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Statistics from June 2014 (the most recent readily statistics for Canada I found) from the Canadian Bible Engagement Study state that 5% of Canadians read the Bible daily (down from 9% in 1996), 14% of Canadians read the Bible at least once a month (down from 28% in 1996) and weekly Bible reading is down 60%. Reading of the Bible is needed in order to obtain biblical literacy. With biblically literacy declining in recent years, I wondered about 'artistic illiteracy' – including how it relates to biblical illiteracy – and a lack of knowledge of what the Bible says about art – including such areas as creativity, the artistic process, art, and more – and their place within the Church today. Regarding 'artistic illiteracy', Erik Robelen blogs that, "At the heart of [artistic literacy] is a belief in the need to 'do' art, or to make it", and he defines artistic literacy as "the knowledge and understanding required to participate authentically in the arts" (http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2013/01/what_is_artistic_literacy.html). I reflect – How artistically literate are churches and Christians today? To what extent does the 21stCentury Church believe in the need to produce art? Do Christian leaders and laity today realize and know the place of the arts in the church today?
Battle for the High Places (The Story: Ch. 14: Post 1)
Chapter 14 of The Story (with this chapter occurring approx. 930-848 BC) involves kings fighting for supremacy and kings using geographical high places for their own ambition. The words "high places" occur 5 times in this chapter. In one instance, after King Jeroboam built two golden calves he built shrines for them on "high places". Later, idols were also made of metal, "Asherah poles" were made to worship the deity Asherah (2X), sacred stones were set up "on every high hill and under every spreading tree", and an altar and temple were later made to worship the deity Baal. (Artistically, other items listed in this chapter included "treasures of the temple of the Lord and the treasures of the royal place", gold shields, bronze shields, gold [4X], silver [3X], stones, and timber). In contrast to his predecessors, King Asa "did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done" and got rid of the male shrine prostitutes and the idols that had been made. He even demoted his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen mother due to her creating a "repulsive image" for the purpose of worshipping Asherah. King Asa cleared the land of Judah of all its idols. However, King Asa did not remove the high places. King Asa had it right. Proper perspective involves looking upwards – towards God as the Creator – rather than for a person to elevate themself – and create with the intention of elevating themselves and accomplish their self-centred and ambitious objectives and to 'be worshiped'.
"Measure your possibilities"
I can remember Marcel Marceau periodically saying to us as students, "Measure your possibilities." Like most of his 'quotables', this phrase is packed with meaning and wisdom. First, Monsieur Marceau was encouraging us to be realistic in what we expect of ourselves. This includes not being too hard on ourselves relative to our artistic gifting and aptitude. Just as there will always be people who are more talented than ourselves, each of us are perceived by some to be more talented than others. Having taken stock of our capacity, we need to be at peace with artistic reality. In this light, it's important that we be humble regardless of our relative place in our part of the artistic community. Second, embedded in the words of Marceau is a non-judgmental attitude. It's essential that we don't look down or think less of performance or visual artists who are not as trained, experienced or proficient as ourselves or others. Third and finally, for now, being able to measure our possibilities includes being increasingly self-aware and evaluating our art on an ongoing basis. Our individual and collective artistic possibilities must be critiqued by both ourselves and others.
The Two Types of Mentoring
Mentoring is a training tool that is very much under used. There are two main types of mentoring – active and passive. Active mentoring occurs when there is an understood relationship of teaching between mentor and apprentice. The teacher must be aware that she is imparting and the student needs to know that she is receiving what is shared. In order for mentoring to be effective the learning must be welcomed and wanted by the understudy. Further, good tutelage doesn't just happen. Both the trainer and trainee must do their best to ensure that planned mentoring sessions and meetings do not get squeezed out of their schedules due to the busyness of life. The second type, passive mentoring, occurs when there is not an understood instructional relationship and acquisition on the part of the person learning is primarily achieved through his observation. In fact, the two people concerned may never meet. A musician (or – dancer, videographer, singer, actor, painter and so forth) can learn a lot by observing, dissecting and reading about the art of others. Some mentoring relationships may involve both active and passive mentoring. However, nothing can replace a veteran musician intentionally sharing with a novice artist through a developing relationship how to be proficient. God created us to be in relationship and relationship is more important than any creation of art.
© Kev W Wood 2014
The Shortest Lesson I Teach
I sometimes lead in to teaching on 'How to Receive a Compliment' by saying that it's the shortest lesson that I teach. That's because all that a person needs in responding to hearing praise are two simple words – "Thank you." However, it's often difficult for people to accept adulation for at least two reasons. First, and unfortunately, many people are more accustomed to hearing destructive criticism than positive feedback. Second, it is natural for a person to want to clarify and justify any perceived shortcomings in herself or himself – why something was not A+, 100%, and so forth, and basically – perfect. In this way, the principle consists of two words and not the three of "Thank you but…". As artists we can be extremely self-critical and hard on ourselves. We can almost always (quickly) point out how we could have done things better. However, we need to practice resisting this urge. It's important to find our worth in who we are and not what we do or create. It's also important to do our best and to be able to leave it at. The maturity of a person, and an artist, includes developing the skill of receiving a compliment with the two words above, and not three or more.
© Kev W Wood 2014
How Long Does It Take?
My post last week, 'The Marinating of Art', was regarding how created art needs to have time to 'marinate'. This week I will address the question, 'How long does it take for art to marinate?' The answer is that it depends since different types of art require varying amounts of 'lead time' for preparation, and possibly creation also. A worship leader leading a song which both she and the congregation are familiar vs. a musician creating a new arrangement. Actors preparing execution of an existing work vs. a script being written and then performed. I encourage church service design teams to plan as far ahead as possible to allow for as many creative options as possible with different ideas and artistic disciplines needing different amounts of preparation time. How nice it was once to be booked at the beginning of September to minister in a Sunday morning worship service at the beginning of December with the pastor being able to tell me not only his topic and text but his main points as well. The advance notice and information helped me to prepare very well. In contrast, some excellent and creative ideas are conceived when it is too late to implement them, or to execute them with excellence. On this note, respecting volunteers (or even compensated artists) includes inviting them to be involved with sufficient notice. As I wrote last week – a commitment to excellence may result in an artist turning down an invitation to serve when there is not enough time to prepare well. We perform for an Audience of One. As we prepare a feast of artistic worship for him, may we take the time, effort and care to ensure that it is as seasoned as possible.
© Kev W Wood 2014
The Marinating of Art
The creation of any type of art is much like the marinating of a steak. The famous mime Marcel Marceau was known to have told students that their new choreography was excellent and did not need to be changed. However, he would sometimes qualify, it needed to 'marinate' before it was ready for the stage. His feedback alludes to an excellent principle that is not only applicable to the arts but life overall. Rather than to simply meet deadlines, an approach that allows for greater excellence is to schedule completion of the creation of performance, literary or other art sufficiently in advance of the deadline or booking so that appropriate changes and revisions can be made. For example, a dancer will finalize choreography significantly sooner than the day when a new piece is presented. This is assuming that an artist is booked or engaged far enough in advance to allow for such planning. However, practice of this ideal may require an artist to turn down an invitation when a person would be rushed to prepare and there is not time for proper 'marinating'. As the saying goes, 'Failure to plan on your part doesn't constitute an emergency on mine.' If we expect our art to be anointed we need to allow for God's timeline and not expect him to bless our 'cramming'. Even the most talented and gifted chefs can't rush marinating without compromising. The question asked by many cooks, 'How long does it take to marinate?' will be answered in next week's post.
© Kev W Wood 2014


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PrintWeek December 2010: The Power of print
Push back the creative boundaries
Print may not have the 'geek appeal' of the latest digital multimedia toys, but from a creative point of view, the field has never been more exciting.
Children's books
Peter and Ann Scott, who work as PatrickGeorge, are a creative husband and wife team who publish their own children's books from an office in Ramsgate, Kent. Past efforts include the self-published A drove of bullocks and A filth of starlings but it's their fifth and latest title, Opposites, that has seen them put a different visual twist to the PatrickGeorge approach. The book contains 11 double-page spreads of simple opposites or contrasting ideas (for example up-down; big-small; girl-boy; land-sea) with a 0.12mm clear PVC acetate sheet between each spread with a simple graphic printed onto it. That graphic, flipped from left to right, reveals the opposite. For example, the cover shows a candle (hot) and a tap (cold), with a blue tear shaped drop printed on the acetate. When flipped to the left, the drop becomes a candle flame and, against a deep orange background, the drop turns a warm colour. Flipped to the right, against a white background, it becomes the drip of water from a tap. The pair printed 5,000 litho copies of the book in China through World Print.

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Authoress: Aditti Gaur
Publisher: Author's Ink India
Genre: Fiction/Love
Edition: 2015
Page Count: 211
Riddhi is doctor cum friend of Adhira and narrator of story. Adhira is suffering from a disease Bone Marrow Aplasia, in which the bone marrow greatly decreases or stops the production of blood cells. Adhira has only eight months more to survive. She has a best friend circle including his brother Siddhartha, Priya, Shikhar and Anirudh. Adhira runs a studio when she spends much of her time to get relax. Adhira is married to Akshit for last five years but lives alone. Who is Stephy and why Adhira hates her? Who is Shikhar and what changes he brings in her life? What happens to Adhira by that disease? What about Riddhi's life? Will Adhira get her love back? To know answers of all these, go through the Adhira Love: Lost & Found.
Strength Of The Book:
Narration is done by first person for third person, lead character of the story. It is one of the unique ways to present a book. Lovely love story embedded this book is narrated beautifully about the struggle of a lady who is in the last days of her life. Novel motivates readers to abreast the worst and take things calmly in each condition. Central character is depicted well throughout the story and also equal value is given to each character. Dilemma of true love remains till end. Each thing is beautifully written very step by step to maintain a flow.
Weakness of the book:
Beginning of the book is really weak and is not able grab the attention of readers in starting chapters. Story surrounds with multiple characters together which create a confusion in readers' mind. Platform is not that much strong. Book lacks literature. To aggrandize the narration Hindi songs are written which somehow leave negative impact. Ending could be more impressive.
With the unique and different way of narration, this book stands better to be loved by readers. Cover page doesn't suit to narration. Emotions are beautifully expressed throughout the book. With little weak ending, this book makes reader a bit disappoint but leaves them with a smile. This is the best crisp for those who die for different love stories.
Reviewing Point:
2.75 out of 5
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Gardenesque is my garden website. I've been working on it for several years and it has undergone my changes. It first started out on AOL as a free website and finally when the prices came down for site names I bought my name. As you can see I had to buy the "biz" version since the other versions were already taken. I think it is pretty good at this point. Maybe it's a little wordy and should have more pictures.
Hopefully, this summer it will undergo another change to strickly HTML with Cascading Style Sheets. This one relies on tables. For shame on me!


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"State of the Church Address" 2 Peter 3:18
First Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, TN
January 11, 2015
Pastor Noel Schoonmaker
In 2014, God did wonderful things here at First Baptist Church. Psalm 150 says, "Praise God for his mighty deeds," so let's take a few moments to celebrate God's work in our church over the past year.
First, God led numerous people to join our church in 2014. Our new members last year include Nancy Flanders, Stephanie Stump, Erin Stump, Bill and Ginger Nagey, Steve and Jimmie Lou Tate, Joe and Ann Caston, Mike and Beth Petroka, Brynn Mangrum, Glenda Schott, Hulon and Charlotte Watson, Joe Sawyer, Patsy Smith, Toni Walker, Richard and Margaret Snyder, Erica Goslowsky, Bob and Sharon Elliot, Allie Elliot, Steve and Donna Gibson, James Youree, Brianne Montgomery, Amy Jordan, Helen Ponder, Kris and Brooke Kohlmeier, Mary Cotey, David and Ann Davis, Chad Slycord, Matt and Regan Underhill, Tony Buckner, Tom and Naomi Mitchell, Franklin Bennett, W. T. and Francis Victory, Brittany Williams, Mike and Helen Singleton, Al and Katherine Hollis, Mary Montgomery, and Jim Haynes.
In all, we welcomed 51 new members last year. According to our office records, this is the largest number of new members we have received in several years. We are thankful for each of these folks, not just because they have made our church bigger, but because they have made our church better.
Second, God grew our average worship attendance last year. Worship attendance in 2014 was up 5% from 2013. Over the past two years, our average Sunday worship attendance has grown from 412 to 473.
Third, God grew our average Sunday Morning Bible Study attendance. Bible Study attendance in 2014 was up more than 5% from 2013. Over the past two years, our average Bible Study attendance has risen from 387 to 423.
Fourth, God allowed us to baptize 10 people last year. We are thankful for grace of God in each of their lives, and for their commitment to Jesus Christ.
Fifth, our music ministry continued to shine with beautiful instrumentals, stirring special music offerings, and an exquisite offering of Christmas music last month.
Sixth, our children's ministry transition has gone well. We were without a full-time children's ministry throughout 2014, but our interim preschool and children's ministers, Stacey Buford and Lacye Krisle, and our lay volunteers in the preschool and children's areas, have done a tremendous job. We had a fantastic Easter event for children at Oaklands and a wonderful Vacation Bible School last summer. Children are enjoying our Wednesday evening programs, including RAs, GAs, mission friends, and children's choirs, which form them in the way of Christ. This was evident in the uplifting Christmas program our children performed last month.
Seventh, our youth ministry continued to flourish. There was excellent participation in youth small groups. There was Youth Sunday when our young people led the whole congregation in various aspects of worship. Our youth carried out multiple mission projects as well. For example, they did local missions to support homeless ministries. They did regional missions on a trip to the Neverfail community in Sparta, Tennessee. They did international missions on their trip to the Dominican Republic last summer. They also thrived with special events such as Jesus Journey and with their weekly Endeavor meetings on Wednesday evenings. It has been a blessing to have our youth so active in various dimensions of church life, including the way they provide leadership in Sunday morning worship services through offering prayers, scripture readings, and musical talents.
Eighth, our senior adult ministry is vibrant. The monthly Young at Heart meetings feature strong attendance and informative and entertaining programs. Our seniors are taking trips on the new church bus to various destinations in Tennessee. Additionally, a Senior Adult Choir was started last year. They meet regularly on Fridays and perform music at nursing homes and other venues in the community.
Ninth, our Christian formation ministry thrived last year with an emphasis on spiritual disciplines during the season of Lent and another beautiful collection of Advent devotionals written by church members. We had 17 women attend a spiritual retreat at Lake Chickamauga. We had 23 men attend a spiritual retreat at Monteagle. One major development in Christian Formation was the launch of our new "DEEPER" program on Wednesday evenings that includes activities for children, youth, and college students, as well as multiple opportunities for adults. Wednesday night attendance has increased significantly and people have grown deeper in their faith.
The various studies for adults included the book of Ezra, Jesus' parables in Luke's gospel, Philippians, how to lead life-changing Bible studies, Christian Finance Management, Creativity and Spirituality, Ceramics, The Five Love Languages of Children, and New Testament Interpretation. Our line-up for the winter is stellar, so please make plans to join us on Wednesdays as we go deeper in faith and fellowship.
Tenth, we continued to have wonderful fellowship opportunities, including the new Dinner 8 program, our "Coupletime" groups for marriage enrichment, our basketball outreach on Monday nights, a dynamic, co-ed intramural volleyball league, a co-ed church softball team, and a men's 30 and over basketball team.
Eleventh, God has boosted our financial giving in a major way. Our budget year runs from July 1-June 30, and starting this past July, we increased our budget by about 5.5% or so, a considerable increase. Thus far, I am happy to report that we are outgiving our increased budget requirements. To give you an idea of the increase in our giving, from July 1-Dec. 31 in 2013, we gave about $562,000 to the general budget. Over the same period this past year, we gave about $635,000. From 562,000 to 635,000 is a grand increase, so thanks be to God, and let's keep up the good giving!
Twelfth, we continued our longstanding tradition of powerful mission work. Our church was founded in 1843 due to the need for a missionary Baptist church in the area, and these days we often talk about 3-D Missions: local, regional, and international. This past year, we carried out international mission work in the Dominican Republic. We sent over 200 Operation Christmas Child boxes all over the world. We supported missionaries in various countries including Africa, India, China, and Indonesia. We also collected a generous International Missions Offering to support Baptist missionaries all over the globe.
We carried out regional mission work in the Neverfail Community near Sparta, Tennessee where we donated and distributed school supplies, provided a community luncheon, offered a one-day VBS, and beautified the property of Neverfail Community Church. We also carried out regional mission work at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where we shared the gospel with people, held a week-long VBS for children and youth, provided week-long programs for men and women including Bible study and recreational activities, and repaired multiple buildings in our construction ministry.
We also did substantial mission work locally, right here in Murfreesboro. Our WEE School continued to provide Christian education and loving care for preschool age children. Our Fine Arts Academy continued to provide Christian musical instruction to the community. We had church members volunteer with to various ministries in town and reach out to individuals and families in powerful ways. Due to a new deacon initiative of collecting a benevolence offering each time we observe the Lord's Supper, we were able to increase our Benevolence Ministry to 3 times per month. Through this ministry, we helped many people with basic needs such as shelter and food. We worked with the Child Advocacy Center and the Domestic Violence Center to help multiple families at Christmastime. We also had a wonderful Christmas caroling outreach to seniors in our community.
One of the most exciting local mission developments in 2014 was the Coldest Nights Program. Starting in November, we partnered with Journey Home and the Murfreesboro Rescue Mission to become the host site for this program that provides a warm shelter for homeless men on nights when the temperature drops to 30 degrees or lower. We have also been providing a hot meal for the men. I was talking with a friend in the program last week who said how much he appreciated the tasty meals. We also had a Christmas Eve celebration for the men in the program, complete with a huge meal, Christmas presents, holiday decorations, and Christmas carols.
In this brief review of 2014, I am only naming a few highlights. We also ordained four new deacons, heard several meaningful lay testimonies in worship, and observed the Martha Stearns Marshall month of women preaching when my wife Dayna preached a powerful message from Luke 17. We inaugurated the Dene McCullough Scholarship, had a wonderful women's spring banquet, held our first annual Maundy Thursday Communion service, introduced our new church logo, and made major improvements to our physical facilities including two new boilers that heat our sanctuary and two-story building and a beautified facade for the CrossMain building. The radio station 94FM THE FISH recognized us as Church of the Week. We launched a brand new website that's mobile compatible. We held our first "Friends and Food Fest" with food trucks on Main Street and had a great turnout. Our Sarah Ministry continued to provide food and support for families in bereavement. We had Bible Study classes doing countless beautiful things for God. We also held a choir and pulpit swap with the First Baptist Church on E. Castle Street. It was a wonderful day of multicultural, multiracial worship that blessed and energized both congregations. Their pastor, James McCarroll, and I are already brainstorming about how to get our congregations together again this year.
I could go on, and I am sure I have left out many of the great things God has done in our midst, especially since the intangibles are often what God uses to bless our church: an atmosphere of love and harmony, God's transforming work in individual lives, and other marvelous things that cannot be quantitatively measured or tidily enumerated in an address such as this.
God has moved among us in 2014. Great things have happened here. And together as a church family, we give the glory to God. Psalm 115:1 says, "Not to us, not to us, O Lord, but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness."
Let us now turn our attention toward the future and anticipate what God might want to do at First Baptist Church in 2015. Over the past few months, I have spoken with the ministerial staff and a group of deacons about how we might set some church-wide goals for 2015. We discussed numerous different ideas, and based on those discussions, I want suggest a few church-wide goals for 2015.
But first, let me offer three important disclaimers. First, we are not presuming God's will but prayerfully seeking specific ways to grow in Christ and share His love. Second, we recognize that church growth in many ways resists quantification and cannot be accurately measured in numbers. Third, these are not goals for the church staff, but for the church as a whole to consider and pursue. Our mission here at First Baptist is all about "Growing in Christ and Sharing His Love," and you will see that every goal I am about to propose relates directly to growing in Christ and/or sharing Christ's love.
One: Let us seek to increase our average Sunday morning worship attendance to 500. This past year, we averaged 473, so this is not a terribly ambitious goal. But it does call us to reach out to friends, coworkers, family members, and neighbors and invite them to worship with us.
Two: Let us seek to increase our average Sunday Morning Bible Study attendance to 450. This past year, we averaged 423. So this goal calls us to plug in to a Bible Study class if we have not already done so, and to reach out to friends, neighbors, and coworkers and invite them to come and study the Bible with us.
Three: Let us seek to start one new local missions initiative in 2015. Our Missions Committee will help us in discerning how to pursue this goal, but the whole church can pray about this and be ready to contribute to new initiatives when called upon.
Four: Let us seek to have a total of 105 church members participate in our mission trips this year. We chose the number 105 because it would represent a 10% increase in mission trip participation over last year. This goal summons church members who did not go on mission trips last year to consider trying a mission trip this year. For example, you could plan to go on our South Dakota mission trip during the last week of June. You could plan to go on the week long youth mission trip in June. Our youth minister, David Cates, is always happy to take adults as chaperones and fellow missionaries. You could plan to go on a Neverfail Mission Trip this year, which is normally a one-day trip to a destination about an hour and a half away by car. To participate in a mission trip is to share the love of Christ with others and to grow in Christ personally as well.
Five: Let us seek to read through the New Testament together as a church. A key way to grow in Christ is to read the Christian scriptures. So here is the challenge: we want as many people as possible to commit to reading through the entire New Testament from February 1 of 2015 to January 31 of 2016. Even if you have read the New Testament 20 times in your life, we are challenging you to read it again with us over the next year. You can read it straight through in canonical order at your own pace, or you can use a tool that we will be distributing which assigns 5 chapters per week for you to check off as you go. We can do this, sisters and brothers. It's only five chapters per week. When we read Holy Scripture, the Spirit will help us to grow in Christ and will lead us to share His love.
Someone might be thinking, "But isn't the Old Testament important, too?" Of course it is. We considered challenging the church to read the whole Bible in a year, but we really wanted a goal that the vast majority of our church would be willing to pursue and able to accomplish. We wanted it to be attainable for young and old, and for people with busy schedules. If you want to read the whole Bible, please go right ahead. But we are focusing as a church on absorbing the New Testament over the next 12 months. If you are unable to read, we encourage you to listen to the whole New Testament on audio recording. We encourage you to consider whether you want to take the New Testament challenge and to let us know if you decide to take it. We will provide ways for you to sign up in the next few Sundays. We want to have as many of our folks as possible read the entire New Testament by January 31 of 2016.
These five goals represent concrete aspirations that summon us to spiritual growth and Christian service. Of course, we have other hopes as well. For example, since we welcomed 51 new church members last year, it would be great to welcome 52 this year so that we average one new member per week. If you are thinking about becoming an official member of our church, please know that we would love to have you. Don't hesitate to contact me if you want to talk about it. Other hopes include having more lay testimonies in worship and creating a Long-Range Facility Use Plan for our Church. But we want to focus on five goals: increasing average worship attendance to 500; increasing average Bible Study attendance to 450; starting one new local missions initiative; having 105 church members participate in our mission trips this year; and reading through the entire New Testament as a church family.
In 2 Peter 3:18, the scripture says, "Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." We are called to grow, to mature, and to develop in grace and knowledge. We can grow in grace by sharing the good news with people and inviting them to worship and Bible Study. We can grow in grace by participating in church missions. We can grow in the knowledge of Lord and Savior by reading through the New Testament and learning what the Holy Scriptures teach us about Jesus Christ.
Of course the end of 2 Pt 3:18 says, "To Christ be the glory both now and to the day of eternity." Indeed, to Christ be glory for all that God has done in this church since its inception in 1843. To Christ be the glory for the ways the Holy Spirit has worked in our midst in 2014. And to Christ will belong all the glory for anything good that happens here in 2015 and beyond and even to the day of eternity.


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By Andrew P. Goodman, Penn Praxis
This report is to let citizens know that the "Community Vision for East and West Fairmount Park" planning process wrapped up last month and presented its final report to the public at Smith Playground on the evening of Tuesday, May 13. The whole team — Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, the Fairmount Park Conservancy, PennPraxis and the Commission on Parks and Recreation – is so grateful for the Parkside Journal for helping us spread the word about our public input meetings in Fall 2013.
For those who attended our meeting at Discovery Charter School, thank you so much for your feedback and we hope you are pleased with the results and what they could bring to the community.
This article is a summary of the recommendations, but if you would like more detail, please check out our website at http://www.planphilly.com/eastandwestpark or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The vision, entitled "The New Fairmount Park," is the culmination of a year-long research, engagement and planning process that aims to give all Philadelphians easier access to East and West Fairmount Park —ensuring that it will thrive for generations to come.
East and West Park is the heart of our park system, and its health is a reflection of our health. Seven million people use the park each year, and 1.1 million people receive water from the park, while neighborhoods from Parkside to Brewerytown struggle every day with issues of park access.
We based the recommendations in this vision on input from over 1,000 citizens, with particular emphasis on park users and residents from nearby communities. An 86-organization Advisory Group of park and community leaders provided leadership and guidance throughout the process.
The map above summarizes our key long-term and transformative recommendations, which include:
• Make it easy for citizens to get to, into and through the park
• Create opportunities for citizens to enjoy nature and water
• Offer new ways to use the park
• Give pedestrians and cyclists priority over motorists
• Engage citizens in the long-term care and support of the park.
The project team placed its most detailed analysis on five neighborhood focus areas, one of which is in East Parkside and another in West Parkside. Recommendations for this section of the park include:
• Pending a park-wide traffic study, de-pave or remove 41st Street and South Concourse Drive within the park to give pedestrian access priority into West Fairmount Park.
• Design the edge along Parkside Avenue with spaces that neighbors will use: as a linear rain garden for Parkside Avenue's stormwater runoff, but also as a series of actively programmed spaces for the adjacent community that could offer athletic courts, picnic areas, shade structures, community band stands, orchards and playgrounds.
Work with the Fairmount Park Conservancy to build the "Parkside Edge" project, the focal point of which is a new play space between Kelly Pool and School of the Future to provide new recreation opportunities for nearby youth of all ages.
• Improve 40th, 41st, 42nd, Belmont Avenue, 50th and 52nd Streets south of the park as key links for neighborhood residents to access West Fairmount Park.
• Give Black Road a sidewalk on its north side and a crossing at MLK Drive so neighbors can safely walk to the riverfront.
• Build a signature pedestrian-only bridge to connect East and West Fairmount Park across the Schuylkill River.
• Restore the "Moses" Fountain to become a park gateway that celebrates East and West Fairmount Park's mission to protect and celebrate public water.
• Improve Centennial Lake as a habitat reserve, and turn a portion of it into a fishing pond with supporting amenities.
• Add traffic lights at Parkside Avenue's intersections with 49th and 50th Streets, to slow traffic and allow for a safer pedestrian connection to West Fairmount Park.
• Restore the entire course of Lansdowne Creek and build a trail alongside it to provide a safe and beautiful slice of nature for Parkside residents that links citizens to some of the most gorgeous moments in the park.
Thank you again for all your time and patience as we all work for the future of our beautiful Park.


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Felton T. Newell is an experienced trial attorney who provides sophisticated legal counsel to corporate and individual clients. In his nearly 20 years of practice, Mr. Newell has successfully represented clients in a range of litigation matters.
In corporate practice, Mr. Newell has represented Fortune 100 companies, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals in a range of litigation disputes. For six years, Mr. Newell honed his oral advocacy skills in the Los Angeles City Attorney's office, where he first-chaired more than 30 criminal trials to a jury verdict, including cases involving domestic violence, gun possession and criminal assault, and handled hundreds of other criminal matters. During his time in the City Attorney's office, Mr. Newell also filed and managed civil lawsuits against corporations engaged in fraud and other unlawful conduct against California consumers as well as nuisance residential property owners.
After graduating from Georgetown University in 1993, Mr. Newell began his professional career as a legislative staff assistant in President Bill Clinton's White House. Mr. Newell then attended the University of Chicago Law School, where he had the privilege of being taught by President Barack Obama in two courses. At the University of Chicago, Mr. Newell won the Thomas R. Mulroy Prize for excellence in appellate advocacy, was a staff member for the Legal Forum law journal and represented victims of workplace mistreatment in the Employment Discrimination Project.
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"States Fumbling on Regulation: Evolution of Insurance Business Calls for Federal Oversight," Bus. Ins., August 22, 2005.
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You know, like bikinis or swimsuits, sunglasses, a scarf or something for cover and the list can go on and on and on. I remember those times when a bikini (and some cash :)) was just enough to go to the beach. But now? There are complete what to buy lists available everywhere. And I have to say, I don't get the fuss, I never did. And I lived in a country where we had real, proper, hot summer.
Don't get me wrong, I'm fan to have summery accessories because they can do all the difference on a nice, hot day. They can add something extra to the mood. But frankly, these are the accessories, which you're gonna wear over and over again. All summer and probably next summer too. So why not?
But why, oh why on earth would I spend a small fortune on something, which probably will end up in the charity bag or in the trash in the end on the season. I'm gonna be cruelly frank here, so if this this thing is your bread and butter, don't read it any further. 🙂
I told you!
So first things first, how many bikinis a girl/woman does need at the same time?
Bikinis or swimsuits or whatever you favor are necessary. But, I never really understand why somebody needs 20 pairs of them. I mean, one or two extras are always nice to have because it means variety, but 10 or 20? Are you able to wear those all? And what about those ones which leave odd marks on the body after some sunbath? What's the point? To make plans about wearing the smaller ones first and the fussy ones later?
I really don't get it. I have one simple black bikini with a triangle top and a simple knicker. Full stop. Shame or not, this is the truth. Moreover, I'm happy with it, I wear it, when rarely get to the beach or swimming pool. I also like to wear a short like bottom over my bikini bottom. I have a really fun, orange! one with Hawaiian floral print for years, and I'm not planning to change it at all.
My summer necessities. I took an other picture with my sunnies on but my iMac didn't want to cooperate with me. Oh, well…
Secondly, I think bikinis and the rest of them are way to overpriced.
A single bikini top at Zara (which is not so pricey) is 16 GBP on full price, I couldn't find the shorts, but I suppose those have similar prices. So it means a small (yet somewhat designed, after all, how many possibilities could have a top and panties combo? but whatever) piece of material is 25-30 GBP. A swimsuit is 20-23 (again on full price). Ok, these prices doesn't stop the world, but come on! And most of the people wear them for 2-3 weeks in a year. If they have more of them, then probably even less times.
I think the simpler the better, but I wouldn't say no to that palm print. 🙂
And how many sunglasses do we need?
I love sunglasses, but I couldn't wear them so much now (hello, gloomy London!) and I hardly wear more than 1-2 pairs. Actually, I have two pairs for years. But neither of them are lame. I rather pay more for good quality and design and wear them for years and years than have 10 pairs with poor quality. My eyes are important and I don't want to risk them. And again, how many different types of sunglasses can be designed? And how many would actually fit a girl's face?
My summer/beach wear in the UK and Ireland. Haha… The Aviator is my favorite pair os sunnies by far, but I have Wayfarers too.
Fancy beach bags?
Of course, nobody takes her Birkin to the beach and leaves it on the sand. Wait, what? Let me rephrase that, no mortal woman carries her Hermes/LV/Gucci/SL/Coach/whatever good and beloved bag to the beach. A big straw basket or canvas tote is just fine and trendy too. If you wear them all summer, it can be worth to buy a better one, but just to the beach, a cheaper one does just well too. And are really nice, pre loved ones on eBay!
Nothing is better than a good catch from eBay or the local vintage store.
And some cover up?
Having a cover up something is really trendy right now. Because we have to be more decent in the cafeteria, right? It's completely fine to walk and lay on the beach in almost nothing, but we need to cover up ourselves in the cafeteria on the beach… When I was a kid, we just don't care, my parents didn't care, actually nobody cared. We were on holiday, after all. If we really really needed the urge to wear something, we solved it with a towel or the clothes (top or shorts or dress) we had worn coming to the beach.
I think there is one, and only one justified point to spend less or more on a cover up. If you can wear it somewhere else too. A big scarf for example which you can use a lot, a caftan or a simple summer dress are all good solutions. But buying something total see trough just to that 2 or 3 weeks is a pretty nonsense.
A big, soft thin scarf is the best solution.
Finally, some fancy towels and footwear?
Maybe it's just me and the wild East where I was growing up, but we were pretty afraid that somebody stole our stuff from the beach, so we never brought fancy stuff there. And what is all the beach about? Salty water and sand and heat and sunshine. Neither of these are good to fancy stuff. So why my towel should be fancy? A not too ragged, non white one is just fine. The same applies to footwear, a simple flip flop is the best in my eyes.
Maybe it's just me, but when we are on vacation I don't want to worry about my stuff or thinking about which bikini top should I pair with which bikini bottom. I want to relax and enjoy every moment of my summer time; swimming, laying on the sun, playing ball or card games, visiting the city and the local market, being with the one(s) who I love. And simple things are enough for that. Plus I have more money to spend on the experience. 🙂 Am I right?
Do you enjoy buying every nice stuff to vacations?
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Last weekend, the Weston Playhouse broke ground on its new state-of-the-art theater compound on the Walker Farm in Weston Village. The $10 million capital and fundraising campaigns that began in 2007 will add a $6.5 million black-box theater to the company's main stage. The grounds will contain flexible performance, rehearsal and community spaces to accommodate the creation of more experimental theater, along with space for administrative offices and artist housing.
The endeavor goes beyond just creating a new venue. It represents Weston Playhouse's aim to evolve from a summer-stock regional theater — albeit a highly regarded one — to a "theater arts incubator," according to the company's website.
The Playhouse already has a robust tradition of supporting new works. Now the goal is for the new Center for the Arts at Walker Farm to become a nationally recognized destination for playwrights, composers, directors and producers to hone their artistic skills, create new works and launch them nationally.
The budget incorporates an endowment to support educational outreach and the Weston Playhouse Young Company — a summer program that recruits undergraduate talent to perform in a children's play, participate in nightly cabaret shows and take master classes. Additional funds will support new Weston programs, including an annual artists' retreat.
With the expanded facility, the Playhouse is also looking to fill community needs. Adding a second stage will allow the company better to serve local schools with scholastic productions and curricula, among other things.
The Walker farmstead was a dairy farm for more than a century, owned and operated by the Walker family. Gladys Walker was one of the founding performers at the Playhouse when it opened its doors in 1937. In those Great Depression years, the theater served as a much-needed community center for the town, according to the Playhouse's website. The Walkers have remained longtime attendees of Playhouse performances, and it seems only fitting that the farm's next act is to grow a theater.
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November 11
Chris Maloney Lecture Hall
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"The new age of corporate monopolies"
Our next TED talk is by Margrethe Vestager, the Commissioner for Competition for the European Union, entitled: "The new age ofcorporate monopolies." Margrethe wants to keep European marketscompetitive -- which is why, on behalf of the EU, she's fined Google $2.8 billion for breaching antitrust rules, asked Apple for $15.3 billion in back taxes and investigated a range of companies, from Gazprom to Fiat, for anti-competitive practices. In an important talk about the state of the global business, she explains why markets need clear rules -- and how even the most innovative companies can become a problem when they become too dominant. "Real and fair competition has a vital role to play in building the trust we need to get the best of our societies," Margrethe says. "And that starts with enforcing our rules."
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If you are like me you would much rather hear a positive message than a negative one. But sometimes we need to hear the "you can't" message just as much as the "you can."
This video is going to give you general guidelines about foods to avoid. It doesn't mean you can never have them, but the foods on this list are ones that you might partake of only on special occasions and celebrations.
So let's get started.
The first group of foods you should avoid is pretty obvious actually….sugary foods. By this I mean those foods that are pretty much all sugar.
Table sugar (sucrose) is basically half glucose and half fructose. Fructose gets metabolized and converts to fat at a higher rate than does glucose. The World Health Organization recommends that those with Type 2 diabetes take on no more than 25 grams of sugar per day. That is not a lot.
The main problem we find is that with all the processed foods these days, you can be eating a lot of sugar without even knowing it. That is why we must be good label readers. Now let me say that not all carbs and sugars are exactly the same. While it is good to read those labels for carbs and sugars, also be aware of the glycemic index and load of a food.
But, did you know some of these products are loaded with sugar?
Many pasta sauces
Most condiments
Many breakfast cereals
Dried Fruit
Regular soda
And the list goes on and on
I am also sad to inform you that this includes much of what we would consider desserts. Cookies, pies, cakes, you know, all the good things? LOL We have got to watch out for those. There are certainly some sugar free or reduced sugar substitutes in this category that are really good however.
I am not saying you should never eat sugar. I have an entire video as a matter of fact devoted to sugar. In moderation, plan a "sugar" day. Don't let your birthday pass without a piece of cake. Eat a candy bar every now and then. But, as in all the foods I am mentioning today, avoid, but don't cut out. Moderation is the key.
Another group of foods we really need to stay away on a regular basis from is pasta. I know, it is one of my favorites too! But even the best of pastas has a medium GL at best and most have a rather high GL. Even the whole grain pasta can be hard on the blood sugar. Even those made from Durham Wheat can raise blood sugar. The problem is a little pasta is OK, but the sauces we put on them are usually the problem. And honestly, who wants to eat pasta without a sauce on them? If we could stick to the half cup serving and go very light on the sauce, pasta could be a once a week food. But we all know we are going to eat more than half a cup and we are going to load on the sauce. So avoid this as an every week type food.
Another food we really need to keep our distance from is potatoes. I know, a baked potato with butter, sour cream, cheese, bacon, shew, I am getting hungry just thinking about it. But potatoes are just way to high on the carb scale, the GI scale and the GL scale. This goes for things like French fries, potato chips, baked potatoes, pretty much anything that has to do with a white potato. Now, as an alternative you can sneak in a baked sweet potato on occasion. I know, sweet is better than regular for diabetes, go figure.
Dried fruits is something you will need to avoid. The main reason is that when the water is removed from these fruits, like raisins and prunes, the sugars are intensely concentrated. Some diabetes "experts" want you to stay away from most fresh fruits altogether, I think that is a mistake. Most fresh fruits have an extremely low GL and do not impact your blood sugar like some believe. While on the topic of fruit, stay away from canned fruit that is packed in heavy syrup. Heavy syrup is another word for sugar. If you get canned fruit, look for those canned it either their own juice or water.
Rice is something we need to watch. Some will say only white rice is "bad rice" but there are some others that need to be avoided. Even whole grain rices can have a high GI or GL. I agree that most white rice needs to be avoided. White rice has an adverse effect on your blood sugar. Most experts when talking about rice will also lump in white bread and white flour. I am not one of them. White bread has a low GL, almost as low at whole wheat on a slice per slice comparison. While I don't advice having sandwiches on white bread every day, I also don't put it in a category of avoidance.


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Brooklyn Synth Expo, Main Drag Music, 11am
The Brooklyn Synth Expo returns! Tons of synths plugged into headphones. Free. RSVP.
Day of the Dead Festival, St. Mark's Church in the Bowery – East Village, (Also on Oct. 27 – Sun), 12pm – 6pm
Remember departed loved ones by bringing copies of photographs to be part of the ofrenda (altar) during the three-day celebration. This event is in honor of victims of recent earthquakes in Mexico. Free.
Halloween Harvest Festival, Socrates Sculpture Park – Queens, 11am – 3pm
The Socrates season always goes out with a BANG with our Halloween Harvest Festival! This year's theme is Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead with a vibrant procession and dance performance presented by Ballet Folkrico Mexicano de Nueva York. Enjoy food from vendors Fresco's Cantina, What's the Dillaz and Val's Cookie Canvas. Free.
Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest, Fort Greene Park – Brooklyn, 11:30am – 1pm
Time for the annual festooning of Brooklyn's dogs! The 19th Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest is guaranteed to blow your mind and embarrass your dog. Free.
Fort Greene Park Halloween Festival, Fort Greene Park – Brooklyn, 12pm – 3pm
Get your costumes ready and come to Fort Greene Park for the 17th Annual Halloween Festival. This year, the festival will feature rides, face-painting, Halloween crafts, games, giveaways, live music from Astrograss, a pumpkin patch, temporary tattoos, and more. Free.
Opening Day at Bryant Park's Winter Village, Bryant Park – Midtown, 12pm – 3pm
Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park opens October 28! The first 100 visitors in line at The Rink receive free skate rentals, free gloves from Bank of America, and free hot chocolate from Public Fare.
Halloween Party and Hocus Pocus Screening, Athens Square – Queens, 1pm – 3pm
Join a day of Halloween-themed fun. Activities include crafts, games, music, giveaways, Transformation Face Painting with Agostino Arts, and more. Screening of Hocus Pocus at dusk. Free.
My Tai Chi Story, Flux Factory, 2pm, Free.
Beetlejuice, Canal Street Market – SoHo, 2pm, Free, RSVP.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, McCarren Park – Brooklyn, 6pm, Free.
Ghostbusters (2016), Bensonhurst Park – Brooklyn, 6pm, Free.
Monsters, Inc., Hansborough Recreation Center – Harlem, 6pm, Free.
Hocus Pocus, Virginia Park – Bronx, 6:30pm, Free.
Psychotic! A Brooklyn Slasher Film, Film Noir Cinema – Brooklyn, 7pm, $5.
Stringer as Pavement, Yucky Duster as ABBA, gobbinjr as Justin Timberlake,
Estro Zombies (mem. of Fits and Venus Envy) as The Misfits, DJ Brandon K, The Glove – Brooklyn, 8pm, $8.
Xetas, Big Quiet, Scupper, Street Stains, Sunnyvale – Brooklyn, 8pm, $10.
A Shadow of Jaguar (record release), Them Fangs, Tongues Unknown, Union Pool – Brooklyn, 8pm, $10.
Monogold, Holly Overton w/ Midnight People, Monograms, Sooner, Alphaville – Brooklyn, 8pm, $8.
Nick Hook, Jubilee, Theatre of Disco, HDLSS, Bianca Oblivion, WildKatz, Secret Project Robot – Brooklyn, 9pm, Free.
Alien Trilogy, Street Smells, Nocturne – Brooklyn, 10pm, Free.
Synthwave Halloween Party w/ DJ Valentine, DJ Faith in the Glitch, DJ Aeon Rings, Le Matos, Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, 11pm, $0 – $15.
Sam Jay – Comedy Central Album Recording, The Stand – Gramercy Park, 7pm, Free, RSVP.
Olivia Grace, Matt Leary, Martin Urbano, Kath Barbadoro, Joe List, Legion Bar – Brooklyn, 8pm, Free, RSVP.
Popped Collar Comedy w/ Dan Lamorte, Molly Ruben-Long, Chike Robinson, Liz Barrett, Dario Joseph, Dan Wickes, Host: Zilla Vodnas, The Platform – Brooklyn, 8:30pm, Free, RSVP.
The Human Citizen Comedy Show w/ Nick Pupo (AMC's Halt and Catch Fire), Aimee Rose Ranger (The Ranger Zone), Matt Koff (Daily Show Writer), Trey Galyon (Getting Doug With High), Albert Kirchner (Bridgetown Comedy Fest), Art Cafe + Bar – Brooklyn, 9pm, $5.
Last Stop Laughs, QED – Queens, 10:30pm, Free, RSVP.
Socrates Farmers Market, Socrates Sculpture Park (Queens), Every Saturday until Oct. 28, 8am – 4pm, Free.
Saturday Farmers Market, Hattie Carthan Community Garden (Brooklyn), 9am-2pm, Free.
Women With Wings Art Exhibit, Maggie's Garden, Friendship Garden – Sugar Hill, Every Monday until Oct. 31, 2pm – 4pm, Free.
Gettin' Wet with Miss Guy: The Photography of Guy Furrow, Art-on-A (East Village), Until Nov. 2, Free.
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Planned interruption
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Starting: 10 am, 16 April 2019
Finishing: 12 noon, 16 April 2019
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Stunt driving implications on insurance rates
I tried to call my insurance provider anonymously to ask some questions about stunt driving. The lady chuckled a bit and proceeded to tell me that there's no set amount. I asked if it depended on prior driving history, and that's when she told me she could not answer any of my questions.
Let's say the court finds me guilty of stunt driving. I get fined $2,000 and pay it in full, and receive 6 demerit points.
So what happens after that? I think my wife and I pay $1,100 or so for our car insurance. Our policy renews every September 1st.
1) Will my rates go up right away or only on the renewal date?
2) Is there a chance that the insurance company won't even find out about it?
3) If they don't find out about it for a few years, can they go back and retroactively charge me for what the rate should have been had they known about the conviction?
4) If the rate goes up to something I can't afford, can I just remove myself from the policy, so only my wife would be on it, with me as an occasional driver? Or would insurance companies refuse that kind of thing?
Jail: Doubt that will happen. Fine: I can pay it. Demerits: whatever. But the long lasting implications of insurance? I hope it doesn't 'drive' me crazy.
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2) There's ALWAYS a chance they won't find out about it, but that's highly unlikely. Regardless, even if they don't find out about it at the time of your 'coverage', your perceived insurance protection will likely be worthless since they'll just deny coverage if something ever happens. Good luck then trying to sue them for coverage!.
3) They can't go back and seek additional payment for premiums. You never agreed to automatically renew your policy, so there is no contract in that regard. Rather, they just cancel your policy outright. They can always TRY to request more money for the arrears, but no court would give it to them----after all, they simply should have done their due diligence and would have not suffered any real damages; just pure economic losses (which courts seldomly recognize as valid damages in tort law).
4) Putting yourself on as an occasional driver will do very little towards reducing your premiums. Its about risk----you'd still be behind the wheel of a vehicle they are insuring. Impaired drivers think they can do this as a 'loop-hole'. They can't. In fact, most insurers will deny coverage to other drivers of the vehicle (i.e. your wife) unless she provides them a declaration that she will NOT allow you to drive the car at all and if she does, the insurance contract is void.
5) You're right; jail is generally unlikely unless its a subsequent offence, you have a horrible driving record and/or someone was hurt. Instead, you should generally expect a fine in the range of $2000 to $3000, 6 demerit points, plus at least a 30 day suspension.
Good luck with your case.
2) Running a driver's abstract at every renewal costs the insurance company money; if they've run your abstract for the past couple of years and haven't gotten anything... then it's less likely they'll spend more money running it in the future. They're losing money on you, and they'd rather run it on an insurance policy where a 16yr old is the occasional driver on his grandfather's 1000cc superbike.
4) I believe you have to sign an excluded driver's endorsement: https://www.fsco.gov.on.ca/en/auto/auto ... 3_05-1.pdf
Primary, Secondary & Occasional Drivers are simply semantics; your insurance company will rate the policy such that the highest risk driver is driving all the cars all the time.
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Sure, Huey Lewis got his in American Psycho — but as any regular filmgoer has noticed, filmmakers absolutely love to make their villains aficionados of classical music.
There's something irresistible about giving characters with brutal impulses a taste for the sophisticated pleasures of Beethoven (a particular favorite), Mozart, or Grieg; and setting horrendous acts to the music of the great composers creates a frisson that filmmakers seem to find hard to resist. It also creates the chilling suggestion that you never know where the killer lurks: you might put your guard up when you pass a bunch of tattooed bruisers on their way to a death metal show, but it's the Chopin virtuoso who will stab you in the back — at least, according to the movies.
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Nigeria Marks World Health Day, As UN Calls For Qualitative Service
The World Health Organization (WHO) wants African leaders to live up to their commitments of providing quality healthcare for their citizens.
Country Director to Nigeria, Wondi Alemu, was speaking at a walk to commemorate World Health Day on Saturday, which focused on the need for access to health care service for all citizens.
In 2005, Nigeria, together with other countries at the UN General Assembly re-committed to the SDGs with goal 3.8 targeting universal health coverage.
However, three years down the line, about 90 per cent of Nigerians still go through tough times in accessing health care with most of them paying out of pocket, while most hospitals and primary health care centres are ill-equipped to handle cases.
At a walk to mark the 2018 Health Day, which focused on universal health coverage; everyone everywhere, the Country director of WHO also emphasized the need for Nigerians to improve on health care delivery system.
He said effective leadership and high level political commitment is needed in achieving it.
Meanwhile, the Governing board of NHIS, while speaking on universal health coverage, lamented the way and manner health management organizations under the NHIS treat patients under the scheme.
Nigeria is ranked 187 out of 191 countries in the world health systems. This shows the country still has a lot to do in improving its health system.


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The live performers for this year's Grammy Awards ceremony have been announced, with Adele topping the bill.
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The Associated Press has confirmed that Adele will be joined on the night by the likes of Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and country group Little Big Town.
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Rapper Lamar has been nominated for eleven Grammy Awards in total.
The rapper, whose album 'To Pimp A Butterfly' was voted Number Two in NME's Albums Of The Year poll for 2015, is up for Album of the Year and Song of the Year for 'Alright'.
His other nominations include best rap album, rap performance, pop duo/group performance for 'Bad Blood' with Taylor Swift and dance recording for 'Never Catch Me' with Flying Lotus. He's nominated twice for both best rap song with 'Alright' and for co-writing Kanye West's 'All Day', as well as best music video.


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In other news...it seems that Bousou Renkin (武装錬金), Ruroken (るろうに剣心) mangaka Watsuki Nobuhiro (和月伸宏)'s latest manga effort, has finished it's run in Jump. At less then 100 chapters (can't remember the exact number...my short term memory is getting worse o_o...), it's much shorter than its more famous predecessor.
edit:just checked...it's 79 chapters...
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For those who don't read the manga...it seems like they put a really big spoiler in the ending for Bleach episode 29... Okay...maybe not a 'really big' spoiler, since it's just a small detail...
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This is probably my favorite workout routine:
Mobility Warm Up - I do one set and as many reps as I feel that I need on the day
- Rib Pulls
- Downward to Upward dog
- Downward do, forward lunge to instep
- Pillar assisted leg lowering
- Backwards lunge with reach
- Lateral lunge
- Shin box with hip extension
- Sumo squat to stand
Dynamic KB Warm Up - 1 set of 6-10 reps per exercise
- Swings
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- Squat to press
- Front hold split squats
- Around the world
Strength Complex - 3 sets
- Barbell front split squats x 6 ea
- 2 KB kickstand deadlift x 6 ea
- 2 KB front squats x 10
- Push ups from KB x 15-20
- Pull ups x 4-6
- Supine pull ups x 6-8
Functional Cardio/Core Complex - 2-3 sets
- Skipping x 60 sec
- Battle rope drills x 30 sec
- Split jumps x 8 ea
- MB v-sit and rotate x 10 ea
- KB renegade row
Here is the video for each section. I only did a couple reps of each exercise. If you need more instruction I guess you'll have to book yourself into see me. Have fun.


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When Amazon announced the Kindle Single Store in early 2011 they intended to offer a curated, high-quality source of serious and thoughtful short works that didn't quite fit as either a magazine article or a book. I don't think they were planning on The Onion releasing their satirical "autobiography" of Joe Biden, but that's what happened this week.
The Onion has assembled several previously published articles and bundled them into The Onion's first standalone ebook. While the world's best read paper has been publishing anthologies of their best work, The President of Vice is the first to focus on a single ongoing story.
Here is how it's described in the Kindle Store:
The Onion is proud to present The President of Vice: The Autobiography of Joe Biden. In this scandalous memoir, America's favorite politician discusses his early years, before he became ultimate wingman to the leader of the free world. For the first time ever "Diamond" Joe discusses the formative experiences of his life, including his childhood selling hooch in Scranton, his years cruising college campuses picking up co-eds in a Del Rio, the grade-A tang he plowed in the summer of '87, and his "sweet ass gig" as Senator of Delaware.
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I got my heart fragmented into pieces. I've lived with the intensity people claim only young love can give. I wrapped myself into being a hopeless romantic, idolising the idea of love, to loved and be loved. I felt loved, I felt loved as it is. Selfless.
I loved you. What a strong sentence, you may not realise how much meaning it has to love in another language, your brain falls in love with all it has. You are trying to find the words to love them right, love them with sense. But love makes no sense.
Love is senseless. I loved you in so many different ways. But my love, your love. Our love was not enough. It was not solid enough to handle the timing, the distance.
I resented for longer that I should have. Resent, the art of keep the sentiment. I felt. After you were gone. With the lack of words. I felt.
And now at 2 am, I feel you. I feel you again. It aches me no more to think of you. Your memory makes me smile. I loved you. I love you. And I will love you.


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SASKATOON – The 2018-19 Canada West regular season came to an end for a University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's volleyball team that finished just outside the playoffs after a 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 27-25) loss to the Mount Royal Cougars inside the PAC on February 16.
The victory was huge for the Cougars, who came back from a large deficit in the third set to pick up an important sweep. Mount Royal finishes the regular season with a record of 12-12 and will now await scores from around the league to see if they have earned a spot in the playoffs. They are currently in a four-way tie for sixth on 24 points and one of those four teams will miss the postseason.
"It's been do-or-die pretty much all second semester and these guys have just found a way," said Cougars head coach Sandra Lamb. "We had to beat a top-ranked team in Calgary and then we come into a tough barn here and have to win three-straight in order to give ourselves a chance, so I'm just proud of them, they've done what they can to this point and we just hope that the chips fall where they should."
The visitors dominated that stat sheet, outhitting Saskatchewan .269 - .111 per cent, recording four-and-half more blocks while also firing in seven service aces.
Cassidy Kitchen led the way for the Cougars with a game-high 15 kills and 18 digs. Not far behind Kitchen were Chantel Park and Nicky Zalasky who finished the game with 10 and eight kills respectively.
Emily Koshinsky had eight kills to lead the Huskies, while fifth-year setter Alexandra Frank had 20 assists in the contest.
Mount Royal dominated the first two sets of the match, jumping out to early leads and staying ahead en route to victories of 25-17 and 25-14.
The third set is where things got truly interesting. With Mount Royal knowing that they needed a straight-sets sweep to boost their sets won and loss record for a potential playoff tie-breaker, it was Saskatchewan that controlled the proceedings early.
A kill from Koshinsky gave the Huskies set point at 24-20 but the Cougars rallied thanks in part to three kills from Park to give themselves a set point at 26-25. From there the fourth year from Blackfelds, AB closed things out from the service line, recording an ace to end the game and keep the Cougars' playoff hopes alive.
"We got a little bit tight, stuff starts creeping into your mind instead of just playing the game," said Lamb of the third set. "In the end we just went out and played free."
The game marked the final contest for a trio of graduating Huskies as Alexandra Frank, Georgia Hurry and Regan Wiebe will all graduate from the program after playing some outstanding seasons for Saskatchewan.
Cougars sweep Huskies, but playoff fate remains uncertain
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SASKATOON – The 2018-19 Canada West regular season came to an end for a University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's volleyball team that finished just outside the playoffs after a 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 27-25) loss to the Mount Royal Cougars inside the PAC on February 16.


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According to the book, this place opens at 13:30, but I went there at 14:00 and it was closed, and looked like it might not have been open in a long time. There was one sad looking but very friendly cat on the porch, looking at his empty dish. The front door had a sign on it saying it was broken and to use the door on the left. But that door was also boarded up. It still looked like a cafe inside, so I thought maybe it recently closed. The front porch area wasn't too clean, with torn up couches, one of them with a full ash tray on it.
I went to the pharmacy across the street and asked if the cafe had closed down and they said no. They said it usually opens by 2 and would probably be open later today, but they weren't sure when, maybe 3? They said I could just sit outside and wait, but I decided not to do that. They don't have a good view of the street from the pharmacy so I'm not sure they really know when the cafe opens. It did look like there was some construction around the doorways so it could be closed for repairs. I'll try calling later and see if anyone answers. Hope they at least come back and feed the cat.