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A delegation of three senior staff members of the World Council of Churches visited Belfast and Dublin last week.
The members of the delegation were Dr Clare Amos (Programme Executive for Interreligious Dialogue and Co-operation), the Revd Garland Pierce (Senior Assistant to the General Secretary), and Marianne Edjersten (Director of Communications).
In an interview with the Gazette editor, they outlined the current priorities of the WCC (see box below).
Ms Edjersten explained that visiting the member-Churches of the Council had been made a priority at the 2013 Assembly in Busan, South Korea.
She said the delegation had come to Ireland to "meet and listen and learn from our member-Churches".
The World Council of Churches has reported on what was a recent and very significant international Christian- Muslim meeting at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on the theme of 'Religion, Peace and Violence'. It was held from 16th-17th November, only days after the terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris, and was part of an ongoing dialogue that has been continuing since 1995.
The report, by Peter Kenny, indicated that participants had spent the two days "candidly and honestly speaking about their faiths", in what was a dialogue between Shia Muslims from the Islamic Republic of Iran associated with the Centre for Interreligious Dialogue and Christians involved in the World Council of Churches. One participant was quoted as observing: "There was a profound discussion about the fact that, though the means of violence and killing have become increasingly sophisticated in our world, the means for working for peace are still very simple and straightforward, namely the meeting with and openness towards those who are different to ourselves."
Also, Dr Shomali, founding director of the International Institute for Islamic Studies in Qum and Director of the Islamic Centre of England, spoke about the misuse of religion in order to justify violence and injustice. Later, in an interview, he controversially suggested looking at the "different manifestations of Abrahamic traditions, not as different religions but as different branches of the tradition of Abraham".
Dr Heidi Hadsell, President and Professor of Social Ethics at Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut, stressed that trust was a fruit of dialogue, as it enabled those involved to speak honestly with each other, while the Revd Bonnie Evans-Hills, interfaith adviser in the Diocese of St Albans, said she would probably disagree with the notion that was discussed, that young people are fleeing from religion because they are bombarded with a secular, materialistic world. Rather, Ms Evans- Hills said: "I would say young people tend to leave organised religions because they are fleeing from the exclusivist positions some of our leaders take. We need to work with all faiths."
A joint communiqué after the meeting indicated that there had been "a real feeling of warmth and openness among the delegates", also stating that "given the heightened global tension at the current time" it was especially relevant to be discussing the topic. In particular, detailed consideration was given at the meeting to the role of rationality in Shia Islam, the joint communiqué stating: "In order to guard against the abuse of religion, it is important that people of faith observe three characteristics: spirituality, rationality, and the quest for social justice. These act as a balance enabling extremism and violence to be avoided."
Consideration was also given to specific difficult contexts, such as the minority situation of Christians in the Middle East, and that of Muslims in Europe, with the need for equality before the law being voiced. Then again, there was a recognition of the particular difficulties that women experience in relation to religious violence, the joint communiqué stating: "Religiously motivated violence is often targeted directly or indirectly against women, and they are disproportionately victims."
There clearly is a huge agenda in terms of interfaith dialogue. It is important that this is carried out at every level where possible – local, national and international, as at the Geneva meeting. There are different ways of tackling the international terrorism of the group calling itself Islamic State and one important contribution is the promoting of greater mutual understanding among the different faith traditions.
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More paying than praying in the run-up to Christmas
NOW THAT the Christmas season is approaching, many people will find a lot of the mundane things of life affected by the upcoming celebration.
Even simple medical or dental appointments get conveniently shelved until 'after Christmas', as the staff, management or company try to grapple with the almost compulsory celebration of Christmas, or the 'Mass of Christ'.
What once was a one-day holiday (25th December) has morphed into what now is manufactured to appear like a glittering 'magical' festive experience, or 'Yule' – named, ironically, after a pagan god called 'Yul' or 'Jul' and which lasts for weeks.
Whilst the predominant organisation of the Church, mainly in the West, promoted the attendance on 25th December for 'Christ's Mass', it has now grown more akin to its former secular or pagan origin with most people celebrating it for themselves indulgently, rather than allowing anything to do with reverence for Jesus Christ.
The question is: would Jesus himself approve of this now decadent overspending and merrymaking each year, that results more in paying rather than praying?
We shouldn't be pressured in anything by human tradition alone, but should follow only what Jesus asked us to do – to share the Gospel all year round, which is a lot simpler, humbler and a good bit less expensive.
The choice is ours; we should not be afraid to swim upstream in regard to standing back from the now semi-pagan mishmash we still name after the Saviour of the World.
Of course, many of the firms and businesses involved in the promotion of the 'festive season' have a new god now – money.
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Where has Evensong gone?
IN 1946, my father was one of the first priests in the Church of England to be afflicted by the multi-parish set up. From one church he became responsible for three, so services had to be arranged for the spiritual needs of people living in a mountainous part of Staffordshire.
As cars were not affordable for many clergy, he walked a total of four miles to the annexed parish where on Sundays at 3.30pm an Evensong service was conducted, and Holy Communion every month, to conform with canon law.
The first parish had Holy Communion celebrated on Sundays at 8.00am with Matins at 11.00am and Evensong at 6.30pm. My father performed this duty by using the village bus.
In Ireland, the beautiful liturgy of sung Evening Prayer seems to be neglected although it can be held easily in the home church of the union or team incumbent.
I can look back to the days when most people worked a six-day week, so that the largest congregation would be at eventide except at Easter when the Lord's Supper was paramount.
Pensioners were the core at morning services.
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Why nearshoring in Serbia?
Serbia is well placed both geographically and structurally to provide a cost-effective and reliable alternative to other, already established markets. An outstanding pool of intellectual capital, attractive labour costs, excellent worker skills, a suitable communications network and a high fluency in English are just some of the key competitive advantages that have already attracted international software companies to expand to Serbia.
- Population: with approx. 8 million inhabitants one of the largest countries in the region
- Geographic Position: South East Europe
- Capital: Belgrade with approx. 3 million inhabitants
- Time Zone: GMT+1 – same time zone as Zurich, Berlin, Vienna, Stockholm
- Airport: Belgrade, reachable in less than 2 flight hours from most European cities
What are the special locational advantages of Serbia?
- Large talent pool – Natural sciences are traditionally very popular in Serbia. Around 4,500 engineers graduate from technical universities each year. Government subsidy programmes and investments will also support this trend in the future.
- Good availability – There is no distinct "War for Talent" in Serbia yet, so the availability of highly qualified software developers is much better than in Western Europe.
- Easy coordination – The same time zone, similar cultures as well as a comparable working culture guarantee an efficient collaboration.
- Communication – Above average English skills enable fluid communication.
- Competitive costs – Labour and operating costs in Serbia are significantly lower than in Western Europe. We pass this substantial cost advantage directly on to our clients.
- Geographical proximity – Belgrade can be reached from most major Western European airports in less than two flight hours.
- High Mobility – Serbian citizens can travel to the Schengen area without a visa. Similarly, entry into Serbia for foreign citizens is also visa-free.
"Serbia is becoming one of Europe's most attractive IT hot spots. An outstanding pool of intellectual capital, attractive costs, a skilled workforce, a good communications network, and a high fluency in English labour are just some of the key advantages that usually attract international companies to expand ICT businesses in Serbia."
Why is the Serbian human capital interesting for the IT industry in particular?
- IT education: Natural sciences are traditionally very popular in Serbia. Among university graduates, technical schools rank number one with a share of approximately 33%. Leading, internationally recognised institutes are, e.g. School of Electrical Engineering or School of Mathematical Science in Belgrade.
- The IT industry employs a highly skilled workforce, out of which approximately 85% completed a university level education. Serbian engineers are competent in a broad range of technologies that support effective development of first-class software.
- Foreign language knowledge: Serbia has the highest percentage of English speaking working population (49%) in the SEE region. English and a second foreign language, mostly German, are mandatory subjects throughout primary and secondary education in Serbia. English and German or French are also compulsory subjects at colleges and universities.
How is the Serbian IT sector developing?
ICT is the most vibrant sector in Serbia and with a two-digit annual growth rate the fastest growing industry in Serbia. According to recent figures, the county is becoming a market leader in the Adriatic region concerning the volume of provided IT- and software development services. Strong growth rates are being recorded in the development of mobile- and web applications, software engineering, testing and in solutions in the field of embedded software. The largest markets for Serbian outsourcing companies are Germany, the USA, the UK and the Netherlands.
Which software giants are already in Serbia?
Many leading global IT companies already have their nearshore development centre in Belgrade, Serbia:
- Microsoft
- Intel
- Motorola
- Redhat
- Hewlett Packard
- Cisco Systems
- Siemens
- Ericsson
- Oracle
- Telenor
"Serbia has great potential in the IT industry, that is why the world's biggest software company decided to open a development centre in Belgrade."
Mr. Christopher Brennan
Central Eastern Europe General Manager,
"It's not a coincidence that Intel opened its regional office in Serbia. It has a great strategic position and a capable and well educated workforce."


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Schussing the Korper with Sasha Waltz
By Nancy Dalva
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NEW YORK — Sasha Waltz's "Korper" — which traveled from its home theater, Berlin's Schaubuhne am Lehniner Platz, to the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 20th Next Wave Festival last week — really does feel like something new, or rather, something neo. This is what German expressionism looks like in the 21st century: a fusion form, as much deconstructed as constructed, but reliant on the German past for its root images and its ur-meanings, as I intuit them. "Korper" — which means body, and which is about the body — is a 90-minute ensemble piece with an international cast of 13. It unfolds with an eerie lack of tone. The funny, the tragic, the weird, the obscure, the preposterous — they're all given the same weight, which gives the piece the look of surrealism and the feeling of a dream.
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5G was a hot topic at this year´s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The next generation of mobile systems is closer in time than many people may have thought and all the major vendors had something to show at the fair. However, to be able to run all the new applications everyone is talking about, in medicine, automation etc, the networks have to be optimized to a much higher degree than ever before. Latency is here a particularly important parameter.
Netonomics, one of the 300+ Swedish companies participating at the MWC in Barcelona, is working with exactly this in mind, which attracted several representatives from many operators to their stand. The Netonomics´ method of pooling radio access nodes into Base Band Hotels, and optimal placement of the BBH within each pool, provides maximum capacity with lowest possible latency. Radio performance is enhanced and transmission resilience secured by choosing the most efficient link for new CRAN nodes. All optimized for best resource utilization.
"Our method is build on several years of research and development of mathematical algorithms and a thorough experience from the telecom business. The method takes into account all relevant design criteria in a network to reach the lowest cost with maintained or improved resilience and latency", says André Grce, CEO and founder of Netonomics. In the picture, shot at the Netonomics stand, Mr Grce (to the right), discusses their optimization model with the Swedish IT-minister, Mehmet Kaplan(center), who is following the 5G development carefully.


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Panay mayor Dante Bermejo said that they are very thankful to the government of Japan for the various assistance to his people who were among the victims of typhoon Yolanda in November 2013.He said that the Japan government through the Japan Heart was the first to respond to his town in the aftermath of said devastating typhoon that displaced many of his residents."Aside from the Japan Heart, several other Japanese organizations have likewise extended their help to us particularly in providing livelihood opportunities for the coastal and island residents," he said.Bermejo added that the Japanese government has likewise partnered with the UN Habitat and Department of Social Welfare and Development in the construction of 70 houses.He also expressed his appreciation to the said government for positively responding to their request for food for work program in the area.
The Japan government through its Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries donated to Panay town a total of 175.11 metric tons of rice for the identified 5,837 families in the area for the food for work program.The donation to said municipality is part of the 580.08 metric tons of rice donation for victims of Yolanda in Carles, Iloilo and Balete, Aklan.The rice donation, for which Panay is the only recipient in Capiz, was made through the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) for the Tier 3 program.Bermejo said that each beneficiary is given a total of 30 kilograms of rice after rendering five days works such as clean-up and clearing activity in the barangay roads and highways as well as dredging of canals and drainage.The turnover of rice donation, March 5, in Panay town was personally attended by APTERR General Manager Wiroj Saengbangka, MAFF-Japan Director General Akira Karasawa, Japan Embassy in the Philippines First Secretary Ryutaro Aoki and other Japan officials.Also present were top officials of the National Food Authority led by Deputy Administrator Ludovico Jarina and NFA Assistant Administrator Joseph Dela Cruz, representatives from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, as well as representatives from the provincial governments of Iloilo, Aklan and Capiz. (JSC/JBG-PIA6 Capiz)


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Your Philadelphia Area Kitchen Remodeler Should be your Kitchen Designer
As a kitchen remodeler and kitchen designer for the last 12 years in the Philadelphia area, I believe it is best to hire one company to do the remodeling and the construction of your kitchen. Why? Let me tell you the ways.
First, let me be clear on what I define as a kitchen remodeler, kitchen designer, kitchen contractor. A Kitchen remodeling company is one that does both the design and the actual remodel. This could be a design build firm where the designer and the contractor work for the same company or it could be a kitchen design firm that hires its own outside contractor. Usually the design firm will only use a few carefully selected contracting firms. This is what Teknika Kitchens and Baths does. We have three firms that we choose from when our clients want us to do and oversee the construction. We know how these firms work and it is in their best interest to make sure that our clients are ecstatic with their work. If a kitchen design firm will only do your kitchen design, you will need to find and hire your own contractor. A kitchen contractor is the one who does the actual remodeling work in your home. They take the kitchen plans and execute the designer's vision.
Five Top Reasons to Have Your Kitchen Remodeler Be Your Kitchen Designer
I like the team kitchen remodeler / designer model the best for 5 reasons.
- Kitchen Designer as the group leader. When the kitchen designer and the kitchen remodeler are part of the same company the kitchen designer will be the team leader. This is a great thing for the client since the kitchen designer will usually be the pickier person. They want to be sure that the vision they and the client developed is accurately executed by the remodeler. The kitchen designer will be there looking over the contractor's shoulder.
- Being part of the same team makes communication easier. When the kitchen designer and kitchen remodeler frequently work together, it is so much more likely that if the contractor has a question, they will pick up the phone and ask. If the contractor has never worked with the designer before it is human nature that the contractor will make an assumption about what the designer wants. This can lead to the vision not being finished the way the client and the designer wanted.
- The possibility of more work makes for better work. Both Kitchen designers and remodelers often depend on word of mouth referrals for business. However, if a large percentage of a contractor's business is from one source, the kitchen designer, they will make sure that the homeowner client is happy so the kitchen designer client will have no qualms about hiring the contractor for future jobs.
- The contractor disappearance is less likely. For every kitchen remodel there is a lull after the countertop has been measured, while the countertop is being manufactured. It is at this time many contractors disappear to other jobs and it takes forever for them to come back and finish. With the kitchen designer and kitchen remodeler working together this does not usually happen. The contractor will do smaller jobs so they can be available when the countertop is finished. They can then do the tile and finish off the punch list so the homeowner can get back into their kitchen as soon as possible.
- No misunderstanding or finger pointing. Every kitchen project has issues. There are just too many fingers in the pie to make everything run smoothly the entire time. If you have a great company doing the designing and the remodeling, the homeowner might not recognize or be aware of the issues that arise because they can be resolved more easily amongst coworkers as opposed to those working for different companies. If issues arise between companies, the issues often devolve in finger pointing and not my fault it is their fault accusations. It is then up to the homeowner to mediate. No one wants to do that that while they have no kitchen.
Teknika's Team of Kitchen Designers and Kitchen Remodelers Offer a Smooth Remodeling Experience
To talk about further about the advantages of combining your Philadelphia area kitchen designer and kitchen remodeling company please contact Teknika Kitchens and Baths.


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This guest blog post was written by RDI® certified consultant Amber Hasbun.
"Ugh… My video was due yesterday."
As RDI parent you've been there before. You've gone through the cycle of dread, blame, and feeling of wash of insecurities that can arise when a video is due – "How do I look?", "How do I sound?", "Do I always do that with my hands?!". An internal monologue of judgment and second guessing. When we feel like we are not going to be enough, procrastination happens. The video we know will be helpful and really want to do, gets pushed to the next day. Then the next. The cycle sometimes feels endless.
I've been there too. When I think of needing to record myself for work, a wash of anxiety rushes through my body. So much that you'd think this was the first video ever recorded of myself and my work. Sadly, it's not. Between work and school I've sat in front of a video recorder many, many times. Yet knowing that someone else will be watching it, offering me feedback… terrifying. It's terrifying because it's vulnerable. I'm putting myself out there to be watched. To be judged. Even when I know the person reviewing the work will be compassionate, kind, and have my best interest at heart, I still have a tendency to procrastinate. To wait till the last minute or to offer excuses as to why it hasn't gotten done.
Yet it is the fear, this risk in vulnerability that I think of every time I ask my client to submit a video. I have empathy because I know the struggle. I've been steeped in it many times throughout my journey in this field.
I've gotten myself through these moments – mustering up the ability to hit 'record' and pushing 'upload', by recognizing the common humanity in this process. I am not alone in my fear.
As an RDI consultant I recognize the value, growth, and deeper understanding of navigating the complexities in the guide-apprentice relationship that video review has to offer. When I see procrastination I know my client is steeped in their fear about this part of the process. If it's not voiced or I don't find a way to attend to this emotion, the dance of pursue-avoid, assign-put off, will persist. If not directly attended to, clients will miss a the powerful learning opportunities that video review creates.
So what can we do instead?
1. Explore the emotions that come up. Talk through all the parts. "I feel like a bad mom." "Part of me feels silly." "I don't know if it fits me." "Part of me doesn't feel like I am doing this right." I will have these conversations as often as needed because they are important conversations to have. You are not alone in your fear, therefore you should not have to sit alone as you contend with that fear.
2. Lift yourself up. Part of this process means recognizing both the areas of strength and the need for more growth. Yet, parents often only review videos spotlighting the 'what went wrong' or 'what they would have liked to have happen.' Only looking at videos through a deficits lens perpetuates fears of video reviews and more importantly devalues yourself as a parent. Instead, look at the video through the eyes of a friend. Acknowledging what went well and what you nailed is just as important, if not more so than calling out what hasn't happened or what's 'in progress'.
3. Trust the process. In working with families such as yours, I can tell you this, it gets easier. The filming and video review process, the art of engagement, even those really big words, will start to feel familiar and more comfortable. Dr. Gutsein is known for saying "RDI is a marathon, not a sprint." Meaningful gains take time. Unburden yourself of the expectation that you have to get it right away. You don't. Mastery when applied to human development is an illusion.
4. Recognize each moment for what it is, part of the journey in your commitment to be the 'just right' parent for your child.
Enjoy the moment. This might have started out as an assignment from your consultant, but in the end, this is your family, this is your life. You are capturing your beautiful and imperfect moments with your child.
It's love that got you here. Enjoy your love.
Amber is a Certified RDI consultant, LMFT, and practices at Family Guidance & Therapy Center of Southern California. To stay connected with Amber visit (www.loveandautism.com & www.familyguidanceandtherapy.com)


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Cumberland Business Chamber acknowledges the generous support of our sponsors in contributing to the ongoing work of the organisation in the local business sector.
Fairfield City Council – Platinum
Fairfield City Council administers a large part of Greater Western Sydney covering more than 100 square kilometres with 2 CBD's (Fairfield and Cabramatta), extensive parklands and river systems. Within this footprint live almost 200,000 people in 27 suburbs who are described as one of them most ethnically diverse groups in the entire world. They represent 133 different nationalities and 70 languages are spoken.
Smithfield RSL – Silver
The home of the Cumberland Business Chamber. We meet each month in the Orion Room and Bar 360. Eat out at The Bistro, Chopstix or Kenny's Noodle Bar. Catch up with friends at Bar 360 the ultimate sports bar with multiple TV screens (60!). G Bar is on the gaming floor so you can relax with a cold beer or tasty cocktail without leaving the action. Frocks Mixed Lounge has comfy modern lounges to relax and chat. Imogen Lounge is also a relaxing place to touch base, sitting in soft lounges with modern music in the background. Organise your next corporate or private function in one of our fully equipped function rooms which cater for as many as 400 guests. There's always a full calendar of great shows and exciting entertainment. Exciting renovations underway which will transform the club later this year. Membership from just $5.
Your Image Marketing & Media – Silver
Your Image Marketing and Media are a Full-Service Visual Communication agency – with more. They take care of every stage of development, creativity and production. From the initial marketing strategy or brand building campaign to graphic design and copy writing. From digital (websites, e-newsletters, EDM, blogging) to print media (brochures, sales materials, advertising). From signage to public relations. Your Image has boosted the horsepower of hundreds of businesses in automotive and aged care, dental and direct selling, engineering and electrical goods, fund raising and financial services, home building and hardware, IT and insurance, manufacturing and medical, property and personal care, software and sport, telecommunications and transportation.
Pace Pallet Services – Silver
Pace Pallet Services has established an enviable reputation over the years in Sydney for its innovation and "Can do" attitude. Managing Director Michael Mourad leads a dedicated team with decades of combined experience in the pallet, manufacturing and freight industries. Their ability to engineer a cost-effective solution for every client has seen them help the likes of Bluescope Steel, CSR and Onesteel.
ATB Partners – Silver
ATB Partners are trusted and highly experienced certified practising (CPA) accountants to the medium-to-small business sector. With over 50 years combined experience, they have become a sought after tax consultant, financial advisor and mentor to businesses in a broad range of industries. ATB Partners are not just a "traditional accountant". We are a consulting firm which complements extensive taxation and finance expertise with practical advice on how to run a business and assistance in developing and achieving the overall strategic plan. ATB Partners believe in partnering with their clients through a proactive relationship which continually keeps them on course by providing businesses with wealth creation advice, a wide range of services and ongoing support.
Wenty Leagues – Silver
Founded in 1959, Wenty Leagues has grown to 60,000 members and has almost one and a half million visitors each year. The huge site, which is being developed even more, features Italian and Asian restaurants, noodle bar, bistro, café, three bar areas, sports TV screens, TAB, Keno, a 530 seat auditorium, meeting areas, kids play area, free wi-fi and free onsite parking. Wenty Leagues has donated over $1,000,000 to the local community.
PWC – Bronze
PWC is a major Australian financial services company with a 100 year-plus history. The division of PWC which sponsors CBC is based in Sydney's West and specialises in working with small to medium sized enterprises. PWC offers a broad portfolio of services including advisory services, tax services, assessing business performance and performance assurance, minimisation of risk, helping businesses become more agile, improving the way they work, internal auditing, financial reporting, and using their best of breed technology such as Halo assurance technology, Aura ERP system and Connect workflow tool to maximise productivity and performance and minimise ovearheads.
Strategic Alliances
Bella Vista Business Alliance
The purpose of the establishment of the Bella Vista Business Alliance ("Business Alliance") is precisely this – networking, relationship building and business growth. The Alliance runs multiple events for its members. These include traditional Business After Hours, CEO Lunches, breakfasts and other events in and outside the area, such as golf days, race days, picnics and the like.
Road Freight NSW
High level advocacy for roads, infrastructure, freight industry.
Holroyd Rotary
Student mentoring opportunities and Workmanship Awards.
Macquarie University
Sustainable production and consumption and joint research.
TAFE Mt Druitt
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I took my lunch to the Ravenna Park parking lot near where my mother lived as a teenager. I have pictures somewhere that I took there in 1968.
After eating I was ready to drive away but made myself get out of the car.
After walking over to the edge of the ravine I was ready to leave but made myself take a picture.
Then I made myself walk down into the ravine & take more pictures.
It was probably good for me. Cope list stuff.
The squirrel was for Chris.
I could have just come back home & taken more pictures of doorknobs, like this one from this morning.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
3 comments:
- Jan said...
Is this a test? I think I see the
squirrel on the tree...3/4 th's of the way up on the left. Yes?
- May 26, 2010 5:32 PM
- Alan said...
I think you've got it.
Easier to see if you click on image for larger version.
- May 26, 2010 5:44 PM
- Herman said...
I see the squirrel :)
- May 27, 2010 9:52 AM
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Renee Amitai graduated from l'Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, France and gained professional experiences in design and architecture in France, Israel, Italy and America.Her artistic interest evolves from printmaking to painting, back and forth.She moved to the United States in 1984, taught printmaking, painting and architectureIn San Antonio, Texas and in Los Angeles, California
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In her studio practice, Jennifer Anderson Printz gravitates towards labor- and time-intensive processes from intricate graphite drawings to making thousands of small delicate cuts in paper with an X-acto knive. The artist's touch is extremely important to her as it creates an intrinsic presence within her work reflecting a fragility of memory and the phenomena of meaning. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across the United States and abroad and has been included in publications as diverse as Tricycle and The Carolina Quarterly. Her project have also included massive mural for the Taubman Museum of Art titled Resolute Understanding of Fragile Things.
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Born in Pampa, Texas, Andis Applewhite lives and works in Houston. She is known for her screen and wood relief prints that tend toward the abstract expressionist or mini-malist styles. After graduating San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas, with a degree in graphic arts, Applewhite soon found her voice in printmaking. She is an elected Member of the Los Angeles Printmaking Society, California Society of Printmakers and PrintMatters Houston. Her print "No Other" is included in the CSP Centennial Book in honor of their 100th anniversary and was asked to be donated to the Library of Congress. Her work is being archived in the Artist Printmaker Research Collection, Museum of TexasTech University, Lubbock, TX. Applewhite is a founding and key board member of PrintMatters and PrintHouston.
Walter Askin
Walter Askin, painter, printmaker, sculptor, and teacher, was born in Pasadena, California on 12 September 1929. He studied sculpture, painting, and printmaking at the Pasadena City College where one of his mentors was Leonard Edmondson. Askin went on to study at the University of California, Berkeley where he earned his BA and MA degrees. He began his lengthy teaching career in 1956 at the California State University, Los Angeles where he became Professor of art. He was also a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley; the California State University, Long Beach; and the University of Hawaii. He served on the board of directors of Pasadena Art Museum; Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art; and the Baxter Art Gallery, California Institute of Technology. Askin is member of College Art Association of America and one if the originalk members of Los Angeles Printmaking. He was honored with awards for his teaching and his art and his work is represented in the collections of the Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; the Kunstlerhaus, Vienna; the Oxford Museum of Modern Art, England; and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
David Avery
David Avery continues to exploit the constraints inherent in traditional black and white line etching in his studio in San Francisco for his own suspect purposes. His work is included in the collections of the Library of Congress, the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, the New York Public Library, the Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, the Stanford University Library among others, and has been noted in the New York Times. Originally trained as a classical musician, he discovered etching almost by accident in a class at the local community college. After learning the basic techniques, he intently pursued his own course of discovery, developing an exceptional technique and creating a remarkable body of finely wrought miniature etchings and drypoints. Even though "black and white doesn't sell", he has eschewed the use of color, finding the subtleties and tonalities of black and white most capable of creating the psychological mood that allows his work to be effective.
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Cynthia Back is a printmaker and painter who has exhibited widely including solo exhibitions at Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, D.C. in 2017 and 2016, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA in 2015, Pennswood Art Gallery, Newtown, PA in 2014, Galerie Pascal, Suchitoto, El Salvador in 2012, the Fireside Gallery, Main Line Unitarian Church, Devon, PA, in 2011 and at Abington Art Center, Abington, PA in 2010.Ms. Back is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including grants from the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation in 2009 and 2005, Puffin Foundation in 2003, Pollock-Krasner Foundation in 1996; residencies to The Nordic Artists' Centre Dale, Norway in 2016, Women's Studio Workshop in 2014, Blue Mountain Center in 2013, Acadia National Park in 2009; and fellowships to The Ballinglen Arts Foundation Ltd., Co. Mayo, Ireland in 1997 and 1999, Fundacion Valparaiso, Spain in 2000, Helene Wurlitzer Foundation in 2000, The Cill Rialaig Project, Co. Kerry, Ireland in 1999, and The MacDowell Colony in 1994. Her work is included in numerous private and corporate collections, including The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., the New York Public Library, the Newark Public Library, Newark, New Jersey, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and The New-York Historical Society.
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Month: April 2016
"Suicide Rates Have Soared"
Over the past weekend while watching the news, I discovered analarming information: suicide rate has risen to a 30 year high! Death by suicide has grown by 24% between 1999 and 2014. Suicide rates went up by 13 suicides per 100,000 in 2014 compared to 1999 which had 10.5 per 100,000 people. The most affected population are young girls aged 10-14 years old! In 1999, the suicide rate was 1.7 per 100,000 compared to the year 1999 which had 1 out of 200,000.
These numbers are…well…there are no words I can say about this. I mean, researchers don't know what exact external factors to pinpoint. They think social media may be one of the factors. Despite the lack of factors, researchers still say to look out of the warning signs for suicide such as talking about wanting to die, talking about feeling unbearable pain, and feeling like a burden to others and becoming socially isolated.
In spite of this, I am glad that there has been more awareness not just on suicide, but on how to recognize it. We need more awareness on mental health disorders, so that people can live life to the fullest and to their full potential. To read more on the information click on the information below:
In the news cast titled, "Suicide Rates Have Soared in the U.S" a group of high school students in a school in Palo Alto, California created a movie documentary titled: "Unmasked". This film directed by Christian Leong and Andrew Bear, discusses how this Northern California town are trying to save its kids that are dying by suicide at an alarming rate. "Unmasked" covers various factors, former misconceptions and other imperative topics that once kept the city of Palo Alto mum about the number of suicides taking place in their town.
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Are The Kids Alright?
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 43 million adults live with adults. So where are children and young adolescents in this? Well according to the infographic below, 4 million. Yeah the number is small, but we have to ensure that this population does not mesh into the adult population as they get older. So we do accomplish this? Through identifying catalysts behind mental illness, identifying and treating the mental illness(es). Let's not forget our kids and help them achieve optimal mental health!
Don't Hold Back…Your Story Will Inspire Others
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Remember from previous article I talked about how my mental illnesses were affect my job? Well the last straw was about month ago and I had to leave so it would mess up again in the original department I worked in. So, I got transferred to a different department. I've been there for about three weeks and it's been good! It is kind of functions like the previous department, but with more support. I have more colleagues to ask for help, whereas in the original department I was alone. My colleagues would always advise me to use my work phone to call them, but I am not use to calling for help. Hell, I am not just use to asking for help at all!
When living with anxiety and depression one and/or both things happen: I'm either feeling too low to even think of asking for help or I'm too overwhelmed to ask for help. In either case, help is the last thing on my mind. But I can't live on that forever! I got responsibilities up to the wazoo (or at least it feels like that way) and I need away to afford my medications. Anyways, I've come to discover that even though especially when I'm depressed I don't want anyone around, yet…there's a part of me does, especially when I need help. I know…it's kinda a crappy situation, but it's something I am trying to fight past. I don't want depression to think it can have me and have my life.
Despite the move away from my original department, I am happy the way things ended up. Well for one, I have noticed my depression has decreased slightly. At the previous department, I tended to get more depressed and anxious when I kinda got bored. Well not because I did not like the job, but just whenever I had "downtime" (reason being I had to very, very tentative) I would tend to wonder off…into my thoughts and that's not good. Now —this reason leads to number two—- I am in a place that always keeps me busy, without becoming too stressful. Number three, I no longer have to drive place to place anymore! In my old department, I had to travel a lot and cause me anxiety. However now, I only have to be in well…in this department. And lastly, I get off a little earlier in this department and the hours are consistently stable. The hours at my previous department were always different and I had to always adjust which took a toll on me. Also I came out later from my job, which meant I had to deal with traffic where I would build stress which then would lead me to take very, very long break before going back to my studies. Now, I can rest on time which leads to more study time! If only I thought of this sooner, instead of my health being the cause for the change
In conclusion, I am starting to heal up right because of the decreasing depression and anxiety. The change has allowed me to divert my energy in my recovery process. I mean…I catch myself washing my dishes again—which I usually did in three days— a lot sooner, cleaning my house, read a book (which I missed doing so much), and well…blogging. The progress has been slow and of course dealing the mood swings has been tedious, but I am happy where I am going.
Help, You Know I Need Someone, Help
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being 'round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please, please help me?
—The Beatles, Help
If you're like me it can be pretty hard to know how to ask for help. And mental illness doesn't make it any easier. As the article, "Asking for Help When You're Depressed" from the Everyday Health website states " isolation, hopelessness, exhaustion, and withdrawing from friends and family are all part of the condition". So how do we get ourselves to push for help and how can we ask for it? Well the sites below, including the EverydayHealth site that can help you do that! Check 'em out:
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Marriage works if we do the work
Today is my wonderful husbands' birthday, and I think he probably is the best husband in the world. He for sure is the best husband for me.
What about you? Do you also feel that you are married to the best husband or wife in the world? I hope so! If you do not feel that way, perhaps you can make him or her into the best one….Do you think that is possible…?
My husband and I have been together for 25 years this year and we are becoming closer as each year goes by. We love each others company, our communication is open, honest and smooth (most of the time), and we are more generous and giving towards each another than possibly ever before.
Our relationship has however not always been a dance on roses. We both have learned and realized that a healthy nurturing relationship requires time and can sometimes feel like hard work. It has taken us years to find our way and come to this level of profound loving connection. Even though we have had bumps on the way, we have both been committed to our marriage and have believed that we can work things out.
Most of us that go into a marriage have high hopes and beliefs in true love. However, according to research, only a minority of those marriages that last beyond the initial romantic stage (1-2 years) experience real deep love – many that stay together throughout life end up living parallel lives or simply endure.
When I got married I knew that most couples were not truly happy and that it was part of life. I also did not believe that the grass was greener on the other side. I accepted that marriage was going to be tough at times and I had no rosy expectations. I did not believe in the happy ever after story.
It has therefore been a positive surprise that we have managed to make our marriage work so well and that our relationship is as rewarding as it is. I am deeply grateful and happy for the fine relationship we have, the true love we feel, and for how amazingly rewarding it is to spend time with my dear husband (who by the way is maturing and just getting better for each year – I hope he would say the same about me).
If we are not mature when we enter into a marriage, but we last and feel happy and fulfilled in the relationship, these are clear signs that we have matured. That is what marriage can do to us. Without a willingness to grow, adapt and change a little to accommodate our partner, we will never experience the richness and reward that marriage can bring.
To arrive to the feeling that my husband probably is the best in the world has taken some time for me (after those initial years of passion…). Not to change him, but to truly appreciate him for who he is and all his amazing talents and gifts. He is an extraordinary man that I respect and value deeply. During our first years, after the initial romantic stage had passed, I was more frustrated about his weaknesses and what he was not, rather than being grateful for the great guy he was. How fun is it to live with someone who points out your weaknesses…?
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Today, ALC Events in conjunction with principle sponsor Waterbabies Northern Ireland are pleased to confirm that the very first Northern Ireland Positive Birth Conference has sold out!
The conference, which is due to take place on Friday 28th September 2018 at the Hilton Hotel Belfast, will bring together 250 health professionals, parents and volunteers to explore ways in which we can support expectant parents to have positive birth experiences regardless of how their babies are born.
"Over the last few years, we have seen parents challenging the status quo in the delivery room and looking for information and support to begin their lives as a new family with a positive birth experience," said Michelle Bradley, Owner of ALC Events. "We also have many health professionals and voluntary groups who want to support these families. That is what this conference aims to achieve, to educate and empower parents and professionals to allow positive birth experiences to become the norm."
With world-renowned speakers such as Sheena Byrom OBE and founder of the Positive Birth Movement, Milli Hill, the conference is set to be a truly engaging and inspiring event.
Amy West-Hurst from Waterbabies NI said "When the opportunity became available to sponsor this event, we were keen to get involved. As Northern Ireland's premier swim school for babies and toddlers, we know all too well the importance of those positive early days experiences and what better start can we give families than that of a positive birth."
Birth is one of those times in a woman's life where she faces a huge life-changing experience and yet little emphasis is placed on making this experience as positive as possible. We now know that the process of birthing a baby can have tremendous mental health implications on both the mother and her partner, with birth trauma being one of the main causes of postnatal mental ill health.
The aim of this conference is to put the power into the hands of families and their carers to give them the best chance at a good start.


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His scholarship appears in The Cambridge History of American Poetry, The Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisational Studies, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, and Trained Capacities: John Dewey, Rhetoric, and Democratic Practice.
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Guyanese small farmers to get improved Climate Services
Guyanese farmers may soon be able to make better decisions if all goes well with a Participatory Integrated Climate Services of Agriculture (PICSA). A workshop is currently being facilitated by the Ministry of Agriculture's Hydro-meteorological Department, with funding from the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Programme for Building Regional Climate Capacity in the Caribbean Programme (BRCCC Programme). The Ministry ...Read More »
Govt willing to offer concessions for value-added production; Linden farmers failed to take advantage of EU-funded project
Finance Minister, Winston Jordan on Sunday said government would be prepared to offer concessions and tax holidays to private sector investors in value-added agricultural production, even as his ministerial colleague lamented that Lindeners have failed to take advantage of multi-million dollar opportunities to improve their livelihoods through the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP). "Government doesn't want to get into economic ...Read More »
Small Business Bureau to provide easier, smaller loans to farmers, others
The way in which small businesses, including farmers, can easier draw down funding from the government-run Small Business Bureau is to be overhauled because Norway's financing is beset by cumbersome conditions, says Minister of State Joseph Harmon. Speaking with residents at Wales-Patentia at a recent outreach to meet with sugar industry workers and residents, he said President David Granger has ...Read More »
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A meeting between top government ministers and Wales Sugar Estate workers on Friday erupted into a raucous session, despite repeated assurances that their main demands for severance pay would be addressed by government. "We are not here to simply make things written in stone. We are going to take all of that… and we are going to take it to ...Read More »
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Horrified drivers described the fiery car wreck on Wednesday that killed energy tycoon Aubrey McClendon.
Police released the 911 emergency calls from several motorists [see video above] who saw McClendon's black Chevrolet Tahoe burst into flames after slamming into the wall of an overpass in Oklahoma City.
"There's an underpass on Midwest Boulevard that goes under the turnpike, and it looks like they swerved and hit that," said the first caller.
"The accident looks pretty bad," he said. "The car looks like it might be on fire."
The 56-year-old founder and former CEO of Chesapeake Energy was alone in his SUV and driving at a "high rate of speed" at about 9 a.m. Wednesday when it crashed head-on into the wall, police said.
"There's a Tahoe that is completely impacted from within," a second man told the dispatcher. "The cab is completely crushed."
The police are investigating the cause of the single-car crash and it will be at least a week before the accident report is complete, Oklahoma City police told The Post.
His death came just 24 hours after a federal grand jury indicted him on charges of conspiring to rig oil and gas drilling bids in his home state of Oklahoma.
The vehicle was so charred that police could not immediately determine whether McClendon was wearing a seat belt.
One woman told the dispatcher that the vehicle was "bursting into flames right now."


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Adolfo Davis faces uncertain future
Adolfo Davis is now waiting to find out his new sentence for a crime committed decades ago when he was 14. Davis was given life without parole - the sentence was mandatory back then for crimes like the double murder Davis was part of. The U.S. Supreme Court has since ruled mandatory life without parole for juveniles is unconstitutional - so Davis and some 80 others in Illinois are getting new sentencing hearings. Yesterday, defense lawyers and an assistant Cook County state's attorney argued widely different views about what should happen to him now. We hear the latest from both sides. (Flickr/derekskey)