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For our 2013 fall quarter, we will be offering the following workshops:
(click on workshop titles to see full descriptions)
HIDDEN FORESTAges 8 and up
Mondays 10am - 3pm
September 30 - December 9
Closed on October 14 and November 25.
Ten weeks in the wild spaces near Hudson: following traces and tracks of animals, listening to the plants around us, identifying what we see and hear. Building shelters. Foraging. Making wild snacks and drinking wild cider around the fire.
Ages 8 and up
Mondays 3pm - 6pm
September 30 - December 9
Closed on October 14 and November 25.
A writing space for children and young adults that seeks to expand our understanding of what it means to write by breaking free from rules and rights and wrongs.
Ages 6 - 9
Every other Tuesday: October 22,
November 5, November 19, December 3
3pm - 6pm
In this workshop we'll explore the intersection of science, story and creativity: in the sky, in our dreams, in plants and bodies and across geological time. An adventure into the micro and the macro of the world's phenomena, from ants to infinity.
Ages 8 and up
Wednesdays 3pm - 6pm. Apprentices 1pm - 6pm.
October 2 - December 11
Closed on November 27.
Come together in the warmth of the Kite's Nest kitchen to craft and curate a shared meal with the guidance of chef and food-crafter Nicole Lobue. Discover what it is we crave, and how to make it.
An exploration and investigation into the hidden aspects of our urban environment through cartography, architecture, history, and journalism. Drawing maps, finding treasure, building models, telling stories.
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ANN ARBOR, MI – Two Chatham mothers announced Thursday that they are are now being represented by the Thomas More Law Center in regard to their opinions on the curriculum associated with the religion of Islam at the Chatham Middle School.
The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan stated in its release that the "mothers who are being pilloried by their community. Their crime: appearing on Fox TV's Tucker Carlson Show to voice concerns about Islamic indoctrination of Chatham Middle School seventh graders."
According to the law firm's press release, seventh graders in this public school are taught: "May God help us all find the true faith, Islam."
Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Law Center, commented: "The promotion of Islam is worse than what the mothers presented to Tucker Carlson. After viewing one of the videos which the seventh graders were directed to watch, I can't imagine any objective person saying this is not Islamic indoctrination. Clueless school administrators across our nation are allowing this type of indoctrination to take place and it's up to vigilant parents to stop it. Libby and Nancy should have been praised, not pilloried."
(See excerpts from the video here)
Libby Hilsenrath and Nancy Gayer, with sons in different classes in the seventh grade, detailed their concerns in person to the Chatham Board of Education at their February 6, 2017 public meeting. According to the TMLC release, "Superintendent Michael LaSusa indicated that any change to the curriculum was unlikely, and the next day also refused their request to meet privately with him to discuss their concerns."
"As we stated at our March 6 Board of Education meeting, our school district meets and exceeds the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in all areas," LaSusa said when asked about the release. "As part of the school district's social studies program, students are exposed to the tenets of all major world religions, including Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and more."
According to TMLC, "Students had been shown a subtle propaganda cartoon video, 5 Pillars, which opens with two boys, one of them a Muslim, kicking a soccer ball. The Muslim teaches the non-Muslim the 5 Pillars of Islam. Additionally, a subtitle of bright, multi-colored words of various shapes pronounces a form of the Islamic conversion creed: "There is no god except Allah and Prophet Muhammad is His messenger.
"The cartoon ends with a sad non-Muslim boy, who smiles when the Muslim boy invites him to join him at the mosque for noon-day prayers."
See the 5-minute video here.
According to Thompson, "Clearly, seventh graders had been presented with a sugarcoated, false depiction of Islam. They had not been informed of the kidnappings, beheadings, slave-trading, massacres, and persecution of non-Muslims, nor of the repression of women — all done in the name of Islam and the Koran."
TMLC also stated in its release that: "Libby Hilsenrath and Nancy Gayer were subjected to personal attacks throughout their campaign to stop Islamic indoctrination at the Chatham Middle School. They were defamed as "bigots" and "Islamophobes," "hateful," "ignorant," "xenophobes," "intolerant," "racist," "closed minded," "sad and ignorant" in social media, and the list goes on. The attacks significantly intensified after their appearance on the Tucker Carlson Show."
Commenting on the community's reaction, Nancy Gayer stated: "It's just not fair that within this unit of study the Chatham school district taught one religion to the exclusion of all others, and for the community to be so unkind and unwelcoming towards us, just for having raised legitimate questions as concerned parents."
Libby Hilsenrath added, "One of my fundamental obligations as a parent is to guide the religious and secular education of my children. That's why I will continue the fight against the Islamic indoctrination now taking place at Chatham, regardless of the personal attacks."
Libby Hilsenrath and Nancy Gayer asked the board to review the curriculum and requested that either the Islam lessons be removed or that the school spend equal time on the study of Christianity and other religions.
Nancy Gayer contrasted the World Cultures and Geography lessons on Islam to her son's previous experience in fourth grade when he was precluded from including a short quote from the Bible "he who lends to the poor, lends to the Lord." (Prov 19:17). The quote was a part of his video presentation related to gathering warm clothes for underprivileged children. Gayer said that her son's teacher informed him that the brief Biblical quote "belongs in Sunday school, not in the classroom."
According to TMLC, "based upon the World Cultures and Geography lessons being taught to children within the same school district, this abridgment of religious speech does not apply to Islam."

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Swayambu: How a temple built a community
The Swayambu temple of Sacorda - a sacred place of worship, was constructed in 1956 by S. Kantilal and company – an eminent construction firm. Besides a place for spiritual gatherings, the temple was initially run as a village school by Mr. Sakharam Morajkar aka 'Guruji' in the village. 'Guruji' conducted the school activities for over 100 students from the village of Sacorda from 1956-62. To maintain this unique idea, each house in the village contributed Rs 5 towards maintenance of the 'school'.
Since its early beginnings as a school, the temple has become the heart of the community. The temple has been the 'place' for spiritual solace, celebrations of births and weddings and informal meetings. A grand celebration of the Ganesh Utsav takes place each year at the Swayambu temple and involves the participation of the entire village.


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The Monkeys always have been and probably always will be my personal zoo fave...they're SO funny
I Love signs like this...they make me want to leave the walkwayExcept for dudes like this guy with the crazy hair to scare me into staying on the straight and narrow! The kids got a real kick out of him staring down at us with all of his unique and funky flaireveryone took turns hatching out of big dino eggs and huddling inside of giant trees in the barn to finish the day. It was so super Rawkin' fantastic!
HUGE thanks to Julie and Jodi for spending the day with us girls and making it 100 times better just by being who you are!!!


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These February 2016 multimedia innovations range from cardboard box theaters to multi-sensory casino games. Appealing to today's tech-savvy generation, these mobile games, gadgets and virtual reality platforms make media enjoyment more immersive than ever before.
Whether enjoying their favorite film on a translucent smart TV or shooting a video with a wrist-worn action camera, consumers are experiencing new entertainment heights while staying connected. In addition to notable television, camera and virtual reality google concepts, these February 2016 multimedia innovations also include cinema quality speaker systems and music production kits that are designed for amateur DJs and producers.
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The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies, has an outstanding opportunity for a Manager, Member Relations.
This position will manage the EEI Associate Membership Program. This includes balancing interaction between existing Associate Members and growing the program. The position will be responsible for developing new product offerings; marketing the program to potential associates; ensuring members are engaged and receive satisfactory value; managing data, contact information, dues and renewal information on over 250 Associates; and developing and implementing an improved renewal and retention effort.
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Kylie Jenner Celebrates Fall With Pumpkin Lip Kit
Here's a sneak peek at Kylie Jenner's new lip kit shades!
The best way to sip your pumpkin spice lattes is with pumpkin kips. Kylie Jenner is getting into the spirit of fall with a new pumpkin lip kit.
The reality star unveiled the pumpkin shade as well as three other colors on Instagram. Trick, Moon, Pumpkin and Spice are inspired by the season (and apparently, Halloween in the case of Trick). As Cosmo points out, Kylie has been teasing the shades-unboxed-on Snapchat too.
Pumpkin is sure to be a popular shade but be warned: Not all orange lipsticks are created equal. Some versions of orange are more flattering than others— and some will leave you looking like a jack-o'-lantern. Harpers Bazaar breaks down some helpful tips for puckering up in orange: Bright orange works best on pale skin with yellow undertones. Red orange looks fierce on dark skintones while neon complements golden complexions. Sheer orange is less shocking and works universally.
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The Tribal Advocate position will provide civil legal services to tribal member clients located on or near the Fort Belknap Reservation in the area of domestic violence and related civil legal issues. Services provided will range from brief counsel and advice, to more extended representation. Requires travel within Montana. MLSA will provide legal training, and Tribal Advocate will be required to pass the Fort Belknap Tribal Bar Exam to be licensed to practice at the Tribal Court. Under attorney supervision, this position will handle all aspects of legal representation of domestic violence survivors including client contact, pleading preparation, research, file maintenance, and hearing and trial work. The Tribal Advocate will also participate in MLSA's tribal domestic violence initiatives, and implement grant and contract requirements through casework and training. The Tribal Advocate will conduct training, outreach or education services on the Fort Belknap Reservation.
Specific Duties
• Interview, meet with, advise and represent eligible clients on civil matters.
• Refer clients to MLSA intake specialists.
• Coordinate with Tribal Survivor's Legal Project Supervising Attorney on all cases.
• Compose correspondence, pleadings and other documents.
• Identify training needs and emerging issues and provide training as needed.
• Develop law related educational programs and materials directed to the tribal client community or tribal agencies regarding legal rights and responsibilities.
• Research the law and prepare memoranda.
• Handle all aspects of a client's legal matter, including preparing pleadings, negotiation, mediation and trial work.
• Work with other MLSA staff to recruit, train and support pro bono attorneys when appropriate.
• Develop and maintain specialized knowledge of domestic violence and of general poverty law issues.
• Participate in MLSA tribal domestic violence initiatives and impact work.
• Other duties as assigned by the Tribal Survivor's Legal Project Supervising Attorney.
• Willingness to take and pass relevant Tribal Bar Exam
• Interest in tribal law.
• Prior experience working with domestic violence survivors or legal services experience preferred.
• A willingness to assume a varied case load.
• An understanding of the civil equal justice legal needs of tribal members, including the unique needs of domestic violence survivors.
• Knowledge of substantive legal areas affecting domestic violence survivors and low income people preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate, to motivate others, and to work collaboratively with diverse groups of people with varying perspectives, experience and expertise.
• Ability and willingness to learn and integrate new technologies and methodologies to efficiently perform responsibilities.
• A willingness to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients, the public, judges, court personnel, project partners and tribal governments.
• Ability and willingness to work cooperatively and collegially within a decentralized statewide law firm.
• Associates degree.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work independently in a deadline-oriented environment
• A "can do" attitude and a willingness to pitch in where needed
• Strong commitment to insuring equal access to justice
• Proficient at the use of technology, including, but not limited to, word processing, spreadsheets, internet-based programs and computer-based legal research.
• Ability to travel, occasionally overnight
Send a letter of interest, resume, three professional references, and writing sample to [email protected].
Submission Deadline: Screening of applicants will begin on December 27, 2016. The position will remain open until filled.


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We had wonderful weekend trip to Chicago (conference for berkleygary).
Thanks to the hounds we had a stellar dinner at Coco Pazzo Cafe, walkable from our hotel. Convivial atmosphere - a whole lot of history profs/teachers/writers there for the conference got the vibe to go there.
Loved the murals on the wall. And it was cozy but still room between tables. Some of the best service I've had in years, personal, interested a little quirky. The pappardelle w/ wild boar ragu totally rocked. Could only eat half, just great as a reheat when we got home. Carpaccio a little weak but the parm was just delicious. berkleygary's veal was pristine yet very flavorful - but I won with the ragu.
Wine prices were very reasonable and added to the meal.
I'd go back in a second. Thanks all.


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Agenda June 2010
Colorado Commission on Higher Education Agenda
June 3, 2010 – 1:00 PM
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce,
1445 Market Street
Junior Achievement Board Room, 2nd Floor
Denver, CO 80202
Meeting Announcement
I. Opening Business
Approval of Minutes for the May 7, 2010 Commission Meeting
Reports by the Chair, Commissioners, Commission Subcommittees, Advisory Committee
Higher Education Strategic Plan Report
Executive Director Report
Public Comments
II. Commission Workplan Items
Workplan for Performance Contract Review for Western State College and University of Northern Colorado
– Dr. Cheryl Lovell
Western State College
University of Northern Colorado
Proposed Revision to Workplan
– Rico Munn & Dr. Cheryl Lovell
III. Consent Items
Western State College – Proposal to offer a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing
Metropolitan State College of Denver – Proposal to offer a Bachelor of Arts degree in Women's Studies
ARRA Recovery Bonding Program Report to DOLA
State Guaranteed General Education Courses, Review Cycle VII, Round III
Revised Two-Year Cash Funded Capital Program List – Western State College
IV. Action Items
FY 2011 Financial Aid Allocations
– Celina Duran
Attachment A
Attachment B
V. Information Item
Update on Implementation of SB 3 – Rico Munn


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What is childhood apraxia of speech?Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a disorder that effects the brain's ability to plan movements of the mouth, lips, and jaw. The child knows what he/she wants to say but the brain is unable to form and produce words, syllables and sounds.
I have learned so much from this little girl. I don't think I have ever met a child who is more understanding and tolerant of others with special needs. Her best friend has autism in our classroom and Saige, without fail, supports her and works to engage her in classroom activities. She has to do double sometimes triple the work to get her message across. She has to slow down, repeat, have patience with herself and her listeners. Saige is the kind of student you meet and you know she is going to do something amazing with her life. Saige reminds me everyday how lucky I am to be a teacher. I get to watch her make leaps and bounds. I get to see her feel success. I get to watch her grow and celebrate with her each school day.


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Dyan Bohnert is a well-known Southeast Arkansas historian from Dumas, who spends her time sharing her knowledge of the Civil War and its hardships with people.
Dyan Bohnert is a well-known Southeast Arkansas historian from Dumas, who spends her time sharing her knowledge of the Civil War and its hardships with people.
Bohnert treated members of the Southeast Arkansas TEA Party to an entertaining two-fold program at their June meeting at Monticello. Bohnert, who often portrays a medicine woman during her programs, cooked a Civil War-style campfire meal of a mixture of ground sausage, potato and onion bits, red bell peppers and eggs, which were all cooked in large iron skillets over a fire pit. For dessert, she prepared a dish of apples, brown sugar and cinnamon in the same manner. Some of the bread for the meal was dough that had been twisted around a stick and roasted above the coals, and the rest was bits of dough fried in a skillet and served with homemade jelly. When asked if this meal was a typical one for Civil War soldiers, she replied, �They ate whatever was available, but these ingredients were some which could be found in various combinations.�
The meal took several hours to prepare because of all the steps. The fire pits had to be dug and lined with stones. Then the cooking had to wait until the coal bed was right. Finally, the ingredients which were pared, chopped and sliced by TEA members were cooked in stages until all was ready.
Before the meal was served, Bohnert gave a very detailed recount of the Civil War Battle of Arkansas Post. Because she often re-enacts the role of a medicine woman during her programs, her focus was mainly on the part a medicine woman played on the battlefield.
A medicine woman was not a nurse or a doctor but was a woman who, due to necessity, had learned the skills needed to help sick and injured people in her community. Much of the medical knowledge these women had was passed down through generations from mother to daughter. Delivering babies, tending cuts and broken bones or other injuries often fell to these ladies who came armed with their herbal remedies, bandages and simple instruments. �During the Civil War these women often accompanied their husbands and sons when they left home to fight,� Bohnert said. �They went to help their men and to give them comfort.�
Then, because during major battles where hundreds or even thousands of wounded needed care, the medicine women often helped or even took the place of exhausted military doctors who had operated on the wounded around the clock for days. �Before the war, these women were mostly used to treat women, children and the elderly because it was not �proper� for a woman to treat men outside her own family,� Bohnert said. �But, when the war broke out, that all changed. During the smaller battles, there might not even have been a doctor present, and during the larger battles many hands were needed to help. The medicine women were badly needed.�
At the end of the Battle of Arkansas Post, when the Union Army had rounded up all the Confederate survivors and loaded them onto barges to be shipped to Union prisoner of war camps up north, the medicine woman and the five most gravely wounded men were left behind. To ensure that those men would not survive, the Union army took all medicines, bandages and other medical materials with them. �But little did they know,� Bohnert said, �that they left that medicine woman in her own pharmacy of roots and herbs that she knew so well.� Miraculously, three of those gravely injured men, with the medical know-how of that brave woman, survived their wounds.
Bohnert�s program reminded the group that the human spirit and courage, added to a bit of common sense knowledge, go a long way to overcome even the most difficult situations.


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A new house by Duggan Morris Architects revels in its location amid the back gardens of the surrounding terraces in south-east London, writes Rory Olcayto
The Nimblists are coming: architects who can spot an opportunity where others might not. They practice Nimblism, good architecture wrought from unlikely circumstances, and Duggan Morris Architects (DMA) is fronting the pack.
Last year, on invitation from the local authority, the young London-based firm piggybacked on planning approval won by another architect for Yew Tree Lodge, a supported housing scheme in Ruislip, Middlesex (AJ 02.04.09). DMA tweaked the design's mediocre wave-through, redefining it with a family of neat details and a contemporary, logical plan. The result was a striking exemplar for a neglected sector, which won a RIBA Award earlier this year (AJ 10.06.10).
DMA's latest project, a house in south-east London, is another nimble showcase; a kind of 'Yes, in your backyard' riposte to 'no society' Nimbyism. This two-storey brick villa is built right in the middle of other people's back gardens. And again, it emerged from variations to a planning approval for a very different design.
The backlands site, amid the gardens of terraces on King's Grove and the parallel street, is typical of the local townscape and was once occupied by a plaster-moulding workshop and storage yard. King's Grove contains a variety of early Victorian terraces and semi-detached properties of varying heights and typologies, but they have, says practice co-director Joe Morris, 'a unified dignity familiar to south-east London's streets'.
It was actually John Smart Architects – developer, designer and contractor of the nearby RIBA Award-winning Dog Kennel Hill apartment block, an example of Nimblism par excellence – who first saw the site's potential. In 2002, the practice won approval for a family house with 'an organic folded form, fantastical in appearance [and] set within a hidden location'.
DMA, which recently completed Frobisher House (AJ 03.06.10), another one-off residence in the area, bought the site from John Smart in 2006, with less than a year left on the approval to detail the scheme and start on site. Luckily, Smart demolished the plaster-moulding workshop in 2004, which meant the application had commenced and was valid, allowing DMA time to make the variations to Smart's design. These were approved in 2008, after concerned neighbours were slowly brought on board with gentle persuasion, and work began on site in September 2009.
Like Frobisher House and Yew Tree Lodge, this building is expressed in brick – and more brick. While the profiles and footprints match, it is a world away from Smart's jet-moulded vision. Practice co-director Mary Duggan describes it as: 'Similar but different. Same location, similar bulk and mass.' The brick mass is drawn from the language of the rear of the adjacent terraces, which is utilitarian and less altered in character; less affected by overcladding and refurbishment. 'A ribbon of brick facades punctuated by sash windows,' say the architects. This overwhelming sense of mono-materiality is compounded by the brick garden walls that define each plot.
DMA's house is accessed via a 2.5m-wide gravel lane – a parting in the street between two semi-detached properties that once formed the access road to the workshop. The plot is bounded by a 3m-high wall to the east (the remains of the workshop), garden walls to properties north and west, and a Victorian outhouse, lending the development a picturesque quality to the south. The house is located to the north, creating a large tree-planted courtyard at the end of the lane through which visitors must pass. A small plot, enclosed by storey-height brick walls, forms a ground floor terrace to the north.
Both facades are practically fully glazed, providing portal views across the gardens. The junction between the windows and the red-pink brick surround is highlighted with a brass trim edging the glass panels, and the larger windows pivot open so the open-plan ground floor extends to encompass the courtyard and terrace.
Inside the palette is spare: more brick complemented by oak joinery, brass fittings and a polished concrete floor. The deep plan is top-lit by a central void with uninterrupted views of the sky. All rooms are linked to this void. The first floor is reached by a beautiful oak staircase; a narrow, vertical space between towering brick walls with a mirrored surface at one end. Two bedrooms occupy either end of the plan, one of which has an en-suite bathroom with flesh-coloured tiles. Surprisingly, in a move that suggests a wry spin on neighbourly concerns about overlooking, this bathroom has a floor-to-ceiling, clear glass window.
Looking down upon the plot, you can see that the hard surfaces to the courtyard and terrace are precise imprints of the windows on elevation, as if the apertures were cut and laid out horizontally. Morris says the intention is that both areas will be planted with ornamental trees – an extension of the surrounding verdant landscape.
And what a landscape it is. From the north-facing bedroom it seems like an exotic suburban park. On a bright summer's day the scene is serene, but in winter it will be dramatic. The trees provide subtle screening, but its seasonal nature serves to complicate the building's contextual dialogue.
Yet to my mind, what DMA does here beautifully is celebrate location, in both a private and public manner. By placing the house at right angles to the 10 adjacent, lush gardens, they are seen with a fresh perspective – not as separate plots but as communal parkland. 'We told the neighbours that backlands are a "shared amenity", something everyone looks on to, and that the new home would be part of that same story,' says Morris. 'Anyway, what's wrong with people seeing you making a cup of tea?' he asks. Or, for that matter, taking a shower.
Project data
Start on site September 2009
Contract duration 35 weeks
Gross internal floor area140m2
Form of contract JCT intermediate with subcontractors design portion
Total cost £320,000
Cost per m2 £2,285
Client Private
Architect Duggan Morris Architects
Structural engineer Lyons O'Neill
Environmental design consultant Brooks Devlin
Party wall surveyor BCS Consulting
Main contractor ME Construction
Annual CO2 emissions 2,825kg
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Stunning, just stunning. Well done.
Absolutely perfect - DMA are hitting just the right note. The big guns could learn from this. Personally, having worked with Glenn Howells Architects and Kinetic AIU Limited in Birmingham, who both know how to design for the client and the environment, this is the way to go. I have had a firm belief in DMA ever since I discovered their work two years ago. Long may they continue to challenge and inspire.
Lasting beauty in simplicity.....less is more!
It's alright
It's nice but the sycophancy is not. It is after all just a brick box with some expensive windows. Grandorge made it look pretty lifeless as well.
Yet again a house is published with an illegal staircase - this time it's the infamous "missing handrail" syndrome!
Also there appears to be a curious lack of privacy both visually and acoustically between the living spaces below and the bedrooms above - not a house for the faint hearted!
A pity the ground floor plan is missing too...
I was expecting something more. The model looks more interesting than the finished product.
Then again, it's all been done before
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For the first time in Spain, FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE in collaboration with the George Eastman House (Rochester, USA), home of the archive of that name, is presenting a retrospective of the work of the American photographer Lewis Hine (Wisconsin, 1874–New York, 1940), one of the key figures for the aesthetic of social documentary photography. The exhibition will take place at FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE's Recoletos site in central Madrid from 11 February–29 April.
Comprising a selection of 170 images, most of them vintage prints, the exhibition offers a complete overview of Hine's career as a photographer while also locating him in the artistic, political and cultural context of his time.
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It all started when I started to draw horses at age 2...
...and then all else went down hill from there!
Well not so much.
My name is Amanda Putnam. I am an aspiring Young Adult/Middlegrade Children's Book illustrator and Educator. I obtained a MFA in Children's Book Illustration from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. I reside in my hometown of Springfield, MA with my husband, painting, drawing, teaching, and working where Grumbacher materials are made. Mainly, I work in watercolor, pen and ink, with the occasional pastel and other drawing mediums.
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Brackfield Wood – Pack up your troubles, and your summer picnic, and smile!
Saturday 19 August 2017
Brackfield Wood, 268 Glenshane Rd, Derry/Londonderry BT47 3SN
A visit to Brackfield Wood this summer is an absolute must. And if you go down to the woods on Saturday 19 August, you're in for an added surprise.
The Woodland Trust's Centenary Wood, in the heart of the north west's beautiful Faughan Valley, is the venue for a Saturday brimming with activities – from mindfulness to storytelling, and all free of charge.
Simply book your place in advance, don walking boots, and pack a picnic and rug to really make a day of it.
Brackfield Wood is one of just four flagship woods taking shape across the UK to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War. In total, the Trust's ambitious Centenary Woods project will see millions of trees planted in recognition of the millions of lives lost.
Over 23,000 flourishing saplings, out of an ambitious 40,000 target, are already springing to life at Brackfield. The trees will be a unique and lasting tribute to the people from Ireland who played a part in the war – the soldiers, their families, and loved ones.
In complete contrast to the sadness and destruction, Brackfield Wood is an uplifting sight. It's right by the banks of the stunning River Faughan and is currently showing off swathes of glorious wildflowers. The colourful mix is a feast for precious pollinators, as well as being easy on the eye.
The charity wants everyone to experience the beauty of Brackfield first–hand, and is offering a range of activities:
11:00am: Mindfulness walk. Pack up your troubles and take in the calming woodland sights and sounds. This one is for grown–ups only.
12:00pm: Storytelling walk. Enjoy tree tales and tall tales for all the family.
1:00pm: Tree–themed fun and games. A fun way for children to really get to grips with nature.
The activities are free, but booking in advance is essential. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Book online and get all the detail at www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/events or call 0330 333 5302
The Centenary Woods project is supported by the Trust's lead partner Sainsbury's.
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Dear readers and followers,
Voyager 1 made headlines around the world last year when mission scientists announced that the probe had apparently left the heliosphere in August 2013. Few weeks ago, new data collected by the +NASA's spacecraft have helped scientists confirm that the far-flung probe is indeed cruising through interstellar space, the researchers say.
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They came to this conclusion after analyzing measurements Voyager 1 made in the wake of a powerful solar eruption known as a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). The shock wave from this CME caused the particles around Voyager 1 to vibrate substantially, allowing mission scientists to calculate the density of the probe's surroundings.
The CME in question erupted in March 2012, and its shock wave reached Voyager 1 in April 2013. After these data came in, the team dug up another, much smaller CME-shock event from late 2012 that had initially gone unnoticed. By combining these separate measurements with knowledge of Voyager 1's cruising speed, the researchers were able to trace the probe's entry into interstellar space to August 2012.
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Now mission scientists from NASA announced on July 7th, that the third CME shock has been really observed by Voyager 1 in March 2014. The spacecraft launched in September 1977, about two weeks after its twin, Voyager 2. The probes embarked upon a "grand tour" of the outer solar system, giving the world some its first good looks at Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and the moons of these planets. Like Voyager 1, Voyager 2 is still active and operational. It took a different route through the solar system and is expected to follow its twin into interstellar space a few years from now.
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Sunday, 25 December 2011
Dude, Where's My Car?
I needed a new job. The IT business was booming over in the US and relatives were beginning to ask me when I would be opening my own startup and raking in those easy VC millions. This was December of the year 2000. I didn't want to start up on my own, but I'd been to the US a couple of times and I wanted to go there. The US was the real world.
I was bored with Tigerland. I was bored with database programming; I felt like I'd been there and done that. What I really wanted to do was graphics programming, so I bought an OpenGL textbook and started to teach myself some new tools. 3D was a lot easier with real libraries than it had been at University. I took my 3D projects with me to work and I worked on them at lunch time, much to Meggs' chargrin. It was quite obvious that the code I was playing with had nothing to do with Tigerland's business.
I had also started looking into what it would take to get me over to the US. An H1B skilled worker visa seemed to be the trick. I found an ad in the IT section of the Age newspaper (in a few years' time this section would be discontinued, and IT jobs would vanish almost entirely from Melbourne's biggest broadsheet newspaper). They were looking for programmers who wanted to work in the USA, so I sent in a resume. A couple of days later I received a phonecall inviting me to interview.
I called in sick on the scheduled day, put on my suit, and went in to the temporary office from which the Americans were conducting interviews.
The receptionist gave me a questionnaire to fill out. The only question I remember from it was "What is the minimum salary you are prepared to work for?" I knew roughly what that should be, so I answered it truthfully. Stupidly.
The Americans turned out to be a pair of Indians. The interview turned out to be piss easy. A C++ test that was much easier than the Tigerland test and some verbal long-answer questions about broader topics, like multiple inheritance. I breezed through it.
The company was a big contracting firm based in Silicon Valley. The Americans sold it to me pretty hard--the lifestyle, the location. "Oh, you like SCUBA diving? There's amazing diving in California." They told me all about the benefits: medical, dental, a relocation bonus... I was pleased, but in the back of my mind, there was doubt. There was a used car salesman vibe to the whole thing. I just didn't trust them.
The Americans' offer letter went into the mail the next day. A complete package: contracts, visa paperwork, the whole nine yards. The offer was for that minimum salary I had indicated. There was no relocation bonus in the contract and a few other promises were also missing. The Americans called me and asked me if I would accept it. Salary was not negotiable. They claimed that the missing contract items were in fact there. I told them I was thinking about it.
I rechecked the contract. The missing clauses were definitely not there. I had, meanwhile, been reading about the cost of living in Silicon Valley and I was becoming worried about it. One article spoke of a how the mayor of one of the municipalities there had had to resign because he couldn't afford to live there any longer. A friend of mine who lived in the States who and had some experience with budgeting crunched some numbers for me, and it looked as if I could scrape by on my non-negotiable salary... barely.
I wanted to go, but I didn't trust the company and I really couldn't afford Silicon Valley. I told them no. They tried hard to change my mind, but not so hard that they offered me more money. I walked away from the table... (my willingness to do this has been at various times an asset and a liability, across the intervening span of my career)... but now I had a plan.
It had been ridiculously easy to get that job offer, I reasoned, and I hadn't even left home. How many more opportunities would I find if I actually went over there in person?
I was going to do it, early in the new year. I figured how much money I thought I would need to go over there prospecting and calculated a departure date based on that. I remember doing that quite vividly. I was by myself, walking down the street at lunch time. The sky was blue and I would soon be free.
Amos was back in town and the talk was that he was thinking about coming back, if there was room for him. I went to the technical director and I said told him that I was planning to leave, in case it had any bearing on whether he would hire Amos back or not. He did not seem surprised.
I went back to work. The days passed. I worked hard to close off everything that was assigned to me. Meggs didn't talk to me any more than he had to, and that was fine.
A few weeks later the MD invited me to the pub at lunch time and told me that Meggs had instructed him to dissuade me from leaving. He offered me money. I told him that my decision was made. I was going to the US. I also mentioned that the money he had offered wouldn't have been enough, either. He was shocked when I told him what the going rate for a developer with a couple of years experience was, but I knew what I was talking about and I had statistics to back me up.
We had drinks down the pub on my last day. I got monstrously drunk and Guthrie told me I could crash at his house, which was a lot nearer to the pub than my own. I threw up in the taxi. The following morning Guthrie offered to drive me home... whereupon we discovered that his car had been stolen. The film "Dude, Where's My Car?" was then playing in the cinemas and I thought he was playing a joke on me.
Still, Guthrie told me that despite all of the trouble, it was a very good week for him indeed: the directors had paid attention when I told them what kind of money we were worth and he found himself on the receiving end of a very large payrise once I was out the door.
As for me, I was bound for the United States. By then, of course, there was a new phrase in the air: dotcom bubble. One of our own ministers boasted that we hadn't been wiped out because we'd failed to catch the wave in the first place. But I was already on my way.
I would find out for myself just how much blood was in the water.
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Disappointments are a part of a writer's life. We have taken rejection badly in the past. But this once I was hoping for something better. Tch Tch. We shouldn't be too optimistic. Why can't some positive news bunch itself together and schlepp us out of this morass of despondency? We don't know. We are sharing it here so that you there know how tedious the process of writing is.
Submitted our short story collection to a publisher (as a friend recommended, an up-and-coming one) and got an email saying, "the reviewer has not approved," blah blah. Do you know how much effort we put into editing and sending you the bloody submission? Do you know how much time is required to even think of the plot and write the stories? Do you know how much creative juices have flowed?
Well, hm, nobody knows the inside of a submitting writer. It's all hope and despondency when a rejection comes. But we are sort of inured by now to these vicissitudes, these ups and downs. (we had to spend a minute looking up "vicissitudes.) Writing is not easy folks. As Hemingway said, "Writing is easy. Just sit in front of the typewriter and bleed."
He got that right. But, then, now it's the laptop you sit before.
By the way, today we retrieved some data from an old laptop, which is no irreparable, or, so my computerwala friend informs me. The data is important to us as it contains the manuscript of the book we were writing on Kerala. So the cycle now restarts, buy new laptop, write novel, book (whatever) and then junk the laptop and move your book to another laptop. When will this process end. Sigh!
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5 Ways to Lighten Holidays for American Servicemen
Until recently, it was possible to send care packages to U.S. service men and women by addressing the package "To Any Service Member" and sending it via the U.S, Postal Service. Increased mailing restrictions now make that impossible.
But if the holiday spirit moves you to remember service members or their families at holiday time this year, there are many non-profit (501c3) organizations dedicated to helping you do just that – and the donations you make are tax-deductible.
Here are a few suggestions to help get you started:
Operation USO – A visit to the uso.org website will enable you to donate $25 or more, which the USO will use to send care packages of needed and requested items to currently deployed service men and women.
Books for Soldiers – If you sign up at booksforsoldiers.com, you can send requested books, magazines DVDs and more directly to the soldiers who have asked for them.
Operation Wounded Warrior – The organization, which has mailed over 600,000 care packages to deployed service members, now provides Wounded Warrior Care Packages to service members recovering in military hospitals and transition units located on bases throughout the United States. You can start by going to operationgratitude.com.
Operation Shoebox – Donations to this organization pay for the supplies and postage of care packages sent to American troops worldwide. Learn more and get started at operationshoebox.com.
Camp Desert Kids – Through the website at campdesertkids.org, you can make a donation that will be used to pay for a camp experience for the children of service men and women. The camps use games, crafts, and regional food and drink to help teach kids about the place their parents are serving, helping military children to better understand the deployments that shape their lives.
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As of 2015, a wide variety of wood burning furnaces can be found on Amazon and Google Shopping for prices ranging from $20 to over $4,000. Both websites have a wide selection of stoves to fit any budget.
As of 2015, Google Shopping and Amazon sell wood burning furnaces of recognizable brands, such as Timber Ridge, Fire Chief, and U.S. Stove Company, to fit all furnace needs, in addition to many other brands. Wood burning furnaces provide a traditional approach to home heating as compared to gas or electrical furnaces. Traditional furnaces are also an efficient solution to reducing an electric bill since they emit more heat than electric furnaces and wood generally costs less than fuel for an electric furnace. Since wood stoves do not require electricity to operate, they are also an excellent backup for heat in the event of an electric outage.
In addition to the appliances themselves, Google Shopping and Amazon have a large selection of accessories to purchase with a wood burning furnace, such as basket heaters, sealers, fans, and screens, to achieve a better fireplace experience. Wood burning furnaces can also be purchased in a variety of styles from those that mimic the traditional style of early stoves to more modern and classic looks.


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The Minister has also signalled that the Government will ensure that all low-cost home ownership schemes will now routinely place members of the Armed Forces at the top of their priority lists, and that government housing agents will be instructed to go out and actively recruit military personnel for such schemes.
The news comes in addition to work between the Government, credit agencies and the Royal Mail (who set postcodes on which many credit ratings are based) to ensure that those living on a base or serving abroad are not disadvantaged when applying for a mortgage.
Mr Shapps said:
"This Government is not in the business of giving out pointless sympathy or hand-outs. Instead, we're pulling out all the stops to give our brave Armed Forces a helping hand onto the property ladder.
"So, I can confirm that military personnel are being promoted – instead of being just one of the priority groups for schemes like FirstBuy, they will now become the absolute top priority.
"Our Armed Forces are being moved to the very front of the queue. And when the first keys to these new FirstBuy homes are handed over in September, I want to ensure that the brave and loyal men and women who serve in our Armed Forces, and have put their lives on the line to preserve our freedom and way of life, have had an opportunity to benefit.
"But that's not the end of the story – until now we've had a mad situation where living on a base or serving abroad has disadvantaged people in the Armed Forces applying for a mortgage. So the Government will also be working with credit reference agencies and Royal Mail to ensure that this is no longer the case."
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August, the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. Did you know that it was originally the sixth month in the Roman year, which began with March, and was originally named Sextilis (from Latin sextus, "sixth")? So if things had not been shuffled, then August probably now would be called the month of Sex. That certainly would have changed things!
It was given its present name in honor of the emperor Augustus. To make it equal to the fifth month, the name of which had been changed from Quintilis to Julius in honor of Julius Caesar, a day was taken from the month of February and added to August. So that means that before the name change leap year would have had February 30. It would have been great to be born on February 30.
Do you think that Roman school kids had to start worrying about going back to school in the month of Augustus? Did they worry about how they would do at roman numerals? Did they hate Latin as much as later generations did? Did they take aqueducts for granted? What kind of really old stuff did they study for history? These are important questions.
What kind of songs did they sing when they were getting ready to return to school? In the classic movie "Billy Madison," the great modern day philosopher/songwriter Adam Sandler gave us this anthem: " Back to school, back to school, to prove to Dad that I'm no fool. I've got my lunch box packed, my shoes tied tight. I hope I don't get in a fight."
Which brings us to September (the same in English or Latin) – the month that follows August and the time of our next Gathering. You will not have to pack a lunch to be there, but bring a little food if you can. And you will not have anything to prove to Dad or anyone else. Just come as you are. And hopefully there will be no fights. See you there.


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Transparency Market Research Report Added "Hypercholesterolemia Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2015 - 2023"
Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/30/2017 -- Increased level of total cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol in the blood leads to hypercholesterolemia. The normal biological range of total blood cholesterol is 140-200 mg/dL. Hypercholesterolemia leads to cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, stroke etc. Human blood cholesterol mainly consists of High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, Very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol. HDL cholesterol is termed as good cholesterol for the body. High level of HDL cholesterol reduces the risk for heart diseases and HDL naturally removes cholesterol from cells by reverse cholesterol transport to the liver. On the other, hand LDL adds to plaque, a hard and dense deposit that blocks the arteries and make the artery wallless flexible. This type of medical condition is termed as atherosclerosis. Clot forms and blocks the narrowed arteries leads to heart attack, stroke and peripheral artery diseases.
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Hypercholesterolemia usually result from the grouping of genetic and environmental risk factors. Genetic disorder leads to heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. It happens due to the existence of the mutated copy of the LDLR gene (LDL receptor gene). Individuals with the homozygous gene, containing dual copies of the gene mostly suffer from severe cardiovascular diseases in their childhood and people with the heterozygous gene that is with a solitary copy of the gene suffer from cardiac ailment in their 30s or 40s.
Hypercholesterolemia due to lifestyle selections includes unhealthy eating habits, lack of exercise, and intake of tobacco smoking strongly hampers the quantity of cholesterol in the blood. However, there are few secondary reasons as well such as diabetes mellitus (Type 2), alcohol intake, obesity, monoclonal gammopathy, dialysis and others.
The hypercholesterolemia treatment market is increasing at a substantial rate due to technologically advanced diagnosis, government initiatives, improved reimbursement scenario lifestyle changes, rising awareness about different cardiovascular diseases. Treatment for hypercholesterolemia mainly includes intake of statins and opting for a better lifestyle. Factors such as high cost in the diagnosis, lack of awareness and lack of knowledgeable experts for proper diagnosis of the disease are restricting the global market for hypercholesterolemia treatment.
North America rules the global market for hypercholesterolemia treatment reason beingincreased incidences of heart diseases and related disorders in the region. Asia, followed by Europe, predicted to witness a high growth rate in coming years in the hypercholesterolemia market. Developing countries like China and India are also growing fast in these markets by the presence of a large patient pool and growing government initiatives. Hypercholesterolemia Market can be segmented as drug class and geography. Drug class can categorize hypercholesterolemia market as statins, niacin, bile-acid resins, fibric acid derivatives, cholesterol absorption inhibitors.
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I have been in a mascara rut the past few months, so when I saw that Physicians Formula released this lash extensions kit I was so excited!
There are 2 separate tubes in the kit, one that is the mascara, and one is the tube containing small little fibers on a wand.
You apply the mascara in two steps, and it is as build able as you want it to be. I normally apply the 2 steps 2 different times.
Here is a picture showing the difference of me wearing it on one eye, and nothing on the other!
Things I like about the mascara:
1. Easy to apply
2. Looks natural and not too clumpy
3. You can add as little or as much as you want
Things I didn't like about the mascara:
1. The little fibers can be potentially really messy. When applying the fibers they fall out under your eye, so you have to make sure to do your eye makeup before your foundation routine, or take a big fluffy brush and just sweep it over the areas where there was fallout when you are finished.
2. The staying power is just average.
3. For people with sensitive or watery eyes, BEWARE. My eyes are not very sensitive and I have some problems sometimes with my eye watering mid day and it is all downhill from there.
Overall I like the mascara. I am starting to mix the steps up by changing out the mascara I use with the fibers, and it seems to be working well! I think the mascara it comes with is just average, but the tube with the fibers is where the money is at! I would spend the money for the fibers alone. Overall, worth your $14!


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Your money: $15-$20
Mike's favorite food is macaroni and cheese so I have made a few versions to test his palette. This one came from his Mom and it's his favorite, and mine too. I guess nothing's better than Mom's cooking! It's creamy, but it has some bite to it. If you're willing to buy good cheese, you can't mess this one up. I don't think you need a picture, we all know what mac and cheese looks like, right?
One stick unsalted butter (8 tbs)
4 slices of white bread crusts, removed torn into 1/4 to1/2 pieces
5 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup flour
2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (or more for a kick)
4 1/2 cups grated sharp white cheddar cheese.
2 cups Gruyere cheese
1 lb. elbow macaroni
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 3 quart casserole dish; set aside.
Place the bread pieces in a medium bowl. In a small saucepan melt 2T butter and pour over bread. Toss and set aside.
Warm mild in medium saucepan set over med. heat. melt the remaining 6 T butter in a high sided skillet over medium heat. When the butter bubbles, add the flour. Cook, stirring 1 min.
While whisking slowly, add hot milk a little at a time to keep mixture smooth.
Continue cooking, whisking constantly until the mixtures bubbles and becomes thick, 8 to 12 min.
Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in salt, nutmeg. both peppers, 3 C Cheddar cheese, 1 1/2 C Gruyere. Set cheese sauce aside.
Cover large pot of salted water and bring to boil. Cook Macaroni until outside is done and inside is undone. Transfer to colander, rinse under cold running water and drain well.
Pour mixture into casserole. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bread crumbs over the top. Bake for 30 mins or until golden brown on top. Place on rack and let sit for 5 minutes.


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"As writers, we learn most of what we know just by watching the pros, don't we?" ~John R. Trimble
"She realized that her mother and father might not have been married at all." 'that...all' is a noun clause, acting as a direct object. From A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Insider trading dragnet?
The WSJ is reporting that the FBI has an insider trading dragnet in the works (also being reported by Bloomberg). From the tone of the article, it sounds like it could be bigger than the Galleon sweep. They reprinted an e-mail from Broadband Research to its clients:
"Today two fresh faced eager beavers from the FBI showed up unannounced (obviously) on my doorstep thoroughly convinced that my clients have been trading on copious inside information," the email said. "(They obviously have been recording my cell phone conversations for quite some time, with what motivation I have no idea.) We obviously beg to differ, so have therefore declined the young gentleman's gracious offer to wear a wire and therefore ensnare you in their devious web."
Another research firm in the article suggests that as many as three dozen firms have been contacted as part of this investigation. The focus of the investigation are apparently expert-network firms that connect hedge funds and professional investors to experts and consultants, some of whom I imagine have inside information.


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|One of the lakes at Glendalough Ireland
|Lough Key Forest Park, Ireland
As I researched the various forests of Northern Ireland, I came across a place I fell in love with called Glendalough Abbey. The medieval abbey, with its accompanying graveyard, captured my inspiration and I jumped on the location.
|Location for Chapter One's final battle.
How did I develop this pattern of inspiration?
I think it all goes back to a writing exercise in my Mountain Crest High School creative writing class. Our inspirational teacher had us pick a picture (photo or artwork) and write a one-two page story based on that picture. I picked a painting of some men on a ship in the fog. An old sailing ship particularly.
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Years later, I've found this 'trick' continued to work wonders for me. I've used it to see locations of my story in Google Maps. I've used it to get the flavor of characters by looking at lots of head shots. More importantly, it has allowed me to visit the world inside my own imagination.
So what way do you like to get inspiration? Do you use one method predominately or do you have a toolbox full of tricks? If you could choose your favorite method, which would it be?


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Sponsor thank you letter template - Thank you letter for sponsorship
Here is a good example of thank you letter to sponsor (on receipt of the sponsorship money ). You have to modify this thank you letter to meet your purpose
Dear Mr. Jack
On behalf of everyone at Maria Stars I would like to thank you for your very generous sponsorship of our team for the coming season. It has really sent a buzz through the entire team and everyone connected with our club. I enclose some photos of pre-season training and a thank you card from the entire squad.
We have received the Greenfield Landscaping logo images you sent through and have passed them on to our supplier of team strips. We should receive our new kit bearing your name next week, in plenty of time for the new season. In addition we have included the logo on the team fixture lists and newsletters which have recently been sent out to all club members.
You might be aware that there is a mini tournament and fun day organized for Monday 31th March at the Maria Stars Community Club to mark the start of the new campaign. As well as a series of short matches we hope to have some fun competitions and other club fundraisers during the day. If you, or anyone else from Greenfield Landscaping would like to attend you would be a most welcome guest, though we might grab you to present a prize or two!
Here's to the start of a great season. Thank you again for your generous sponsorship. We hope that we will live up to our achievements of previous years. We promise to keep you updated of our progress.
With very best regards
Mark Roberts
Club Secretary - Maria Stars
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"Energy efficiency PR" often refers to public relations campaigns that highlight a company's efforts to operate in a "green" manner. These days, it's cool to be green and everybody wants to show off their commitment to preserving our depleted store of natural resources. But there is another facet of energy efficiency PR that may be even more important, namely, PR that raises awareness about efficient products that consumers can incorporate into their everyday lives. This type of energy efficiency PR doesn't just generate positive press for companies seeking to compete in today's cutthroat marketplace. It truly promotes a greener world by encouraging consumers to use energy efficient products whenever possible. The new "ENERGY STAR Most Efficient" program serves as a perfect example of this.
The Environmental Protection Agency's "ENERGY STAR Most Efficient" program identifies and promotes the most efficient products on the market. Products that qualify for the ENERGY STAR Most Efficient award are efficient in ways that are truly exceptional, inspirational, and cutting-edge. They earn a sticker that helps them stand out to consumers who want to cut utility costs and reduce their carbon footprints. This sticker functions as an energy efficiency PR campaign for "ENERGY STAR Most Efficient" winners by generating credibility, visibility, and popularity. It serves as an important symbol of the relationship between each appliance and the public- one that is symbiotic, reliable and full of trust. This kind of relationship is the ultimate goal of a successful energy efficiency PR campaign.
In this way, energy efficiency PR becomes a type of public service. It brings consumers into contact with products that save them money and allow them to treat the environment with great care and respect. As a consumer, it can be hard to be selfish and selfless at the same time. But by promoting the most environmentally-responsible products, energy efficiency PR makes that feat possible.


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You can buy body-art quality Henna for cheap from a graduate student of Henna's histories, traditions and biology on her website Henna for Hair. I mixed 200g with lemon juice, let it sit for 12 hours and then added some water the next morning. Put it all up in my hair, roots first, and let it sit for 6 hours. It came out a super brassy red that has since darkened a bit (the change is pretty subtle in these pictures but I promise it's there).
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When I teach energy work at the Arcata School of Massage, I start by saying that nothing that I teach will be hypothetical, metaphorical, esoteric, imaginary or faith-based. I also say that all of energy work methods I teach are based on my own personal experience. By personal experience, I don't mean my thoughts, ideas, beliefs, or fantasies, and I don't mean ideas or techniques that I've learned from someone else – I mean that I will only teach those things that I have experienced directly through my own physical senses.
There is a commonly held assumption that arises in our minds when a massage or bodywork therapist starts talking about healing energy. We assume that they must be talking about a magical, invisible force that they imagine comes flowing out of their hands and into their clients' bodies. The assumption that healing energy has magical, supernatural qualities is so widespread that when I first tell my students that I will not be talking about any of that, I can see the looks of wonder come across their faces. If energy work isn't some cosmic New Age idea, then what is it?
Everything in the universe is always becoming something else. There is absolutely no object, large or small, that isn't in a constant state of transformation. Things that seem to be standing still are just changing slowly compared to us, but there is no exception to this rule: Everything in the universe is always changing.
Consider all of the things in the room with you right now. Someday, all of these things will disappear. These words, the chair you are sitting on, the building that you are in – at first they didn't exist, and then someone made them. Now they are slowly decaying, and someday, they will crumble, to become something else. Your body, every rock, every planet and every galaxy comes into being out of something else, and then gradually becomes something else. Everything is like this, without a single exception. All you have to do to know this without a doubt is to watch the world and think about it for a few minutes. It is an indisputable fact.
Not only is every object in the physical world constantly arising, changing, and then ceasing, so is every thought and concept that arises in your mind. Thoughts arise and cease in your mind like smoke rises from incense and then disperses into space. No thought lasts for long. Emotions are the same, coming and going in waves like the tides. If you don't like an emotion, just wait, it will change. Physical sensations run through your body as quickly as a river flows down a riverbed, a constant stream of sensations. Everything that we can be aware of, in our minds, in our bodies, and in the world that surrounds us, is in a constant state of motion and transformation.
This universal movement and transformation gives rise to what we call life. Life is an interesting form of universal movement, because living things do not transform in the same ways as dead things. A dead body immediately begins a process of organic decay, and undergoes rapid transformations that we can see progress much more quickly than in living bodies, until all signs of life are gone, and we are left with dirt and water, heat and wind.
Living bodies will eventually die, but from the moment of conception, they transform in ways that prolong their own life processes. Living organisms maintain their organization longer than would the non-living components they are made of if those components weren't organized in a living way. Our cells die, and are replaced by new, living cells, but the organism as a whole maintains a remarkable state of continuity throughout its "life." In this way, living beings move and transform differently than non-living things.
Noticing this marked difference between the movement and transformations of living organisms compared to non-living objects, human beings throughout history have naturally come up with the idea of life force, or energy. The story goes something like this: As long as there is life force, or energy, living organisms move and transform like living organisms. When the life energy of an organism decreases, it gets sick, it moves more slowly, and it approaches death. When the life energy is gone, the organism is dead, and then it moves and transforms in the manner of all non-living things. This story corresponds very accurately with what we can see happening all the time in the world around us.
Or we could describe it a little bit differently and say that all living organisms need to ingest and transform the stored energy of the sun – plus a little dirt and water – to maintain our life energy. First, plants take in the energy of the sun and transform it with the help of air, water, and nutrients made of the dead bodies of other organisms and non-organic compounds found in the soil. In this way, plants capture the energy of the sun, and become food for animals and other plants. Animals eat plants and other animals, and so we eat the stored energy of the sun.
When it comes down to it, we all eat sunlight, and the heat that we produce as a result of ingesting and releasing that stored energy is the heat of life. When we eat enough sunlight, we get enough energy, and then we have the energy we need to move about to get more sun/food. If we don't eat enough food, then we get less energy, and find it harder to move about. If we don't eat at all, soon we cannot move, and when we cannot move, we cannot get food, so we run out of energy and die. Even if we get enough food and water and air all the time, our aging cells will still eventually begin to fail to maintain life. No matter what, we will die. We will become dirt and water, heat and wind. The sunlight warmth of our life energy will disperse into space.
The entire universe is always moving and organizing itself into life, and then disorganizing that life back into dirt, water, heat and wind. While there are some differences in the movements and transformations of living beings versus non-living things, it is the whole movement of the universe that ultimately gives rise to life. Life is made of non-living things. In this way, we can understand what people mean when they say that all things – living and non-living – are moved and organized by life force. This concept of universal life force describes how non-living things become living things. All human cultures have stories, myths, and healing traditions based on the idea of universal life force.
Some conditions are not conducive to life. Living organisms need the right amount of air, water, heat, food, and movement in order to stay healthy. Living organisms can be damaged, so that the organism as a whole has a more difficult time maintaining its life force. Stress, injuries, diseases, and poor nutrition all have this effect.
Beautifully, all living organisms have the ability to self-heal as part of their natural function. The ability to self-heal is an indispensible aspect of the life process. In fact, the ability to self-heal is the characteristic of life that makes life possible. As soon as an organism loses its ability to self-heal, it begins dying. We call the organized universal movement and transformation that creates the self-healing activities of life "healing energy."
The concept of healing energy describes the capacity of living organisms to continuously transform and organize non-living things into forms and structures that sustain their life. Our cells die, but our remaining living cells replicate just as quickly. Our tissues are damaged and deteriorate, but our living cells make new tissues. Our organs filter and transform nutrients and eliminate toxins, to make life energy available for our cells. To accomplish their healing work, our cells consume life-force-sunlight-food, mix it with air and water, and turn it into new cells and tissues. This self-healing is called cellular catabolism and anabolism – the processes of breaking down food and then recombining its components to form new tissues, sugars, and fats. Self-healing is also clearly seen in the processes of inflammation – the process of building new tissue when old tissue is damaged or deteriorated.
When you cut your finger, your finger self-heals. When you get a flu virus that disrupts the functionality of your cells and organs, your body destroys the virus and repairs its damaged cells and organs. If you don't eat enough protein, your body metabolizes its own protein to use as energy for continued cellular life and function. Your body does all kinds of things to keep itself alive and functioning well. Science has a name for this: it's called homeostasis. Homeostasis means, "stays the same." Living organisms have many ways that they move and transform the elements in order maintain the balanced state conducive to life, and we call those movements and transformations "healing."
Human beings are unique among living organisms in that we need a great deal of physical contact with other humans in order to maintain homeostasis. Newborn babies left untouched quickly perish, even if they are given proper nourishment. The bones, muscles, and nervous systems of newborn human beings are not fully formed, and require the stimulation of touch and movement in order to develop properly. We are born without the ability to walk or talk, and require direct contact with other people in order to properly form the physical structures that will ultimately allow us to walk and talk. We form our bodies and our minds in response to the world around us – and specifically in response to our contact with other people.
Once we are viable on our own, our need for physical contact diminishes, but never disappears. A perfect example of our continued need for touch is found in the delightful sigh of relief that washes through us when another person touches us in a comforting way. There is just something about being touched in a comforting way that makes it easier to relax. I believe that this phenomenon harkens back to our primate ancestry. Monkeys only groom each other when they feel safe. So, when humans engage in similar kinds of touch, it indicates to the primate-like aspect of our central nervous system that we are safe. This sense of safety de-activates our fight-or-flight response and activates our rest-and-recover state. This shift from fight-or-flight, or sympathetic dominance, to rest-and-recover, or parasympathetic dominance, is the primary reason that all healing modalities work.
Whether a therapist calls their service Healing Chi Kung, or Polarity Therapy, or Reiki, or God's love, or whatever, in most cases the room is warm and quiet, the client is comfortable, the tone of the therapist's voice is soothing, their movements are measured and predictable, their touch is skilled and changes in response changes in the client's state, and it isn't likely that fast-moving, loud and unpredictable people are going to come bursting into the room. In other words, it is a safe time to engage in some primate grooming. Ahh…
The beneficial effects of this shift into parasympathetic dominance are widespread, and at times, awe-inspiring. An hour or two of skilled touch by a sensitive energy worker can relax muscles, change hormone production, move stagnant fluid, change thought patterns, change movement patterns, change our very sense of self, and transform our habitual responses to stimulation from the outside world. In the state of parasympathetic dominance, the efficiency of cellular metabolism increases, tissue repair happens more quickly and produces less scar tissue, and organ function improves body-wide. In other words, skilled touch directly supports and enhances life's capacity to self-heal, and that is certainly energy work.
In a larger sense, a therapist who is "doing energy work" is fulfilling their natural role as a social organism, and allowing himself or herself to become part of the naturally perfect and life-creating movement of the entire universe. We are nature being nature, life being life, form being form. The universe is always moving in ways that support life and healing, and we are part of that universe. This is why so many energy work modalities guide people into understanding that there is really nothing to do. Life heals. That's it. And for some reason, human life heals better in the company of other human life – especially under the effects of caring touch in a safe space.
There is one more aspect of energy work that needs mentioning. It has to do with the fact that we are no longer monkeys. We have become storytellers. The human mind, with its capacity to form mental concepts and images, has developed the ability to create worlds of ideas that seem very real to our primate bodies. With our storytelling minds, we create conceptualized mental imagery that we label as "VERY IMPORTANT!" With these thoughts and images, we constantly trick our bodies into thinking that something actually important is happening – even when most of the time, nothing of much significance is happening at all. Keeping this job is very important. Staying in this relationship is very important. Looking this way is very important. Likewise, we create stories about things that are "VERY BAD." Losing this job is very bad. Losing this relationship is very bad. Looking this way is very bad. In all cases, our bodies believe our minds.
Movies are amazing examples of how strongly our bodies believe stories and images. We sit in the theater and flood our senses with lights, sounds, and stories, and our bodies respond as if what is happening on the screen is really happening. We get happy, sad, scared, and even fall in love. Whenever we tell our bodies that something wonderful and exciting is happening, or that something terrible and frightening is happening, our bodies obediently respond with joy or fear, or whatever we tell them to feel. We don't need movies to do this. We do it all the time in the silent solitude of our own imaginations.
I'll tell you a story from my own life that nicely illustrates the point. For some reason, although I am of average build, I have always thought of myself as being short. Once, while standing inside a bus in India, I had to stoop down so that my head wouldn't hit the ceiling. Looking around, I noticed that I was the only person on the bus who was having this problem. Everyone else could stand up straight without hitting their heads. I immediately felt very tall! In fact, I felt tall and happy for the rest of the day. It was a wonderful feeling. I felt relieved of the low-grade stress about the mental self-image of shortness that I had created and then carried with me for many years! All of it, from feeling short to feeling tall, was completely made up in my mind. While nothing at all had changed in the world, my body got very excited about the new story I created in my mind.
The human body believes our mentally fabricated stories about what is good and bad – like self image and the importance of owning objects – and responds to those stories in exactly the same way that it responds to real good and bad things – like healthy food and physical pain. The body responds to our so-called "good" stories with reward responses. Yes! I got the job! And it activates the fight-or-flight response when presented with so-called "bad" stories. Damn! I lost the job! In most cases, our good stories are about getting pleasant stimulation and positive social recognition, and our bad stories are about losing pleasant stimulation and getting negative social recognition. Feeding off of the neurochemistry of reward and loss, human societies have organized themselves primarily around stories about objects and ideas, and secondarily around actual physical reality and relationships.
When it comes down to it, we need only adequate nutrition, water, exercise and shelter to stay physically healthy, and we need only caring touch and positive social engagement to stay mentally and emotionally happy, but due to our incredible storytelling abilities, and the phenomena that our bodies believe the stories we tell ourselves, we have built up massive societies and economies that deal more in stories about the imaginary value of ideas and objects than in real healthy food, healthy families, and healthy work. Most of the stress that is widespread in human societies today is stress about our ideas and concepts. From a purely physical perspective, modern humans in developed countries like ours should be experiencing very little stress. Most of us have plenty of food, good shelter, and tons of social interaction. And yet stress is the hallmark of our modern civilizations, and most of it is in response to stories made up in our minds.
Stories about keeping what we have, not liking what we get, and wanting what we don't have all produce stress. It is unfortunate that human beings have become so fixated on telling ourselves these kinds of stories, since it is obvious that in a universe of constant motion and change, we will never keep what we have, and we can only get what our actions and our circumstances provide. In contrast, stories about accepting loss and serendipity as unavoidable and even valuable aspects of existence reduce stress, since they counteract our stories about keeping and wanting things.
We use positive kinds of stories as part of our energy healing work. When both therapist and client think that healing energy is flowing in from a benevolent universal source, our bodies believe this story, and respond accordingly. For millennia, human storytellers have seen the powerful healing effects of caring touch, and have made up many wonderful stories about how it works. This essay is one such story – one of many. We need not argue amongst ourselves about what is real or not real. From the perspective our bodies, what we think and what we sense are exactly the same. So listen reverently to our stories about healing – be they about healing energy, life force, Chi, Qi, Mana, Prana, Polarity, Reiki, angels, cellular metabolism, or spirit guides. Let your mind give these stories to your body as precious gifts, and feel your body respond by healing itself.