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Working at a fashion magazine makes the months—and certainly the seasons—zip by. (click image to enlarge)
Katherine's Picks Fall Fashion
Working at a fashion magazine makes the months—and certainly the seasons—zip by. (click image to enlarge)
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Women's wear Fall/Winter 2008-09 preview
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Trend Report
Sweetly sexy and softly dreamy, Roberto Cavalli's spring runway offered a perfect assortment of pseudo-seventies styles in a palette of soft pastels and pretty purples. (click on image to enlarge)
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Men's wear Spring/Summer 2008: Preview
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Women's wear spring/summer 2008: Preview
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Want to skip the harsh lighting of boutique dressing rooms?
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Accessory Report
We like to think of accessories as the adjectives in the story of an outfit.
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What to Wear
Coachella is upon us, and while this might not mean much to our readers who aren't decamping for the grassy lawns of Indio's Empire Polo Fields, we bet that many of you have some sort of spring/summer music festival plans.
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Shelf Life: Books
From New York street art to vintage fashion, check out what's hitting bookstores this season.
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Gap Design Editions Return with Phillip Lim and More!
Last year, we loved our Gap Design Editions white shirts from Thakoon and more, and we can't wait until next month to see our favorite up-and-coming designers' latest riffs on the classic white shirt.
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Line We Love
Love is a fickle thing and you never know when it will strike. We were recently zapped with fresh fondness for a line that's been under our noses for some time.
(whowhatweardaily.com) Click in above or view more hot Shoes here
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2008 Hairstyles
It's easy for men to get locked into a standard hairstyle that they think works. So, while every trip to the barber finds them asking for "the usual," that's not the way to approach a finely tuned style.
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Obsession du jour: Benjamin Eyewear
As you may have guessed, we're starting today off with the fourth episode of Who What Wear TV's New York Fashion Week Series. In this segment, we meet up with a fellow Angeleno, the fantastically talented Katy Rodriguez. We were invited to an intimate showing of Rodriguez's Fall 08 collection and were delighted by what was presented (as you will surely be as well). Check out the episode and don't miss today's story...
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The Extra 10 Percent: Hot Spring Accessories
With a nylon watch strap and a pair of classic sunglasses, your new accessories will put you over the edge.
Classic Sunglasses
Sunglasses are not an area in life where a man should be hip or trendy or ahead of the curve, so the next time you're in the market for new shades, do yourself a favor and flip through a celebrity tabloid. Notice all the shapes, sizes, and tints favored by the flash-bitten young swells out in L.A., and then go in the opposite direction. They could be wire-rimmed aviators or chunky tortoiseshell frames -- Michael Kors's latest sunglass collection, pictured here, offers variations on both -- but make sure they're something you could imagine wearing next year, or even in ten years. Because the best sunglasses are always the classic ones.
Sunglasses (from top: $295, $235, and $200) by Michael Kors.
Nylon Watch Strap
Lose the metal or leather watchband for the summer and replace it with a nylon strap. It's sweat-resistant and machine-washable, and you can easily swap out darker options (like the famous NATO strap, bottom, a favorite of J. Bond in Goldfinger) with more-colorful ones.
From top: Nylon straps by Smart Turnout ($30) and J. Press ($29); NATO strap ($22) available from West Coast Time; watches by Bell & Ross ($1,750), Breitling ($3,800), and IWC ($3,400).
(esquire.com) Click in above for details or here for more trends for Men
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How To Organize Your Closet
If you're a busy man on the go, you can minimize prep time in the morning and gain valuable minutes by creating a closet that's as organized as your timetable.
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Safari Chic
In particular, we're currently channeling Grace Kelly and Ava Gardner's style in the very gorgeous 1953 movie, Mogambo.
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Accessory Report
To start things off, we shall first examine the bright bag du jour for Jessica Alba.
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Trend Report
After a super somber fall season (we're not complaining, just saying), the exuberant spring runways were a visual treat.
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Wearing Layers
Fashion, like a good relationship, works best when you understand its many layers.
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Make Each Month Gorgeous with Yellow Box Beauty
With all the great cosmetic brands out there, it's becoming next to impossible for a beauty junkie to keep up with the hottest new products.
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Redo Your Living Room For Under $500
Rehauling your living room on the cheap is a challenge to say the least.
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Roberto Cavalli for H & M
Following in the footsteps of fellow guest designers Karl Lagerfeld and Stella McCartney, Roberto Cavalli has created a limited-edition collection for H&M that's sexy, festive, and very affordable.
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Shopping Alert: Hollywould Goes to Target!
Like Proenza Schouler, Alice Temperley and Devi Kroell before her, accessory designer...
Holly Dunlap is taking her luxe footwear and handbag line to Target. Hollywould, already a favorite of stars like Eva Longoria, is now available to those of us without movie star budgets through December 16. Expect girly heels and night-out clutches in rich, bold colors. We love these red peep-toe pumps, only $30, and matching satin clutch, just $20 — perfect for upcoming holiday parties. Shop the entire collection at target.com now!
(People.com) Click in above or here for more celebrity trends
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Get A Trendy Vita Bracelet To Benefit Breast Cancer!
Celebrities like Jessica Alba and Hayden Panettiere love Vita's chain link faux snakeskin bands.
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Trendspotted: Yummy Buttery Yellow
Maybe it's the blooming of daisies, goldenrods and black eyed susans.
So if you want to wear something more, well colorful than white that's still light, bright, and airy - try buttery yellow. Whether it's called pale yellow, sunflower yellow, canary, pineapple, lemon, or daffodil, you'll want to spread it on a piece of bread and take a bite.
Accessorizing Tip: Yellow gives a fresh, clean look to clothes, but don't wear too much. It's best to choose a single yellow item for your look. Accessorize yellow clothes with bursts of jewel tones for high drama. As an accessory, yellow goes with lots of colors, but if you're not sure, we always like it with white.
Interiors Tip: We love this color for fashion, but if you have an eco-luxe themed house with dark brown furniture, buttery yellow is also the perfect complementary color for accenting!
Fontanelli Yellow Soft Leather Drawstring Tote Bag
Lacoste Dandelion Canvas Shoes
Marled Yellow Cotton Beret
Rachel Leigh Clearly Colorful Asymmetrical Bangle
Lacoste Men's Yellow Pique Polo
Alice + Olivia Pocket Tube Dress in Yellow Brocade
Sam Edelman Celine Flat in Yellow
BCBG Max Azria Swiss Dot Dress in Lemon
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Fashion Loves
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How To: Buy Her Jewelry
For many guys, buying jewelry for a woman is intimidating and discouraging.
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Wax It Painlessly (Really!)
We don't know about you, but bikini waxing is the bane of our existence.
1. Make sure your hairline is scrubbed clean.
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Finally, a Swimsuit That Forgives!
It's that dreaded time of year again. No, not tax season—swimsuit season! But don't fret. We know how you can sizzle, even if summer's kickoff has caught you off guard.
At West Hollywood's Malgosia, designer Sonia De Mello recently showed off a new line of swimwear that included the trés chic Vitoria, which works wonders for women with curves thanks to large side cutouts and a thin line of material connecting the top with the bottom.
Uh, how does that work? "The result is this very slimming illusion," a rep for the line tells us. "The cutout sides and back make the body look like it has more of an hourglass figure, while providing just a touch of tummy coverage."
Looks like you'll have no reason to shy away from showing a lot of skin this summer, and you might even end up with some interesting tan lines. Suntan lotion, anyone?
(mystyle.com) Click in above or here for more celebrity trends
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Our Favorite Style Clicks of the Week
ASOS.com, famous for its affordable celebrity-inspired fashions, has just launched a luxe line that already has us drooling.
Did you know that famous flyer Amelia Earhart was also quite the fashionista?
Good news for beach bums. Reading a racy or thrilling novel can help you burn more calories!
Pumps and flats — in one! Sheilas' convertible heels were created to keep women drivers safer, but they're also pretty chic.
Sienna and Savannah Miller's Twenty8Twelve clothing line launches July 26th in New York.
Usually simple in style, J.Crew throws a curve ball with these fantastic glitter T-strap heels.
For those with rapidly expanding bellies, Fashiontribes.com has put together great round up of mom-to-be fashion tips.
Bellasugar gives China Glaze — an eggshell blue nail polish named For Audrey in honor of Breakfast At Tiffany's — a test run .
(People.com) Click in above or here for more celebrity trends
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Trendspotted: Be More Like the Swiss
You've read the trend reports. And today's Stylehive post on cool cork boards. You bought that bright graphic mini you've been eyeing for weeks. You know what's hot. Now, the only question is how to accessorize without going over the top.
Kenneth Jay Lane Elephant Cuff Bracelet - $125
Chloé - Paddington Jacquard Satchel- $1225
Bop Basic Leggings- $45
Christian Louboutin Cork Platform Pump- $595
L.A.M.B. Crowther Natural Shoes- $375
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Item of the Day: Victoria's Secret PINK "86" Henley Tee
Summer is here and life is officially good.
If you love the Sun as much as we do, then you're likely to love this "86" Henley Tee by Victoria's Secret PINK ($22.50). It's a great sporty style and would look great over your bikini top as you head to the beach!
Victoria's Secret PINK "86" Henley Tee
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Scents of the Season
Our five standout summer fragrances, one for each mood.
Kenzo Flower by Kenzo($68, at the Bay)
The latest fragrance from Kenzo is a fresh blend of bergamot, Bulgarian rose, white musk and vanilla—all in an alcohol-free formula that won't dry out your skin. (A downside to alcohol-free fragrances is that they tend not to linger as long, so keep one at home, at work and in your beach bag.) Almost as enticing as the juice itself? The bottle. The trademark shape—meant to evoke "a poppy in the city," and to be as tall and slim as a high-rise building—is given new vigour with a colourful kite design.
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Teen Fashion Photo Gallery: Delia's Summer Styles
Well ladies, bikini season has finally arrived, so you know what that means--time to start shopping for your cutest poolside look!
Delia's Summer Styles - Swimsuits & More
As usual, we're always obsessing over something, and today it's this very "Juicy-esque" striped terry cloth bikini by Salinas (at right).
What do YOU darlings think? Would you rock it? Leave us a comment and let us know!
(teenfashion.about.com) Click in above or here for more celebrity trends
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Shops Alert: Gap's Designer Collections
Move over H&M. Make some room Target. Starting today, Gap is introducing a limited edition collection of white shirts designed by three of the hottest design labels in the industry (and winners of the 2006 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund): Doo.Ri, Rodarte and Thakoon. The Gap Design Editions is the retail giant's first major foray into guest designer collections, and it's no doubt a response to the high-end collections like Stella McCartney and Proenza Schouler being offered at its competitors. The emerging labels Doo.Ri, Rodarte and Thakoon are favorites of Hollywood starlets like Cate Blanchett, Hillary Swank, and Drew Barrymore. And for $68-$88, you can find fabulous pieces by these designers at your neighborhood GAP and online by clicking here.
(People.com) Click in above or here for more celebrity trends
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Hot Finds - Eco-Chic
Looking for a way to reduce, reuse and recycle? Check out five items the stars are using to help save the planet.
To-Go Cup
THE FIND Wide-mouth 8.6 oz stainless steel thermal bottles
THE PRICE $20 each
BUY ONLINE reusablebags.com
WHY YOU WANT IT When Julia Roberts takes her cup of joe on the road, she carries it in a reusable mug. To tote yours in style, try these leak-proof thermal bottles made of recyclable stainless steel.
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Weigh Yourself Like a Celebrity!
Getting on my scale is never the highlight of my day -- and rarely a moment that I giggle with glee. So when I saw the Celebrity Scale, I saw a rare opportunity for laughing at my weight (in a good way). The brainchild of Irish designers Angry Associates, the scales measures you in terms of "celebrities" so you can weigh anywhere between Gizmo to the Karate Kid to King Kong. And now I know that if it looks like I'm creeping up toward Mr. Ed, it's time to re-think feeding time. To buy your own, go to angry-associates.com, for $68 plus shipping. -- Melissa Liebling-Goldberg
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30 Trends: Shop Coast to Coast
Celebrating 30 years of FASHION Magazine with 30 Trends from our favourite shops
Knickers'n Lace
Willow Park Village, Calgary
403.225.1413 knickersnlace.ca
For the past 17 years, Knickers N' Lace has been educating women about proper fitting garments. Enjoy the intimate and professional atmosphere our sales associates provide. We are dedicated to making you feel beautiful from the inside out!
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Marcia Cross and Amanda Peet Love Babycakes
They are so deceivingly pretty, that it takes you a minute to realize how practical Babycakes of Scottsdale actually are as a gift for the mother-to-be. What looks to be a cake built of flowers are amazing bundles of gifts that are one, two, or three tiers of baby clothes, toys, blankets, diapers, wash clothes and much more. All these goodies are packed generously in a flower covered cake topped with a handpicked ornament of the sender's choice. Choose between blue, purple, pink, green, yellow or neutral tones for flowers and products and have it delivered right to the new mom's door! Marcia Cross and Amanda Peet both loved their special deliveries recently. Babycakes, $190- $384, can be ordered online or by calling 1-888-302-BABY.
(People.com) Click in above or here for more celebrity trends
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Fashion Loves
Floral scents that contain notes like gardenia add a feminine touch to your fragrance library.Editor's Tip: This designer's signature scent gets a pretty, limited-edition package just in time for Valentine's Day.
Heart Marc Limited Edition Eau De Parfum Spray, $80. At Holt Renfrew across Canada.
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Montreal Notes: Blush Lingerie
Reaching for your makeup case may be one way to add a little colour to your cheeks, but why not take the sexier route with Blush Lingerie (blushlingerie.com). The Montreal-based company's line of sweet nothings has had hearts racing for over 20 years. Slip on the pale pink lace Pretty Baby set (camisole, $30, and hipster, $20), and get ready for a reaction that is guaranteed to be the complete opposite of demure. At The Bay (585 Ste-Catherine St. W., 514-281-4422, hbc.com).
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Fashion Loves
Puppy love
Keep your pooch looking precious in a cozy sweater while walking in a winter wonderland.Editor's Tip: A bright knit is a fantastic way to keep Fido warm while he's frolicking with his friends at the park.
Old Navy sweater, $17. At Old Navy across Canada, oldnavy.com. Categories for this posting: Clothing
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"I am hungry."
This short but compelling sentence verbalizes the plight of many malnourished young children of our world. Not all are fortunate to partake in the normal, not all enjoy three meals a day, and not all sit at a dining table laden with the required nourishments for healthy growth.
In the spring of 2014, three teenage girls from Los Angeles visited the Philippines, the birth country of their parents. Caroline, Carmina and Catherine were rewarded with this trip from good scholastic achievements. Their parents designed their vacation to be a combination of fun and civic awareness to the world around them, in this instance, Vigan, Philippines.
So apart from enjoying the splendor of the white beaches of Palawan, they spent a few days mingling with the town's Rotary Club of Vigan, observing and learning about the club's civic programs. They participated in painting the homes that their parents built for the underprivileged. They were introduced to the dental outreach clinic and the school feeding program. They discovered and saw first hand that forty-eight (48) grade school children were assessed by the Philippine Pediatric Society of Ilocos Sur as immensely malnourished. These children were short in height and light in weight for their age range. They mingled with these innocent children who were born to poverty and did not know the difference.
Seeing these, they took action. Caroline, Carmina and Catherine took a courageous leap and made a commitment to the Rotary Club of Vigan to support the forty-eight school children.
When they returned to the United States, their perspective on life changed. They had a marked appreciation of the privileges that they enjoyed. They acutely understood that others are not as fortunate; in fact they are quietly waiting for help. They asked, "Is it indeed true that giving up one juice drink or a scoop of Yogurt once a month can healthily feed one malnourished child?"
They got to work and invited Tiffany, their friend and classmate, to brainstorm on a vision. They made a pact to adopt the Busiing Elementary School in Vigan, where the forty-eight malnourished children attend school.
In June 2014, when school started in the Philippines, Feed2Succeed was born. With the help of the Rotary Club of Vigan and their partners in service, the Ilocos Sur Medical Society, the Philippine Pediatric Society-Ilocos Sur Chapter, the Ilocos Sur Dental Society, and the Metro Vigan Cooperative Hospital, the pilot program was launched and the first funding was granted. From the mouths of babes to ears of four budding philanthropists, a brand of kindness came to life; unadulterated and genuine in purpose.

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Do you have an emotion
That chokes you up
now and then
And suddenly leaves you.
Can you spin a web,
with words acting as the thread,
then writing a poem is very simple,
there is nothing to dread.
When you get these emotions
begging to get out,
quickly take a pencil,
and jot them down.
Put those emotions
in words quick and sly,
before your mind rebels
and let the emotions fly.
The result may be hazy
the mixture may be dense,
Let the broth cool down
It will make some sense.
Now that you have netted him (emotions)
Caught him bright and clear (with words)
What you have created is
Known as poem my dear…..


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A Special Easter Message from the 74126: A Community of Resurrection
By Rev. Ron Robinson
(Prayers for God's presence of love and healing for the families of those who were killed here a year ago, and for the lives of those who were injured and for their families, and for our neighborhoods where the victims and the shooters lived for the neighbors were injured too; prayers of healing and unconditional love also for the two men arrested a year ago Easter morning, and for their family members, and for all those who may be harboring feelings of hurt and abandonment and rising violence within their minds and spirit and who struggle to grow in and with God. And prayers for those in the justice system. Prayers that we keep asking why this might have happened; not for excuses, not for simple explanations; but if we are serious about reducing the violence, we need to keep digging deeper into its many sources)
A year ago this weekend we gathered for the Easter sunrise service outside at our Welcome Table KitchenGardenPark, 6005 N. Johnstown Ave. We gathered in the wake of the Good Friday shootings in our area. As we held the sunrise service we heard about the arrests which brought a modicum of relief to our area, and many questions. But when we gathered outside at first the tension of the violence and its wake were still present. Echoes of violence and fear and segregation from the past, and not just the race massacre past of 1921, but the continuing fear and racist responses of white flight and redlining and neighborhood decline and abandonment and the summer a few years back when every night there was a shooting we could hear, or heard of.
Just today, for example, we were inviting a person to come to the garden to plant a bed with us to help his hunger needs, and not just use our Cornerstore Pantry, and he, a white person, said he didn't want to because there were too many shooting there in the area where the garden is. We tried to convince him otherwise, but no use, and it probably wasn't the real reason anyway. We hear this all the time from people who say to us, or to others who are coming to work with us, that people have told them not to come because of how dangerous it is. Even though statistics and our own presence here belies this fact. Even though as white, and as American Indian, and as bi-racial families, living and working here in a majority African American service area in our two mile radius, we are still priveleged and are safer on average than many of our African American neighbors. Still the stereotypes and the fears persist.
And there was heightened fear in our community a year ago; fear by the residents of color that if they went outside some "white guys in a pickup" might gun them down too. It was a reality based on what had just happened; and fear by "white" residents that there would be violence of retribution, as they were also ethnic minorities in the zipcode. We had already heard stories and rumors of white people being attacked in the area the day before, and black clergy colleagues were busy, they said, helping to prevent such things from a few they encountered. It all reminded me, when I thought of it later, about those days of the years of integration from my seventh grade to senior year at Monroe and McLain schools, when ever so often, more often than not, stories and rumors of racial fighting or plans to fight would ripple through the school corridors, dividing friends, based on some minor incident or just rumors spread to be violent in itself and to feed into the spirit of fear and scarcity and fear of diversity and unity that was wrecking the community outside the schools.
On that Easter morning when news of the arrests occurred, and we began to find out who it was, and to find out the connections we all had, for some of us perhaps with both victims and the ones arrested, there was of course some relief, but not much, for our area itself seemed to have been violated, feeding into more of the stereotypes about our area held by others. And there was then the continuing attempt at explanations and rationalizations. The fact that the shooters had come from upbringings filled with violence is important to know, but it is often the case, and it should make us more committed to the environments we create for children regardless of their race; what I am saying is that so often my white neighbors would be quick to point out the sufferings of the "white" shooters (one with American Indian ethnicity too, but that is a part of the conversation to keep having) but they are often silent or uninformed about the sufferings and upbringings of those who are black and commit violent crimes; and yes, we had to keep pointing out, there are cases where blacks had attacked and killed white people in our area, and recently, but that the incidents were not the same; those had been acts with other motives like robbery; this had been one of projected revenge and race was an apparent prime motive. Deeper still were the echoes of violence and suicide and depression, and yet these are almost always present in all who commit such crimes regardless of race. It all should have made us more empathic; at times, even months later, it sometimes, from all, made us less empathic. Now we have issues that came up that involve the death penalty for the case still being prosecuted. I have long been against the death penalty for all, and especially because of the way it is carried out in greater percentages against people of poverty and color. I, like at least one of the surviving victims, don't think justice would be served by the death penalty in this case, or any case, but it is hard to speak about it since I am white and the shooters come from the same poor white culture I have; so, if anything, regardless of the outcome, it should make me re-double my own commitments to a broader understanding of justice and reparations especially for people of color in our society. Just as it should, again we say, make us re-double our care and concern for the gun culture that puts such weapons in the easy reach of the impulsive and the addicted and the greatly mentally disturbed.
These have been the continuing thoughts over a year when Good Friday has continued in our community; it didn't or doesn't just happen on one day when in the zip code with the lowest life expectancy, where businesses and so many agencies and any kind of investment has fled over the years; when (despite recent attention and good news on all the abandoned burned out structures here I have been promoting in this space) you can still drive down the major streets and into the subdivision culdesacs and see so much neglect and abuse, and know that it reflects the continuing struggle of the area (even though we have great homes and neighborhoods and families and lives and it is a blessing to live here). Overall we have kept silent and have been nursing wounds and fears. The crimes, for some, brought racism and all the other issues that have been raised connected to the shooters mentioned above back up to consciousness; for some they can't any longer deny the continuing race and ethnicity issues that they thought might have been gone once the majority of white flight was over. For some, I hope it also made our overall zipcodes here more visible, and that attention can not just end at the city limits line, but that the lives of people who live just over the line impact what happens on the city side the same as the county side, and vice versa. We need a plan and commitment that involves both city and county for the area that is increasingly becoming as one, demographically and with ties of where people shop, play, go to school, work, etc.
I write this all on Holy Saturday, Easter Eve, a time for a day of reflection itself, of prayer, of listening, of waiting, a day of transition between despair and renewed hope. The day for the traditional "harrowing of Hell" when it was emptied out. A good day for emptying out all that has been bottled up by shame and fear; Christ went to bring liberation and to end Hell, as the tradition puts it that I like, and so what better day to empty out the shame that comes, and to begin again the holy conversations needed for our times and place. We do not do Good Fridays well; we aren't expected to; we deal with shame on these topics and events; we do not have good guides through all the emotions, all the reactions; we make mistakes; I will make mistakes in just how I try to convey my thoughts here. Holy Saturday reminds us it is all right, if we come together and just reflect, and if we commit to keep walking together, together toward the tomb that we do not know yet is empty.
What I know is that we can experience, because we do so in glimpses all the time, in the ways people help each other in our many undertakings and partnerships, we can experience a Community of Resurrection. Sometimes, when we come together like at the service of memory and healing today, or right after the event, we get glimpses of it. Other times it comes up from the hard work of planting seeds and combatting cynicism and skepticism in all the issues and activities you read about that we are involved in (continuing struggles and new plans at McLain, all the renewal efforts with the Health Dept, the ways we partner for basic needs for our residents, and even our times when we can come together in worship). I think, on these moments, that in the Resurrection stories in the gospels, that Jesus appears only briefly for the most part; short encounters, sometimes just rumors of the appearance after the crucifixion, and then he is gone; for most the faithfulness comes from seeing the changes that were effected in the lives of others. So it continues for us today.
It has been ten years since the first Easter service in the church plant that is now known as The Welcome Table missional community. It is time for us to look again at what it means to be a community of resurrection. How best can we take our core value of the missional approach to church and reflect it in our worship? For the time being as we work on these questions, we will merge missional relationships and worship and create community by participating more often with the worship of others. Some at the local Methodist church partners here; some as we did at the wonderful contemplative Taize service downtown with Trinity Episcopal; some with our Unitarian Universalist partners, some that we lead here. We are also looking at ways to create more worship here throughout the week in all that we do, so that we don't take something as vital to community growing as worship and put it only on Sunday; creating an ongoing spiritual prayerful space here, at the center and at the park, and in other ways that will emerge. Our sense of community that is now forged in mission can itself be resurrected, as part of what our wider community needs, seeds of resurrection that stand alongside of, and stand against, the Good Fridays.
I will close with Holy Week short reflections that go a little deeper into how each Day, from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday, is like a Four-Act Play, each day with its own theme, its own lessons for our lives, together.
Today is Act One: the meal, the presence of abundance in the midst of fear and scarcity, the commandment to love one another as we have been loved, reminder that nothing to come, nothing done, can separate us from the love of God, the attention to the bodies around us, to the hurting feet; it is all about the anointing, sharing the belovedness. In the way of the Psalm, this is the day of lifting up the original blessedness, our orientation to the Divine intersecting, intertwining, with us.\
This is Good Friday, this is Act Two, the sudden dis-orientation, the disillusionment, the dashing of hopes, when the truth that another world is possible, and is emerging, is revealed to be a lie, the day of abandonment, forsakenness even, when injustice and oppression and the way things just are rule the day, the bottom drops out from under us and from all life and from creation, again, again, just when we thought maybe...there is nothing necessary about this Day, though perhaps inevitable, for what do we expect when we line up the roads with crosses, with a punishment culture, and there is nothing good in it, though good may come wringing its way in response to it, though we can't feel it or imagine it this day; this is the day, so often repeated in our history, when Incarnation, that glimpse of divinity and love, what we herald at births just so recently, culminates in violent death, mocking the very flesh of God in us and among us. This is the day when the House of Hope is barred by the threshold of despair, and we know where we must go to cross it, but we can't yet, and so we turn away, and even if we draw close and embrace it, embrace what is left of You, we can't hold the pain, it keeps slipping from our grasp, and even when we want to find meaning in how much pain we bear, we can't. We pray that Your presence might be with us even in Your Absence, but we can't even remember the words or what your presence felt like.
This is Holy Saturday, Easter Eve, this is Act Three, the deepening of the disorientation, the sitting with the loss, but also the tradition says the day of the Harrowing of Hell, when Christ descended to release all those who had died before his coming, to be with them even in that place, to be even with those, and I like to believe to close it on his way out. This is the day of pondering, questioning, and of emptying our minds as Christ empties Hell; a day when emptiness caused by what happened to us, from outside us, can prompt us to reclaim the emptiness within us and move us from a position of isolation and aloneness to one of purposeful solitude. This is the day when we live fully in the in-between, but can not see what is to come. This is the day that reminds us that the More that is to come after our times of loss may simply be the dawn and the noon and the dusk of the next day, but that even this is something; it shows us that there is a force beyond us holding us, moving us forward, that we can simply rest in the day, and wait for the next day. There is much going on that we, on the outside of the tomb, with our gaze turned inward on our own suffering, cannot see or know.
From out of nowhere, comes Easter. This is Act Four. This is the day not about the miracles of nature and the nature of things we can figure out and know; this is the day about the way nothing we prepare for prepares us for the reality of love that overcomes death, overcomes shame, overcomes all that seeks to deny its truth. This is the day when we are confirmed in the truth that another world is possible, not only is possible, but is happening, and our task is to go be where it is happening, receive its grace, and participate in the communities of resurrection. This is the day that reassures us that nothing we or anyone can do or think or imagine can separate us from the love of God. This is the day when we wake up to the rising of the soul, to the wonder that defines who we are. This is the day when we set aside our struggles to understand, and find ourselves by losing ourselves in the story that God in mystery will align what is broken and askew, will justify what injustice has created. This is the day when we remember, as colleague and mentor Carl Scovel wrote, God's other name is Surprise! That on this day we get a glimpse that, as he also wrote, there is at the heart of Creation a Good Intent, and that we come from, live in, and will return to that Goodness. Aleluia Aleluia Aleluia is first sung by the Cosmos, is embodied in Christ, and breaks forth from our lips. This is the day of Re-Orientation, not only to our home we began with, but to our home of abundant everlasting Spirit. That Easter's good news invariably and inevitably is cast aside, even on this day, as so much within us and around us can dampen even our most heart-felt alleluias, does not change its truth; it is still here, beckoning us toward its sun-split horizon.


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Welcome To Worship
East Brentwood Presbyterian Church
Thursday, March 29, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, March 29, 2018
About Tonight's Service
We call tonight "Maundy Thursday." The word "Maundy" comes from the latin word "mandatum," meaning mandate or command. As Jesus gathers with his friends around the table for his Last Supper, he instructs them how to live, giving them the New Commandment:
Love one another.
Just as I have loved you,
you also should love one another.
Pre-Service Music
A Time of Silence, Prayer, & Meditation
Call to Worship
It was not long ago that we gathered, remembering a palm parade and a triumphant entry. It was then that we cried out,
"Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna in the highest heaven."
Before long, we will gather to remember another sort of parade, this one tragic. We will be the ones to set it in motion when we cry out,
"Crucify him! Crucify him!"
But tonight, we gather remembering Jesus' final evening with beloved friends. We remember bread broken, feet washed, and love poured out. We remember his last instruction to us:
"Love one another."
"An Upper Room Did Our Lord Prepare" v. 1, 2, 3
An upper room did our Lord prepare
for those he loved until the end:
and his disciples still gather there
to celebrate their risen friend.
A lasting gift Jesus gave his own:
to share his bread, his loving cup.
Whatever burdens may bow us down,
he by his cross shall lift us up.
And after supper he washed their feet,
for service, too, is sacrament.
In Christ our joy shall be made complete:
sent out to serve, as he was sent.
A Responsive Reading of Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd.
I am the good shepherd.
I know my sheep
and my sheep know me.
I shall not want.
Do not worry about your life,
about what you will eat or what you will drink.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;
he restores my soul.
Then he poured water into a basin
and began to wash the disciples' feet.
He leads me in right paths for his name's sake.
I am the way,
and the truth,
and the life.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
And Pilate handed him over to be crucified.
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
I abide in the Father, and the Father abides in me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
He took bread, and after giving thanks, he broke it.
In the same way, after supper, he took the cup.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
a woman came with a jar of oil,
and she broke open the jar and poured it on his head.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
Do not let your hearts be troubled,
and do not let them be afraid.
And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
I have come that you may have life, and have it abundantly.
"What Wondrous Love Is This" v. 1, 2, 4
What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul,
what wondrous love is this, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss
to bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul,
to bear the dreadful curse for my soul!
When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down,
when I was sinking down, sinking down,
when I was sinking down beneath God's righteous frown,
Christ laid aside his crown for my soul, for my soul,
Christ laid aside his crown for my soul!
And when from death I'm free, I'll sing on, I'll sing on;
and when from death I'm free, I'll sing on;
and when from death I'm free, I'll sing and joyful be,
and through eternity, I'll sing on, I'll sing on;
and through eternity I'll sing on.
Scripture Reading
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-35
(The reading is found on the inside fold of the bulletin.)
Reflection "The Wilderness Series: John R. Hilley
Taking No Shortcuts"
Music "Kol Nidrei" Bruch
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
Invitation to the Table
Prayer of Thanksgiving
God be with you,
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts:
We lift them up to God.
Let us thank God:
It is good to thank God.
Words of Institution
Sharing of the Elements
Prayer after Communion
We thank you, God, for renewing us at your table by the presence of our Christ. Thank you for your eternal love, the Bread of Life that sustains all creation. May you continue to love us in our faithful acts and by that love discourage us from our unfaithful acts, that we might rejoice to be your servants in the world. Amen.
Concluding Prayer
Holy Lord, forgive us.
We are like Peter, who didn't always understand you, and we are like Judas, who betrayed you.
You offer us the bread of life and the cup of salvation.
You ask us to love like you love.
But we are not nearly enough like you.
Holy Lord, forgive us.
Far too often, we know not what we are doing.
Even still, you have stayed with us every step of our journey.
Give us strength, at least, to stay with you on yours.
The Stripping of the Sanctuary
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Reader 1:
Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And it was during Supper…
Reader 2:
the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way he took the cup also, also, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."
Reader 1:
Knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" Jesus answered, "You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand."
Peter said, "You will never wash my feet."
Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no share with me."
Reader 2:
As if you could stop this blessing from washing over you. As if you could turn it back from the bowl to the pitcher, from the pitcher to the hand that set this blessing on its way. As if you could change the course by which this blessing flows. As if you could control how it pours over you unbidden, unsought, unmasked, yet startling in the way it matches the need you did not know you had. As if you could become undrenched. As if you could resist gathering it up in your two hands and following the arc which this blessing makes.
Reader 1:
Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!"
Jesus said, "One who has bathed does not need to wash, except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you." Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.
After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, "Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me." The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. One of the disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining next to him; Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. So while reclining next to Jesus, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
Reader 2:
Christ's dinner table seminar with wine and bread for their meals for a moment it strays from the Psalms they are studying together and it gets terribly personal. Ideas in the head are realized as facts in the heart. Teutonic questions percuss the drumhead table Is it I? Is it I? Is it I? Will I be among the lucky eleven? Or will I be the luckless one? Will doubt tonight mature into my denial? Will grief break out tonight and make its grab? Kyrie Eleison. Kyrie Eleison. Kyrie Eleison.
Reader 1:
So while reclining next to Jesus, Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, who is it?" Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish." So when he had dipped the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot. After he received the piece of bread, Jesus said to him, "Do quickly what you are going to do." Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. Some thought that, because Judas had the common purse, Jesus was telling him, "Buy what we need for the festival"; or, that he should give something to the poor. So, after receiving the piece of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night.
When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, 'Where I am going, you cannot come.' I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
Reader 2:
Unclench your fist. Hold out your hand. Take mine. Let us hold each other. This is God's glory manifest.
(Adapted from a Maundy Thursday Service, Village Presbyterian Church.)


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I'll go ahead and let some of you stop reading now because I know how unpopular this statement is in a time when most of what we hear is quit the opposite.
Before you start thinking that I'm just your typical, middle-class, white-picket-fence, american, I'll tell you I'm really not. I mean, I guess I'm middle class and yeah, I'm american but my mom has always been the breadwinner, my dad found another woman & eventually my parents got divorced. So these ideas don't come from experience per se.
But actually, I guess they kind of do.
These ideas also come from the bible and from observation.
When I say I believe in traditional gender roles in the family, I don't mean the man necessarily needs to be the breadwinner but I do mean he needs to be the leader in his family. A godly leader, of course. And while the woman can definitely bring home the bacon, I believe she still needs to respect her man and treat him as the leader of the family. The kids need to be kids and the parents need to be parents.
When I say these ideas kind of do come from experience, I mean I've seen what happens when these roles are totally flipped and it's not good. It's not good when the man feels emasculated by a wife who leads the family. It's not good when the wife feels like she has no support and no rock behind her. It's not good when the kids don't respect a parent because the parents don't respect each other. It's just not good.
I believe the bible is true and I don't think God ever made mistakes so when he said in Ephesians that a man should be the head of the household, I think he meant it. When he said in 1 Timothy that a wife should submit to her husband, I think he meant that too, but I don't think it has the negative connotation we give it today. When God made men strong and women nurturing, I think he knew what he was doing.
I was kind of surprised by these conclusions myself, as I had always identified myself as more liberal but I think we can have a little of both, no? We don't need to be all conservative or all liberal.
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What do you think about traditional family roles in a time when they're so frowned upon?


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Looking For A New Kitchen Style?
Rona Regan
Looking For a New Kitchen Style?
Think about your home, which rooms gets the most traffic and activity? Really think about this.
Probably the kitchen, right? You might have said bedroom, because you sleep in there for endless hours, but you're not awake, so you're not really doing anything constructive.
The kitchen isn't just a room where you cook food and move away from it, it's a room where you prepare your meals, you store your food and drinks, it's a place where you may eat together, it's a place where you talk, it's where you find the coffee in the mornings! Yes, the kitchen is important if we have a great stone worktop!
For that reason it is important to get your kitchen style bang on right from the get-go, and if you are thinking about mixing it up and changing things around, you need to get your styling correct in the planning stage, to give you the best chance of creating your perfect kitchen.
Think About The Architecture of Your Home
What sort of home design do you have? Do you have a new build, and therefore a modern style? Or do you have a more Medieval or Victorian style? This is the basis of what your kitchen is going to be, because it's no good going against the style of your building – it all needs to tie in.
If you have an old fashioned style of home, then a traditional kitchen will look fantastic, and if you have a modern, new house, then a more minimalist, modern style is for you.
You also need to think about the layout in terms of your kitchen too – is the rest of your house quite open plan? In that case you again need to go for something modern.
What is Your Kitchen For?
Aside from cooking, what do you do in your kitchen? Is there a dining table in there? Is your house a family home? You need to create your style and space in conjunction with what you use your kitchen for. If you go for an ultra-modern style, with stainless steel handles, then this is not really going to tie in with having children around, because they are going to become dirty quite easily!
On the other hand, do you love to cook? Do you spend a lot of time in the kitchen? In that case you maybe need to incorporate more counter space, to allow you to enjoy your cooking endeavors.
What do You Like?
Your kitchen should have a splash of your personality in it, otherwise it is cold and unfriendly! If you like bright colors then perhaps this is a route you should be going down. Maybe you like traditional designs and you're quite a traditional person – again, that should dictate the style you go for. Think carefully about what you like, what sums you up, and try and throw in a few nods to your personality.
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If aren't sure which route to go down, or you need a little inspiration, have a chat with a professional first. You need to create the space that is best for you, and that means not rushing into anything. Employ a kitchen designer for extra oomph and advice, to help you find a style which fits in not only with your home and layout, but with your needs and personality too.
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An education in the hard sciences comes not from hours in a classroom only, or even mostly, but from hours spent in the laboratory or in the field, learning how to collect and analyze data.
Our focus on education means that even our research opportunities are first and foremost education opportunities--conducted in a manner and environment that gives the student maximum opportunity to learn how quality research is done.
Read the entire Statement of Undergraduate Research and Professional Experience
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Millions of people in the US suffer from epilepsy, a heterogeneous collection of disorders that all involve spontaneous recurrent seizures that have no known trigger. Unfortunately, the etiology of epilepsy is poorly understood particularly given the diverse categories of genes that have been implicated in this disease. In order to understand the underlying cause of seizure disorders such as epilepsy, we study a family of Drosophila mutants that are known as the Bang-sensitive (BS) paralytic mutants. These mutants are susceptible to seizures following exposure to electrical shock, physical trauma, cold temperature, anesthetic gases, and high frequency light. Following any one of these insults, seizure activity, which is characterized by violent uncoordinated contractions of the legs, wings and abdomen, is observed. This is followed by a period of paralysis that is interspersed with bouts of subsequent seizure activity. Currently we are examining exactly what type of insults trigger seizures in the different BS mutants in order to better understand the nature of the defect. In particular, we are interested in 1) characterizing the types of high frequency light stimuli that can trigger seizures and 2) examining the ability of hypoxia to trigger seizures in Drosophila as hypoxia is known to be a potent trigger in mammals.
While it is clear that a diverse range of insults can trigger seizures in the BS mutants, no common physiological defect has been found in the BS mutants. This represents another major line of investigation in the lab. One possibility we are testing is whether metabolic defects may be common to the BS mutants. It is known that mitochondria from one BS mutant (technical knockout) have a reduced ability to synthesize ATP and that epileptic foci in mammals often display low levels of metabolism between seizure events. Given this and other data, we believe that defects in metabolism may play a role in the seizure disorders seen in the BS mutants. We are currently testing this hypothesis in the lab with the hopes that it will shed light on the physiological defect(s) in seizure disorders in general.
Student Research Opportunities:
All of the research done in the lab is conducted by undergraduates who have the opportunity to perform independent research projects during their time at Franciscan University of Steubenville. The results of their research have been presented at the Annual Drosophila Research conference both in 2004 and 2006. Over the past four years more than 15 students have done work in the lab and many of these students have gone on to medical and graduate school.
Dr. John Perozich
Research Interests: Aldehyde Dehydrogenase & Protein Sequences
My research interests focus on the enzyme Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (ALDH). ALDHs catalyze the oxidation of aldehydes to their corresponding carboxylic acids coupled with reduction of NAD or NADP to NADH or NADPH, respectively. ALDHs occur throughout all phyla of life. Many disparate aldehydes are ubiquitous in nature and most are toxic at low levels because of their chemical reactivity. Thus, levels of metabolic-intermediate and environmental aldehydes must be carefully regulated. For this, most well studied organisms are known to have several distinct ALDHs which take part in a variety of physiological roles. which is central to the detoxification of alcohol, xenobiotics and several chemotherapeutic agents in the human body. Through analysis of a large protein sequence alignment (145 sequences) by this investigator, a large number of important conserved amino acid residues were identified in the ALDH extended family. In collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, the activity of these residues is being explored via site-directed mutagenesis of the rat class 3 ALDH, providing students with skills in molecular biology, protein biochemistry and enzyme kinetics.
Another area of research interest is the growing field of bioinformatics. Modern sequence databases possess a large amount of untapped information. Student research projects involve performing multiple protein sequence alignments of certain proteins and/or protein families. From these alignments and comparisons to known tertiary structures, the identities and potential functions of conserved residues will be proposed. Also the evolutionary relationships between proteins from distinct species will be evaluated.


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Glove Paintings in North Carolina Art Exhibition
"Baseball as Art" exhibit showcases five Baseball Glove Artworks.
The Cleveland County Arts Council in Shelby, NC celebrates baseball-inspired art in the annual "Baseball as Art" exhibition, opening August 6th.
My Ted Williams, Hank Greenberg, Minnie Minoso, Tom Seaver and Roberto Clemente baseball glove paintings are on display in this group show.
The exhibit runs through September 12th in the beautiful former post office space and includes a number of baseball-themed images by several artists.
The exhibit opens in conjunction with the American Legion Baseball World Series, which brings baseball fans and families from around the countey to the Shelby-area during the tournament.
A big THANKS to the Cleveland County Arts Council for the invitation to have a role in the show! Their enthusiasm for the arts and special programming is impressive and it's an honor to be associated with this special event.
Photos courtesy of Jason Dahlheimer and Cleveland County Arts Council.


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Our frequently asked questions
The ORIGINAL and only complete Skydiving Centre in Coffs Harbour, our Drop-zone has been operating for over 20 years. Coffs City Skydivers has always been a wonderful skydiving destination with superb beaches and subtropical countryside. The panoramic views are simply breathtaking.
Our instructors are accredited by the Australian Parachute Federation (the governing body of skydiving within Australia) and each have thousands of skydives to their credit. Coffs Skydivers has an impeccable safety record, one of the best in the World.
When you skydive at Coffs Skydivers we guarantee you quality service and value for money. You can take advantage of full kitchen and BBQ facilities and soak up a truly amazing experience.
You will feel the enthusiasm of our club members and understand how fantastic a sport Skydiving really is.
If you haven't done it, you can't understand it.
If you have done it, you can't explain it.
It is the closest thing to being able to fly. It can be a life changing experience and a whole heap of fun. It is without a doubt the best way to see Coffs Harbour.
Comfortable casual clothes. We will provide you with a skydiving jumpsuit to wear over your clothes. Closed in shoes are a must.
A "fun-jumper" is just another term for a licensed skydiver, that is, someone who has completed their solo (AFF) course.
Visit our Learn to Skydive page for more information about becoming getting your skydive license.
Believe it or not, a good percentage of skydivers and pilots are afraid of heights.
From 15,000 ft up you will not experience vertigo like you would climbing a ladder or standing on top of a building – we even wrote a blog post about it.
Skydiving is truly a unique feeling.
Freefall is the closest a human can get to flying and no words can do it justice!! In freefall you are accelerated by gravity so you will not experience the stomach turns associated with roller coasters or park rides. It is addictive, breathtaking and out of this world. Ask a skydiver anywhere!!
Yes, it is absolutely normal to feel nervous. Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is not something that normal people do every day. Your instructors & or tandem master will make you feel as safe and confident as possible so that you do not miss a second of absolute adrenalin and amazing fun!!
You will leave Coffs City Skydivers feeling like you have not left the clouds…
It is sooooo worth it!! It's real livin!
Skydiving is an extreme sport, and like any extreme sport there is a certain amount of risk involved. Having said that, the most dangerous part of your day is going to be driving to the drop zone!
Then comes the canopy ride…it does not matter what altitude you decide to skydive from, tandem skydives have the same canopy ride. You will have about 5 minutes to soak up the spectacular views of Coffs Harbour as you fly around under canopy.
Please allow about an hour and a half for the skydive. Then another 25 minutes to edit and watch your DVD on the big screen.
The amount of time you spend in freefall will depend on what altitude you decide to skydive from:
– 6,000ft approximately 15 seconds
– 8,000ft approximately 30 seconds
– 10,000ft approximately 40 seconds
– 12,000ft approximately 50 seconds
– 15,000ft approximately 60 seconds
You can learn to skydive with Coffs Skydivers using the Accelerated Free Fall method. Visit our Learn To Skydive page for more information.
An average skydiver falls at about 200 km an hour. Exactly how fast you fall depends on a number of factors including body-position, weight and the type of clothing you're wearing.
Yes weather definitely can affect skydiving. We do not jump in unsafe weather conditions which includes rain or strong winds.
It is preferable that you book so we can expect you and have the equipment and staff ready to go!! If you decide on the spur of the moment you want to go skydiving, give us a call and we will do our best to fit you in!! Phone: 02 66511167.
Absolutely!! Our facilities ensure everyone is catered for. Your cheer squad can even see you exit the aircraft 14,000ft up! Your DVD will be edited straight after you jump. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
You need to be a generally healthy human being with an average fitness level and willing to sign a medical release form. If you have any major concerns give us a call prior or seek a medical clearance.
Yes, the minimum age for tandem skydiving in Australia is 12 years of age. Any person wishing to partake in skydiving who is under 18 years of age needs their parent or guardian permission.


text: Hair Spotlight: Caviar Collection - The Science of Skincare for Hair™ Photography by Meg Niemann | @MSNPhotographyI have been using the Caviar Collection for a few months now, and I can really see a MAJOR difference in my hair health. Since I started blogging I have been using heat tools on my hair more than ever before, and I was beginning to develop damage and breakage throughout my hair. When I discovered the Caviar Collection I couldn't be more thrilled that there was a line out there that really worked to repair and prevent future damage to my precious locks. The Caviar Collection is Alterna Haircare's first line of hair care products that addresses the intrinsic, chemical and environmental causes of aging. Their products contain exquisite, effective ingredients to restore hydration, strength, vibrancy and elasticity for more youthful-looking hair. Every Caviar anti-aging product contains Caviar extract: naturally concentrated rich source of Omega 3 fatty acids, Age-Control Complex: to address chemical, environmental and natural aging, and Seasilk: blend of marine botanicals for exceptional moisture. Every Caviar product contains caviar extract sourced from France. 100% Free of parabens, sulfates and synthetic color.I chose to focus on the four main Caviar products I use before shooting so that my hair looks and stays fabulous for hours on end. You can check them out now with the links above!Let me know what you think!X kt Skin By Me, Beauty By MeKatie SandsJanuary 16, 2017CaviarCollection, HairByMe, Spring2018, BeautyBlogger, HairComment 0 Likes Previous Product Spotlight: Ralph Lauren Collection - White Tea Skin By Me, Beauty By MeKatie SandsJanuary 18, 2017RalphLaurenCollection, Purfume, SmellByMe, Sping2018, Beauty


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I hated school. Actually, that's not entirely true. I liked being with my friends and playing on the basketball team and being in the band and recess and talking to girls. I liked learning too. I liked learning just about anything. Math, reading history and science-especially science. I liked all of it. I just hated class.
From about the time that I was ten to the time I reached high school, the most common thing that happened to me in a classroom was that I was thrown out of it. It happened at least once a day. There were days when I was thrown out of every class that I was in. That's not easy to do. I was told to wait outside in the hall until class was over or sent to the principal's office. I had my own desk there. I never got a detention. I was never suspended. I never got in a fight. And I never picked on or bullied anyone. Even my teachers, the ones that threw me out of class everyday would have admitted, I was a pretty good kid. So what was the problem?
Me in a classroom was the problem. I never shut up. And I could never keep still. And I was a nightmare for every teacher I ever had who tried to get through a lesson with a couple dozen other kids to tend to. I drove them crazy. I called out. I cracked jokes, usually on the subject. I talked to the people around me. It never stopped. If you ever taught me, and if you're still with us and if I didn't send you to an early grave, I'm sorry.
Things eventually turned out OK for me. But not until I pretty much quit on school.
That's my high school freshmen year report card. Notice the hand written notes from my mother, God bless her. Mostly F's, a few C's. Because after years of getting thrown out of class, I just stopped going. Which is why I'm writing this now. Because there's no reason it has to end the way it did for me. But you also need to know, that even if it does and even if your kid is as big a nightmare as I was in the classroom, it's probably going to be OK. But there's a few things you need to know that can help.
There actually is something wrong with your kid.
I know that's a taboo thing to say these days. But there's something wrong with everyone's kids. It's just that the something wrong with your kid, the same thing that was wrong with me, makes classrooms and then school a disaster. If you're interested in helping though, it's an important thing to come to terms with. It doesn't mean he or she is a bad kid. Or that you're a bad parent. Or that they'll be labeled for life with a stigma. It just means there's a cause here. And causes are good. Because you can usually do something about them. Chances are, if your kid is like I was, he or she has some function of neurological developmental disorder, likely Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder or ADHD. ADHD is not an excuse or something people these days say because we are allergic to discipline. It's a real live disorder that's always been around. And it makes it really hard for your kid to handle the classroom environment.
Just like any other part of the body, the brain develops as your kids grow up. In kids with ADHD, the parts that manage impulse control, focus and executive planning are underdeveloped. The good news is, eventually they get somewhat or completely better just by growing up a bit. The bad news is that pretty much no matter what you do, your kids often literally can't control themselves. Which makes it near impossible to exist in class. And maddening to be their teacher.
There are tons of treatments and therapies and even medications that can help. There's lots of options. But it starts with coming to terms with what's going on with your child. It's not going away. And "getting tough" alone won't cut it.
The classroom is a miserable place
If I jumped into my time machine and traveled back a hundred and fifty years, grabbed someone off the street and jumped back to today, there's not much that person would recognize about the world we live in. Cars, plains, electricity, internet…radio. Everything is different. The one thing that would make sense to them, would be the classroom. Because it really hasn't changed that much. There's a teacher and a lot of people sitting there watching them talk or point to things. It's a lousy way to spend your day, especially if you're a ten year old boy. And if you're a ten year old boy whose brain is developing differently than others, its a miserable experience. I'm 40, and the times when I've had to jump back into learning environments like that for training at work or other projects, I've wanted to stab myself in the eye with my number two pencil. We're overdue for massive changes in the modern classroom. But that revolution probably isn't going to help your kid. Because it's not getting here fast enough. So, try this instead:
Talk to your child's teacher, and see how you might be able to adapt the classroom to help. If he has a diagnosis related to his issues, use an Individual Education Plan (IEP) to ensure that it's formalized and constant. For me, either sitting in the very front of the classroom or very far in the back was actually effective. Simple geography took away most of the temptation to act because my issue was my inability not to engage those around me in conversations. If your kid can't sit still, maybe he doesn't need to during lectures. Maybe she can stand or pace in the back. There's lots to do in that space that can help. There's lots of new project based schools that are starting to spring up too. See what you can do to break the cycle of acting out, punishment, diminished learning and then acting out. Because if you don't, the teacher can't teach, and your kid can't learn. It's a partnership with the teacher, who hopefully by 2016 gets it that is the key to adapting to the classroom.
Punishment isn't going to work.
The science behind punishment is pretty clear. In order to punish your kids out of impulsive behaviors, you have to punish them so severely, you create trauma. And unless you're interested in sending your kids to rehab before they get their drivers license, you don't want to mix impulse control issues with childhood trauma. It's not pretty. All that throwing me out of class ever did was make me feel like a misfit. And it never stopped me. And at the end of the year when everyone went on a class trip, and I wasn't allowed to go because of my poor conduct grades, I was left behind with a handful of kids who felt the same way. That group of a half a dozen kids included me, someone who is now a convicted serial murder and another kid who eventually killed himself in a hostage standoff with police. I'm not saying things would have turned out better if we got to go on the trip. But holding them out of it clearly wasn't the "tough lesson" they needed to straighten themselves out. As for me, I felt like I was a bad kid for a long time. And it never made me better. So just skip it.
Stop telling your kid and yourself that they're just too smart for the material.
I was told over and over again that I was too smart and that the curriculum just wasn't challenging enough. If only there were a way to make it more challenging, I would be forced to pay attention and would therefore behave. They'd point to my test scores as proof. And both myself and my mom would feel better, no longer burdened with the accountability of my actions. It seemed like a fair explanation. But it was nonsense. There were scary smart kids in my class who played a half a dozen instruments, spoke French and could do sixth grade math when they were in preschool. And none of them were getting thrown out of class because they couldn't behave. Because none of them had the problem I had.
Do keep your kid engaged at school
This is probably the only part that matters. It matters more than keeping up skills at grade level. It matters more than their "citizenship" grades. And it matters more than their test scores. You really don't get anything for winning 7th grade. The world doesn't care what your fifth grade report card was. None of it matters. What matters is that when you get to high school, that you wake up in the morning and you don't look at the day ahead of you with a sense of horror and dread because school has been a miserable experience for you. That's where 15 year old me was. But a change of environment and some mentoring fixed it pretty quickly, because I didn't hate school. I just hated the classroom.But I stayed engaged outside the classroom and when I got in the right environment, it was a quick turnaround. The classroom was always going to be hard for me. It was all the way through grad school. But school wasn't. I went to dances and played in the band and played sports and participated in the gifted and talented program. And all of that eventually saved me. Put your parenting energy there. And do what you can to manage the rest.
There are actually good things about how your kid is different.
I have more ideas than any two people I know-more good ideas, more bad ideas, more average ideas. It never stops. It's a constant flow. And as I got older, it got easier to focus that mental energy. Part of it was because, just like my body, my brain filled out. The other part was because I've learned tools to help like meditation and mindfulness. But that focus just sits on top of a basic mental energy that is really powerful in many environments but disastrous in a classroom. When I worked in the Navy's branch of the Special Forces, I was surrounded by crazy ADHD adults, moving at a million miles a minute, full of creativity and energy, capable of intense situational focus. Now, I run a team at a world class software company and write a blog that over a million people read last year. At work, I'm surrounded by weirdos that exist on a different mental plane than anyone I know. None of them could sit in a classroom for five minutes. And they make amazing things and more money than you can imagine. Because there's value in the dynamic mind. I don't know how any of them were in fourth grade. I don't even know where most of them went to college-if they went at all.
Here's the truth. Your kids are going to live most of their lives outside of school and outside of your direct protection. We tend to evaluate our whole parental experience on how they work in the classroom. It's not fair to them. And it's not fair to us. So take a deep breath, work with your kid's teacher and keep them engaged and feeling as good about their experience as they can. Because it matters a whole lot more that you don't get it wrong than it does that you get it exactly right.
Liking school is more important than being good at it. And it's not close.


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Intrigued by the web series Maya and Carter have been filming on THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL? Now you can watch the online series, for real, at Room8TheSeries.com starting today!
The show is the brainchild of B&B's executive producer and headwriter Bradley Bell, who tapped castmembers Karla Mosley (Maya) and Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter) to write a real version of the show-within-a show. Having previously collaborated on a comedy series called WED-LOCKED, the actors were more than up for the challenge.
"When we got the call from Brad to write [Room 8] and be involved in the creation of an actual series, it was a big surprise," says Mosley, who explains that she and Saint-Lawrence fleshed out the web sitcom's eight-episode story arc during downtime on the B&B set.
"We ended up shooting the whole thing in one day," adds Saint-Victor of the five-minute segments. "The crazy part was, after a ten-hour day of shooting ROOM 8, we still had to come back and shoot our scenes for [B&B] the next morning!"
B&B's web spin-off will continue airing into September, with previous episodes remaining online. "We're catering to those people who may check it out later and might just want to watch the episodes back-to-back-to-back" says Mosley.
In addition, Mosley and Saint-Victor will be live Tweeting during the east coast airing of B&B at 1:30 pm EST on Friday, August 9, as the episode revolves around everyone gathering for the premiere screening of ROOM 8. Just make sure to follow @KarlaMosley and @LSaintVictor on Twitter so you can participate and tweet right back at the stars!


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Putter, meet
Putter, meet
3Bays' 9 axis putting sensor captures even the most subtle movement so you can uncover the science behind your stroke and sink more putts. This game-changing device can help any golfer increase consistent and confidence and cut strokes off your scorecard.
One of the easiest ways to improve your golf score is to sink more putts. That's why 3Bays worked tirelessly to develop the world's only swing analyzer specially for putting. Improve your stroke, attack angle and create a consistent stroke to drain more putts and improve your game.
The compact device is smartly designed to plug into your putter grip, making it absolutely unobstructive to your putting motion. Set-up is simple. Just plug it in, connect to your smartphone, then you are ready to take your putting to the next level. Your putting line, however, is up to you.
Perfect your putt with key metrics
Perfect your putt with key metrics
2D visual of your swing path helps teach you to keep your stoke consistent and square at impact.
Check how fast your putter head is moving at impact to help perfect the velocity and pace of your putts.
Understand your back swing and down swing time within 2 decimals of a second.
Rhythm and timing are the most important factors in distance control. Create a consistent, smooth tempo to help get closer, more often.
Your face angle is the most important factor for ball direction. Compare your face angle at impact and address and keep your ball heading in the right place.
Understand the vertical (up-down) angle at which your putter head is moving at impact and improve how smooth your ball launches off your club.
Set any of your putting strokes, or your instructors, as your "best," then see a side-by-side comparison between your "best" and latest swings to help make adjustments.
See how your swing stacks up against the pros. The GSA Putt app comes pre-loaded with PGA coach Rob Eastwood's putts for your reference. Consider him your free, virtual trainer available anytime and anywhere.
In-app, hands-free video recording let's you examine your body and ball position in either frame-by-frame slow motion or full speed.
All swings are stored automatically in-app under the selected club. Or, easily sync your swings to the 3BaysCloud to compare, share and advance your analysis on any device.
See your stroke like never before
See your stroke like never before
Besides stoke path animation, GSA PUTT app provides an objective measurement of your stroke with meaningful metrics.
Remark: For iOS users, GSA PUTT can't support to iOS version 11.


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Prof Oliver Richmond
Professor of Politics
Research interests
He has long been interested in how critical approaches to international theory impact upon debates about conflict and peace, as well as in concepts of peace and their implicit usages in IR theory and the practices of the international system (see his book, Peace in International Relations, Routledge 2008). His well-known book, The Transformation of Peace was published in 2005/7, funded by a Leverhulme Fellowship, and examined the construction of the 'liberal peace', in post-conflict zones. A follow-up volume, Liberal Peace Transitions: Between Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (Edinburgh University Press) extended this analysis. A further study, Post-Liberal Peace Transitions(Edinburgh University Press, 2016), focused on the interaction of peace formation dynamics with intervention in the same case studies, He has also published, with colleagues, several handbooks and critical collections of essays on peace and conflict issues, the latest being a Handbook of Regional and Disciplinary Approaches to Peace (Palgrave 2016).
Other research
Grants and Fieldwork
He is has run and been involved in several major research projects, funded by a range of research councils and donors. He is currently Work Package Leader for a H2020 grant called 'Good intentions, mixed results – a conflict sensitive unpacking of the EU comprehensive approach to conflict and crisis mechanisms'. Earlier awards include grants from the Leverhulme Trust (mentioned above); two EUFP7 grants (Work Package Leader, 'Just and Durable Peace' and Scientific Coordinator, 'Cultures of Governance and Conflict Resolution in the EU and India'); an EU Marie Curie for post-doctoral support on EU peacebuilding in DRC and other cases; three grants from the British Academy for work on terrorism and peacebuilding in Sri Lanka, Northern Ireland, and other cases, as well as fieldwork in Timor, Cyprus, and on peace/state formation in the MENA region; as well as UNU grants for work on spoilers and on liberal peacebuilding; and from the Carnegie and Nuffield Trusts for fieldwork in Timor, the Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka, as well as the Balkans, and for post-doctoral support.
Research and projects
The art of peace: Interrogating community devised arts based peacebuilding
1/11/18 → 31/10/21
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We're proud to unveil the new logo and site for Sampleface.
As you can probably tell, we have had a design overhaul at Sampleface. Our logo has been improved (more on that in a moment) and the site has had its third change in the past 3 years. The reason? Much like the best artists in the genres we cover, we never stay still and always want to give a fresh approach to our brand. We also wanted to give more of a magazine feel, which we hope has come across.
In terms of the logo, we took a better look at our original source (DOOM!) and went right back to his original source – the mask Russell Crowe wore in Gladiator. We also took inspiration from the masks of the samurai, particular with the expression and "nose".
We'd love to hear what you think so let us know in the comments and thanks for reading!


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City-Break Package; Stockholm Winter Adventure
*Price from: 4680 SEK*
For those of you who wish to experience the best of both worlds; an ice-skating adventure and the chance to explore the heart of Scandinavia – beautiful Stockholm! Our Winter City Break Package is perfect for you! We combine 2 nights at The Royal Viking Hotel with 1 or 2 days ice skating on the best natural ice in the area!
You will stay at The Royal Viking Hotel, a Premium Hotel located in the city centre next to Central Station. The Arlanda Airport Express Train and Flybusarna arrive and depart from Central Station, and our shop is located just 500m away. Our package includes a Standard Room and their fantastic buffet breakfast.
You have the option to skate on both Saturday and Sunday, or just one of those days. You can choose which of our tours you'd like to join:
- An Introduction to Ice Skating Tour (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays)
- A Day on the Ice Guided Tour (Saturdays)
- Private Guided Ice Skating Tour (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays)
We will take you ice skating on the best natural ice for the day; in an area of approximately 350 km around Stockholm. Within that area there are 3 of Europe's 5 largest lakes (Vänern, Vättern and Mälaren) and Stockholm's Archipelago in the Baltic sea.
Price Starting From:
6470 SEK – For 2 guests, 1 double room, 2 nights, 1 Introduction to Skating Tour
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England's Underhill set to miss Six Nations
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England's Sam Underhill is likely to miss the 2019 Six Nations Championship after club side Bath said Friday they expected the back-row forward to be out of action for up to three months following ankle surgery.
Underhill damaged ankle ligaments during Bath's victory against Leicester on December 30.
It was initially thought the 22-year-old had merely rolled his ankle but after seeing a specialist it was decided he needed an operation, that is now set to rule him out until mid-April.
His absence will be a blow to England coach Eddie Jones after Underhill impressed during the November internationals.
"Sam Underhill has had surgery on his ankle and is expected to be out of action for up to three months," said a statement on Bath's website.
England begin their Six Nations campaign -- the last before this year's World Cup in Japan -- away to reigning champions Ireland in Dublin on February 2 and finish the tournament against oldest rivals Scotland at Twickenham on March 16.


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A Public Vote Shouldn't Decide Drug Users' Access to Health Care
Imagine if your city government decided to take a public vote to determine whether you and your family members should have access to health care. Based on what the public decides about your mother and her illness, and not what her doctors think, your city government says it will pass a bylaw that prevents her and others in her situation from receiving that treatment in their home community. Preposterous and unreasonable? Absolutely.