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This is one of the shortest, yet most classic treks in Nepal. It passes through country inhabited by a wide diversity of people. It offers spectacular mountain scenery and takes you north of Annapurna & Mt. Machhapuchare (Fishtail) ranges.
Day 01: Arrival in International Airport Kathmandu1350mtrs.
ARRIVE Tribhuvan International Airport and drop to your hotel where we had booked. After resting some hours and we come there to brief about our progamme.
Day 02: Kathmandu Valley Sightseeing 1350mtrs.
Half or Full day world Heritage sightseeing in Kathmandu Valley with expert tour guide or chill out days as you wish.
Day 03: Kathmandu to Pokhara 900mtrs/ 6-7 hours by drive or 30 m by flight.
There is two ways go in Pokhara by Drive or flight. It takes 6-7 hours if you take tourist bus and 30m for flight by different airlines. When you will be in Pokhara rest of time visit lakeside and Boating in Fewa Lake but I recommend you taking flight to Pokhara then half of time you can do Pokhara Sightseeing over night at lodge.
Day 04: Pokhara-Dhampus to Pothana 1990mtrs/4-5hours.
After one hour drive by private vehicle to trek starting point Dhampus Phedi. Trek to Dhampus 1750mtrs. About 2 hours trek through cultivated terraces and Gurung, Brahamin and Chhetri villages. Have a lunch in Dhampus then we climb through rhododendron forest,which is stiff but the mountain views make us more energetic to reach the top. The Pothana 1990mtrs is the best place to see the best view of the holy mountain Machhapuchare 6973mtrs (Fish Tail) and Annapurnana Range overnight at lodge.
Day 05: Pothana - Australian Camp - Naudanda to Sarangkot 1750mtrs/ 5-6hours.
Early in the morning see beautiful view of mountains as well as panoramic view with field terrace. After viewing sun rise back to hotel for hot breakfast then trek to Australian Camp passing through rhododendron forest, villages and down to Kade continue to Naudanda. After the Naudanda we follow grabble road all the way to Sarangkot and we have simple lunch on the way to Sarangkotand we can climb up to view tower for sun set, over night at lodge.
Day 06: Sanrangkot - Khahare to Pokhara 900mtrs/ 3-4 hours.
Weak up early in the morning for excellence view with sun rise climb up to view tower 10 -20 minutes from your hotel, where we can see awesome view of Mt. Daulagiri, Tukuche Peak, Annapurna South, Annapurna I, Annapurna Range, Himchuli, Fishtail, Lamjung Himal Range as well as good view of Pokhara Valley. After view tower we back to hotel for breakfast then all the way down to Khahare around 2-3hours, take a cold drinks break, from their take boat to your hotel and overnight at lodge.
Day 08: Back to Kathmandu 1350mtrs.
Day Back to Kathmandu by Drive or Flight as you wish over night at lodge.
Day 09: Continue for your next trip or final departure on your own destination.
Prepare for your next trip if you had planned or this is a free last day shopping souvenirs or gift to your family, friends and other relatives until you departure. We offer you short extra trip for you if you have time and if you are departing, we have transportation services to the International Airport for your departure flight to your onwards destination.


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Students will explore the life and legacy of Tsleil-Waututh Chief Dan George through video, primary source texts and archival images. The lesson plans will allow for a critical assessment of his historical significance as well as a discussion of modern perspectives of his 'Lament for Confederation'.
This large-format, illustrated book and Teacher's Package look at the history, traditions and culture of the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Written by Squamish language teacher Khelsilem, the book highlights significant aspects of traditional and contemporary cultures.
The Kit includes lesson plans for intermediate or secondary levels that encourage discussion and critical thinking at all grade levels. Also available in French: Le livre des peuples autochtones a Vancouver Nord.
Format: The Kit comes with one hardcover copy of the book as well as an electrionic copy of it, 22 laminate pages from the book, and lesson plans for intermediate or secondary grades.
Visit https://nvma.ca/education/school-programs/ to view the intermediate and secondary teacher's guides.
Through images and activities, students will explore the life and legacy of Tsleil-Waututh Chief Dan George. Themes include the significance of his acting career, activism, and his efforts to preserve local indigenous traditions. The kit includes lesson plans which encourage discussion and critical thinking.
Visit https://nvma.ca/education/school-programs/ to view the teacher's guide.
Come experience "The Floating Classroom" aboard a Voyageur Canoe! The Voyageur Canoe is the ideal vessel to build teamwork and leadership skills in a real situation! The historic Voyageur Canoe is a great tool to gain insight into British Columbia's rich fur trading history and experience our province's dynamic natural environment. Come Canoeing on our amazing waterways to see first had the Biological and Ecological diversity BC has to offer.
Ridge Wilderness offers educational half-day, full-day and overnight canoe trips to school groups. A variety of prescribed learning outcomes can be included upon request. A variety of locations available in the Lower Mainland!
Enjoy a tour of Mackin House that incorporates additional learning and interactive components. Perfect for visitors who have already experienced one of our Heritage Tours in a previous visit.
In the Evolution of Music Tour learn the arc of popular music from gramaphones to iPods. This interactive tour incoporates the music listening and history with a different musical age and technology in each room of the musuem.
Heritage Storytelling after your tour of Mackin House settle into our darkened parlour to learn about the journey of storytelling from the fireside to the magic lantern of the Victorian era. The visit ends with a shadow puppet show and a chance for the students to try out the puppets themselves.
These outdoor tours get you moving and enjoying the Maillardville community at large. With our Heritage Garden tour you can visit our garden learning about the plants and history of gardens in general followed by a herb satchel activity. During our Maillardville Community Walk learn the history of Maillardville & Fraser Mills as you walk along Brunette Avenue to Laval Square. (Some uphill walking required)
On a battlefield full of armoured men, it was difficult to distinguish between your allies and your adversaries. Knights would have their shields emblazoned with their own, personal Coat of Arms in order to recognize one another.
In our interactive heraldry program, students will learn about a time when brand recognition was the difference between life and death. Your students will learn the science of heraldry, create their own coats of arms, and explore both medieval and modern heraldry.
Make your next play one your actors and audience won't soon forget! With Academie Duello you can bring a stage combat class or course to your school.
As the practices that actors use are always improving and changing in film, we use a curriculum that is the most practical and proven in actual performances. We teach how to use distance, timing and targets to make things look real, yet keep the actors and audience safe as we develop an eye and awareness for safety.
Swordplay has a lot to do with physics and mathematics. It relies upon a knowledge of force, angles, geometry and much more.
By exploring concepts such as leverage, trigonometry and geometry through interactive tools such as swords, siege weapons and armour, kids can get excited about science in a way they never have before.
Please Note: Teachers considering a field trip at the zoo are given a visit free of charge to aid in their lesson planning (identification required)
Please note: all programs are available in French upon request
Inquiry-based learning is incorporated as a main focus for all age groups (encouraging curiosity and observation)
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A 50-60-minute fun, interactive and educational way to experience the zoo at your location with the use of animal artifacts and live animals. Animals are chosen according to classroom units.
Elementary/Middle School
Secondary School
Live animals: $180 plus mileage (Additional consecutive programs are $153) plus tax
No live animals: $4/person (minimum of 10) plus tax
With this option you can choose to sleepover with your group (with or without a one-hour guided interpretive program) or, if you prefer, experience the evening program (includes 45 minutes to one-hour guided tour and campfire).
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Price: $34.86 per person.
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Check out at 9:00 a.m.*
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In lieu of a sleepover, your group can enjoy the intimacy of the zoo in the
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Price: $21.21 per person
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Check out at 10:00 p.m.
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Guided Tour/Craft Activity/Zoo's Clues Scavenger Hunt Game - each option
available for $2.52 per participant
Animal Encounter - $10.50 per participant
Continental Breakfast - $6.30 per participant
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Our one-hour guided interpretive programs are appropriate for any age! Topics to choose from are:
For further information please call 604.856.6825 ext. 26 or email email@example.com
Online Animal Library – Information on Animals at the Zoo https://gvzoo.com/animals/
Online Teacher Resources with Free Downloadable Scavenger Hunts for the zoo & Educational Activities/Lesson Plans for back in the Classroom https://gvzoo.com/learn/teacher-resources/

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In today's modern times when we live in better heated and better insulated buildings the function of a headboard has changed. Nowadays headboards are used to hold the Pillows or bed linens. The headboard can perform a variety of functions. It can be used for simple storage. You can use the headboard to hold pillows and bed linens or you can design it to contain a bookshelf and keep a few books or other items on it. The modern bed headboards also performs a number of comfort functions. When you are watching TV or reading a book you can sit up and lean against the headboard. Headboards can be very comfortable and may be accompanied by a spragging board at the foot of the bed. The spragging board can also be used for storage or to provide comfort for the feet.
A headboard can be completely utilitarian but nowadays they have a lot of aesthetic values as well. modern bed headboards are design favorite for interior designers and they add a lot of style to the room. Headboards are available in a variety of colors and can be made from different materials. For a classic look you can get a wooden headboard. If you want to give your room a more edgy look you can get one made out of metal or wrought iron. Upholstered modern bed headboards are very comfortable and if you are fond of reading or watching TV in your bed this is the choice for you. Depending on what you prefer, you can choose a headboard that is in a shape that you like. They are available in the simple square design. You can also get modern bed headboards that have rounded corners or are arched.
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there are sheep dotted evenly over the field,
like bobbles on an old fisherman's smock.
a low sun briefly emerges, casting them honeyed bronze,
then they fade to the cusp of monochrome,
shades of white and grey.
they continue to munch vigorously, determinedly,
not looking up, not needing to wonder.
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5 comments:
- alfred booth said...
Oh, this is great! Love your changing visuals while the sheep continue doing what they do.
- 9 January 2012 at 16:36
- Lynne Rees said...
Always like to read about sheep.
- 9 January 2012 at 19:52
- Hildred said...
Wonderful, - sheep in the pasture and the low evening light illuminating them. They are such placid creatures to contemplate, but I can remember that they also have a stubborn streak...
- 10 January 2012 at 03:33
- Sandra Davies said...
Love the bobbles - and love all of it - great.
- 10 January 2012 at 10:01
- Mark Sargeant said...
Thank you all for your comments. Sheep always make good subject matter!
- 13 January 2012 at 13:38
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With the advent of the internet and modern technology, sexting has become part of our lives. From college girls with their teenage boyfriends to husbands and wives although to some this is still a touchy subject. However, sexting can add some spice to your relationship and build your chemistry to another level. Sexting is not only for teenagers as AARP reports shows the older generations have also jumped into the wagon. When done right, sexting will take your relationship to another level. To ensure you don't fail in your first attempt, here are some tips to guide you into this new world of goodnight sexting.
Have your boundaries right
Different people have different opinions and different boundary levels. Know your partners level of comfort. Do not cross that boundary. With goodnight sexting options are limitless and you need to know exactly where the boundaries are. It may seem as insulting to others while to you is just a fun game to play.
Talk about it
Before engaging in goodnight sexting, talk to your partner about it. Find out if they are comfortable with it. If you are shy bringing up that topic, you can ask something like, 'how do you feel about sexting?' That will definitely give you an idea on where they stand.
Playing the game
Be subtle but excite the imagination with your goodnight sexting. Something simple like, 'tonight….' will leave them in suspense wondering about endless possibilities. From that point, the game is on and you just have to play along.
Avoid sexting too much too soon
Sexting too much too soon will work against you if you are in a new relationship. Give it sometime for the relationship to grow. When it comes such a time that you are comfortable with each other, then you can start sexting. You need to know and understand your partner first and reach a certain comfort zone with each other.
Keep a close eye on auto correct
Your smart phone can ruin your sexting with just a single word. Something meant to be sweet will be forwarded as weird due to auto correct. If for instance you intended to sext something like, 'I can't wait to get your coat off'. Your smart phone autocorrects 'coat' to 'oats' that will be a definite turn off. Make sure you confirm before hitting send.
Less is more
Mystery will keep your interest piqued. Be subtle and mysterious with your goodnight sexting. Too graphic messages may be a turn off to your partner. Exciting the imagination will make your partner long for the next meeting with you as opposed to graphic sexts.
Holding on the birthday suit pictures is always a good idea especially if your face is on it. You can dodge sending the picture by saying something clever like, 'why not wait for the real thing?'
Whatever you choose to sext, as long both partners are okay with it, it will be fun. It will revitalize the chemistry between the two of you. A nice goodnight sexting session will leave you waiting anxiously for your next meeting.


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As a law firm that focuses on criminal defense in North Carolina, we've received many questions about probation violations. Below is a question we got from a client about absconding probation.
Q: Have I violated probation by not notifying my probation officer that I have moved?
Factual Absconding Probation Scenario
Ashley received a DWI conviction and as part of her sentence received 12 months of supervised probation. At the start of her probation, Ashley was living with her sister in a house in Forsyth County. For the first 7 months of probation, Ashley was a model probationer and did everything her probation officer told her to do.
After an altercation with her sister, Ashley had no choice but to move out of the house she was currently living in. She moved into her boyfriend's house that was also located in Forsyth County. Upset about the fight and stressed out about the move, Ashley missed her next probation meeting scheduled for the day after she moved. The probation officer drove to the sister's house and inquired about Ashley's whereabouts. Ashley's sister informed the PO that she did not know where she had gone but that she kicked Ashley out of her house.
Ashley finally called her probation officer 10 days after the move to check-in and notify the PO of her new address. Ashley then continued with her probation and was back to being a model probationer.
A month after she moved, Ashley was served with a probation violation report and a hearing date. It stated she had violated her probation by absconding probation. At the hearing, the probation officer recommended revocation of probation. He based this on the fact that he had marked Ashley as absconded 3 days after he attempted to contact her at her sister's house and was unable to do so.
Is this proper? What is the definition of absconding?
Probation violations come in all shapes and sizes. Most answers about sentencing for violations involve a case-by-case fact-specific analysis. There are many ways to violate probation. You could fail to appear at a scheduled meeting, fail to pay certain probation fees, or fail a drug test. The two most severe violations are being convicted of a new crime and absconding. The penalty for absconding or committing a new crime may result in revocation of probation. At this point, the judge has the discretion to enact the original sentence that was suspended when probation was ordered.
The factual scenario above deals with the violation of absconding. Dictionary.com defines absconding as leaving hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful act such as theft. G.S. 15A-1343(b)(3a) states that all probationers will not "abscond, by willfully avoiding supervision or by willfully making their whereabouts unknown to the supervising probation officer." In order for someone to commit an act "willfully," there must be intent present. This statute would suggest that someone must intentionally hide from or lie about their location to a probation officer to abscond.
Yet, each scenario is different and the way each probation officer interprets absconding is different. In the above scenario, you could argue that Ashley's actions did not rise to the level of absconding. Ashley was kicked out of her sister's house and was moving in with her boyfriend when she missed a scheduled meeting. She notified the probation officer within a reasonable time (1 ½ weeks) of her new address. She never intentionally avoided or lied to the probation officer about her whereabouts. Ashley was a model probationer before and after the minor incident.
That said, the probation officer may still report the violation whenever he or she believes the probationer has absconded. Some officers may give a probationer a couple of weeks to notify them of an address change. Some may only give a few days. And typically, if the report deals with absconding, the PO will recommend revocation of probation in court.
The probation officer's recommendation holds great weight during a probation violation hearing. Since they interact most frequently with the probationer, judges tend to give great deference to what the PO reports. All the arguments and contentions listed above should be brought to the court's attention in an attempt to reduce the sentence. Even if the PO recommends revocation and the judge finds a violation, it is still within the judge's discretion to issue a different sentence.
Have you recently been charged with absconding probation?
It is important to contact an experienced attorney if you have violated your probation. The attorneys at Dummit Fradin have many years of handling criminal cases and they're ready to offer you their expertise. Contact us today to schedule a free criminal case consultation.


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Freedom is the great threat to globalism. You cannot have freedom and equality at the same time because everybody is different. Just look in the mirror are we all the same? The search for equality can only be imposed by those people who define what equality really is. In their definition there can be no God. There can be no face other than theirs for allegiance. Their belief in Nihilism, now taught to our children dictates there is no G-d.
You, the individual becomes g-d with no one else to answer to, no one else to hold you to a higher standard of morality, you are g-d. What ever truth you decide at that moment is the only truth. There will be no morality because belief in God is demonized. Freedom and liberty can be used for good or evil and therefore demand morality. Belief in God destroys the concept of equality because belief in God is individual and can not be controlled.
In a communist state like China, citizens can not believe in a higher power higher than the government. The government grants freedom and liberty. Bye Bye Bill of Rights. Freedom is a choice and the choice is only what the government allows you to choose. That's not a choice. Their concept of choice is no individual choice only government choice. How is this accomplished? By promotion of Social Justice.
There are many definitions for Social Justice which fits the definition of Nihilism. Stacey Abrams and Hillary Clinton are perfect examples of Nihilism. They lost their race but refuse to believe they are the reason. They are perfect. They are the g-d like figures who know best. Therefore in their mind they are not the problem. They lost because of : race or misogyny. Never because they were not wanted because of their ideas. A nihilist is NEVER WRONG.
Social Justice is a flexible term use to fit any situation with the main goal of making people victims. Victims are more involved in hatred, jealousy and rely on the government to "make things right."
With multiple definitions this term fits the bill since any definition can be applied at any given time.
According to the Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice. (IIPSJ) focuses primarily on two aspects of social justice: (1) inclusion of everyone in the full benefits of society and (2) empowerment of people to participate fully in the economic, social, and cultural life of the country.
The Bill of Rights or Declaration of Independence are not taught in school for fear that the people might realize they already have the Rights they are fighting for. The people never make the connection that "All men are created equal" means ALL… "We the People" means All American citizens. If people were taught that All means All, there would me no more riots, no victimization or race baiting.
In a conversation I recently had with my late friend Dr Ronald Myers, chair of the National Juneteenth Foundation, I asked why he thought the race division was back in business after all America did as a country to promote equality. His answer was, "Money, Karen. Every time one of these organizations yells racist, they get thousands of donations." The goal is not to "fix anything", he said. "The goal is to make money."
We already know The Florida Department of Education was not paying attention to the material given to our students. Is your DOEd? Social Justice, the UNESCO ideology, is now taught in the classroom. Social justice supports equality and solidarity in a society by designating a small group as a victim. Funny how no one ever asks, "How many are in the group? What part of this population does the group represent that you demand the majority conform?"
So that we are all on the same page let's agree on the definition of Social Justice: Social Justice is based on the concept of human rights and equality, and involves a great degree of economic affairs in which equality of outcome means all people have the same wealth regardless of work. If wealth is not equal, then the government has the right to take from one and give to another.
Social Justice is a founding principle of various forms of socialism, communism, fascism, globalism, progressivism and cooperative economic organization, implemented through progressive taxation, income redistribution, or even property redistribution.
Notice now there is no need for students to know how to read or write, do math, know science, learn American history, nor to learn about America's greatness, Bill of Rights, or Constitution. Instead, so long as students can communicate the values of the teacher, they pass. Since "grading" will make one student feel exceptional and others feel badly about themselves, they only " pass" or "fail." This grading causes an unrealistic view of the world as we know "the world – life is not fair."
On October 9, 2011, Jack Chambless, Economics Professor, Valencia College, Orlando, wrote to the The Orlando Sentinel on The American Dream. His students had to write an essay explaining their definition of the American Dream and what they expected the federal government to do to help them achieve their version of this dream.
"When contemplating the role of Washington, D.C., in helping them achieve their goals in life, my students, most of whom were educated in America's public schools, wrote that they wanted government to:
• pay for my tuition
• provide me with a job
• give me money for a house
• make sure I get free health care
• pay for my retirement
• raise taxes on rich people so that I can have more money, etc.
These students have graduated and are the voters of today. The idea of self responsibility and consequences for ones actions are skill sets no longer taught in school. The future decision making process has been altered making the first choice reliance on government not self.
One student, who thought her American Dream could be best achieved with more government regulations, went so far as to say, "We all know that there are many bad side effects when regulations take place, but as human beings, we are not really responsible for our own acts. So we need government to control those who don't care about others. It makes sense that our freedom is reduced every day with the new regulations."
In 2012, The Wall Street Journal reported that for the first time in our nation's history, 51 percent of Americans will not pay income taxes. It should also be noted that in 1983, just over 29 percent of Americans received some form of government assistance. Today the results are staggering as we now include illegals and refugees, the new globalist voters. Welfare stats by race, state, and payment.
As a retired teacher, with a Masters Degree in Liberal Studies, I was not surprised at what "educators" were saying. But I doubt if any of the students or parents actually understood what they were asking for in their dream. Government control comes with a heavy price. Life will not continue along the same path we are accustomed to today. It changes drastically.
• YOU will go to your government- approved apartment (flat)
• in your sustainable development with
• government- approved clothes,
• eating your government- approved food,
• going to your government- approved job on your bicycle.
The New Green Deal summarizes UN Agenda 21 (agenda21today.com). Although we think this is pie in the sky, many of you would be surprised to find that this ideology is already in our communities under the name of Sustainable Development, Smart Growth or Resilient Cities etc. In it you will find: Traveling is out. Cars and gas will be too expensive. Healthcare is controlled and rationed by the government. Your electricity, energy, and food will be rationed since most smart meters and smart appliances have already been installed. You are told everyone will have the same service and all services must be fair and equal. What they fail to tell you is, the quality will be inferior. Paying for quality services is out of the question –too expensive for all. Services provided will be mediocre. Citizens are called workers as your only purpose in life is to work for the government sanctioned job. You will never get out of debt for your salary will be substandard.
Economists teach that the economy needs you in debt to guarantee your work. You work is leveraged for more borrowing. The debt will never be paid, but the debtors will be happy to take your land and America's resources. After all, these massive programs offering inferior services, must be paid by you. When you drive by abandoned houses remember, if the stimulus money was used to help Americans, there was more than enough to make every American whole. That was not the plan. The plan was foreclosure; to level the communities and rebuild under the terms of Green New Deal aka, Agenda 21, in order to level the playing field making it Fair. Net result: Future citizens will rent not own because ownership is not fair.
Poor quality education programs like Common Core demanded by grants like Race to the Top have brought us a National Data Base. Why is this dangerous? Your children will be required to "tell all in school". Tell: how much you smoke, eat, drink, if you have a gun, your political associations, friends, sexual orientation. Now, all of your personal private information will be reported into the National Data Base. Will we soon get a "social justice credit card" monitored by the government like China.
If you are a Tea Party member, conservative or in opposition to their message you will be targeted for social media elimination, banks refusing to take your credit cards or accounts or IRS audits. White males have been classified as terrorists. With bills like the National Defense Appropriations Act, the government needs no excuse to pick you up and detain you indefinitely. White straight males are the major target. They must be woosified (my word) because they were the providers for the family. Once the male role model is eliminated, the family will rely on the government. Think about how many brilliant minds were destroyed because of unnecessary wars. Women and low skilled workers, who are usually more compliant and make less, are trained to work so they can contribute to government to pay for these projects and the pay back the debt needed to pay for the projects and beef up the profits.
Heroes of old are no longer taught in school. Heroes must be eliminated for they resemble the exact image the Globalists must destroy. Rugged, fearless, brave, caring and providing for their family are forbidden traits. Instead the heroes of are animated images or dysfunctional families all with global warming messages. Globalists know that if real heroes were presented children would copy them and learn life messages like self reliance and respect. The sexual experience becomes dominant and unreal situations are normalized. Please read this article by Rev Miles.
Is America Worth Saving?
That is the big question. I can give all kind of suggestions but if you don't participate, America is gone. The most important focus is our children, our future. If we do not pay attention to our schools and what is being taught Bye Bye America. Common Core focuses on Social Justice. The results are in. Please read…
"Under Common Core, Federally Funded Study Shows Students' Test Scores Have Sunk" By Joy Pullman
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Emory School of Medicine Receives $15 Million for Stroke Network
Emory University has announced a $15 million grant from the Marcus Foundation in support of efforts to reduce stroke disability and death rates in the southeastern United States.
The Marcus Stroke Network, a collaboration of Grady Health System, Emory University School of Medicine, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, will work to develop life-saving strategies in stroke care and serve as a model for a region affected by strokes at disproportionate rates. To that end, the network will use innovative telemedicine technology to accelerate early and definitive stroke treatment; establish the region's first mobile stroke unit and initiate a new direct "ambulance to angiography" approach; support paramedics providing pre-hospital care to help with the diagnosis and triaging of stroke patients; and enhance the quality of care at participating network hospitals through a regional coordinated stroke system of care. In addition, vascular neurologists and other medical professionals at Emory and Grady will provide real-time stroke guidance to emergency medicine doctors at remote sites across the region, helping make diagnoses and treatment recommendations for patients who have had acute strokes.
Guided by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, the network will focus on the provision of timely, accurate, and evidence-based care to stroke patients. In addition, the network's mobile unit will operate through Grady's EMS system, linking network doctors directly to patients in the field through an on-board CT scanner and facilitating the most rapid treatment possible with alteplase — a drug that treats side effects caused by arterial clots — for eligible patients.
"This aggressive, action-focused program is a unique decision-support system driven by technology, real-time outcomes, and scalable solutions," said Marcus Stroke Network director Michael Frankel, professor and director of vascular neurology at the Emory's School of Medicine. "Using a sophisticated telemedicine platform, our goal is to extend the vast experience and proven expertise of our stroke specialists to participating network hospitals, giving each and every stroke patient in the areas serviced by our network partners the best chance of survival and living an independent quality of life."


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THE recent rough weather has sparked an unexpected concern – the washing up of toxic canisters of Aluminium Phosphide. The canisters are thought to have fallen from passing ships, where they're used for fumigation.
Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has urged residents along the South Coast to avoid handling silver canisters, or any containers, washed up on beaches and to immediately call Triple Zero (000) to report them to authorities.
The Rural Fire Service (RFS) has released a photograph of a canister to warn members of what to look out for, also warning of the danger of the production of phosphine gas which can be lethal.
Information from the NSW Environmental Protection Authority is that similar canisters have washed ashore in Queensland and with a Batemans Bay resident finding a container yesterday (Tuesday, February 5) there is the suggestion of a real danger lurking on the beach for an unsuspecting beachcomber.
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I've been a cranky mess the past few days. But suddenly, suddenly, I cannot stop laughing at this Buzzfeed listicle of put-upon pets in Halloween costumes.
(I mean, the level of "I will REND YOU" on this cat's face is astronomical.)
This is where I lost it. I'm literally crying because I'm laughing so hard.
Every single one of them looks so befuddled and resigned.
I put a costume on my Pom once, and he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror and went ballistic. He normally never pays any attention to his reflection.


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Gemeiner Academy of Savate,
Australia's official member of the
Federation Internationale de Savate
Proudly presents
Australian Savate Open Competition 2018 Gold Coast, Australia
Sunday 18 November 2018
Southern Cross Martial Arts
2/54 Kingston Drive, Helensvale Gold Coast 4212
Assaut (light contact)
3 rounds of 1minute 30 second each
45 second break between rounds
Required qualification:
Federation Internationale de Savate 'Gant Rouge' (Red Glove) or above.
Evidence of competitors' qualification may be required as a prerequisite to registration. If you are interested in competing but have not yet attained Gant Rouge level you still may be eligible, contact Craig Gemeiner at
For more information about registration, see:
Registration Deadline:
Midnight (AEST) Wednesday 31st October 2018
Recommended arrival time: 9:00am
Weigh in opens: 9:30am
Weigh in closes: 9:45am
Savate Stage /Seminar: 10:00am
Competition starts: 11:30am
Competition ends: 5:30pm
Getting there:
You can get to the venue by taxi or Uber vehicle from the Helensvale Train station.
To get to the Helensvale Train Station from the Gold Coast Airport, take Surfside Bus 777 Rout to Broadbeach South tram G: Link Tram Station. The trip takes about 40 minutes. From there, take the G: Link to Helensvale Train Station. That trip takes about 45minutes.
For more information about this route, see:
To get to Helensvale Train Station from Brisbane Airport, take the Airtrain to Helensvale Station. That trip takes about 90 minutes. For more information about this route, see: http://airtrain.com.au/gold-coast-connect
Unfortunately, the Academy cannot provide accommodation. However, the Gold Coast is Australia's premier tourist destination, and has an abundance of accommodation options.
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M2SYS Technology Founder and CEO Mizan Rahman Interview with Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) interviewed M2SYS Technology Founder and CEO Mizan Rahman this week to talk about our work in the global biometric identification management industry, insights on future applications of the tech, what variables translate into a successful deployment, and how M2SYS is a leading innovator of biometric technology.
A link to the interview on the TAG Web site can be found here.
A special thank you to the TAG staff for allowing us the opportunity to speak about biometric identification management technology and share our story!


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Chapter: Issue One, The Full Collection
Characters: Alice
I didn't actually realize Twin Falls, Idaho was a real town until after I was working on this comic. I thought my GM made it up for the purposes of the campaign. So, I apologize to anyone from Twin Falls who stumbles across this comic. I'm sure I got everything wrong.
Twin Falls is stereotypical small town, edge of rural America. Most teenagers are either settling in or getting out to get to college. Alice grew up here, and she doesn't know much of life outside of her hometown. It's a nice enough place, and she supposes she's happy enough.


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The story behind the new White House puppyAs we posted yesterday, the new White House puppy definitely seems to be on the White House premises. He's scheduled to make his first public appearance on Tuesday of this week but there's some speculation that he may show up at today's White House Easter Egg Hunt, just in case you want to have your TV on. Puppy – kids – Easter egg hunt? Oh, yeah! How cute would that be?
The Washington Post must have had a team of reporters working on this top secret story — Mrs. Obama promised them an exclusive. But they were scooped this weekend by a couple of Internet web sites: FirstDogCharlie.com and TMZ. It happens. Even PetConnection.com had a great interview on their web site last night with Charlie/Bo's breeder.
The Washington Post still managed to provide some great stories about the new puppy. They have an article today about how Bo (as he will be called) ended up with the Obamas. It was a story with a few twists and turns.Bo was born in October, along with nine littermates. His breeder was already a big Obama supporter and gave the litter a "Hope and Change" theme. Consequently, all of the puppies had registered names that had something to do with Hope or Change. Bo's registered name is Amigo's New Hope — perfect for President Obama's dog, don't you think? Senator Ted Kennedy, who also got a puppy from this litter, has a puppy with the registered name Amigo's Change to Believe In.
When he was old enough Bo was sold to a woman in Washington DC who had just lost her old Portuguese Water Dog. But she still had another old Portie. She thought that the puppy, whom she named Charlie, would be good company for the old girl. Unfortunately, Charlie proved a little too much. For one thing, he tried to nurse on the other dog, which some puppies will do. The other dog was not happy about this situation. And, sometimes bringing a puppy into a home with an old dog, especially if they may be grieving, can be a problem. So the owner decided she couldn't keep Charlie.
That was in March. It was at this point that the Kennedy family learned of Charlie's situation from his breeder. They put two and two together — realized that Charlie needed a new home and that their good friends the Obama family were looking for a Portuguese Water Dog puppy, and, well, having the Obamas meet Charlie seemed like a great idea.When Charlie met the Obama family he seemed to win them over. Charlie has been learning a few more manners since then from the dog trainers that Senator Kennedy uses for his dogs. Senator Kennedy seems to have given the puppy (now named Bo) to the girls this weekend.
As you can see from the pictures Bo is perfectly adorable. He's about six months old now and everyone should be happy with the way things turned out.
Of course, not everyone is happy. The Internet has been lit up with people complaining about the Obamas' puppy choice. Many animal rights people are angry because the Obamas didn't get a dog from an animal shelter and because Bo comes from a private, hobby breeder. In fact, he's an AKC-registered purebred dog from champion breeding.
The fact is that if you are looking for a specific kind of dog you are usually better off going to a breeder. In this case, Malia Obama has dog allergies. The Obamas couldn't just adopt any dog. Even some mixes and hybrid dogs which claim to be hypoallergenic aren't always. For instance, the Labradoodle can have three kinds of coat — wavy, curly and straight like human hair. All of these hair types can show up in the same litter. To find a hypoallergenic Labradoodle the Obamas would have had to meet many dogs individually, something that the First Family may not have had time to do. Hybrid dogs are also not breeds in the true meaning of that word. They don't "breed true." You can breed two Labradoodles together and not get any puppies that look like the parents. All of these things make it hard to choose a Labradoodle or a mix from a shelter for a person who is allergic to dogs.
The fact that Malia is allergic to dogs also means that she probably can't personally visit animal shelters or rescues. Those are the last places where a person with dog allergies should go.
There are good, practical reasons why it would have been difficult, if not impossible, for the Obamas to adopt a shelter dog in their situation. There's also the simple matter of children (and adults) having the right and privilege of choosing a breed of dog that they like and being able to get it. No one should get a dog from a shelter or rescue simply out of guilt. Guilt is a terrible reason to get a dog or to do anything else.There are some people clamoring that President Obama should have set an example for the whole country by adopting a rescue dog. How about congratulating him and his family on setting an excellent example for all of us on how to go about carefully choosing a dog based on what's right for your family? They waited until they were settled in their new home. They researched dogs and breeds paying special attention to their special circumstances (allergies). They met the dog before agreeing to get him. They made sure that the dog received appropriate training to help him settle into his new life. This choice was obviously important, especially to the girls, and they didn't rush into it.
Lest anyone criticize any part of this process, this puppy comes from a responsible breeder who sold the dog to a responsible owner. When the home didn't work out, the breeder was there to take the puppy back and find him a wonderful new home. That's exactly how it's supposed to work. And, because this breeder has been successful and responsible for a long time, she has sold dogs repeatedly to Senator Kennedy who was instrumental in finding that new home for Charlie/Bo. Do you think that Senator Kennedy would keep going back to her for dogs if she didn't breed good dogs and have an excellent reputation?
I really don't see what people have to complain about with Bo being chosen by the Obama family. We wish him a long, happy, healthy life and we hope Malia, Sasha and the whole Obama family will be delighted with him.
Can't wait to see him!
You can find out more about Portuguese Water Dogs on the AKC web site. Here's some great video of these very active dogs (and some cute puppies).
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Nov 22, 2017 - National Geographic Explorer
What a day! The National Geographic Explorer woke on another stunning morning in Antarctica as the ship navigated through the Gerlache Strait towards Enterprise Island. Conditions allowed for mirror reflections of the passing icebergs and mountains as well as good humpback whale sightings. The day's busy activities started with kayaking and Zodiac cruising within the sheltered bay before the bravest of guests and staff took the polar plunge. Next up was a brief repositioning, once again through spectacular scenery into Wilhelmina Bay in search of fast ice. The ship was soon nosing into the ice allowing for an easy disembarkation. Our two ski guides led a long cross-country ski into the wilderness while the rest of us enjoyed the ice with a beer and BBQ. The best was yet to come, as a young emperor penguin made its way onto the ice and navigated around the entire group before plopping back in the water. The best thing was it actually waited for the skiers to return so all were rewarded with great views of this magnificent bird.
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Investigative Research On-Line
August 24, 2017
Hosted by Francie Koehler, CPI, CCDI
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Is research a mystery to you? Are you overwhelmed by researching public records or conducting due diligence inquiries? Do you want to learn more about exploring the internet and on-line sources? If so, you do not want to miss this episode. Cynthia Hetherington is a Certified Fraud Examiner and an expert in research, investigation, business backgrounds, and corporate intelligence. Tune it to PI's Declassified! to hear Cynthia give research tips and the dos and don'ts of accessing on-line sources.
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Every week, private detectives spill the beans, -- discussing investigator specialties that you wouldn't even imagine exist!
You'll hear stories about lies and false confessions… tracking down missing persons… forensics… workplace violence… innocent people freed from prison… human trafficking… and other tantalizing cases.
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Francie Koehler's career as a licensed private investigator includes cases that have sparked media projects. "Unsolved Mysteries" portrayed one of her missing person cases. British author Val McDermid featured her capital case in "A Suitable Job for A Woman" and true crime writer Ann Rule chronicled a case she investigated involving a missing nightclub owner entitled "In The Name Of Love." Francie drew on her investigative and retail experience to create the 3-part video, "Loss Prevention - The Big Picture." International results included an invitation to Moscow, where she spoke to Russian nationals interested in privatization. Francie is the former two-term president of both the National Council of Investigation & Security Services (NCISS) and the California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI). Awarded by each organization for her work, she serves as Legislative Chair for both and regularly testifies before the California State Legislature regarding bills of concern to PI's. Francie has been recognized by her state regulatory agency for outstanding service to her profession. In addition, she holds memberships in the Council for International Investigators, National Association of Legal Investigators, World Association of Detectives, and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Francie also works with the Innocence Project and holds certifications as a Conflict Mediator, Legal Investigator, Professional Investigator and Criminal Defense Investigator.


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Griff and I headed to Lubbock this weekend to see our Red Raiders
get killed play OU. We don't need to discuss the game, but it was great to have a weekend to ourselves and see our friends. Nothing says fall like tailgating and football on a 40 degree day. I was loving getting to wear my boots, scarf, coat, and gloves, but I would have been just as happy if it were a few degrees warmer. I talk big, but I'm really a wimp when it comes to cold weather. I would post pics of our trip, but sadly I forgot to take any. Fail.
We got back this afternoon and just hung out with the girls. Hubs had some work to catch up on, so us ladies played in the living room.
|cold afternoon + fat pants + fuzzy socks + sweet girls = perfect fall day
We got new phones, so Izzy inherited her daddy's old one. We put a bunch of kid apps on it for her, and this is how she spent a good chunck of her evening. I think we've created a monster.
And look what Harper finally decided to do!! She's been so close to crawling for several weeks now. She's got incredible upper body strength (fairly confident she and I could demolish competition in a wheelbarrow race), but she just couldn't figure out how to get going. Izzy had a toy car that caught her interest tonight, so she jumped right out of my lap and made her way over to it. I just love that sweet girl!


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Wonderland is a place of endless possibilities. A place where things can be different. A place reminding me every day that there is something larger than myself, larger than art, larger than life and death. It is a place where all things meet and keep growing infinitely." This is the second album of the Gentiane MG Trio. Gentiane MG (Michaud-Gagnon) is a young pianist who has been active on the Montreal jazz scene for several years. She has performed alongside numerous renowned Canadian jazz musicians such as Jim Doxas, Adrian Vedady, Yannick Rieu, Dave Laing and John Hollenbeck and has recently been awarded Révélation Radio-Canada.
Gentiane MG: Piano and Compositions
Levi Dover: Bass
Louis-Vincent Hamel: Drums
01: Opening: Forgiveness
02: Erased Self
03: Blue – Noir – Sol
04: Road to Nowhere
05: Empty Canvas
06: Heavy Weight
07: Wonderland (Part 1 – Comeback)
08: Wonderland (Part 2 – Shadows)
09: Wonderland (Part 3 – Unbearable)
10: Interlude: Sanctuary
11: L'Heure du Thé
12: Fool's Gold
13: Repentance
The unconventional forms of the pieces lay out a framework which inspires creative freedom. The depth of lyricism in the compositions is met by an equal force of unpredictability and openness, allowing the musicians to express their three personalities, at once unique and complementary.
Gentiane MG: Piano and Compositions
Levi Dover: Bass
Louis-Vincent Hamel: Drums
01: Dissociation
02: Eternal Cycle
03: Peace Illusion
04: In Another Life
05: Green Ashes
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Most health insurance providers don't have the capacity or capability to measure the effectiveness of all of their quality-, cost-, or service initiatives. Most measure no more than 30 to 50%, maybe once a year, and only on the total cost of care impact. As a result, they are not sure which initiatives are working, for whom, why, and where to focus their attention to improve affordability and outcomes.
In this webinar, executives will share a case study about how Blue Cross of Idaho was able to granularly evaluate all of their clinical initiatives in a matter of months to establish where to focus and how to prioritize their affordability efforts. Participants will learn how the health insurance provider rapidly identified previously unknown insights to share with internal stakeholders, program vendors, and customers for a competitive value. There will be lessons about the ideal governance structure to capitalize on better information and to make faster decisions. Participants will walk away with a clear understanding of the immediate value of rapid measurement and the subsequent opportunity to move the needle on affordability.
Drew Hobby,
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Drew joined Blue Cross of Idaho in April 2017 as the Vice President of Provider Partner and Payment Innovation where he led Blue Cross provider network functions including efforts to shift from a fee-for-service provider payment model to value-based payments. After demonstrating success in this role, he was promoted to the Sr. Vice President of Healthcare Economics and tasked with one of Blue Cross of Idaho's top strategic priorities: make healthcare more affordable for clients and members. In his new role, he will lead the Healthcare Economics Division focusing on identifying, implementing and monitoring healthcare affordability initiatives.
Drew came to Blue Cross of Idaho from WellCare Health Plans, Inc., in Tampa, Fla., where he served in numerous roles, most recently as Vice President, Medicaid Network Management, where he was responsible for the national Medicaid network strategy. Drew received his Bachelor of Science in Business Process Management from Indiana University.
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Eric Grossman is the CEO and founder of NextHealth Technologies, an advanced analytics platform – powered by AI and machine learning – that integrates data-driven decision making into workflow to improve healthcare affordability. Previously, Eric was the Vice President and General Manager of TriZetto's Consumerism and Analytics business unit. As Vice President of Enterprise Strategy, Eric formed and managed a committee of 25 health plan executives to shape TriZetto's operational and strategic direction. As an outcome, he chartered a client-funded, 12-month project to evaluate the analytics market and develop a go-to-market strategy. Prior to TriZetto, Eric was the founder and CEO of Connecture (NASDAQ: CNXR). Connecture is the leader in health plan sales automation solutions. Eric was also Chief of Staff to the Vice Chairman of Ernst and Young. Eric served as a Governor-appointed, two-term member of the Board of Directors for the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange.


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questions to frontline staff
would provide another level
of valuable insight," she said.
Surgeons see firsthand
the results of preventable
harm caused to patients; as
such, they are a group that
can help champion the high
reliability cause at their
organizations by encouraging
leadership to use Oro 2.0.
Dr. Schreiber said she would
recommend Oro 2.0 to other
organizations. "This was a great
opportunity to safely assess the
culture of the organization as
it pertains to quality and high
reliability, including the key
components of improving our
performance and our value to the
customer, our patients," she said.
"I suspect most organizationswill find they are at mixedlevels of readiness—from'beginning' to 'advancing'—and no organization in healthcare has likely achieved fullhigh reliability. So, there areopportunities for all to learn."For more informationabout Oro 2.0, visit theCenter for TransformingHealthcare's website at www.centerfortransforminghealthcare.org/ oro.aspx. ♦
The thoughts and opinions
expressed in this column are
solely those of Dr. Pellegrini and
do not necessarily reflect those
of The Joint Commission or the
American College of Surgeons.
"The most valuable part of the assessment was the conversation
itself," Dr. Schreiber said. "It is not often that most leadership
groups take the opportunity to step back and assess culture as it
relates to quality and high reliability, and this was a wonderful
chance to have a facilitated conversation with real-time
answers to important questions and come to a consensus."
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Growing up I was always envious of my friends who had cousins of similar age that lived in close proximity. They'd hang out together on the weekends, go on family trips together; enjoy the benefits of having nearby relatives and reap the joys of good ol' friendship. The closest I had to that was my cousins in San Jose (is it just me or do all Korean Americans have Bay Area cousins?). We would see them twice a year and go on trips to national parks, amusement parks, pull pranks, dress alike, and just have fun (I miss those days…).
I think of this dish as the 'Asian cousin' of the sausage and veggie pasta from the last post. Cousins since they come from the noodle family. I'm such a sucker for noodles. I made it last week on a weeknight and yeah, it takes some work, but it's totally worth it! Enjoy.
chicken stir fry with udon noodles (adapted from Steamy Kitchen)
serves 4
3 TB soy sauce
3 TB oyster sauce
3 TB mirin (or dry white wine or sake)
1 TB sugar
1 TB cornstarch
1 tsp sesame oil
1 lb chicken breast (or thighs) cut into 2 inch chunks
10oz of dried udon noodles (or 1 lb of cooked)
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 ¼ cup chicken broth
½ red bell pepper, cut into strips
½ red onion, sliced ¼ inch thick
1 cup of broccoli, cut into florets
2 tsp garlic chili sauce (adjust based on how spicy you like your food)
fresh ground black pepper
In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 TB each of soy sauce, oyster sauce, and mirin. Add the sugar until it dissolves. Stir in the corn starch until the mixture is smooth. Add the sesame oil and chicken. Marinate for 20 minutes. Drain and discard the excess marinade.
Bring a large pot of water to boil and add the dried noodles and cook accordingly to the package's instructions (cook just 1 minute shy of done as it'll finish cooking at the end).
Heat 1 TB of vegetable (or canola) oil in a frying pan over high heat and stir fry the onions and red bell peppers, until cooked. Transfer to a plate. Add 1 TB of oil and cooked the minced garlic until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add the chunks of chicken and cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side, or nicely browned. Transfer to a plate. Add another TB of oil and add the broccoli until the florets are coated evenly with oil. Pour ¼ cup of chicken stock and turn the heat down to medium-low and cover with a lid. Cook broccoli until tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to the plate of chicken.
Add the remaining chicken stock to a medium heated pan and add 2 TB each of soy sauce, oyster sauce, and mirin to the pan and bring to a boil. Add the noodles and cook for about 1 minute. Add the chicken and veggies and mix together. Season with pepper and garlic chili sauce. Enjoy!


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I witness God in community, specifically in connections and relationships. I serve as the Director of Camp and Youth Ministry at Procter Camp and Conference Center, and so, have the lucky job of spending my summers at camp, managing staff, welcoming campers, and facilitating the program.
Procter Summer camp offers programs for 3-12 graders, and inter-generational Family Camps. However, I believe the most important week of the summer is staff training. This summer we trained on the basics, of course: water safety, music leadership, cabin management and child development, for starters. We also held workshops addressing power dynamics, relationships, diversity, gender and privilege. People from all backgrounds show up at summer camp. We as a camp staff have to be prepared to welcome them, and be their advocates in the community. As camp counselors and leadership staff, we also have to recognize our own power and privilege, both to be safe leaders at camp, and to successfully live together for nine weeks in intentional community.
Procter Summer Camp is a place apart from daily life, an intentional Christian community. We sing songs, play goofy games, go canoeing, create arts and crafts, and bid the day good night around a campfire. As an Episcopalian program we also joyfully celebrate Eucharist daily and have morning formation workshops where campers explore the summer's theme and stories guided by a visiting Chaplain.
Procter, and Episcopal camps in general, is a place we can practice being Christians in a space where that is encouraged and supported.
Our church services at camp are loud, interactive and camper led. One evening at Eucharist a camper volunteered to read the Gospel. This camper walks slowly, some difficulty, and has a speech impediment. That evening we were gathering outdoors, on a place called "the slab," a concrete pad with a basketball court on top of a sloping grade, with a fabulous view of the camp lake and the farmland beyond. While the camper moved to the front of the group I relaxed, took some deep breaths, somewhat curious about what was going to happen next, and observed the beautiful sunset already being painted in the sky above us. They read from Matthew, about whoever welcomes the stranger welcome Jesus. The group of fifty middle schoolers grew completely, reverently silent (a rare event, if you know middle schoolers!), each one listening intently. I couldn't register every word, but the respect and love the group showed to the camper was palpable; and when they were finished the group bellowed "thanks be to God!" as a tear rolled down my cheek.
Parents email every year thanking the staff; that the program is life-giving or life changing for their child, as it should be. Every year there are campers who fear the last day of a session, because camp is their safe space when adolescence is hard, life at home is unsafe, or school is unwelcoming. Procter has a generous campership fund and we try intentionally to invite campers from all walks of life. For some, the abundance of food in our dining hall is a shock. There are campers from a multitude of family constellations, socio economic strata, campers with varying gender identities and orientations, campers who are adopted, campers who are immigrants, and for whom English is a second or third language. This is the Kingdom of God on Earth. And, as the summer ends I wonder who might their allies be as the school year starts? Who might their parents' allies be?
Work and school and life aren't, and can't be, like summer camp, but camp is a place we can practice what the world would look like if we approached daily life with intention.
To be allies, and radically supportive community, we have to show up when we might rather not. We have to work to learn about privilege, and acknowledge how we might have benefited from the oppression of others.
To be allies, we have to get out of our comfort zones, and disrupt customs based in politeness. This might look like defending someone from a bully at school, or inviting someone to join your group project who you don't know very well. This might look like not letting a racist or sexist comment slide, regardless of the setting, respecting preferred pronouns, or engaging a homeless person with care and dignity.
Being a true ally isn't easy, it should be challenging every day. White Americans are conditioned to be polite, to "fit in," to not ruffle feathers. But if we are called to follow Jesus, to be Christians in our own neighborhoods, we have to protest, persist, and shine a light to show others the way.
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In the 1660s, discussing the culinary innovations that had recently taken root in Louis XIV's France, an English chef named Robert May bemoaned his French counterparts' newfound focus on "Sauce rather than Diet." To calorie counters who recoil in horror at the butter and cream that abound in French haute cuisine to this day, May's lament will strike a familiar chord. (Once, in the naïveté of youth, I was almost thrown out of a venerable Parisian restaurant for asking if the chef could prepare a "low fat" version of his lobster bisque.) But in fact, when discussing the meals served across the channel, the Englishman was distressed by something other than their high fat content. He was referring instead to a distinct change in the way the French had come to view and practice cooking. Historically, European cuisine had promoted the pseudomedical belief that particular seasonings and modes of preparation could — and should — eliminate imbalances in the human constitution. In the middle of the 17th century, however, leading French gastronomes let go of this idea and undertook the refinement of flavor for its own sake. Butter and cream sauces, whose value was gustatory (enhancing the taste of underlying ingredients) as opposed to medicinal (recalibrating the body's four "humors," as set forth by Hippocratic physicians), thus came to the fore, and an elegant, toothsome new brand of cooking was born.
In "A Revolution in Taste," Susan Pinkard, a historian at Georgetown University, explores the striking technical, material and philosophical shifts that profoundly altered French cooking between the second half of the 17th century and the revolution of 1789. Before this period in history, Hippocratic dietetics had maintained that disease was caused by excess humors (moist, hot, cold or dry) for which food could correct. Seasonings, in particular, were thought to adjust a dish's elemental properties in crucial, therapeutic ways. For example, "dangerously cold and moist fish, such as lamprey eel (a surfeit of which was said to have killed Henry I of England), could be transformed by a sauce of pepper, garlic and marjoram into a delicious and healthy dish." Guided by these curative principles, ancient and premodern chefs relied heavily on spices, which masked underlying tastes and aromas. This practice gave rise to the conviction that fine cooking "fused many layers of flavor into a single, unitary whole, rendering individual ingredients unidentifiable to even sensitive palates." As Pinkard astutely points out, this culinary aesthetic persists today in regions ranging from Mexico to the Middle East. "Mexican kitchen lore," she writes, "claims that if one can identify a recipe's ingredients by smelling the steam rising from the pot, the mixture must cook longer to achieve a perfect blend of flavors."
This perspective held sway in French kitchens until the 17th century, when a population boom led to the expansion of suburbs outside Paris, thereby driving the moneyed families who had once spent summers in the city's immediate environs to seek bucolic escapes in the countryside proper. Owning farms and vineyards soon became commonplace for rich Parisians, who thereby metamorphosed — intentionally or otherwise — into part-time farmers and vintners. A profusion of newly available garden-fresh ingredients in turn inspired techniques that enhanced the foods' intrinsic qualities instead of submerging them in spice. The result was a cuisine that one of its founding fathers, Nicolas de Bonnefons, called le goût naturel (the natural taste). "A cabbage soup should taste entirely of cabbage, a leek soup entirely of leeks, a turnip soup of turnips and thus for others," Bonnefons decreed in "Les Délices de la Campagne" ("The Delicacies of the Countryside"), his seminal 1654 cookbook. "Food should taste like what it is."
While it might sound self-evident in the age of Chez Panisse and Whole Foods, this promotion of culinary simplicity and purity revolutionized the way the French thought about food. For starters, as Bonnefons's list of examples suggests, it sparked a new appreciation for vegetables. In the days before le goût naturel, vegetables had been unwanted guests at the sophisticated French table; even the great 14th-century chef Taillevent — who prepared dishes for the Valois kings and from whom one of Paris's most superb restaurants today takes its name — mostly excluded them from his repertoire. (The single exception was his recipe for stewed cress, which Taillevent recommended as a cure for gallstones.) With Bonnefons and his confrere La Varenne, whose influential work "Le Cuisinier François" ("The French Cook") appeared in 1651, vegetables assumed pride of place in French cooking, served only with mild seasonings and smooth, emulsified sauces that allowed for their essential flavors to shine through. Meat, fowl and fish soon received the same treatment, most notably with the development of "basic preparations" like roux, jus, coulis and marinade, as well as sauce blanche and sauce veloutée. Still essential to countless canonical French recipes, these enhancements represented a move away from old culinary practices in that they served "to accent the natural characteristics of principal ingredients, not to transform them chemically, nutritionally or aesthetically."
During the Enlightenment, this emphasis on culinary naturalness took on a strong political dimension, as philosophes like Denis Diderot, the Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt and Jean-Jacques Rousseau railed against the aristocracy's inauthentic social posturing and wasteful spending habits. These practices, which functioned to maintain or improve people's standing in an unequal, prestige-obsessed social order, prompted Rousseau to champion a return to a simpler, more natural way of life. For him as for many of his contemporaries food prepared plainly and with an eye to its innate characteristics thus formed part of a broader social program: that of restoring dignity to man as he was born, not as an unjust, artificial society had made him. Although concerned with the rites of cooking and not the rights of man, Pinkard's lucidly argued and carefully researched account is, in this respect, more than just a story about food. It is the story of a society that broke with the past — and became modern.