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Last fall, a group of journalists and I were invited out to the Vancouver set of the new CW series Life Sentence, which focuses on a young woman, Stella (Lucy Hale), who gets a second chance at life once she finds out she's cancer-free. Though Stella spent eight years preparing for her death, she now has to face the consequences of her "life for the moment" attitude, including her marriage to Wes (Elliot Knight), who is basically a stranger. It also turns out that her perfect family was hiding their real dysfunction from her while she was ill, but now it's all coming out.
We got the chance to speak with Hale and Knight about their characters, how the show subverts typical stories about cancer, what Stella and Wes' relationship may look like now that their I Do's really are forever, and more.
Question: This show is a very different approach to telling a story about cancer. What has it been like getting to explore that?
HALE: Yeah, initially, when I had gotten approached with this idea, they had said, "Wouldn't it be interesting if the girl who was supposed to die ended up living, and she has to live with all these decisions and choices she made while she was dying?" So I loved it. I initially thought it was such a great idea and something that I had never seen or heard before. It's very interesting. Where we pick up in the pilot, you meet this girl who is pretty impulsive anyway. But if she's living like she's dying, she's going to do some pretty crazy like marry a guy she's known for three days in Paris. Who knows what else she's gotten herself into? But we meet her, we find out she's going to live, which is great news, but to realize that she has no idea who she is and no who her family really is, because they've been protecting her in this little bubble from the reality of their problems and the reality of the world. So when she finds out she's going to live, it's a bittersweet moment, because then at the same time, she realizes how insanely dysfunctional her family. That's been so fun to dive into in the later episodes.
KNIGHT: Same as you. When I initially read the pilot, I was struck by how different it was to the normal story, because it almost told what the movie version of this would typically be, but that was just the beginning. The real story begins at what would normally be the end. That's something that you don't really see discovered in that sense. I also thought it was incredibly funny and heartwarming. During pilot season, you read so many shows, all the time, trying to set up this dynamic and get you hooked and invested, and it was one of the only ones that I read – It was the first one that I read where I felt so engaged instantly with the characters and loved where – Actually, it was very different in the pilot, but I loved the dynamic with both of them, what they represented in the love that they had for each other, how impulsive it was sort of in its purest form. Then getting to do it, it was so amazing because it realized the potential it had when I read it. It was just as fun to make, just as funny, just as heartwarming, just as touching, just as real. And it's nice to not just go over the real issues and factors of going through something like cancer and surviving, but actually being honest about it, and finding the humor where it's appropriate, and telling a different version of that story. And yeah, it's continued to be fun so far.
How will the marriage evolve after they find out she's cancer-free?
KNIGHT: When we meet in Paris, for Wes, he meets this amazing new life force of someone who has this whole perspective on living, existing, that he's never encountered before. He is kind of stuck in his dead-end routine ways, and he's kind of losing a sense of purpose and fulfillment and enjoyment in life, not to get too deep. [Laughs] Then he meets Stella, and she blows him away because she is just this amazing, magnetic, spontaneous creature who lights a fire inside of him. I think he, for the first time in his life, stops thinking and just goes straight for that feeling. That is very much the theme of their marriage and them as a couple together: it's this burning fire that they're both just dancing in and living in. Oh, that sounds good.
HALE: That was really good. Should we write a song? Also, side note, me and Elliot's band name is called Knightinghale. You get it? OK, I thought it was super clever. So when Stella realizes she's going to live, she also realizes she knows not much about her husband. They realize how much they had never discovered, things they had never discovered about each other. So there are definitely some speed bumps. At the core of everything, they love each other so much, and there's that childlike love that's always there. Their chemistry and connection is just undeniable, so that's what keeps them together. But there's definitely a lot of learning and growing to do.
KNIGHT: For sure. A lot of secrets that existed that we didn't even know existed that we have to end up facing, which is pretty interesting.
For Elliot, what does Wes think of all of Stella's family dysfunction?
KNIGHT: [Laughs] I feel like all he knows is he loves this woman, fiercely. And so, he will deal with whatever else comes with it. But also, as Lucy said, there's a lot of things that Stella doesn't realize are happening. So in a way, they go through that journey of discovering the dysfunction together and seeing how that impacts them together, as well. But I think it's interesting for him because he's obviously English. He's made the move from England to come over and now live with his wife that he met days before and is now living with her for months, and he has this whole new family. I think he's just a man searching for a new way to live life, and in this bubble that he's in right now, he feels like he's found that. I see him sort of wanting to attach himself to the family or looking for a place to call home within this new home that he's found, which happens to be somebody else's. That's a constant thing he goes through, and we definitely get into that a little bit more as the series goes on, of how he's trying to relate to his new family and also how he relates to his actual family.
The show seems very aware of tropes and subverting them, can you talk about how else it might eschew people's expectations?
KNIGHT: I feel like just because of the nature of the pilot that you saw — it being different in its roots — I think it just has a knock-on effect to everything else. Even if things do seem like a similar format, it's being come at from a completely new angle and you dive into aspects of it that you wouldn't normally. And that is what is definitely, for us, makes it so interesting to read each new script that comes in and see….we might have an idea of where we're going, but how are we going to look at it and what specific bits are we going to hone in on?
HALE: The show is so because these characters aren't perfect and they do mess up. You know, you find out in the pilot that this whole time her parents' marriage has been not ideal, her mom is bisexual, her brother's dealing drugs and is just a hot mess. But that's what's so great, is that people aren't perfect and we're not shying away from that. And it's dealt with in a really funny way, because I think there's nothing more relatable than dysfunction.
Lucy, can you talk a little bit more about the dysfunction with Stella's family, and how they react after they find out that Stella is cured?
HALE: I'll just go back to the pilot, but Stella grew up believing that she had this perfect fairytale life and that everything was rainbows and glitters and unicorns and love always works out because why doesn't it? And so everything comes crashing down on her. Her bother and sister reveal to her that this is behind closed doors, this is not really what's happening. It's sort of a weird time for her because she's discovering how relationships really work and that sometimes love falls apart and that sometimes your mom is bisexual. But it's also a great time of self-discovery, not just for Stella but for Aiden as well. Everyone put their life on hold for Stella, so everyone's kind of at this point like 'well, where do we go now? For the last 8-10 years we've done everything for her'. So I think everyone's a little confused on which road to go down. But it definitely leads to some arguments, some blow-outs. But at the end of the day, this family just really loves each other despite their flaws, despite everything. It's really beautiful. It's a cool little family.
For Lucy, what are you doing in this role that you haven't before? Especially after playing the same character for a long time?
HALE: I have to say, it was very weird to…I jumped into something pretty quickly after Pretty Little Liars, which that was not really expected. But I read this script and I fell in love with Stella because she is just someone that we could all be a little more like. She looks at the glass half-full and she's optimistic and she thinks that everything will work out. And she is a pretty optimistic and positive person. I admire her in a lot of ways. She has a great sense of humor. I think that's one thing that I haven't really played around with with acting. I've never gotten to do a comedy. And I thought the writing was really witty and she talks a lot. So this has been….it's been a challenge for me….
KNIGHT: She does talk a lot.
HALE: She talks in monologues. She just talks so much. So it's been challenging as an actress because tonally it's just completely different from Liars or anything else I've done. It's been nice to change it up. It's exciting. I hope that everyone lives her as much as I do.
There are a lot of puns for store names in the town — do you have a favorite?
HALE: Aren't they cute? The Cold and the Beautiful, the ice cream store. The writers are so clever.
KNIGHT: It's such a delight getting every script because there are so many lines. Especially as we've gone on and they've had more time to tap into our own sense of character and humor, you see that feed into the characters on the page. It's so fun to get to work with people who have that kind of vision and talent. To bring something so honest to life.
HALE: What you guys didn't know is that originally Wes was supposed to be American and [Elliot] came into the audition and they're like "Will you read it in an American accent and a British?" And obviously they went with British. So now Stella tries to do a British accent throughout the series and it's so bad.
KNIGHT: And that happens because Lucy would do it to me, just not acting.
HALE: I would just do it and they were like "Wow, that's really bad."
There are two married couples on the show, you two and Diego/Elizabeth. Is there any rivalry there or competition?
HALE: Not at all. No jealousy whatsoever. I think that, if anything, we look up to Lizzy and Diego. Because in our eyes they're picture-perfect and they kind of are. But we discover that they've had some speed-bumps along the way. And so Stella goes to Lizzy for a lot of marital advice. A lot.
KNIGHT: We feel like they've figured it out and we are figuring it out. And so in that we're, like, maybe there's some answers there or they can offer some guidance. Which is pretty cool. And it sets up a nice dynamic with us and them as well.
HALE: And then you and Diego's character…
KNIGHT: We have a nice little bromance at some point. But it feeds into the characters nicely that way.
What will see in the flashbacks?
HALE: In the pilot we see a lot of things from when we first met and when things were just perfect.
KNIGHT: When we were in the bubble of romance and we were untouchable. And as we explore our characters and our dynamic in the story that bubble gets burst.
HALE: But we also see….we flash back to when Stella is going through her chemotherapy and when she's younger and sick in the hospital. It's really cool in the flashbacks because we get to see from her perspective. But sometimes we'll do flashback where it's seen from another person's perspective. And it's interesting to see how different those two can be. So I play all the way from 15 to 23 in this show, which is fun. They just throw some long hair on me. And we got to do where I see myself in the future, so I got to play older too.
KNIGHT: There is an episode where there are a lot of flashbacks from Wes' perspective or about his story. Because, like we said, we don't know each other as well as we think we do. And then we realize that and so some of the flashbacks serve the purpose of filling in those gaps. And not just for Stella, some of them for Wes as well. It's actually one of my favorite episodes.
Life Sentence premieres Wednesday, March 7th on The CW.


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Your view: Save Social Security
We, the American public, for those that are taxpayers, ought to be outraged at the way our money is being spent and misused, not by the millions of dollars, but by the billions of dollars, by our senators and now by a much trusted friend, the AARP. Supposedly! Let me explain.
The United States Senate recently voted down an amendment to a bill by Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) that would have ended the ongoing raid on our Social Security Trust Fund.
On March 16, Senator DeMint (R-SC), Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Senator John Summer (R-NH) introduced an amendment to the budget for fiscal year 2007 to require social security surpluses to be saved, not spent.
Unfortunately, his amendment was defeated 53 to 46, with one senator not voting. Thus the raid of the Social Security Trust Fund will continue.
Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) read a letter on the floor from the AARP opposing the amendment. While the letter did not make sense, it was enough to rally every single Democrat and eight Republicans to vote against the amendment.
The Republican senators who voted to continue raiding money from the Social Security Trust Fund were Conrad Burns (MT), Lincoln Chafee (RI), Susan Collins (ME), Olympia Snowe (ME), Pete Domenici (NM), Richard Lugar (IN), Gordon Smith (OR) and our own Jim Talent (MO).
Each year more money is collected in Social Security payroll taxes then is paid out in benefits. Instead of saving the Social Security surplus for the "rainy days" that are coming, starting in 2017, this money is spent for non-Social Security purposes. In turn, the Social Security Trust Fund receives special issue, non-negotiable bonds, which are simply IOU's from the government to itself.
At the end of February, the government owed $1.89 TRILLION to the Social Security Trust Fund. This year, an additional $174-183 BILLION will be "borrowed" from social security.
Starting in 2017, there won't be enough money collected from payroll taxes to pay Social Security benefits. And some figures are even closer than that and using the year 2014 it will run out. But there is nothing in the Trust Fund but those worthless IOU's. By 2017, the amount owed to the Trust Fund could be anywhere from $3.818-$5.286 TRILLION, depending on the economy. But no one in Washington has any idea how this money can be repaid.
Therefore, it is imperative for the raid of the Trust Fund to be ended immediately to keep the amount owed to Social Security from growing.
But so far bills that would do that, the Social Security Preservation Act (HR
-219) and the Social Security Lock Box Act (S-292) have been struck down in House and Senate committees.
The amendment offered by Senators DeMint, Crapo and Summers would have required Social Security surpluses can be used only to pay Social Security benefits and not one other thing.
And AARP opposed the amendment.
David Sloane, senior managing director of Government Relation and Advocacy for AARP, completely mischaracterized what the DeMint Amendment would do. In his letter to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NR) Sloane said, "AARP strongly opposes this attempt to resurrect a proposal that the American public has soundly rejected. AARP believes this proposal has serious consequences for our nation's overall fiscal health and Social Security's long term outlook." Sloane added that "private accounts do nothing to address long-term solvency."
After the vote Senator DeMint was angry that the AARP had painted his amendment as a privatization proposal. "This said absolutely nothing about personal accounts. It was about whether you believe Social Security should be saved or allowed to wither on the vine," he said.
Senator DeMint stated that the 53 Democrat and Republican senators who voted against his amendment "turned their backs on America's seniors. There is simply no way to save Social Security if we don't have the courage to stop using the surplus as a secret slush fund."
Of course, AARP has long been on record in supporting the continued use of Social Security surpluses for non-Social Security purposes. In its own policy book, AARP declares, "For years, each political party has accused the other of raiding the Social Security Trust Fund. In fact, no one has raided the fund. In times of deficit, the Treasury borrows from Social Security to meet government obligations. If the Treasury did not borrow from Social Security it would have to borrow from the public. . . AARP supports the continual build up of the trust funds."
If these bills can't be passed and the public is so unknowledgable about what is going on, then let's follow the money trail.
AARP works to influence Congress in a liberal direction on a wide range of economic and social issues. Yet the federal government gives its affiliate, the AARP Foundation, $80 MILLION each year in grants, including $73 MILLION from the Department of Labor (DOL) as part of a $433 MILLION wasteful boondoggle, the Senior Service Employment Program (SCSEP).
SCSEP is supposed to subsidize training and temporary part-time, minimum wage jobs to low-income seniors, with the goal of eventually helping them obtain permanent, non-subsidized jobs.
Here are two points, from a financial point, that makes this clear.
First, the White House Office of Management (OMB) and the Congress General Accounting Office (GAO) with an Inspector General (IG) at each federal department, did an assessment of SCSEP in July 2005 and graded SCSEP ineffective and wasteful in multiple wages.
OMB grades each program with percentage scores - 100 percent being perfect performance and 0 percent being no performance at all. Here's how SCSEP was graded by OMB in several key performance categories: Program Purpose and Design - 40 percent; Strategic Planning - 57 percent; Program Management - 57 percent; Program Results/Accountability - 7 percent; Program Uniqueness - 0 percent; Coordination with other agencies - 0 percent
So, OMB is telling us itself that SCSEP has a useless purpose, is badly designed, is poorly managed and planned, gets pathetic results, is not all unique and many other government agencies are doing the same thing.
SCSEP is clearly a failure.
Secondly, if SCSEP is so good by AARP standards, why are there already in the Labor Department, 35 major programs to help educate and train disabled persons to find good jobs, 22 plus at Veterans Affairs, 28 at the Education Department and 34 at the Health and Human Services Department?
AARP's own example of "successes" clearly prove that SCSEP duplicates other federal programs and performs its mission very poorly.
The only way to stop this unlimited spending is to address our senator, congressman, or representative by mail, phone or computer, but do it and do it now. We may not be able to save everybody's Social Security, but if we work now we might be able to save for those in the future. Might!
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Tuesday - Sunday through July 7, $99 - $199
Last year the August Wilson Theatre was home to Groundhog Day, an outstanding, underappreciated musical based on Harold Ramis's 1993 hit comedy. It's nearly déjà vu all over again as the theater is now the residence of another outstanding musical version of a beloved film, Mean Girls; however, with tickets currently available through March 2019, it may be there a whole lot longer than Groundhog Day was. And like its predecessor, Mean Girls gets just about everything right; the only thing clearly missing are cheese fries at the concession stand. Mark Waters's 2004 film about a new girl experiencing all the awful trials and tribulations of high school was written by Tina Fey, who also wrote the book of the musical, doing a superb job of reimagining and updating the story for the Broadway stage, at least until the disappointingly sappy ending. The show opens with outcasts Damian Hubbard (Grey Henson) and Janis Sarkisian (Barrett Wilbert Weed) warning the audience about what they are going to see. "It's a cautionary tale / of fear and lust and pride, / based on actual events / where people died," the proudly gay Damian sings. Offbeat artist Janis adds, "No one died. / But how far would you go / to be popular and hot? / Would you resist temptation?" After growing up in Kenya with her crunchy archaeologist parents and a vast array of animal friends, Cady Heron (Erika Henningsen) is thrilled to go back to the States for high school with other teenagers — but she quickly learns that it's survival of the fittest, not all that less brutal than the animal kingdom, as packs are formed, turf is defended, and prey is attacked. When Cady is asked to sit with the Plastics — the cool-chick clique run by the vain and nasty Regina George (Taylor Louderman), with her loyal sidekick Gretchen Wieners (Ashley Park) and the not-too-bright sexpot Karen Smith (Kate Rockwell) — Damian and Janis try to convince her not to. "Regina George is not cool! She's a scum-sucking fart-mouth life ruiner!" Janis declares, then asks Cady to spy on the Plastics for them. Cady doesn't want to be a mole, but she's so desperate to be accepted at school that she decides to go along with it. And the more she learns about the Plastics, the more she learns about herself, and life, and not always liking what she discovers.
Mean Girls is a bittersweet, raucous tale of fitting in, whether child or adult. "Where do you belong?" Damian sings early on. "We all get a box / That's where we go / It's stifling / But at least you know / So, where do you belong?" The lyrics, by Tony nominee Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde, The Explorers Club), don't fit in a box either, nor does the music, by Emmy winner Jeff Richmond (Fey's husband), ranging from rock to rap. (The orchestrations are by John Clancy.) Fey brings the classic tale of the new girl into the present, incorporating environmentalism and cyber bullying as well as a modern-day feminist angle, with her trademark fresh but sharp sense of humor. Henningsen (Les Misérables, Dear World) is delightful as Cady, the role famously played by Lindsay Lohan in the film, making it her own. Louderman (Kinky Boots, Bring It On), plays the devilish Regina to the hilt, with outrageously funny support from Park as Gretchen, who brings down the house with "What's Wrong with Me?," trying to find her own identity, and Rockwell (Bring It On, Rock of Ages) as Karen, who gives a nice twist to the dumb blonde stereotype. Tony nominee Kerry Butler (Xanadu, Disaster!) does triple duty as Cady's mom, calculus teacher Ms. Norbury (played by Fey in the film), and Regina's ultrachic mother, who gets to utter, "We haven't had new meat in our little lady taco in so long!" Weed (Lysistrata Jones, Cabaret) and Henson (The Book of Mormon) make a great team as Janis and Damian, guiding Cady, and the audience, through the horrors of high school; the two characters would fit right in if there were a remake of The Breakfast Club. The all-around strong cast also includes Kyle Selig as Aaron Samuels, Regina's ex-boyfriend who takes a liking to Cady; Cheech Manohar as Kevin Gnapoor, Mathlete extroardinaire; and Rick Younger as Mr. Duvall, the beleaguered principal.
Fey leaves in most of the key quotes from the film without merely rehashing the movie. Tony-winning director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Aladdin) maintains a frenetic pace with near-constant movement as background characters don't just stand still and two-time Tony winner Scott Pask's (The Book of Mormon, The Pillowman) fab set keeps changing, from schoolrooms to bedrooms, bathrooms to locker rooms. The video design, by Tony winner Finn Ross and Adam Young, wonderfully captures the tumult and gestalt of the modern-day teenager, as updated references ring true and secrets and shaming are shared on social media. "It's just . . . sometimes I feel like an iPhone without a case," Gretchen explains. "Like, I know I'm worth a lot, and I have a lot of good functions, but at any time I could just shatter." But there are also plenty of truths that have not changed over the years, regardless of technological advances or changing sociopolitical standards and mores. "I just wish we could all get along like we used to in elementary school," a teary girl says. "I wish that I could bake a cake made out of rainbows and smiles, and we could all eat it and be happy." (Good luck with that.) Oh, and, of course, watch out for that bus, and if you're going on a Wednesday, be sure to wear pink.
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Indians News · Indian Fan Club Presents the CA$HBA$H
Reverse Raffle Cash Bash FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH @ The Landing in Tecumseh
Reverse Raffle Cash Bash FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH @ The Landing in Tecumseh
Data from the MHSAA, and around the country, is telling us that we are headed for a shortage of officials that will our ability to schedule high school and middle school sports. The Southeastern Conference, in partnership with the MHSAA, is ramping up our efforts to aid in the recruitment and retention of quality officials
3DPT and Tecumseh Athletics will provide Sports Physicals at Tecumseh High School on Tuesday, June 13th from 6-7:45pm Cost is $10/athlete and all are welcome! 3dptphysposter11x17 (1)
Tecumseh Athletics and Indian Fan Club 4 person Golf Scramble Sunday, May 21 @ Hantz Country Club, 2:00pm shotgun start. $90 per person, $360 per team. 18 holes/cart/range balls/lunch/dinner(BBQ Brisket and BBQ Chicken + sides) Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, raffles, closest to the pin, longest drive, 50/50 and others!! PRINT YOUR REGISTRATION FORM
The Tecumseh Indians Boys Bowling Team established some new achievements at this years State Tournament. First off, the Tribe came to play on Friday for the MHSAA Division 2 Team Event being held at the Super Bowl in Canton. The boys for the first time ever made it into the Match Play phase of the tournament
On Friday (2/24), the THS Indians began their quest to make it to Team completion at States! Mixed success was experienced, the #2 ranked D2 girls had an off day and came in tied for 5th. The #5 ranked D2 boys were focused and bowling hard and earned a 2nd place finish. The top three
On Tuesday (2/21/2017), at the Monroe Sports Center, the Tribe earned three separate wins. The 2017 SEC Tournament features all of the SEC high schools with bowling teams. The (#5 D2) ranked Varsity Boys earned a first place with a total pin count of 2,253 pins. The (#2 D2) ranked THS Varsity Girls earned first
Tecumseh varsity bowlers captured the SEC this afternoon with both teams recording wins. Varsity boys beat Chelsea with a final score of 19-11. The Indians started with a nice lead rolling a 221 & 260 in the baker games. Mikey Huk kept the scores rolling – bowling two nice games of 255 & 210. The
Tecumseh bowling teams traveled to Ypsilanti today. Both the Varsity boys and girls recorded wins. The boys won 28-2 with and outstanding game shot by Trevor Blair – 278! Julian Liuska added a 222 & 202 along with a 214 by Tevon Hastings. The girls won their match 23-7 lead by Kaylee Pinter with a
The Tribe kept to their winning ways on Monday (2/13/2017), at the Revel and Roll Center in Ann Arbor. The THS Varsity Boys (SEC 12 – 2) defeated AA Huron HS 19.5 – 10.5. AA Huron HS had the Tribe down after the Baker Games 6 – 4. The Tribe righted itself and won both of


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Cyrano's Theatre Company brings back it's popular radio version of the film classic It's A Wonderful Life. Listen as Director Elizabeth Ware and Actor Mark Robokoff talk about taking a movie that's been turned into a radio play and then putting it together on the stage. It's A Wonderful Life runs December 6 – 23rd.
- Jean Paal, theater critic
- Steve Hunt, theater critic, actor, teacher
- Elizabeth Ware, Director, It's A Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play, Cyrano's Theatre Company
- Mark Robokoff, Actor, It's A Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play, Cyrano's Theatre Company
ORIGINAL BROADCAST: Friday December 14, 2012 at 7:45 p.m.
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Australasian Science: Australia's authority on science since 1938
State of the Climate 2011 Report – Experts Respond
By Various experts
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a large global report on the state of the climate in July. The report involved 11 Australian scientists, and focused on extreme weather events and the strong La Niña that brought wet conditions to many parts of the world.
"Most notably, the Arctic continues to warm at a very rapid rate – around twice the rate of warming compared with the rest of the planet... Arctic sea-ice extent was the second lowest on record at the end of the 2011 summer, and is tracking at lowest on record for 2012. In addition, the ocean heat content, a measure of heat stored in the oceans, was also in record territory during 2011, and continues another well-established long-term warming trend.
Global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations topped 390 parts per million for the first time in the instrumental record, with individual readings from monitoring stations in 2012 topping 400 parts per million. These are very likely the highest concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide in the last 100,000 years, and perhaps the last several million years. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are now similar to those during the Pliocene, a much warmer period than any experienced by modern humans.
These indicators show that climate change, especially changes to atmospheric chemistry, are not just continuing but tracking at the more extreme end of possible scenarios.
It is against this backdrop that the increasing frequency of extreme weather events observed in the last decade should be gauged. Increasing greenhouse gases have warmed the entire climate system, such that all weather now occurs in a climate almost one degree warmer than a century ago. This warming will continue to load the dice in favour of extreme warm weather and climate events. Events experienced in recent times are therefore an important heuristic for future climate change impacts."
Dr Karl Braganza is the Manager of Climate Monitoring at the National Climate Centre, Bureau of Meteorology
"This annual report is of crucial importance in that it allows us to keep close tabs on the changing state and behaviour of the global climate system. The report now tracks 43 global-scale climate indicators, with a view to better understanding climate change and its complex causes and effects; one of these indicators is Antarctic sea-ice.
Every year, up to 19 million square kilometres of the surface area of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica freezes, and the resultant sea-ice cover plays a key role in the global climate system. Not only this, but the sea-ice is also a sensitive indicator and modulator of change and variability in patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation and temperature, the effects of which are amplified at high latitudes. Moreover, close linkages exist between processes occurring in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and Australian weather and climate.
In 2011, Antarctic sea-ice areal extent exhibited considerable variability about the long-term (30-year) mean, depending on season. Whereas the ice extent attained a record low in April, it was well above average in December. The latter reflects the prevalence at that time of low pressure systems and generally cool conditions around the Antarctic perimeter."
Dr Rob Massom is with the Australian Antarctic Division and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, and was one of the Australian authors of the report with his specific focus being Antarctica and sea-ice.
"This report on global and regional climate variations in 2011 is comprehensive and BIG! It provides detailed evidence of continuing climate change, including record-high global concentrations of carbon dioxide and ongoing warming of the upper layers of the ocean.
Many of the regional variations of climate in 2011, including in Australia, were dominated by the effects of La Niña. In Australia, this led to record-high 2-year totals of rainfall, many areas in eastern and northern Australia experiencing flooding, lower than recent average temperatures, but very dry and hot conditions in the south-west of WA."
Professor David Karoly is a climate scientist from the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne.
"This comprehensive and impressive State of the Climate in 2011 report... while a snapshot of climate last year, also places this into accurate historical perspective and provides information on the state, trends and variability of the climate system.
Australia's climate in 2011 features prominently in the report, with our wettest 2-year period (2010–11) on record highlighted in the first paragraph of the report, a dramatic picture of the associated flooding of Rockhampton in January 2011 comprising the report's back cover, and much in between. The report provides yet another international expert assessment showing our global climate changing.
While beyond the scope of this particular report, the adverse impacts of this changing climate are also clear and undeniable, and are with us already. The Australian government's action on climate change through its introduction of the carbon tax is to be applauded and embraced by Australians. Such efforts will reduce the extent of, but not stop, future climate change.
Therefore, Australia and the rest of the world must also now adapt to climate change, with again the efforts of Australia's National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility vital both now and into the future."
Associate Professor Paul Beggs is Deputy Head of the Department of Environment and Geography at Macquarie University.
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Rahul, Congress Twitter account hacking triggers spat with BJP
After hacking Rahul Gandhi's Twitter and email accounts twice in as many days, hackers broke into Congress' account today and posted profanities, prompting the party to blame it on "fascist" forces, a term it uses for BJP, which hit right back saying it showed the main opposition party's "mental bankruptcy"
New Delhi: After hacking Rahul Gandhi's Twitter and email accounts twice in as many days, hackers broke into Congress' account today and posted profanities, prompting the party to blame it on "fascist" forces, a term it uses for BJP, which hit right back saying it showed the main opposition party's "mental bankruptcy". Gandhi's witter account was hacked last night and some obscene remarks were put out online for around an hour.
Today, his email was also hacked, the party claimed.Blaming "fascist" forces for the hacking, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, "it reflects the extremities of an intolerant culture that resorts to abuse when cornered and claimed the party has fought such "hatred and animosity" with Gandhian compassion and tolerance. BJP hit back at Congress for pointing fingers at it and its supporters, saying it showed the opposition party's "mental bankruptcy" as it blamed the main ruling party for everything that went against it."We absolutely reject the charge. It only shows Congress' bankruptcy that it blames BJP for everything. When court asked their leaders to appear in National Herald case it blamed BJP,when summons were issued later it still blamed BJP, and now it is blaming BJP for something completely unrelated to the party," BJP National Secretary Shrikant Sharma said.
He demanded that Congress tender an apology for making such a "baseless" allegation.The hacking of the Congress Vice President's Twitter account led to launch of twin probes by the Delhi Police and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY) following a complaint by the party.IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the matter is being taken very "seriously" and prompt action has been taken. "We are seeking the details of all those who logged in that twitter account in the last one week to probe it further."The Congress filed a complaint with the Cyber cell of Delhi Police on the hacking of the two twitter accounts, the party website and the email accounts of Congress and Rahul Gandhi. The complaint was filed by Surjewala, demanding registration of a criminal case and strict action against those behind the hacking.
The Delhi police, on its part, initiated a probe into the incident and has written to the management of the social media site seeking necessary details. A case has been registered in the Economic Offences wing under Section 66 of IT Act.Sources at Twitter, however, said there was no security breach at their end, but the accounts may have been compromised through breach of e-mail.Surjewala confirmed that first @OfficeOfRG and then @INCIndia twitter accounts were hacked by "lumpen fascists". Surjewala said he has filed a complaint on behalf of Congress to Delhi police and said the onus is on Modi government to ensure digital security and punish the guilty.
"Free speech and right to disagree in India is under attack by licensed trolls. Such despotic and vulgar attempts reflect the extremities of an intolerant culture that resorts to abuse when cornered and left answer less," Surjewala said.Indian National Congress has fought such hatred and animosity with Gandhian compassion and tolerance. 'Sabko sanmati de bhagwaan' (May God give better sense to all)," he said on Twitter."As far twitter account of Rahul Gandhi is concerned, when it came to my notice, I took it very seriously. Twitter representative of India was contacted and all offending tweets were removed," Ravi Shankar Prasad said.While raising the issue, Congress sought to caution the Modi government over its pitch for shifting to online banking transactions following concern over digital safety.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel tweeted, "The way @OfficeOfRG a/c got hacked, as cybercrime and Twitter watched helpless raises serious Q's on digital safety, Digital India future.""Those forcing country to adopt online payment overnight,have they taken steps to ensure a/c of ordinary ppl will be immune from hacking?," he said.Later, in a statement, Surjewala said,"Time has come for Modi government, which speaks of cashless economy, to ponder over these important imponderables that have exposed the susceptibility of the entire digital financial platforms.
We sincerely hope that Modi government will provide the elevant
answers to people of India."The statement dubbed as a "predetermined conspiracy" and systematic attack on free speech and right to disagree the hacking of its Twitter account and of Rahul Gandhi and raised questions on the safety of the entire digital payment network as also of privacy."Every right thinking Indian is shocked by such despotic and vulgar attempts, which reflect the extremities of a growing intolerant culture around us that resorts to abuse and insult every time it lacks answers to the questioned raised by those who disagree with their point of view," Surjewala said in the statement.
BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma too issued a statement, saying Congress should understand that if the twitter account of Rahul Gandhi or the party has been hacked,the fault lies with Twitter's security feature and not with BJP."Congress should desist from such petty politics or after losing people's support it will now fall in their eyes," he said. well," he later said in a statement.
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Low, Bobbi S., Endangered Species Update
Many problems in managing and protecting endangered species arise not from our ignorance of the species' ecology, but from human conflicts of interest. As humans become ever more numerous, and more efficient in extracting resources, finding workable solutions becomes urgent. Here I suggest that strategies that work with our evolved tendencies have the potential to be more effective than strategies that ignore them.
Muchos de los problemas en el manejo y proteccion de especies en peligro de extincion no provienen de nuestra falta de conocimiento sobre la ecologia de la especie, sino de conflictos de interns entre los humanos. Con el crecimiento de la poblacion humana, y su cada vez mas eficiente extraccion de recursos, la necesidad de encontrar soluciones factibles es urgente. En este articulo, sugiero que las soluciones acordes con las tendencias evolutivas de los humanos tienen mayor potencial para ser efectivas que las estrategias que las ignoran.
Today, conservation biologists face problems of unprecedented pace and scale. It is increasingly clear that a species' behavior and life history, molded by environmental pressures, can make the difference between conservation success and failure, particularly for endangered species (Dietz, this issue).
Human behavioral ecology is also important to the conservation and management of other species, especially endangered species, and of ecosystems. We repeatedly encounter cases in which failure arises not from the managed organism's life history and behavior, but our own. Often, we know the species' biology well enough to manage it properly--but human considerations block solutions.
Basics of Human Behavior: How to Cooperate to Conserve
It isn't something most of us think about: how our personal goals and constraints in our professional and daily lives connect to our evolutionary history. But there are links, and perhaps understanding them will help us find effective solutions. Here is a brief outline of the major issues of human behavioral ecology: how natural selection, and our evolutionary past, influence our decision-making; and how, despite today's complexity, that influence affects our ability to work toward successful conservation.
At the heart of our evolutionary history; and that of every other species, is the "selfish gene" (Dawkins 1989; review in Low 2000: Ch 1-4). Individually we live and die, but our genes (or their "replicates") can be immortal, which leads to interesting complexities in behavior. Obviously, getting and using resources effectively is a winning strategy and overt competitive behavior can (and does) work to get genes copied in all species. But in social species, cooperative behavior is extremely effective in getting our genes passed on--typically those we help are our relatives, with whom we share genes (parental and nepotistic behavior), or friends who will help us in return (reciprocity). Reciprocity can be complex and indirect: we help each other, but not on a one-to-one basis. Finally, we humans are not only social, but extraordinarily smart and complex: we invent "third party" interventions and institutions. Many other species have territories, but so far as we know, no other species has the equivalent of law enforcement and a judicial system to protect property rights.
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Ever since news reports began surfacing last week that a number of charities appeared to have lost millions of dollars invested with Bernard Madoff, Bill White has been fielding phone calls and emails from nervous donors to the two New York nonprofits he runs.
Each asked if the charities -- the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum and the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, a foundation that helps wounded soldiers and their families -- had invested with Mr. Madoff. One, who was considering making a gift of almost $1 million to the museum's endowment, also wanted to know if it had invested with American International Group Inc. AIG 0.64% or any automotive companies.
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Mr. White assured the callers that his nonprofits had not invested money with Mr. Madoff or in the car industry. He carefully detailed the charities' portfolios -- which he says include some investments in a profitable division of AIG -- and offered to let donors talk to the chairman of the investment committee.
"We've had lots of people in the past say what we can use the money for and can't use the money for," says Mr. White. "But we have never ever had anybody ask us what we are investing the money in."
That's changing amid a distressed economy and the disturbing news that many high-profile nonprofits, including the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, Yeshiva University and Steven Spielberg's Wunderkinder Foundation, were hurt by Mr. Madoff's alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Now, an increasing number of donors are losing confidence in the ability of such groups to safeguard their money.
Donors may have reason to be concerned. Aside from the losses allegedly sustained by nonprofits in the Madoff mess, foundation endowments nationwide have lost 30% of their value, or about $200 billion, since the Dow Jones Industrial Average peaked in October 2007, according to the Council on Foundations, a trade group based in Alexandria, Va. Yale University, for example, recently estimated its endowment, which holds many illiquid assets such as real estate and private-equity investments, has fallen 25% since June 30. The school, higher education's second-richest, said its endowment now stands at about $17 billion, down from $22.9 billion on June 30.
Making matters worse, the growing lack of confidence in nonprofits comes during the most important time of year for charities. Many raise 50% or more of their annual budget between Labor Day and New Year's Day. But in a survey released last week by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, almost 94% of nonprofit professionals reported that the economy is having a "negative" or "very negative" effect on fund raising.
Mr. Madoff's alleged scam isn't the first time that reputable, well-meaning charities may have been swindled. In the mid-1990s, for example, charities, churches, colleges and donors reportedly lost more than $100 million in a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by the Foundation for New Era Philanthropy, which promised to double their money through matching gifts from anonymous donors.
But the Madoff scandal, due to its enormous size and the reputation Mr. Madoff had as a blue-chip manager, has captured attention as never before. "It's a call to arms for donors to pay more attention and to check up on how the charitable resources are being handled and invested," says Daniel Borochoff, president of the American Institute of Philanthropy, a watchdog group in Chicago.
Donors have become adept at researching how charities spend their money, digging into their administrative, fund-raising and program expenses. Now, Mr. Borochoff says, they must become equally diligent at checking out how charities invest it.
Philanthropy advisers say that for small donations -- anything under a few hundred dollars -- it may not be necessary to do hours of research. Choose a well-respected local or national charity and check out its Web site to see how much information it is willing to share, such as its Internal Revenue Service filings.
But for more substantial gifts, you may want to take the approach adopted by the donor who was considering giving almost $1 million to the Intrepid museum. He asked pointed questions about whether the nonprofit had a stake in specific risky investments, and where the organization was getting its financial advice. Mr. White, the nonprofit's president, was candid in his answers and, in the end, the museum got the gift.
"It's essential to do your due diligence," says Bruce Mosler, CEO of Cushman & Wakefield, a global real-estate-services company based in New York. He says he gives 20% of his income away each year and will be more selective about where he gives it because of the weak economy.
Here's a guide to evaluating whether a nonprofit is investing responsibly:
Look for transparency. Many experts say that a truly transparent charity will provide key financial data on its Web site, including its annual report, an audited financial statement and its Form 990, which shows the organization's assets and liabilities, what it pays top staff, how much money it gives away and how much it spends on overhead. If the data aren't readily available, "then you've got a charity that's not paying enough attention to where the money comes from and where it goes," says Paul Light, a professor at New York University's Wagner School of Public Service.
If the charity doesn't post these data online, you can call and request them. A nonprofit must provide access to its Form 990 to anyone who asks. Donors can also ask if the group has an investment policy statement, which should detail the group's investment goals, the benchmark criteria it uses, the criteria for its investment decisions and how often its investment committee meets.
The charity should willingly and clearly answer your questions. If it does not, that's a red flag, says Mr. Light.
Find out how much the charity is investing -- and with whom. Exactly how much of its money a charity should invest is a matter of debate. While some philanthropy experts say a group should spend all of its money each year on its programs, many believe that a healthy nonprofit will have six months to a year-and-a-half of operating expenses in reserve. That is often separate from its endowment.
Philanthropy advisers say it's not necessarily a problem if a charity doesn't have an endowment. The amount of money a nonprofit invests will also depend on the group's mission. Some, such as universities, take a long-term investment view to plan for future capital expenses. Others have a greater need to spend their money immediately. "If you are raising money to help people in the Congo and people will die if they don't get help, it's ridiculous to have a huge endowment," says Mr. Borochoff, the charity watchdog president.
Many details of a charity's investments -- and even its managers -- may be found in its Form 990 and attachments. If you can't find the form on its Web site, try GuideStar.org, which collects financial data from nonprofits. (Not all charities disclose everything they should, though.)
Ask who is giving it financial advice. You want to know who is on the board and, most important, if there is an independent investment committee. Any charity making significant investments should have one, made up of members with a variety of financial expertise. It should meet at least quarterly, if not more often, advisers say. (At the Intrepid, the investment committee has begun meeting weekly since the economy soured this fall.)
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Look for a written conflict-of-interest policy. Any transactions that a charity has with a business owned or controlled by a board member should be disclosed.
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I Shouldn't Forget My Heart
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Though it doesn't hold much more than a dozen ornaments — including the usual array of snowflake, stars, and angels — many of them hold special meaning to me. There is a trio of pressed tin angels acquired while in Norway, a small grey elephant from Thailand, a Sophie the giraffe ornament gifted by a dear friend as memento of Sweet Baby's first Christmas, and a felted koala wrapped in a red winter scarf, which symbolises celebrating this winter holiday in Australia more than anything else.
And I shouldn't forget my heart. From one of the bottom branches of the tree hangs a plump red heart, embellished with fine, hand-sewn embroidery. I bought it, along with half a dozen others, from a shop in Ulan Bator. Not quite a year after I returned from Mongolia, Liam and I strung the hearts along our reception table as part of our wedding decor. Now, nearly two years later, our small son helps to hang one of them on the Christmas tree.
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How do you plan a celebration that is 100 years in the making?
Creatively, thoughtfully and with lots of input from our community.
We have 426 days until January 1, 2017. That's the beginning of our parish's Centennial year, a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence for our community. Clearly this is a milestone that must be noted, but how?
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This celebration needs to be more than just a party. Parties are wonderful, but we also need to look at the Centennial as a way to advance all of the good works we do here. For example:
à How do we mark our Centennial in our worship?
à Can we use the Centennial to enrich our faith formation?
à How will we share and record our history?
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à How will we incorporate the Centennial into our grade school and RE curriculum?
à How will we use the Centennial to make us a more connected community?
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Of course this means you! We really want a good cross section of the parish represented so that the celebration truly represents our community. And don't worry, we won't rustle you into volunteering for anything--unless you want to.
If you cannot join us on November 19, we still need your input. In the next few weeks a survey will appear in the bulletin and on the website. Be sure to complete it.
We have been squirreling away ideas from other parishes. (Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and all that…) If you know of any ideas that worked—or didn't work—for another Centennial parish, let us know. That kind of information is very helpful.
A few years ago, Fr. Brad attended a talk on celebrating parish milestones. This was presented by the staff of St. James Cathedral in Seattle—where Archbishop Sartain is now. Because of key dates in their history, their centennial celebration went on for three years. They suggested that perhaps that was a bit too long. We were happy to have—and will heed--that good advice!
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17 Nov Not Self-Made: Part 2
Q: Who has been your greatest inspiration(s) and why? (cont…)
In my last blog, I talked about my grandmother who was one of the most inspiring figures in my life. Another such figure is Dr. Marjorie H. Eubank – the woman who taught me how to teach.
Marge, as I called her, was an extraordinary person. She had been a school teacher, and had two children, James and Mellie. Mellie was taken by forceps at birth and was badly brain-damaged in the process. Marge was heartbroken, and gave up teaching to provide full-time care for her daughter.
After two years of not leaving the house, and at the urging of one of her friends, Marge went to see a wise man in her town. His name was Captain DeWit, and he had spent many years at sea. To her dying day, Marge never knew if the story he told her was true, but nevertheless, she understood its meaning.
The Captain recounted the tale of an ocean liner, (not unlike the Titanic), that struck an iceberg. In the nursery of the ship were thirty infants lined up in their cribs. As the vessel began to sink, a young mother dashed to nursery where, to her horror, she saw that her baby was the thirtieth baby. Hers was the furthest away and therefore doomed to go over the edge.
In a futile effort to save her child, she let the other twenty-nine perish. Captain DeWit pointed out to Marge that there was no way that this woman could have saved her baby, the thirtieth, but that she could have saved the other twenty-nine. Marge understood. She found the courage to put Mellie into professional care, and she went back to school.
She got her PHD at age fifty, and began to teach college. Even though she was older than other faculty, her thinking was very young. I had a double major in Communications and Theatre, and ended up having five Communications courses with her. I stumbled into her senior level Persuasion class as a shy, awkward freshman. It was my lucky day.
Marge used so many of the teaching techniques that I employ today. She taught by anecdote. She knew that students rarely retained facts unless they were of personal interest. She made sure that everyone in her classroom knew each other's names. She also used to have us read aloud from the course textbook.
Marge impressed upon me the importance of fairness in the classroom. She taught me the importance of structure. Her philosophy was that students could relax and enjoy class when they knew that there were rules and that no exceptions were made. From Dr. Eubank, I learned that students will either rise or sink to my expectations. Marge could not save Mellie, but she did indeed spend the rest of her life trying to rescue the other twenty-nine.
I was lucky to have been one of them.


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River Run 2014: Grassy Narrows Women Speak
Event Date:
July 31, 2014 - 12:00pm
Join Grassy Narrows familes and their supporters as they walk in Toronto for clean water and Indigenous rights this July.
In 1970, Grassy Narrows people learned that their daily meal of fish was contaminated with mercury poison. Ontario had allowed a paper mill upstream to dump 9,000 kg of mercury into Grassy Narrows' River. Three generations of Grassy Narrows families are still dealing with the impacts of mercury on their health, culture, and livelihood.
Now, Ontario has finalized plans for another decade of clearcut logging on Grassy Narrows Territory — a practice that is known to release dangerous amounts of mercury into lakes and rivers. This callous plan will deepen the tragedy of mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows. Grassy Narrows has said 'no' to clearcut logging and has called for our help to make sure that this dangerous logging plan is never carried out.
Location: Walk starts at Grange Park, Toronto.
Featuring Leanne Simpson and Grassy Narrows community members


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Renewable energy company Gigawatt Global has launched the US$23.7mn solar energy plant in Rwanda, which is East Africa's first utility-scale solar project to go online
The 8.5MW solar plant is located at the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village (ASYV) – a residential community farm east of the Rwandan capital Kigali, stated officials from Gigawatt Global. It is now one of the largest solar facilities in Africa, aside from the existing ones in South Africa and Mauritius.
Chaim Motzen, co-founder and managing director of Gigawatt Global, said the project could serve as a catalyst for many more sustainable energy projects in the region.
The solar farm, which has been shaped like Africa, was funded by a consortium comprising the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), London's Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, Norfund, Scatec Solar ASA and KLP Norfund Investments.
In addition, the government of USA provided grants for the project via OPIC's Africa Clean Energy Finance (ACEF) and Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP), added Gigawatt Global.
Rwanda is in dire need of electricity – less than 15 per cent of the population has access to power, and the country relies on diesel fuel, which is highly polluting. With the project, the East African nation's generating capacity surged six per cent.
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Guest Post: Plants on the Deck
Today I'm thrilled to feature a guest post from Houzz contributor Becky. Houzz is a great website FILLED to the brim with amazing photos and home inspiration. They have a great search function, too. (That's a real treasure in web world! Pinterest only gives results that users have described with your search term.)
Read on for some lovely (and timely) deck inspiration!
Hello everyone! My name is Becky and I'm a contributor at Houzz, a home design site focused on helping design professionals and homeowners manage the remodeling and decorating process. Thanks so much to Molly for having me!
First of all, I cannot figure out how I live in the same city as someone who makes summer beer and has a Pac Man pillow and not be best friends with her already – I love this blog! I just had to get that out there; now let's get down to business. Because Molly and Taylor's deck dreams are coming true, I thought it would be fun to look at how to add plants to their deck area. If you are interested in incorporating large planters to a deck, it's important to talk to your contractor before you start construction to make sure it is built to handle the weight of the plants, soil and planters, and that you are able to place them where you'd like them. You can also have them incorporate built-in planters or windowboxes into the deck design. Here are a few options to consider.
Incorporating window boxes into the railings provides a great transition from deck to the view of the greater landscape along the edge.You can go for large ones like this, or have smaller ones built into the tops of higher railings.
Add height and interesting shapes with tall planters. Many lightweight planters in all sorts of shapes and sizes are available on the market today. Using a row like this adds a rhythm to the deck. Shrubs clipped into round shapes are a nice contrast to all of the straight lines on this modern deck.
Look to bamboo for a tall, architectural plant structure. You can spread it out to emphasize verticality as you see here, or plant the trees closer together to create a living privacy screen.
One more note about working out your deck plans with your contractor: Think about whether you'd like some built-in seating, perhaps with storage for items like throw pillows, hurricanes and candles, trays and other items you'll want to protect from the elements when you're not using them. I can't wait to see what Molly and Taylor come up with as they go from graph paper to a real live backyard perch.
Find more inspiration from Atlanta landscape architects and more design professionals at Houzz.
Thanks, Becky! Sounds like we have a ton in common! (At least Pac Man and Summer Beer are are great start.) I love those raised planter beds. Now I just have to work on my green thumb.
You can check out the plans for our new deck here. Since then we've chosen a contractor, gone to the county to get our plat, gotten a survey done, alerted the utility companies, checked out stain options and are in the process of getting a permit. Boring stuff, but progress nonetheless!


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Destination Great Lake Taupo
Client. Destination Great Lake Taupo
Base. Taupo, New Zealand
Legend has it. It's pronounced "tow-pour."
The Brief.
For over five years, we've been working closely with Destination Great Lake Taupō (DGLT), the regional marketing collective for Taupō. In that time we've created just about everything including: vehicle signage, digital marketing, trade show setups, Fieldays site design (where we won 'best rural area living site'), microsites, copywriting, giveaways and more.
We're super proud to call Taupō home, and as advocates for this amazing town, we love injecting character and weaving stories into the Great Lake Taupō brand.
If you're in the neighbourhood, have a nosey at the signage inside and out of our local iSITE.
We are SO stoked — we've been getting so much good feedback [on the winter campaign]. Thank you for your work on this, we are thrilled!!! BOOM!


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The scrum-half has come increasingly under fire over his performances in recent years, with many calling for him to make way for a younger player.
But, having already earned 118 caps and despite the fact he will be 34 at the finals in France, he wants to play on.
"It's special and I intend to be a part of it," he told the Sunday Telegraph.
"I've been healthy this year, I love competing and I believe my form is going in the right direction, so I want to be (at the World Cup)."
Gregan's lacklustre displays last season coincided with Australia's poorest form in almost four decades, when they lost eight out of their nine Tests.
However, he is confident they can bounce back under new coach John Connolly.
"There is a positive feel within the group.
"John places a massive emphasis on set pieces and the technical side of things and if you look at the teams he has coached, they've always had a big emphasis on a strong set piece.
"He'll bring that to the Australian team, along with a tougher, hungrier attitude.
"You have to learn the skill of winning tight test matches. We were in a position to win in those tests last year, but we weren't good enough to close them out."


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Lent - 2B
by Ray Gentry
Mark 8:31-38 & Psalm 22:23-31
This week's commentary isn't going to be that long. Part of that reason is because it's less of a commentary on the text than it is an explanation, and perhaps plea, of what the text evokes in me when I read it. I know a lot of pastors despite not being one myself. It's partially because I love theology and if you want to talk theology, pastors are a great place to start. It's also because I've been involved in ministry. We were a large enough congregation, when I worked in Brookings, that I was involved in ministries that pastors took on in different settings.
The Psalm works through our interaction with God and what that means in the world: be in awe of God, praise God, take care of the poor and hungry, God is concerned with all her creation, God is working in that creation, and God's story will be told to those who are not yet here. It is, even if not directly stated, a cry for God's children to be in God's creation together. With each other, for each other, with God, and for God. This passage was one that helped us form our Lenten theme of Kindom. We are all God's creation. All God's creation is called into communion and community together.
But it is the Gospel text that has been in my head. It makes me think of all my pastor friends and acquaintances because Jesus calls out Peter and lays down what being his disciple means and instantly my head went to the many conversations I've heard from pastors worrying about their security and tempering their preaching because of fear. Fears of losing congregants, lowered giving, or their jobs.
I don't know how many times I've heard, "Oh, I wish I could preach that on Sunday. I just can't." And don't get me wrong, I get it. Every Sunday can't be a sermon trying to lay out your congregation. But how often does the discomfort the Gospel presents get set aside for a sermon that gently comforts? How often does your sermon change when this conversation happens in your head?
I'm not advocating to be the arbiter of when a sermon should step into "Get behind me Satan" territory either. But I know I've imagined a lot of great sermons that I need to hear and would love to hear preached. I've melted listening to pastors narrate what they want to preach. I've probably heard the truest sermons never preached in one-on-one conversations.
Jesus welcomes us onto an uncomfortable path. He calls us to welcome our congregations into that same discomfort and awkwardness. We're usually pretty great at reminding people of God's love. But this my encouragement and plea as a lay person: resist the urge to pull back and pick your opportunity to preach the uncomfortable Gospel. Ultimately I think the discomfort sharpens grace and forces us acknowledge the community God calls us into. The community God created through our creation.
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What a lovely summer it's been. The UK is still in the middle of a heat wave and I am loving it. Meanwhile the running is proving a bit tricky in this weather, but I wouldn't trade it. I was nearing the end of my lovely Jubilee strawberries and deciding what to do with them befitting their status. and I decided upon jam and vodka. Vodka recipe to follow, as it needs about a week to steep.
I used 2 punnets of strawberries in the jam and came out with 1 large jar of jam. My husband looked a bit crestfallen when it only made the one jar, but is quite happy, as am I, with the results.
I decided not to do much as the strawberries are lusciously sweet on their own, and I wanted merely to enhance their flavour.
For a touch more sweetness I used maple agave syrup.
I also added in the left over vanilla pod. I scrape the seeds out of the pods when I make my Vanilla bean and toasted hazelnut biscotti and then pop the pods into my sugar jar so that I have vanilla sugar to use in my baking. Into the strawberries went the pod along with the one of my favourite ingredients, chia seeds. Now, before you start thinking I have put vodka in, that is actually homemade vanilla that I have had steeping since October. I only used a touch as I had the vanilla pod.
The chia seeds also help thicken the jam and can be used with or instead of pectin, depending on the consistency you prefer. I used a tiny bit of pectin for it to set and to try it out but typically leave it out when I use chia seeds. The jam is easy to put together, and ready to pop in the jar within 20-30 minutes. Just wait for it to cool and pop in the fridge and you can eat it when it is chilled.
The result was a naturally sweet jam with a tough of sharpness, that I use both on toast and in my overnight oats in the morning. It's also nice plain on a spoon just out of the jar. Not that I do that of course.
Just look at that rich colour. That is what you get with the Jubilee strawberries.
I love the light vanilla taste that really lends itself to the strawberries without taking over.
- 2 punnets ripe Jubilee strawberries (roughly 800 grams)
- 1 vanilla pod, split
- 2 tablespoons maple agave syrup (optional)
- 3 tablespoons chia seeds
- pectin (optional)
- Clean and hull the strawberries and cut in half.
- Pop the strawberries in a pan on medium heat with the vanilla pod and agave syrup.
- Bring the jam to a rolling boil, adding pectin if using.
- When the jam is nearly at the consistency you want, add in the chia seeds and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Decant to a sterilised jam jar, and allow to cool for about an hour.
- Cover and pop in the fridge.
- Jam should last for up to 3 weeks in the refrigerator.


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1. Apply two layers of white nail polish to your footwear.
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4. Apply a clear coat of nail polish, and you're ready!