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The Board members of the Friends of the English School
The Friends of the English School has a board with 10 members. The members are elected at the Friends' Annual Meeting yearly. The period for the elected members is 2 years at a time.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Tourney Red Tops Off the Trip
I fished this morning with Glenn Aldredge, his son Nick and their friend Luke, meeting down at the Big Talbot Island Park boat ramp. We headed up the Nassau River with clear skies and just a slight breeze, running all the way down to Broward Island to fish the logs on the first of an incoming tide. We had live shrimp and mud minnows and the shrimp seemed to be the bait preferred. Nick knocked the skunk off early, landing a nice Seatrout and from then on it was "fish catching" for about 2 hours. All three anglers got in
on the action. Luke picked up the technique quick and landed a couple of feisty Redfish and Seatrout. They also landed a Sheepshead, Black "puppy" Drum and a Flounder to lay claim to a "Super" "Grande" Amelia Island Back Country Slam! Then Glenn had a strong hookup and the fight was on! This was a big fish on a light rod and reel combo but Glenn was up to the challenge. The fish went deep, went long and went from starboard to port but Glenn kept the pressure on After a good battle (during which Luke landed a smaller Red) we netted Glenn's 26 3/4" Tournament sized
Redfish. Boy what a fish! We continued to fish the area, picked up a few more fish then ran around to fish some docks at Seymore's Pointe. Nick put another Trout in the boat then we ran through Jackstaff to fish the other side where Nick put one more Trout in the boat. After that, we headed in, counting it as another great day to be fishing Amelia Island waters!
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Yuma CountyHome Menu
Help Center
Yuma County Retirement Programs
The employer and employee contributory rates are listed on the Retirement Websites. I have included the links for the individual retirement plans under each.
Download the Retirement rate sheet [PDF]: Retirement Rates
Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
|ASRS Enrollment Instructions (Yuma County Employees Only):
Download [PDF]: Online Enrollment Instructions Memo
To enroll (after first payroll deduction) go to https://azasrs.gov/web/EnrollOnline.do and enter the code. The code can be found in the "Online Instructions Memo".
For assistance please contact Debra Hancock, HR Tech III at telephone number (928) 373-1113 or Human Resources at (928) 373-1013.
ASRS Web Self-Service (new): Take a look at the services currently available on ASRS Website and how to access your information and help you manage your retirement.ASRS Web Self-Service: ASRS Website (web link)
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Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP)
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Public Safety Personnel Defined Contribution Plan: Starting in July 2018, newly hired corrections and detention officers who work in county jails, municipalities and state prisons, will receive retirement benefits through them. This is a 401(a) plan in which member and employers contribute towards members' retirement.
This reform closes CORP to new members from corrections and detention positions. The 401(a) tax-deferred retirement plan administered by Nationwide Retirement Solutions and managed by the PSPRS Defined Contribution Committee provides retirement benefits to all Tier 3 corrections and detentions officers.
It is important to note that CORP will remain open for new hires of Arizona's Administrative Office of the Courts' probation and surveillance positions. Those hired into these positions will be given a choice of retirement benefits from the following:
* State law permits 401(a) Defined Contribution plan members to make a one-time and final decision to lower their employee contribution rate as low as 5 five percent or to increase it to produce as much as the maximum annual contribution amount limits permitted under state law.PSPRS created a secure portal for employers to download the three animated videos that explain the Tier 3 reforms for the corrections community and the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Below is a video overview of the reforms and a basic summary of the Tier 3 member benefits.
Click HERE to download the videos via our secure portal, which are also available on our PSRPS YouTube page
CORP and PSRPS reform videos are available to all employers of corrections, detention and probation/surveillance officers – even those with social media website filters that prevent accessing YouTube while on work computers.
The first video covers the basic reforms that go into effect in July, while the second and third videos take deeper dives into the Tier 3 401(a) Defined Contribution plan for corrections/detention officers and the retirement benefit choice that surveillance and probation officers hired by the Administrative Office of the Courts.
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(News Item: A 25-year-old rabbinical student from Ukraine was killed on Feb. 23 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, when he was struck by a garbage truck.)
I walked out of the train and, to my disbelief, there were many standing there already, in fact over 1,000.
It was a freezing cold night; the air was clean and clear. I heard the train drift off to its next stop.
The coffin slowly ascended down the lane. No one was pushing. There was nothing to see. A few people were muttering words, prayers, I don't know what, and I don't think they did either. But, they had to say something; they could not just let it pass.
It was quiet, very quiet. I heard a small ruffle in the wind. It seemed as if everyone was thinking the same thing: "It could have been me," or maybe, "It could have been my brother, my son, my father." People never think of themselves in the context of death.
"There was once a time when things were normal," I thought to myself. Will the trees grow back their leaves? Will the sun shine tomorrow? I looked around; no one cried.
I spoke to him just last week in school. He was bright and witty, full of life, full of vigor, and now, now he lay dead in front of us all.
Gedalya was his name, with black hair, full of Russian features; confident and promising were his looks. How he really thought or felt, I don't know, nor will I ever. I could have gotten to know him better.
They are flying him to his hometown in Ukraine; there, his parents will bury him, their only child.
He had a story, and yet I will never know it.
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Fort Worth TX is home to over 850,000 people with more families arriving every month. Fort Worth Texas is the fifth largest city in the state of Texas, covering nearly 350 square miles in Denton, Parker, Wise and Tarrant counties. Fort Worth TX was established in 1849 as an army outpost near the Trinity River. Fort Worth is rich in western traditions and you can still see cattle drives at the Fort Worth Stockyards national historic district.
If a cattle drive isn't your thing, Fort Worth also has fabulous museums like the Kimbell Art Museum, the Modern Art Museum and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. The Fort Worth Cultural District serves the vibrant collection of Fort Worth museums. Local universities like Texas Christian University, Texas Wesleyan, UNT Health Science Center and the Texas A&M School of Law serve a large community of students in the Fort Worth area. The Fort Worth Zoo offers year-round fund for kids and families of all ages.
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Minnesota residents may have heard of the Department of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and likely understand that this entity governs fish and animals in the country. However, the agency is actually responsible for a lot more that what some may think. Among the many laws that it may enforce is the Lacey Act. Originally put into law in 1900, it has been updated most recently in 2008. Just what does the Lacey Act stipulate, provide or prevent?
The Lacey Act governs the sale, export and import of not just fish or wildlife but also plants. In addition, it has some control over the activities related to products or parts from those fish, wildlife or plans. For example, the importing of furniture or flooring made from wood that was obtained from illegal logging activity may be in violation of the Lacey Act.
The Lacey Act also oversees any importing of animal or fish species that may be protected under a United States law or an international law. One of the goals is to reduce the chance that an invasive species of animals or even plants may be introduced where not otherwise native as this may cause problems down the road. Understanding the origin of items being imported is important for those managing such imports in part to avoid violations of the Lacey Act.
This information is not intended to provide legal advice but is instead meant to give Minnesota residents an overview of the provisions of the Lacey Act and any corresponding fish and wildlife violations.


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Nurse Rounding
Over the course of four months, a major Wisconsin hospital system implemented e-MedRounds to better handle measurement of patient concerns and provide greater customer service to their patients and patient families.
A multi-site facility with specializations in Cardiac care and Pediatrics needed a better, more proactive, approach to patient concerns and needs. Accurate Health Systems, AHS, was consulted and recommended e-MedRounds and e-MedResponse as a cost effective, "full-circle" solution for the group.
Over the course of two months, multiple site surveys were conducted with hospital administration and staff. This initial planning phase consisted of environmental goals, needs and strategic direction of the health system. From here, we co-developed the metrics, means of measurement and roll out strategy for the healthcare group. The custom program was then tested and accepted as a top priority initiative for the year.
The immediate benefits to the group include: real time event escalation and reporting, anywhere access and benchmarking capabilities. After three months of adoption, enhanced communication modules were added to serve multiple sites. We also added a custom handheld version of e-MedRounds to cater to the planned wireless initiatives of their growing healthcare system.
"It's nice to be able to create a tool based on MY environment of care."VP of Nursing Administration, WI Healthcare Group
e-MedRounds has been developed from the same minds that have helped many hospitals and healthcare providers use technology to help increase efficiencies and provide top quality patient care.
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Converting Your Bird To Healthy Pellets
Converting your bird from seeds to pellets may not seem like an easy task. But, making the switch to a pelleted food is worth the effort for your bird's health and wellbeing. Most avian veterinarians recommend a pellet-based diet to keep your bird active, encourage a strong immune system and promote overall good health.
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Massage therapy is defined as the manual manipulation of soft body tissues (muscle, connective tissue, tendons and ligaments) to enhance a person's health and well-being. There are a number of different types of massage enabling the client to select a technique according to their individual need.
With variations in pressure, technique, areas of focus and desired outcome, every visit is a chance to experience a different massage to help the body relax and repair.
Indian head massage is an ancient therapeutic treatment that has been practiced in India for thousands of years. Indian head massage focuses on your head, neck and shoulders and was originally used to improve scalp and hair condition. It is a deep massage, using a variety of pressure and techniques, including circular massage strokes on your scalp, deep tissue work on your shoulders, and stretching the neck.
This is a therapeutic method of relieving pain by stimulating predefined pressure points on the feet. The treatment also generates a deep sense of relaxation and well- being.
Hot Stones
The combination of constant heat and the smooth rounded pressure of the stones ensures that the client experiences all the positive benefits of this ancient form of massage.


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Themes of This Week's Top 10 New York Times Bestselling Non-fiction Books
This is what happens when you are futzing around down the Internet rabbit hole on a steamy July Friday. I can't tell you how I got there, but when I found myself staring at the list of New York Times Hardcover Bestsellers and thinking about what a strange, interesting place America is. Who are the Duck's and how are they so beloved to have two books on the bestseller list?
(Looking at a bestseller list has a way of making you re-evaluate the way you spend your free time not unlike the effect of glancing at your total Tweet count.)
Naturally, I decided that the world needed to see relationships between the themes of these books, and I would graciously use my next chunk of free time to bring this information to light.
This is my first time with an undertaking like this, and I bet there's no other 6-circled Venn diagram in the whole world, so that's exciting. Two other important things to note: I've only read one of the books; and I had to force-quit InDesign during this massive information digestion, which led to a complete computer re-start, and when I went back to the New York Times link I discovered that the Bestseller lists for the upcoming week are updated at some point on late Fridays. Awesome.
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Long-Living Tree Types
The lifespan of a tree depends on the tree variety and its growing conditions. Trees have some of the longest lifespans in the plant kingdom, with some conifer species outliving all other varieties. Long-living tree types may stand alone or live in dense forests, such as the redwood and sequoias in California, or they may be used in residential landscaping as ornamental trees.
The Douglas fir tree (Pseudotsuga menziesii) can reach heights up to 220 feet with a width of 14 feet, living up to 1,200 years. Traditionally, the Douglas fir provided wood for telephone poles and railroad ties. The redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and giant sequoia (Sequoia gigantean) trees reproduce from seeds, but the redwood has the ability to sprout from tree stumps and roots. The giant sequoia's bark is a reddish color, whereas the bark of the redwood is a chocolate brown. Redwood trees live up to 2,200 years, while the giant sequoia lives up to 3,000 years. The Alaska yellow cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) grows along the Pacific Coast in the northwestern United States. They usually grow at elevations of at least 2,000 feet, making the Cascade range in Washington state a suitable place to find them. Alaska yellow cedar trees live up to 3,500 years. The bristlecone (Pinus longaeva) is one of the oldest living things on Earth, living up to 5,000 years. Scientists use bristlecone trees for tree-ring dating and in fields such as climatology, archaeology, geology, astronomy and environmental chemistry. Bristlecone trees grow well in California, Utah and Nevada, with Nevada protecting them as a declared threatened or endangered plant species.
Flowering Trees
The magnolia tree (Magnolia grandiflora) is a popular evergreen tree grown in the southern parts of the U.S. They grow up to 80 feet tall with white to cream-colored blooms that span 14 inches across. Magnolia trees release a strong fragrance and drop foliage debris throughout the year. They can live up to 120 years. Dogwood trees (Cornus florida) reach heights up to 30 feet with white, pink or red blooms. They are used in landscaping as lawn trees, borders and accent trees in flower gardens. Dogwoods can be propagated from seed or grafting and live up to 125 years. Cultivars of the dogwood species include "Cherokee Brave," "Cherokee Chief," "Cherokee Princess," "Cloud 9," "Pendula," "Plena," "Rubra," "Welchii" and "Xanthocarpa."
Fruit Trees
Fruit trees live between 50 and 75 years depending on the cultivar and environmental exposure. The persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana) has a greater life expectancy of up to 75 years and tolerates various soil types and moisture levels. Persimmons have foliage that changes to orange and red in the fall. Apple and apricot trees can live more than 60 years if appropriately cared for. Apple trees have attractive blooms with hundreds of cultivars varying in size. Red mulberry trees (Morus rubra) live more than 50 years and can grow as an ornamental tree if trained properly. Pear trees have a shorter life span. The European pear tree varieties live up to 50 years, and the Asian pear tree cultivars up to 20 years.
Nut Trees
The white oak tree (Quercus alba) drops acorns in the fall. White-tailed deer feed on the acorns as a source of complex carbohydrates to fatten up for the winter. White oak trees are found throughout the southern states of the US and live up to 600 years. Other long-living nut trees include the hickory tree (Carya ovate) and the pecan tree (Carya illinoensis). Hickory trees live up to 300 years, while the pecan tree may live a little longer.
Sugar maple trees (Acer saccharum) are popular trees in the New England states. They have attractive fall foliage and provide sap for making maple syrup. Maple trees can grow more than 100 feet tall and live up to 400 years. The sassafras tree grows well in the eastern and southern U.S. Colonial Americans used the roots of the sassafras tree for making root beer and other beverages. Sassafras trees reach heights of 80 feet and live up to 500 years. The black tupelo tree (Nyssa sylvatica) usually grows in cool areas near wetlands and are an important food source for North American wildlife, such as ducks, turkeys, foxes and black bears. The trunks make excellent habitats for honeybees as well as other tree-dwelling animals. The average height of most black tupelo trees is 80 feet with a life span of 600 years.
- Virginia Tech: Average and Maximum Lifespan of Virginia Trees
- U.S. Department of Agriculture: Douglas Fir
- National Park Service: Differences Between Giant Sequoia and Redwood
- U.S. Department of Agriculture: Alaska-Cedar
- Universities Space Research Association: Bristlecone Pine
- Texas A&M University: Southern Magnolia
- University of Connecticut: Cornus florida
- Binghamton University: Edible Horticulture: Fruit Trees
- Johnston Community College: White-Tailed Deer: Habitat and Food Requirements
- Cornell University: The Life of a Sugar Maple Tree
- University of Florida: Sassafras
- University of Florida: Florida Forest Trees: Swamp Tupelo
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BJHS Themes is a fully open access, peer-reviewed journal for the history of science, which publishes annual thematic collections aimed at animating the history of science community. BJHS Themes is a new venture for BSHS, enabled by investment from the Society's Wheeler Bequest in collaboration with Cambridge University Press. The aim is to publish collections of insightful, original and timely studies that hit the historiographical moment. Articles are free to read online for all. Typically, issues are chosen through an open, annual competition.
The Call for Proposals for our latest competition is now open, with 15 July 2017 as the deadline.
Past issues:
BJHS Themes (2016) 1. 'Intersections: Science and Technology in Twentieth Century China and India', edited by Jahnavi Phalkey and Tong Lam.
BJHS Themes (forthcoming, 2017) 2, 'Animal Agents: the Non-Human in the History of Science', edited by Amanda Rees.
Online Resources
Cambridge Journals Online operates our online services (some require subscription):
- Table of contents and alert service
- First View, access articles prior to their appearance in print
- Digital archive
Open Access policy information
Advertising information (coming soon)
Editorial offices
From January 2017
Editor: Dr Simon Werrett (Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College London)
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Items you will need
Litter box
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Water and food dishes
Child or doggy gate
Shed or dog house
Pig feed pellets
Potbellied pig treats
Pigs and dogs don't mix. There are many reports of mini pigs being attacked and killed by dogs each year. If you have a dog, don't add a pig to the mix.
Obesity is a problem for pigs and all the proper nutrition they require is in special pig feed. Feeding table scraps and too many treats will spoil the pig and lead to poor health.
Don't limit the amount of food you feed the animal to keep the pig's size down. Some people try to stunt the growth of piglets by reducing the recommended amount of food, which only leads to an unhealthy and unhappy animal.
Micro mini or miniature Juliana pigs are very intelligent, social animals and are often kept as pets. Micro minis grow to be about 25-50 pounds and 10-16 inches tall at the shoulder; some breeders claim to raise pigs that will be even smaller as adults. They live between 15 and 20 years. You need to piggy-proof your house for these friendly and curious critters, but they can be easily housebroken and trained as house pets. The basic care and feeding for micro minis is the same as that for larger miniature potbelly pigs.
Create a controlled environment for your piglet. Use a child or doggy gate to block the doorway to a laundry room or bathroom to use as a pig area. Place a blanket in a corner for bedding. Put a litter box with cat litter in the area. Pigs can quickly learn to use the box. Provide water and food dishes; flat pie pans are best for food. Make sure the area you choose is draft-free for baby piglets.
Piggy proof your house. Pigs are curious and intelligent and will get into anything within their reach. Pick up magazines and papers, secure cabinets with child-proof locks, remove breakable objects from low tables and secure electrical cords where pigs can't get at them to chew.
Make a safe outdoor area for your pig as it grows. Pigs need to be exposed to sunlight and fresh air. Fence around an insulated shed or dog house to create a safe enclosure for the pig. Plant chicken wire 6 inches into the ground under the fence so the pig can't dig out. Pigs don't sweat, so they need shade and a cool place to get out of the sun. Place a child's wadding pool or mud hole in the enclosure in the summer for the pig to use to cool off.
Feed your pig special miniature pig feed. Food developed especially for miniature pigs is available from Purina, Mazuri, Heartland, Peak Performance, Nutrina and Manna Pro. Pigs will eat anything, but they are prone to obesity when fed the wrong food. Special pig chow will ensure your pet gets the proper nutrition and doesn't gain unnecessary weight, which can be a health concern. Pigs should generally be fed 1/2 cup of pig feed for every 25 pounds of body weight, divided into half and given in two separate meals. Growing baby pigs can be free fed and usually consume 1-1 1/2 cups of feed a day; some extremely small pigs eat less.
Supplement the pig's diet with a small salad of fresh vegetables daily. Fresh fruit should be offered in limited amounts due to the high calories.
Use potbellied pig treats as training aids. Limit the amount of treats. Pigs that are overindulged can become beggars and aggressive when not able to get goodies.
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At Duisburg, Germany we caught a reserved sleeper train to finish our trip to Berlin.
The sleeping booth was very cramped and very noisy. So glad we woke up early as we were only given a 12 minute warning of our stop in Berlin, with only 5 minutes to depart the train. Cindy had left her small backpack which contained all of our schedule information. She remembered it was on the bed just before the train pulled out of the station…whew!!! We did not sleep very well, so we went straight to our hotel which was very close to the train station.
It was a newly opened hotel, so modern that we had to put our key card in a slot to turn on the lights. Took us a bit to figure that out. The best part, it was free as we had reserved it using reward points off one of our credit cards. They let us check in at 7:30am and we took a 2 hour "nap' before we had to leave for our walking tour. We walked to Market Square, where we met Walter. As we walked around he gave us lots of historical information but his major was impressionist art so he kept asking how the buildings made us feel. The entire tour was World War II and Cold War sites. We learned that Berl means swamp which is what much of the land was like when it was settled in the 14th century.
The bullet holes from World War II are still visible in the buildings and columns. It took 15 years to clean up the debris and rubble from World War II.
We walked past a peace memorial and a library.
This square is where a famous book burning took place in 1933 where 20,000 books were burned in one night. There is a window that looks down into a book room.
We thought the "crossing guard" was clever, and somewhat of a celebrity in Berlin.
During the Cold War, this station was left intact but no trains were allowed to stop.
We headed toward the Bradenburg Gate. Constructed from 1788-1791 as a sign of peace. On the way, saw the hotel where Michael Jackson stood on the balcony and held his baby over the railing.
We walked past several embassies, including the United States.
At the gate we saw the outline of the Berlin wall…in 1961 Russia has had enough with Germans fleeing to the west. 40,000 border guards are deployed in the middle of the night and create a 24 hour barrier until the permanent wall is built.
We made a quick stop at a pastry shop…good thing we don't live in Europe, as we love the croissants and pastries.
There is a World War II memorial that takes up an entire block. It is very symbolic and you are asked to be reflective and solemn while you walk through it.
We walked to Hitler's bunker which is now the courtyard of an apartment building. It is not physically marked so that it does not become a shrine. Hitler did not want to surrender and stayed in the bunker for 2 weeks, until his death. Also stopped for a moment at a Communist art exhibit about how work will set you free.
We next headed to the only remaining portion of the Berlin Wall. The wall was breached on November 9, 1989, reuniting East and West Berlin.
The streets are marked with where the wall once stood.
Next stop was Checkpoint Charlie…where people crossed from East Berlin to West Berlin.
We stopped at the square with beautiful churches.
Berlin is home to an internet game company, which we found entertaining as several members of our family play Farm Hero Saga and Candy Crush.
After our walking tour, we walked to the Berlin TV Tower, which is much like the Space Needle we have visited in Seattle. Along the way we looked at the construction that was taking place and also caught some great views of the tower.
We purchased tickets to go to the top…
At the various views there were signs which told you what world city you were facing towards. After enjoying the views of Berlin, we walked back towards our hotel and noticed the man-hole covers. We then stopped for the "untraditional" Germany dinner of pasta, but it was really good. Bruschetta to start and then Vegi Penne, Mushroom Cheese, and Gorgonzola Tortellini
It had been a full day in Berlin. We learned alot of history, saw many sites, but we had to catch an early train to Prague in the morning, besides, all the TV shows were in German.
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1. To shrink back, pull away, or retreat from someone or something. The mob receded from the man when they realized he was armed. I think I need a dentist to look at why my gums are receding from my teeth.
2. To disappear or fade away from memory or awareness. The atrocities the country committed only 20 years prior have already begun receding from people's consciousness. The pain of that day has never truly receded from my mind.
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to pull back from something. The river receded from its banks during the dry season. I think that my hair is receding from my forehead.
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(Nicole Boivin, Material Cultures, Material Worlds, 37.)
Month: June 2016
"In the library, Iyer found records by Thelonius Monk, and was affected by his 'staggering empathy, those pointed voids that he would finish with such a different sense of completeness.'"
– "Time is a Ghost," Alec Wilkinson
the mine (upcoming exhibit)
"…culture and nature are intermeshed and mutually constituting." – Nicole Boivin
Excited to be taking part in an outdoor art exhibit happening this June 26th, on the site of a former cement mine surrounded by industrial ruins in the Catskill region of New York.
Here are the details:
IN:SITE is a summer-long outdoor art exhibit at the Century House Historical Society (CHHS) on the Snyder Estate in Rosendale, NY, home of the Widow Jane Mine. Curated by Jenny Lee Fowler and Natasha Maria Brooks-Sperduti, fifteen artists from the Northeast present site-specific sculptures and performances engaging the location's rich natural and industrial histories.
Show runs 6/26 through 9/9/2016, open 7 days a week sunrise to sunset
Opening: Sunday, 6/26/2016, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Closing: Saturday, 9/10/2016, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Century House Historical Society (CHHS), at the Snyder Estate, 668 NY-213, Rosendale, NY
My contribution will be a short visual history of the site in the form of a visitor's booklet. There will be lots of other work on display too: sculpture, dance and sound installation, all engaged with the mine and environs as a living presence. Take a look at the artists' profiles and past work at : http://insiterosendale.com/
Photo: room-and-pillar mining (detail of illustration of F.O. Norton Cement quarries at Binnewater, Ulster County, NY). Courtesy of Century House Historical Society.


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deddinty replied to Mason Wheeler's topic in Events and SigningsKinda shocked I get the chance to go. I never thought I'd make it to any release parties, since I live across the country. The circumstances are unfortunate (close family funeral) but since I'm going to be in Provo that night anyway, I bought tickets for my niece and myself. Silver lining to a difficult time.
deddinty replied to redgarlic68's topic in Stormlight ArchiveOne I totally missed the first time through, but had me laughing at the mental image of it: Roomba crabs
deddinty replied to VladJunior's topic in Stormlight ArchiveI would say if there are radiant archers they would have to be really, really good archers who could consistently hit the gemhearts of the fused, and I assume a normal headshot would kill a human still. So I feel like Rock and maybe that archer captain who come with existing skills would be good candidates, but new radiants without combat abilities would likely focus on weapons that are quicker to learn, rather than something that would take a lifetime of practice to be useful in battle. That being said, someone like Rock who can hit gemhearts could do some serious damage to ranged and flying enemies.
deddinty replied to Necessary Eagle's topic in Stormlight ArchiveSpent the first 2 parts and interludes scrutinizing everything about scenes expecting to see her in the background somewhere. Did not expect to be hit with a shardhammer labelled "This is Vivenna" in part 3. Repeatedly. I knew Azure had to be a something different immediately but I thought it couldn't possibly be that obvious. Then we get her description and it really was that obvious. I mean, all that work trying to look for sneaky Vivenna and she's just like...in control of an army being so completely Vivenna like and using color idioms and a sheathed shardblade. It would have been a bit sad if she wasn't so amazing.
deddinty replied to Khyrindor's topic in Stormlight ArchiveI voted for other - I personally would like to see Taravangian's viewpoint of that night. I could absolutely see Amaram being the viewpoint, or any of the heralds, but I still think Gavilar will have to be the book 5 viewpoint.
deddinty replied to fail420's topic in Stormlight ArchiveI was sort of indifferent to Shallan after WoK, and started to see her potential in WoR but I really dislike her right now. Not as a character she's fantastic as a character, but as a person. She's flat out abusive to Kaladin in several situations, even before the Helaran issue was known. You can see her abusive father coming out in her in these situations, and unlike bridge 4 calling out Kaladin for his BS attitude sometimes no one calls Shallan out on it. I don't want to get too much into the nuances of this but I see her racism as more vile than Kaladin's, whose anger comes directly from abuse and observation even if it's not justified, while Shallan truly sees herself as above dark eyes. Obviously there's a lot of everyone being racist but for me her version of it is far worse than a lot of the other characters. Honestly I really hope she gets a bit more of a backseat treatment in book 4 sort of like Kaladin did in book 3. I just don't like reading her chapters anymore, and it has nothing to do with how she's written, I just have lost all sympathy for her. I pity her, I can understand her situation and see how she's doing the best she can but I can still wish there was less of her in the future.
deddinty replied to bdoble97's topic in Stormlight ArchiveSaw this on Reddit, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan can play both Jasnah and Navani for me, bonus for being a real life light eyes (natural light green!).
deddinty replied to NightFrost's topic in Stormlight ArchiveShallan definitely knows something about her shardplate, we see in chapter 120: Whether she manifested it physically or only as an illusion is up for debate though.
deddinty replied to Head Crabs's topic in Stormlight ArchiveI had the same thought, that the spren wasn't just of Urithiru but all the dawncities and would certainly be an answer for why the singular sibling is also referred to as "they". Perhaps part of why it went to sleep was the destruction of Stormseat? Could the original shattering have damaged such a spren, eventually leaving the Sibling in a state where it gradually shut down?
I like the idea of Kaladin not settling down but after book 10 becoming a world hopper, maybe even going looking for a certain someone we meet in Oathbringer. I've always liked that idea for Kaladin who always wanted to travel and see the world. I just wonder how that would work with Syl, but maybe with a 5th ideal bond she could go with him.
deddinty replied to Wax's topic in Stormlight ArchiveYeah I didn't care for the forced split either, but my understanding was it was really rushed at the end. I hope we may get an updated version someday. I didn't really care for Jasnah's voice change, but otherwise it's really enjoyable. I do hope we get a graphic audio eventually.
On a lighter note than sending our hero to be tortured for a decade or two... I would be highly amused if Kaladin ended up with Rock's 16 year old daughter, in a few years. The irony of Shallan pretending to be a horneater princess when they first meet, then Kaladin ending up with a real horneater princess. I could imagine her bringing him food and things, and him totally not getting it until bridge 4 has to point it out.
deddinty replied to Calthrop's topic in Stormlight ArchiveProbably reading too much into this but we see a woman in Urithiru who dresses like Tarah: Just an interesting coincidence most likely, but who knows with Stormlight books.
deddinty replied to The-only-game's topic in Stormlight ArchiveActually we have evidence she does know, and likely could have it, but she hasn't truly accepted her 4th level yet. Relevant quotes: I do agree that not all orders will be the same. Personally I always thought it appropriate if stonewards got their armor earlier than other orders, since holding the line is implied as their MO, but I also like the idea of similar progression across orders. I hope we get some more specific information about plate and why radiants can use it when we do finally see a 4th ideal out there. Not just a reward for leveling up, but some actual change in the bond that allows it, similar to the third ideal and earning the true trust of the bonded spren as implied for blades.
deddinty replied to Nomar's topic in Stormlight ArchiveI actually had a slight alternate version of this. I don't necessarily think it's true, but it's an interesting thing to consider. What if the stormfather was originally the Adolnasium spren? We know that the highstorm existed before Honor and Cultivarion arrived. We know Urithiru was built in the place "closest to honor". We know that Honor was spreading himself too thin and losing it as he was investing the Stormfather. So what Honor did in putting more of himself into the Stormfather, was give mankind an edge that they could not have had with Honor alive, they'd have two Honor Godspren. This would mean that the sibling and however it effects Urithiru was originally the Honor Godspren.


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I'm excited to finally share these photos of a family that booked me while they were here on holidays earlier in the Summer. The little boy, Boston, basically stole my heart the minute he climbed out of their truck. At one point during the session he grabbed my hand and held it while we walked to the next location. When he looked up at me with an abundance of life and light shining right out of his sweet little face, I couldn't help but snap a shot while we walked together. I hope you enjoy these photos of him and his awesome family. I know I enjoyed capturing them. xox
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what a beautiful shoot! he's adorable and there's so much love between the three of them…. you worked your usual magic with light!


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Morgan Sindall tops out £8.5 million student accommodation for Leeds Trinity University
Morgan Sindall plc has held a topping out ceremony to celebrate a key milestone in the construction of an £8.5 million student accommodation block at Leeds Trinity University.
The ceremony saw the University's Vice-Chancellor Professor Margaret House secure the final 'golden bolt' at the base of the building's steel frame.
The seven-storey building will include 228 en-suite bedrooms within its 29 'cluster' apartments which each share communal amenities such as kitchens and living areas. The building, which will enclose a private green courtyard, will be set within a newly landscaped environment with improved pedestrian access routes.
Each level of the building will typically include one seven-bedroom, one six-bedroom and three nine-bedroom clusters whilst a reception area, laundry, coffee lounge and games room will be situated on the ground floor. Two wardens' apartments and 13 disabled access rooms will also be included.
The building will help the University accommodate its expected student growth numbers for the next five years. Existing buildings on the University campus have inspired the new building's design and have been used as the driving influence on the form of the new accommodation block. Brick façades and recessed windows follow design cues already present on site and in the surrounding area.
Chris Brown, operations director at Morgan Sindall's Leeds office, said: "The new student accommodation is really taking shape. Today's ceremony was a key milestone for us and a proud moment for everyone associated with the project. We have worked extremely hard to get to this point.
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Professor Margaret House, Vice-Chancellor at Leeds Trinity University, said: "This project highlights Leeds Trinity University's commitment to developing and sustaining a campus that reflects its ambitions as a growing institution, as well as providing an aesthetically pleasing, sustainable environment that our staff, students and the local community can be proud of.
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Happy New Year! As we embark on 2014, I thought about the key trends that we're seeing in the customer service business and how they impact you as well as the impact to the Oracle Service Cloud business. Here's my 2 cents on what matters for the new year. Feel free to put in your own 2 cents in the comments!
1. Customer Service Becomes a Boardroom Priority
We're about 3 years into the Age of the Customer, a 20-year cycle in which the most successful enterprises will reinvent themselves to systematically understand and serve increasingly powerful customers." (Source: Forrester Research, Inc., Competitive Strategy In The Age Of The Customer, October 2013) The strong correlation between customer service, brand equity, and sales conversions is becoming conventional wisdom. And, the cross-organization initiatives that are required to deliver the best customer service require boardroom-level sponsorship. According to Joanne Causon, CEO, Institute of Customer Service, "There is a close alignment between the financial performance of an organization and its customer service… It is about the decisions made in the boardroom. Focusing your customer service strategy across the whole of the organization, how it relates to other parts of the organization such as finance and marketing." (Source: Institute of Customer Service)
2. Your Customers Don't Want to Talk to You
As Gen-Y and Millennials are increasing into the demographic mix, more of your customers don't want to talk to you. Talking on a phone is "so old school" to these generations. They prefer to serve themselves via the Web, and increasingly on a mobile device. And, when they do find that they need to talk to you, they want the transition to be easy and seamless – with the click of a button, without repeating information, no writing down a service request number, etc.
In a recent survey conducted by Unisphere Research, "31 percent of all customer interactions today are conducted via the Web, and an additional 9 percent are conducted via the mobile Web or mobile applications… The highest concentration of Web self-service capabilities right now is in the finance/insurance (52 percent) and government/education/nonprofit (50 percent) sectors."
According to a blog post written by Kate Leggett, Forrester Research, "we've seen a 12% rise in web self-service usage, a 24% rise in chat usage, and a 25% increase in community usage for customer service in the past three years". Voice is still the most used service channel, but self-service channels are experiencing significant growth. (Source: Forrester Research, Inc., Forrester's Top 15 Trends for Customer Service in 2013, January 2013.)
3. Mobile, Mobile, Mobile
Fifty-five percent of all time spent with online retailers in June 2013 occurred on a mobile device, surpassing time spent on PCs, according to comScore, a Web and mobile measurement firm. Our own customer usage data tells us that 20% of support interactions are taking place over mobile. So, it's no surprise that 62% of companies think mobile customer service is a competitive differentiator. (Source: ICMI) The challenge is that the mobile device mix continues to get more fragmented with the various operating systems (iOS, Android, Windows, RIM, etc.) and the device formats (tablets, mini-tablets, smart phones, etc.) And, many customers begin transactions on a mobile device and later transition to Web or assisted channels to complete a transaction. Amidst all this complexity, two things are clear: 1) providing support for the most common transactions in the mobile format that customers use is a must, and 2) ensuring a smooth transition between mobile and other support channels will become a strong differentiator against the competition.
4. Your Coffee Maker Serves Itself
Connected devices such as game consoles, TVs, appliances, personal fitness devices to name a few are expected to grow to 25 billion in 2015. (Source: CISCO IBSG) So, your coffee maker may request its own service by going online to troubleshoot issues and download updates – without you even knowing it's happened.
Again, the seamless transition between support channels is a differentiator. If the customer contacts you with an issue, the ability to link that customer to their device and access support data for the device helps your support agents provide more efficient and effective service. If they know the status of the device and what has happened, they can more easily take the appropriate corrective actions.
Additionally, customers may want to use their device to get service without having to switch to another channel. For instance, if a customer is having a technical issue with a game, they want to be able to get service from within the game without switching to a phone, PC, or mobile device. Providing service directly from internet-enabled devices will become a more common expectation.
5. Knowledge is Everywhere
We all know that customers have a lot of choice in who they do business with and that attention spans are very short. A substandard service experience leads to customer frustration and negative perceptions about the product as well as the company. An interruption in the buying process may mean abandonment. The end result is an increased likelihood that customers will go to a competitor next time. To address customer's expectations that everything should be fast, easy and accessible, knowledge can't be a separate destination, living in the support or service portal only. It needs to be woven into the entire customer lifecycle and accessible via any channel the customer chooses. It needs to be contextual to what the customer is doing. And, it needs to leverage the collective community of experts – both inside and outside of your company. Share your knowledge everywhere so it adds value to your customers!
6. The Web Comes Alive
Given that many of your customers don't want to talk to you, there is a need to provide them with the best possible experience on your online channels. Doing so requires the ability to answer the questions online that historically ended up in your call center, providing the ability to deliver a personalized interaction in what have been, to this point, very impersonal online interactions around knowledge. In an effort to create a more human-like interaction that can replicate the knowledge of their best service representatives and provide a more personalized Web experience, more companies will adopt a virtual assistant, an intelligent online concierge, to increase customer loyalty and reduce costs.
7. Social Gets Real
We're past the buzz phase and into the reality phase with social customer service. Our own customer usage data tells us that for established peer-to-peer communities, 30-40% of self-service interactions are coming through this channel, indicating that collective knowledge is becoming a significant part of solving customer issues. And, 62% of customers have already used social media for customer service issues (Source: Mashable), raising the importance of monitoring social channels and responding to issues in those channels before they become crises. But many businesses today have bolted social customer service onto their existing customer service platform. Instead, in order to best leverage social channels to achieve the greatest business benefits, organizations will need a tightly integrated social service platform that helps customers find answers they can trust--and helps the companies tune and optimize their social investments.
8. Employee Experience Takes the Limelight
"Engaged employees work harder, stay later, and make more recommendations. You can't create or sustain great customer experience with disengaged employees." (Source: Bruce Temkin) While this wisdom isn't new, 2014 will see increased focus on employee engagement in order to drive better customer experiences and company results. Relating to customer service specifically, we'll see companies invest in more training, empowerment, and tools to make it easier for employees to deliver on great customer experiences.
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With the rise of technology, paired with the savvy millennials, customers are increasingly demanding. To be honest, they have the right to. Companies need to get all the help they could, take advantage of the technology, if they want to stay in business.
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Pamela M. Watkins was arrested in Harrington.
Harrington police arrested Pamela M. Watkins after she allegedly tried to break into a city home. Watkins, 47, of Hunting Quarter Road, was arrested Aug. 31, department spokesman Capt. Earl K. Brode said.
While on patrol Friday police went to a business on Clark Street where a woman had reported being robbed, Brode said. While interviewing the woman, later identified as Watkins, police got a call about a burglary attempt on Ward Street.
Brode said Watkins appeared to be intoxicated when interviewed by Harrington officers.
At the Ward Street address, officers noted the description of the burglary suspect matched that of Watkins; the victim, in that case, made a positive identification, Brode said.
Their investigation showed Watkins had gone to the home and asked to use the phone but then tried to force her way inside. The victim was able to stymie those attempts and she fled the area.
Watkins is charged with third-degree attempted burglary; she was committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution, Georgetown, on a $3,000 secured bond.


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L. Aruna Dhir is a Hospitality & Feature Writer and Columnist for some of the world's highest ranked Hospitality publications including ehotelier.com, Hospitality Net, Bizcatalyst360.com. Her industry writings are used as references in case studies and hotel schools. A Freelance Writer since 1987, Aruna is also an avid blogger (www.luckyaruna.blogspot.com and www.larunadhir.blogspot.com) and a published poet; with two anthologies to her credit. Her articles have appeared in several national and international publications. With over 20 years of experience with some of India and Asia's top hotel brands, Aruna is a seasoned Corporate Communications Specialist, PR Strategist and Writer who has taken a sabbatical, after holding the position of the Director - Public Relations at The Imperial New Delhi, in order to work on book projects - on Public Relations & Communications, Hotels, Food and India respectively. As an industry expert, Aruna has launched brands, developed training modules, created standardization of business communication and written manuals. In 2002, in a national Newspaper poll, Aruna was voted as the best Hospitality PR Professional by a cross-section of peers from competition hotels, guests, hospitality heads and stalwarts from the PR world. Aruna has represented India to a select group of opinion-makers in the United States, as a Cultural Ambassador under the aegis of Rotary International and participated in the IXth Commonwealth Study Conference held in Australia and chaired by Princess Anne. In her official and personal capacity L. Aruna Dhir has and continues to work on several social awareness projects – People for Animals, Earthquake Relief, National Blind Association, PETA, Friendicoes to name a few.


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NANG - Issue 0
The EYE Study magazine collection has gained a new gem: NANG. This brand new magazine has just issued its first edition: "0" (Zero). This "cinema-related publishing project", as publisher & editor-in-chief Davide Cazzaro calls it, focusses in-depth on specific themes related to cinema in Asia. The plan is to publish just 10 issues: one issue every six months. Remarkable as this might sound, in the light of cinema it makes perfect sense. Cazzaro: "as every true storyteller would tell you, a story should always have a beginning, a middle, and an end – no matter how anticipated or abrupt."
By all means, NANG seems the manifestation of a new sort of cinema magazine, right from its first issue. The choice for a paper magazine without any digital counterpart, is admirable: a deliberate choice for a tactile and permanent medium. Much like film perhaps?
Even more notable is the choice that is made for terming NANG's focus as 'cinema in Asia' instead of coining the maybe more eminent term 'Asian cinema'. In line with tendencies we have seen throughout filmmaking worldwide genres, styles, methods and geographical distinctions have been blurring. Less and less filmmakers have been labeling themselves by the distinctions we were taught in film history class, nor have they been asked to do so. For NANG this means that, as Cazarro explains:
"Asia, and cinema in Asia, are not singular and fixed but rather plural and fluid (not to mention that what defines "Asia" and "cinema in Asia" in the first place is far from evident or universal). (…) A short note on semantics: cinema in Asia and Asian cinema will be used interchangeably. Overall, however, preference tends to go to the former particularly when thinking that the latter is often reduced to a catch-all marketing label or a shorthand descriptor for a cinema that is associated with certain feelings of "Asian-ness.")."
Although not openly part of NANG's focus, dealing with issues around exoticism and orientalization in the 21st century is something that might be promising for coming issues and articles by guest writers. Acknowledging the ever present difficulties around this head on, NANG takes a refreshing editorial stance without sacrificing any of the plans it has set out for itself. Interesting in this light is moreover the choice for English and moreover how NANG accounts for this by stating this is purely for an accessibility reason, not a political, cultural or linguistic one.
The magazine's title, NANG, stands for more explanations than one. Coming from the Thai language, it can simply refer to skin or leather, but moreover can it be explained as to refer to the shadow puppets made from translucent leather used for shadow plays, one of the earliest forms of moving images. Nowadays, 'nang' is still used in Thai language to refer to any performance involving light and screen. In this way, the magazine marks itself clearly in the history of cinema in Asia, where shadow plays lay deeply embedded the joint histories of countries such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. This historical trace can directly be seen from the magazine's cover: the title is formed by letters that are pressed out of the paper, through which the light falls and plays a shadow game on the first page. Here, history comes together with current day cinema.
Leafing through a beautifully laid-out, print-only cinema magazine, one could not be any more excited about the coming issues. NANG's issue 0 gives a glimpse of what the coming three issues will contain: the first (September 2016) will revolve around the theme of screenwriting, the second (April 2017) around the vitality of cinema in current day media environments and the third (September 2017) around fiction.
Feel welcome to browse through this and forthcoming issues in the EYE Study, opening October 2016. If you are interested in film magazines focusing on cinema in Asia, do check some of the other sources in our library, such as Bioscope: South Eastern Screen Studies and the discontinued Osian's Cinemaya: the Asian Film Quarterly.Tag:EYE Study, Collection Centre, collectie, collection, collectie-informatie, magazines, tijdschriften, Asia


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In the late 19th century, the Babylonian creation story in the epic Enuma Elish was published, sparking a new era in biblical studies. Scholars often fretted not only over the perceived similarities between the Enuma Elish and Genesis 1 but also the connections with myriad others ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian accounts.
Are we dealing with a second-rate knockoff?
Putting yourself there
Have you ever thought about what it must have been like to be alive 5,000 years ago? It is almost unfathomable. Births were often followed quickly by funerals. Life expectancy was maybe 40 years. Food, shelter, safety: all were accomplished only through violent, exhausting processes. Natural disasters would arrive quickly and with little warning. Life is certainly beautiful, but it is also brutal.
So it makes sense that creation epics would reflect this violent brutality. In the aforementioned Enuma Elish, the created world only arises as a result of the struggles between Marduk and Tiamat. Violence is in the very DNA of all creation.
Not so with Genesis 1. God begins the act of creation (in Hebrew, bā-rā בָּרָ֣א) with a mighty wind (in Hebrew, ר֣וּחַ or ruach). There is no inherent violence here; it is the original breath of life. Across the churning waters of chaos, God begins to bring order.
Genesis 1 is the ultimate click bait: you won't believe what happened next!
Does God actually create anything?
Of course, the answer is yes; the Hebrew text is clear that God engages in acts of creation. But what exactly is going on here? Is God bringing into existence something new, or is God providing permission for already existing things to make themselves known?
Twice the Hebrew word יְהִ֣י is utilized, which Strong's Concordance translates as "to exist" or "to be." When God declares "Let there be light," is this an act of creation or of permission? Is Genesis 1 showing us the totality of creation or just a glimpse? Perhaps is both/and rather than either/or?
When God says, "Let there be light," is this the first time God is seeing light? Is the declaration that light is good an evaluation made in the moment, or the expressing of an a priori reality? Is it like declaring a pizza "very good" because you have tasted it, or declaring pizza very good because, in order for there to be Good, pizza much exist? We could ask similar questions regarding the other days of creation: was the land already there under the water? Did God bring into existence something new, or simply grant permission to that which was dormant under the chaotic waters?
In one sense, these are perhaps just entertaining exercises in semantics, but in another more real way, these questions get to the heart of our understanding of theological ecology. How is God present and accounted for in the natural world? Does God act alone or in cooperation with creation itself, therefore passing responsibility to us?
Most other creation epics have male and female actors, generally Father Sky and Mother Earth. And we have a titillating possibility in Gen 1:26-27 in which the plural is used: "Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness." Male and female God created them, the text says.
It is the land that brings forth vegetation, that provides the seeds and the fruits. Yes, God is active, but this is an act of cooperation. God is present, in our realm, establishing our human time with evening and then morning, a full day.
God is an active creator, but God also bestows the power of creation upon the created.
The concept of time
God either orders the world or allows for the intrinsic order to come forth. Regardless, God is intimately involved and experiences time in the way that we do. In each of the days, God experiences evening and morning. From the outset, the Abrahamic religions have a bifurcated sense of time. First, the timelessness of God that stands outside the act of creation, called καιρός (kairos) in Greek. Second, the time by which we chronicle our lives, χρόνος (chronos) in Greek.
This is an important point. If we take this passage literally, which I do not suggest, it still points us to the same reality as does a figurative reading: God experiences temporality with us. We need not think of God as being remote and distant from us. God's life is marked by the six days of working such that a day of rest is needed by God. We can ask all sorts of metaphysical questions like, did God need a nap? Does God drink coffee and if so, where can I find the brew because if it's good enough to get God up in the morning I think it'll be just fine for me?
But these would be the wrong questions to ask. Notice that God rests, but nowhere in the text does it say that creation itself rested with God. While God rests the waters lap the shores, dew forms on the fruit trees, birds chirp as the sun launches from the horizon. God creates a day of rest to marvel at creation, and we may speculate, to refill God's own well. Regardless, this is not a God unaffected or disinterestedly involved in creation.
God in the storm
I wrote yesterday about the absurdity of claiming that the recent onslaught of devastating storms is somehow the harbinger of the Parousia or the Day of the Lord. What the Genesis 1 narrative shows us is that if we are looking for a text that suggests God sends storms or is in control of them, this is not that text. God has a relationship with creation, but creation functions by itself while God rests. That is literally on page 1.
God gives human beings יִרְדּוּ֩ (literally "let them have dominion") rule over the created world. Sadly, this continues to be interpreted by some as human beings have mastery, and God will not let the natural resources run. I think we have seen where that has gone. Yes, there are natural cycles for storms, but there is no doubt that the rest of creation is feeling the impact of our poor dominion.
I reject out-of-hand the idea that God sends storms to punish people for sins. But it seems to me, in reading Genesis 1, that God is also going to let the natural world do what it needs to do. These storms are not judgments, they are consequences. We cannot think that what we do as individuals does not have communal repercussions. Certainly, human activity is not responsible for every single storm that occurs; hurricanes existed long before we did. What we can see is that there is a delicate balance within creation that allows it to function as it should. This includes the good and the bad. Hurricanes are part of the natural order. But perhaps the frequency and ferocity of these storms are the words of God's partner in creation crying out in anguish and pain?
If we seek to find God in these storms, let it be in the actions we take and the changes we make as those charged with dominion over the natural world.


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How can you lose weight yet still eat tasty foods? Discover three gourmet food recipes that are low on calories and facilitate weight loss.
Instant Pot Turkey Stuffed Peppers: Cooking Light
4 large multicolored bell peppers, tops cut off and chopped, peppers hollowed and seeded
1 lb 93% lean ground turkey
3/4 cup cooked brown rice
1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs
3/4 cup reduced-sodium marinara sauce, divided
1/4 cup minced onion
1 oz grated Parmesan cheese (about 1/4 cup)
3 tbsp chopped parsley
2 tsp tomato paste
1/4 tsp kosher salt
Black pepper to taste
1 large egg, beaten
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup water
1 oz shredded mozzarella cheese (about 1/4 cup)
Step 1
Combine chopped pepper tops with ground turkey, cooked brown rice, bread crumbs, 1/4 cup marinara sauce, onion, Parmesan cheese, parsley, tomato paste, salt, black pepper, egg, and garlic. Mix thoroughly.
Step 2
Stuff about 1 cup ground turkey mixture into each pepper. Pour 1/2 cup water into bottom of Instant Pot. Place a rack in the pot; stand stuffed peppers upright on the rack. Cover each pepper top with 2 tbsp marinara sauce. Cover and cook on high pressure 15 minutes; natural release. Open the lid, top with mozzarella cheese, and cover until cheese melts, about 2 minutes.
Lemony Steamed Fish: All Recipes
6 (6-oz) halibut fillets
1 tbsp dried dill weed
1 tbsp onion powder
2 tsp dried parsley
1/4 tsp paprika
1 pinch seasoned salt, or more to taste
1 pinch lemon pepper
1 pinch garlic powder
2 tbsp lemon juice
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Step 2
Cut six foil squares large enough for each fillet.
Step 3
Center fillets on the foil squares, and sprinkle each with dill weed, onion powder, parsley, paprika, seasoned salt, lemon pepper, and garlic powder. Sprinkle lemon juice over each fillet. Fold foil over fillets to make a pocket, and fold the edges to seal. Place sealed packets on a baking sheet.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 30 minutes.
Skinny Orange Chicken: Delish
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 large eggs, beaten
2 cups panko bread crumbs
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Juice and zest of 2 oranges
1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp freshly grated ginger
2 tbsp cornstarch
2 cup cooked jasmine rice
Sesame seeds, for garnish
Sliced green onions, for garnish
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and line a baking sheet with parchment.
Step 2
Set up a dredging station with one bowl of flour, one of eggs, and one of panko. Dredge the chicken in flour, then coat in eggs and cover in panko. Season generously with salt and pepper.
Step 3
Arrange chicken on parchment-lined baking sheet, and bake until no longer pink, 18 to 20 minutes.
Step 4
Meanwhile, make sauce: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine orange juice, soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and cornstarch. Whisk until combined, and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
Step 5
Transfer chicken to a large bowl, and toss in orange sauce.
Step 6
Serve over rice with orange zest, sesame seeds, and green onions.


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WAMU Becomes Largest Bank Failure in American History
WAMU falls hard; who's next?
Washington Mutual falls: No More Wamula
Today WAMU became the largest bank failure in American History. I wonder what the true market value is of the $307 billion of assets and $188 billion of deposits that WAMU sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co for $1.9 billion on this fine day. This acquisition makes a total of 5,410 branches in 23 U.S. states, as well as the largest U.S. credit card business for JPMorgan.
Thank goodness for the stall in the $700 billion bailout meetings.
How fortunate that I waited to call my representatives until tomorrow; for now we can discuss how the holder of my first, and my entire family banking have fallen as the next level in the deck of cards, and the importance of what is happening today, and that an unstructured rush job of a bailout plan will not address the root of the problem. Our politicians had better take some time to do things right this time, think it over for the weekend, and not be bullied into something on a false timeline- like what happened with the war. Speaking of the war, which to date has cost "only" about $500 billion...now we're talking about a $700 billion dollar bailout (though now rumored to have been slashed to half that amount) had better include help for those who are in danger of losing their homes, a healthcare program, and stimulus programs. What could be a better time than now to commence with new, alternative energy programs that create jobs and a promising future for people everywhere?
2/3 of Americans are having trouble paying their bills right now
As an American I want to once again be respected as a country, be respected as a citizen by my elected officials, and be able to demonstrate the same for my daughter so that she may see that the government can be a good thing. Pity that tomorrow she will listen to me on the phone with my elected officials, explaining the plight of Americans everywhere; about those who are losing their ability to tread water for themselves and their families as the price of food continues to skyrocket, the price of gas remains completely inflated, unemployment continues to rise, the housing market continues to dip- leaving opportunity only for those who are in the 33rd percentile, as 2/3 of Americans from all walks of life are having trouble paying their bills right now. She will hear the firmness in my voice and see me biting my lower lip as I do when I am angry; she will ask me if we are going to lose our house. I'll tell her not to worry, because worrying doesn't help- but taking the time to think things through always does.
Who Should The Goverment Bail Out?
Who should the government bail out with billions of taxpayer dollars?
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Michael Dorstewitz
Biz Pac Review
January 7, 2014
White House press secretary Jay Carney attempted to re-write history Monday when he claimed that the Obama administration had never set a 7 million-policyholder goal for the Affordable Care Act.
At the White House press briefing, CBS's Major Garrett asked Carney why the administration was now backtracking from the "7 million-person enrollment figure that Kathleen Sebelius, Marilyn Tavenner and various other incarnations said was a goal and a legitimate goal and a reachable goal," according to the C-SPAN video.
When Carney attempted to say the figure was a mere Congressional Budget Office estimate, and that other estimates varied, Garrett interrupted him with a telling quote.
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In the Name of the Son (and the Daughter): Intergenerational Mobility in the United States, 1850-1930
NBER Working Paper No. 18822
This paper provides a new perspective on intergenerational mobility in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We devise an empirical strategy that allows to calculate intergenerational elasticities between fathers and children of both sexes. The key insight of our approach is that the information about socio-economic status conveyed by first names can be used to create a pseudo-link not only between fathers and sons, but also between fathers and daughters. The latter is typically not possible with historical data.
We find that the father-son elasticity in economic status grows throughout the sample period. Intergenerational elasticities for daughters follow a broadly similar trend, but with some differences in timing. We argue that most of the increase in the intergenerational elasticity estimate in the early part of the 20th Century can be accounted for by the vast regional disparities in economic development, with increasing returns to human capital contributing to explain the residual. Other mechanisms such as changes in fertility, migration, and investment in public schooling, appear to have had only a minor role in explaining the trends.
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Document Object Identifier (DOI): 10.3386/w18822
Published: Olivetti, Claudia, and M. Daniele Paserman. 2015. "In the Name of the Son (and the Daughter): Intergenerational Mobility in the United States, 1850-1940." American Economic Review, 105(8): 2695-2724.
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A total amount of P5.2 million was handed to two tipsters who gave information on Delfin Lee and NPA leader Grayson Magranga Naogsan's whereabouts that lead to their arrest. PNP Chief Director General Alan Purisima was the one who handed the money to them during simple rites in Camp Crame for cooperating with the case. The said money came from PNP Confidential Intelligence Fund which were divided into two: P2 million and P3.2 million.
Naogsan was arrested in Baguio after his alleged involvement in several issues involving the NPA in the Cordillera region. Naogsan's involvement in different atrocities that resulted to the death of 23 soldiers who were members of CAFGU, death of a barangay officer and 30 wounded government troops with a policeman from 2003 up to 2012 gave him so many arrest warrants, in fact 10.
On the other hand, last March 6, Lee was nabbed by PNP Task Force Tugis at the lobby of Hyatt Hotel in Ermita, Manila. He was known to be one of the famous high profile fugitives "Big 5." Other members of Big 5 are retired Army major general Jovito Palparan, former Palawan governor Mario Joel Reyes, Coron mayor Mario Reyes, and Dinagat congressman Ruben Ecleo Jr.
With the cooperation of the two tipsters, the culprits for so many cases were nabbed. The two tipsters became instant millionaires with the rewards that they received from PNP. This should serve as a motivation to those who would like to cooperate with the government in finding a suspect of a particular crime. This will help the authorities solve the cases and bring justice to the victims.
The attitude shown by the two is an act of bravery that we should emulate. The case of the two nabbed suspects on several cases continues as they are now on the custody of the authorities. Reference


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Charting A New Course
As the first Democrat since Franklin D. Roosevelt to take the oath of office for a second term as President, Bill Clinton in his Inaugural speech Monday described the course he will set during his second term, and it was a safe one. Sounding more like a Pastor in Chief than a Commander in Chief, Clinton reached for a cautiously uplifting theme, describing a land of peace and prosperity and calling upon all Americans to work together to renew the American dream, obliterate racism, and expand educational and medical benefits while balancing the budget. Republicans may take more heart than Democrats from the light touch the President is setting as his new Administration gets underway. The ambitious reformer of 1993 seems content for the moment in a new role as centrist caretaker.