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Right now at Geldeston Locks Rita is sitting down with the crew to eat breakfast after a hard hour's dancing in the rain and wind. We've just come in soaked from walking across the barley fields, waiting under the oak and hawthorn for the sun to rise (invisibly). Outside the birds are singing (wildly). The black poplar leaves are unfurling (like tongues of fire). The heavenly scent of alexander flowers and bluebells is in the air. We're all still up at daybreak, in spite of everything, still here.
Most people are asleep in their houses. Maybe they don't remember it's May Day, or know why children on the greens of England are dancing round a birch tree. Still the Spring pushes the leaves out of dry wood, pours forth her beauty in the woods and hedgerows, out there, down the lane, in the neighbourhood. And true to this moment, to the revolutionary nature of the day, I'm breaking form. We are commanded, as social reporters, to be writing about our local initiatives, but I feel something collective has not yet been explored in Transition. It feels urgent, planetary, larger than all our projects and yet underpins them all. Bear with me.
The myth of community
It was Susie Hargus who first mentioned it. We were driving down the freeway in St. Paul Minnesota and she said: This road really split the community. And I looked at her, nonplussed. She was an artist and a dreamer and the crowd of unknown people who lived in her district hadn't, up to that point, figured in anywhere in our conversations.
After that I kept hearing the word. In Bisbee, Arizona, in Oxford, England and then everywhere I went in Transition. People with a dreamy look in their eye, uttering the special mantra that transcended everything. Community! Pretty soon I worked it out. "Community" didn't mean people in the district, it meant a group of people like yourself, who loved you for who you were, who made you feel good. Imaginary friends and neighbours, ideal playmates in a rocky time.
Maybe this is why the word Community alienated me. How can you be part of someone's else's idea? Or maybe it was because I had spent my bohemian youth with a band of fellow journalists, connected to a whole city (London), that I never yearned to belong to a set of people. It wasn't until I returned to England after travelling that the word started to mean anything, as I found myself isolated from the human inhabitants in the lane where I now lived. An incomer, a renter and of no significance to the local rural, suburban and strangely, feudal society.
Writers, by their nature, are wary of traditional community, the status quo who judge and condemn any one who thinks out of the box, who pushes, like the Spring, for new life and liberty. What we love is neighbourhood and the pattern language of place. We love street trees and corner shops, we love the sun reflecting gold on the windows of the towerblock, the scent of rain on pavements, the local restaurant with its chairs outside, our conversations with market stall holders, the numbers of buses. This C2 bus I am catching now with Sarah Nicholl, that runs from Victoria Station to Parliament Hill Fields.
We love those names of places, our memories of journeys and meetings. Our bodies remember their curves and gradients, as we cycle towards the library, the office, the theatre, our feet remember street corners, canal paths, parks and bridges. My feet remember the way from Oxford Circus to Lexington Street, even though I haven't walked through these back alleys for twenty years. I don't have that network of media friends in London anymore, but I do have Transition. It's a network too, of course, just one that is working for a different world. We're on our way, Sarah and I, on this Spring night walking to Mildred's to meet some of our Transition companions on the eve of a Peak Money conversation.
I haven't been in Soho in a long long time, but in spite of all the changes I have gone though in that time, the changes the world has gone through, I look around the room and see it's the same. These buildings have been here for centuries, hosting loud and boisterous conversations between people, the small rooms are rocking with words and laughter, the clattering of plates and chinking of glasses. It's London. Fast, furious, communicating like mad with itself. I don't live here anymore, and yet here I am. In my element. Home.
Making Myself (Our Self) at Home
What has this to do with Transition? Belonging is the core of everything. We have to be home first before we go anywhere near the future. Otherwise we will always be operating from the past as "non-belongers" -working from outside in, when we need to be working from inside out.
What I learned travelling is that belonging doesn't depend on those alliances with friends or colleagues you once knew (or perhaps still know). It doesn't depend on having a community you can call your own, or being tapped into the conventional circles made by institutions, by church, school, or family. Belonging is belonging to humanity, to the earth, knowing that how you act and move and give every day matters.
Belonging is loving the world wherever you are. It's loving the city neighbourhood, it's loving this country lane. It's loving the plane trees of Hoxton Square, the damson trees in Philip and Irene's garden, the rain as it slides down the window. It's knowing that being in a place doesn't depend on the people who live in the district, or what they think of you or you them. Belonging is something impersonal, and because it's impersonal it's more intimate, more generous than any idea of community. It's feeling at home on a corner in Mexico City where I sit drinking my morning coffee, to the long road across America, edged with sunflowers, it's belonging to the mountains and the desert, to the Thames, to the Ganges, to the California coastline, to this grey North Sea, with all its watery territories, all the tracks we make, the people and the animals and the birds, the indigenous blueprint of places, the vernacular of everywhere.
Breaking out
We can talk carbon emissions and climate change, we can talk community and Transition, we can think in numbers and statistics, tell our horror stories and hopeful visions, but nothing will change outwardly, the way we all wish it would (which is to say for real), unless we come from this kind of affection for the places we live in. Unless we break out of our "left brain" understanding of geography, class and history and start tapping into our "right hemisphere" collective lineage, connect with the people who have been speaking, singing, creating this pattern language for millennia. Everyone who keeps this sense of rootedness and fluidity alive in us all. Until we start belonging to the trees and the wind and feel our feet on the ground, at home with perfect strangers in all places, we are going nowhere. All our conversations – peak oil, peak money, peak everything – will be stuck within an old paradigm. Stuck in me and my idea of the world, separate from you.
We have to know the physical world as our home territory, we have to see each other as we really are: native, indigenous to this earth. We have to know we are the bio-diversity we talk about. We are the heritage seeds of the future. That each of us holds a planetary form, shaped like the sun we cannot always see. A true form that is also a colour, a sound, a frequency we sense when we feel light, relaxed, in synch with everything and everyone in the neighbourhood. When we do Transition from that place, it's happening. It's happening in London, in East Anglia, in Pittsburgh, in Japan, wherever we are. That's the moment when we know what we are doing on the planet, in each other's company, when we wake up. The reason we keep dancing in the rain.
Merry May morning everyone!
Mark leading a Plants for Life, Walking with Weeds, Bungay; Green Lane, Suffolk; Sustainble Bungay Give and Take crew, London; Children dancing at Geldeston Locks, May 2011
Wow!2 May 2012 - 9:14am — Ann Owen
It's been a while since one of the posts on the SR site has blown me away, like this one just did. Stopped me in my tracks and sat me down. As a former traveller and (still)foreigner, this totally resonates. I was your classic misfit, always on the edges of any social group, unable to conform, stranger in a strange land. That is, until I realised (one very early morning in Gran Canaria, whilst sitting in a fig tree, eating figs for breakfast) that "belonging" is a state of mind, coming, like you say, from a state of love, from being in love with life itself and all it's expressions. And now, I simply belong to the world, this Earth, it's people and my home is literally where my heart is. 't Was a long journey, but I know, I've finally come home...
Thanks for this Charlotte, you've started my day beautifully.
Inspiration3 May 2012 - 3:02pm — Caroline Jackson
Thanks for this piece and the idea of belonging everywhere, working, as you put it, from " the inside out". Rereading your blog today I can see how it set me on these arch for where I belong and how it is to belong to a place, any place and to a special place. I continue to mull over the importance of that sense of place in rooting children within the natural world.
Not quite with you there on community myth4 September 2012 - 10:08pm — Stephenhinton
It is one thing to be travelling around sharing experiences and viewpoints, but the need for basic security - social, food, a roof over your head, are something that is very human. It is like we need peace, too. These things are fundamental.
Interestingly, the Swedes have no word for community. They talk of neighbourhoods or municipalities, or movements but not communities. Maybe we mean intentional settlements when we say community. Maybe we mean that to take care of the Earth we need to steward a piece of land, to produce food sustainably we need to work together, and to make settlements work we need to specialise and share our talents.
We can choose to entrust ourselves to corporations where we work and where we buy our food. Or we can form intentional settlements - communities.
I explored this subject in a dialogue at the recent Future Perfect festival in Sweden. The session notes are here.http://wp.me/pvyQe-qi


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Djukic secured his debut spot after scoring 30 points in table-topping Wolves' 117-60 demolition of Birmingham Knights, sinking 12 of his 15 efforts.
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How to Find Mommy Friends
At one time, 10 at night was the time you hit the town, instead of hitting the sheets. And 3 in the morning was when the bars closed and you feared nursing a hangover, instead of nursing a hungry infant. Ah, the difference one positive pregnancy test and a lifetime of love can make.
If you're like many new young moms, you're among the first of your friends to have children. This life change can be awkward terrain to navigate. While your friends are still living the carefree life, you're carefully nurturing this incredible life you've been blessed with. And when you pick up the phone to call a friend, it can be hard to find someone with whom to trade breastfeeding tips instead of barhopping anecdotes.
To be honest, there's nothing like the empathetic ear and helpful sounding board that a fellow mom provides. So how can new moms branch out and find other mommy friends while still maintaining friendships with their single or childless friends?
In Search of Mommy Friends
By the end of the summer, Jen Singer felt cut off from the world. "Pushing my baby around in the stroller, pointing out the trees, the deer and the 'pretty red Porsche in that driveway' was getting old," says the creator of MommaSaid.net and author of the Stop Second-Guessing Yourself parenting book series (HCI, 2009). "But none of my immediate neighbors had babies, and I was the first among my friends to give birth."
Singer found herself in new and lonely territory. For this young mom, the answer was joining a Playorama class and local mother's group. Then she made a big effort to set up play dates. "The class was supposed to be for the baby, but really, it was so I could get out and talk to grownups," she says. "There, I made friends with a woman from another town who had a baby my son's age. We stuck together until preschool started and took us our separate ways. Until then, though, our friendship got me through the early years of motherhood."
Singer credits the mother's group for hooking her up with some seasoned moms who could give her tips on all things baby. "Eventually, I met other moms with kids my own kids' age, and they are still my friends today," she says. "You've got to be able to talk to people who are going through the same thing you are, or who've just recently been through it. Otherwise, motherhood can feel very isolating; you think you're the only one who feels like you do. It's reassuring to know that, say, you're not the only one to deal with separation anxiety or food allergies and such."
"Everyone has an opinion of what it's like to have kids, or how your life will be with kids, but you don't know it until you're actually a mom," says Sara Fisher, a Chicago mom of one with another on the way, and founder of SelfMadeMom.net. "When you have friends who are in the same boat as you, who've had kids the same time, you can relate on a whole different level than if your mom tells you how she raised you back in the 1970s. You need something current and something more tangible, and friends can give that to you."
Fisher was lucky because she knew people through the grapevine who were having kids around the same time she had her son. "We connected and took a baby class together," she says. "Through those classes and going to the park, gym, etc., I met other moms. But it wasn't easy. Finding mom friends is a lot like dating, blind dating even. You have to be a little bold and willing to put yourself out there in potentially uncomfortable situations."
The Importance of Mommy Friends
Psychiatrists and psychologists have long heralded the importance of friendships in an individual's emotional well-being. And for a young mom traversing the world of motherhood, such relationships are absolutely critical.
"Having friends to rely upon for trust, support and advice are essential at every stage of a woman's life," says Dr. Irene S. Levine, author of Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup with Your Best Friend (Overlook Press, 2009) and a professor of psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine. "A growing body of research suggests that close friendships enhance a woman's health and emotional well-being. Having a network of close friends is associated with lower blood pressure, decreased heart rate, lower cholesterol levels and decreased risk of depression."
Dr. Deborah Roth Ledley, a licensed psychologist, author of Becoming a Calm Mom: How to Manage Stress and Enjoy the First Year of Motherhood (APA, 2009) and founder of the TheCalmMom.com, agrees it's essential for new moms to make friends with other moms. There are three reasons why: "First, no one, not even your husband, quite understands what you're going through like fellow moms. As such, you'll find that fellow new moms will become your greatest sources of support and your greatest metric of what's 'normal' in terms of the 'real' reactions moms have to motherhood."
"Second, we can learn a great deal from fellow new moms from the little details of parenting, to effective ways to resolve problems with spouses and other family members," Ledley continues. "Lastly, spending time with fellow moms and their babies is fun. It can be very refreshing to break up your day by meeting up with someone for a walk or a get-together at someone's home."
Dr. Levine admits that never in her life was she as busy or as tired as when she gave birth to her son. "I barely had time to shower," she says. "Babies demand so much time and attention. New moms have far less time and may be so tethered to their home and their new responsibilities that friendships fall to the wayside. Yet, mom friends are vitally important. They provide role models to women so they can become better mothers, reduce stress and anxiety, provide support both practical and emotional and give women a chance to interact with other adults so they feel better about themselves."
But where can you meet these comrades in arms if none of your old friends are on the baby bandwagon? It can feel so isolating to be adrift among acquaintances who are at a drastically different stage in life.
Dr. Ledley suggests simply striking up conversations. "Once you have a new baby, you'll find that you see other new moms and babies everywhere; walking around your neighborhood, at the grocery store, at the pediatrician's office," she says. "So start chatting! Once in a while you might meet someone who thinks you're quite odd to be talking to a complete stranger. Yet, in my experience, most moms are happy for the brief adult conversation and, in fact, some of these casual interactions can evolve into friendships."
She also recommends visiting places where moms hang out, including breastfeeding support groups, neighborhood moms' clubs, baby gym or music classes or exercise programs designed for new moms with babies in tow. "Also, try using social networking sites," she says. "Social networking sites for new moms are burgeoning. These are a great way to find fellow moms in your area."
Dr. Levine agrees that children are natural conversation starters that help you meet new people. "Get out of the house and take your child to the park, for a walk, to the grocery store or to Gymboree or a Mommy and Me group," she says. "When you meet another mother with a child of a similar age, you already have something in common and a lot to talk about. For moms who're more housebound, technology provides opportunities to meet new people online or to resurrect friendships from the past. Online friendships can't substitute for sharing face-time with friends but they do provide glue to cement bonds during times when you can't get together."
Dr. Levine cautions that it's important to pursue your own interests and to be a person that other people want to befriend. "Try to make your life broader than being a mommy alone," she says. "Whether it's participating in a book club, Pilates class, or cooking class or joining a civic, political, volunteer or religious group, each of these situations offers opportunities to meet like-minded individuals who share your interests."
"And recognize that close friendships don't just happen overnight," says Dr. Levine. "After you meet a potential friend, nurture the relationship so it becomes more intimate. This requires time. Schedule a girl's night out one evening a week. If you can't get out of the house, plan a 'Girls' Night In' with videos and popcorn. The important thing is to create rituals that will bring you together with mommy friends."
Make New Friends but Keep the Old
Still, Dr. Ledley says, be sure to nurture your old friendships. "No one knows you better than your oldest and dearest friends," she says. "Don't fall into the trap of losing touch because Baby is so all-encompassing. Nothing is more refreshing to a new mom than a night out with an old friend. Yes, it is fine to talk about Baby, but make sure to also talk about what's happening in your friend's life and what's happening in the wider world. Having a conversation that extends beyond poopy diapers and sore nipples puts you back in touch with who you were before becoming a mother."
It's advice Singer swears by. "You have to remember that you are still you, just more tired and probably wearing spit-up on your shirt right now," she says. "When you hang out with people who have no kids, it's OK to mention your children a little bit, but you need to focus on other things, like the news and movies that aren't animated with talking chipmunks. If you feel you have nothing to say, reminisce. Everyone loves a funny story from back in the day."
In general, Dr. Levine says, the more you have in common with someone, the greater the likelihood your friendship will "stick." That's why so many best friends have a shared history or lifestyle. Babies change your lifestyle and can alter your friendships; in particular with those who are single or childless.
"It changes the delicate balance between two friends," Dr. Levine says. "Even starting as early as pregnancy, mothers fall in love with their babies and form an impenetrable attachment. So you may be more distracted, leaving less time and emotions for a very close female friendship. You may continually talk about your child and your friend may be bored silly with the conversation. You have less free time because you put family first. Combined, these factors may make the childless friend feel like she's been knocked down a notch, and in reality, she has been!"
So your childless friends may feel a sense of loss because your relationship has changed. And it's not unheard of for some friends to start to distance themselves. It's natural that they'll still stick to their old routines, their old lifestyles. In the meantime, while you're blissfully bowled over by Baby, you're out of the loop, absent from the parties and the old hangouts.
Dr. Levine recommends recognizing this change and working around it. "It may require adapting the friendship to the changed situation," she says. "You may need to talk on the phone when the baby is sleeping. You may need to plan girls' nights out when a spouse or relative can provide childcare. The time you spend together may need to be scheduled in advance and may have to consist of getting things done. For example, set up a routine appointment to have your nails manicured and hair cut on the same days to maintain continuity in your relationship and have face-time with one another."
"If the friendship is important, you need to renegotiate your friendship so it works for both of you," she continues. "You need to recognize that this is a phase of life and roles may reverse at a later time. Flexibility and open communication are key."
Singer couldn't agree more. "As your kids get older and more independent, you'll be able to focus more on yourself and your friendships," she says. "In the meantime, put in the effort to keep the friendship fires burning, even if it just means commenting on your friends' Facebook pages now and then."


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A TREE has been planted in a Droitwich Spa park to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Chairman of Wychavon District Council, Councillor Richard Morris, and Mayor of Droitwich Spa, Councillor Anne Taft, joined pupils from St Peter's First School for the planting in St Peter's Fields on Monday, March 29.
Coun Richard Morris said: "In order to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and 60 years from her coronation, I was pleased to plant this tree in our wonderful St Peter's Fields. I was particularly pleased that children from St Peter's School were able to support me as they will see the tree grow and remember that it marked a great occasion."
Coun Anne Taft added: "It was lovely to see the enthusiasm of the children for the tree planting. They all had a go at putting the soil in to secure the tree and all of them have told me they will keep and eye on the tree as it grows."
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PUPIL numbers look like falling at the majority of Herefordshire secondary schools.
Figures obtained by the Hereford Times show that the clear majority of the county's schools have spare places available for the new year groups starting in September.
Aylestone High School has the most with 63 vacancies while there are 53 spare places at Earl Mortimer College in Leominster, 51 at Kingstone and 39 at the Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School.
The Hereford Academy has 38 vacancies, Whitecross has 37 and there are 21 at Lady Hawkins in Kington.
Queen Elizabeth Humanities College in Bromyard has 19 vacancies and there are six spare places at both John Kyrle in Ross-on-Wye and Weobley.
John Masefield High School in Ledbury and Wigmore High School are both full but the most popular schools with parents and children appear to be in Lugwardine and Peterchurch.
St Mary's RC High School has a waiting list of six students while Fairfield High received nine more requests for places than it can offer.
Carla Preston, spokesman for Herefordshire Council, said vacancies have occurred because of a yearon- year fall in the number of pupils.
"We are now at the lowest ebb," she said. "Next year the numbers will go up and there will be about 100 more pupils in the secondary school system."
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Or it could be we've got more school places than children.
So let's open a few new schools to make that problem worse.
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Funny story; I was swimming once, in the changing rooms afterwards there was this women with her son and his friend, very young of course. The two boys where discussing how the headmasters children were denied a place at their school in favour of the foreigners (this was about 5 years ago). I looked at the mum and she looked at me and we shared an eyebrow raising moment.
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"It got to where we had vagrants sitting in the benches and not leaving and panhandling our customers," said Lindsey. "It was very upsetting we were just not happy at all."
That issue lead to a push by the city to add enforcement on the streets.
"Well we put in place a chronic nuisance ordinance," said Panama City Commissioner John Kady. "I think that really had the largest effect and that had to do with the number of police calls that could be made to a business before it was made a chronic nuisance."
Since then Antique Emporium has said a lot has been going strong for the downtown and vagrancy is not one them.
"I have made police calls in the past, but not lately no," said Lindsey. "I have to say in the last probably year and a half things have turned around quite a bit and we do not have the issues that we had."
Commissioner John Kady says the success is in large part by a two pronged effort by the city, by looking to move the mission and add the ordinances.
"From the anecdotal evidence from just looking downtown and seeing less traffic with vagrants and less encounters and complaints by merchants--the merchants certainly say its been improved," said Kady.
But Commissioner Kady does not understate the contribution of the rescue mission as a part of the city's efforts.
"They have kind of re-branded themselves and focused on the truly needy and that's probably had the largest effect on what was going on," said Kady.
The mission has closed their day center and changed their focus back from habitual vagrants to the truly needy. Reverend Billy Fox says the city had original approached the Mission years ago about helping with the vagrant population. That job got to be too much for the mission as they fell under scrutiny for much of the unintended consequences that responsible brought with it.
Since making changes Fox says they were able to accomplish more and improve their relationship with the downtown.
"Now, we feel like we are just much more accomplished at what we are doing and the staff feels better about what they are doing," said Reverend Billy Fox. "You know we want our citizens to feel safe down here and I think more of them do," said Lindsey.
"We still have a ways to go," said Kady. "We still have some issues and we will continue to deal with and fine tune some things.
"I hope we can still work as partners with the rescue mission in solving the problem."
Commissioner Kady has also approached the Panama City Police Department about doing a follow up study on the vagrancy population following their report from last year.
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There was a scary scene in tonight's match up between the Binghamton Senators and the Norfolk Admirals when Patrick Wiercioch was struck in the throat by a puck. Wiercioch left the game and, at the time of writing, remains at the hospital. The B-Sens have released a statement saying that he is resting peacefully and being evaluated. The B-Sens have called up defenseman Mike Ratchuk from the ECHL's Elmira Jackets. Best wishes to Wiercioch on a speedy and full recovery.
Nicklas Grossman had to get 60 stitches to close a skate cut from Saturday's game and other news and notes from around the NHL.
Adam Pardy will be in the Dallas Stars lineup for the first time this season and other news and notes from around the NHL.
High hits, hits to the head, and hits from behind have taken their tolls on NHL teams the past few seasons. What if part of the solution is so absurdly simple that no one's thought about it?
Is a fantastic Olympic tournament worth the risk of injuries that affect the Stanley Cup Playoffs? This hockey fan says no.
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The Labovitz School of Business and Economics (LSBE) opened in 2008 and was the first building in the University of Minnesota System to be LEED certified at the gold level.
Sustainability goes way beyond a building's construction and is an issue throughout its life; LSBE was built with resource conservation in mind:
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By: David Smoger, MD
Fibroids...a term that causes many women to shudder.
Approximately 20 to 40 percent of women age 35 and older have uterine fibroids. These non-cancerous (benign) growths develop in the muscular walls of the uterus. Yet, fibroids do not affect all women in the same ways; less than 20 percent will ever experience symptoms.
The small percentage who suffer from symptoms such as:
For those women, there are effective treatments. The treatments partner two medical specialties—gynecology and interventional radiology—providing a continuum of care for women with fibroids. An interventional radiologist is a physician who can perform specific embolizations such as what may be needed for fibroids and other minimally invasive procedures that used to involve major surgery.
As a first step, women often undergo an ultrasound at their gynecologist's office to determine the presence of fibroids. Then magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which actually improves the diagnosis, is often recommended. MRI is a painless process and it enables the interventional radiologist, a specially trained physician in nonsurgical uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) to determine which patients are the best candidates to receive UFE to eliminate their fibroid tumors.
Performed by the interventional radiologist while the patient is conscious, but sedated and feeling no pain- there is no need for general anesthesia. The physician will insert a small catheter into an artery and guide it into the uterine arteries using live x-rays. Tiny particles are released into the artery, which block blood flow to the fibroid tumor and cause it to shrink and die.
Traditionally, the patient will stay overnight in the hospital and be able to return to normal activities within a week to 10 days.
To learn more about uterine fibroids and to determine whether or not you may be suffering from them, visit the Main Line Health website.
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Mark Nelson and Jenny Bacon Join Cast of Off-Broadway's My Name is Asher Lev
By Andrew Gans
Additional casting has been announced for My Name is Asher Lev, Aaron Posner's new play based on Chaim Potok's best-selling novel that will begin previews Nov. 8 prior to an official opening Nov. 28 at Off-Broadway's Westside Theatre (407 W. 43rd Street).
As previously reported, Ari Brand, who played Asher Lev in the recent Long Wharf production, will re-create the title role Off-Broadway. He will be joined by the newly announced Mark Nelson and Jenny Bacon, who will play Asher Lev's parents, Aryeh and Rivkeh. Naama Potok has been cast as the understudy for the role of Asher's mother, Rivkeh; she is the daughter of the author Chaim Potok.
Gordon Edelstein directs.
Set in post-war Brooklyn, My Name is Asher Lev, according to press notes, tells the "powerful story of a boy prodigy who must paint at any cost -- against the will of family, community and tradition. It is a luminous portrait of a young artist with a universal theme to follow our passion."
The production will also feature set design by Eugene Lee, lighting design by James F. Ingalls, costume design by Ilona Somogyi and original music/sound design by John Gromada. Darren Bagert is lead producer.
Tickets for the 18-week limited engagement are available by visiting www.Telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200. Specially priced tickets will be offered for all performances for $36.
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Faculty Profiles
school of theology and ministry
Ecclesiastical Faculty
Khaled E. Anatolios
B.A., M.A., S.T.L., Ph.D. (Boston College)
Professor of Historical Theology
John F. Baldovin, S.J.
A.B., M.Div., M.A., M.Phil., S.T.L., Ph.D. (Yale)
Professor of Historical and Liturgical Theology
James T. Bretzke, S.J.
B.A., M.Div., S.T.M., S.T.L., S.T.D. (Pontifical Gregorian University)
Professor of Moral Theology
Francine Cardman
A.B., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Yale)
Associate Professor of Historical Theology and Church History
Richard J. Clifford, S.J.
A.B., M.A., S.T.L., Ph.D. (Harvard)
Visiting Professor of Old Testament
James J. Conn, S.J.
B.A., M.A., M.Div., A.M., J.D., J.C.L., J.C.D., (Pontifical Gregorian University)
Professor of the Practice of Canon law
Andrew R. Davis
Assistant Professor of Old Testament
Dominic F. Doyle
B.A., M.T.S., Ph.D. (Boston College)
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
Margaret Eletta Guider, O.S.F.
A.B., M.Ed., M.A., S.T.L., Th.D. (Harvard)
Associate Professor of Missiology
Mary Jo Iozzio
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Fordham)
Professor of Moral Theology
Thomas A. Kane, C.S.P.
A.B., M.A., S.T.L., Ph.D. (Ohio State)
Associate Professor of Homiletics and Liturgical Practice
Melissa Kelley
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Boston University)
Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Contextual Education
Richard Lennan
B.A., S.T.B., M.Phil., Dr. Theol. (Innsbruck)
Professor of Systematic Theology
Mark S. Massa, S.J.
A.B., M.A., M.Div., S.T.L., Th.D. (Harvard)
Professor of Church History
Dean, School of Theology and Ministry
Christopher R. Matthews
A.B., M.Div., Th.M., Th.D. (Harvard)
Editor, New Testament Abstracts
Research Professor of New Testament
Catherine M. Mooney
A.B., M.T.S., M.Phil., M.A., Ph.D. (Yale)
Associate Professor of Church History
John R. Sachs, S.J.
A.B., M.A., M.Div., Dr. Theol. (Tübingen)
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
Michael Simone, S.J.
Visiting Scholar of Old Testament
Thomas D. Stegman, S.J.
B.A., M.A., M.Div., S.T.L., Ph.D. (Emory)
Associate Professor of New Testament
Chair, The Ecclesiastical Faculty
O. Ernesto Valiente
B.A., M.Div., Ph.D. (Notre Dame)
Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology
Andrea Vicini, S.J.
M.D., S.T.L., S.T.D., Ph.D. (Boston College)
Associate Professor of Moral Theology
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Colleen M. Griffith
B.A., M.Ed., Th.D. (Harvard)
Associate Professor of the Practice of Theology and Faculty Director of Spirituality Studies
Thomas H. Groome
M.Div. (equiv.), M.A., Ed.D. (Union Theological Seminary/Columbia University Teachers College)
Professor of Theology and Religious Education
Chair, Department of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry
Philip Browning Helsel
B.A., M.Div., Ph.D. (Princeton)
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care & Counseling
Theresa A. O'Keefe
B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. (Boston College)
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Youth and Young Adult Faith and Faculty Co-Director of Contextual Education
Hosffman Ospino
B.A. (Equiv.), M.A., Ph.D. (Boston College)
Assistant Professor of Hispanic Ministry and Religious Education
Nancy Pineda-Madrid
B.A., M.Div., Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Union)
Associate Professor of Theology and Latino/Latina Ministry
Jane E. Regan
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Catholic University of America)
Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Education
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This week: The highs and lows of The Belo Debate U.S. Senate smackdown between Democrat Paul Sadler and Republcan Ted Cruz.
Far ahead in the polls, Cruz tried to maintain his cool while maintaining his lead, while underdog Sadler attacked to try and knock his opponent off-message.
Helping us analyze the debate is Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Bud Kennedy; author and producer Katie Sherrod; and Mark Davis, whose radio talk show is heard on 660 AM The Answer.
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Fabulous Oceanfront Condo... Florida Keys in Tavernier
- bedrooms 2
- baths 2
- sleeps 6
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Ocean Pointe
rates (USD)
/ week
vacation rental description
Located in a secure gated community and tucked away off the
beaten path, this second floor re-decorated one story condo is
packed full of spectacular views. Enjoy beach-side sunrises and
beautiful ocean views. Ocean Point Village is a tropical resort
that offers its own private sandy beach, olympic-sized pool,
playground, tennis courts, fishing jetty and barbecue grills offer
great family fun. Cook your own meals or enjoy the marina-side
cafe. Ocean Point Village has everthing to offer for the
adventurous person. The deep water marina located on the grounds is
an outlet to some of the best fishing in the world. There is plenty
of secure parking, slips and a wash out station if you have your own
boat. If scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking or sailing sound
exciting check out Pennekamp State Park and Marine Sanctuary located
minutes from the condo. Swim with the dolphins at "Dolphins Plus"
in Key Largo, the "Dive Capital." Ocean Point is convenient to many
fine unique Keys restaurants, entertainment, shopping, casino
cruises, bike rentals, Harley rentals and golf.
Ocean Point is only 30 miles south of the Everglades and Biscayne
National Park. Islamorada, known as the "Fishing Capital of the
World" is located just ten minutes south toward Key West which is
also located south 2 hours on the scenic US 1.
property availability
- dates with deals
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Last modified on 09-4-2008 at 11:30 AM.
email owner view full calendar
Nathan Tegtmeyer 815-432-5818
house rental amenities
Air Conditioning
Off streat parking
Parking for RV/Boat/Trailer
Linens Provided
King Bed: King bed in master bedroom
Twin/single bed: There are two single beds in spare bedroom
Convertible bed: The convertible bed is located in the living room
Cable/Satellite TV
CD Player
Full kitchen
Broadband Internet
activities and attractions in Tavernier The Florida Keys
Fishing, Snorkeling/Diving, Swiming, Kayaking, Sailing, Boating,
Shelling, Windsurfing, Biking, Hiking, Tennis, Theme Park, Golf,
Shopping, Sightseeing, Restaurants.
vacation rental rates
Dec 1- May 31 $1200.00/week
June 1- July 31 $1100.00/week
Aug 1- Dec 1 $1000.00/week
Monthly rentals are avilable please ask about the rates.
Rates may vary during Holidays and Lobster season!
Note: Until confirmed Rates are subject to change without notice.
Nathan Tegtmeyer 815-432-5818
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Cross Hills crash out (From Craven Herald)
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12:25pm Wednesday 8th January 2014 in Sport By Sportsdesk
Cross Hills were thrashed 10-0 by Field as they crashed out of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup in the last 16.
It was the only county cup clash to beat the weather, which means Steeton and Oxenhope will try again on Saturday (1pm) in the big Keighley derby at Summerhill Lane.
Silsden Reserves host Newsome, while Oxenhope Reserves are due to visit Walton in the Challenge Trophy.
Keighley Athletic lost 4-3 at Dalton in the West Riding County FA Sunday Trophy fourth round.
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School visits
Royal Victoria Country Park is the perfect place to bring learning to life. This unique site right on the coast overlooking Southampton Water offers something for everyone with wonderful wildlife, rich heritage and a great range of park facilities.
There are extensive areas of shingle shoreline, parkland and mature woodland as well as wildflower areas and a community orchard which together provide a valuable outdoor learning resource for schools and other groups. In addition, we have Acorns Education Facility that can be hired out to groups for indoor learning.
The site also has plenty of historical interest with the remains of a huge Victorian hospital on site which was home to Britain's first purpose built military hospital of the day, opened in 1863 and demolished in 1966. The iconic chapel building now houses the site's Heritage Visitor Centre with reception area, shop and exhibition area.
Educational activities
We offer a range of exciting environmental activities for Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 pupils during term time and activities for community groups which are led by the rangers of Royal Victoria Country Park or self led. Group leaders and helpers are encouraged to become involved in all the activities. Please ensure you adhere to your governing bodies guidelines with regards to offsite activities and have informed the relevant people that you will be visiting the park.
Heritage and Community Engagement Officer led activities
A variety of activities are available upon request and subject to age and ability. Sessions last for either 2 hours (10am–12pm) or all day (10am–2pm).
These activities can be adapted to suit your school or group's needs and relate to the National Curriculum. Help with planning your visit is also available from our staff who will create a programme of activities.
New for 2014 – Poppy workshops – 2 hour session including history and craft. Reduced price £3 per child
At present, we offer a range of activities:
Seashore Adventures
Includes a 2 hour session with exploring the habitat, seashore art and scavenger hunt.
Adaptation Exploration
Includes a 2 hour session looking at different habitats including ponds and woodlands
Living History
Either a 2 hour or full day of sessions in the Chapel and in the park. Sessions include role play, using primary and secondary sources such as artefacts and photos. The hospital covers the period 1856 to the present day and includes famous people such as Wilfred Owen, Florence Nightingale and Queen Victoria
Various aspects of literacy covering most key stages including 'Percy the Park Keeper' trail and activity, 'Private Peaceful' – World War 1 activities and role play, Wilfred Owen (War poet) and 'Dearest Maude' for older students
Orienteering Trails
Includes a basic introduction to orienteering, maps and compasses with two levels of orienteering trails
River studies and land use
Looking at present and past land use along Southampton Water
Local history study
Using old photos and evidence on site to study land use and history of the military hospital and Netley village
The Heritage and Community Engagement Officer will meet with you when you arrive upon site to provide a basic health and safety talk before you begin your activities. Help with planning your visit is also available from our staff.
Suitability of activities
All schools and children's clubs are welcome to take part in our education activities. All activities can be adapted to suit your curriculum focus, key stage and ability of the group. Please contact the park if you would like to discuss the suitability of any of the activities for children with different needs.
Pre visits
A pre visit for all group leaders is essential in order to secure your booking. During the pre visit, our staff will help you with the planning of your visit.
£4 per child for 2 hours and £6 for the day.
Coach parking is £10
The school will be invoiced for their session and parking.
Michele Meek
Heritage and Community Engagement Officer
- Royal Victoria Country Park, Park Centre, Netley Abbey, Southampton SO31 5GA
- Tel 023 8045 5157
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Courtesy ASSOULINE
The title is tasteful, but the book has been dubbed "The Yearbook" among New York's social elite and is being buzzed about for who made it in—and who didn't, says Page Six.
The book, published by Assouline, includes society A-listers like Aerin Lauder, Alina Cho, Georgina Bloomberg, Lauren Santo Domingo, Bettina Prentice, Arden Wohl, and Solange Knowles.
The book is on sale for $75 and can be purchased at Assouline boutiques or at Assouline.com.


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As of today, July 24, 2009 Foxhall Capital is switching to its Offensive Investment Strategy for stock markets in the United States, Europe and other Developed Markets and for the Pacific Rim and Emerging Markets.
Our proprietary Foxhall Capital Trend Recognition Technology™ indicators have formally reversed this week from a bear market to a bull market. (See Chart 1) These historic trend directional changes only happen four to six times in a decade.
As you may remember, on January 11th, 2008 I notified all clients that "At the end of trading yesterday, Thursday, January 10, 2008, our Foxhall Capital Long-Term Stock Market Direction Indicator triggered a Defensive Strategy which means we are entering a Bear Market."
As of today, we have now formally transitioned to a new Bull Market and your portfolios will reflect our beginning to re-enter the stock market.
In Chart 1 above, you can see that over the past 4 days the S&P 500 Index has broken through our Foxhall Capital Trend Recognition Technology™ long-term trend indicator that signals a new bull market.
What Will This Mean For Your Investment Portfolios?
Beginning today, Foxhall will begin trading a significant portion of your investment portfolio in broad stock market indexes Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
Approximately 50% to 60% of the equity portions of your portfolio will be invested right away with the exception of the ETF Series 50/50 and Global Hard Asset Strategies and should continue to increase to 100% over the next few months.
We phase in the investment over several months in order to limit the risk at the beginning of these major transitions. When stock markets move from a bull market to a bear market or from a bear market to a bull market, these are important directional changes that reflect major changes in both the economy and the stock market.
These major transitional changes are Never Smooth. The stock market never just goes directly up during these transitions. These transitional changes will happen in fits and starts over the next few months until the up-trend in the market is fully established.
How Can The Stock Market Go Up When The Economy Is Still Struggling?
The stock market is considered a leading economic indicator. That means the stock market normally begins to turn up well before the economy recovers. That means that over the next six months or so, the economy will continue to decline and unemployment will probably exceed 10% nationwide. Unemployment is always considered a lagging economic indicator.
We often see the stock market start to recover while unemployment continues to rise, however, companies have to begin showing a profit before the stock market can completely change direction and we have seen that corporate profits in general are now starting to edge upwards.
Does This Mean The Stock Market Will Not Have Any Significant Drops From Now On?
The answer to that question is, NO! There is an almost 100% certainty that there will be some significant pull backs in the stock market between now and the end of the year.
After decades of experience with these long-term transitional trend changes, I can attest that these transitions are never without their ups and downs.
Right now the stock market has run up quickly over the past few months. Many analysts think the stock market, as a whole, is now "overbought" and is set for a pull-back.
One might reasonably ask why Foxhall would begin investing in the stock market when most analysts think there will be pull-backs over the next few months.
That is a legitimate question. The answer is that when Foxhall changes to its Offensive Investment Strategy, it is not looking at the short term corrections that always occur in the stock market. Foxhall is focusing on the long-term trends.
Since 1945, the United States' stock markets have had, on average, 5 to 8 years of a Bull Market, followed by, on average, 18 months to 2 ½ years of a Bear Market-Recession. These long-term trends are like the seasons of the year. We know they are going to happen like the "day follows night." They are long-term, natural trends and cycles in the stock market that happen like the changes in the seasons of the year.
The simple basic facts are that during a long-term bear market, the whole stock market generally goes down, just as it has since the peak in the last bull market on October 9, 2007. And, conversely, in a long-term bull market, the entire stock market generally goes up during that 5 to 8 year, on average, bull market.
We try to ignore the "noise" of the day-to-day ups and downs of the stock market and we concentrate our focus on broad, long-term global stock market trends.
We know that by staying fully invested over the next 5 to 8 year bull market your portfolio will grow simply because the major directional trend in a bull market is up.
Over the next 5 to 8 years, I believe that Foxhall clients will see strong growth in their investment portfolios.
In The End, Risk Management Is Everything!
As active managers, our primary function at Foxhall Capital is to manage the down-side risk of our client's portfolios.
Some people have asked me why Foxhall didn't invest earlier when the stock market started to turn up in late March and early April—about 4 months ago.
There are two reasons. First, Foxhall never tries to "time the market." We don't know how to "time the market" and no one else does either. If someone tells you they do know how to consistently "time the market," they are liars.
At Foxhall, we have developed our Foxhall Trend Recognition Technology™ that tracks and identifies long-term stock market trends. We never try to "time" or anticipate changes in the stock market—we simply follow them once an identifiable and sustainable trend starts to form. So by definition, we always enter the stock market after the trend has already started.
The second reason is that it didn't make any difference. Since January 2nd of this year through July 20th when our first Foxhall Trend Recognition Technology™ indicator identified the new bull market, the S&P 500 Index was only up 2% for the year.
However, from January 2, 2009 to March 9, 2009 the stock market sank -27.4%. Most of our Foxhall clients were happy they were in US government bonds during that severe downturn. With the S&P 500 Index up just 2% through July 20th, it didn't make any appreciable difference that Foxhall was out of the market over the past 4 months.
What Will The New U.S. Bull Market Look Like?
Over the next few editions of Foxhall's Global Outlook, I will be talking about what the U.S. and global economy will look like during the next bull market—and most importantly, where are the best investment opportunities.
As I have mentioned before, I believe the next bull market will be very different from any other bull market we have seen in modern history!
There will be many U.S. companies and industries that will boom like never before as beneficiaries of the global economic expansion centered in Asia and other emerging markets.
Global multi-nationals will increase their market share and profits world wide. Coca Cola recently announced that 80% of all its sales now come from outside the U.S.
Oil companies, energy and mining and commodity companies will also boom, as will agriculture and agricultural service companies.
Heavy equipment manufacturers and any companies that benefit from infrastructure expansion around the world will also post substantial gains.
But Some U.S. Sectors Will Be In A Recession For Years
The bad news is that some U.S. companies and industries will be in a recession for another 6 to 8 years.
At this moment in time, U.S. consumers are going through a radical change, like we have never seen before! There has been a fundamental restructuring of consumer buying habits during this recession that will not end when the new bull market returns.
Over the next few months I will be outlining which companies, sectors and regions of the world will be the most profitable investment over the next 5 to 8 year bull market.
We Should Be Happy The New Bull Market Has Started!
Whenever there is an historic transition from a bear market to a bull market, it is a moment for celebrating.
However, since the underlying economy will probably continue in a recession until the end of this year and unemployment will continue to go up well into 2010, we may not feel like celebrating.
But by this time next year, the recession will be long over and since Americans are "genetically optimistic," we will have moved on to the much more pleasurable pastime of actually making money in the stock market, rather than just trying to protect our retirement savings from loss—as we have had to do over the past year and a half.
As I mentioned earlier, between now and the end of the year the stock market is going to have some wide swings both positive and negative and this is completely normal when we are transitioning from a bear market to a bull market.
This is a systemic fundamental change in the long-term direction of the stock market and that is never easy. It is like an ocean liner changing direction.
While we are all still concerned by the current weak economy, I would like to propose a toast: TWO CHEERS FOR THE NEW BULL MARKET!!!
Until next time…
—Paul Dietrich