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It's been long overdue since I've updated the blog. It always seems like forever to recover from the holiday parties and get rolling again in the New Year.
I've had several amazing vegetarian experiences in the past month but I want to share the most recent first. This evening I was in Keene, NH and found myself absolutely famished. I've been trying to eat healthy, not indulge in the typical "fast food" all while maintaining within my small budget. The quickest thought that came to mind was Country Life Vegetarian Buffet on Roxbury Street.
I've usually enjoyed their meals on a Sunday when they prepare the most delicious buffet. Tonight I wanted to to see what their evening options were. However, I didn't realize they were only open for lunch. I walked in around 5 p.m. I noticed it was a bit quieter than normal but perhaps it was just slow tonight. I asked one of the chef's behind the counter if they were still open. He hesitated and said, "yes, well, er, until I leave". I still had no idea they closed at 3 p.m. but still had their doors open. He said there were no hot meals left but could offer me a bowl of Italian Ministroni. Without skipping a beat, I accepted.
Several minutes later the kind man brought me a bowl of soup and said, it would be free. I was confused. He said they had leftovers and it could be mind for no cost, not a problem. As kind an offer as that was, I simply could not take it for free especially since most of their prices are extremely reasonable. Not to mention, the chef had gone out of his to heat up the soup on the stove and serve me while he was trying to clean up.
The Ministroni was simply delicious. It was packed with most any vegetable you can imagine. I enjoyed a small whole wheat roll with the soup. On this freezing cold evening, it definitely hit the spot.
The restaurant was mostly empty except for an elderly couple a few tables over from me. The woman was crocheting and the man was reading. The classical music in the background made for a relaxing and quite enjoyable evening. This was the perfect place to unwind from a stressful and chaotic day.
I finished the soup and paid, thanking them several times for accommodating me at the last minute.
Country Life serves a lunch buffet Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. They offer a Sunday Brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., which is not to be missed. If you are skeptical about how some vegetarian meals taste, I assure you this is the place to face your fears. Country Life offers a wide range of options for your sweet tooth, salad appetite or spicy cravings. The best part is they had dedicated their non-profit restaurant to the Standard American Diet (SAD), so you don't have to worry about what's in your food. There is nothing quite like eating delicious food and not having to worry if it's good or bad for you.
If you want to take a look at their website before heading over to try a meal its: http://www.countryliferestaurant.com/.
I've been going to Country Life for years. The people are always friendly and hospitable. The food is always amazing. If you get a chance to stop by, let me know what you think.
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A man was killed and three others were treated for injuries after two cars collided on a canal bridge outside Warwick on Monday.
Mark Smith, aged 36 and from Studley, was travelling on the A4189 from Henley in Arden to Warwick at around 7pm when he was involved in the fatal head-on collision.
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"A man in his late 70s from the other car was trapped. He had suffered possible fractures to his shoulder, wrist and ankle on the left side.
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Steeped in historical and military roots, Quinte West offers a range of cultural festivals, events and attractions that honour the unique heritage defined by the people and industries that came here. Throughout the year, residents and visitors have many opportunities to enjoy unique events that blend art, theatre, and music with interesting locations both old and new, and often outdoors.
You can find live music at downtown Trenton locations throughout the year. The City of Quinte West hosts Summer Concert Series, which showcases live music performed four nights of the week, from Thursday night to Sunday night. Local talent is frequently showcased in downtown businesses, and The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 110.
Photo: Pat Clark at the Trenton DBIA Concert Series
The Trenton DBIA puts on free concerts in beautiful Fraser Park in Trenton each Friday night during the summer from approximately the beginning of June through to September.
Each week showcases a different local artist. Don't forget to bring your lawn chair! Click here to see the concerts on our events calendar.
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The RiverFront Square Concert Series runs every Saturday evening from approximately the end of June through to the first week of September and concerts are held right on the waterfront at RiverFront Square, Trenton.
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In addition to taking in the Summer Concert Series, you can ejoy other livemusic performances in many downtown Trenton venues throughout the year.
For downtown Trenton live music listings, see our events calendar.
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Downtown Trenton is lucky to have two outstanding music stores that both hold music lessons for all ages--Riverside Music and Arden's Music. These stores also provide a range of musical instruments for sale and more.
Riverside & Arden's music can be found in our business directory
A group of oil and watercolourists who meet each week to paint, sketch, and share activities. For information: call (613) 392-7743.
Quinte West is rich in artistic talent and venues that present and support the arts. For more information on local artists and upcoming exhibitions, visit Arts Quinte West and download a copy of the newsletter.
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Tel: 613-392-7635 (Quinte West Chamber of Commerce for more information)
Arts Quinte West also puts on the annual Art in the Park, an outdoor art show held in Compass Court in downtown Trenton during the Festival on the Bay each year.
Riverside Music in downtown Trenton provides lessons in sketching and drawing as well as in watercolour painting. The Quinte West Public Library offers workshops and programs, including 'Culture Days' activities, where children create art and crafts.
In the year 2003 the historic Centre Theatre was purchased by Joe and Carm Donato. In the next year the entire theatre was renovated and renewed with a new vigor and imbued with a love of cinema.
With many structural and cosmetic renovations the Centre Theatre is a grand old lady that has been resurrected and restored to her former glory. In 2009, the Centre Theatre became the FIRST independent theatre in Canada to go completely digital.
With the purchase of three new, state of the art, digital projectors the Centre Theatre became a leading source of movie entertainment in the Quinte area. With the addition of new silver screens which provide high quality and crisp video the Centre Theatre was able to further expand to offering the latest in 3-D entertainment. With quality picture comes quality sound and all three cinemas have been upgraded to include new DTS surround sound systems. Even with all those upgrades and improvements the Centre Theatre maintains its commitment to the community of Quinte West with the same affordable prices to enjoy a night out at the movies. The tradition of the Centre Theatre will continue for years to come and even after all these upgrades one thing continues to remain true: they continue to have the best popcorn around!
The Centre Theatre was built nearly 100 years ago in the early beginnings of the city of Trenton and has grown with the community ever since!
Originally it provided entertainment to the people of Trenton not with movies but as a local playhouse. Actors and actresses delivered performances of many different plays in the same screening rooms that we use today to deliver the latest Hollywood blockbusters!
Years later, as movie houses became more common, the theatre was named the "Odeon" and featured a single screening room for the public to watch some of the earliest classics to come from Tinseltown.
In 1978 the Odeon was renamed the Centre Theatre and in 1979 it was renovated to provide three separate screening rooms instead of just the one.
Click here to see the Centre Theatre website.
Quinte Canadian FilmFest exists to celebrate Quinte West's heritage as a leading film centre from 1917 to 1934, and to promote our local artists, connecting them with a local audience and supporting them in their work while reigniting a vital film culture in the City of Quinte West.
The inaugural 2017 QCFF showcased the best in Local and Canadian films over a three-day period, promoting and exhibiting our local filmmakers and their work as well as providing opportunities for the general public and filmmakers to connect at the festival.
The festival was held from September 29 to October 1 in 2017.
The festival featured film screenings in several venues in Quinte West (including the Trenton Town Hall -1861, the Fiesta Lounge, and Centre Theatre) accompanied by an opening reception, red carpet interviews with filmmakers and dignitaries, a filmmakers' reception, and Q&A sessions following screenings.
Click here to view the Quinte Canadian Film Fest website.
The Hollywood North Film Festival (HNFF) is a community driven organization focused on bringing quality films, workshops & networking events to the Bay of Quinte Region. Via the annual festival, we hope to re-establish what was once in the 1920's, a vibrant and flourishing filmmaking area. Today, we once again have a growing artistic community that we believe can be brought together through the presence of film.
Click here to view the Hollywood North Film Festival website.
The Quinte West Public Library (photo by Elizabeth Arden Foote)
The Quinte West Public library is a state-of-the-art facility located right on the water in a serene setting that is a book lover's dream. The library houses more than books. The library offers many programs and workshops for children, teens, and adults as well as free computer use.
Many renowned authors such as Terry Fallis, Marina Nemat, and Heather O'Neill have paid a visit to the Quinte West Public Library to speak about their work.
Click here to read more about the Quinte West Public Library and its programs.
Downtown Trenton is also home to J&B Books. Recently expanding to a new larger size, the back half of J&B Books offers a wide range of quality used books for children, teens, and adults. The front half of the store stocks a variety of comics for great prices, inclduing vintage and rare editions. J&B Books also offers game nights where youth gather to play a variety of strategy games, such as Magic the Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons.


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Our knitting group had a secret Santa yesterday and I decided to challenge myself with a quick knit for my pick. I tend to be a slow knitter — patterns that are called one night scarf might as well be one week for me. And that's okay except when I really want to knit someone something and there's a deadline.
That's why picking out this School Time Cowl was perfect. I was able to put some leftover worsted weight yarn to good use. I got to make stripes which my knitting friends say are something they associate me with. And best of all, I got to knit a cozy cowl for my friend Anne.
I ended up doing only 15 stripes, although the pattern calls for 23. I was running out of time and yarn. I am very pleased with the result. It's very slouchy and warm and perfect for the evil coldness that doesn't seem to be going away.
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Ekman, Jan (2004) Capacity estimation of new infrastructure based on a discrete event model of train paths. In: Computers in Railways IX: Computer Aided Design, Manufacture and Operation in the Railway and Other Advanced Mass Transit Systems (COMPRAIL 2004). Advances in Transport (15). WIT Press, Southampton, UK, pp. 539-548. ISBN 1-85312-715-9
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The paper presents an analytic method for estimating capacity for repeated traffic patterns on a railway section. The vision is to use the method as a basis for developing tools for infrastructure analysis that supports the process of designing infrastructure that meet the traffic needs. The idea underlying the method is that traffic patterns can be modelled as discrete event systems, where the events considered are associated with trains waiting for other trains. The Swedish National Rail Administration (Banverket) supports the research from which the presented ideas result.
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Why You Can't Get a Cheap Editor AND a Great Book Project
If you shop, you can, without much trouble, find a book editor (or a ghostwriter!) who will quote you, and maybe even work with you at, a really soft price. Like maybe $500 or $600 to thoroughly edit your book. Now, I'm an outstanding developmental editor—well trained, decent reputation, deeply engaged in helping my authors attain their personal success. But I cannot compete with fees like that, nor would I want to, and I don't understand how those fees support businesses run by professional edtiorial practitioners.
The Boogie Person Behind Cheap Editing
Let me see if I can explain how cheap editing goes awry. Please read this discussion of technical editing and how long it should probably take. I used technical editing purely because those were the only factual numbers I found in a quick search for editorial speed expectations.
In this post, I'm talking about book editing—mostly fiction…novels. We can stipulate, it takes a far deeper look to sculpt fiction than it might to do technical editing, thus it takes more time. But, nevertheless, using the figures in the article…
Say the book we're editing is 80K words. At 1500 words per hour, the editor puts in about 54 hours @ (an assumed) $600 flat rate (a rate that I know is not unusual in today's climate, and not even the lowest to be found among editors, especially those who market their services on social media) = $11 per hour.
Consider that a substantive or even a line edit, as opposed to a copy edit, would likely take at least twice the time to do well. Add hours to consult with or write explanations, suggestions, and motivations to the author, re-read the changes he or she sends back, and deal with additions (sometimes whole new chapters) he or she will inevitably throw in as the process unfolds. Conservatively, keep assuming the technical edit time figures, add an additional five or six hours (very low estimate) for the finishing work and consulting.
Now the editor's hourly rate is $10 per hour or less. If you review the Editorial Freelancer's Association 2012 survey of common editorial rates, you find that basic copyediting comes in at $30-$40 per hour. Substantive at around $60. There is no task listed in the field of editing, according to EFA, that pays less than $15 an hour, let alone $10 or $11.
The Scary Part of Cheap Services
With that in my head, all of that information, I truly want to understand how a professional, educated, experienced, trained, editor can afford to sell services at flat rates that equate to subsistence wages.
I 'm mind-boggled and would love to understand this dichotomy. I wonder if sometimes, these editors see the work as, basically, pro-bono to bolster the growing community of burgeoning, struggling writers. Noble idea.
But I hear horror stories from more than a few new clients who come to me after having made a deal with a cheap editor. They tell me the editor disappeared. Just stopped working after collecting half or more of the fee up front. Then, I hear that he or she did not have the background or experience to structure an already written novel. The cheap editor, say my clients, may be very argumentative, or indeed, even mean and pushy, using the sort of motivation a middle school English teacher would use…remember?
The End
I do a fair amount of substantive book editing, am mostly busy working when I want to be working, and I charge more than $600 or $700 per full-length book. I never run away, even when I feel like I should. I'm never mean. No, really. My clients are almost always delighted with our mutually crafted results. My clients have won prizes and some have sold an impressive number of books (especially those who understand the marketing and business side of being an author.) They comment that my work is a value, even at my rate. Many other successful editors base their fees on the quality of work they do.
I don't have statistics on how books edited by real cheap editors do in the long run. But it would scare me to think of an editor running away in mid-project when the project is my book, my darling, my sweated-over triumph. And if said editor has trouble understanding, for example, that you CAN use passive voice effectively, and adjectives aren't always a writer's best option, well, what can I say?
I'm not contending that ALL low-priced editors are nefarious villains. I'm sure there are some who don't understand their own worth, or they fear the marketplace. However, someone told me you get what you pay for, and what I've seen and heard over years in the publishing industry tells me that's certainly true when it's your book at stake.
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Vikings running back Adrian Peterson's comeback from an ACL tear continues to go off without a hitch.
Peterson had 33 carries in the first two games of the season, more than most were projecting after he didn't play in any preseason games, and Vikings coach Leslie Frazier says that Peterson's feeling better this week than he felt after the first game of the season. That could have him in line for a bigger workload in the near future.
"We think he's getting to that point where we can think about a few more carries," Frazier said, via Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee. "He's getting close to that point, so we'll see how he does this week in practice. We've been rotating him and Toby every other series, but we're going to see how he does this week in practice."
The only fly in the ointment could be this week's opposition. The 49ers could well put the Vikings in a position on the scoreboard where running the ball isn't the best offensive option, to say nothing of the frustration that many teams find when they try to move the ball on the ground against San Francisco. Peterson might be ready for more work, but there's a pretty good chance that he'll have to wait another week to find it.


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The experience of being in administrative buildings with normal spatial quality, pushing aside the optimal lighting and sight, stabilized our first memory of facing with a project cubic small space with tall windows and a single green tree; A memory becoming the main idea for office designing.
Fifty meters space area and the client's belief on making intimacy and cooperative feeling among the workers resulted in the definition of a major idea for space organization in the form of an "open office". Therefore, against the usual hierarchies of designing administrative offices, a free spatial division was defined without any visual obstacles so as to consider the main window frame and single tree as the whole office members' share.
The client's requirement for spatial functional dividing was met through adding color cubes in a harmony with the office cubic space so as to create specific spaces for different functions through a free and simple separation. Lateral side to the window that had a visual disorder due to the placement of structural and utility elements was covered with mirror in addition to the existence of those racks needed by the staff and their integration so that not only the sight depth was increased and the space became larger, "the tree good looking behind the window" as quoted by Sohrab Sepehri was doubled.


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Ram 2500 models are intended for the most extreme personal-towing needs, while the 3500 models are aimed at heavy commercial use by ranchers or construction crews. With the diesel model's gains in fuel efficiency, as well as other maintenance-related improvements, running costs should be down versus these trucks' predecessors.
Even compared to the other latest heavy-duty trucks, the Ram 2500 and 3500 HD models have some of the best-appointed, most luxurious and most attractive interiors, picking up much of the look and some of the high-line materials from the latest light-duty Ram trucks.
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Promoted for its power and strength, the Ram HD heavy-duty pickups balance style, comfort, and towing and hauling capability. Essentially a toughened-up offshoot of the Ram 1500, the Ram 2500 and Ram 3500 versions can be ordered as a stripped-down work truck, a luxury hauler, or anything in between.
A new top-rung Limited Tungsten edition joins the Ram HD lineup for the 2018 model year. A rearview camera has become standard on all models. The optional infotainment system, with 8.4-inch screen, gets some helpful upgrades in resolution, as well as operation with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Eight trim levels are offered: Tradesman, SLT, Lone Star, Big Horn, Power Wagon, Laramie, Laramie Longhorn, and Limited. The new Limited Tungsten edition, with body-color running boards, is an option group. So is the Sport version. Rear-drive is standard, with four-wheel drive available.
Standard engine in Tradesman, SLT, and Lone Star/Big Horn trim is a 5.7-liter V8, developing 383 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. The optional upgrade, standard in upper trim levels, is a 6.4-liter V8, rated at 410 horsepower and 429 pound-feet. Both engines mate with a 6-speed automatic transmission.
Heavy-duty pickups come in three cab configurations: two-door Regular, four-door Crew Cab, and massive Mega Cab. Regular and Crew Cab models are fitted with an 8-foot bed. A 6-foot 4-inch bed is optional for Crew Cab and standard on Mega Cab trucks.
The 6.7-liter inline six-cylinder turbodiesel engine is the best choice for towing. The diesel six makes 350 horsepower and 660 pound-feet with a 6-speed manual gearbox, or 370 hp and 800 pound-feet with a 6-speed automatic transmission.
Like other heavy-duty pickups, Rams have solid front and rear axles. Instead of the usual leaf springs, however, coil springs are installed at the rear. An air suspension is available, too.
Crash-testing by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave the Ram 2500 a four-star score overall and for frontal impact, but five stars for side-impact. Ram HD trucks lack most advanced safety features, including blind-spot monitoring and automatic emergency braking.
Ram HD comes standard with an 8-foot bed, manual windows, vinyl bench seat, and easy-clean interior, with 5.7-liter V8 and 17-inch steel wheels.
SLT adds cloth upholstery, keyless entry, upgraded audio with 5.0-inch screen, chrome bumpers, heated power mirrors, and 18-inch wheels.
Lone Star and Big Horn editions feature special equipment. Laramie gets the 6.4-liter V8, leather upholstery, and upgraded audio with 8.4-inch touchscreen. Laramie Longhorn has two-tone paint and saddle-inspired leather. Limited features bountiful chrome and monochrome paint.
Crew Cab Power Wagon is a special model built on Lone Star/Big Horn foundation that features 6'4″ bed, 4WD ($52,595), 6.4-liter V8 and off-road technology, including raised suspension, skid plates, 33-inch tires, winch, and locking differentials.
Inspired by big commercial trucks, the stylish Ram 2500 and 3500 are similar in appearance to the lighter-duty Ram 1500, with a taller grille and larger headlights.
Each trim level has a distinct approach to the character of big domestic heavy-duty pickups. On the work-ready Tradesman, bumpers are unpainted and wheels are steel. SLT, Lone Star, and Big Horn renditions add abundant chrome.
Available only with four-wheel drive, the Power Wagon stands apart from its mates, courtesy of a high-riding stance and running light atop the roof. A winch is integrated into the bumper.
Clean-looking and functional inside the cab, the Ram HD conveys a softer note than its rough-shod exterior suggests. Each model is comfortable and roomy up front.
Most controls sit within easy reach, on a symmetrical dashboard that's nicely laid out. Materials range from durable plastics in Tradesman trucks to soft-touch surfaces in higher-end models. Upholstery possibilities start with vinyl in the Tradesman, escalating to various grades of cloth and leather. Semi-aniline leather in Laramie Longhorn and new Limited Tungsten versions exceeds materials used in some luxury cars.
Like most heavy-duty pickups, Ram trucks suffer from very tall step-in heights – higher yet on four-wheel-drive versions.
Crew Cabs and bigger-yet Mega Cab models provide ample stretch-out room for five adults (six, with the standard front bench seat).
Any Ram HD ranks as a workhorse. Robust engines and compliant suspensions enhance hauling/towing confidence. Ram 3500 models with dual rear wheels offer greater stability when towing in crosswinds and other challenging conditions. They also offer larger tongue-weight capacities.
More than adequate for lighter loads, the 5.7-liter V8 can struggle on upgrades or when fully loaded. The 6.4-liter engine is smooth and strong, though thirsty. Diesel-engine power impresses for sheer brute force.
Helped by their rear coil springs, Ram trucks ride better than rivals, even when pulling a trailer. Compared to passenger cars or a Ram 1500, though, the less-composed ride is stiff and bouncy when empty.
The hydraulically boosted steering is light and vague. With an optional air suspension, a Ram can be lowered to ease entry and cargo-loading, or raised for additional ground clearance, a nice feature.
With abundant ground clearance and locking differentials, the Power Wagon scores for off-road tenacity, but it's too big for narrow trails and it rides rough around town.
Like their Dodge-brand ancestors, heavy-duty Rams look the part of a potent truck and perform well, though steering/handling could be better. They're available with a dizzying variety of options, like other full-size pickups.
Driving impressions by Andrew Ganz, The Car Connection. James M. Flammang contributed to this report.
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The 40-year-old raised more than £1 million during the extraordinary eight day journey which ended at Westminster Bridge in front of thousands of supporters.
The Little Britain star's final approach was the most gruelling of the trip as he fought the tidal section of the Thames while dodging river debris and barges.
He first set off from Lechlade, Gloucestershire, on Monday and has not only had to contend with the aches and pains of the swim, but also diarrhoea, vomiting and low energy levels brought on "Thames tummy".
Over the weekend, he even found time to rescue a pet Labrador which was struggling to get out of the river near Cookham Lock, Berkshire.
On finishing just after 6pm yesterday, Walliams was greeted by his wife Lara Stone, Lenny Henry, Barbara Windsor, comedian Miranda Hart, Olympic rower Steve Redgrave and a large crowd of fans.
He told the group: "Thank you so much, thank you for your waves, your cheers, but most of all thank you for your donations, because each time this would be completely meaningless unless you all put your hands in your pocket, and I know times are hard so I really, really thank you from the heart, you're really going to make peoples' lives better."
Walliams was given inoculations and a precautionary course of antibiotics in order to take on the marathon swim.
Due to heavy rains some 132 million gallons of raw sewage has entered the River Thames over the last week.
By Wednesday, he was rapidly falling behind schedule after becoming "very poorly" with a high temperature, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Doctors were constantly assessing his condition to determine whether he should continue or abandon the swim for the charity Sport Relief.
The comedian warned fans at the time: "This is already much harder than I thought it would be – but this Thames tummy I've got is making the task seem incredibly difficult and London seems a long way away.
"I always knew there was a risk that taking in the water could cause problems, but now it's happened it's still hit me really hard."
The River Thames was declared biologically dead 50 years ago and today contains bacteria such as E.coli, salmonella and hepatitis.
But despite this it has still been hailed as an environmental success story in recent years following improvements to sewage treatment works.
Environmental officials now claim that 125 species of fish swim beneath its surface while more than 400 species of invertebrates live in the mud, water and river banks.
Waterfowl, waders and sea birds also feed off the rich pickings in the water while seals and even otters are sometimes spotted.
Walliams' swim was supported all the way by his wife, who travelled in a boat alongside, as well as by a number of celebrity friends including comics Jimmy Carr and Rob Brydon.
He is no stranger to getting wet for a good cause – in 2006 he swam the Channel, raising £1 million in aid of Sport Relief.
He has also swum the Strait of Gibraltar and last year cycled from John O'Groats to Land's End, also for Sport Relief.
Organisers of the BT Sport Relief Challenge said the event had raised £1,093,325 by the time he had finished, with more continuing to come in.
As he clambered out of the water towards a podium at County Hall on the southern bank of the Thames, there was a shower of red, white and blue ticker tape.
He said of Sport Relief: "I believe myself it's great work the charity does so it just makes me want to do more and more."


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How To Manifest Real, Lasting Love
Before I met my current partner, I certainly made a few questionable dating choices. My lack of awareness about what I needed in love and life, and how I put other people's needs before my own manifested a string of disappointing relationships. It wasn't until I got to know myself better that I was able to meet someone who was the right fit.
So if I was able to manifest partners who weren't right, it makes sense that we should be able to do the same in the other direction. But does manifesting really work when it comes to love? Talking from experience, the path to love can no doubt be a tricky one, but if you have the right tools in place, it is possible.
Here are my steps for how to manifest the partner of your dreams:
1. Make sure you're ready.
Before you start a new relationship, it's crucial that you feel really, truly ready, which means any wounds from past relationships should be healed. It's not fair to you — or your next partner — if you drag things into a new relationship that don't have a place there. Yes, baggage and emotional scars are completely normal and okay, but unless you've learned to view these things as part of your past, you can never move forward.
Take your time to heal, but don't let the process take forever. Leaning on an old relationship as a reason for not moving forward won't benefit anyone. Deal with that relationship baggage, face it, make peace with it, and then store it in the attic. Do what you need to do to move past it, but know that until you really address an issue, it will find a way of rearing up down the road.
2. Make a list.
If you find yourself constantly disappointed or hurt in relationships, take a look at your dating history. Chances are, the people in your past all have something in common that's leading to the less-than-fulfilling relationships you've had with them.
Sit down and make a list. Write down the names of all your partners, how long you dated, what attracted you to them initially, what you liked about the relationship, what you didn't, how you felt at different stages of the relationship, and finally, why it ended. Yes, this might be a painful trip down memory lane, but it's important to figure out what didn't work in your past to know how to move forward with purpose.
Don't leave anything out. Be honest with yourself (no one else is going to see this list, so there's no need to omit something).
Now look at the list. Notice if there are any patterns. For example, maybe you're attracted to needy partners, which means you end up taking on most of the relationship responsibilities. You make all the plans, you initiate conversations, you always pick the restaurants, you lose yourself in fulfilling the needs of your partner. And after a few months, it gets exhausting, it's not sustainable, but your partners don't see a problem and so it ends.
Don't do anything with this information right away, but keep it in mind as you start dating. Now you know what you've been attracted to in the past, and also what hasn't worked. You have the information and power to stay away from the same patterns that have led to unfulfilling relationships in the past.
3. Get rid of "fairy tale brain."
Start building the life you want — the life you know you deserve — without expecting to be rescued. Don't wait for your prince or princess to knock on the door, sweep you off your feet, and turn your life around.
You have the power to do this for yourself.
You can start small or throw yourself all in from the beginning. Either way, know that if you're sitting around waiting for a romantic relationship to be the catalyst for a big life change, it's not going to happen. Not only does that mean you're relying on someone you haven't met yet to make something big happen for you, it also means you don't have the confidence in yourself to go after what you want.
By going for your dreams, you give yourself the power to be fulfilled by myriad things, not just seeing love as your only path to happiness.
4. Make space.
Make space in your life for someone to enter it. By all means, build the life of your dreams, but don't forget to allow for the unexpected. If you schedule your days down to the minute, there's little room for spontaneity. But knowing you have the time, space, and power to say yes to whatever you want is a powerful tool. After all, love can show up in some very unplanned, unexpected places.
5. Tell the universe what you want.
Knowing what you don't want in your next relationship is important, but so is knowing what you are looking for. Of course not every relationship will check every single box on your list, but it's a good idea to think about what you're looking for in a partner. One thing to note, though: Be careful what you wish for. On a few occasions I did manifest my "perfect" partner, but it turned out that what I thought I wanted and what I really needed weren't the same thing!
Remember, though, that all humans have differences and that's what makes us special. Your perfect partner and relationship won't look like anyone else's — it boils down to the flaws you can live with and those that are an absolute no.
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6. Let go and surrender.
Now take everything I've said and throw it out the window ... sort of.
No matter how many lists you make or how much preparation you do, ultimately you need to let nature take its course. Trust and value yourself. Believe and have patience. Have an open mind in your approach to love and it will find you.
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I spoke to Embryology and my transfer is booked for 11:15am tomorrow. Now I am really agonising over how many to ask to be transferred. My Dr will likely want only one but given my 'lining issues' I can't see how this is increasing my chances. Having said that if one works there is all likelihood both would and given my miscarriage history I don't want to jeopardise things there either. It is a really tough decision.
I think I will go with one.
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The Quinsam area is underlain by the Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group (Comox Formation) and contains three separate sedimentary basins containing coal-bearing strata. The basins are termed Middle Quinsam Lake area, Lower Quinsam Lake area and the Chute Creek area. The latter is described separately as Chute Creek (092F 316).
Structurally, the area consists of a series of downfaulted blocks of Comox Formation sediments which trend northwest and dip 3 to 17 degrees northeast. Several secondary, west trending transverse faults branch off the main southeast trending faults. Minor high-angle reverse faulting occurs on the western margin of the basin where the Comox Formation is in contact with granites of the Early to Middle Jurassic Island Plutonic Suite.
The most important of the coal bearing strata is in the Middle Quinsam Lake area. In the Middle Quinsam area, three coal seams of high volatile bituminous A rank coal occur interbedded with mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. Two lagoonal cycles of deposition have been identified. The lower cycle, with a total thickness of 30.5 to 48.8 metres, contains the #1 coal seam and extends up towards the base of the #2 seam. The second cycle contains the #2 seam and the #3 seam.
The #1 seam shales out along high points in the underlying, irregular paleosurface. The seam consists of a zone 3.0 to 4.9 metres thick containing 2.0 to 3.7 metres of coal separated by two or three mudstone partings and bone layers, all less than 0.3 metre thick. The #1 seam is thickest in the central part and gradually thins and pinches out along a northern depositional margin. In the south-central part of the area, a thin rider seam, 0.5 to 0.8 metre wide, lies 0.3 to 3.7 metres above the #1 seam.
The #2 seam occurs 18.2 to 24.4 metres above the #1 seam and comprises a zone with a maximum thickness of 1.8 metres that contains between 0.3 and 1.4 metres of coal, averaging 0.6 metre. The seam is generally split by a thin mudstone parting. The upper part of the seam increases in thickness towards the north of the occurrence.
The #3 seam lies 30.5 to 39.6 metres above the #2 seam and consists of a zone 3.7 to 4.6 metres thick which contains 1.8 to 3.0 metres of coal. The coal occurs in 4 bands separated by mudstone partings. The #3 seam has extreme lateral variability, and was explored mainly in the area south of Quinsam River.
Average analyses for the #1, #2 and #3 seams in the northern part of the area near Middle Quinsam Lake are 2.63, 2.58 and 2.19 per cent moisture, 16.13, 16.44 and 23.01 per cent ash, and 0.56, 3.99 and 3.51 per cent sulphur respectively. The dry, ash-free heat value of the coal averages 33.5 megajoules per kilogram (Geological Survey of Canada Paper 89-4, page 33).
At Middle Quinsam, measured geological (proven) in-place reserves of coal are 18,350,633 tonnes. At Quinsam East, combined (proven and probable) in-place reserves are 8,934,935 tonnes (Coal Assessment Report 67, page 3).
The coal in this area is dirty and split into three major tongues. Average analyses range from 9.05 to 14.73 per cent ash and 0.65 to 2.91 per cent sulphur and contains an average heat value of 28.64 megajoules per kilogram (Paper 1986-3).
Proven and probable reserves of thermal coal at Quinsam exceed 37 million tonnes. An additional geologic resource is estimated at 140 million tonnes (Northern Miner - May 29, 1995).
Quinsam Coal Corporation produced about 600,000 tonnes of thermal coal in 1995, up from 550,000 tonnes in 1994. Production in 1996 was 903,000 tonnes. The wash plant expansion originally scheduled for mid-1996, is currently in progress as a result of the strong demand from Asia Pacific countries. A successful exploration and drilling program in 1995 has increased reserves to more than 40 million tonnes from the previous level of 35 million tonnes (Information Circular 1996-1, page 8).
In the first six months of 1997, Hillsborough Resources produced 730,000 tonnes of raw coal and 535,000 tonnes of clean coal.
In 1997 Quinsam Coal Corporation produced approximately 1.1 million tonnes of clean coal. The company spent approximately $440,000 on exploration in the vicinity of the 4 South and 2 North mining leases. The definition of existing reserves was improved. A few drill holes were completed to delineate new reserves; results are being evaluated. Coal is being shipped from the Middle Point loadout, north of Campbell River. This facility can store 12,000 tonnes of coal and load at the rate of 1800 tonnes per hour. Quinsam Coal Corporation is 63 per cent owned by Hillsborough Resources Ltd.
In April 1998, Balaclava Enterprises Limited gained control of Hillsborough Resources Limited which, in turn, controls Quinsam Coal Corporation. The operation has a resource of approximately 44 million tonnes (Exploration in BC 1998, page 48). It had planned to produce 1.2 million tonnes in 1998, however it encountered stability problems underground and also faced deteriorating economic conditions in Asia. By year's end, the mine had produced 702,450 tonnes of clean coal, of which approximately 88 per cent had come from the 2N production block. The remainder came from 4S area.
Z.D. Hora of the B.C. Geological Survey Branch has determined that a 1-metre thick seam of gritty claystone (mudstone) occurring at the footwall of the main #1 coal seam has properties of moderate to high grade refractory clay. The laboratory testing on sample material proved the following properties (Letter by Z.D. Hora, August 7, 1987): 1) XRD (x-ray diffraction)- kaolinite > quartz > pyrite > minor chlorite > trace calcite (where ">" means greater than); 2) calcined specimen in reduction environment at 900 degrees Celsius- porous, non-vitrified, tan-colour; 3) calcined specimen in oxydation environment at 1200 degrees Celsius- vitrious yellow with brown spots; 4) PCE (pyrometric cone equivalent - refractoriness)- 31 1/2 (1699 degrees Celsius or 3090 degrees Farenheit), coffee brown colour.
Quinsam Coal shut down the mine on May 20, 1999 and reopened June 15, 1999.
Reserves at January 1, 2000 are 33.3 million tonnes (Information Circular 2001-1, page 6).
In 2001, Hillsborough Resources Ltd. discovered additional reserves of low sulphur coal as a result of a 10 hole drill program. The reserve are to the southeast of the 2N mining area but separated from it by the valley of the Quinsam River; this area is termed the 7-South Area.
Estimated total exploration drilling in 2002 is 4,360 meters, a reduction of 81 per cent from 2001 drilling. In 2003, the company planned a 900-metre exploration drilling program in the South 4 area, as well as some in-fill drilling for reserves. In 2004, the company drilled 470 metres at the mine property in the search for more coal that resulted in an addition to its resource base.
The forecast 2005 production is about 760,000 tonnes of raw coal or 532,000 tonnes of clean coal, up 30 per cent on the 410,000 tonnes produced in 2004. In 2005, the company started on a long-term exploration strategy to significantly increase resources and reserves to expand the Quinsam Coal mine life beyond the current 11 years. About 1200 metres of exploratory drilling was planned for 2005 to support detailed mine planning, further test the Quinsam North area and test for coal quality and thickness trends in the Quinsam East area.
Hillsborough Resources Ltd press release for January 16, 2006 reported that a year ago the reserves and resources stood at about 25.64 million tonnes. The thermal coal mine operates at an annualized rate of about 765,000 raw tonnes, or about 520,000 clean tonnes. Results from the fall 2005 drill program at Quinsam were being compiled and were being incorporated into an updated resource estimate and National Instrument (NI) 43-101 technical report.
Updated reserves and resources were included in Hillsborough Resources Annual Information Form released March 31, 2009 p.10 (www.sedar.com)
---------------------------------------------------------CombinedProven & Probable 22,073,000 tonnesCombinedMeasured and Indicated 5,810,000 tonnes---------------------------------------------------------
Proven & Probable 22,073,000 tonnes
Measured and Indicated 5,810,000 tonnes
No Reserve or Resource Estimate information has been released to the public since 2009, as Hillsborough Resources is a public company. The mine is capable of producing 0.5 million tonnes of clean thermal coal per year (Information Circular 2016-1).
In January 2012, Quinsam Coal Ltd (a subsidiary of Hillsborough Resources) obtained an amended Mines Act Permit for production from the 7-South mine area. Exploration and production carried through 2015. In 2013, 2212 metres were drilled in the 4-South and 6-South areas, targeting the #3 seam. Percussion and core drilling of 14 holes (514.34 metres) and 4 trenches (100 metres) were completed in 2014. Approximately half of the workers were laid off in 2014, leaving about 69 workers at the mine. Operations shut down for 8 weeks in the summer of 2015, and although production resumed in late August 2015, operations were suspended indefinitely in early January 2016 (Information Circular 2016-1).


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Northwest offers fall continuing education classes
SENATOBIA, MS (08/11/2017) The Division of Continuing Education at Northwest Mississippi Community College is offering four classes on the Senatobia campus this fall. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for the classes. All classes will be held on the Senatobia campus.
New Tools for Your Teaching Tool Belt (1.0 CEU)
This class will explore topics that will help you add tools to your teaching tool belt.
Whether it be a new way of taking attendance, a new tool that gets students to think outside the box, new technology tools or tools to encourage reading and writing, we will explore new ways to enhance your classroom instruction.
Come enjoy gaining new ideas about new tools you can add to your teaching tool belt that will make the teaching and learning experience in your classroom more exciting.
The class will be offered for five Mondays, Sept. 11, 18, 25 and Oct. 2, 16 from 5 - 7 p.m. The fee is $100 and the class will be held in Technical Education Building 1, Room 119. The deadline to register is Aug. 31.
Basic Computers (1.5 CEUs)
This class is designed for adults who have little or no previous computer experience. It is ideal for adults who are interested in learning basic computer tasks, including working with Windows 10, navigating the web, using email, and learning basic word processing.
The class will be offered for eight Mondays, Sept. 11, 18, 25, Oct. 2, 16, 23, 30 and Nov. 6 from 6 - 8 p.m. The fee is $135 and the class will be held in Berry 104. The deadline to register is Aug. 29.
Microsoft Excel (1.5 CEUs)
Students will learn how to get around in Excel without being intimidated by the program. Some of the things that will be taught will be setting up a workbook document while creating formulas and charts and functions such as sorting, filtering, and printing. You will learn how to use Excel in other computer programs.
Excel is a computer program that is often preferred or required when employers are looking for new personnel. If you are looking to re-enter the working world, this would be an excellent class for you to take so that you will have a working knowledge of Excel.
The class will be offered for eight Tuesdays, Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 17, 24 and
Nov. 7, 14 from 6 - 8 p.m. The fee is $135 and the class will be held in Berry 104. The deadline to register is Aug. 29.
CPR Heartsaver and AED with First Aid (0.5 CEUs)
This course is designed for those responsible for children's health.
It is intended for childcare and foster care workers, teachers, recreation and other community staff, camp counselors and new parents, guardians, and other caregivers.
In this course we will cover pediatric first aid; adult, child, and infant CPR with mask and adult and child AED.
Pediatric first aid topics include: eye injuries, fever; snake, spider, tick, and animal bites; stings and injuries and medical emergencies.
The class will be offered for two Tuesdays, Sept. 19 and 26 from 5:30 - 8 p.m. The fee is $55 and the class will be held in Technical Education Building 1, Room 119. The deadline to register is Sept. 11.
To register for a class, drop by the Haraway Center, Office 156 or visit the Northwest website at www.northwestms.edu and download the Continuing Education brochure which contains a registration form that can be returned to the office by mail or in person.
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What's a girl to do? Why, go up on the roof and start shoveling.
The newest addition has a very shallow pitch roof that I could reach from two sets of windows upstairs. It has a minimum of 18 inches of snow on it.
The rain this morning also helped to make the snow even heavier. I became quite warm up on that roof. I feel like I moved a half ton of snow.
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There were three contributing factors that kept the Chrysler Corporation from going bankrupt in the late 1970's and early 1980's.
First, the federal government gave a lot of loans to Chrysler.
Second, "The Dukes of Hazzard" bought a lot of Chrysler products - to crash.
But in terms of sudden impact, it's hard to top the fact that nearly 100,000 Chryslers were destroyed during the filming of The Blues Brothers. (Okay, maybe not 100,000 - it just seemed that way.)
There was certainly enough wanton destruction of automobiles in The Blues Brothers. But Chrysler did not mind. Why?
First, let's face it, the Bluesmobile held up very, very well. In its first incarnation, it was a police squad car. Then, it jumped a bridge, annihilated a shopping mall, beat the best police cars of that day in chase after chase, and generally put up with much abuse. It only died when the "Mission from God" was fulfilled.
Second, Chrysler needed the money - Lee Iacocca knew he wanted to build the K-cars, but needed money to do the development. (Given what the K-cars turned out to be, he would have been better off building a soapbox derby racer.)
And third, the Illinois Nazi Party was destroyed while driving Fords, including the infamous Ford Pinto. A great idea for a subliminal message, from Chrysler's point of view...(Actually, this is more ironic than one might think, considering that Henry Ford did have a picture of Adolf Hitler on his desk.)
But wait - there is more to The Blues Brothers than maniacal hyperexcessive destruction. The Blues Brothers was a fair musical in its own right. Sure, it was no Gigi or Singin' In The Rain, but The Blues Brothers doesn't have to be.
You don't compare musicals to dramas - they are two different genres. The Blues Brothers is simply a highly entertaining musical, with good cinematography, fairly good editing, and reasonably good performances by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi.
There is just enough plot to move the story along - not too much to get in the way of the music, or the stars. And what performers! Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Cab Calloway take their star turns, with great effect. Franklin does a great job recovering "Think" - it's better than her original. Ray Charles performs well (although shooting at the shoplifting boy is a stretch). And Calloway brings down the house with "Minnie the Moocher". His recurring role as mentor to Jake and Elwood is well done also. James Brown and Chaka Khan lead an uplifting (literally) choir session at the Triple Rock Church - wow!
As for the band - genius. That's all I can say - sheer unadulterated genius! "Blue Lou" Marini is my personal favorite - I always like good sax. Not that the others do badly - I just like a good session of sax. Marini delivers, especially on "Think", walking up and down the counter. Aretha and "Blue Lou" - what a combination!
The Blues Brothers references other musical highlights (and lowlights) rather liberally. Mancini's "Peter Gunn" is just one of the references which are used to great effect throughout the film. "I'm Walkin'", "Hold On (I'm Comin')", and "Choose Me Baby" are just three good examples. I detest elevator music and Muzak. Therefore, I got a particular thrill when Jake and Elwood sabotage the elevator, silencing the elevator music that was playing in it.
Can you find the two famous directors playing bit roles in The Blues Brothers? I'll tell you who they were a bit later, but I'll give you a hint - both were government employees. It wasn't John Landis - he had a Hitchcock-like cameo, as a state trooper in the mall chase.
The Blues Brothers does not only take aim at Nazis, of course. It also lambastes, in turn, the Catholic Church, the Chicago Board of Education, the police, the Muppets (why else do you think that the Bluesmobile just happened to enter the Osco at the exact moment someone was asking for a Miss Piggy doll?), country music, and (since they're from Illinois) Wisconsin. Usually, this is done well.
The script, written by Dan Aykroyd and director John Landis, is quite minimalistic, with just enough plot to help the music. Casting was otherwise inventive - remember the Flower Child from "Laugh-In"? He (Henry Gibson) is now the head Nazi. John Candy played a DMV official, but well in the background. Carrie Fisher, in a nice twist, plays a woman scorned trying to get even - to great effect. (If she only had those weapons with her in Star Wars, the Empire would have been destroyed in the first 30 minutes.)
As for Belushi and Aykroyd, they play Joliet Jake and Elwood very well. Usually understated, with a bit of fire from Belushi as needed (a good script helps here).
If you want to see a socially uplifting film, with great dramatic value, listen to Siskel and Ebert - watch Dead Man Walking. If you want to just relax, listen to some good music, watch a lot of mild cartoon-like violence, and laugh a lot, all at the same time, watch The Blues Brothers. Siskel and Ebert probably will not admit this, but they probably enjoyed this film. If you haven't seen the uncut by commercials version in at least six months, watch it again.
(By the way, those two famous directors? Frank Oz (corrections officer
at Joliet Prison; ironically, also the voice of Miss Piggy), and Steven
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Sydney, Brace Yourselves For Another Cold Snap
After a frosty start to the week, with temps down to as low as -5 degrees in some parts of Western Sydney, you'd be forgiven for longing for some warm relief this weekend.
But Mother Nature ain't done yet, with a monster weekend of cold temps ahead of us.
The Bureau of Meteorology predicts the weather to drop to -1 in Richmond on Saturday, -3 on Sunday, and back up to a balmy -1 on Monday.
In Campbelltown, temps are expected to get as low as -1, while in Penrith the weather will hit a low of 0.
By comparison, Jindabyne is expected to get to a minimum of -4 over the weekend, while Perisher Valley can expect a minimum of -8.


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In a world where there are more fashion designers and brands than ever before it is of paramount importance that innovation is at the forefront of the fashion industry.
Leading the pack is Dutch Fashion Designer, Iris Van Herpen renowned for her futuristic fantastical aesthetics, which she has shown during Paris Fashion Week. Herpen's 3D printed inspired collection has combined laser cutting and hand weaving techniques in order to replicate the tree bridges of India – made from banyan tree roots that were shaped and coerced by man to span across rivers and gorges.
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Moreover, even though we are an organization that primarily focuses on project management, in 2009 we started implementing the techniques and processes of "Lean Construction", with great emphasis on the planning of work sites through a systematic approach to maximize value and reduce waste at the project delivery level.
Additionally, at the present time we are the leaders in our country in implementing the tool "Last Planner", and in the application of the principles of "5S", oriented in the systematization of processes, quality, safety, order, and cleanliness in our projects with encouraging results in increased productivity.
As a result of these new processes and techniques incorporated into the daily management of the organization we decided to integrate an specialize team dedicated to the development of Systems, Processes and Organization (SIPO), which covers all processes of Engineering, Procurement and Construction.
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The "bris-less" bris
An article in this week's Forward describes the growing opposition to circumcision among American Jews, and the development of "bris-less" bris rituals. Although circumcision is generally considered a pretty elemental aspect of Jewish practice and identity for males, this story certainly wasn't surprising to me. I've had many debates with Jewish friends about this issue, and struggled with the decision of whether to circumcise my son (we did, and I cried through the whole thing). None of my non-Jewish friends who have little boys have chosen to circumcise them. But what I found most interesting about this anti-circumcision trend is the fact that it has caused the rise of interest in and creativity around the bris ritual. Thanks to feminism, for the past 30-odd years American Jews have put a lot of creative energy into baby naming ceremonies for girls, in an effort to develop a meaningful ritual parallel to the bris (but without the blood). Bris ceremonies, however, have remained remarkably unchanged, seemingly ossified in their ritual solemnity. When we were planning for the birth of our twins (a boy and a girl) last fall, my husband and I spent a lot of time thinking about what kind of ceremony we wanted to create to welcome them into our community. We were struck by the almost overwhelming freedom and beautiful options for a baby naming ceremony for our daughter, while we came across fewer creative options for boys. For the first time, I thought about how freeing it is NOT to have a long ritual history to a particular tradition. And, as always, I felt very grateful to Jewish feminists who came before us and empowered us to create a personally meaningful ritual for our children. I'm glad to see that this feminist impulse has moved onto the next frontier – adding creative juice to traditional rituals for boys.
There are a few uncircumcised Israeli boys, born since 1990 or so to secular parents. There is organised opposition to brit milah. Most Israeli men born in the Soviet Block and who have immigrated to Israel in the past 35 years or so, have declined to have a belated bris. Bris is in conflict with the sexual sophistication of secular Israel.
Not long ago I came across a piece on the web that reported that the one constant Jewish religious practice throughout Israeli society, regardless of the level of religious belief, was the custom of circumcising newborn male children. According to this report, even the so-called 'secular' Jews of Israel opted for circumcision.
I am quite prepared to believe the circumcision is not terrible. I was circumcised, I enjoy sex, and feel, overall, like a normal, not-particularly-neurotic person. For all that, I do have trouble understanding why ritual mutilation is still a usual part of Jewish practice. Thank you for bringing this up.
How to cite this page
Rosenbaum, Judith. "The "bris-less" bris." 20 July 2007. Jewish Women's Archive. (Viewed on May 25, 2019) <https://jwa.org/blog/bris-less-bris>.


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25th State Government Alumni Luncheon draws record crowd
George Mauzy, Ohio University Communications and Marketing
May 12, 2008
By launching the state's first public higher education institution, Ohio University's founders in effect created the first University System of Ohio, observed Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut, who delivered the keynote address Wednesday at the university's 25th State Government Alumni Luncheon at the Ohio Statehouse.
Launched in 1983 by Professor of Political Science Mark Weinberg, who directs the university's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, the luncheon is intended to keep the large contingent of alumni in state government in touch with the state's first university.
Judging from the record crowd of nearly 200 alumni and friends who turned out, it's done just that. Ohio University Director of Government Relations Teri Geiger, who emceed the program, said it is hard to believe the luncheon attracted fewer than 10 people the first year.
At the luncheon, Fingerhut talked about the significance of Ohio University to higher education in the state and to USO efforts.
"Ohio University is not only the founding member of the USO," Fingerhut said, referring to its 1804 founding, "it is a leading member of the USO."
He said the university is a model for the service, collaboration and innovation the state expects from higher education institutions. The leadership of President Roderick J. McDavis and Executive Vice President and Provost Kathy Krendl in their roles with the Inter-University Council has been integral in the USO's launch, he added.
Following Fingerhut's address, Yvette McGee Brown, founder and president of the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Columbus Children's Hospital, and State Senator John Carey Jr. received State Government Alumni Awards in recognition of their career accomplishments. The awards are presented annually to alumni who have provided outstanding service to the state of Ohio.
McGee Brown was the first African-American and second woman to serve as a Franklin County Court of Common Pleas judge and is a national voice and advocate for children's issues. A 1982 graduate, she said Ohio University taught her about hard work while giving her support and encouragement to develop her character.
"Education is nothing if it doesn't provide access to opportunity," McGee Brown said. "If Ohio University hadn't been there, I would not have had the opportunity to be who I am today."
Carey, a 1981 Ohio University graduate and chair of the Senate Finance Committee, was honored for his dedication to Ohio University and the people in Southeast Ohio. A member of the Ohio Senate since 2003, he served as mayor of Wellston and in the Ohio House of Representatives before assuming his current post.
"I'm very honored to receive this award," Carey said. "I just thank Mark Weinberg and the other professors I had as a student at OU who helped make me who I am."
Neil Clark, on behalf of the Ohio University Public Affairs Advisory Committee made up of past State Government Alumni Award winners, presented McDavis with monetary pledges (amount to be determined) to the Urban and Appalachian Scholars programs. Clark, cofounder of State Street Consultants, said McGee Brown and Carey are examples of how access to higher education can change the lives of students from urban and Appalachian areas. McGee Brown was raised in urban Columbus, while Carey grew up near Wellston.
The committee also honored Weinberg for his longtime dedication to students and alumni who work in state government, presenting him with a stained-glass rendition of the state seal. Scott Elisar, deputy legal counsel in the governor's office, followed with a proclamation from Gov. Ted Strickland that thanked Weinberg for his government affairs work in Ohio.
"I've been lucky to be linked to a wonderful institution," Weinberg said, "and it is a truly great honor to work at Ohio University."


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College, Federal Financial Aid Increasingly Benefits the Rich
Financial aid from colleges and universities, government subsidies, tax-deductible savings plans and the federal work-study program all disproportionally benefit more affluent Americans.
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Financial aid from colleges and universities, government subsidies, tax-deductible savings plans and the federal work-study program all disproportionally benefit more affluent Americans.
Nathan Strain spent nearly all of his senior year in high school homeless. School counselors helped him file for SNAP benifits, file taxes as an independent youth, apply for financial aid and find food pantries. He's now a college student studying chemical engineering. He says lawmakers should think about students like him when they decide how much money they should allocate for homeless students
Fifteen states allow students who came to the U.S. when they were minors to pay in-state college tuition. The students, known as "Dreamers," lack legal immigration status and typically aren't eligible for federal financial aid programs.
Nineteen-year-old Rachael Fiege died Aug. 23 after falling down a set of stairs at her first party at Indiana University. In the news and on campus, Rachael became known as the IU freshman who died at her first college party. The one who never even made it to her first class.
Michelle Obama on Tuesday kicked off a new White House push to increase the number of low-income students who apply to and graduate from college. It's a policy shift for Obama, and it also charts new territory for the administration on higher education policy.
Latinos make up 38 percent of California's population, but they trail all other ethnic groups in completing college, according to a new report. Educators are increasing focus on how to boost graduation rates and improve outcomes for Latino students.
Bargain B.A.s are largely imaginary and sometimes actually dangerous. A real solution to the spiraling costs of college would be to take actual substantive measures to bring tuition down for everyone.
Extra support can make a difference for foster children aging out of the system. A growing number of colleges--from those that are selective to those that are not--have created extensive support programs aimed at current and former foster young people.