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May 27th, 2019
NDP Announces New Democratic Reform Critic
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"I am honoured to take on the role of Democratic Reform Critic and pursue the work of building a coalition of Canadians who believe we can, and we must, change the way we do politics. Justin Trudeau promised Canadians he would do that work," said Blaikie. "But at the first opportunity, he put the narrow partisan interests of the Liberal party and their corporate friends ahead of the interests of Canadian democracy. Canadians deserve better."
In addition to this new assignment, Blaikie will continue to be the critic for the Treasury Board, Western Economic Diversification, Public Services and Procurement as well as the deputy critic for Ethics.


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Earthship Spotting in Guatemala
By Cynthia Ord
Earthships have invaded various places in the U.S. such as New Mexico, and now these remarkable structures can be spotted all over the world. An earthship is a house or building that employs alternative construction methods and recycled materials. The reasons to build an earthship are many: they're especially trendy right now, they look cool, and most importantly, they're intended to leave a lighter ecological footprint than standard building processes.
In San Juan Comalapa, Chimaltenango, the non-profit organization Long Way Home (LWH) has completed their pilot earthship structure: a small round home made mostly of rammed earth-filled tires and trash-filled plastic bottles. Through its recreation park, LWH has engaged the community of San Juan Comalapa in its alternative methods. Those who want to enjoy this community space must either pay a small admission fee or come with a trash-filled bottle that is already packed and usable for construction. The deal works out well for everyone — the community gets to play soccer, the organization gets building materials, and the environment gets less litter and a little more care.
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What's a live rattlesnake doing sunning itself in the back seat of field geologist Cleo Cooper's Jeep? Nothing good, you can be sure — but the dilemma of how it might have gotten there isn't as crucial to her as making certain it doesn't stay. Yet, alarming as such an uninvited passenger might be, more disturbing to the plucky, single-minded Cleo is the need to nail down her deal for mining rights to a rare, vastly valuable North Carolina granite deposit.
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People aged 60 years and older should receive the herpes zoster vaccine to prevent the development of shingles. A single dose of the vaccine can be given to adults even if they have already had an episode of shingles.
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Michigan Wolverines football recruit Logan Tuley-Tillman has created a literal firestorm due to setting his Ohio State recruiting letter on fire and posting a picture of it on Twitter.
But according to Tuley-Tillman's recruiting page, Michigan and Ohio State were just two of the 20 programs which offered him a scholarship.
He needs to let all those other programs know his feelings, too.
But the burning thing has been done. Tuley-Tillman needs to be more creative if he wants to get traction again on Twitter.
Here are some options:
Alabama – Rip up their letter, place the pieces in a houndstooth fedora, and then set it aflame.
Arizona State – Post a YouTube video in which he commits to Todd Graham, then immediately change his mind and go somewhere else without ever telling Graham.
Arkansas – Crash a motorcycle into his recruiting letter.
Boston College – Set their letter on fire while the theme song of Frank Spaziani's 1980s action TV show plays in the background.
Florida State – From atop a horse, throw a flaming spear through his recruiting letter.
Illinois – Tuley-Tillman is an Illinois native, so post a video of himself going door-to-door and slapping his neighbors in the face.
Indiana – Don't do anything, because it's mean to pick on the less fortunate. Plus, it's quite adorable that Indiana even tried to recruit someone who was offered by so many other elite programs.
Iowa – Set the letter on fire using ethanol-free gas.
Missouri – Wrap the letter around a steak and throw it into the tiger cage at the zoo.
Notre Dame – Write up 95 reasons he doesn't want to go to Notre Dame and nail his list to the front door of the university.
Oklahoma State – Set his recruiting letter on fire using flaming tap water from a fracking site.
Ole Miss – Assume they understood that he won't be playing for them when he turned down Alabama and Arkansas.
Purdue – Inform coach Danny Hope of his decision via telegraph.
South Carolina – Burn his letter by leaving it out in the sun without any sunscreen.
Tennessee – Have his mom call Derek Dooley's mom to say that he can't come out to play.
Texas A&M – Set it on fire while wearing a Seattle Seahawks' 12th Man T-shirt.
USC – Do something a little less extreme than this.
West Virginia – You know, just setting it on fire like he did with his Ohio State letter works fine for this one.


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The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program consists of projects that provide housing and supportive services to homeless individuals and families. The goal of projects funded under the CoC Program is to assist individuals and families with attaining and sustaining permanent housing as quickly as possible. In Snohomish County, CoC Program funds are currently used to support Permanent Supportive Housing and Rapid Rehousing. More information about the CoC Program for the Everett/Snohomish County CoC is available on the CoC Program webpage.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) conducts an annual CoC Program national competition. Additional information on the CoC Program can be found on the HUD website: https://www.hudexchange.info/coc/. Snohomish County's Office of Community and Homeless Services (OCHS) is the lead agency responsible for completing and submitting an annual application for CoC Program funding on behalf of the Everett/Snohomish County CoC.
FY2019 CoC Program Competition
To ensure transparency and fairness at the local level, Snohomish County, as the Collaborative Applicant for the Everett/Snohomish County CoC, has made the following FY2019 CoC Program competition available for review:
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FY2019 Consolidated Application
FY2019 CoC Program Funding Notice
The Snohomish County Office of Community and Homeless Services (OCHS) is soliciting Local Applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program funding round. Applicants for renewal and new projects are required to submit a Local Application by the deadline. There are separate Local Applications for the following: Renewals Operating <1 Year; Standard Renewals; New Expansion Projects; and, New Projects. Applicants should complete the applicable application according to whether they are applying for a renewal or new project. Funding for new projects will be dependent upon information contained in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), including the opportunity to apply for bonus projects, and any reallocated funds made available through the local project review process.
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Please review the Funding Notice, which includes the local applications for both Renewal and New Project types:
As detailed in the Review, Ranking and Selection Procedure and in the CoC Rating Criteria, application materials will be reviewed, scored, and ranked according to objective scoring criteria, as well as federal and local priorities. This method of project evaluation was reviewed and approved by the CoC Application Oversight Committee, a committee of the Partnership to End Homelessness (PEH) CoC Board.
Application Workshop
An application workshop was held on Monday, May 13, 2019, from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, in room 6A04, which is located on the 6th floor of the Snohomish County Robert J. Drewel Building (Administration East), at 3000 Rockefeller Ave, Everett WA 98201.
Application Workshop Questions and Answers (PDF)
Application Deadline
Local Applications for both renewal and new projects must be received by 4:00 PM on WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2019. NO LATE OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED. Electronic applications should be submitted to OCHS Applications. If unable to submit electronically, signed applications may be delivered in-person or mailed. Mailed applications must be posted in time and received by the deadline.
For additional information or to arrange an individual application conference, please contact Grants & Program Specialist, Sue Tracy, 425-388-3269.
Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program
Snohomish County Office of Community & Homeless Services announces the availability of Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) funding. Snohomish County was selected by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as one of eleven YHDP communities across the country and awarded $2.3M ($1.15M/annually for two years) for the purpose of creating innovative projects to effectively end youth homelessness in our community. OCHS is soliciting applications for two project types which stemmed from the local YHDP coordinated community planning process.
- March 22, 2019 Application materials available
- Friday, March 29, 2019 Application Workshop, 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. at:
Snohomish County Government Campus
Robert J. Drewel Building (Admin East) Sixth Floor
Mount Pilchuck Conference Room 6A04
Technical Assistance: Agencies are encouraged to attend the application workshop. If additional assistance is needed, a phone or in-person conference is available.
- Application Workshop PowerPoint
- Application Q&A (Word)
OCHS Staff Contact: For questions regarding the application process, please contact Molly Bauer at firstname.lastname@example.com or (425) 388-3140
Application Documents:
YHDP RFP rev. 4.2.19 (MS Word)
YHDP RFP 3.22.19 (MS Word)
YHDP RFP Proposal Budget 3.22.19 (MS Excel)
Other Documents:
Snohomish County CCP 3.13.19 (PDF)
Currently Closed Funding Notices
FY2018, FY2017 and FY2016 applications are no longer being accepted but detailed information about application requirements may be obtained by visiting the Closed Continuum of Care Funding Notice webpage.
ADA Notice:
The County strives to provide access to all members of the public. Reasonable accommodations will be made to provide the information in the above documents in a person's native language or an alternate format to persons with disabilities upon request. To request translation or an accommodation, please email Marion Dal Pozzo or call (425) 388-3052, or by TTY at 711 or (800) 833-6384 for voice or at (800) 833-6388 for text.


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Quilts 101 - Antique and Contemporary Quilts
What is a quilt? This episode introduces the audience to the brave new world of the American quilt, where that question has many different answers. If a 'real' quilt is a three layer fabric sandwich sewn together and folded over a bed, how do we define the quilt that is an amalgamation of fabric, photography, print making and other media, and hangs on a gallery wall? Our experts contribute varying perspectives, setting the stage for the complexity of the series' larger topic: Why quilts matter and how they relate to history, art and politics. This episode also takes a look at judgments of quality in the quilt world. Learn what makes one antique quilt more valuable and important than another, and why contemporary quilts are judged by a very different set of standards. To close the episode, experts provide practical suggestions for quilt fans who want to develop their 'eye' for a great quilt. In short, its Quilts 101, and the perfect introduction to a surprisingly complex subject.
Quilts Bring History Alive
We all wonder how people really thought, dressed, traveled, and behaved in generations past, and we need only to look to quilts to find out. Since quilts were made—not by artisans—but by ordinary women whose lives they closely reflect, they are fonts of information about the people and periods they represent. In this episode we will explore the quilt's unique ability to preserve, not only our own family histories, but the history of America beyond the reach of memory. Join host Shelly Zegart as she analyzes quilts from two centuries up to the present, extracting information about everything from the state of transportation to the prevalence of smoking in their makers' world.
The Quilt Marketplace
The marketplace for quilts has always been a bit of a mystery. It's hard to understand why some quilts are so much pricier than others, and why some old quilts aren't worth anything at all. And how can an artist ask $10,000 for a brand new quilt…and get it? In this episode of Why Quilts Matter, host Shelly Zegart takes you behind the scenes in the quilt marketplace—past and present—where you will meet its players, learn its unwritten rules, and penetrate its secrets. Discover why one 19th century quilt was worth $264,000.00 and how a quilt can go from $150 to $20,000 as it passes from picker to dealer, up the ladder of expertise. Find out how artists price their quilts in the contemporary market and how technology is changing the playing field forever.
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You think you know art when you see it, but this episode of Why Quilts Matter may make you think again. Turns out the quilt is the perfect test case for a dozen theories about what makes art, well….art. Take the art vs. craft debate: As a domestic object made by women for a practical purpose the quilt falls squarely into the 'craft' category, and a humble one, at that. But do some quilts become 'art' when exhibited, like paintings, on a museum wall? Which ones? The plot thickens when we consider the claims of 'art quilts' made solely for exhibition. Are they art—not craft--just because their makers say they are, and how do we know, anyway? Who knew that it takes a soft cover to define a tough concept? Join host Shelly Zegart and crew as she explores 'what is art?'
Gee's Bend: The Most Famous Quilts in America?
In 2002 the art world was rocked to its foundations by a group of unusual, abstract quilts made by African American women from an obscure hamlet in southern Alabama. People lined up around the block to see them and the critic from the New York Times gushed as, for the first time, the quilt became the subject of a museum blockbuster. Join us as we trace the journey of the quilts of Gees Bend from the clotheslines of the South to the exhibition walls of the country's greatest museums. We'll explore the aesthetic and social appeal of these quilts—and quilters—as well as the controversies they engendered, and analyze their unique place in quilt history.
How Quilts have been Viewed and Collected
It's now been nearly a century since quilts were first collected and exhibited and they've come a long way, baby. In this episode of Why Quilts Matter, we trace their slow incursion into museum collections, watching as they finally make the leap from tester bed to gallery wall. The episode charts institutional attitudes toward quilts as objects, rationales for their selection, and the public response to their exhibition (hint: it's very good). To make it all clear, we trace the path of one exemplary quilt from maker to museum. Finally, we explore the lure of quilts for a private collector…who's got to have them, and why.
Empowering Women One Quilt at a Time
You can look long and hard and you won't find an object more central to the history of women than the quilt. In this episode we look at the quilt's historical and current roles as (among others) an avenue of personal expression, a sly medium of social and political opinion, and a building block of financial security. Unique among objects, quilts are both lowly "women's work" and great art. They are something made from nothing; they are both nurturing and inspiring. They can communicate both intimate memories and great societal truths, and they have throughout history. Here curators, quilt makers, and scholars discuss the surprising number of ways in which the quilt has been and continues to be, woven into the histories and psyches of our mothers, our sisters, ourselves.
Quilt Nation : 20,000,000 and Counting!
"Quilt making," as one quilt maker says, "is the greatest mass movement nobody ever heard of." The population of the American quilt world outnumbers those of many small countries, and yet most outsiders remain unaware of its size, diversity, and economic clout. In this episode Why Quilts Matter goes inside this unseen world, meeting its participants, attending its events, analyzing its businesses, periodicals, support services, and technological advancements. Our experts also provide a bird's eye view of the politics, as various festivals, artists and quilters struggle for the heart and soul of Quilt Nation.
Quilt Scholarship: Romance and Reality
The history of quilt scholarship in America is more relevant—and far more interesting—than some might think. To begin with, there was once a time when it wasn't very scholarly at all. Turns out that the quilt was so beloved, so central to the myth of American life, that many scholars failed to debunk the legends and folk lore it had engendered. Today the field has grown into a serious discipline generating material of interest—not just to the quilt world-- but to a dozen other important disciplines from material culture to sociology. The quilt is central to them all.
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Is it possible to get a copy of the Why Quilts Matter series very soon?
The DVD is available
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We're so pleased that you enjoyed the show.
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I'm sharing Chapter 2 of our Reading in the Wild book study with you today and it is all about the importance of teaching students to self-select the books that they want to read!
Donalyn lists some of the benefits of having students self-select reading material. I am a huge believer in this and wouldn't have it any other way in my classroom!
Sometimes students come to our classrooms not knowing what books they like to read. They do not have favorite genres, or authors, and sometimes claim that they "don't like to read." **gasp!!** Many times they just need help learning how to self-select books and find out what kind of books they are interested in!
A big part of helping students learn what books they are interested in revolves around creating a classroom community that is conducive to reading, sharing, and discussing books. Like I mentioned in my previous post, one of the ways to do this is by read-alouds. Reading books aloud to students does more than just "expose children to books, authors, or genres they might not discover on their own."
While reading this chapter, one of the topics that I reflected on was my selection of read alouds. We have our chapter book read aloud that we do at the end of every day, and I read many picture books throughout the year during mini lessons, however, I don't read a ton of nonfiction and poetry out loud to my students. This is definitely something that I am going to work on incorporating into my read alouds more frequently next year.
Donalyn also mentioned giving students opportunities to read and explore online reading material.
Some of my favorite sites for this are:
– Wonderopolis (Also available as an app, which we use in my class)
– Newsela
– Raz-Kids (this one is also an app and costs $ for a subscription. We have it at my school for grades K-4)
(Leave a comment if you have more good sites to add to this list!)
A few months ago, I read Catherine's post about book raffles and knew I had to try it in my classroom. Sure enough, it was a huge success. It is a great way to introduce new books to your students and create an enthusiasm and "buzz" around reading!
You can read my previous post here to find out more about how book raffles work!
A portion of chapter 2 is dedicated to reading levels and the misconceptions that sometimes well-meaning teachers have about them. We use Fountas and Pinnell assessments at my school and I love them. I assess my students' reading levels at the beginning of every year (and throughout), and it is a good way for me to get an idea of where my students are at and what their needs are. HOWEVER, this does not mean that I will only allow them to read certain books at their reading level! One year I got a new student who was absolutely thrilled that he could read any book in our classroom library because his previous teacher would only allow him to choose books from a single box of books that were at his level! Instead of putting that kind of limitation on my students, I teach them how to pick "just right" books for themselves, including using the 5 finger rule:
1.pick a page to read.
2. Hold up a finger every time you come to a word you struggle with.
3. If, by the end of the page, you have 5 or less fingers, then you can keep reading! If you have more than 5, then it is probably too difficult at this time.
I remember Doug Fisher giving a presentation at a Reading Conference last summer talking about quantitative vs. qualitative measures of text complexity (He's also written about it in several of his books). There are some books that may fall within a student's reading level by quantitative standards (exile level), but the content matter of the book would not be appropriate for the student at all. And vice versa. Teaching students to choose books based on their interests and purpose is much more beneficial than limiting them to books based on a quantitative measure determined by sentence length and word choice!
Preview stacks are great for helping students who are not as confident in self-selecting reading material. If I have a student who is unsure of what book to read, I'll walk with them to our classroom library and pull out a variety of books that I think they might like based on my knowledge of them as a reader. Then then can preview the books to see if one of them seems appealing to read. This helps them become more in-tune to books they may be interested in by looking through a small stack of books instead of having to rummage through the whole library with no idea what they're looking for!
Thanks for stopping by for post 3 of our book study! Next Thursday, July 10th, I'll be hosting the section on Curating a Classroom Library and showing off how I organize our library! Hope you stop by then!
You can check out my other Reading in the Wild Posts here:


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During our final week here at Edit on a Dime, I looked at two different ways of making those cool photo-motion cinemagraphs, and tried editing on an iPhone for free:
- Kintotopic: How To Get Excited Taking iPhone Photos Again
- iCinegraph vs. Kintopic: Which Cinemagraph App is Best for You?
- How to Use Splice to Edit Movies on Your iPhone for Free
I appreciate the responses to my reviews from Kinotopic developer Radu Spineanu, and iCinegraph creator Yuri Yuryev on this blog. It's great that developers and fans of these apps are comfortable having a discussion about their work on this site.
Weekly features for Edit on a Dime will now cease to continue, but that doesn't mean you can't contribute. This World is an open platform, with a community corkboard open to all to post links, videos and articles. If you're interested in becoming a moderator, send an email to email@example.com.
I hope that the spirit of openness and discussion continues and that this site can develop into a real conversation about the exciting future of low-cost and free image editing apps!
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Velaro's reporting features offer a wide variety of information about your interactions, account and agents. You can even view the pre-chat surveys that were filled out, submitted and then abandoned before the chat request was attended by an agent. Ready to take a look?
First go to Reports > Engagement on the Velaro application. Filter the report information by selecting Missed Chats and Include Abandoned Pre-Chat Surveys in the Filter Options (funnel button) at the top right of the report. Then click Apply to generate the report.
Note: The Missed Chats option will bring up the missed chat requests submitted when your agents were not available either because they were not logged in or they were busy taking the maximum number of chats allowed. The Include Abandoned Pre-Chat Surveys option will show any chat that an agent does not respond to before the customer leaves.


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I suppose it is time for some breaking news updates.
First, guess who had surgery yesterday?
Not Rebekah this time. Not me. Not Gideon or Betsie or my Mom or my Dad and not anybody else but Mr. Gore.
Yep. Mr. Gore.
What started as a an innocent tubing collision 7 or 8 years ago has slowly resulted in a herniated disc. And what started as an innocent basketball game a couple of months ago slowly resulted in a nerve impingement that left my poor husband in a near constant state of pain since January. A friendly little shaving of that disc allowed the nerve to find some relief, and after an incredibly long and stressful day at the hospital yesterday, here we are, back in our nest, he watching "The Lord of the Rings" on his laptop, me blathering on to whomever will listen on my laptop.
And if you don't mind I just have a few things to say, some about surgery, and some about other stuff:
If you ever see someone driving rather slowly and extraordinarily cautiously on a major highway during rush hour, just do them a favor and ASSUME that they are driving someone HOME who just had BACK SURGERY and CUT THEM SOME SLACK. Okay? Thatwouldbegreat.
Gah, I am one heck of a nurse. I am not bragging, I promise. Just shocked.
I love me some Mr. Gore. What a guy. Seven years of marriage and I am thrilled to be homebound with him for a bit. We have lots of books and magazines and movies and computer stuffs and food and Easter and this is just going to be fun…minus the surgery, we should do this more often.
I have to admit, for someone who went to the doctor once before I started having babies – and that was to get on Acutane – I have had it up to here with the doctor's appointments and the slings and the casts and the surgeries and the therapy and the follow-ups and the medicines and the phone calls and the waiting rooms and the driving back and forth to Tulsa and the thing-where-your-heart-breaks-because-someone-you-love-is-hurting…my short experience with this kind of lifestyle has given me all kinds of new sympathy for those who frequently deal with these sorts of issues. If this is you, I just want to encourage you – it is no small thing what you go through. I feel ya, and I'm sorry.
Now…onto other things. Do you guys remember that little bookclub I started a few months ago? The one that I haven't updated in a couple of months? Yeah, sorry 'bout that. I truly hate to be a loser in so public a forum, but I've got to come clean and say that I need a hiatus from the ol' bookclub. And I humbly apologize and beg your forgiveness.
And do you guys remember "the Weeklies" that I also started a few months ago? The ones that I haven't updated in a couple of months? Yeah, that too.
So what Mrs. Gore has learned is that, until I don't have preschoolers running amok under my roof and until we are completely finished homeschooling and raising however many ragamuffins God decides to bless us with and until there are no more surgeries in our house and until there are no more pins to pin on Pinterest, I should just stick with less of the "columns" and more of the random. Thanks for hanging in there with me as I figure this stuff out and for not canceling your prescription to Mrs. Gore's Diary. I'm sorry…did I say prescription?…I meant subscription. Silly surgeries.
I got a new dress today. (yay!)
And really…I'm trying to think of something else, but two things are going in on my head right now: 1. Too much to grasp right now concerning everything from single mothers and pregnant teenagers and abortion and life and death and whether or not I should wear a belt with my new dress and how I'm ever going to edit all of the home videos we've collected in the past 5 years and 2. Crickets. Crickets who are convincing me that it is time to call it a night and go to sleep.
I shall listen to the crickets and work out all the other stuff in the morning, and until then, I am content that this night finds me safe and well and next to the one I love for one more night, and I pray the same for you, whether you are dealing with this…
or that…
or surgery.
But hopefully not surgery.


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Piano Academy
The 35th IU Summer Piano Academy is postponed until June 2021
Welcome to the website of the IU Jacobs School of Music Summer Piano Academy! We're delighted that you'd like to learn more about our program. Do linger a while and check out our offerings on the menu at left, especially if you're considering the Academy for your summer study experience. I think you'll come away with a good picture of what we're about.When we consider how far the Piano Academy has come from our modest beginnings in 1986 as one of many little piano camps to our current stature as one of the premier pre-college summer piano institutes, we're more than a little proud of what we've accomplished. In those early years, we worried that we would manage to prepare our students to the level expected by our distinguished master teachers. These days we have the opposite problem: the Academy draws so many fine young pianists from around the country and abroad to our beautiful Bloomington campus that we worry that we'll have enough master class slots for all the talented performers who deserve one! Why have we flourished while other programs have faltered or closed their doors for good? First of all I think it's because we have never swerved from our fundamental mission:
- to liberate the artist within each young pianist and develop that which is most unique and meaningful in their musical being.
- to inspire, challenge and encourage through close interaction with "kindred spirits", from perceptive teachers to gifted classmates.
- to provide participants with an array of resources (interpretive and stylistic insights, skills, performance experiences, as well as a precious network of lifelong friends) that can open new vistas and take their playing to the next level and beyond.
- to foster an ever-deepening love of our musical art in all its richly diverse manifestations.
The unique character of the Piano Academy's program stems first and foremost from our distinctive "collective" teaching system and the outstanding core faculty that make it work. How many summer programs do you know where there are no "second-class" students, no "junior" instructors to whom younger and less advanced participants are relegated? Where every student gets a lesson with nearly every member of the regular faculty? And what a fantastic faculty it is: modesty aside, you'd have to look long and hard to find a more knowledgeable, dedicated and inspiring group of teachers-and you just won't find one that functions better as a team. True collective teaching requires a terrific investment of time and energy from each member of the teaching team in order to come to lessons well informed, ready to reinforce and complement the work of colleagues. It really helps if the teachers also like and admire each other as individuals and as musicians-which we most definitely do! It can take years to find the perfect mixture of personalities and pedagogical gifts, then hone the collaboration to a fine art. But when you manage to-as I believe we have at the Piano Academy-the results are truly magical. But don't take my word for it. Judge for yourself: click on the "Testimonials" link at left, and read some of the appreciative messages from participants, parents and teachers. They represent only a fraction of the scores of unsolicited thank-you letters we have received over the years.
Our guest master teachers play a crucial role in the Academy's success. Each year, we showcase some of the world's most distinguished artist teachers in master classes, lecture-recitals and performances. This past Summer (2019) our guest master teachers included Edward Auer, Peter Bithell, Hans Boepple, Winston Choi, Arnaldo Cohen, Read Gainsford, Jean-Louis Haguenauer and Roberto Plano. In Summer 2020, we will feature a distinguished roster of master teachers and concert artists including Eteri Andjaparidze, Edward Auer, Frederic Chiu, Arnaldo Cohen, Caroline Hong, Emile Naoumoff and other luminaries!
Among the eminent artist teachers and concert pianists who have shared their insights and expertise with us over the years are Edward Auer, Edmund Battersby, Jonathan Biss, Peter Bithell, Marvin Blickenstaff, Hans Boepple, Evelyne Brancart, Constance Knox Carroll, Richard Cass, Sean Chen, Frederic Chiu, Winston Choi, Mia Chung, Arnaldo Cohen, Read Gainsford, Sophia Gilmson, Jean-Louis Haguenauer, Leonard Hokanson, Gilbert Kalish, Norman Krieger, Barbara Lister-Sink, Anthony de Mare, Yong Hi Moon, Emile Naoumoff, John O'Conor, Roberto Plano, Menahem Pressler, Ann Schein, Karen Shaw, Logan Skelton, James Tocco, Nelita True, André Watts and Robert Weirich. We are deeply indebted to all for giving generously of themselves to our young performers. They have helped greatly to vault the Piano Academy into the top echelon of summer institutes.
Dear prospective students: if you attend the Piano Academy, you will be immersed in music from morning to night. You will be challenged as you have rarely been challenged. You will practice feverishly, and you'll probably progress faster than you imagine is possible. Is it hard work? You bet! But if your experience is typical, it may well be the most stimulating and memorable three weeks of your life.
-Dr. Karen Taylor, Founding Director
-Dr. Melinda Baird and Dr. Tony Weinstein, Co-Directors


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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Thirty Eight Thousand Pounded The Streets Of Manila
Thirty year-old Banayag showed no sign of weakness and maintained her swift pace from the early stages of the track to the finish line, clocking in at 3:02:20. A far second behind Banayag was Jennelyn Nobleza of Silay City at 3:17:44, followed by veteran Luisa Raterta who clocked in at 3:23:55
After six years of participation, the 23-year-old Agravante of Silay City finally secured his first major title, topping the men's category in 2:39:57. He relegated brothers Elmer and Gerald Sabal to second and third place with 2:45:16 and 2:46:10, respectively
Meanwhile, in the men's 21-k race, Rafael Poliquit Jr. finished first in 1:14:35, while Nhea Ann Barcena topped the women's category in 1:33:38. Also among today's participants is Aklanon Mark Joseph "Aga" Casidsid, who successfully completed the 42-k track despite the challenges of being visually impaired. Of the 38,429 runners who competed in the MILO Marathon Metro Manila eliminations, over 2,000 runners registered for the 42-k race
To further MILO's vision to inspire and equip underprivileged school children to excel in sports and in life, MILO's "Help Give Shoes" advocacy program, which is now on its third year of staging, will provide 10,000 pairs of shoes to children nationwide. In Metro Manila alone, students from ten schools benefited from the program, namely San Rafael National High School, Ramon Magsaysay High School, Tibangan Elementary School, Gen. M. Hizon Elementary School, Pasay Science High School, Tatalon Elementary School, Carlos Albert High School, and Manuel L. Quezon Elementary School
About the National MILO Marathon
The National MILO Marathon is an annual marathon event open to amateur and professional runners. From its humble beginnings in 1974 as a single marathon race in Metro Manila attended by 747 participants, the National MILO Marathon has grown to be the biggest, longest, grandest national running event in the country attracting more than hundreds of thousands of runners across the country. The race is organized by RunRio, Inc
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by Fiona Sze-Lorrain
Mānoa Books and El León Literary Arts, 2013
Melissa Kwasny writes that the poems in Fiona Sze-Lorrain's second collection of poetry, My Funeral Gondola, "navigate the swells of loss…I recognize this speech, haunting and strange, the speech of true poets."
In My Funeral Gondola, Sze-Lorrain takes on departures and rifts in a lyrical voice that reclaims the personal and the universal. As if to subvert expectations in narrative, memory and experience, these poems speak through their restraint to the meditations, bittersweet struggles, and inner intensities of an existence that trusts the music, the distance, and the timeless.
Sze-Lorrain's debut collection of poetry, Water the Moon, was published in 2010. In addition to her books of translation of Chinese poets from Zephyr Press, she has translated several contemporary French and American authors and co-edited the Mãnoa/University of Hawai'i Press anthologies Sky Lanterns (summer 2012) and On Freedom (winter 2012). An editor at Cerise Press and Vif éditions, she is also a zheng harpist and orchid healer.


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I know I promised a recap of Nick and Nicki's graduation and engagement last night, but I was so beat by the time I got home last night I didn't have it in me to do anything but curl up under a blanket and watch a movie with Chris. I hope to be able to get that post up this evening. I'm not making any promises though. I've got so much to get done in the next three days.
(There should be pictures here, but my phone doesn't want to cooperate with me and Blogger so I'll add them when I get home.)
Here's some highlights on my to-do list. (This is at least partially for my own reference/ sanity.)
Figure out the menu for Christmas morning breakfast/ brunch. Initially I invited my family over for Christmas morning brunch, but then we realized it would be far more practical for Chris and I to go to my parent's house rather than the 5 of them coming to our place. Shortly after typing this up, but before actually posting it, I finalized my menu for Christmas day. Here it is:
- Pumpkin Spice Stix
- Peanut Butter Yogurt dip
(These first two are from Angela over at Oh She Glows)
- Fruit Tray (apples, bananas, grapes and pears – "winter fruits" that I thought would go well with the peanut butter yogurt dip.)
- Christmas Day Breakfast Casserole (I'm sure I'll make some adjustments)
- Mimosas (I'm going to take a tip from Adobo Grill and add a splash of passion fruit juice)
Meal Planning and Grocery shopping. I've been really terrible lately when it comes to grocery shopping before the fridge and pantry are all but bare! I need to figure out the menu above first though. I also need to do this tonight! The closer we get to Christmas the crazier the grocery stores get!
Exercise!!!! I've been so lazy about my running/ working out lately. Right now the ringworm is a significant contributing factor as sweating seriously irritates it, but I was slacking way before that. I'd like to get in at least one run (maybe 2) and some yoga sessions. I also want to start doing some ab work again. I was doing really great with Whittle My Middle and then somewhere in the middle of the challenge, I just quit.
Finish Dan's care package. I'm sending a care package to my friend Dan who's currently in Iraq. He asked me to pick up add a couple more items so I need to go to Target and pick that stuff up. I also need to write a note/ letter to include (and print some pictures to send over). Finally I need to take the box to the post office to mail! I did learn that you only have to pay domestic postage rates to ship things to overseas military bases. This is great because you can ship a large flat rate box (any weight) for just $11.95!
Graduation/ Engagement Blog as mentioned above