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Reading an article in the Boston Business Journal about staff cuts at Gatehouse Media I wondered if this affected the Metro unit based in Needham. When I retired, as a staff photographer, about two and a half years ago this division covered cities and towns from Sharon to Somerville … including Newton. Looking at Wednesday's Newton TAB I noticed there was not one photo taken by the Metro photo staff. There were photos taken by the reporters, a few courtesy photos, and one by a staff photographer out of the Concord office. It is the first time since my association with the Newton TAB in over 34 years that there was no photography produced by local staff or stringers. In checking with one of my former colleagues it was confirmed that the Metro unit photo staff is now gone. A sad day for Newton and community journalism.
Newton TAB Photo Department Eliminated
by Keith E. Jacaobson | Sep 1, 2016 | Newton, Newton TAB | 4 comments
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Greg Reibman on September 1, 2016 at 11:07 am
This is more than sad. Over the decades the TAB's photography staff was second to none and documented every aspect of life in our city: from breaking news to the first and last days of school.
The timing is ironic too, given that WickedLocal's new website design is totally photography dependent.
Yuppie Scum on September 1, 2016 at 11:13 am
You know, I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to subscribe to a physical copy of the TAB via the web. It's not in the list of papers on their website for whatever reason. That seems like a pretty big problem right there.
I wish we could have something like the Somerville Scout. These wickedlocal sites suck. I'd suggest everyone watch John Oliver's segment about the erosion of local media. Just don't stand too close to a ledge while you do.
Marti Bowen on September 1, 2016 at 11:56 am
What terrible news. It's hard to grasp why they wouldn't want their own photographers.
Yuppie Scum, I get three. You're welcome to 2 of them. Subscribing and unsubscribing to the Tab is a mysterious process.
I always watch Jon Oliver but I think I will check out that one again.
Mike Striar on September 1, 2016 at 1:04 pm
Budget and resource cutbacks have been slowly killing The TAB. It's been going on for a long time now. Despite employing talented people Gatehouse Media seems to tie their hands.
One story in particular tipped me off to this unfortunate trend years ago. I think Gail was Editor at that time, when some brilliant field reporting tracked a dump truck with debris from the [then under construction] NNHS site. The reporter had photos of the driver removing a hazardous waste placard, and tracked the fully loaded truck to another construction site [Medford?], when it was supposed to have gone to a disposal facility in Maine. The trucking company claimed to have taken the debris to the construction site to "weigh" it. But I always suspected they were lying, and used the asbestos laden material as free fill for their Medford construction site.
If The TAB had the resources to properly follow up, I believe the full story would have resulted in a Pultizer Prize nomination, and forced the [then] Mayor to resign. But because The TAB didn't have the budget to properly follow up, the full dirty dumping story never really came to light.


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Every single time I post an update for this Photoshop painting, I change the sky in the background. I just can't get those clouds to look exactly how I want them to. It's not frustrating as of yet. Nothing like that. I'll just have to keep messing around with it until I get it right. I also added a lot more rain, but I'm not sure if that was a good move or not. All I know is that the background looks separated from the rest of the image, and that's no good.
Other than those additions, I went over the entire image and added a few details here and there. Since I removed the black outline a few days ago, it left some rather unfinished looking bits, so I had to clean those up as well.
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I've graduated to a self-propelled lawn-mower. I'm not one for a riding mower, but either am I a purist—going motor-less. It seems that every few years we must buy a new mower. (Carburetor problems). This year was the year. I found out that I'd been using a front-wheel mower, and that a rear-wheel mower had more umpf for bumps and uneven rises in our lawn. I upped the motor size, but refused the push button igniter, opting for the cord pull to get the mower humming.
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In 1984, I lived without electricity or running water. Not by choice, but by necessity as the land was raw and the finances flowed slowly in line with our needs. No cell phones, or faxes or computers, one land-line, pencils galore, and a quarter mile walk to the mailbox.
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Er, no.
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In vitro establishment of blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) using different initial explants
The Vaccinium genus has been studied by diverse research groups over the years, and micropropagation techniques have become a major tool in clonal multiplication on commercially cultivated and medicinally relevant Vaccinium species. In this study one cultivar of Vaccinium corymbosum, 'Legacy', was used to evaluate the in vitro shoot initiation via shoot tip and nodal segments. The first four segments of the plants were selected as explants, which were then individually cultured in tubes with modified WPM medium, supplemented with 7.89 µM 2iP. The shoot regeneration indices have shown significant differences between the four types of explants, and the fourth segment was found to be superior to the other tested segments, presenting 50% of shoot regeneration after 5 weeks of culture. Moreover, the regenerated shoots from the fourth segment presented a high quality, both in aspect as well in the ability of developing new shoots. The biochemical analyses, through FTIR-ATR, were used for the assessment of the substances content on the different segments used and the results have shown significant differences with different values of growth regulators obtained among them.
Farinha, N., Gonçalves, J.C., Alves, M.A., Delgado, T., Anjos, O. and Debiasi, C. (2018). In vitro establishment of blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) using different initial explants. Acta Hortic. 1224, 145-156
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Vaccinium corymbosum, micropropagation, nodal segments, zeatin, 2iP, shoot regeneration, FTIR-ATR


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We understand that coming to hospital can be a difficult and emotional time for lots of people. If you are facing a time of illness, uncertainty or change you can meet with a member of our friendly Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care Team who can provide emotional, pastoral and spiritual support, as well as a listening ear when you need it the most.
If you would like to speak to or would like to have a visit from a chaplain, please ask either a member of the nursing staff, ring the hospital switchboard on 01625 421000 or call the Chaplaincy Co-ordinator on 01625 663386 and they will make contact with a chaplain on your behalf to arrange a visit. For non-urgent referrals, there is also the option to email one of the team via email@example.com
The Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care Team are made up of representatives from the Church of England, Roman Catholic and Free Church with links to other faith communities, including Hindu, Muslim and Sikh. They are supported by a team of just under 100 volunteers from the local churches within the surrounding area.
Our hospital chaplains offer confidential, spiritual, religious and pastoral care to patients, their carers, visitors and staff, of all faiths, beliefs, religions and non- religions.
The Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care Team also provide a 24/7 emergency service for end of life situations or for people who are experiencing extreme distress. If you think your need is urgent please talk to a member of staff and they will contact a chaplain.
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St Lukes Chapel can be located on the ground floor in the general hospital, a short distance from the Admissions Desk. The Chapel is open through the day and may be used for prayer, worship, mediation or a quiet time. There is also a quiet room which also can be used throughout the day for quiet reflection. The Chapel is closed at 9 pm, however access can be arranged if required by speak to staff.
The Trust is proud to be able to announce that the temporary prayer facility which was opened in May 2017 for Ramadan is now available permanently as a multi-faith facility in addition to St Lukes Chapel and Quiet Room. Work will continue to develop the multi-faith room to ensure that it is a welcoming space for people across a diverse range of faiths.
If you have any comments or suggestions which would enhance this space for the purposes of multi-faith observance, please contact Teresa Hill, Chaplaincy Co-ordinator on 01625 663386. All staff have access to the room and access is automatically added to your swipe card when you apply for an ID Badge. Patients wanting to use this facility can arrange this through nursing staff.
A confidential counselling service is available at present to all Trust staff which is provided by the Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care Team. This service can be accessed by arranging a private and confidential appointment via the Facilities Department on ext 3386 or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com
There are a number of opportunities for prayer and attendance at formal services which are held in St Lukes Chapel for patients, their carers, visitors and staff. If you are a patient and you would like to attend at one of services, speak to the nursing staff and (subject to being well enough to attend) they will arrange for a specially trained volunteer to collect you.
Patients who are unable to attend the chapel may receive Holy Communion at their bedside, on the ward during the week. Please speak to the nursing staff and ask for a Chaplaincy Consent Form or ask the staff to ring and speak to a chaplain on your behalf.
There are a number of services held throughout the year in St Lukes Chapel, please see below for further information. The Roman Catholic Mass and special services are led by the Trust's Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care Team. The services held on a Sunday are run voluntarily by local churches and are supported by a team of Chaplaincy Volunteers.
On occasions there may be the need for a service to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances and we apologise in advance for any inconvenience that this may cause you.
Wednesday 1.00 pm – 1.30 pm
Roman Catholic Mass
11.00 am – 11.30 am
1st Sunday of the month - St Peters, Prestbury
2nd Sunday of the month – Macclesfield Team Ministry
3rd Sunday of the month – Free Church Service
4th Sunday of the month – Holy Trinity C of E Church, Macclesfield
5th Sunday of the month – Macclesfield Team Ministry
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13th October, 2019 – St Paul's Church
17th November, 2019 – Reverend David Harrison
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Another Interior Department Appointee Leaves Amid Allegations of Ethics Violations
Gina-Marie Cheeseman
The soap opera that is the Interior Department continues to churn out drama. The latest bit of drama concerns Todd Wynn, the Director of the Interior Department's Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, who is leaving the federal agency after two years.
The Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint in February naming Wynn and five other Interior political appointees. The complaint led to an investigation by the Interior's Inspector General's office. Wynn allegedly contacted past employers which violates his ethics agreement. He worked for Koch-supported groups and energy interests before the Interior Department, including the Cascade Policy Institute, which is part of Koch-supported State Policy Network. While working at the Cascade Policy Institute, Wynn co-produced a film that argues against climate change legislation. In the film he claimed, "global warming could be a net benefit for the planet."
Wynn has long been a climate change denier. While appearing on Populations TV he said, "It's absolutely ridiculous to say that they know that human activity is the major part of that [climate change]." In a 2009 piece for the Oregon Catalyst, Wynn wrote that "the earth is cooling."
That Wynn remained in contact with former employees does not come as a surprise for some. The Energy and Policy Institute reported after his appointment in 2017 that his "history working with polluting industries and right-wing groups makes him a natural conduit between those groups and DOI."
Wynn's reasons for leaving the Interior are not known but he "joins the list of other former Interior appointees leaving while under investigation for ethical misconduct," said Jayson O'Neill, Deputy Director of the Western Values Project. O'Neill said that "political swamp monsters like Wynn may be departing Interior, the public deserves any and all investigations into these corrupt officials be completed." He added that members of Trump's cabinet who leave "shouldn't be a get out of jail free card for people who have done untold damage to public lands, government accountability efforts, and our sacred outdoor heritage."
Will his replacement be any better?
Timothy Williams is Wynn's deputy and he was named in the complaint by the Campaign Legal Center. Williams has worked for Koch-supported Americans for Prosperity as a field director and as the deputy state director for Nevada on Trump's presidential campaign.
He met in June 2017 with Americans for Prosperity. The White House's ethics pledge bans political appointees like Williams from meeting with previous employees about official matters for two years after their appointment. The Interior's Inspector General office opened an investigation into Williams based on those allegations. Records obtained by the Pacific Standard show that Williams and his colleagues at the Interior discussed the Interior's plans to "rein in" Bears Ears National Monument, which the Trump administration shrunk in December 2017.
Last February, Wynn was one of six Interior officials named in a complaint filed by the Campaign Legal Center. The private watchdog group asked Interior's Office of Inspector General to look into Wynn's alleged contacts with prior employers.
Wynn's deputy, Timothy Williams, was named in the same complaint. The OIG said in April that an "investigation has been opened" in response (E&E News PM, April 23)
"The Department takes ethics issues seriously," Interior's then-spokesperson Faith Vander Voort said in a statement. "The Office of the Secretary immediately consulted with the Department Ethics Office after receiving the subject complaints. Ethics reviewed each matter, and provided materials to the Chief of Staff, who has taken appropriate actions."


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Keys to a Committed Faith
On Sunday "Hosanna" and by Friday "Crucify Him!" What happened? Their words did not match their heart. They possessed a casual not a committed faith. They had religion, but they missed the person Jesus.
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CIRP published three research reports using NYDS data.
In 2006, the National Young Driver Survey (NYDS) was created to help the Teen Driving Safety Research Team at CIRP better understand how teens perceive and experience driving. Using the Teen-Centered Method, 45 focus groups were conducted with teens across the country to determine survey questions that would be relevant to teens.
The National Young Driver Survey was distributed to 5,665 9th through 11th graders in 68 randomly selected high schools. In each high school, one 9th grade classroom, two 10th grade classrooms and one 11th grade classroom were chosen to create the sample. The NYDS asked the survey participants varied driving related and demographic questions to discover their views on driving, both personal and in relation to friends and family.
The weighted data from the survey are representative of all 10.2 million public school students in 9th through 11th grades in the U.S. This landmark study is the most comprehensive current description of youth perceptions of teen driving. CIRP published 10 research papers in the scientific literature and three research reports using NYDS data. Insights learned from the National Young Driver Survey helped the Teen Driving Safety team at CIRP determine future lines of research that would contribute most and have the greatest impact on teen driver safety.
Read the National Young Driver Survey Research Reports
- Driving: Through the Eyes of Teens
- Driving Through the Eyes of Teens, A Closer Look
- Parents Teaching Teens to Drive: The Adolescent Perspective
Read the Study Abstracts Using National Young Driver Survey Data
- Variation in Teen Driver Education by State Requirements and Sociodemographics. Pediatrics. March 2012
- Determining Subgroups of Teens for Targeted Driving Injury Prevention Strategies: A Latest Class Analysis Approach. Traffic Injury Prevention. December 2011.
- Safety Belt Laws and Disparities in Safety Belt Use Among US High School Drivers. American Journal of Public Health. June 2012.
- Adolescent Drivers' Perceptions of the Advantages and Disadvantages of Abstention From In-vehicle Cell Phone Use. Accident Analysis and Prevention. October 2010.
- Teen Perceptions of Good Drivers and Safe Drivers: Implications for Reaching Adolescents. Injury Prevention. February 2009.
- Primary Versus Shared Access to Vehicles and Its Association With Risky Teen Driving Behavior and Crashes: A National Perspective. Pediatrics. October 2009.
- Associations Between Parenting Style and Teen Driving Safety-related Behaviors and Attitudes. Pediatrics. October 2009.
- Unlicensed Teenaged Drivers: Who Are They, and How Do They Behave When They Are Behind the Wheel? Pediatrics. November 2008.
- National Young Driver Survey: Teen Perspective and Experience With Factors That Affect Driving Safety. Pediatrics. May 2008.
- Teen Driver Crash Risk and Associations With Smoking and Drowsy Driving. Accident Analysis and Prevention. May 2008.
Principal Investigator: Flaura Winston, MD, PhD, Dennis R. Durbin, MD, MSCE, Kenneth R.Ginsburg, MD, MEd
Funding: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company


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A perfect day in "Coxos"
Coxos in Ericeira, Portugal is one of the best surf breaks in Europe.
Surf contest have been banned decades ago, making it a free surfing only spot.
Surfers: Tiago Pires, Grant 'Twiggy' Baker, Kiron Jabour, Arran Strong, Nic Von Rupp, Alex Botelho, Gony Zubizarreta, Miguel Blanco and João Kopke.
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We headed on our first pumpkin patch outing a few weeks ago. We can't wait to go back when they have more pumpkins!!
Crummy iPhone photos :( I left my memory card at home :(
Thanks Grandma Jody and Papa Rich for a wonderful day!!
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A beautiful way to capture your love for each other.
You may ask 'What is in a wedding package?' I often shoot pre-wedding portraits for my couples, It's a great way for me to understand how you react to the camera, and an opportunity for me to show you simple, casual and elegant poses that will make you look terrific and not feel 'weird' or ''posed' on the wedding day.
This is a prompted photograph where I asked the couple to walk through the shallows where the light was lovely - with a teensy bit of romantic back light. There was no need for further prompting.
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OPEN LINE: Voting was different a generation ago
I hope everyone voted; it is a privilege we enjoy here in these good ol' United States of America.
My prayer is that those chosen are dedicated in continuing to fight for our freedoms. We've seen a lot happen in the last few years that would have caused some of our forefathers and leaders to drop their jaws.
Actual voting is so modernized — we have electronic machines where the voter only has to push buttons.
Some voting workers, I'm sure, grouse about having to stay late to see that the ballots end up where they are supposed to be. I don't know if there are still ballots that have to be counted by hand.
It was a completely different story in my early days at the newspaper in my hometown of Corbin, Kentucky.
Voting was certainly a different event in those days. Employees of The Corbin Times-Tribune newsroom were dispatched to the surrounding counties that we covered.
After the polls closed, those of us drove to the courthouse we had been assigned for the night — and I mean the whole night, if it took that much time. Sometimes the hand-counting of ballots could be two or three nights or even melt over into the next week.
We sent reporters to Corbin, London, Barboursville and Williamsburg to call in the results as they were counted.
The routine was that after a precinct vote total had been reached, the chairman of the count would step outside on the balcony on the second floor of the courthouse and call out the entire count to those standing below. I was always amazed at the number of folks who stood for hours in those little towns, gathered around the courthouse to hear those vote counts announced.
Yes, there were times when it took all night, and sometimes several days, sometimes a week or more. But, since many of the counters had day jobs, many of them had to leave during the day and return the next evening. Sometimes it took days in big precincts to reach a total.
Ahhh, well, times were very different, as they seem to be with each generation.
Jim Monday served 38 years as an editor and writer for The Leaf-Chronicle and started this column in 1965.


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Derek Ukur, 13 Aug 2010Not always, c5 and c3 were launched first in india. Nokia made their world premier launch in ... moreNo, c3 first release in indonesia not india..
[deleted post]Not always, c5 and c3 were launched first in india. Nokia made their world premier launch in indonesia so far only with nokia 9500, e90 and e72.
mobile model is excelent. and feacture are good and.
when r u lanching this mobile
indonesia will be the first county, range about 165 euro or Rp. 1,8 jt, available on august 20th..
I think Nokia is bullshitting again with this dumb ass cell. Fat man's mobile phone probably.......Look at HTC and others.........learn something from them......................
Hey.....It's square in shape so bit complicated stuff. ......it's revolting mobile......tc
Its a good fone, too bad the battery would be sucks.. It use the same battery with N95 2gb (BL-5F), the talktime is around 3-4hours. I wonder why Nokia didn't put E71 battery in it..
It will be launch in Jakarta in August 20th, the estimated price is Rp.1.8jt / USD 190 said Bob McDougall Nokia Indonesia Country Manager.
Hey any one know ms office word, exel, pdf reader and winzip for my x5. Pls type links. Thanks
not bad but i like it. the features are very good little bit the looks is not good , overall it is good for me and this not so expensive also......
X5 caters to those chic wierdos. The phone is all about the design. Its a "hate it or love it" kind of form factor. For me i really like it. It has a youthful look.
This phone is HOTTTTTT, its totally sexy I can't wait to get my hands on it.
like an ol-skool radio..
guess dats why it is in the X-family..u use it to listen to music, not admire its design n beauty.. :-)
doc, 07 Aug 2010this is for us businness menMore like business women phone...
ed, 06 Aug 2010that is one ugly phone :/ wtf are designers smoking ? thought Nokia has some better ideas the ... morei agree :D


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October 9, 2017
I had an interaction yesterday with my brother that left me feeling sad, hurt, frustrated, and my innate need was to internalize it and restrict and stay SMALL.
No more.
I am a professional fucked up Human Being.
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October 4, 2017
Yesterday I met two lovely people at a cafe, and we chatted for a while. I brought up the issue of body image around breathing. Specifically how I learned to breathe in my chest instead of my tummy because I was self-conscious about feeling like my tummy was expandin...
October 2, 2017
"Let's compare scars and see who's is worse."
That's a song lyric I remember. I've been humming on this for some time, especially in this stage of accepting trauma.
A couple of trauma definitions:
Trauma: any situation that overwhelms a person's ability to cope....
September 29, 2017
Without the discomfort felt during lows, there'd be no ammo to propel the high. I guess I have to trust that: the contrast.
September 27, 2017
The gentleman I met at the cafe was damn cool, and he was kind enough to pass along a contact of his friend who vulnerably offered her support to me via connection after our encounter.
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Stories have the power to change the world … they inspire us, teach us, connect us. This is the twentieth installment in the "Stories That Change The World" series.
I have a private Facebook group for moms of lgbt kids. The group is Serendipitydodah for Moms and presently has more than 1,100 moms in the group. It's a wonderful community of moms who are trying to be the best moms they can be and who love their kids fiercely. The group is a place where we share a lot of support, encouragement and wisdom.
The following story is from Laura Beth, one of the members of Serendipitydodah for Moms.
Laura Beth is not only the mom of two lgbt kids but is, herself, a transgender person.
For more info on the private Facebook group for moms of lgbt kids email email@example.com and use "Mom's Facebook Group" as the subject.
For more from Laura Beth visit her blog Sohpia Sojourn.
As the battles over bathroom lines have been drawn and everyone with a Twitter or Facebook account has suddenly become an expert on all things gendered, I thought it would be good to clear some things up by sharing from my own story. Most specifically this: gender identity is more complicated that a simple feeling.
Hiding in the Church
Allow me to give this some context. Since graduating from High School in 1990, I have been immersed in conservative Christian culture. I studied for two and half years at Moody Bible Institute before moving to Nashville, TN. While there I worked with Christian musicians on the road and in the studio. I eventually finished my degree in communication and Christian Ministry at Dallas Baptist University. Up until 2014, I had been persistently involved both professionally and personally in various ministry roles. All the while, I was wrestling with my physical health, mental and emotional stability and gender identity.
The only ones that would have known it were my wife, the doctors and various therapists I worked with over the years. We poked, prodded, scanned and tested my body trying to figure out why some things didn't work like they were supposed to and why certain pain persisted. We dug into scripture and prayed for peace as I wrestled with what I felt was more "feminine" understanding of myself. The resounding belief among the Christians I confided in was that this was something in my head; some sort of cognitive echo in my brain in response to childhood bullying, sexual abuse and environmental influences. It was suggested that dad didn't talk to me enough, that mom didn't hug me enough, or that she hugged me too much. One person blamed the lack of breastfeeding and yet another the fact that I was essentially raised by three women (my mother, my older sister and my grandmother).
Climbing Out
As unexplained health issues continued to pile up, my depression and anxiety swelled to a fevered pitch. Tension in my marriage boiled over. I was tired of being told I was mentally flawed, having no hope for pain relief, no promise of change in my marriage, and praying prayers for healing of my identity that I was increasingly convinced God had no intention of answering. As soon as I was ready to throw in the towel and take my own life, the answers began to come from unexpected places.
Instead of my life getting more defined, God got bigger and more mysterious. Instead of insisting on answers, I allowed myself to be content in the questions. In instead of running from who I was, I affirmed and embraced it.
Instead of constantly wearing masks in order to appease everyone else's expectations of who I ought to be, I unapologetically tossed them aside and started to discover what was really underneath the façade.
Over the months that followed we took new turns in my healthcare management. We uncovered the causes of hormonal imbalances, found cysts and herniated tissue. Treating my body as a woman led to diagnoses that had eluded us for two decades. I went from 8 medications down to two in a matter of a couple of months. I not only felt physically better; I had hope.
Myths of Mental Care
It's also been thrown around that transgender people "just need to get the mental healthcare then need to fix them." While it is already part of the World Professional Association for Transgender Care (WPATH) "standards of care" that we be under the care of mental health professionals during our transition, this should not be taken to mean that our gender identity can be "reset" with medication or counseling. This would fall into the same category as the now widely defunct "conversion therapy" once thought to be able to reset ones sexual orientation.
Feelings can be dealt with in a therapist's office. (Perhaps that would be a more appropriate place to deal with your fears than a picket line or a Twitter feed). Physical conditions require other areas of expertise.
The Miracles In Us
What I have learned on this journey is how complex the idea of physical gender actually is. Multiple organs, chemicals and processes work together with varying degrees of intensities to create what we culturally define as either "masculine" or "feminine" expressions. When any of these individual pieces and parts produces different results in terms of directing the body in being "male" or "female," the conflict could result in an intersex condition. There are around 35 diagnosable intersex conditions and counting.
The bottom line: what I always thought I knew about the way God created gender was limiting my concept of God's creative power and capability. Once upon a time a generations of Christians had to open their mind to the idea that God was powerful enough and creative enough to have as living on a sphere rather than a pancake. So it is with gender; what we have accepted as simple is beautifully complex. Being created in God's image means we ourselves are greater miracles than most of us would dare to imagine. Yet, in an effort to explain ourselves and explain God as we move forward on this journey, we create boxes. Boxes that we try and cram our existence into. Boxes we use to limit the possibilities of all God might be.
My life turned around not because I had a "feeling" that I was a woman. I had been dealing with that feeling for decades and was literally dying a slow painful death as a result. My life turned around because I came to terms with a physical reality that I had differences that needed to be addressed; starting with the gender I identity and treat as myself.
While not all transgender people have the luxury of knowing as much about their bodies as I have had, the reality is that neither do we. When we see a person that identifies as transgender, we have no idea what they do or do not know about themselves. But is that reason to doubt of fear them? Not remotely.
Awareness, Not Fear
I wish I could guarantee that no transgender person will ever hurt another person in a bathroom or locker room. I also wish I could guarantee priests, pastors, professors and medical professionals would always be safe and trustworthy. I wish I could make a promise that people won't lie to you, that those with power will never abuse it and those we follow will always lead us where we really need to go.
If we are learning anything as a culture this election cycle, I hope it is this: there is no "right" answer, we are all flawed. We all need to be careful. We all need to be aware. We need to look out for our children, our neighbors and ourselves. Heaping fear upon found-less fear into the messages we hear from political and spiritual leaders does nothing to actually create a stronger community, a stronger nation.
The only thing that will make this nation stronger and our communities safer is a greater degree of confidence, compassion, and basic humanity lived out in the lives of every one than draws breath on our shores. That confidence is found in the dignity afforded to us by the basic guiding principals of our society and, as followers of Christ, in obedience to his directive that we love God with all our hearts and love our neighbors as ourselves.
What that means in terms of the way you treat me, or anyone else different than you or whom you may not understand, is of course completely up to you. In the meantime I will not take it lightly that I continue to live; with more than a feeling but a beautiful reality given to me as a gift from an amazing God.
For more of my story, please visit my blog at www.sophiasojourn.com. You can also make a contribution to help get my book, Shattering Masks, in to circulation at www.gofundme.com/laurabethtaylor. Your contribution will not only help get the book out, but will help move forward my vision of how our stories and the truths they reveal can change our churches, our culture and our world for the better.


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School District 8 says none of its international students or supervisors from China have coronavirus.
The outbreak of the virus in Wuhan, China has caused at least 80 deaths and infected more than 2,700 people as of Monday.
In a statement, SD8 superintendent Christine Perkins said 30 visiting students attending Trafalgar Middle School come from Kunming, which is 1,500 kilometres away from Wuhan, and have already been screened for the virus in Beijing.
The students arrived on Jan. 20 and will be in Nelson until Feb. 18.
Interior Health meanwhile said in a statement it has no confirmed cases of coronavirus, which has similar symptoms to the flu including running nose, cough, fever and sore throat.
Anyone with more questions about the virus can contact Interior Health at 250-549-7136.


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VUU's Justin Hunter combines physics with track
5/12/2017, 7:10 a.m.
Virginia Union University's Justin Hunter excels with body and mind.
His favorite things include studying physics and participating in track and field events.
The ever-calculating Hunter connects physics, a new major at VUU, and the physical act of sprinting.
"One reason I changed to physics, after starting off in math, was to figure out how to run faster," the junior told the Free Press in a recent interview.
"It's like Newton's Second Law of Motion — force equals mass equals acceleration. The faster you apply force (stride) into the ground, the faster you go."
He also goes into it with lots of practice and weight training.
And then there's genetics. He mentions his father.
"He's real fast, too. He played sports in the military and got me into track."
VUU track Coach Melissa Ferry puts it this way: "Justin has a very strong start. He generates lots of power with his stride and that helps."
The muscular, 5-foot-8 Hunter, hailing from Pembroke Pines Charter High School in Miramar, Fla., has parlayed that explosive drive into multiple school records and CIAA titles.
He won the CIAA indoor title at 60 meters in 6.81 seconds last winter and added the conference's 100-meter crown with 10.63 this spring.
The fleet Hunter holds VUU school records in the 200 meters (21.1 seconds) indoors and outdoors and in the 400 meters outdoors (47.33 seconds).
Hunter ran that 400-meter personal best on May 3 in Lynchburg, finishing an eyelash ahead of teammate Devin Simon, a freshman from Smithfield who clocked in at 47.39.
Both runners eclipsed the Panthers' record of 48.02 seconds set in 2015 by Jontue McDowell.
"The 400 time surprised me. I'm usually stronger at the shorter races," Hunter said. "Devin is really the star in that. I was just trying to beat him."
Hunter and Simon, along with Iyon Oravitz and Jordan Bolden, helped set VUU's 4x400 relay record this spring.
Hunter has at least one more meet, and perhaps two, this season.
He'll run the 400 Sunday, May 14, at the Last Chance Meet at North Carolina A&T State University.
After that, he hopes to qualify for NCAA Division II Nationals May 26 through 28 in Bradenton, Fla. Currently, he has only a provisional qualifying time with the 14th fastest 400 mark nationally.
NCAA qualifiers will be announced Tuesday, May 16.
Regardless, he's not through. He will return to VUU during the next school year with one season remaining of indoor track eligibility.
He plans to receive his degree in physics in the spring of 2018, then pursue a career in education and coaching.
Hunter was recruited to VUU by Panthers former Coach Wilbert Johnson, a native Floridian now coaching at Virginia State University.
"I didn't get serious about track in high school until my senior year," Hunter recalled. "I'm not really sure where Coach Johnson saw me. I just got an email out of nowhere."
Hunter ran under Coach Johnson at VUU but then transferred to Riverside Community College in California, where he competed one season.
He has blossomed since returning to VUU and working this winter and spring with Coach Ferry.
"Cool to me," he said of the coaching change. "No problems."
He spends much of his time training for track at Sport Backers Stadium, an off-campus facility the Panthers share with Virginia Commonwealth University, and in the classroom and library studying the laws of physics.
His spring workload included Physics 252. "It's mostly about motors, engineering and wiring," he said.
"What I'm most interested in is astrophysics, which is more about studying the motion of heavenly bodies: The sun, the stars, etc."
With Hunter's knowledge of physics, "wishing upon a star" just might result in shaving a few tenths of a second off his already blazing times.


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Am I a Bad Parent? is a CNN Parenting parenthood advice column. Send us your confidential questions about any worrisome parenting behaviors you're having, and we'll help you work through the problem -- and the guilt.
(CNN)Am I a bad parent if I do the majority of the cleaning up after my kids?
-- Rather Do It Myself
Dear Rather Do It Myself,
So much of parenting requires risk analysis.
On one hand, we have the future well-being of our children to consider. If we don't teach them to clean up after themselves, they might grow up to be messy and entitled brats.
On the other hand, we have the current well-being of us, the parents, to take into account. We are living in the age of burnout. Many of us lack the bandwidth -- emotional and temporal -- to get our children to clean up their Hot Wheels on a regular basis. There's so much to squeeze into a day (jobs need to be worked, dishes need to be cleaned, stories need to be read, etc). Is it really so wrong to cut the tedious child-led clean-up session out of the daily schedule?
The short answer is, absolutely not. With few exceptions, there's no single activity that can make or break our children's characters. Maybe your kids don't clean up their toys, but they do other chores like feeding the dog or setting the table. There are oh so many ways to instill a sense of responsibility in our children. If you aren't doing any of them, or if your kid loses it when you make any request, then you have a bigger problem than that pile of toys or whatever it is you are quickly cleaning up.
The tricky part is striking the balance between teaching our kids these lessons and not turning into frazzled lunatics ourselves in the process.
Carla Naumburg, author of the upcoming "How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids," said parents need to remember that "it is not their job to teach their children everything."
"We parents expect ourselves to be the teacher, the coach, the therapist, the cook, the jailor, the judge. Everything! Parents need to trust that other people in their kids' lives are teaching their kids, too," she said, adding that it's fairly common for children to have to clean up after themselves in school.
Daniel Siegel, a child psychologist and co-author of "The Whole-Brain Child" and other parenting books, encourages a quality-over-quantity approach to teaching children responsibility. He wants parents to put their energy into something they have the bandwidth to do and then stick with it.
"Your child is looking to you for regularity, routines and predictability, though not rigidity. They want a structure that has flexibility to it," Siegel said, adding that parents should think hard about which responsibility lessons feel necessary to them.
Some issues, like teaching a child not to play with knives, are obviously urgent. Other issues, like a child who doesn't finish his Cheerios every morning, are obviously trivial. It's the ones in the middle, which might include getting your child to clean up after themselves, that can be most challenging to figure out how to handle.
"You have to decide, what's the deal?" he said. "If you come to the conclusion that teaching your children to clean up after themselves is important to you, then you have to make the time to do it. If you don't, let it go."
Naumburg said she sees a lot of parents getting too ambitious with their lessons and then feeling overwhelmed as a result. For example, when she wanted her daughters to learn to cook, she didn't start with a big, elaborate recipe. Instead, she let them open a bag of frozen broccoli and dump it in a pot.
"The truth is, kids learn grit and resilience in small moments, too," she said.
If you decide that teaching your kids to clean up their toys is important to you, remember that it's OK to start small. Maybe at the beginning, it's just the dolls in the hallway or the Legos on the table. Maybe they are in charge of putting away 10 things or cleaning up for three minutes -- something I often do with my children -- and then you do the rest. A toy-free bedroom or living room every night might be too much, too soon.
Remember, mess is a subjective concept. Where one person sees "Grey Gardens," another might see Marie Kondo. Considering that you wrote about cleaning up, I suspect that you, like me, fall into the clutter-phobe category.
Try -- and I know it's hard -- to accept a little more chaos. If your children's toys aren't posing a hazard, then maybe a few of them camping out on the carpet overnight isn't such a bad thing. Or if your children give cleaning up a shot but have a different definition of clean than you do, try to be encouraging anyway -- especially if it means an easier daily routine and a less-exhausted parent hitting the pillow every night.
Another thing to remember: Our attitudes about messiness tend to be gendered. Women experience more pressure, internal and external, to have their houses look orderly. A recent Pew Research Center study found that teenage girls, ages 15 to 17, spend over twice as much time cleaning up and preparing food as boys the same age do. I'm not mentioning this because I believe that we should abandon cleaning up altogether just because the patriarchy made it a women's job. Living in filth is not my idea of women's liberation.
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Instead, I want parents to make sure that the sons out there are being held to the same tidiness standards as the daughters. Also, dads should be equally involved in getting kids to clean up as moms. This way, the next generation won't see tidying up as exclusively a women's concern.
Ultimately, cleaning up after your kids doesn't make you a bad parent. It's the failing to teach them responsibility, or only teaching the girls responsibility, that will get you in trouble. Pick the chores that work for you and your kids and stop worrying about the thing or things that don't. You're probably too tired for all that.


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Huge homes plan 'could turn market town gems into commuter suburbs'
Nestled in the heart of the countryside, encircled by the Severn and with an 11th century castle and abbey, Shrewsbury is considered one of England's finest medieval market towns.
But environmental campaigners fear Government plans for a massive house building project in the West Midlands will "ruin" the town and others like it by forcing them to grow by up to 50 per cent in the next 25 years.
Accusing ministers of "environmental vandalism" by concreting over huge swaths of open countryside, they warned the region is becoming the next housing battleground to take the pressure off overheating in the south of England.
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) said yesterday the extra building work would swallow up hundreds of acres of Green Belt land and turn individual towns such as Shrewsbury, Worcester, Hereford, Burton-upon-Trent and Rugby - all of which have been targeted - into commuter settlements for the West Midlands' larger cities and towns.
It warns that an acceleration of people moving from cities to the countryside would damage urban regeneration, increase numbers of cars and keep prices unaffordable in rural areas.
This could lead to a poorer quality of life, loss of countryside, increased traffic congestion, longer journeys to work and more pressure on natural resources, it says. The fear is that such large-scale developments could alter the ambience of quintessential English towns like Shrewsbury for ever.
Selby Martin, the vice-president of Shropshire CPRE, said:The Government is running the risk of building houses that will not be necessary but will bring in people from Birmingham and Wolverhampton just because Shrewsbury is a nice place to live. It will kill the goose that lays the golden egg."
A small town with a population of 67,000, Shrewsbury could see an extra 33,000 people coming in without the traffic or social infrastructure to cope with them. Within easy access of the M54 and surrounded by countryside, locals fear it is an easy target for developers.
With little or no brown field sites left, campaigners fear that the only option would be to Tarmac over the countryside, leaving serious environmental repercussions.
Some urban authorities are warning that they have limited building land, and that developers would abandon house building on derelict or under-used sites that need remedial work if they were given cheap green field alternatives.
However, some councils in the region want to go along with the Government. Worcestershire county council is contemplating expansions of Worcester and Redditch into the countryside and Coventry and Warwickshire appear willing to sacrifice large areas of Green Belt to let cities and towns expand.
Peter Langley, the vice-chairman of West Midlands CPRE, said that overall the extra houses and other development associated with them could consume up to 40 square miles of land over the next 25 years, most of it green field.
He said: "The West Midlands needs more affordable homes but swamping the market with green field land and playing fast and loose with the region's long-established Green Belts won't achieve that; it's a form of environmental vandalism."
A spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government said the CPRE claims were "absolute nonsense". He said: "Three quarters of all new homes in the West Midlands are already built on brown field sites and we know there are thousands of hectares of brown field land that can still be used.
"If we don't build more homes then only a third of today's 10-year-olds will be able to afford a place of their own in 20 years' time."
Daniel Kawczynski is the Conservative MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham. Shropshire county council is also Conservative controlled, the party having won 25 of the 48 seats in the May 2005 elections. The Liberal Democrats won 11 seats, Labour 9 and Independents 3.
Telegraph.co.uk, 07.08.2006


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Fox faculty apply new ideas to old places in museum symposium
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Wyck hosts symposium on community engagement through agriculture
Fox School of Business faculty TL Hill and James Moustafellos recently led a symposium for historic preservationists and museum professionals held at Wyck House, a national historic landmark in Germantown. The event focused on how organizations can apply new ideas for old places, including using agriculture as an impetus for growth in community involvement, fundraising and visitorship. "The discussion was really an opportunity for organizations to share their ideas and challenges and to brainstorm on alternatives," said Louise Tritton, an adjunct clinical professor from Fox.


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MICRO SOCCER: AGE GROUPS U4 & U5Questions: Email our Micro Commissioner, David Lively at [email protected]
Micro Soccer provides an introduction to the game of soccer in a positive, engaging, and non-competitive atmosphere. At this level, our youngest players learn basic soccer skills while developing their gross motor skills and coordination. Players are encouraged to have multiple touches on the ball through fun skill-building games. They are introduced to soccer while making new friends and most of all, having FUN!COVID Guidelines for Playing Micro Soccer:Careful consideration and "practice runs" have been used to make the decision to hold a micro season with several guidelines and rules that will be strictly enforced. Parents are ultimately responsible for the well-being of their children and should only register their children to play if they feel comfortable.Guidelines:1. At the start of practice, all micro players will be escorted by one parent/guardian to a "player station," which will be marked by both paint and by an individual cone. The parent can stay at this area or return to the car. If a parent stays at the "player station," a mask or face covering should be worn.2. Parents should escort players off of the field or arrive at the "edges" of the field to guide players off.3. Coaches will use club-issued training sessions designed to keep players active while limiting contact. No high-fives, handshakes, or team huddles will take place at practices or games.4. Games will be scheduled throughout Saturday and Sunday to limit the number of people on a field at a given time.5. Up to two family members can attend a game, including the player. Player + 1 Family Member6. Game attendees must sit at designated "player stations" along the outside of the field (image to follow).7. All parents of participating players must sign and submit the "Hold-No-Harm Release."
Important Fall 2020 Dates:
Practices may start the week of September 14.
Games start the weekend of September 26.
Registration ends September 11, 2020.
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Practices & Games
Micro teams generally have one practice per week with their volunteer coach. If you have any practice time conflicts, please note those in the comment sections during the registration process. Team requests are considered but not guaranteed.
Games will be held at various times during the weekend. We will schedule up to 8 games per season.
All practices and games are held at H.C. Nesbit Park behind Kensington Elementary School.
Games consist of 3 players on the field with substitutes on the bench. Games consist of three 8-minute periods and typically last 30 minutes.
Equipment Needed
The registration fee for the micro program covers the cost of a team t-shirt. The rest of the uniform consists of black shorts and black soccer socks that you will need to purchase on your own.
Each child will also need shin guards and a size 3 soccer ball at each practice and game. Cleats are not required but are highly recommended.Each child is required to bring a personal hand sanitizer and water bottle, marked with his or her name.
The fee for the Fall 2020 season is $40. There are no refunds.
Coaches at this level are volunteers. They willingly give of their time and energy to our young players. In return for their efforts they receive our appreciation, memories made with their children and a group of smiling faces. Please consider becoming a coach and indicated your interest during registration. You will be contacted.
Philosophy and Objectives
The Waxhaw approach to soccer education at this age focuses on developing a love of soccer. At these ages, happiness is the most important achievement. However, Waxhaw fully intends to develop skill, balance and coordination, positive socialization, and early leadership skills.
Soccer Education: 1 ball, 1 player
Technical activities are disguised as fun, imaginative, role-playing activities
Emphasis consists of dribbling-starting, stopping, changing directions, and varying speeds
Passing into a net, passing/striking the ball into open spaces and nets will be game driven
Games will include problem-solving, teamwork, individual expression, and goal-setting


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When two of the largest global players in the communications and collaboration market come together the opportunity for channels to leverage the 'best of both worlds' for their end user customers is not always guaranteed.
But now, hosted telephony and applications supplier Inclarity has dispelled any doubts that resellers may have harboured with the launch of their new bundled offering that includes Cisco telephones integrated with their Broadsoft based telephony solutions.
Inclarity's new Cisco Handset Deal brings resellers all of the benefits of an Inclarity Voice License, plus, for a single monthly price, a choice of Cisco handsets designed specifically for the Broadsoft telephony platform.
For resellers and end users alike this move by Inclarity brings a real feelgood factor to the hosted telephony table and an end to any uncertainty surrounding the full and ongoing integration capabilities of alternative third party devices.
What's more, for users that want a predictable operational cost base, each license comes with an inclusive monthly minutes bundle of 2000 minutes for national and mobile calls.
Inclarity is offering a choice of three Cisco handsets from their Multi-Platform Phone (MPP) portfolio to increase end user flexibility. All are fully-featured, high-fidelity IP handsets and are supported by the Inclarity cloud-based communications platform.
The Cisco 6841 IP Phone is an entry-level, budget-friendly device which offers an attractive ergonomic design, 4 line keys and dual Gigabit-capable Ethernet ports.
The Cisco 7841 IP Phone offers a similar ergonomic design, and also provides superior wideband audio performance for more natural sounding conversations. The device also supports PoE, and includes an electronic hook switch (EHS) port to support wireless headsets.
And finally, The Cisco 8841 IP Phone builds on the same feature set and ergonomics to offer additional line keys and a larger, full-colour screen.
There is even the option to add our Redbox Call Recording with 12-month storage at no additional cost.


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Recently, Dr. Louie Dean Valencia-Garcia addressed the ethical challenge researchers face when purchasing extremist materials. In buying books from publishers, subscribing to podcasts, or paying for membership in web forums, researchers are indeed helping to fund these extremist projects. While that support may be small, Valencia-Garcia points out, its ethical implications must be reckoned with.… Continue reading "Examining ethical practicalities raised by Valencia-Garcia's "The Ethics of Consuming Fascism""
Is it possible to engage with the radical right without inadvertently supporting its intolerant ideology? In 1939, a Book of the Month Club (a US-based literary subscription service) edition of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf was published "for the political understanding of the American people." As indicated in the pamphlet insert, the edition was sponsored for… Continue reading "The Ethics of Consuming Fascism"


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Shakespeare's Hamlet Will Rock Hollister This Weekend
"To Be Or Not To Be" at Hollister's Chad A Fuqua Park this weekend. "That Is The Question!"
Forte Theatre Productions LLC, in cooperation with the Branson Regional Arts Council and the City of Hollister, present, Shakespeare's Hamlet.
This unforgettable Shakespeare in the Park event tells the story of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, who finds out that is father was secretly murdered and plots to avenge his father's death. It is the most quoted piece of Shakespeare's collection of plays and has impacted popular story lines such as The Lion King.
Under the direction of Justin Ables, Hamlet is set in the 1990s and uses an original rock underscore written by local musician, Chris Skillern. Skillern also portrays King Claudius in Hamlet where he plays live rock guitar as his character. Josh Boulden, who plays Hamlet, paints temporary murals in selected scenes to help progress the story line. "Shakespearean grunge meets visual art destruction" says Skillern, "You have never seen Shakespeare rock like this."
Along with original music and performance art, Hamlet incorporates dancing in this production. "The choreography is dark, mellow and edgy. Definitely in line with the twisted story,' says choreographer, Cori Briggs, "I tried to play up the turmoil, anger and confusion in the movement."
This is the 3rd annual Shakespeare in the Park at Chad A. Fuqua Memorial Park located in Hollister Missouri. As a city park improvement, Hollister has newly installed lighting and audio system in the park's performance pavilion. Hamlet will be the first to fully utilize the new equipment.
Additional production members include Jonathan Crum (Costume Designer), Ian Lahlum (Set Designer), Brian Huff (Fight Choreographer), and Tina Cool-Anderson (Producer) .
Cast members include: Josh Boulden (Hamlet), Charis Boulden (Ophelia), Chris Skillern (Claudius), Jonna Volz (Gertrude), John Paul-Fox (Horatio), Ian Lahlum (Polonius), Conor Finnerty (Laertes), Alex Shriver, Ashley Litke, Austin Delp, Brandon Farrar, Lindsey Lee, Lizzy Hinton, Michael Sager, and Bucky Buckner.
Tickets prices are $16.95 (Adults 18+) and $11.45 (under 18).
Advance tickets are highly recommended and available online at BransonArts.org/tix or by calling the Branson Regional Arts Council at 417-336-4255.CLICK HERE FOR HAMLET TICKETS
Show times are 8pm on Sunday July 28th and Monday July 29th, and Sunday August 4th and Monday August 5th. The gate open at 7pm.
The Branson Regional Arts Council was founded in 1965 as the "Taney Arts Council," and officially established 501 (c)(3) non-profit status as "Branson Arts Council, Inc." in 1993.
Our mission is "to provide artistic, cultural and educational opportunities that support, strengthen and enhance artistic experiences for people of all ages in our area."
Financial support is provided by BRAC members, theatre patrons, private donors, as well as additional grant support from the Missouri Arts Council, City of Branson, and other organizations.
BRAC, PO Box 2004, Branson, MO 65615


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The transplacental pharmacokinetics of cocaine were studied in three pregnant rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) at 150-154 days of pregnancy (term approximately 165 days). Animals were dosed intramuscularly with cocaine hydrochloride at 1 mg/kg, supplemented with a tritiated cocaine tracer. Plasma cocaine and its metabolite benzoylecgonine levels were determined after separation by HPLC and subsequent quantification by liquid scintillation spectrometry. Cocaine levels peaked in maternal blood within 10-20 min after dosing, and cocaine was detected in fetal blood within 5 min, reaching peak concentrations within 30-120 min. Mean maternal elimination half-lives (t1/2) for cocaine and benzoylecgonine were 1.2 +/- 0.5 hr and 12.4 +/- 6.6 hr (+/- SEM), respectively; fetal half-lives were 0.5 +/- 0.2 and 7.7 +/- 3.0 hr. Mean maternal residence times were 1.9 +/- 0.5 and 17.0 +/- 9.1 hr for cocaine and benzoylecgonine, respectively; fetal values were 2.1 +/- 0.2 and 11.6 +/- 3.5 hr. Total areas under the concentration versus time curves (AUCs) for cocaine and benzoylecgonine in maternal plasma were 360 +/- 38 and 585 +/- 260 (ng/ml) hr, respectively; fetal values were 104 +/- 29 and 262 +/- 61 (ng/ml) hr. Based on AUC comparisons for cocaine, fetal exposures are thus approximately one-third of maternal exposures, demonstrating that substantial exposure to cocaine does occur in utero.
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