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Immigration Justice
Our mission statement calls us to educate, raise awareness, and engage in efforts aimed at changing immigration policies. We partner with other UU congregations, and other interfaith and civic engagement groups in the community. As the national debate on immigration reform continues, we believe it is crucial to be leaders in this debate, in the context of living our UU values.
The IJWG meets monthly to plan activities and stay informed on immigration-related issues. We meet at the church on the fourth Tuesday, from 6:30-8:30 pm in the Meditation Room. All are welcome to attend. We also host an information table in the Social Hall on Sunday mornings. The IJWG is actively involved in various immigration-related activities. These include:
- Participating in the monthly Interfaith Prayer Vigil at the West County Detention Facility in Richmond, where undocumented immigrants are held while awaiting deportation hearings. These vigils are held on first Saturdays, from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon, at 5555 Giant Highway in Richmond.
- Volunteering at DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) workshops to assist young Dreamers apply for deferred action from deportation, allowing them to obtain work permits and drivers licenses.
- Partnering with CCISCO (Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization) on their Campaign for Citizenship for undocumented immigrants, as a step toward compassionate and comprehensive immigration reform.
For more information about the IJWG, please contact Natalie DaSilva.
Immigration Justice News, Sept. 2014
Children at the Border
The crisis of unaccompanied, undocumented children at the border continues. Children from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala are fleeing extreme poverty and extreme violence. They are detained in less-than-appropriate or -adequate conditions at the border.
Several hundred of these children have arrived in the Bay Area in recent months to be placed with family members and sponsors. But court proceedings to hear asylum cases often deny the children due process, without adequate legal representation and with multiple children appearing before a judge simultaneously. Local advocacy groups that have provided support to undocumented immigrants in crisis are overwhelmed by the need, and are seeking support from the faith community.
Recognizing that in the 1980s people of faith stood in solidarity with thousands of displaced Central Americans, people of faith today have drafted "An Interfaith Covenant with Children on the Border," to stand in solidarity with these children and their families with love, compassion, truth, and justice. Congregations of faith are signing this covenant and coming up with ideas to live out its call to "protect, defend, and advocate for Central American refugees."
The covenant reminds us of our UU principles that affirm our interconnectedness with one another:
"These children are our children.
Their suffering is our suffering. Their longings, our longings.
Their dreams, our dreams.
And we commit to bear witness and to stand in solidarity."
Immigration Justice News, August 2014
Standing on the Side of Love & Walking Toward Trouble
At the UUA General Assembly in Providence, Sister Simone Campbell (organizer of the "Nuns on the Bus") delivered the Ware Lecture and invited us to "walk toward trouble" with those being oppressed by our unjust and inhumane immigration system. I had the great honor of meeting Sister Simone and hearing her speak recently at the Interfaith Worker Justice Conference in Chicago. Wow - I want to walk toward trouble with her!
Over the past two years, we have written about the many grave injustices of current U.S. immigration policies. Perhaps there are none so egregious as those involving the tens of thousands of unaccompanied children coming now from Central America to escape extreme poverty and extreme violence. This is truly a humani-tarian crisis. The children are being warehoused in the U.S., and are often feared and hated by U.S. citizens. The Obama administration wants to deport them as quickly as possible. The U.N. considers them refugees.
I will offer a poem by Sister Simone, which describes this dehumanization much more eloquently than I ever could:
Small Change
Dropped from the counter of globalization in the midst of economic transactions, these human coins, illegal tender get swept up into the dust pan of national identity and border security. These small coins of labor fall through the cracks of caring, ending up in dank dark pens – smaller than pennies in the global wealth, taken as too small to matter, mere annoyances or possible threat to a sovereign nation. |
These small coins are tossed into cages of fifty, sixty jumbled together on the floor, in corners, along barred walls. They do not fit into ATMs. They will not be received for deposit in the world economy. They are spare change tossed on the counter of globalization – and forgotten. |
Please get involved to help bring about a more compassionate and just immigration system. Come to the Monthly Vigil in Support of Immigrant Detainees, on the first Saturday of every month, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 noon, at the West County Detention Facility, 5555 Giant Highway in Richmond.
Post-Release Accompaniement Program
Are you looking for ways to help the many refugees from Central America who are fleeing extreme violence and crushing poverty? We are witnessing a true human tragedy as refugees are seeking asylum in this country to escape extreme gang violence and poverty, primarily in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
Here's a way to help: West County Detention Facility (WCDF) in Richmond/Pinole now contains more than 300 detainees, many of whom are eligible for release to their families while they are awaiting their asylum hearings. A coalition composed of CIVIC, Centro Legal de La Raza, and Clergy and Laity United (Clue) has created a program to assist these detainees in connecting with their families after they have been released. (Typically, they are released with little or no money, the clothes on their backs, and nothing to eat since breakfast at the facility).
Post-Detention Problems for Asylum Seekers
Immigration advocates have recently learned of problems caused by a sudden large increase in the number of ICE detainees at West County Detention Facility in Richmond – now up to more than 300. Apparently, many of these recent detainees are immigrants who came across the southern border seeking asylum from persecution at home.
Because they are seeking asylum, many of these detainees are eligible to be released on bond or even on their own recognizance. The problem is that ICE releases them in the middle of the night at West County Detention Facility with no money, no cell phone, etc. Their families are often located far away in other parts of the country, and they have no way to contact them. In addition, their possessions are stored at ICE local headquarters in San Francisco, which is only open certain hours.
Immigration Justice News, May 2014
Those of you who were at Justice GA in Phoenix in 2012 may remember being sung to, and singing, on the way to the buses taking us to the candlelight vigil outside Sheriff Joe Arpaio's shameful "Tent City." The hymn was Pat Humphries' "Keep on Moving Forward (Never Turning Back)."
Those of us committed to more just, compassionate, and humane immigration policies will indeed keep on moving forward in 2014. The Immigration Justice Working Group (IJWG) will continue its efforts.
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County Jail Phones - Update
On August 12, several of us attended a hearing of the Contra Costa agency that is looking into the high cost of phone calls for inmates and detainees at the West County Detention Facility. Under the current contract with GlobalTel, which is currently up for renewal, phone calls cost $4 to $6 per minute. The sheriff's department justifies this by saying that the half a million dollars that is kicked back to the department annually funds inmate programs.
Farm Worker Reality Tour
Strawberry Harvesting Demonstration & FW Life Story Followed by Dialogue, Testimonials, & Dinner with Farmworkers at Migrant Labor Camp in Watsonville
Sunday, July 21, 2013: 3 - 9 PM
Group Size:
Limited to the first 25 who register. Children with parents welcome. The first 25 persons to register (pay) will be able to attend.
$30 per Person – Check Payable to "Human Agenda". Send to Human
Agenda Treasurer, 2175 The Alameda, Suite 103, San Jose, CA 95126.
Proceeds go primarily to farm worker families hosting the tour.
At 3:00 PM in the surface parking lot at SJCC at the corner of Moorpark and Leigh Avenues. We will carpool to Watsonville.
Jeans, T-shirts, etc. (nothing flashy or ostentatious).
Dr. Ann Lopez, Professor and Author, The Farmworkers' Journey
Richard Hobbs, Immigration Attorney & Executive Director, Human Agenda
Further Info:
Contact Cesar Juarez at [email protected] or 408-421-2895
Description: This tour will challenge participants to better understand the conditions of Mexican farmworkers in Northern California. We will drive to the Crystal Bay Farms Strawberry Field where Cristina Lazcano will talk about her life and jobs as strawberry picker and mother of seven. She will demonstrate how to harvest strawberries after which participants will have the opportunity to pick and purchase strawberries. Then we will drive to the Buena Vista Migrant Labor Camp near Watsonville where farmworkers will show their living quarters and give testimonies on their wages, working conditions, use of pesticides, and challenges their children have in receiving education. A farmworker meal is included in the cost. The tour leaders will share recent information on farmworkers including demographics, how globalization propels immigration, S.744 and the prospects for passing immigration reform, and the conditions of farmworkers on both sides of the border. For those who wish, Ann Lopez will sign copies of her book, The Farmworkers' Journey, at the discounted rate of $15.
Campaign for Citizenship
Keep Our Families United!Community Forums with Congressmen George Miller
Haga clic aqui para ver este mensaje en español.
Richmond and Concord - On June 8th, faith leaders from Contra Costa County will engage U.S. Congressman George Miller about the immigration reform bill currently making its way through Congress in two separate community forums. Join with DREAM Act students and other community leaders to discuss with congressman Millers office what a fair, inclusive and direct roadmap to citizenship for 11 million aspiring Americans would look like.
These community forums will give local clergy and members from several local congregations the opportunity to offer testimony and encourage Congressman Miller to publicly support a fair and direct path to citizenship. Faith leaders from the Contra Costa will speak about key milestones they would like to see on the path to citizenship including the ability to apply for protected status, family reunification, the ability for those who have reached the appropriate status to work, drive and travel, and for the application costs to be affordable to people of all incomes.
Saturday, June 8th
1st Forum - 9:00am - St. Marks Church
159 Harbour Way, Richmond2nd Forum - 11:30am - Queen of All Saints Church
2390 Grant St., ConcordFor more information, please contact Natalie DaSilva
Mantenga UnidosForo Comunitario con representante George Miller
Richmond y Concord - El día Sábado, 8 de Junio, lideres religiosos del condado de Contra Costa estarán con el Congresista George Miller en dos eventos presentando lo que esta pasando actualmente con lo que el senado planteo acerca de la Reforma Inmigratoria. Acompáñanos con los sonadores y otros lideres comunitarios para debatir con el Congresista Miller como un camino justo, incluyente y directo a la ciudadanía para los 11 millones de inmigrantes indocumentados puede ser posible.
Estos foros comunitarios le darán la oportunidad al clero y lideres de diversas congregaciones locales la oportunidad de dar su testimonio y comprometer al congresista Miller para que públicamente apoye un camino justo y directo para la ciudadanía. Lideres religiosos del condado de Contra Costa hablaran de los puntos claves que quisieran ver en una reforma inmigratoria incluyendo la habilidad de aplicar por un estatus de protección, la reunificación de las familias, la habilidad de tener un estatus apropiado para trabajar, manejar y viajar, y que la aplicación tenga un costo asequible para las personas de todos los ingresos.
Sábado, 8 de junio
1er Foro - 9:30am - Iglesia de San Marcos
159 Harbour Way, Richmond2nd Foro- 11:30am - Iglesia la Reina de Todos los Santos,
2390 Grant St., ConcordPara información en español contacto Claudia Jimenez - 510-414-9025
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Our Southern Border
I recently traveled to Tucson to see for myself what goes on along the border or the United States and Mexico. I spoke with people from both sides of the border: Mexican citizens, American citizens, migrants, deportees, dreamers. Some spoke English, some spoke Spanish, but everyone wanted a chance to make a better life for themselves and their families.
I spoke with migrants who were about to make the trip from Mexico to the United States in search of a better life. They understood that they were risking their life in the journey across the harsh desert, that they were at the mercy of the "coyote" guide who was escorting them, and that they probably would be caught by the US Border Patrol and deported. Still they are going, and will go again, and again, because they are desperately seeking a better life. As one migrant succinctly said: "It's very simple. You need workers, and we need work."
I also spoke to three dreamers (Dario, Anna, and Jessica) who came to the United States on tourist visas before they were old enough to attend elementary school. They worked hard at school and earned very good grades. Their dream was and is to attend college, get a good job, and make a life for themselves here. But, because their tourist visa has expired, in Arizona they are not allowed to receive public scholarships because they are undocumented. They have to find other funding, and have established an organization called Scholarships A-Z to help dreamers find scholarships. After hearing their stories, I want to help dreamers find the means to attend college. It's very simple. We need educated people for our future, and Anna, Dario and Jessica need citizenship and a good job for their future.
Larry Nagel
April 2013
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Here the first of a series of interviews with "people like me" - passionate about communications, public relations and social media.
Up first is Frederic Herzeele, Head of Social Media at Belgacom's Consumer Business Unit.
The Belgacom Group is the largest telecommunications company in Belgium, headquartered in Brussels. Belgacom Group is primarily state owned, with the Belgian state holding 53.3% + 1 share.
The company's offerings include fixed line communication through the Belgacom brand, mobile communications through the Proximus brand and ICT services to the professional market under the Telindus brand.
Q: Can you describe your position at Belgacom ?
As Head of Social Media, I'm reporting to the Consumer Business Unit's Communications/Branding Director.
I see my role as a "Chef d'Orchestre" to coordinate all the different initiatives in the different departments of Belgacom, using the "Hub & Spokes" organization model.
Today I am a solo player interacting with cross functional teams. My main focus is on embedding Social Media in our day to day marketing mix but also help, guide and support other departments as HR, Internal and Corporate Communications, the Enterprise Business Unit Marketing/Comms and others.
Q: What is the Belgacom strategy behind social media communications ? What are the main objectives ?
Social Media has drastically changed the way we interact and communicate with our customers by giving them platform to express themselves loud and clear about their experience as customers.
Word of mouth gets a new dimension versus classical marketing/communication approach. Comments from peers are becoming more and more important in the decision making process.
We see Social Media as an interactive media and channel but not, (yet ?), as a pure sales channel. We started in 2010 to help our customers via Eva. (an online persona which helps Belgacom customers through online forums).
Today, our main objective is to create a permanent dialogue with our customers trough Social Media. To do so we:
- Listen actively to conversations about Belgacom
- Help our customers via Eva, our virtual customer service operator
- Inform about our products and services when it makes senses: primeur, innovative product or solutions and special actions (servicing).
We're also interacting with our customers by involving them into product launches, beta-testing... Reaction speed, quality of answers and coherence in the messages cross channels are key.
Q: Are you taking the centralized (a social media team being responsible) or the integrated approach (embedding social media throughout the company)
As Social Media is a media/channel used by different departments to reach different objectives and as Belgacom is a quite large company, we are trying to work in an integrated approach, embedding Social Media usage where it makes senses.
Our approach is to decentralize the conversations in order to ensure speed and quality and to manage coherence trough centralized guidelines and weekly coordination meetings.
Q: how are employees engaged in the process ?
We have launched several initiatives regarding employees but today only employees directly using social media for work have access. We are testing a more open social media policy allowing more employees to access these platforms.
The key there is to educate our employees about the best way to use it for the company and themselves. A pilot with 200 employees has been launched two weeks ago and we will launch a new HR project using employees as ambassadors in the coming weeks.
Q: What are your biggest challenges ?
To find the good balance to manage my time between structural and strategic projects versus day to day actions. Move faster and industrialize our approach as our customers are there talking about us, asking for more support, information and ways to engage with us.
Speed up our reaction time but ensure coherence of the messages in the same time. Find the right balance between centralization and decentralization.
Q: Any tips you want to leave us with ?
Move step by step, by trying things without forgetting to work to embed structurally the Social Media evolution in corporate culture.
You can follow Frederic on Twitter @fherzeele


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Winter 2009
Volume 60, Number 4
Harry and Amurath Abstract
Benedict S. Robinson
"To throw out our eyes for brave Othello": Shakespeare and Aesthetic Ideology Abstract
Christopher Pye
Theory "After Theory": Christopher Pye's Reading of Othello Abstract
Hugh Grady
Shakespeare's Citizen-Subject: Distracting the Gaze, Contracting the City. A Response to Christopher Pye Abstract
Julia Reinhard Lupton
William Shakespeare, "Our Roscius" Abstract
Alan H. Nelson and Paul H. Altrocchi
Speaking with the Dead: The RSC History Cycle, 2007-8 Abstract
Lois Potter
Lukas Erne, ed.The First Quarto of Romeo and Juliet.
Jay L. Halio
Stanley Wells, ed.Shakespeare Found! A Life Portrait at Last: Portraits, Poet, Patron, Poems.
Robert Bearman
David Bevington.Shakespeare's Ideas: More Things in Heaven and Earth.
Jonathan Bate.Soul of the Age: A Biography of the Mind of William Shakespeare.
R. A. Foakes
Brian Vickers.Shakespeare, "A Lover's Complaint," and John Davies of Hereford.
John Jowett
Patrick Cheney, ed.The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's Poetry.
Colin Burrow
Michael Witmore.Shakespearean Metaphysics.
Andrew Cutrofello
Alan Stewart.Shakespeare's Letters.
Juliet Fleming
Raphael Lyne.Shakespeare's Late Work.
Christopher J. Cobb.The Staging of Romance in Late Shakespeare: Text and Theatrical Technique.
David McCandless
Bruce R. Smith.The Key of Green: Passion and Perception in Renaissance Culture.
F. Elizabeth Hart
Sean Keilen.Vulgar Eloquence: On the Renaissance Invention of English Literature.
Robert Matz
Terence G. Schoone-Jongen.Shakespeare's Companies: William Shakespeare's Early Career and the Acting Companies, 1577-1594.
Barbara D. Palmer
Robert Weimann and Douglas Bruster.Shakespeare and the Power of Performance: Stage and Page in the Elizabethan Theatre.
Robert Hornback
John Russell Brown, ed.The Routledge Companion to Directors' Shakespeare.
Christie Carson and Farah Karim-Cooper, eds.Shakespeare's Globe: A Theatrical Experiment.
Paul Menzer
Emma French.Selling Shakespeare to Hollywood: The Marketing of Filmed Shakespeare Adaptations from 1989 into the New Millennium.
Laurie E. Osborne
James C. Bulman, ed.Shakespeare Re-Dressed: Cross-Gender Casting in Contemporary Performance.
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The Manlug meeting for August 2011 is taking place on 27th August, details below:
Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory).
Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN. – (Between Thomas Street and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)"
Date: Saturday, 27th August 2011
Starts: 14:00
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IPV4 and Linux.
There will be an overview of IPV4, it would be a good session for anybody who wants to learn and for those who have not touched it in a while. Then there will be overview of Linux networking commands:
- howto check your locally assigned details
- howto set a static address
- and more besides
There will be gui and command line examples.
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Chef on the prowl for local produce in Monaco
PUBLISHED: 11 Jan 2013 00:32:55 | UPDATED: 12 Jan 2013 09:29:41PUBLISHED: 11 Jan 2013 PRINT EDITION: 11 Jan 2013Chefs Guillaume Brahimi (left) and Tetsuya Wakuda discuss the Mediterranean produce on show during Alain Ducasse's recent celebratory weekend in Monaco. Photo: Rachel Lebihan
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What do you get if you put Tetsuya Wakuda, one of Australia's finest chefs, at a market stall in Monaco piled high with fresh mushrooms? Answer: the culinary incarnation of a kid in a candy shop.
So it was at a pop-up producers' market orchestrated by chef Alain Ducasse to showcase the local suppliers of his restaurant Le Louis XV, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Tetsuya was my impromptu guide; the mushroom stall of Hugou Dumas our first stop. Straw-coloured chanterelles, blushing cèpes, peach-hued lactaires de riez and black trompettes were still lightly dusted in the earth from which they had recently been plucked.
Tetsuya picked up some delicate chanterelles, lifted them to his nose and inhaled, his eyes closed. "These are my favourites," he said, inspecting them closely. "The quality is fantastic."
A box of stocky, white-stemmed, orange-capped mushrooms – some the size of his hand – caught his eye. They were simply labelled "oronge". Tetsuya admitted he'd never seen them used before.
A brief conversation with Dumas ensued; they weren't as strong in flavour as cèpes, but firmer and more acidic.
Tetsuya lamented that Australia's stringent customs regulations meant he couldn't import them to use at his Sydney restaurant, Tetsuya's. However, he could import them to Singapore where he has another restaurant, Waku Ghin.
Our next stop was the stall of New Zealand-born Alexandra Boyle, who supplies Ducasse with citrus fruit from her organic garden, which spills over 32 terraces overlooking the Mediterranean Sea in Menton, on the French Riviera.
There were branches of what looked like round, uneven lemons. "Yuzu," Tetsuya declared. Next to them were clusters of the gnarly-fingered Buddha's Hand fruit – one of the oldest members of the citrus family, as well as finger limes, oranges and cumquats.
At Tetsuya's cumquat are pricked, rolled in sugar, then left in a sealed container for several days before being cooked over low heat until jam-like in consistency.
A nearby stall boasted plump raspberries, strawberries and a rainbow of radishes.
We nibbled on pyramids of unpasteurised cheese and salami sliced from a two-metre-long sausage that had aged for 18 months. Tetsuya periodically rolled his eyes with pleasure, or sighed contentedly.
A charcutier shaved prosciutto and Tetsuya rescued a small mound for us to share.
"Vino?" he sang out, and ran off, returning seconds later with two glasses of chilled rosé.
The stalls, set up in Monte Carlo's open-air opera arena, were interspersed with 14 stands hosted by chefs hand-picked by Ducasse to showcase Mediterranean ingredients. It was a celebrity-chef cooking demonstration on steroids.
Hiroyuki Kanda from Japan, whose restaurant Kanda has been bestowed three Michelin stars, seared suckling lamb on a hotplate with soy sauce and sake. Tetsuya grabbed us a tasting plate each.
Daniel Patterson from two-Michelin-starred Coi restaurant in San Francisco smiled effusively as he liberally shaved white truffle on to a risotto-like concoction he'd made with spelt. Tetsuya ducked into the throng at Patterson's stand and grabbed two serves. We were on a gastronomic roll.
As we negotiated the stalls and hundreds of chefs who had convened in Monaco at Ducasse's behest, we bumped into Guillaume Brahimi, chef and proprietor of Guillaume at Bennelong at the Sydney Opera House.
"Have you seen the seafood? It looks as if it's still alive," he enthused. It wasn't, of course, but it was so fresh that scales still sparkled and eyes were bright and clear.
Nearby was a hunter who had supplied Ducasse with game for 20 years. His stall had feathered and furred specimens such as wild boar, hare and pheasant.
Brahimi lamented that so few chefs in Australia supported local producers. He conceded that sometimes produce wasn't up to scratch "but unless we try it, work with them, tell them where they need to improve, it won't get better", he said.
Later, on the terrace overlooking the Mediterranean, chef and owner of Sydney's The Bathers' Pavilion, Serge Dansereau, delivered desserts for us all to share – each of us too replete to tackle an individual sweet.
Pierre Herme's lemon shortbread with meringue, cream, numerous chocolate concoctions and white truffle macarons were a decadent end to our Ducasse-induced eat-a-thon.
Dansereau, a pioneer in Australia for partnering with local growers, said Australian produce was "a great leveller today: everyone can get everything".
However, there was more room for chefs to support new and innovative growers.
"It's tough being a sole supporter [of a particular grower]. You have to plan the transport, everything, yourself. It's hard to have that on your shoulders," he said. "But it's what keeps the industry moving, improving."
The Australian Financial Review
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It's the topic at the moment, the omnipresent news right now: we've just launched our super cool and fun "Eyes on the Horizon" collection, as designed by pop artists Craig Redman and Karl Maier. The collection is a playful and summery take on our Classic Visetos featuring illustrated palm trees, poppy sunglasses and quirky characters - everybody is talking about it!
Based on the classic Cognac Visetos line, each piece is embellished by a Craig & Karll illustration and gets a laid back attitude and a cool, hip twist. Last week we launched the collection in our HK flagship Boutique and had a closer look at this amazing new collaboration.
260 Guests and celebrities attended the launch alongside 150 journalists. They were invited to celebrate a truly unique collaboration and to see the 12 art pieces from our Cognac Visetos Exhibition which took place during HK Art Basel - do you remember?
We are so in love with the "Eyes on the Horizon" collection by Craig & Karl, we simply can't get enough of it! It appeals to both men and women with its very special brand of humour and its hip and arty style.
The collection is lovely, fresh and energetic, leaving a strong impression on everyone. It is available in various shapes too: clutches, backpacks, shoppers etc.
The collection seems to have made an impression on a host of international publications too, let's have a look below: Bazaar: "Excited!" ME Magazine: "Cross over works for MCM" Time Out: "MCM always brings new elements to customers and is energetic and trendy" Apple Daily: "This collection is must collect item" Milk: "This is even stronger than the Shanghai Collection"
A launch event won't be a successful evening without our beloved celebs, like Hong Kong's canto-pop singer and actor Andy Hui, senior composer Mark Lui or pop singer Charles Ying and JW ! Yes, they all attended the event.
So to sum up, we had the "Eyes on the Horizon" launch event, the amazing MCM X 12 Artists Cognac Visetos exhibition... and we also had a really cool photobooth set up in the store!
To make it a bit more fun we provided guests with props inspired by the collection (palm trees, glasses). Everyone had fun dressing up and posing! There was also a pop-up space for customers and guests to experience the collection in a unique artistic way.
As you can see, this was not an ordinary launch event. This was a launch event curated by MCM with MCM art. Nothing more to say really...
Have a wonderful day and get your hands on those beautiful bags designed by Craig and Karl! They are worth it!


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Principal Investigator: Clayton Chong (email@example.com)
- Braun,KL, Tsark,J, Santos,LA, Abrigo,L.
'Imi Hale -- the Native Hawaiian cancer awareness, research, and training network: second-year status report.
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Ethnic differences in breast cancer in Hawaii; age, stage, hormone receptor status, and survival.
Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):146-153.
16281692 - Braun,KL, Fong,M, Gotay,C, Pagano,IS, Chong,C.
Ethnicity and breast cancer in Hawaii: increased survival but continued disparity.
Ethn.Dis. 2005;15(3):453-460.
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Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Elders. Closing the gap: A report on minority aging. Washington, DC.
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Supports and obstacles to cancer survival for Hawaii's native people.
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Native Hawaiian preferences for informed consent and disclosure of results from genetic research.
J Cancer Educ. 2006; 21(Suppl.):S47-S52. - Fong,M, Braun,KL, Tsark,J.
Improving Native Hawaiian health through community-based participatory research.
Californian Journal of Health Promotion 2003;1:125-130. - Fong,M, Chang,ML, Braun,KL.
Native Hawaiian preferences for informed consent and disclosure of results from research using stored biological specimens.
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The traditional Hawaiian diet: a review of the literature.
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Cancer Council of the Pacific Islands: speaking with one voice.
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Ka Lokahi Wahine: a culturally based training for health professionals.
Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):166-169.
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Factors associated with health-seeking behaviors of Native Hawaiian men.
Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):176-182.
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Cancer in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia.
Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):30-36.
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Cancer in Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia.
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Ethnic health data in Hawai'i: describing the databases.
Pac.Health Dialog. 2001;8(2):340-352.
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Community-based participatory research for health (book review).
Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):268-269. - Ka'opua,L, Mishcke,DB, Lono,JK.
Increasing participation in cancer research: insights from Native Hawaiian women in medically underserved communities.
Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):170-175.
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Adaptation to long-term prostate cancer survival: the perspective of elderly Asian/Pacific Islander wives.
Health Soc.Work 2005;30(2):145-154.
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Training community practitioners in a research intervention: practice examples at the intersection of cancer, Western science, and native Hawaiian healing.
Cancer Control 2003;10(5 Suppl):5-12.
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Oncologists' knowledge, attitudes and practices related to cancer treatment clinical trials.
Hawaii Med.J. 2002;61(5):91-95.
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Primary care physicians' knowledge, attitudes and practices related to cancer screening and cancer prevention clinical trials.
Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):160-165.
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Time to care.
Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):209-210.
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Cancer epidemiology in the freely associated U.S. Pacific Island jurisdictions: challenges and methodologic issues.
Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):84-87.
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Cancer in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):70-77.
16281681 - Oneha,M.
The 'place' of data.
Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):204-208.
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Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):88-93.
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Cancer in Micronesia.
Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):78-83.
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Cancer in American Samoa.
Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):17-22.
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Report on the National Conference on tobacco or Health Conference.
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Pac.Health Dialog. 2004;11(2):114-119.
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Enjoy some good one-liners and bits from your favorite late-night comedians.
Craig Ferguson: "President Obama recently said SpongeBob is his favorite cartoon. He loves to watch that silly little guy run around and say crazy stuff, annoying everyone. Reminds him of Joe Biden."
Jimmy Fallon: "Bill Clinton revealed that he now supports same sex marriage, even though he opposed it during his presidency. To be fair, during his presidency, he also opposed his own marriage."
Conan O'Brien: "Since resigning as governor, many say Sarah Palin is now going to spend some time working on her memoirs. … Alaskans are saying they can't wait to start reading Palin's memoirs and then quit halfway through."
Conan O'Brien: "President Obama's in Italy to attend the G-8 summit, and he praised the Italians for being our 'great allies.' … He went on to say, 'Except, of course, for any time we've ever been to war.'"
Conan O'Brien: "This is weird. It's been reported that Saddam Hussein's gun will be on display in George W. Bush's presidential library. … Apparently, the gun will be on display right next to the book."
Conan O'Brien: "Earlier today, Sanford apologized to his cabinet for having the affair with an Argentinean woman. And in response, his cabinet members said, 'An apology is not good enough, we want photos.'"
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-The Shins
I get the feeling that Sweet Potato Ice Cream doesn't have the instant appeal that I originally thought it would. I wanted to start out with a picture of the finished project so when I say sweet potato ice cream you can have a picture in your mind's eye.
I started off on the great sweet potato ice cream adventure with leftover sweet potatoes that I had peeled and chunked for the sweet potato hash that I did not have room for in the pan. I cranked the oven up to 400° and put the potatoes in for 30 minutes until they were cooked through.
Once they came out of the oven I mashed the potatoes with a fork and let them cool until they were ready to puree with the maple syrup.
A mini food processor did the trick and I had perfectly smooth potatoes in no time!
While I was working on the potatoes I put the milk, cream, cinnamon and nutmeg on the stove to heat up to 170°.
With the base brought up to temperature it is time to whisk in the sweet potatoes. Whisk until there are no lumps and the mixture turns sherbet orange.
When the base is made let it chill and then follow your ice cream maker's instructions to freeze and turn into ice cream!
I personally love to top my sweet potato ice cream with candied pecans, when combined this lovely ice cream harkens to Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole in the best way possible.
1 cup sugar, minus two teaspoons
1 cup baked sweet potato
1 tbs maple syrup
2 cups half and half
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cinnamon stick
1 tsp nutmeg
Bake two sweet potatoes in a 400° oven for approx. 45 minutes. Remove from oven and peel. Let potatoes cool to room temperature.
In a large saucepan, combine heavy whipping cream, half and half, sugar, cinnamon stick and nutmeg. Cook on medium until an inserted candy thermometer reads 170°.
Puree sweet potato with maple syrup in a food processor.
Remove cinnamon stick and whisk into the ice cream base until there are no lumps.
Cool ice cream mixture for at least three hours, if not overnight.
Add ice cream to ice cream maker and follow instructions.
Freeze overnight and serve with candied pecans.


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- Breed: Appaloosa/Quarterhorse Mix
- Color: Bay
- Age: Young
- Size: Medium
- Sex: Female
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I am in need of an experienced adopter and up to date with shots.
Fallon and her dam Zuni were feedlot rescues from 2009. Fallon was adopted out a short time after rescue. She was later returned in April 2013, however, through no fault of her own but due to the unfortunate personal circumstances of her adopters. She is a four-year-old appaloosa cross who is trained in groundwork and ready to be started under saddle. She has the typical Appaloosa markings on her muzzle and around her eyes. We are hoping to quickly find a new loving home for her, as she is used to living with a family and receiving daily attention. Visit or website for more info:
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Why Adoption is a Great Option
Fallon, a El Dorado Hills Appaloosa/Quarterhorse was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Appaloosa/Quarterhorse for sale in El Dorado Hills, or seeking a Appaloosa/Quarterhorse from a breeder in El Dorado Hills.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in El Dorado Hills already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a El Dorado Hills breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Appaloosa/Quarterhorse breeders who help with Appaloosa/Quarterhorse rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in El Dorado Hills paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Five most memorable Muppet movie cameos
In celebration of this weekend's midnight screenings of The Muppets take Manhattan at the Esquire -- and the upcoming all-new The Muppet Movie, which will include a cameo appearance by Zach Galifianakis -- we decided to take a look at the best cameo appearances in the Muppet movies thus far. (If you're more the music type, don't miss our rundown of our favorite Muppet musical guests.)
5. Richard Pryor, "Balloon Vendor," The Muppet Movie
The way he looks back and forth before suggesting to Gonzo, "Why not take both?" is pure Pryor.
4. Kathy Griffin, "Female Armed Guard," Muppets From Space
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- Posted by The_Dollmaker 4B5A NewEngland (My Page) on Sun, Aug 29, 04 at 23:36
Sept 18 with a 10% chance it could happen earlier or later. I am praying for later! |
Here is a link that might be useful: USDA frost dates .PDF (Maine starts on pg 79)
- Posted by gardengardengardenga Z4-5+MDI-Me (My Page) on Wed, Sep 8, 04 at 23:46
AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I still have perennials to get in that I have been putting off. |
- Posted by LuvMyDucks z5 ME (My Page) on Mon, Sep 20, 04 at 15:21
Farmer's Almanac says it's Sept. 30. I'm pretty sure they used to say Sept. 15. Global warming? |
When we first moved here in 1978 we regularly had frost around Labor Day or shortly thereafter. It does seem to be later for the past few years. Temperatures have come close to freezing a couple of times this month, but no frost yet, so we've already bested the Almanac's prediction :) |
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i'm a dj for a local radio station as well as a youth counselor for a group home.
if i had a month off i would go crazy, but would most likely find peace with music and the outdoors.
every day there is a battle over the kitchen table with my cat. he loves the view from the kitchen table, and i love a clean table - unfortunately there's little romm for compromise! now i also have a dog and they keep each other busy with childish bickering. at least i don't have to worry about cleaning up any food i drop on the floor.
i'm single, so my diet usually consists of ramen noodles and peanut butter sandwiches.
but that's slowly changing the more i swim around the sea of 'zaar!
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Oilers edge rival Lakers in key GLIAC battle
By BRIAN LESTER
Yet, when it was time to make plays in a physical game against the Lakers on Monday night at Croy Gymnasium, the University of Findlay junior forward found a way in the Oilers' 64-60 win.
Twice in the final minute of a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game, Kahlig rose to the occasion.
He scored on a putback that stretched the lead to five (60-55) with 36 seconds left and then hit two clutch free throws with 20.8 seconds remaining to put UF in front by four (62-58) to seal the deal on the victory.
"They did a good job of trying to keep the ball out of my hands and made it hard to get to the basket," Kahlig said. "But I kept attacking, and I was aggressive on the boards. When I did get open, my teammates found me and I made some shots."
Kahlig scored a team-high 14 on 3 of 5 shooting. One of his biggest plays of came in the final minute of the opening half.
With the No. 24 Oilers (7-2, 5-1 GLIAC) trailing by five and the Lakers (8-2, 5-1) on the verge of stealing momentum, Kahlig launched a 3-pointer and was knocked to the floor as the shot swished through the net to fire up the crowd.
He hit the free throw and UF went into the break trailing 28-27 before buckling down for a back-and-forth second half.
The two teams combined for 50 fouls. A double technical was called after a free-throw attempt and Brad Piehl was tackled by Tyrone Lee while chasing down a loose ball in the second half.
If that wasn't enough, a fan was almost thrown out of the game for voicing his opinion to the official.
There is never a dull moment in this rivalry, which always has a lot riding on it.
"This is the type of game that defines your team," UF head coach Charlie Ernst said. "Can you match their physicality? Can you match their toughness? Can you make plays with under a minute to go when things are tightening up?"
The answer to every question was yes.
Findlay led 57-48 with just over five minutes to play but GVSU tightened up on defense and applied full-court pressure. It got within 58-55 after a 3-pointer by Breland Hogan (23 points), who was the only player in double figures for the Lakers.
Senior forward Jack Smith did his part to help the Oilers hang on, doing most of his work on defense while scoring three points and grabbing three rebounds.
He even handled the ball several times with the GVSU point guard defending him.
"It takes a whole team effort to win a game like this," Smith said. "We knew it was going to be rough and physical. We just wanted to keep our cool and play strong and tough with them."
Ernst was pleased with the effort Smith gave off the bench for the Oilers, who shot 34.8 percent (16 of 46) from the field and had 17 turnovers.
"Jack has matured so much on the defensive end," Ernst said. "The big thing is he has become a very good ball-handler. He makes good decisions and doesn't panic."
Although offense was tough to come by against the Lakers, who came in third in the nation in points allowed (55.9), the Oilers came through with big shots when they needed them.
Shots such as the layup and free throw by Mark Frilling that gave UF a 48-42 lead or the 3-pointer by Sean Samsel that gave the Oilers a 53-46 advantage.
Samsel only scored six points but dished out three assists and tallied one steal.
"They are the first team that has really pressured us a lot," Samsel said. "I had a couple of bone-head plays, but everyone does. Other than that, I thought I did a good job of taking care of the ball."
Piehl (13 points) was the only other player in double figures for UF, which stretched its GLIAC home win streak to 80 games and held its sixth opponent to 70 points or fewer.
The Lakers, who came in on a seven-game win streak, shot 48.9 percent (23 of 47) from the floor but had 19 turnovers as the Oilers leaned heavily on their man-to-man defense.
"Grand Valley came out with a purpose and it took us awhile to adjust to how physical this game was going to be," Ernst said. "It took us awhile to figure out man-to-man was going to be our best bet. Once we did, we settled down and played great."
The Oilers struggled to play an entire half of solid defense in their 82-81 overtime win over Ferris State on Saturday, but were pleased with the strides they made against GVSU.
"I thought we did a good job of playing hard the whole time in the second half," Kahlig said. "That was huge against a really good team. It's a step in the right direction."
This game could have been a step in the wrong direction.
The Oilers struggled early to keep the Lakers out of the paint as GVSU built an 11-4 lead by scoring easily inside, including a thunderous dunk by Kristers Zeidaks.
But the Oilers eventually settled in and started to battle back when Aaron Robinson knocked down a 3-pointer after a steal by Smith, who drove in for a layup moments later to trim the GVSU lead to 11-9.
Neither team had much luck building a lead.
The Lakers never led by more than eight and the Oilers' biggest lead was nine when Piehl hit two free throws for a 55-46 lead after Lee fell on top of him while he jumped on a loose ball near the press table.
The Oilers head into the 12-day Christmas break feeling good. They have won seven of their last eight and five wins have come against rugged North Division opponents.
"This is the most difficult stretch of games that I can remember in a while," Ernst said. "I am really proud of our players because we have played some very good teams. I'd like to be 6-0 in the GLIAC, but 5-1 is the next best thing."
Grand Valley (8-2, 5-1 GLIAC)
Zeidaks 2-6 0-0 4, Lee 4-5 1-2 9, Hogan 8-14 4-5 23, Majerle 2-5 0-0 5, Sabin 1-6 0-0 2, Washington 0-1 0-0 0, Somerfield 0-0 0-0 0, Woodson 0-1 2-2 2, Ansons 1-1 0-0 3, Norman 3-4 2-2 8, Peters 2-4 0-0 4, Carbajal 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 23-27 9-11 60.
Findlay (7-2, 5-1 GLIAC)
Heagen 2-8 5-8 9, Kahlig 3-5 6-8 14, Piehl 3-6 7-8 13, Samsel 2-7 0-0 6, Robinson 2-5 2-2 8, Brown 0-0 2-2 2, Baity 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 1-6 1-2 3, Kaufman 1-2 0-0 3, Frilling 2-5 2-3 6. TOTALS: 16-46 25-33 64.
3-Point GOALS: Grand Valley 5-19 (Hogan 3-5, Majerle 1-3, Ansons 1-1, Sabin 0-4, Zeidaks 0-3, Peters 0-2, Woodson 0-1); Findlay 7-20 (Kahlig 2-2, Robinson 2-4, Samsel 2-6, Kaufman 1-2, Heagen 0-3, Baity 0-1, Smith 0-1).
rebounds: Grand Valley 30 (Zeidaks 6, Lee 5); Findlay 31 (Kahlig, Heagen & Frilling 6).
ASSISTS: Grand Valley 9 (Hogan & Zeidaks 2); Findlay 10 (Samsel 3, Robinson 2).
STEALS: Grand Valley 5 (Woodson 2); Findlay 6 (Robinson 2).
BLOCKS: Grand Valley 2 (Zeidaks & Norman); Findlay 0.
TURNOVERS: Grand Valley 19, Findlay 17.
TOTAL FOULS: Grand Valley 30, Findlay 20.
FOULED OUT: Grand Valley, Zeidaks, Lee, Carbajal; Findlay, Robinson.
HALFTIME: Grand Valley, 28-27.


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2 "See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. | 2 "See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, |
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This week, NFL players are in full swing at training camp, and by July 27th, all teams will be busy evaluating players and prepping to get the top spot in the league come Super Bowl.
As players get into rigorous exercises and testing, it's only natural for me to think, in terms of career, how professionals can take a page from the NFL and conduct their own professional training camp that will allow them to evaluate whether they're prepared for their next season.
Coaches often have to make hard choices to accommodate the needs of the bigger picture. They answer to players, owners, fans and their own desire to excel. In some cases, as a professional or entrepreneur, you're the coach and the player. In others, your boss is that coach, evaluating whether you're a key member of the team or someone who might lead to more losses than wins. Either way, we all have bottom lines to consider, and as a leader, one should be advancing, not regressing.
Are you prepared to excel in the next phase of your career? Do you have the right people around you to take you to the top of your field? Do people, things, habits need to be cut or modified for you to go to the next level professionally? Are you pushing yourself to the best of your abilities? What's your game plan?
If you're a bit lost on where to start, try similar steps as the NFL:
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The City of Rochester's Animal Services will be waiving adoption fees for select dogs on Saturday April 19.
All dogs that have been spayed or neutered will be available for visitation and adoption at no charge except for the state-mandated dog license fee.
The event is being supported by the Verona Street Animal Society and will run from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Animal Services Center on Verona Street.
Animal Services has recently experienced an increase in dog intakes and has been operating at capacity for the past few weeks.
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Cooler Master is renowned for their variety of products designed with cooling in mind. The unit up for review today is the 750 Watt model of a new range of power supplies under the name "Gamer eXtreme".
Evolved from the "Extreme Power Plus", Cooler Master has made an "extreme" power supply unit that can start a truck, or at least their website has claimed this. Unfortunately, "truck starting" isn't a part of the test regiment, so we won't find out if that's true. But what we will find out is this unit's ability to effectively and efficiently power your system.


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Today, we have a chance to check out the new ASUS Radeon R9 270 DC2OC graphics cards that is a part of ASUS' Radeon R9 line-up and features fully custom design, on both the PCB and the cooler. ASUS decided to use its own DirectCU II cooler that we had a chance to see on some ASUS graphics cards earlier. With a slight factory overclock and full custom design, we definitely wanted to see how it will perform against its big sister the Radeon R9 270X DirectCU II OC and the now retired Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II Top V2.
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2 being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. | 2 They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. |
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The plug has been pulled on the Rock & Roll Nurse. In the first shocker of the American Idol season, Janis Joplin sound-alike Amanda Overmyer got sent home after singing ''Back in the U.S.S.R.'' during Beatles week II. She may not be smiling, but she sure isn't crying either. Amanda called EW to talk about why she might go back to nursing and whether or not she'll bother watching the rest of the competition.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Amanda, how on earth did you get voted off instead of Kristy Lee Cook?
AMANDA OVERMYER: That's been the general consensus so far today. That's awesome that everybody's surprised.
Surely you must have been surprised when Ryan said you were in the bottom three. You seem to get a lot of cheers every time you perform.
I wasn't really surprised. I didn't have any preconceived notions about what place I would land in. I knew I was going to be in the bottom half of the top 12. It was just a matter of what week I was going to go. When they called me to the bottom three, I thought that at least I gave it a good run and I got some exposure.
Why did you think you'd be in the bottom of the top 12?
Just because of how different I am. And the demographics of the people that like me don't necessarily correlate with American Idol fans and viewers. I think I turned a few heads to the show that typically wouldn't have watched, but that doesn't mean they voted. As long as I got enough hype in the underbelly of pop culture, I accomplished what I wanted to. Getting that popular vote would have required me to change a few things.
Like singing a ballad?
Yeah, and the answer is no, I wouldn't have done it. If we got to do four or five songs, sure, I'll throw a ballad in there. But when you've got people like Carly and Syesha and big ballads are what they do, I'm not even going to try to do a big ballad. Take Chris Daughtry's song ''Home.'' Excellent song. But put it right there next to a Celine Dion ballad and whose is going to be better?
Chris Daughtry's?
Well, that's what my opinion would be. But for the general pop culture viewing public there's a different answer.
Sometimes you had this look on your face like ''What the hell am I doing here?'' Is that what you were feeling?
I thought that every day. But I wouldn't have gotten recognized if I had not done the show. I don't have it in me to come to L.A. and beat the pavement to be a rock star. That's why I went to college and got a mortgage and got a career.
Why do you think the judges were so obsessed with you smiling? What was up with Simon saying ''It's okay to smile'' to you?
That particular day I had caught the bug that everyone else had already. I didn't say anything because I didn't want to sound like, ''Oh, woe is me. I am sick.'' Now that I'm off the show, I can tell you I just didn't feel good and wanted to get off the stage as quick as I could.
Do you think that little spat you had with Simon on Tuesday night when he scolded you that ''you haven't sold any tickets yet'' hurt you?
I was just being honest with him. With Simon, the only thing with him is he's a male and men have huge egos and pride and they gotta have the last word, but he didn't get the last word. I did. I didn't consider that an argument. I was just being honest when I said it's fine if I'm selling 50 tickets in a bar in Lafayette.
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CORTLAND, N.Y. -- The New York Jets will hold their first team-wide scrimmage of training camp Saturday night at 6 p.m. ET. The AFC East blog will be there to take in all the action.
Here are a few things we will be watching:
- Which quarterback stands out? Starting quarterback Mark Sanchez and popular backup Tim Tebow will be leading separate teams. This will be a good chance to watch both Sanchez and Tebow go head-to-head.
- Overall, I want to see a better performance from the offense. That side of the ball was whipped pretty bad by the defense on Friday. There were few running lanes on the ground and both quarterbacks struggled. Granted, the Jets have a top-five defense. It will be very difficult to dominate New York's defense in practice on a regular basis. But I want to see the offense, particularly the starters, step up to the challenge and put together some plays against New York's tough defense.
- Watching New York's safeties will be interesting. The Jets will have two new starters this year in LaRon Landry and Yeremiah Bell. Landry has been on a "pitch count" in training camp and practices about every second or third day due to a prior Achilles injury. But Jets head coach Rex Ryan says Landry will scrimmage tonight. Neither safety is great in pass coverage. This will be a chance to see how the Jets' safeties work together and communicate in a game-like atmosphere.
- Finally, which rookies will flash? The Jets are hoping for production from draft picks such as first-round pick and defensive end Quinton Coples and second-round pick and receiver Stephen Hill. This is the preview before next week's preseason. This is a chance to get an early look at which first-year players have a chance to show up when the lights are on.
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Daniel Craig Set For 5 Bond Films, But Even More In His Future?
Daniel Craig's tenure as James Bond has been widely debated ever since his initial casting, when fans first threatened to boycott because he was too blonde. But after the grand success of Casino Royale, Craig was given a license to keep killin' them movies, which brings us to Skyfall this November, his third movie. Recently EON Productions announced a further two Bond movies in the series, with the next Bond film coming hot on the heels of Skyfall in 2014. Of course, if that doesn't work out, DMC has some great suggestions for who should play the next James Bond.
Some other rumours and reports have even claimed that instead of just 5 films in total, Craig is set to go for 5 more after Skyfall, bringing him to 8 in total and beating Roger Moore's record for longest-serving 007. And even though Craig is only contracted through to Bond 25 (very optimistically expected for a 2016 release), he has said that he could go on playing Bond forever. I don't think the studio is going to disagree with him on this one,they have plans to release Bond films on a regular schedule of one every two years, or as quickly as they can, given the exhausting nature of crafting a Bond film.
After Daniel Craig's now-confirmed 5th film, he will have played Bond through two great milestones — the 50th anniversary of the series, and the 25th film in the series — as he shoots his way to the title of Greatest Bond since Connery himself. And if you need to brush up on your Bond history in time for Skyfall this November, check out DMC's James Bond Cast Comparison.
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The Times, They are a-Changing
One of the oldest mysteries of theoretical thought is the question: What is time? Immanuel Kant defined time and space as "pure intuitions." We see time as inextricably related to matter and motion. Without matter and space [matter and motion …Read More
The Unshakable Purposes of God
Hebrews 12 approaches the vast changes to come in church and culture as orchestrated by God for the advancement of His kingdom of grace: "'Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.' This phrase …Read More
How Consumer Culture Fuels Change
Discussion of culture has become a virtual shibboleth in contemporary evangelicalism, left and right. Whether this is itself a biblical imperative or merely a cultural reaction to a time when fundamentalism ruled the roost is a matter for debate. Indeed …Read More
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Looking for things for which to thank the Lord this Thanksgiving? Start by asking this question: Where would my church be without Christian publishing companies? Imagine your pastor preparing his sermons week in and week out with only a Bible …Read More
The Courage to Be Protestant
In 1993, David Wells published a book entitled No Place For Truth: Or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology? This book was intended as a wake-up call to an evangelical church that had lost its way, having allowed modernity to replace …Read More
Christ and Culture
In the first centuries following the death and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah and the inauguration of the new covenant under which the people of God became a trans-national people crossing all borders, the church had few choices in the …Read More
The World Upside Down
It's hard to believe that it was nearly a decade ago that we witnessed the turn of the third millennium. If you recall, on New Year's Day several network TV stations featured live coverage from around the world …Read More
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"Life" and "Liberty" are terms that have powerful and positive connotative value to us. We are "pro-life" and "pro-liberty." Such emotionally-laden terms can be definitionally evasive, however, since they stir our passions as well as our reason. As we consider …Read More
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Where Is Your Treasure?
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US/VIETNAM/CHINA/JAPAN/ROK/MALAYSIA/ECON--U.S. Targets State Firms, Eyeing China
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By BOB DAVIS
WASHINGTON-The Obama administration is using negotiations this week over a
multilateral trade deal in Asia to try to craft limits on the ability of
state-owned companies to use government preferential treatment and
subsidies to outcompete privately owned firms.
While the immediate target of the effort is Vietnam-one of the parties in
the trade talks, whose state-owned industries such as its loss-ridden
shipbuilders have sucked in state credit, but don't pose much of a
competitive threat for the U.S.-people involved in the negotiations say
the longer-range target is China's state-owned giants, which have become
among the biggest and most profitable firms in the world, and which are
looking to expand in the U.S.
Carol Guthrie, spokeswoman for the U.S. Trade Representative, said the
proposed provisions are aimed at state-owned enterprises in any country
that would be part of the trade pact.
"Our proposal is designed to help ensure that wherever SOEs [state-owned
enterprises] compete with the private sector, there are rules to ensure
that the goals and benefits of our trade agreements are not undermined" by
subsidies offered by home governments, she said.
The negotiations are part of an emerging U.S. strategy to ensure that the
U.S. economic model of private enterprise and competition continues to be
the world economic standard. The made-in-America 2009 global financial
crisis-and the continuing crisis in Europe-have badly undermined the
Western capitalist model. Emerging markets are looking more toward China,
where the state has a far bigger role in directing the economy and
domestic firms.
According to a new report for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review
Commission, a congressional panel, state-owned entities account for
roughly 50% of China's rapidly expanding gross domestic product, and get
help from the state in credit and technology development. Other analysts
say Chinese firms represent a smaller, but still significant portion of
the Chinese economy.
"From a foreign-policy point of view, the U.S. wants to show the American
flag will fly in Asia and we won't let China design the economic model of
the future," said Gary Hufbauer, a trade specialist at the Peterson
Institute for International Economics.
Negotiations over state-owned firms and other trade issues have restarted
in Lima, Peru, this week as part of a nine-nation effort to create what's
called the Trans-Pacific Partnership-essentially a free-trade pact among
the U.S., Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore
and Vietnam. The U.S. already has trade deals with Chile, Singapore and
Peru, but the TPP would cover a broader set of issues.
The U.S. proposed language in mid-October that would require state-owned
firms to operate on a commercial basis when they buy and sell goods and
services-and not discriminate against firms for other countries on
important national projects, according to administration officials. There
would also be limits on state subsidies and credit. If competitors believe
they are being treated unfairly, they can bring cases to arbitration.
Vietnam has objected; Malaysia may also be opposed to certain provisions.
At the talks in Lima, there have been "initial, but productive,
discussions on this topic," said Ms. Guthrie, the USTR spokeswoman.
The TPP has received little public attention, but is likely to move to the
center of the U.S. trade agenda now that the U.S. signed deals last week
with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, which were negotiated under the
Bush administration. TPP parties are scheduled to put together the outline
of a deal in time for a leaders summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation forum in Hawaii on Nov.12.
A final deal, though, is still probably several years from completion and,
given the small size of the economies involved, wouldn't make much of an
impact on the U.S. economy. But the U.S. wants to the deal to become a
template for future trade pacts. Along with cutting the tariffs, the TPP
countries are trying to set standards on a variety of other issues,
including intellectual property, the role of state-owned enterprises,
labor standards and may later consider foreign-currency rules. Other
nations would have to meet those standards to join.
Japan has expressed some interest in the TPP. The parties also hope that
China would want to become a member or that the standards in the pact
would become international norms and influence Chinese behavior. But even
getting a consensus among the nine participants is difficult.
The issue isn't a straight-forward one even in market-driven economies.
Nearly all nations have state-owned firms and are likely to be wary of
measures that could restrict their ability to run these enterprises as
they want.
The Obama administration had a tough time coming up with a position on
state-owned firms for fear that the U.S. proposal could be used against
the U.S. Postal Service, Tennessee Valley Authority and other state-owned
or state-controlled entities. The U.S. also bought a controlling interest
in General Motors during the financial crisis and wants to retain the
option for such measures.
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to the White
House in June dismissing those concerns, saying that other free-trade
agreements had exceptions for "prudential measures taken to ensure the
integrity and stability of the financial system."
But U.S. trading partners could see an exception of that sort as
justifying a variety of aid to state-owned firms.
"It's a challenge to draw lines between legitimate subsidies, like public
education, and illegitimate subsidies," said Philip Levy, a trade analyst
at the American Enterprise Institute.
-James Hookway
contributed to this article.
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Please support Governor O'Malley's proposed budget for the Arts in Maryland in FY 2015:
- General Fund Appropriation - at $16.2 million for the Maryland State Arts Council; and,
- Special Fund for the Preservation of Cultural Arts – at $2 million in FY15 and $500,000 in FY14 for supplemental grants to support organizational capacity building initiatives; helping to create stronger stewards of public support.
The ARTS SECTOR in Maryland:
- returns more than 300% on the state's investment
- drives $1 billion in economic activity
- sustains over 12,000 jobs and hundreds of small businesses
- provides opportunities for employers to engage a creative workforce
- delivers world class arts programming in public schools
- supports veterans, seniors, families, youth, etc. through innovative initiatives geared toward health and wellness and building community.
Beyond a priceless work of art on a wall,
Beyond a classical masterpiece performed by an orchestra,
Beyond an award winning play produced on a stage,
… The Arts are a necessary and integral part of our everyday lives, lives made richer by strong and consistent public support.