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Wrigley eyes bid for re-election
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Chris Wrigley announced Monday his candidacy for re-election as the Western District commissioner of Cole County.
In announcing his candidacy, Wrigley emphasized the importance of public service in his life and his desire to continue serving the people of Cole County.
"I view my candidacy as an opportunity to continue to serve a community that has given so much to me and my family," said Wrigley. "I want to continue working for all the people in Cole County to provide them a prosperous and safe place to work, live and raise their families. I'm gratified that over the past eight years our County has been able to maintain a balanced budget, increase public safety with more road deputies, completion of a new county jail that came in under budget, successful
transition to a countywide public ambulance program and that our road program continues to improve the daily lives for our citizens."
"I know that by working together and keeping government focused on doing the things it should be doing well and preventing it from doing the things it should not be doing, we can provide the kind of service to the people of Cole County that they deserve," he wrote.
Wrigley also said the county is at a crossroad facing many changes in our communities.
Continued ambulance service to all the communities, development of the Missouri State Penitentiary property and access to that area, planned growth beyond the city limits of Jefferson City, enhanced cooperation between all communities and the county, stormwater run-off control, and long-term planning of county building/zoning needs.
He said these serious issues require experienced, common-sense leadership.
Wrigley serves on the board of Mid Missouri Regional Planning Commission, past board member of the Missouri Association of Counties, member of the Host Lions Club and the Cole County Republican Club.
Wrigley has lived in Cole County for 30 years and has served in a variety of capacities including: councilman for the Jefferson City (1990-95), mayor and board of trustees member for the community of Centertown (1984-89), board of directors member for the Boy Scouts of America-Great Rivers Council and board member for the Jefferson City Area United Way.
Wrigley and his wife, Cindy, attend First United Methodist Church. They have four children: Kim, Chuck, Megan and Alex, and two grandchildren.
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wow 1 year, 2 months ago
When I first met Chris Wrigley he was selling " that he's the best person to be elected" stuff and I foolishly believed him. Not again... Mr. Wrigley thanks and best of luck during the election, but I hope you don't get' elected and you certainly won't get my vote again.
LuvJC 1 year, 2 months ago
Vote him out, It's all about Chris and not what's best for Cole County. Working together with the County and City, all he does is yell and put people down.
BigFan 1 year, 2 months ago
I dont think this article was ment for one sided opinions. This was an announcemnt for Mr.Wrigley to show his dedication to cole county. His approach with Integrity and honesty has inpressed me. He is real to who he is and what he believes in. to know him is to love him, Mr Wrigley has done his job well for two terms, eight years, with our fail. He also Takes care of his family and runs a business, He is a man of many trades. Mr Wrigley Has impressed me and helped me on several personal issues. He realates withthe community and helps any way he can. I am sorry these on-sided opinions are allowed on this paged to tant his name. MR. WRIGLEY YOU HAVE MY VOTE.
gaylas 1 year, 2 months ago
I think Mr. Wrigley has been very dedicated to our county over the past 8 years. He is very good at his job with all his vast experiences. I think the negative comments are from those that have not gotten the outcome on the issues that affect them but are maybe the outcome that needed to be in the best interest for the county. We all can not have it our way. I would not want a political job for that reason. You can not make everyone happy all the time you have to go with the majority!!!!! We would not want a yes man in this position to OK everything that comes across the desk or our county would be broke. I appreciate his firm decision making skills. He has my vote for as long as he wants to run!!!!!! Thank you for your service Mr. Wrigley!!!
jousley 1 year, 2 months ago
Mr Wrigley has served my area well in Western Cole County for his last 2 terms. A job I would not want..... has to be extremely difficult at times. I do appreciate that he is NOT a YES man and reflects that in his every action. My neighborhood and I thank you!
wow 1 year, 2 months ago
So it's okay to comment that Mr. Wrigely is the greatest thing to have been elected in Cole County, but it's not alright if I say he didn't do a such a good job? Cool, but he still isn't going to get my vote and he may very well lose this election cause I'm not the only person who feels Mr. Wrigley needs to find another job.
corndog 1 year, 2 months ago
Sign me up for the "not a Chris Wrigley fan" club. And it's mainly because he seems to be the president of his own fan club. My interaction with him ended up being mostly about Chris Wrigley and very little about the issue at hand. And I know I am not alone.
wow 1 year, 2 months ago
Tooochsay Corndog! This fella is soooooooo all about "HIM". Oh sure I'm sure he did help a few people at one time or another, but he isn't about doing the right thing or the best candidate to help move things in the right direction. No I'm not volunteering for the job as I have MORALS and no stomach for subjegating myself to political stone-walling and back room deals. But I also will be voting for Chris Wrigley in this next election either!
Misslogan7804 1 year, 2 months ago
Now while i believe everyone is entitled to their own opinion, The paper was simply writing a story announcing Mr. Wrigley's bid for re election. Not a bash Mr. Wrigley story.I personally know Mr. Wrigley and do not agree with the negative/harsh things that are being said about him. Not only does he do an excellent job for our county but he has with out a doubt shown his commitment to better this community. I believe he is a tremendous asset and he once again will be getting my vote!
JCLifer 1 year, 2 months ago
I would vote for LARRY THOMPSON if he runs again. Doesn't matter if he runs on the Demcrat or Republican ticket- Larry would do a very fine job as county commissioner.
corndog 1 year, 2 months ago
It evidently wasn't a "praise Mr. Wrigley" story either, but there are folks commenting that particular way as well (comments which I happen to disagree with). I can only comment on my interaction with him, during which he came across as a narcissistic blow-hard. Those that witnessed it agreed (an opinion, just as those that claim the good qualities of Mr. Wrigley exist also have an opinion). Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
iknow 9 months, 3 weeks ago
For those of you who don't like Chris Wrigley, It could be worse. Elect Kris Shepperle and you will be counting the days until he is gone. I know first hand how bad of a buisness boy he is. You can't let this guy start making decisions on how to spend our tax dollars. PLEASE DO NOT VOTE FOR KRIS SHEPPERLE!
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These huge arts festivals can be overwhelming — how to figure out what's worth seeing? CP's sending someone to nearly every event PIFA's putting on over the next month to help you decide, so check back with Critical Mass all month long for comprehensive, ongoing reviews.
SHOW: Berlin: Landscape of Memory
GENRE: Lecture/Exhibition
GROUP: James B. Abbott
ATTENDED: Thu., April 11, 5 p.m., Center for Emerging Visual Artists
CLOSES: April 26
BRIEF SELF-DESCRIPTION: A challenging, in-depth exploration of an important moment in time [the fall of the Wall] and the resulting changes in landscape and Berlin neighborhoods 24 years later.
WE THINK: Culled from a body of work spanning more than 20 years, James B. Abbott's photography exhibition shows Berlin during a period of major transformation, but in a subtle way. Tucked away in an elegant space overlooking Rittenhouse Square, the modest-sized landscapes, while devoid of expressive faces, manage to carry an emotional heft usually reserved for portraits.
As would be expected, sections of the exhibition depict how Berlin has changed in a before/after fashion: a beach club filled with canoodling couples sits in the former no mans land, a McDonalds has sprouted next to Checkpoint Charlie and the area behind the Reichstag, once neglected, now gleams with modernity. Yet the exhibition does not always afford such convenient comparisons. One wall commemorates those shot while trying to flee East Germany, making time and place irrelevant, while another mixes disparate images as if to show that Berlin has not changed that much: after all these years, the city still has a raw, unfinished quality to it as its monuments loom and its graffitied edifices remain undisturbed.
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SHOW: The Butterfly Project
GENRE: Family theater
GROUP: Wolf Performing Arts Center
ATTENDED: Mon., April 8, 7:30 p.m., Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center
BRIEF SELF-DESCRIPTION: The play by Celeste Raspanti, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, based on the book of the same name, uses the art and poetry from the children of Terezin [Concentration Camp] to tell their story of courage and survival. ... a young Jewish girl enters the concentration camp alone. Just when all seems lost, she meets a hopeful teacher who helps her and the rest of the children express themselves through art and poetry.
WE THINK: More a testament than a play, I Never Saw Another Butterfly reveals the terror and dismay felt by children sent to the Terezin concentration camp; of the more than 15,000 who passed through, only 100 survived World War II. Wolf has performed it for free 40 times all over the area over the 2012-2013 season at community venues and schools; on Holocaust Remembrance Day, they got to do it in the Kimmel Center.
An eloquent love story narrated by a survivor is framed by the stark historical facts, staged with brutal simplicity: directors Tim Popp and Bobbi Wolf fill the stage with children who are gradually marched off to death camps until only one is left. At the end, though, Lorna Dreyfuss' colorful tapestry of over 4000 handmade butterflies expresses hope with a triumphant burst of color.
Unfortunately, the Holocaust Remembrance Day performance I attended was marred by camera-wielding parents, who treated this poetic and solemn play about one of history's great tragedies like a TMZ celebrity ambush. Some didn't even have the sense to turn off their flashes, which are useless with stage lighting but are maddeningly distracting to the rest of the audience. We know it must be exciting, but seriously: Just turn off the gadgets and be there. Pay respect with your undivided attention.
PREVIOUSLY IN PIFA: Freude, schöner Götterfunken, tochter aus Elysium! Wir betreten feuertrunken — himmlische, dein Heiligtum!
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SHOW: From Seneca Falls to Philadelphia: Fourth of July 1876 and the Women of the Centennial
GENRE: Lecture/exhibition
GROUP: Athenaeum of Philadelphia / Philadelphia Center for the Book
ATTENDED: Friday, April 5, 5 p.m., Athenaeum of Philadelphia
CLOSES: April 27
BRIEF SELF-DESCRIPTION: The Athenaeum's extensive collections regarding the 1876 Centennial Exposition combine in this exhibition with the response of contemporary book artists to the themes of the Centennial, Susan B. Anthony and Women's Suffrage, and the 1876 Fourth of July.
WE THINK: Even without this year's PIFA theme for context, stepping into the Athenaeum of Philadelphia feels a bit like traveling backwards in time. A member-supported library designed and built in the mid 19th-century, it's an obvious fit for an exhibition celebrating Philadelphia women of the centennial. "From Seneca Falls to Philadelphia" features work by ten contemporary book artists responding to themes of patriotism and women's rights.
Several of the pieces are fictional accounts of Philadelphia women of the era—imaged facsimiles of what their personal journals or photo albums might have looked like. Others are more formally experimental, like Susan Bonthron's Almost There, a scroll printed with the silhouettes of famous female suffragists and contained by four walls of translucent American flags. The exhibition's standout piece is Carol Phillips To The Ladies Declaration. A two-dimensional work formed by two joined, light green pages, Phillips' piece juxtaposes text from the Declaration of the Rights of Women of the United States with text and images from a corset pamphlet distributed by Alice C. Fletcher & Company. (We weren't allowed to take photos in the gallery, unfortunately.)
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"Let your beauty run wild," read Philadelphia poet laureate Sonia Sanchez from one of six haikus (followed by a much longer poem assisted by saxophone) she wrote for Wangechi Mutu's exhibition — the first at the expanded Leonard Pearlstein Gallery at the new URBN building, home of Drexel's art and design programs.
As Dr. Joseph Gregory, chair of the departments of Art and Art History at Drexel and overseer of the gallery, told me that evening, Sanchez was instrumental in bringing Mutu — an Kenya-born artist based in Brooklyn — and her work to Philadelphia. He introduced the two almost a year ago because Sanchez was interested in writing poetry based on Mutu's work. When he pitched the inaugural exhibition at the Pearlstein to her, "She said yes on the basis of Sonia Sanchez being involved."
And, as Sanchez said, Mutu's work does run wild — syncretism being a necessity of her personal history, savage beauty being her aesthetic calling, and collage her primary medium. In that regard, the gallery doesn't save the best for last, putting the chimeric "Three Huggers" and the even more bizarre series "The Histology of the Different Tumors of the Uterus" right up front. (Glitter will never be the same.)
Also showing are a few of her short films, the most memorable of which is "Eat Cake," a solo performance (like most of her work) in which the artist squats before a tree in a white (wedding?) dress devouring a chocolate (wedding?) cake. The image reminds one not so much of Marie Antoinette, but of Bertha Mason (née Antoinette Cosway) of Jane Eyre and The Wide Sargasso Sea — precisely the sort of maligned post-colonial female persona that would figure in Mutu's art.
The exhibition's centerpiece is "Suspended Playtime" (shown, above), an installation of dozens of improvised trash-bag soccer balls suspended from the ceiling by golden strings. At some point early in the evening a few youngsters decided that it was an obstacle course to be walked through, and not gingerly. The adults soon followed suit, resulting in the coterie of young women who assist Ms. Mutu staying busy throughout the event untangling strings and salvaging dropped balls.
Accompanying the exhibition was the Drexel Dance Ensemble, choreographed by Tania Isaac, whose work clearly shares Mutu's preoccupations. The dozen or so dancers, outfitted in multicolored and feathered flesh based unitards, entered the gallery from several directions, posing and writhing in pairs until joining together for an extended finale that saw the ensemble divide, subdivide, coalesce, splinter again, recombine, and build its momentum from the slow and eerie to the frenetic. It was an attentive dedication to Mutu's work, containing within it some of the uncanny mix of violence, provocation, and grotesque seduction that has made the 40-year-old Kenyan so major.
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LOVE NOTE RECIPIENT: Duchamp's Étant donnés (Given: 1 The Waterfall, 2. The Illuminating Gas, French: Étant donnés: 1° la chute d'eau / 2° le gaz d'éclairage) in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
I AM: Scientist, artist, sometimes writer about science and art, distractable weirdo, slowsee-er
Dear Duchamp's Étant donnés,
Probably what I love about this piece is its hidden badassery. Duchamp, obviously was a complete badass, and he gave up the art world (somehow convincing everyone he had devoted his life to chess), to work on Étant donnés. He worked on it in semi-secret, maintaining the chess charade, for decades, (1946-66), and it wasn't unveiled until after his death.
So it is a secret piece and he made it for itself, and never had to confront a critical reception to it, though he did make it to be on display at the PMA. And obviously, looking at it — you realize that it's the work of someone completely obsessed. There is something weirdly tangible about that kind of stalker-y intense love produced in making something while obsessed by it and this piece, which I called "fucking-crazy-secret-naked-dead-waterfall" when I first saw it — and Étant donnés totally has it.
I stumbled on it in 2005. I knew about it, but somehow didn't realize it was at the PMA till my mom (my mom! of all people!) took me into this secret back room in the Duchamp section (thanks to Anne d'Harnoncourt the museum has one of the best Duchamp collections in the world) and pointed me to this mysterious door with strange peepholes ... and ... well, just total weirdness. One person at a time has to peep through the door, and of course you are instantly trapped in this bonkers voyeuristic scene. OK, so there's the mysterious Laura Palmer-y nude (there is a rip near her belly, btw. Check it out, poor thing), but the whole tableau is so weirdly composed and unbent at the same time: the landscape, the perfect, glitttery waterfall, the upraised lantern. It's so still, but it just seems like it's going to degenerate into chaos at any minute. The whole scene is full of untold stories. I don't know what to say. It's strange and brilliant and secret and it was made for here. This thing is a fucking treasure! I love you, Étant donnés.
Love, Alison Dell
P.S. The world should know that the PMA's upcoming "Dancing Around the Bride," celebrating Duchamp's influence on John Cage, Merce Cunnungham, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauchenberg, is going to be pretty great. It opens October 30.
Have a favorite spot you'd like to write a love note to? Send it to the author at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is now offering a $5 discount to its current special exhibition "Gauguin, Cézanne, Matisse: Visions of Arcadia" for all visitors to the recently debuted Barnes Foundation. Special exhibition tickets will include access to Main Building, the Perelman Building and the freshly spruced-up Rodin Musuem.
The offer stands until Sept. 3, the last day of "Arcadia," and is being held "in celebration of the opening of the Barnes Foundation on the Parkway and the shared artistic vision between the Barnes and the Philadelphia Museum of Art."
"Arte Bendito/Arte Filantrópico" (Blessed Art/ Philanthropic Art) is an example of one artist, Marta Sanchez, and how her many civic efforts mix with art for art's sake.
Large, ornate banners, the kind seen in old photos of parades with fraternal-organization marchers, line the walls of the front room of Taller Puertorriqueño gallery (2721 N. Fifth St.). They are tributes Marta Sanchez has made to recall 20 years of making Cascarones por la vida. Artists as well as community groups have created the confetti-filled eggs that are a part of fiestas. The whole center of the floor is carpeted with brilliant flats of these eggs, sold to fund art lessons for kids affected by HIV.
An offrenda (altar) of small crosses and other typical religious images raises money for the sisters of the Most Blessed Trinity who are working with newly arrived families trying to master English as a second language.
Sanchez loves trains. Look for their images snaking throughout the exhibition. The major work is one that recalls the tiles often seen in the Southwest, a larger image of a romantic scene or the Virgin of Guadalupe is painted over a series of rectangles. In this case one wall is covered with images that may be purchased separately, but working together they represent "Un Pedazo de mi/A Part of Me" — Sanchez sharing an intimate image of her studio for the benefit of Taller Puertorriqueño.
On the final day of the show, Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m., meet Sanchez and hear her speak about art and philanthropy and how artists underwrite social causes with their work.
To step into the Twenty-Two Gallery is to enter a separate plane of existence, far removed from the frantic pace of the city beyond its walls.
Melissa M. Bryant reigns over this quiet kingdom, speaking with me at a small table in the center of the paintings that comprise "Interlude," her current exhibition. The artist maintains that "you learn quite a bit about life by being still," an idea captured in the surrounding oil paintings that are meant to embody mindfulness. Bryant's work is mostly made up of landscapes — her "first love" — as well as several portraits and still lifes. A large canvas of Mother's Day flowers preserves their vibrance before they begin to wilt, and a scene depticting a winter dawn captures a transient moment of morning peace. Her whimsical brushstrokes are remeniscent of the en plein air Impressionists, colorful and full of contemplation.
Only through attentiveness, Bryant maintains, can we truly take the time to appreciate these scenes of nature that surround us. A look at her paintings and a moment in her presence are a welcome respite from the fast-paced working day, and may help you pause to appreciate the breeze in Rittenhouse Park next time you pass through in hurried transit.
Through Sept. 9, opening Fri., July 13, 6–9 p.m., Twenty-Two Gallery, 236 S. 22nd St., 215-272-1911, melissambryant.com.
Inside Butch Cordora's Washington Square West studio, the local conceptual artist shows me the large, yet-to-be-framed mugshots that now comprise his latest exhibition, "Hot and Busted."
Cordora searched thousands of photographs (2,219 to be exact) on the websites of correctional facilities across the country until he found subjects meeting his aesthetic specifications: "Piercing eyes, square jaws — that kind of soap-opera beautiful, like 'Oh my God, you're so hot.'" Oh, and they're all Caucasian.
"I had wanted white guys on purpose," Cordora explains. When browsing the different websites, he focused on the areas of the country where there would be a larger selection of light-skinned beauts. It would be "too easy," he says, to add African-Americans, a race he notes is all too often associated with crime and punishment in the U.S. "For the white, straight, handsome male," however, "the world is their oyster." These are the kind of faces that HHo
One of the men resembles a young Brad Pitt, with a firm jaw and a faint smile. Some, however, have a more haggard appearance. One looks up with tourmented eyes from a head angle that's reminiscent of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode III. With tousled hair and pallid skin, his beauty hovers just beneath the surface of obvious strain.
These photographs seem more mysterious and profound than the pop art-y paintings of Cordora's last show, "Absolution Lab," and his popular 2010 calendar "Straight and Butch" in which he posed nude with an assortment of naked heterosexual men.
The inspiration for "Hot and Busted" stems from Cordora's visits to a friend in jail. Though the man in question will not be featured, Cordora claims his mugshot is equally captivating. "You look at him, you'd think he has the world by the balls," says the artist. However, after 2 DUIs and a house arrest broken on account of soy-related cooking, Cordora's friend was locked up for six months. The artist visited him every week, and "I just became fascinated – with jail, with the booking process, with the whole idea of taking your freedoms away." Each mugshot in the show reflects the emasculation and defeat up to the point at which the photograph is taken, explains the artist. Each portrait is therefore not only a face but also a depiction of the harrowing experience of arrest that recalls the mistakes of his friend. "Hot and Busted" is about this push and pull between an attractive face and a crushing experience.
But who are these Luciferan adonises, the focus of the show?
Cordora refuses to reveal names or origins, and he'd prefer you guess their crimes – the list includes everything from armed robbery to failure to possess a saltwater fishing license. Similarly, these convicts and would-be convicts have no idea that their likenesses are being blown up to two feet by two feet and hung on a gallery wall. Questions of morality and legality tossed to the wayside, Cordora cares only that the viewer share his fascination with prison and the contradiction embodied by its most beautiful.
opening reception Fri., July 6, 6 p.m., through Sept. 2, Ven and Vaida Gallery, 18 S. Third St., 215-592-4099, venandvaida.com.
The glint of 23-karat gold immediately catches my eye.
Lining one of the first walls of the Fleisher Ollman Gallery (1616 Walnut Street, suite 100) is Kate Abercrombie's 20 Great American Films, a series of small canvases hinting at figures, some familiar and others more esoteric. Is that E.T.? Marilyn Monroe? Someone from some DVD cover lost in the folds of my memory?
This sense of almost-certainty pervades "A Complete Die, etc.," on view through August 14. The focal point, or "vortex," as curator Anthony Campuzano describes it, is the dice collection of Justin Mitchell. Several large cases in the center of the room contain seemingly infinite dies of all shapes, sizes and colors with symbols ranging from numbers to astrological signs to unfamiliar, rune-like marks.
Eight artists here respond to the "multiple components, fractured surfaces and formal elements" of Mitchell's dice collection, Campuzano explains. Mitchell also has a series of lambda prints, with colorful shapes that hover somewhere between the digital and the architectural. They seem at first to be buildings, or walls perhaps, but the more I look the uneasier I feel. What are they?
Moving through the gallery, the paintings, installations and mixed media pieces by John Finneran, Mark Mahosky, Zach Harris, Jessica Mein, Anissa Mack and Karen Kilimnik instill a similar feeling. These works combine mediums of ink, gouache, wood, sheet metal, birch plywood and even arrowheads, in the case of Mack's stark juxapositions of rock and bright acrylic.
Each artist considers color, symmetry and the collection in a manner that is disorienting but also quite enchanting. Like the thrill of anticipation in the moments just after releasing a die, before it is clear where it will settle.
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The Welsh musician, who performed the theme to 1965 entry Thunderball, expressed excitement at rumours linking the 'Someone Like You' singer to the Daniel Craig-starring franchise.
"I was 22 when I did the Thunderball song and it changed my career," he recalled to The Sun. "And [it] was a huge honour.
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Adele was first tipped to perform the Skyfall song in September, when she admitted that her next project would be a "theme".
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Exodus 35:20-29
(20) So the whole community of the Israelites left Moses' presence. (21) And everyone who excelled in ability and everyone whose spirit moved him came, bringing to the LORD his offering for the work of the Tent of Meeting and for all its service and for the sacral vestments. (22) Men and women, all whose hearts moved them, all who would make an elevation offering of gold to the LORD, came bringing brooches, earrings, rings, and pendants — gold objects of all kinds. (23) And everyone who had in his possession blue, purple and crimson yarns, fine linen, goats' hair, tanned ram skins, and dolphin skins, brought them; (24) everyone who would make gifts of silver or copper brought them as gifts for the LORD; and everyone who had in his possession acacia wood for any work of the service brought that. (25) And all the skilled women spun with their own hands, and brought what they had spun, in blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and in fine linen. (26) And all the women who excelled in that skill spun the goats' hair. (27) And the chieftains brought lapis lazuli and other stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece; (28) and spices and oil for lighting, for the anointing oil, and for the aromatic incense. (29) Thus the Israelites, all the men and women whose hearts moved them to bring anything for the work that the LORD, through Moses, had commanded to be done, brought it as a freewill offering to the LORD.
Excerpted from The Torah: A Modern Commentary, Revised Edition, editor W. Gunther Plaut (NY: URJ Press, 2005). Used by permission of URJ Press, www.urjbooksandmusic.com.
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Before moving forward with my actual point, let me just point out that Parashat Vayak'heil may contain the only fundraising campaign in human history in which people were asked to stop giving.
But I digress.
There's certainly something beautiful about the fact that an entire community was moved to give of themselves to make their commanded sacred space into a reality. However, I've found that there can be a tendency to think of Bezalel as the only builder of the Mishkan while the rest of the Israelites donated the raw materials. The truth is that we see multiple verses throughout this part of the Torah that refer to the many Israelites endowed with artistic ability and who contributed their skills to its construction. I'm not saying anything that can't be found directly in the text itself, but it's important to draw attention to these details because, in my experience, they can get lost in general conversation. Only Bezalel and Oholiab are named when it comes to building the Mishkan; it can be difficult to remember those who go unnamed in the Torah.
I choose to call attention to these people because of the important precedent that they set. From this Torah portion we see that artistic creativity is something valued by God, that creativity is a divine gift. We see that this gift can and should be used in service to the larger community, if at all possible. For me, it's yet another reminder of a moment in the Torah that contains timeless relevance if we view it through the proper lens. I read these verses as an implicit mitzvah (even if it's not one of the 613): It is our responsibility to cultivate and support Jewish artists, to provide them with opportunities to hone and share their skills with the community at large. What is implied further by this is that the more opportunities we give to these artists to grow, then what they will share with us only will make our Jewish worlds, our sacred spaces, our Tabernacles even holier.
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Thinking we had a window of opportunity to get our biking in before the rains came, we loaded up and were on the road to Catamount at 8:30am. It started sprinkling on the way, but a little rain never hurt anyone, so we were still hopeful. However, as we prepared to get on our bikes, the thunder hit and shut us down. With that, it was back to the vans, and back to GMVS.
After lunch we had our daily notebook meeting and today's topic was Sports Psychology. Lots of stories about races where distractions took the campers out of their zone. Then it was time for the 2nd rotation of cooking, climbing and Capturing. Coaches Andrew and Jena added a physioball core workout to the Capture game.


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Rule #2 We have yet to find a device that proves ghosts exist
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Rule #4 Closed minded people suck
Gadget of the Week (or every other week . . .or so!)
(Yes, this review is VERY late. Nobody told me being a Dad was this busy!!!!) Where were we??
Ahh yes, the full bodied apparition. The holy grail of ghost hunting. The pinnacle of paranormal research. It's a very rare event. Alas, even I, your humble Ghost Gadget Guy have not seen one. But I have seen shadows, and lots of them. Maybe it's a trick of the mind, as our mortal eyes try to see in dark rooms, but many of us have seen, and even captured shadow people. Some say they are inter-dimensional beings. Some say when a spirit manifests, it draws energy and sometimes that energy is light. Whatever the reason, shadow figures are a reoccurring phenomena in paranormal events. So, besides cameras and video, how do we capture these black masses?
Every so often a new piece of equipment comes out that gets me excited again about ghost gear. It's great when it's an everyday item we may use in our field. But when it's a gadget specifically designed for paranormal research, it gives us another tool to try and validate the supernatural. Gary Galka is no stranger tool paranormal tools. He is the inventor of the MEL-8704, the most widely used EMF meter designed for ghost hunting. Well, Gary did it again with the SDD or Shadow Detection Device. Essentially, this device will detect any change in the ambient lighting at your location, or more specifically, between a light source and the meter. I tried making one of these two years ago using an infrared door chime kit, only resulting in solder burns on my pinky, and a kit that doesn't work. I should have used my better judgment and left it up to the experts, again!
The Shadow Detection Device
The SDD comes in two models currently. The DAS-SDD-1Z, which is a self contained stand alone unit, or the MEL-8704R-SDD. As I have only tested the MEL version, my review will be based on that unit only, but the SDD portion works very similar between both devices. The unit is designed to detect very subtle changes in light in the location it is set. Those changes are then signaled by ascending (brighter) or descending (darker) tones, and via green or red LED (on the DAS-SDD only).
The MEL SDD is built into the latest incarnation of the MEL-8704 EMF meter. Without going into the specifics of the EMF portion of the meter, rest assured, it's the great single axis meter we've come to know and rely on. For those that got the very first version of the MEL, this version has a few tweaks that are great, glowing buttons, red LED flashlight, etc.
The SDD device is built right into the MEL. The on off switch, which is separate from the EMF control is located on the back of the device below the stand. Once pushed, the unit will beep twice and default to the least sensitive range, of which there are 5. Sensitivity is controlled by a separate button on the side, and each push corresponds to an increase in sensitivity. At this point the device begins to level set, and now establish a "baseline" if you will. Any changes in luminescence will now trigger the device. Does this mean it will go off if a flashlight shines in the room, or a car drives by? Maybe.
The SDD self calibrates every 5 seconds. This is good for several reasons. First, after you set it up, you will more than likely trip the device as you go lights out, or leave the room. Rest assured in 5 seconds, the unit will reset itself to the new ambient light, or light source. This proves to be very handy because unless you are in a completely sterile environment, you are likely to get stray light contamination.
As either a light source is introduced, or is reduced in the case of a shadow, it will now trip the LED tones. The response time is posted as 250mS, with a light sensitivity of 400-600nM using a 12 bit processor and a hermetically sealed precision LDR. It operates on one 9v battery (8-10 hours reported).
Bench Tested- I did several separate test using the SDD. First using just the ambient light of a room only lit by a small safety light, the provided battery block illuminator, and a green laser grid.
Out of the box, the device is solid and well built. Gary recommends the use of a tripod, but I simply used existing furniture to set it on. Once turned on, the unit set itself. As I turned the lights off in the room, the unit immediately triggered, but within 5 seconds reset itself. The SDD is very sensitive right off the bat, and immediately triggers to anything walking in front of it, but this is dependent on the source.
Using only the safety light, the SDD sensitivity only needed to be increased one time to accurately capture movement. The SDD performed much better using the red LED block illuminator and the green laser grid, needing no adjustment at all. Simply waving your hand in front of the device triggered it. Conversely, adding light to the room, say a moving flashlight, did trigger the SDD. In the low ambient light of the safety light, this was easy to trigger, but with a direct light source like the LED or laser, the unit seemed to not get contaminated and set off. I also experimented with UV and IR lights. UV light only triggered the SDD when the UV source was pointed at the device, but bright IR from a flood triggered both directly and indirectly depending on the angle and reflective material across from the SDD. I left the unit on all night and it was still on in the morning, working fine. The source maybe as far as 75' away to trigger the SDD.
Innovation= A+ Once again, Gary built the first such device of it's kind out there. Some people are using light meters, but this is a more economical choice, and if you go with the MEL version, you have a great multi-tool.
Ease of use= A- First, the A is for the simple on/off and calibration of the device. It is a truly set it and forget it unit. The only caveat is you need to be aware that man made light sources may trigger the unit. Care needs to be exercised in rooms with windows, or in areas where investigators may be walking with flashlights, or IR/UV lights. I HIGHLY suggest using this in conjunction with a video camera so that you can document any light anomalies the SDD may capture, or validate false positives.
Quality=A+ This is a quality unit and Pro-measure makes their tools to last. I have dropped my old MEL quite a bit and it works like brand new. The electronics are well placed and protected.
Price= A $159 for the DAS-SDD and $189 for the MEL-SDD. Yes, there are cheaper light meters out there. But to use and monitor them, you need to use a camera. This is a well made stand alone device that will allow you to go about your investigation and signal you if you are out of the room.
Field Tested- I have used this unit on three investigations so far, and although it did not catch any paranormal anomalies, it worked flawlessly when the lighting changed in the room. This was great for debunking contamination from other investigators, such as their flashlight or camera, that may have caused shadows we may have taken for ghosts. Also, the unit even caught a person walking out of sight, but in-front of a bright light source. As mentioned, cared needed to be exercised as one room used got the occasional stray car light that triggered the device. Simply adding the direct LED block across from the SDD eliminated that trouble.
Bottom Line- Once again, a great innovative product from Gary Galka and Pro-Measure. This is an excellent gadget for you to have in your paranormal toolbox. If not for catching anomalous shadows, than definitely for capturing light variations that we may mistake for activity. Great job Gary!!


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Day-care Centers At Zoning Laws' Mercy
by MICHAEL J. THOMAS, The Morning Call
December 17, 1990
Until a constable arrived at her door this fall and apologetically presented her with a complaint, Jaqueline Dolan never made the connection between the city of Easton and the residential day care business she opened two years ago. She discovered what others in her field are fast learning: cities can close day care centers that operate in residential districts in violation of local zoning laws. Tonight at the zoning board hearing at city hall she finds out whether she joins the fortunate who win the approval of city hall, or the forsaken, whose day care homes are done in by anonymous complaints from neighbors or disgruntled former clients.
My toddler was bitten at day care
By Kathy Lauer-Williams, Of The Morning Call
March 17, 2013
Q: My 18-month-old daughter was bitten at her day care. I am furious. I wanted to know the name of the child who did this, so I could talk to the parents, but the director would not give it to me. How can I make sure that my child is safe? A: Biting among toddlers is not an uncommon occurrence, says the Help for Families panel. Although it can be upsetting for both the parent and the child. "Children at this age don't know how to express themselves," says panelist Michael Daniels.
Day-care Rate Increase On Basd Agenda Today
The Morning Call
July 25, 1988
The Bethlehem Area School Board will be asked tonight to approve increases in the tuition rates parents are charged for district day-care services and pay raises for the day-care staff. Day care is a self-sustaining program that started in 1984 with three centers; it now has expanded to 10. The district expects to enroll more than 400 children this September. In the "full-time care" category, the administration will ask the School Board to increase the full-day tuition rate from $55 per week to $60 per week, a 9 percent boost; the half-day rate from $40 per week to $44 per week, up 10 percent; before- and after-school care from $27.50 per week to $30 per week, up 9 percent'; and before- or after-school care, from $15 per week to $17 per week, up 13 percent.
Why is my young son afraid of his day care?
By Kathy Lauer-Williams, Of The Morning Call
January 13, 2013
Q: My son is 3 and attends a preschool with a day care. He does well with his preschool, but cries and gets very upset with the day care part of his day. He is frightened and says that the other kids scare him. I talked to his preschool teacher but she can't be with him at the day care. Should I pull him out of school? A: It seems like your son is more comfortable in the structured setting of the preschool than in the unstructured setting of day care, the Help for Families panel says.
Dukakis' Son Stresses Need For Day Care Election 88
by JENNIFER RITENOUR, The Morning Call
October 28, 1988
John Dukakis visited the Country Cottage Day Care Center in Bethlehem yesterday, mingling with the children, shaking hands with residents, and outlining his father's position on child care. "Education is clearly the most important issue facing America and day care is a part of that," Dukakis said, adding that it has been proven that early child care makes a difference in the education process. And, Dukakis said, the day-care issue is "way up there" on the priority list of Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.
Day Care To Mix Tots, Seniors Hellertown Project To Start Next Month
The Morning Call
October 26, 1987
A new intergenerational day-care program sponsored in part by the United Way of Northampton and Warren Counties will open next month in the Saucon Valley Community Center in Hellertown. The child-care portion will open first, at a date yet to be determined, because the license to operate the adult portion has been delayed, according to United Way spokesman Jeff Day. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Organizers said the facility is intended for occasional drop-in care, not as a full-time care center for working parents.
Court To Begin Day Care Citizens With Court Business Can Leave Children At New Center Near Montgomery County Courthouse.
by FRANK DEVLIN, The Morning Call
February 7, 1996
Within weeks, jurors, witnesses and other visitors to the Montgomery County Courthouse will be able to take advantage of a free day-care center. Currently, said Connie Whitson, executive director of the county's Office of Child Daycare Services, people who can't find guardians for their tots "bring their kids into the courtrooms or they sit in the halls. It's not the best for the court proceedings and it's not the best for the kids. "We're talking anything from an infant to a 3-year-old," she said.
Day Care And Disease Children May Get Sick More Often In An Environment Ripe For Infection
by KATHERINE REINHARD, The Morning Call
November 5, 1987
Friends warned Judy Iacocca that her son Adam would get sick. But she had no inkling the 2-year-old would catch cold after cold, ear infection after ear infection, or that she would take Adam to the doctor so often that she could have made a standing appointment. She never figured just five months after Adam started day care that he would have to have ear surgery. "It did get frustrating," says Iaccoca, a data processing supervisor at Pennsylvania, Power & Light Co. "Now that winter's starting up, we've been sitting back waiting for it to start again."
Day-care Center Gets Approving Nod * Fountain Hill Planners Back S. Clewell Street Site.
by GINA CONTI (A free-lance story for The Morning Call)
January 15, 1997
A Bethlehem woman's plan to open a day-care center on S. Clewell Street in Fountain Hill received preliminary approval Monday night, despite concerns raised about the safety of putting children so close to a commercial district. By a 5-1 vote, the borough Planning Commission recommended approving the plans of Olga Pantoja, 37, of 1121-H Livingston St., to open a day-care center at 521 S. Clewell St. The center would be open from 6 a.m. to midnight and care for about 36 infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
Cost Of New Fire Safety Measures May Threaten In-home Day Care
by RON DEVLIN, The Morning Call
March 8, 1992
Laura shook a tambourine. P.J. clanged the cymbals. Amber banged a pair of drumsticks. Katie played the bells. Scotty marched like a soldier. And Chad, who led the column of preschoolers parading around the playroom in Joan Coffin's basement, waved the flag. Stepping to "The March of the Toy Soldiers," this gang of little troupers strutted with all the pizazz of a unit marching up 5th Avenue in Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. They were out of step. Some were tall, others small.
Home day care in Poconos shut down after infant's death
By Tracy Jordan, Of The Morning Call
December 13, 2012
The operator of a home day-care facility where a 3-month-old infant died last month has lost her license after an investigation determined the infant was put to sleep on his stomach on a queen-sized bed with a 14-month-old sibling in a car seat, a cat, blankets, pillows and clothing, according to documents from state Department of Public Welfare. Jasaan Z. Feliciano of East Stroudsburg was found unresponsive Nov. 29 at the home of Deborah Terry Thompson, who was registered with the state to operate a family child care home for up to six unrelated children.
Coroner: More tests needed to determine how 3-month-old baby died in day care
By Manuel Gamiz Jr., Of The Morning Call
November 30, 2012
Monroe County authorities said they will need to conduct more tests to determine how a 3-month-old baby died in day care center Thursday night. Jasaan Z. Feliciano, of East Stroudsburg, was found unresponsive at a state certified day care facility in Stroud Township at 7:08 p.m. Thursday, according to Monroe County Coroner Bob Allen. The baby was rushed to Pocono Medical Center, but he was pronounced dead on arrival, Allen said. An autopsy was performed on Friday, but the cause and manner of death are pending further testing, Allen said.
Infant's death at Monroe County day care labeled 'suspicious'
November 30, 2012
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police say a 3-month-old baby is dead after being found unresponsive at a northeastern Pennsylvania day care center. Stroud Area Regional Police say the child was transported to a hospital Thursday night and pronounced dead. The death has been termed suspicious and is under investigation. Investigators say the Monroe County day care facility is state certified. An autopsy is planned for Friday.
Boy's candle accidentally ignited Allentown day-care fire, official says
By Frank Warner, Of The Morning Call
November 1, 2012
The fire that gutted the second floor of a blackout-darkened Allentown day-care center Wednesday night was started accidentally by a 7-year-old boy carrying a candle, a fire official said Thursday. The 6:25 p.m. fire at the Tiburcio Family Day-Care at 314 Ridge Ave. forced the evacuation of owner Eddie Tiburcio, his son and his three grandchildren. No day-care children were there, and no one was hurt. "The candle was determined to be the cause," Allentown Fire Marshal Ian Lenig said, noting that the blaze began in the bedroom of the boy who admitted lighting the candle.
Allentown day care's second floor gutted by fire
By Frank Warner, Of The Morning Call
October 31, 2012
A fire in a blackout-darkened Allentown neighborhood on Wednesday night gutted the second floor of a day-care center and chased two adults and three children outside. No one was hurt. The fire started about 6:25 p.m. at the Tiburcio Family Day-Care, a rowhouse at 314 Ridge Ave., between Chew and Gordon streets. "I was on the first floor of my house," said Eddie Tiburcio, owner of the day care. "One of my grandchildren said, 'Abuelo [grandfather], there's a fire in the house.' " Flames engulfed a second-floor bedroom and bathroom at the house, which had been closed as a day care Tuesday and Wednesday because of the power outage related to Hurricane Sandy.
Senior housing proposed for long-vacant Allentown lot
By Emily Opilo, Of The Morning Call
October 1, 2012
Since 2006, an adult day care and senior living facility proposed for a vacant lot in the 1200 block of Gordon Street in Allentown has been coming soon. Instead, the property has remained vacant, becoming overgrown by weeds as various approvals and extensions from the city's Zoning Hearing Board lingered and eventually expired. On Monday, the zoning board took a new step toward developing the property, approving a new owner for a similar age-restricted development, contingent upon further review of its plan.
House Candidates Give Views On Children's Issues * Day Care And Fathers' Responsibility Are Among The Issues At An Easton Forum.
by MELANIE NOVAK, The Morning Call
October 25, 1996
Several Northampton County state House candidates gathered last night to tout their reputations on children's issues and face questions from a local advocacy group. The forum held at Easton High School was sponsored by the Children's Coalition of the Lehigh Valley. Attending were Democratic State Rep. Lisa Boscola and Republican Manus MacLean, her challenger in the 135th District race; Rep. Joseph Corpora, D-Northampton; 137th District opponents Ritchey Ricci, a Democrat, and incumbent Republican Len Gruppo, and Craig Dally, a Republican candidate for the 138th District seat being vacated by incumbent Bob Nyce, who is running for state auditor general.
Hundreds of employees from 42 companies turn out for United Way's Day of Caring
September 27, 2012
Thursday wasn't any day in the Lehigh Valley. It was the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley's 20 t h annual Day of Caring. More than 600 employees from 42 area businesses left their work behind for the day and turned out to help area non-profits. They washed windows, scrubbed kitchens, painted, delivered meals and read stories to children. In all, $91,518 worth of time was donated.
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Recently I read where children were left in the car while their parent went to the Bethlehem Sands Resort Casino and gambled. Why not have an area in the casino were children could safely wait for their parents? It would provide employment for qualified people to care for the children and provide more revenue for the casino. Josh Pors Bethlehem
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Ash Wednesday Marks the Beginning of Lent
By: Bill Palmer
Updated: February 13, 2013
Today marks the beginning of the season of Lent.
It's Ash Wednesday, and many Christians in have their foreheads marked with ashes.
For the next 40 days those who follow the Lenten traditions are expected to pray and do good deeds.
The practice of putting ashes on foreheads dates back to the early Middle Ages.
It was adopted by some other religions in the 1990's.
Lent ends on Easter.


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Zardari summons meeting of coalition leaders
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman and President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned a meeting of leaders of the coalition parties to discuss important issues related to the upcoming general elections, DawnNews reported.
The meeting which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday evening will be held in the President House, sources said.
The meeting will discuss the dissolution of assemblies and the caretaker setup, DawnNews quoted sources as saying.
Earlier on Monday, the PPP leadership had discussed the possible dates for dissolution of the National Assembly and holding elections during a meeting with President Zardari at the Presidency.
The meeting was also attended by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and PPP ministers.
Sources said the party's leadership had agreed that the time had come for making formal contacts with other political parties on the issue of setting up caretaker governments at the centre and in the provinces before the elections, which will become due anytime after the completion of the National Assembly's term on March 16.
Mr Zardari, please read final code of conduct issued by ECP today, if you will respect that you must cancel this meeting, can you set example?


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Eyes & Ears in Rockwood central
I am Dina, the owner of the coffee shop next to Vance. If you don't know this already I am very involved in Rockwood issues and want to keep up on the problems going on @ the Park. The GPD have no idea how bad it has gotten w/the restrooms, etc. there.
They had no idea there was prostitution or some of the other probs until I heard it from DG and shared it w/them. I ask you to please share any problems you see w/me via private post or here so we can get them to clean it up. I would like to give them facts instead of hearsay. BTW, I now have scorecard/maps available for Vance Course and hope to have Rockwood soon at the coffeeshop. |
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Creating What You Can Imagine, Changing the World
Posted byon March 1, 2013 at 5:26 PM EDTMarch is Women's History Month. There is no better time to engage and empower the next generation of girls to rise up as leaders of our democracy and economy. In that spirit, last week, schools, companies, and labs across the country engaged in a range of activities aimed at getting girls excited about classes and careers in the field of engineering—all part of the 13th annual "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day."
Meet a PIF: Henry Wei
Posted byon February 26, 2013 at 7:00 PM EDTMeet Presidential Innovation Fellow (PIF) Henry Wei. Henry is a self described "geek" and certified medical doctor who is trained in sleep and circadian neuroscience and wields skills in medical informatics. Wei's stint as PIF was based at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he worked on the Blue Button for America project.
Taking Action for a Stronger, Smarter, Cleaner Electric Grid
Posted byon February 26, 2013 at 9:25 AM EDTToday, the Obama Administration's National Science and Technology Council released A Policy Framework for the 21st Century Grid: A Progress Report—an update highlighting the Administration's recent achievements to make the Nation's electric grid stronger, smarter, and cleaner than ever before. Modernizing the grid is a common sense approach to enhance energy reliability and speed the Nation's transition to a clean-energy economy.
Fulfilling our Commitment to Open Government
Posted byon February 22, 2013 at 6:54 PM EDTIn an effort to encourage transparency and participation in government, we invite you to take part in developing our Open Government self-assessment report.
Equipping the Nation's Future Innovators
Posted byon February 20, 2013 at 11:28 AM EDTSome of America's most innovative scientists explain how a STEM education transformed their lives.
Watch: President Obama Answers Your Questions in a Google+ Hangout
Posted byon February 14, 2013 at 10:10 PM EDTWatch the video of President Obama's hangout, live from the West Wing of the White House.
Mohawks, Mars, Big Ideas, & Beautiful Data Addressed at White House "State of STEM" Event for Kids
Posted byon February 13, 2013 at 4:33 PM EDTAt the first-ever White House State of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (SoSTEM) event, nearly 100 press-pass wielding middle- and high-schoolers spent an hour questioning top S&T innovators about all things STEM. The event marked an unprecedented opportunity for DC-area kids from local schools and organizations to grill Administration officials and others working to advance the American innovation agenda.
President Obama Participates in Fireside Hangouts on Google+
Posted byon February 13, 2013 at 11:49 AM EDTOn Thursday, February 14th at 4:50 p.m. EST, tune in for a virtual post-State of the Union interview with the President during a Google+ Hangout.
STEM at State of the Union!
Posted byon February 12, 2013 at 6:06 PM EDTAmong the esteemed guests who will be sitting with the First Lady during tonight's State of the Union address, three are outstanding leaders in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math). Through their accomplishments, these individuals personify a theme of longstanding importance to President Obama: the centrality of science, technology, and innovation to America's ongoing global leadership.
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Liverpool: A Home Away From Home
It's amazing how certain things just instantly ring a bell in our head, flood our mind with memories, and take us back in the past. For me, Liverpool, or as I call it my 'home away from home' for a year as I pursued my MBA played a very big role in shaping the kind of person I am today, and of course helped carve the path for my future career. But, I'm not going to stress on details about that. I'd rather spend the next few minutes taking you on a journey to Liverpool, just the way I see it.
Liverpool, most of us know is home to two of the Premiership's biggest football teams and it's not surprising to find people of all age groups engaging in heated debates on this topic, in a pub, on the streets, or even during MBA lectures! But what some of you may not know is that this beautiful city is also the birthplace of The Beatles. Music runs in the blood of every 'Liverpudlian' and the city's throbbing night life and numerous music festivals are indeed a treat for music lovers like me!
Now, you'd probably be wondering, all this comes at a later stage, but how easy or difficult was it for me, being an Indian, leaving home for the first time, to live all by myself in a new country? I'm not going to lie; I did have my moments of anxiety as I was packing my bags to embark on this 'mission'. This may sound like I'm preparing for war but then again, Bollywood does have its influence on me, over- reacting is in my blood. To my surprise and my parents, it took me precisely a week to settle in this city oozing with energy, life, culture, and so much more. Liverpool's inhabitants are famously friendly and warm; so don't be surprised if someone approaches you by the commonly used phrase 'love', its just their way of displaying affection.
Another interesting feature of this great city is its Waterfront stretching along the Albert Dock, and sharing the same status as UNESCO's World Heritage Sites- Great Wall of China and our very own Taj Mahal. This was my favourite part of the city; on the days when I was missing home, I would stroll around the Albert Dock, watching the sunset over the River Mersey and breathing in the sheer beauty surrounding the city, the sight was awe-inspiring.
Liverpool has a large Indian community, and every street has at least one Indian restaurant, so you'll never feel like you're too far away from home. There are also a number of Indian grocery stores selling local Indian spices, vegetables and other condiments. One of my most treasured memories was the time I cooked a full course Indian meal for my Spanish flat mates, who to my surprise loved the spicy food! If you're a foodie, there are loads of food and drink festivals where you can try authentic cuisines from around the world and eat to your hearts content!
I recently went back to Liverpool for my Graduation ceremony and as my feet touched the ground, I was overwhelmed by a multitude of emotions; happy to have made such a great set of friends and created such wonderful memories, while at the same time sad at the thought of having to leave. This city shall always have a special place in my heart, for embracing me and sharing a special message, so aptly said by John Lennon, that in a big city like Liverpool, however far away you may be from home, 'All you need is love'…


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Aerotek Wins Cross' 'Ovation' Business Award
Rep. Tom Cross (R-Oswego) and his Ovation to Business Advisory Committee presented his monthly Ovation to Business Award to Aerotek Design Labs, LLC of Plainfield today for their extensive community service and support of numerous civic and charitable organizations.
"Greg Chapman, Joe Chierigatti and Aerotek are not only an aviation industry leader, but a dedicated community partner," said Rep. Cross. "They represent everything the Ovation Award is intended to recognize. I congratulate Aerotek on their success and thank them for their outstanding work throughout the community."
Aerotek Design Labs, LLC, located at 24119 W. Riverwalk Court, Suite 147 in Plainfield is an aerospace technology company serving the needs of the commercial and general aviation marketplace. Aerotek, founded in October 2006, provides system design, engineering, manufacturing and technical repair services for U.S. based and overseas aviation companies.
"On behalf of our entire staff, it is a privilege to accept this award," said Greg Chapman, Managing member of Aerotek. "We view community service as a critical component of our business and a special responsibility of us as citizens and neighbors. We are very proud of the tremendous work done by the civic and charitable organizations we partner with."
Aerotek's extensive community involvement includes support of the following projects and organizations: the Village of Plainfield's Settlers Park Concert Series, Plainfield Police Department's "Shop with a Cop" program, the Plainfield Emergency Management Agency, Plainfield Fire Department – National Fire Safety Council, Plainfield Lions Club, The Miracle League of Joliet, Blackbird Cancer Foundation of Will and Grundy County, the Spanish Community Center (Joliet), the March of Dimes – Illinois chapter, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Aerotek Design Labs is the final Ovation to Business Award honoree of 2012. Rep. Cross is currently accepting nominations for future recipients of the Ovation to Business Award. You can find and submit the application form on Rep. Cross' website, www.tomcross.com.
You can nominate a small, medium or large business in the 84th district that is sustaining or growing jobs as well as involved in community service. Not-for-profit organizations are also eligible for nomination. If you have any questions, please call Lois Maguire at (815) 254-0000.
Cross' Ovation to Business Advisory Committee will review the applications and make award recipient recommendations.


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Keyshia Cole Covers Today's Black Woman Style Report
Posted by Media Outrage on August 31st, 2012
Posted by Media Outrage on August 31st, 2012
Here is your girl Keyshia Cole all dolled up on the cover of Today's Black Woman Style Report. You like???
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ahhh Keyshia Cole, i like her. very pretty lady!