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Have you heard of ceramic non-stick cookware? I stopped using most non stick cookware several years ago because I was a bit concerned about the Teflon coating, especially after it got scratched or overheated (which mine inevitably did). I'm a good cook, but I'm not a particularly neat or careful cook.
I have seen ceramic coated cookware in the stores, but was pretty happy keeping to my cast iron pans. Then last spring when we were down at Walmart Headquarters we were given the opportunity to speak with the CEO of Green Life and use some of their products for a cooking project. I was very taken with the look–I mean hey, turquois pans with a white interior. . . pretty! They seemed to work well too.
And the CEO–he was completely passionate about his subject. He was so into the technology and benefits of their pans over other types–you can't help but be impressed when someone cares that much about what they do.
Now I'm not looking to turn in my cast iron, but I was happy to take the opportunity to try the ceramic pans for myself at home. After all, cast iron is heavy, and with my tendency towards carpal tunnel, I realize that lifting a heavy cast iron skillet one handed isn't always the best thing. On top of that my Mother-in-law and Mom both still cook, and being in their 70's the day may come soon where a lighter pan option is best for them.
Green Life sent me a 12″ soft grip frying pan in turquoise, and a 9X13 rectangular cake pan, also in the turquoise. They are so pretty! The next time I was in store at Walmart I wandered through the kitchen section and sure enough they had the pans, both as individual pieces and in sets. The frying pan I received retails at $24.98. The baking dish is just under $13.
So what's the big deal about a ceramic non stick pan? Well lots of folks are concerned about the other non stick technologies out there releasing chemicals into the air and into your food–especially once they have been scratched. The Green Life products are made with Thermolon–which is 100% PFOA, Lead and Cadmium free. And it doesn't give off gas at high temperatures like other products do (you can even use it in the oven)
According to their website:
The patented Thermolon™ non-stick technology is heat resistant up to high temperatures. This means that Green+Life™ has an extra safety feature; if you overheat your pan, even up to 450/850oF, no toxic fumes will be released and the coating will not blister or peel. Thermolon™ is a better heat conductor than traditional coatings. The thermal performance enables superb searing and crispy frying! The excellent heat distribution also allows even cooking, which makes the food brown beautifully. It allows you to mostly cook on low to medium temperatures.
I decided to test out there "you don't need oil" challenge with an egg. That's right I preheated the skillet over medium, then cracked a farm fresh egg in there without ANY oil of any sort. That's a bit nerve wracking (especially if you've ever scrubbed egg goo off a stainless steel pan)
Other than the fact that I am apparently spatula impaired and can't flip something back into the center of the pan, it worked a treat. No sticking, no tearing, cooked through without any oil at all!
Next I tried it with a REAL recipe (frying an egg isn't exactly a recipe or anything). I made my Ramen Egg Foo Young. I did use butter in the pan–not because it needed it to keep from sticking, but because veggies taste better sauteed in butter! I cooked everything and then popped it under the broiler in my oven. Perfect!
Then of course I had to try out the baking pan. I didn't need to bake a cake (and frankly I didn't want the temptation of a cake in the house) so I decided to use it as a cookie sheet instead for my Thumbprint Cookies. Again it worked just perfectly. As a matter of fact when I was taking the cookies out of the oven they were sliding around a bit in the pan before I even touched them with the spatula!
All in all I was very pleased with the performance of the Green Life pans. I am going to offer the frying pan to my Mother in Law–not because I don't like it, but because I have a TON of pans right now–and I think she would really enjoy the pan and use it a lot!
Finally, I'd like to leave you with some tips on using and caring for the Green Life pans, straight off their website. This is a coating, so it can be scratched or damaged if you don't show a little bit of care:
Preserving the coating
- Always nest your non-stick pans carefully. Never place any metal pan covers with thin, sharp edges inside your pans.
- Slight surface marks and discolorations developed over time are normal and will not affect the performance of the coating.
While cooking
- Low to medium heat settings are recommended for most cooking.
The Thermolon™ ceramic coating distributes heat more effectively, causing some protein-rich foods to cook more quickly.
- Use oil or butter, preferably with a high smoke point:
such as refined olive oil, peanut oil, corn oil and (clarified) butter.
- Do not use extra virgin olive oil
as it cannot withstand high heating and will leave a thin carbonized layer on the non-stick coating.
Cleaning your cookware
- Allow the pan to cool down and then clean it thoroughly after each use.
- To preserve your pan, hand-wash it in warm soapy water, rinse and then dry with a soft towel.
- Do not use steel wool or (green) nylon scrubbing pads. For best results, clean with a soft cloth or sponge.
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e.g. bailey: Behind the scenes with the spoken word innovator
e.g. bailey: Behind the scenes with the spoken word innovator
By Rebecca McDonald (B Fresh), City Pages
The Twin Cities would not be the same without e.g. bailey. Even if you've never met him, you've most likely heard his voice on the radio, experienced one of his many theatrical productions or concerts and albums he has produced through Tru Ruts Endeavors/Speakeasy Records. He is co-owner of these organizations with his wife, Sha Cage, another staple poet in the community. There is never a lack of excitement in e.g.'s life, so Gimme Noise went behind the scenes to share in his journey to the release of his debut full-length album American Afrikan this past Saturday (pics here).
Gimme Noise: What has your journey in the Twin Cities poet's scene been like since you moved here many years ago?
e.g. bailey: You end up in a place by circumstance and sometimes you realize that it was where you were meant to be. I had been here once as a kid but only remembered that after I had moved here. Like any good romantic, I was following my heart across the Midwest, and ended up in Fargo then Minneapolis. I dove into acting classes, worked in a warehouse and debated the eternal question of 'L.A. or not L.A.' and a job working for Prince sealed the deal. Prince had just released a book of poetry, so I used it as an excuse to start an open mic at the New Power Generation store. It was my first connection with the poetry scene here. All kinds of folks used to come through. It was a Prince store so there were some wild moments, but I met some folks I'd later work with in the spoken word community, like Anika and Yolanda 'Right On' Jackson.
Finally, I had to make a decision. I could keep making Prince the best artist he could be (which obviously he didn't need much help with) or be the artist I needed to be. So I resigned, paid two months rent, and by a stroke of luck ended up with Sirius B. It's a long story since then but that connection with Sirius B has made all the difference in doing what I do now. I connected with with folks like J. Otis Powell!, Ani Sabare, Rene Ford, Carolyn Holbrook (S.A.S.E.), Patrick Scully, and organizations like the Walker Art Center, Pillsbury, and Intermedia Arts. I couldn't have found a better community to be doing art. I was embraced beyond what I could have imagined. Without it I probably would have L.A. or busted. And I'm not sure I would being doing spoken word.
GN: Describe your new project, "American Afrikan," which you celebrated the release of on Saturday?
eg: 'American Afrikan' is a historical and symbolic experience of being an Afrikan in America, using the medium of spoken word. Sometimes I use spoken word to create non-linear narratives, like I did with 'Blues for Nina,' a spoken word theatre piece about Nina Simone; or the 20 minute short film 'village blues' about returning to Afrika; or 'Patriot Acts,' merging the different disciplines of theatre, dance and film with spoken word to present post-9/11 views of America. I am always looking at ways to push the boundaries of spoken word, and trying to innovate the art form. With this project, I wanted to see if it was possible to create a spoken word album that would present the many different forms of spoken word, and ways of experiencing spoken word, but still be able to engage the audience in some kind of a story.
GN: Why is this project special to you and others who performed with you on Saturday?
eg: I've fallen in love with this project the way you fall in love with your first child. You're just amazed at how it has grown from a little seed of an idea. It's so much a part of you but at the same time it becomes something larger than you. It's a tribute not only to this amazing tradition of spoken word and the artists that laid the foundation, like Baraka, the Last Poets, Ginsberg, but also a tribute to my family and my history. That's why you see images of my family throughout, and hear their voices on the album. And why it's dedicated to my brother who died while I was making the album. I also wanted to celebrate the abundance of Afrikan talent in the community, and tell our story through this medium which is part of our griot tradition. I received a call yesterday from one of the artists, and after hearing the album, thanked me for creating it. You can't ask for anything more special than that.
GN: You are very well known nationally and travel frequently with your poetry. In comparison to other cities, what have you seen as a unique element of the Twin Cities scene?
eg: I've said for years that the spoken word community in Minnesota is one of the top five in the nation. Though we're relatively small and haven't received the kind of attention other communities have, it is one of richest, most diverse and innovative spoken word communities in the country. I've also always felt that we're one of the most musical spoken word communities because of our close relationship with the music scene here. A number of artists have explored and are exploring spoken word with music, but we have a long history of spoken word bands and collectives here from Ancestor Energy to NOW! to Arkology to Poet Tree to Trektah Beam Express to FIRE. We've also frequently merged it with performance art and theatre. That's why it's possible to make an album like this. Without all those experiences working with musicians, and experiments with different disciplines it wouldn't be possible to synthesize all of it. I think that Minnesota is finally starting to get the respect it deserves in spoken word, especially with how well the Slam community is doing and winning the National Poetry Slam [this past year]. It shows that we haven't just been paying lip service to the talent here.
GN: What advice do you have for artists who want to be career artists, to pursue their dreams in music/poetry?
eg: Create your art and don't be deterred, even if you don't get the response or support at first. But make sure you love what you do. The career will come, for better or for worse. Sometimes it's not what we dream it to be. I thought I would be more of an actor or a writer. I never expected to be a spoken word artist. It's just something I always loved, poetry with music, even when I was in high school listening to Jim Morrison, then discovering the Last Poets, then the Beats, then Amiri and so on. I didn't know it was actually still being done, that you could do it as a career, or even that it was called spoken word. That was much later, after I had already fallen in love with it. Stick with what you do, if it's meant to be your work, it will happen. If it's not, you'll still be rewarded by doing it.
Originally posted on City Pages on 24 February 2010.
@rkology is a spoken work collective, which melds poetry with music. Our goal is to create a spoken word/music synthesis based in the aesthetic of the jazz ensemble where each instrument, including the voice, enters the ensemble on an equal footing and has an opportunity to lead and shape the resulting sound, creating a multi-sensory experience. The work originates, variously in concept, work, image and/or sound. We perform original work, and the work of other writers and musicians, including Nikki Giovanni, Nina Simone and Larry Neal.
The collective was co-founded by members: e.g.bailey (verbalist) Miré Regulus (writer/vocalist), KONA (drums), Dennis Maddix (bass), Mankwe Ndosi (vocalist), ANIKA (vocalist), and Malo Adams (guitar). Currently performing with the collective are e.g. bailey, Miré Regulus, KONA, Dennis Maddix, Mankwe Ndosi and Tommy Speath.
@rkology was chosen for the City Pages' Picked to Click Best Local Bands Poll in both 1998 and 1999.
@rkology has performed at Groove Garden Sundays (Cabooze and the 400 bar), Freeloaded Wednesdays the Front, Kieran's Irish Pub, the Minneapolis Institute for the Arts, Intermedia Arts, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood School, and at First Friday's—at the Minnesota History Center. @rkology also recently opened for Roy Ayers. The group will have upcoming performances at Intermedia Arts and local venues around town.
'That said, the five groups listed above each offer intelligent twists on their genres and, most important, share a commitment to simplicity and clarity of vision–be that the elegant authority of Mason Jennings, the poetic abstraction of the spoken-word/jazz collective Arkology, or the unironic teen-rebellion anthems of Selby Tigers.' – Kate Sullivan (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
'Arkology, a jazz/soul/spoken-word collective, has really come into its own over the last year…the group's Nikki Giovanni-meets-Brand New Heavies vibe has attracted more people each time I see them…' – Rachel Joyce (Walker Art Center)
'ARKOLOGY is spoken word and a hell of a rhythm section.' – Jen Downham (KFAI and Groove Garden Records)
e.g. bailey (poet/vocalist) is an actor writer poet and expressionist in many different forms of art. born in saclepea, liberia, he has lived in the united states since 1979. he discovered the freedom and power of writing in high school and it has served as a foundation since. arriving in the twin cities in 1993, he has actively pursued acting and performance, and is a founding member of sirius b, a black male performance collective, with whom he performed in punic wars, at the walker art center, and in monday morning body count, concerning the high rate of homicide among black men, which he created and co-wrote. he is also an original member of spine:, a writer's collective developed by the loft and the walker art center. spine: produced spoken work performances at several local venues and created a performance at the walker art center titled, spine: stripped bare. in addition , mr. bailey is a spoken word artist who has performed, in solo performances, with musicians, or with the cacophony chorus at many different venues including first avenue, biscuits and blues, bryant lake bowl (for patrick's cabaret), the walker art center, the fine line music cafe, penumbra, and kfai fresh air radio. in 1995 mr. bailey was the winner of the hughes knight diop poetry award at the 5th annual black writers conference conducted by the gwendolyn brooks center for creative writing. his poems were published in warpland, a publication by the gwendolyn brooks center. he recently co-wrote blues for nina, a poetic exploration of the life of nina simone, with miré regulus, and is working on a film residency for the walker art center, coordinated by artist-in-residence, susan robeson.
KONA (percussionist) is a self-taught musician. He has taught himself different aspects of rhythm through listening. He currently performs with local psychedelic surf-pop sensation TV Baby and is also working on a project, Locust Solace, with Chris Lynch and Doug Reed, at Gark Recording Studio, as well as being a contributing component of Arkology. KONA carries the sense that music is a never-ending learning process and envisions himself continuing on the music path that will let listeners move their hips when they hear his music. He is also learning other instruments. KONA would like to give thanks and praises to the Most High. Peace.
Dennis James Maddix (bassist) is a native of St. Paul and has been a journeyman bassist since 1980. He has played primarily Jazz, though he has branched out into Blues, Orchestral, Reggae, Pop and Rock musics. Dennis has worked with the Chimera, Park Square, Mixed Blood, and Penumbra Theaters as a musician, a tech, and as music director for "Revisions for the Maid" in Park Square's 1982 season. Dennis is currently active in the spoken word and music collective ARKOLOGY and in the local band TV BABY.
Mankwe Monika Nkatuati Ndosi (vocalist) is a Minnesota born, Tanzanian spirited performing artist. Ever aware of inspiration and possibility she is jumping into all kinds of art around the Twin Cities with friends and colleagues @rkology, the Circle of Choice Ensemble, Kirk Washington Jr., René Ford, Derrik Phillips, friends at the double G spot (struggle space), Aarawak Productions, and others who have blessed her footsteps. She is revisioning and reworking Cornbread, a monthly potluck and improvisational performance/dialogue at Intermedia Arts. She is currently collecting hubcaps and painting mirrors, saving to return to Tanzania, worshipping the shortwave radio, her cat, and her car, and celebrating the families she has been born into and has become a part of since returning to the town of her birth. Deepest praise and respect to the ancestors and elders who have brought us here. Sema Yote y Upendo.
Miré Regulus (poet/vocalist) is a writer, dancer, performer and roving arts administrator. She writes, performs, dances with her mind, and takes care of business. Life, necessity and her heart has led her journey from Illinois to Andover to Brown to the little cities that could. She has been sited at the Playwright Center, Penumbra, Walker Art Center, Patrick's Cabaret and the Red Eye in her various adventures. Her works include: a woman alone with others, performed as a solo piece at Patrick's and expanded for Red Eye's Works-in-Progress '95 series; can you see me clearly, a slipstream into discovery—performed for Patrick's 11th Anniversary show; jambo through my toes, three bits and pieces performed in Penumbra's Audre Lorde Sighs Late Nite Series. She is a member of the Circle of Choice Ensemble, which recently revived June Wilson's Choice…like ripe fruit in March '98. Her most recent works include blues for nina, a poetic exploration of the life of Nina Simone, co-written with e.g. bailey, and jibber jabber headnoise, a work-in-progress.
–to speak is to make it real/to write is to let it live/to enact is to let it go/ /to change it is to choose again
Nu Ark Experiments Press Release
For Immediate Release
April 21, 1998
"Open Palm Prayers" Melds Music and Poetry
In Jazz-Influenced Show at Intermedia Arts, May 19, 1998
Performance Launches 'Nu Ark Experiments,' A 12-part Series
Exploring 'Force and Energy of the Oral Tradition'
A talented group of improvisational musicians and poets will demonstrate a new, multi-sensory approach to uniting word and music in performance, at an evening-length show called "Open Palm Prayers" on Tuesday, May 19, 1998. The performance takes place at 7:00 p.m. at Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis. Tickets are $6, or $3 for Intermedia Arts Partners. Reservations may be made by calling (612) 871-4444.
The key to the performance concept is a jazz-influenced melding of poetry and music, according to organizer e.g. bailey, a member of the performance collective Arkology. "Our goal is to create a spoken word/music synthesis based in the aesthetic of the jazz ensemble," bailey said. "The work can originate in a word, a concept, an image, or a sound, and then each 'instrument,' including the voice, enters the ensemble on an equal footing and has an opportunity to lead and shape the experience."
"Open Palm Prayers" marks the first event in a 12-part series of innovative spoken word and musical events called Nu Ark Experiments. The aim, bailey said, is "to experiment with the presentation of spoken word by melding it with other art forms, including music, dance, and film." The series involves ten performances of set pieces and improvisational works, and two workshops designed to introduce others to improvisational techniques for blending art forms in performance. The performances and workshops will occur at several venues in the Twin Cities over the next ten months, beginning with "Open Palm Prayers" at Intermedia Arts.
At the core of the Nu Ark Experiments is a group of well-known, multi-talented artists, most of whom are members of the improvisational performance collective Arkology. At "Open Palm Prayers," for example, e.g. bailey will contribute his skills as a "verbalist," joined by Arkology members Kona (drummer), Dennis Maddix (bass), and writer/vocalists Mankwe Ndosi and Miré Regulus. The collective has also appeared with other Twin Cities musicians such as Kevin Washington, Rene Ford, Sam Favors, Markiss, Michael O'Brien, Doug Reed, and Tom Speath.
"We will explore forms and avenues not normally associated with spoken word, with the hope of bringing new life to poetry, and giving back to it the force and energy inherent in the oral tradition," said bailey.
The idea for the Nu Ark Experiments series originated with Blues for Nina, a 25-minute spoken-word/music performance about the famed singer Nina Simone that bailey presented for the opening of the 1997 Twin Cities Black Film Festival, in collaboration with five other artists. "The audience response to that piece as well as the music/word interaction in the rehearsal process motivated me to explore how to further develop this performance structure," bailey said.
Nu Ark Experiments is produced with support from a Cultural Collaborations Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. Co-sponsors for the series are SASE: The Write Place and Intermedia Arts, and KFAI Fresh Air Radio 90.3 FM Mpls/106.7 St. Paul.

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Gerard Gough, the sub-editor of the Scottish Catholic Observer, was recently nominated for a top national journalism award in London.
Mr Gough, who has been in his role since 2008 at The Catholic Herald's sister publication in Scotland, made the final five shortlisted nominees in the National Union of Journalists' Regional Press Awards 2010 in the Designer of the Year category.
The awards ceremony was held at Dingwall's club in Camden on Tuesday June 29.
The event featured a host of journalistic talent from throughout Britain, all of whom were hoping to receive special recognition from their fellow journalists for their contribution to regional journalism, in both print and online categories.
Mr Gough was delighted to have been nominated for the award. "It's an honour to be nominated for the award by my fellow journalists," said Mr Gough. "A lot of the work that sub-editors do is often unseen or cached in the background of an newspaper office so it's really great to have your work and skills recognised in such an overt and prestigious way.
"It also shines a light on the excellent work done by everyone who works for faith-based publications, in a media environment where their message doesn't always manage to pervade an increasingly secular society."
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) stepped in to resurrect the Regional Press Awards after previous organiser, the Wilmington Group, announced that it would not be holding the awards.
The former publisher of the Press Gazette had retained the rights to the trade magazine's events when it was sold last year to Mike Danson, the New Statesman's owner. The NUJ said it would be hosting the awards this year as part of its Stand Up for Journalism initiative.
Jeremy Dear, the general secretary of the NUJ, said: "At a time when newspaper groups bemoan the profitability of the industry and cuts in staffing and budgets threaten quality journalism, we are proud to celebrate inspiring local and regional newspaper journalism. We were blown away by the outstanding quality of the entries, across all categories.
"In fact, one of the tragedies of the judging process is that there were several outstanding entries that failed to make the shortlist in their respective categories, as the standard of entries was so high."
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Lebanese Pickled Turnips
Every Middle Eastern market sells jars of crunchy pickled turnips tinted the rosy color of beets. The pickles are easy to duplicate, their garnet hue achieved by adding a slice or two of raw beet to each jar. Serve with sandwiches or hamburgers in place of a store-bought dill pickle, or with sliced salami or pate. OR offer them with olives and toasted nuts as an accompaniment to drinks. The small, thin-skinned Tokyo turnips work well here.
1 and 3/4 cups water
1 Tbs plus 1 tsp kosher or sea salt
1 clove garlic, halved
1 small dried red chile (optional)
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
3/4-1 pound turnips, preferably no larger than a golf ball, greens removed
1 small red beet, peeled
1. To make the pickling mixture, in a small saucepan, combine the water, salt, garlic, and chile. Set over moderate heat and stir until the salt dissolves. Set aside to cool. When cool, stir in the vinegar.
2. If the turnips are small and thin skinned, you do not need to peel them. Simply scrub them well and quarter them through the stem end. If they are larger and thick skinned, peel them thickly and cut each on into 6 wedges. Cut the beet into pieces of approximately the same size as the turnips.
3. Pack the vegetables into a clean 1-quart jar. Pour the pickling mixture over them, tucking the garlic halve and chile down into the jar. You should have just enough pickling mixture to cover the vegetables and fill the jar. Cover and refrigerate for 1 week before tasting. The pickled turnips will keep in the refrigerate for at least 2 weeks longer.


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Still angry about the TSA
Posted by Carly Rose Jackson on July 5, 2011
After reading this: Libertarian Party Asks Florida Sherriffs To Arrest TSA Agents I was inspired to write a letter to my rep, Rep. Lamar Smith. I suggest you write or call your congressperson and ask for support! No more sexual assault in our airports!
Here's the text of my letter:
Dear Representative Smith,
I am writing to ask you to support the American Traveler Dignity Act. Rep. Ron Paul plans to introduce this legislation this week.
On his website, Rep. Paul writes:
"I am introducing the American Traveler Dignity Act, which establishes that airport security screeners are not immune from any US law regarding physical contact with another person, making images of another person, or causing physical harm through the use of radiation-emitting machinery on another person. It means they are not above laws the rest of us must obey." (from: http://bit.ly/ip52wE)
The pat-downs and nude scanners are an invasive violation of the 4th Amendment:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
The pat-down procedure implemented in November 2010, require the TSA agent to touch between clothing and skin and to touch close to a person's genital organs. How can such a search be considered reasonable? Travelers are randomly selected for a pat-down, which violates the last part of the Amendment. Travelers must choose between the pat-down and being scanned by scanners with unproven technology. Americans have lived with the indignity of removing shoes, belts, having their baggage searched, etc for far too long. Yet the TSA continues to invade our persons.
Not only are Americans required to give up the sovereignty of their most private body parts in order to travel, but the TSA has never successfully stopped a terrorist! It's one thing to give up privacy for security, but we're giving up privacy for nothing!
The Texas Legislature failed to stand up to the abuse of our Constitution by the TSA. Texans are smart enough to know that giving up our freedom to fly without being scanned or groped will not ensure our safety. Searching every passenger who flies on a plane, random selection of passengers for more intrusive searches is not good law enforcement or public safety. Please protect the citizen and travelers with in the U.S. from procedural sexual assault.
Thank you,
Carly Rose Jackson


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Get ready to celebrate!0
The St. Maries Centennial Celebration begins Feb. 2, 2013. The public is invited to Mayor Tami Holdahl's proclamation of 100 years of the city's incorporation at the Elk's Lodge. Cake and coffee will be served from 2 to 4 p.m.
The event will be followed by the Rotary Club's fundraising dinner and auction. The money from the dinner will benefit the group's band shell project planned to be built in City Park. The committee will sponsor a Father's Day Bake Sale June 14 at City Hall.
The celebration continues with the Rotary Club's Family Fun Day and Centennial Celebration in City Park. Members of the community will also be invited to the free barbecue to celebrate our history.
This year's annual Labor Day Parade Sept. 2 will feature 100 years of the St. Maries, its history and its people.
Celebrate St. Maries!


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Good morning!
Tonight is the Instrumental Winter Concert featuring the marvelous LSW bands and orchestras. The directors have provided the students with their specific call times and the concert is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm.
After the concert, the students will be hosting a very special monetary collection for Sam Smith. Sam is a sophomore at LSW who was diagnosed with bone cancer two years ago. Recently, it was discovered that the cancer had returned. As you can imagine, the financial hardship has been significant for his family. The students would like to collect money to assist the family and to show Sam their love and support.
As you exit the concert, students will have donation boxes and ask that you please contribute to help a very special student.
Nancy Shaeffer
Instrumental Liaison


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It was a day that I shall never forget as long as I live, that day started it all, a new way of life and a complete change in how I think about everything. I did not change that day but the seeds for change were planted deep within my heart. Before that day I was true to the traditions of my people, according to the Levitical priesthood, as I am the fifth generation Pharisee, and I excelled them all as the teacher in Israel. I became a leading member of the Sanhedrin, which is comprised of 70 men, plus the high priest, who serves as its president; the members come from the chief priests, scribes and elders.
But for all the power we wield over the people, that day made me feel completely helpless, overrun as it were and by only one man. I was in Jerusalem at the time of the Passover, so the population burgeoned to over a million people, both in the city and the surrounding villages. There were literally tens of thousands of people in the temple area, plus animals, and there was buying and selling going on as usual, only now to a much greater extent.
I was in the temple speaking with some of my students when we heard a little commotion; I did not see anything at first but eventually I saw him. He was a very average man at best, not abnormally large, he was intense but not in any outrageous way; even in his zeal there was a calmness in his voice and actions. You could tell he was in control of his emotions. But this was the incredible part, the people just quietly listened to what he said to them, they just packed up and left the building. He had no authority that anyone knew about, he did not wield a sword but some ropes, he had no armed guards to assist him, but still they left – even the animals. There was no commotion, no, not enough ruckus to bring a garrison of Roman soldiers who were just itching to squelch any disturbance, and that they would do with real violence. Everyone just quietly left the area.
I tell you, it was impossible! It was a miracle! His first public miracle! This was the biggest day of the year; big for the high priest and his family who brought a great income into the temple treasury for our religion, big for the people who came to worship in the traditions of our religion, and big for me and all the teachers who esteemed the traditions of our fathers. It was the biggest day, and he brought it all to a crashing end by some words and a whip made of rope. It was impossible I tell you. No one can clear that many people that quietly and quickly without virtually any trouble. And it was the actions of that day that got me to thinking.
I heard about healings that were taking place, a blind man received his sight, a woman with an issue of blood was said to be healed, and many other things, but for me it was the day in the temple that got into my soul in such a way that I could not get rid of it. Finally, I brought myself to the place where I had to go and speak to him in person. Many were seeking to talk to him, but it was always with ulterior motives; the chief priests, scribes, and Pharisees were continually plotting how they might trap him in what he said, so that they might accuse him before the people. I did not want to go to him in that way, so I decided to go to him at night, apart from the crowds.
I overheard people talking and in that way found out where he would be one evening; I left my usual duties early so I might travel a short way to talk to him. I wanted to show him do respect so I began by saying to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him." When he spoke to me his words cut me to the heart, it was as though he struck me in the deepest part of my being; he hit me at the center of all my pride. "Truly, truly, I say to you unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." When he started with the words truly, truly it was as to say, "I know what you've been taught but what I am about to say is the truth." My immediate gut reaction was to say, 'how dare you,' but I held my tongue. He said to me, I could not even see the kingdom of God, and who does he think he is speaking to, I thought to myself. I spent my whole life studying the law and the traditions of the scribes and this man without proper learning was telling me that I cannot see; I was furious.
Instead I said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old?" Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" Once again his answer was not only pointed but he brought me back to the law and revealed God's word in a way I had not really contemplated before that time. "Truly, truly, I say to you," He said, "…unless one is born of water and the Spirit, you cannot enter the kingdom of God." I was well familiar with the scriptures and his words sent my mind immediately to Psalm 51:2 "Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin." and also Numbers 8:5-7 "Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them. And do this to them to purify them: Sprinkle water of purification on them; then have them shave all their body and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves."
My soul cried out as I knew in the depths of my heart that I needed to be cleansed of my sin, but I was the teacher in Israel, I was above the common people, I did not think of myself as a sinner. I worked hard to gain favor with God; I studied, taught, and behaved as I thought I should, so that God would be pleased with me. And now this man, that I did not know, said to me it was all for nothing, and that I needed to be cleansed from my sin, and to be born of the Spirit, which is to say, 'of God.' I was an Israelite; I was livid, but I did not show it. Or so I thought!
And then he made matters even worse when he went on to say, "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
I understood his meaning from the outset, in my soul and in my heart but I refused his words with my mind. I knew that he was speaking of something spiritual, something that is not accomplished through human and even sinful endeavor, but my pride would not accept these things as true. He said that the flesh cannot inherit the kingdom of God, and that I must be born from above, that is by God. I knew that we are all created by God and that we do not ask or take any part in being born. Even though men and women procreate the scripture is clear; all life is in the hands of our creator. So he was telling me that entrance into heaven is of God, and that it is not by human means, but I rejected his teaching. I was too engulfed in a life of works. He solidified his teaching when he said, 'the wind blows where it wishes…' I knew the life of God is like the wind, it is the very breathe of God; I understood all too well that God breathed into Adam and he became a living soul. But it was so hard to accept that my entrance into heaven was not by the works of my own hands; that I must be born from above and by the Spirit of the living God.
I was undone but I rebelled! "How can these things be" I answered him. "Are you the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things?" was his reply. When He asked me, 'Are you THE teacher in Israel…' it went through me like a knife. I was THE teacher in Israel, I understood beyond all my contemporaries but now I was made to feel like the fool. He told me to my face that I did not accept his testimony. "Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know," he said, "and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony," He knew my heart. "If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man." He declared himself to be the Messiah, the sent One, the redeemer of Israel, the Son of God, and in the same breath told me the means of His death. "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;" that was preposterous, outrageous, laughable. How could the Son of God, redeemer, and conqueror for Israel be taken, and killed by Roman crucifixion? But before I could recover from that outrageous statement he concluded by saying, "so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life."
In less than three years the temple guards would return to us having been sent to arrest Jesus, but failed, and tell us, "Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks" and I knew that all too well. Never did I expect the Messiah to appear with the miracles that this Jesus did and then say to me, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." This was the manner by which the Son of Man would save Israel? "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil." In light of our present conversation I would have to conclude that he was saying that my life and deeds were evil, and I couldn't bring myself to do that. "For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God."
It is true, I couldn't receive his teaching at the time, but I continued to watch his life and ministry from afar, I kept silent amidst all the growing hatred toward this man among my countrymen and fellow Pharisees, but I could not find any real fault with the man. Then nearly three years later when once again they tried to have him put to death I spoke out, I could not help myself, and in a moment, I revealed my hand for all to see, and I said, "Our law doesn't condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?" They replied, "You aren't from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!" They ridiculed and mocked me in public, and I understood, as I felt previously, that no matter what my reputation and standing among them that I must fall before them as Jesus was about to do. What happened to Jesus was by His consent, in fact it was His intent, and it was for this very purpose that He was born. The question was now before me; would I follow in His footsteps?
I witnessed His miracles, heard His words, observed His life and in the end could not deny the man but had to receive that He was true, even though it meant judgment against me and would prove to be my undoing. It was as though I was constrained to believe. Everything that He told me came true, however He was judged unjustly; I observed the false witnesses as they were gathered for what became a mockery of a trial. I saw the villainy of my fellow councilmen as they prepared to lie and put to death an innocent man because of who He proclaimed Himself to be by mighty deeds and teachings among the people. It was for jealousy and envy that they desired to keep their place, which was built on hypocrisy and greed and not a true love for God and the people. And I was one of them or I had been. Then He was put to death, after being scourged. I witnessed the trial and His death, I heard Him say, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." I was one of those who beat my breast like a woman as I left that horrible scene and wept like a baby at the horror that I observed.
When it was done and Jesus was dead, I went to a fellow disciple, one like myself, who also feared the Jews but who could not live in fear any longer; Joseph was his name, of Arimathea. He asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus, and we took it away and brought it to a new tomb where no one had been laid. We did not know it at the time but in so doing we were fulfilling the scripture. Out of great respect for Jesus, who we now believed to be the Son of Man spoken of by Daniel, we brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes that weighed about seventy-five pounds, and wrapped his body, with aromatic spices, in strips of linen cloth according to Jewish burial customs.
It has been some years since that time, I have been put out of the temple, lost my position, financial holdings, and even been banished from the city. My family remains and I constantly fear for their lives and well being. We now live in poverty and fear that the time of my death is near; I am hated with a great hatred by those who once called me brother. But, I regret nothing for in my loss, I have gained Christ, for whom I have suffered the loss of all these things, but I have gained eternal life, His life, righteousness, and believe it or not, glory.
I am Nicodemus, and my name ironically means victor, but the only victory that I have known is at the feet of Jesus, who took my place and paid the price for my sins. I am no longer a Pharisee, a priest, a member of the Sanhedrin, or the teacher in Israel, but I am a follower of Jesus Christ.
All the references for these events are found in John 2, 3, 7, and 19.
The life events following are taken from church tradition.


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Excellent book on mountaineering illustrated with 43 of the author's own photographs and many maps. Light foxing and slight darkening on the spine, book clean and bright, SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Photographs available via email on request.
Title: The Delectable Mountains
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Publisher: London, Hodder and Stoughton: 1946
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Click here to see the host countries of refugees originating from Tanzania.
Dr. James Milner
Email: james [dot] milnercarleton [dot] ca
Dr James Milner is associate professor at the Department for Political Science at the University of Carleton. He is a researcher, practitioner and policy adviser on issues relating to refugees, peace-building, African politics and the United Nations system. He has worked extensively in Eastern Africa and specifically on refugee policy in Tanzania. Among his publications are: Two steps forward, one step back: Understanding the shifting politics of refugee policy in Tanzania (Geneva: UNHCR, July 2013) and Refugees, the State and the Politics of Asylum in Africa (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009). Dr Milner's knowledge of domestic conditions in Tanzania are related primarily to conditions that affect Tanzania's policies on protection and solutions for refugees.
Dr. Hansjörg Dilger
Email: hansjoerg [dot] dilgerberlin [dot] de
Hansjörg Dilger is a Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Freie Universität Berlin. He works on health issues and religion in rural and urban Tanzania, as well as on education, gender, and processes of urbanization and globalization more widely. Hansjörg has published on relationships of care and support and the interventions of NGOs and faith-based organizations in the context of HIV/AIDS. He has also done research on Christian and Muslim relations in urban settings and the way religious organizations have become involved in the establishing of schools and development projects.
Dr. Michael Jennings
Email: mj10soas [dot] ac [dot] uk
Michael Jennings is Chair of the Centre of African Studies, and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Development Studies at SOAS. He works on Tanzanian politics and society, and on East African politics more widely. In relation to his experience of domestic issues in Tanzania, Michael has written reports for use in courts on politics and political violence, domestic violence and gender issues, and issues around homophobia and sexuality-based violence in Tanzania (as well as in Uganda).
Laura Young, JD, MPH
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Laura is a US-trained human rights lawyer based in Nairobi, Kenya who works across sub-Saharan Africa as a consultant on governance and human rights for USAID, the UN, governments, and international NGOs. Laura has published numerous articles and reports focused on conflict dynamics, gender, minority rights, transitional justice, migration, health, and other human rights issues in the African context. Laura has provided expert input for immigration and asylum cases in both the US and UK, focused on LGBT, FGM/C, domestic violence, trafficking, access to health services (including mental health and HIV), ex-combatants, ethnic minorities, disability access, police protection, and other key issues.
Mary-Anne Decatur (FGM/C)
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Mary-Anne Decatur is a PhD candidate in anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Her research in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania examines the ways in which Maasai and Chagga people conceptualize the practice of FGM/C on social, cultural, historical and medical grounds. This research analyses why FGM/C has persisted in Maasai communities and examines Chagga people's narratives of how the practice has largely ended in their own communities. Her research explores further how differing understandings of FGM/C shape predominantly Chagga NGO and healthcare employees' strategies for ending the practice in Maasai communities and influence Maasai interpretations of these campaigns. She has additionally published and given talks on her research examining relationships between activists and members of FGM/C practising communities at a London-based NGO.


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JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Senate candidate Mike Espy has accepted an invitation from Mississippi Farm Bureau to debate Republican opponent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Nov. 20 on WLBT and WLOX.
The invitation outlined the plans for the event to be widely available, including television and radio broadcasts.
Espy accepted the invitation late Monday. Cindy Hyde-Smith had already accepted the debate invitation Thursday, Nov. 8.
Espy's response comes during nationwide attention surrounding a viral video of Hyde-Smith at a campaign rally in North Mississippi. In the video, she can be heard stating that if the cattle rancher she was campaigning with "invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row."
Espy issued a statement, through his Campaign Communications Director Danny Blanton, on the comment, calling it "reprehensible."
This debate will be broadcast on WLBT and WLOX on November 20.
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The Bird King
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award-winning novelist and comics writer G. Willow Wilson (Alif the Unseen) again rises to impressive new heights with The Bird King.
Set amid shifting political landscapes of the late 15th century, this gripping fantasy captures a desperate act of resistance in the face of an imposing new empire. Fatima is the favored concubine of an Iberian sultan; nevertheless, she is lonely but for the platonic affection of the royal cartographer, Hassan. The friends while away hours together in the palace, conjuring new installments for the long, unfinished story of the Bird King, the avian ruler who set out for paradise and never returned.
Their languid days reach an abrupt end, however, when emissaries from Christian Spain arrive to demand the Muslim ruler's surrender. And when Hassan's mystical gift for making maps that bend reality, and his taste for other men, come to their attention, the friends flee for the paradise they have long imagined.
To say Wilson is a talented storyteller does not adequately capture the magnificent dimensions of her work. The adventure at hand is a riveting escape through worlds seen and unseen, with high stakes and near-misses, toward a freedom neither Fatima nor Hassan are sure they entirely believe in. Faith is all they have--besides one another. But there is a hefty dose of humor, too. Vikram the Vampire, sharp-tongued anti-hero from Alif the Unseen, emerges as Fatima and Hassan's reluctant guide through the wilderness. While it's not necessary to read one book before the other, only a fool would miss them both. --Dave Wheeler, associate editor, Shelf Awareness


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From: http://koreandogs.org/friendship-city-campaign-seoul-dongjak-south-korea-surrey-british-columbia-canada/
Twitter: .@dongjaksarang .@seoulmania Mayor Hepner Urge Friendship City Seoul, Dongjak, Korea-Stop torture/eating dogs cats https://goo.gl/rTwrTw
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Subject: Surrey, BC Canada, sister city to Seoul Dongjak, S. Korea
Dear Mayor Hepner.
Dear City Council Members:
Seoul Dongjak, S. Korea, became Friendship city with Surrey, British Columbia in 2000.
The horrific dog-meat trade and consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law – the laws are simply not enforced!
The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress under deliberate torture.
We ask you to please watch the videos of South Korea's dog meat industry:
And to take notice of the petition: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-linda-hepner-of-surrey-british-columbia-tell-friendship-city-seoul-dongjak-korea-that-we-re-opposed-to-the-consumption-of-dogs
These poor creatures cannot speak for themselves which is why I am writing on their behalf.
I believe that your city wishes to be made aware of this ongoing issue as well, and not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on those that are loyal, trusting and sentient creatures, which look up to us humans as being their guardians.
These illegal trades are still being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is a large growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.
So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Seoul Dongjak, especially Mayor Chang-Woo Lee, to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion towards their companion animals, and respect to their own citizens, by bringing these brutal trades finally to an end!
With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty.
I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Please let me know how you feel about this so often concealed subject, thank you.


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Punjab is Pakistan's most populous province, and its cultural heartland. Home to historical cities such as Lahore, Multan, and Bahawalpur, Punjab will surely make the hearts of history and culture aficionados beat faster.
But there's much more to Punjab than Raj era palaces and grand Mughal Mosques. Punjab is home to truly hospitable people, and its food is renowned throughout the world. No trip through Pakistan in complete without a visit to Punjab and its major sights.
Below you will find a list of Punjab's major and less popular tourist destinations. Click on a city or area to find all the information you need in our Punjab travel guide.