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Grant was raised in Roseville and received his degree in Business Administration from Monmouth College. He formerly worked for Country Financial. He is a member of the Monmouth Noon Lions Club, an assistant basketball coach at Monmouth-Roseville High School and has volunteered for many youth sports leagues as well.
He and his wife Sarah reside in Monmouth along with their baby daughter Harper.
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Monday, December 29, 2014
MGTOW Don't Get Kicked Out Of Their Homes
It always amuses me how the married dudes can't bring themselves to admit they made a huge mistake by signing up for the Marriage 2.0 upgrade.
To think that could have been me once but not anymore. They will have to find some other sucker to buy them a house they can throw him out of. Maybe those ISIS dudes would be happy to sign up for that deal.
This morning I got into smaller discussion with my wife right felt that there was a lack of respect in the discussion. So I decided to Institute one of my beliefs with regards to you staying married and asserting yourself.
Let me warn you married guys right here. Once you leave they can call the cops and make up any story they want. The cops and the system will go with anything she says. At that point you lose everything. You better stay there and video what happens. Take the beating if she throws one then you got her. Then you have proof the bitch is crazy and she is the one lying. Then she gets arrested and is the one that goes away.
Let me also warn you soon to be married guys. Now that things have gotten this bad to where men are forced to video women's bad behavior in order to protect themselves you are better off staying unmarried. It amazes me how so many dudes think this is never going to happen to them, until it does.
When you aren't getting anywhere positive in discussion the best thing may be to take a walk, take a break, go to your second location,
Oh I took a break alright, a permanent one, by booting them out of my first location, problem solved with no further interruptions or relocations required.
in my case it was 430 and I had a bug out bag ready to go which is really just had a big hug was totally prepared to chill out in an urban setting.
Ask yourself if this is any way to live? Keeping a "bug out" bag ready to go for any moment when princess throws a temper tantrum.
Screw that.
For the most of the morning I stayed at a McDonalds right grab a cup of coffee then later went to a restaurant or listen to some good music and talking with some interesting people and after taking another hour long bike ride and ended up at a park shot this video and enjoy the Morning Sun and I warmed up. This 45 hour track must have made it in person because I received a call from my wife and she was very loving and apologetic and asked me to please come home but she might reward me in some way. This motivated me quite well as I was home in the next 10 minutes.
I don't think so, it's not worth all the trouble to me. While LTRs can be nice at times, the one day in a hundred when a storm isn't blowing, most of the time it isn't. Not to mention the legal liabilities they come with like getting kicked out of your home and thrown into jail on a trumped up false allegation.
Screw that... again.
Happiness is peace of mind, a peaceful life and a peaceful home, not a piece of ass. None of those things will come with packing a squaw. It probably never did but nowadays it can be particularly hazardous for men to have them around.
With emotionally out of control women on the one side and a violently out of control police state on the other. This is no place I want to be in the middle of. There are plenty of other places men can find happiness that are not in squeezed in between lunatics and psychopaths.
I'll be going my own way thank you very much.
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- One Fat Oz Guy said...
Having a bug out bag ready for that? That's like having a set of sheets ready in case he needs to sleep on the couch.
He's an ultra beta-blue pill boy scout for sure!
- 4:06 PM, December 30, 2014
- Cybro said...
I've been watching G4T for years and I wish I had saved some of his older videos from him getting booted before this one which he promptly took down. He's a good guy in a bad situation trying to convince himself he can make it work like so many other men have tried to do before him. This is exactly the type of man the system feeds on.
Personally I think the guy is screwed. He lives in an area with the most notorious CPS in the country. I hate to say this but it's only a matter of time before they see these videos.
At that point he will become yet another poster child for MGTOW.
- 8:08 PM, December 30, 2014
I'm convinced that women nowadays don't want to be married as much as they want to be divorced.
I'd rather face death again than sign up for marriage nowadays.
"There are three kinds of men:
Those who learn by readin'.
The few who learn by observation.
The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." -- Will Rogers
- 9:57 AM, December 31, 2014
Do not get married in todays US society. You will get used up financially and ruined if your wife ever wants to busts your chops & you know how american woman are easy to anger.
- 12:53 PM, January 03, 2015
G4T was the biggest clown and disinfo/ fake truther agent earlier on youtube. He was exposed for cheating on his wife with two girls from Bangbros. It's funny that he wants to latch on to anything to give him credibility. I don't trust this mangina agent.
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Carolina Cruz, a freshman from Mexico studying business, said she is using her passion for designing dresses to start up a fashion business to help women in Mexico feel authentic, empowered and unique.
The company's name is Beristain clothing and it has a Facebook page where people can order its products, and an email (firstname.lastname@example.com) for inquiries. "We're building a website where we will put a short description about our products like dresses, blouses, shoes, and wallets," said Cruz.
Cruz said her first exposure to design was when she worked with a group of women in Mexico. She said they liked her style of putting flowers together and how she studied and incorporated her culture. "I told them I wanted to come to BYU-Hawaii because I wanted to fulfill the school's mission - 'Enter to learn, go forth to serve.'"
The reason behind her desire to create her own business started when Cruz was in middle school. She said, "Since I was a child, I always wanted to help people. And even though I didn't have the opportunity to serve a mission, I've wanted to help people. I think [a business] is the best way to do that."
Despite the many opportunities Mexico has, she said the government doesn't spend much money on education. "We have a great land. I saw a lot of people who live in rural areas and they don't have many opportunities. Most women have a lot of talents and I wanted to do something with it," said Cruz.
Cruz discussed her trip to Mexico where she visited women who make the dresses. She said the women eventually became independent and they believe in themselves now.
"We went to one of the oldest towns in Mexico, and women are the head of the family. They work, they have a little fruit store, and they stay with their kids. But sometimes they don't see how strong they are. That's why we aim to empower them through recognizing their work and talents."
James Astle, a BYUH alumnus from California, helps Cruz with branding and marketing. Astle commented on the mission if Cruz's business. "[It] is perfect because she's helping them with what they already do and expand their skills. They get more exposure so they can go ahead and make more money off what they're naturally talented at."
Incorporating the Mexican culture was important to Cruz. She emphasized, "I really like my culture. I always wanted to share that with everyone and the best way to do it is through fashion."
She said she decided to put together a business that combined traditional and modern fashion.
"Each of the clothes is handmade, but it's not just a simple dress. If you wear this dress, you represent women from Mexico who have worked so hard.
"I love my country. I want to give Mexicans the opportunity they can have here in the United States without having to leave Mexico."
Cruz explained they're not only selling dresses, they also care about the people, and each dress has its own story.
"We just don't focus on producing clothes. We can find big companies who can do it faster, but I maintain a relationship with my workers. We want to increase the awareness of people that they're not only buying clothes but also dreams and hopes of women in Mexico."
Cruz said she wants to help women realize their great potential through designing. "I want to let consumers know that when they buy a dress, they're helping someone. Also, my business makes a connection to the families of my workers. One grandmother taught her daughters to do embroidery."
Astle said he likes Cruz's business idea of not just designing clothes but incorporating Mexico's authentic and indigenous culture, which he could relate to.
"I myself like to design clothes and I've always been interested in indigenous culture and clothing. Carolina's business has tons of potential here in the states because there's a story behind each dress she designs."
Cruz said her fashion business is different and lets women feel empowered and good because no one else will own it. "Here in the United States they have big fashion companies, like Forever 21, that are very popular. I was observing how everyone is wearing the same thing. I wanted to be unique."
One of Cruz's models, Abby Boswell, a sophomore studying physics education from Canada, said, "I think the [business] suits the school motto, 'Enter to learn, go forth to serve.' Women in Mexico don't realize the talent they have and Carolina is helping them reach their potential through her designs where she's able to help them practice and expand their talents and skills.
"The project gives women a sense of autonomy and independency saying that they have a skill and knowledge that can turn to an opportunity [for] themselves."
Boswell said she feels honored to model for Beristain clothing. "The fact that she's stepping out of her way, putting extra time, and coordinating the people and resources without getting anything for herself inspires me."
Cruz said her inspiration is her desire to connect women all around the world. "Behind the dresses is a history, and it is to help women have a better lifestyle. It's not just for Mexicans, but everyone."
Astle said it is an advantage for Cruz to be able to communicate in English and Spanish. "[Bringing] the authentic culture of the indigenous culture of Mexico here is awesome."
Cruz said she wanted to accumulate money little by little in order to have more experience with small businesses. Cruz and her brother started a restaurant called Pink and Blue where they sold hotdogs and sandwiches.
Cruz said she knows she'll experience ups and downs as part of starting up a business. "You learn from your mistakes. The most important thing is I have a great partner, my brother.
"Because of my desire to start up a business, I kept my idea and everything I did from the beginning. I've been working so hard for this many years ago and I don't want to mess up things. I didn't want to ask my parents for money. I wanted to do it on my own."
Although the dresses are expensive, Cruz said they are worth it because it takes a lot of time and effort to make one. "It's all handmade. Also, I want [the clothing] to feel comfortable." Boswell said, "I don't know what the fabric is made out of, but it's super flowy and soft, and it's not sticky on your skin. It's perfect to wear around Hawaii, and the embroidery is beautiful."
NOTE: This article's online publication was delayed because it was featured in the Nov. 2017 print issue.


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TWO fourth-year students at the Philippine Science High School, Lawrence Medina and Paulo Manzanilla, have received a grant to initiate an environmental project and will attend celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol in Canada next month.
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Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes has assured a stable supply of power to support a further expansion of the economy.
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AMAPO-TUCP is in the midst of a bitter union organizing campaign in the contractors of Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. Philippines in Subic Bay. The Union reports illegal dismissals, harassment, discrimination, sexual incidents, physical abuse, diminution of benefits, and hundreds of other unfair labor practices, including transfers of work sites, illegal detention and death…Please send protest letters to Philippine authorities using the attached template or your own letter.


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My brain usually has several calendars running simultaneously--there's the chronological calendar, of course. Today the calendar says October 4, and the Currier and Ives part of my brain thinks pumpkins and hay rides. Yet I go out the door, and it's humid and warm, although not as warm as it was a month ago.
I often have the calendar of feast days running in my head too. Today is the feast day of Saint Francis. We often remember him for his kindness to animals, but he was so much more, with his kindness to lepers and his opposition to the Crusades and his founding of 2 religious orders which are still successful today. For more on Saint Francis, see this post on my theology blog.
And then, there's the calendar of creative submissions--which journal/press is accepting what types of manuscripts this month? I had been doing well with this calendar, but my submission schedule has fallen apart in the last few months--which I expected, since I was travelling and the school term was starting again.
And this week, there's the hurricane calendar. I have been watching the path of hurricane Matthew shift slightly west with each update that changes the forecast track (which happens only with the updates that come at 5 and 11). I am now in the cone of possibility, which in some ways isn't a surprise but still makes me feel sick.
Let me focus on what I can affect. Let me turn my attention to a morning walk and some creative time before I go to work.
Throughout today, if I can wrest my attention from this hurricane, let me focus on Saint Francis and his quest to live a life true to his values. I can't decide which impresses me more, the insistence on an authentic life, even if it cost him everything or his fierce commitment to community.
Let me remember that if someone like Francis could do it, we all have hope.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
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Sister Catherine McNeal
Sister Catherine McNeal, also known as Sister Matthias, died peacefully Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, at the Ursuline Queen of Peace Infirmary in Alton.
The daughter of Frank H. and Agatha (Schindler) McNeal, she was born March 28, 1913, in Hartington, Neb.
She entered the Ursuline Novitate in 1933, and she made her vows on Jan. 16, 1936. She taught all grades, except for the first grade, in both elementary and secondary schools in Kirkwood, Mo., and Decatur, Ill. In Kirkwood, she served in community leadership and in Arcadia, Mo., she was community treasurer. She shared her cooking skills in Kirkwood before joining the Queen of Peace Infirmary Community in 2005.
Of her six siblings, one survives, Agnes McNeal Chapman of California.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, Francis and Franklin, and sisters, Sister Mary Xavier, and Marjory and Anna Jeffrey.
Per her wishes, the body was donated to St. Louis University School of Medicine.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Ursuline Convent Chapel, 845 Danforth Street in Alton. Father Shawn Monahan O.M.V. will be celebrant.
Memorials may be made to Ursuline Infirmary, 845 Danforth Street, Alton, IL 62002
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Paul Collingwood enjoyed himself with bat and ball as England cruised to a six-wicket win over the West Indies in the second ODI here on Sunday.cricket Updated: May 24, 2009 23:37 IST
Paul Collingwood enjoyed himself with bat and ball as England cruised to a six-wicket win over the West Indies in the second ODI here on Sunday. Victory, achieved with 14 overs left, gave England an unbeatable 1-0 lead in the three-match series following Thursday's washout at Headingley.
Fast bowler Stuart Broad led the way with four wickets for 46 runs, including the first two and the last two, while Collingwood took three for 16. His haul included top scorer and fellow all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, out for 50 following his stint in the IPL. England lost opener Strauss cheaply before a stand of 76 between Owais Shah (38) and man-of-the-match Collingwood (47*) saw them to the brink of victory.
Ex-Ireland international Eoin Morgan was two not out on his England debut.
Earlier, Broad removed both opener Lendl Simmons and Ramnaresh Sarwan for ducks. Simmons was lbw on the backfoot and Sarwan caught behind off an uncertain push. AFP
SCOREBOARD: West Indies: Gayle b Swann 31, Simmons lbw b Broad 0, Sarwan c Prior b Broad 0, Chanderpaul c Strauss b Bresnan 27, Bravo b Collingwood 50, Ramdin lbw b Collingwood 8, Pollard b Collingwood 8, Taylor run out 1, Sammy not out 13, Benn c Bopara b Broad 1, Rampaul c Swann b Broad 7; Extras: (b-2, lb-7, w-5) 14
Total: (all out, in 38.3 ovs) 160
FoW: 1-2, 2-7, 3-44, 4-107, 5-128, 6-131, 7-134, 8-150, 9-153.
Bowling: Anderson, Broad 8.3-1-46-4, Swann 8-1-26-1, Mascarenhas 6-0-24-0, Bresnan 4-0-20-1, Collingwood 6-0-16-3.
England (A. Strauss c Sammy b Taylor 4, R. Bopara lbw b Bravo 43, M. Prior c Gayle b Sammy 11, O. Shah run out 41, P. Collingwood not out 44, E. Morgan not out 2; Extras (lb9, w6, nb1) 16
Total (for 4 wkts) 161
Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-61, 3-81, 4-157.
Bowling: Taylor 7-2-29-1; Rampaul 6-0-23-0; Sammy 5-0-15-1; Bravo 6-0-30-1; Benn 9-0-38-0; Pollard 3-0-17-0.
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Celebrity death certificates.
McFarland, c2003.
[MCL call number: 920.02 C392d 2003; two copies, no holds]
Okay, this is a really weird book. Trying to think of practical uses for it, I can only imagine very specific and very strange things. It contains just what it sounds like it contains, facsimiles of the death certificates of celebrities. The facsimiles are followed by a brief, one-paragraph biography each celebrity. Most are actors or film people: Walt Disney, Jimmy Durante, Jean Harlow, Gypsy Rose Lee, Barbara Stanwyck, Sharon Tate, Frank Zappa, etc.
The weirdest thing, I think, is looking at the medico-lingo for causes of death. There's lots of "acute respiratory infection," "gunshot wound of head" (and one "cerebral destruction due to gunshot wound to head"), "cardiopulmonary arrest," and some "cerebral thrombosis."
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Designing a Second Generation of Open Data Platforms: Integrating Open Data and Social Media
Two important trends in government that are emerging in the recent years have been on one hand the exploitation of the Web 2.0 social media, supporting a more extensive interaction and collaboration with citizens, and on the other hand the opening of government data to the citizens through the Internet, in order to be used for scientific, commercial and political purposes. However, there has been limited attempt of integrating them. Using a design science approach a second generation of open government data (OGD) platforms has been developed, which offer to the users both the 'classical' first generation functionalities, and also a comprehensive set of additional novel Web 2.0 features. The latter aim to provide support to the users in order to generate value from ODG. They enable users to become 'prosumers', both producing and consuming data. These novel capabilities for performing various types of processing, information and knowledge exchange, and collaboration were found to be useful and valuable by users in a first evaluation.
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Jackie Chan releases Dasavatharam audio
Oscar Ravichandran's decision to invite the Hollywood action hero Jackie Chan as the Chief Guest served the purpose meaningfully. He made the entire function enjoyable like his fabulous films. The audience loved his simplicity, innocence, smile, meaningful speech and mannerisms.
Mallika Sherawat was clinging onto Chan throughout the evening and was his biggest moral support in translating things to his convenience. There was tremendous chemistry between Jackie and Mallika. She helped him in his pronunciation of difficult words and Indian names during his speech.
Amithab: After KS Ravikumar's lengthy welcome speech, the mike was handed over to Amitabh Bachchan. He said, "Chennai is very special to me as I got my first National Award here for Saath Hindustani from none other than Shri M Karunanidhiji, who was the then Chief Minister. And now years later, I am here again sharing the dais with him. It is my immense pleasure to see my friend Kamal as a center figure in such a grand event. Every time his name is mentioned, I notice the excitement of the audience. So I end my speech saying 'Kamal Hassan… Kamal Hassan…Kamal Hassan… (the claps sound rocked the auditorium.)."
Vijay: Normally Vijay ends his speech in very few words. But yesterday, he delivered an unusual speech. He praised Chan for his extra-ordinary onscreen performance and how he became an ardent fan of him. On Kamal, Vijay said, "Here, I'm not going to praise or congratulate Kamal sir. He is the Guru for people like me. Acting in films like Dasavatharam is his duty. Then only it is possible to actors like me to learn more on acting." Vijay also thanked Oscar Ravi for inviting him with veteran actors Kamal, Big B and Mammootty.
Kamal: Kamal Hassan spoke in Tamil to the audiences about Dasavatharam and later in English so that Jackie could follow it. He said, "I always feel jealous of you and I have 32 fractures in my career trying to emulate your stunts. I am meeting you for the first time and your simplicity is amazing. I have started a new friendship with you from today."
Jackie Chan: Jackie took the help of Mallika while he spoke about Oscar Ravichandran and his association with him. He also said that he will do a film with Kamal in future.
Jackie says that Dasavatharam is simply amazing and unbelievable effort of Kamal. He also said that Amitabh is the real Superstar of Asia and in future he would like to play in a romantic role while Amitabh plays an action block in a film.
Rama Narayanan, Jayaprada, Hema Malini, Asin, and Mallika Sherawat also delivered speeches on this most memorable occasion.
As usual, Oscar Ravichandran did not attend this function. As a policy does not attend his own functions nor does he get photographed, he simply stayed in his office and watching the events through a specially arranged live screen!


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Here's a heady thought for a Tuesday morning. I was looking at an article from Britain that examines how counter-culture has been exploited to sell booze. I then began to wonder about alcohol marketing here in the Americas.
Before I delve too deep into that notion, let's first acknowledge what Adbusters would have us understand: branders and marketers are working to continually encroach on our intellectual, public, private, and (shared) cultural space. They are looking to invade, conquer and settle down into our social-political-consumerist reality.
Psycho-Imperialism, I'll playfully say…
Looking around, I see marketers forging brand identities so omnipresent that they become part of us. Think about 'Kleenex' and 'Javex' – words that are used interchangeably with 'tissue' and 'bleach'. Or, ponder the ubiquity of 'Coke' and its association with everything. These brands have melded into the cerebral landscape so indelibly that we know these products unconsciously – they have become one with our collective culture.
Alcohol branding is no different. Instead of selling booze, they are instead selling ideas, experiences, excitement and associations that prey upon our emotions. Maybe you've seen popular, 'cool' and funny ideas, such as The Most Interesting Man in the World. But there are also 'counter-cool' ideas. If you are feeling a little rebellious and anti-establishment, well, the establishment can sell that to you as well. For example, certain energy drinks are marketed to be associated with danger, risk-taking and vigor. Combine with vodka.
Certain beers are sold to us as tough, different, edgy, escapist, or raw.
Certain whiskeys are portrayed as daring, character-building, fiery, or we are somehow meant to believe they are consumed as an act of leadership or maturity.
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I have a running joke that when I got married I became a hag, and not because I got old all of a sudden, but because my initials became HAG.
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Look what I have created with my own two hands (after much pulling of the hair). I have created an interactive chart to embed on my blog. This will help me when it comes to quantifying my data about General George Washington in my Mt. Vernon project.
I used myself as a test dummy. It looks like I could use a trip to my dentist and neurologist. PS-this was a very difficult task for me. I could not get my chart to create in Google Docs. I was switching my data around, trying to get it to be something that the chart maker would like. I enlisted the help of my teenage daughter, to no avail. Then during class I remembered something that Professor Kelly said-highlight the information that you want charted. Duh.
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It's been a week or so since the sun has risen in Minnesota. I mean, we're not living in darkness, but pretty much! Cold, no sun, dead trees, no flowers, and to top it off the pine trees don't smell like pine! C'mon! I'm a little irritated by the weather, but I can't complain: today was slightly "warmer" than the last week. You know high 30s low 40s? It's funny how your perception of "cold" and "warm" starts to change as the weather starts plummeting in degrees Fahrenheit.
This Sabbath was fantastic in ever way (minus the gloomy skies)! We had a wonderful youth lesson about James 2 and favoritism. Really great discussion and friendship-building. Then we enjoyed a challenging message about prioritizing the eternal over the temporary. And we ended our service singing Christmas hymns. Oh yes people, it's that time of the year! I love when December 1st hits me unexpectedly and I realize I'm that much closer to Christmas. Joy to the World! We then surprised our friends Dean & Amber with a wedding gift--a weekend getaway honeymoon! That was fun. And then we had some delicious potluck where in an unexpected twist of events, I got to try Puerto Rican delicacies in Minnesota. Who knew? It was sweet to have a taste of home away from home. We finished our day cheering on our church basketball team! They were the champions! Woo hoo!
I hope you all have a blessed Sunday!
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I love these people! Can you guess who the happy recipients of the honeymoon were? Yep, the middle guy with an ear to ear grin and his lovely wife! :)
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At the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Berkshire on Tuesday 27th September 2016 the Provincial Grand Master, Martin Peters, delivered the following address with a simple and exciting overall message – the Province is making astounding progress:
"What a delight it is to see this room so full for the annual meeting of our Provincial Grand Lodge. I have already welcomed our distinguished guests from other Provinces, but I do thank them again for being with us today. I now extend a welcome and congratulations to all those who have been honoured with a First Appointment or a Promotion today. It has given me huge pleasure to recognise the contributions you have made to take the Province forward and I thank you for them.
Among the promotion letters which went out in March was one to W Bro Bill Lloyd notifying him of my intention to promote him to Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden today. You might have noticed that that didn't happen. That's because I attended a dinner on 28th July to mark his 100th birthday and I surprised him with a Field Promotion to Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden. He is with us today and I am sure you would all now like to join me in congratulating him on his remarkable achievement.
We had a particularly successful team of Provincial Officers last year and the level of support for our team visits was exceptional. The few words I have already said about our retiring Deputy Provincial Grand Master do not reflect the huge contribution Very Worshipful Brother Colin Hayes has made to this Province since being appointed a Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies 27 years ago. I shall miss him enormously from our Executive team, but I am sure his wife will welcome the opportunity to share his company more often in the future. Colin, I cannot say how grateful I am to you for your contribution which has been pivotal to the success and happiness of this Province.
The Province has also been extremely well served by those officers I reappointed today and I am most grateful to them for their work on behalf of the Province over the past year. Of those who retired today, I should perhaps make special mention of W Bro Jim Dance who retired today after five years as our Provincial Grand Charity Steward and who made such a success of my Appeal for the Berkshire Masonic Charity. W Bro Neil Harvey and W Bro Gerry Preston, my Provincial Senior and Junior Wardens, made a fantastic team, visiting over 150 lodges during the year whilst also undertaking other valuable roles. I would also like to thank an unsung hero, because he is not an invested officer, W Bro Robin Kent our Provincial Communications Officer, who has done so much to promote our cause over the past year.
Lastly, I thank my Executive, especially W Bro David Keys our Provincial Grand Secretary, who has worked tirelessly for the Province over the past year, and whose administration for this special meeting has, as always, reflected the highest levels of planning and professionalism.
As we move from one year to the next, I thank every member of my old team and welcome the new one.
Brethren, my overall message today is a simple and exciting one – the Province is making astounding progress. Almost wherever we look we can see change. While change is inevitable, it can also be uncomfortable. But change can also be exciting and we have a strategic plan to deliver positive change. That plan is working and the results we are seeing are most encouraging. Your hard work to introduce the necessary changes to ensure a healthy future for your lodges has resulted in a dramatic improvement in fortunes across almost every metric by which progress can be measured.
What hasn't changed is our Vision Statement which underpins our strategic plan – that "Freemasonry should be understood and valued by the community". Nor has there been a change to our Mission Statement which is "to ensure that the Brethren of Berkshire enjoy their Freemasonry so that we grow our organisation and increase our contribution to the community". But in the areas of our three strategic imperatives – Enjoyment, Growth and Community – significant changes have taken place which have improved the fortunes our Lodges and of the Province.
Take Enjoyment. Lodges enjoy having work to do, and the backlog of ceremonies is now greater than it has ever been, but enjoyment of our Freemasonry is probably best measured by trends in resignations. In the past year resignations have been reduced by nearly 30 per cent. At 124 we had fewer resignations last year than we have had for over 20 years. The Lodge Care Teams which have been introduced into virtually every lodge over the past 15 months have been key to this dramatic reduction.
Take Growth. Growth is predicated by the number of new members we attract into our organisation. In the past year 137 initiations have been carried out – that is the highest level for over 20 years and over 30 per cent up on the previous year. That's just brilliant and the Introduction to Freemasonry team has made a huge contribution to this outcome. The chart in the Provincial Grand Secretaries report on page 12 of the Order Paper shows that the number of initiations exceeded the number of resignations. This is the first time that has happened for several decades, so of all the changes which have taken place, this is perhaps the most dramatic because it has resulted in us returning our Province to growth in terms of both Members and Memberships after a long period of decline. Indeed, my contacts who have access to all the numbers at Grand Lodge tell me we are one of the fastest growing Provinces in the country. Looking at the numbers in the Order Paper it might come as a surprise to some that we are growing, but that just underlines how remarkable the turnaround has been because those numbers are based on Lodge Annual Returns for the year 1st April 2015 to 31st March this year. Two thirds of our lodges now have a larger membership than that shown in the Order Paper on pages 14 and 15 and total memberships have increased from 3368 to 3463, that's an increase of nearly 3 per cent which, given past trends, is very, very impressive.
Take Community Contribution. As part of our strategic plan I launched an appeal to raise half a million pounds for the Berkshire Masonic Charity which supports the Berkshire community. I will never forget the presentation of £40,000 in used ten pound notes at this meeting a year ago, which took us past our £500,000 target a year ahead of schedule. Your generosity has enabled us to increase our financial support for community needs across Berkshire as well as introducing new projects such as the Berkshire Masonic Charity Scholarship in Pharmacy at Reading University.
The public's awareness of the contribution which Freemasonry makes to the community is hugely important to the future well-being of our organisation. Our contribution can be measured in terms of both time and money and today I want to focus on the giving of our time. The "300 Hours" initiative which I am launching today is designed to impact directly within local communities. The approach is based on the gift of time rather than cash and will reinforce the concept of Freemasons providing practical support in addition to the more traditional financial support role that we so often play. As part of our 300th anniversary celebrations, I am today inviting each lodge to deliver 300 hours of local community engagement between now and the end of 2017 and a team of volunteers has already been assembled representing every Centre to provide guidance to lodges to get this exciting project off to a flying start.
Our three strategic imperatives: Enjoyment, Growth and Community – all going well, very well!
The year ahead sees us celebrate the Tercentenary of the meeting of four Lodges in London in 1717 to form the first Grand Lodge in the World. An extensive programme of events is being organised to promote public awareness of Freemasonry, including a television programme. Other events will enable our families and friends to join in the festivities next year, such as the race day at Windsor Racecourse on Sunday 2nd July and a Gala Dinner here on Friday 24th November when local dignitaries will also be invited.
I trust that the report I have been able to give you indicates that the Province and our Lodges are thriving. Of course there is still much work to be done, but the fruits of your efforts are now clearly visible and we should all be hugely encouraged by the progress which has been made. The increased interest in Freemasonry which will be generated over the next 15 months will undoubtedly provide a further boost to our fortunes.
Brethren, the future for Freemasonry in Berkshire is bright and the year ahead will be full of opportunity to enjoy our Freemasonry, grow our organisation and increase our contribution to the community. Let's go forward together to realise that opportunity.
Thank you again for your unstinting support and for your attendance here today".


text: journalism Wed 9 AM | Exchange Exemplar: Mary McGrory, Journalism Pioneer By Geoffrey Riley • 23 hours ago Women generally did not hold important jobs in journalism when Mary McGrory began writing her column for the Washington Post. And even some of her colleagues sniffed at the idea of a women writing "important" stories in the paper. But she stuck to it, writing eloquently about Washington and politics for the better part of 50 years. John Norris gave an overview of her career in Mary McGrory: The First Queen of Journalism. SOU Professor Named "Disruptive Journalism" Fellow By Geoffrey Riley, John Baxter & April Ehrlich • Oct 9, 2017 Steven Babuljak/inside.sou.edu Listen Listening... / 17:27 Erik Palmer explains his "disruptive" work. You don't have to tell any journalist that the world is changing. The days when they worked just for the next newscast or press run are long gone, thanks to the Internet. And this is the zone in which the Online News Association works. Southern Oregon University professor Erik Palmer just returned from the conference of the ONA, where he was identified as a "disruptive journalism fellow." Eugene Writer Offers Tips On Better Writing For All By Geoffrey Riley & John Baxter • Jul 12, 2017 Wikimedia Commons Listen Listening... / 40:56 Mary-Kate Mackey punches up the prose. You don't have to write like a journalist to be successful in most careers. But it helps, actually. Being able to communicate thoughts in writing--briefly and clearly--is a handy skill no matter what the job. Professional journalist Mary-Kate Mackey, who taught at the University of Oregon, packages up some ideas on how to deliver punchy prose in her book Write Better Right Now: The Reluctant Writer's Guide to Confident Communication and Self-Assured Style. That subtitle tells it all: even if you are reluctant to write, knowing how can only help. Rogue Valley Journalist Paul Fattig Looks Back By Geoffrey Riley & John Baxter • May 23, 2017 Facebook page Listen Listening... / 41:29 Paul Fattig talks about journalism and cabin-remodeling. Journalist Paul Fattig distinguished himself as a solid reporter in a career that included stints at both The Daily Courier in Grants Pass and the Mail Tribune in Medford. He is less proud of his early days as a landowner, fixing up a cabin in the Applegate Valley with his wife Maureen. They learned a lot about themselves and a few things about each other, a story he tells in Up Sterling Creek Without a Paddle. cUriOus: Heightened Interest In Journalism By Geoffrey Riley & John Baxter • May 5, 2017 University of Oregon Listen Listening... / 22:13 Ed Madison details his experience and educational efforts. At least one journalism professor we know reports more people signing up for classes in the Donald Trump/Fake News age. And the business of journalism got a shot in the arm from the 2016 campaign and its outcome: more people paying for some major newspapers and their web pages. We get a perspective on the news business and renewed interest in it from Ed Madison at the University of Oregon School of Journalism. He worked for CNN when it started up and has worked many places since. Veteran Investigative Reporter Les Zaitz Retires By Geoffrey Riley & Emily Cureton • Sep 13, 2016 Les Zaitz Twitter Feed Listen Listening... / 19:37 Les Zaitz tells true stories of digging into stories. Les Zaitz started working for the Oregonian when wire service printers still went clickety-clack all day and all night. He will finish his career with the Oregonian at a time when investigators spend much of their time poring over emails (when public agencies release them). Zaitz covered the eruption of Mt. St. Helens, the arrival (and departure) of the Rajneeshes in Eastern Oregon, and the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge takeover, to name just few. The Bumpy Early History Of Broadcasting By Geoffrey Riley & Emily Cureton • Jun 10, 2016 HarperCollins Listen Listening... / 41:55 Scott Woolley revises the Sarnoff-vs-Armstrong face-off in early broadcasting. It's one of the sadder stories in broadcasting history: the first FM radios were rendered completely useless when the federal government MOVED the entire FM band to a different range of frequencies. First and most obvious question: why? The surprising answer and the personalities involved are revealed in Scott Woolley's book The Network. Money, power, egos... all figured in the development of the industry we know and love. Newspaper History Preserved Online By Emily Cureton & Geoffrey Riley • May 2, 2016 oregonnews.uoregon.edu Listen Listening... / 22:09 Sheila Rabun on digitizing Oregon's newspaper history. You really begin to appreciate the time-consuming work of digitizing old media when you peruse the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program. With a few key words, you can search 150 years of newspapers from across Oregon. Man In The Middle Of Change By Emily Cureton & Geoffrey Riley • May 2, 2016 Simonandschuster.com Listen Listening... / 41:47 Globetrotting with Andrew Solomon Andrew Solomon has a knack for getting into the middle of things. In previous books, he helped us understand depression, appreciate the complexity of parent-child relations, and know more about the particular relationship between the Sandy Hook shooter and his father. In "Far And Away," Solomon takes us to centers of change around the world. He was present for upheavals in Russia, South Africa, and Brazil, and the list goes on. SOU Students Work To Save Paper By Geoffrey Riley & Emily Cureton • Apr 22, 2016 The Siskiyou Listen Listening... / 25:28 Students Eli Stillman and Hannah Jones, then administrators Alena Ruggiero and Greg Jones discuss The Siskiyou. The tribulations of the journalism business are well documented, and affect outlets big and small. The student newspaper The Siskiyou at Southern Oregon University already gave up its print version several years ago. Now its staffers and faculty guide are trying to save it from extinction as an online-only publication. SOU is pulling its official support, but leaving the door open for a student-funded Siskiyou; a gofundme campaign has been set up for stopgap support. Tough Times For Papers, Even On Campus By Geoffrey Riley & Charlotte Duren • Mar 31, 2015 Wikimedia Listen Listening... / 16:48 Eli Stillman and Eric Ghelfi lay out the issues with their paper. It's a tough business climate for journalism. How do you get people to buy the information you offer when they can get so much online, for free? The situation affects journalists-in-training, too, like at the Southern Oregon University online publication "The Siskiyou." It ceased printing a paper version several years ago, and now faces additional pressures to deliver or face downgrades. Quick: Define "Journalist" By Geoffrey Riley & Charlotte Duren • May 1, 2014 kqed Listen Listening... / 21:41 Stover Harger, III talks about the changes in journalism and in defining "journalist." If you hang out at the city council meeting and send a few tweets about the proceedings, does that make you a journalist? That's a question the Oregon Government Ethics Commission wants to answer. Public bodies around the country are struggling with how to define who is and is not a journalist.


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Hello, and welcome to the daytime edition of "Let's Make You Squeal," the zany show where Washington County's elected brain trust competes for cash and prizes as they try to simultaneously build a stadium, pay down the sewer debt, fund small-town adventure travel, pay for fire trucks, build economic development bureaucracy, develop multinational theme parks, construct a Hagerstown-to-Funkstown monorail and cure cancer, all by asking charities and hotel owners for their spare change.
Hi, my name is Monty Councilman, and our first contestant today is County Commissioner Paul Swartz. What are we dressed as today, Paul, could that be Hagerstown Suns' mascot Jay Jay? Very good, well I'll tell you what, I will give you $283,000 a year if you can just root around in that Hagerstown Suns duffle bag and show me a 1 penny sales tax increase.
Excellent, you have the sales tax increase which means you keep the cash. Now, Paul, I want you to think very hard. Do you want to keep the penny sales tax increase and the $283,000, or do you want to buy whatever it is Del. Chris Shank, who incidentally is modeling a beautiful mink stole from Dicker and Dicker of Beverly Hills, has in this box he's bringing down the aisle?


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On behalf of the MGSA Edmund Keeley Book Prize Committee (Kostis Kornetis, George Fragopoulos, and myself) it is my pleasure to announce that the winner of the 2017 prize is Professor Devin E. Naar for his monograph Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece, published by Stanford University Press, 2016.
The Committee received an uncommonly large number of submissions this year, and was impressed by the exceptional quality of all of them. This made the decision an extremely difficult one, for each submission is a significant contribution to the field of Modern Greek Studies, and it is gratifying to see so many fine scholars enriching the field with their important work. Naar's book is distinguished for its original approach to the issue of Salonica's Jewish community, the depth of its analysis and its rich examination of archival sources, as well as for its elegant prose.
We look forward to honoring Professor Naar's work when we officially confer the prize at the MGSA Symposium at Stockton University on November 2.
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Bye Bye Miers
The problem that the powerlineblog shows is that the right-wing will not blindly trust President Bush's word on the "conservativeness" of the next nominee--they will want answers. Thus the next nominee will probably come under fire from both Republicans and Democrats, as they will both press the nominee to answer questions that Roberts was able to avoid answering. One thing for sue is that the next confirmation hearing will likely be must see TV.
A lot of conservative pundits are feeling triumphant today, but there are millions of rank and file Republicans who supported the Miers nomination, many of whom--including many dyed in the wool conservatives--believed, rightly or wrongly, that the criticism of Miers from the right was arrogant and elitist. Miers was a poor choice for a number of reasons, not least because her nomination needlessly divided the party.
There are lots of sighs of relief this morning, and understandably so; but they're premature, I think. Who knows who the next nominee might be? The beginning of the Miers problem was that President Bush committed to naming a woman before he had a woman lined up for the job. We know that he chose Miers only after "several" women turned him down. We don't know how many said no, or who they were; so at this point, no one knows who is left in the "woman" pool. I really hope that at this point, Bush forgets about diversity and nominates the best person for the job. But is there any reason to assume that he will do so?


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The Shadow Games and Shapes
Antelope Slot Canyon has a lot of surprises that are either visible to the eye or you can only see them through the camera lens.
The rocks surprise you with the shapes of faces (Lincoln, Elvis and more). At some point you are told to take a photo of a rock that is not that interesting, you take a photo, you look back at it and you see the heart (see photos below).
Our awesome tour guide told us what to look for and where to aim the camera to get the images.
It was unbelievable how many surprises this little place holds. I loved every minute being there.
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Freddy Seitz's talk at Poland Middle School comes just a few days before the movie's release in theaters
By Dan Marcel
Published: November 14, 2017, 11:00 pm Updated: November 14, 2017, 11:43 pm
POLAND, Ohio (WKBN) – "Wonder," a new movie coming out about a young child with facial differences, has prompted a local man with a similar case to come back home and share his experience.
Freddy Seitz, now 25 years old, attended Poland Middle School with his siblings. They spent the day on Tuesday telling current students, parents, and faculty their story.
"A few years ago, I was in this school. I was sitting where you're sitting," Seitz said.
He was born ten weeks early with Goldenhar Syndrome — a craniofacial difference that, among other things, left him without his right ear, cheek, or jawbone.
By the time Seitz was 3, he was completely deaf and at 5, he'd had more than 19 surgeries to repair parts of his face and help him breathe. He uses sign language to communicate.
The movie is based off a book by the same name, which Poland students have been reading.
"The book was a good opportunity to talk to the students and I think it's a really good opportunity. It's exciting to be back here," Seitz said.
His talk comes just a few days before Wonder's release in theaters. The movie tells the story of a young boy with a similar facial difference.
"A facial difference affects the person," said Seitz's mother, Rose. "It affects the entire family so my kids and Freddy have all handled this tremendously well. They're good kids."
During his time in Poland, Seitz said he dealt with his share of bullying and lots of people stared at him. Still, he said he's thankful for the guidance his teachers gave him, specifically Irene Tuninidas.
She also lost her hearing when she was young and was instrumental in helping Seitz succeed in school.
"She told me, 'There are no limits. Deaf people or hearing, it doesn't matter. Just continue to do what you want.' She helped raise me to the next level," Seitz said.
"I was overwhelmed and amazed to see how well Fred spoke about his schooling," Tuninidas said.
When the talk was over, Seitz and his mom talked with students one-on-one. Some of them even asked him to sign their own copy of the book, Wonder.
Seitz recently graduated from the University of Akron with an Electrical Engineering degree and is currently looking for a job.
In the meantime, he's hoping he can help kids like those in Poland understand that our differences don't need to divide us.


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Congratulations to this year's winners, Professor Bryan Schwartz and Sessional Instructor Eleanor Wiebe.
The first Barney Sneiderman Awards for Teaching Excellence were announced on Thursday, May 7th, during the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law Centennial Finale held at Government House. The event provided a fitting close to our year of celebrations of the law school and our community, of our shared history and our bright future. Dean Lorna A. Turnbull began the award ceremony portion of the evening with the following comments. "An important part of positioning us for our next 100 years is ensuring that we continue to review and refine the delicate balance between our calling as teachers and our passions as researchers, which are not mutually exclusive, but rather when properly balanced, are mutually reinforcing. Our late colleague Barney Sneiderman knew this and he lived this."
The teaching awards, named in honour of Sneiderman, were created by his wife (Carla Shapiro) and children and generously supported by Justice Marshall Rothstein. This award will be given out annually to one excellent teacher (full time faculty member or sessional instructor) from nominations made by colleagues, alumni or students. In this inaugural year, the award was given to two worthy recipients: full time faculty member Professor Bryan Schwartz, and sessional instructor Eleanor Wiebe.
Dean Turnbull celebrated each recipient with the following comments.
"Professor Schwartz' commitment to teaching has touched upon every one of the aspects the award considers including classroom teaching, curriculum development, supervision of students in research and in mooting, publishing on legal educational theory, and creating the innovative and popular Hebrew University program, which is where he is today. He was praised by his nominators as being a mentor who has taught generations of students in a broad range of courses and contributed to student development through co-authoring and publishing student work. They also noted how fitting it would be for this inaugural award to be granted to someone who worked for many years alongside Barney and who delivered the eulogy at his funeral.
"Professor Wiebe is an outstanding teacher who uses a combination of lecture and problem solving in every class. She takes her teaching very seriously and has educated herself about using technology in her teaching. She has shared her teaching gift by speaking to new sessional lecturers and been featured in a University publication about Teaching. She literally makes her class text book digestible for her students by having an edible version made at a specialty bakeshop. It is touches such as these that exemplify her kindness and humility. When paired with her "incredible effectiveness and efficiency in the classroom" these qualities, in the estimation of her nominators, make her "beloved" just as Barney was."


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