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Kabbalat Shabbat in the Park
Kabbalat Shabbat in the Park Everyone is invited! Services begin at 6:00 but come at 5:30 to mingle and play. Villa Park, 9301 Villa Ave. W., Olivette, MO 63132 Bring your own picnic dinner or boxed dinners are available in advance at $10/person for adults, $6/person for children to enjoy after the service. The dinners will be delivered to the park. Challah and grape juice will be provided. In the event of rain, services will be at Kol Rinah. RSVP at KolRinahStL.org • 829 N. Hanley Road • St. Louis, MO 63130 •...read more
The Conversation Project
Join us at Kol Rinah for a workshop on July 8 at 10 AM led by Rabbi Jessica Shafrin. Our goals is to transform the culture of St. Louis Jewish families in regard to how they view and talk about end of life so that they are able to face the end of life with ease and dignity. When it comes to end-of-life care, talking matters. Sponsored by Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Jewish Family & Children's Service, VITAS Healthcare and the conversation project and The Institute for Healthcare Improvement.read more
Sunday in the Park
Kol Rinah adults are invited to a Sunday in Villa Park (9301 Villa Drive) in Olivette. Only $10 per person. Includes a dairy/parve box lunch, sides, dessert and drinks. Come have some summer fun with your KR friends – rain or shine. Please RSVP to KR Office or at Kol RinahStL.orgread more
Shavuot Family Picnic
Join Kol Rinah families for a fun Shavuot Family Picnic! Bring dinner for your family and a dessert to share. We will have a fun evening of eating, schmoozing, field games, and enjoying the playground. Please bring a picnic blanket (there are no tables at Mooney Park). There is no cost, but please bring a dessert to share. Mooney/Jackson Park (Jackson Ave. between Delmar & Amherst in U. City)read more
Lag B-Omer Annual Bonfire and Talent Show
Lag B'Omer Annual Bonfire and Talent Show Thursday, May 3 Talent Show: All ages and acts invited to perform ( 2 minutes allowed per act) To be held at Lag B'omer celebration Contact Tony Granillo to sign up – email@example.com Israeli Food, Music & Special Treats for all! 6:30 Dinner and Talent show • 8:00 BONFIRE ALSO: VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED to help us build the bonfire. More information: email@example.com RSVP with the KR Officeread more
Pioneering Jewish Rock Sensation Rick Recht to Lead Musical Shabbat Service at Temple Israel
Rick Recht, the most celebrated Jewish artist of our time, will lead a musical Shabbat Service on Friday, January 19, 2018. The service is free and open to the public. Recht will share songs from his hit Shabbat albums, Shabbat Alive! and Simply Shabbat. Rick Recht's "Shabbat Alive!" family service is an interactive, spiritual, musical Shabbat service involving the participation of Temple Israel's Senior Rabbi, Amy Feder. Recht's concert is presented by Temple Israel and Deutsch Early Childhood Center. "Shabbat Alive! services have a unique, spiritual feeling," said Rick Recht. "It's amazing to join a community in a beautiful Shabbat setting, which is so inspiring to Jewish youth and adults. This is what Judaism is all about. I love the music, the interaction, and the talented congregants that participate during the service. Right away, everyone feels aligned and connected to each other and their Jewish heritage." Recht is the top-touring Jewish artist today, performing more than 125 concerts each year across the country. Recht's powerful performances have earned him a strong, loyal national fan base. Recht has become an icon for Jewish youth, elevating the medium of Jewish music as a powerful and effective tool for developing Jewish pride and identity. Not only is Recht a top Jewish performer, educator, and leader, but he is also the founder and Executive Director of Jewish Rock Radio, the first high-caliber, 24/7, Jewish rock internet radio station found at www.jewishrockradio.com. He is also Executive Director of Songleader Boot Camp (www.songleaderbootcamp.com), Jewish leadership training programs and conferences for Jewish educators, clergy, and veteran and new songleaders. "We are so excited to have Rick Recht at Shabbat services on January 19. He brings an incredible energy and provides an unforgettable experience for everyone who attends – adults and kids alike" said Amy Feder, Senior Rabbi at Temple Israel. Temple Israel is a caring, inclusive community committed to living Reform Judaism and participating in the sacred destiny of the Jewish people and Israel through education, worship, and repair of the world. We believe that worship services and learning opportunities should resonate with individuals and families of all ages and backgrounds, that lifecycle events are occasions to be together whether in times of joy or sorrow, and that from birth to death, our lives are enriched as we gather together. For additional press resources, visit rickrecht.com/press. For more information about this engagement, call Temple Israel at 314-432-8050 or visit our website at www.ti-stl.org. Please visit www.rickrecht.com and...read more


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MSA was tasked with the unique and challenging project to capture, record and document the magnificent statues that once took centre place on the gates of the Bethlem Royal Hospital.
These reclining figures provided insight into historical and early modern understandings of mental health, by symbolising the opposing conditions between manic and melancholic symptomes. The statues that once looked over patients, staff and visitors entering the hospital now flank the stairs leading to the galleries of the Bethlem hospital's new £4m museum to Mental Health (Bethlam Museum of the Mind http://museumofthemind.org.uk/).
Just as attitudes to mental health have massively changed in modern times, so too has the way we record and document features of historic significance.
This exercise was perfectly suited to one of our High Definition 3D Laser Scanners as the project involved reproducing, in seamless detail the iconic statues that once adorned the entrance gateposts to the Bethlem Royal Hospital (or Bedlam as known from 1676-1815).
The life-size statues known as "Raving and Melancholy Madness" are the most famous works of the Danish sculptor Caius Gabriel Cibber, and were significant landmarks for London in their time. These reclining figures portray the conflict between manic and melancholic symptoms which lay at the heart of early understanding of mental ill-health.
The statues now have the pride place in the Bethlem Museum of the Mind and as part of the museum's education project, they assigned MSA the task of replicating these beautiful figures for a 3D print that would recreate the iconic entrance gates.Cut
The survey team was led by Dr Carlo Raffaelli, MSA's heritage team leader, his field sketches are reproduced above. As always our survey team knew the value of excellent supporting information to assist effective field survey work. This included field sketches and high resolution photography that would provide a greater understanding and appreciation of the statues.
The team undertook a series of close range, high resolution scans over a morning to ensure that the fine detail of the statues had been captured providing complete coverage.
Working closely together our survey and visualisation teams had the opportunity to produce technically challenging work which is both visually stunning and accurate.
Combining the latest 3D lasers scanners with our specialist historic documentation team resulted in a comprehensive point cloud that provided complete coverage at a resolution needed to detail the statues. This information was passed onto MSA's 3D modelling team who generated a 3D meshed model of the statues. The meshes were cleaned and optimised to enhance the visual experience while reducing file sizes and was formatted for 3D printing.
The successfully scaled 3D printed models of the statues were combined with an architectural impression of the gateposts, and a 2D print of the hospital behind which is currently on display as a new exhibit at the museum. The resultant evocative display gives a haunting view into the past of Bethlam and historical attitudes to mental health.
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Key details in no charges against 2 Minneapolis officers
MINNEAPOLIS >> A Minnesota prosecutor released hundreds of pages of documents and videos hours after detailing Wednesday the reasons why two white officers would not face criminal charges in the Nov. 15 fatal shooting of a black man. Jamar Clark, 24, died a day later. Some key details of the investigation:
According to an account laid out by Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, police were called to north Minneapolis early Nov. 15 by paramedics who were trying to treat Clark's girlfriend for an assault in which Clark was the suspect and said Clark was interfering.
When police arrived, Clark refused orders to remove his hands from his pockets. Officers tried to handcuff Clark but couldn't.
Officer Mark Ringgenberg took Clark to the ground and ended up on his back atop Clark. Ringgenberg felt his gun shift from his hip to the small of his back. He reached back and felt Clark's hand on his weapon.
Ringgenberg said, "He's got my gun," according to Freeman. Schwarze said he dropped his handcuffs, put his gun to the edge of Clark's mouth and warned him to let go or he would shoot. Clark looked at Schwarze and said: "I'm ready to die."
According to Freeman, Schwarze pulled the trigger but the gun didn't fire. Schwarze heard Ringgenbeg say "shoot him" in a panicked voice, and Schwarze pulled the trigger again and the gun fired. Clark was shot in the head.
Freeman said the entire incident, in which he said deadly force was necessary, took 61 seconds from the time police first approached Clark.
The issue of whether Clark was handcuffed was a key factor in the investigation. Several people who said they saw the shooting said Clark was restrained and not struggling.
But Freeman said forensic evidence didn't support witness statements that Clark was handcuffed — he had no bruising or injuries on his wrists consistent with being handcuffed and his DNA was not found on the inside of the handcuffs that were on the ground nearby.
Freeman also said Clark's DNA was found on the grip of Ringgenberg's gun, supporting the officers' account.
"Clark simply could not have been handcuffed when he attempted to seize the gun while they were on the ground," Freeman said.
Freeman said 20 civilian witnesses gave different versions of whether Clark was handcuffed. Two said he wasn't, six weren't sure and 12 said he was, but they disagreed on whether both his hands were cuffed and whether his hands were in front of him or behind his back.
Freeman said he didn't believe the witnesses were lying, but it's not uncommon for people to have differing stories from different vantage points. He said in such cases, prosecutors need to look to forensic evidence.
Activists said Freeman gave more weight to the police officers' version of events than he did to the witnesses. One unidentified woman called Freeman's narrative "propaganda" during the news conference. Others said Freeman's announcement showed the system is rigged against African-Americans.
Protests were planned for Wednesday evening, including gatherings at the site of Clark's shooting and at a park on the southeast side of downtown Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, Ringgenberg and Schwarze still face an internal police investigation, as well as a federal investigation into whether they intentionally violated Clark's civil rights through excessive force.
The Department of Justice is also reviewing how the city responded to protests after Clark's death.


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Length : 28.50 m
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Sidekick are Xero Accountants, offering a fixed price accounting service to ensure that you're ahead of the game with your accounts.
MRC Trust has been using Sidekick's services for the past 18 months. It is a business filled with professionals that are easy to work with. Working with the staff at Sidekick is more like a partnership than a supplier/customer situation. The folk at Sidekick have not only been there to answer my questions but have also taken the time to help me grow my knowledge of the account work I am doing. My role is a sole charge role therefore it can be difficult to take leave without getting behind with the accounts. The team at Sidekick have backed MRC up seamlessly in my absence. Ours is a complicated business and Sidekick have taken the time to understand and supply support for all our accounting needs.
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They are actively interested in and assist us with our business and its needs and succession planning. We felt heard and valued.
We find the fees very reasonable and they provide ongoing support and training with Xero throughout the year to help us maximise our experience and input.
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Falling into business with not much business background meant I had a limited understanding of accounting. You do not really know what you need, and you trust them (accountant's) to do what is best for you. I am a pretty simple bloke. With our small cashflow business, large lump sums throughout the year make it challenging to manage especially with a growing mindset. When I was talking to an old work mate one day, he posed the question. "You might not be looking for a change but why don't you hear how James runs his ship?" So, I did. I am always open to learning and how others have adapted to provide better services over time. The team has great open communication, monthly payments, proactive approach to available resources and a 'seek to understand approach'. Change is not for everyone, but it is for those who are open to adapting. I now feel like I have 'that relationship' with my accountant.
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text: An interesting phone call 21 June 2013 Allison-Schmidt CPP Disability For the last 15 years I have been helping and advocating on behalf of Canadians who are denied CPP Disability benefits. I have over the years. had the opportunity to meet and speak with many of the HRSDC staff who adjudicate these claims. This week, I had a question. I wanted to find out the CPP fax number for a regional office so that I could send additional information I had collected to help CPP disability provide a decision on an appeal based on the totality of the medical information. I did not have this regional fax number - so I called a CPP adjudicator directly and left a message. I am very judicious with my phone calls and do not abuse or bother any one. Today I received a phone call from management stating that I had to use the Service Canada 1-800 number to ask a question. I promptly asked if this manager had indeed tried to use the "Service Canada" number herself to which she replied she had not. I told her, that if she tried to use this number then maybe she would also want to call a direct line for a CPP adjudicator. Apparently the adjudicators are too busy doing their work to respond to a simple request for a fax number, which necessitated in a REGIONAL MANAGER to call me to tell me not to phone them. SERIOUSLY? I promptly explained to the manager, that over the last 15 years, that I have tried to develop a relationship with the adjudicators and to work along side them rather than from an adverserial position and there are some great people in the vairous regions that I have gotten to know along the way who I would have thought, would have had no problem taking a phone call from me. So to the adjudicator whose phone call from me, apparently upset her so much, that she had to go to her manager and have her call me, for a simple request for a fax number, to fax over medical information to help the CPP and the client get and do a fair and complete assessment, I am very sorry for the inconvenience that I caused. How ridiculous.


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NOVICE: The novitiate is the next
stage of formation. This is a special
one- to two-year period that marks
a more official entrance into a community. Novices spend time in study
and prayer to learn more about
themselves, the community, and
their relationship with Jesus. At the
end of the novitiate, novices prepare
for temporary vows.
VOWS: Promises of poverty, celibacy,
and obedience may be taken for
one, two, or three years, depending
upon the decision of the individual.
These promises are renewable for
up to nine years. As soon as three
years after making temporary vows,
a person can make a promise to live
the vows for life.
A man studying for religious
priesthood must also undergo seminary training. During this time he
studies theology, scripture, church
teachings, and the skills he will
need to be a priest.
Brothers, sisters, and priests in
religious communities make three
vows, and some congregations make
other vows as well. The three most
common vows are:
CELIBACY. We choose to loveand serve God and all God'speople, rather than to loveone person exclusively inmarriage. We offer our celiba-cy as a witness and testimonyto God's love.
OBEDIENCE. We live in community and try to listen and
follow the will of God by
taking part in community life,
goals, hopes, and work.
Diocesan priests make promises
of celibacy and obedience to their
bishop. They do not make a vow
of poverty, but they do try to live
simply so they can be of service to
God's people.
No, they can't because dating is
meant to lead to marriage, and
as celibates we plan not to marry.
However, we very much want and
need friendships, and we have
friends of both sexes.
Of course! We still experience normal human needs, feelings, and desires. As celibate people we choose
to channel these feelings—our
sexual energies—into other healthy
directions. We work at remaining faithful to our vow of celibacy
through prayer, closeness to Jesus,
good friendships, and healthy physical exercise.
It does happen. The basic responsi-bility in such a situation is to pre-serve the original, existing commit-a "come and see" program to visita community and experience itsway of life. [For a current listingof discernment opportunities, visitvocationnetwork.org/events.]
CANDIDATE: This period enables
the candidate (sometimes called a
"postulant") to observe and participate in religious life from the inside.
He or she must indicate interest
and have the community agree to
accept him or her as a person in the
process of joining. The candidate
lives within the community while
continuing his or her education
or work experience. This period
enables the candidate to observe
and participate in religious life. It
also allows the community to see
whether the candidate shows promise in living the community's life. A
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And now one for the pooches, Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Dog Treats.
For some reason, it still feels like I just got my dog Chickpea, but I realize now, that I wrote the post introducing her almost 4 months ago! My how time flies when you have an adorable little pooch in your life.
She pretty much instantly became the cutest and bestest little dog ever! I know, I know, you may be thinking that your pooch is the cutest and bestest ever, but that's why dog caregivers are awesome, we all love our dogs the most, no questions asked.
I'm thrilled to update you, that Chickpea is thriving on her vegan diet. Her fur has grown in thick, soft, and shiny (she had some bald spots when I first got her, and those have grown in too). Her coat has even gotten brighter and whiter (I'm not making this stuff up!)
She is bouncing around with energy and is the fastest and most playful dog in the park (for reals). Her eyes which had big tear stains when I first got her have cleared right up. She is so super smart and basically seems to understand what I'm saying at all times. I couldn't be happier! I don't think she could be either, as she is always smiling and wagging her tail at me.
Focus... focus...don't blink or it may disappear....
Chickpea has really been living it up these last four months. She learned how to play with toys (she was scared of the ones that squeaked at first). She has even learned how to play fetch! So sad that she clearly had no one to play with for her first mystery year of life. She follows me everywhere I go, and eagerly watches me while I cook, waiting for food scraps to drop to the floor. Aside from playing with other dogs, squirrel chasing is her favourite outdoor hobby, she even tries to climb the trees! She's a monkey dog, I'm telling you. (Luckily she never catches the squirrels).
She also learned to bark. Yep, for the first 2 months she didn't make a peep, but now proudly has one bark and a short growl at the mailman... before she runs and hides upstairs. Guard dog skills, amIright?
There are some vegan dog treats for purchase in the pet stores, but these Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Dog Treats are so easy to make and so much cheaper. On top of that, Chickpea goes crazy for the homemade treats. Isn't homemade food always better?
She was seriously losing her mind when I had these on the floor setting up a photo shoot. I'm really not sure how she knew they were for her, but she kept peeking around my light reflectors like this, so very tempted to be a bad dog. Too cute.
To make Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Dog Treats:
Watch my video to see how it's done, or skip directly to the step by step photos below!
So let's get to making some dog treats for our furry friends!
Begin by adding the oats to a food processor.
Grind them until you reach a fine powder.
Now add the pumpkin and peanut butter.
And blend to combine until you make a sticky dough.
Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface. I used brown rice flour as Chickpea is sensitive to wheat, but if your dog isn't you can use wheat flour. You could alternatively set aside some of the ground oats to use for this as well.
Use a small cookie cutter, (I used a small bone cookie cutter), but any shape will do, or just use a knife to cut small squares.
Lay them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake until dry and firm.
Once cool, store them in an airtight container at room temperature. They would make a great gift for any of your furry friends!
Bon puppategan!
So easy to make. Perfect gift for your furry friends.
- 1 cup oats (old fashioned, 1-minute oats, or instant) , plus more if needed- see instructions
- ⅓ cup pure pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
- ¼ cup natural peanut butter
Preheat your oven to 300F (150C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Add the oats to a food processor and grind until they reach a fine powder. Add in the pumpkin and peanut butter and blend until a sticky dough is formed.
Remove from the processor and roll out on a lightly floured surface. (Use whole wheat flour, more ground oats, or another flour that you have on hand). Cut out cookies using a small cookie cutter of any shape, or alternatively just cut into squares with a knife.
Lay the treats on the prepared baking sheet and bake fo 25 to 30 minutes, until the treats are dry and hard. Let cool before giving to your pup and then store in an airtight container.
*nutrition is for one little treat. Recipe makes about 50 little treats.
*My dog is small so I cut the dough into 50 little treats, but if you choose to make larger treats, they may take a little longer to bake, and will of course make fewer treats.
Did you make this recipe?
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If you need to know how to paint outlet covers, there are right and wrong ways to do it.
Many years ago, I was helping to renovate a soup kitchen in Belle Glade, Florida. One of the things I did was paint it. I've never been a great painter, but I took pains to stay away from the outlet covers so the room would look neat.
"David!" the leader, a guy named John, barked. I looked up.
"Paint that cover plate."
He was in charge, so I did what I was told. I slapped a thick coat of latex paint onto that cover plate to blend it into the wall. I'm sure John thought it looked spectacular. But I guarantee you, by the end of the summer, it looked terrible.
Here's the thing. Painting outlet covers rarely works out. You're almost always better off removing the covers, cleaning them–running them through the dishwasher does wonders, but even a dunk in the sink with regular soap and water is effective–and then replacing them after they dry thoroughly. They'll look much better that way, and for much longer.
If you must paint them, the second best bet is to paint them with a plastic-bonding paint like Krylon Fusion or its Valspar equivalent for plastic–but clean it first. Plastic tends to be oily anyway, but decades of human beings touching them make it much worse. The plastic has to be clean for the paint to bond to it. These paints chemically bond to the plastic, so they'll tend to hold up reasonably well. Always use a gloss finish since dirt sticks to glossy finishes much worse than duller ones.
If you can't get the color you need in a plastic-bonding paint, clean the plastic first, then paint it with a good quality primer. Not wall primer–Rustoleum makes a special primer for plastic, but if you can't find that, use a primer for metals. Let it dry according to the instructions on the can, then paint the plate the color you want on top of the primer. Expect to have to repeat the process in a couple of years, but at least if you do that, the paint will stick for more than a few weeks before it starts flaking off. Again, use gloss for durability and cleanliness.


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Spinning Down Under
This is an excellent description of how to read a weaving draft: Jean Scorgie's Weaver's Craft website.
for a quick overview of weaving, this website is quite good and has some good links. Please note I do not support commercial
websites in any way, and definitely do not endorse the product they are selling but the information is useful and there are
pdf downloads on weaving history.
Laverne Waddington's inspirational blog on backstrap weaving in South America
Backstrap weavers group on Yahoo
Weavezine, the online magazine and podcast for weavers from Syne Mitchel
Weavolution, the new social networking site for weavers
Shirley's weaving blog, a real treasure trove (excuse the pun) of eye-candy, and links to more:
Lots of yummy Australian Alpaca fleece for sale and inspirational weaving/knitting gallery:
All Fiber Arts, an excellent fibre crafts resource!
Ruth Stowes Weaving World, a great weaving resource
Where to get Barb Herdman's great book on tri-looming!
Abby's spinning videos on You Tube
Amanda's spinning videos and tutorials
This is Rosemary Brocks amazing fibre site, covering everything from spinning to felting!
Katherines great site that includes spinning on a tahkli
Joan Ruanes Cotton Spinning; excellent instructions for using a drum carder too!
A wonderful freeform crochet site!
Mackenzie Leopold has written an excellent primer to help you master the skill of bead crochet jewellery: she's got lots of
other talents too!
An all-embracing crochet site:
One of my favourites, for lovers of little looms.
Dr. Carol Ventura's fabulous resource; please scroll down the page or you could miss something!
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There are moments of great frustration for me as someone who covers, reports on, and gives opinion about the news. Sure, bad stuff happens every day and there are a million reasons to feel despondent about the current state of our culture, nation, and world… but some things are far more frustrating than others.
For example, I get downright indignant when the family, friends, neighbors, and loved ones of a criminal get upset at their loved one's victims, when those victims defend themselves from the criminal. You might be thinking, "that doesn't actually happen." It sure does.
Here are just three cases I've written about in my time at Eagle Rising:
- Car thief shoots at police, family gets angry when police shoot back.
- Burglars killed by frightened homeowners, family angry that homeowner defended herself.
- Hero Stops violent robbery, family of dead criminals try to sue the man for stopping a crime.
Another such case has just made the news from down in South Florida, where 17-year old Trevon Johnson was shot and killed by a frightened homeowner who caught the teen in her home. (Notice that the homeowner is a woman, this is common in these cases.) Now the family of the criminal is angry because they just cannot understand why this woman would use such force to defend herself and her home. The criminal's sister said, "What's wrong with her? She did not have to shoot him." His cousin, Nautika Harris, was even more dismayed that this woman would protect her property saying, "I don't care if she have her gun license or any of that. That is way beyond the law… way beyond. He was not supposed to die like this. He had a future ahead of him. Trevon had goals… he was a funny guy, very big on education, loved learning."
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Every needless death is sad, but the simple fact is that the young man (and his family) brought this moment on themselves. He chose to be an immoral criminal and his family chose to encourage his lawless behavior. How do I know? Listen to what else his cousin had to say about her criminal cousin, "You have to look at it from every child's point of view that was raised in the hood," Harris said. "You have to understand… how he gonna get his money to have clothes to go to school? You have to look at it from his point-of-view."
God forbid, that the young man try to find a job. We should dismiss his evil lawlessness because he needed money for clothes to go to school? Ridiculous. This is exactly the kind of mentality that infuriates and frustrates so many of us, law-abiding gun owners. We have the God-given, inalienable right to protect our lives and our property and we will not abdicate that right just because society around us has devolved and now accepts immoral lawlessness as normal behavior.
Every time a criminal breaks the law, they must be prepared to face the consequences. And we, America's gun owners, just may be the consequence.
The views expressed in this opinion article are solely those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by EagleRising.com


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On October 22, vice-president and corporate communications/PR at Paytm, Sonia Dhawan along with her husband Rupak Jain, who is a property dealer and Devendra Kumar, an employee with Paytm's administration department was arrested by the police. The three were arrested on the charges of blackmailing the Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma. The one person who allegedly made the extortion call, Rohit is absconding said the police. Sharma has now said that Dhawan is, in fact, just a pawn in a bigger sinister conspiracy of someone else.
According to The Indian Express, Sonia has been working with Paytm for the last eight years in their Noida office near Delhi. According to the regulatory filing by One97 Communications Ltd — the parent company of Paytm — till November 2017, Sonia held 1,400 shares in the company.
The police said that she along with three other people had planned to blackmail the Paytm owner. Reportedly, she stole the company's data and other personal information from her boss to extort Rs 20 crore from him.
Planning and plotting
The police investigation so far has revealed that she allegedly planned the crime two months ago, after her request to finance a flat worth Rs 4 crore was denied by her boss, as reported by The Indian Express.
While speaking to The Indian Express, SHO Manoj Pant said, "It appears she had inside details on how the company grew over the years. She had obtained it over a year ago with Devendra's help. It seems she also wanted to start her own company using the information."
The extortion call
According to The Indian Express sources, initially, a payment of Rs 67 lakh and Rs 2 lakh was made to the accused to maintain silence. Paytm owner Vijay's brother- Ajay confirmed the payment with the fourth person, who had made the extortion call. However, Ajay, who later filed the FIR, said that in just 48 hours the caller raised the demand for extortion money and made it to Rs 20 crores. The caller also threatened him to leak all the personal information and company data if not complied with his demands, said the police.
While talking to the Money Control Ajay said, that it all started on September 20 when his brother Vijay was in Japan. He said at around 11 am, Vijay received a call from a Thailand-based number.
Ajay further said the caller claimed that he has his brother's personal data and demanded a sum of Rs 20 Crore for not leaking it. However, his brother was busy at that time and which is why he asked the caller to call him (Vijay).
Eventually, the caller then allegedly made the extortion call to Ajay and had threatened to leak "personal data that included photos and personal financial details, if he didn't pay up the money through Hawala (an alternative method that exists outside of traditional banking systems.)," as reported by the Money Control.
Officer Manoj pant told The Indian Express, "Ajay has submitted screenshots of their WhatsApp chats and recordings of calls. Police are sending it to the forensic science lab, after taking Devendra's voice sample."
The confession to the crime
Sonia and her husband have denied all allegations against them. While talking to the publication she said that she is "blank right now". She says that the police has arrested them without prior notice. However, she wants answers from Vijay Shekhar. Meanwhile, another accused in the case, Devendra, who had joined the company seven years ago has admitted to his crime.
While talking to The Indian Express, inside the court he said, "Yes, I did copy data for them. They asked me. I do not know the nature of the data, but she (Sonia) was the one who roped me into the controversy." The three accused were sent to 14-days judicial custody by the District Court.
The fourth accused, Rohit who made the call is on the run, said the police. The police also said that Rohit Chomal was Devendra's friend and was hired by the trio after they allegedly assured him of giving 20% of the extortion money. The police further said that Vijay and Ajay's number was provided to Rohit by Devendra. The accused is a Kolkata resident and in the last one month Devendra has visited Kolkata several times, said SSP.
The twist in the tale
With the new developments coming in the case there is a slight twist in the case. After Sonia got arrested on Monday her lawyer has claimed that she has also received an extortion call, reported Money Control.
The lawyer said that Sonia received a call from an unknown number who threatened to kill her if she fails to pay the ransom. He further said that following the complaint Sonia and her husband had filed a complaint on September 22 in Noida police station.
According to India Today, The lawyer further claimed that the promoters of Paytm were also pressurising her to sell her stake in the company. In the latest twist of events, the Dhawan's lawyer has now claimed that she is being framed because of "rivalry inside the company". He says that her colleagues were jealous of her rise to ranks.
While speaking to India Today, SSP, Noida, Ajay Pal Sharma said, that they had registered a case based on the complaint of Sonia. He also said, "Vijay Shekhar got the first call from the extortionist on September 20. Sonia registered the complaint on September 22. Vijay Shekhar received calls from Kolkata showing the caller from Thailand, while Sonia's caller has been traced from Gautam Buddha Nagar. We are investigating both the cases. Will have to wait and see if there is a link."
The three accused have been booked under charges of theft, extortion, cheating, criminal breach of trust, conspiracy and also under Information Technology Ac, said the police, reports NDTV. Sonia's mother claimed that her daughter is innocent and the conflict between Vijay and Sonia is both personal and professional.
Youngest billionaire
In the past, 38-year-old Paytm founder, Vijay has been in news for many reasons sometimes for making explicit comments and also for Cobrapost news stings in which his brother and the Vice-President. He had then told the Cobrapost reported that Paytm had received a call from PMO demanding user data to identify stone pelters.
Earlier the Forbes had listed him as the youngers billionaire. According to the Livemint, In 2011, Sharma founded fast-rising mobile wallet Paytm. He is also the founder of Paytm Mall, an e-commerce business and Paytm Payments Bank. Sharma owns 16% of Paytm and which is now valued at $9.4 billion. "One of the biggest beneficiaries of India's demonetisation Paytm has notched up 250 million registered users and 7 million transactions daily," Forbes said.
Vijay is from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh and has done his schooling from a Hindi medium school. There has been a lot of speculation on how the company in just some time has reached new heights. Amid all that allegations the company has been growing in multiple directions, reports Money Control.
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Lovato takes a stand.
Demi Lovato is taking a stand against President Trump's plans to reinstate a ban on transgender people from serving in the US armed forces "in any capacity."
The decision reverses a policy employed by the Obama administration that would allow trans people to serve, citing higher medical costs and "disruption" that the troops can't afford.
"After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military," Trump wrote on Twitter. "Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail."
It's a repulsive, regressive act that has no place in 2017, yet here we are… Miley Cyrus said she was heartbroken over it. Same for Demi Lovato. The pop star shared an endearing message on Twitter especially for trans people:
"I just want to tell the transgender community that I love you," she wrote, "and you ARE supported no matter what. #ProtectTransTroops."
I just want to tell the transgender community that I love you and you ARE supported no matter what. #ProtectTransTroops
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) July 26, 2017
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Ze Haikus
I just can't work with that 4th line of the limerick, so let's try a haiku. Same format as the limerick: when you replace the line, do so without itlaics:
- 5 syllables here
- 7 syllables go here
- 5 more syllables
In the meantime, I'll sleep on ze limerick. - gs
Try this:
- Everybody Poops! (Ev-ery-bod-y poops: 5 syllables)
- Pooping is so natural. (Poop-ing is so nat-ur-al: seven)
- I must go poop now! (I must go poop now: 5 syllables)
-Evil Homer
Except this one poops. I didn't want to ruin the collective haiku effort above... So I will put it here. Now, while it looks very simple, I put a lot of my soul into this one... I hope you guys like it:
- Poop, poop, poop, poop, poop.
- Poop, poop, poop, poop, poop, poop, poop.
- Poop, poop, poop, poop, poop.
- Mmm, the depth of this astounds me. Magnificent, no where has a more profound thought been voiced, in Haiku form. Wow... :D CeruleanNinja 05:35, 16 June 2006 (PDT)
- Moving haiku....but I think Ze already did this one back in April, with a cohort reading ssssomething from the email. gypsysister
Ze's Bum
Howzabout....... this 'un?:
- White, like the new moon,
- Delicate spheres retreating,
- Ze's ass on the web
Evil Cat
- Evil cat hiding
- I don't know where she's hiding
- She's a naughty cat
Network Neutality haikus
- Net neutrality:
- How egalitarian.
- Pick up tab, bloggers
- Internet highway:
- Bandwidth hogs direct traffic.
- We wait to connect.
Where is my cookies?
Did someone takes them away?
Oh noes! There they are!
Capt. I. Rutherford
ps: fear my haiku skills!
Ze Limericks
Alright, create a limerick about ze!!! Remove the italics when a line is done...
- There once was a man from bombay,
- Who shouted, Eureka! My duckies are gay!
- He grabbed a feather and plucked it,
- unlike the man from Nantucket,
- And handed it over to Ze.
So come on, fill them in!!!
- I am this guy that you see
- on the internet thats me
- I am a bit mad
- and slightly bad
- so be careful when you click the link ze
- There once was a vowel, they say,
- Which never knew when not to play,
- It jumped into a skillet,
- Which didn't quite kill it,
- But it wasn't fabuloso fried A.
- -- juump
Good Time
- There once was a monkey named Ze,
- Who made friends with Knowledge one day.
- They went out for a drink,
- Made a vow not to blink,
- And giggled at duckies. How gay!
- -- juump
I actually like this one, but I can't picture Ze reciting limericks. Maybe he can make fun of it as s-s-s-something from the wiki.
(that's a fab idea! ...S-s-s-something from the Wiki)
There was once a guy from Brooklyn,
- Got asked about how he has been…
- How does he stay witty,
- Without going ditty.
- 'Poop' he replied, with a grin.
CeruleanNinja 00:42, 16 June 2006 (PDT)
- It seems I've exhausted my brain;
- I have no more wit left to drain.
- Perhaps if I let
- You guys write the set,
- The next show will be less inane!
CyberMonk, 4:03, 17 June 2006 (PST)
Wow! a good one. 126.96.36.199 04:31, 19 June 2006 (PDT)
Ducky Poop
- Pooping duck, duckypoop pooped,
- Ducky, ducky, ducky: "DUCKY POOPED!"
- "Ducky pooped, duck!!"
- Ducking ducks... poopy ducks
- Ducky, ducky, ducky: "POOP!"
Bad Poetry
- I'm wracked with syllabic dismay
- At this, a horrendous display
- Of poetry stale,
- Which harbors a tale
- Of meter and rhyme gone astray
CyberMonk, 4:27, 19 June 2006 (PST)
Network Neutrality One
- If the web worked in favoritism
- With a big and little duckie schism
- Would the big bandwidth hogs
- Shut out start-up blogs?
- Would web users remember to miss 'em?
Network Neutrality Two
- Dot com corps say "trust us" dear reader
- But who will be feeding the meter?
- We'll hear MoveOn and gun owners,
- Christians and old stoners
- Chant "Google's our dear and glorious leader!"
Wanted give the net neutrality thing a home. Improvements welcome. Gypsysister
There once was a man named Ze,
He posted The Show everyday,
In Madrid a man put,
Some bread by his foot,
And the Spainairds all yelled, "Ole!"


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More features of the 2018 Lincoln Navigator are made especially for your passengers. Riders in the middle seats can control audio, temperature and the sun/moon roof from their seats. Speaking of seats, the rear seats in the new Lincoln Navigator are easily accessible by folding back the middle seats with two tabs. In the back, there is plenty of cargo room for groceries, luggage, sports equipment, or whatever your life throws at you.
The 2018 Lincoln Navigator is a powerful piece of machinery without the overhead costs. This new luxury SUV is an electric hybrid– so you'll save on gas. While the Lincoln Navigator has a powerful V8 engine that will have you cruising up hills, around corners, and pulling your big-boy toys, it will still save you on gas because it is a hybrid. While it may look like a big SUV, the 2018 Lincoln Navigator is very economical to drive, not like the older SUV's.
The new Lincoln Navigator is a fantastic ride and driving machine. With big wheels that make a statement, combined with the tinted windows and bold lines, the 2018 Lincoln Navigator will help you up your gayme. It's sexy, stylish, and sophisticated. Powerful and strong, masculine and bold, yet tech-friendly for connected people on the go. The new 2018 Lincoln Navigator: the SUV of the future is here, waiting for you.
Take the new 2018 Lincoln Navigator out for a test drive by visiting your local Ford-Lincoln store today.


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Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) today announced that EDMI has selected the Sierra Wireless AirPrime™ SL6087 embedded wireless module to provide cellular connectivity for EDMI's new plug-and-play modular pod-based system that is integrated into the Mk7B smart single-phase electronic revenue meter.
The Mk7B is targeted to serve the global, low cost and high volume smart residential meter market. It includes an integrated modular pod-based system that allows EDMI to provide a cost-effective wireless point-to-point connection, simplifying maintenance in the field and providing remote management, upgrades, and configuration over the air.
EDMI is using the AirPrime SL6087 module, winner of the GSM Association's award for Best 2G Module in 2010, with a ruggedized Embedded SIM. The combined solution allows a compact design with complete integration of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) functionality. It also offers an optional Zigbee RF interface to connect a remote display panel. EDMI smart meters with embedded wireless connectivity comply fully with internationally recognized standards, providing a reliable, flexible, and cost-effective solution to allow users to optimize their energy consumption.
In February 2011, Sierra Wireless and EDMI together won the GSMA Global Mobile Award for Best Mobile Innovation for Utilities at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The award recognized EDMI's EWM100 modem for smart metering applications, which uses Sierra Wireless AirPrime™ embedded modules to provide robust cellular communications.
"EDMI promises to deliver utilities and consumers better control over electricity generation, distribution, and energy conservation. We need a strong partner in smart metering communications to achieve these goals," said Graeme Lees, COO, EDMI. "Sierra Wireless has proven reliability with a track record of delivering industrial-grade communication solutions, and we are happy to recognize Sierra Wireless as a long term collaborator in our smart metering project."
"EDMI continues to offer innovative solutions for smart metering, playing an important role in helping customers around the world to use energy more efficiently," said Jin Pak, Vice President, Asia Pacific Sales for Sierra Wireless. "We believe that reliable, robust wireless solutions for smart meters can help meet this goal by providing more efficient management and longevity in the field, and we are very pleased that EDMI has once again selected Sierra Wireless AirPrime modules for its smart metering product line."
EDMI is featuring metering solutions in the EDMI booth no. 10 at Metering Billing/CRM Asia, which runs May 11 and 12 at the Westin Resort in Nusa Dua, Bali.
For more information about AirPrime embedded wireless modules, please visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/airprime. For more information about Sierra Wireless solutions for energy equipment manufacturers and utilities, please visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/energy.
To contact the Sierra Wireless Sales Desk, call +1 (604) 232-1488 or email [email protected].
About EDMI
EDMI is a market leader in the provision of smart energy meters and advanced metering solutions with its headquarters and manufacturing based primarily in Singapore. Its research and development facilities are strategically situated in Brisbane, Singapore and Shanghai to provide continuous product development and support to its growing global customer bases in Europe, the ASEAN region, Middle East, South Africa and the rest of Asia. EDMI has established marketing offices and regional hubs in Singapore, Australia, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, the Philippines, France and the UK. These centers serve as regional customer service and technical support hubs responsible for supporting specific local market requirements for our metering products. For more information visit, www.edmi-meters.com
About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) offers industry-leading mobile computing and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications products and solutions that connect people, devices, and applications over cellular networks. Wireless service providers, equipment manufacturers, enterprises and government organizations around the world depend on us for reliable wireless technology. We offer 2G, 3G and 4G wireless modems, routers and gateways as well as a comprehensive suite of software, tools, and services that ensure our customers can successfully bring wireless applications to market. For more information about Sierra Wireless, visit www.sierrawireless.com.
"AirPrime" is a trademark of Sierra Wireless. Other product or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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pappa al pomodoro
(a soup to be made only at the height of tomato season!)
1 loaf Italian country-style bread, at least day-old, crusts removed, cut into large cubes
2 cloves garlic, squashed
½ large onion, diced
2 Tb extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for garnish
1 bay leaf
12-15 large, ripe field tomatoes
basil, several large sprigs plus leaves for garnish
vegetables for broth ( if using)
1 Peel the tomatoes. First remove the cores then blanch for a minute or so in boiling water then transfer to a bowl of iced water. Drain and peel, reserving the peels. Chop the tomatoes in small dice.
2 Make a vegetable broth with the reserved tomato peels, ½ onion, celery stalk, small carrot all chopped, some parsley, a bay leaf, a clove of garlic, and if you have them some hard left-over cheese rinds well washed. Cover with about 8c cold water and simmer for 30m
3 Warm the olive oil in a large soup pot. Add the garlic cloves and cook gently until golden and remove. Add the onion, bay leaf and continue until softened but not coloured, stirring frequently. Add tomatoes, salt, sprigs of basil. Raise the heat and cook at a steady simmer, covered, for 20m.
4 Strain broth and add to tomatoes. Cook for another 20m.
5 Add dry bread cubes and continue to cook, 10m.
6 Remove basil. Off the heat whisk the soup vigorously to break up the bread.. Check for salt. If required a splash of red wine vinegar to sharpen or a pinch of sugar to sweeten can be added to taste.
7 Serve with some extra leaves of basil in each bowl, a generous drizzle of your best extra virgin olive oil and a grind of black pepper.
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Being a leader is important, and one way to be viewed as a credible leader is through the use of a blog. The articles that you post on your blog should reflect your sincerity, reliability, sense of humor, insightfulness, values and convictions. By showcasing your knowledge about the going-ons in your industry, the customers will get the sense that you know what you are doing.
You should be careful about overuse of keywords when you are writing your article. Both search engines and readers will reject your article if it includes a particular keyword over five times. Your readers are happier when the article isn't littered with the same keywords.
Take full advantage of the opportunities of social media. You may be able to attract new readers through your social networking sites. Each time you publish a fresh article, post an update to any or all of your social networking accounts. You may even request that they share the article with their friends to expand your readership.
The best article writers have managed to develop their own style and tone. Articles that are used to generate website traffic are nothing like the dry and emotionless style found in academic or corporate writing. Quality writing means revealing your character and emotions through language and tone.
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The ability to possess a pure heart. Variation of Strong Heart and Good Embodiment. Opposite of Dark Heart.
Also Called
- Heart of Gold/Good/Light/Purity
- Pure of Heart
Users possess a heart devoid of evil, darkness, malice, etc.
- Apprehension Immunity
- Bond Empowerment - Love of friends and family will keep you safe.
- Contaminant Immunity - To some heart-related diseases.
- Empathy - Know your true feelings/emotions and maybe those of others.
- Enhanced Charisma - Some people just can't stay mad at you.
- Evil Immunity - Resist evil by a heart of pure goodness.
- Good Empowerment - Let the light guide you.
- Inner Light Externalization - Stay true to yourself and your light will shine the darkness away.
- Love Empowerment - People do crazy things when they're in love.
- Powers Via Object - If object requires purity of heart.
- Purification - Can purify others especially those who are truly evil.
- Ambition Manipulation
- Artificial Heart
- Guardianship
- Heart Entity Physiology
- Indomitable Will
- Multiple Hearts
- Strong Heart
- Strong Soul
- While pure, the user may not be immune to darkness and could have their heart corrupted forever.
- User may be incapable of malice, even by their own volition.
- As darkness exists alongside light, user's existence could be in some danger.
- User could be incomplete.
Known Users
- Jesus Christ (Christianity)
- Goku (Dragon Ball)
- Gohan (Dragon Ball)
- Shuzo Matsutani (Now and Then, Here and There)
- John Myers (Hellboy)
- Emma Swan (Once Upon a Time)
- Jack (Samurai Jack)
- Manolo Sanchez (Book of Life)
- Snarfs (Thundercats)
- SpongeBob (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- King Julien (The Penguins of Madagascar)
Video Games
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts series)
- Ventus (Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep)
- Seven Princesses of Heart (Kingdom Hearts series)
- Kairi
- Snow White
- Alice
- Aurora
- Belle
- Cinderella
- Jasmine
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There is about to be a baby boom among a group of friends so I felt inspired to write this blog and share some baby nursery trends that we are seeing in 2018. Design has always been an important element and even more so now thanks to the World Wide Web and sites like Pintrest at our fingertips. The nursery decor is just as important as the rest of the homes decor.
One piece of advice that I would like to give you is to keep it simple and timeless. Your baby won't be a baby for long so invest in pieces that can change with the trends, that will change with your baby's needs, for example a crib that converts to a bed, a dresser that will be age appropriate in style as your child gets older and most of all, quality pieces that will last for years.
Because trends change quickly it is better to keep your space timeless. Because babies do grow so fast, that makes my advice that much more important. It is great to style your space in the latest trend but a rule of thumb is to keep the main pieces in your space timeless and have fun with the accessories. It is much easier to change out small inexpensive decor items like a pillow or a lamp or perhaps even an accent wall done in wallpaper or a fun painted mural. If your main pieces are timeless then they will still be in style to reuse when you have your second, third or god love you, fourth child. Just things to keep in mind when planning your bundle of joy's space
Enjoy these au courant nursery decor trends!
Large scale floral prints
Buffalo Check
Four Poster Crib
Live Plants (because its good for the soul and you should have a plant in every room)
Fun Lighting
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VOLUNTEER: Help build a trail at Shelton Intermediate School on Saturday
The Shelton Trails Committee will hold a Saturday work party to construct a new hiking trail near Shelton Intermediate School.
Anyone interested in assisting should go to the SIS parking lot at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25. The school is at 675 Constitution Blvd. North.
Volunteers will continue working on the creation of a bypass trail from the corner of Shelton Avenue (Route 108) and Constitution Boulevard to the back of SIS.
People should bring loppers, pruners and rakes, if they have them, or they will be provided. Gloves, long pants, and water-proof footwear are recommended.
"Come take part in the creation of a new trail!" organizers said.
Fall garden cleanup
The Shelton Trails Committee also is planning a work session on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at the city-owned Eklund Garden, 10 Oak Valley Road.
Volunteers will conduct a fall cleanup of the site. Needed are rakes, leaf blowers, tarps, string trimmer, cutting shears and pruners. People should bring gloves and something to drink and eat.
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Whether spending time in the backcountry is your passion or your profession, you should never ask, "What do I do now?" In this 2 day course you will learn skills and abilities to make sound decisions in emergency situations. From the Patient Assessment System through traumatic, medical, and environmental emergencies, you'll experience a wide variety of topics designed to prepare you to act if an accident occurs. This course is ideal for trip leaders, camp staff, outdoor enthusiasts and individuals in remote locations. The course includes a 1-hr break. 16-17 year-olds must arrive with a completed Release of Liability form, but do NOT need an accompanying adult. Participants younger than 16 must contact NOLS (firstname.lastname@example.com). No prerequisites. Successful completion results in a Wilderness First Aid certification. You may be eligible to recertify your NOLS Wilderness Medicine Wilderness Advanced First Aid, Wilderness First Responder, or Wilderness EMT (wilderness portion only) certification on this course. Please review NOLS Wilderness Medicine recertification policies (https://www.nols.edu/en/courses/wilderness-medicine/recertify/) prior to registering.
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"A critical addition to our understanding and preservation of the people who once lived in the thriving community that was annihilated by city leaders beginning 70 years ago."—Chris Naffziger, St. Louis Magazine
A true story of growing up in segregated St. Louis, The Last Children of Mill Creek is the debut memoir by a talented writer finding her authentic voice later in life.
Vivian Gibson is a native St. Louisian who grew up in Mill Creek Valley, a neighborhood of St. Louis razed in 1959 to build a highway. Her family, friends, church community, and neighbors were all displaced by this act of "urban renewal." In this moving memoir, Gibson recreates the everyday lived experiences of her large family, including her seven siblings, her crafty college-educated mother, who moved to St. Louis as part of the Great Migration, and her at-times forbidding father, who worked two jobs to keep them all warm and fed. With an eye for telling detail, she sketches scenes populated by her friends, shop owners, teachers, and others who made Mill Creek into a warm, tight-knit, African-American community, and reflects upon what it means that Mill Creek was destroyed in the name of racism disguised as "progress."
The Last Children of Mill Creek is a moving memoir of family life at a time very different from the modern-day, when many working-class African-American families did not have indoor plumbing and when sundown laws were still in effect—and a document of an era that is now often forgotten or denied. In Gibson's words, "This memoir is about survival, as told from the viewpoint of a watchful young girl —a collection of decidedly universal stories that chronicle the extraordinary lives of ordinary people."
Vivian Gibson was raised on Bernard Street in Mill Creek Valley, and has lived in New York City and Liberia. She started writing short stories about her childhood memories after retiring at age sixty-six. Her work has been produced as part of 50in50: Writing Women Into Existence, at the Billie Holliday Theater in Brooklyn, and published in the St. Louis Anthology (Belt Publishing, 2019). She lives in St. Louis, Missouri.
More praise for The Last Children of Mill Creek:
"Gibson's memoir offers an intimate retelling of her family's story, but also beautifully and truthfully documents the life and death of one African-American community in mid-twentieth century St. Louis. Childhood is, for most of us, where our true home resides, and The Last Children of Mill Creek is a tribute to Gibson's, one told with deep generosity, humor and love." —Angela Mitchell, author of Unnatural Habitats and Other Stories
"Gibson's words on paper are somehow both overdue and perfectly timed. Her perspective and stories about Mill Creek are a gentle—but firm—reminder of what exactly is lost during the slow march towards "progress." It is Gibson's intimate recounting of her parents, brothers, grandmother, and other neighbors that bring Mill Creek not back to life, but into focus, showing us that neighborhoods might disappear, but people do not. The Last Children of Mill Creek is not just a memoir, it's a window into a place, time, and community that St. Louis' establishment might otherwise have you forget—written with the familiarity, warmth, and love characteristic of an author who's only just getting started."—Ryan Schuessler, editor of The St. Louis Anthology
April 20, 2020 | ISBN: 9781948742641 | MEMOIR | PAPERBACK | 5 X 7.25 | 160 PAGES
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