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I have been going through a suitcase of my fathers' papers lately. In it there is a file on a conference on Teamwork in Design sponsored by the Council on Industrial Design [now the Design Council] that he attended, held in Edinburgh on Friday June 28, 1968.
Design, the journal of the CoID, said back then: "the conference is aimed at management executives, designers and educationalists... Speakers will include representatives from each of the six companies which have won this year's capital goods awards, who will talk about the design problems in their particular industry; and plenty of time is to be left for discussion. The chairman is A. R. Miller, who was also chairman of the ColD Awards capital goods panel."
In the file there are several rounds of correspondence between bureaucrats at County Hall and my father about his claim for travel expenses which had been initially agreed to be limited to £20 but when all overnight trains were cancelled because of a national railway work-to-rule, he was forced to fly to Edinburgh. The extra costs, including airport parking - which he could only claim reimbursement at the equivalent of the bus fare to Heathrow - had exceeded the stipulated budget by £4 which he was not willing to bear.
I wonder if there is any database of UK industrial action; of who and when and for how long particular companies or whole industries were on strike?
The following weekend was my seventh birthday party where I got an 'Action Man' figure and discussion about the cost of it was the first inkling I had my parents were worried about money. Perhaps my dad was feeling rather short, being considerably out of pocket because some other working stiff felt they deserved more money for their labour too.
A topic of conversation my father was fond of then is still unresolved now: there is little point in innovation of the machinery of production unless we also innovate the role of 'man' in such production. I don't recall who said it but I heard on Radio 4 recently that there hasn't been a major step change in management since Taylorism.
What might be fascinating to the casual web-surfer landing here is the travel ephemera I also found in the file. There are certainly many people who collect this, the BEA timetable below is already on the web.
Flicking through the 'Official Accommodation Register 1968' of Edinburgh gives an insight into the lost world of theatrical landladies and rooms for rent in private houses for working men and commercial travellers along with two establishments styling themselves with the novel Americanism of 'motel'.
I imagine such things are invaluable to anyone writing historical fact - a thesis on the history of travel promotion? - or say crime fiction set in Edinburgh at this time.
There was a landlady on Clarence Street called Mrs I. Love, I wonder if that caused a titter? The Misses M and K Canning of 94 Lothian Road sound like genteel respectability, were they middle-aged spinster sisters forced to take in lodgers?
Although much too tedious for me to do, plotting the location of every hotel and room with its prices in the city (and if other registers can be found; over several decades) might produce some interesting economic insight.
I wonder at the cause of disparity of prices for bed and breakfast in private houses. In 1968 Mrs Fleming of 3 Grindlay Street officially offered the cheapest B+B in Edinburgh offering her two rooms for 12/- per night low season when only three other establishments went as low as 12/6. At the other end, Mrs Maran of 24 Kingsburgh Road presumably got the 25/- she asked for one room B+B year-round when good hotels offered full amenities for 22/6. Was Mrs Fleming's neighbourhood at the foot of the castle a den of inequity? Mrs Maran's was presumably then a leafy well-to-do neighbourhood like it is today. Do travellers to Edinburgh have more beds to sleep in now? Are they cheaper and more conveniently located? What has happened to those houses since and where are these people now?
If you think your ancestors might be listed, you can get in touch with me to look them up or even better, suggest to your local media they follow this up as a feature. I don't know where else could you find any lists of Edinburgh's landlords and landladies. It seems you have to go to Australia to access another copy of this register and subsequent editions.
The 18-room Dunraven (proprietress Mrs Caldwell, high season rate 20/- per night) doesn't appear to be a guest house today and there is now a fence between number 5 and 7, the two halves of the semi-detached property.
The Forth Bridge Motel was part of the Watney brewing empire but apart from being a popular stop, no trace remains (or does it?)
The Sixties were called a 'sexual revolution' where the role of women in society was redefined (somewhat) towards equality. Then the gender semiotics of the BEA timetable invites discourse; here the female is placed in a subservient position to the male, who has a surfeit of authority and status symbols, while she is symbolically loaded for both nurturing and protection?
Old time-tables are a great resource for transport historians/enthusiasts looking to say when a particular service or aircraft was introduced. Real price inflation data is hard to come by so these can be a resource for this too. I know that in 1968 my mother was a very junior draughtsman earning £14 per week, so a round-trip flight on a standby ticket exceeded a week's wages. I don't think a draughtsman in an architect's office would need to spend a week's wages on a flight to Edinburgh today however, if a room in a decent B+B was 20 shillings (that's £1 in new money), then I reckon at £60 today, they are more expensive now than they were then.
Just for the sake of posterity, my father's expenses claim was:
Conference fee £ 8 8s
Fare from NW1 to Victoria: West London Air Terminal 1s 6d
WLAT to Heathrow 7s 6d
Heathrow to Edinburgh - standby fare £ 7 10s
Edinburgh airport to Edinburgh AT 2s 6d
Edinburgh AT to Edinburgh airport 2s 6d
Edinburgh to Heathrow - standby fare £ 7 10s
Heathrow to WLAT 7s 6d
WLAT to NW1 1s 6d
Dinner at Edinburgh Airport 8s 6d
Total £ 24 19s
This BUA timetable invites comparison to the BEA one. While the fares were exactly the same, BUA was at an interesting time in its history, being thought of as the second tier after the flag-carrying BEA and BOAC. By 1968 its original MD, Freddie Laker, had moved on to form his own airline and BUA was in financial trouble after investing too much since his departure in improving service, reliability and promotion which had improved their share of the market but not improved their profitability.


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UCLA researchers develops nearly transparent solar film that can generate electricity
By alessandra daskalakis
July 30, 2012 1:46 a.m.
Black and bulky solar panels that rest atop many houses and buildings might disappear one day in favor of an energy-conducting film that can be applied to windows, thanks to a group of UCLA researchers.
The new solar cells, which can convert light to energy, are so thin they can be laminated and applied to windows or mobile devices, allowing homes and electronics to produce their own electricity while undergoing almost no change to their aesthetic appearance.
The width of the cells is 100 nanometers "" far thinner than a sheet of paper.
The 70 percent transparent solar cells, derived from the plastic solar cells, have been in the making for two years. The research team, which is headed by Yang Yang, a professor of materials science and engineering, is now working with companies to bring the technology to the market.
Yang Yang is not new to the technology "" he has worked with solar cells made of plastic for 10 years.
Solar cells work by absorbing light and converting it to energy. The large black solar panels many people are familiar with are made of silicon, Yang said. These solar panels require a contractor to install, which is often most of the total bill of the purchase.
Plastic cells, on the other hand, weigh and cost less than their silicon counterparts, Yang said. The goal is to create solar cells that are easy to install, less expensive and use resources abundant in the environment. It is too early, however, to determine the actual price without extensive research, Yang said.
"Every house has windows," Yang said. "How about turning every window into a solar panel so you don't see it?"
One day Yang said he proposed the idea to his wife, wondering what someone who doesn't work with solar cells all day might think. He asked her how much she would be willing to pay to coat all the windows in their home with his transparent solar cells. After some thinking she told her husband she would pay $2,000. Yang said he thought that was a pretty good price "" less than $100 per window.
Aside from cost and efficiency concerns, solar panels have been unpopular because of their appearance, said Todd Lynch, principal project planner at UCLA Capital Programs, which does major building projects and renovations on campus.
A solar panel that looks like a window doesn't limit the aesthetic vision of designers, Lynch said.
"The fact that you can have your cake and eat it too "" have a vision panel in the glass that's also generating electricity "" is a huge step forward," Lynch said.
The solar cells are transparent because they can absorb infrared light, which is not part of our visible spectrum, said Paul Weiss, director of the California Nanosystems Institute. His team helped Yang develop the cells' ability to absorb the non-visible light.
It seems, however, the trade-off for opacity is efficiency. Standard silicon solar cells can convert about 10 percent of the light that hits the panel to energy. On a sunny day that means the cells can produce about 100 watts, enough for a couple of light bulbs. The transparent cells have half the capacity, but Yang hopes to change that in the near future.
The cost of solar panels often turns people away from purchasing the technology.
But if the technology proves easy to integrate into manufacturing and if it becomes more efficient, then consumers might start paying more attention, Lynch said.
"We have our foot in the door," Weiss said. "Once you have some data like this, then it becomes easier to move forward."

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Many forms of therapy try to help the client overcome pain. One big source of pain starts during childhood, when kids, with their lack of life experience, feel that they are a disappointment to their parents. Here is the story of Simon, who believed he was the biggest loser in his parent's eyes.
Simon was an angry and frustrated teenager when he came to sit with me on my life coaching deck. I read what he and his parents had written to me and felt frustrated to see how yet another whole family was a victim of circumstances. Parents' love can be overwhelming sometimes and being unaware of feelings and lacking the ability to manage them sabotages the relationships at home.
Parents need courage to realize that they are the most powerful in this dysfunctional dynamic, but most of them feel helpless and send their kids to be "fixed". A relationship with a child is a dance. Some parents do not understand that they need to lead.
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Get spooky this Halloween!
Halloween is always a great excuse to get outside and have a fun-filled, spooky evening but sometimes the occasion can be overshadowed by horrible cold feet. Cold feet are not only uncomfortable, they can make us miserable and even affect our health. Extreme cold can cause chilblains and even frostbite in very low temperatures, but … Continue reading


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"Past accomplishments are the refuge of the weak."
~ Winston Churchill.
For anyone of us in business ~ Of all the things he said ~ All the quotes, insights and words of wisdom, this one is the most relevant. "Past accomplishments are the refuge of the weak." Think what we did yesterday, or do tomorrow, really matters? ~ Wake up.
It's What We Do Today That Matters.
The business landscape is littered with individuals, companies, and organizations, who pathetically cry out for an appreciation for what they've done in the past. The awards hanging on our walls, things we've done, and stuff we are proud of can be anchors if we let them. Don't fall into the putrid pity potty of those petulant children that whimper... "I'm not appreciated". ~ Do Something Today To Be Proud Of.
The accomplishments and actions of our past are shadows.
They are behind us. Move On.~ Do Good Now. ~ Do It Today.
Because ~ Past accomplishments are the refuge of the weak.
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20.05 - 29.05.2008 (Alushta, Ukraine)
From 20 till 29 of May 2008 was organised the Championship of Ukraine among club teams in which the team of Legal Academy has won silver medals. We congratulate our guys with great result !!!
21.04 - 26.04.2008 (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
From 21 till 26 of April 2008 in the Kharkov academy of municipal economy was organised Ukrainian University Championship of chess in which the team of Legal Academy has won 1 place.
16.11 - 25.11.2007 (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
In 76th Championship of Ukraine passing in our club, Valeriy Aveskulov with 6,5 points from 9 has occupied 1 place and has won a title of the Champion of Ukraine 2007. Alexander Kovchan with 5,5 points has occupied 6 place. Georgy Arzumanian with 3,5 points has occupied 24 place. More in detail about the competition and its results on Official site of tournament and Pages of our site.
28.08 - 08.09.2007 (Turkey, Istanbul)
Our team of men: Nazar Firman, Valeriy Aveskulov, Georgy Arzumanian, Alexander Kovchan, under the guidance of senior trainer Valery Shalimov, has won the Cup and silver medals, having occupied 2 place. The team of girls (Oksana Vozovic and Olena Dvoretska) has occupied 4 place. http://istfest2007.tsf.org.tr/ DOWNLOAD VIDEOCLIP VIEWING VIDEOCLIP PHOTOS
04.08-12.08.2007 (Troms, Norway) "Arctic Chess Challenge"
The first "The Cup of Arctic" was won by Alexander Moiseenko! 99 chess players took part in competition on the Swiss system from 15 countries. Alexander Moiseenko (2641) has won Michael Gurevich's last round (2633, Turkey) and has occupied a pure 1 place with result 7,5 of 9. Our congratulations to the winner! More in detail
30.04.2007 European Championship in Dresden (Germany)
On the European championship in Dresden Pavel Eljanov has occupied 20 place and has won the right of participation in a World Cup which will be organised in the end of this year. More in detail
01.03.2007 OCF North American FIDE Open 2007
Valeriy Aveskulov has won OCF North American FIDE Open 2007 United States, February 17 - February 19, 2007 Organized by Oklahoma Chess Foundation. More in detail
12.01 - 28.01.2007 Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands)
Pavel Eljanov has won International chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee that was organised from 12 till 28 of January 2007 and has won the right of participation in the Supertournament 2008. More in detail
25.11 - 05.12.2006 Final of the Championship of Ukraine among women
Oksana Vozovic has won the Championship of Ukraine among women. More in detail
21.11 - 29.11.2006 II Memorial of Suetin (Tula, Russia)
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Home ventilation systems
Home ventilation systems use fans to move air into your house, offering an alternative to opening doors and windows.
Types of home ventilation systems
There are two main types of home ventilation systems:
?Positive pressure ventilation systems
?Balanced pressure heat recovery systems
Benefits of home ventilation systems
A well designed and installed home ventilation system offers the convenience of good ventilation by continuously replacing air, independently of weather conditions.
If dampness is your main concern, address the source of the moisture problem before looking at ventilation systems. You will often be able to address the source of the moisture yourself without having to invest in an expensive ventilation system.
Ventilation systems by themselves are not an effective way to heat your home. If you are trying to make your home warmer, it's better to invest in insulation and install an effective heating system.
Heat transfer systems
Heat transfer systems take heated air from one room of your house and blow it through ducts into one or more other rooms of your house. The source room must have a heater that can generate enough heat for multiple rooms, such as a large woodburner. Heat transfer systems do not normally bring fresh air into the house and as such are not ventilation systems. However, some ventilation systems may be combined with a heat transfer system.


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The oil industry serves as a relatively minor employer of physicists, as approximately 330 physicists were employed in oil and gas extraction positions in 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The oil and gas industry has seen a robust increase in women workers overall, jumping from 48,900 in 2004 to 78,400 in 2012, according to ABC News.
Research and Development
Oil companies employ physicists, along with a battery of scientists in other fields, to conduct laboratory research and other non-field research. These physicists use data to develop extraction strategies and study the theory and practicality of the technology used in the oil fields. They also work with others, including engineers, to design improved equipment and techniques for the exploration and extraction of oil. In addition, physicists and others in research labs work with engineers in the field who share data and other information with them, so that the lab researchers can help with strategies for specific well cases.
Field Work
Physicists who do field work for an oil company may work on sites around the world. These field engineer positions require travel to often remote conditions that are hundreds of miles away from a town. Conditions can be challenging, including extreme heat and cold. Locations can be as demanding and diverse as a Middle East desert and the Arctic Circle, or even an oil rig at sea. Field work involves working at well sites to ensure equipment is working appropriately and to analyze data findings to determine oil availability.
Management Positions
Physicists can move into management positions in oil companies. Those positions may be directly related to their scientific background, such as a leadership post running a lab. For example, Ellen Williams, a physicist, serves as chief scientist of British Petroleum, overseeing the application of scientific and technological developments to energy practices. A management post may have more of an engineering focus, such as managing a well site. In addition, physicists can move into management positions that oversee a more broad realm, including such categories as customer service, marketing and human resources.
Other Industry Careers
Physicists work in positions in the oil industry that do not involve research or field work. However, those positions often capitalize on their knowledge and skills, and the physicists who hold the posts may move into them after previous jobs in the areas of research or field work. For instance, a physicist with experience at oil extraction sites may move into a training position that calls on them to teach engineers and others how to use equipment or how to conduct field analysis.
Video of the Day
- Institute of Physics: Working in Physics - Striking It Lucky in the Oil Industry
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- American Physical Society: Profiles in Versatility
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics: Physicists
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- ABC News: Breaking New Ground - Oil Boom Draws More Women to Industry
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During its flight, the Galileo spacecraft returned images of the Earth and Moon. Separate images of the Earth and Moon were combined to generate this view. The Galileo spacecraft took the images in 1992 on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-97. The image shows a partial view of the Earth centered on the Pacific Ocean about latitude 20 degrees south. The west coast of South America can be observed as well as the Caribbean; swirling white cloud patterns indicate storms in the southeast Pacific. The distinct bright ray crater at the bottom of the Moon is the Tycho impact basin. The lunar dark areas are lava rock filled impact basins. This picture contains same scale and relative color/albedo images of the Earth and Moon. False colors via use of the 1-micron filter as red, 727-nm filter as green, and violet filter as blue.
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Our mission is to provide sports clubs with high quality solutions that really do allow you to spend less time managing your sports club and more time playing or watching the sports that you love!
Sarah Sedgwick, founder of ClubBuzz, has 20 years senior management experience in the leisure industry, is passionate about sport, both as a participant and spectator, and has a range of committee experience within amateur sports clubs.
Given this background, Sarah recognised the need for a strong website to promote the club and maximise opportunities to attract sponsors and decided to investigate the possibility of providing a professional solution. From experience she also knew all about the headache of managing amateur sports clubs including marketing, having good communication channels to keep members informed and providing options to treasurers to manage club finances more effectively. She recognised that if the principles of health club management were incorporated into a single website solution this could revolutionise Sports Club management.
She also realised that many clubs had websites that did not do them justice and were often out of date because of the complications in getting new content uploaded.
From this ClubBuzz was born; a professional website that can be updated directly by a selection of people within the club, but far more than that, a powerful management tool that really does meet the needs of sports clubs looking to do their club justice on the web and to take the pressure off the committee and ensure the club runs smoothly and efficiently.


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We use DNS (domain name system) to translate between domain names and IP addresses. For example, one can use the dig command/host command for DNS lookup on a Linux and Unix-like systems. Similarly, Linux files are referred by file names, not by inode number. So what is the purpose of a directory? You can group the files according to your usage. For example, all configuration files are stored under /etc/ directory. So the purpose of a directory is to make a connection between file names and their associated inode number. Inside every directory, you will find out two sub-directories named:
- . (single period) – The current directory
- .. (double period) – The pointer to previous directory i.e. the directory immediately above the one I am in now. The '..' appears in every directory except for the root directory. The '..' always points to the same inode as '.'
Use the ls command to list files and directories including . and .. directories on Linux or Unix:
ls -la
A directory contained inside another directory is called a sub-directory. At the end the directories form a tree structure. Use the tree command to see directory tree structure:
$ tree /etc | less
Again a directory has an inode just like a file. It is a specially formatted file containing records which associate each name with an inode number. Please note the following limitation of directories under ext2/3 file system:
- There is an upper limit of 32768 subdirectories in a single directory
- There is a "soft" upper limit of about 10-15k files in a single directory
- Ext4 and other modern Linux file systems allows an unlimited number of subdirectories
However according to official documentation of ext2/3 file system points that using a hashed directory index (which is under development) allows 100k-1M+ files in a single directory without performance problems. Here are my two favorite bash shell alias commands related to directory :
alias ..='cd ..'
alias d='ls -l | grep -E "^d"'
|mkdir command
|Creates a new directory
|mkdir dir1
|rmdir command
|Deletes the specified directory if it is already empty
|rmdir dir1
|cd command
|Change the current directory
|cd /etc/
|cd .. command
|Go back to previous directory
|cd ..
|pwd command
|Display name of current/working directory
|cd command
|cd without any parameters changes to the user's home directory
|mv command
|Copies source to target then deletes the original source
|mv dir1 dir2
|cp command
|Copies source to target
|cp -r dir1 /path/to/dir2
|rm command
|Removes the specified files from the file system. Directories are not removed by rm unless the option -r is used
|rm file1
rm -r dir1
|ln command
|Creates an internal link from source to target
|ln -s /etc/hosts /tmp/link
|chown command
|Transfers ownership of a file to the user with the specified username
|chown userName file
|chgrp command
|Transfers the group ownership of a given file to the group with the specified group name
|chgrp dir1
|chmod command
|Changes the access permissions
|chmod 0444 dir1
|locate command
|The locate command can find in which directory a specified file is located
|locate file1
|find command
|Search for a file in a given directory
|find $HOME -name "hello.c"
|file command
|Detect the contents of the specified files
|file /etc/resolv.conf
|cat command
|Displays the contents of a file
|cat data.txt
|less command
|See the contents of the specified file
|less resume.txt
|more command
|It is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time
|more /etc/hosts
|grep command
|Finds a specific search string in the specified files
|grep "nameserver" /etc/resolv.conf
|egrep command
|Same as grep but extended regular expression supported
|egrep -i 'err|cri|warn|' /var/log/messages
|diff command
|Compares the contents of any two files
|diff old.c new.c
I am sure all of you know the basic commands related to directories and files management. Click the link on the left column to learn more about each command and same usage.
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- Understanding the Linux file system directories / hierarchy
- Understanding UNIX / Linux filesystem Superblock
- Understanding filesystem Inodes
- What is a hard and symbolic (soft) link in Linux or Unix?
- Why isn't it possible to create hard links across file system boundaries?
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text: VKTRY Gear is TAV's newest partner to provide the latest sports-tech to our members. The VKTRY Performance Insole is the first-ever sports insole designed to return the energy an athlete generates as explosive power, speed and agility. The VK's patented carbon fiber design is scientifically proven to increase explosiveness by an average of +9.3%. Sports Medicine experts agree that VKs also provide added support, stability and shock absorption to help protect against ankle, knee & foot injuries.


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Did you realize that the therapeutic group has overpowering information. This is regarding bolstering the way that you can mend your body. Would you believe that you can do it with your mind? It's valid! We just comprehend a small amount of what the brain is able to do. We are adapting new things ordinary.
Shockingly, some of these procedures we will furnish you with in this article have been utilized for quite a long time. These are in a way incorpoated to the the lightning technique. They are used by different societies. This is to help the body conquer mental and physical ailments. In case you're attempting to figure out how to recuperate your body with your mind. Consider these five unique strategies.
Grin More
There is a lot of proof that shows upbeat individuals recuperate quicker. It is faster than miserable individuals. When you are focused or on edge. You will be significantly less liable to mend in a productive way. Stress and tension lower your invulnerable reaction. It places you in a negative perspective. One that is not helpful for mending. Try not to stress in case you're not a normally constructive person. You can figure out how to be one! Rehearse positive assertions and maintaining a strategic distance from negative thought examples. You might be amazed at your outcomes.
Take in a Melodic Instrument
Music has assumed a crucial part in human culture. This is for a huge number of years. We are adapting more about how music can influence our mental and physical condition. This is considered each day. In the event that you might want to recuperate your body. You ought to consider getting a guitar. You can do taking a seat at the piano. By taking advantage of your innovative processes. You will put your body in a more positive and healthy express. It advances recuperation.
Hone Contemplation
Contemplation might be the best technique that you can use. This is to recuperate your body with your mind. Reflection has been experimentally demonstrated to lift fundamental brain chemicals. For example, GABA, serotonin and endorphins. At the point when these fundamental chemicals are too low. You can encounter tension, discouragement and other mental issues.
Rehearsing contemplation through the lightning technique additionally builds your body's creation of human development hormone. It also diminishes cortisol. Lacking measures of growth hormones have been connected to loss of bulk, body fat maintenance. It may lead to heart issues, inspiration issues and then some. Cortisol is a hormone that represses the framework. It also affects other essential processes. It can be key to lessen its creation.


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Actor Pat Hingle died Saturday night after a battle with blood cancer. The veteran of stage, television and film acting was 84.
Actor Pat Hingle died Saturday night after a battle with blood cancer. He was 84.
The veteran of stage, television and film acting passed away at 10:45 p.m. Saturday at his Carolina Beach home, according to family spokesperson Lynn Heritage. He suffered from myelodysplasia, with which he was diagnosed in November 2006. He was survived by his wife, Julia, two sisters, five children and 11 grandchildren.
Born Martin Patterson Hingle in Miami on July 19, 1924, Hingle had a long career that took him around the country until he settled in the Wilmington area in 1986 after filming the big-screen thriller �Maximum Overdrive.� More recently, while living in Carolina Beach, Hingle continued to work in commercial productions, including �Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,� which filmed in Charlotte, as well as local independent productions �The List� and �Undoing Time.� He also appeared on Wilmington stages in plays such as �Tuesdays With Morrie� and �Our Town.�
When most people think of Hingle, any number of iconic images emerge. He is known as much for his role as a cantankerous judge opposite Clint Eastwood in �Hang �em High� (1968) as he is for the role as Sally Field�s father in �Norma Rae� (1979). Younger generations know him better as Commissioner Gordon from the late �80s and early �90s Batman movies.
While working in the area, Hingle enjoyed encouraging and mentoring young actors. This was evident in his informal conversations as well as philanthropic endeavors. In November 2007, he created the Pat Hingle Guest Artist Endowment to enable students to work with visiting professional actors at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Hingle arrived at the endowment announcement in a wheelchair and with an oxygen tube in his nose. Yet he took time to give a speech in honor of the event. He emphasized how fortunate he felt to have lived the life he had. He was not born into an acting family, yet somehow he�d found what made him happy.
�I�ve always known there was a divine hand at my shoulder,� he said.
Lou Buttino, chair of UNCW's department of film studies, is documenting much of how that happened in a biography commissioned by the actor about a year ago.
�He was a tough guy, but his love of people was genuine,� Buttino said. �He taught me, in many ways, what it means to be a man.�
Buttino said Hingle may have seemed gruff at times, but only because if he thought he was right, he would not back down. Hingle always tried to do the right thing. The professor will remember him as the ultimate storyteller, and as someone who was very at peace in accepting his death.
�He believed that his spirit would come back, especially to his family and to help other actors,� Buttino said.
When Hingle was 6 years old, his father left, leaving his mother to travel from job to job taking her son and daughter in tow. Although Hingle�s first taste of acting was as a carrot in a third-grade play, he did not immediately pursue the career as an adult. He entered the University of Texas on a tuba scholarship to major in advertising. World War II soon broke out, though, and within one semester Hingle joined the Navy, serving aboard the USS Marshall. He also served in the Naval reserves during the Korean War.
After World War II, he returned to college and graduated in 1949 with a degree in radio broadcasting. But it was during this second stint in college that Hingle became involved in school productions as a way to meet girls. And he did. While in college, he married his first wife, Alyce Dorsey, with whom he would have three children.
Soon, acting became his passion. And by the time he left college, he had 35 productions under his belt. After college, Hingle and his wife moved to New York, where he studied at the American theater wing. His first performances off-Broadway were for Ilse Stanley�s theater in Long Island around 1950. In 1952, he became a member of the Actors Studio, which led to his first Broadway show, �End as a Man.�
Hingle would go on to appear in four Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway shows � �Cat on a Hot Tin Roof� (1955), �JB� (1958), �Strange Interlude� (1963) and �That Championship Season� (1973).
It was his 1958 role in �Dark at the Top of the Stairs,� though, that led to a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
According to an Aug. 10, 1997 article in The New York Times, while performing in Broadway�s �JB� in 1959, Hingle was offered the title role in the film, �Elmer Gantry.� But six weeks after the play opened, Hingle had a nearly fatal accident.
Caught in an elevator in his West End Avenue apartment building that was stalled between the second and third floors, he tried to crawl out, lost his balance and fell 54 feet down the shaft. He fractured his skull, wrist, hip and most of his ribs on his left side, broke his left leg in three places and lost the little finger on his left hand.
Burt Lancaster got the job on �Elmer Gantry� and went on to win a best actor Oscar for the role. Hingle, however, took the twist of fate in stride. In the Times article he said, �I know that if I had played Elmer Gantry, I would have been more of a movie name. But I�m sure I would not have done as many plays as I�ve done. I had exactly the kind of career I had hoped for. And I never, never forget that I�m the recipient of the blessing that is life. It was given to me to try again.�
By the late �70s, Hingle and his first wife were divorced, and while filming �When You Comin� Back, Red Ryder?� in El Paso, Texas, he met and fell in love with a bank teller who cashed the crew�s checks.
On Oct. 25, 1979, Hingle married Julia Wright. The couple moved from state to state following Hingle�s film and television projects. In 1985, a Stephen King feature called �Maximum Overdrive� brought them to Wilmington and its blossoming film industry. Hingle played a truck stop diner manager who was one of several people held hostage by demon-possessed machinery.
While here, the couple stayed in a condo at Carolina Beach.
Several years later, when Hingle decided to retire, he and his wife considered moving to various states they had visited through his work. The Wilmington area�s beaches, strong theater community and temperate climate won out, and they built their dream home at Carolina Beach.
Once here, the actor made a huge impact on the community. Friends who had no family in the area were welcomed at his Christmas dinner table with the rest of his family. Some local film workers considered themselves adopted children of Hingle�s.
Michele Seidman, who considers herself one of those �surrogate kids� said, �Pat and Julie took in a lot of strays, including me . . . Pat was gruff on the outside but he was a Teddy bear on the inside.�
Terry Theodore, a UNCW theater professor who directed Hingle in two plays, said he loved imparting his knowledge to acting students and would talk to classes even more often than was asked of him.
�He was a very affectionate man, very free with advice,� Theodore said.
During an interview this November about his acceptance into the Wilmington Walk of Fame, Hingle spoke candidly about his sickness, his past and his life in Carolina Beach.
�I really do believe there was a divine hand that headed me here,� he said. �I am happy that I think it�s going to end here.�
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First up was the Browser's event:
- The event was extremely well attended. There were people in attendance that I didn't see that day -- it was that packed.
- It was fabulous showing of friendship from the magic community. (Folks drove in from Kitchener, Hamilton and Ottawa!)
- No one does the the Vanishing Birdcage like Gordon.
- David Merry did a set that kept everyone in stitches.
- Jeff always throws wonderful celebration parties!
- I am incapable of entering a magic shop without leaving with a purchase.
- Read more about it (and see pictures) at the Browser's Den blog.
And later in the week, a celebration by Ring 17 at their year end banquet:
- The banquet was also very well attended. (Folks also drove in from Kitchener, Hamilton and Ottawa!)
- Gordon did a wonderful set, entertaining young and old alike!
- There was a Zig-Zag illusion that went off without a hitch.
- I had no idea Gordon could breathe fire.
- Paul Wildbaum and Bill Abbott were entertaining, as always.
- See photos at the Ring 17 Facebook group.
Wonderful celebrations for a wonderful person! Happy birthday Gordon!


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Requires .NET Framework 2.0 or a recent version of Mono (with the latter it should run fine in Linux, OS X, etc).
Arguments: [switches] source_path [dest_path] dest_path is only optional with --info or --frame-list Switches: --unpack Remove packed bitstream. --pack Add packed bitstream. --par <val> Set the pixel aspect ratio, <val> is: square - Square Pixel Shape 43pal - 4:3 PAL Pixel Shape 43ntsc - 4:3 NTSC Pixel Shape 169pal - 16:9 PAL Pixel Shape 169ntsc - 16:9 NTSC Pixel Shape custom <width:height> - Custom Pixel Shape --field-order <val> Change the interlaced field order, <val> is: tff - Top Field First bff - Bottom Field First --info Display detailed information about the video. --frame-list <path> Write a text file containing each frame's type, timestamp, and size to the location specified. --always-write Write a new file even if the video format isn't being changed (useful for converting OpenDML AVIs < 2GB to standard AVIs).
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I'm tired…. like eyeballs hurt, huge bags under my eyes, "Ally, you look really tired" tired…
It's never good when people call you out on it.
The last few weeks at work have been crazy. We've got a deadline today and it's been balls to the walls insane.
But the one thing that always gets me through is a little baking session. Nothing relieves stress better than a little chopping, blending, mixing, and taste testing.
Cobbler is the perfect dessert to transition from summer to fall. It's warm and comforting but still fresh with fruit of the season.
For this cobbler I used plums. A friend has a tree outside her house and brought me a big bag of them on Friday. I was so excited. Probably too excited for a bag of plums…
I've never baked a lot with plums, but really plums are never the star of the show…
It's always peaches, nectarines, and cherries… well this one goes out to all the plums.
P.S. – Did you know that plum pudding doesn't have any plums in it?!? I learned that on my google recipe search… so deceiving.
Anyways…. Plum Cobbler actually has plums in it! So start with plums cut into 1 inch pieces. I had smaller plums and just quartered them.
Once the plums are cut, add sugar and a little cornstarch and the filling is done!
While the fruit macerates, start on the biscuit topping. If we are all being honest, the point of a cobbler is the BISCUIT topping.
Start with corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and candied ginger. Pulse together and add in the cubed butter.
FYI – This probably isn't for the figure watching crowd… there is a lot of buttah (see above). Consequently, it is ridiculously delicious.
After pulsing in the butter, add milk and ta-da! the biscuit dough is ready.
I substituted almond milk for regular milk, as well as adding in some warm spices (cinammon and nutmeg).
Once the dough is ready, pour the plum filling into the baking dish and drop spoonfuls of the dough on top. Easy as that! A sprinkle of turbinado sugar really just sets it over the top.
I went with 4 smaller sized portions, plus a single serving just for me! Taste-testing required.
I love the bright fuschia color of the cooked plums.
The tartness combined with the crunchy sweetness of the biscuit is the most perfect combination.
I've got just what I need to get me through today. Now, if only I could find the time to get my fall decorations up…
Here's How to Do It:
Plum Cobbler
Slightly Adapted from Huffington Post
- 4 pound(s) plums, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 3/4 cup(s) sugar
- 2 tablespoon(s) cornstarch
- 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup(s) cornmeal
- 3/4 cup(s) sugar
- 2 tablespoon(s) minced candied ginger
- 1 tablespoon(s) baking powder
- 1 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
- 2 stick(s) cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 3/4 cup(s) almond milk (or regular milk)
- 1/8 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- Turbinado sugar for sprinkling
- Make the filling: In a bowl, toss the plums with the sugar and cornstarch and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Make the dough: Preheat the oven to 375°. In a food processor, pulse the flour with the cornmeal, sugar, candied ginger, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Add the butter and pulse until crumbly. Add the milk and pulse until moistened.
- Spread the filling into your chosen baking dish (this makes enough for a 9×13). I used 3 mini loafs, a 4X4, and a mini ramekin. Scoop mounds of dough over the filling and sprinkle lightly with turbinado sugar. Bake in the center of the oven for 50 minutes to an hour, until the fruit is bubbling and the topping is golden and crisp. I baked my smaller versions for about 40 minutes, you mainly just want to check on it when it gets close and you can start to really smell it.
- Let cool briefly before serving warm.
- Recommended serving suggestion: whip cream and/or ice cream would be perfect pairings.


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Just to the right of the tree can be seen a primitive standing stones set up by Campbell of Blythswood when the church was built. The design of the church incorporated an eclectic mix of styles associated with worship from the Romanesque and Gothic onwards. Here even the pagan was included in the form of this standing stone, although at the same time excluded by being sited outside the gates (the two larger widely spaced stones are the gates). The standing stone, which has since fallen down, may have been an inspiration for Carrick's scheme just as the glacial boulder was at Oban. At Killin, where there was no such stone, Carrick created them in the form of the post and lintel stone bench which surrounds the Killin monument like a megalithic circle.
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Indigenous Spiritualities
The Circle of Life
This summary is derived from a document, which was prepared in consultation with several respected Elders: Art Shofley, Angus Merrick, Charlie Nelson and Velma Orvis. They developed the document to help law enforcement personnel gain education and respect for Indigenous spiritualities and values.
"You have noticed that everything an Indigenous person does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days, when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the sacred hoop of the nation and so long as the hoop was unbroken, the people flourished."
Today we will focus on Indigenous spirituality, which includes both sacred ceremonies and sacred items. It should be noted that the various spiritual beliefs, sacred items and ceremonies vary according to different tribal groups across Canada. We have selectively chosen some to reflect the depth of indigenous spirituality.
Participant 1:
"The flowering tree was the living centre of the hoop, and the circle of the four quarters nourished it. The East gave peace and light, the South gave warmth, the West gave rain and the North, with its cold and mighty wind gave strength and endurance. This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our religion. Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle. The sky is round and I have heard the earth is round like a ball and so are the stars. The Wind, in its greatest power whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon does the same and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing and always come back again to where they were. The life of man is a circle from childhood to childhood and so it is in everything where power moves. Our Teepees were round like the nests of birds and these were always set in a circle, the nation 's hoop, a nest of many nests where the Great Spirit meant for us to hatch our children."
(Black Elk Speaks, pp. 198-200) Spiritual Advisor to the Oglala Sioux in 1930.
Participant 2:
Native spiritual life is founded on a belief in the fundamental inter-connectedness of all natural things; all forms of life, with primary importance being attached to Mother Earth.
Ceremonies are the primary vehicles of religious expression. A ceremonial leader or Elder assures authenticity and integrity of religious observances. Elders may be either men or women. Their most distinguishing characteristic is wisdom, which relates directly to experience and age. There are exceptions. Elders need not be "old." Sometimes the spirit of the Great Creator chooses to imbue a young native.
Pipes are used during both private and group ceremonies, the prayer itself being wafted through the smoke of the burning plant material. Pipes are of no set length. Some stems may or may not be decorated with beads or leather. Bowls may be of wood, soapstone, inlaid or carved in the form of various totemic power animals (an eagle with folded wings) or another sacred animal.
The pipe is never a "personal possession." It belongs to the community. While every native has the right to hold the pipe, in practice, the privilege must be earned in some religious way.
Pipe Ceremony
Pipe ceremonies constitute the primary group gatherings over which Elders preside. Participants gather in a circle. A braid of sweetgrass (one of four sacred plants) is lit and burnt as an incense to purify worshippers, before the pipe is lit. Burning sweetgrass also symbolizes unity, the coming together of many hearts and minds as one person.
The Elder strikes a match, puts it to the end of the sweetgrass braid and fans the smouldering grass with an eagle's feather. The Elder then goes from person to person in the circle where the smoke is drawn four times by hand gestures toward the head and down the body.
The Elder then places tobacco in the pipe and offers it in the four sacred directions of the compass. Spirits will be asked for assistance in the main prayer, which may be specifically for one individual, a participant in the circle or for someone far away or someone who has passed over. The pipe, passed from person to person in the circle, might be offered to all creation, to those invisible spirit helpers who are always there to guide humanity.
Participant 3:
Sweat Lodges
Used mainly for communal prayer purposes, the Sweat Lodge may also provide necessary ceremonial settings for spiritual healing, purification, as well as fasting. Most fasts require a sweat ceremony before and after the event.
Lodge construction varies from tribe to tribe. Generally, it is an igloo-shaped structure about five feet high, built from bent willow branches tied together with twine. The structure is then encased in blankets to preclude all light. A maximum of eight participants gather in the dark.
In the centre, there is a holy, consecrated virginal section of ground (untrampled by feet and untouched by waste material) blessed by an Elder with tobacco and sweetgrass. There, red hot stones heated in a fire outside the lodge are brought in and doused with water. A doorkeeper on the outside opens the lodge door four times, contributing four additional hot rocks (representing the four sacred directions) to the centre. A prepared pipe is also brought in.
Drums represent the heartbeat of the nation, the pulse of the universe. Different sizes are used depending on ceremonial purposes. Drums are sacred objects. Each drum has a keeper to ensure no-one approaches it under the influence of alcohol or drugs. During ceremonies, no one may reach across it or place extraneous objects on it.
Participant 4:
Herbs / lncense
Sweetgrass, sage, cedar and tobacco encompass the four sacred plants. Burning these is a sign of deep spirituality in Native practices. Cedar and sage are burned to drive out negative forces when prayer is offered. Sweetgrass, which signifies kindness, is burned to invite good spirits to enter. Participants also use these purification rituals to smudge regalia, drums and other articles before taking part in a pow-wow.
Medicine Pouches
Prescribed by an Elder, plant material can also be worn in a medicine pouch by a person seeking the mercy and protection of the spirits of the Four Directions. Elders caution Natives not to conceal any other substances in their pouches. To do so would make a mockery of their beliefs.
Once the Medicine Bundle has been touched by someone other than its designated guardian, it can no longer be used in its uncleansed condition. The custodian must again perform purification rites to restore the Bundle's sacredness. Male law enforcement officers may conduct a search of someone wearing these without incident if they ask the wearer to open the bundle. If the person is genuine, then the request will be granted. The spirituality of the bundle is only violated if it is touched or opened without the carrier's permission.
Participant 5:
Ceremonial Rituals:
Some say the name is derived from the Algonkian word meaning "to dream." Pow-wow is an ancient tradition among Aboriginal peoples, and is a time for celebrating and socializing after religious ceremonies. In some cultures, the pow-wow itself was a religious event, when families held naming and honouring ceremonies.
For instance, a family celebrating a member's formal entry into the dance circle, or wishing to commemorate the death of a loved one, often hosts a giveaway during a pow-wow. This tradition embodies the value of sharing with others.
Today's pow-wow is more of a social event, although honour ceremonies and other religious observances remain important parts of the celebration. Elders say that coming together in dancing, feasting and having fun is an important unifying and healing experience, which brings together many nations in a celebration of life.
Participant 6:
Eagle Staff
The Eagle Staff is an important symbol to many North American tribes. The eagle represents the Thunderbird spirits of the supernatural world who care for the inhabitants of our physical world. Qualities such as farsightedness, strength, speed, beauty and kindness are attributed to the eagle, which never kills wantonly, only to feed itself and its family. The Eagle Staff symbolizes reverence for the Creator and all of life.
Any significant event is initiated with words of prayer by a respected Elder. Traditionally, First Nations never had "priests" as such, but rather spiritual leaders. They are often offered tobacco with a request for prayer indicating respect and honour for that person and the higher power.
These are just a few of the sacred rituals and objects that we hope will inspire respect for Indigenous spirituality.


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It has been proven to me, we live in a world where White can mean Black and 2+2 can equal 5. Think Global act Local… Sounds positive. Is it?
Who is ICLEI? International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives What do they do? They are an NGO that specializes in regional "sustainable development" helping local governments and town councils implement Agenda 21. If you don't know what The Agenda for the 21st Century is, I would advise you to look into it. It is an all-encompassing UN Action Plan (1992). Under chapter 27 section 6+8 they purpose to give power to NGOs in ALL levels of policy making in order to implement this plan of "sustainable development". The other way these policies are being implemented is through municipal "visioning" (link below). Another part of this big plan is in the UN Global Biodiversity Assessment Report. (resource links bellow)
I am not getting into all that this action plan does, it is basically a Global plan implemented on a Local level by "Non Government" fronts, who implement UN Policies that take control of our representative government and put it into the hands of regional, non-elected boards. You can guess who these boards are working for and what their goals are. If you don't think they could pull this off, open your eyes, A. 21 already has deep roots in all aspects of our society across the country.
Our educational system has been deeply infiltrated, from grammar school to high school the children are being taught to "think Global", Universities are spitting out "sustainable Development" activists. Some 550 communities across the US are ICLEI member and pay dues to them and are required to follow the ICLEI charter. The Obama admin. just pushed to make Millions of undeveloped acreage into protected fed. lands (which is the beginning of the "wild-lands" of Agenda 21). Senate Bill 787 the Clean Water Act puts our water under fed. control. Canada just passed Bill C 36, which is compared to our patriots act. Don't think it is in VT?
Think again… we have three community members of ICLEI; Burlington, S. Burlington and Brattleboro. Look at the title of Vermont's Law School's Initiative for the Environment, RECALIBRATING THE LAW OF HUMANS WITH THE LAWS OF NATURE….Sounds harmless enough? When you realize the implications of giving Nature superior rights over humans, you wont think so.
Agenda 21's "smart growth communities" and "wildlands" plan, separates man from nature so he wont endanger it; i.e Nature has rights over man. Sounds ludicrous I know.
This just posted on Vt Digger: 46 municipalities to receive $417,660 for planning as part of Vermont's "smart growth strategy." Smart Growth Vermont has a nice web site and it all "sounds" great. Is it just coincidence they use the same terminology as the UN's A.21 plan, have the same principals and are located in a ICLEI member community? If they are following A.21 Smart Growth why is there no reference on the web site? There are many such "NGOs" using the language and the objectives of A.21 as well as VT's own municipal and regional planning and development statutes.
Are we selling our sovereignty because our federal reserve notes have been stolen, and this is the remedy the thieves have offered?
I AM ALL FOR LOCAL, ORGANIC, CONSERVATION, ECOLOGY AND ALL THAT JAZZ! Don't get me wrong… It is just the fact that 2+2=5. Some towns have had enough of ICLEI and are taking action. Spokane, WA is one of them, they drafted a municipal code to be able to sever ties with ICLEI and an amendment to the city charter. I will quote one section of the code,
"WHEREAS, the people of the City of Spokane wish to see the Constitution and its Republican form of government upheld, along with the natural rights of each and every American to the unencumbered fruits of their labor, it is necessary to sever all ties with ICLEI, the United Nations, or any other entity that wishes to work against the Constitution and natural rights of the people of the United States of America."
A big goal of A.21 is to abolish private property, remember they use a slow phased programming so it will be excepted with little objection!… Do some research, figure it out for yourself and then take action, we need all hands on deck! Any group claiming "local action" is to be examined, we need to understand their origins, ties, the plans they are following and specifically the MONEY trail! Now is the perfect time for ICLEI to come in…(*guess I spoke to soon) Do you think our towns and elected officials are looking for funding during the recession? ICLEI will come into help, they aren't the only NGO's doing this either. They start with the lowest levels of governance, this is their cloak. Remember this is a Word-Smithing Game, It all sound so great; sustainable, green, bio-diversity, local, etc etc etc. Put on your goggles of humility, don't assume 2+2=4. Spread the word.
In Solidarity, Simha
I did a lot of reading of the original documents for this piece, which I recommend. I will leave you with just two links on the same site. their home page that is the best data base, with relevant documents and information (+Videos), that I could find, and their ICLEI Primer page…
Freedom Advocates – ICLEI Primer
Related News stories –
Spokane, Wa. action against ICLEI The municipal "visioning" Process
Local Governments Reject UN's Agenda 21 4/21/2011


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We're at the "Food for Thought" conference this weekend! Hosted by the all-new Georgia Farmers Markets Association, this has been a truly mindful gathering of hands-on folks from all parts of our local foods movement. We promise to bring loads of info to share back with us to Augusta!!!
Winter is the season for local foods conferences throughout our region, and we highly encourage you to invest in your own future within the good foods movement by attending at least one this year. Here are a few to consider:
Georgia Organics will host its 20th Anniversary Conference in Atlanta this coming year, on Feb 17-18. Scholarships applications are being accepted now. Our own "Food Oasis" campaign stems directly from the strong partnerships and networking accomplished by Augustans through Georgia Organics. Contact Augusta's energizer bunny and GO/FO ambassador Carla Walker for more info!
The Southern SAWG Conference (Sustainable Agriculture Working Group) will be held this year in Lexington, Kentucky, on Jan 25-28. Scholarship applications are available now. Attending this conference is a great way to better understand the regional implications of our work together.
We're also super excited to announce that Georgia Organics will host its annual Farm to School Summit in Augusta on October 5-6, 2017! Local educators, please save these dates. Georgia is recognized nationally for its farm to school accomplishments, largely due to this deeply-rooted initiative. What a great way to kick-off and augment your own farm-to-school education efforts.
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We popped in to Dream Cuisine for breakfast the other day, and when I saw the breakfast pastries coming out on plates for us, my heart sank a little.
I am not a big fan of sweet stuff for brekky, if it isn't pancakes or waffles (smothered in imitation maple syrup because I am classy like that). I've had too many poor 'continental breakfast' experiences with sunken, sticky pastry that never delivers on its French heritage.
The pastries coming out from the kitchen looked perky, crisp and impossibly flaky though, so we all busied ourselves photographing them as our host Owen began to talk about his craft.
He is passionate about French pastries. In fact, he got into the industry, not as a chef, but from the perspective of a disillusioned young customer. As a 7 year old, he experienced a disappointing chocolate cake and remembers thinking 'I could make a better, more chocolaty cake than this.' With that, he began a journey of experimenting with baking alongside his Mum, Marilyn Chalkley who runs the business with him. Marilyn's later trip to Paris where she fell in love with French pastries, particularly macarons, shaped the direction their creativity has gone.
The term Owen used when describing his pastries is 'laminated pastries'. This is the process where pastry is separated by butter over and over, creating layers- 27 layers to be precise. Butter, and lots of it? All of a sudden Owen had my full attention. Mmmmm, butter!
Owen mentioned that he only sources sultanas that have been dried naturally in the sun, leaving them juicy, plump and full of flavour. As bowls of these sultanas were brought out to sample, I had a flashback of tiny black currants from a pastry snail in my childhood; the currants that were so tough and chewy, they got stuck in my molars. I cautiously nibbled at a portion of the snail on the plate in front of me. It was wonderful. The sultanas were moist and tender and the custard was house made, using organic ingredients.
It is common practise for bakeries to use low quality chocolate in chocolate croissants. Not in Owen's chocolate croissants! No sir! His staff form bars out of chocolate from French Cacao Barry 55% cacao chocolate; bars that are placed inside the chocolate croissants. Of course when he told us this, I had to sample one! It was the real deal! I am not a connoisseur of food by any stretch of the imagination, but the quality ingredients in Owen's pastries shone through.
We snuck into the kitchen for a peak at where the magic happens.
The pastry is put through this contraption over and over to create those 27 layers!
The ingredients are of wonderful quality.
I wish I remember the brand of organic flour….
Mmmm, butter! Myrtleford butter, possibly the best butter in Australia.
Seriously good quality butter.
With butter and flour of such quality, Owen doesn't gamble with any old chocolate. He uses Cacao Barry, French chocolate.
You can sample other French pastry staples at Dream Cusisine- macarons, tarts, brioche, brûlée and éclairs.
So where will you get your hands on a pastry from Dream Cuisine? If you are close to Manuka/ Kingston, Dream Cuisine have a café at 9/18 Whyalla St, in Fyshwick. And now you can visit their outlet (called Little Dreams) at the Hamlet in Braddon. Bon appétit!


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Damems Junction Signalmen
Whilst always sending out general appeals for more volunteers to help operate the Railway, specific vacancies often arise that may appeal to current volunteers. Additionally the vacancy may also appeal to Society members who would like to be involved and looking for a new way to put their time and energy to good use.
Following a review of the needs of the Railway in this ever challenging world, the Railway has highlighted the need to recruit additional signalmen to operate the Damems Junction Signalbox. If you fancy trying your hand at signalling on the Railway, please contact the Railway, giving your details, by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com .
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Objects can tell us their stories.
What does this item in front of you say to you?
What happened to the object you are holding before it came to you?
What does this object want you to know?
Who owned this object, or looked at it, or held it, or lost it, or stole it, or hid it, or created it?
In Bring Life into Learning: Create a Lasting Literacy, Donald Graves suggests that one way to study and understand the times that have come before us is to interrogate the objects from those times, to ask questions of the artifacts that were used and produced by the people who lived in those times, to engage in conversations with the things that represent the culture and art, the history, the science--the lives lived in that time.
He suggests that we also question the characters who used the artifacts to gain a better understanding of their motives, their wants and needs.
According to Graves we ask about :
- Point of View or Particulars
What does this person want as she encounters and engages with others? What is this person's passions? What are the objects this person uses in pursuit of her passions, her wants and her needs?
- Polarity
As two people and their individual points of views meet, what choices do they make? What conflicts do these points of views and choices create?
- Paradox
As these two people meet how do their opposing positions lead to conflict and places where they are unable to resolves issues?
In addition, we might ask general questions as we speculate about characters and their respective objects:
How do objects play a role in the particulars, polarity and paradoxes?
What conclusions can we make?
What evidence is revealed in the details that support us in understanding a character's actions and the story's (history's) meaning?
What does this character want? Why does he want or need it?
Who opposes the character?
Does the character do anything inconsistent?
What is this object? What is its function? How does it relate to the character?
What does this have to do with me?
In Who Was the Woman Who Wore the Hat?, Nancy Patz engages in questioning a lone, unlabeled hat displayed in a glass case in the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam.
Through progressively more detailed and probing questions, she speculates about the woman who wore this hat, her life...and her death.
Who was the woman who wore the hat I saw in the Jewish Museum? When did she buy it, and where did she wear it? I wonder if she wore it the day she left home the last time, that cold, cold day when the Jews were arrested in the Square. It could have been my mother's hat. It could have been my hat . . . or yours.
Deborah Meier founded the Mission Hill School in Boston, which teaches the following habits of mind as useful for effective democratic participation and deliberation in approaching problems, as well as in the academic disciplines :
1. Concern for Evidence ( How do you know that?)
2. Relevance and Impact (Who cares? Why should I care?)
3. Connection (How is this connected to other structures, forces and facts?)
4. Viewpoint or Perspective (Who said it and why?)
5. Conjecture and Hypothesizing ( How could it be different? What if? Supposing that . . . )
These questions can easily be adapted and applied as we think about characters, real or imagined, in history, science, culture, and our own lives. These questions can also be applied as we consider related objects connected to these same characters.
More about her work, the habits of mind and the Mission Hill School can be found in Democratic Education in Practice: Inside Mission Hill School by Matthew Knoester
For an expanded list of Habits of Mind questions click here.
For a related prompt and two poems in which I question a grey work glove and also a frayed rope, see Who Wore the Hat? in Deeper Writing (Chapter 2- pages-67-71)
What are artifacts saying to you?
What are they trying to tell you?
Ask them.
Today's Deeper Writing Possibilities
Select an object to examine closely-- to interrogate.
Write a series of questions that speculate about the history or origin, purpose or function, ownership or creation of this object?
What emotions does the object evoke?
How is this object connected to your own life?
Write your speculative questions in the form of a personal narrative, essay or poem.
Write a series of questions that speculate about the history or origin, purpose or function, ownership or creation of this object?
What emotions does the object evoke?
How is this object connected to your own life?
Write your speculative questions in the form of a personal narrative, essay or poem.


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The following correction was printed in the Guardian's Corrections and clarifications column, Thursday 20 August 2009
Below we cited the popularity of conditional fee agreements (CFAs), in which lawyers take on cases for a proportion of the final settlement rather than for upfront fees, as a factor in the growth of litigation over medical negligence. In fact, CFAs generally involve payment of a "success fee" on top of normal legal fees; the payment is not calculated as a proportion of the final settlement.
The NHS spent more than £800m settling legal claims last year as complaints of medical negligence against the service rose sharply.
The surge in payouts is revealed in the NHS Litigation Authority's annual accounts which show that maternity services attract the highest legal costs. Clinical errors in delivering babies can result in lifelong damage and payments accordingly reflect the intensive medical care often needed for decades to come.
Among the contested claims highlighted in the report are the case of six male cancer patients who had banked semen samples with the North Bristol NHS Trust for possible future use. The samples thawed and became unviable.
Five claimants allegedly sustained psychiatric trauma as a result, believing that possibly their last chance to become a father had been lost. The sixth suffered mental distress. "In fact, the fertility of three claimants subsequently returned," the report notes.
The case, which has already been to the court of appeal, will return to the county court to assess damages payable. "This is a very novel ruling and has arguably increased NHS liabilities," the authority comments.
In one case a child born with congenital rubella syndrome, "due to admitted NHS negligence", is receiving care costing £130,000 a year. Legal costs for the NHS have risen significantly over the past three years, from £613 million three years ago, to £807 million in the last financial year. The latest figure alone represents a 22% increase over the previous year.
The liabilities show no sign of easing off. After five years of relatively consistent levels of claims for compensation due to errors by NHS staff, numbers leap last year by 11%. "We have not been able to identify any single factor that might have precipitated the rise," the authority commented in its report.
Most cases are settled out of court. Of the 8,885 clinical and non-clinical claims made in 2008/09, fewer than 4% are expected to end in a court hearing. There were almost 6,000 claims received last year under the clinical negligence scheme for NHS trusts. The sums include both damages paid to claimants (including patients, staff and members of the public) and the legal costs incurred on both sides where they are paid for by the NHS.
The popularity of Conditional Fee Agreements (CFAs) - where lawyers take on cases for a proportion of the final settlement rather than for up front fees – is one factor in the growth in litigation. Claimants' costs are often significantly disproportionate to the amount of damages paid, particularly in low-value claims," the report observes."This was not a vintage year for corporate defendants generally, nor for the NHS in particular, in most areas of litigation managed by the authority," the report says.
The NHSLA fears that several landmark judgments will stimulate future claims. It has warned that "no win, no fee" solicitors are damaging NHS patient care and that compensation payouts and lawyer fees can only come from the NHS's budget.
The Conservatives seized on the figures. The shadow health minister, Mark Simmonds, said: "We need a robust and fair way for patients who have received negligent treatment in an NHS hospital to get the compensation they deserve.
"Instead, we have an inefficient system which incurs vast legal costs for NHS Trusts involved in legal battles.The government could have saved a lot of money if they had listened to our proposals during the passage of the NHS Redress Bill three years ago.
"Our proposals would have required an initial 'fact-finding' phase, which would then allow more cases to be resolved without costly litigation.But the government missed this opportunity and as a result hospitals will now have less money to spend on patient care."
Stephen Walker, the NHSLA's chief executive, explained that there had been an increase in the number of claims settling in the £100-£500,000 range and delayed resolution of more than 100 catastrophic injury cases that had been awaiting the outcome of a test case.
A Department of Health spokesperson said: "Patients deserve high quality healthcare from their NHS. The vast majority of the millions of people treated by the NHS every year experience good quality, safe and effective care and we are one of the world leaders in the international drive to improve the safety of healthcare.
"However, on the rare occasions that patients do not receive the treatment they should, and mistakes are made, it is right that they receive an apology and explanation and, if appropriate, receive financial compensation.
"The amount spent on clinical negligence in 2008/09 does not necessarily reflect the number of new claims being made in that year, but could indicate that more claims were settled and compensation paid. However, disproportionate litigation costs are a concern across government and beyond, not just in the NHS. This is why Lord Justice Jackson is currently reviewing civil litigation costs to ensure that fees are proportionate and the results of this review are due to be published later this year."


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Journal of a Visit to South Africa
London: Published by L.B. Seeley and R. Ackermann, 1818. Item #03184
First Edition of Latrobe's "Visit to South Africa,"
with Twelve Fine Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates,
LATROBE, C[harles] I[gnatius]. Journal of a Visit to South Africa in 1815, and 1816. With Some Account of the Missionary Settlements of the United Brethren, near the Cape of Good Hope. London: Published by L.B. Seeley and R. Ackermann, 1818.
First edition. Large quarto (10 5/8 x 8 5/16 inches; 271 x 211 mm.). vii, [1, "Directions to the Binder"], 406 pp. Folding engraved frontispiece map of "The Southern Division of the Cape of Good Hope Colony," with the route of the journey outlined in red and blue, twelve fine hand-colored aquatint plates drawn by R. [and J.] Cocking from sketches by C. Latrobe and M. [John] Melville and engraved by Stadler, J. Bluck, and D. Havell, and four uncolored plates of coastal views. Plates watermarked "J Whatman 1816." Title-page slightly foxed.
Contemporary blind stamped russia, covers decorated in gilt with a central diamond lozenge. Expertly rebacked to style, spine with five raised bands decoratively tooled in gilt, red and green morocco labels lettered in gilt, gilt board edges, and wide turn-ins, all edges gilt, original blue patterned liners and endpapers. Corners expertly repaired. An excellent copy.
Christian Ignatius Latrobe (1758-1836), "eldest son of the Rev. Benjamin Latrobe, a prominent Moravian minister, was born at Fulneck, near Leeds, 12. Feb. 1758…In 1771 Christian went to Niesky, Upper Lusatia, for study at the Moravian college there, and after completing his course was appointed teacher in the pedagogium or high school. He returned to England in 1784, was ordained, and in 1787 became secretary to the Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel. In 1795 he succeeded James Hutton as a secretary of the Unity of the Brethren in England, and at the Herrnhut synod of 1801 was appointed a 'senior civilis,' an office of the ancient brethren's church which he was the last to hold. As an advocate of the missions of his church he laboured at home with great zeal, and in 1815-16 undertook a visitation in South Africa, an account of which he published under the title of 'Journal of a Voyage to South Africa' (London, 1818). Besides this work and a translation of Loskiel's 'History of the Missions among the Indians in North America,' Latrobe wrote an account of the voyage of the brethren Kohlmeister and Kmoch to Ungava Bay, and published 'Letters on the Nicobar Islands' (London, 1812)" (D.N.B.).
"In order to choose a site, the author travelled through a large part of the country right up to Fish River. There is a full description of the district of Groenekloof, and of the missionary settlements" (Mendelssohn).
Abbey, Travel, 325. Mendelssohn I, pp. 866-867. Prideaux, pp. 240 and 342. Tooley 292.
Price: $3,500.00


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Oh my gosh, this is SO good! My mom made this when I was little and I forgot about it until she made it for us last week. My sister was in town and everyone, kids included, LOVED it!!
3 1/2 to 4 lbs boneless pork shoulder
1 TBS. vegetable oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp cumin
7 cups water
2 cans beef broth (you can use beef bouillon with water too)
1 cup dried pinto beans
4 cups thinly sliced carrots
1 bag frozen corn
salt and pepper
condiments, tonatoes, green onions, sour cream, chips, guacamole, salsa
Soak beans overnight. Trim fat from pork and cut into 1 to 1 1/2 inch cubes. Heat oil in 5 quart pot over medium-high heat. Add meat and cook, stir well until brown on all sides. Push meat to side of pan, add onions and garlic. Cook until onions are soft. Stir in seasonings, water, broth and beans. Simmer until meat and beans are tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Skim and discard fat from broth. Bring to a boil and add carrots. Cover, reduce heat and simmer unitl carrots are tender (about 30 minutes). Stir in corn and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with condiments of you choice.
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|Establishment of Gericke USA, Inc., in Delaware (DE) USA.
|Establishment of Gericke Indonesia in Serpong – Tangerang – Jakarta (Indonesia).
|50th anniversary of Gericke GmbH Rielasingen (Germany)
The subsidiary in Rielasingen is distinguished as "centre of dosing excellence".
For more than 50 years, Gericke continues trend-setting in dosing and weighing systems.
|120th anniversary of Gericke
The innovation is a tradition at Gericke. In 2014 it has been 120 years that pioneering solutions are designed at Gericke for the needs of customers. Therefore, for many years the claim stays for the trend-setting of "Powder Processing Equipment and Systems".
Gericke has been operating process technology for 120 years …that's a long time, but the grinding technique is much older.
The anniversary was celebrated with all the retirees in the historical factory building at Sihlquai in Zurich.
|Pharma Module
Continuous production of pharmaceutical tablets by dry granulation.
Breakthrough in the production of pharmaceutical tablets. The FDA recognizes the advantage of continuous production. Gericke developes a multi-component feeder, mixing module thereto and is one of the pioneers therefore.
|Establishment of Gericke Brasil Ltda. in Sao Paulo (BR).
|115th anniversary of Gericke - Today, powder handling and processing as well as customer satisfaction still urge us on with regard to our vision for the future and involvement in our activities. Our customers benefit from our performance with regard to innovation, this certainly being a key factor for Gericke's success. This is reflected by the recent new products and improved designs of machines that have been launched to the market.
For its jubilee year, Gericke has expanded and rebuilt its famous Test Center in Regensdorf and conducts comprehensive customer trials on conveying, feeding, mixing and sieving equipment.
|Acquisition of Pneuwork pneumatische Förderanlagen GmbH.
Establishment of Gericke Powder Handling (Shanghai) Pte. Ltd.
Introduction to market of Easydos Pro weight controller.
|Sales office opened in Bangkok (Thailand).
|Sales office opened in Jakarta (Indonesia).
|100th anniversary of Gericke - Centenary celebration 5 May in Regensdorf and unveiling of new steel sculpture (20 tonnes) by Silvio Mattioli, fabricated in Gericke factories.
|Establishment of Gericke Pte. Ltd in Singapore.
Son of Hermann Gericke, Markus H. Gericke (fourth generation) starts with company.
Acquisition of Solids Handling BV in Hoevelaken, since 1993 Gericke BV NL.
|Production under licence of Hammertek elbows for abrasive bulk materials.
|Establishment of Gericke Holding AG in Regensdorf (CH).
Establishment of Gericke Immobilien AG in Regensdorf (CH).
|Development and construction of horizontal twin-shaft multiflux fluid mixers.
Supply of continuous feeding and mixing systems for the food industry.
|Establishment of Gericke S.A.S. in Argenteuil (FR).
|Establishment of Powtek Ltd (today Gericke Ltd) in Manchester (UK).
Production of centrifugal sifters and nibblers in Manschester (UK).
Production and sales of pneumatic dense-phase conveyers (licensed by Sturtevant and Braun-Angott) with pressure tanks manufactured in Regensdorf (CH).
|75th anniversary of Gericke
New factory in Rielasingen (DE).
Production and sales of screw feeders with homogenisers in modular design (licensed by Acrison).
Production of feeders (licensed by Acrison).
|Production and sales of vertical cycloid screw mixers (licensed by Jenkins) and later circulationg mixers.
|Construction of discharge vibrators (licensed by Carrier).
|Establishment of Gericke GmbH in Singen, subsequently Rielasingen (DE).
|Planning and supply of preparation and mixing systems for the food industry and mixing-milling systems and mixing systems for plant production products.
|Move to new factory at Althardstrasse 120 in Regensdorf (CH).
|Sons of Otto Helmut Gericke, Willi und Hermann Gericke enter company
(third generation).
|Supply of electromagnetic vibration feeders, later with load-dependent controller.
|50th anniversary of Gericke
Development and supply of pneumatic passage conveying for mills.
|Development and supply of electrically heated grass dryers.
|Manufacture of horizontal counterflow mixers.
Manufacture of hammermills.
|Company taken over by the sons of the founder, Walter Hugo and Otto Helmut Gericke (second generation).
Factory and offices moved to the newly purchased property at Sihlquai 75 in Zurich (CH).
|Establishment of W. Gericke, milling machinery factory, by Walther Hermann Gericke based in the industrial district of Zurich at Konradstrasse 39 (CH).
|Since its establishment the company's major focus has been on bulk materials handling, with sales of equipment for grain mills, feed mills and breweries. Specialty: Soder milling gear; manufacture of vertical mixers with a central screw.


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What inspired you to write your memoir?
I heard rumors that a childhood hero of mine had become a homeless drunk. I wanted to find out what happened to him and why. And, I wanted to share my memories of him and why I still think of him as a hero.
About your Book:
What makes a real hero?
Chip Hilton was an ideal hero for boys growing up in small Midwestern towns in the 1950s and 60s. Chip was the best athlete at his school, an A-student, loving son, and hard worker at the local drug store. He had a gang of loyal friends and was the star player on his high school teams. But Chip was just a fictional character in a series of sports-action books.
John Ritter was a real-live boy who seemed to be as close to Chip Hilton-like perfection as humanly possible. He grew up in Goshen, Indiana, to become a record-breaking All-Star basketball player and captain of Bob Knight's first outstanding Indiana Hoosiers team. After his college heroics, John Ritter's life began to diverge from the expectations of his hometown fans. Real life has turned out much different for John Ritter than his fictional twin.
Jeff Rasley's childhood memories of his storybook and real-life sports heroes are the launch pad for a far-ranging study on how we create, treat, and mistreat our heroes. Hero's Journey taps voices as diverse as Patti Smith, Homer, Shakespeare, the Grateful Dead, and Dennis Rodman in an examination of the cultural shifts in the meaning of hero. The lustrous triumphs and pitiable travails of mythical heroes, like Achilles and Lancelot, are compared to ethical martyrs, like Gandhi and King, and to more troubling champions like Allen Iverson, Mike Tyson, Caitlyn Jenner, and Donald Trump.
The term Hero has been trivialized by its excessive use in popular media. Reporters refer to all veterans, cops, and firefighters as heroes. They will even call victims of terror heroes. But the media also delights in scandals that reveal our heroes to have feet of clay.
The mythologist Joseph Campbell, building on the work of Freud and Carl Jung, explained how archetypal heroes are created in myth and out of legends. Hero's Journey discusses how the Hero Archetype has influenced contemporary culture and how the meaning of hero has been transformed by recent historical and cultural developments. Interwoven into the discussion is Rasley's memoir about his childhood heroes and the story of John Ritter's hero journey.
Our heroes exemplify the greatest human qualities and virtues, like courage, wisdom, and compassion. We will tear some of them down as false idols and knock them off their pedestals. But we need our heroes. Real heroes reveal the best in us and point the way toward a better world.
How did you decide how to publish your book and where is it published through:
I enjoy the freedom and control of direct publishing, so that was my intent from the beginning with this book. It is published by my family's company, Midsummer Books, through Amazon.
How do you see writing a Memoir as different from writing other genres of books?
It is more self-reflective. It still shouldn't be over-used, but "I" is more forgivable as the subject of many sentences.
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Jeff Rasley lives on the White River in Indianapolis with Alicia and Bandit. Jeff is the author of nine books. His first published writing was melancholic-adolescent poetry in the Hanover College Fine Arts Journal. Over 50 feature articles in law, travel, spirituality, and human interest followed in Newsweek, Chicago Magazine, ABA Journal, and other periodicals.
Jeff dropped out of college, saved money from factory work, then hitch-hiked across the USA. Money earned on a road crew financed travels in Europe and motorcycling from Indiana to Mexico City. Marriage and kids lessened travel time, but he leads Himalayan treks and mountaineering expeditions, has scuba dived throughout the Caribbean, and sea-kayaked in Palau, Tonga, and the Greek Isles.
Jeff's commitment to social activism and philanthropy began in high school when he co-founded the Goshen Walk for Hunger. In law school he fought for renters' rights and organized the first rent strike in Indiana as president of the Indianapolis Tenants Association. He was lead counsel on class action suits for prisoners which resulted in the construction of two new jails in Central Indiana. Jeff was plaintiff in a class action requiring clean-up of the White River after it was polluted by an industrial chemical spill. Jeff is president of the Basa Village Foundation, which funds culturally sensitive development in Nepal. He is a director for five nonprofits. He is U.S. liaison for the Himalayan expedition company Adventure GeoTreks Ltd, and teaches philosophy of philanthropy at Butler University.
Jeff's BA is from U of Chicago magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, All-Academic All-State Football, letter winner in swimming and football; JD Indiana University Law School cum laude, Moot Court, Indiana Law Review; M Div Christian Theological Seminary magna cum laude, co-valedictorian and Faculty Award Scholar. He has been admitted to the Indiana, US District Court, and US Supreme Court Bars.
Jeff describes reading Marcel Proust's Remembrance of Things Past as great an adventure as climbing Himalayan peaks.
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