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30 To make Genovese tart
Take eighteen ounces of chard or spinach, three ounces of grated cheese, two and one half ounces of olive oil and the fresh cheese from six ounces of curdled milk [2]. And blanch the herbs and chop them small and stir it all together and make a good covered tart with it.
My recreation
I didn't have the time to make my own fresh cheese, but I could not find quark as recommended in the footnotes of the translation. I found a few website that indicated that you could replicate quark by adding sour cream to ricotta, the proportions varied wildly so I just added a couple tablespoons of sour cream to the ricotta
18 oz frozen spinach
3 oz grated Munster cheese
2.5 oz extra virgin olive oil
6 oz of ricotta cheese
2 Tbsp sour cream
1 pre-made deep dish pie crust
- Thaw the spinach and squeeze it the excess water out of it
- Mix the ricotta, sour cream, and olive oil until smooth in a large bowl
- Add the spinach to the mixture
- Distribute the grated Munster cheese over the bottom of the crust
- Pour the spinach mixture into the crust over the cheese
- Bake at 375 F for about 40 minutes, or until the mixture is set and the crust is golden brown

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It is with great saddness that we say goodbye to an amazing horsewoman.
Jacqui Oldham lost her battle with cancer this past weekend.
Our condolences to Bill and her family.
She will be greatly missed.
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By Eric Welsh - Chilliwack Progress
Published: September 17, 2010 8:00 AM Tara is a miracle.
Twenty years ago, she came into the world in just about the worst possible way.
Born three months premature and weighing just one pound, the expectation was that she wouldn't live much longer than 48 hours.
Having bucked the odds for three days, Tara experienced a grade-four hemorrhage as the right side of her brain was squished against the back of her skull.
Cerebral fluid occupied the place where her brain should have been.
Again, Tara faced slim odds as doctor's gave her a two per cent chance of survival.
Think about that for a second.
Think about how slim the odds were for this little child, lying in an incubator hooked up to various wires and tubes. Put 100 babies in that situation, and statistically, two would live.
Consider the plight of her parents as Tara's doctor suggested they take their newborn daughter off of life support.
How on Earth could you possibly make that decision? How could you not be haunted by it for the rest of your life?
Acceding to the doctor's decision was, technically, the easy way out.
Let this little life go and it's quickly done with.
But then it would be over and they could get past it and get on with their lives.
It must have been tempting, particularly when they were presented with the alternative.
If this little girl somehow managed to defy the odds and make it through those frightening first days, then the uphill climb would just be beginning.
Tara would face physical and mental challenges, and she would forever be at high risk for myriad problems. Her life, and the life of her parents would never be easy.
Would you walk away?
They didn't.
"Our attitude was that, for some reason this had happened and we would deal with whatever the consequences were," her mom, Denise explained.
Tara survive those harrowing first three days, and then that first week, and then that first month.
All of a sudden, this little miracle was celebrating her first birthday.
Slowly but surely she grew stronger, until survival was no longer a touch-and-go matter. She started to develop a personality — she was tenacious, intelligent, inquisitive.
"When she was little, she didn't recognize she had a right side to her body," Denise said of the ongoing battle they faced to help their little girl. "We had to teach her that her right side existed."
Tara had a Ventriculoperitoneal shunt put into her head to help drain excess cerebral fluid, and that shunt broke down frequently. All too often, Tara's parents sat outside an operating room as doctors poked around in their daughter's head.
"There were times when she would go in for an operation, and we would sit outside the operating room fearful, praying that everything's going to work," Denise said.
Denise first put Tara on the back of a horse when she was two years old.
It was a Tennessee walking horse, and Tara identifies that as the moment when her love of horses began. When she was four years old, she started therapeutic riding. Tara had an aptitude for it, and eventually graduated to competitive riding, competing in para-equestrian events.
"They don't judge me and they don't see my wheelchair," Tara said. "People see the chair first and not the person. They're hesitant to talk to me. But horses don't care if you have a disability."
As a grade 1-A rider in para-equestrian, Tara rides three tests; individual, team and freestyle.
The designations of 1-A through 1-4 identify the level of disability, with Tara's level being the highest.
While Tara would say it's easy to do what she does, it is most definitely not.
She experiences significant weakness on the right side of her body, which leads to issues with balance. Some days, it's challenging just staying on her horse.
But once she's up there, what Tara experiences is a feeling of freedom. It is an escape from the wheelchair that she is otherwise confined to day and night, and she struggles to articulate the experience of trading in metal and plastic for a 1,000 pound living, breathing animal.
"I used to put my friends in my wheelchair for just an hour, and they would be like, 'How do you do it?' Tara said. "It drove them nuts. So for me, getting out of that wheelchair and onto a horse is an amazing feeling. I would be on a horse 24/7 if I could."
Her horse is M J Fatal Atracson. She's known as Fate, and Tara felt a deep connection the first time she laid eyes on this mild-mannered mare eight months ago.
"Fate and I were soul-sisters from the start, and when we click, it's like we're one out there," Tara explained. "Most riders say it takes a year to get that rider-horse connection, but it really was instant with us."
In less than two weeks, Tara and Fate test that connection as they tackle the challenge of a lifetime, travelling to the World Para-Equestrian Games, being held Sept. 25 to Oct. 10 in Lexington, Kentucky.
The event represents a dream come true for the 20-year-old Greendale native.
Seven years ago Tara met Canadian national rider Lauren Barwick, and from that moment on she was intent on qualifying for these games.
She's had plenty of help along the way. Doctor Philippa and Rachael Keegan of Calgary own Fate and are solidly in her corner. Tara trains at White Dove Stables in Chilliwack (owned by Val Jackson), guided by her coach and mentor Tom Berry.
Jackson and Berry have been particularly instrumental in helping Tara achieve her dream.
With this stellar support system, and the faith Equine Canada has shown in her, Tara feels good about her chances.
Drawing a parallel to figure skating, Tara and Fate will go through their three tests, performing a number of compulsory movements; eight and 10 metre circles, serpentines, free walks and figure-eights.
Scores are based on how accurate they are in the completion of the movements, and a judge's perception of how smooth Tara and Fate look as they go through their routine.
Tara hopes for a first place finish, but knows the competition will be insanely tough. The experience will be the key, and she can rest easy knowing that, win or lose, people who love her will be cheering her on.
"I thank God every day that we made the decision to not pull her off life support, and there are times when I think about parents who are in the same position I was 20 years ago," Denise said. "I wish they could see Tara, and know that sometimes when you take that two per cent chance, things aren't as bad as the statistics tell you."
— Tara is hosting a fundraiser event tonight at 7 p.m. at Characters Pub in Chilliwack.
For $10, attendees get their choice of four different dinners along with a beverage.
There will be a 50/50 draw, silent auction and live band.
If you can't attend the fundraiser, Tara has a bank account set up at the Bank of Montreal, under Dreams to Reality.
The trip will cost in the neighborhood of $5,000. Get more information from Denise at 604-803-8507.
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The Circle F Horse Society - a horse rescue in the valley - is hosting its first ever Poker Ride out at Campbell Valley and everyones support is needed.
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3 of the 6 members selected for Eventing Team Canada for the WEG come from BC!!!!!
And ALL OF THEM RODE AT ISLAND 22 Many many times on their journey through the ranks.
The team (in no particular order):
Selena O'Hanlon and Colombo
Steph Rhodes-Bosch and Port Authority - YAAAAAAAAAAAA
Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master - YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Kyle Carter and Madison Park
Jessica Phoenix and Exponential
Hawley Bennet-Awad and Gin & Juice - YAAAAAAAAAAA
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Found this over at Chelan's Blog and definitly thought this was something worth sharing.
And help support the Canadian Eventing Team.
I am going to buy a couple of tickets for sure. Might leave hubby behind and head out with a girlfriend instead. hehehe.
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There is nothing better then going on the Eventing USA Blog and finding pictures of some of our local riders.
Here is what I found!! There are tons more photos of everyone over there. Go and check them out!
Tik Maynard!!
The AMAZING Lynne Larsen on her winning horse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Look at this smile!!!!!
And of course Sabrina Glaser- Levere
And we can never forget Hawley!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There were quite a few Canadians at Rebecca Farms this year and every one of them made us proud!
Well done!!!!!!!!!!!
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Both Lauren Barwick of Aldergrove, BC, and Ashley Gowanlock of Langley, BC won all of their respective classes over the three-day competition, including today's Freestyle Tests—a respectable feat when competing against some of the world's best.
Lauren Barwick rode her Paralympic horse Maile in the Grade 2 Freestyle Test to an impressive score of 78.750%, which was the highest score achieved by any rider during the competition.
Other top Canadian scores included a win from Ashley Gowanlock of Langley, BC in the Grade 1b class with a score of 63.333% on Donnymaskell, owned by Sandy (Alexander) Mitchell; a second place finish from Tara Kowalski of Vancouver, BC in the Grade 1b class with a score of 64.510% riding MJ Fatal Attraction owned by Philippa Keegan and Rachael Tipper; a second place finish from Judi Island of Caledon, ON riding Wouldja Believe It owned by C.A.R.D. with a score of 60.455%; and a second place finish from Eleonore Elstone of Langley, BC riding Why Not G owned by Kelleigh Kulcsar.
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Leahona Rowland finished as the top Canadian rider inboth of the international divisions at CCI Florida International ThreeDay Event, held at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, FL, on April 15 –18, 2010.
Rowland, 26, originally of Kelowna, BC, took second place in the CCI 2*division riding Lorenzo III, Jessica DiGenova's 11-year-old DutchWarmblood gelding. Sitting in second with a dressage score of 46.40,Rowland maintained her placing throughout the competition with faultfree cross country and show jumping rounds, to finish on her dressagescore. The same duo won the CCI 1* division at the CCI FloridaInternational last year.
Riding her second horse, Lambrusco, her own eight-year-old Oldenburggelding, Rowland was in fourth following dressage with a score of48.80. The pair added only four jumping faults to finish in fifth placewith 52.80.
Olympian Kyle Carter, originally of Calgary, AB, and now residing inSparr, FL, rode Final Watch, a 10-year-old Hanoverian mare owned byBillie Sue Jensen, to ninth place. Carter was 17th after a dressagescore of 58.60 and moved up to 12th after a fault free cross countryround. Four faults in show jumping gave them a final score of 62.60.Rounding out the Canadian entries in the CCI 2* division was SamElsenaar, 21, of Brooklin, ON and her 12-year-old Thoroughbred crossgelding Armon who finished in 23rd place.
The top score of the day in the CCI 2* division went to Tiffani Loudon-Metze riding Lo Fino, with a score of 43.50.
In the CCI 1* division, Rowland once again finished on her dressagescore partnered with El Paso, DiGenova's eight-year-old Canadian-bredTrakehner gelding. They sat third after dressage on a score of 45.90penalties. Posting clean cross country and show jumping rides moved thepair up one spot to finish in second place.
Lisa Marie Fergusson, 27, of Langley, BC, was tied for first-placefollowing dressage with 42.50 riding Smart Move, her own six-year-oldWelsh Sport Horse gelding. Adding 12 jumping faults, Fergusson finishedin ninth place overall with 54.50. Katelyn Ziegler, 19, of Beiseker,AB, riding Peninsula Lion, her own eight-year-old Irish Warmbloodgelding, also finished on their dressage score of 63.10 for 15th spot.Finishing in 17th place with a score of 67.90 was Christian Bennett,18, of Sutton, ON, and her own Rolex, an 11-year-old Thoroughbredgelding. In 23rd place was Claire Roper, 25, of Vancouver, BC andMullentine, her nine-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding.
American Hannah Burnett won CCI 1* division riding Harbour Pilot with a score of 43.50.
In Elkon, Maryland at the April edition of the Fair Hill InternationalHorse Trials, held April 16–18, Canadian Eventing 2009 AthleteDevelopment Scholarship winner Emily Daigneault, 20, of Gatineau, QC,finished in 13th place in the CIC 2* division aboard Misty ValeBacardi, her 15-year-old Morgan gelding. The pair added 16.40 crosscountry time penalties to their dressage score of 64.40 to finish on afinal score of 80.80.
American Jennifer Brannigan and Cambalda won the CIC 2* division with a score of 46.30.
In the CIC 1* division Veronique St-Maurice, 20, and her 16-year-oldThoroughbred gelding Majestic Bear finished in fifth place. The pairfinished on their dressage with a score of 66.50. Stephanie Castonguay,17, of Vaudreuil, QC, finished in sixth place with Tyne Be Merry, hernine-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, on a score of 68.20.
The winner of the CIC 1* division was Claire Kelley of the United States riding Clifton Peekachu with a score of 46.60.


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- Is there a Social Perspective for the Eurozone?.
- Ugo Bardi: Plundering the Planet.
- International Forum Vilnius.
- Europe in a Post-Crisis World.
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Ugo Bardi: Plundering the Planet Must Not Go On
On an invitation from "Growth in Transition", an initiative coordinated by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (Ministry of Life), Ugo Bardi, Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Florence, presented his new book "Plundering the Planet" at the Impact Hub Vienna on November 11th, 2013. The event was facilitated by Dr Martina Schuster (head of the Environmental Economics and Energy department at the Ministry).
In his book, which is the 33rd Report to the Club of Rome, Bardi argued that we are reaching the limits of economically feasible extraction of a number of mineral commodities, including metals and fossil fuels. His concern is very much an economic one with biophysical implications, especially an acceleration of climate change. According to Bardi, the world will never run out of its minerals but extracting them will prove far more expensive. Our current economies are built on cheap fossil fuels and high grade mineral ores which can be economically exploited. However, if we continue with a 'business as usual' approach, we will soon reach the limits to which fossil fuels and other vital resources can be exploited. The increasing exploitation of non-conventional fuels, such as shale gas and tar sands could prolong the fossil fuel age by a few years. But this would accelerate the advent of uncontrollable climate change.
Following the book presentation Bardi, and two WWWforEurope experts, Sigrid Stagl of the Vienna University of Economics and Business and Kurt Bayer, economist, Former Member of the EBRD Board of Directors and consultant at WIFO, discussed who the key actors are in the socio-ecological transition process. They concluded that the economic power relations that were created over the last few years made the process an uphill struggle and that it would require significant effort on all levels to change structure and practices.


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I'm a risk worth taking. Don't save me. Enjoy. Who knows, tomorrow there might be chocolate, or wine, or (hopefully) more grass.


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If you need documentation, you can:
- read the on-line tutorial (old versions)
- read the on-line API documentation (old versions)
- make the documentation (see INSTALL file) and read starting from javalib/doc/api/index.html
- browse the .mli files in the source
- read the Java Virtual Machine Specifications for more information about the class file format
- post a message or send an email (see Contacts)
Javalib is distributed with an implementation of Patricia trees. The documentation is in the interface files in javalib/ptrees/.
Installation Procedure for Javalib
For the impatient, familiar, or audacious
- tar xf javalib-JAVALIB_TRUNK.tar.bz2
- cd javalib-JAVALIB_TRUNK
- ./configure.sh
- if there are missing dependencies,
- if ptrees was not found,
make ptrees && make installptrees
- if camlzip was not found,
make camlzip && make installcamlzip
- if extlib was not found,
make extlib && make installextlib
- once all dependencies have been installed,
- if ptrees was not found,
- make && make install
You may need superuser rights for the installation phases.
Detailed instructions
- Javalib makes extensive use of the Findlib package manager (>=1.2.3) and its Ocamlfind front-end, which provide seamless management of OCaml libraries. Make sure you have an Objective Caml compiler (>=3.10.0) installed, as well as the findlib/ocamlfind tools.
- Javalib depends on three unrelated libraries: ExtLib (>=1.5.1), CamlZip
(>=1.04), and PTrees. Some or all of these libraries might be provided as
precompiled packages or ports in your operating system. E.g., for CamlZip, one
can use:
- the 'libextlib-ocaml-dev' package in Debian, Ubuntu & Co.,
- the 'ocaml-extlib' package in Fedora or in Mac/Darwin Ports.
- First you need to configure the system. It is done automatically with the
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- -d yes|no|prof (default: yes)
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- Step 3 will have stated which of the libraries CamlZip, PTrees, or ExtLib
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- make
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- sudo make install (otherwise)
- If you want the documentation, run:
- make doc
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- make clean
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- ocamlfind query javalib


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i:CARE Training Healthcare Providers to Recognize and Care for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims is an interactive, self-paced e-learning course designed to improve identification and response to victims of sex trafficking within various health care settings.
Created by professionals in acute care, mental health, and emergency services and peer reviewed by experts in the effects of trauma, i:CARE offers a comprehensive understanding of domestic minor sex trafficking.
Designed with the latest methods for engaging the online learner, this stimulating course offers continuing education credits for physicians and nurses. Additionally, all course participants receive a pdf i:CARE manual which provides a summary of course concepts as well as additional detail and reference material regarding the effects of psychological and physical trauma and includes many survivor vignettes and perspectives.
The accompanying pdf version of the i:CARE manual follows the online curriculum. It provides additional detail and reference material regarding the effects of psychological and physical trauma and includes many survivor vignettes and perspectives.
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Transforming Education With Technology
The conversation around technology – the challenges surrounding its implementation, the benefits and potential drawbacks - was a central point of focus at the Education Summit 2017, held at the Radisson Blu in Sandton on May 31.
Elias Chipimo, Advisor to Mwabu, delivered his presentation 'Replicating Success at Scale: Early Lessons for Africa' which can be viewed here.
The one day conference brought together leading education experts, policy makers, service providers and EduTech entrepreneurs to discuss the latest innovations in Education.
Topics covered included:
• Investing in ICT for education
• Connecting with the youth via mobile and social media
• The role of digital technology in education
• Developing and implementing education policy
• Unlocking sustainable finance for education through non-traditional sources
• Best practice: Incorporating innovative tools in teaching and learning
• A vision for the school of tomorrow
The changing role of the teacher was another theme which ran throughout the Summit. While delegates agreed that technology was not a suitable replacement for teachers, they also felt it important to shift the focus away from what technology can do for teachers towards what it can do for their pupils.
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I love Billy
I had prepared a somewhat happy post about something happened to me last week, but then Saturday came and my heart got broken so bad. I woke up a little late that day to find Billy lying on the bathroom floor, motionless. I quickly grabbed him up and called his name. He didn't even meow at me; he just looked at me. His body was very cold and couldn't do anything. He did try to stand up only to fall back down.
I took him to a clinic near my house. However, since it was Saturday and still eight in the morning, the clinic wasn't open yet. I stroked Billy's fur and told him to be patient. He just looked at me and meowed nothing. I decided to take him to a farther clinic, but the doctor was on a vacation. I once again stroked Billy's fur and told him to bear with me. I went back to the first clinic and luckily the clinic was already open by then.
But God had another plan. When I opened Billy's basket, he wasn't breathing anymore. He's gone.
I cried at the clinic's parking lot, hugging him tightly in my arms. He was very small and already cold. His eyes were empty and so was my heart. I had never lost a pet and this broke my heart so much. I cried at the parking lot for half an hour, all alone.
Then I went home and hugged Miss Molly, whispering "I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." repeatedly like it would change something. I knew I should've seen the signs. Billy had shown some signs that he was ill since Thursday night but I ignored them. I knew there was something wrong but I shrugged the thought off. I'm such a bad pet owner.
A came over to my house to comfort me. I still hadn't decided what to do with Billy's body and he offered to take it to his office and bury it in his office's backyard. So we took Billy to Dago. He dug a hole and I put Billy there. Just like that and he's gone.
I still can feel him sleeping on my lap. I still can hear his purring sound. I still remember how he liked chasing flies and playing with dry leaves. I love him with all my heart. What makes me even more sad is the regret of ignoring his symptoms. My mind is still clouded up by the what if's and I should've's. He would've survived if only I wasn't so stupid. He would've been here. He would've been still on my lap.
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Anyone who suffered damage as the result of someone's death can file a wrongful death suit. In a vast majority of cases, it is someone or multiple individuals from a person's immediate family who file the lawsuit, because they are damaged the most on an emotional and financial level. If a person had a number of dependents, they are all entitled to file the wrongful death lawsuit. These could be children, a spouse, parents or other relatives. Anyone who relied on the deceased individual on a financial level is entitled to file a lawsuit.
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The Public Service Announcement of the weekend is on the topic of tonguing. There is a lot of dogma on tonguing out there to cut through which seems to me at least in part to be driven by false perceptions and what sounds good on paper rather than on reality.
The longer I teach the more I feel firmly that there is no one way to tongue and that approaches to tonguing actually vary widely in the horn playing community. How you tongue will likely be significantly different than they way your friends or colleagues tongue, even if the results sound practically identical. It is an important topic as on the horn tonguing is really a big key to everything, especially accuracy. I have two major suggestions as you sort out tonguing in your teaching and playing.
1. Look at the older printed sources that are pretty independent from the line of thought given by Farkas and try to understand that they have equally valid points of view. Two quotes I like a lot as they open up new ways of thinking about it all are this one from Milan Yancich,
I then demonstrate different kinds of articulation: placing the tongue out very far between the teeth for heavy, marcato or hammered playing; placing it behind the upper teeth for legato playing; putting to tongue to the roof of the mouth to give an even more legato articulation; and finally placing the tip of the tongue against the lower teeth, using the flat of the tongue against the roof of the mouth to produce even another attack. The student then understands that the tongue, very much like the bow on a stringed instrument, can be used for many different types of articulation.
and this one from Anton Horner, which is the closest description I can find in print of the way I actually tongue,
Attack each note with your tongue as though you had a small hair or tiny piece of thread on the end of your tongue and wanted to force it out of your mouth.
2. Be very wary of dogmatic tonguing advice from players of other brass instruments. Realize that the way a teacher of any other brass instrument than the horn says to tongue is probably different than we would employ on the horn, and they also have no concept of how drastically different tonguing is on the horn in different ranges.
The way we need to tongue is in general different than trumpet or trombone but probably closest to that employed on the tuba. Back in April I posted,
One aside I want to explore further this summer; I found that I can articulate a tuba. The tongue stroke I use for low horn transfers over pretty well. When I play trombone or trumpet, however, my default tonguing sounds overly harsh, even blatty. There is something about the slower response of the horn and tuba that requires a more active tongue stroke.
A side point being though that on the F horn in the upper range my default tonguing also sounds overly harsh. I suspect that years of double horn playing has led to some subtle choices in this regard, or that perhaps the Bb horn is simply more forgiving. On the F horn in the higher range and on the natural horn I have to very consciously use a more gentle tongue stroke more up on the gums than where I default to.
As to what to practice, nothing really beats Kopprash. For more suggestions as to what to play this post is a good place to start.
As a final thought, I know that the way I tongue is considered wrong by some teachers. Yet, I know I get high level results (check out my solo CDs!) and that quite a number of players approach it as I do. I have puzzled about this for years. In the end, the important thing to remind yourself of is that the result is what matters — if it sounds right it is right. If you are a teacher be aware of the variations of tonguing methods, treating everyone as a unique individual toward achieving the best results possible.
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Monday, March 12, 2012
The Fruit (and Vegetables) of Our Labor
Apple Butter: 8 pints (began with 16)
Apple Sauce: 12 quarts (began with 27)
Grape Jam: 5 pints (began with 8 pints, 1 half-pint)
Peaches: 11 quarts (began with 28 quarts)
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Pumpkins: Still have about 6 cups or so frozen. I've been using it in bread, and in cookies over the holidays.
Tomatoes: 3 gallon size bags
Zucchini (shredded): 8 6-cup bags (began with 11)
Butternut Squash: I have two left. I had 16, but gave a couple away and some didn't do so well in storage so I gave them to the chickens.
I made WAY too much jelly. Despite using it in yogurt and in pancakes. Despite pawning some off on friends and relatives for Christmas. And pesto...way too much pesto. Also, because it was my first time making pickles, they didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. However, my daughter, of all people, loves them. The shredded zucchini I've been using for breads, but I think I put up much more than we needed.
I still find myself buying some fresh vegetables and fruit over the winter, so we didn't get into the canned stuff as much as I would have thought. I think if I work on a little more variety - and a cold frame in the garden - that will help matters.
The pasta sauce I made turned out really well and was very convenient for our weekly homemade pizza nights. I also plan on freezing much more fruit since Byron makes smoothies every morning and I've had to buy and freeze bananas to compensate. I know, I know. I'm a sellout.
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OIL Search's proposed acquisition of a number of oil assets in the Alaska North Slope will complement the company's existing world-class, high-returning Papua New Guinea gas portfolio, says the company.
Last November, Oil Search announced the proposed acquisition of a 25.5 per cent interest in the Pikka Unit and adjacent acreage and 37.5 per cent in the Horseshoe Block, on the Alaska North Slope in the United States, for US$400 million (K1.26bil), with the option to double its interests by mid-2019 for an additional US$450 million (K1.42bil).
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Why any of these story beats happen, on the other hand, remains as mysterious as ever: The musical's two acts take place a year apart, at successive world chess championship finals, each featuring an East-West clash.
In Merano, Italy, the American bad boy of chess Freddie Trumper (Tim Howar) faces up to Russian Anatoly Sergievsky (*Michael Ball*) and is beaten, immediately retiring from the game in a strop; Anatoly, who's fallen for Freddie's "second" and ex, Florence (Cassidy Janson,) defects to the UK. A year later in Bangkok, Anatoly now represents the West in a clash with the latest Soviet contender (Cellen Chugg Jones, also playing Freddie at some performances) but finds that his former nation has brought along a secret weapon to blackmail him with: The wife he left behind, Svetlana (Alexandra Burke,) as well as their son.
Just like Flo Rida, I too can now say "Alexander girl I know what you like." You like polyester.
I always say that even after all these years I can't tell how much the Act II opener (although pushed a couple of songs further in in this particular iteration) "One Night In Bangkok" is a piss-take and how much it's deadly serious about mocking Bangkok sex tourists when they could be looking at people playing chess instead. In the case of that particular song it just adds to its camp appeal but Laurence Connor's production at the Coliseum only makes it obvious that the whole show has a problem with taking itself too seriously. Terry Scruby's projection work is a major element of the production, coming to life on a really rather good set from Matthew Kinley that explodes a chess board out into the auditorium. There are moments when the video design gets very close to Tron and I found myself wishing Scruby had just gone all-out and camped up the '80s touches, as the show really needs that element of kitsch.
Instead Connor's production is pretty much played straight, which as well as highlighting the plot's problems also makes it unfortunately obvious how reliant it is on national stereotypes for its setpieces; Howar might settle very firmly on the side of singing "One Night In Bangkok" as a complete piss-take but the attempt at a spectacular staging still comes down to an uncomfortable scene mainly involving lots of tumblers in yellowface. And then there's the story itself, which for something using chess matches as a metaphor for the Cold War does seem suspiciously like it's just actually about chess matches - there's at least two full games played out in real time, and Scruby's videos throwing up loads of archive footage of the Cold War does start to feel like a desperate attempt to distract from how dull what's actually happening on stage is.
As for the personal story, *Michael Ball* and Cassidy Janson have as much raw animal chemistry as... well, *Michael Ball* and anyone else, but it's not like they've got much to work with. Worse off is Burke, who's very good, which unfortunately only highlights how little we see of her; Svetlana's a cypher who only exists to bemoan losing her man. (When I first saw this on the Edinburgh Fringe in 1994, some friends and I were talking in the interval and got told off by a Swedish woman who overheard us describing the songwriters as ABBA, telling us actually the musical style was very different to ABBA. And then comes Act II and the most famous song, a ballad in which two women duet about a breakup.)
Phillip Browne lends mellifluous support as Molokov, but this version of the book has excised his character's American counterpart entirely, leaving Anatoly's second a vague figure. And Cedric Neal's twinkly-eyed performance of "The Arbiter" suggests he's aware of the ridiculousness of how much godlike importance a chess arbiter assumes he has, but again he's not a character we see enough of to really make a difference. There's a lot I like about Chess, but apart from the music itself most of this comes from its inherent daftness - I particularly like how, two Swedish songwriters having brought on an English one to do the lyrics, Tim Rice still manages to make the songs sound like they were written by someone who doesn't have English as their first language ("I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine.") But by dialling up the bombast and dialling down the camp, Connor's production just highlights the show's weaknesses and ends up surprisingly dull.
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Nez Perce artist, Cornhusk Belt Pouch, ca. 1900, cornhusk, yarn, glass and plastic beads, shells, and leather, The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection, no known copyright restrictions, 2012.92.84
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Cornhusk Belt Pouch
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Native American Art
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Dreams that we have when where sleeping, are a metaphor, usually. When you wake up, you need to truly think about what it means.
Are you on the right path, one that will lead to joy, prosperity and success in the coming year? The answer can be found within your dreams. After all, your dreams are reflections of your desires, needs and aspirations, as well as messengers from your Higher Self.
Travel dreams are particularly revealing about your life path. Dreaming of a plane (the greater perspective), train (getting on track) or automobile (what's driving you) will reveal if you're headed in the right direction, if you need to get clear about your direction, or if you need a change of direction. Pay special attention to how you feel within the dream (and upon waking), who is doing the driving, and the condition of the vehicle and roads. These clues will help uncover the dream's message.
Feeling Lost
Annie in New York City obviously needs some clarity about her direction. She writes:
I have a recurring dream of being lost in the subway and unable to find the right train to get home. If I could just once succeed in my dream, I feel it would be a breakthrough. Is there something I can do? I'm stuck.
Typically, subterranean locations, like Annie's subway, symbolize the subconscious. Being lost underground points to hidden emotions that are blocking her ability to get home (choose the right path). If Annie can discover what is hindering her ability to move forward, she'll find her way "home."
Taking Control
In dreams, the driver of the vehicle is the one in control. If you're not in the driver's seat, look to see who is influencing your choices. Betsi in Prescott Valley, Arizona, is in the process of creating a new path for herself—if she doesn't let some emerging fears derail her progress. She writes:
I have been married 30 years and I recently opened my own small business. In my dream I'm sitting in the backseat of my husband's jeep, and he's driving. It's nighttime, and he's looking for a street. He drives down one street that ends up being fenced off, so he drives further and finally parks between a blue trailer and a house, which is a very tight fit. He opens the door to the jeep, extends his hand to me and says, "This is where you get out; it's time for you to die." I slap his arm and tell him "No!" because I'm scared. What does this mean?
Stepping out of your old life and into something new is often scary, especially if it affects another person. Because her husband was driving, Betsi may be overly influenced by his feelings. She may also be afraid to exhibit her independence (stepping out of the Jeep), which will allow her old self to pass away—likely a good thing, because it would be a "very tight fit" if she let her fears prevent her from growing.
Accidents and Car Trouble
If something is amiss with your dream vehicle, something is likely amiss with your inner or outer life as well. Recently divorced, Carmen from San Diego, California is likely struggling with some emotional issues. She relays this dream:
I am driving my car with other people, when all of a sudden the car overheats and I see smoke coming out of the engine. I stop and ask for help.
The overheated engine and asking for help indicate that that Carmen needs assistance in dealing with her anger. Seeking the advice from a therapist or trusted friend will help jumpstart her new life.
Dreaming of an accident is another sign that you're headed for trouble, and that it's time to take a good look at where you're headed and/or how you're getting there. Nazela in Georgetown, Guyana witnessed an accident in the following dream:
I dreamed that people were killed when a trash truck crashed into a house.
This succinct dream points to some "trash" in Nazela's life, such as a negative attitude, habit, situation or person that she needs to release so she can move forward.
On the Right Track
If you've eliminated the "trash" from your life and are ready for a fresh start, you may have an encouraging dream that shows you're headed in the right direction.
Lil from Orange, Connecticut had such a dream. She writes:
I am the driver of a long train. The road is good, and there is clear water on the side of the road.
As the conductor of the train, Lil is making decisions based on her own inner guidance. The good road symbolizes a good path, while the clear water symbolizes emotional clarity, which will enable her to see where she needs to go and make good choices about her direction.
May your own direction be true, your choices clear, and your path unimpeded in 2012 and beyond.
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Dreams that we have when where sleeping, are a metaphor, usually. When you wake up, you need to truly think about what it means.
i am going through divorce formalitiees with my husband still in dreams ii see we have give another chance and leading a good life.though in practical life i know he is having relation with his own sister and as a husband a zero responsible guy who never loved or respected his own wife..
What is the significance of my dream??
I made a bold decision to change my career path about 2 months ago. I am a divorced mom with 3 children still living @ home, who are 16, 14 & 7 yrs old. My oldest is a couple montth shy of 23 & lives a few hundred miles from me. i have dreamt 4 times in the last month thatmy vehicles ( i am the driver in all of them) are stolen when i leave them parked& i am inside a building each time. First one i was on my way home w my dream vehicle & stopped where my oldest child lives the other 3 times i was in my city. What does this mean?


text: Isn't she just a cutie?!?!? I remember the night. This was over a year ago. We snuck out of the house for some alone time and made a quick trip to the airport to eat. We laughed and laughed about the size of that sammich. As I sit here alone on a Saturday night I of course reflect on even the smallest little adventures with my bride. Trying to watch a movie but my mind constantly wanders thinking about my family. I got to spend part of the day with my precious children. We went skating and ate pizza. My children say "you are the best dad ever". Of course, in my heart I disagree. If I was the best father ever then I would have made sure that our family stayed together. I know that I couldn't force her to stay but if I would have done some things differently there might be a chance that she would still be here. The other part of me thinks that her leaving was inevitable… I wander if she thinks that she has missed out on something in life and wanted to make her own destiny. You know, be in charge, make her own decisions etc. Ok, I am leaning more towards the obvious….. I should have been a better husband!!!! I am trying my best to remain positive in this situation but it's no secret that fear follows me around. The thought of losing at life is tough to swallow. I thought of another foolish ideology earlier… when I am at the gym I have a motivation to look better for my wife. I know, it's strange. Someone who loathes my existence but I still catch myself having hope. I love that woman…… goodnight world.


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b.13 February 1920 d.4 May 2012
AB Harvard(1942) MD(1945) MRCP(1992) FRCP(1995)
John Bunker was a leading American anaesthesiologist and a pioneer in the development of evidence-based medicine. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Philip Hacket Bunker, a lawyer, and Emily Lyon Bunker née Glover, a pianist. He attended Roxbury Latin School in West Roxbury, Boston. As a young boy he made little cork boats and sold them for a nickel apiece on MacMillan Wharf in Provincetown. He then set up his own ship model shop in 'the boathouse', his family's shack on Corn Hill Beach in Truro, Cape Cod. Just before entering medical school he sold a model for $165, enough to purchase his first microscope.
In the summer of 1936, when he was 16, one of his teachers took him and two classmates to Germany. They bicycled along the Rhine, climbed Germany's highest mountain and watched Jesse Owens win gold at the Berlin Olympics. Hitler sat directly opposite them in the stadium.
Bunker earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard and then served in the United States Navy from 1946 to 1948, as a surgeon in China and Guam. He recalled: 'We were responsible for the care of 10,000 Marines. Our practice consisted primarily of appendicitis and relatively minor injuries; the Marines were not in combat and so there were no military casualties. It was a privilege to serve the country, and in the process repay the Navy for my medical school education.'
When he returned, he began his career in anaesthesiology. He undertook postgraduate training at George Washington Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, and joined the Harvard anaesthesia faculty in 1950. In 1960 he joined Stanford University, where he was founder and first chairman of the department of anesthesia (previously a division within the department of surgery). From 1972 to 1974 he was visiting professor of preventive and social medicine at Harvard Medical School. On his return to Stanford, he was professor of family, community and preventive medicine (from 1974 to 1986) and then professor of health research and policy (from 1986 to 1989).
Early in his academic career he participated in the anesthesia research program at Massachusetts General Hospital under the leading anaesthsiologist Henry K Beecher. Bunker's area of interest was primarily the metabolic effects of anaesthesia. The effect of anaesthetic agents on the liver was of special concern, and led in 1963 to an inquiry into the possible hepatotoxic effects of the then-new anesthetic, halothane. Bunker was appointed chairman of the national research council subcommittee of the National Halothane Study, in which capacity he had a unique opportunity to work in close collaboration with a distinguished team of statisticians, epidemiologists, pathologists and internists.
He developed a large body of data on operations and on operative mortality, and raised many questions concerning the practice of surgery. Some of these were developed in his seminal paper 'Surgical manpower. A comparison of operations and surgeons in the United States and in England and Wales' published in January 1970 (N Engl J Med. 1970 Jan 15;282[3]:135-44), which subsequently provided the impetus for a searching, nationwide inquiry into the distribution and quality of surgical care in the United States. He went on to edit Costs, risks and benefits of surgery (New York, Oxford University Press, 1977) with Benjamin A Barnes and Frederick Mosteller. The book soon became known as 'Bunker's bible', and is a landmark in the epidemiological study of surgical mortality. Over the years the book has helped set the agenda for an evidence-based approach to surgical methodology and is still bearing fruit to this day.
Bunker was a recipient of fellowships from the National Institutes of Health, the Commonwealth Fund, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation. Besides Harvard Medical School, he also held visiting professorships at Harvard School of Public Health and in London, at Westminster, King's College and University College medical schools.
On retiring from his posts in the USA, as a long term Anglophile, he crossed the Atlantic to contribute his intellectual skills to advancing knowledge on cancer care and the health care of the underprivileged. His first appointment in London was as visiting professor at the clinical trials centre at King's College School of Medicine, directed by his old friend and protégé, Michael Baum. Here he played an active role in educating young British clinical scientists in the epistemology of medicine and co-authored papers on the epidemiology and management of breast cancer. He then went on to work with Sir Michael Marmot, director of the international centre for health and society at University College, London, where he contributed to work on the determinants of health amongst the poorest strata of society. His New England charm and courtesy endeared him to his new friends and colleagues in 'old England', where he was perceived as the archetypal American gentleman.
The academic environment in London allowed for a late blossoming of his inherent lifetime humanitarianism. It was also of course no coincidence that Lavinia Loughridge happened to live in London and the fact that she was vice-president of the Royal College of Physicians contributed to his close association with the RCP for the rest of his life.
His great sense of humour and relentlessly positive outlook added to his charm, and for all of these reasons John Bunker was an inspiration and a beacon of light to everyone who knew him. He was survived by his first wife, Mary, his second wife, Lavinia Loughridge, his four children (Jane, Katherine, John and Emily) and his two step-children (Juliet and Jonathan).
Michael Baum
[The Independent 11 July 2012; BMJ 2012 345 4883; The Lancet 2012 380 1052; Stanford School of Medicine 'John Bunker, Anesthesia Department founder and health-care critic, dies at 92' http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/obit-bunker.html – accessed 1 July 2013]
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Chris moved to New York City in 2001 and began studying improvisational comedy with The People's Improv Theater, The Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater and instructors of Chicago's Annoyance Theater. He performed at variety shows, open mics and as a "drummer" for dozens of downtown solo musicians, and continued his vocal time-keeping and suggestion based performances of sound and movement. In 2003, he was introduced to hip-hop comedy group Freestyle Love Supreme where he was welcomed as a fellow cast/band member, and formally began his career as a professional comedic beatboxer.
At about the same time as joining Freestyle Love Supreme, Sullivan performed with Doug E. Fresh, Rahzel, Biz Markie and countless other human beatboxers from around the country at venues such as The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Madison Square Garden, and the MTA subway system in the bi-monthly Hip-Hop Subway Series with Beatboxer Entertainment. At the same time, Freestyle Love Supreme gave way to The Aspen Comedy Festival, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Melbourne Comedy Festival, and the 10th Anniversary for Paramount Comedy in London. These festivals allowed him to share the stage with such comedy greats as Catherine O'Hara and Jeff Garlin.
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Maggie Allen is a New York based painter and graphic illustrator. She holds a BA in Art from Pace University where her work is currently being displayed in the Dean's Office. She's done graphic and logo designs for organizations such as Studious & Strong and JuiceWell Fresh Pressed Remedies. Her digital illustrations have also been featured in the webseries In the Sheets with Shannon, The PHATS, and the Off-Broadway performances of Subverted and Who Gets the Fish?. Maggie currently works as a freelance artist and teaches part time at an Art studio in Hoboken. maggieallenartist.com
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Christoph Huber was born in Aarau, Switzerland. Growing up in a musical family, he started playing various instruments at an early age. At 9 years old he picked up the tenor saxophone, which would soon become his principal instrument. The following few years he started appearing on the local scene in various kinds of bands and projects.
In 2004, Christoph started studying with former Berklee faculty member and musical director of Jazzaar Festival Fritz Renold. 2005 marked his first appearance at Jazzaar Festival, which he's been part of every year since. At Jazzaar he's shared the stage with renowned musicians such as Benny Golson, Buster Williams, Victor Lewis, Adam Nussbaum, Terri Lyne Carrington, Lew Soloff, Barry Lee Hall Jr, Adam Rogers, Donny McCaslin, Tierney Sutton, Helen Sung, Mark Gross, the Whithney Houston Rhythm Section, Geoff Keezer Tommy Smith, Tia Fuller and many more.
In 2008, Christoph won a scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston USA. Since the start of his studies in 2009 he has won 5 additional scholarship prices. He has studied with Ed Tomassi, George Garzone, Greg Osby and Jerry Bergonzi among others.
Christoph has toured internationally and given clinics at various institutions. He now lives in NYC pursuing a career as a performing artist. christophhuber.com


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Eat Local Challenge
The best part of Local Foods Week is, well, eating. Columbus residents can participate in the Eat Local Challenge by pledging to do three of the activities below and turning in a pledge card at eatlocalohio.org.
Try an Ohio-grown food
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Recipe: John Ross' Fiesta Caliente Salsa
This recipe rules because you can serve it with chips, slap it on some bruschetta slices or eat it with a spoon. The main ingredients are easy to grow, and you don't have to add them in exact amounts to produce something delicious. For example, you can ditch the basil or cilantro for taste preferences, or leave out the jalapenos for milder flavor.
Here's my basic outline.
2 large beefsteak tomatoes
2 jalapeno peppers
1 large Hungarian wax pepper
1 small sweet onion
5-6 basil leaves
1/8 cup cilantro
Juice from half a lime
1 teaspoon salt
4 dashes black pepper
Dash apple-cider vinegar
Dash vegetable oil
1. Slice tomatoes into large chunks. Place in food processor and chop. Discard excess liquid and add chunks to bowl.
2. Slice peppers and onion into large chunks. Remove pepper seeds. Place in food processor with cilantro and basil. Chop finely. Add mixture to bowl.
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Boys and Girls Club to get new carpet
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County taxpayers will provide up to $8,000 to supply new carpet to the Boys & Girls Club. The club is located in the former YMCA building at College Hill. The old carpet was found to be harboring mold. The new spend will be in addition to the renovations that cost more than $150,000. Contractors stripped […]Read more


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Queue Scrap our Stash's Stash-a-Thon and their month of fun, prizes and challenges. I decided to jump in head first and get to creating. They are posting a new challenge every other day so I'll have lots to share. First up is a layering challenge. The details instruct you to use at least 3 layers. I used more than that if you count embellishments and all. I have my background paper, 3 layers of patterned paper/vellum in each cluster, plus 3+ layers of embellishments. The paper is all Crate Paper.
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This past Friday, September 27th, was the Makeover Preview Party for Friendship House. This historical home will be a transitional residence for women in recovery of alcohol and substance abuse and their children. I am lucky to call myself one of the room designers set to create a warm, comforting and well designed living environment for those in need. My room is entitled "Growth." I am going to use literal designs to evoke this emotion: a tree stump dining table, berry framed mirror and floral fabrics. The wall color is called "Reddish" by Sherwin Williams to help the women feel power and energy as they start each day. Greens and blues will help reinforce growth, calm and relaxation. There will be two twin beds, desks, desk chairs, a dining area, dresser and of course lots of wonderful accessories. Organization is key to success so making the space livable and functional is imperative. This Spring the renovation will be complete and the house will be up and running. I can't wait to see the final product.
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Friendship House, a historic Hyde Park home, opened its doors in 1992 to provide structure and support for women in recovery of alcohol and substance abuse with transitional residential service. It is undergoing restoration for needed repairs. ReDiscover is actively seeking private sources, as public funding is diminishing. If you are interested in donating to the restoration campaign contact ReDiscover's Development Director at 816.347.3215.
ReDiscover's plan is to renovate historic Friendship House to its grand glorious state, providing additional residential facility space for women receiving comprehensive substance abuse treatment services and serve more young children at the onsite daycare at Catherine's Place thereby creating ReDiscover Women and Children's Campus at Friendship House and Catherine's Place.


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This is just a place for my many "mental meanderings" that I'd like to share and invite you to read and comment on. We'll talk about Family & Life, Good Tasting Cooking on a Budget, Stuff and Car Talk--Thoughts on Buying and Selling Cars and the Automotive Industry. Join me! There's always going to be just a little bit of love in every post. If you want more of my "Cheap Bastid" food posts, please join me at http://www.cheap-bastid-cooks.com/
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The Sioux in The Frozen Four--Time for a Nickname Change?
See, I went to a small college which plays big time hockey—the University of North Dakota. They've been national champs 8 times and are the favorite again this year as the highest seeded team to advance through the Regionals.
What I've always liked is that UND is a small school with 14,000 students. When I graduated in 1973 there were only about 8,000. And yet it goes up against the "big boys" playing in the same conference as Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio State.
Now, this year's Frozen Four is being held in Minneapolis about 300 miles Southeast of Grand Forks, North Dakota where UND is located. The other teams in the Frozen Four are Michigan, Notre Dame and Minnesota-Duluth. And I really, really hope the Fighting Sioux from UND kick some serious butt and win a national championship.
Hockey is a tradition at UND. When I was an undergraduate in the early 70's we played in a huge old Quonset building that was unheated. If it was 30 below zero outside, it would be about 20 below inside. And the colder it was, the more the building rocked. Talk about a home rink advantage.
But, do you know what I also hope? I hope that they take the championship home and then finally retire the name Fighting Sioux. I know that won't sit too well with a bunch of people in North Dakota and who graduated from there but it's time. The NCAA has been after UND to do that for a number of years and the school is the only university in the nation which has not complied with an NCAA request and directive to eliminate nicknames which are considered to be racially derogatory. It's time.
This controversy has been going on at UND for 40 years (I remember it rearing its head in the early 70's during the height of Native American activism to the extent that UND went for a couple of years with the seal of the University as the logo on its hockey jerseys rather than the Indian head that had been the image for years and years).
A few years back, a major benefactor of UND donated $100 million to build a new hockey arena festooning it with thousands of Fighting Sioux logos which would cost millions to remove. This was done intentionally to keep the name and image of the university the same. There was even a major story/expose of this in Sports Illustrated and other articles in newspapers across the nation and on major TV news networks.
There has even been legislation passed this year in North Dakota and duly signed by the Governor defying the NCAA and requiring that the name "Fighting Sioux" be retained. A rationale has been presented claiming that the worst that could happen would be that UND couldn't host any NCAA play-off games or wear their "Fighting Sioux" jerseys on TV. Come on, that's not the point.
But it's time. Time to move on. I recall moving to a small city in Iowa in 1992 that has a small Methodist affiliated college, Simpson College. I got to know the President of the school quite well and he told me the story of how the college had changed from a nickname of "Redmen" to "Storm" shortly after he became the President. He said that it was pushed through at the request of the NCAA and also because it just wasn't consistent with the school's Methodist heritage. And he also said that within 4 or 5 years by the time a new crop of freshmen had gone through the school that the new name would be part of the ongoing culture of the campus. And, interestingly, this was accomplished and alumni donations neither dried up nor went down.
I've always been proud to have attended college at the University of North Dakota. I've always been proud of the "Fighting Sioux" name and logo. But now, I'm actually getting a bit ashamed of it because of the never-ending controversy. I still have a "Fighting Sioux" license plate bracket on my car but will change it to a generic UND bracket. Here's my bottom line:
I graduated from UND in 1973—38 years ago. I have never told anyone that I am a graduate of the University of Fighting Sioux. I'm a graduate of the University of North Dakota. It's time to do the "right thing".
Until then, here's hoping UND goes on the ice tonight and kicks some serious University of Michigan ass.
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Unfortunately your opinions are muddled with incorrect facts that the media has fed to the rest of the world. I also am a UND alumni but from a more recent time. Though Ralph Engelstad certainly was a huge supporter of the Sioux nickname and he certainly did nothing to stop the "festooning" of logos and such, they were not his doing nor his request. Instead they were the work of the principle architect, the engineers, and the rest of the vendors involved in building the new arena. Every logo on the end of each row, cost him and the university nothing. The big Sioux heads in your chosen picture were also free. So please stop accepting the media's lies to drum up additional controversy as fact and spreading them without first questioning their motives for writing such things. Also the Sioux have only won 7 national titles. Not 8 as you claimed. Proof is in the National Title banner that you included in your blog post.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 6:50 AM
I completely agree with Bryon. Walter, it sounds like you want to consider yourself a elitist intellectual and as such have bought into the lie. I believe the respect for the Sioux culture is demonstrated by the vast majority of supporters of the logo, nickname, and tradition. Please consider that holding up the name as a banner does not denigrate the Sioux nation, but really elevates their tradition and integrity as a people.ReplyDelete


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This performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream by London based company Custom/Practice is a fast paced, well staged and highly engaging retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy.
The play begins in the detention room of an inner city school, where the students are asked to give a reading from the play as part of their punishment. The action then develops from the reading and carries the audience into the world of fairies and mistaken identity. As a device, this could risk being corny, but thanks to its execution, it provides a different and interesting way into a highly familiar work.
A real standout performance comes from Lanre Malaolu as Puck, the mischievous fairy and accomplice to king of the fairies Oberon (Liam Mansfield) – who anoints the eyes of the wrong Athenians with a love potion, leading to confusion, hilarity and the wrong people falling in love.
Malaolu is agile and athletic as he roams the stage observing the unfolding misfortune of key characters, Helena (Rebecca Loudon), Demetrius (Naoufal Ousellam), Lysander (Ashley Hunter) and Hermia (Clare McMahon).
The subplot involving The Mechanicals, who are rehearsing a performance of the play Pyramus and Thisbe, is well executed and highly entertaining. Lorenzo Martelli plays an excellent comic turn as the hapless Bottom the weaver who is turned into an ass by Puck.
The Mechanical's performance at the end is a real highlight, as the players draw out all the bawdy humour and innuendo from the original text as well as embellishing it with a few contemporary references.
The strength of the cast and the quality of the choreography help to breathe new life into this well worn tale. With only eight actors in the cast, many of them double up as different characters and move between roles with ease and precision.
As part of the Almeida Festival, Custom/Practice have devised a modern and entertaining take on this much loved play which stays close to its roots but also adds a touch of contemporary theatrical flare. A fun and highly enjoyable experience.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is at The Almeida at 7.30pm 20 – 21 July, with a matinee at 3pm on 21 July. Tickets cost £15