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Sunday, September 18, 2011
That awful black shetland!
I hate the stuff, uh..the awful black shetland...but Earl loves it!! I took a photo of the wool on my son's drawing table and turned around on the computer to download the photo. My son said "look at Earl". There he was, wallering in the wool. Donald took the photo of Earl. I posted a photo a year ago of him in the green box with the carded fleece. Must be the smell. I ended up with 14 skeins. Have not weighed it yet but each skein is usually around 2 oz. I'll figure out what to do with it later (but I won't be giving it to Earl!). He had a lot more fun with the stuff than I did. Did I mention that the last 4 or 5 carded bats had rose bush thorns in it!!! That's a first for me. I've had to deal with sandspurs (I lived in South Florida for many years and am familiar with those!), but rose bush thorns (BIG ones) are a first for me!
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
This photo is better!
My helpful son has enlarged the photo for me. I am very grateful that he will help me out when there is something I just don't understand about the computer. He said he used something called "paint"...it's Greek to me.
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All dressed up
My daughter has sent a photo of one of her students at the college. Her name is Victoria, and she is studying Japanese language on Fridays on her lunch-time. This week, my daughter brought along some clothing of her's from when she lived in Japan and dressed up her student, Victoria. I thought she looked cute, and asked my daughter to send me a copy of the photo she took. Sorry it so small, but I cannot figure out how to make it larger since I copied it from an email. Victoria gave her permission for me to post her picture.
I have never heard back from the Hatteras Cat people. Either they are shut down because of the Hurricane Irene, or they are no longer in business. I will remove the picture on the sidebar soon.
Today is World Wide Spinning in Public Day. Since we already went to Leslie's in Meadows of Dan last month...no spinning in public was planned today. However, I did FINISH spinning that awful black shetland wool last week. I will take a photo soon...hopefully! No decisions made on how to actually use the awful stuff. It was a whole fleece, so there is enough to maybe make a sweater?? Ugh!
MUCH cooler weather here. In the 50's yesterday and today. People were wearing coats at the grocery store this morning!! I love it! Enjoy your weekend...
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Touching her toes
This has been an "interesting" week. Previously it was an earthquake and a hurricane, this week it was another hurricane and tornadoes!! One hurricane went to the right of us, this last one went to the left of us. We spent Monday and Tuesday under tornado warnings...and there was damage in the area to prove it. The only damage to our property was to my nerves, thank God!! I've gotten next to nothing done and am glad it is Friday. The above photo is of the Chan. She wasn't worried...not at all (Earl was!).
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Have you ever been locked in riveting discussion with someone, points and arguments flying back and forth, only to hear your case misrepresented by some crafty rephrasing from the other side? It's a fact of life: no one enjoys having the wrong words put in their mouths. We get frustrated when people imply or state something that we never said or meant, and so we take special care to make sure the words we say are clear and direct. Putting words in someone else's mouth is viewed with such stigma in today's world of individuality and subjective perspective being the keys to self-expression. It's taboo and wrong for you to speak for someone else. And yet, worship pastors are called to do just that.
Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. (Col 3:16 CSB)
Did you catch that? We teach one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Music is not just about the artistic expression of the worshiper as a response to God's revelation, but it is also about spiritual formation. The word of Christ dwells richly among his people when they glorify God and edify one another through song. We disciple one another by singing the truth. "What more can He say than to you He hath said?" So, put the words of the Word in their mouths. Oftentimes, well-intentioned Christians who seek to apply biblical principles to their lives walk away from a worship service after hearing the Word preached and taught to them, only to forget the main points just hours after lunch. Yet, how often have you walked away from a worship service, still singing the same songs days later? Paul and other New Testament writers appeared to be aware of this phenomenon. Throughout their letters, we find fragments of early Christian hymns (Eph 5:14, Phil 2:5-11, Col 1:15-20, 1 Tim 3:16, Heb 1:1-3, 1 Pet 2:21-25). These writers understood the power of music: how it hangs in the mind, how it forms the poetic language we use to describe our circumstances and our lives.
Music plays a vital role in allowing us to recall the hope of glory in Jesus Christ. This does not mean that we need to make everything about the music itself. If we are to let the Word of Christ dwell richly among us, we need to make sure the words we sing are the Word itself. The trend is to focus on the music, providing an avenue for emotional response on the part of the worshiper, expecting to see hands raised and eyes closed as we give 'em the beat, boys, and free their souls so they can get lost in the rock 'n' roll. But we must avoid the lie that music determines and causes our responses.
No song is peppy enough to stir the emotions of the human heart unless the Word of God dwells richly within it. There is no BPM fast enough to lift the spirits of the mother who got a call on Saturday night that her 17-year-old son was killed by a drunk driver. No major key on its own will speak truth into the life of the 32-year-old single father of 3 young girls who just found out his cancer is terminal. Have you as a worship leader put the words in their mouths for them to be able to say in these times, "Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, 'It is well with my soul,'" or in more modern terms "Christ the sure and steady anchor through the floods of unbelief; Hopeless somehow, O my soul, now, lift your eyes to Calvary"?
The Word of God alone provides the transformative power for Christlikeness in the lives of God's people. "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ" (Rom 10:17). So, worship pastors, sing the Word. Let it dwell richly among your people through song. Don't just choose songs for their ambient textures or cool guitar riffs. Put the Word in people's mouths. They'll thank you for it.
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
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Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 CSB)
Austin Collins serves as the research assistant at the Institute for Biblical Worship. He and his wife Liz currently lead worship at Harrison Hills Baptist Church in Lanesville, IN, while he pursues his Master of Divinity in Worship Leadership at Southern Seminary.


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I have been reading text from our website, and listening at meetings and the one phrase resonates the most with me is that our purpose is "building a community of faith". I like the word "building". We could say we are "becoming" or "creating" or even that we "are" a community of faith. But "building" is better I think, because it is an effort to build and is often never done- as you find out when you have a house. Building is a process, a continual process that requires people of different skills to each contribute what they can do best. You wouldn't want to live in a house only build by plumbers or electricians and how would you get into a house only built by roofers? Jesus came to show us how to be the best human, and he was a builder. We need to be builders too. Not expecting to finish the job, but to be at the job of building. Continue reading 2013 October: Vision of our church- Kathleen
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Picture this….Game 2 of the World Series….Bottom of the 6th inning.
The St. Louis pitcher is 22 year-old Michael Wacha who has been dominating the Boston batters for 5 innings. But he walks Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz comes to bat. With two strikes on him he hits a line drive to left field that barely clears the wall, called the "Green Monster", for a home run and the Red Sox go ahead 2 to 0. YES!
But it wasn't enough. The Cardinals eventually scored two more runs and won the game 4 to 2. Big Papi gave his all, but it wasn't enough to win the game.
Sometimes life is like that, our best effort does not seem to be enough. Games are lost, plans go amiss, projects fail, we lose our way. In the way the world judges, we don't succeed.
I'm thinking however, that God sees things differently. The dedication we bring to the work we do in God's name, our unselfish efforts and our commitment to lead a life of Christ's calling will make it possible for him to use our efforts to bring comfort and justice to a troubled world. Continue reading October 2013: Vision of our Church-Dave
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As I reflect on what brought me to church once I was out on my own and had a choice about church, I keep coming back to two things. First, the awe I experience each time people worship together and open themselves to the possibility of transformation and deeper belief in the power of God. And second, the opportunity to be (and learn to be better at being) the hands and feet of Jesus together, in today's world.
As a church, we are many, and have an incredible opportunity to show the love of God through our service to each other when in need, and to any of the many less fortunate in our community, country and world. The power of one is mighty, with God's help; but I ask you to consider the power of 100…


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Do read little red boat. I did, and I am all the better for it.
I think that I have finally fixed the problem I was having with this page not loading properly at different screen resolutions. I had an a-ha! moment at work, ran home to alter the html on my page, and voila! Now it seems to fit decently on monitors at different resolutions. Now let's see how many e-mails I get telling me that it still looks retarded.
Oh, please! Do people have to be so sensitive? Honestly!
I have very fond memories of my set of Mr. Sketch scented markers from when I was a kid. I think I spent more time smelling them than creating works of art. They also got me into trouble at times, like the time I coloured my cat's paws different colours (see this entry), or the time that I coloured over and over and over the same spot with brown/cinnamon because I was trying to see if layering the colour would make the smell stay longer, and I ended up colouring right through the paper and onto my mother's white table cloth (the smell did stay longer, but the picture looked bad). The marker that most confused me was turquoise/mango. I come from a meat-and-potatoes, small-town feel kind of family, so mangoes were not part of my nutritional repertoire. I could not fathom a fruit of such a colour. I imagined its flavour to be perfumey like the foul scent of the marker itself and I cautioned myself to stay clear of that particular produce if I should ever meet up with it. All the other colour/scent combinations make sense, but why mango was stuck with turquoise is beyond me. I guess it's hard to come up with a turquoise smell. Chlorine, maybe?
In the world of actual, real, in-the-physical-world, I-can-touch-it-with-my-hands literature, I've picked up The Chosen by Chaim Potok again. I read it years ago when I was a kid, but it is still not bad, at least as far as I have read this round.
I think I am going through a phase. No, I am definitely going through a phase. I was mostly keeping this phase to myself until last night when the Fiery One said that he wouldn't be surprised if I was knocked up due to our recent ineptitude at family planning. Bastard. My baby-making urges were being kept nicely and quietly away from the world, hiding out from nasty, cold, and all-too-real reality. He outed my biological yearnings last night, and now I'm stuck thinking about it all too much today, and probably tomorrow, and maybe the day after that. Jerk.
Mango Facts and Links:
* More mangoes are eaten fresh all over the world than any other fruit.
* Mango recipes abound!
* In India, the mango is a symbol of love, and some believe that the mango tree can grant wishes. In the Hindu culture, hanging fresh mango leaves outside the front door during Ponggol (Hindu New Year) and Deepavali is considered a blessing to the house.
* The mango originated in Southeast Asia where it has been grown for over 4000 years.
* Mango trees are evergreens that grow up to 60 feet tall.
* There are over 1000 different varieties of mangoes.
* The name 'mango' is derived from the Tamil word 'mangkay' or 'man-gay'. When the Portuguese traders settled in Western India they adopted the name as 'manga'.
* Legend has it that Buddha found tranquillity and repose in a mango grove.
* Sanskrit poets believe that eating mango buds lends sweetness to the voice.
* You can even give mangoes as a gift. Just go to Bangoes (when they're in season).
* The burning of mango wood, leaves, and debris is not advised, as the fumes are toxic and can cause irritation to the eyes and lungs. In fact, mango leaves are so toxic that they can kill cattle or other grazing livestock.
* The fruit of the mango is called a "drupe", which consists of the mesocarp (edible, fleshy part) and the endocarp (large, woody, flattened pit).
* Check out the nutritional value of a mango.
* The mango is a member of the Anachardiaceae family. Other distant relatives include the cashew, pistachio, Jamaica plum, poison ivy, and poison oak.
* Get your very own mango-themed poster here, or here, or here.
* Read the children's story "Mad Mango."


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Funding: Lake States Fire Science Consortium Intern Program 2020 Request for Proposals (posted Sep 19, 2019)
The Lake States Fire Science Consortium (LSFSC) is committed to ensuring that the 'best available science' is available for planning and managing northern fire-dependent ecosystems of the Lake States. Where there are current gaps in the science, the goal of the LSFSC is to assist in filling those gaps so that science informs practice and vice-versa. Unfortunately, for many local fire management issues, there are few resources available to bring managers and scientists together to solve these important issues.
In an effort to enhance the opportunities for managers and scientists to work together, and to expose future professionals to opportunities of management and research collaborations, the LSFSC requests proposals to fund research internships that address relevant fire science and management issues associated with northern fire-dependent ecosystems of the Lake States region (See our Ecosystems page for a description of fire-dependent ecosystems that are the focus of the Lake States Fire Science Consortium). Proposals must be developed by joint manager-scientist teams (i.e. both must be listed as co-PIs and equally contribute to proposal development) and outline how the research internship will address a critical need that will help improve management of fire-dependent ecosystems locally. Preference will be given to partnerships that have not yet received funding from the program.
The LSFSC anticipates awarding several $4,000 research internship awards. It is expected that 100% of the funds should go to support the undergraduate internship experience (preferably for salary, though a limited amount of funds may be used to purchase materials and supplies needed to complete the project - funds should not be used as a supplement or summer salary for graduate students). All proposals must be submitted by 5:00 PM Eastern / 4:00 PM Central on Monday, December 9, 2019 by email to Jack McGowan-Stinski. There will be no exceptions to this closing date and time.
Job: PhD Assistantship in Forest Adaptation - University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources - Burlington, VT (posted Sep 18, 2019)
Project: The University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources is seeking a PhD-level graduate student to participate in research examining the effectiveness of restoration, adaptation, and transition management techniques at fostering forest health and productivity in the face of novel climate, insect, and disease threats. This research will assess silvicultural experiments co-developed with stakeholder input with application to both urban and rural forest settings. The student will join a team of collaborators from the University of Vermont, U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, and Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center in developing management options to promote diverse and productive rural and urban forests despite the stress of climate change and other disturbance agents. The position is available for Summer/Fall 2020 and includes four guaranteed years of funding (stipend, tuition waiver, and health insurance).
Qualifications: M.S. in forest ecology, forestry, silviculture, biology or a closely related field. Applicants should be able to work independently, but also cooperatively with other researchers and managers on the larger project. Applicants should also have a strong work ethic, demonstrated writing and quantitative capabilities, and a record of leadership.
Application: Interested applicants should supply all application materials to the UVM Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources (RSENR) Program (PhD in Natural Resources) by February 1, 2020 – when applying, please state your interest in this position in the "Statement of Purpose."
Job: Postdoc Position in Interdisciplinary Analysis of Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Alaska - University of Alaska / ACCAP - Fairbanks, AK (posted Sep 18, 2019)
The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) seeks a post-doctoral research fellow to explore the social and economic impacts of climate change in Alaska from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Possible sectors of analysis include but are not limited to:
- fisheries (including ocean acidification),
- transportation (and trans-Arctic shipping),
- infrastructure, mineral,
- oil & gas resource development,
- mixed-subsistence economies, and
- the provision of related climate services.
- We are also interested in an analysis of the economic impacts of ACCAP's work.
This post-doctoral fellowship includes opportunities to directly engage ACCAP's partners and stakeholders in use-inspired basic research and knowledge co-production. The person in this position will work closely in an interdisciplinary team environment that includes a spectrum of senior scientists, junior scientists, graduate students, and research professionals. Collaborating organizations include the Center for Arctic Policy Studies (CAPS) at UAF, the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, and other ACCAP partner organizations.
- Desired state date: Negotiable. As soon as possible.
- Duration: 2 year, term funded
- Location: International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
- Open until filled.
How to apply: please submit CV, contact information for three references, and a cover letter to Sarah Trainor, ACCAP Director with "Econ Post-Doc Application" in the subject line. The cover letter should include:
- A description of the candidate's PhD research,
- A statement of interest outlining potential research project, including sectors of interest, and research approach, and
- A description of past experience with research in Alaska and/or the Arctic.
We are looking for a capable student to join our Forest Ecology research team at the Masters or PhD level. The student will use radio-labeling methods to explore seed dispersal and the spatial ecology of herbaceous species across a range of scales. Demographic models will be paired with micro-environmental heterogeneity to compare the roles of disturbance history, animal behavior, physical gradients, and plant life history in shaping species distributions at the population and landscape scale. In addition to research commitments, students take courses and serve as teaching assistants in the Department of Environmental and Plant Biology. The position is fully funded including tuition waivers.
Applicants should have a GPA of at least 3.2 and an average GRE score above the 60th percentile. A strong work ethic, quantitative skills, and the ability work independently are essential. Applicants should be physically fit and capable of field work under less-than-ideal conditions. Previous field experience is desirable.
The Western Forest Initiative at Utah State University (http://westernforestinitiative.org) seeks to fill a PhD position funded by the T. W. Daniel endowment. The selected student will work in the Lutz lab on research in the three largest annually-surveyed, spatially-explicit forest plots in western North America, located in Yosemite, California (http://yfdp.org), Wind River, Washington (http://wfdp.org), and Cedar Breaks, Utah (http://ufdp.org). Experimental work can be conducted in the T. W. Daniel Experimental Forest near Logan, Utah.
The successful student can conduct research on a variety of topics, for example; spatial relationships among woody plants, forest community resistance and resilience, forest canopy-snow interactions, fuel dynamics, climate-mediated forest change, plant-soil interactions, carbon sequestration, seedling dynamics, understory-overstory interactions, or mechanisms and consequences of tree mortality. The existing dataset is particularly rich in demographic data, including annual tree mortality by cause. There will be considerable opportunity to interact with students, scientists, and academics affiliated with the Smithsonian Forest Global Earth Observatory (https://forestgeo.si.edu).
Job: Research Environmental Engineer/Research Meteorologist - USDA Forest Service (posted Sep 11, 2019)
The USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station (PNW) invites applications for a permanent full-time Research Meteorologist (series 1401) / Research Air Quality Engineer (series 0819) positionat the rank of GS-12, GS-13, or GS-14. The position is located at the Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory in Seattle, Washington and is part of the AirFire Team of the Threat Characterization and Management Program. Applications can be submitted via the USAJOBS website:https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/544454700
The PNW Research Station is one of seven research units in the USDA Forest Service. The Forest Service conducts the most extensive and productive program of integrated forestry research in the world. Scientific information produced by the USDA Forest Service AirFire Team focuses on understanding fire-atmosphere interactions, air quality, and climate with respect to wildland fire. AirFire's research has application the across United States and in other parts of the world. The Station's programs reflect the changing character of the questions that science is being asked to help answer.
The scientist will provide expertise to generate knowledge about fire, atmosphere, and chemistry interactions that can lead to better modeling of wildland fire emissions, plumes, and smoke. The knowledge is used to develop and deliver innovative and effective strategies, methods, and tools so people can plan, manage, or mitigate the changes, causes, and consequences associated with fire emissions and smoke.
Personal research assignment: The scientist serves as a fire/meteorology/air quality modeler and as one of four permanent, principal staff scientists with the AirFire Team. The AirFire team works closely together and the scientist is expected to collaborate on team projects within their area of expertise. The scientist is further expected to become the AirFire lead for one or more of the following critical areas of knowledge and research for the team, and participate in advancing the others: fire smoke modeling frameworks and real-time tools; coupled fire/atmosphere/smoke modeling; field work; and remote sensing. In this role the scientist is expected to serve both leadership roles within the team and also to be a national and international resource for the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, and broader air quality community.
The scientist has roles across all three of AirFire's problem areas: air quality, meteorology, and climate. Air Quality: The scientist helps lead advancements in atmospheric/air quality modeling, including acquisition and implementation of remotely-sensed data into models. The scientist has a primary role in assessing new satellite products for their utility towards the smoke modeling frameworks. The scientist is expected to participate in and potentially lead field campaigns focused on wildland fire smoke. Meteorology: The scientist works to understand the coupled dynamics of fire-atmosphere and fire-atmosphere-smoke interactions including how these dynamics affect fire behavior and consumption and lead to the development of fire plumes that loft emissions into the atmosphere. Additionally, the scientist works to understand how advances in meteorological ensemble modeling can be applied to fire and smoke and how to codify this knowledge within numeric models and tools. Climate: The scientist, as one of the lead modelers, will assist with development of improved modeling strategies to quantify the above issues and the uncertainty surrounding them in future climate projections.
The scientist is expected to work nationally and to collaborate with the broader scientific community to create specific projects that can advance these goals. The scientist is also expected to engage directly with the management community including land managers, fire managers, and air quality regulators, and to support training of managers in areas related to their individual areas of expertise.
Location: Seattle and its surrounding areas are the major population center for Washington State. It is home to a number of research institutions and universities including the University of Washington, and numerous technical and environmental companies and non-profits. It is an innovative, highly-educated city featuring outstanding schools, diverse cultural centers, many outdoor activities, a thriving arts community, acclaimed restaurants, and a temperate climate. Seattle is served by both the SeaTac International Airport and the Paine Field Regional Airport as well as by train, bus, and ferry services.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
A formal education or experience in forestry or a related natural resource profession with an emphasis in forest entomology or pathology is preferred. Experience may be substituted for education and experience if that experience has prepared the candidate to successfully carry out the duties of this position.
Knowledge of:
- dendrology;
- arboriculture;
- biology;
- biometrics and botany;
- forest ecology, mensuration;
- forest entomology and forest pathology;
- geographic information systems (ArcGIS);
- horticulture, hydrology, plant physiology, and silviculture;
- range and timber management;
- state and federal laws regulating the use of pesticides;
- forest fire management, forest insects and diseases, tree biology, forest economics, forest planning;
- project design and management, urban forestry, agroforestry, and forest certification programs.
Job: M.S. Graduate Research in Landscape Modeling, Geo-spatial analysis, and Forest Sustainable Management - Texas A&M University (posted Sep 11, 2019)
The Xi Lab at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, is recruiting 2 highly motivated M.S. student to join the lab as Research Assistants (RAs) starting spring or summer in 2020. Those positions are provided 2 years graduate research assistantships supported by USDA Forest Service Grants.
The Xi lab's research has been focusing on the impact of forest disturbance (drought, fires and climate change), landscape modeling, geo-spatial analysis, and forest sustainable management. The students will be expected to conduct his/her thesis research broadly addressing forest biomass/carbon dynamics, fire and drought impacts and sustainable management of forests under climate change in east Texas and north California. The students will be expected to make use of forest landscape models, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data and related geo-spatial climate and soil data for his/her project and the results of the research could support the sustainable management of the forests ecosystems in the regions. Research topics identified as particularly relevant include (1) forest productivity and biomass/carbon dynamics, (2) wildfire effects, (3) insect pest outbreaks, (4) drought impacts (5) climate change, and (6) forest resilience and sustainability.
We seek a sincere, motivated, and creative individual to apply for an exciting PhD assistantship in Forest Ecosystem Dynamics at Washington State University. The successful candidate will work with Dr. Arjan Meddens to examine the spatial and temporal patterns of ecosystem dynamics across the western United States. You will work on highly relevant research which aims to improve ecosystem resilience to future disturbances across the larger landscape under rapidly changing climate conditions. Research topics of interest include: (1) the dynamics of fire refugia and utilization of fire refugia by plant or animal species, (2) spatial and temporal patterns of bark beetle outbreaks, and/or (3) the utilization of high-resolution (UAV) lidar applications for forest measurements. A genuine interest in teaching is required and an interest in natural resource management applications is highly desired. Two-year RA funding is available with more funding possible in year 3 and 4 of the Ph.D. The successful candidate will be housed in the School of the Environment at Washington State University, which has great collaborative faculty with expertise in both the social and biophysical sciences.
Job: Ph.D Positions in Global Change Ecology - University of California (Los Angeles, CA) (posted Aug 28, 2019)
The Tingley Lab in Global Change Ecology is joining the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles and seeking creative and motivated PhD students to join the lab in the Fall of 2020. Our research utilizes field and biodiversity data to explore how large-scale anthropogenic drivers of change (e.g., climate change, land-use change, fire regimes) affect geographic distributions and community interactions over short to long timespans, from years to centuries. Most of our research explores these topics using birds as the primary study organism.
Potential research areas include: 1) the impact of climate change on birds through shifts in distributions or phenology; 2) the mechanisms that define range limits; 3) the role of wildfire in structuring biodiversity; 4) statistical modeling of distributions and assemblages; and/or 5) using historical data to understand processes of change. Research projects will have opportunities to draw from extensive existing databases as well as collect new field data at current field sites in temperate mountain systems. Enthusiasm, excellent written and oral communication abilities, and strong quantitative skills are necessary. Backgrounds in ornithology, modeling, and statistics are desired.
Job: Natural Resource Specialist 1, Reforestation Forester - ODF - Tillamook, OR (posted Aug 23, 2019)
The purpose of this position is to carry out technical forestry tasks associated with unit goals, goals which contribute to the mission of the Oregon Department of Forestry, as assigned by the Reforestation Unit Forester. Because the Department's highest priority work is a forest fire emergency, this position may be utilized during those emergencies to provide assistance in a variety of ways.
Job: Postdoc Position in Ecosystem Ecology and Remote Sensing - University of New Mexico (posted Aug 23, 2019)
We are seeking a motivated and independent postdoc to advance the state of the art in remote sensing and geospatial data integration in the field of ecosystem ecology. The successful candidate will work with the Landsat and Sentinel archive in conjunction with very high resolution drone acquired imagery to investigate how vegetation and topography govern microclimatic variability in post-wildfire landscapes. The objective of this project is to quantify influences on post-disturbance microclimatic variability and its effects on tree seedling survival. The Earth Systems Ecology Lab (www.hurteaulab.org) is an interdisciplinary group of ecosystem ecologists in the Department of Biology at the University of New Mexico. We work collaboratively to tackle a range of question related to global change and forest ecosystems.
The goal of the Peace Corps Senegal Agroforestry Project is to help individuals and communities to improve the management of natural resources and the environment, ensuring food security in a healthier environment.
To this effect, Volunteers will work to:
- Increase the knowledge and appreciation of environmental issues in youth and adults.
- Increase the capacity of communities to plant and care for trees in order to increase access to nutritious foods, generate income, and restore and protect land.
- Increase the capacity of communities to manage natural resources and the environment in sustainable, healthy, and productive ways.
Two positions are available:
Forestry and Environment Change Agent
In August the Environmental Protection Agency released guidance on documenting particulate matter or ozone events influenced by prescribed fire or wildland fire.
General: Nominate to join the International Association of Wildland Fires' (IAWF) Board of Directors (posted Aug 12, 2019)
Nominations are now open for new members of the International Association of Wildland Fires' (IAWF) Board of Directors. Nominations will be accepted through September 30, 2019 and successful candidates will begin their 3-year term on January 1, 2020. Individuals meeting the requirements may self-nominate.
If you manage prescribed burns on Longleaf Pine units, we would appreciate your insights into the factors that influence burning practices.
We, myself and colleagues at the University of South Carolina, will use your responses to better understand the combinations of decision-making criteria and constraints to the use of prescribed burning in LLP management and concerns about future pressures on the use of fire across the LLP range. We will share the report with the Southern Fire Exchange, Tall Timbers Research Center, SERPASS and others interested in forest management. This survey is less than 10 minutes long and all responses are anonymous.
In 2008, a small group of landowners and conservation partners from the Blackfoot River valley and around the country gathered in western Montana to discuss aspects of landscape-scale collaborative conservation through public-private partnerships....
Clay Trauernicht, fire scientist, University of Hawai`i at Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Willie Rice, forester with Forest Solutions, Inc.
Jack Minassian,...
In 2019, The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society will come together for the first-ever joint national conference of these two organizations. The event will likely be the largest gathering of fish and wildlife professionals ever, and will...
The Idaho Forest Group Distinguished Speaker Series highlights innovation and advancement in natural resources. All the presentations in this two-year long series are complimentary and open to the general public.
Our next speaker is Dr. Jerry...
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The theme for the 2019 Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group Interagency Fall Fire Review is "Transitions And What's Next – Information Gathering Is Rapidly Changing, Are We Changing How We Plan For And Respond To Fires?"
This class runs from October 7-11, 2019.
The Natural Areas Training Academy will, for the first time, offer RX-410: Smoke Management Techniques. Although many backgrounds will be considered, applicants must have an extensive history in...
The Northwest Climate Conference provides a unique opportunity to learn from and connect with a diverse community of experts fostering a more climate resilient Northwest. The event brings together practitioners, scientists, tribal communities, and...
In the West, upland forests protect the land that yields the water we all depend on for life. However, wildfires, forest pests, drought stress, outdoor recreation, poorly managed livestock grazing, timber harvesting, and unsustainable development can...
This one-day workshop is designed for landowners and managers looking to gain skills in prescribed fire planning and implementation. A follow up one day field trip will be held at UC Berkeley's Blodgett Research Forest in Georgetown (El Dorado County)...
Co-Sponsored by The Sierra Nevada Research Institute and Western North American Naturalist.
This symposium will focus on the responses of Sierra Nevada forest organisms and ecosystems to increasing climate stresses. Talks and posters featuring...
The Four Corners Science, Policy, and Public Lands Symposium will explore in depth how scientists, politicians, and agencies are collaborating on current science policy issues related to land management in the American Southwest, and how this...
Presented by: Dr. Crystal Kolden, Associate Professor, University of Idaho
Join the Student Association for Fire Ecology (SAFE) and Society of American Foresters (SAF) for an informational meeting on the hiring process for federal land management agencies. Bring a laptop! A U.S. Forest Service representative and experienced...
The seasonality of prescribed fire (dormant season vs. late-growing season) can have a tremendous impact on the plant diversity, especially within a prairie ecosystem. Understanding those impacts can help managers determine the correct fire seasonality...
The meeting will consist of presentations related to research and practice of using patch burn grazing, producer panels, and tours. The main tour will be that of the Caddo-LBJ National Grasslands.
There is a block of rooms at the Fairfield Inn...
Fieldtrip sponsored by the University of Idaho and the Society of American Foresters.
This site is amazing and literally unlike any other pine barrens – a 3,000-acre contiguous jack pine heath barrens growing on <3 inches of organic matter on top of a largely exposed sandstone pavement. The understory is a continuous carpet of...
The topic for this year's Forum is 'Burned, Buried, and Flooded: Water Resources Excitement in the Southwest.' The esteemed panelists presenting at the Forum will weave together their unique and varied perspectives on the effects of two back-to-back...
Presenter: Jesse Kreye, Ph.D., Penn State University, State College, PA
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Non-Executive Director
Mr Matthews is a founding director of the Group. He previously held a role as an Executive Director and was responsible for negotiating and managing key relationships with banks and lending institutions, including product development and the Commercial line of business. Mr Matthews ceased to be an Executive Director and became a non-executive director on 1 May 2015. Mr Matthews has worked in the finance industry for more than 35 years and has been a licensed finance broker for more than 25 years. He is a former director of the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) and served on the MFAA's National Brokers Committee for 12 years. Mr Matthews is also a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) and a life member of the MFAA.


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We raised $20,138.73! Our most successful Golf Classic to date!
At 1:30 on the dot, the sun came out from behind the rain clouds and shined down on the 75 golfers as they headed to their assigned tees. The Gathering's 8th annual Golf Classic was held at Elkhorn's Evergreen Golf Course on Monday, June 23. Over the years this special event has generated $112,787 for the Gathering's work. The dollars raised this year were the most ever, thanks to the generosity of our major sponsors. Dollars were also raised from registration fees, wine ring toss, and a raffle offering everything from a Kindle Fire to a Brewers' Tailgate. Sponsors and raffle donors are listed on the next page.
After the event, Cathy Stagmer, Manager-Global Community Relations for Joy Global (a Gold Sponsor since 2008) stated, "I'm glad the event was the success you hoped it would be. Our golfers had a great time. One of the members of our foursome was new to the company and new to the Gathering. He was very impressed with you as an organization and passionate about the work you do to serve our community. We look forward to joining you on the greens again next year!"
Holz Chevrolet supplied the car for our hole-in-one, but, alas it was not won. Other winners included Cameron Brady – longest drive; John Gardipee – longest putt; Dan Kiernan – closest to the pin; Muldoon (Tom)/Wiesneth/Rogaczewski/Rogaczewski foursome - highest score (last place); Morrison/Brady/Wickett/Sievert foursome - lowest score (1st place). Thanks to The Gathering's Board of Directors who drive this event and to Gathering staff for their support work. Mark your calendars for next year – Monday, June 22! We would love to have you join us.
Special Thanks to our 2014 Gathering Golf Classic Sponsors and Raffle Donors
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Silver Sponsors:
Law Office of Eugene E. Detert, Mel & David Johnson, Mike & Ginny McBride, Milwaukee Capital, Inc., Ab Nicholas
Hole Sponsors:
Advocacy Investment LLC (1)
Anytime Fitness Sussex (2)
BE Repaired Auto and Truck (1)
Data Financial, Inc. (1)
Steve & Ricka Long (1)
Harry & Ellie Moseley (1)
Nordco, Inc. (2)
Ruby Isle Auto (1)
Weber & Rick, S.C. (1)
Wixon, Inc. (1)
Raffle and Prize Donors:
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Mike & Sue Carnahan
Charles Allis Villa Terrace Art Museum Colectivo Discovery World Doubletree by Hilton Florentine Opera
Fred Astaire Dance Company Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens German Fest Green Bay Packers
Mel & David Johnson
Joy Global
Klement's Sausage
Lakefront Brewery
Jim Leurquin
Lowe's – Franklin Store
Lucille's Rockin' Pianos
Mike & Ginny McBride
Milwaukee Admirals
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee County Parks
Milwaukee Irish Festivals
Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Milwaukee World Festival
Next Act Theatre
Polish Fest
Present Music
PRP Wine International
Ginny Schrag
Six Flags Great America
Skydive Milwaukee
Sprecher Brewing Company
Transfer Pizzeria
Teresa Trostmiller
Wisconsin Athletic Club
Wisconsin Hospitality Group
Check out all of our golfers from the event! Thanks to everyone who came out and golfed - we had a great time.
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Somerset County homeowners depend on their water heaters every day –
depend on Copperhead for all your water heater needs.
Storage Water Heaters
The most common style of hot water heater in the United States is the conventional storage water heater. They combine the water storage tank and the heating element in one unit. Single family storage water heaters offer a reservoir of 20 to 80 gallons of hot water, depending on your daily needs. To replace that hot water, cold water enters the bottom of the tank, which ensures that the tank is always full. Heat sources include electric elements, gas burners, oil burners or a hot water boiler. Standard gas water heaters operate at a much lower cost than electric units, in the same way a gas clothes dryer is much cheaper to operate than an electric one.
Since water is constantly heated in the storage tank, energy is constantly being used and can be wasted even when hot water isn't running in the house. This is called standby heat loss. If you're concerned about excessive energy usage, Copperhead can help provide you with options that will help to lower your monthly energy bills. The state of New Jersey offers rebates for Energy Star rated products through their Clean Energy program, which gives homeowners money-back incentives for installing energy efficient equipment. That's a big reason to go green!
Tankless Water Heaters
The new European-style tankless water heaters make hot water as needed and reduce standby losses, such as when a tank of hot water is stored overnight. When a hot water faucet is turned on in the house, water is heated as it flows through a heating coil or heat exchanger in the unit. These are around 99% efficient whereas a conventional gas water heater is 75-80% efficient. Tankless water heaters also have better longevity, and will last on average up to 20 years, as compared to conventional storage water heaters, whose lifespan ranges from 10-13 years on average.
Installation, Maintenance & Repair
Copperhead Plumbing provides installation, maintenance and repair on most brands of hot water heaters in Somerset County NJ. Additionally, our vast knowledge of water heater capabilities and performance rates will help guide you on which system is best for you, should a new system be in your future.


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Bone Biologics is a publicly traded company based in Burlington, MA and is focused on developing and marketing orthobiologic products. Our proprietary platform technology is NELL-1, a recombinant human protein growth factor that is essential for normal bone development. Our lead product is a NELL-1 based bone graft substitute for spine fusion, targeting the rapidly growing orthobiologics market. Our goal is to offer patients superior safety with uncompromising efficacy relative to existing technologies. NELL-1 provides specific targeted regulation over bone regeneration in the presence of targeted osteogenic cells, as both demonstrated in the lab and through the use of animal testing, unlike any other current therapy. It has been shown not to form bone when applied to non-osteogenic cells such as myoblasts (a type of embryonic progenitor cell that differentiates to give rise to muscle cells) nor does it induce adipogenesis (the formation of fat that can occur within the bone matrix often exhibited as cysts) that results in weaker bone.
Our mission is to utilize the power of NELL-1 to improve clinical outcomes and reduce total health care delivery costs associated with spinal fusion. Bone Biologics is focused on bone repair and regeneration applications and is committed to exploring additional applications of the NELL-1 technology to enhance bone regeneration and repair in areas where the current options provide suboptimal patient outcomes.
The Bone Biologics leadership team consists of some of the top leaders and innovators of orthobiologics in regenerative medicine. Not only does our leadership provide strategic oversight of the Company, they contribute to the collective advancement of the industry. This leadership is instrumental in fulfilling our mission to improve clinical outcomes and reduce health care delivery costs associated with lumbar spinal fusion.
While Bone Biologics has chosen to focus its initial product development efforts in spinal fusion, we believe that this regenerative medicine technology has potential in the broader fields of bone regeneration and repair including osteoporosis, chondrocytes and applications using mesenchymal stem cells.
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Investor Relations
Headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA, Bone Biologics became a public company in September 2014 and is focused on bone repair and regeneration applications. The company is committed to exploring additional applications of the NELL-1 technology to enhance bone regeneration and repair in areas where the current options provide suboptimal patient outcomes.
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How to join the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society
Joining the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society is relatively easy. Simply download the application form below, complete, sign and send it to us, along with your payment details and partnership details (if appropriate), where indicated.
Full membership entitles you to the use of a herd prefix which is required when registering in Coates Herd Book. You will find full details of the membership and registration fees on this website.
In accordance with the Articles of Association of the Society, it is necessary in the event of an application being made by a Partnership or Company that one person only be appointed to be fully responsible to the Society, and to have the sole voting right to attend and vote at meetings of the Society. The nomination must be made by completing a declaration on the application form, which will be lodged in our records accordingly. The nominee will be responsible for the signing of all documents, ie, birth notifications, transfers, inspection requests (if any), etc, for all the animals held by the registered membership.
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slymaster wrote:foggs3355 wrote:very good from mvg today now stiiing on £6400 with todays run to the final but if he win he will move near a wgp place with £8900 if he does the same sunday he would have made it
He needs the money. Just missed the CLD (although I am not sure if all can/will play).
Also sponsor problems.
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Happy Wednesday, loyal Nooze-readers! A handful of new stories for you today. From Ashley Ahearn with KUOW in Seattle, a piece about Ken Balcomb, preeminent orca researcher:
SAN JUAN ISLAND, Wash. - Baleen hangs from the walls in Ken Balcomb's house where others might display prints or paintings. Where some people keep coasters and coffee table books, he keeps an intact orca skull. Instead of cloth placemats he uses laminated photos of dorsal fins.
Strewn about Balcomb's sunroom are the bones of a beaked whale that washed up on a Hawaiian beach where he was stationed as a naval officer in the early 1970s. They've been stored in a wooden crate for over 30 years but he's now starting to reassemble them in the shape of their former living self. Some vertebrae hang by steel wire across the windows – strung out like giant Christmas lights replicating the natural curve of a swimming mammal's back. A yellow sticky note reads "work in progress"... Read, hear and see more.
The power of journalism! Because of James Bruggers' tireless reporting in The Courier-Journal in Louisville, the residents will be saved millions of dollars annually:
Task force recommends a 'one-water' utility
The city's troubled Metropolitan Sewer District and Louisville Water Co. should merge within five years, potentially saving customers millions of dollars annually by increasing efficiency at both agencies, according to a mayor's task force recommendation made Tuesday.
Combining the city-owned water company with the General Assembly-created sewer district could save as much as $24 million a year by 2022, consultants working for the Utility and Public Works Task Force have calculated... Read and see more.
Kate Campbell with California Country magazine takes a look at some modern-day cowboys, and how the benefits of riding the range - the old fashioned way - are far reaching:
Cattle ranchers work with nature's rhythms
When heading to work, a lawyer carries a briefcase, a doctor puts on a stethoscope—and Tuolumne County cattle rancher Bob Brennan always brings his horse. He knows checking livestock can mean hours in the saddle moving cattle, inspecting fences, gauging forage and monitoring the landscape for problems.
Brennan is quick to point out that while the work is demanding, it's not without perks. He says his "corner office" has some of the state's most fantastic views—soaring granite crests, sparkling mountain lakes, wildflower-dotted meadows, towering pines and canyons carved by snow-fed streams... Read and see more.
And, from Lauren Sommer and others at KQED QUEST in San Francisco, an incredibly extensive interactive project about the history and future of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Awesome maps and photos!
Envisioning California's Delta As it Was
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is at the heart of California's water supply. This inland delta, where two major rivers converge and mingle with San Francisco Bay tides, has been re-engineered and re-plumbed over the last 160 years to meet the needs of a growing state.
Little is known about the Delta as it once was. Now, as efforts get underway to save the Delta's failing ecosystem, researchers at the San Francisco Estuary Institute are reconstructing this complex landscape using thousands of historical sources... Read and see more.


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Useful Resources
There is a useful summary of reviewing by Allen Lee at:
In particular, I agree with the tips to give "actionable advice" (Action 3), to give general impressions, major comments, and then minor points (Action 5), and to be positive and constructive (Actions 5 and 9). Some of the other advice is more of the "take-it-or-leave-it" variety. It can be useful to put a summary at the beginning (Action 1), though I myself find that this can be largely uninformative, especially if it's just a rehash of the abstract. For this class, you are not expected to do any additional research (Action 11).
Additional suggestions
As a reviewer, you are a gatekeeper. Your responsibility is to ensure that papers that get published are of adequate quality for the journal or granting agency. Unfortunately, in today's competitive environment, reviewers must make tough decisions, and unequivocally, positive reviews for the sake of being nice may not be useful. As one presenter said in a grant-writing seminar, "Grants are like eggs… everyone's a large egg, so you have to be an extra-large egg." One criterion I use myself is to ask, "If I read this article in this journal would I be excited or disappointed? Or would I wonder, 'Who was the idiot reviewer who let this through?'?"
In addition to the gatekeeper function, reviewers also have an opportunity to "raise the bar" on the quality of science that is done. Many of my papers have been vastly improved by suggestions from reviewers, and as a reviewer, I have seen numerous manuscripts that have gotten much better after a revision. For grants, the benefits of getting peer feedback on studies before they are started can be particularly valuable.
Be explicit in the problems and suggest how they can be solved. Don't just write "The introduction was boring," or "The study was poorly designed"; rather, state what the problem is and how it might be solved. (See also Action 3 of Lee's paper).
Be aware of the constraints of the author. Perhaps the author didn't put in a comprehensive introduction because the journal has strict word limits. Perhaps the grant writer didn't have space in 5 pages to give secondary experimental details.
When citing references, give enough data that the authors can track the item down without too much headache. Don't just cite, for example, "Smith et al., 2000."
Not everyone will agree with me on this matter, but I try to give as much information to the authors as possible, and to not cloak too many hidden comments to the editor that the author doesn't see. I do this because, when I am an author myself, I find it very frustrating to have seemingly good reviews and still get rejected (possibly because the reviewer gave more harsh comments/ratings to the editor than to me).
If you didn't understand something, it's often better to admit it. It is frustrating to get a review from a reviewer who didn't get a concept. I will sometimes say things like, "I didn't understand this, but I think they meant X, in which case…"
For graduate students and post-docs, I recommend co-reviewing a few articles with your research advisor during your training. In my own lab, I have found this to be symbiotic. I get a second opinion on a paper. My trainees learn how to review (and how to navigate the review process themselves).
I always write a draft of a review and then proofread and edit it the next day. While proofreading, I pay attention to my tone (constructive, not snotty) and my clarity.
Wherever possible, "cross-calibrate." I really like journals where the editor makes all reviews and the outcome available to all reviewers. It is sometimes reassuring to see that other reviewers had the same concerns as you or surprising to see that they had a very different opinion.
Maintain confidentiality.


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I realize it's a little late in the blogosphere to be writing about Robin Williams, but I've wanted to post this for a few days now and I'm finally getting the time to share. I've dealt with depression a little throughout my life, but I'm thankful I had mild cases that were easily controlled with advice from my doctor and exercise. Like the rest of the world, the death of Robin hit me like a rock in the chest and has left me with heartache and many many questions. A couple of days ago this insightful video came out and in a matter of minutes answered some of my difficult questions.
The video below, which I hope you all take a couple of minutes to watch, is vital information for anyone going through a hard time or anyone who knows someone going through a hard time.
For me, this video reminded me of the difficult weeks following Luna's birth. The advice this man gives is exactly what I needed. I needed someone to sit with me, not judge, not offer advice, just be there… holding space. Glennon over at Momastary has often written about "holding space". She says that sometimes people don't need you to do or say the right thing, because there is no "right thing", but what they need is you, there, holding space, without offering advice or expecting anything.
It's especially important to know that someone is going to be at your side, holding your hand, entering back into the world with you. Just knowing you are not alone is HUGE. I think these tips apply to friends who are depressed, sick, mourning, going through a bad breakup or anything that has them down and out. It may be short-lived, it may last for months or it maybe on an off for years. As a friend, our job is to be there and remain there, present for the happy times as well as the bad times.
I only wish I would have known how important these behaviors were years ago. I apologize to friends who needed me there holding space and sitting patiently at their sides in the past. I hope I forever remember what I needed in my time of pain and give you all the same in return.
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Still broken in spirit by Carly's demise, I decided to just watch AI last night, take a few notes and offer a quick take this morning, rather than pulling out the laptop and live blogging the whole affair. Plus, suffering through 10 Neil Diamond songs performed by a group of which I can only only appreciate 20% seemed more like a chore. But then live television happened. And today, the blogosphere will be buzzing, and Idol will have some serious 'splainin to do.
As for the songs and performances themselves, all I can say is that David C was decent. Psychlo Terl was his usual, stoned, weak-voiced self, completely disconnected from the material and anything except for a future sitting in a subway station strumming innocuously for pocket change. Syesha regressed after her first likable performance last week. Stuffed Koala Bear hit some notes, was squinty eyed and earnest. Brooke made the Monkees look like the Beatles for their ability to infuse "I'm A Believer" with charm and talent.
But that's not the real story. No, the real story was when the Mad Seal Clapper finally suffered a complete meltdown on live television. Catastrophic systems failure. The "blue screen of death." No control-alt-delete is going to be able to reboot and save this one. Simply put: What The Fuck Was That?!
First, we had an odd format last night, with the 5 Idolettes performing back to back, and the judges commenting on all 5 after the first round.
For those of you that haven't seen what happened next, just watch this.
Yes, Paula was commenting (from her notes) on Jason's first song. Then she segued into her comments on Jason's second song. Problem is, JASON HADN'T PERFORMED A SECOND SONG YET.
For all the loopy and barely tethered to reality things that the more mentally challenged half of a duo with MC Scat Cat has said, this takes the cake.
There are only four possible explanations:
- Paula indicated she was reading off her notes for the next performer, David Cook. Even in Paula's candy colored, aura filled world, that doesn't make any sense. She did talk about a "second" song, and the "critique" -- even for Paula -- was different enough in tone and "content" to indicate that she wasn't talking about David C.
- Perhaps because of the odd format and compressed timing for this evening, Paula had jotted down (she can write?) comments on Terl's second performance based on the dress rehearsal or practice sessions. If that's the case, then doesn't that call into question the integrity of the judging, which is supposed to be based on how the Idolettes perform the song that night, on live television? We've heard many times where the judges compare the actual performance with what they've heard of the pre-show practice. But to base their comments and critique entirely on this? It screams "sham," and further devalues anything they have to say (with the possible exception of the only lucid member of the trio, Simon).
- The Seal Clapper is being given notes on what to say by a member of the show's production staff, and the commentary is completely orchestrated, which calls into question the very integrity of the show. Now, this isn't fully in Charles Van Doren territory, given that the "public" actually votes (and thanks for that demonstration of voting competence last week, America) on who stays or goes, but it certainly undermines the purpose of having the three amigos sit there and offer their "opinion." And if Paula can't even muster the mental horsepower to hear a song and come up with 15 - 30 seconds of "insight" what purpose does she serve? (I think we all know the answer to this existential question). Even worse, if her comments are based on notes or prompts from the producers, then A. the producers are batshit crazy, too, B. the producers of America's number one television show can't string together nouns and verbs in a coherent fashion, or C. it's unfair, manipulative and a total crock.
- Paula has found a secret room on the island (or in a desert in Tunisia) which she can use to travel in space and time. On her quest to find her long lost love Penelope Widmore, Paula went into the future 30 minutes, coughed up some orange goo offstage, removed her Dharma parka, took her seat at the judges table and watched Psychlo Terl's second performance before it happened in the timeline you, I and the rest of the world were following on a Tuesday night. Then, she stumbled by Benjamin Linus, thought of her "constant" Simon Cowell, and traveled 30 minutes back to the past (our present) to offer her view of Terl's second wan, coffee house warblings.
Since I didn't see any polar bears or smoke monsters on the Idol stage last night, I'm going to have to discount that last theory.
No matter which way you cut it, this was devastating to Idol and the public confidence in the show, which was already showing some fatigue this season. Short of a PR campaign not seen since the Tylenol scare, I'm not sure Idol will fully recover from this one. At the very least, they have to quietly take Paula out back after this season and put her down like Old Yeller. This should be a fun off season.
Oh, and for the record, David C was the best of the night and I think Brooke or Syesha will finally be put out of their (and our) misery.


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Friends of Third enlists the help of a Kindergarten Support Team to help meet educational and socialization goals for incoming kindergartners. This is done primarily through the following:
Pre-Matriculation Communications: Prior to the start of the kindergarten year, parents who have joined our mailing list (through a school tour/orientation, or by other point of contact) will receive ongoing emails with useful information to prepare for kindergarten. This includes details about enrollment procedures, volunteer opportunities, get-togethers and how to prepare for the first day of school. If you aren't already on our list, please email Erica Dionno with your name, your child's name and anticipated year for starting kindergarten.
Summer Playdates: In the months prior to the start of the school year, the Kindergarten Support Team will coordinate 2-3 playdates for incoming kindergartners and their parents. This is a great opportunity for the children to start meeting some of their future classmates, and for parents to get to know one another. Announcements about dates and locations will be sent by email to those on the Kindergarten Support communications list.
Kindergarten Support Fund: Because Third Street School receives no Federal Title One funding, we fund a much-needed Educational Aide to the Kindergarten teachers through optional parent donations. The Kindergarten Support Team helps raise funds for the Kindergarten Aide position, a full-time employee at Third Street Elementary, paid for entirely by kindergarten families. The aide assists teachers in each of the classrooms, and assists students during recess and lunch periods. The presence of this full-time aide allows teachers to have more time to focus on educational goals, and provides an added level of safety and security for children throughout the school day. In addition, the Kindergarten Support Fund provides a 12-week art enrichment program, especially for kindergartners and taught by an artisan specializing in developmentally-appropriate instruction.
Click here to learn how to donate to the Kindergarten Support Fund. Please note that this fund is separate from the Annual Giving campaign, and that all children benefit from the Kindergarten aide and arts enrichment regardless of their family's ability to donate.


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By Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) - When Walter Fortson was
arrested in 2007 for dealing crack cocaine, he believed a police
officer who told him "your life is over."
Five years later, he is an honors student at Rutgers
University, and learned this week that he won a $30,000 Truman
Scholarship, the only New Jersey undergraduate to receive the
prestigious recognition. The national award for graduate school
costs is given to outstanding students pursuing careers in
government or public affairs.
Fortson, now 27, was still living in a halfway house
awaiting parole when he began university classes through a
program that allows promising young people with felony
convictions to enroll as students.
It was the first glimpse that his future might not be as
bleak as it seemed the day of his arrest in Atlantic City.
"The officer told me, 'You know your life is over, right?' I
took him at his word," Fortson said on Friday.
After taking a plea deal, he was sentenced to up to five
years in prison with the possibility of parole after 26 months.
"I knew that I had to bear the weight of being a felon and I
thought that was something I would never be able to shed," he
While Fortson was at Mountainview Youth Correctional
Facility, he was introduced to Donald Roden, a Rutgers history
professor who in 2005 started the program to help felons enroll
as students and through which Fortson and 35 other students are
currently enrolled.
"He impressed me immediately by his determination and his
brilliance," Roden said of Fortson.
At Rutgers, where he is studying exercise physiology,
Fortson helped create and is now the president of the
Mountainview Student Organization, through which student
volunteers from Princeton University and Rutgers tutor at state
correctional facilities.
Prison and particularly the frequent strip searches, Fortson
said, "is something I would not wish on my worst enemy." Fortson
said he accepts that he broke the law and had to be punished.
But he said he also felt lucky to get the chance to
rehabilitate himself once he was out on parole, and now wants to
help other young people in prison find the same opportunities.
(Editing By Barbara Goldberg and Greg McCune)


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European Commission - European Consumers Summit
European Consumers Summit
18-19th March 2010, Brussels
Call for 12 Participants
Arrival: 17th March, Departure 19th March (afternoon)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 02d February 2010
The conference is organised by the European Commission, by the Directorate General for Health and Consumers, gathering around 300 stakeholders in the consumer area to exchange views and make progress in a specific consumer policy area. It is traditionally close to the World Consumer Rights Day organised by "Consumers International" every year on 15 March. The summit in 2010 is the second summit of that type. The first took place on 1-2 April 2009 and was entitled "Consumer trust in the digital market".
In 2010 the event will focus on services and in particular on access, fairness and choice. Indeed, services are becoming increasingly diverse and complex– and their importance is growing both within the economy and for the every day life of EU citizens. Citizens are now asked to be proactive and take a certain amount of risk in areas where they had never before been asked to take decisions.
Specific topics will be addressed in workshops: bank fees, green energy, urban transport, transparency of process and comparability, and web 3.0. 12 participants will be invited to join the conference and especially to express their views in the workshops.
Selection criteria for the participants
All participants must comply with the following criteria:
- Be nominated by a YFJ Member Organisation
- Be aged between 18-35, and a EU citizen
- Be committed to taking active part during the discussions, especially in the workshops
- Have a good command of the English language
Number of participants
12 participants
Each Member Organisation may nominate one participant to the event.
Practical information/ Deadline for applications
All travel and 2 nights of accommodation will be booked by DG SANCO upon reception of documentation of expenses, according to existing financial guidelines.
For any questions regarding the content of the activity, please contact Julie Teng, Executive Policy Officer, Youth Mainstreaming, Health and Sustainable Development at the YFJ Secretariat, at: email@example.com
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 02nd February 2010
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