organisation provided.
UKCPA encourage, support and promote advanced practice in pharmacy. The UKCPA actively develops clinical pharmacy practice as well as developing individual practitioners, and we are frequently at the forefront of initiatives such as establishing professional curricula, developing professional recognition (credentialing) processes, and developing professional tools and frameworks for practitioners.
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CPPE offers many continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities. Based at the University of Manchester, it is part of the Workforce Academy within the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. CPPE is funded by Health Education England and is committed to providing high-quality, professional learning materials and excellent customer service.
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This brochure on Industrial Pharmacy has been designed by leaders in industry and experts to help you as students to know what to expect in industry and what they expect from you.
Although the contents of this brochure are outdated, a lot of the information is still useful. An updated edition will be released soon.
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Please see the links below for industrial pharmacy pre-registration schemes:
Almost all community pharmacies in England are able to offer the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) to patients and as more and more GPs are prescribing electronically everyone who works in a community pharmacy needs to understand how EPS works and how it can increase efficiency and patient care.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have supplied us with the following links to inform students and pre-registration trainees.
HSCIC produce a welcome to EPS package for pharmacists about to start using EPS, where all the key information is summarised in one place 'Welcome to EPS' - everything you need to prepare and get the most from EPS
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Catching Kaymer not an option; Rory and G-Mac playing waiting game at Pinehurst
Catching Martin Kaymer is not the goal for Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell. Simply staying around par and seeing how that stacks up on the leaderboard come Sunday night is the only feasible goal right now.
The German has hardly missed a shot in carding two rounds of five under 65 on a PInehurst No 2 course that was softened considerably by Thursday night's torrential downpour, which dumped two thirds of an inch of rain on the parched greens, softening them just enough to allow players to stop their irons when just 48 hours earlier they had been releasing.
Kaymer's two round total of 10 under 130 for a six shot lead over Brendon Todd is the lowest score for the first 36 holes at a U.S. Open, shaving a stroke off the 131 set by McIlroy at Congressional in 2011. Leaderboard
He's just the sixth player in US Open history to reach double digits under par, joining Gil Morgan in 1992, Tiger Woods in 2000, Jim Furyk in 2003, Rick Barnes in 2009, and McIlroy in 2011.
In addition, he joins McIlroy as the only player to be double digits under par through 36 holes at a US Open.
"I think what Martin's doing is more impressive than what I did at Congressional, just because of how difficult the golf course is and there's trouble lying at every corner at any missed green," McIlroy said. "Congressional was a little more benign than this is, a little softer, a little more receptive. So you know what Martin's doing is very impressive."
"I heard he played No. 3 course. Is that true?" joked Kevin Na after a 69 left him tied for third on three under with Brandt Snedeker (69), one behind Todd, who shot 67 to get to four under.
"It's unbelievable what he's done. Is four or five-under out there? Yes. Ten-under out there? No, I don't think so. I guess it was out there for him. It's amazing, I watched some of the shots he hit and some of the putts he's made and he looks flawless."
No-one expects 10 under to be the winning total at the end of the week but the bad news for Ireland's two cut survivors McIlroy and McDowell is that Kaymer appears to have the mental strength, and the game, to deal with the pressure of holding such an important lead.
As he said after his round: "I probably might think about where I am right now. Yes, I'm thinking about it, but it's all positive. It's a good thing. It doesn't distract me. It's nothing to do with anything, I just enjoy having that chance right now."
McIlroy shot what must go down as his most impressively disciplined rounds in a major to date, a three under 68 after an opening bogey at the par-five 10th to finish the day in the red in joint 10th at one under par.
That it came on Friday the 13th, the day of the week that has caused him the most angst this season, was a nice co-incidence.
And while he's nine strokes behind his Ryder Cup team mate, he's clearly feeling more positive than McDowell, who had a few wobbles on the greens around the turn — he three-putted the 18th from nowhere for a double bogey six and then missed a two footer for par at the first — and did well in the end to limit the damage to a four over 74 that leaves him 12 shots off Kaymer's blistering pace on two over par.
"If I was Martin, hopefully I would be thinking about how to get seven ahead and then how to get eight ahead and then how to get nine ahead," McIlroy said. "It's not something that you, especially on a golf course like this, you can go out trying to protect anything. You've just got to keep the foot to the floor and just keep it going.
"If he's comfortable out here and making birdies, then that's what you should still be thinking of. Ten-under par is an incredible total after 36 holes, and if he can hold on to that 10-under total, he's going to win this tournament.
"As I said, you need that mentality that you're not trying to protect, you're not happy with 6. You want to get to 7, you want to get to 8. That's the sort of mentality you need when you have a big lead like that, because you sort of have to play as if you get too defensive.
"And I learned that at the Masters, the previous Major before Congressional, if you get too defensive, it's detrimental. So he has to just keep hitting to his spots, being aggressive, doing whatever spots he chooses. And if he does that and shoots a couple of 70s over the weekend, I don't think anyone's going to catch that.
Clearly, the field is praying that Kaymer will come back to them, as McDowell explained.
"No one else is going to get to 10-under," said McDowell, who admitted that his short miss on the first left him rattled. "That's a fact. Martin, to me, he's in control of the golf tournament right now, if he can keep it better than five, six-under par, he's got this thing sewn up, I believe, and can only beat himself from here. He's got a lot of work to do, though. The rest of the field has a huge job on their hands.
"All I can do is play my ball. I really have no idea what Martin Kaymer is going to do this weekend. It has little impact on how I'm going to execute my game plan the next two days.
"I just have to try to play a bit more clinically than I did today and make some more putts and a couple of 68's, a couple of 67's, who knows what might happen."
The weather and the USGA have helped players like Kaymer and McIlroy, who hit the ball a long way.
As McDowell explained, a combination of nervousness by the USGA, who watered the course on Wednesday evening, followed by the downpours of Thursday night, has not helped his cause.
"They've taken the course setup Tuesday and Wednesday and backed it off for Thursday and Friday," said the Portrush man after slipping from second to 27th on two over.
"Today was natural circumstances due to the downpours last night, but Thursday morning was artificially brought back. The golf course was slowed down significantly from Wednesday. Now, whether they got a little scared, expected some rainfall that didn't come.
"I would have preferred to see the golf course remain the way it was Tuesday and Wednesday. That would have suited me better. It's given the long guys an opportunity to get short irons in their hand.
"A bit what I talked to earlier in the week, I said that it wouldn't matter if the short iron was in your hands because these greens are so firm. I was wrong. These greens softened up, and short irons were a massive advantage. So the golf course changed, to my detriment. But that's life."
As for his round, McDowell admitted that he lost control around the greens, which is one of his chief weapons this week.
"I hit the ball better than I did yesterday. I just didn't control well. Threw a lot of shots away around the greens. Didn't have the speed at all on the surface. They were a bit slower, and I didn't adapt well to that.
"The three-putt on 18 was killer, after a decent drop shot and missed a short one on one, and just kind of rattled me a little bit. I really grinded hard coming in. And to only be 2-over par at this point in the tournament, I feel like I'm miles back when I see Martin Kaymer at 10-under, but in reality I'm only a few shots out of the top-10.
"And I'm only four or five back off second place. And if that's what we're playing for, then I'm right in the mix. So disappointing day. Not what I had in mind. But this golf course is very difficult, and you don't have to do a lot a round for it to get its teeth into you."
Shane Lowry looked certain to make the cut when he got back to two over for the championship through the turn as he mixed bogeys at the second and sixth with birdies at the fifth, eighth and ninth.
A bogey at the 11th was not a disaster until he double bogeyed the 16th and then bogeyed the last to miss the cut by one stroke on six over par after a second successive 73.
That was and still is tough to take. Silly mistakes cost me a lot over the 2 days. #ahwell #onwardsandupwards— Shane Lowry (@shanelowrygolf) June 13, 2014
Darren Clarke missed out by just two shots on seven over as he added a 72 to his opening 75. Having started double bogey-bogey, he fought back with birdies at the 14th, second and third but bogeyed the sixth and eighth to miss the cut for the sixth time in 14 US Open appearances.


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Pfizer has announced an update of its clinical trial data access policy that will "simplify and broaden access to information gathered in Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials. The updated policy builds upon and expands the company's established methods of clinical trial information sharing, including Pfizer's long track record of submitting for publication results from all interventional clinical trials in patients and its pioneering efforts to provide clinical trial results and data to study participants."
Key elements of Pfizer's expanded policy (effective January 1, 2014) are:
* Pfizer's INSPIIRE public web portal for investigator-initiated research (iirsubmission.pfizer.com) will offer qualified researchers a standard form and process for requesting access to anonymized patient-level data from Pfizer-sponsored trials of approved (or discontinued) products/indications posted on clinicaltrials.gov that have been complete for 24 months.
* An external Independent Review Panel will consider all requests denied or only partially approved by Pfizer and make a final decision.
* Pfizer will publish (on Pfizer.com) synopses of clinical study reports (CSRs) filed with regulatory agencies for approved products for which basic results are posted in the clinicaltrials.gov registry (dating back to September 2007). These CSR synopses will include summary results for all primary and secondary endpoints; any data that could be used to identify individual patients will be removed.
* Pfizer will produce and distribute lay-language summaries of clinical trial results to trial participants who wish to receive them, starting with trials that begin enrolling in 2014, in countries where regulations permit.
* Pfizer is piloting the use of "Blue Button™" technology (launched by the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services) to enable Pfizer trial participants to download their own electronic clinical data collected in the trial.
According to Pfizer, their expanded clinical data access policy "also reinforces the company's current practice of submitting for publication manuscripts for all interventional clinical trials in patients, regardless of outcomes, within 18 months of study completion, and the company's commitment to register and post summary results for interventional human clinical trials to clinicaltrials.gov in the United States and to registries outside the United States as required."
The full version of Pfizer's expanded policy, the clinical data request form, the searchable CSR database, the Independent Review Panel membership roster and charter, and more information, including Frequently Asked Questions, are available at http://www.pfizer.com/TrialDataandResults.


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You walk away from your car accident feeling fine, but you wake up the next day feeling stiff and sore. A trip to your doctor confirms it—you have whiplash. Soft tissue injuries, such as whiplash, bruising, sprains, organ damage, can vary from minor to life-threatening, which is why it is possible to seek compensation for your soft tissue injuries. Here's what you should know about your case.
What Are Soft Tissue Injuries?
The law defines injuries as falling into two categories. The first is skeletal injuries, which are known as hard tissue injuries. The second concerns all other tissues in the body, including organs, brain tissue, nerves, muscles, connective tissue, skin, and such. These injuries are called soft tissue injuries. Many injuries sustained in accidents are soft tissue injuries, but there are some types of injuries that are more common than others.
A common injury in car accidents, whiplash results in strained neck muscles resulting from overextension. Symptoms can include dizziness, headaches, neck and upper back pain, and stiffness or difficulty moving. Whiplash may be felt immediately after the accident, but it can take several days for symptoms to manifest.
Sprains and Strains
Whiplash isn't the only form of strain one may experience in an accident. Strains can affect any muscle in the body, while sprains affect the ligaments that connect bones together. In an accident, such as a fall or a car accident, an individual's body may experience sudden, unnatural motion which can cause sprains and strains throughout the body. Like whiplash, sprains and strains often cause muscles soreness and fatigue, stiffness, bruises, and a loss of flexibility.
Spinal Disc Injuries
The vertebrae in your spine are padded by soft tissue, called spinal discs. These discs can be injured in an accident, and often are some of the most painful and debilitating soft tissue injuries that can be sustained. These fluid-filled sacs permit your spine to twist, flex, and stretch, but when they are damaged it can severely limit your mobility. Two common spinal disc injuries are herniated discs and bulging discs.
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Some soft tissue injuries, such as brain injuries, are catastrophic. The brain is considered soft tissue, so it falls into this category of injuries. Injury claims involving traumatic brain injuries often are taken very seriously, since brain injuries can have life-long effects for the victim and their family. Brain injuries can range from mild concussions to severe, life-changing trauma.
Internal Organ Injuries
Your internal organs serve a number of functions but can cause significant health issues if they are injured or damages. Painful bruising, internal bleeding, ruptures, and infections are possible concerns when trauma damages your internal organs. These injuries can be especially life-threatening and may be difficult to diagnose.
Filing a Claim for Soft Tissue Injuries
If you've sustained soft tissue injuries in an accident, it may be possible to file a claim and pursue compensation for your injuries. If another party is found to be negligent and liable for your injuries, you and your personal injury attorney can gather evidence of your accident and submit your claim. Even minor soft tissue injuries can still require expensive treatment, lost income during recovery, and other expenses, so it is important to speak to an experienced injury lawyer to discover your legal options.
If you're planning to file a claim or are wondering if you are eligible to file a personal injury claim, don't hesitate to get in touch with our team at Belushin Law Firm, P.C. Our dedicated Brooklyn personal injury attorneys have decades of shared legal experience and we are prepared to assist you with your case. We understand how challenging it can be to handle the complexities of an injury case, so let us handle the heavy lifting for you. Schedule a free consultation to discuss your case with our team and learn more.
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State Workers
380 DSHS jobs, Medicaid drug help get ax
The Department of Social and Health Services State ordered spending cuts of 6.3 percent Wednesday, including elimination of 380 jobs and additional unpaid furloughs for employees by June 30.
And the arm of state government that oversees the Medicaid health program for low-income people separately announced $112.8 million in cuts that would eliminate prescription drug help next March for Medicaid recipients and reduce spending on children's health insurance subsidies.
The cuts align with Gov. Chris Gregoire's executive order to cut most state agencies' spending across-the-board by 6.3 percent. Announcements by other agencies are due by Friday, the date the governor's order takes effect. The Department of Corrections plans an announcement today in Seattle.
In the case of DSHS, spending cuts of $168 million will require nine one-day "temporary layoffs," or unpaid furloughs, for workers not already subject to temporary layoff days ordered by the Legislature in April. The DSHS cuts require two more furlough days – in November and May – for workers already subject to lawmakers' order for 10 furlough days.
The DSHS cuts begin Friday, and layoff notices have gone out to an unspecified number of workers, DSHS spokesman Thomas Shapley said.
The furloughs would likely hit pretty hard in a community like Olympia, which is the seat of government. Shapley said the furloughs should save $11.2 million and save 160 jobs that otherwise would have had to be cut.
"Obviously there is going to be some attrition. Obviously there is going to be some layoffs. Obviously there is going to be some jobs left open," Shapley said. His agency said the cuts are on top of 2,000 positions eliminated since June 2008.
Spokesmen for the Washington Federation of State Employees took the news philosophically and said it appeared the agency is trying to spare services and jobs.
"We understand the economic realities of the state right now. What we're trying to do is mitigate the impacts in the best way possible," federation executive director Greg Devereux said during a break in contract talks.
The union, which represents about 40,000 state employees, has previously criticized furloughs – and it has called for closing tax loopholes rather than hurting workers. But Devereux said things appear to have changed.
"They (DSHS) indicated they didn't think the way furloughs were done last year was that fair, and they want to engage in a more flexible approach on these cuts. We intend to talk to them as soon as possible – maybe next week – to figure out how to do these in a sane manner," Devereux said. "They honestly seem to be trying to preserve services and limit the layoffs, and we respect that."
Devereux said DSHS also appears to be at "barebones" staffing and if it gets rid of staff now it means they "are going to get rid of programs."
WFSE president Carol Dotlich said in a hotline e-mail to members that union officials were told the agency is closing one ward at Western State Hospital, one cottage at a residential center for the disabled and downsizing Maple Lane School near Grand Mound. "Long-term care services, TANF, and food assistance for noncitizens and naturalization services will be hit hard.
Mental Health RSNs will also be hard hit. The impacts of these changes will reverberate throughout the human services network. This is difficult news to hear and our members will hear a lot of speculation about it," Dotlich wrote.
More announcements by other agencies are expected this week, potentially today in the office that oversees Medicaid. Gregoire has warned that cuts could hit podiatry and hospice care for the elderly.
DSHS is the state's largest agency, and its share of the cuts is $280 million, including $168 million announced by DSHS Secretary Susan Dreyfus.
Republican lawmakers including Rep. Gary Alexander of Thurston County have criticized the across-the-board approach, which can hit all programs the same across state government.
But majority Democrats – who struggled to approve spending cuts and tax increases in a special session in April – have said this is the quickest way to address the state's $520 million shortfall, which grew in the most recent revenue forecast.
Line workers have posted comments to the agency's internal "blog" that mostly ask questions, according to Shapley. He said that he's heard in conversations with fellow staffers they think the furloughs may be fairer than putting furloughs on only 40 percent of staffers.
"Now everyone virtually is sharing in that burden. I've heard personally from staff members that say at least that's fair," he said. Shapley added that the two furlough days added for workers already affected will be in November and May, while the employees newly facing furloughs will likely take "rolling furloughs" or "holiday" scheduling.
As a result, some of those workers – including Child Protective Services employees who investigate complaints of child abuse – might take the first Monday off in a month, while others took the second Monday and others took the other days, Shapley said.
He said Dreyfus also has told labor she wants to talk to them about her concern that lower-paid workers are hit harder. The Legislature's furloughs included a provision that let workers earning less than $30,000 a year use vacation leave for furlough days and avoid losing pay.
"It's my understanding that it would take negotiation with the union to work it out," Shapley said. "She is looking for ways to do a similar thing if she can.''
Brad Shannon: 360-753-1688 email@example.com www.theolympian.com/politicsblog


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mining sites Surveillance and montoring
Regional civil society involvement in the monitoring, surveillance, qualification and validation of mining sites is one of major goals COSOC-GL intends to reach. A mining site may be qualified as green, yellow or red on the basis of compliance or non-compliance with international and national requirements. The validation and qualification of mine sites are based upon the following 5 key aspects:
- Conflict
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- Environment
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Sponsored by Columbia SIPA Students
Thursday, April 28
Time: 1:00-2:00pm
Location: Room 802, International Affairs Building,
420 West 118th St, New York, NY 10027
As the number of refugees continues to rise globally, research on the provision and economics of energy access in refugee camps is much needed but remains understudied. Providing adequate energy access is difficult in a displacement context, where political challenges, a shortage of energy specialists in the field, and limited private sector investment are a few of the many factors that prevent substantial improvements from reaching refugees.
Project Joule is a group of four female SIPA students who traveled in March 2016 to Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon to explore this issue. You are cordially invited to join their showcase presentation where they will discuss their observations in addition to a photo exhibit.
Registration is required to attend the event. To register, click here.
Note that the event will start promptly at 1PM. Food will be provided by Eat Offbeat - a social enterprise that offers authentic ethnic food prepared and delivered by refugees in New York and Manhattan.
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AirAsia India adds Surat to its list of destinations
BENGALURU, 8 May 2018 - AirAsia India today announced the addition of Surat to its list of destinations. The airline will connect Surat and Bengaluru on a daily basis. AirAsia India is the first airline to connect Bengaluru and Surat with flights from 1 June 2018 for which bookings are now open.
Surat is a business hub, with a dominant presence of diamond and textile industries, and a large number of merchants travelling out of Surat for various business engagements. This makes it a great opportunity for AirAsia India to open up the market and empower them to travel faster at affordable costs.
Guests can book their flights on www.airasia.com or the AirAsia mobile app and avail fares from as low as INR 3999 for flights connecting Bengaluru and Surat.
AirAsia India will operate the new route as per the schedule below.
AirAsia India currently flies to 19 destinations with its hubs in Bengaluru, New Delhi and Kolkata covering Kochi, Goa, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Pune, Guwahati, Imphal, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Srinagar, Bagdogra, Ranchi, Indore, Nagpur, Bhubaneshwar& Chennai.
For more updates on AirAsia's latest innovations, as well as promotions, activities and contests, connect via Twitter (https://twitter.com/airasia) or Facebook (facebook.com/AirAsia).


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Singapore Zoo and River Safari in a day
January 1, 1970
by Belle-markz
Today we've set our mind to visit Singapore Zoo and River Safari. Singapore Zoo was our first stop then River Safari for the boat ride just within the neighboring area.
Let's start with Singapore Zoo.
Singapore Zoo was previously known as Singapore Zoological Gardens and locally known today as Mandai Zoo. Both are located at Mandai Lake Road, Singapore City. River Safari on the other side is where boat rides and river cruise are located. Both open at 10:00 in the morning until 6:30 in the evening. Excited as we are, we boarded bus 138 from Ang Mo Kio air-conditioned bus interchange. It would be impossible to get lost using Public transport guide from the web and a GPS guide. Going there was easy, thanks for the amazing transportation service here in Singapore, I would give two thumbs up for that. It took roughly 10-15 minutes bus ride before we reached our destination. Both Singapore zoo and River Safari entrances are few meters away that could be easily seen at a glance.
We handed off our corporate passes a free avail from the hospital I've been working here in Singapore. For information, admission tickets and fees for Singapore zoo is $33 (Adults), $22 (Child and $15 (Senior Citizens). Meanwhile, River Safari tickets would cost $30 (Adults, $20 (Child), $14 (Senior Citizen). Boat rides do have separate payment for $5 for adults and senior citizen and $3 for children. Tickets could be purchased online or by walk in through their ticketing shops.
Colorful flowers and Chinese New Year decors welcomed us. The decorations were set in connection with the Gong Hei Fat Choy (A Chinese New Year every January or February of the Chinese Calendar). It is so inviting and fascinating to take selfies from this area with the cherry blossoms behind albeit the plastic form. Nevertheless, it was still nice and picturesque.
We started our long walks following our guide from this Singapore zoo maps, it is everywhere so it would be impossible to get lost. I would give thumbs up for taking the initiative of putting those maps especially for people lacking with Spatial Intelligence. Here we were trying to plan for the next animal to see and how we could make shortcuts through it.
The Animals
One of the remarkable animals I have seen was this White Tiger. There were two tigers but I only saw one white inside this big cage resembling their original habitat. White tigers are bleached version tigers with their unique pink noses and blue eyes. His/her name is Mohan. Basically, I didn't know the gender. I spent there for 15-30 minutes staring at this wild creature. At times he would sneak into the edge of the cage and I would think she might be planning her escape. Mohan oftentimes runs and play with the water. Zebras and Giraffes were among the features from Africa. Giraffe's place was so stinky with their urine everywhere. They look majestic with their long necks. Here Kimbe was showing off her skills in jumping around trees. Tree kangaroos can jump up to 9 meters.
From I.R Baboon Cartoon Network episode to showing them personally was a kinda fulfilling experience. I proved to myself that they really had this red butt. Their red butt was calloused for protection while sitting commonly be seen on females.
The Arctic Region
We walked halfway through 28 hectares zoo with roughly 2800 different species of animals and my soles were aching badly. Good thing this Polar bear area where Inuka lives is chilly that I forgot the scorching heat outside. Wolverine could also be seen in this area. I thought wolverine is just a cast from a movie, never in my life, I thought that it was a muscular bear animal until I saw them personally. Wolverine was sleeping so I was not able to take a snap. Mainly we spent the day in this arctic region of the zoo. One of the attraction sights here was the Igloo. I found it cozy to live inside the Igloo. I've always wondered how ancient people from Arctic region live inside this insulated capsule looking house. Nevertheless, I would like to try the real one someday 🙂
River Safari and Boat Ride
It was almost afternoon and we moved our way to continue on our trip to River Safari Mr. Stingray welcomed us with a smile. 🙂
Boat Ride
River safari conceptualized this idea from Mississippi River from the world's largest river covering ten states in North America. We started our Amazon River Quest. Alongside the river were different kinds of flowers and some cute animals. Our boat ride starts with a shock of a sudden drop and water splashes.
Continuing our ride we saw several feathered animals like Flamingo, they are so graceful with their pink feathers and long legs. "Beware of Jaguars". I thought jaguars were literally in the open area reaching us at any time. So I was about to get nervous. I don't know the nature of Jaguars I only know that they are among the fierce muscle cat species. Entering the zone was a relief seeing the glass separating us from the jaguar. Luckily, I saw one but was sleeping.
The best part of my River Safari trip was seeing Pandas for real! I always find them cute and cuddly. If only I could have a panda pet (sobs). Anyway seeing them up close and for real was a moment in my lifetime. One panda was eating, the other sleeping and another one were playing. It was a complete scenery of their everyday routine. Oh, how I wish I could live as a panda. According to a legend, the reason behind the dark pigmentation surrounding their eyes was when Pandas are grieving they totally cry and other friends would hug the grieving panda thus the black fur on their arms.
That was my Singapore Zoo and River Safari. Together with my friends, we would give 5 stars for the Panda experience. Ending my journey with a selfie, the only mammal in the zoo who knows how to take a snap. 🙂
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It seems like we are always on the go! Errands, track practice, piano practice, more errands, more activities, play dates, gym etc. And wherever we are the boys want a snack. I literally have snacks everywhere. In my purse, in the car, in their backpacks. I even found a pack of gummies in my jean pocket the other day! #momlife
It's no wonder the little boys rarely eat actual meals. It's because they snack all day since we're always out and about. I've been feeling guilty lately about their snacking habits mostly because I want them to eat healthy. Leo is my pickiest eater (and loudest screamer if he doesn't have a snack when he wants one) so it's hard to find something healthy that he'll eat + enjoy.
Today the boys and I went to Walmart and designated Leo our taste tester for better snack-on- the-go options. In the Gerber isle, London chose the Gerber Organic Veggie Crisps for Leo simply because of the packaging. As green is his "very favorite color and Leo will like them". ☺
And Leo did! He totally surprised me. And when you find something toddlers like AND is healthy you buy all the boxes the store has on the shelf to stock up (our store only had 3 left!). Leo was mad after the first bag was gone, so it's a good thing we bought extra.
Good teamwork guys. Hopefully we can keep this healthy snacking thing up. I always thought I'd be that granola mom that baked all our own bread, grew all our own food and had no television in our home, but by the time Leo came around I'm just thankful to make it to bedtime every night. So shout out to Gerber for making this good parenting thing a little easier on us all! ;) CLICK HERE for the $1 Ibotta Rebate for a limited time.


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Guthrie Park Community Center Biography
To tell the story of Guthrie it is important to start by giving some historical background. Arlie Holt, Polk County historian, provided the historical information.
David Guthrie was a carpenter, born in Missouri. In May of 1846, at the age of 22, he started for Oregon. David was among many who were persuaded to take the newly explored wagon trail that winded its way through the rugged mountains of southern Oregon, which in time came to be called the Applegate cut-off. David arrived in this valley, on the Big Luckiamute, late in December. It was there that he took his first land claim, but he did not settle there. Being young and single he continued to seek adventure. He was a Private in the Cayuse Indian war and after that he went in search of gold to Sutter's Fort, California. David was quite successful there and came back to Oregon with $3000. A tidy sum for those times, it enabled David to look around for the land of his choice. This valley was his chosen spot and he bought the rights to a 640-acre claim. There he built a beautiful home on what is now Cooper Hollow road.
David became a leader in agricultural development and was also involved in county development. He raised prized sheep and mohair goats, developed hop yards and had a large peach orchard near Salem. But it was his interest in the young and in their education that he should be best remembered.
His Cooper Hollow home was located 4 miles north of the Waymire log cabin school (currently known as Bridgeport School), and 4 miles south of Cynthian (now Dallas). His first 3 children made the trip to the Dallas school by horseback, braving the storms and muddy roads. David's first wife Mary Ellen Davidson died in 1860. Eight years later he married Martha Miller and had 7 more children. He did not want these children, or their neighbor friends, to suffer the difficulties that his 3 older children did. So he took matters into his own hands by hiring a teacher to teach private school at his house. After one year he drew up a petition that he circulated to neighbors. He was able to get enough signatures to secure a grant by the school superintendent, thereby forming the Guthrie school district in 1885. David donated one acre of land, built a schoolhouse, dug a well and surrounded the place with a good fence. He furnished nearly all the money to cover the expenses, paying in all an estimated $200.
By 1910 the first Guthrie school became a fire hazard and the cross lighting in the school was considered harmful to the vision of the students. A new school was decided on and completed in the spring of 1912. David out lived the first school and died just under the age of 90, on March 15, 1914.
In 1913 the school's teacher, Mrs. Audie Stone, thought the children should have a play shed. She organized the talent of the community and had plays, musical evenings and pie socials. Mrs. Stone used the money raised from these events to buy lumber for the play shed. In the spirit of Mrs. Stone's unselfishness, considerable amounts of lumber were donated and most of the men in community got together to build the shed. In 1940 the play shed gave way to a gymnasium.
The second school was either torn down or burned down (conflicting stories) and the gymnasium became the schoolhouse. The school closed in June of 1960 and the land reverted back to David Guthrie's heirs.
David's daughter Lillie Mae Whiteside donated the land to the county. For the next 27 years the county rented the "hall" to the public for private events. That is how Sally Clark (manager of the Guthrie Park Community Center organization) became acquainted with Guthrie. In the spring of 1987 several of Sally's friends rented the hall as a place to dance and play music. Sally became enchanted with the spirit of Guthrie and envisioned a place for the community to gather and socialize. In the fall of 1987 the county had put Guthrie "Hall", and an acre of surrounding land, up for public auction. Sally saw an opportunity to make her visions transpire. She pursued the purchase of Guthrie and won the auction.
Guthrie Park Community Center is a 501 (3) (C) non-profit organization. Finances are generated through public donations and an annual Christmas raffle. All proceeds from donations go toward supplies, utilities, maintenance and repairs of Guthrie. There are no paid employees under this organization. Besides the board of directors, several people, who refer to themselves as "friends of Guthrie", volunteer their time and talents to Guthrie's needs.
The purpose of the organization is to promote cultural events such as music, art and dancing and to also provide a place for members of the community to gather and socialize.


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Colton's best-selling 1882 large-format railroad map in four parts with old Stanford slipcase
Colton's Intermediate Railroad Map of the United States
George Woolworth Colton and Charles B. Colton, G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
New York, 1882
136 x 228 cm (53½ x 82 in)
Outline color
Map of the continental United States and part of Canada, with an inset of Mexico.
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Ristow, Walter W. American Maps and Mapmakers: Commercial Cartography in the Nineteenth Century. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1985; pp. 318-21, fig. 19-10.
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Today has been one of those days where I have had so much opportunity to meditate so I have totally loved it!
This happened despite me being really quite busy with lots of other things too. Most of the opportunities that popped up were by chance. Well, perhaps they were by chance?!
So, I did my usual meditation this morning. My mind was quite busy as I had a meeting before work about mindfulness sessions, I had the horses to do, and my little boy to get ready. But I did it all and I felt good. Not too anxious.
I arrived at my appointment early so I sat in my car and meditated again, for 15 minutes. This was perfect. I was right where I needed to be for the appointment so I had no worries about being late or lost! I had my heated seat on in the car and it was a great way to prepare for a meeting, cool and collected. Well…warm bottomed and collected actually!
I had a brilliant meeting and then was right on time to start work. My mindfulness client for lunchtime then sent me a message cancelling – unforeseen circumstances. So due to unforeseen circumstances I sat to meditate at lunch time for 30 minutes, again! Perfect.
By the time I meditated at lunch time my mind slipped into it so easily. I felt that I was in a really deep focussed state. It felt amazing.
And then I had the most productive afternoon of work. I was so switched on and focussed it was brilliant.
So more meditations today really did make my day better, more enjoyable and more productive. I definitely got to the the end of the day feeling better than I started it.
It did get me thinking about whether it was by chance that I did so much. Before I did my first meditation I was quite tired. I was out last night and later to bed than I would like so I knew that I needed to look after myself. So when I got the chance to do it again I took it. No faffing with other things, I used the time I had to make myself feel better.
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