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An innovative partnership between the George Mason University College of Visual and Performing Arts and the Lorton Workhouse will provide new opportunities for arts performance and education, adding to the lively arts scene in Fairfax County.
A key to the new partnership is to use and share already available Fairfax County assets in creative and strategic ways.
What exactly is this partnership? Over time it is expected that the association will provide George Mason University students with off-campus Fairfax County sites to perform, exhibit their works and perhaps take education, craft-related course work and even have internships.
The partnership will provide local audiences with different venues to attend, performances where they can see artistic works of those who may become the next Broadway star or the next artist to be exhibited at a major D.C. metropolitan area gallery. Area venues such as the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia in Fairfax and the Industrial Strength Theater in Herndon have or will be involved as settings for Mason musical theater productions.
Activities to forge the new partnership have been in development for over a year according to George Mason's Lynne M. Constantine, and assistant professor for the School of Art, and Susan Graziano, with the Provost's office at GMU. Constantine mentioned that the Workhouse had fine craft facilities that could be used to provide additional opportunities for Mason students to receive training not now readily available on the college campus. New facilities would not have to be constructed on the Mason campus to enable students to have these expanded opportunities.
Graziano noted that by using the Workhouse and other local sites for events such as concerts, recitals or visual arts exhibits, "new audiences outside of the Mason campus" will come to know the high quality work of Mason undergraduate and graduate students.
One of the initial tie-ins between Mason and the Workhouse is with the musical theater activities of the Mason School of Theater. Last fall Mason partnered with the Northern Virginia Jewish Community Center and showcased a musical production called "Finishing the Hat" which was a Stephen Sondheim tribute, according to Ken Elston, Direction, School of Theater.
This spring James Gardiner, professional actor, Mason adjunct professor and a regular with Signature Theatre, has crafted an exploration of contemporary composers and music trends with, "The Millennials." Gardiner was recently seen in Signature Theatre production of "The Last Five Years" and last year in Olney's "Little Shop of Horrors" (Helen Hayes Nomination).
The cabaret crafted by Gardiner is "a very clever exploration of contemporary composers and trends," said Elston. "The Millennials" title refers to the work of up-and-coming, influential composers and lyricists such as Jason Robert Brown "The Last Five Years," Joe Icanis (NBC's "Smash"), Michael John LaChuisa "Giant," Ricky Ian Gordon "Sycamore Tree," Robert Lopez "Book of Mormon," Tom Kitt "Next to Normal," Lin Manuel Miranda "In the Heights," Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (NBC's Smash), Jeanine Tesori, "Caroline, or Change," and David Yazbeck "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."
Why is it important for students to perform off-campus? "It's important that a university theatre program provide a safe environment where we allow students to make discoveries and more importantly give them a place where they can fail, but we also need to give them opportunities outside of their comfort zones. It's also an opportunity for us to present the work that we're doing at Mason, to give exposure to the program and hopefully build our reputation within the community," Gardiner said.
"From both artistic and business perspectives, partnerships are important to the future of the Workhouse Arts Center. Partnerships bring strengths together from partnering organizations to achieve a synergistic effect," according to John Mason, president and CEO of the Workhouse.
"George Mason University is the first of our formalized partnerships. This partnership will lead to GMU faculty and students being engaged with Workhouse programs, developing professional relationships, and helping to market each other's activities," Mason said. Over time perhaps GMU students will be attending classes at the Workhouse, using its specialized programs and studios.
Evan Hoffman, artistic director, of Fairfax County's new professional "Next Stop Theatre Company" soon to perform at the Industrial Strength Theater venue, said it is important to improve "our capacity to collaborate with and support theatre organizations and artists in our region. Fairfax County is [and always has been] chock full of talented performers ... we are excited to be able to help shine a spotlight on their work. "


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CANCUN, Mexico -- Two of the biggest players in the U.N. climate negotiations – the United States and Australia – attempted to soften their negative receptions in Cancun by rolling out clean energy and climate announcements timed to coincide with the first day of the two-week climate summit.
Both countries have drawn criticism for failing to enact domestic climate legislation -- despite pushing for other countries to sign on to binding emissions cuts.
But Australia's news today could go far toward strengthening its hand here – while the U.S. announcement made barely a ripple.
Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a plan to fast-track Australia's carbon pricing policy with the intent of enacting it next year.
With an opposition Parliament in place, it will still be tough for Gillard to "force this matter through in 2011," as Reuters reported. And negotiators know that climate promises from state leaders don't always translate into action. But Australia still carries more credibility on the issues than the United States, especially after it finally signed on to the Kyoto Protocol in 2007 – a treaty the U.S. never ratified.
The United States has no such bow in its quiver. After the failure of this year's climate bill and the election of a new Republican House, the rest of the world knows that U.S. negotiators can't make a similar promise. Instead, the White House unveiled today a new report (link below)
Report to the President on Accelerating the Pace of Change in Energy Technologies Through an Integrated Federal Energy Policy
by the President's Council on Science and Technology, calling for aggressive new investment in clean and alternative energy technology – to the tune of $10 billion to $16 billion a year. That could give State Department negotiators a talking point to gesture towards – but it seems unlikely the recommendations will go far towards appeasing U.S. critics here. To begin with, it's clear to all sides that the new fiscally hawkish Congress, focused on slashing the deficit, will certainly not appropriate the money. The report calls for the U.S. to "generate " the money "through new revenue streams," but it's far from clear how or whether that could ever happen.
For now, U.S. negotiators appear to be taking an assertive tack. Asked at a press conference today how the U.S. could expect to influence negotiations given the Senate's lack of action, State Department negotiator Jonathan Pershing shot back that it was "remarkably premature" to judge the United States for failure to meet its promise of action just nine months after it was made.
"Just because the first effort failed doesn't mean that it's not going to happen," he said.
Updated 4 p.m.
Here are the high-level U.S. officials who will appear in Cancun, according to State Department Negotiator Jonathan Pershing:
U.S. climate Envoy Todd Stern;
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu;
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack;
White House Council on Environmental Quality chief Nancy Sutley;
Notably absent from the list are the two officials who most visibly represent President Obama's energy and climate agenda: EPA chief Lisa Jackson, and White House Energy and Climate czar Carol Browner. Reports are circulating among energy lobbyists that Browner will soon step down from her position, moving over to become White House deputy chief of staff. The White House has declined to confirm or deny the speculation, but Browner's absence seems a key omission from the U.S. team.
Updated, 3:20 p.m.
The bad vacation imagery continues. Danish Climate and Energy Minister Lykke Friis, speaking at the lavish Moon Palace resort, surrounded by fake waterfalls and infinity pools. "I see a lot of pools around here. If we make a belly flop in Cancun, no one wants to get back in the pool."
Updated, 1:20 p.m.
CANCUN, Mexico -- Despite the bleak mood among delegates on the opening day of the summit, the environmentalists and true believers are still out in full force.
Spotted on the side of the highway leading to the Moon Palace conference headquarters: signholders with banners reading "Yes we Cancun!" At this point, even President Obama might question that one.
Another group making a brave effort is the encironmental advocacy organization 350.org, which has set up a full booth with colored banners, stickers and other giveaways in the largely deserted opening hall. The group's name refers to the highest number of parts per million of carbon dioxide that can be reached in the atmoshere before scientists say the planet will tip into climactic disaster. Current projections show that with no action, the planet is likely to hit 500 to 900 parts per million by the end of the century.
Said one business leader, who declined to be identified, "I see the guys wearing these "350" t-shirts, and I think, they really should be wearing t-shirts that say "67" - the number of votes you need to ratify a treaty in the U.S. Senate."
Updated, 9:40 a.m.
CANCUN, Mexico -- There are three "Fiesta Americana" hotels in Cancun, the Mexican resort hosting the annual U.N. climate change summit. The name evokes the hordes of U.S. college students who swarm the beaches here for tequila-soaked spring breaks. But the mood at the beachfront Fiesta Americana Condesa is anything but festive, despite the tropical breeze and unlimited Gulf ceviche and Dos Equis. And it's precisely because the Americans have, once again, ruined the party.
Cancun was supposed to be a meeting devoted to crossing the T's and dotting the I's on last year's Copenhagen agreement, which was supposed to have been a binding global treaty to replace the soon-to-expire Kyoto Protocol. But everyone knows what happened in Copenhagen: President Obama showed up to urge China to sign on to a new agreement that would force it, for the first time, to agree to binding emissions cuts – even as the Senate waffled on whether to pass a domestic climate change bill at home. The countries signed an essentially toothless agreement, which U.S. negotiators promised would be strengthened in Cancun after the Senate acted. The Senate bill went down in flames, Republicans took over the House, and a U.S. climate bill is off the table for the foreseeable future.
Now the big question in Cancun is whether, without a bill in the U.S, the U.N. climate process can survive at all. While negotiators in the coming weeks are expected to reach agreements on a number of important secondary issues, such as reforestation and technology transfer, the U.S. failure to act at home, and the impasse between the U.S. and China, has many longtime players in the world climate talks deeply disheartened.
As the talks kick off today, there is a depressing sense that this tropical tourist paradise could become the graveyard for 20 years of global negotiations to save the planet. But if it all falls apart, there's plenty of beer and Gulf seafood -- included for free in the Fiesta Americana package.


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Ann Felton, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Central Oklahoma, is ready for the challenge: "We want to help as many people as we can."
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whether an item will be too heavy or large call Republic
Services and they will advise you. Cut and tie carpet into
four-foot lengths. You may also dispose of barbeque grills
excluding propane tanks.
If you missed trash pickup you may take your trash to the
Republic Services' transfer station at 36 Bella Vista Way (turn
west at the Bear Hollow/Hwy 71 traffic signal). Proof that you
are resident of Bella Vista is required, e.g. driver's license,
or POA card blank check, etc. They are open Monday through
Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Republic Services offers a yard waste pickup service for a fee.
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number (479) 855-4226.
You may also take your yard waste to the two free stump dumps
provided by the Bella Vista Village Property Owners Association.
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Highlands Stump Dump:
From the intersection of Arkansas 340 and Arkansas 279,
drive west about 5.8 miles on Highlands Boulevard. Watch for
the little white church, a sign for the Highlands Gun Range.
Turn left on Rocky Dell Hollow Road and drive about 7/10
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The stump dump is directly across from Blue Mountain Storage
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(northbound Hwy 71, just south of
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brown) and aluminum. They are open
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
All proceeds from the sale of the
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into our community. Your support is
greatly appreciated.
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Free appliance pick up twice a year
Twice a year, the POA and the City
of Bella Vista will sponsor the
"White Goods Pick Up." Republic
Services will pick up appliances of
all colors in the spring and the
fall. They will haul away washers,
dryers, stoves, air conditioners,
dehumidifiers, water heaters,
dishwasher, refrigerators and
freezers. Watch for the "White Goods
Pick Up" dates and scheduling
information in the local newspaper
and city and POA websites.
Benton County Solid Waste
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Benton County Solid Waste District's
website provides information on
various types of solid waste
management including hazardous
waste, waste reduction and reuse,
recycling and disposal. Call (479)
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Burning or dumping household
waste is illegal.
Report illegal burning or dumping to
the City of Bella Vista at 876-1255
or to Benton County's Environmental
Enforcement Officers at (479)
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controlled burns and burn bans,
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Burns." Link here to the FD page.
Donations of Clothing and
Household items
Goodwill, 20 Sugar Creek Center, Bella
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(479) 855-8770
Helping Hands Inc., 320 Airport Road,
Bentonville, AR. 72712,
(479) 273-2511 Fax: (479) 273-0838.
Salvation Army Thrift Store, 504 N
Dixieland Rd, Rogers, AR 72756
(479) 636-8522
Care & Share Inc, 103 Main St SE,
Gravette, AR 72736
(479) 787-6760
Pamphlets with more detailed
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Vol. V, No. 4 [1]
IPCC, the Mythmaker
In its latest headline grabbing move, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released yet another Summary for Policymakers of an unfinished report. This summary claims to reflect the Working Group II report, Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Like the summary released earlier of Working Group I's report, it distorts the true state of climate science.
The move to release summaries that are written and approved by government bureaucrats, not scientists, before the reports themselves, guarantees that the reports will be largely ignored when they are finally released in the fall. And it ensures that the conventional wisdom about global warming will be shaped by the outlandish claims of the summaries and not the more-reasoned scientific reports.
That is the idea of course. The goal of the IPCC is not to produce a true picture of climate science, but to influence the political process. "Scientists and environmentalists … hope [the report] will prod political leaders to action," according to the New York Times (February 19, 2001). Moreover, "Monday's report warned that the United States – where skepticism about warming is strong in the new administration – would not escape a rise in flooding and storms that have caused billions of dollars in damage in recent years."
Several ludicrous claims are made in the Summary, which purports to show the impacts of global warming. It argues, based on extreme warming scenarios, that every major variable affecting human well-being will worsen, and it ignores any ecological or economic benefits from a warmer climate. It claims, for instance, that there will be "increased energy demand for space cooling due to higher summer temperatures." This statement ignores the credit side of the equation.
Global climate models predict, for example, that most warming will occur in the winter and at night and that there will be very little warming in the summer. This is what has been observed so far. This would lead to lower heating bills and only slight increases in cooling bills – a net benefit that the IPCC ignores.
Indeed, the El Niño of 1997-98, which led to milder winters and hotter summers, bears this out. A study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (September 1999) showed that there was a net benefit of $15 billion dollars, due in large part to the savings from lower heating bills.
The Summary also claims that global warming will increase exposure to vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue and yellow fever. Again, there is no evidence of a linkage between these diseases and global warming. These diseases are endemic to the northern latitudes and were wiped out by public health programs. As Dr. Paul Reiter of the Center for Disease Control has pointed out many times, these diseases flourish where there is poverty and have nothing to do with global warming.
The claims regarding flooding, droughts, heat waves, and so on are equally erroneous. The government functionaries who wrote the Summary ignore all mitigating factors and more importantly the empirical evidence. They rely almost entirely on computer model projections, which have been shown to be significantly at odds with the evidence.
US Rep. Calls for Kyoto Vote
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), chairman of the House Commerce Committee's Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee, recently called on President George W. Bush to submit the Kyoto Protocol to the Senate for a ratification vote. He believes that the treaty would be rejected, thereby clearing the way for the Bush Administration to propose alternatives, such as regional and bilateral agreements with other countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (CBS News, February 8, 2001).
EU to Blame for Hague Failure
According to press accounts immediately following climate negotiations last November at the Hague, Netherlands, the US was the skunk at the party. Its refusal to compromise, said the reports, led to the talks collapsing. European Union negotiators berated the US for its failure to cooperate.
As Cooler Heads (November 29, 2000) has already noted [2], the reality was quite different. A major player in the Hague negotiations has now confirmed our view. According to Canada's Environment Minister, David Anderson, the EU refused to compromise. According to BBC News Online (February 13, 2001), Anderson claims that, "the European Union had stalemated the talks, and was holding the world to ransom."
The talks failed because the EU would not budge on the use of sinks and the Clean Development Mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The EU wants to force countries to make most of their reductions domestically. But as Anderson points out, "There's absolutely no difference whether you pull a ton of carbon out of the atmosphere in Kenya, or in Canada. And it doesn't make the slightest bit of intellectual sense for Europeans to pretend otherwise."
Ford Makes Nice with Greens
Ian McAllister, chairman and managing director of Ford Motor Company UK, has agreed to become the first Chairman of the Carbon Trust, a government-created body intended to promote reductions of carbon emissions. The Carbon Trust's work, according to Environment News Service (February 13, 2001), "is aimed at promoting low carbon research and development, and helping business invest in energy efficient, low carbon technologies and practices."
In other news from Ford, the automaker announced on February 16 that it will donate $5 million to the National Audubon Society. The corporate grant, the largest ever received by Audubon, "will support citizen science, education and conservation programs that protect wildlife and engage children and adults in developing an understanding and appreciation of nature that lasts throughout their lifetimes."
This grant was not announced soon enough to help Ford escape being listed by Mother Jones magazine as one of the world's worst corporations in its January 3, 2001 MoJo Wire (It should be noted that green-leaning BP also made the list of the world's worst corporations.)
California Crisis Hurting Renewables
Producers of so-called renewable energy are concerned that the California power crisis may put them out of business. To ameliorate possible bankruptcy among California's major power utilities, the state government has agreed to enter into long-term power contracts on behalf of the beleaguered utility industry. These long-term contracts could squeeze renewables out of the market. "Until this law gets changed, we're out of business in California, period," said Rick Counihan, spokesman for Green Mountain Energy Co., once the largest "green energy" provider in the state.
According to a Los Angeles Times poll (February 18, 2001), Californians overwhelmingly favor the construction of new power plants in that state. Seventy five percent support construction of new power plants even within their own communities, although two-thirds oppose loosening environmental standards (Greenwire, February 20, 2001).
UK Tax Puts Jobs at Risk
The UK government is set to implement its climate change levy in April despite complaints from smaller companies that it could hurt jobs and profits. Large, politically powerful industries have been able to secure concessions to lessen the blow of the levy. The steel industry, for instance, has received an 80 percent discount. Smaller companies, on the other hand, will be required to shoulder the full burden of the levy.
Hector Burdwisa, Vice-president of Koyo Bearings, a Japanese-owned firm, told BBC News (February 15, 2001) that his company has made every effort to use as little energy as possible in its production line. "All companies which use a lot of energy have over the last ten years been driving costs down, and trying to optimize the use of energy all the time," said Burdwisa. This tax will not make one bit of difference to our effective use of energy. What it will do is put jobs at risk." Koyo Bearings would face a levy of £100,000 per year when the levy comes into force.
The Engineering Employers' Federation says that the levy could lead to a loss of more than a million jobs and that employees of small companies would be disproportionately hurt. "By doing it this way, companies are not going to have the money available to make the investments necessary, so the effect is that it's going to put them under pressure as to whether they can continue in existence at all," said EEF's Director-General Martin Temple.
Environmental Minister Michael Meacher is unmoved, however. He claims, according to BBC News, that "virtually all firms should be able to find ways to save energy and it was in their long-term interests to do so."
Energy Taxes Inevitable Says EU Minister
If the European Union is going to tackle global warming, then it must raise energy prices, according to the EU's Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstrom. "Increasing energy prices is of course something that we should not leave to the oil producing countries. A well planned policy for energy taxation is the way forward," she said.
Wallstrom is worried that the EU's power market deregulation policies are lowering Europe's energy bills. "How can we expect electricity users to invest in more efficient machines, appliances or lighting systems when electricity is getting cheaper?" she asked. To offset the reduction in electricity prices caused by deregulation the EU should raise energy prices through taxes. This should be done through harmonization of energy taxes among the 15 EU members. "Those member states that currently resist higher energy taxes may soon come to understand that without them they will have difficulties to achieve their Kyoto targets," she said (Reuters, February 4, 2001).
Christy Scoffs at IPCC's Doomsday Scenario
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On the computer models that form the foundation of the IPCC report, Christy said, "You should approach climate models with a degree of awe and a sense of humor. They are incredible accomplishments of code-writing, but they are not the real world. They have many shortcomings – the sort of tiny shortcomings that can make long-term predictions suspect." Indeed, said Christy, no model accurately portrays the current climate. How then can we trust future predictions?
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"People think that Michael Brown on the ballot is the Michael Brown I'm sitting next to, and that's not true," Mendelson said.
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From regional language workshops to international conferences, 2012 will offer a variety of gatherings for Native language learners, teachers, activists, and practitioners. We've compiled here a list of some of those conferences, workshops, and symposia for the coming year. Be sure to check out the Falmouth Institute's round-up of 2012 language revitalization events and Northern Arizona University's Teaching Indigenous Languages website for additional information on upcoming language conferences and symposia.
Where Your Keys? Workshop
San Xavier District, Tohono O'odham Nation
February 10-11
The two day, hands-on workshop will introduce the key concepts and techniques of Where Are Your Keys? (WAYK), enabling participants to quickly learn any language by talking with a fluent speaker without the help of textbooks, dictionaries, or translations. The WAYK method is not intended to replace any existing language learning method but rather is an additional tool that can be used and modified to enhance any current language learning curriculum. The workshop will be entirely experiential, not theoretical.
Conference on Endangered Languages and Cultures of North America
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
March 23-24
In this 8th annual meeting, special interest is being placed on language documentation and description, computational approaches to documentation and revitalization, community outcomes of language documentation, and lessons learned from language documentation.
Native American Language Revitalization Summit
Falmouth Institute
Phoenix, Arizona
March 28-29
At Falmouth Institute's fourth annual Language Revitalization Summit participants will hear from experts on the forefront of language revitalization efforts and return home armed with practical knowledge that can help make reclaiming their tribe's language an achievable goal. The summit will also feature an idea-generating facilitated group discussion with summit attendees. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss insights on best practices and shared challenges with other educators, policy-makers, and community leaders doing hands-on language revitalization work in their communities.
The 8th Giving the Gift of Language
University of Montana
Missoula, Montana
April 19-21
This year's workshop speakers will highlight youth voices of success. Presenters will speak about their experiences as second language learners in the hopes that their sharing will help participants learn how they can utilize these successes in their own efforts to keep their languages vigorous and healthy.
19th Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, British Columbia
May 17-19
This symposium will bring together presenters engaged in the complete spectrum of Indigenous language revitalization including traditional teaching and learning, research, language preservation innovations, to "effective practices" workshops, from formal to informal presentations and/or performances. An important sub-theme of the symposium is the importance of an understanding of how to garner new knowledge that will guide teachers, researchers, and other professionals.
Language Revitalization in the 21st Century: Going Global, Staying Local Conference
CUNY Graduate Center
New York, New York
May 31 – June 1
The CUNY Graduate Center and the International Centre for Language Revitalization of the Auckland University of Technology will hold a two-day symposium on language revitalization. A central goal of this symposium is to share successful language revitalization strategies from around the world and to understand how revitalization can strengthen local cultural identity and at the same time connect speakers to one another across the globe.
American Indian Language Development Institute
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
June 7-29
The theme for the 2012 summer session is "Language Authenticity for the Next Generation." The summer institute promotes and cultivates an atmosphere of sharing among the participants by structuring classes to have both a teaching and learning component. Through lectures, readings, assignments and other hands-on activities, courses are designed for students to apply their skills and knowledge to their schools and communities.
Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Development Program
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
June 9-27
CILLDI hosts an annual summer school held at the University of Alberta whose goal is to train First Peoples speakers and educators in endangered language documentation, linguistics, language acquisition, second language teaching methodologies, curriculum development, and language-related research and policy-making.
Northwest Indian Language Institute
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
July 9-27
The theme for the 2012 summer institute is "Reclaiming Daily Conversations" with a focus on teaching participants strategies on how to reclaim daily conversations from English. The third week of the institute will include intense applied teaching practices, peer reviews, teaching demonstrations, strategies for teaching conversation, and ways to motivate adult language learners.


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Nov 05 2013
The Big Game
Both my boys made it to their football league's championships, and the big games were Saturday. My baby's team won their game first, and it brought a tear to my eye to watch the nine- and ten-year-olds jump around and pat one another on the back just like the big guys do on college teams and the NFL. And to think about how hard they worked and how much they practiced.
Sports victories make me emotional anyway. Insert one of my children into the mix and I'm a total goner. At the final game of my oldest daughter's first soccer season—I think she must have been seven—she kicked the ball from halfway down the field and it just kind of rolled…into the goal…in slow motion. It didn't win the game for them or anything, but she hadn't made a single goal all year, and when it went in, she sort of looked up with an expression like "Oh! It went in!"
I cried for weeks.
So back to Saturday: Then it was time for my older boy's game.
So here's the story: My son is on the team. But my husband coaches the team. And I'll sum up the emotional investment for the mother of the player and the wife of the coach in one word: Absolute.
The practices.
The planning.
The progress.
The setbacks.
The plays.
The gear.
It's all-encompassing.
And for the last three-plus months, we've been all-in.
On a completely unrelated note, here are my husband's legs.
It slipped through our fingers last year, and it was a tough defeat. But that only made us appreciate this victory more.
Or something like that.
This is Cade, and I've known him since he was born. Check out the unbridled joy!
Uh oh…here comes another tear.
But as excited as I was for the kids…
I was equally happy for the coaches. Marlboro Man coached offense, while our friend (and, by the way, Cade's uncle) Joe coached defense.
These guys take football very seriously. And they both have their own separate ways of approaching the game.
But they really struck a harmony throughout the season. It was fun to watch.
And on Saturday, it was fun to see it all come together.
On a completely separate note, I think Marlboro Man looks exactly the same now as he did when he was little.
But I digress.
And on a housekeeping note, I'm happy to be able to pack away the football gear for a little while.
Pants, pads, jerseys, socks, cleats, whistles, balls, gloves, practice jerseys, helmets…
I sometimes have dreams sometimes where the gear is coming to get me.
The Football Wife and Mom
229 Comments and 13 Replies
lindsay On Thursday, November 7 at 7:16 am
My husband coaches high school football. I can def. relate to that all encumbering feeling. It's funny…we wives come together and call ourselves the "Football Widows," yet somehow we gain about 40 new sons. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't trade it for the world.
Congrats, Bryce, Todd, & Ladd! Winning is just icing on the chocolate cake of a fball season!
Twila Black On Thursday, November 7 at 7:21 am
Congratulations to your whole family—it sounds like a win for everyone (especially Mom and Dad who do the transporting, uniform purchasing/washing/stitching together after rips/ and all the energy and cheering/consoling over the whole season)!
Lyds On Thursday, November 7 at 9:11 am
Love it! HWPO Hard work pays off. (I saw that on the Ultimate Fighter last night.)
Linda On Thursday, November 7 at 9:17 am
Congratulations …made me laugh and cry a tear too!!
Patty austin On Thursday, November 7 at 9:30 am
I love Christmas cookies!! Baking and eating!! My favorite time of the year :)))
julie On Thursday, November 7 at 9:48 am
We won our city championship too! It was a barn burner. Double OT and a 19-18 win!
Photos are here: http://raisingthreeknightsandaprincess.com/2013/11/city-champions-2103-star-ready-gators-14u/
I hope you have a minute to check them out!
From another football mom!
sheila On Thursday, November 7 at 9:55 am
Awe so glad you shared all this! I am a sappy one too at games and musical performances. It's totally ridiculous. You and I would me a mess if our kids were on the same team together. snot fest.
Orange and Black On Thursday, November 7 at 10:12 am
Ree, great photos and congratulations to all those kids and coaches and parents. Just curious — is it coincidental that their team colors are Orange and Black? ;-). Go OSU!
Mary A. On Thursday, November 7 at 10:42 am
Rhonda B On Thursday, November 7 at 12:16 pm
Congrats y'all! I love football!
Debbie C On Thursday, November 7 at 1:29 pm
My son graduated from high school in June. I so miss going to his football games and track competitions. But what I miss most of all was the stinky ride home after the sports event and the wonderful conversations we had rehashing the days results. Oh I would love to have to spray out "the boy smell" out of my car again!
Beth On Thursday, November 7 at 2:28 pm
Awwww. ((sniff sniff)). That's the good stuff! Thanks for sharing! Glad I'm not the only one who gets choked up at their kids' events!
KaraC On Thursday, November 7 at 3:32 pm
Congrats on your victories and your own personal victories not to have to track down knee pads, belts, game pants, jerseys, socks, rosters, not to mention the blasted stinking gloves!!! My husband coached and my son played tackle for the first time this year and I cried when he stepped onto the PRACTICE field for the first time! And I have to stand back away from all the other parents because of all my yelling (only positives of course!)
ramona On Thursday, November 7 at 4:44 pm
How funny! Your husband's childhood picture looks EXACTLY like him as an adult – too funny.
Sondra On Thursday, November 7 at 5:42 pm
Ree, you and your Marlboro Man make an awesome team. So well-balanced and I am sure it all reflects to the kids!
Denise On Thursday, November 7 at 8:18 pm
Congrats on the win! Your photos are just wonderful.
Deb On Friday, November 8 at 7:52 am
Tell MM Congratulations and to your football player, Well done!
Kathryn On Friday, November 8 at 8:02 am
Love the young pic of your hubby. Tom Sawyer
wendy On Friday, November 8 at 8:34 am
love it Ree. And love your love for your husband and kids. It's what life is all about!
P.S. I love my husband's legs too!!! Yum!
Peggy H. from OK On Friday, November 8 at 2:49 pm
The picture of MM when he was a little boy reminds me of your nephew, Tim's son. Big family resemblance.
Stacie On Saturday, November 9 at 6:16 pm
Wow congrats, that's awesome!
Suz On Saturday, November 9 at 10:17 pm
Great job guys! Our little guys and little bigger guys (pee wee fb & 7th grade fb) just finished up their season a couple of weeks ago. Now we will be going into wrestling! I'm talking about my grandchildren, but it wasn't too long ago that I was making the same comments about my own kids! Hang on to all of those memories cuz time flies!!!
momiss On Sunday, November 10 at 8:45 am
Congrats to the team!!!
But more importantly, I just want to tell you that the way you see your husband is the sweetest thing and I thank you for shining a light where there is increasing darkness in this world.
You may not write sonnets, exactly, but the effect is exactly the same, in a much more discreet way. Nice job, milady. Long may you carry that torch.
IdahoGal On Sunday, November 10 at 9:42 am
Love the picture of Ladd as a boy, adorable. You make me want to move to Oklahoma, Ree, the people there are so genuine and I love the sense of community you all share. I have learned so much from you about cooking and baking, which has made my family very happy, and myself a bit more "pleasingly plump" as my Grandpa would say. I can always come here for some good giggles and it makes my day better. Thank you!
Charisse On Monday, November 11 at 4:55 pm
Love this post! Just watched your show the other day for the first time and fell in love with you. Love your website too. Lots of love going around. Thanks for the inspiration.
Amanda On Wednesday, November 13 at 8:41 pm
We just finished football here in MD too. So beautiful to see the pics of your boys' teams. Boys everywhere get that incredible look when they win! I know how you feel about getting your normal life back now! And the laundry…nothing quite like football gear!
Alice Larkin On Wednesday, November 13 at 9:05 pm
I think every parent and grandparent was attending youth league playoff football games on that Saturday…. Ours was in Tyler, Texas and the funny thing was that I accidentally discovered that my grandson was playing his cousin (four times over) and while I was on one side of the field my cousin (his grandmother) was sitting on the other side and neither one of us knew it until nearly half time. This is the fun of small town life! So glad your teams won, unfortunately ours didn't.
Karen Marie On Monday, November 18 at 6:59 am
I totally understand! From another football wife and mom, who sometimes wants to get a drive home after the game with anyone but the hubbie…
Shannon sheehn On Sunday, December 8 at 1:51 am
Congrats to your boys! Sounds like they had quite a season. As a football mom myself, my son is 9, I loved this story. My sons team went 10-1 this season and were conference champs. Their only loss was in the semi-finals, one game from the Super Bowl. I always tear up when they win, but this loss had me sobbing. Something about seeing 9-10 year old boys crying their eyes out can send a mama I to hysterics right along with them. It was a long season and they played amazing all season long. Sad it's over.


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By Kayla Beck 18 Mar 2013
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi is probably one of the most beautifully written books that I have ever read. I also almost gave up on it completely after about 10% of it. Kate Simses, the narrator, was definitely Shatter Me's saving grace.
Since I listened to the audiobook, I think it changed the reading experience. (I cannot tell you if it was for better or worse.) For one, I missed out on the scratching out of phrases except for the brief ripping sounds in the audiobook. Honestly, I thought it was skipping at first. It was more annoying than effective. As for the flowery descriptiveness, I would have probably skimmed through most of that. Mafi used strings of similes and metaphors to say the simplest things. It was the most lovely overkill that I've ever experienced. It was torturous to sit through, being as it was used mostly to illustrate the hormonal explosions happening with Juliette. I have read borderline erotica that did not have heroines so needy and starved for human touch as that girl. Granted, she had spent nearly a year in solitary confinement at an insane asylum. That lusty desperation overshadowed the majority of the novel. Juliette was either pining over Adam, the boy thrown in the cell with her at the start of the novel, or waxing poetic about Warner, the twisted leader of the sector. I know that she hated Warner, but she infused much of that hatred with flowery descriptions of his hotness. Say what you will about me, but I will forever refer to this novel as The Passionate, Desperate Ramblings of a Lonely, ***** Teenager from this day forth.
As for the characters themselves, I did not find myself really liking, hating, or even feeling sympathetic to any of them. Juliette was a [very weak person who let herself be defeated by her circumstances] young girl who has gone through a lot. She wallowed, nay luxuriated, in self-hatred because of her ability and did not really think of herself as a worthwhile human being deserving to be treated as one until Adam began showing affection toward her. That [pissed me off that she required a male for her own happiness] made me very sad. As for Adam, he mislead her from the start, and I kept waiting for him to pull a trick out of his hat. That is not a good way to start a romance. Warner is a twisted, mean *******, but he never tried to be anything but that. Juliette always knew where she stood with him and what he was capable of, whether she liked it or not. James was probably the only character I came remotely close to liking, but he did not come along until much later in the book. Unfortunately, he is very much a secondary character, and I don't see him progressing into much more than a cute kid on the sidelines.
The setting of the novel itself was interesting, but not enough to really redeem the book. The world was changed, causing death of animals, plants, and nearly humanity. A group called the Reestablishment took over the government and was trying to save what it could of the people around the world. The Passionate, Desperate Ramblings of a Lonely, ***** Teenager... Err... I mean Shatter Me is a dystopian, so the Reestablishment was, of course, portrayed as EeeeVille. Realistically, when times are tough, people get hard. Look at the Middle Ages. The whole concept was interesting, but nothing new. The setting was also used to get a bit preachy about environmentalism.
It would be unfair of me to at least not mention that the book picked up at the end, but it was too little too late. Juliette does put a damper on those raging hormones and becomes a tad bit more interesting, but it's in the last chapters. There is finally talk of the powers Juliette and others have developed, but it's really nothing new. *coughs* X-Men *coughs* I have hopes that she'll stay remotely interesting in the later books in the series, but I don't know if Ill stick with it to see.
[The Passionate, Desperate Ramblings of a Lonely, ***** Teenager] Shatter Me is a beautifully written [hot mess] young adult novel that I bet teenagers are loving everywhere. I even have adult readers that I'm looking forward to giving the book to at the library because I know they'll love it. However, [The Passionate, Desperate Ramblings of a Lonely, ***** Teenager] Shatter Me is most assuredly not for me.
By Brandi Kosiner (Brandi Breathes Books) 06 Mar 2013
The writing style is very unique and it almost deterred me. It is journal style, almost prose, but not quite, but I am glad that I stuck with it because I was soon enamored by Juliette The prison that she is in, and the mysteries of her past quickly had me soaking it in and flipping through the pages, annoyed any time the outside world interrupted.
Soon enough, another character, Adam is introduced, and there is also questions that arise about his character. Did she know him in the past? Does he just look like someone she knew? Is her fear from something she did, or is it something he did to her? But we also see glimpses of his softer side through the tough exterior, and that makes him appealing to me.
When Warner comes on the scene, I don't know what to think of him, because I had read some reviews that talked about Team Warner vs Team Adam and I kept waiting for what made people attracted to him. Then I also saw peeks of his pain and what he has been through, and the similarities he had to Juliette, but then some of the things that he did made me second guess anything I though I saw.
But about half way through some things come up to make me question Adam! So, Mafi has a talent for twists, and making me on the edge of my seat questioning motives, and what was the real or pretended front for the characters.
As of right now I am going to have to claim team Adam, he is sexy, sweet, and there is a history with them, and a connection.
The world building was okay for me. We learn about it through Adam because Juliette was there for the beginning of the change, but was mostly locked up for it. It is a dark and chilling world.
I couldn't believe some of the developments and how Shatter Me left off.
I loved every moment, and couldn't wait for the next book. I was mad at my library and wanted Unravel Me to be in my hands the moment I closed the book.
Bottom Line: Great start, fresh voice, and awesome premise that was executed beautifully.
By Amanda 24 Oct 2012
Also reviewed on my blog, The Vintage Bookworm. (www.vintagebookworm.blogspot.com)
Oh my God! I finished this book nearly three weeks ago and it was the last book I finished! The book I started after finishing Shatter Me, I haven't been able to finish. I'm still reading it slowly while reading another book that I knew would get me back into the gear of reading because it's a sequel to a book I loved.
Anyway, back to the OH MY GOD! This book was amazing. It's taken me so long to write a review of this book because after finished it I was going through so many emotions about it and I didn't know what to say about this book. It's a cross with SO much stuff to say, but all I can do is ramble, to not having anything at all to say because it was THAT good.
I'm still having issues with this review. All I can say is my review is going to suck, but this book most definitely does NOT suck. I can't believe I waited so long to read it! I've been dying to FOREVER, but just haven't gotten around to grabbing a copy from the library. I know this will most definitely be one of the next books I order when I do order any books because I want, no NEED, a copy of this sitting on my shelf.
1) The cover is GORGEOUS!
2) I need access to it 24/7!
Mafi's writing style was so awesome! Created vivid scenes in my head. SO vivid I really did get sucked in and thought I was truly living as Juliette. I love how she had Juliette writing in her book and crossing things out. I love how things were crossed out! It was extremely unique and I can say I have never seen that in a book. There probably are a few out there, but I've never come across one. I thought it was weird, but unique, at first. But quickly fell in love!
And Juliette's abilities! OMG. It reminds me of Rogue from X-Men, and I LOOOOVE Rogue. I still can't figure out which one is more bad-ass in my head yet. They both come to a close tie. :)
And Adam. God. All I can say is: MEGA. FREAKING. AMAZING. HOTTIE! I about died when he entered. He was an ******* at first, but god he's not. Definitely not. He's so sweet and amazing and I totally freaking swooned every time he was in a scene.
Overall, there isn't really much I can say. This is an amazing dystopian. I would also kind of say for those of you weird people who don't really dystopians I really do recommend this because it's not JUST dystopian. It has a supernatural element in it with Juliette's unique ability and it's a romance. And boy did I LOOOVE that romance. I can't wait for the sequel. I'm dying a little inside each and every day it doesn't pop into my head. BOO!
By Hilda 22 Feb 2012
originally published in: http://catchthelune.blogspot.com
Juliette has magical touch. Whenever anyone touches her bare skin, their life seems to be sucked away from their body. Her parents think that she is dangerous. Her teacher used to make her work alone. She never has the luxury to feel love from another human being. Only fear and isolation.
But things happen when people touch me. Strange things. Bad things. Dead things.
I can't remember the warmth of any kind of embrace. My arms ache from the inescapable ice of isolation. My own mother couldn't hold me in her arms. My father couldn't warm my frozen hands.
I live in a world of nothing.
No one ever treats her nicely. No one ever cares. Because she is a monster. Juliette accepts the insult from her schoolmates. She never fights back even though she can. She can be a real monster, but she doesn't want to lose her piece of humanity. Then one accident happens, and suddenly, Juliette is sent away to an institution.
I've been locked up for 264 days.
I have nothing but a small notebook and a broken pen and the numbers in my head to keep me company. 1 window. 4 walls. 144 square feet of space. 26 letters in an alphabet I haven't spoken in 264 days of isolation.
6,336 hours since I've touched another human being.
Juliette has lost hope, and she thought that she will be forever alone in her cell. But suddenly, Adam comes to her life. Adam, the guy who comes in and become her cellmate. Adam, who seems to be genuinely care for her. Adam, the guy who turns out to be a soldier spying on her. Adam, the guy who went to third to ninth grade with her. Adam, the closest thing to a friend she ever had. Adam, who is strangely immune to her touch.
Together, they find hope in their shattered life and risk their life to escape from Adam's boss, Warner. Warner wants Juliette and her power. He has horrible plans to use Juliette's power to give him more power. He wants Juliette, and he will never back down. Can Juliette escape from Warner and keep Adam alive in the same time? Will she finally convince herself enough that she may be not a monster?
Shatter Me is a wonderful read, and I enjoyed it immensely. The writing is strange yet creative with lines like this to show Juliette's inner thought. Juliette's mind is overflowed with emotion and feelings, so there are a few times you will see line with adjective adjective adjective or verb verb verb without comma or anything to make up with the Grammar police. It becomes a little confusing sometimes.
The little question I want to ask about this book is why Juliette doesn't wear glove all the time. The accident happened because she touched the kid with bare hand. If I were Juliette, I would use glove all the time so I won't hurt anyone in coincidence.
Aside from the little flaws, I think this book deserves my praise. The first book of this series ends well and I can hardly wait to read the next book. I love the idea of the story! Probably the most favorite thing in this book is Adam and Juliette's relationship. They practically crave each other, and it's so sweet that they already have their eyes set on each other from a very long time. There are many kissing in this book and I must say... they are pretty intense scenes. If you're looking for a great YA book with passionate love relationship and beautiful writing, then you should grab this book!
But being around so much love has managed to thaw my frozen parts into something human. I feel human. Like maybe I could be a part of this world. Like maybe I don't have to be a monster. Maybe I'm not a monster.
Maybe things can change.
By Von P. 06 Feb 2012
I immediately and excitedly read this one, leaving my to-be-read books on my shelves. I didn't even try to turn my head back or gave the slightest glance on the other books as my eyes had immersed to Juliette's world. I was completely drawn by Juliette since the beginning of the first chapter. Listening to her voice was quite mesmerizing. I kept falling for her words. Mafi had created a character who had the most original voice. She made me think that she wasn't the author of this book and this was Juliette's. And that was one good point in this book. Mafi really made me love Juliette, care for her, cry for her, and just wanted to help her.
I too love the other characters in this book. The villain, I would say, was the best. Mafi made an antagonist who wishes to be loved back by the protagonist. One thing which is not so common in most books. And I liked the concept. Though, Mafi had written characters with such mysterious aspects on their personality. I hope in the next books, she gave more emphasis on their characteristics.
Another good point is the romance. Mafi knows how to bring her audience to one sizzling, hot drive. When Adam and Juliette are together, all the metals in the world could melt with their undying love with each other. Mafi did gave me questions that need immediate answers. Cliff-hangers could ruin a good book like this but Mafi left me wanting for more of Juliette, her world, and her touch.
Overall, this book really did shattered me but not quite the book I'm longing for; yet, this book was amazing, incredible, brilliant, and sexy. All the good adjectives good fit this one! A completely perfect mix of dystopia, paranormal, and romance. Tahereh Mafi is an author to look up to and to watch for.
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|Kidz Zone ministers to children from birth through 6th grade and to their families. This is the place where kids come to KNOW Jesus, GROW in their friendship with Jesus, and GO tell others about Jesus! We provide Kids Worship, Sunday School, Kids Choir, Nursery, and Preschool every Sunday. We also offer Kids Wednesday Night Discipleship (KWND), Bible Quizzing, and fun outreach events throughout the school year. This is the place where kids can have fun and volunteers can find their place of ministry! Check us out!
|Oro Valley Student Ministries is a community of dynamic students in the 7th-12th grades who love to have fun, make new friends and worship together. It is a place where students are called to connect with Jesus, grow together, and reach out to others. Students enjoy fun activities such as: summer camps, concerts, retreats, sporting competitions, opportunities to serve and more! We would love to have you connect with us and become part of the action!
|Young Adult Ministry (YAM) includes both college and career young adults between the ages of 18-30. We believe there is a dynamic opportunity awaiting you in YAM. We are a lively bunch that enjoy service opportunities and missions trips. Our ultimate goal is to reach people with the gospel using our hands and feet. We also enjoy hanging out and having fun together, whether it's a progressive dinner, playing volleyball, Magic Mountain trips, karaoke, or worship night. We are real, genuine people who share authentic love and unconditional acceptance, as we develop meaningful relationships. Give us a try, you won't regret it!
YES Ministry offers a wide variety of fellowship and ministry opportunities for those age 50 and older. If you enjoy meaningful relationships, solid Bible teaching, special events, or would like to share a hobby or interest, YES Ministry has a place for you. We also offer unique service projects that reach out and meet the needs of our community. If you are looking for dynamic, life-changing ministry…don't miss out on the joy of the journey. YES is for you!
|Worship Ministry includes Celebration Choir, Worship Teams, Celebration Big Band, and OVCN's Concert Ministry. Celebration Choir sings every Sunday and presents special musical programs throughout the year. Worship Team singers and instrumentalists lead worship in all regular worship services. For those who play musical instruments, Celebration Big Band performs big band stylings on Sunday mornings and for special events. OVCN's Concert Ministry provides an outreach into our community by hosting Christian artists. Worship ministry participants enjoy rehearsing, performing, worshipping and serving God together. We invite you to come check us out.
|Technical Arts Ministry is for people who have an interest and inclination in sound, recording, projection, digital media, video, lighting, special effects, computers, drama, prop building, costuming, and more. We have a great group of volunteers who operate AV equipment and record our services and events for podcasting, live streaming, video on demand, and CD/DVD duplication. Our musical productions provide an opportunity for those interested in drama and all kinds of backstage support. Participants meet new people and have a great time serving together.
|Welcome Ministry is for those who want to help new people, as well as regular attenders, feel at home, comfortable, and welcome at OVCN. If you would like to help our church make a great first impression, consider joining the Welcome Ministry as a parking lot attendant, Welcome Center host or hostess, usher, greeter, set-up crew member, or hospitality team member. If you have never served in a ministry before or are new to the church, this is a fun ministry with opportunities to meet and greet dozens of people each week.
|The Caring Ministry is for those who enjoy serving individually or with a group, showing love and care to those with specific needs. One of OVCN's core values is to have a "caring fellowship." Caring ministry helps to make this core value a reality. Card writing ministry, quilting ministry, meal ministries, Parish Nursing ministry, and visitation ministries are just a few of the expanding ways we serve people and show them Christ's love. If you enjoy being around people or enjoy knowing you are part of a larger effort while serving from your home, the Caring Ministry may be for you!
|Small Groups help us connect and build relationships with each other at OVCN. They strengthen our faith, provide practical help in life situations, and encourage us to live out God's purpose as we share and grow together in a small group setting. We offer groups for both adults and teens. Some groups have unique demographics, such as Young Married Young Family (YMYF) or Snowbirds, while others are mixed ages and life stages. We encourage you to join a small group at OVCN. Something uniquely life changing happens when we live out our core values in intentional community with one another. Experience the power of life-changing relationships.
|The mission of Men's Ministry, to Love God – Love Others – Make Disciples, is put into action through monthly breakfasts and Bible studies. Activities such as golf outings, baseball games, "Steak-outs," and service projects provide opportunities to have fun and build unity. Most of us have similar hopes and struggles, and we value times of meaningful fellowship with other men who are running the same life race. By working, playing, laughing, and enjoying life together, we can hold each other accountable for living in a way that honors our Lord Jesus, and encourages one another to grow closer to Him.
|Missions Ministry is for those who actively seek out opportunities to be Jesus' hands and feet in our community, on the Navajo Indian Reservation, in Mexico, and throughout the world. We focus on servanthood and helping people in need. This ministry includes local and international Work & Witness programs, student and adult mission events, monthly food distribution to the needy, and partnership with local relief agencies. We also support World Evangelism, the Jesus Film Ministry, and international missions speakers. Check us out! You'll be blessed as you serve Christ in such tangible ways!
|Prayer, the spiritual practice of conversing with God, is one of the core values of our church. Thessalonians 5:17 encourages us to pray continually. The value of patient, persistent, and persevering prayer should not be underestimated. Prayer involves both speaking to God and listening for His voice. The Prayer Ministry participants pray faithfully for the needs of our congregation. The Prayer & Care sheet includes items for continued prayer and praise. Check out the Prayer Ministry page for additional helps. This is a ministry in which everyone can participate! The rewards of praying for others, and seeing God's answers to prayer, are life-changing!
|Stephen Ministry is a one-on-one caring ministry where volunteer caregivers in our church are equipped to walk alongside a person in the midst of a painful experience. Jesus tells us to bear one another's burdens in times of pain and loss. A Stephen Minister does this by preparing to be the eyes, ears, hands, feet, and heart of Jesus. There are many among us experiencing loneliness, anxiety, depression, grief, terminal illness, hospitalization, loss of a job, chemical dependency, or family problems. Through this ministry, Jesus restores hope and brings healing to the brokenhearted. Experience the awesome power of God as He heals the lives of those in need.
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Warrensburg Sister Catherine Schuyler has invested her life into teaching others while enhancing their spiritual awareness and bridging cultural divides.
She's been at it a long time — since 1933.
Schuyler, a retired nun that lives in the rectory at St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church in Warrensburg, is turning 100 this week, and she took time with Sister Linda Hogan Monday Aug. 16 to reflect on her career. Saturday Aug. 20, parishioners and friends are gathering in both St. Cecilia's and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lake George to pay tribute to a woman who has devoted nearly 80 years to serving others.
Schuyler grew up in Hagaman, N.Y. northeast of Amsterdam. As her mother died at a young age, Schuyler was raised primarily by her grandmother, and later by her stepmother. She attended the College of St. Rose in Albany, and graduated in St. Rose's second class ever.
Not long after graduation, Schuyler became a nun, joining the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet based in Troy.
Her grandmother, Schuyler recalled, was disappointed in her chosen vocation.
"When I made my decision, she told me, 'It's a lazy life,'" Schuyler remembered with a chuckle.
But her life wasn't lazy in the least, Hogan noted.
Since 1936, Schuyler taught Literature, English, Mathematics and Science at various area Catholic high schools, followed by college-level teaching assignments in Peru from 1963 to 1974. At the University of Santa Maria in Arequipa, she taught English, World literature, and served as a librarian.
Her tenure in Peru prompted a good number of life-long friendships, Hogan noted. Just several weeks ago, one of Schuyler's students in Peru visited her.
"Sister Catherine is not only inspiring, she's unforgettable," Hogan said, noting her sharp wit and sparkling personality. "She's a wonderful, wonderful teacher, and people in Peru still talk about her."
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Microsoft has designed the Windows 8 Metro interface to work on tablet devices in addition to PC and laptops and because of this added platform for the operating system, it also needs to work well when a tablet owner is using it in both landscape and portrait display modes. In the latest entry on Microsoft's official Windows 8 blog, Microsoft's David Washington writes about how he and the Windows 8 user experience team are working to optimize how the OS will look on tablets in both positions.
Washington writes, "We spent a considerable number of hours studying people as they used tablet devices in our usability labs as well as in their own homes. We've watched people who were already familiar with tablets, and we've watched people new to these form factors get started, and we stayed in touch with them for months afterwards."
The company examined how tablet users gripped the product, how they interacted with a tablet's applications, where in their home they used the tablet and lots more. In the end Washington writes, " … there's no one way to hold a device and people naturally seek to find a comfortable position and orientation that feels right for what they are doing with the device at the time."
Sometimes the app selection influenced how a user orients a tablet device with Washington saying, "If the content and experience felt better in landscape, people naturally used the app in landscape-mode. If the content and experience felt better in portrait, the app was used in portrait." As an example, people apparently prefer to watch a movie in landscape mode on a tablet.
When Windows 8 is in the landscape position on a tablet, Washington says, "We found that a comfortable posture for using a tablet in landscape is to hold in both hands and touch the screen with your thumbs. For this reason, we've designed the majority of the experience to be easily accessible under your thumbs. We also optimized the system to scroll horizontally, which feels fast and fluid in landscape as well as in portrait mode." Most people will use the landscape position when Windows 8 is running on a desktop PC with a monitor or on a laptop.
When a tablet running the OS is in portrait mode, it's likely that the users will be reading news, looking at email messages or scrolling through pictures in a portrait gallery. Washington says, "We tuned the system experiences like the keyboard, file picker, and charms to work great in portrait as well as landscape. We wanted to make it so you don't need to relearn the system when you switch to portrait mode; it just works."
What about the transition between landscape and portrait mode and vise versa? Washington says the Windows 8 team is striving to make that move as seamless as possible. He says, "Before the rotation starts, the system waits for the accelerometer to stabilize to prevent accidental rotations. We also wanted to keep you in control of the rotation experience, so that it wouldn't be triggered accidentally. We introduced a hardware orientation lock to 'override gravity' and keep the orientation the way you want it."
Windows 8 is also being made to work on different sizes of screens, whether they are 4:3 displays all the way to 16:9 widescreen monitors. Washington says, "Our scaling platform enables Windows and apps to seamlessly adapt and reflow content to of these different screens and make use of the space. You can use many of these devices in either portrait or landscape." The minimal resolution for Metro style apps to run in Windows 8 will be 1024×768.
Washington says that the the minimal resolution that will support all of Windows 8's features will be 1366×768. He writes, "We chose this resolution as it can fit the width of a snapped app, which is 320px (also the width designed for many phone layouts), next to a main app at 1024×768 app (a common size designed for use on the web). These limits cannot be changed, by the way. Washington says, "We are breaking from past practices in not providing a workaround for this, given that the main motivation is to make sure Metro style apps are designed to function fully at a specific published resolution."
While most Windows 8 app developers will likely support landscape viewing modes for their creations, Washington writes, "However, if an app's experience could support both landscape and portrait, supporting the portrait view is just an incremental amount of layout work."
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