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During the sixteenth century, Isabella d'Este was a dominant personality in the Italian Court of Mantua. As wife to the Duke of Gonzaga, Isabella used her rank and gender in order to participate in the male dominated activity of patronage. Isabella empowered her status through the intellectual pursuits of painting and connoisseurship as seen in the creation of the studiolo as well as in the production medals with her portrait. In promoting personal prestige, Isabella's controlling use of the arts reveals a woman who possessed the qualities of a humanist such as virtú and magnificence. By examining notions which shaped the outlook of wealthy men in the Renaissance, Isabella's unconventional behaviour as a patron can be better understood in its historical context.
In regards to patronage, Isabella took on the characteristics of a courtly prince rather than a royal consort. Through her active involvement in the creation of a personal studiolo, Isabella departed from her prescribed role as a duke's wife. As codified by Castiligione in The Courtier, the Court Lady was expected to provide aesthetic pleasure to the court in her husband's honour. However, the frequent absence of Isabella's spouse, Francesco Gonzaga, provided the wilful marchesa with the opportunity to easily establish an independent presence.[1] However, in establishing this presence, Isabella transferred her skills of beautification into the traditionally masculine space of the studiolo rather than being the showpiece herself. Thus, Isabella purported her public role of adornment into the domestic sphere by devoting a space in her private apartments for scholarly pursuit. This merging of courtly and domestic duties is indicated by her management of the household income as she utilised her strict budget to fund the construction of her luxurious chamber. Such an assertive gesture by a woman in creating a conventionally male space challenged the traditional ideal of a modest and passive female. Considered by art historians to be the first known case of a court consort arranging such a space, Isabella's studiolo was also pioneering as it was one of the first instances of a room devoted to the display of art collections.[2] By elevating her role of ornament to a greater level of visibility, Isabella visually magnified her own cultural position rather than enlarging her husband's presence, as tradition would have dictated. Thus, the studiolo reveals Isabella's subversion of the designated gender roles of the Italian Renaissance.
Isabella's transgression into the masculine sphere of public life is also revealed in the surviving correspondence documenting the business negotiations for the construction of the studiolo. As evidenced in the written documentation, the marchesa's attitude towards artisans and advisors comported more with Castiligione's definition of male virtú than that of female virtus. For instance, in commissioning the Battle of Love and Lasciviousness, Isabella's agents were given precise and controlling instructions. These agents were directed to provide Perugino with a detailed programme including canvas measurements, the position of the light source, the medium of paint, and the scale of principal figures.[3] Such thorough instructions, designed to achieve a basic uniformity amongst the panel paintings, have nonetheless caused some historians to consider Isabella's patronage as overbearing, a trait often displayed by male patrons during the period. For example, in keeping with the popular Aristotelian belief that "the magnificent man is an artist,"[4] Piero Medici closely monitored the projects of Benozzo Gozzoli while the Duke Ercole d'Este spent entire days with his court painter in explaining the requirements for a set of mural paintings. Accordingly, while Isabella's' controlling traits appear masculine, her fastidious instructions also fall precisely within a genderless established pattern of consultation between patron and painters[5] in which the patron was considered the primary author of the artwork. Further, Isabella's support of the arts differed from the noted male contemporaries since she was required to remain involved through indirect means as her sense of honour could be placed at risk through commercial activity.[6] For instance, Isabella's could only communicate her conditions for commission to Perugino, who was working outside Mantua, through detailed written instructions delivered by an agent. Although Isabella was entrepreneurial in her endeavour to create a personal studiolo, the marchesa was still dependent on others to materialise her desire as can be seen through her reliance on agents and artists.
Despite Isabella's assertive behaviour in the male environment of patronage, she was conscious of her feminine reputation as revealed by the depiction of chastity in Perugino's Battle of Chastity and Lasciviousness. Isabella's ability as a collector and patron was limited by her need to maintain a respectable sexual identity. Castiligione noted that the main endeavour of the Court Lady was to possess both "public visibility" and "private chastity"[7] requiring the royal consort to maintain a precarious balance between persona and domesticity. In order to make the content of classical mythology less contentious and thus safe from scandalising Isabella's reputation, the marchesa commissioned paintings in which chastity triumphed- as if offering a kind of shrill apology for her forays into the masculine spheres of humanism and collecting.[8] In Battle of Chastity and Lasciviousness, the allegory depicts Diana, the goddess of chastity, and Pallas, the goddess of learning, combating against the sensuous figures of Venus and Cupid. [9] Perugino had initially deviated from Isabella's invenzione by depicting Venus as a classical nude rather than being clothed. Within humanist iconography, the dressed figure of Venus signified carnal love while the nude version of the goddess symbolised divine love. Thus, the demand that Perugino alter his depiction of Venus to one clothed was hardly the case of a patron being dictatorial as Isabella stated in a letter to her agent: "because in altering one figure the meaning of the fable will be perverted."[10] Similar to Isabella's involvement in patronage, the female protagonists of the painting act with 'manly' force rather than 'female' compliance; thus, chastity is reconceived as an active virtue achieved through virile means. Through altering the traditional feminine connotations of morality, Isabella visually reinforced her position as an active woman who was both chaste and virile.
A more conventional way in which the Marchesa of Este secured her status was through the production of portrait medals with her image. These large metal discs was often presented as a token of favour and acted as a cultural sign of Isabella's magnificent liberality. The cult of the gift in Renaissance society allowed the aristocracy a form of social networking in which personal interest was masked in social etiquette. Rather than exchange coins as financial currency, portrait medals were incorporated into a social economy of merit and reward. Thus, within the context of gift culture, Leonardo Bruni's notion of the liberality of magnificence[11] is incorporated into Isabella's bestowal of portrait medals to notable courtiers. As demonstrated in Isabella's golden prototype made by Gian Cristoforo Romano, magnificent expenditure was indicated through the use of costly material during the coin's production. No longer an instrument of commerce, the medium of gold is transformed into a higher form of coinage as Isabella's name is encrusted with the precious stones of diamonds and enamel.[12] Although on a small scale, the expense of creating a bejewelled coin (as well as the distribution of numerous bronze versions) allowed the patron's sophisticated splendour to be conveyed on a limited budget. This sophistication extends beyond the medium of the object to the intellectual thought involved in its design as indicated by the use of classical motifs. The medal's format echoes ancient coinage as seen in Isabella's severe profile and the Latin inscription of her motto: Benerentium Ergo translated as "For those who deserve well."[13] These classical references were further reinforced by the medal's location in the grotta as it was exhibited next to an antique cameo; the medal's visual allusions to antiquity made its esoteric meaning exclusive since it would have only been understood by the educated elite. Through the medal's humanist connotations, Aristotle's requirement that "the contemplation of a work must inspire admiration"[14] is fulfilled. Thus, Isabella succeeded in creating public prestige not only through the medals' dissemination but also through its erudite meaning. Through the circulation of portrait medals, Isabella was able to promote her magnificence within the established framework of gift-giving.
Through endorsing the fine arts, Isabella empowered her status within the Court of Mantua. Isabella mobilised her scholarly pursuits of collecting and connoisseurship through her involvement in the studiolo and the distribution of portrait medals. Although controlled by the gendered framework of Renaissance conventions, Isabella negotiated between the required virtues of a royal consort and the necessary virtú of a powerful patron. By applying humanist principles to Isabella d'Este's active involvement in the arts, it is revealed how the marchesa utilized her rank and gender within the confining conventions of courtly society to establish and control her role as a magnificent patroness.
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[1] San Juan, Rose. "The Court Lady's Dilemma: Isabella d'Este and Art Collecting in the Renaissance," Oxford Art Journal, 14, 1991, 71.
[2] Ibid., 71.
[3] Hollingsworth, M. Patronage in Renaissance Italy: from 1400 to early 16th century, Baltimore, 1994, 222.
[4] Aristotle. "Aristotle on the Virtue of Magnificence: Book IV.2 of the Nicomachean Ethics," Blackboard, 2008, http://www.blackboard.ucc.ie.
[5] Campbell, S. The Cabinet of Eros: Renaissance Mythological Painting and the Studiolo of Isabella d'Este, London, 2004, 175.
[6] Ibid., 55.
[7] Kelly-Gadol, J. "Did Women Have a Renaissance?," Becoming Visible: Women in European History, 1977, 151.
[8] Campbell, S. The Cabinet of Eros: Renaissance Mythological Painting and the Studiolo of Isabella d'Este, London, 2004, 171.
[9] Ibid, 183.
[10] Ibid., 174.
[11] Bruni, L. "Leonardo Bruni: Selected Writings," Blackboard, 2008, http://www.blackboard.ucc.ie.
[12] Chambers, D and Martineau, J. Ed. Splendours of the Gonzaga, London, 1981, 55.
[13] Ibid., 51.
[14] Aristotle. "Aristotle on the Virtue of Magnificence: Book IV.2 of the Nicomachean Ethics," Blackboard, 2008, http://www.blackboard.ucc.ie, 2 April 2008.


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Though the latest edition of Star Wars: Battlefront earned a lukewarm response upon its release in fall 2015, EA has been working on ways to improve the game and give players their money's worth in the months since. A couple of months ago, it was revealed that Battlefront would be getting more in the way of offline content and that more fan-favorite characters would be joining the lineup of playable figures in a galaxy far, far away. This was a welcomed development for those unhappy with the lack content, which was the result of EA trying to meet a specific release date.
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dear steve,
there'll come a day when i will tell young adults about you and the world that you helped to build. i have been inspired by your irreverence, your dedication, your vision, and your healthy disregard for allegiances. not to say that you were disloyal: i know nothing of that.
i do know that those of my friends who have worked with you and worked for you, and some of them have worked very closely with you, their loyalty was forever.
the world that you helped create has shaped a large part of my creative life, providing me with the tools, the independence and impetus to express my creative self and support myself in ways that i could hardly have imagined when i first put my hands on an Apple IIe many years ago.
thank you for everything that you put your hands on.
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Rock the River FXBG is the first event of its kind for Fredericksburg, Virginia. The event combines activities from various communities who benefit from, are inspired by, and enjoy their time on the Rappahannock River.
Rock the River FXBG is the first event of its kind for Fredericksburg, Virginia. The event combines activities from various communities who benefit from, are inspired by, and enjoy their time on the Rappahannock River. There's adventure with multi-sport river and foot races, outdoor activities for grown-ups, kids, as well as furry friends, a display of unique art and crafts, in addition to the enjoyment of the best local craft beer, tasty food, and live music all day. These communities have one thing in common — the goal to show our beautiful Rappahannock River the love it deserves!
Rock the River FXBG, organized by a group of Fredericksburg non-profits and small business owners, is the area's largest grassroots outdoor festival. Tying local artists, musicians, craft brewers, and even dogs to Old Mill Park for a jam packed single-day festival along the beautiful Rappahannock River. The festival features a variety of outdoor sports including canoeing, kayaking, biking, stand up paddleboarding, and trail run/walking. The event was designed to promote Fredericksburg's scenic riverfront, downtown trails and local artists to both everyday folk as well as outdoor enthusiasts. As a result of the creation of Rock the River FXBG, there is now a stronger appreciation for the value of outdoor recreation throughout the entire Fredericksburg area.
If you love our river and everything it means to Fredericksburg, then you do not want to miss this event!
We're also proud to announce Rock the River FXBG is officially a Virginia Green Event which means all partnering members have made voluntarily commitments to reduce the impact on the environment throughout the entire event!
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Last month we examined financial planning issues for people in their twenties. This month we will continue with a look at several issues facing families and professionals in their thirties.
As college graduates begin careers and enter the real world, cash flow is often very tight for several years. Buying and furnishing a home, getting married and having kids, and the other myriad expenses associated with "starting out" can be overwhelming. Even when being very conscientious in making purchases, unanticipated expenses such as health crises or needing a new vehicle, put together with college loans can add to a struggling cash flow.
Moving from one's twenties into the thirties is not only marks a progression of time, but also a subtle shift in the growth of a young person's financial journey. I often see clients make substantial gains in their income throughout their thirties. Some of this is happens because of work experience, some comes from looking for better and higher paying positions. Having a plan to use these growing earnings in an intentional manner will be greatly beneficial in the years ahead.
If you have credit card debt, work on eliminating it as quickly as possible. High interest, revolving debt is the worst type of debt. If you still have college loans, put together a strategy for paying off the debt. Work out an amortization schedule and pay them down faster than the minimum payments if possible.
Contribute regularly to a separate account to build up your emergency fund. I have many clients who set up an account that we call a "Cash Management Account". It's simply a brokerage account designed to receive monthly contributions that we keep in cash. After a few years we may invest a portion, but the key is that although the money is very accessible, it takes another step or two to get to than just going to the bank or ATM, and therefore the money tends to stay there.
Evaluate your insurance coverage. This is a broad topic, because over the ten or fifteen years since college (or law school, or med school), many things have changed. More than likely, you have a family, your income has grown, you have a house, cars, possibly a boat, and the list goes on. Often, I meet with people who get life insurance when they are married and never review it. Once children come along and income goes up, it's imperative to assure needs are met. The same goes for disability coverage as income goes up, especially for certain professionals. Don't forget to meet with your property and casualty agent on a regular basis to review coverage as well.
As your family grows, don't forget the importance of estate planning. If you and your spouse weren't here, who would you want to be the guardian (and successor guardian) of your children? The same goes for trustee of funds for them, and how the funds are paid out. Also, don't forget the importance of living wills and powers of attorney.
As the title suggests, these are serious subjects, and "adult" responsibilities. Although on first glance, some of them may seem complex, they really are not. They just require planning and the discipline to stick with a plan of regular reviews. If I can help or if you would like additional information, please feel free to contact me.
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RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The Palestinian Central Council (PCC), the second highest authority after the Palestinian National Council (PNC), declared on Friday its strong rejection of the so-called "Deal of the Century."
The PCC announced on Friday that it will fight the "Deal of the Century" with all available means and also labeled the United States Trump administration as a partner to the Israeli government and part of the problem rather than the solution.
PCC issued a statement after concluding its 29th ordinary session, the session of "Martyr Razan al-Najjar and the Transition from Authority to State," which was held at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah City, in the central West Bank, and chaired by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The statement said that the PCC will the continue the severing of political relations with the US Trump administration until it retracts its illegal decisions on recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Palestinian refugees, and illegal Israeli settlements.
It also stated that "the relationship between Palestine and Israel is a relationship based on the conflict between the Palestinian people and their occupied state and the occupying power."
The PCC rejected all plans aimed at separating the besieged Gaza Strip from the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as part of the "Deal of the Century."
"The truce with the Israeli occupation power is a national responsibility of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people and not an action for the factions, as was the case in the Palestinian-Israeli indirect negotiations in 2014 that were based on the Egyptian initiative to stop the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, or to propose humanitarian projects, airports and seaports outside the borders of the State of Palestine in order to destroy the national project and the liquidation of the Palestinian cause," the statement said.
The PCC made it clear that there will be no state in the Gaza Strip or a state without the Gaza Strip.
The PCC approved the recommendations submitted by the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization to implement the decisions of the National Council, "including the suspension of recognition of the State of Israel until it recognizes the State of Palestine according to the June 4, 1967 borders, with its capital in East Jerusalem, the cessation of security coordination in all its forms, economic separation on the grounds that the transitional phase, including the Paris Protocols, no longer exist, and on the basis of identifying the pillars and steps to start the process of transition from the phase of authority to embodying the independence of the sovereign State."
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May you rest in peace, Honorable Nelson Mandela .
You are a true giant of this earth.
May we learn to humbly stand on your shoulders.
May we find ways of personally understanding your wisdom.
May we always remember the light of your smile.
Your inspired words are many, here are a few we honor today:
"One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others." ― Nelson Mandela
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." ― Nelson Mandela
"I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying." ― Nelson Mandela


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Cut the kitchen labor and cooking time by cooking a side dish of baked potatoes together with your roast pork. And the best thing about this short cut is how the potatoes actually catch the flavorful drippings from the pork. I must warn you though that if the meat you're roasting needs more than an hour to cook, there is a chance that the potatoes will get too browned and the edges too crisp. It happened when I cooked this roast pork for a dinner party and I'm lucky that I had such uncomplaining dinner guests. I have reached the conclusion, therefore, that henceforth I will only use this technique of cooking baked potatoes when roasting chicken (which is thoroughly cooked in just about an hour) so as not to overcook the potatoes.
It all starts with marinating the pork, of course. I took some salt, pepper, grated garlic, chopped onions, rosemary, olive oil and red wine, placed the pork in a Ziploc bag and put all the marinating ingredients in. I sealed the bag, kept the pork in the fridge overnight, giving it quarter turns every few hours.
I preheated the oven to 325oF and cut about a kilo of potatoes into wedges. I seasoned the potatoes with salt and pepper, placed them under the roasting rack and poured the pork marinade over them.
I inserted a meat thermometer at the centermost part of the pork and cooked it until the thermometer registered 155o.
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When words are not enough, graphics allow writers to reach new heights of creativity, experimentation, and emotion. While varying in form, the recently-published books on this list all use imagery to explore rich historical, biographical, and cultural themes and impart ageless life lessons.
Ages 4–8
Bird & Squirrel on Fire (Bird & Squirrel #4). James Burks. 2017. Graphix/Scholastic.
Bird and Squirrel are unlikely best friends. Squirrel anxiously longs for the comfort of his home, never wanting to venture far. Bird, on the other hand, craves adventure and has no fear. One day, Squirrel returns from a day of exploring to find his home engulfed in flames. Squirrel is frantic; all he can think about are his ruined possessions. Through this disaster, Squirrel ultimately learns the value of friendships, and the true meaning of "home."
Dog Man Unleashed (Dog Man #2). Dav Pilkey. 2017. Graphix/Scholastic.
Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants, is back with this second installment of Dog Man. This series tells the story of an inseparable cop and police dog: the best crime fighters in the city. One day, a huge explosion in the police station leaves the cop with a serious head injury, and the dog with a disfigured body. A surgeon decides to save their lives by attaching the dog's head to the police officer's body, thus the birth of Dog Man. Pilkey's child-friendly humor flourishes in this new crime stoppers series.
A Perfect View (Cici: A Fairy Tale #3). Cori Doerrfeld. Ill. Tyler Page & Cori Doerrfeld. 2017. Graphic Universe/Lerner.
Cici is a fairy who sees the world differently. Her Grandma tries to warn her that a fairy who does not know her own powers is likely to encounter mischief and unexplained happenings. When Cici decides to take her new friend Kendra on her first camping trip, a near-disaster teaches Cici that cooperation and friendship are important in both the fairy world and the real world.
Something's Fishy (Giggle & Learn). Kevin McCloskey. 2017. Toon.
The story opens with a "fishy" alphabet, each letter corresponding to an exotic fish and a description of its unique characteristics. Readers will learn surprising facts, for example, not all fish have fins and scales. Something's Fishy concludes with the history of the goldfish, lending insight into this common household pet.
Ages 9–11
Bad Kitty Takes the Test (Bad Kitty). Nick Bruel. 2017. Neal Porter/Roaring Book.
In this satirical episode, Kitty panics when the Society of Cat Aptitude, noting her history of bad behavior, requires her to take an aptitude test that will determine her feline status. As she experiences the pressures of test-taking, Kitty learns a lot about herself, and realizes that everyone has different strengths and weaknesses. Kitty's experience with testing may change readers' mentality toward their next exam.
Flying Machines: How the Wright Brothers Soared (Science Comics). Alison Wilgus. Ill. Molly Brooks. 2017.
Looking for great STEM literature? In How the Wright Brothers Soared, Katharine Wright narrates the scientific journey that lead to modern aviation. In real life, Katharine played an important role in her brothers' success. The book includes brief biographies on key players in the aviation world, along with a glossary of aeronautical terminology.
Real Friends: A True Story About Cool Kids and Crybabies. Shannon Hale. 2017. First Second/Roaring Brook.
While intended for young people, this memoir will resonate with anyone who has ever felt like an outcast. Real Friends follows fifth-grader Shannon Hale as she struggles to make friends, keep friends, hold onto her popularity, get along with her family, and overcome feelings of anxiety and insecurity. Through these painful growing pains, Hale learns to recognize and cherish the elements of real friendship.
Ages 12–14
News Prints (News Print #1). Ru Xu. 2017. Graphix/Scholastic.
Set in the 1920s with futuristic notions of robots, time travel, and other civilizations, News Prints is filled with page-turning, action-packed mystery. The book stars spunky Lavender Blue, a female orphan disguised as a newsboy, who sells papers to make money during a costly war. Blue's heroic actions lead her to realize the importance of being true to oneself and to others.
One Weirdest Weekend (Pix #1). Gregg Schigiel. 2017. Image Comics.
In her first original graphic novel, Pix the "Superteen" is a hero who wears a cape, rescues people and pets, and prevents imminent disasters—all while avoiding the pitfalls of her own youthful naiveté. Between rescue operations, Pix battles the trials of teenagehood—bad dates, even worse cell service, and an overprotective mom.
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MWD: Hell Is Coming Home. Brian David Johnson & Jan Egleson. Ill. Laila Milevski & Karl Stevens. 2017. Candlewick.
Geared towards older readers, MWD: Hell Is Coming Home tells the story of Liz Mastrangelo, a former soldier in the Iraq War who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Part of the story is told through flashbacks: her memories of bonding with a military working dog, juxtaposed by the sobering realities of a war zone. The rest of the story follows her struggle to reenter into relationships and society as she copes with mood swings and other symptoms associated with PTSD.
Spill Zone (Spill Zone #1). Scott Westerfeld. Ill. Alex Puvilland. 2017. First Second/Roaring Brook.
Fans of Scott Westerfeld's sci-fi novels will enjoy this suspenseful new series. The Spill Zone is a futuristic toxic site that has eviscerated Poughkeepsie, New York. Addie and her younger sister, Lexa, orphaned after their parents were killed, are two of the remaining survivors living near the zone. Addie keeps them alive by traveling at night into the Spill Zone, where she takes eerie photographs that she can sell to rich art collectors. Addie's bravery and survival skills are put to the test when she receives a million-dollar offer to venture deeper into the lethal territory than ever before.
Wires and Nerve (The Lunar Chronicles). Marissa Meyer. Ill. Doug Holgate. 2017. Feiwel and Friends.
Linh Cinder, Queen of Luna, and Kai, the Emperor of Earth, are working to unite their two worlds. Their dream is met with skepticism, especially from the wolf-hybrid soldiers trained under the evil, late Queen of Luna, who have been wreaking havoc and destruction all over Earth. So far, they are no match for Iko, an android working for Cinder. Action unfolds as each of the nine heroes from the Lunar Chronicles are reintroduced in this futuristic adventure series.
Stan Steiner teaches Children's/Young Adult Literature at Boise State University, Boise, Idaho. He has had a long relationship with bringing awareness to multicultural literature through his teaching and publications. Interacting with kids keeps him abreast of popular reads as is the case with graphic novels.
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This Wednesday night The Tate Gallery in Glebe will be hosting the first solo exhibition for young Sydney based creative Sha'an d'Anthes aka Furry Little Peach.
The lady is a killer mark-maker and this display will be the ultimate showcase of her prodigious skills.
Watercolours alongside oils. Young boys and girls alongside foxes and fawns. These whimsical images will send you into a land that you dreamt about when you were a child.
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One Team. One Family. What exactly does this mean?
Well, this is what a few players and coaches said it means to them.
"To me, it means that if you treat each other like family we'll play like a team and if we mess up, we won't break down and give up. And we will always make sure everyone is doing what they're supposed to do." – Nate (Junior PF/C)
"To me it means we play as a family, win or lose as a family, and protect each other just like a family would." - Toree (Junior PG)
"We play as a team but at the end of the day, win or lose, we are still a family." – Claude (Senior PG/SG)
"Everyone on the team has each other's back and that the successes and failures of one person is the successes and failures of the team/family." – Coach Stuhlfauth (Head Coach)
"One team means we have one collective goal and we're all rowing in the same direction. Individual tasks may look different but the goal is the same. One family means we have each other's back at ALL times. We support one another in the highs and lows. And most of all we show love in the midst of mistakes, losses, wins, and triumph." – Coach Vaughn (Assistant Coach)
The notion of "One Team. One Family" is a way of life for our program. We say it before and after every practice and every game. It's embedded in everything we do on and off the court. Yes our players fight like brothers. Yes they disagree with each other at times. Yes they compete, but at the end of the day, we always stand by our motto "One Team. One Family" no matter what we may face.
I have had the honor to witness this comradeship first hand for the past 2 years. I have witness our basketball program grow leaps and bounds on and off the court during my time as a coach at Linden. In the last 2 years, we have had 3 former players earn an academic/athletic scholarship to play college basketball. We have developed a student-athlete leadership development program called BRICK (Brotherhood. Respect. Intellect. Community. Knowledge.). And our team is continually to get better on the court and earning the respect we deserve in the City League and throughout the state. However, one thing that has been a real challenge for us is raising money for the many things we want to do for our basketball program. So we wanted to do something different and community/school oriented to raise funds for the 2016 - 2017 basketball season.
*Inserts Drum Roll*
For this year's fundraising campaign, we will sell One Team. One Family. t-shirts. We will use the money from this fundraiser to purchase new jerseys for our players. Unfortunately, the majority of our jerseys are too big on our players and often times, we have to use athletic tape to serve as a draw string to make sure our player's shorts don't fall down while they're playing in a game.
If we raise enough money, our plan is to pass down the jerseys from the Varsity team to the JV team and pass down the jerseys from the JV team to our freshmen team. We would like to purchase 30 new Nike jerseys (15 home and 15 away) for the Varsity team, which will cost $3,450 ($115 per jersey).
Sidebar – If you don't want to buy a t-shirt and just want to support our basketball program, please feel free to reach out to me or any of the other coaches.
Not only will this fundraising campaign benefit the boys basketball team, but it will also benefit the ENTIRE SCHOOL as well as the LINDEN COMMUNITY. As a coaching staff, we truly believe that the One Team. One Family. t-shirts can be the start to something great. This will be a great way to spread Linden Pride throughout the neighborhood. We envision our players wearing the shirt during pre-game warm-ups. We also envision students wearing the shirt at school and alumni and supporters of the school and team wearing the shirt in the community. Let's all come together and make this LIT.
Please click on this link for our virtual store, where we will be selling our One Team. One Family. t-shirts. #OneTeamOneFamily #PantherNation #LindenProud #LindenPride


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This is for one package of Bohin tapestry needles size 28. They are 1¼" long. These are a blunt point tapestry needle for cross stitch, hardanger, blackwork, needlepoint and other needlework from Bohin France. Exceptionally smooth, high quality needles. Nickel plated steel. 6 needles per package.
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Friday, 18 July 2008
Ruth Madoc
Did you know Ruth Madoc went to RADA?
Did you know she played Fruma Sarah in the film Fiddler on the Roof? Did you know she looks and sounds spookily like my Mum (especially in the 80s when Mum had her trademark short, straight hair, and her accent was at her strongest)?
We remember her as the 'vamp from the valleys' in Hi de Hi, of course, and the Wispa ad - with her longed for love object, Jeffrey. Actually looking again at that ad, she's hot - what was Jeffrey thinking? Jeffrey, the gauche, bumbling Hugh Grant of his time - with all the passion of a wet Pontins' tea towel, was an unworthy longed-for suitor. Was he really worth hanging around in a banana coloured uniform for?
On stage, Ruth has done everything from Shakespeare to musicals - co-starring with the late Harry Secombe in Pickwick, and even portrayed an 80-year-old Jewish mother in Gypsy.
She played the daughter's role in the stage version of A Taste of Honey, and while no Tush, I bet she was great, and was less of a mousy victim than Tushingham's foray. It would have been interesting to see.
In 2000 she played the role of Mrs. Ifans in Very Annie Mary alongside fellow Welsh actor Jonathan Pryce.
But life was not always smooth for Ruth. She was brought up by her Grandparents in a small Welsh town near Swansea because her parents were nomadic and couldn't settle to a life of child-rearing.
She was, and still is, greatly loved as a symbol of Welsh freshness with anyone old enough to remember balancing a French Fancy on their knee, while tuning into Hi-de-Hi.
Ruth Madoc, born 16 April 1943 in Norwich but brought up in Llansamlet, near Swansea.
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A public monopoly for the delivery of health-care services is chapter and verse for federal Liberals, to wit Jean Chrétien's long feud with Alberta over private clinics. But Jean Charest's election victory in Québec, with its key plank of "fully integrating the participation of private medical clinics into the public system," indicates that such orthodoxy has lost its appeal even in the Liberal heartland.
It's about time. Although such refreshing talk is heresy for our stagnant political elites, Canada is the only country with universal health insurance that forbids such facilities. European governments not only allow private providers a role, but the ones who have expanded it the most have the most dynamic health-care systems.
Over the last decade, authorities in Stockholm have shredded waiting lists by purchasing more from efficient private facilities. The Social Democrats, elected last September, vowed to stop the trend, have now bowed to the more sophisticated consumer reality by promising to sell off more public hospitals. The people like faster, better service.
Another country at the south end of the continent is attracting attention for similar advances. Spain's 1986 Health Care Act embedded an important principle. It allowed provincial authorities a significant amount of autonomy in delivering health services. The national government provides an umbrella of public financing and sets standards that ensure universal access. Then it gets out of the way.
The province of Catalonia has been so successful in developing a strong health-care system within this decentralized model that current literature refers to it as "the Catalan model." Like its Swedish counterpart, it separates the funding of services from their provision. Private facilities are paid with public funds. The Catalan Health Service (see related backgrounder)
regulates, plans, evaluates and inspects everything related to health services, but hospitals and the primary care system operate by means of contracts with providers. Of any kind.
The Catalonian health care network differs from the rest of Spain In the country as a whole, 70 percent of severe-case hospital beds are the property of the Ministry and 30 percent are owned by others. In Catalonia, that ratio is reversed, with 70 percent of beds belonging to autonomous hospitals, including for-profit facilities. It therefore offers a natural case study for comparing the network of beds run by the public health authority and those owned by contractors. The model existing in many countries can be measured against a wider reliance on the private sector, since both co-exist in Spain.
Catalonia's pragmatic approach has proven both practical and workable. Although it requires co-payments for a variety of health services, citizens pay less out-of-pocket than Canadians now do. By various measures, Catalonia's six million people are reaping the benefits of an effective and efficient healthcare system.
Part of the Catalan success is its focus on promoting good health and disease prevention. Its decision-makers use a package of preventive interventions applied gradually to asymptomatic adults targeted according to age and sex. Consequently Spaniards spend less of their lives suffering from disabilities than Canadians. On average, females live with disability for approximately 7 years of their lives and males for 5.8 years, reports the OECD; their Canadian counterparts average 7.2 and 6.5 years respectively. This small statistical difference has a major impact on health spending.
In a recent analysis of European health reforms, the World Health Organization found that an increasing number of European countries are using contracting as an instrument to implement health policy objectives outside the traditional public system. Why this works is important for Canadian Medicare.
Because contracting mechanisms bind providers to explicit commitments, the WHO reports, they generate the economic motivation to fulfill these promises. They promote a healthy process of negotiation on prices and quality, as well as ensure compliance by providers. Proponents of contracting cite four major reasons for introducing contractual relationships into tax-based, command-and-control health systems: to encourage decentralization of management, to improve provider performance, to improve planning of health-care development and to improve management of care.
Canada's policy makers narrowly confuse public administration with public delivery and pour money into a monopoly with few incentives to perform well. Providers are paid whether or not outcomes are positive. Catalonia and Stockholm have learned that administration and funding can remain public in a disciplined mix of competing public and private suppliers.
Manitoba has the most expensive system in Canada, yet we scrape along with deteriorating services and lengthening queues, a fraying hand-me-down of ideologically entrenched central planning. The whopping 7.8% increase ($218 million) in the recent provincial health budget simply postpones the day of reckoning. The Spaniards are achieving better results with less money, 8.3 percent of GDP in 2000, almost two points below Canada's spending, despite similar demographics.
Intelligent socialists crafted the Catalan model. Olé to them, and to Jean Charest.


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IIM Indore is proud to announce that our FPM (I) participant Swapnajit Chakraborti has won the silver medal for his paper titled: Multi-Document Text Summarization for Competitor Intelligence: A Methodology Based on Topic Identification and Artificial Bee Colony Optimization in the 30th ACM-SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing.
The medal has been awarded after three levels of screening by Association for Computing Machinery, USA and sponsored by Microsoft Research.
IIM Indore congratulates Swapnajit for the achievement and for bringing laurels to the Institute.