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Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for sharing!!Wow,Caleb and Julia are getting married?Caleb is 18 or 19?So young,young love is great!Wow,they must be getting married soon aye?I wish them all the best.Been praying for you all and will continue to.I love you and care so much.Continue to draw near to Christ ok.
Please enjoy the holiday season,get some rest,have good health and great quality time with the fam.Praying for you all.I love you all and worry for you out of love.Let me know if I can help you in any way ok.
Continue to be blessed! May the ministries the Lord have you in soar to the hem of heaven!!
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Posted by: stephiegdalyrist | November 26, 2008 at 06:22 PM
Thank you for having the courage to step across the political lines and remind us that the role of president is a difficult job for whomever is in office. I am a Bush supporter and I pray that I can be understanding of the challenges that face our next president. Thank you again for letting art, politics, and faith collide in this beautiful expression.
He has said on many occasions, "God bless America." May we say on this occasion, "God bless President Bush."
Posted by: Ryan | November 26, 2008 at 06:39 PM
Aw,thank you so much for taking the time to update . . . I will be praying for your family this Thanksgiving. You have the sweetest family. Happy Thanksgiving!! And congrats to Caleb and Julia!!
Posted by: Jessica | November 26, 2008 at 06:43 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! And congratulations to Caleb and Julia!
Posted by: Nora Brown | November 26, 2008 at 06:52 PM
WOW... what a GREAT blog... LOVE, LOVE all the smiles and laughs!!
Happy Thanksgiving to all the Chapman Family, Emily & Tanner <3
Congrat's to Caleb & Julia how very exciting for your family another wedding!!
We all have many things to be THANKFUL for this season <3
THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS to all <3
Anne from Penn
Posted by: Anne from Penn | November 26, 2008 at 06:57 PM
Loved meeting Herb!! Thank you for the message and the personal glimpse of your family. I don't think you are aware of how great an impact you have on so many. We will certainly keep you in our prayers this holiday. One comment and one question- Thank you for honoring our president when so many are in the practice of bashing him and showing him disrespect. When is Herb's new record coming out?
Posted by: Neal Capone | November 26, 2008 at 06:58 PM
Hehehe, 1961. Yay for Caleb and Julia and yay for Max being a Chapman! Thanks for being such an encouragment to us.
Posted by: jill p. | November 26, 2008 at 07:00 PM
Steven -
Thanks for taking time to honor a man that has taken so many attacks from around the globe. Though we may not all agree on the issues of politics, President Bush gave eight years of his life in the face of unfathomable challenges and did the best he could. You are an example and model to all of upholding our leaders who serve us as God calls us to. Your lives continue to be living testimonies to the grace, power, and magnitude of the Risen Lord. May God richly bless the whole Chapman clan as you enter the holiday season living out your new reality of this earthly life without precious Maria. Many blessings!
Posted by: Shari Campa | November 26, 2008 at 07:00 PM
And just to add... remembering SWEET, SWEET MARIA on this day of THANKSGIVING... her SPIRIT lives forever <3
Posted by: Anne from Penn | November 26, 2008 at 07:00 PM
Always enjoy your blogs!! Happy Thanksgiving to you all too!!! It was so good to see the girls and MB!! :) LOVED the song for the President! CONGRATS to Caleb and Julia!!
Lota of love and prayers
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Posted by: Jeanette | November 26, 2008 at 07:04 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to the whole Chapman family. And special Congratulations to Caleb and Julia. We really have to be thankful for what we have, it is easy to take all we have for granted but scripture reminds us give him praise in all things. We need to always remember to thank Almighty God for all has done, is doing and will do. Also thank you Steven for taking the time to thank President Bush, it is easy to criticize when you are not were that person is and not a lot of people realize how hard the job of running a country is. America as a nation should also pray for the incoming administration weather we agree with policies or not.
Happy Thanksgiving and May God bless you in all you do!
Posted by: Eyerusalem Feleke | November 26, 2008 at 07:07 PM
Steven, MaryBeth and the entire family,
I pray that your Thanksgiving day is a blessed day. I know a little of what you might be going through with it being the first of the holidays without one of your loved ones. I am thankful for your openness about what you went through after losing Maria, and for you Steven I am thankful for your return to performing. Your love for our Lord shows through all of you.
Congratulations Caleb and Julia.
Posted by: Julie | November 26, 2008 at 07:09 PM
Dear Chapman Family, Jim and those who help with Steven's ministry,
God Bless You all, Happy Thanksgiving to you! Here in Guatemala, we don't celebrate this, so I have missed out on this holiday for the past four years. I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving weekend!
Thanks for the blog and the song thanking President Bush! I am so touched by how the Lord moves Steven to write songs for people like the wounded soldier, and now President Bush. Steven, you have such a good heart, God Bless You Brother. I continue to pray for you and your family. Please pray for me and my family as well as sometimes due to culture and communication my wife (indigenous Mayan) and I have problems, we both love the Lord, but sometimes the cultural barriers present issues, so please pray for us down here in Guatemala as we pray for you. I remember when I left for college, my church allowed me to speak and sing before I headed off to school. I sang the song by Michael W. Smith, "Pray for Me," so I will here with my family praying for you back in the States and would ask that you pray for me and the ministry the Lord has given me here as a Christian English, Music teacher. Thanks again Steven for all you do, you are a real blessing and encouragement to me through your music, your blogs and your witness!
God Bless the Chapman team and Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted by: Kevin W. Garrison | November 26, 2008 at 07:17 PM
Happy happy happy Thanksgiving!!! Your girls are the cutest girls I have ever seen!!! And congratulations on your secret!! :p We love you all with all our hearts and are still praying for you and your family. I hope you have the best Thanksgiving ever!!
Posted by: Elizabeth Dumire | November 26, 2008 at 07:20 PM
Happy Thanksgiving Chapmans! Congratulations to Caleb Chapman and Julia Anderson. They do make a cute couple.
Posted by: Melody M | November 26, 2008 at 07:21 PM
Great Blog Chapman Family! Congratulations to Caleb and Julia. Perhaps a history lesson is also needed this Thanksgiving. 1961? Love it! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Posted by: Mary | November 26, 2008 at 07:21 PM
I really like the Goodbye Mr. President song! Quick spelling correction for the song page, though: it's "Barack" not "Barrack". Blessings to y'all!
Posted by: Greg | November 26, 2008 at 07:23 PM
Happy Thanksgiving Chapman family!!!
Congratulations to Caleb and his soon to be bride!
I absolutely love the song you wrote for President Bush!
Do you know if he will ever hear it? I sure hope he does!
Posted by: Jennifer | November 26, 2008 at 07:30 PM
Well since I'm a Canadian we had our thanksgiving first , we are number 1!! Just kidding ...Anyway know that my family continues to lift you and Mary-Beth before the throne of grace. Glad to hear of the engagement . May God bless and keep you . Happy Thanksgiving.
Posted by: Reg Schofield | November 26, 2008 at 07:31 PM
Congrats to Caleb!!! My sweet hubby and I married right out of high school and this year we are celebrating our 20th anniversary!
God bless you,
Posted by: Sonya | November 26, 2008 at 07:35 PM
Thank you for sharing your beautiful new song, your big news, your beautiful family (esp. loved seeing the little girls!) and loved seeing the wedding pictures! What an inspirtation you and Mary Beth have been through your tragedy...how you have strengthened your marriage and continued to be a strong team when all odds could have been against you. God bless you as you finally receive rest!
Posted by: Wendy | November 26, 2008 at 07:36 PM
We're thankful for you guys. So glad you let us in to be part of your lives the way you do.
President Bush sure has had the criticism...he'll appreciate your song.
Maria is missed.
Posted by: korinne | November 26, 2008 at 07:39 PM
Thank-you for remembering President Bush with a song, listening to the song, I realized it from really not from just you but all of your fans who you represent. Thank you for sharing your song and for all the wonderful songs you have wrote over the years. Happy Thanksgiving, God Bless
Posted by: Barbara Carter | November 26, 2008 at 07:42 PM
Wow - what a beautiful song about President Bush - so eloquently expressed! My 12 year old son and 10 year old daughter really enjoyed it also. It brought tears to my eyes. Great job! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Posted by: Brenda Melendez | November 26, 2008 at 07:42 PM
It is SO great to see you all again!! Happy Thanksgiving, and Congratulations to Caleb and Julia-ya'll are going to be a pro at this wedding thing! ;)
We love you, and continue to lift all of you up to our Father! Thankful for all you do, and all of the ways you allow God to work through you and minister to others! May you be blessed at this time and all throughout the year!
Posted by: Katherine | November 26, 2008 at 07:43 PM
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Prediction: CAR 17, NYG 27
The Panthers come off their best game of the year thumping the Vikings on Sunday night and giving at least the chance of an 8-8 season. But the Panthers are only 2-5 in road games. The Giants come off their domination over the Redskins on Monday night and at 8-6 still have a shot at post season play if they win out and get help.
Finally - the Steve Smith Bowl.
Quarterback: Matt Moore passed for 299 yards and three scores in the win over the Vikings but his two previous starts had only combined for one touchdown and neither exceeded 200 passing yards. Moore gets a chance this week to show it was not just a magic game last Monday.
Moore gets the benefit of playing against a secondary that has allowed the last four visitors to New York to throw for multiple touchdowns - though Moore is not quite yet to the level of Rivers, Ryan, Romo and McNabb. But this is a weaker secondary so Moore should manage to toss one touchdown here.
Running Backs: DeAngelo Williams sprained his left ankle last week and did not return to the game. The Panthers also provided no updates on his condition which more likely says he is still hurt. I will assume that he sits out this week and update if warranted.
Jonathan Stewart had no problems last week when he ran for 109 yards on 25 carries and added a second score as a receiver. This week will be interesting to watch since Stewart would be facing a defense that has not allowed more than 76 yards to any runner in New York this year. The Giants have given up six scores, but precious little yardage.
Expect a moderate game from Stewart with a chance of touchdown. If Williams plays, it will mostly serve to make either back irrelevant this week.
Wide Receivers: Steve Smith not only has six touchdowns on the season, he has all of the ones thrown to a wide receiver. No other wideout has scored and only rarely has accounted for more than 40 yards in a game. Smith connected very well with Matt Moore with nine receptions for 157 yards and one score. Again - it may have been just a gigantic "magic" game and this week need to dispute or confirm that.
The Giants secondary has been shaky in recent weeks and allowed seven scores to visiting wideouts. Early in the season this was a top unity but doesn't play like that anymore. Expect moderate games but Smith could pull down a few extra difference-making catches for you.
Tight Ends: The Giants sport the worst defense against tight ends but the Panthers rarely employ theirs more than one inconsequential catch. As bad as the Giants are against tight ends, the Panthers have no one to take advantage of them.
Pregame Notes: The Giants have salvaged a season that was slipping away with wins over the Cowboys and Redskins and on Monday night, the Giants were dominating. At 8-7, they have to run the table now and should manage that with this hosting of the Panthers. The final game in Minnesota may rely on if the Vikings are resting players - a definite possibility. But even in that case - the Giants need some help to reach the playoffs.
Quarterback: After stumbling through a mid-season slump, Eli Manning has thrown for at least 240 yards and two scores in each of the last three games. His last four games in New York posted a total of ten touchdowns and two efforts over 300 passing yards. Manning has been his best in home games this year.
The Panthers have been very good against passers, allowing only 13 passing touchdowns this season and five teams were blanked in the passing game. The Panthers are worse against the run, so expect a lesser showing by Manning in this game with one score and moderate yardage.
Running Backs: Brandon Jacobs has been well off the pace of previous seasons and still has yet to gain over 100 yards in a game this year. He has scored five times with four coming in home games. He's no more than a moderate play each week and a shell of his former self.
Ahmad Bradshaw is partially to blame since he has sucked up three rushing touchdowns in the last two weeks and while he does not have big yardage games either, he drains away what Jacobs might do alone ( and vice-a-versa).
The Panthers run defense in the road has given up seven scores already and playing in New York already favors the running game. Look for two scores here - one for each since Jacobs only scores at home and Bradshaw scores everywhere. But the yardage split again is significant.
Wide Receivers: Hakeem Nicks injured his hamstring last week and could not finish the game. This a hamstring that has been a minor issue fro a few weeks and flared up during the game. I am holding Nicks out of the projections pending positive reports on his health.
Steve Smith and Mario Manningham face one of the best sets of cornerbacks in the league and should hold them to lesser numbers this week. The Panthers have only allowed three wideouts to score against them all year. Expect moderate yardage at best and likely no touchdowns for Smith or Manningham.
Tight Ends: Kevin Boss has really come on strongly in recent weeks and the coverage on Smith and Manningham is sure to push Manning to look for Boss who already has five touchdowns in just the last seven games. He should do no worse than good yardage and has a solid shot at a touchdown here.


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The term 'children in conflict with the law' refers any person below the age of 18 who has come in contact with the justice system as a result of committing a crime or being suspected of committing a crime. Most children in conflict with the law have committed petty crimes such as vagrancy, truancy, begging or alcohol use. Some have committed more serious offenses. Some children are coerced into crime by adults who use them as they know they cannot be tried as adults. Often prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination brings children into conflict with law without a crime being committed. More than 1 million children worldwide are detained by law officials. In institutions children are often died access to medical care and education which are part of their rights. In 2002, 136,000 children in the Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States were found guilty of criminal offenses, compared to 117,000 in 1990. Russia accounted for 65% of these cases.
In India the number of cases of juvenile delinquents has increased from 17,203 in 1994 to 30,943 in 2004. The crimes committed by juveniles have also seen an increase in the same period from 8,561 to 19,229. Some of the increase can be attributed to the definition of juveniles being changed to include ages 16-18, but none the less more and more children are coming into conflict with law in the 16-18 age group.
There are various reasons why children end up committing crimes. About 64% of cases in 2004 were children who had no education or only education up to primary level. Children living with parents/guardians accounted for 76.6% of the total juveniles arrested. The number of homeless children arrested for various crimes was only 7.5%. Juveniles usually come from poor families earning less than Rs. 25,000 a year (72.3%). Often children are victims of crime as they are used for begging, drug peddling, and prostitution.
A major area of concern is the rise of juvenile crimes in the overall crimes committed in the country. In 1994 juvenile crimes amounted to 0.5% of all crimes committed. In 2004 that number has doubled to 1%. The Juvenile Justice system has gives rise to many child rights concerns as children are often denied bail for petty crimes, the responsible stakeholders do not carry out proper social investigations, the conditions in the homes is often unsafe and inhumane, and juvenile justice boards are not child friendly and functions like an adult court.
With an increasing crime rate in the country as well as increasing number of people being imprisoned either as part of their sentence or waiting trial there is need to consider the needs of children whose parents have been imprisoned. Judicial proceedings or police arrests need to take into account the larger unintended consequences of penal sanctioning. The detainment of parents severely reduces families and communities economic and social abilities to successfully raise children. It also leaves the child in long periods of uncertainty and instability. This is especially seen with illegal immigrant families whose children spend months sometimes years in children's homes awaiting the release of their parents.
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The tagline for the Random House Beginner Book imprint reads "I Can Read It All By Myself" and features a picture of Dr. Seuss's famed Cat in the Hat. A more accurate line to capture the revolutionary impact Theodor Seuss Geisel had on the beginning reader might be "I Can Read It All By Myself — and I Want To!" since his work helped liberate the form from its Not-So-Much-Fun-with-Dick-and-Jane ilk. Fittingly, the child-centered, playful spirit at the heart of Seuss's beginning readers and picture books is alive and well at the new Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, which opened to the public in his hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts, on June 3, 2017.
The night before the opening, I attended "A Seussian Celebration," a fundraiser gala to mark the opening of the museum. Teachers, librarians, politicians, business leaders, representatives of Dr. Seuss Enterprises, and many Western Massachusetts–based children's book authors and illustrators were in attendance, too. We feasted on green eggs and ham, roast beast (turkey), and other Seuss-inspired food and drink, and, to paraphrase The Cat in the Hat, we had "lots of good fun that [was] funny."
I didn't manage to get my kids out the door the next morning in time to see the celebratory parade (which fittingly started down the Mulberry Street that Geisel famously referenced in his first children's book), but we caught the tail end of it from our minivan as it crossed into the Quadrangle, the site of the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculptural Garden and the Springfield Museums.
"Look at all those Cat-in-the-Hat hats!" my daughter exclaimed, and yes, red-and-white-striped top hats were ubiquitous on the heads of parade participants and spectators, alike. As we entered the Quadrangle we were met with the sight of hundreds of people cheering the ribbon cutting, taking photos with costumed characters, clowns, stilt walkers, and an enormous Cat in the Hat balloon, and lining up for the first round of ticketed entry into the Seuss Museum.
The rather staid façade of the building in which the museum is housed is dressed up by a Seussian entryway painted in the red, white, and blue hues of The Cat in the Hat, with black-and-white stemmed pink flowers sprouting from its top. Karen Fisk, director of public relations and marketing for the Springfield Museums, told me that they plan to paint the door pink as well, to better connect the outside of the building with its interior. Such a move will only underscore the feeling that one is walking through a portal into a fantasy world. A riot of color meets the eye once inside, with details in decor and displays that are pulled from Geisel's childhood and his books, and with invitations to play, to explore, and to read, at every turn.
The first room we entered highlights Geisel's Springfield childhood and acts as a precursor of sorts to the second-floor exhibits, which are dominated by biographical material about his life and career. When I had my kids stop to pose for a picture alongside a photo of the boy Geisel and his sister, my two-year-old was not pleased at being held back even momentarily from the other rooms, which are filled with interactive displays, toys, and books.
"It's fun to have fun, but you have to know how" opines The Cat, and my kids got right down to having fun in the adjoining first-floor rooms, which invite visitors to draw on a screen (just as young Ted Geisel drew on his bedroom walls), to read Seuss's books, to build a zoo with Duplo blocks, to engage with early literacy skills activities, and to cavort with models of some of Dr. Seuss's most beloved characters.
Some spaces were better-developed than others — the Pet Store room, for example, has a television hung in a non-functioning fireplace with a Dr. Seuss book read on a loop, a collection of stuffed animals, and nothing else. The Readingville Room, on the other hand, includes displays of characters and interactive screens that promote phonemic and phonetic awareness. On the whole, there's an emphasis on verbal literacy and play-based learning on the museum's first floor, and promise for good things to come.
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The second floor of the museum feels more like a traditional museum. One room, which visitors can't enter but can observe through a roped-off doorway, is set up as a replica of Geisel's den, and just outside is his drawing table and chair, his art supplies, and other materials from his artistic career. Another room is devoted to his family life, and another is a treasure trove of ephemera from Geisel's career, including ample correspondence with family and colleagues. My favorite piece was a rejected drawing given to his stepdaughter Lark Grey Dimond-Cates, with an inscription that reads: "From Ted to Lark to prove to her that everyone makes mistakes."
Dimond-Cates has been instrumental in the founding of the museum and is the artist behind the magnificent Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculptural Garden outside its doors, which was installed fifteen years ago.
Another room on the second floor of the museum is devoted to Dimond-Cates's work. A display of the step-by-step casting the statues demystifies her process, and sketches and models highlight the painstaking work that went into making her vision a reality.
Notably absent from the museum's biographic and ephemeral displays is any acknowledgement of the troubling racist and xenophobic contents of some of Geisel's work — particularly in his early political cartoons. Thanks to books like Dr. Seuss Goes to War: World War II Political Cartoons by Theodor Seuss Geisel by Richard Minear, it's now widely known that he used his platform as a cartoonist to advocate for the internment camps that imprisoned thousands of Japanese Americans during WWII. Additional scholarship has unearthed the racist underpinnings and contents of other work, as well (see, for example, Philip Nel's forthcoming book from Oxford University Press, Was the Cat in the Hat Black?: The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature and the Need for Diverse Books). I asked Karen Fisk if and how the museum plans to address this part of Geisel's legacy, particularly in our current political climate, and she said that they are both listening to concerns and ideas from the public and developing programming and written materials to proactively address issues of diversity and inclusion.
A key component in the museum's educational vision gives me faith that the museum will follow through on this important work: they are publicly committed to presenting all museum materials in both English and Spanish in order to make exhibits and programs accessible and welcoming to the region's Spanish-speaking population and to send an overt message about the museum's dedication to inclusivity. I will be interested to see other ways that the museum fosters this sensibility, perhaps with programs addressing themes of diversity and immigration in children's literature, and maybe by expanding the museum shop's holdings and the basement level Cat's Corner craft and activity center's materials to promote multicultural children's literature.
Such proactive initiatives, among others that the museum is doubtlessly fielding and considering, offer a golden opportunity for them to play a role in making every reader feel at home in the world of children's books. And that would be…amazing.


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This class is designed to introduce students to the cutting edge of research in program analysis based on SMT solvers and symbolic reasoning. With a focus on practical applications, we will cover the theory and implementation behind a number of techniques developed in recent years that have relevance in vulnerability discovery, exploit development, and reverse engineering. Over the four days, we will go from the foundations of problem solving with SMT solvers through to the construction of analysis systems capable of reasoning about complex problems in real software. Students will also be introduced to a variety of existing analysis systems, including KLEE, angr, manticore and CBMC, and learn their strengths and weaknesses.
This class features extensive exercises and we require students to be comfortable developing software in Python and have familiarity with the x86 ISA. A grasp of foundational computer science, such as propositional logic, will also be of use but is not a requirement. Some of the topics to be covered include:
Modelling problems with SMT solvers, and their usage in understanding complex code
Vulnerability detection and program exploration with symbolic execution
Concolic execution & whitebox fuzzing, i.e. SMT solver driven fuzzing
Usage of open-source symbolic execution frameworks
Intermediate languages
Static vs dynamic analysis - limitations, strengths, and contrasts
General guidance on adding automation to RE, code auditing, and exploitation workflows
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Through our three Impact Centers -- Domestic Excellence, Global Leadership, and our Engagement Agenda -- we focus on developing leaders, advancing policy, and taking action to solve today's most pressing challenges.
The George W. Bush Institute will conduct an international symposium at the Invictus Games Orlando 2016 on May 8, to discuss solutions aimed at helping returning servicemen and women improve outcomes for their transition back to civilian life.
The Invictus Games is an international adaptive sporting event in which wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans take part in ten sports: archery, cycling, indoor rowing, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis.
Invictus Games Orlando 2016
The Invictus Games will shine a light on the holistic recovery and rehabilitation that occurs through sport for the wounded, ill, and injured servicemen and women who participate in them. Though only 500, these men and women represent the tens of thousands of service members around the globe who face the daily challenges from their wounds, illnesses, and injuries, both visible and invisible.
Competitions like the Invictus Games aid in the mental, emotional, and physical recovery process. The Invictus Games also serve as a reminder that there are servicemen and women who adapt to a "new normal", long after the Games are over. Military or not, anyone who experiences the Games will walk away changed.
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Invictus 2016: The Bush Institute's Symposium on Invisible Wounds
This event is closed to public but will be streamed online.
The Bush Institute's Symposium on Invisible Wounds will convene warriors, experts and community partners to address the scale and scope of invisible wounds (Post-Traumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Injuries) facing warriors. With representatives from all fourteen nations participating, we will discuss barriers to care, including both stigmas and stereotypes associated with these injuries.
"I'm proud to serve as honorary chairman of the Invictus Games Orlando 2016, and to shine a spotlight on the 'unconquerable souls' of these men and women, not just from the American team but from 14 Coalition nations." President George W. Bush
The health and wellness concerns of post-9/11 veterans are complex and often linked to their service experience. Physical and psychological injuries sustained during combat can affect many factors related to reintegration. The Policy Symposium will put forth solutions for more effective collaboration between communities and post-9/11 veterans and their families. The Symposium will also explore how best to ensure veterans seek and receive effective treatment and increase support of wounded warriors.
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A Poem by William Ernest Henley
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.


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Priest warned Vatican bout cardinal McCarrick back in 2000 who was perhaps the pope's must trusted advisor in stopping sex scandals in the Roman Catholic church. The obvious question is, if you can't trust a man like thus, then can the Roman Catholic church even get a handle on the rampant sex scandal epidemic? apparently NO.
Category: Romanism
Rome repent!
In memory of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we still have a lot of work to do. We must never stop reforming. Semper reformanda as the saying goes, we must always reform! Rome still has to fully reform herself. Hence I have posted a video and also some verses showing what areas Rome must reform herself in:
I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. (1Cor. 4:6) – The sole highest authority in all questions for all people at all times is the Scripture alone!
To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. (Romans 3:26-28) – Salvation is by faith alone and grace alone, we cannot do anything for our salvation. God's standard is perfection, just as Adam was perfect, but we miss this mark, and only the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ covers our sin!
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;) (1Kings 8:39) – Only God knows the heart of men, only God can hear prayer – praying to Mary and the saints is sin!
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. (Matthew 26:27-29) – Jesus Christ commanded that the wine be served to all people, not just the bread. Also, the bread and wine do not transform into the body and blood of Christ, therefore the Mass is idolatry! Jesus will come again only at the end of time, not in the Mass (Acts 1:11)!
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. (John 14:16-17) – Jesus Christ left the Holy Spirit in His place, not a mere, sinful mortal human, such as the pope. The office of pope is nowhere to be found among the church offices listed in Ephesians 4:11! Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone (Ephesians 2:20)! The Old Testament church preceded Rome (Acts 7:38)!
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. (Luke 16:26) – There are only two compartments in the afterlife, heaven and hell, no intermediate place where you are purged of your sins, such as purgatory, which is mere fiction!
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; (1Tim. 3:2, see also Titus 1:6) – The bishop (presbiter) must be married. Priestly celibacy is contrary to the Bible and must be abolished!


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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949 in Freehold, New Jersey, United States) is an American songwriter, singer, and guitarist. With a recording career stretching back to 1966 that continues to this day, he's recorded multiple award-winning studio albums and toured constantly, inspiring generations of pop and rock musicians. He's often known as "The Boss". He has frequently played as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. Most widely known for his brand of heartland rock infused with pop hooks Read more on Last.fm
Bruce Springsteen has 31 songs that have been featured in movies like 25th Hour, To Live and Die in Dixie, 7th Inning Stretch and Girl Most Likely. What is your favorite song by Bruce Springsteen?Tweet
Songs from Bruce Springsteen
- The Fuse
- Glory Days
- Secret Garden
- Drive All Night
- Stolen Car
- Viva Las Vegas
- This Land Is Your Land
- Growin' Up
- Blood Brothers
- Tunnel of Love
- Jersey Girl
- Dancing In The Dark
- Badlands
- Thunder Road
- The Promised Land
- The River
- Born In The USA
- 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
- Hungry Heart
- Red Headed Woman
- Magic
- Better Days
- Human Touch
- Cover Me
- The New Timer
- Pink Cadillac
- Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
- Streets of Fire
- Waitin' On A Sunny Day
- Streets of Philadelphia


text: Madman of the mountain, David Zitterkopf, is back and ready to tear through the Wyoming wilderness like never before. This season, David is stripping down to a bare bones crew of just himself and Levi, his youngest son, hoping to teach his heir everything he needs to know about logging before he hands over the reins for good. But last year's health scare was a major wake up call for David, and with his biggest job ever in front of them and only three months to complete it, David needs Levi to step up quick to finish on time.


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Gloria Allred - helping people in the land of opportunism, I'm sorry... the land of opportunity!
With a sleazy history of injecting herself into dicey cases for her own gain, this woman has again topped herself. She created the October surprise we have been waiting for, by trotting out Meg Whitman's fired maid, Nicandra Diaz-Santillan. The maid alleges abuse (of course) as she continued to work for Meg for nine years at $23 an hour... the kind of abuse that many would gladly take. Nikki probably didn't even realize she was abused until Gloria told her!
But why now? Why not last year when she was fired by Meg when her illegal status was revealed? Because of dirty politics. Allred is a donor to Jerry Brown's current campaign, and even donated to his past gubernatorial campaigns in the 1970s, and his bid for the Senate in the 1980's. She has given campaign contributions to the likes of John Kerry, Barbara Boxer, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, to name a few.
Meanwhile Moonbeam Jerry Brown, in yesterdays debate, said Whitman should own up to her mistake. Let's see what her mistake was.
She hired from an employment agency, required and was given proof of citizenship, a social security card and valid California Drivers license. She also was given a Federal Employee Eligibility Certification, signed by Nikki under penalty of perjury... all verified by the employment agency. She then over payed this woman for nine years ($23 per hour), and only fired her, as she should have, when Nikki revealed that she had lied all along, and that she was in the U.S. illegally.
Am I missing something? Where is the mistake that Meg should own up to? She did exactly what every other responsible citizen should do, and more than most ever do in California. Obviously Meg took extra steps to ensure that she would not be hiring an illegal alien. Unfortunately, many illegal aliens don't care whose Social Security number they use, whose identity they steal or what lies they must tell in order to deprive a deserving American a job.
The outcome I'd like to see? Meg becomes Governor, Jerry Brown gets a sweetheart job from the Unions that own him, and Nikki is prosecuted for lying and providing false documents. Only in the minds of the warped left, would this overpaid maid be a victim.
By the way, look for more October surprises, as Democrats look for anything they can... real or made up... to smear Republicans. You can't really blame them. What else could they do - run on support of Obamacare, the Stimulus, or Cap and Trade? Of course not, so get ready for a whole lot of dirty politics!


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My mom and dad take a lot of pictures of me. In most of them I am laying my head on something…a box…a shoe…a pair of shoes…the bottom shelf of anything. Sometimes I like to switch it up and lean on the wall or table leg or chair. I just don't know why I do this. It's how I like to relax. It's hard being a dog and most humans have no idea.
Humans let strangers in the yard and the house. Humans are busy working and not paying attention to the UPS delivery person or the mailman – or in our case lady. It is our job as dogs to be sure the humans know the mail or packages have been delivered. They need to know if someone rides a bike past the house or if their friends are at the door. That's not all we do as canines.
We also entertain humans with our tricks of fetch, sit, stay. Sometimes we have to walk our humans and remind them to take us to the doctor. Sometimes we run errands with them and guard the car while they are in the store. I don't know what they do when go out without us so I worry about my parents a lot.
Being a dog is exhausting which is why I lay my head wherever I can and within a bark of my humans.


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Listen to an excerpt from Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg, read by Tavia Gilbert
Read an excerpt from B. A. Shapiro's The Muralist:
Alizée painted at a makeshift desk, an overturned shipping crate with one side sawed off to accommodate her legs. According to the label, it once held uniforms for butchers; she hadn't known butchers wore uniforms. She worked in a warehouse that jutted into the Hudson River where eight different mural projects were being created side-by-side, and armies of artists clutching charcoal or brushes or marble pestles bustled through the yawning space.
Two years ago, she'd returned to the States after seven years in France. Seven more than she would have chosen, but she'd learned early on that the vagaries of fate had far more power than she did. She was nineteen at the time and had been living for that moment, had done battle with her family, her friends, even her art teachers, to realize it.
Nevertheless, at the first sight of Lady Liberty, she was swamped by a wrenching sadness and that odd sense of floating above her own head. From afar, she watched the shadows darken the space around her as she stood on the ship's deck, searching for people bustling with energy and opportunity, the ones she remembered and the ones she knew weren't there anymore.
Writing the Past: Jami Attenberg and B. A. Shapiro
Monday November 16, 2015
07:00 pm
|Photo Credit: Lynn Wayne (Shapiro)
Authors Jami Attenberg and B. A. Shapiro read from and discussed their new novels which take history as their foundation while creating wholly original new characters. In Saint Mazie Attenberg uses a character from Joseph Mitchell's Up in the Old Hotel as inspiration for her tale of a hero of Depression-era New York told through invented diary entries, interviews and more. In B. A. Shapiro's The Muralist historical characters like Eleanor Roosevelt and Jackson Pollock bring to life the mystery of the disappearance of a WPA artist.
About Saint Mazie
Meet Mazie Phillips: big-hearted and bawdy, she's the truth-telling proprietress of The Venice, the famed New York City movie theater. It's the Jazz Age, with romance and booze aplenty--even when Prohibition kicks in--and Mazie never turns down a night on the town. But her high spirits mask a childhood rooted in poverty, and her diary, always close at hand, holds her dearest secrets.
When the Great Depression hits, Mazie's life is on the brink of transformation. Addicts and bums roam the Bowery; homelessness is rampant. If Mazie won't help them, then who? When she opens the doors of The Venice to those in need, this ticket taking, fun-time girl becomes the beating heart of the Lower East Side, and in defining one neighborhood helps define the city.
Then, more than ninety years after Mazie began her diary, it's discovered by a documentarian in search of a good story. Who was Mazie Phillips, really? A chorus of voices from the past and present fill in some of the mysterious blanks of her adventurous life.
Inspired by the life of a woman who was profiled in Joseph Mitchell's classic Up in the Old Hotel, Saint Maize is infused with Jami Attenberg's signature wit, bravery, and heart. Mazie's rise to "sainthood"--and her irrepressible spirit--is unforgettable.
About The Muralist
From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Art Forger comes a thrilling new novel of art, history, love, and politics that traces the life and mysterious disappearance of a brilliant young artist on the eve of World War II.
Alizée Benoit, an American painter working for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), vanishes in New York City in 1940 amid personal and political turmoil. No one knows what happened to her. Not her Jewish family living in German-occupied France. Not her artistic patron and political compatriot, Eleanor Roosevelt. Not her close-knit group of friends, including Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Lee Krasner. And, some seventy years later, not her great-niece, Danielle Abrams, who while working at Christie's auction house uncovers enigmatic paintings hidden behind recently found works by those now famous Abstract Expressionist artists. Do they hold answers to the questions surrounding her missing aunt?
Jami Attenberg is the author of a story collection, Instant Love, and four novels, The Kept Man, The Melting Season, The Middlesteins, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, and, most recently, Saint Mazie. She has contributed essays and criticism to The New York Times, Real Simple, Elle, The Washington Post, and many other publications. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
B.A. Shapiro is the New York Times bestselling author of The Muralist, The Art Forger, The Safe Room, Blind Spot, See No Evil, Blameless, and Shattered Echoes. She has also written four screenplays and the non-fiction book, The Big Squeeze. The Art Forger has been on many bestseller lists—including the New York Times, Boston Globe, LA Times, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Amazon, and Kindle—and has won many awards including The 2013 New England Book Award for Fiction. She lives in Boston and is working on her eighth novel.
This event was funded in part by Poets & Writers with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.


text: Carlos Santana wrote on 10/14/2009 12:13 PM: > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Akemi Yagi <amyagi at gmail.com> wrote: ... >> I hope you have seen my earlier posts in this thread. If you are not >> running the latest kernel (-164), you want to give it a try because it >> has patches developed by VMWare engineers for RHEL kernels. If you >> are already running the -164 kernel, you should not be using the >> clocksource= option as explained in the upstream bugzilla I cited. Not to get too far OT, but can anybody comment on how this might apply to VirtualBox? >> Akemi > > Thanks Akemi. > > I am using -128 (2.6.18-128.el5) though. That's the original 5.3 kernel. With 5.4 hitting the streets, and a lot of security/bug-fix patches along the way, one might consider updating. Phil


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Fullerton India is one of India's fastest growing NBFCs, offering a complete range of financial services including Working Capital and Business Loans for MSMEs, Home finance & Mortgage Loans, Two-wheeler Loans and Commercial Vehicle Finance, Personal Loans for a variety of needs, Rural Livelihood Advancement Loans, Rural Housing Finance and Rural Mortgage Loans among others.
With over 5500 employees, the company reaches out to the market through its 361 branches across 400 towns and cities and more than 20000 villages. Through this strong network, Fullerton India provides financial solutions to over a million customers.
Being a large, distributed organization, Fullerton India faced issues typically associated with a traditional desktop environment. Maintenance of physical desktops was becoming a major challenge, which in turn had an impact on employee productivity.
"Desktop maintenance was becoming more complex and expensive, and since we have a widespread network, it was making the situation much more complicated. The users were also giving feedback about slower response time of applications, and greater down time due to issues with older desktops. They were therefore losing out on their productive time. The help desk tickets for end point support were also very high," says Anoop Handa, CIO, Fullerton India.
He realized that the IT team had to act fast to enhance user satisfaction and at the same time improve their productivity and efficiency by providing effective end-point support.
The time was also ripe for Fullerton India to look for alternative options as its traditional desktops were nearing the end of their lifecycle. "This was also the time to look at what new technology innovations were happening within end-point computing," Handa says.
Fullerton India had a long-term relationship with Citrix as it had implemented server virtualization for Fullerton India in 2009. "It was, therefore, a very obvious choice for us to extend this relationship. We were sure that their expertise around their desktop offerings would be as good as their solutions on the server front," Handa informs.
However, the going was not easy, Handa shares. "Arriving at a favourable ROI was critical to win management confidence and thus took a longer time for deliberation. We had to demonstrate to the management how the company would benefit in the
long run by using a new technology like desktop virtualization. Translation of Technology offering and its linkages to the business value are very critical for such transformation initiatives," he says.
Although Fullerton India briefly did research on other virtualization vendors, it did the Proof of Concept (PoC) only with Citrix. Once it was decided to implement Citrix XenDesktop, the next step was to evaluate the capabilities of the implementation partner.
Fullerton India decided to go with Anunta Tech as it offered the technology on an innovative pay-per-use model.
"We also did a lot of RoI studies while evaluating Anunta. It had implemented the solution in-house and the numbers of end-points were also similar to what we had in mind. Our assessment of Anunta was that it could be the single point of contact for us. They also assured us of providing a PoC, which helped us and matched our expectations," says Handa.
Before rolling out Citrix XenDesktop, Fullerton India chose a PoC for three months to test the solution. They initially covered 40 users to test the diversity across branches, functions, devices, network, hardware and software. These test users were spread over different environments across locations -- ADLS, MPLS, low bandwidth, high bandwidth. "We also took into account how many kinds of peripherals /devices (printers, scanners, etc.) were being used in our branches," Handa says.
After being assured of the tests, Fullerton India decided to roll out the technology in phases with the aim of completing the project by March 2014. Currently, the first phase is being implemented and would cover 700 desktops and would be completed by October 2013. Now that the foundation has been laid, Fullerton India expects the second phase to be completed much faster (the target is February 2014) by which time it will replace another 1500 desktops.
Post the implementation of Citrix XenDesktop, the maintenance and manageability of desktops have vastly improved. Since virtual desktops provide centralized management, it gives IT administrators the ability to easily manage thousands of PCs as a single unit by allowing them to deploy a one golden image to thousands of PCs, regardless of hardware or vendor type.
"The results have been tremendous as the number of help desk tickets concerning end-points are expected to reduce by 30 percent," says Handa.
Citrix XenDesktop has also enabled faster booting time of desktops, which earlier used to run into minutes. This has directly improved productivity and efficiency of users. Another factor that has led to increased productivity and efficiency is the ability of the users to access their desktops from any location.
"Citrix XenDesktop has given us the power of immediate recovery. If users are unable to access their desktops at any location due to planned/unplanned events (power shutdown, for instance), they can go to another branch and seamlessly log in and get access to their data that is available centrally," Handa said.
The solution has also led Fullerton India to achieve power savings of up to 70 percent. Another advantage of Citrix XenDesktop has been optimum allotment and utilization of storage.
"Companies today have a lot of storage that is unused. All PCs today come with 250 GB of storage. Multiply this by 2500 users and the resulting cost to the company is enormous. In a desktop virtualized environment, one could rationalize storage depending on the job role. On an average 10 GB is normally sufficient for a person to do his/her responsibilities.," explains Handa.
Going ahead, Fullerton India plans to explore Citrix's BYOD offering. "We have already started working with Citrix to explore and assess implementation of BYOD over time. When we have this kind of backend infrastructure, it makes sense to leverage it for mobility. It will then be a natural extension of this platform into BYOD," Handa informs.
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an on-demand service. Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization, networking and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio of products that enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual datacenters for IT. More than 230,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to help them build simpler and more cost-effective IT environments. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2010 was $1.87 billion.
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Dundalk Musical Society rehearsals for forthcoming production 'The Sound of Music' begin on Wednesday
The rehearsals will take place in Dundalk Tennis Club, this Wednesday, June 6th at 8.30pm in Dundalk Tennis Club
'The Sound of Music rehearsals' will take place in Dundalk Tennis Club. The Society is calling on females aged 16 and over to be part of the nuns' chorus.
Rehearsals will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays for the month of June with a break for the Summer. Rehearsals will resume at the end of August and the show will take place from October 16-21 in An Tain Theatre.
The Society operates an 'open door' policy so no experience is necessary. A love of singing and musical theatre is all that is required.
Dundalk Musical Society is currently celebrating following Dundalk solicitor Tim Ahern's nomination as Best Actor at the Association of Irish Musical Societies Awards.
Tim was nominated for his role as Fagin in last October's successful production of Oliver. The awards will take place on Saturday, June 16 in the INEC in Killarney and a delegation from the Society will attend the ceremony to support Tim.


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Masculine women are an interesting phenomenon. Of all the bizarre side-effects of modern feminism, none can be more perplexing than a woman who strives to be like men, yet still won't hesitate to reap the benefits of being a "traditional" female.
She's been proclaimed as "the world's most dominant athlete" by Sports Illustrated. She won the 2015 ESPY Award for "Best Fighter" (over male contenders from MMA and boxing, including Floyd Mayweather). And as of late, UFC champ "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey is being praised around the globe as if there's never been a better competitor than she.
But if there's one thing feminism is known for, it's the ridiculously obvious yet overlooked double-standards.
The truth is: how could Ronda be championed as "the world's most dominant athlete"—or even "Best Fighter of the Year" according to the ESPYs—if she's never professionally competed against men in the UFC?
She might be the world's most dominant female athlete, but until she's entered the Octagon and grappled with the men, it's simply a lie to say she's the best in the world. Continue reading


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August 3, 2012
SickKids celebrates our summer students!
The SickKids Summer Research Program Symposium is an annual event where SickKids summer students have the opportunity to showcase their hard work. At this year's event, on August 2, 2012, there were 128 undergraduate university students who participated in poster and oral presentations. In addition, SickKids researchers, judges, faculty and trainees attended the symposium throughout the day and experienced the great research done by the students this summer.
The Symposium was not only a valuable training exercise; it was also a fascinating opportunity to showcase undergraduate research activity at SickKids. The oral presentations began with a presentation by guest speaker Dr. Gordon Keller, Senior Scientist, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, who gave a presentation on Directed Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells.
We are pleased to announce that the following 10 summer students were presented with awards for outstanding poster presentations:
- Natalie Bamford, Molecular Structure & Function, Supervisor: Dr. P. Lynne Howell
- Rebecca Bohn, Neuroscience & Mental Health, Supervisor: Dr. Hans-Michael Dosch
- Chris Griffiths, Genetics & Genome Biology, Supervisor: Dr. Uri Tabori
- Jason Hendry, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Supervisor: Dr. James Ellis
- Katherine LePage, Physiology & Experimental Medicine, Supervisor Dr. Felix Ratjen
- Yujin Li, Cell Biology, Supervisor: Dr. Amira Klip
- Lucas Mastropaolo, Cell Biology, Supervisor: Dr. Aleixo Muise
- Eva Starkman, Genetics & Genome Biology, Supervisor: Dr. Uri Tabori
- Christopher Welsh, Physiology & Experimental Medicine, Supervisor: Dr. Jaques Belik
- Junior West, Cell Biology, Supervisor: Dr. Jane McGlade
The following seven summer students were presented with awards for their oral presentations.
1st prize award:
- Michael Scott, Cell Biology Supervisor: Dr. Daniela Rotin
2nd prize award:
- Shiyan Chen, Molecular Structure & Function, Supervisor: Dr. Charles Deber
3rd prize award:
- Dennis Chen, Genetics & Genome Biology, Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Scherer
4th prize awards:
- Richard Alsop, Physiology & Experimental Medicine, Supervisor: Dr. Brian Nieman
- Kathleen Nelligan, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Supervisor: Dr. Sharon Dell
- Alissa Nicolucci, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Supervisor: Dr. Brent Derry
- Simeon Wong, Neurosciences & Mental Health, Supervisor: Dr. Sam Doesburg
Congratulations to all the students for their outstanding work!


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Libyan court sentences Gaddafi son to death
Tripoli court sentences Saif al Islam Gaddafi and eight others to death by firing squad. Sean Carberry reports.
STORY: During the 2011 Libyan revolution, Saif al Islam Gaddafi avoided his father's bloody fate. But, if the verdict of a Libyan court stands, he'll soon be put to death. Nearly four years after the collapse of the Muammar Gaddafi regime, a judge sentenced his high profile son and eight other regime heavyweights to death by firing squad for war crimes and other offenses. While most of the defendants sat in court as they learned their fate, Saif watched via video feed from Zintan in western Libya. Saif was captured in Libya's southern desert in November 2011, about a month after his father was caught and killed. Rebels flew him to Zintan and held him there out of fear officials in Tripoli would not prevent his escape. During the 2011 revolution in Libya, Saif regularly delivered defiant statements claiming the regime would endure. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAIF AL-ISLAM GADDAFI SAYING: "You are going to lose, we will win. And we are not afraid of the American fleet, NATO France, Europeans. This is our country, we live here, we die here." Human Rights Watch, the International Criminal Court, and Gaddafi's lawyer, John Jones, were quick to decry the trial as legally flawed and politically motivated. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAIF AL-ISLAM GADDAFI'S LAWYER, JOHN JONES, SAYING: "It's not a judicial process in my view, it's judicially sanctioned execution at gunpoint." Jones says Gaddafi should be tried at the ICC, though he's not sure Gaddafi could get a fair trial there, either.


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The brand name of your acoustic guitar can say a lot about the type of music you play. There are many reputable manufacturers of acoustic guitars that are known for their quality. Determining which is the best guitar brand overall is purely a matter of opinion; however, there are a few companies that consistently provide quality guitars at any price range.
Although brand name may influence your choice, remember to also take into consideration the build of the guitar, the wood type (link to previous acoustic guitar wood type article) and your expected usage. That being said, here are just a few of the well-known brands that produce high-quality starter guitars very reasonable prices.
Starter Acoustic Guitar Brands
Yamaha – Yamaha is a name associated with many different instruments, including pianos, synthesizers and a wide variety of orchestral instruments. The company also manufactures quality and affordable acoustic guitars, like the Yamaha CGS102A. Yamaha's starter acoustic guitars are typically nylon string instruments with wider necks. Although Yamaha acoustic guitars have been prominently featured in flamenco or soft rock genres, they are actually very versatile. Famous Yamaha-enthusiasts include Bob Dylan, Jeff Beck, Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Page. Yamaha acoustic guitars are known for providing a great sound at an affordable price.
Epiphone – Although this company has its own unique models, many Epiphone guitars are made to look and sound like models from the Gibson line (but with a lower price tag). This is because Epiphone is a subsidiary of Gibson, which allows beginners access to classic Gibson quality at an affordable price. The Epiphone AJ100CE is a great example of an entry level guitar with the same quality as higher-end Gibson acoustics. Epiphones are known for their heavy sound and make very good rhythm guitars. The company has made a name for itself and developed a very devoted following thanks to the use of their guitars by musicians like John Lennon, Lenny Kravitz, John Lee Hooker and Noel Gallagher.
Taylor – You may think that a Taylor guitar is more suited for the advanced player, but they do make a series of affordable instruments that are well-suited for beginners, including the popular line of "Baby" Taylor guitars which are smaller size instruments great for smaller hands.
Ibanez – Ibanez starter acoustic guitars provide excellent tone at a very affordable price. Ibanez guitars are made of very high-quality wood and have been a staple in a wide variety of popular music styles for decades. Although the company has a vast variety of top-shelf models, Ibanez also offers some of the best, most affordable guitars for beginners, like the Ibanez GA3. Ibanez guitars are renowned for their balanced sound and great construction. Soloists like Steve Vai and Joe Satriani strongly endorse Ibanez guitars.
Finding the right starter acoustic guitar can be a challenge. Although the brand name shouldn't be the only factor you take into consideration, it shouldn't be fully ignored either. With top brands offering guitars at affordable prices, you will be able to find a starter acoustic guitar that suits your needs.


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A journey to becoming as self sufficient as we can. And doing it as frugally as possible!
2016 Food Storage Challenge
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Week 29 Food Storage Challenge
20 cans of canned milk/ Flashlights and Batteries.
20 cans of milk, Wal-Mart has it for 92 cents a can. When storing canned milk you want to be sure and rotate. It does have a couple year shelf life but not much longer. As with all your canned goods it is best to store in a cool dark place.
Flashlights and Batteries, Flashlights with led lights seem to be brighter and the batteries last longer, although they are a little more expensive, I do think they are worth the extra price. Batteries, I try to have all different sizes on hand. You might even want to invest in a charger and some rechargeable batteries. Batteries will last longer if stored in dry cool places.
Have you been able to get extra kids clothes or even sewing patterns and fabric to make your own.
Have you been getting the information off your computer? Even if you spend 10 minutes a day on this you can get a lot off.
Add a little more to your money stash and put back more water.
Have a great week.
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I love ballet. I've danced for 15 years (not counting this year) and never get bored of a good class. I love barre and the progression of center work. As a tall, long-legged dancer, I love adagio (extensions and footwork) and grand allegro (the big jumps.) I've always been musical, which might come from a decade-plus of playing flute.
But, in all those years of dancing, the moment that touched me the most came during my first contemporary class. The dance school had set up two intensive classes on four dance forms... like samplers. Tap was awful. I'm never allowed to use tap shoes again. Jazz was meh. Hip Hop was just plain comical. But then Aaron, our teacher, started to walk us through his choreography for "Hero and Leander" by Adam Guettel:
For the first time in my life, I was the music and emotion and movement. Little mistakes meant nothing. When I was finished the dance, I was physically and emotionally exhausted. I wasn't me anymore, since a vein was opened and every ounce of feeling streamed out of my hands and feet with every pirouette or jete'.
This wasn't a one-shot dance. When we worked on "Apologize" for the recital, I felt it again. Every breath and contraction was powerful. Ballet might have given me a technical base, but the choreography and the music tore through and freed me. Perfection wasn't the goal-- becoming and conveying emotion was everything.
Sometimes, you just have to let go to make magic happen.


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There's one thing that we could use more of in our days and that is a sense of calm. Thankfully, I now have a secret weapon for calming my boys. I recently started exploring essential oils and lavender has quickly become a favorite in our house. So I decided we needed to add some lavender scented sensory bin fillers to our sensory stash. We haven't used dried beans for awhile, so I figured I'd try dyeing and scenting some.
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To make lavender scented beans, I put navy beans and 4 drops of lavender essential oil into a resealable plastic bag. I also added some color to my beans by using this dyeing method from Fun at Home with Kids. Unfortunately, I ran out of purple food coloring so I had to improvise with other colors. That's why my beans aren't uniform in color. Anyway, they totally smell amazing even if the color isn't quite perfect.
After letting the beans dry fully, it was time to play. I set out some measuring spoons and plastic cups for the boys, hoping they would engage in some quiet, calm sensory play. And guess what?! It totally worked! For once, the sensory filler wasn't tossed around like we were celebrating someone's birthday. Instead, simple scooping, pouring, and measuring took place. Some bean sandcastles were also attempted, but, of course, they didn't turn out like J had hoped.
K insisted on helping me get some close up pictures of the lavender scented beans. He made sure I took lots of pictures of the beans he scooped into his cup!
I think K wants you take a whiff of these lovely lavender beans. Too bad computer screens aren't equipped for scents yet.
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