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reflection: queertura
June 30, 2011
"We are afraid of being abandoned by the mother, the culture, La Raza,for being unacceptable, faulty, damaged…
to avoid rejection, some of us conform to the values of the culture,
push the unacceptable parts into the shadows."
~Borderlands, Gloria Anzaldua
QUEERTURA: On being a Latina AND a Lesbian
Through reading, writing and living I have been able to discover and recover what it means to be a Latina, a lesbian and a woman: they are interconnected and not mutually exclusive. They embrace each other and celebrate their differences; at times, there is struggle between the three. As Latina/os, I have noticed that we prefer to lose our "queerness" before our cultura because we might be seen as a "sell-out." After all, being queer is considered a "white thing."
But I embrace the three (Latina, Lesbian and Woman) as my own wholly trinity; as in, I am made whole by this relationship. I am conscious that the three are interdependent of each other and more importantly, that they are reinforced and shaped by my experiences. I have sought enlightenment, clarity, self-knowledge and self-acceptance in this process, by simply allowing myself to feel and deal with the emotions that have surfaced along the way.
Often times as Latina/o queers we are viewed by other Latinas/os as less Latina/o because of our queerness. As if in being queer we lose our Latinidad. We fear living openly. So, we prefer to deny a part of us, so as to not be rejected by our culture. In Gloria Anzaldúa's book Borderlands, she speaks to this "fear of going home. And not be taken in." As she says, "We are afraid of being abandoned by the mother, the culture, La Raza, for being unacceptable, faulty, damaged… to avoid rejection, some of us conform to the values of the ulture, push the unacceptable parts into the shadows." (Anzaldúa, 1987). I have refused my entire life to push any part of me into the shadows. I am not less of a Latina because I am a lesbian; I am in fact a stronger Latina in light of being a lesbian.
I too, defend my cultura against those who try to diminish who we are and what we have accomplished and provided to the global
society. But I will be the first to call them out when they cry, "El pueblo unido, jamas sera vencido!" yet never bother to look at the queer community and join us in our collective struggle of equality for all.
The struggle is constant; every day I realize that everything I do affects and causes an effect on my wholly trinity. I live my life in
harmony and do not allow anyone or anything to move me from the core of my being. I sit comfortably and confidently at the center of my soul.
Author and publisher, Steven Fullwood in his book Funny wrote, "The question on the table directed at any historically oppressed people is, can you prove that you exist?"
If one does not live openly (for whatever reasons), you continue to create this concept of "non-existence" and perpetuate the ridiculous idea that this "queer thing" is a "white thing" and therefore not an "us thing;" so queer Latinas/os do not exist.
As difficult a task as it may seem we cannot remain silent. And when I say we, I am speaking in particular to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender people of color in every corner of the world.
We must begin to voice who we are so that we can prove that we have existed long before June Prides and Stonewall; that our movement is not a sexual revolution but a spiritual evolution that has been taking place for thousands of years.
Simply put… existimos.
Don't misunderstand me please. I understand why people choose to live in closets. I understand that people fear rejection, abuse, marginalization and even death. For GLBT POC's living in the United States, the battle is "uphill both ways" all of the time. For
most GLBT POC's living outside of this country it isn't a battle, it is a full-out war.
But what if we ALL came out? What if the closet doors swung opened? What if we stepped out of the darkness? Never have the words of a conference I participated in 1995 called Children from the Shadows (now True Colors) echoed so loudly in my life, "In the light of understanding… shadows disappear."
The message that I get from those who remain in the closet is that of shame, fear and isolation. And no community can evolve in that atmosphere. And while I respect those who live their lives in silence, I cannot defend your reason for remaining closeted (though I'd defend you with my life if need be).
If you don't come out… to the eyes of many, you don't exist.
The coming out of our very own Ricky Martin is something of amazing historical proportions (though I'm still waiting for my Shakira Etheridge –winks at Salma). The coming out of our Hermano Ricky gave the world more "light about us."
I want the world to look around and see that GLBT POC's are out in the world creating change and being visible. I don't want to have to google "Latina lesbians" to find out if they have existed (trust me I have and it ain't lindo'). If we emerged from our "armarios" we need not prove our existence but reaffirm it by celebrating the strength of our diversity and living our lives in light of our truths.
Let us ask ourselves Mr. Fullwood's question, "…can you prove that you exist?"
The light of our truth shines, "Sí!"
But we must break the culture of silence to shatter the culture of fear, hatred and ignorance that has made us appear invinsible so that we may embrace the light of our queertura.
~Sarahí Yajaira, 2011 ©
reflection: on purpose
June 23, 2011
we seem to have this concept that we are linear beings. that, life
needs to unfold a certain way. often times, we think that by the age of eighteen
we should be graduating from high school. go to college. make a career. find a mate. get
married. buy a house. have children. rear them. have them go through the same
"checklist," throw a couple of vacations in there. spend time with
family. have a retirement party. sell the house. move to a warmer place. enjoy
an old healthy age filled with grandkids and die (we hope peacefully).
how limited we become when we decide to look at ourselves in light
of this check list. and how sad when we begin to compare ourselves to others
and where they are in life.
i don't believe we are linear beings at all. and i refuse to
compare myself to anyone BUT myself because i will not disrespect my process or my
counterparts. take for example children who at the age of
five are beyond the "set kindergarten" level. parameters, that i believe, are set by a
system that limits our full potential. who are we to limit the growth of a
person based on their age? and conversely, who are we to push someone who takes
a little longer (for whatever reasons)? we cannot stifle the growth of an individual
any more than we can rush it. everyone has a pace in life: their pace. not to
be dictated by parameters because we are NOT linear beings.
we see it all the time. people who do not find their mate 'til
later in life. forty-year-olds, now getting married for the first time who
cannot have biological children because their bodies have turned a page. do we
tell them that they're late? that they should've done it earlier? how
disrespectful of us to even think that there is a set pace in life. that the
checklist needs to be done in "the order" or that it's even everyone's
if you want clarity of purpose in your life you compare yourself
to no one and you simply walk. because the point is to walk. not to stand idle
waiting for purpose to come to you. you make purpose every day for your SELF.
i am 33-years-old and i have no regrets. i have no idea when everything will "fall into place."
but i keep moving. setting small goals for my self. i have made and continue to
make significant contributions to social justice movements. my writing has
improved and i've been able to share my works in different places, including an
international opportunity that was one of the most rewarding experiences of my
life. i have been able to help family and friends. i have had the opportunity
to meet people who have changed my life forever. all the while continuing to
search for clarity of purpose.
i am exactly where i need to be.
i do not plan for tomorrow because it is not guaranteed. but today my direction is inward.
because it's the only way to an honest outward.
and if tomorrow blesses me with another day of life, then i will
have a checklist in the morning, fully aware that i may not even check anything
off of it because i was simply walking inward. and that has been my greatest
~Sarahí Yajaira, 2011 ©
1988 overture: heater music
June 17, 2011
clank. clank. clank.
clank. clank.
that was the sound
of the tenants
banging on the heater.
circa winter 1988
that was the cue
to let el super know
he needed to turn the heat on.
we'd start on the 6th floor
of that infamous tenement building.
our cousins picking up the beats
would follow.
and before you knew it,
building numbah' 218
was a puerto rican
carnegie hall.
we made music happen
without even noticing…
we were music.
on hallway floors
when you wanted
to know if your sneakers
were good
you'd step hard forward
if they squeaked
you had music at your feet
and we would dance.
we've been stomping
long before stomp stomped.
on empty buckets
flipped ovah'
making our own version
of timbales
we'd make music
out of cuicas
when we turned the dial
to get that big piece of gum
that had flavor for all of 47 seconds.
then we'd pop it in our mouf'
adding to the percussion
section of our orchestra
we were not beethoven's 5th
we were tito puente's 10th
and we were perfect.
1988 overture: heater music.
outside, the girls turning
double dutch
got feet jumping
to the beat
"ta. ta.
ta. ta.
ta. ta."
balls bouncing
on concrete
swish into hoops
with no nets
while titi's caldero
gets hit from el cucharon.
even the smell of her cooking
makes music here.
this is el barrio.
in the city that never sleeps,
we are the day dream.
a song like no other,
a genre yet to be named.
we are
el barrio's most beautiful
~Sarahí Yajaira, 2011 ©
June 2, 2011
quisiera juntar
los mares
que me separan
de tus abrazos
de tus besos
de tu cariño.
quisiera que el mundo
deveras fuese "tan pequeño"
que te de vueltas hacia mi.
quisiera que la vida
acorte la distancia
entre tu pecho
y mi cabeza.
quisiera que las millas
que nos separan
fuesen tus besos
que me reparan.
daria lo que no tengo
por sentir el calor de mi tierra
el amor de mi familia
no solo en mi corazon
mas aun,
en carne y hueso.
~Sarahí Yajaira, 2011 ©
para la familia Almonte-Blanco y mi querida Kiskeya (esa sucursal del cielo).


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Narrative of the Discoveries on the North Coast of America, effected by the Officers of the Hudson's Bay Company, during the years 1836—39/Chapter IV
Having, with Chief Factor Smith's kind and liberal assistance, satisfactorily completed every arrangement, the expedition took its departure, on the evening of Thursday the 1st of June, from Fort Chipewyan, under a salute, which we returned with three hearty cheers. As soon as the first shade of regret at parting from so sincere a friend had passed away, we warmly congratulated each other on being at length fairly embarked in the interesting service of discovery. Our hopes of achieving what far more distinguished names had left undone were high, and we may be pardoned if we exulted in the flattering prospect. Traversing the western extremity of the Athabasca Lake, we entered Rocky River, its principal outlet, and encamped. We formed a small but happy party; and as our white tents glittered in the rays of the sun, now declining to the horizon after his long diurnal course, with the broad river running in front, and around us the green woods, the view was pleasing, if not picturesque.
The succeeding morning broke sweetly, and we were on the water at 3 o'clock. The day proved sultry, but a gentle northerly breeze occasionally freshened the air, and the men rowed with energy. Passing the confluence of the noble Peace River, we entered the augmented volume of the Great Slave River, which we descended for upwards of thirty miles, and encamped. It thundered and rained a little in the evening. We could not help being struck with the rapid advance of vegetation, now that we were beyond the chilling influence of the lake. Here the bright green of the poplar and willow blended with and lightened the deeper and more durable verdure of the pine.
On the 3rd we were favoured with a fine breeze on the quarter, and our craft shot swiftly down the wide stream for nearly forty miles; when, coming to a rapid, we lowered sail, and ran it in excellent style. The Cassette Portage soon followed, and at its north end we encamped early; a heavy rain falling, which continued throughout the night. In the afternoon we saw some Indians, from whom we obtained an acceptable supply of fresh moose meat.
4th.—We were involved all day among portages and rapids; the river rushing impetuously, in numerous channels, among rocky wooded islands, with a breadth of from one to two miles. Many patches of snow still adhered to the river banks. We encamped on the Mountain Portage.
A considerable part of the 6th was occupied by the Pelican Portage, and that of The Drowned. The desert-bird frequents the first in prodigious numbers; and the rocky islands, a mile out in the stream, were crowded with their white ranks reposing after their morning's fishing. After passing these turbulent barriers, we descended the now tranquil river for about five leagues, and found our hunters (who had been despatched two days a-head), with a large camp of other Chipewyans, squatted, like so many beavers, in their lodges on the muddy banks of the Salt River. We chose our station in the neighbouring woods.
On the morning of the 6th I mustered in the camp three of the largest canoes, and ascended Salt River, in order to procure a supply of its most useful production, and to view the beautiful plain represented with so much spirit by Back's able pencil. The distance to the opening of the plain exceeds twenty miles, following the tortuous course of the stream, which is shallow, and, as we advanced, became salt as brine. We had not the good fortune to fall in with buffaloes, though their tracks, and those of moose and bears, were numerous; but consoled ourselves in an attack upon the wild fowl attracted hither by the briny waters. There were swans; Canada and laughing geese; several species of ducks, the most remarkable of which were the beautiful light blue; and a very small but splendidly variegated teal, so tame as almost to allow itself to be caught with the hand. We had not to search long for salt: a single mound on the plain furnished us with thirty bags of the finest quality, and seemed undiminished by the removal of a quantity sufficient for our own wants, and for the supply of the Athabasca and Mackenzie River districts. A mountain, which terminates the plain at the distance of four or five miles, glistened as if incrusted with the same pure white substance. From the hill-sides gush delicious springs of fresh water. Having finished our work, we bivouacked and feasted under as lovely an evening sky as fancy could paint. A sudden gust of wind, which bent the tall pines and poplars like wands, cleared off the musquitoes; and we enjoyed a few hours of refreshing rest in the soft twilight, for there was no longer any night in these regions.
We returned to the boats the following day at noon. The interval had been employed by the carpenter in re-caulking the seams opened by the frost and heat, which rendered them perfectly tight during the remainder of the voyage. As soon as this operation was completed, we re-embarked, and descended Slave River for twenty miles.
The 8th was fine, but a fresh north-west wind much retarded our progress; and, though we were on the water fourteen hours, we advanced little more than forty miles. The Indian flotilla came up to us while ashore breakfasting. They had two large beavers on board, just killed, and a little cub, which they picked up as it was helplessly carried down by the stream. We encamped at Stony Point, which was strewed with fragments of gypsum. Our journey next day was precisely similar. Though travelling directly northward, the warm limestone bed over which the river flows nourished an advanced vegetation. We several times put ashore, and availing ourselves of the willowy covert, here in full leaf, shot a number of geese that were basking on the sunny beach. We halted at a late hour below the channel called Rivière à Jean.
Following the principal mouth of the river, on the morning of the 10th we entered Great Slave Lake. Every eye was directed across that inland sea, and great was our mortification when, with the glass, we discerned an unbroken line of ice embracing the land beyond Moose-deer Island. We advanced to the edge of that unwelcome barrier; but it was firm and immoveable, threatening us with a long detention. Turning within the islands, a portage, performed with the aid of canoes, brought our provisions and other property, in the course of the day, to Fort Resolution; the boats crossing the shallows light.
From the 10th to the 21st of June the ice kept us prisoners at Fort Resolution, occasionally retreating a mile or two, as if to tantalize us, then closing and driving the fishermen and their nets ashore.
On the 12th we indulged our people with a dance, though the constant daylight was rather unfavourable to the dark complexions of the ladies. It was concluded by a general supper, at which tea was the beverage, all intoxicating liquors being, as already noticed, excluded from this sober land.
The 13th was marked by a thunderstorm of a terrible violence, unusual in these high latitudes; to which succeeded a week of beautiful weather. The games and sports of the people without the gates were generally at their height at midnight, when the coolness of the atmosphere incited to exertion. At every shout the echoes ran along the floating ice in the bay, passing from one fragment to another, and producing a succession of sounds, that became gradually softer and fainter, till they seemed to mingle with the horizon. The mirage, too, exhibited some curious appearances. Mr. Dease vaccinated all the young people, Indian or half-breed, at the place; a benefit already conferred on the whole concourse of natives at Fort Chipewyan. Several sets of azimuths made the variation here 37° 16′ 30″ E. The variation found by Back, in 1833, was 37° 20′ and by Franklin, in 1825, 29° 16′ 9″ E. For the last four years, then, the quantity would seem to have remained nearly stationary, but from 1825 to 1833 to have increased annually one degree; while at Fort Chipewyan, as formerly stated, the annual increase, since 1825, has only been about three minutes. Local attraction and difference of instruments have probably a share in these discrepancies, which might otherwise throw some light upon the motion of the magnetic pole. In this manner was the delay beguiled; but our main object languished, and many an anxious glance was directed to the ice, which a southerly breeze at length wafted outwards on the morning of the 21st. We now embarked in the Goliah all the dogs I had brought with me from Bed River, which, with some additions, numbered twenty-one, the complement of seven sledges, and proved most unruly passengers.
We set sail in the forenoon of the 21st, having despatched our hunters along shore two or three days before. The day was delightful, the wind light; and we had advanced about forty miles, when we found the Indians encamped on a point close to the fixed ice, and with them we put up late in the evening. A westerly wind opened a passage for us during the night. After pulling against it for a few hours, and forcing our way in many places through the loose ice, we landed to breakfast in Sulphur Cove. The springs here are well worthy of inspection. They are large, clear, and leave a deep sulphureous deposit wherever their waters run, as well as in the fountains themselves. The wind blew strongly now; and our Indian companions, having to repair their canoes, had not come up. They at last made their appearance; and, the breeze falling, we started at 6 p. m. and proceeded all night.
At 5 in the morning of the 23rd we made Hay River, and, the ice being jammed to the shore close beyond it, we halted for the remainder of the day. A net set across the stream supplied us with a number of dory and inconnu, while its banks furnished wild onions in abundance.
On the 24th we found the ice in many places still wedged-in to the land, and, though we pushed through it with unabated energy all day, it was midnight when we reached the head of the great river Mackenzie, where we encamped.
Sunday, 25th.—After rowing against a strong contrary wind, to very little purpose, all the morning, we caught sight of the Fort Simpson boats ascending the current under sail. We immediately landed on a small island, and spent the rest of the day with our esteemed friend Chief Trader M'Pherson. There were several arrangements to concert with that gentleman touching the expedition; which done, he resumed his route to Portage la Loche about midnight, and we remained wind-bound on our islet. We afterwards learned that he experienced quite as much difficulty as ourselves in making his way through the ice of Great Slave Lake.
The gale moderating on the 26th, we took our departure in the afternoon. After a couple of hours' tough pulling, during which we shipped some water, and were assailed by several heavy squalls with rain, the wind came round upon our starboard bow. Setting sail,—for the boats stood well within four points,—we made tolerable progress till 10 p. m., when we put ashore for supper, and to wait for our Indian squadron, now left far behind. The richness of the foliage on the banks of the Mackenzie, after issuing from the inhospitable climate of Great Slave Lake, was refreshing to the eye; but the musquitoes acted as a check upon our admiration, and we were glad to re-embark before midnight.
The weather was now beautiful; a light cool breeze played upon the water; our men were in high spirits, and lightened the labours of the oar with the enlivening strains of the Canadian voyageur songs. Soon after 2 a. m., just as the sun emerged in glory from his short rest, "firing the high tops of the eastern pines," we approached the first camp we had yet seen of the Dog-rib Indians. They came out in their curiously-shaped canoes to welcome us ashore, their animated gestures and sparkling eyes testifying the pleasure they derived from the meeting. Their tents were pitched on a pretty point, just within the margin of the green wood, where we held an hour's talk with these kind inoffensive people. I noticed some fine faces among the younger men; and the women, though not so good-looking, have an affectionate and pleasing address. They all, down to the very children, expressed their thanks by the French abbreyiation, "merci," for the various articles presented to them; a most agreeable contrast to the sullen indifference of the Chipewyans. Our hunters not making their appearance, we engaged one or two of the most active youths to escort them to Fort Simpson, and pursued our way.
Several more Dog-ribs were passed during the day; and at 10 p. m. we landed at one of their huts, placed on an island near the site of the ill-fated Livingstone's establishment, who, with most of his crew, was massacred by the Esquimaux, many years ago, on his attempting to open a trade with them. The children and dogs were huddled together asleep when we arrived, and formed rather a queer group. We continued our route at 11, and, having rowed for an hour, lashed the boats together, and resigned them to the guidance of the wide deep stream.
When we awoke on the 28th, we found that we had drifted three or four leagues with the current. The morning sun shone brilliantly, tinging the broad waters and the wood-crowned cliffs with golden hues. The verdure on the banks was luxuriant, and, viewed in that glowing light, the scenery produced a very imposing effect. A fine breeze bore us swiftly down the stream, and, crossing the mouth of the picturesque River of the Mountains, we reached Fort Simpson.
Our hunters cast up in the forenoon of the 29th. They had stove one of their canoes, had narrowly escaped foundering in the attempt to follow us near the shore in the boisterous weather of the 26th, and were much fatigued. The fields here looked well, but the young barley had a troublesome enemy in the passenger pigeons. Except one in Salt River, we saw none of these graceful birds elsewhere throughout our journey. The wild rose and a variety of flowers ornamented the woods. From two meridional observations, the latitude of this establishment is 61° 51′ 25″ N.; the variation of the compass 37° 10′ E.; and, at a subsequent period, the longitude, 121° 25′ 15″ W. was obtained from a number of lunar distances. The latitude deduced by Sir John Franklin, in 1825, from the dead reckoning, was 62° 11′, being nearly twenty miles too far to the north; an error easily accounted for by the difficulty of making a just allowance for the strength of an unequal current. The temperature in the shade at noon was 62°. We had some blacksmith-work to get executed, provisions and sledges to take on boards and other matters to arrange, which occupied the time till sunset, when we set our sails to a light southerly breeze. At no great distance we passed a conflagration of the woods on the river bank, which at one moment threw a long reflected beam of light across the water, and, the next, broke into a thousand quivering flashes on the curling eddies.
At 2 o'clock the following morning we came in view of a branch of the great Rocky Mountain chain. The day was lovely, and I fed my eyes with gazing on scenery so novel and romantic, that forcibly recalled to mind my native highlands. At noon we passed within a few miles of the mountains, where they cause the river to change its course from west to north. Their summits were still streaked with snow, but on the face of the cliffs we distinctly perceived the stratification noticed by Sir John Franklin. At midnight the men took in their oars, and we drifted down the stream.
July 1.—When our labours were resumed at 5 o'clock, we found ourselves at the foot of "the hill by the river side" ascended by that dauntless traveller, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, in July 1789. A camp of Dog-ribs stood on the opposite bank: they were much alarmed, and were taking to flight, when we called out to them who we were, upon which they instantly turned their canoes towards us. They were in dread, they said, of the Mountain Indians, and did not know what to make of our noiseless approach. We treated them to their favourite luxury, tobacco, and fell in with many more of them during the day. At 10 p. m. we reached Fort Norman, having travelled two hundred and fifty miles in exactly forty-eight hours.
At this northerly spot, situated in lat. 64° 40′, a small quantity of green barley, and of potatoes, almost as big as pigeon eggs, is now annually raised. I was afterwards surprised to find this vain attempt to vanquish nature made even at Fort Good Hope, with turnips and radishes. Next day our hunters cast up about noon. We hired three Dog-ribs to guide and complete the crew of the luggage-boat to Dease River, at the north-eastern extremity of Great Bear Lake, where our winter quarters were to be established. John Hitch, our boat-builder, was intrusted with the execution of this most important duty, assisted by John Norquay and Laurent Cartier, fishermen, and François Framond, a rough carpenter. Ritch's instructions were, to erect the necessary buildings on a very small scale, agreeably to a plan drawn by me, to establish a fishery in the best situation he could discover, and to keep our Chipewyan hunters and the native Indians employed in collecting the meat of the reindeer and musk-ox against our return from the coast. From the trading goods we selected such articles as we considered most suitable for presents to the Esquimaux; the rest, together with a small surplus of provisions, was to be deposited at our new establishment. The stock of provisions appropriated to our coasting voyage, and the long retreat from the mouth of the Mackenzie to winter quarters, was thirty bags of pemican, each weighing ninety pounds, and ten hundred-weight of Red River flour. This was an ample allowance for the whole season of open water; and we found that the union of flour with the pemican produced a saving of one-third in the consumption. Three pounds of pemican alone form a man's daily ration; but, though the food is highly nourishing, it soon becomes distasteful and cloying. With the flour it makes an excellent, and not unpalatable, soup, or rather "bergoo," which formed our own sustenance, as well as the men's, and was relished by all. These victuals were used by the crews without any restriction; and it was ascertained, at the end of the voyage, that the average daily consumption had been exactly two pounds per man. Our crews for the sea were composed of the following individuals:—
|James M'Kay,
|Greorge Sinclair,
|François Felix,
|Pierre Morin,
|George Flett,
|Orkney sailor.
|Charles Begg,
|William McDonald,
|Hector Morrison,
|John M'Key,
|Canadian Highlander.
|Peter Taylor,
|Francois Boucher,
Half-breed lads, fifteen or sixteen years of age.
|Ferdinand Wentzel,
Everything being thus settled, we all took pur departure together at sunset.
After a splendid trial at the oar, which served to shew the superiority of the little sea-boats, we came in view of Bear Lake River, at 3 o'clock on the morning of the 3rd. We landed a short distance above it, where Ritch embarked a supply of unctuous earth to whitewash our intended residence, and he was directed to pro- cure some black chalk near Port Franklin. Wood-coal was in a state of combustion for several miles on both sides of the Mackenzie, and these natural fires seem to have spread considerably since last described by Dr. Richardson. The jets of smoke, issuing in many places from the perpendicular face of the clayey cliff presented a singular spectacle. The combustion had in many places scorched the layers of unctuous earth that interstratify the coal formation, and turned their surface to a lively red colour. After spending some time ashore in the exami- nation of these curious phenomena, we parted from our comrades with three hearty huzzas, displaying the British ensigns as we launched into the broad, swift stream. On either hand rose the Rocky Mountains and the Eastern Hills, now shadowed by floating clouds, now reflecting from their snowy peaks the dazzling sunshine. The scene was to me enchanting, and its excitement was increased by our rapid descent of the river. We saw a few Indians during the day, from whom we procured some of the fish called Back's grayling, the "wing-like fin" of the Esquimaux. Our progress was continued, as usual, all night.
Early the following morning, a light breeze filled our sails for a while, but soon died away. We breakfasted on the curious madrepore rocks above "the Rapid," which we descended at noon. In the evening we spoke a large camp of Hare Indians, who were fishing in the eddies along The Ramparts. That singular defile is well named; but its only garrison consisted of a legion of swallows that nestle in the summits of its rocky precipices. These now echoed with the shouts of the natives, who followed us, with their whole pigmy fleet, to Fort Good Hope, which we reached between 8 and 9 o'clock, and were joyfully welcomed by Mr. Bell, who is son-in-law to Mr. Dease.
The establishment is now placed on the right bank of the river, opposite the upper Manitoo Island, where it stood for several years. The new situation is elevated; a precaution rendered necessary by the entire destruction, in June, 1836, of the former post, at the disruption of the ice, which rushed down with such overwhelming force as to sweep almost completely over the island, though several miles in extent, cutting, down the timber, like grass before the scythe, and burying the place under two fathoms water. The terrified residents took to their boat, and escaped, almost miraculously, into a small lake in the centre of the island. There the ruins of the overthrown wood averted the fury of the inundation; and in this place of refuge they remained, with the ice tossed up in huge fragments, forming a gigantic wall around them, till the danger was past. We found here five Loucheux, from whom we learned the distressing fact, that three of their tribe had been killed, and a fourth desperately wounded, by the Esquimaux in the preceding month. This unhappy quarrel precluded the prosecution of a design, which we had formed, of taking two of the Loucheux with us to the coast as substitutes for Esquimaux interpreters; although the men who had been applied to by Mr. Bell were desirous of accompauying us at all risks. These people are distinguished from every other Indian tribe with which we are acquainted by the frankness and candour of their demeanour. Their bold countenances give expression to their filings, and a bloody intent with them lurks not under a smile. Among the aborigines of North America, the Loucheux alone have never imbrued their hands in the blood of the whites. They amused us during the night with their dances, which abound in extravagant gestures, and demand violent exertion. The Hare Indians afterwards exhibited theirs, in which many of the younger women joined; whilst the old ones got up a crying-match, at a little distance, for some relative whom they had recently lost.
On the 5th, we had a conference with the Loucheux, in which we declined their reiterated offers to send two, or more, of their number with us along the sea-coast, assigning the late murders as the cause of this resolution. At the same time we laboured to dissuade them from their plans of retaliation and revenge. They expressed their sorrow at our determination to expose the lives of so small a party among such a treacherous people as the Esquimaux; earnestly cautioned us to be on our guard in every meeting with these perfidious savages, especially in the act of embarking, the moment they usually select for an attack; and declared, that if the latter injured us—whom, in common with all the whites, they regarded as their fathers and friends,—the whole tribe would combine to exact a terrible vengeance. To this comfortable assurance we replied, that we ourselves entertained no apprehensions, and therefore enjoined them to banish all useless fears on our account. It is but justice to the Esquimaux to state, that, from our inquiries, the Loucheux appear to have drawn the above chastisement upon themselves. For several years they had exacted, and received, a gift, as "blood-money," from the former, on account of a Loucheux whom they asserted to have died of his wounds in an old encounter. On this last occasion three of the Loucheux repeated the annual demand, with which the Esquimaux were about to comply, when imfortunately the very man, so long re- ported dead, made his appearance. On this, the Esquimaux, after reviling the Loucheux for their falsehood and extortion, fell upon them; and, of the four, one only escaped, wounded, by flying to the woods. The traders have long been at great pains to effect a permanent reconciliation between these hereditary enemies. For this purpose, in 1817, and again in 1819, Mr. Dease gave considerable presents to the Loucheux chief to negotiate a peace, which lasted for several years.
We waited to obtain some observations, which gave the lat. 66° 16′ N., variation 44° 12′ 3″ E. The temperature of the air was 72°. We then took our final departure for the ocean, and soon crossed the Arctic circle. At 9 p.m. we put ashore for supper, and at 10 re-embarked.
The weather on the 6th was still warmer, the thermometer in the shade standing at 77° and rising 30° higher when exposed to the sun in the boat. The majestic river and its high banks were steeped in a flood of light, and, except the diminutive size of the wood, there was nothing in the landscape to suggest the thought that we had penetrated so far into the regions of the north. At 5 p. m. we reached the spot where Fort Good Hope stood during Sir John Franklin's last expedition, and landed to obtain the variation; after which we pursued our route throughout the night. On the 7th the stunted woods were in several places on fire. The river banks were lined with straggling huts of the Loucheux, formed of green branches. The inhabitants of these primitive dwellings came off in numbers, in their canoes, to visit us, and loud were their vociferations as we came successively in sight of their little camps. The aged hobbled after us along the beach, the women whined and simpered after their most attractive fashion, and the children, "in puris naturalibus," crowded round our gaily painted boats to see the wonders they contained. Wherever we landed, logs were instantly carried to the water's edge, to enable us to step ashore dry-shod. A small present of tobacco to each of the men, with a few beads or needles distributed among the women and children, satisfied their modest desires; and, for a trifling remuneration, they supplied us with as much fresh and half-dried fish as we chose to take on board. We remarked among them some knives and buttons, apparently of Russian manufacture, obtained from the Esquimaux during their intervals of amicable intercourse. The deer-skin jackets of the men have long flaps behind, reaching almost to the ground, and shaped like a beaver's tail. Like their neighbours of the sea, both sexes wear breeches; a distinctive costume from that of the other northern tribes. In the afternoon we passed through "the Narrows," where the Loucheux chief was encamped, like a brave general protecting his frontier. We had given a passage from Fort Good Hope to one of his young men, who seemed to consider himself as not a little honoured by our attentions; and he now explained to the chief our intention not to take any of his people to the coast. Yet such was their confidence in or regard for us, that several again volunteered their services. After thanking them, and acknowledging their kindness by some small gifts, we re-embarked. We had provided ourselves with an Esquimaux vocabulary, which we hoped would serve our purpose in our intercourse with that singular race; but, to guard more effectually against danger, we now issued to each of the men a gun and ammunition, to be used only at our express command. We supped at Point Separation; and, as we passed the mouth of Peel River, had the satisfaction, new to most of the party, of beholding the sun at midnight, more than his own diameter elevated above the horizon.
Just as our people were almost exhausted with rowing and the merciless assaults of the musquitoes, a gentle northerly breeze sprang up in the forenoon of the 8th, and for a while cleared the air of our tormentors. We saw, in the course of the morning, two reindeer, and a female moose followed by her fawns, but very few wild fowl. Several fine views of the Rocky Mountains opened as we passed down the vdnding western channel. Landing in the evening on an islet in an expansion of the stream, we found a câche of dried fish, wooden sledges shod with bone, reindeer horns, and other articles left by the Esquimaux. We disturbed nothing, but appended to the stage a few trinkets, with a hieroglyphical letter carved on bark, intimating that the donors were white men, in two boats, on their way to the western sea. After supping we resumed our nocturnal route.
On the morning of Sunday the 9th, a strong southerly wind very opportunely arose, before which we made rapid progress, keeping always to the extreme left, in a narrow serpentine channel washing the foot of the mountains. About 8 a. m., on turning a sharp point, we came suddenly upon an Esquimaux oomiak, containing four women and a couple of dogs. The ladies, throwing off their coverings, leaped ashore, and fled through the willows with the utmost precipitation. We did not land, but passed on under full sail. Finding that there was still no appearance of the sea, we concluded from this circumstance, and from the greater distance to which the spruce-trees extended,[3] that we were now following a more westerly branch of the river than that by which Sir John Franklin descended. At 10 o'clock we landed to breakfast, and to examine the circumjacent country. It embraced rich and extensive meadows, enamelled with flowers, intersected by the river channels, and covered with deserted wooden huts of the Esquimaux. This open tract seems much frequented in summer by moose and reindeer. One of the former appeared at no great distance on an island, and, after scanning us for an instant, trotted off at a great rate. Scarcely had we made these remarks, when we perceived a single kayak gliding down the stream. Its conductor, after indulging for a while in noise and gesticulation, landed on the opposite bank, laid his canoe on the beach, pulled off his boots and habiliments, and seemed inclined for a run. But on our shouting the well-known "teyma," and hoisting a flag, he changed his mind, and, resuming his deer-skin shirt, paddled fearlessly across. He was a good-looking, athletic, middle-aged man, and soon gave us to understand, by words helped out by signs, that he was the chief who interfered to stop the plunder of Sir John Franklin's party by his countrymen at Pillage Point. He likewise told us that it was his wives who, terrified by our sudden appearance, abandoned the oomiak, which was laden with reindeer meat. We presented our new friend with an axe, a knife, and several other articles, besides a liberal share of our repast. But, notwithstanding our generosity, he was immediately after detected in the act of concealing, in the breast of his dress, a knife and fork, having previously secreted a tin dish among the willows, where on a search it was discovered. He laughed at all this as a good joke; and, when we re-embarked, he did the same, declaring his resolution to accompany us, and protect us from his ill-disposed brethren at the mouth of the river. He persisted in his intention for some time, holding on by one of the boats, till the breeze freshening, and his canoe being almost run under, we cast him off. Even then so swiftly did he propel the light skin vessel with his broad two-bladed paddle, that we should scarcely have dropped him, had not a goose with her young brood upon the bank attracted his notice. We saw him no more. At 4 p. m. the Arctic Ocean burst into view. We saluted it with joyous cheers, and, immediately landing, found ourselves at the bottom of Shoal-water Bay, the western point of Tent Island bearing N. 16° E. (true), distant about six miles. This then was that western channel which the Esquimaux messengers exhorted Sir John Franklin to ascend in August 1826, to escape the pursuit of the Mountain Indians. It is certainly preferable to the one he followed, as we nowhere found less than five feet water; and, steering straight out through the bay, there was a depth of fully three feet. Upon the point stood several old winter habitations of the Esquimaux; and, directing our glasses to Tent Island, we descried their summer camp. We halted for an hour, during which the variation 49° 22′ E. was obtained, the thermometer indicating 78°; and then stood out to sea.

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Garlic and rosemary focaccia
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ServingsServes 1 - 1 Bread
Deliciously simple and tasty traditional Italian bread that makes the perfect accompaniment to all pastas and salads.
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- 250g strong white bread flour
- 1 sachet fast acting yeast
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp caster sugar
- 150ml olive oil
- 150ml tepid water
- 1 sprig of rosemary
- 2 cloves of garlic
- Flakes of salt to garnish
- Olives or sundried tomatoes to garnish if desired.
- Add all the dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl taking care not to let the salt and yeast touch.
- Add 2 teaspoons of the olive oil and slowly mix in the tepid water, adding a little at a time and incorporating by hand as you do so until all the dry ingredients are mixed to make a dough. You may need all the water, slightly more or less, depending on the make of flour you use so add a little at a time until you have a sticky but not runny dough. The ideal consistency should stick to your fingers whils still forming a ball shape.
- Turn the dough out on to a floured surface and knead for a good five minutes, making sure to work out any lumps or bumps. Add more flour if dough is still too sticky to knead.
- When is kneaded into a firm ball, place in bowl covered with a clean tea towel and leave to prove (rise) in a warm place until dough has doubled in size (about 2 hours). An airing cupboard is ideal. Make sure th bowl is large enoug for the dough to double in size!
- In a saucepan mix the crushed garlic, rosemary sprig (leaving a few leaves to garnish) and olive oil. Bring to the boil and then turn off the heat immediately and set aside until later, leaving the flavours to infuse.
- When the dough has doubled in size, turn out on to a floured surface, knead briefly and turn out into a well greased or lined flat shallow roasting tray, or flan dish. Ideally a flat roasting tray around 20cmx30cm is ideal but this works well in round dishes, so long as it is not too deep. Make sure to push and shape the bread the fit the dish and work into the corners.
- Then with your fingers push craters all over the dough so the surface is lumpy and bumpy.
- Brush all over the dough with the infused oil, getting into all the crevices, nooks and crannies. Be generous with the oil as it will give the bread the rich flavours and aromas.
- Leave the dough for another's half hour until risen to almost twice the size again. In the meantime preheat an oven to 180 degrees.
- After half an hour, sprinkle flakes of sea salt over the dough, and add any olives or sundried tomatoes as desired. Cook the bread in the middle of the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Serve immediately.


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We went to the Wild Animal Park today for a playdate and had a lot of fun with our friends!
Gabe curled up in the egg. I think he was trying to sleep.
Oh my! These birds go nuts when people walk in with nectar.
I had one on my head, one on my shoulder, and three on my arm.


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Pregnancy is such a miracle. It's incredible that my body can build a whole other human being! When I got married, my biggest fear was that I wouldn't be able to get pregnant. I worried quite a bit about possibly being infertile and I had a few reasons to worry. My Doctor was uncertain if I'd be able to get pregnant and that worried me immensely. So much so that when we tried to get pregnant with our first child it was six months of trying, with no results when we finally took a break because I had to have a cyst removed from my ovary. When I was recovering and we were no longer trying, that's when I got pregnant.
I firmly believe that it was because I was no longer stressed out about the possibility of not being able to get pregnant. My mind was turned off and I wasn't actively worrying about trying to get pregnant. I never thought I was stressed about it but obviously I was wreaking havoc on my body with my worries and once those were set aside, BOOM! I got pregnant with my daughter Danika!
So what can you do to prepare your body for pregnancy? Whether it's your first or your fourth baby, there are things you can do to prepare your body for pregnancy and be at your most optimal state in order to achieve that positive pregnancy test! Take my tips, after four babies I know what I'm doing! 🙂
- Eat healthy and take care of YOU. Your body needs to be at a healthy state in order to create new life. Eating healthy, sleeping 8 hours a night and exercising all contribute to your overall health and will put your body in a healthy state, ready for pregnancy.
- Take prenatal vitamins. Yes, you should be taking prenatal vitamins BEFORE you get pregnant because you will actually be pregnant before you ever get that positive test result. Babies need folic acid for proper development and this is especially important in the first trimester. Start taking those prenatal vitamins when you begin trying to conceive.
- Don't forget to have your partner prepare for pregnancy too! This is a 50/50 deal! The male factor is responsible in up to 50% of couples who are experiencing infertility. Smoking, drinking, drugs, stress, poor nutrition, and lack of exercise can all contribute to poor sperm quality so be sure that your husband is also taking good care of his body and his health.
- Just like a woman can take supplements for optimal health, men can take supplements for optimal sperm health. Taking Proxeed Plus can support male reproductive health and sperm quality by providing the nutrients needed for developing sperm. Proxeed Plus is a potent prenatal male fertility supplement that targets specific metabolic functions involved in sperm metabolism and is easy to take. Take twice-a-day by adding the packets of powder (that dissolve easily) into water, juice, fruit smoothies/shakes or other cold beverages. You can find Proxeed Plus online.
- RELAX! It's so important that you relax and you don't stress over getting pregnant. It affects you and your ability to get pregnant more than you might imagine.
- Optimal positioning. Help the sperm get to the egg by placing a pillow under your hips so your pelvis tilts back after intercourse. Remain in this position for 15 minutes to ensure that the sperm can swim to the egg and have a better chance of reaching it.
- Track your ovulation cycles. There are only a couple days a month when you can even get pregnant! You need to know when those days are in order to time your intercourse correctly and fertilize that egg! I found the easiest and cheapest way to track when I was ovulating was to use an ovulation microscope like this one (that is the actual one I used personally). It takes a sample of your saliva each morning and you can easily see when you are beginning to ovulate, ovulating and ending ovulation. It is really handy and can be used over and over again unlike the expensive pee on a stick type of ovulation tests.
- Have fun! "Getting pregnant sex" can turn robotic in a hurry. Don't forget to have fun and relax. I can't stress enough that you need to relax and just let nature take its course.
- Reproductive endocrinologist and fertility expert Dr. Michael J. Heard addresses some common conception myths in this quick video (check out his whole series!):
The reward is amazing and so, totally worth all the effort to get pregnant! Once that newborn arrives, soak it all in because it will FLY by in a hurry! My youngest is already 9 months old and I miss the days of snuggling my newborn already! I tried my best to soak it all in but no matter how we try, those days go by in a blur. Soak them in and enjoy it all!
Are you trying to conceive? What tips did you use to get pregnant?
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Micro-finance institutions in Kenya are stepping up efforts to entice new customers by reducing loan approval process, which normally takes two weeks.
Consequently, a tripartite partnership between Micro-finance firm Real People, HP and Orange Telkom – Kenya, will now see Real People customers receive their loans in a record six hours.
This has been made possible through acquisition of a KES 100mn computer aided application where loan application and disbursement process will be done on an on-line platform.
Under the arrangement, Real People will use Hewlett Packard (HP) tablets to capture loan application details of borrowers, while Orange Telkom – Kenya will provide internet connectivity for capturing data.
"The launch is in line with the company's focus to improve customer experience and becoming the most preferred micro-finance institution in the region," said Real People Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Ohonde.
Mr. Ohonde said through the innovative platform, borrowers will be able to check loan balances and track loan application processes via SMS.
The HP Kenya managing director, Charles Kuria said is the first time a tablet is being deployed on a large scale by an organisation in Africa."
"All our relationship officers, will be issued with the customized tablets, which they will use to capture data and upload all necessary documents to begin the approval process" said Mr. Ohonde.
Kenya is ranked among African countries enjoying a buoyant micro-finance sector, credited for fueling a fast expanding middle class that is embracing technology.
Telecommunication companies have taken the cue and are coming up with products to satisfy this desire.
Orange Telkom – Kenya Chief Business Market Officer, Mireille Helou hailed the partnership, saying it was in line with their long term strategy to facilitation and provide quality Internet connectivity and Internet related solutions to power an online economy.
"The business has undertaken a wider transformative exercise that now allows us to introduce solutions that will enhance customer satisfaction and better support their businesses. We also see these new solutions being a boon to a myriad of organisations and institutions as well as start ups," said Ms. Helou.
The enhanced loan processing platform will compliment other existing products such as 'Real Flexi Loan' where customers have the liberty to access loan amounts to their preference, staggered in bits according to the needs of the customer.
Real People is currently the largest micro finance institution in Kenya, in terms of the loan book with a small and micro enterprise client database of 15,000 and loan disbursements of up to KES 6bn. The company recently embarked on an aggressive expansion plan in East Africa and has so far set up 10 branches and seven desk offices in Kenya.


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Carolina Style Chorus committed to bringing musical joy
Special to the O-N-E
Conover- Carolina Style Chorus, a women's 4 part a cappella singing organization based in Conover, has completed phase two of their commitment to bring musical joy to those confined to long-term care at Abernethy Laurels, Newton.
In 2015 Dolores Mueller, Public Relations Coordinator, attended a screening at Lenoir Rhyne University of the award winning documentary "Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory". She was so moved by the movie, she approached her local chorus with the idea to undertake a project to bring the first in Catawba County Music & Memory program to Abernethy Laurels. The initial project was funded by a grant from the United Arts Council of Catawba County along with matching funds raised from the community and an additional grant from the North Carolina Community Foundation. The monies raised provided 50 residents of the long-term care unit with iPods, headsets and iTunes credit to provide personalized playlists of music.
Music & Memory is an international non-profit which recognizes the proven effectiveness that music has on those dealing with dementia and Alzheimer's. The key is discovering, through interviewing the recipient and/or their family members, what music was meaningful to them in their youth and throughout their lives. After being exposed to their favorite music, residents are often more balanced, in a better mood, more cooperative and happy. Some residents who are normally unresponsive start to sing along, communicate and even dance when listening to their playlist.
This past year, Ms Mueller wrote a second grant to expand the number of residents participating in the program at Abernethy. The grant allowed Carolina Style Chorus to add 15 more sets of equipment for additional participants at Abernethy.
Ms Mueller encourages all who have a family member you are the caregiver to or friend who has been diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's to consider using the techniques of the Music & Memory program in their home. All one needs is access to the person's favorite music and a way to amplify it, either with an MP3 player, iPod or a stereo system headset. You can access resources on line on building a playlist for your loved one or friend and other valuable information at www.musicandmemory.org.
This project was supported by the United Arts Council of Catawba County through the North Carolina Arts Council, with funding from the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Carolina Style Chorus would like to thank the Arts Council for making their project a reality.
For more info: Dolores Mueller, 704-325-3247? firstname.lastname@example.com
Carolina Style Chorus www.carolinastylechorus.org


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Today I am interviewing Rodney D. Robertson: Author, Life Coach, Pastor, and Motivational Speaker. He has released his fifth book Speak To It and is here to tell us about it, as well as his writing journey.
Please give him a "Kickin' It With KeKe" welcome!!!! *Applause*
First, I would like to thank you for joining us today Rodney. It is always a pleasure featuring you on my blog. I want to say how extremely proud I am of you. We have known each other for a long time, growing up and attending school together. You are still the same kindhearted, straight forward and perfect gentleman you were then, today. I admired you then and admire you still. It's refreshing to see people we know, follow their dreams and watch them manifest. You will always have my love and support, Bro. *I call him Bro because he was and still is the older brother I never had growing up. He was all up in my business y'all. LOL*
Let's get started, shall we.
Tell us about Rodney Robertson the Author.
How long have you been writing?
I have been writing for 11 years.
Who are your target audience?
My target audience starts 17 and up. I'm writing to those who want to live life on purpose and inspire others.
What inspired your latest book?
My latest book Speak to It was inspired by a family medical crisis in 2013 where I and my family had to depend on God for a turnaround in my sister's health.
What do you want readers to take from your book?
The take home message I want the reader to get is that their words have power and presence. They can change the outcome of their lives and circumstances with a faith confession.
Do you apply the lessons you are writing about in your book to your daily life? How so?
Yes, I apply the lessons of this book on a daily basis. Namely, by speaking positive faith confessions over my life, family, church, & business.
When writing, what motivates you? What inspires your writing?
My writing inspiration is two-fold. God and life experiences motivate me to write. I aim to write books that can inspire and help others live a better life.
I got a chance to read Speak To It and I must say, it is a great read! The message of maintaining unwavering faith and having the desires of the heart by claiming whatever it may be in the name of Jesus was profound. It is a blessing and I recommend it to anyone seeking encouragement in their life. The words we speak can bring victory or destruction; it is all about what we speak into the atmosphere. *I left my review…I know how important it is for people like us. (#AuthorLife)*
Where can readers purchase your book?
Speak to It can be purchased at Amazon (Kindle) and www.rodneyrobertson.org.
Although I have books that are inspired by true events, I love the genre of suspense and always infuse that aspect into my books. How do you know what to write about in your books?
I write about the subjects that mean a lot to me or that I'm passionate about. I believe if the subject is from the heart; it will reach the heart of the reader.
What's next for you as an author?
What's next? Currently, I'm working on a new relationship book "5 Things A Man Wants." It should be out by February 2015.
Tell us something about you that others may not know.
My favorite color is blue. I love being at home and I like country music. (shocking huh...LOL)
I pray you continued success Rodney. Keep inspiring and motivating others. God's smile looks good on you!
Here are more books by Rodney. Check them out!
Connect with Rodney on Social Media:
Happy Holidays! I'll be back in the New Year. Until next time: Be inspired, Be encouraged and Be You!!
Purple Hugs,
Purple Hugs,
KeKe Chanel


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Japanese Assembly April 2018
This week, Mr Horan and Ms McDermott organised an assembly to celebrate Hanami. Hanami is a Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of the Cherry Blossom Tree. The children from Ms McInerney's class spoke to the others about some of the different customs in Japan. They also showed off their Japanese inspired art work. Mr Horan performed some Japanese music alongside some second class children.


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Written DirectionsStart in Sonora, CA and head east on CA 108 all the way until it junctions with US-395 in the town of Sonora Junction - 79 scenic miles in all.
SceneryThis route delivers breathtaking vistas of snow covered mountain peaks, mountain meadows, wild flowers, wild life, water falls, and trees of every description. Panoramas so beautiful, they look painted. This is strictly a summer road as it is closed in winter. You can still see snow at the end of summer near the mountain peaks.
Photo contributed by a visitor in July 09: "This is the top of Senora Pass, approximately 10,000 ft."
Drive EnjoymentThe pavement quality is good for a two lane mountain road. The road is steep, narrow and very twisty near the pass. Overall this is not a beginner's road. Steep and narrow, with sheer drop offs. Awesome ride for an experienced rider.
Tourism OpportunitiesThere are no stores or gas station on the east side of the pass, and 18 Miles from the west junction to the nearest town Bridgeport. One recommendation for food - Strawberry ski lodge is a great lunch stop.
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I live in Sonora and do this ride several times a year. It never gets old. I've always told my ridin' buddies, it's prettier than Yosemite, with ALOT less traffic.I'll have to disagree about amenities though. Kennedy Meadows is open through the Summer, as well as Dardenell Resort. Kennedy's has a lodge and bar/diner. Dardenell has a great diner, store, and gas pumps,, as well as cabin rentals.
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This is one of the most spectacular rides around central California. The going through the area right out of Sonora is a little slow and mild ridding but once you pass Strawberry it gets good. Beautiful winding roadway all the way up to the top of Sonora pass at 9500 ft. Just hope you don't get stuck behind some slow pokes who refuse to yield the road to faster vehicles. On your way up stop in Mi-Wuk Village at Andy's Mt Grill for the best ribs and sweet potato fries on the mountain or the Burbon bacon cheeseburger!!! Yumm-O
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I rode this route in July 09 but, I started from Hwy. 395. It was an exciting ride to say the least. Starting out there are many sharp curves and some that will surprise you, with switchbacks coming just over a small rises. It is well suited to a sportbike but, can be fun on a tourer. You have to be careful as there are some surprising turns. After you get over the summit the road gets better with more sweeping turns. This was by far one of the best sections of my trip from Alaska. Beautiful scenery and fantastic views.
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On August 16, 2019, the FDA approved fedratinib (Inrebic; Celgene) for the treatment of patients with intermediate-2 or high-risk primary or secondary (post–polycythemia vera or post–essential thrombocythemia) myelofibrosis.
"Prior to [this approval], there was one FDA-approved drug to treat patients with myelofibrosis, a rare bone marrow disorder. Our approval provides another option for patients," said Richard Pazdur, MD, Director of the FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence, and Acting Director of the Office of Hematology and Oncology Products, FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
This approval was based on the phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled JAKARTA clinical trial of 289 patients with intermediate-2 or high-risk myelofibrosis, post–polycythemia vera myelofibrosis, or post–essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis with splenomegaly.
Patients were randomized to fedratinib 500 mg (N = 97), fedratinib 400 mg (N = 96), or placebo (N = 96) once daily for ≥6 cycles. The primary end point of the trial was spleen response rate, defined as the proportion of patients achieving ≥35% reduction from baseline in spleen volume at the end of cycle 6, as measured by magnetic resonance imaging or computerized tomography with a follow-up scan 4 weeks later. Additional end points included symptom response rate, defined as the proportion of patients with a ≥50% reduction in Total Symptom Score when assessed from baseline to the end of cycle 6 as measured by the modified Myelofibrosis Symptoms Assessment Form v2.0 diary (ie, night sweats, itching, abdominal discomfort, early satiety, pain under ribs on left side, bone or muscle pain).
Results showed a ≥35% reduction in spleen volume when assessed from baseline to the end of cycle 6 (week 24), with a 4-week follow-up scan, in 37% of patients treated with fedratinib 400 mg versus 1% of patients who received placebo (P <.0001). In addition, 40% of patients treated with fedratinib 400 mg had a ≥50% reduction in myelofibrosis-related symptoms, versus 9% of patients who received placebo (P <.0001).
The most common adverse reactions (≥20%) in patients treated with fedratinib were diarrhea, nausea, anemia, and vomiting. Serious adverse reactions occurred in 21% of patients treated with fedratinib 400 mg once daily, with the most common (≥2%) being cardiac failure (5%) and anemia (2%).
Fedratinib has a boxed warning for serious and fatal encephalopathy, including Wernicke's encephalopathy, a neurologic disorder induced by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. Healthcare professionals are advised to assess thiamine levels in all patients before initiating fedratinib therapy, periodically during treatment, and as clinically indicated. If encephalopathy is suspected, fedratinib should be immediately discontinued and parenteral thiamine initiated.


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France's arms length relationship with NATO is about to end as President Nicolas Sarkozy will announce that France will rejoin the North Atalantic Alliance.
I can recall participating in NATO working groups and having to do a torturous kabuki dance just to get French participation on issues and actions the French and the rest of NATO wanted France in on.
France's long divorce from NATO, which began in De Gaulle's time, is about to end: and that should be good for France, and all the rest of NATO.
PARIS (Reuters) – France wants to become a full member of NATO, ending more than four decades of self-imposed exile from the alliance's inner core, French Defense Minister Herve Morin said on Wednesday.
France is NATO's fourth largest contributor of troops, but in an effort to mark its difference with the United States it has long snubbed the organization's integrated military command, which plans, trains and conducts joint operations.
Morin told a Defense conference that times had changed and that French President Nicolas Sarkozy was keen for France to play a full role in the world's biggest Defense alliance.
"The president and myself are convinced that France can renew its relations with NATO whilst being an independent ally and free partner of the United States," he said.
France quit the NATO command in March 1966 and ordered the organization to close its headquarters in France, with the then President Charles De Gaulle saying Paris did not want to be dragged into a war that was not of its own choosing.
The decision, taken in the midst of the east-west Cold War, was the culmination of years of Franco-American rivalry over control of the alliance and of nuclear weapons.
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The NBA is strongly considering putting nicknames of players on the backs of their team jerseys this season, starting with the champion Heat and the new-look Nets.
This is the second time that a major American professional sport has ripped off the XFL, first the NFL with the Skycam and now with the NBA tackling the "He Hate Me" phenomenon. Will it work for the David Stern/Adam Silver regime? Ya, of course it will. It WILL sell more jerseys and it WILL make boatloads of money for the NBA. By 2016, every team will be doing it on random nights and we won't even notice or care. This is the way sports works these days.
In the Nets/Heat matchup, we're expecting to see "King James" for LeBron, "D-Wade" for Dwyane Wade, "The Truth" for Paul Pierce and "KG" for Kevin Garnett.
But what about the scrubs on the Heat and Nets? Where do you draw the line? Is the Ray Allen/Jesus Shuttlesworth thing relevant to anyone under the age of 30? I can't imagine what kind of royalties the NBA will have to pay Spike Lee for the use of "Jesus," if the NBA goes that route.
Here's some options for the rest of the Heat and Nets, coming to an NBA Store by you:
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Christopher Claus Andersen: "Birdman" (obviously). Other options: "Meth Claus" Andersen, "Breaking Bad" Andersen, "Heisenberg" Andersen
Joel Anthony: Joel "I really don't look like a Joel" Anthony
Shane Battier: Shane "Iron head … no seriously, someone iron my head" Battier
Michael Beasley: Michael "Thank god pot isn't the drug of choice in Miami" Beasley
Chris Bosh: Chris "Mr. Adrienne Williams" Bosh
Udonis Haslem: Udonis "Na, I'm set. My name is already bad ass" Haslem
Rashard Lewis: Rashard "I was using HGH before HGH was cool" Lewis
Greg Oden: Greg "One final injury away from porn because of my huge 'arms'" Oden
2013-14 Brooklyn Nets
Reggie Evans: Reggie "What the hell? I thought I was in that Celtics trade on draft night?" Evans
Joe Johnson: Joe "Please don't yell at me, KG" Johnson
Andrei Kirilenko: Andrei "My wife gives me a hall pass every year, so I'm better than you" Kirilenko
Shaun Livingston: Shaun "Killer Knees" Livingston
Mason Plumlee: Mason "I should be named Mitchell instead of Mason" Plumlee
Jason Terry: Jason "Please don't bring up my time in Boston" Terry
Deron Williams: Deron "
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Is the Sunni-Shia conflict in the Middle East making a new great war ever more likely? On this week's podcast, Douglas Murray discusses the battle involving Iran, Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arbia with Tom Tugendhat, a former solider and advisor to General David Richards. Why has the West failed to control the region? Can anything be done to save the situation? And how likely is it that the Sunni-Shia battle will end in a nuclear standoff?
Do the men of Westminster also suffer unwelcome advances? Former Lib Dem advisor Miranda Green and Guido Fawkes' Alex Wickham discuss the culture of Westminster's wandering hands. How endemic is the problem for both men and women? Do journalists ever abuse the situation to develop contacts and get stories? And how will the Lib Dems resolve the stand off between Lord Rennard and the party leadership?
Plus, Conserative MP Charlotte Leslie and James Forsyth discuss the government's legacy on the NHS. Will Jeremy Hunt's transparency agenda restore public trust in the government's ability to reform the service? Was Mid Staffs a turning point for the party and for public perceptions on making the NHS work better?
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The New Berkeley Bowl: Like a HangarJune 5, 2009 at 2:21 pm | Posted in Adventures | 11 Comments
Yesterday was the grand opening of the new Berkeley Bowl, a 140,000-square-foot second branch of the independently owned, gourmet-magnet supermarket whose produce department (one of the largest in the West) Saveur magazine calls the nation's best. Because grand openings are almost always freebie territory, we made a scavenging foray.
With a deli section that could outfit every picnic in the state, hangarlike Berkeley Bowl West sprawls far and wide. Its sixteen grocery aisles resemble airport runways (for small planes, but still). Seven years and $30 million in the making, BBW also has enormous seafood, meat, wine, beer and dairy sections. The olive bar includes twenty varieties.
But what makes Berkeley Bowl world-famous, in both of its stores, is its produce: aisle after aisle stocked with thousands of items priced lower than at regular supermarkets (and in most cases unavailable at regular supermarkets), grown locally and internationally — from the familiar (such as apples, but twelve different varieties) to the rarefied (okay, so some recipes actually do call for rambutan and Italian chestnuts) to the truly WTF, such as nuaje beans and horned melons. (We once bought one of the latter, aka kiwano, jelly melon, hedged gourd and horned cucumber, at the Bowl because … well, because we could. Native to Africa but now grown in the US, it's the size and shape of a hand grenade, but sun-gold, with spikes. Sliced in half, it spurts a clear green ooze that smells, barely and fleetingly, like meat. Laid open, it presents a bright fibrous network of hollows awobble with nodules, glass-green, fingernail-sized. In each nodule is suspended a seed. Sliding on spoons as if alive, it slurps like agar and tastes of cucumber, but faintly — like a whisper — sweet.)
The new Bowl's produce section is so long that, standing at one end, you can barely see to the other. Upon first reaching it, we thought: This is huge! … Then we realized we were only in the first half, the organic half. Its bags are sustainable, by the way.
When the Yasuda family opened their first store in 1977, it occupied a former bowling alley, hence the name. Its low produce prices make it a sort-of scavenging venue, as does its policy of giving discounts if you buy stuff by the case or by the flat. The store's most scavengeable aspect is its bags of bruised produce sold for super-cheap. (You can never predict when they'll be in stock, how many will be on hand or what kinds of bruised produce will be in the bags, so it's a constant source of creative Scavenger-Style Cuisine: lots of gazpacho one week, lots of onion rings the next.)
On its opening day, the new store was too new to stock any bruised produce. (They should have brought some over from the other store, as a nice gesture. Well, we're growing our own produce this year anyway.) Freebies were shockingly few and far between, consisting only of some vitamin samples and some cheese cubes.
Granted, that's way better than nothing. And free Berkeley Bowl tote bags (made of recycled materials) were being given away with every opening-day purchase, as we delightedly learned upon buying a few ounces of active dry yeast (with which to make bread, super-cheaply, in our scavenged bread machine). The yeast was our only purchase. But see, we're scavengers.
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Nirvana has arrived! But, I prefer sub nirvana at Monterey Market
Comment by Cocoableens— June 10, 2009 #
I live on Heinz St. so I am both grateful and overwhelmed by the variety, choice and also the prices of the new Bowl. I shop at Monterey Mkt., TJ's and other smaller places and while I love the idea of one-stop-shop I can walk to I think the prices are more like Andronico's or Whole Foods–I still like the small "farmer's market" feel of Monterey Mkt. and will continue to go there as well as–it is inevetable– the new Bowl. It is great to finally have a place in this hood.
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Can't wait to go to the new one!! Great post, thanks :)
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District 10 movie - District 9 Sequel
Neill Blomkamp's science-fiction movie District 9 was a real surprise in 2009. It was a hell of a movie, a perfect combination of action and plot with an interesting pinch of humor. For a low-cost production budget of $30 million the film managed to gross $204 million. So it's no wonder that there are now talks of a movie sequel to District 9.
Nothing official yet, but according to the rumor District 10, the sequel to District 9, is now in pre-production. Filming should start Fall 2010. Producer Peter Jackson is onboard again and Neill Blomkamp will direct District 10. And I guess Sharlto Copley whose character has been transformed into an alien in the first film will show up too.
We don't know the plot of District 10 yet. Actually even the title of the District 9 sequel isn't set in stone: we suppose it's gonna be District 10, because that's the new camp where the aliens have been resettled in at the end of the first film.
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American tenor Leonardo Capalbo made his Royal Opera debut in 2016 as Ismaele (Nabucco) and has since returned to sing the title role in Les Contes d'Hoffmann.
Capalbo trained at the Juilliard School, the Music Academy of the West and the Académie musicale de Villecroze, and has worked closely with Marilyn Horne. His UK engagements include Ismaele, Paco (La vida breve), Roméo (Roméo et Juliette), Narraboth (Salome) and Juan (Das Kuhhandel) for Opera North, Nemorino (L'elisir d'amore) for Glyndebourne Festival, Alfredo Germont (La traviata) and the title role of Roberto Devereux for Welsh National Opera and Macduff (Macbeth) for Opera Holland Park. Engagements elsewhere include Hoffmann (Les Contes d'Hoffmann) for Opéra de Lyon, Tom Rakewell (The Rake's Progress) for Teatro Regio, Turin, Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto) in Leipzig, Alfredo Germont for Semperoper Dresden, Leicester (Maria Stuarda) for Stuttgart State Opera, Arturo (La straniera) at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Macduff for Lyric Opera of Chicago and Michigan Opera Theatre, Cavaradossi (Tosca) for Minnesota Opera, Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi) for Teatro São Carlos, Edgardo (Lucia di Lammermoor) for Opéra national du Rhin, Ismaele for Grand Théâtre de Genève and Fenton (Falstaff) for Berlin State Opera.
Capalbo performs regularly in contemporary and 20th-century opera, with engagements including Peter Quint (The Turn of the Screw) for Spoleto Festival, the title role of Candide for Berlin State Opera and Rome Opera, Mario Ruoppolo (Il postino) for Teatro Real, Madrid, Electrician (Powder Her Face) for Teatr Wielki, Warsaw, and Ben Marco (world premiere of Puts's The Manchurian Candidate) for Minnesota Opera.
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Congratulations to the Yorktown Speech Team on winning 2nd Place at the VHSL AAA National District Forensics Championships. Although the Team did not take home first, it was a grand team effort.
Congrats to the following students on winning and qualifying to Regionals:
Ben Constine & Evan Brandolino on winning 1st and 2nd Places in Extemporaneous Speaking.
Victoria Hicks on winning 2nd Place in Storytelling.
Maddie Moran on winning 3rd Place in Prose.
Emilie McCulloch on winning 2nd Place in Humorous Dramatic Interpretation.
Laine Hamilton on winning 1st Place in Impromptu Speaking.
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Kim Eldridge & Grace Woodward in Poetry Interpretation.
Ana Chavez in Prose Interpretation.
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One Step at a Time September 16, 2010Posted by Hydy in life, writing.
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Rich made the calls yesterday. One bill down, one bill corrected, two bills waiting on approval. The hospital specific bills are still in negotiations. Two weeks after application and the loan rep still has not called us back, but we ran out of time today.
I submitted a story and two queries this week. I have decided to find the joy in my writing again. Remember the fun and not worry about the money. It is clear that my career path to Best Selling Author is going to be a long one, so I might as well enjoy myself along the way. I was only submitting to high paying markets(well, high paying for fantasy fiction) and ignoring the fact that any publicity is good publicity. Sure, I still want to see my name in the glossies, but seeing it in a small run magazine is better than no where at all. So, I'll be taking another look at markets and possibilities. Amazing what one acceptance will do to flagging enthusiasm.
Work is going alright on all fronts, not great, not stupendous, but it is going steadily. Getting email follow ups cleaned up, gathering ideas for new email campaigns. Fixing up MasterChess 7000 with cool new features. Getting ready for the next big thing for Chess Openings Wizard and Bookup.com. Barnes & Noble is gearing up for the holiday run.
Things are busy and good and looking up. I am so very lucky to have this life.


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Amazon continues to pump out Alexa-enabled devices about every 3 weeks. In the last month or so we've seen the Echo Look and Echo Show. Today it's the Alexa Dash Wand complete with bar code scanner and fridge magnet. Ordering from Amazon is now easier than ever – and that's the whole idea.
The video shows frictionless ordering and seemingly instant delivery. One step closer to having your "robot butler".
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Project Runway's Golden Child, Christian Siriano is grabbing some Bravo air time once again.
His one-hour, one-off show hangs its plot line on a behind-the-scenes look at Siriano putting together his Spring 2010 show, while launching his book, last Fall. Maybe a part of me wanted to be over the whole Siriano thing, but whenever he's on camera, he's naturally engaging. And I can't help but find his story compelling.
Not to mention, his collections speak for themselves. Which is to say, his talent speaks for itself.
The obligatory Tori Spelling sighting, complete with her side boobs, is included. And, we get a peak at Fashion's Night Out, from Siriano's insanely-busy-schedule point of view.
The climax is the chaos of watching the backstage drama play out before the models hit the runway. Kinda sad to watch the Payless shoes breaking so badly right at runway time. Split zippers, broken bits and sewing models into their shoes 1 minute before hitting the catwalk? I guess I'm not so sorry I missed out on grabbing a pair after all.
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Today was the official unveiling of a statue of Brian Clough in Middlesbrough's Albert Park. The statue was presented with a flourish by Barbara Clough to an assembled crowd in the park this morning, many of whom had also taken the chance to admire the new exhibition dedicated to the former-Middlesbrough legend in the close by Dorman Museum.
As the picture shows, the statue is a masterpiece – truly capturing the likeness and spirit of a confident 24 year old Clough, striding manfully to training at Ayresome Park from his parental home on Valley Road, just the other side of Albert Park from the entrance near the site of Middlesbrough FC's old football ground. The quality and spirit of the work of art can certainly be considered a complete success on whatever measure you care to mention.
A larger contingent of the Clough family were in attendance too – both from the midlands and those who remain in their home town of Middlesbrough, along with a crowd of local people, council members and committee members who have striven to raise funds and project manage getting the statue in place. There were even a few from Nottingham who made the trip – thanks to one, here is a link photographs of the statue and some of the unveiling (albeit from behind lots of people!).
It's a wonderful tribute to Brian from his home town, and a real inspiration for the folks working on Nottingham's statue (which is currently being tendered to sculptors to establish a shortlist) – it's great to see and positively excites me that we'll also have our own statue as well. Along with Derby County's plans to dedicated a plaza near their ground to him, he will have befitting tributes in the places he made the most famous, and I applaud that.
Click here for a nice selection of photos of the statue taken today. Thanks to Alan Fisher from LTLF for his permission to link to them.
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