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Really sorry but this group is no longer running due to the lack of a suitable venue but Graham the facilitator is still available 07775742999.
When we are ill the natural response is to withdraw and isolate ourselves. Psychiatrists and researchers now consider this to be a very helpful adaptation that can help slow down the spread of disease etc. However this urge to withdraw in relation to depression is not helpful at all, in that for an extremely social animal such as us human beings by isolating ourselves we actually create the very conditions that contributed to it in the first place. Therefore having the opportunity to meet and connect with others who you will be surprised to find also feel the same and think the same thoughts and consequently understand is a great way to counteract this very unhealthy trend.
Interestingly I have been reassured, even by those who have only attended one or two meetings of the value of the group. Association does seem to help.
The meetings run every week on a Wednesday evening from 7.30 to about 9.30 (you can leave whenever you wish) at The Priory Hospital, 14-18 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4FH.
These are drop in meetings (entirely free) with no defined membership, so you can simply just come along whenever you feel up to it. Numbers vary from week to week, on average 4 or 5 but has on occasion reached around 12. You can find people from varying ages and backgrounds, family members and friends are welcome. However just recently it has been very quiet so expect possibly 2,3 or 4 of us which can be a good thing in that we each have more time to discuss our own individual situations.
If you wish to attend the group simply arrive just before 7.30 and we will be waiting in the reception area (entrance in Aymer Rd) or
Graham the Volunteer Facilitator has his own experience with depression, a certificate in counselling among other therapeutic qualifications relevant to depression and is often available for home visits if desired.
It has often been said during our meetings that you wouldn't talk to your friends the way you talk to yourself, therefore interestingly I (Graham the facilitator) have found the meetings benefit greatly from this very fact. When listening to the stories and problems of others we often find ourselves almost instinctively responding in a kind and considerate way, even though we may even recognize the same or similar situations personally. Therefore it is very difficult to respond to others the same way we have become accustomed to dealing with ourselves. Hence those who attend the meetings always tend to be very thoughtful and upbuilding with each other, and in consequence amazingly, unbeknown to themselves learn from this and tend to take away from the meetings a kinder and more patient attitude towards themselves in the process.
Benefiting from the wisdom and the different perspectives of those who are also experiencing or have lived through the same or similar situations is another good reason to come along. The meetings can provide the perfect environment for you to feel supported, receive helpful feedback, re-establish confidence around people of all walks of life, or even meet new friends, hence satisfying our human need for company and significance.
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—St. Teresa of Calcutta
Happy New Year!
No, I'm not a month early. For Catholics who try to live by the Liturgical Year, our New Year begins on the Sunday after the feast of St. Andrew, or the first Sunday of Advent, which falls this year on Sunday, December 2. By living according to the Liturgical Calendar, I am able to delve more deeply into the faith experiences of the many holy people of God and deepen my own faith so much more. Each year, it gets more rich and glorious!
The Liturgical Year Guidebook
Fortunately, in our parish, we have been blessed with an excellent pastor who gives phenomenal homilies. Father Bill is down to earth, humorous, and wise. I've used many of his homilies as jumping-off points for lesson plans, children's stories, and my own essays here. Three years ago, I began collecting them as part of an overall project to create my own liturgical year guidebook. I plan to have it done in the spring, but I want to begin to share some of these inspirations as we begin our new Liturgical Year.
It all begins each year with Advent, the wonderful waiting period of the Church.
Mary is pregnant, waiting to have Jesus. Elizabeth is as well, and Zechariah and Joseph are nervously watching close by. We are all waiting, in wonder and awe, for the miracle birth of "God becomes man." And like anyone waiting for the birth of a new baby to their family, we should prepare. We should clean our houses—both our physical house and our temples of the Holy Spirit—in preparation for Him. We should put out welcomes for Him, in the form of special sacramentals, prayers, celebrations, fasting, kind deeds, reconciliations, and readings, so that we are ready to make Him feel at home.
An "Alphabet of Advent"
Depending upon the year, Advent can run for as long as 26 days. That's the number of letters in the alphabet, so here's a suggested "Alphabet of Advent" to help you and your family to get prepared. You can follow the alphabet in order, or mix it up as you wish. More than likely, you will come up with much better ideas on your own.
- A: Advent Wreath: Using greens from your yard, or purchased ones, and four candles (three purple, one pink), you can a lovely, simple wreath for your table, and light the candles for each week of the season. For more information about the history and practice of using advent wreaths, see this website.
- B: Bells for the Angelus Prayer: For centuries, church bells have been rung three times daily (6am, Noon, 6pm) to remind us to pray the Angelus which honors the Annunciation. Advent is a great time to make this a family tradition. See more information here.
- C: Crèche or Nativity Scene: It is said that St. Francis of Assisi invented the first Nativity set. A family Nativity set is a beautiful way for children to watch and wait for the birth of Jesus (and to move the animals around). Each year, a family member should bless the crèche—a great family tradition to start.
- D: Donate: Give clothing and food to those in need. Make this an Advent tradition before purchasing any Christmas presents.
- E: Eucharistic Adoration: Take your family to pray in the presence of Jesus. It's so calming, solemn, and richly rewarding. (See the portion of Fr. Bill's homily below that talks about how Mary was the first tabernacle for Jesus.)
- F: Fast: In centuries past (and currently in many other countries), Advent fasting was common. Read this article to learn more, and then decide as a family how and when you will fast to prepare for our Lord's birth.
- G: Gaudete Sunday: Break your family's fast for this joyous mid-point of Advent. See this wonderful article about the importance of Gaudete Sunday.
- H: Holly: Decorate your home naturally with firs, pines, boxwood, and holly. The holly and other evergreen plants have special meaning for this season.
- I: Immaculate Conception: Mary was conceived in St. Anne's womb without sin so that she would be the sinless vessel to carry Jesus. This Holy Day of Obligation is celebrated on December 8. Learn more about this feast day here.
- J: Jesse Tree: All of the stories of the Old Testament culminate in the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Create Jesse Tree Ornaments or a timeline, and discuss each reading with your family. See this website for great Jesse Tree ideas.
- K: The Three Kings: During the Advent season, we can also be thinking about the Wise Men or Three Kings who would have been traveling at this time over long distances to see the new King, Jesus Christ, and bearing special gifts. Read about them and what each of these gifts represents. Traditionally, we celebrate their arrival on January 6.
- L: Lessons and Carols: Google for local offerings of this beautiful and solemn service in early December. See more information about it here.
- M: Mary's Baby Shower: Contact Heartbeat or a local pregnancy resource center and arrange for your family to host a baby shower for an expectant mom who needs help. You can make it as big or small as you'd like because everything is appreciated. Here's an article about a Mary's shower in Milwaukee.
- N: St. Nicholas Feast Day: Yes, there really was—and is—a Santa Claus! Celebrate his feast day on December 6 and learn how he became important at Christmas. Remember that he did everything he did because he loved Jesus.
- O: O Antiphons: Since the 8th Century, we have prayed these in the evenings of the last seven days before Christmas. Here are the O Antiphons for 2018 to pray with your family.
- P: Penance: Your parish will offer extra evenings for penance. Plan now to attend one with your entire family, and then enjoy some …
- Q: Quiet time together. You can plan "quiet nights," with no TV or electronics, throughout Advent, beginning with a family recitation of the …
- R: Rosary, especially the Joyous Mysteries which lead up to the birth of Jesus. This can be followed by baking, playing board games, or the …
- S: Singing of Christmas Carols, especially religious ones. You can gather friends to carol around the neighborhood, at a nursing home, or just at home around a fire.
- T: The Magnificat: This is the best known of the canticles or songs of praise that are documented in Luke's Gospel. This is prayed by Mary in awe and thanksgiving for being chosen as the Mother of God. See the prayer here, and see an interesting discussion about the power of praying it daily.
- U: Unborn: The first person to recognize and celebrate the coming of the Savior was an unborn baby. Read Luke 1:41. The sanctity of the unborn is celebrated in the stories leading up to Christmas.
- V: The Visitation: Mary hears that Elizabeth is also pregnant; her first thought is to run to her and help. Read Luke 1:39-56. While the Feast of the Visitation is celebrated in May, the act of the Visitation is the inspiration for an order of cloistered nuns and a model for all Christian service according to St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
- W: Wenceslaus: This good King, who is commemorated in a lovely Christmas carol, is worth examining by your family. Read this lovely story about how he examined his conscience and discovered the true meaning of generosity.
- X: Writing Xmas is not as bad as you think: Χ is the Greek letter "chi" and an abbreviation for the Greek word for Christ or Χριστός. Just remember to keep Christ at the center of all of your Advent activities!
- Y: Yule log and other baking ideas: You probably have lots of baking traditions in your family, but Advent is a great time to research and prepare cookies, cakes, and pastries from other countries. Many of these have religious meanings. All are fun to make, especially the Bȗche de Noël or French Yule log. Create several kinds, pack them up, and take them to a homeless shelter.
- Z: Canticle of Zechariah: This is the prayer or song of praise that the father of John the Baptist sings in thanksgiving to God in the Gospel of Luke. It is also a benediction that can be prayed each morning. Here are instructions for your kids to create a prayer card with the canticle.
"Bring Christ to Others"
Here are some final thoughts from Fr. Bill:
How you have made God's salvation known to others? Pope Benedict called the Visitation the "first Eucharistic procession," with Mary as the living tabernacle, carrying Christ to Elizabeth. With this visit, Mary has taught us something so fundamental to our faith: We are meant to go out and bring Christ to others. When Mary answered "Yes" to the angel Gabriel, she knew what she had to do. She had to share this, share Him, with the world. That was her great vocation in life, and, folks, that is our vocation, too. Just as we are challenged to be Elizabeth, seeing Christ in others and welcoming Him, we are challenged to be Mary, carrying Jesus to a waiting world. Every one of us has the capacity to be Mary today, by simply embracing God's plan of salvation to its fullest, and going out.
Now it is our turn.
May your Advent be a wonderful wait for Him!


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The man accused of shooting and killing two people at a Florida video game tournament was twice hospitalized in psychiatric facilities. That's according to court records in his home state of Maryland.
Authorities say 24-year-old David Katz opened fire Sunday at a gaming bar inside in Jacksonville, Florida.
Ten other people were hurt before Katz fatally shot himself during the "Madden NFL 19" tournament. That shooting has the gaming community here in middle Tennessee, taking a closer look
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"I was in shock, there was like a state of mind I've never been in before," said Thomas Thurston.
The shooting has the gaming community shaken, including right here in Middle Tennessee.
"It just kind of hurt because you have all these players such as myself who have these huge dreams, who just want to go out and play and they can't even be safe in their own environments anymore," said Thurston.
Thomas Thurston is a professional player in the Middle Tennessee Fighting Game Community.
Thurston says he was supposed to be at the Madden Tournament.
"There were a couple of my friends who were down to go and I said I might be able to go with you. But unfortunately I had to work, which kind of played in my favor a little bit," he said.
But now security is a top concern for Tournament Organizers.
"They've said they're already going to up their security. One tournament I believe is going to have armed security in doors. Precautions are going to be taken correctly," said Thurston.
For now, players are hoping to get through this tragedy and work towards preventing something like this happening again.
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Witnesses say the Jacksonville shooter lost a game during the tournament earlier in the day, but police say the motive is still under investigation.


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Refutation of the Materialists
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani (1838–97) was a pan-Islamic thinker, political activist, and journalist, who sought to revive Islamic thought and liberate the Muslim world from Western influence. Many aspects of his life and his background remain unknown or controversial, including his birthplace, his religious affiliation, and the cause of his death. He was likely born in Asadabad, near present-day Hamadan, Iran. His better known history begins when he was 18, with a one-year stay in India that coincided with the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857‒59. In what would become a life of constant travel, he soon went to Mecca to perform Hajj, before returning to Afghanistan to join the service of the country's ruler, Dost Mohammad Khan (1793–1863). He later sided with Dost's son Mohammad Aʻzam, who ultimately lost in a power struggle with his British-supported brother Sher Ali. Al-Afghani's political activism eventually took him to Paris, London, Tehran, Saint Petersburg, and Constantinople. It was during his second stay in Egypt (1871–79) that he cemented his role as a reformer. He found in Cairo a class of young intellectuals who gathered around him, established newspapers, and used these papers to disseminate his ideas. Chief among al-Afghani's Egyptian disciples were scholar Muhammad ʻAbduh, journalist ʻAbd Allah al-Nadim, and nationalist politicians Mustafa Kamil and Saʻd Zaghlul. Al-Afghani's influence on both modernist and traditionalist Islamic thought continues to the present. An activist who sought to effect change through political journalism and public speaking, he did not write many books. This treatise, entitled al-Radd ʻalā al-dahrīyīn (Refutation of the materialists), was a rebuttal of the views of the pro-British Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan, who had argued that science is more important than religion in the rise of civilizations. First written in Persian following al-Afghani's exile from Egypt to India, it was translated into Arabic by his student Muhammad ʻAbduh, with the help of al-Afghani's assistant Arif Efendi.
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- N.R. Keddie, "Afgani, Jamal-al-din," in Encyclopædia Iranica 1, number 5 (New York: Bibliotheca Iranica Press, 1985). http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afgani-jamal-al-din.
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World attention is on the war-torn Horn of Africa nation once more, with analysts saying the London Conference on 23 February could mark a turning point in the country's quest for peace and stability.
A delegation from the self-declared autonomous regions of Somaliland and Puntland is expected to attend the conference, hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, together with heads of state, the UN and Arab League.
Al-Shabab is not invited, but countries such as Turkey and Qatar, which have urged engagement with the militia, will be there.
Regional analyst Nuradin Dirie, once a presidential candidate in Puntland, says "success" for this meeting would be the achievement of a better international coordination of help and support for Somalia.
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|Somalis are by and large wary of foreign-led peace initiatives. The current scepticism about London on the Somali streets is understandable considering past failures. However, there is hope too that London can be different and must be different
"The current transitional institutions in Mogadishu run out in August. After seven years of minimal progress, they must not be extended. The Somali political process must become broader and more representative," Hague said.
The agreement signed in Garowe, Puntland, on 18 February means there is a now a proposed framework for what could succeed the TFG.
The deal foresees a role for the semi-autonomous Somali regions, something likely to be welcomed in London, where preliminary meetings have emphasized the need to build on the successes achieved by these quasi-states.
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One of the suggested ways to use these regional islands of relative stability is to encourage them to become more involved in the battle against piracy.
Participants will consider plans for internationally supported special courts to try pirates in Mauritius and the Seychelles and special prisons in Puntland and Somaliland where they will serve their sentences.
The meeting takes place against the background of a new offensive against Al-Shabab in the south of the country. People who took part in preliminary meetings say Britain hopes to persuade the UN Security Council to agree to an increase in AMISOM troop numbers, which would allow the Kenyan soldiers already in Somalia to be join them, with new contingents from Djibouti and Sierra Leone. Along with that would go pledges of more financial support, to put AMISOM funding on a more sustainable basis.
The various initiatives on the table will cost money, but this is not a pledging conference, despite the Somali Prime Minister's optimistic call for a "Marshall Plan", with a trust fund and a complete reconstruction programme.
Nor is it primarily about humanitarian funding, although there will be a side-event about these issues. But NGOs will not be involved.
This distancing of the humanitarian issues is a relief to those organizations struggling to work on both sides of the lines, especially since Al-Shabab has made its hostility towards the London Conference very clear. A representative of one such group told IRIN it had been worried about being co-opted into the political- and security-based agenda of the meeting.
Roger Middleton, who leads Somali policy for Oxfam, told IRIN there were still huge needs in Somalia, and it was important that the international community recognized that and did not do anything to compromise it.
"There are some things we are very clear about. We are not calling for the international community to negotiate on our behalf in terms of access. We are not calling for military support for our humanitarian actions. It's very important that we continue to operate, as we do operate at the moment, as impartial actors, neutral to any side in the conflict, and deliver aid to the people who need it, when they need it and where they need it."
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Capital market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed to relax existing norms to address the challenges faced by the local mutual fund managers in managing offshore pooled assets.
It has proposed that requirements for appointment of separate fund manager, replication of portfolio and the criteria of 20 investors with no single investor holding more than 25 per cent in the fund may not be applicable to funds managed/advised with respect to two of the three categories of foreign portfolio investors (FPI).
Category I FPIs include government and government related entities such as sovereign funds and Category II FPIs include both broad based entities such as foreign mutual funds, investments trusts, etc. as also persons such as portfolio managers, investment managers, asset management companies, banks, etc.
The third category of FPIs who are likely to remain outside the purview of the relaxed norms include foreign investors such as endowments, charitable societies, charitable trusts, foundations, corporate bodies, trusts, individuals and family offices.
The existing regulation allows an Asset Management Company (AMC) to undertake business activity of management and advisory of offshore pooled assets/fund. For managing an offshore fund it is allowed to appoint the same fund manager who is managing domestic scheme, only if, the investment objective and asset allocation of domestic scheme and offshore fund are same and the portfolio is replicated (at least 70 per cent) in both the funds managed by that fund manager; otherwise, a separate fund manager is required to be appointed for managing/advising an offshore fund.
Further, norms mandate that such offshore fund has to be a broad based fund—i.e. the fund has at least 20 investors and no single investor accounts for more than 25 per cent of the corpus of the fund.
Earlier AMCs were allowed to undertake management and advisory activities for various verticals such as mutual funds, pooled assets including offshore funds, PMS, advisory services, etc.
However, in order to address the conflicts that were arising among these verticals, in 2011, AMCs, whose primary activity is to manage mutual funds, were mandated to restrict its other activities in two buckets: management of funds of other broad-based entities and other activities like PMS and advisory services, while meeting separate regulatory requirements for each of these buckets.
Currently, just a small proportion of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) investment is being managed/advised by Indian mutual fund AMCs.
According to industry players, one of the problems have been the restrictive clauses including the need to have a separate fund manager as prospective FPIs prefer that the investment team or the fund manager who is managing domestic mutual fund scheme should manage/advise their capital too.
In addition, regulatory requirements of the jurisdictions governing offshore funds have some constraints which may not be applicable to domestic mutual fund schemes or vice versa. For instance, UCITS compliant funds have a restriction in terms of total cumulative exposure to the top 10 companies in the portfolio. This is not applicable to domestic mutual fund schemes and thereby acts as constraint in achieving replication of portfolio.
Local fund managers also say replication of portfolio also becomes difficult to achieve as the investment objective, investment strategy and the benchmark for each of the funds, including offshore funds, managed by local fund managers, are different. For instance, majority of offshore funds follow MSCI India Index as their benchmark while none of the local funds follow MSCI India Index.
Further, restriction that domestic mutual fund managers can only manage offshore pooled assets/funds which satisfy the criteria of broad base, i.e. at least 20 investors with no single investor holding more than 25 per cent of corpus of the fund, makes FPIs ineligible as under SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014 (FPI Regulations), broad base means at least 20 investors with no single investor holding more than 49 per cent in the pooled fund. Further, under FPI Regulations, broad based can also be achieved on a look-through basis.
SEBI has floated a draft note and has sought feedback on the proposal to relax the norms on or before February 2, 2015.
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Gov. Sanford Admits Other Encounters
ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
It's probably fair to say that South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's troubles are going from bad to worse. Last week, the governor admitted to an affair with an Argentine woman. He apologized to family, friends and staff, and he vowed to remain in office. Today, he told the Associated Press that he had, quote, "crossed lines" with other women.
Tamara Lush is the AP reporter who sat down with Governor Sanford at his statehouse office. Hi, how are you?
Ms. TAMARA LUSH (Reporter, Associated Press): Good, thanks. How are you?
SIEGEL: A little mystified. What did the governor mean by crossing lines?
Ms. LUSH: Well, I don't think this is a good week for Governor Sanford. He detailed exactly his feelings for the woman who he had the affair with, and he also detailed - not in great detail - but he talked about when he would go on yearly adventures with his friend, yearly trips to, as he put, blow off steam, and he would go to somewhere overseas and he would, you know, meet women and have casual encounters.
He said that he never, quote, "crossed the ultimate line" with the women. He didn't - he said very specifically he didn't cross the sex line with these women other than the woman that he met in Uruguay in 2001, who - the mistress.
SIEGEL: Yeah.
Ms. LUSH: But he never crossed the line.
SIEGEL: He also disclosed more about his relationship with the Argentine woman, that he'd actually seen her more times that he said last week, than he originally said.
Ms. LUSH: Yes, he saw her a total of seven times since 2001.
SIEGEL: This sounds like one of the most incredibly uncomfortable interviews one could possibly sit through. What was the governor's mood like doing it?
Ms. LUSH: I would say the governor is very - he's very upset, and he's a very tragic figure. He's very upset and he really wants to - I think he really wants to talk. And I think he really wants to talk about what has happened in his life for whatever reason.
SIEGEL: As he discloses more details of his relationship with his mistress, there are investigations getting under way to look at his travel records. Was he traveling - was it official business, for example? These things are - he is literally compounding his problems with (unintelligible).
Ms. LUSH: Yes, he is. That's correct, Robert.
SIEGEL: Do you get the impression that this sense of openness and this confessional tone, it seems, in the interview that he gave you, that it's consistent with his insisting on remaining in office? Or do you get the feeling that it might not be worth it after all to stay in office?
Ms. LUSH: I don't have a handle on that. I believe that he really would like to let the public know everything, and that may not be in his best interest, but he wants everyone to know. He's been apologizing all week, all weekend. He's apologized to the cabinet. He's apologized to his neighbors. I've seen him on several occasions apologize to just various people. And that is the mode that he's in right now.
SIEGEL: Has he said - has he put a lid on this story or can we expect "The View?" I don't know. Can we expect more appearances by the governor?
Ms. LUSH: I think anything's possible at this point here in South Carolina.
SIEGEL: Well, thank you very much for talking with us about your interview.
Ms. LUSH: Thank you.
SIEGEL: That's Tamara Lush, who's an Associated Press reporter, talking about her interview today with South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford.
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Jon Batiste's Social Music: Jazz for the Sharing Age
Making Music Wherever, Whenever
Jon Batiste never sits still at a concert. Even when performing at Carnegie Hall, the pianist jumps into the aisles, riling up the crowd. That's the key to "social music," his term for the infectious, joyful tunes he plays.
Sometimes he and his band, Stay Human, skip traditional venues entirely. With his portable melodica, a cross between a keyboard and harmonica, Batiste can take his music into the streets. Stay Human has played in subway cars, jails, the desert and on ski slopes — anywhere they can bring people together. In late June, they'll take over Manhattan's NoMad Hotel for a week-long residency presented by Chase Sapphire Preferred®.
This fall Batiste will take up a long-term residency on late night television: He'll be the bandleader on CBS's Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Though Stay Human riffs on everything from ragtime to soul to pop, genres are beside the point. "The idea of social music is to create a form of music and an experience," Batiste said recently over dinner in Greenwich Village. "No matter where we are, we can create a sense of community."
It's a feeling he grew up with in New Orleans, where even a funeral can erupt into a brassy second line parade. Born into a family of musicians, Batiste started performing at age 7 and later formed a band with his cousins. His first album, at 17, spanned a variety of styles, reflecting his hometown's global blend.
"The past and present exist as one in New Orleans," he says, noting its specific mix of cultures — French, Spanish, Caribbean, African — goes back 100 years. He points out that it's only now, with the Internet, that the world is as synthesized as turn-of-the-century New Orleans was. That blend created jazz.
Steeped in Jazz History, With a Social Edge
Moving to New York, Batiste studied jazz at The Juilliard School and toured with luminaries like Wynton Marsalis and Abbey Lincoln. But after a few years he says he tired of the formality of jazz clubs, finding the experience outdated. "I felt that my generation couldn't relate to it," he says. "It dawned on me that you have to make it engaging and bring it to people in some way that makes them feel welcome. It's like musical hospitality."
Batiste knew he wanted to create a live experience based in jazz, but it took a while for him to articulate it as social music. Then one night Stay Human left a show on the Lower East Side and started playing as they walked down the street. A crowd formed and swelled to some 300 people, who kept chanting for more songs.
"It was literally kinetic energy, like a riot," he recalls. "People who didn't know each other were just coming together." That was the feeling he had been looking to create. Now he calls these spontaneous concerts "Love Riots," because "it's pretty hard to not love the person next to you when you're dancing and singing along with everybody."
Connecting Fans Too Focused on Technology
Batiste says his generation needs this kind of connection. Lost in their phones, they're distracted and disengaged. "We're communicating at a rapid pace, but what is the actual depth of the content we're sharing? I think there's a lack of understanding of how the arts and their genuine human exchange can create a rich experience for everyone."
Live, instrumental concerts make people look up from their screens, Batiste says: "Once everyone's in the same room, that's when the magic happens." That's not to say he's against technology. He embraces it.
Batiste and his Stay Human bandmates — Eddie Barbash on sax and percussionist Joe Saylor — are friends from Juilliard. They're all jazz musicians, but Batiste doesn't consider what they play to be jazz. Though it's eclectic and improvised like jazz, there aren't the rhythm changes, song forms and standards that define the genre, he says. Instead of preserving jazz, as Marsalis and others do, "we use those elements of jazz that make it special and apply it to every style we play."
Batiste still keeps a foot in the jazz world as artistic director-at-large of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, N.Y. He lectures about the history of American music, curates concerts and leads a workshop called Jazz is Now, which explores the music in a modern context. When on tour, he stops by schools to teach and mentor students, which will also be an element of the NoMad residency.
Given that the number of people listening to jazz is declining, Batiste says, the challenge for young artists isn't to make more people like jazz but to create a new experience based in its tradition. He points out that jazz has always evolved with the times, like when Miles Davis went electric.
Jazz is here to stay, Batiste says, because it's a powerful part of the culture. But he sees it evolving in the direction of social music – spontaneous, engaging and relentlessly happy.
Let's hope so.
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The shrines to Matthew, Mark, and Luke are located inside the church Don Manley Our jazz-loving Rector always wants a W. C. Handy John Saxbee Have a go at our next caption competition. Send your entries by Friday 1 September. by email to: email@example.com by post (postcards only) to: Caption Competition Church Times 108-114 Golden Lane London EC1Y 0TG
The shrines to Matthew, Mark, and Luke are located inside the church Don Manley Our jazz-loving Rector always wants a W. C. Handy John Saxbee Have a g...
LAVATORY humour was, I'm afraid, inevitable, given the photo we chose for the latest caption competition. Readers of a more sensitive disposition, look away now. Turned out we were flush with entries. . .
The sender of the photograph suggested the following: "With the closure of the Places of Worship Grants Scheme, the PCC had to lower its horizons for improving facilities" (John Smith). In the same vein: "On this occasion, the National Lottery Fund had not been very generous" (Patrick Irwin). Officialdom was invoked: "That was the closest they could put it without a faculty" (Valerie Budd); and "The PCC at St John's had heard that the new curate needed to go for potty training" (Daphne Foster).
A few at random: "St John's pop-up confessional: no waiting" (John Ayers); "Knock, and the door shall be opened" (Angie Lauener); "The church had an open-door policy" (Vivien Moores); and "Approval for the Portaloo will now be but one of many motions passed by the PCC" (John Saxbee).
Several readers turned to the hymn book: "We commence our open-air service with the hymn 'All ye who seek for sure relief'. Please stand or sit as appropriate" (David Hanford); "Here is the little door, lift up the latch, oh lift" (Bridget Swan); "Where streams of living water flow" (John Saxbee); "Jesus, where'er thy people meet, There they behold thy mercy-seat" (Alan Tadiello); "The choir were unimpressed that their path to church was blocked — but had a good laugh on being told they had been due to practise 'Before the throne of God above'" (Elizabeth Shearcroft); and "'Bold I approach the eternal throne' (with apologies to Charles Wesley)" (Donald Wetherick).
Small blue box? Links to a TV series occurred to many: "Sorry, Vicar. You said this morning's visiting preacher is Doctor who?" (Daphne Foster); "After the announcement of the 13th Doctor, several churches of the Society moved the Tardis out of the churchyard" (Simon Taylor); "This blue box is certainly no bigger inside, and it won't time-travel" (Chris Coupe); "The Bishop's Tardis misheard his <portal 00> command yet again" (David Chamberlin); and "Recognising the importance of St John's having modern facilities, the Time Lord arranged for the materialisation of: the Turdis" (Nicholas Varnon).
More at random: "The new churchwarden is, it would appear, a privy counsellor" (Ian Barge); "Closet Christians welcome here" (David Hanford); "The CEEC implements its 'Guarding the Deposit' proposals" (Richard Barnes); "'I'm toying with the idea of letting it out. . .' mused the Vicar" (Avril Rhodes); and "Sometimes you do wonder what delivery men are thinking" (John Rhodes).
Mishearings: "I asked for a lavabo, not a lavatory" (Janet Stockton); "The Revd Bloggs misread the email from the Archdeacon encouraging the deanery to be more welcoming to happy-clappers" (Jane Sigrist); "No, no: I said the sign for the redundant church should be 'To Let'" (Tom Page); and "I said: 'Somewhere to display Luther's theses'" (Richard Barnes).
It is the end of the festival season: "Tom's attempts to recreate that Greenbelt ambience back in the parish met with a lukewarm response" (Jane Sigrist); and "The vicar's attempt to recreate Greenbelt at home had only one detail wrong: there was toilet roll in the Portaloo" (Simon Taylor).
A final random selection: "The PCC wondered whether this could be the new church plant" (Philip Goggin); "It was acknowledged that visiting preachers often felt nervous before entering the building" (Michael Foster); "The shrine to St Incontinentia attracted few pilgrims" (Eric Lishman); "The PCC had not realised the consequences of being twinned with Clochemerle" (Edward Mynors); and "St Cuthbert's took Messy Church very seriously" (Bill Scott).
All these, plus a few more we especially liked: "A Fresh Expression of Cathedra will tame the Bishop's modernising instincts, reckoned the Dean" (Jonathan Smith); "For the Abba tribute concert there's a Portaloo, Portaloo — in case the Super-troupers are feeling like a number one" (Richard Barnes); "Oh my, the gates of heaven are not as pearly as I had imagined!" (Tom Page); and "The public convenience was very public, but not very convenient" (Valerie Budd).
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The Grizzly Roar
November 11, 2017; Issue 134
Progress Reports
Progress Reports will be sent home with students on Monday, November 13th
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SGA Fundraiser
The goal is most points wins! And the prize is extra recess and ice cream for the winning class!
This is sponsored by your friendly SGA and all of the money goes to support St Jude's Research Hospital! Show your gratitude for your Healthy Kids and support for your class!
All proceeds will benefit the St. Judes Research Hospital
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To raise money for buses and scholarships to attend the PAL trip, students will be selling beef jerky from
October 30 - November 30
The cost is $1 per stick of beef jerky. Some students will be selling the jerky before and after school outside and between classes.
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers needed for the Spring Lower School Social!
Positions needed will include but are not limited to: decorations, concessions, music, activities, and coordinating volunteers!
If you are willing to help, please email Clayli Overstreet at
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It is that time of year again...
Box Tops Iron Bowl Competition!
November 1 -30th
All submissions must have student's name, teacher's name, grade, and team. Remember UPPER GRADES (5-8), top student for each team gets a shirt from that team. Bins are located by the Welcome Center, the upper grade hall, and lower grade office.
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Blueberry Skillet Pie with Flaky Crust is so easy to make and perfect for summer. Baking an easy blueberry pie in cast iron has never tasted so delicious!
I've always loved making homemade pie. Maybe because it was a classic dessert recipe that was often created in my household. Try my Homemade Pie Crust and Blueberry Slab Pie.
Do you have to thaw blueberries before baking a pie?
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To thicken homemade blueberry pie filling, cherry pie filling, and Southern blackberry pie you can either use instant tapioca, tapioca flour, cornstarch flour, or all-purpose flour. I prefer to use instant tapioca in all of my fruit pies. Simply mix tapioca granules in the blueberries and sugar before baking. Strawberry Rhubarb pie and Strawberry Raspberry Rhubarb Pie also can be thickened with instant tapioca well.
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Everyone has been asking me how I made this easy blueberry pie recipe. A few years ago my dad bought me a few Lodge cast-iron skillets for Christmas and I love them. I've come to really love cast iron and cook in nothing else now. Homemade apple pie is delicious in a cast iron skillet too!
Make homemade pie crust or use store bought. You'll find my pie crust recipe here or check out Lodge's pie crust recipe.
Each Sunday afternoon we stop at the farmers market. This is by far one of my favorite farmers markets in North Carolina. Farm stand after farm stand stocked with fresh produce, berries and locally produced or made products- which I love! Wild blueberries were in the peak of the season and I picked up a bunch. I asked the grower if I purchased a full flat if they would give me a discount, and they did. That's less berries to sit in the hot sun for them, money directly into the farmers pocket and plenty of berries for me to bake pies or make homemade jams. These little babies are packed full of flavor, along with nutrients to keep a healthy body. Our freezer is stocked up with plenty of these delicious blueberries.
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Blueberry Skillet Pie
- pie dough double crust
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 4 to 5 cups fresh wild blueberries small ones have more flavor
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup instant tapioca
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- In a large bowl, mix the blueberries, granulated sugar, lemon juice, tapioca and nutmeg with a spoon. Set aside.
- Brush the canola oil in the bottom and sides of your cast-iron pan, either using your fingers or a clean paper towel.
- Roll out the bottom round of the pie dough. Gently place into a 9 or 10-inch cast iron skillet. Trim the edges with kitchen shears. Keep your pie dough cold and try to not overwork it. This will ensure it is flaky.
- Add your blueberry filling.
- Roll out the top round of the pie dough. Gently place it on top of the entire pie. Trim the edges if necessary. Roll under the crust edges and pinch with your fingers. Slice a few air holes in the top center of the pie. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
- Bake in a preheated 400 degree F oven for about 40 minutes. Lower the temperature to 375 degrees F to finish baking for about another 20 to 30 minutes or until your crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling. (I usually put a piece of aluminum foil over the entire pie about half way through baking, slice a hole in the center of the aluminum foil to let steam out) this will keep the pie cooking without burning it or turning the crust too dark.
- Let cool completely before slicing.
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I love this parable from Jesus. It's one of my favorites. A rich man, Dives, ignores his poor brother Lazarus for years, "feasting sumptuously" every day while Lazarus starves. And Dives, that rich man, gets what's coming to him: swift, certain, non-negotiable judgment. Everyone love a good comeuppance story, and this parable has it in spades. When I was a choir director in North Carolina, I couldn't wait for this parable to come up in our worship schedule, so the choir could sing,
Rich man, Dives, he lived so well,
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Glaucoma treatment is mostly intended to lower the ocular pressure, to diminish the damage to the optic nerve. Ocular pressure in fact, is the main factor that can be changed when curing glaucoma. Today there are several therapies to cure glaucoma:
Therapy strenght depends on the optic nerve condition, the patient's age and other subjective variables.
The choice between glaucoma surgery, minimally invasive surgery, laser or medications, depends on the optic nerve condition and the patient's life expectancy.
A glaucoma specialist that has experience on every option for glaucoma treatment will advice you on the best choice for your case.
Today glaucoma surgery is performed when the patient cannot tolerate medications or eye drops are not enough to stop the disease. The first kind of surgery is laser. The most innovative glaucoma laser surgery is the Selective Trabeculoplasty, known as SLT, available from the last 5 years but still not in use in Italy.
Dr. Badalà performs this glaucoma laser surgery in Milan and Catania. This surgery called Trabeculoplasty, is meant to ease the acqueous humor discharge from the inside of the eye, lowering the eye pressure.
Historically, there was a surgery called Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty, also known as ALT. Today, it is overrated: the most innovative surgery is the Selective Laser Trebaculoplasty or SLT, that is less invasive, more effective and has less risks. Surgery in case of glaucoma is suggested when medication therapy or laser treatment prove to be non effective, eye pressure remains high and there is a progressive damage for the optic nerve.
In these cases, it is suggested a surgical therapy that can be minimally invasive in its initial phase, like the TRABECTOME or with the modern miniaturized stents for glaucoma surgery (Ex-PRESS, Glaukosetc).
Dr. Badalà has been the first in Italy to ever perform glaucoma surgery with Trabectome in 2007. Mini stent in glaucoma surgery have the advantage of having less complications if compared to major glaucoma surgery. Anyway, they can be less effective than the standard glaucoma surgery that is the Trabeculectomy (see illustration).
If Trabeculactomy fails too, the next step in glaucoma surgery consists in surgery with draining implants like the Ahmed valve or the Molteno shunt, or also the Baerveldt implant (this consists in the implant of a small tube for drainage, keeping the ocular pressure at acceptable levels).
Tiziana Giannini, CatanzaroVotazione: EccellenteI am 54 years old, for the past 20 years I have used eye drops to treat glaucoma.
Three months ago, I underwent a new type of laser treatment called SLT (Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty), despite always being afraid of ... Keep on reading this reviewany sort of eye treatment.
I have not felt any discomfort during or after the SLT laser, I did it in both eyes together and it lasted about 5 minutes. When the Laser was over I felt much better, as I was a little scared before.
Prior to the SLT laser my eye pressure was 24/23 with different eye drops, now, two months later, is 16/15 without my previous eye drops which created a lot of discomfort.
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Question: My head is off balance
|vickieg - Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:59 pm
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Hi, I feel my head is off balance due to my neck. I had severe neck misalignment 10 years ago.While I was going through my neck troubles, I always felt like it was doing something to my head. I would be walking in the mall, I felt like I was out of my body watching myself walk. I was real foggy. Today Im not foggy ,but I have experienced the outer body thing twice since then. I feel very unbalance now. When Im driving, Playing cards on the internet, riding my excersise bike in front of the tv. Any movement really bothers my head. I saw on the internet where overstretched alar muscles or torn vertebral ligamental structures can cause these symptoms. My question is do I need to see a neurologist or a phychiatrist? Thanks a million. This really bothers me,I don't feel like myself anymore. One more thing, I go through 5 or 6 pillows a night, It depends on how my night went ,if I have a good night my head is pretty good,if not my head feels terrible not to mention headaches between my eyes. Thanks,Unbalanced Head
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Two things come to mind based on your symptoms and history: one is vertigo, probably cervical vertigo (as opposed to vertigo caused by inner ear problems, although that wouldn't be out of the question); the second (possibly in combination with vertigo) is possible depersonalization, a peculiar phenomenon where one feels "outside" one's self and almost, as you describe, as though watching one's self. Usually the affected person is concerned about uncertainty as to what he or she might say during these episodes. There is a sense of unreality (it is also sometimes called derealization). Sometimes both depersonalization and vertigo happen at the same time for reasons that are not at all clear. Both are benign, but one (the equilibrium problem) can be momentarily disabling, and the other, the depersonalization, can be extremely disturbing (although some people seem to tolerate it quite well). My guess is that both are related to the neck problems. Seeing an orthopedist would probably be your logical next step, to see if there is some residual or recurrent misalignment.
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Hair tends to take longer to grow. As a matter of facts, there is a stage in life in which you mess your hair and forget ever having your former hair again in your life. Shear Genius Salon advises one to make sure that he or she is sure with what she or he wants with the hair. You would need to be sure that the salon you visit is the best and the hair stylists in the salon in question are well versed with hairstyling. Bearing in mind that hair stylists are exposed to so many hair styles, you may tell him or her to do what he or she wants to do only for him or her to go for a hair style he or she thinks is good for you only not to be pleasant to your eyes. In a case where some hair stylists are faced with a situation where the client tells them to do what they want, they take time to explain to the client what would look good on their heads.
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The video focuses on a gas-centrifuge uranium-enrichment plant in the Netherlands. In the video, IAEA Safeguards Inspector Ania Kaminski details the inspection process, including checking inventories, enrichment level verification and sample collection.
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Uranium is naturally mined, with approximately 0.71 percent of its atoms consisting of the U-235 isotope. The process of enrichment increases the concentration of fissile atoms -- those that are able to perform nuclear fission and produce energy -- to a maximum of 6 percent through enrichment. Most material is enriched to be between 3 and 5 percent.
The IAEA said enrichment for weapons-grade uranium requires 85 percent U-235 atoms to be present. The processes used at the Netherlands plant could be used to enrich weapons-grade uranium material.
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English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers; Students, Foreign--Attitudes; Student-centered learning--Public opinion;
This study was undertaken to determine undergraduate ESL students' beliefs about learner-centered teaching (LCT) practices in English classes and to understand to what extent their learner-centered learning experiences influenced their beliefs about the quality of LCT practices. The study involved explanatory sequential mixed-methods. The Learner-centered Battery Student Survey and focus group interviews were used to collect data. One hundred and twelve undergraduate ESL students at a Midwestern university took part in the survey, 17 of whom, predominantly Asians, subsequently took part in multiple mini focus groups that lasted approximately 50-70 minutes each. Quantitative data analysis included descriptive statistics, t-Tests, and one-way ANOVAs. Results from the quantitative strand indicated that aside from ethnicity, demographic variables such as age, gender, and college status had no relationship with student perceptions of teaching practices. The results also suggested that the participants perceived teaching practices to be highly transitioning towards learner-centeredness.
For qualitative data analysis, the constant-comparative framework was used. Three themes emerged from the focus groups — that LCT practices are characteristically learner-focused and learning-focused, set challenges to learning environment, and lead to academic and non-academic outcomes. The participants broadly measured the quality of LCT practices in two ways: evaluating via past learning experiences and identifying learner-centered and non-learner-centered teaching practices. The qualitative results also indicated that students require facilitative mechanisms in their learning activities, more support in coping with stress and cognitive challenges, and help adjusting with current learning experiences. Findings from this mixed-method study have pedagogical implications for LCT practices in English classes with ESL undergraduate students. This research can serve as a framework for implementing professional development focused specifically on non-learner-centered practices that impact, for example, culturally relevant pedagogy, facilitative mechanisms, interpersonal relationship, and student knowledge, and thus enhance opportunities for transitioning to learner-centeredness.
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Miracle Farm Blueprint
The agroecosystem redesign approach is characteristic of ecological weed management and involves a shift from linear, one-to-one relationships between target weeds and a particular weed management tactic, to webs of relationships between weeds, multiple weed management tactics, and other farming practices (Liebman & Gallandt, 1997). Emphasis is placed on preventing weed problems and reducing requirements for purchased inputs through better use of ecological factors that stress and kill weeds. Emphasis is also placed on integrating weed management activities with other farming practices that maintain soil productivity and crop health, minimize the impacts of other pests and unfavorable weather, and reduce financial risks (Swanton & Murphy, 1996).
Exner, Thompson & Thompson (1996) have described an Iowa crop and livestock farm that uses an agroecosystem approach to manage weeds successfully. Most of the 125-ha farm is in a five-year rotation sequence (maize-soybean-maize-oat + clover-and-forage-grasses-hay) that challenges weeds with varying patterns of soil disturbance and resource competition. A rye cover crop, planted between the maize and soybean phases of the rotation, is used to allelopathically suppress weed emergence and growth. The ridge tillage system used for maize and soybean production kills weeds within the crop row at planting, but also minimizes soil disturbance and stimulation of weed germination before the crops are sown. A rotary hoe and an inter-row cultivator designed for high-residue conditions are also used to control weeds mechanically. Crops are planted at higher than conventional rates to increase crop competitive ability.
The owner-operators of this farm are willing to apply post-emergence herbicides if other tactics fail to provide sufficient weed control, but generally have not needed to do so. They monitor weeds in their fields, tinker with and improve machinery and other components of their farming system, conduct field day tours, exchange information with other farmers, and participate in collaborative research projects with scientists at Iowa State University and other institutions (Chapter 3) (Harp, 1996; Thompson, Thompson & Thompson, 1998). Experiments conducted on the farm have shown that its weed management system protects maize and soybean from weed competition as effectively as conventional herbicide-based systems (Exner, Thompson & Thompson, 1996; Thompson, Thompson & Thompson, 1998). Production costs on the farm are lower than for conventional farms in the area, but crop yields are as high (National Research Council, 1989, pp. 308-23).
Combinations of ecologically based weed management tactics are also used effectively by certain farmers in the Canadian prairie provinces and the American northern plains states. Matheson et al. (1991) and Hilander (1997) described crop and livestock farms in the region that range from 400 to 1100 ha and operate profitably with little or no herbicide use. Insect herbivores and mixed stocking of sheep with cattle are used to suppress perennial weeds in grazing lands. In arable fields, weeds are managed through the use of higher seeding rates, competitive crop varieties, pre- and post-emergence cultivation, and crop rotation. Various annual crops (e.g., wheat, barley, oat, lentil, pea, flax, buckwheat, and sunflower) are grown in sequence or in mixture with perennial or biennial forage legumes (e.g., alfalfa and sweet clover). In some cases, short-duration legumes (e.g., pea and lentil) are included in rotations as green manures. Where possible, fall-sown crops are alternated with spring-sown crops. As discussed in Chapter 7, sequences and mixtures of diverse crops can help to prevent the proliferation of adapted weed species by challenging them with complex sets of stress and mortality factors.
Additional options have been proposed for ecological weed management in the Canadian prairies and American northern plains. Derksen, Blackshaw & Boyetchko (1996) suggested that increased use of residue-conserving tillage techniques in concert with moderate use of herbicides may improve habitat for insects, fungi, and bacteria that attack weed seeds and seedlings. The investigators noted that there is considerable potential to minimize herbicide use in conservation tillage systems through improved use of crop rotations, competitive cultivars, and crop densities and fertilizer placement strategies that enhance crop competitive ability against weeds.
Lightfoot et al. (1989) described the use of the agroecosystem redesign approach by a group of farmers and scientists in the Philippines seeking to manage the perennial grass Imperata cylindrica. To begin the process, group meetings and individual farm visits were used to facilitate discussions and identify impacts of different cropping systems, soil fertility practices, burning and cultivation regimes, and various socioeconomic issues, such as land tenure, cash requirements, labor availability, and family health. These discussions led to recognition of several interrelated factors that favored the proliferation of I. cylindrical (i) there was minimal soil cover on many fields because of residue burning and intensive tillage; (ii) the lack of soil cover was exacerbated by low fertility due to continuous cropping and erosion; and (iii) I. cylindrica seeds blew in from surrounding fallow areas, and germinated easily and grew well in bare soil.
In further discussions, plowing and herbicides were deemed inappropriate options for dealing with I. cylindrica because cash reserves were insufficient to hire draught animals or purchase chemical inputs. Labor availability was also identified as a key constraint. Several of the farmers had observed, however, that the weed was effectively suppressed when shaded by vigorously growing vines.
Farmers in this group then visited field experiments and demonstration sites where rapidly growing legume cover crops were being tested by research and extension workers for their ability to improve soil fertility and provide erosion protection. The farmers discussed the weed-suppression potential of the various legume species they saw and chose several (Pueraria, Centrosema, and Desmodium spp.) with which to conduct trials on their own farms. Seven months after the initial discussions, 31 farmers in the group had begun experiments testing legume cover crops for soil improvement and I. cylindrica suppression. The farmers, with some assistance from researchers, made measurements of weed and cover crop performance, and visited experiments on other farms. The scientists collected information on labor inputs. All the information collected was discussed by group participants.
The story is incomplete, in that Lightfoot et al. (1989) did not describe how introduction of cover crops ultimately affected I. cylindrica management. What does emerge, however, is that by participating in the problem-solving process as partners, both the farmers and scientists improved their capacity for decision-making and future interactions. The farmers gained a better idea ofhow their farming systems functioned, what they wanted, and what their options were for achieving their goals. The scientists were better able to produce and refine a relevant research and extension agenda. These types of interactions are as important in industrial countries as they are in developing countries and are examined more thoroughly in Chapter 3.
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