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I played barber park sat with a few buds and really enjoyed the course if you follow the map and already know what the reviews about the tees are then you will have no trouble. They could add some sign posts to the tee boxes to help you spot them at a distance bout all in all I had and great time and will go back for sure...
All in all, Elliot did a good job laying out a nice, fairly long, pro level, mostly open course. As other reviewers mention, it does have design flaws, flying over the amphitheatre audience area on 1 and 4 and through a couple of picnic spots on 4. And the walk between 8 & 9 might be the worst, most dangerous design flaw I've ever encountered. Tee pads, especially dual tee pads would be a tremendous addition, since, by and large, it is laid out as a pro/advanced level course. There are pitifully poor plans for non-golf additions to the park, which are poorly planned in accordance to dumb mass Dummycrap flood plane rules and regs. That, along with the upcoming construction of a new YMCA with soccer pitches will relegate most, if not all of the disc golf course to the stench filled swampland next to Buffalo Creek, Greensboro's septic tank. From what I've been told and shown on maps, there's not going to be enough available land for a course, unless it's turned into a Beth Schmidt style Tiki course, or players are wearing water proof, high top shoes or boots.
I played this course for the first time this past week. I went back the next day to play again. I found it quite enjoyable.
Pros: This course has about half of the baskets in open fairways and the rest are wooded, but not heavily. There are some good uphill shots and some fun downhill shots as well. The maps and scorecards for the course are at tee 1 in the mailbox and they were helpful for navigation!
Cons: Course tees are rock and dirt, not much fun after rain. The map is a little off scale and some of the tee/basket locations are a little hard to find on the first trip there. After basket 9, walk down the wooded path for tee 10. Tee 10 is not beside the ball field.
Overall, I really had fun here. I am a beginner, just fyi. Great scenery and takes you on a nice tour of the natural areas of Barber Park.
Note: Some of the shots from tee to basket are close to picnic areas and walking paths. Make sure no one is coming and be sure not to let a disc get away from you if others are near on the paths. Wouldn't take much for a rouge disc to get someone.
Con: Not much of a challenge. If you can throw it reasonably long and straight you'll be fine. The lack of pads is a real negative- it was not addressed during construction and I was told by a park employee they were not forth-coming. No signs, layout can be confusing, but there is a map/scorecard at the first tee. Still, you'd be happier playing with someone who knows the course. Only one basket placement per hole.
Pro: Good for beginners. Rarely crowded- which allows for plenty of practice shots. If you're into high-speed golf, this is the course for you. Parking a-plenty, and close to the highway.
Could have been so much better. A few well placed trees would make this a lot more interesting, and if you can't afford a pad, at least place a sign marking the tees! More pin placements please.
I played this course for the first time at the 2010 Ice Bowl. I love playing this course due to the multitude of shots required. The local players were very nice and helpful.
Pros: a wide variety of shots required to do well. Scenery was very pleasant and I could only imagine when the leaves come back in how good this course will look. Challenging but not to the point a beginer could not have fun.
Cons: Needs concrete tee pads (this may be delayed due to upcoming park construction), got to have signs to guide you, if there wasnt a local player in our group (even with a map on the scorecard) this can get confusing.
Overall: Really enjoyed playing the course, had a great time and still had a challenge!
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John Sidney Landin, Jr. 62, of Plainfield Church Road in the Silk Hope Community and formerly of the Moncure area, died November 15, 2010 at his home following a period of declining health.
Born in Edgecombe County on April 1, 1948, John was a son of John Sidney Landin deceased and Edith Elizabeth Brake Landin.
A cowboy at heart all his life, he attended NC State University receiving an Associate Degree in Livestock Management and Technology in 1970, thereafter working at various cattle operations in North and South Carolina and as a self-employed farmer. For the past fifteen years, he worked for Townsend, Inc. at the feed mill, farm and waste water treatment plant until he became ill.
John is survived by his wife Anne; stepson Scott Mooneyham and wife Catherine; stepgrandchildren, Will and Matt Mooneyham of Fayetteville; his mother, Elizabeth Brake Landin.; brother Bruce and sister-in-law Cheryl and nephew David, all of Nash County, NC.
A memorial service will be held at 2 pm Friday at Chatham United Methodist Church with the Rev. Patrick Sinclair and the Rev. Ann Ritter presiding. Friends may visit with the family following the service.
Memorials may be directed to either Chatham United Methodist Church or to the charity of one's choice.
Online condolences: www.hallwynne.com, select "Obituaries".
Arrangements are under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service and Cremation of Pittsboro

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Of course, I'm only taking out one side of the enclosure - so it has had a year to decompose. I can assure you that there's nothing scary there. I can identify some eggshells, and the occasional bone, but all the turds have long since returned to dust.
The sawdust breaks down so slowly, that I've realized that it will be more like decades before this stuff could actually be useful as compost. As such, I've spread it in a few different locations, but this year again, I found a lovely spot at the top of the ravine where I have been throwing brush. I spread the sawdust on this area, and dream of a few hundred years from now when it could actually form a dam across the ravine, and bring back a lovely river!
|Nice fresh trailer, ready to go!
|Makes for a good chance to listen to a podcast.
|Can you believe the pile was originally up over the top edge? It really shrinks!
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|And now dropping it on brush in the ravine. Ashes to ashes...
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By Jon Swisher-Sports Director:
The final WaMaC Conference Beckman and Western Dubuque Boys Basketball game lasted one hour and twenty minutes inside the Western Dubuque High School gymnasium last night in Epworth. The contest saw 4 ties and 4 lead changes as the Blazers took the lead for good late in the third quarter, winning 67-60. The Bobcats started out the game on a 5-0 run and led 15-12 after one quarter and 32-29 at halftime. The Blazers gained confidence and took the momentum after the break because of a near 70-foot 3-point shot just before the halftime horn sounded by sophomore Michael Keegan. Beckman went on a 20-9 run from that point to lead by 5 heading into the final quarter and were able to hold off the Bobcats by outscoring them 21-19 in the fourth. Blazer senior Mitch Gehling led the way with 17 points, Scott Olberding had 15, 14 for Jackson Bennett, 8 for CJ McDermott, 7 for Michael Keegan and 6 for Connor Krantz. Beckman first-year head coach and 2008 graduate Mike Molony said he was happy with the way his players stayed with the game plan and found ways to execute and make free throws down the stretch:
Sophomore Calvin Harris guided the Bobcats offense with 21 points and Jordan Lake had 14. Beckman is 11-6 overall and 7-5 good for fourth on the East side while the Bobcats are 13-4 and 10-2 in conference divisional play in first place ahead of 8-3 West Delaware. The Blazers now lead the series 14-10 in the past 24 meetings since 2006. The game ends 31 seasons where the two teams were in the same conference playing each other starting in the Big Bend Conference back in 1987.
In coverage area school play tonight:
The West Delaware Hawks will take their 3-game winning streak on the road to face Solon tonight. Our featured game will begin around 7:30pm live on KMCH and KMCH.com with Sports Director Jon Swisher and Bill Logan.
Cascade @ Monticello
Central City @ North Linn
Central DeWitt @ Anamosa
Edgewood-Colesburg @ East Buchanan
Western Dubuque @ Beckman
Maquoketa Valley @ Alburnett
South Tama @ Independence
Starmont @ North Fayette Valley
On the boys side-
The 2nd place WD Hawks will host an important East division game against the third place Spartans of Solon. Junior Derek Krogamann scored 21 points in the 2-point win on the road in the Mount Vernon last Friday night and only needs 12 points to tie 1979 WD grad Casey Ditch as the third leading scorer in boys program history with 1,071 career points. Ditch reached that number in three seasons as well but did it without a three-point line as that didn't come into play until 1982. We'll have updates of that contest during our girls coverage in Solon.
Maquoketa Valley @ Alburnett
Anamosa @ Central DeWitt
Edgewood-Colesburg @ East Buchanan
Cascade @ Monticello
Starmont @ North Fayette Valley
Central City @ North Linn
Independence @ South Tama


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The primaries this past week in such diverse states as Florida, Arizona and Alaska reinforced the adage that all politics is local and that money and high-power endorsements sometimes make the difference – but not always.
In Florida, money clearly made the difference in the Republican gubernatorial primary. The $50 million dollars that business mogul Rick Scott spent clearly was the key to his victory over former Rep. Bill McCollum.
But in that same state even $26 million didn't propel real estate billionaire Jeff Greene to beat Rep. Kendrick in the Democratic Senate primary. And that even in a year when being an incumbent is a dirty word among many voters.
In Arizona's GOP Senate primary, it looked early that Sen. John McCain might suffer from the anti-incumbency wave that many pundits say is sweeping the nation this year. After all, in nearby Utah veteran Sen. Robert Bennett was rejected by his Republican party.
But what former Rep. J. D. Hayworth didn't count on was the fact that McCain realized early that he was in trouble. Not to mention that having spent 12 years in the House didn't exactly qualify Hayworth as the outsider he purported to be.
He may not have been able to wage a victorious presidential campaign but McCain spent more than $20 million and ran by all accounts a textbook campaign to beat Hayworth.
McCain ran wall to wall television ads showing him as being tough on border security. McCain convinced his constituents that he wouldn't be soft on illegal immigration despite the fact that four years ago he teamed up with the late Sen. Edward Kennedy on a bill that would have legalized millions of undocumented immigrants.
And McCain's early ace in the hole was the endorsement he received from his former running mate and ex-governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin.
While Hayworth was trying to convince Arizonans that he was the candidate in the mold of the anti-taxing, anti-amnesty Tea Party movement, the queen of the tea party had come out early and strong for McCain.
Not only did Palin's pick win in Arizona, but it looks like she will have succeeded in unseating Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Palin's home state of Alaska.
There, unknown Joe Miller may win that primary. We can't say for sure because days after the election absentee ballots are still being counted. It could well be after Labor Day before the results are known but as of Friday Murkowski was down by about 1,600 votes.
Palin mobilized her supporters for Miller in a race that proved even though she abandoned the statehouse she still has some clout.
For Rep. Ed Royce, who co-chairs the Republicans' Battleground Program, an effort to win enough House seats to take back the majority, there was another theme in these primaries.
"We probably have an order of magnitude of 10 times the number of volunteers for the Republican candidates going into the election, far more energy than I've seen the past," Royce said, speaking to the enthusiasm factor that could play a key role in races across the country
In the Florida primary, for example, the Democratic Senate primary and the Republican gubernatorial primary were the hot races. In the Democratic Senate race, 912,044 people voted. In the Republican primary for governor, 1.285 million votes were cast.
And in Florida, Democrats outnumber Republicans by about 600,000 voters.
Royce says that the turnout in last year's town halls has "now turned into a massive outpouring of activism from groups across thee country."
So even though some have keyed in on the divisions within the GOP over those supported by the Tea Party followers and those who were not, when it comes to the general election Republicans believe those schisms will be put aside and their candidates will prevail.
Democrats are obviously worried about the enthusiasm factor.
Sen. Barbara Boxer, who is in the race of her political career against Republican Carly Fiorina, has said the key to her race is to energize the Democratic base and get them out to vote.
Rep. Loretta Sanchez, who has the first competitive race of her career since she beat former Rep. Bob Dornan to get her seat, has to be concerned about getting her Latino base out. With no action on one of that community's key issues – immigration – she's going to have to get a large vote out of that community to withstand a challenge from Assemblyman Van Tran.
So perhaps the primaries – particularly on the Republican side – will serve as encouragement for Republicans already fired up and a wake-up call for Democrats.
We'll be watching.
Bunis is the Register's Washington bureau chief
Contact the writer: (202) 628-6381 or email@example.com


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Over 300 million Americans used ketchup last year according to a Simmons National Consumer Survey, but apparently, most of us have no idea how to properly store this tangy, sweet condiment, Does ketchup need to be refrigerated after opening or can it just hang out on your counter? It turns out that mostly depends on where in the product's lifecycle you are.
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Even though it's one of the 16 condiments that are secret health bombs, you can still indulge in healthier ketchups like this one. When you do, remember the words of Nicole Kulwicki, director of brand building for Heinz Ketchup, who says the product doesn't need refrigeration until after you open it. "Because of its natural acidity, Heinz Ketchup is shelf-stable. However, its stability after opening can be affected by storage conditions. We recommend that this product be refrigerated after opening to maintain the best product quality."
If you're wondering why restaurants and diners seem to keep open bottles of ketchup on their tables all day and night long, it's basically just a facade—they're dumping the bottle contents, whether they're homemade ketchup or popular brands, into the trash each night. "We portion each order of ketchup that will be served that day," explains chef Luke Venner of Elm Restaurant in New Canaan, Connecticut. "We always return the larger container immediately back to a refrigerator. Any unused portions are discarded at the end of the shift."
Verdict: You need to store open ketchup containers in the fridge, no ifs, ands, or burgers about it. Next, end the debate about where you're supposed to store your butter.


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Hola everyone! What's up? Christmas is super close. I hope there is more snow in Monticello than there is in Esmeraldas Ecuador! I'm preparing for my first christmas with temperatures above 90 ever haha! This week was a hard one. The sector is still pretty hard. We had a little more than last week but still not too much. We're still fighting like heck, but we just haven't been able to win lately. We found one person this week that we think has potential, but she didn't attend the church Sunday so we will have to see this week. One of our other investigators didn't attend this week either so we are pretty frustrated. Others attended but still don't want a baptism at this time, so it's pretty hard right now for sure. We just got to keep working. We're headed to Quito this week for a Christmas dinner with the president. I got the packages you guys sent as well. We are all good there. I've now recieved three. Dad the jerky is super good. Here in Esmeraldas they have built some cool lights that hang over the streets. I'll try to get some pics this week. Encebollado is still really good. Oh ya, I was lookin a letter Marci sent me a while back, like right as I got to Ecuador, it said I hopè you don't have to shower out of a bucket. I kind of laughed because I've been showering out of bucket for almost 6 months. I'm pretty much livin the life here in Esmeraldas haha. I don't have a whole lot today. I'm sorry, not a whole lot happened this week. But to end I like 1 corintios 13. the whole chapter is about the pure of life Christ. I love how it says in one of the versus something like this, "though I give all my alms to the poor, if I dont have charity it profiteth me nothing." It's awesome. This Christmas season think about what Christ gave to us, then think about somebody who is not going to have a whole lot this christmas, whether big or small. You should do something for them, but for the right reason always. Then they and you will receive great blessings and will have happy Christmas this year. I'd encourage you all to read the chapter. It's really good. Well I love you guys. I'll talk to ya next week on Wednesday. I won't have p-day Monday next week, but on Wednesday, so just letting you know. Love you guys, see ya later.
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Author: Herbert Jay Rosenfield, LCSW, ACSW, BCD, CSSW
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified School Social Worker, I have counseled and assisted a myriad of adolescent and adult survivors of child sexual abuse. They have worked long and hard to face and accept the reality of the abuse that was foisted upon them, to wrestle with the strong emotions related to that betrayal, to become empowered, feel more confident, and to heal.
With There Is Hope! and within this website, I have refocused the book's primary readership population to be those innocent victims, female and male survivors and caring folks in their support systems. My goals are:
- To validate the dangers and overwhelming experiences far too many non-strangers have sexually foisted upon children — their own and the kids of other families;
- To share what we have learned from our clients, whose trust we have earned;
- To describe some of the interventions – traditional approaches and innovations – we have found successful, offering tools with which your therapist can be more effective in supporting you to heal from the losses and damage done to you;
- To share — with those real clients' permission — some powerful, appropriately disguised case-examples of their painful experiences and hard-earned healing;
- To encourage and assist clinicians to be caring and effective without being traumatized or suffering burnout;
- To encourage and demonstrate that adult survivors of child sexual abuse can become healthy, caring, successful parents for their children; and
- To offer real Hope! that we, societies' members and organizations, must and can work together to drastically reduce future child sexual abuse.
To read the entire "Introduction" to There Is Hope! , please click on the MENU in the upper-right corner and then click on "About".
My POSTS, listed here in newest-to-oldest order, are:
- "I Take the Impact of Child Sex Very Personally!" © 01/23/2019
- "Our Native Americans Didn't Choose Reservations, Poverty, Alcoholism, and High Suicide Rates" 01/23/2019
- "Now is the Time for all Good Men to Come to the Aid of their Women" © 12/21/2017
- "If Sexually Victimized Adult Women Are Silent, How Can Child Victims Reveal?" © 10/14/2017
- "Now is the Time!!!" © 10/10/2017
- "We Need to be Ahead of CSA Criminals!" © 07/19/2017
- "Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Are Not Sleeping Well!" © 05/28/2017
- "For a Bridge over Troubled Waters, There Is Hope!" © 05/27/2014
"I Take the Impact of Child Sexual Abuse Very Personally!"
No, I am not confessing to you that I have been a pedophile. I have not! And, no, I am not sharing that I am a #MeToo survivor. I am a rare and lucky son-of-a-bitch who has reached the age of 72 and been spared the pain and baggage of serious family dysfunction, divorce, alcoholism, violence, and child sexual abuse.
The very personal impact for me is the reality and projection of those CSA statistics … that statistics estimate that at least 1 girl in 4 and 1 boy in 6 has experienced a sexually-abusive incident or pattern before the age of 18. Those statistics mean that REAL people, who were and are important to me, had been sexually abused during childhood! REAL people, about whom I care! In addition to the 100s of CSA clients whom we have counseled, about whom I care and serve professionally with sincerity and commitment, the wake of CSA that I will never know the truth about is part of my life experience … and in yours. Statistically, that means one of my beloved female 1st cousins and 2 of my male 1st cousins had been victimized! Of my 40 YMCA Camp Massasoit dear campers with whose safety I was entrusted and that I diligently protected from 1962 to 1966, ~5 of the girls and ~3 of the boys who rode, laughed, and sang on my bus, had suffered child sexual abuse somewhere else by adulthood! Of my New Bedford High School Class of '67, out of 560 classmates, conceivably as many as 70 of our gals and 50 of us guys were CSA victims before our graduation procession! And from my 112 classmates at BU-SSW, Class of '70, possibly 25 of the 100 women and 2 of us 12 men carried the burden of having been child sexual abuse victims into our professional education and social work careers! REAL people, about whom I care!
Child sexual abuse in not 'something that happens to those people, out there'. Child sexual abuse is a travesty that occurred in our families, in our schools, in our communities, in our society, to REAL people! We have been given an important platform and commitment by the courageous folks who have made this important subject visible in the headlines and on the screens – the men who participated on Oprah's "100 Men" airing, the women who have come forward with their #MeToo sharing, and those adult women who have confronted powerful men who are sexual harassers and abusers from government, big business, the entertainment industry, the news mega-corporations, and amateur and professional athletics. And I take the impact of child sexual abuse personally … we are seeing and hearing that this happens to REAL people, about whom we care … and I want us to work together to reduce the incidents of child sexual abuse in our society by 25% by 2025!
In the final chapter of my There Is Hope!,[2] from discussions with the researchers and the law enforcement professionals in the field, I offer the optimism that there is reason for hopefulness for future generations if we will dedicate our communities to …
(1) Be honest in our society about who it is from whom we must protect our kids; 93% of perpetrators are individuals known to their CSA victims: family members; friends; neighbors; and folks in child-services roles such as babysitters, educators, medical personnel, and coaches;
(2) Identify potential child sexual abusers before they ever abuse anybody;
(3) Better prepare our children for life and adulthood, including age-appropriate sex-education;
(4) Do a more competent pre-screening the folks whom we hire to have access to kids;
(5) Maintain better records of the identity of convicted child sexual abuse perpetrators;
(6) Greatly improve the communication and cooperation between State and Federal agencies;
(7) Early Intervention: Catch the child sexual abuse occurrences sooner; and
(8) Providing greater support for the victims to escape the unhealthy, abusive environments.
There Is Hope! for a safer and healthier future! But that accomplishment will require dedication and action by each of us, in our communities, in state and Federal legislatures and by law enforcement professionals, and in international forum policies and coordinated implementation, now and forever!
Herbert Jay Rosenfield, LCSW
[1] Rosenfield, Herbert Jay. There Is Hope! Practices and Interventions for the Successful Treatment of Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse.© Book-in-progress. (2018).
"Our Native Americans Didn't Choose Reservations, Poverty,
Alcoholism, and High Suicide Rates"
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senator Byron L. Dorgan, of North Dakota, stated in 2010: "Of the 10 poorest counties in America … eight of them are on Indian reservations. All eight have very high Indian populations. … Unemployment means poverty, in most cases, despair, high suicide rates, dropout rates, poor health, poor housing conditions. It all relates to chronic and very high unemployment." [1]
The plight of most of our Native Americans in 2018 continues to be sad, unfortunate and unnecessary. There are interventions we can perform that will have a positive impact upon the unemployment, the poverty, the alcoholism, and the suicide rate for Native American tribes living on their Reservations on which they didn't choose to live.
As a clinical social worker and a 2014 Caravan Tour visitor to parts of five beautiful states to which we had never traveled before — South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah — I was struck by the history and dismayed by the current status of our Native Americans. It is time now for creating an accomplishable, significant improvement. Not by additional welfare … but the introduction of skills, training, education, tools, and employment that will raise their opportunity, optimism, and quality of life.
Most of the items for sale in the Park Stores were made in China and in the Philippines, including each of the offered membership gifts. On 07/15/2014, I wrote to Jeff Brown, Chairman of Yellowstone Park Association, and asked him about this. "Why can't Yellowstone Park Association perform two good deeds at once?
(1) Providing the 'inspire, educate, and preserve' services you are already engaged in, and (2) Funding it by selling items that will now be manufactured by traditional hand-crafts and light industry established for Native Americans on the reservations. The labels will now read: Made in America … by Native Americans" , made with their traditional creativity and new skills, with their new tools, and on their new machinery.
Receiving no satisfactory response, I subsequently asked this question to numerous national leaders who are in a position of responsibility and have the power to present this idea on the national scene –
- 07/21/2014: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Senator Jon Tester, Montana Senator, Chairman; Senator John Barrasso, Wyoming Senator, Vice Chairman;
- 02/06/2015: Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell; Jon Jarvis, Director, National Park Service
- 12/06/2017: 5 Native Americans in Congress: Representative Ami Bera (D-Calif.); Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.); Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.); Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.); and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.)
… and not one of them even addressed my letters and emails with a perfunctory template response! Is this idea highly unreasonable and impossible to implement, a topic that is too hot to handle, or does nobody really care about the plight of our Native American brothers and sisters in the 21st century?
What does this situation have to do with There Is Hope! and the issue of 'child sexual abuse'? It is another example of the 'powerful' ignoring the needs of or taking advantage of the vulnerable.
[1] Hon. Byron L. Dorgan, U.S. Senator From North Dakota, Hearing Before the Committee On Indian Affairs, United States Senate, January 28, 2010: Chairman's Opening Statement.
"Now is the Time for all Good Men to Come to the Aid of their Women"
"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party!" was a sentence devised to test the speed of the first typewriter, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the fall of 1867. Now, 150 years later, I strongly encourage, "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their women!" It is loooooong overdue! For all of us men who — privately and quietly — have treated women and appropriately, it is time for us to do so publicly, loudly, and frequently!
It is terrific that women – individually and collectively — are finally feeling more empowered. Many women are taking to the airwaves, the internet, the stage, and to print media and boldly declaring "NO MORE!" As a result, numerous disrespectful and inappropriate powerful public men are having their come-uppance.[1] And many more surely will follow in political, corporate, entertainment, newscasting, and community settings.
However, it will be more appropriate, respectful, and impactful if women do not have to stand alone in decrying the discrimination, intimidation, embarrassment, humiliation, victimization, and perpetration that has been far too much of an unhealthy part of gender-relationships in most of our societies around the globe! This is not a 'women's issue'. This is an important 'human issue' and a 'societal problem' that must be addressed and reformed. Certainly, there is a proportion of child sexual abuse and of sexual molestation, abuse, and rape that is performed by females. Victims of Crime.Org reports, "It is estimated that women are the abusers in about 14% of cases reported among boys and 6% of cases reported among girls." [2] Nonetheless, that fact does not minimize or dismiss the HUGE, disproportionate statistics and reality of dysfunctional, immoral, and illegal behaviors by far too many of us males.
Here are some suggestions of what we men can begin to do, individually and collectively:
(a) Self-Assessment: Take stock of yourself with an objective look at your own thought process regarding women and your verbalizations and behaviors. Make positive changes where needed. Perhaps you need to catch yourself telling your favorite 'blonde joke' and delete it from your repertoire. Stop referring to your 53-year-old woman receptionist as 'my girl at the front desk'.
(b) Family-Feedback: Ask your family members whether there are any modifications they would like to see in your words and actions that would make them more comfortable and happier. Perhaps your wife and daughter are sick and tired of your rolling your eyes when they speak about their frustrations with us men. Maybe they are offended by your humor that included comments and jokes which demean them and other women. Respond to their feedback with sincere and loving kindness and take positive action to make your short-term changes into permanent new habits.
(c) Friendships: Within your friendship group, generate discussions regarding the women's and societal issues of concern. By encouraging those folks who value their relationship with you and who trust and value your opinions, you can be a role-model and have a positive impact on the thoughts, speech, behaviors, and social action of those with whom you socialize.
(d) Community: As a member of your home-community, get involved with like-minded neighbors, members of your religious affiliation, social-service organizations to which you belong, and your fellow citizens to lobby for gender-fairness in the hiring and promotion practices in your school system and town or city's administration. Work with your school system's leadership toward the inclusion of programs and presentations which teach our children values and skills that reduce bullying, violence, and sexism in the lives of the next generations of our voting public.
(e) Work-Place: Analyze your work-setting to feel and to see whether there are discriminatory and/or sexist environments or policies. Utilizing the current activism atmosphere in the USA, have the courage to speak up and make suggestions in a manner that will garner the support of others and successes. Speak up in situations in which you hear or see unhealthy, sexist polices and behaviors.
(f) Societal: Support qualified female candidates who are running for office. Attend political meetings sponsored by your state and national representatives and speak up for gender-equality and sexual- abuse prevention issues. Put your money where your mouth is and contribute to the campaigns of candidates who have demonstrated philosophies and legislation that creates a more positive societal environment for our women … and as a result for all of us men, too. Believe the reality that nearly every woman who would take the uncomfortable and embarrassing risk of coming forth and accusing someone with power for having sexually harassed, molested, assaulted and/or raped her. Work toward making those men in power, including the President, are held accountable for their immoral and illegal misbehaviors.
As a social worker for nearly 50 years who has focused on the treatment of adult
survivors of child sexual abuse, the issues related to the healthier childrearing and treatment of children and of women and men are especially important to my clients and to me. Let's work together toward a healthier, safer, happier, more egalitarian society.
Yes, now is the time for all good men to come to aid of their women!
[1] http://www.businessinsider.com/powerful-men-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-after-harvey-weinstein-list-2017-10?op=0#%5D
[2] http://victimsofcrime.org/media/reporting-on-child-sexual-abuse/statistics-on-perpetrators-of-csa
If Sexually Victimized Adult Women Are Silent, How Can Child Victims Reveal?
WOW! There is a striking list of the powerful, rich and famous men … Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, Scott Hannity, Donald Trump, and Harvey Weinstein … who finally had been accused publicly of sexual harassment and victimization by a deluge of women! As a man, a feminist, and a mental health professional, I am repulsed by and condemn their immoral, illegal, and unacceptable behaviors!
What are the reasons offered by their female accusers for their previous silence, sometimes remaining silent for many decades, about having been sexually harassed, assaulted, and raped? More than 50 women have accused Bill Cosby of drugging and/or sexually assaulting them. Some of Bill Cosby's alleged victims explained their former silence: Victoria Valentino: "What kind of credibility did I have?" Louisa Motiz: "You don't want to upset me and the plans for your future, do you?" Judy Huth: "… caused psychological damage and mental anguish". Tama Green: "It is crushing and you are a victim all over again." Beth Ferrar: "… he allegedly said, We'll never speak of this again." Beverly Johnson: "drugged … confused and disoriented". Barbara Bowman: "gaining her trust and becoming her mentor". [1]
In 2017, women are breaking their silence about Harvey Weinstein. Why were they secretive for so long? Lucia Evans: "the shame in what happened". Asia Argento: "… has prompted years of guilt". Myra Sorvino: "felt afraid and intimidated". Emily Nestor: "I felt trapped". Emma de Caunis: "everyone's too scared to say anything". Rosanna Arquette: "Weinstein's power and reputation for vindictiveness". [2] Stars Ashley Judd, Gweneth Paltrow, and Angelina Jolie have now spoken up about Weinstein's sexual attempts with them that paralleled the pattern of trap-and-mistreat that was described by the vulnerable women who were sexually abused by Harvey Weinstein.
The Chicago Tribune article of October 9th references the very consistent results in the March 2014 Iowa Law Review: "Disbelief assures that powerful men are reflexively believed when they scream foul at their accusers. They may lambaste them as liars, cheats and gold-diggers, or ridicule and demean them as sluts."[3]
So, I ask you — if bright, educated, usually attractive, verbally capable, and often successful women who have been sexually victimized have these feelings … and often have remained silent — how much more powerless must most children feel who are victims of child sexual abuse??? In a 2012 issue in Psychology Today, Dr. David Allen referenced Psychiatrist and author, Dr. Richard Kluft, MD, PhD, who listed several reasons for a child's silence that vibrate similarly to those feelings and reasons for silence that are expressed by those adult victims: incomprehension, shame, fear of retaliation, the misperception that the child is to blame, and loyalty conflicts.[4]
Children and teenagers who are sexually abused, in 93% of cases, are betrayed by people whom they know, folks who have power over them.[5] As I indicate in the "Introduction" to There Is Hope!, "while our society is warning children about 'strangers', we are still not accepting the well documented reality and providing them with adequate information about the dangers from molestation, rape, and incest by the 'non-stranger'. These have been the titles of some of the "trusted roles" …
"Father" "Mother" "Brother" "Sister" "Grandfather" "Step-Father" "Uncle" "Cousin" "Mom's Live-in Boy Friend" "Foster brother" "Babysitter" "Neighbor" "Family Friend" "Doctor" "Teacher" "Clergyman" "Coach" "Scout Leader" "Counselor" "Policeman" "Fireman" "Bus Driver" …
… the titles of the "trusted roles" of the vast majority of perpetrators whose innocent victims we therapists have assisted in their healing in our counseling practices, agencies, and institutions. [6]
Now is the opportunity … the time is long overdue … for us to make positive changes in our societal pattern of sexualizing children and marginalizing women. We need to end our culture of silence, initiate a more open dialogue, provide improved sex-education, and teach the next generations of us males that girls and women are equally valuable humans who deserve to be treated with respect and dignity. "If not now, When?"
[1] http://www.etonline.com/news/154160_timeline_of_bill_cosby_sexual_assault_allegations
[2] https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-stories
[3] http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-sex-assault-weinstein-cosby-1010-story.html Drawn from the Internet 10/11/2017.
[4] www.psychologytoday.com/blog/matter-personality/201210/why-dont-child-sex-abuse-victims-tell Drawn from Internet 10/11/2017.
[5] https://www.rainn.org/statistics/children-and-teens Drawn from the Internet 10/11/2017.
[6] Rosenfield, Herbert Jay. There Is Hope! Practices and Interventions for Successful Treatment of Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse ©. "Introduction". Book in progress 2017.
"Now is the time!!!"
Now is the time!!! 2018 is the year!!! #MeToo is a catalyst!!! Now, we all need to keep our focus on the important issues that have been raised by individual survivors, by courageous whistle-blowers who have spoken up against powerful bosses, political icons, leaders in the entertainment industry, and by national and international experts.
And the HUGE concerns and alarm raised by the many of us who have been frightened by Donald John Trump since the Republican primaries in 2016. I sent this email to several opposing Presidential candidates and to three other trusted members of Congress, resulting in "0" responses from any of them. Perhaps it was too hot back then:
March 5th, 2016
I strongly believe that Donald Trump's personality and behaviors fit closely to this medical diagnosis of "Narcissistic Personality Disorder"! Perhaps that is why he admires and thinks that his is similar and can negotiate with Vladimir Putin. It is not the case for each 'He's just a showman' or 'He has a large ego' or 'He's like all politicians" or "He likes power and has a positive opinion of himself'. Each of these men is dangerous!!!! Is there some vehicle or avenue with which to get this diagnosis into the media/political dialogue?
Herbert Jay Rosenfield, LCSW
You can access related articles posted on my LinkedIn.Com profile:
- "If It Looks Like a Duck …" 01/29/2017
- "Now is the Time!" 03/14/2017
- "Now is the Time for all Good Men to Come to the Aid of their Women" 12/20/2017
Now is the time!!!
"We need to be ahead of CSA criminals"
During his July Senate hearing on his nomination for the FBI Director, Christopher Wray spoke about intervening into the dangers of ISIS seeking American youth recruits. He warned, "Plots don't happen overnight. They take time to germinate. We need to be in a position where we find them early and stop them early." … "We need to be ahead of the criminals."
This assessment and goal is precisely accurate regarding perpetrators who are trolling to find victims for their child sexual abuse. Learning from FBI Director-to-be Wray, I suggest, "Opportunities to perpetrate child sexual abuse don't happen overnight. They take time to germinate. We need to be in a position where we find them early and stop them early. … We need to be ahead of these child sexual abuse perpetrating criminals."
Here is an example of one of our past failure in that prevention process. Having listened to the manipulation and sex abuse that had been foisted upon my numerous innocent and vulnerable adult CSA survivors, I have created this 'confidential admission' from one of those pedophiles that may make you uncomfortable to read, as he 'shares' his planful techniques and implementation.
"My name Aristotle and I am a 35-year-old science teacher in your local middle school. I love teaching science to our 6th grade kids because they are so fascinating, motivating, and able to be engaged. When they are assigned a teacher who is knowledgeable and invested in their subject, utilizes creative and multi-media ways to present material, and remains approachable for discussions and extra help, kids learn better and they succeed. That is how I teach and that is the secret to my superior accomplishments for over 12 years as a teacher. Also, I am the school's Coordinator for the fall 7th grade science fair projects and I coach the girls' 8th grade varsity soccer team."
"There is another reason why I spend most of my time at the school. This is the one reason you can't tell anybody, because I will vehemently deny it! Ever since I was a 16 and a junior in high school, I have been very sexually attracted to 11 and 12-year-old girls. They are so spontaneous, innocent, full of energy, attractive, unspoiled, and they need an older guy to show them interest and to give them what they want and need! I can really connect with them and engage them in a meaningful relationship, especially with those who do not have a stable home environment and they need a positive male adult role model."
"Now, as a teacher, coordinator, and coach, I get to spend loads of time with these girls, in the classroom, advising 7th graders in their work on their science fair projects, and coaching the 8th graders on the soccer field and in the locker-room. I must be careful with my behaviors and my words, so nobody else catches onto to my patterns and behaviors, because they wouldn't understand and I would lose my job and go to jail. But I have gotten very proficient in choosing which 6th grader I connect with each year and then in keeping them apart from each other during their 3 years in our school. During the first month of the school year, I carefully select a somewhat shy, sad-looking, and socially isolated blond girl who has a pretty face, and a slowly developing adolescent body. So very sweet, inexperienced, and fresh! That really turns me on and those characteristics result in an opportunity to spend some after-school time alone with her without her having friends who are hanging around and meddling in our developing relationship. The first time that Helena has difficulty with a science assignment or she seems to have been left behind by the other kids at the end of the class period, I take the opportunity to empathize with her and suggest that she come back after school to talk about how she is feeling. I go slowly, feeling out the situation, careful to avoid getting ahead of the flow and blowing the opportunity."
"If she does return to my room after school, I make sure that there are no other kids around when I tutor her about that science concept that gave her trouble or when I provide her with support about her peer social isolation. I control myself, stay focused on the task of courting her trust, and keep my hands to myself. I may make a mild complimentary comment about her smile or the color of her hair, but I am careful to say nothing 'over the top' and continue to move ahead slowly, reminding myself to be patient. The very process of building our relationship is exciting and energizing for me. A smile during class time. A 'nice job' comment on an assignment. Each action is calculated to build our connection and trust."
"In a second after-school opportunity to build our relationship, I might ask her if she is hungry and may offer her a box of raisons from my desk drawer. I may ask a non-threatening question about her family make-up, slowly getting to know her better. In a third such meeting, I will show Helena that I remember what she has told me previously and provide her some verbal solace and support about something sad she shares with me. I take the opportunity to draw a parallel between us, such as our shared Greek heritage. As she is leaving my room when the after-school bell rings, I may gently put my hand on her shoulder, look her in the eyes, and said, 'I am glad that you are in my class and you trust me. Thank you.'" . "I must control myself and my own hormones! After she leaves my room, I usually lock my classroom door, go into the attached bathroom, and jerk off, thinking about her sweet smile, her flowing blond hair, and her long legs that I watched under her desk during her class time."
"As the weeks advance, I share with Helena a story, such as my understanding how difficult it is to move into a new community while in middle school. I fabricate, in a sad voice, 'The kids were cliquey and they were cruel to me as the new kid in the class.' Helena says that she is sorry that I went through that pain, because it is what she is experiencing right now. I reach over, gently place my hand onto hers on the lab-counter, and say, 'I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing the same sadness and rejection that I went through!'
"My heart is racing and I have a boner that I was hiding from Helena with my clip-board. After she leaves, it is time for locking the door and heading to the bathroom again!"
"The next time that I am alone in my classroom with Helena, I tell her, 'You are very special to me. I haven't told anybody else, but my dog, Zeus, died during the summer after 12 years and I was devastated. You are making a difficult start to the school year much better for me. You are like my Greek goddess. Thank you.' Helena smiles and says, 'I am sorry that your dog, Zeus, died … and I am glad that I was assigned to your class. You are special to me, also.' I lean over and plant a gentle kiss on her forehead. She smiles, shyly, and blushes."
"We slowly get more physical during after-school sessions, with a hug and a real kiss. That leads to our making plans for her to come to my apartment this weekend. I tell neighbors she is my niece. I tell her, 'Nobody would really understand our relationship and they would just be jealous and try to separate us.' Helena says, 'I understand … and this is our private secret.'"
"Game on!"
|Sexual Perpetrators Manipulate
Minds & Touch Body Parts. ☹
We can and we must do better! In my Chapter 9 of There Is Hope!, I propose these dozen preventative and interventive steps that I have garnered from experience and consultation with experts in the field, working together "For A Better and Safer Tomorrow!":
- Better prepare our children for life and for adulthood.
- Be honest in our society about who primarily it is from whom we must protect our kids! 3. Utilize in your practice-setting the "Finding You're A.C.E. Score" to identify folks who have been victimized in childhood and intervene into the myriad of negative health related consequences of having a score of four or higher!
- Increase our scientific, medically-based knowledge of pedophilia and pedophiles.
- Identify potential child sexual abusers before they ever abuse anybody!
- Provide those who self-identify as 'potential' offenders with effective treatment.
- Do a more competent screening of folks whom we allow to have access to our kids.
- Early Intervention: Catch the child sexual abuse occurrences sooner.
- Police Departments benefit their communities with the specialized "Sex Crimes Unit". 10. Prisoners Need Counseling Services.
- Maintain better records of the identity of convicted child sexual abuse perpetrators
and improve inter-state, national, and international access and sharing of those records.
- Require more effective monitoring, closer supervision, and tracking of CSA parolees.
We must be realists and recognize that we will never succeed in eradicating all child sexual abuse … but we can considerably reduce the percentage of our precious kids in the next generation who will be victimized. When we have created an environment in our communities where these recommendations have been implemented, we will have accomplished a tremendous advantage for the future generations of our children, saving millions of kids and adults the pain and burden that had befallen so many victims in the past.
© Herbert Jay Rosenfield 2017
"Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Are Not Sleeping Well!"
During the Presidential campaign, many women and men who are adult survivors of child sexual abuse were particularly distressed by the contrast between the public declarations of respectfulness of women by then-candidate Donald Trump and the observations and accusations to the contrary.
- "Nobody has more respect for women than I do!" [1]
[http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/trump-no-one-respects-women-more-than-i-do-655453251628 ]
"You know, I'm automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. … Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything." [2] [ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/donald-trump-tape-transcript.html ]
"Fifteen women have come forward with allegations against Donald Trump, each accusing him of inappropriate conduct. Their charges range from an unwanted touch from behind to aggressive, sudden kissing to fingers groping up their skirt and into their underwear." [3] [ http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/assault-allegations-donald-trump-recapped/ ]
"The events never happened. Never. All of these liars will be sued after the election is over," Trump said during a speech Saturday in Gettysburg, Pa. [4] [ http://www.npr.org/2016/10/13/497799354/a-list-of-donald-trumps-accusers-of-inappropriate-sexual-conduct ]
Of adult women and men who had been sexually abused as children, over 90% were abused by a perpetrator who was significantly older, known to the victim, and held a position of authority and/or power over the vulnerable child. Most of those 'trusted adults' had a positive public image … and the secret behavior of being a pedophile. As I have written in my book-in-progress, There Is Hope! Practices and Interventions for Successful Treatment of Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse ©:
"These have been the titles of some of the "trusted roles" …
"Father" "Mother" "Brother" "Sister" "Grandfather" "Step-Father" "Uncle" "Cousin" "Mom's Live-in Boy Friend" "Foster brother" "Babysitter" "Neighbor" "Family Friend" "Doctor" "Teacher" "Clergyman" "Coach" "Scout Leader" "Counselor" "Policeman" "Fireman" "Bus Driver" …
… the titles of the "trusted roles" of the vast majority of perpetrators whose innocent victims we therapists have assisted in their healing in our counseling practices, agencies, and institutions." [5]
With the reality of what they had experienced in their childhood and the media political coverage of the campaign, election, and 'The First 100 Days', this potentially reminds each survivor daily of what happened to her or him by another 'trusted male'. Most child sexual abuse survivors are not sleeping very well!
As advocates and mental health providers, we must be aware of this private-public connection and, particularly, of its impact on this Child Sexual Abuse Survivor population. They need us to be sensitive to their possibly feeling even more vulnerable, having sleep difficulties, and having increased flashbacks and nightmares. They need us to reach out to them and offer our appropriate support now.
[1] http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/trump-no-one-respects-women-more-than-i-do-655453251628
[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/donald-trump-tape-transcript.html
[3] http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/assault-allegations-donald-trump-recapped/
[4] http://www.npr.org/2016/10/13/497799354/a-list-of-donald-trumps-accusers-of-inappropriate-sexual-conduct
[5] Rosenfield, Herbert Jay. "Introduction". There Is Hope! Practices and Interventions for Successful Treatment of Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse ©. 2017. Book in progress.


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NCIS: Los Angeles season 4 episode 8 titled "Collateral" airs Tuesday, Nov 27 (9:00- 10:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Episode Synopsis: The NCIS: LA team questions the motive behind the murder of a retired CIA agent turned millionaire and in the process also questions what Hetty knows about the case, on NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Tuesday, Nov. 27 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Read More... //www.tvequals.com/2012/11/26/ncis-los-angeles-season-4-episode-8-collateral/
On next week's NCIS: LA, the legendary Hetty's whereabouts are once again in question. Ms. Lange is a legend. She's also missing because of, targeted by and taking a stand against ... something. The woman has more secrets and skeletons than the rest of the team put together, and that's saying something. One thing's for certain: we wouldn't bet against her under any circumstances. The diminutive stature belies a master of the spy game and a woman of surprising resilience and resourcefulness. Enemies, take heed! Check out our NCIS: LA review from Tuesday and the promo for "Collateral" below: //www.tvfanatic.com/2012/11/ncis-la-promo-head-down-gun-up/


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Category: Cute Boyfriend Quotes
August 25, 2012
I'll never recover
August 23, 2012
Reminiscing about your smile
August 23, 2012
I want to be the girl
I want to be the girl he thinks about right before he falls asleep. I want to be the girl he shows off to his friends....
August 23, 2012
Making you smile
Making you smile is part of my daily routine. That is my way of letting you know that you mean the world to me
August 23, 2012
You were molded for me
While you were sleeping, I figured out everything, I was constructed for you, and you were molded for me.
August 21, 2012
I'm gonna give you my heart
August 21, 2012
Grow old
August 21, 2012
Perfect for each other
You're not perfect, and I'll save you the suspense. I am not perfect either. but surely we're perfect for each other :P
August 21, 2012
Now and forever
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text: Thankfully, the lack of brandy didn't matter. Thanks to his newfound spirits of hospitality, Washington destroyed his rivals, receiving 310 votes -- 70 more than the second-place candidate. And so the future first president of the United States finally got enough people drunk to think that voting for him was a good idea.


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Itís been a week since Yearly Meeting concluded – a week and a half since the workshop on The Missing Generation concluded. Iíve heard a bit of response: folks asking how it all went, people throwing out a few ideas here and there of where to go from here.
But Iím restless: my spirit is unsettled to the point that Iím not sleeping well at night (and sleeping is one activity I excel at). I sense an excitement and a need for further discussion – conversation – creating space to listen: and then action – individuals, groups, concerned people going out in their daily lives and then coming together to strengthen and equip each other for further ěadventuresî.
I *hear* a lot of people say the same thing; I donít *see* it happening.
A friend commented on his experiences: ěYoung adults who have attended church have an attitude of entitlement; young adults who have not attended church have questions (sometimes tough) that they want answered, and they want a place where they can invest – give back – give their selves.î
Has this been your experience?
I ache to be intentional about pursuing relationships with young adults. I desire that our yearly meeting not only recognizes the lack of young adults in our population, but that they listen for Christís direction – and then actually do it!
Would you be interested in gathering? Not just folks from NWYM, but anyone with a concern for being intentional in building relationships with young adults. I know so many folks my age who are aching, restless, hopeless because the world is yelling empty solutions in their face and the church passively stands in the corner and whispers words that donít have a chance of being heard.
Call me: email me: leave a comment: even if you are in a different local, I believe God will honor our desire to be in contact. Your experiences – thoughts – concerns – anger – frustration – joy – support – love.
Do you have the ache?


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Sugarama Gallery Exhibition Review ELEVATING THE SPIRIT
Exhibition Review ELEVATING THE SPIRIT, Solo Exhibition by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch. September 2007, at Sugarama Gallery, Mourilyan.Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch alluded to the courage and perseverance that it takes to be an artist in one of the didactics that supported her exhibition 'Elevating the Spirit' displayed recently at the Sugarama Gallery, Mourilyan. And it is this message of perseverance and serious endeavour that underpins the rhythmic harmonies of colour and tone that represent three years of her work.Kerryn's journey of creativity has been incremental, built through experience, thought and physical process to achieve solutions along the way. Her attention to surface texture, repetitive motifs, structure and colour do provide exquisite moments of beauty and tranquillity, but in my mind the richness and clarity of colour handling is more successful when Kerryn takes a step away from process and allows mechanical intervention (printmaking and digitisation) to intervene, softening the effect of rigid adherence to process outcomes. While the visual effect of the artworks do 'elevate the spirit' through their aesthetic qualities, my search for the stories of experience, the spirit and the personal, remained frustrated by the veils of paint and texture. If Kerryn is more able to expose these narratives, a deeper experience will ensue for the viewer.For me, it was the hand built three dimensional basket forms that provided the best balance of thought, process and material in this exhibition ('Bound and Unified in Contrast' pictured). Kerryn's attention to detail, superb handling of repetitive layering and obvious control of the mediums she uses (banana fibre, waxed string* and other organic materials) fuse as one in these works. These circular fibre forms more completely capture that sense of life and hope, of looking out and of looking in, of restraint and freedom.It does take a brave person to expose one's own self to the public eye and also takes great courage and dedication to remain focused and true to purpose in an industry that is highly subjective and difficult to negotiate. But I sense that Kerryn will continue to rise to these challenges steadily developing her oeuvre and style into the future. Valerie Keenan.ARTS NEXUS - EDITION 65January - March 2008 (page 30)www.artsnexus.com.au*artist's note: its linen thread and not waxed.


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Map VI French Equatorial Africa Clapier, 1920. LSHTM Library & Archives.
This map demonstrates the type of data collection and surveying that School staff who worked overseas investigating tropical diseases took part in. Maps were used to plan expeditions and record research results. As part of this survey 1,891 local residents were examined for sleeping sickness. The pie-chart style spot relates information on the percentage of the population infected with trypanosomiasis in certain areas. Similar surveys are still carried out by LSHTM today.


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COLMAR MANOR – County Executive Rushern Baker III and the County Council may find themselves at odds once again. Baker announced last Wednesday he has endorsed Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-8) for the U.S. Senate in the upcoming 2016 election, but some members of the County Council have chosen to go a different route and […]
COLMAR MANOR – County Executive Rushern Baker III and the County Council may find themselves at odds once again.
Baker announced last Wednesday he has endorsed Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-8) for the U.S. Senate in the upcoming 2016 election, but some members of the County Council have chosen to go a different route and elected to endorse Donna Edwards (D-4).
Baker said he chose to endorse Van Hollen rather than Edwards, a Prince George's County representative and native, because of their experience working together in the state legislature. The two have a history of working together, he said, and "rolling up [their] sleeves" on difficult issues.
"That's the type of relationship I've had with Senator (Barbara) Mikulski. I know that Chris, going over to the Senate, will do that," Baker said. "It was an easy decision in this respect. I don't just know him as a name or as a congressman—I know him personally and I know the working relationship."
However, all members of the Prince George's County Council except for Councilman Todd Turner and Councilwoman Deni Taveras announced their support for Edwards at Prince George's County Community College Wednesday.
Edwards thanked the councilmembers for their support and said she looks forward to working with them at the Senate level.
"I am thrilled to stand with my partners on the Prince George's County Council," Edwards said. "Together, we have worked tirelessly to improve education, expand economic development, and stand up for our seniors. I thank them for their support, and look forward to continue working with them in the United States Senate."
Mel Franklin, Chairman of the Prince George's County Council, said he will stand with Edwards as works to stand in Senator Mikulski's "trailblazing" shoes in her senate seat.
"Donna's experiences and values have made her who she is today, a principled, progressive fighter with a unique, proven record of improving the lives of working families," Franklin said. "That is what she has done in Prince George's County, and that is what she will do for all Marylanders."
Van Hollen said he is happy to have the support of Baker, as well as Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett who also attended the press conference where Baker made his announcement.
Van Hollen represents Congressional District 8, which used to include part of Prince George's County as recently as 2013. In Congress, Van Hollen said he has done his best to give citizens the best opportunities to "live the American dream."
Elected officials in Prince George's County work hard, Van Hollen said, and Baker has a history of being a hard worker. If elected to the Senate, he said he looks forward to continuing to work with Baker to help Prince George's County residents.
"When it comes to working hard to get things done for the community, the person I think of from my days in the General Assembly is Rushern Baker," Van Hollen said. "As the county executive said, when we were in the General Assembly together we saw eye to eye and our hearts were in the same place."
While serving in the Maryland House of Delegates, Van Hollen said the two partnered on initiatives such as the Bridge to Excellence Act which requires school systems to develop master plans and tobacco regulation legislation.
If elected to Mikulski's seat, Donna Edwards would become the first African American woman to represent Maryland in the Senate. But as county executive, Baker said, he has to make decisions regardless of their historical context and race and gender do not matter when deciding who to endorse.
"My job as county executive is to figure out what is in the best interest of Prince George's County," Baker said. "The second thing, as a resident in the state of Maryland, I have to figure out what is in the best interest of the state of Maryland…That's why I'm comfortable endorsing (Van Hollen); because I know with this person if I'm not on Capitol Hill watching him, I know that he has the best interest of this county and state."
Leggett said discussions about race when making endorsements are "inappropriate." The citizens have to make a choice about who they want elected, Leggett said, and the choice is difficult but they must make the right choice.
"It is (something) that we should look at, but we have come a very long way," Leggett said. "We are not quite there yet but we have come a very long way. And that long way says to us that we have the opportunity to elect the best person for the job, someone that has demonstrated leadership on local and state levels. I think that person is Mr. Van Hollen."
Society is not "post-racial", Leggett said, but Van Hollen will fight to ensure society does reach that point.
Colmar Manor Mayor Sadara Barrow, who also attended the conference, said she does not feel any pressure to vote one way or another between Edwards and Van Hollen. Both make good candidates, Barrow said, but she has more experience working with Van Hollen, who helped provide financial aid to the Colmar Manor Community Center.
"When I talked to Congressman Van Hollen, I told him that he will make a fabulous senator, and I think Congresswoman Edwards would also make a fabulous senator. I really do believe in both of them," Barrow said.
Ben Gerdes, campaign spokesman for Edwards, said even with Bakers' endorsement of Van Hollen, Edwards is confident she will still be able to win over Prince George's County and get the votes needed to win because of her experience fighting for the constituents in Congress.
"She fought for historic investments in historically black colleges, led the fight against balancing the budget on the backs of federal workers, and ensured women and minorities have access to science learning," Gerdes said. "She's had their backs time and time again and that's why Prince George's County will vote for her again in this election."


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This week's interview is with Saskatchewan Shockers G Zeke Zagurski.
SHL Digest: We're here this week with a longtime SHL netminder, Zeke Zagurski of the surprising Shockers. Zeke, thanks for talking with us.
Zeke Zagurski: Thanks for inviting me. We usually don't get chosen for much, so this is awesome!
SHLD: With the way your team has been playing, it's well-deserved. How does it feel to be a contender at last?
ZZ: It's honestly amazing to finally feel like we have a real chance. It's great to see the guys working together to get the wins.
SHLD: What do you think has been the secret to your success this year?
ZZ: I think we have a strong team that is finally playing at the same pace as each other
SHLD: Do you think your new coach [Morris Thompson] has helped with that?
ZZ: Certainly. He really prioritizes teamwork and even has us do team bonding exercises pretty often.
SHLD: Oh yeah? Like what?
ZZ: You know that activity where you lean back and the other person is supposed to catch you? Well we tried that… it didn't go well. We also lifted up Chris [Oflyng] with one finger each, which was super cool.
SHLD: Sounds interesting! I hope no one got hurt doing that.
ZZ: Well no, but my boy Troy [Chamberlain] did end up catching someone who wasn't his partner. Barnesy [Wyatt Barnes] really wasn't supportive of those trust exercises.
SHLD: Understood. Now, you yourself have a reputation for being… a little weird. Do you think that's fair?
ZZ: Yeah, probably so. But honestly, once you get out here and spend a night with our owner [Heinz Doofenshmirtz], who wouldn't be?
SHLD: You raised a lot of eyebrows earlier this year when you ate a hot dog on the ice during the middle of a game. What was the story there?
ZZ: Well, I was hungry, I always wanted to try one of the hot dogs they sell in the stands. One thing led to another, and I paid a fan to slip me a hot dog as I came out of the tunnel. I stuck it in my water bottle for safekeeping, and I was good to go.
SHLD: Cleverly done! Coach Thompson probably wasn't too happy about that, though.
ZZ: Not too much. I was suspended from making contact with fans for a month. The man didn't even let me finish my hot dog!
SHLD: Not fair!
ZZ: I know, right? I mean, how am I supposed to focus on playing hockey when there's an unfinished hot dog just sitting there waiting for me?
SHLD: It must have taken real inner strength.
ZZ: You have no idea.
SHLD: That's not your only quirk. Your teammates say you prepare for games by locking yourself in a toilet stall and screaming the words to "I Feel Pretty."
ZZ: Why, of course! Julie Andrews always knows how to hype me up.
SHLD: So, back to your team. Next week is the trading deadline. Are you hoping for a big trade, or do you hope the Shockers stand pat?
ZZ: I think we have an awesome team already, but I am always up for getting a fresh face to keep us on our toes.
SHLD: Any preference on what kind of player you get? (Not a goalie, presumably.)
ZZ: I would say it is never a bad thing to get more help with defense. Less work for me is something I am always up for.
SHLD: Makes sense. Well, that will do for this week. Thanks for your time, Zeke, and good luck the rest of the season!
ZZ: Thank you! And to our fans: thanks for sticking with us, and this is our year. V-A-N-D-Y!!!!


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Members of Oprah's Nov. 19 audience gave their best face when the talk show host announced she was giving away an exclusive Philip Stein watch on her annual Favorite Things episode.
The watch features an applied silver letter "O" on the dual dial in addition to applied silver numbers "2" and "5" to commemorate Oprah's 25th anniversary. The watch is available in limited quantities in a diamond style with a total carat weight of more than one carat, and a non-diamond style.
Rummele's Jewelers in Wis. will be among the stores carrying Oprah's 25th anniversary watch.
Tracy Alpert, president and owner of Rummele's Jewelers, said the store started carrying the Philip Stein line after it appeared on Oprah several years ago. "We were getting calls from people asking if we carried the line. One of our Packer's players ordered the watch for the offensive line a few years back. We've been carrying the line ever since," Alpert told JCK.
Alpert said she got a call from Philip Stein about the 25th anniversary watch before the show ran. "I had to sign a confidentially agreement knowing that Oprah would be giving the watches out on the show. We have an exclusive deal with Philip Stein to feature the watch in the store," Alpert says.
Alpert said the retail value of the watch without the diamond case is $730. With the diamond case, it runs for $2,345.
This marks the third year Philip Stein watches have been featured on the show. But it's the first time a specially designed watch was created for the event.
Alpert says it's thrilling seeing a product that Rummele's carries featured on the Oprah show. "We've gotten calls like crazy. It's fun and it's exciting. If you are an Oprah fan, it's fun watching the show and seeing all these fun prizes."Follow JCK on Instagram: @jckmagazine
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Usui Holy Fire Reiki Level I & II Training, September, 28 & 29 2019 Edmonton, Including a Single 90 Min Akashic Records Reading Session
Do you want to know more about Reiki and how it is used for Energy Healing? This course includes a 90 min Akashic Records Reading for you to receive after the training to enjoy after you'r two beautiful days of connecting with self.
Come and Join me for two days and have some fun with Reiki and meet new people who are looking for something more.
The training is Usui Holy Fire Reiki Level I & II,
Saturday & Sunday 28 & 29 September 2019
Both days from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: R3 Magical Essence Edmonton
Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to settle before we begin the fun
$200 deposit - non refundable
There are only 6 spots available,
*You get a certificate after completion
*A manual to take home
*Build a community
*Please bring snacks and a lunch
*A little something from me
Looking forward to meeting you on your healer journey.


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Red Dot's Me-Ann Cua-Macaraeg just successfully launched their first Sunday eco-living bazaar, the first of its kind in Ilocos. Participating friends were Pia Crisologo-Cua for Abra's Pamora Farm, Mike and Alma Oida of Kapuluan Organic Garden (Pagudpud), Anne Ang for Easy Pha-Max Wheatgrass, Elaine Cua-Reyes for Messy Bessy Organic Cleaners, Tintin Alcid-Apostol for GIGA Bath and Body, Bernard and Me-Ann of Home Buddies and yours truly of BlauEarth Community Ties.
The bazaar continues until the 19th of December. We hope to see Saramsam Express and Bonsai Love in the coming Sundays.
The group hopes to be able to send its message across that it pays to be green.
Sales pitch: Mike Oida and his first customers.
Fresh from Mike and Alma's organic garden in Kapuluan Vista Resort in Pagudpud. He brought arugula, mint, basil, lettuce and papayas. And vermicompost too.
Pia Cua brought in pâté products and French-breed spring chicken from Abra's free-range Pamora Farm, a Filipino-European Joint Venture undertaking.
The pâtés are completely free of preservatives, but have a shelf life of two years. It must be the brandy and cognac ingredients that help prolong their shelf life.
They have 6 pâté variants — Chicken Liver and Gizzard, Chicken Breast, Chicken Breast and Liver, Chicken Breast and Gizzard, Chicken Liver, Chicken Liver and Gizzard, and come in two sizes. I'm allergic to chicken, but because the French-breed chickens are fed only milk and corn, I tried a tiny bottle of gizzard and liver pâté, gosh, exquisite! No skin reaction so far.
Unique all-natural products from Messy Bessy. Alongside Messy Bessy is Earth and Me's bestsellers like Boo Boo Cream for skin troubles, Seize the Sun kid's sunblock, Yummy Creamy Tummy stretch mark cream and a lot more.
The GIGA Bath and Body products I've blogged about earlier.
I swear by their Slimming Soap. It worked☺
Calling moms to pay for work uniforms☺Hidden is Easy Pha-Max Wheatgrass and all-natural colon cleanser kits. My target next Sunday!
From Home Buddies for home buddies and the not really home buddies.
There's also something for the fashionistas. Heheh, no worries, Me-Ann knows your needs.
Omigosh, frozen sugarcane juice, the best thirst quencher on a sweltering day!
Kapuluan's famous burrito for only 50 pesos. I had two and I'm craving for it while blogging.
The cutest eco bag on Alma's shoulder. Made from recycled tanktops.
The fruit wines are made by the indigenous peoples of Adams. This Sunday, I brought bugnay, roselle, assem, santol, passion fruit, local cherry and duhat wines. Next time, I hope to be able to add Lola Ingga's tapuey and dragon fruit wine from REFMAD Farms. Did I mention wine tasting is free? BTW, my folding wine rack is made from recycled materials — shipping wooden crate, old toy wire racks and used carton. Thanks to Jong Maximo, my wonderful sales assistant, who moonlights as a carpenter.
See you, guys, next Sunday! Don't forget your earth-friendly bayongs.


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The iPhone Xs will be available for preorder in just a few short hours on 14th September. While we haven't had the chance to actually review the thing yet, we're pretty sure a lot of people have already made up their minds that it's time for a new phone.
This week's big iPhone event confirmed many rumours but one sticks out: Apple will no longer sell the original iPhone X. In its place are three new devices that looks a lot like the iPhone X: the iPhone Xs, the iPhone Xs Max, and the iPhone XR. On top of that, Apple is going to keep selling the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 8.
That's a lot of iPhones! Which one should you buy? Why does all of this seem suddenly, needlessly complicated? Let me help.
For Most People…
Buy the 256GB iPhone Xs in space grey.
Why iPhone Xs?
The iPhone X was already a great phone. It was almost confusingly good, when it came out, and the thing has held up over time. By any account, the iPhone Xs is better. It comes with a faster, smarter A12 Bionic processor. It comes with better sensors on its already terrific camera, not to mention a few new software tricks that make Portrait Mode even more useful. Face ID is also faster on the iPhone Xs, which is gravy because Face ID was already awesome.
Then there's the size factor. With its 5.8-inch screen, the iPhone Xs also features the most compact design out of all the new models. That makes the whole device marginally larger than an iPhone 8 with a screen that's larger than the one on the iPhone 8 Plus. Of course, the iPhone Xs Max's 6.5-inch screen and iPhone XR's 6.1-inch screens are larger, but so are the devices. Not everybody wants a big phone.
The iPhone Xs does start at £1,000, as did the iPhone X before it. That's a lot of money to spend on a phone, but it's safe to say that this is a device that won't need replacing, especially if Apple's claims that it has the "most durable glass ever in a smartphone." You also use your phone more than your laptop, so why not spend nearly as much on it. (Tim Cook told me to say that.) (Just kidding, Tim and I no longer speak.)
Why 256GB?
Apple actually made this decision easier that it used to be when it got rid of the 128GB option. It's remarkably easy to fill up a 64GB device, and the next biggest option is now 256GB. As Apple has done in the past, forcing people to upgrade from a little to a lot more storage actually makes that storage cheaper. In this case you're gaining 192GB for £150 more.
It's nice that Apple will now sell you a more expensive 512GB iPhone to enable your digital hoarding tendencies. By the same pound-per-GB calculus, this might seem like a good deal, since the extra storage gets even cheaper as you buy even more. More than half a terabyte on a smartphone seems a little too extra. 256GB should be more than enough for most people.
There are exceptions…
Obviously, not everyone is the same. You're special! Here are some thoughts for those special circumstances.
Why iPhone Xs Max?
If you really like big phones, you might absolutely love the massive iPhone Xs Max. It's so jumbo. It's 6.2 inches tall with a screen that stretches to 6.5 inches diagonally. It's bigger than a Samsung Note 9. It's bigger than a Pop Tart. Big big big.
One meaningful hardware improvement you get with this big phone is a bigger battery and better battery life. Apple says the iPhone Xs battery holds a charge "an-hour-and-a-half longer than the iPhone X." But seriously, you should try holding one of these things before you buy it. There's a chance your fingers will be too small to do basic stuff.
Why iPhone XR?
If you don't want to spend a grand on a new phone, you might like the iPhone XR, which starts at £750. This is £50 cheaper than the original price of the iPhone 8, which seems like a nice gesture on Apple's part. It's still a lot of money, but it's a lot of money for what appears to be a very good phone.
The iPhone XR comes with Face ID and an edge-to-edge display, making it look a lot like an iPhone Xs. However, there have been some cost-cutting measures in terms of materials and construction. The case is made of aluminium rather than stainless steel, and the display is LCD rather than OLED. It also has lacks a second lens on the rear camera as well as 3D Touch on the screen. Perhaps more relevant for some is the fact that the iPhone XR is medium-sized with its 6.1-inch display. The iPhone XR also comes in six colours.
So, for £250 less, the iPhone XR gives you fewer features than the iPhone X, but you get a little more display, albeit a lower quality Liquid Retina display rather than the Super Retina display. Without testing either, it's hard to say how the iPhone XR measures up to the pricier iPhone Xs. Does the screen look all that different? Does the camera perform that much worse? Does the aluminium frame feel that much less durable? You might not care about questions like these as much as you care about price. In which case, the iPhone XR might be for you. Also, if you want a bright yellow or blue or red or coral phone, the iPhone XR might be for you.
Why a silver or gold iPhone Xs?
By all means get the silver or gold iPhone Xs if that's your thing. The bezel on all three devices is black now. If you use a case, however, most people will never know what colour your phone is.
Why iPhone 8 or iPhone 7?
If everything above sounds way too expensive, and you really want a brand new iPhone, consider both of these. Here's our review of the iPhone 8, which is a perfectly good, year-old iPhone. Here's our review of the iPhone 7, which is a perfectly good, two-year-old iPhone.
Why the iPhone Upgrade Programme?
Apple really wants you to buy a new iPhone and then it wants you to buy another new one in a year. That's why it offers the iPhone Upgrade Programme, which is really just an interest-free, 24-month loan with the price of AppleCare+ included. Carriers also offer similar loan programmes, although those don't come with AppleCare+ tacked on. The 246GB iPhone Xs we recommend above will cost £54 a month with the iPhone Upgrade Programme.
Speaking from experience, the iPhone Upgrade Programme is very easy, likely because of that whole Apple-wants-you-to-buy-a-new-iPhone thing. If you want to upgrade after a year, you just order a new iPhone online. Then, you either take your old one into a store and pick up a new one, or you get the new phone delivered to your house and mail back the old one. If you don't want to upgrade, you'll own the iPhone free and clear, after you make all your loan payments.
In other words, you should go with the Apple Upgrade if you like convenience and agree that AppleCare+ is worth paying for.
Why AppleCare+?
AppleCare+ pays for itself, if anything ever happens to your phone. If you break your iPhone Xs screen, Apple will replace it for £25, if you have AppleCare+. An iPhone Xs screen replacement will cost you £282.44. AppleCare+ costs £199. Let's look at the maths. If you pay that £199 upfront and £25 for a broken screen, you're out £224. Otherwise, it's £282.44, almost £60 more. Apple also covers two accidental damage incidents, so the saving will just keep adding up for clumsy people.
Why iPhone?
Good question. Here are some alternatives.


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Welcome to Reading It All's stop on the Taking Chances tour, presented by Reading Addiction Blog Tours.
Title: Taking Chances
Author: Loni Flowers
Published Date: February 1, 2012
Synopsis: At age twenty-three, Alex has had a hard life. His parents died when he was quite young, leaving his grandparents to raise him. Right before his high school graduation, his grandparents passed on too, leaving him all alone. After losing everyone he's ever loved, Alex turns to the streets in a self-destructive pattern until he finally ends up in Springhill, where he tries to make a new life for himself. Clair's childhood was normal until age thirteen, when her father left the family and she never heard from him again. Consequently, her mother went into a deep depression, forcing Clair to grow up quickly. After finishing high school, Clair's heartache over her father's absence as well as her unbearable mother drive her to strike out on her own. But having nowhere to go and no family to speak of, Clair wanders aimlessly from town to town, homeless, and without purpose. Looking for work wherever she goes and living hand to mouth on the streets is tough, Clair discovers, but living with her mother is worse. Now twenty-one years old, Clair has found her way to the last place she and her family took their final vacation as a family--Springhill. While in town, she crosses paths with Alex and their ensuing relationship grows faster than expected. Soon Clair wonders if coming back to Springhill and meeting Alex was the best decision or the worst decision she ever made.
My Thoughts: Taking Chances by Loni Flowers was a beautiful romance. A young couple coming together after overcoming so many difficulties in life. I loved every moment of this book.
Clair has had a really hard life. I felt so bad for all her struggles. Flowers did such a great job of building Clair's character. Clair was already such a brave girl. As the story went on I loved reading about her learning to trust and lean on other people for support.
Alex was the perfect male leading character. He comes to Clair's rescue so many times. He is caring, sweet, and good looking. His relationships with everyone around him were so great. He was always helping people out, like Roz at the diner.
I loved Roz! She was spunky and fun. Her parts made me chuckle a lot. Although Stu wasn't a main focus in the beginning, I liked his character.
This really was a great romance. The love scenes were kind of steamy, and kind of perfect. This will be a great read for anyone 18+ who enjoys romances with something extra. The romance may have been a major part but so many other issues are addressed. I think many people will really enjoy reading Taking Chances.
Author Bio:
Loni Flowers lives in Elm City, North Carolina with her video-gaming husband, who makes her laugh every day; two wild toddlers, who never slow down for a second; and three couch-potato dogs, who only raise an eye when foods around. She works a full-time professional job and when she's not playing on the internet or chatting on Twitter, she spends her free time with friends and family waiting for the next big idea strike. Taking Chances is her first novel.