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i picked some of my favorite art journal pages and made the pages into postcards.
the postcards are available in 2 different sizes- 6"x 4" or a 5.4"X 4.2".
the postcards have a matte finish and blank backs. the cards are intended to be a "mix and match" so grab a few.
you can use the postcards to send a note or cut the cards, punch a hole and make tags. the cards can be used in any of your mixed media projects.
the colors are playful and you can almost feel the texture on the card.
you can find the postcards in my etsy store.
happy sunday.
xo. kristin


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Mother's Birthday lunch. Far left, Phyllis Barrington, center front Kathleen Swain, back center, Linda Bethea, far right, Marilyn Grisham
Today, May 5, 2016, is Mother's birthday. I am not permitted to say which one. Suffice it to say, she is more than eighty-five and less than ninety. She and my father were married thirty-five years and raised five children. She is a remarkable woman, goes to the gym twice a week, and walks at least a mile a day. She likes to get next to puny men at the gym so she can show off how tough she is. She works in her yard every sunny day and keeps a cooler of water out on her back steps for walkers and children in her neighborhood. She'd never worked a public job till after my dad died, but worked for many years first as a pre-school teacher, then as an office manager. I can't imagine how it must have felt to have to seek a first job in one's fifties. She is long retired, though never unoccupied. She is active in her church, community, family, and goes out in her car every day to her coffee group and to run errands. We are all so lucky to have her as our mother.
Patio Redo for Less Than $250
October is as close to heaven as you can get in my corner of Louisiana. The blazing heat of summer has abated, the weather has cooled, and I decide I'm going to make it, after all. We just started pulling together a project that has been in the works for a long time,redoing and enclosing our patio. We still intend to put down a tile floor, put glass doors across the opening, and paint the ceilings ng
All the furniture you see here is an amalgamation of Goodwill, thrift shop, repurposed, and utilization of materials on hand except for a few dollars worth of supplies. Bud is wonderful and loves a project, so all I have to do is come up with an idea he likes and we're on it. The big wicker rocker to the left cost $50 at Goodwill a couple of years ago with a broken rocker. It retailed for $650, but with wood and paint Bud had on hand, he repaired and painted it. The rocker on the left upper center was a relative's castoff, and was spray painted for less than $2.00. The yellow wicker on the right cost $20 in a thrift shop, paint $2.00 for cost of $22. One sister gave me the green chair frame, and I covered it in fabric another sister gave me. The only thing it cost was the seat cushion, and paint on hand, so it cost less than $10.
Now the ceramic top table took $6.24 in new tile and utilized leftover tile from another project. We had the grout and ceramic glue on hand. Bud also had to buy the screen-door stripping for less than $10. He did have to buy half a sheet of plywood to make the table surface. He built the pedestal for another table more than twenty-five years ago, so this is it's second incarnation. He estimates total costs of table, $80 to $100 if he had had to purchase all the materials today.
The chairs at the table are from a thrift shop. Total cost, including purchase price of chairs, paint and pine for the seats and the polyurethane finish was less than $40 a chair. Together the table and chair set might have cost $120, but we still have paint and polyurethane left.
A dear friend built the potting stand in the corner from a decrepit screen door and salvaged materials from a barn demo and materials she had on hand. I love it.
The fountain came from a friend and has been on my patio more than twenty-five years. Best of all is the view I am so grateful for, as I sit in my patio writing. It is priceless and free, like all the best things. I am so blessed.
Early Thanksgiving
A week ago, I put four hundred twelve pounds of fresh beef in my freezer. Two days ago we made sixteen pounds of homemade liverwurst and put it in the freezer. Last week I froze quite a bit of fresh sweet corn. In the midst of all this, I canned seven quarts of dried pinto beans and ham hocks. Things were going so well, I was planned to start making a big batch of corned beef. I was admiring the contents of my pantry when Bud came through saying, "What's this big puddle of water coming from the freezer?"
We rushed out to inspect and found the packed freezer dead with the contents starting to thaw. We shuffled the meat to my other freezer and ice chests. Mean while, Bud starting investigating the freezer problem while I started canning and cooking. By the end of the day, thank goodness, Bud had the freezer running again and I had canned all the thawed vegetables. In addition to that, I had made pies from my frozen pumpkin pie filling and frozen pie dough. You might find a previous post on that subject. https://nutsrok.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/fifty-two-pies-2/
At the end of the day, everything was saved, and we sat down to a turkey dinner with fresh pumpkin pie. I am so grateful for the bounty and the freezer that kicked back off and saved us.
Beautiful day!
Picture 1 is Cashmere Bouquet growing next to my patio strawberry bed. The hummingbirds prefer it to the hummingbird feeders. I grow enough strawberries for us and the birds. Picture 2 is what I wish my baskets looked like but never have. Picture 3 is the flower bed in back that has about half enough flowers, but I did notice eggs on my milkweed plants, so maybe in a few days, I'll have caterpillars. The dill, fennel, and garlic are all right there waiting for them. Oh, it's so hot! I have flowers to put out, baskets to fill, flowers to water. The day is just gorgeous but it's 95 degrees and the humidity is 80%. I must be really looking hard for something to complain about. Thank you, God!
I am one happy mama. My kids both gave me gift cards for flowers for Mother's Day. I loaded up today. All the crazy old ladies pushing carts around in the garden department were jealous of me. I will be knee deep in dirt tomorrow and happy as a dead pig in the sunshine. Now I wish I'd had a few more kids. I might hock something and go back to get some more stuff. Thanks, kids.
Poverty, One Thing Money Can't Buy
Learning to get by was the best thing that ever happened to me. Growing up on a farm, the second of five children, I learned responsibility, despite my best efforts not to. We were all needed, just to get back. With stock to feed, hay to make, gardens to care for, there weren't too many idle moments. That was before helping Mother in the house, Continue reading
If I Die Before I Wake
Nomadic Adventurer's beautiful post(see link above) and conversations with Edwina's Episodes and Erika Kind have me feeling reflective this morning If I die this morning, I have nothing to regret. I love and am loved. I have a wonderful family, friends, and have done meaningful work. I've have the opportunity to encounter so many people, animals, places, experiences, nature, and been given the gift of spiritual growth. All my needs are met and I know the joy of sharing. I am thankful.
Desperate and Cold
My flight from Philadelphia was snowed out last winter. The roads were closed, no cabs or shuttles running. I had to catch the train to get back to New Jersey, a new and worrisome experience for me. The trains were on a reduced scheduled,making my wait long and cold. I had to walk a few blocks between train connections. The entrance to the train station appeared to be locked. It late, the snow was deep, and the streets were nearly deserted. I was approached by a desperate young man. He was waving at me and near tears. Calling out , he addressed me, "Please help me. Please don't be mean to me. I need help. I just got out of jail. I don't have train fare to get home and have nowhere to turn."
I knew just how he felt. "I need help,too. Get me to an ATM at the train station and I'll get us both home." He was overjoyed to help. He carried my bag. We walked together to the ATM in the station. I found out he didn't have any food at home, either. I got twenty dollars. He got us both a ticket. I told him to keep the change and be safe. We hugged and parted, both grateful for the help, both happy! We needed each other that night.

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Toilets, fresh water, electricity, telephone, shop, post office, waste reception, launching slip.
While the convenience of the pontoon and all Lerwick's facilities may seem more than ideal Shetland has so much more to offer those travelling by sea. Half a mile across the harbour, the island of Bressay offers a visitor berth in the marina at the Voe of Leiraness where there is no problems with access and good shelter. The Maryfield Hotel has good pub-grub and the island offers some fine hill and coast walking. There is also a secluded anchorage in the North of the island at Aith Voe.
Depth (Low water):
|2 metres
|No charges for overnight berthing
East of Bressay is the National Nature Reserve island of Noss, which has a day time anchorage at Nesti Voe. Arriving at Noss by boat is one of the most spectacular wildlife sights anywhere - millions of years of wind and ice have burrowed thousands of nesting ledges in the sandstone cliffs which stretch a mile long. At the peak of the breeding season the stupendous chorus of around 150,000 birds and chicks is unforgettable - as is the smell of the guano which stains the cliffs white!
Warning: The bird cliffs on the east side of Noss are just off the edge of the detailed chart and, although the water is mostly deep, there are several dangerous uncharted reefs - so yacht skippers should take local advice before approaching the cliffs by sea.


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(Fox Lake) The Fox Lake Fire Department is stressing the importance of understanding thin ice conditions in the wake of an incident Saturday Morning where two men escaped injury when their vehicle broke through the thin ice of Fox Lake. Occurring near Maple Point, the men were driving a full size 2500 series pick-up truck with attached plow, which quickly fell to the bottom of the lake, unable to be supported by the thin ice. Both men were able to escape the vehicle and were transported back to the Boathouse wit the help of another fisherman. Neither of the men were injured with only one getting a bit wet from the frigid lake water. The Fox Lake Fire Department's Ice Rescue Team and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene, where Fire Chief Aaron Paul says they were thankful that the team didn't have to go out and rescue anyone in this very cold weather. Chief Paul urges those who are venturing out on our local lakes to contact local bait shops or business owners that might be aware of dangerous areas on the water.
Occurrences like this stress the importance of understanding ice conditions and knowing to never consider ice to be safe even in cold weather. Springs, dams, and aeration equipment on the lakes can make for hidden areas of thin ice which can be extremely dangerous if you are unfamiliar with their locations. Emergency Management officials wish to remind the public that ice conditions can change hourly, and that many individuals die every year from falling through the ice. Chief Paul also stressed that incidents like this can also put the lives of many rescuers in danger also.
If you witness someone fall through the ice call for help immediately, do not attempt to go onto the ice to save the person or you may become another victim, instead find an object to throw or extend to the victim. When reporting the emergency identify exactly where you are standing and try to identify surrounding points that may help to locate exactly where the victim fell through, this will help rescuers if the victim slips beneath the ice or water.


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Hundreds gather at clock tower in Prattville for sunrise service
PRATTVILLE – Hundreds gathered on the top of a hill here, in chilly and windy conditions, and were reminded through an Easter message to no longer be afraid.
Centerpoint Fellowship Church senior pastor John Schmidt, at the HomePlace Clock Tower near the RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill, delivered the Easter sunrise service for the fifth year, saying, "Jesus could have sent an angel to announce something at high noon, but He chose dawn, because the night is over, and the sun is shining.
"The night is scary, but the new day … we don't have to be afraid anymore. And that's the power of doing this outside. The whole thing is just a powerful illustration by itself, and hundreds of people come to these things because the experience adds a whole other layer of meaning."
Centerpoint Fellowship Church sunrise service Easter Sunday.
In speaking of the resurrection of Jesus, Schmidt said a sunrise service "helps us remember what it was like that first Easter Sunday morning. And was it cold? Probably. And about the same time of the year, about the same latitude, I guess as it would be, as the women went to the tomb. Did they have to hike to it? Some of you hiked up that hill and probably thought, 'That hill is a lot bigger than it looks.' And you get to the top of it, and you go, 'It's cold and it's windy, I'm tired.' What I'd like for you to do again is listen to the birds, feel the wind. I want you to imagine that you're standing next to that tomb, that you're hiking into a cemetery. There's nobody there.
"The one difference would be, for those women ... I don't think they slept much the last couple of days. Jesus had died, and they watched him brutally beaten and crucified and they've cried their eyes out. And just going to the tomb to anoint his body. And it's cold. And it's dark. And this is the heaviest and hardest thing they've ever done. … just let that sink in."
And they realized, Schmidt said, that Jesus had risen.
"It's not over," Schmidt told the crowd gathered on Sunday. "In fact, it's just beginning. Think about how wonderful this is that it all happened at sunrise. The women trudged to the tomb in darkness and despair, and when they got to the tomb the sun was coming up because the night is over. They went there to anoint their friend in burial and defeat and they got there and they ran back in joy."
In the dawn, he said, there is warmth, power, light, and a new day.
"If you think all of this is coincidental, think again.," Schmidt said. "The Lord planned all of this down to the last detail, down to the last second. And those women would never forget it, and you and I, we need to let this soak in on this hillside this morning. Jesus has risen, just as he said he would. His promises are all true. He really did die on the cross for my sins and yours. He really did pay the penalty so we could come to him no matter who we are and no matter what we've done. We could have a brand new life.
"Remember. I'm not going to have a problem asking any of you to remember how cold it was up here this morning. You will not forget. You're going to remember it. But please remember something else, too. Remember that the night is over. Evil will not win. Because Jesus has already won."


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Beside the layers panel is another panel Channels. Its purpose is to graphically display color information. Each channel is a single component image.
So, what exactly is the point of this panel?
First, the color channels are divided by color. For example, in RGB mode the image is divided into 3 channels: red, green, blue, and CMYK is 4 channels: cyan, magenta, yellow, black. Thus, it is possible to highlight the fact that Photoshop does not distinguish the color, and finds it by filtering through a channel overlay each other.
Second, there are also alpha channels. Like the color channels, they support 256, 65536, 4 294 967 296 shades of gray. But unlike the color channels, do not contain information and represent the levels of opacity masks. They can be used as selection, with subsequent retention (information about alpha channels is entered into the program, so the cost is the memory, in consequence of which increases the size of the original file).
Let us consider in more detail using channels in Photoshop for example.
Go to the Channels panel – Window-Channels. See a panel like Layers, just as layers are the channels depending on the display mode. We will use the RGB mode.
Here you can see 3 separate channels and 1 common:
RGB composite channel, consisting of:
Red – red, green – Blue, green – blue color.
If we make a selection and save it, then we will have 4 channel: alpha channel. As you remember, this is a simple selection.
Now let's see what are the channels for individual colors and find out how to use them. So, red, green and blue channels in the order presented below.
You may notice that the white color in the channel corresponds to red when viewed in RGB mode. Ie if you take the tool Eyedropper Tool the color of the hood of the car, then going to the bar Window-Color see that red has a value of 255. Since we have red and pink color, green and blue values in the panel Color will change.
Left to right menu panel Channels the points:
New Channel
Duplicate Channel
Delete Channel
New Spot Channel
Merge Spot Channel
Channel Options
Split Channels
Merge Channels
Options Panel
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Hope is part of the Pastoral Team and is also part of the Gateway Leadership Team.
Hope really values the importance of doing the 'small things' well as great opportunities often disguise themselves in small tasks. She is passionate about helping people find their place in our community; helping them to develop strong foundations, grounded in God's Word and to live lives of purpose and influence.
Hope and her husband, Chris, moved to New Zealand from the UK in 2013 and joined our staff team, having visited Gateway many times over the years.
Before coming to New Zealand, Hope worked in administration in a school for children with Special Educational Needs. She enjoys travel and is looking forward to exploring more of beautiful New Zealand.
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25-eri požiūrio į Lietuvos narystę Europos Sąjungoje tyrimų metai: 1991–2016
25 years of empirical surveys on Lithuania's membership in the European Union: 1991–2016
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Politics and society, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Lietuvos mokslų akademijos leidykla
Keywords: public opinion; Euro referendum; membership in the European Union; Lithuania;
Summary/Abstract: Examination of the attitudes towards Lithuania's membership in the European Community (hereinafter the European Union) has been started in the first representative public opinion surveys. The Public Opinion Research Center at the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law (Lithuanian Academy of Sciences) began to study this issue in 1991. Since then, many representative surveys have been conducted, and attitudes towards the membership have been changing. Also, motives of supporting or not supporting the membership, a thematic discourse and actuality of this issue in the society have been altering. The dynamics of different aspects of the attitudes is analyses in the paper. The empirical results show that after a strong support of the membership 25 years ago, a period of skepticism followed, and later on the period of optimism appeared again. The latest surveys indicate a high support for Lithuania's membership in the European Union as well. A high support for the membership before the Euro referendum was not defined by believes in quick personal benefits, but rather by believes in benefits for children in the future and for Lithuania in general. This is one of the reasons why later a disappointment in the membership was not fixed. The support for Lithuania's membership in the EU has been and remains higher among younger, better qualified people and, inhabitants of big cities.
Journal: Filosofija. Sociologija
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 304-312
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Lithuanian


text: 2019 started off quietly with only the refreshed Lexus RC F Sport launched in January. This month however sees four new models, all SUVs, launching in Mzansi. Lexus' second launch of the year sees the UX, a small luxury SUV, making its debut. Renault will show off its new Koleos as well, the SUV shares the same platform as the Nissan X-Trail. Mitsubishi's new Eclipse Cross enters the fray too and arguably one the most anticipated cars to arrive in South Africa, the Jaguar I-Pace, touches down at the tail end of the month. The I-Pace is an all-electric powered SUV, a first for the British automaker. We have pricing for the big Jag as well as Lexus' UX, click here to find out about more new models. Sneak peek at what's coming in March: BMW 3 Series and Toyota Corolla hatch.


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- Peter Boghossian vs Tim McGrew – YouTube
- Here's an "Unbelievable" show in which Boghossian ("A Manual For Creating Atheists") talks to Tim McGrew, who's reasonably well known for his arguments in favour of belief in miracles. I've linked to a set of comments from "MrShamuto" where he undertakes more or less the process Boghossian describes in the books, of Socratic dialogue with "AdeToz", a Christian. It is long and occasionally interrupted by other people who are bonkers, but it's interesting to see Boghossian's stuff in action.
(tags: street-epistemology epistemology peter-boghossian tim-mcgrew philosophy evidence unbelievable premier christian radio socratic)
- W00tstock 5.0 – George RR Martin vs. Paul and Storm – YouTube
- The singers of "Write like the Wind, George RR Martin" get a surprise.
(tags: game-of-thrones grrm george-rr-martin funny video wootstock)
- List of testimonies from people who just know their religion is true
- amymea, writing in the ex-Mormon Reddit, takes to task someone who argues that the "testimony of the spirit" is good evidence that Mormonism is true, by listing a bunch of other people who had strong feelings upon reading their own religious texts.
(tags: mormonism reddit feelings faith religion evidence)
- Advanced Trolley Problems
- Funny.
(tags: philosophy funny comic ethics trolley-problem)
- What I've Learned About Female Desire From Reading
- Mallory Ortberg is fun. "100% of women want to have sex with a man who embodies the fox version of Robin Hood from the cartoon Robin Hood, but most do not actually want to have sex with a fox or a man dressed as one."
(tags: mallory-ortberg funny reading sex desire books)
Tag: reddit
Link blog: donglegate, adria-richards, twitter, school
- liv | Fat girl running
- Liv discusses Naomi Alderman's piece on being a fat person who made a fitness app ("Zombies, Run!"). School PE lessons get a mention again as something which ends up discouraging exercise. I mentioned the discussion of Alex Gabriel's piece on school PE here previously, as well as my own experiences.
(tags: fitness running zombies PE physical-education school)
- 'Overnight, everything I loved was gone': the internet shaming of Lindsey Stone | Technology | The Guardian
- Interesting stuff. There's some more on the Adria Richards/donglegate thing: she gave an interview to Ronson where she describes having a physical reaction to the joke and feeling "unsafe", which, given that she was in no danger at that point, sounds like a sort of anxiety/panic attack. May explain the disproportionate reaction on her part. There's also the bit where she says she did know what she was doing by tweeting the photograph and doesn't feel bad about it. Such goodwill diplomats are not really suited for a career in PR, I'd've thought, although SendGrid clearly just fired her to get Anonymous off their back.
(tags: shaming twitter internet dongle adria-richards donglegate)
- Exclusive Extract From Jon Ronson Book 'So You've Been Publicly Shamed'
- A longer extract from Ronson's book details Richards's horrible childhood and I think lends weight to my panic attack theory.
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- Hi, I'm Muhammad, President of Ex-Muslims of North America here with our leadership. We envision a world where every person is free to follow their conscience. Ask us anything : IAmA
- Reddit "Ask Me Anything" with Muhammed the Atheist. Leftist critique of Islam should be lead by ex-Muslims, ISTM.
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- Ex-Communications – Recovering From Religion – You Are Not Alone
- A new blog written by de-converts from various religions. Looks quite interesting so far.
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- Physics – Arrow of Time Emerges in a Gravitational System
- "Standard approaches to the arrow of time typically require a rare statistical fluctuation, or, often, the smuggling in of assumptions about initial conditions. Their work offers evidence that ordinary gravitational dynamics may itself be enough to produce the simple "initial" point that can give time a direction."
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- Science AMA Series: We are a Group of Researchers Exploring Auditory Hallucinations – People Who Hear Voices. Ask us Anything! : science
- Interesting comments on benign hallucinations.
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- cartesiandaemon – December Days: Dream Job
- CartesianDaemon on what makes a good job. I think I agree with all of these. Where can I get one of those?
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- The Open-Office Trap : The New Yorker
- Open offices are horrible. Shame I work in one at the moment.
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- Sleep is for your cerebral fluid to clear away the accumulated junk. Maybe.
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- "My best definition is that its a social convention for how we hold our bodies so our partner knows where we are in space." I like 619shepard's comment because it's less about modelling people as springs and more about how there are conventions which are taught (some of which will involve behaving like a mass on a spring some of the time, to be sure).
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- Bill Nye the Science Guy is a swing dancer. He extols the virtues of dancing in a short interview.
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- The man who plays God on Facebook. I've already Liked the page: it's funny to see him responding to religious people who get offended, usually with much more grace than they show him.
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Written by Madeline Bost
Originally Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey
On Sunday, June 3, 2012
Copyright, Madeline Bost, 2012
On Sunday, June 3, 2012
Copyright, Madeline Bost, 2012
The Garden State Track Club if hosting what they expect to be the first of annual College Avenue Mile festival of miles in New Brunswick next Sunday, June 10th.
Beginning at 10:00 a.m. with the youth divisions going off first, there will be a succession of races. After the youth will come the elite divisions with high school, open, and masters 40 to 59, and senior masters 60 and over. Then the fun begins for the other folks who want a taste of competitive mile races that fit with their running pace. Starting those races will be the division for those who will run a ten minute mile or slower. Then nine to ten minutes, on down to the last one that is faster than five minutes.
How to determine a winner of a heat if he or she goes under the division time will be tricky but the club has people working on that. Runners should probably assume they will run their mile a bit faster than they think they can and seed themselves appropriately.
The course will be flat and fast. It is two 800 meter loops making it a very friendly spectator course that starts and finishes in front of the College Avenue Gym.
Once the runners have finished with their race, they can drift to the Olive Branch Bar and Restaurant that is on the race course to enjoy two dollar beers being served all day. Not a bad way to watch the races.
Pre-registration is greatly encouraged. Day-of-race registration must be done at least one hour prior to the selected race. The schedule and other information can be found on the club website, gardenstatetc.org.
Track runners are at Monmouth University today for the USATF New Jersey open and masters track and field championship.
This evening the Pleasant Valley Twilight Challenge 5K will start at 6:00 at Pleasant Valley Park on Valley Road in Basking Ridge. The course is a combination of roads and dirt surface – part cross country and part roads.
Next Saturday is the Chatham Fishawack Four mile race and a one mile run. The mile race begins at 9:00 a.m. while the four mile starts at 9:30 a.m. On the same day in Florham Park is the Jaycees 5K starting at 8:30 a.m. On Sunday, June 10th is the Run for Marge 5K in Pequannock. The Run for Julianna 10K in Denville that has been shown for the 10th has moved to the fall.
Central Park in Morris Plains will be the site of a 5K Cross Country run at 9:30 a.m. on the 10th. It is a new addition to the USATF-NJ cross country grand prix series.
Don't look for the Roxbury Community Benefit 5K tomorrow. The race has been moved to the second Monday evening in June, June 11th.
The Ridgewood Runs on Monday always draw elite, professional runners from outside the state and that was true this year as well. First place in the 10K was won in 30:18, followed by a handful of said runners, but Morristown's Ben Clarke finished sixth in 34:09. Clarke's friend from Atlanta Allison Dublinski placed third in 39:27. Clarke and Dublinski won the Pfizer Run With Pride, respectively on May 23rd in Madison.
In the 5K, Youssef Rochdi of Morris Plains, who was featured here onMay 6th, finished third in 15:09 while Elena Rozhko of Morristown took second woman in 17:46. Just as the professional runners are almost guaranteed to show at Ridgewood, so it seems are hot and humid conditions. That was the case on Monday resulting in disappointing times for the racers.


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Deconstructing the Construction Kit – Samples for music or sample-based music?
Look and Listen! More lunacy with Loops
We have two articles on this subject already, but new questions about using royalty-free samples in the production system have come about. And so, how many samples may you sample before your song is no longer a song, but instead a series of samples? And more importantly, why does any of this matter?
Well this whole idea is personal and totally subjective. There is a reason each individual makes their own bar for considering when their art is their own.
I don't walk down the purist path because there is always someone more PURE than you. And if you believe more pure is better than objectively, factually someone will ALWAYS be better than you. Even if their output is horrible by your own standards. It's putting the Process before the Product.
For drums….we can create a line of thought that gets ridiculous but makes logical sense.
Guy A uses a step sequencer loaded with samples to make his drum pattern.
Guy B says A is not as good because he uses drum pads and really finger drums.
Guy C says B is not as good because his electronic drum set is more real playing than cheating with pads.
Guy D says C is not as good because he plays a real acoustic drum set.
Guy E says D is not as good because he samples real world noises and natural sounds and is more original than using something as limited and boring as a drum set.
Guy A loads D's samples and creates a drum pattern…and somehow he's the fake-est for doing so.
Think of all the reasons for NOT using construction kits/samples/presets/templates etc……
1. Someday someone might use the same sound.
2. Someday someone might recreate my song on youtube and make it look easy.
3. Someday someone might sampleID one of my tracks
4. Someday someone might have a beat/track/song that sounds like mine.
And now deal with the reality that ALL of these are based on FEAR.
Afraid of how someone who is meaningless to you will think about you and your art.
This is a self-esteem issue when you only have imaginary confidence -based on what you think *might* happen in the future over your music.
As opposed to dealing with the reality of whether or not it's WORKING FOR YOU.
Make music for money, hope it makes you rich.
Make music for fun, hope you're having fun doing so.
Make music for no other reason than you are driven to do so, then I hope enough of the two previous reasons happen to sustain your desires.
This (PURITY) is IMPORTANT as an INDIVIDUAL CHOICE is- it may well decide how far and how seriously you take your music.
If you INVEST yourself heavily (Money, Emotion, Time, and Effort) in your music, you are more likely to take your ambition to an end result.
Not saying the end will make you rich, famous, popular but it's harder to walk away from something you care about.
And if your music is YOU, then you will care enough to do something with it.
Anyone can noodle, move some sounds around…press some buttons, slap some keys…
Mixdown, limiter, upload and post on a profile/forum.
Anyone can tear down that process. Criticize, belittle, analyze it…
What they can't discredit is the effect and impact your music has on others.
That's the part that isn't subjective and determined by a peers opinion.
If you can accept that idea then you will realize the importance of picking a creative workflow and ethic that TOUCHES YOU FIRST so that you are inspired, no – DRIVEN to give your music a chance to touch others.
Griffin Avid is a Media Editor for Producer's Edge Digital Magazine.
Production related videos http://www.Youtube.com/GriffinAvid
Previous articles dealing with using loops and samples in your music.


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From Faro Airport exit to N125/A22. Roundabout with the 'statues looking up' take 2nd exit. Immediately take the slip road to the right. Past Hotel 3K and Pingo Doce Supermarket. Enter into InterRent Car hire Office and Little Rascals is on the right. 2 minute drive.Click Here to view MAP


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Formby Hotel AHA national awards winner for best bistro
Devonport's Formby Hotel has been recognised as having the best bistro in regional Australia.
On the Gold Coast on Monday the Formby took out the best bistro regional award at the Australian Hotels Association's national awards for excellence.
Mark Cadle, operations manager with Formby owners the Goodstone group, said it was fantastic news for the company but also for the state.
"We were shocked just to win the state award but literally amazed to win the national," Mr Cadle said.
He said he believed the award was voted for by 'mystery shoppers', and the Formby had obviously scored well.
Mr Cadle said the Formby was a little special in his eyes.
"Obviously it's important to have good food, but you're only as good as your staff and we've got a great bunch of staff," he said.
He paid tribute to head chef Lucas Edwards for his consistency in leading the kitchen team at the Formby.
"He's a tower of strength, and they are backed up by great floor staff."
Mr Cadle said it would be a great shot in the arm for the region.
"We get a lot of tourists who come to the state and leave pretty quickly, so hopefully this will help to put Devonport on the map, and give people another reason to stay for a while and have something to eat," he said.
"It adds to the overall attraction for Tasmania which really does have a great reputation for food and dining."
He said the Formby menu featured a mix of everything, with a slow roasted shoulder of roast lamb its signature dish, amongst a modern Australian menu featuring a lot of local lamb and pork.
Other winners in Tasmania were Frogmore Creek and MACq 01, which took out two awards.
Frogmore Creek won best regional restaurant for the second year in a row.
Tasmanian Hospitality Association CEO Steve Old said it goes to show the quality of food and operators we have in our state and it was great to see our venues get the acknowledgments that they so richly deserve.
"The judges were very impressed with the overall quality and presentation of the food at Frogmore Creek and the outstanding service." Mr Old said.
"Congratulations must also go to The Formby Hotel in Devonport for taking out the Best Bistro Regional award ahead of many fine establishments around the country.
"Finally, a big congratulations to MACq 01 Hotel for taking out two prestigious awards on the day, those being Best Superior Accommodation and Overall Hotel of the Year – Accommodation Division.
"With Hospitality being the third (3rd) largest employing industry in the state with around 10% of the workforce, it is vitally important to our state that we have a strong and vibrant industry.
"Tasmania did unbelievably well in all categories and feedback from the judges suggested that we were not far from winning many more awards on the night with several of our venues running a close second in their chosen categories."


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Today I'm pleased to be launching this year's Neighbourhood Policing Awards. It's an opportunity for me and the Acting Chief Constable to recognise some of the very best policing in our communities. To do that, it's down to you to nominate police officers, staff and volunteers who have helped you in a time of need or been working tirelessly in your community and who you think deserve some recognition.
In the police service people are often very unassuming about what they do. They can perform outstanding acts of bravery or put in countless hours tackling a community problem but if asked about it they'll simply shrug and say they were just doing their job. Your nominations have the power to show them that what they do is valued and if they win an award it really makes their day – if not their year.
The award categories recognise neighbourhood teams, police officers from both the regular and Special Constabulary, PCSOs, police staff and volunteers. There really is something for everyone so if someone has impressed you then please do let us know. It's your police service and you can help to make a difference.
In a week when several parties have launched their election manifestos it won't have escaped your attention that the general election is now in full swing. It's the first one since Police and Crime Commissioners were introduced and it's new territory for everyone.
PCCs are directly elected officials responsible for the governance of local police forces and commissioning local police and crime services. Each one has access to office resources provided to them by the taxpayer and quite rightly these resources cannot be used for party political gain. Individuals can support candidates but not in their role as Commissioner – an important distinction and one governed by various rules to help safeguard the process.
As an independent Police and Crime Commissioner I'm not supporting any candidates or parties in the local or general elections. I stood for election because I felt politics should be kept out of policing so I'll be conspicuous by my absence from any debates or comment on these issues.
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Leadership Team
The University of Rochester School of Nursing is guided and directed by a team of accomplished and inspiring leaders who embody our historic mission of unifying nursing education, practice, and research.
Our Dean
Kathy Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, has served the School of Nursing community for more than 25 years as a nurse practitioner, teacher, scholar, and administrator. When appointed as dean in 2012, Rideout said that her "greatest source of pride will be in seeing the continual success of our students, faculty, and staff and in helping the school carry out the strategic goals that will position us as leaders in research, practice, and education."
Dean Rideout has invigorated and diversified enrollment, and launched an ambitious strategic plan while continuing to work with children and families as a pediatric ostomy nurse practitioner, and serving as vice president of the University of Rochester Medical Center.
She has also been a champion for diversity issues – both on the faculty and student level – and has been an influential voice in national discussions on interprofessional education, nursing school leadership, and the future of nursing education. In 2016, Rideout was honored for her commitment to issues of diversity and inclusion with a UR Presidential Diversity Award. Under her leadership, the School was selected twice to receive the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
Contact the Dean's Office
(585) 275-8902
Senior Associate Dean of Research
Harriet Kitzman, RN, PhD, FAAN, is an award-winning nurse, mentor, leader, and researcher who studies, among many other topics, the evolving role of the pediatric nurse practitioner. Her program of research on the effects of nurse home visitation on economically disadvantaged mothers has had significant impact on both individual care and health care policy nationally and internationally. "Research is a thriving enterprise at the School of Nursing," says Kitzman, "with a cadre of distinguished, nationally known faculty who are engaged in cutting-edge studies that will, ultimately, improve health outcomes for various populations throughout the country."
(585) 275-8874
Associate Dean for Research
Sally Norton, PhD, RN, FNAP, FPCN, FAAN, a longtime faculty member at the School and a nationally-recognized expert in palliative care research, was named associate dean for research April 1, 2019. In a career dedicated to improving the care of patients with advanced illness, Norton's research has focused on palliative care and end-of-life decision-making with emphases on the communication processes and practice patterns of care delivery in acute and long-term care settings. She has also worked successfully across professions to improve communication and understanding surrounding systems of palliative care and hospice delivery, and to pinpoint the approaches most meaningful to patients and families that lead to the highest quality outcomes.
(585) 275-9814
Senior Associate Dean of Operations
With 25 years of leadership experience in health care program design and implementation, finance, and operations, Renu Singh, MS, has a passion for wellness which has led to the development of the school's evidence-based wellness program, where she also currently serves as CEO.
(585) 275-2830
Associate Dean for Education and Student Affairs
Lydia Rotondo, DNP, RN, CNS was named associate dean in 2015 and continues as the director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. As associate dean, Rotondo works closely with program directors, faculty, and students to meaningfully respond to emerging educational needs to meet the health care workforce demands of the future. She says health care reform will call on students to "demonstrate competence in working in interdisciplinary teams that employ evidence-based practice, utilize information technology, and critically appraise the quality and safety of the health care environment."
(585) 276-5424
Chief Financial Officer
With a public accounting background and over 30 years of financial experience at the University of Rochester, Kelly Talarczyk, MBA, has served as an advisor to the Dean since 2015. She provides overall financial and strategic direction for the budgetary and fiscal affairs of the School of Nursing, including planning, monitoring, and controlling financial plans and policies. In her role, Talarczyk has implemented a mission-based accounting focus to support new initiatives and investments to maximize each mission's potential to ensure the long-term sustainability of the school.
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Get ready for CHS Credit Unionette Quiz! Be Informed!
How much do you know about the Credit Union Movement or our own Credit Unionette? Read on and find out.
A credit union is a co-operative financial institution, owned and controlled by the members who use its services. The credit union movement began in Germany in 1951. Credit unions serve groups that share a common bond. The Credit Union prayer is the prayer of St. François Assisi. The principles of the cooperatives are voluntary and open membership, democratic member control, economic participation, autonomy and independence, education, training and information, co-operation among co-operatives and concern for the community. The laws which govern credit union are the Cooperative Society Act. Dominica has the largest penetration of members within the credit union movement
The three elected volunteer bodies of a Credit Union are Board of Directors, Supervisory Committee and Credit Committee. The N.C.C.U is under the umbrella of DCSL-Dominica Cooperative Society League. There are 16 active credit Unions in Dominica. Some credit unions in Dominica include St. Mary's Cooperative, Calibishe, Castle Bruce, Central, Grand Bay and Marigot. Co-operatives in Dominica include Bay oil, Fishery and leather craft cooperative. The Credit Union is a service co-operative. The formal Inauguration Ceremony was held on November 25, 2010 on Independence Street in front of the Society's Head Office and Roseau Branch. Pioneers who received a National Day Award are Edward Elwin, Shand Jolly and Ambrose Cuffy. The main office of the South-Eastern Co-operative Credit Union is located in Laplaine.
The N.C.C.U better known as the National Cooperative Credit Union is a Financial Cooperative situated on Independence Street, Roseau, Dominica. The NCCU was named after the pioneer Edward Elwin. Credit Unions emerged on the local scene at a time when socio-economic conditions were at low ebb. The NCCU offers a number of plans to assist its members including Family Indemnity Plan (F.I.P), Bereavement Benefit Plan (BBP), and Membership Retirement Account (MRA). The exact date of registration of the NCCU was October 29th 2012. The NCCU was recently amalgamated on November 1st 2010 with many Credit Union including St. David's, La Salette, Veille Case, and St Paul. There are 13 persons on the credit committee of the NCCU. The role of the Credit Committee is to administer loans. There are 15 volunteers of the Board of Directors of the NCCU. The 2012 Merit Scholarship recipient of the Merit Scholarship is Selena Pacquette.
With the assistance of stalwart pioneers, including Edward Elwin, Joffrey Robinson, Cuthbert Sweeney, and Theophile Waldron (deceased), credit unions were soon formed at Portsmouth, Pottersville (St. Alphonsus), Calibishie, Marigot, Vieille Case, Mahaut-Massacre (St Paul), and Pointe Michel (La Salette) by 1955. The president of the board of directors of the NCCU is Dexter Ducreay. The Chairman of the NCCU of the supervisory committee is Mrs. Linda Gonzalez-Peltier John. Mr. Aylmer Irish and Mr. Mc Dowill Paul were appointed to act in the offices of Chief Executive Officer and Branch Manager of Roseau respectively. Garth Joseph is the Manager of the La Salette Branch of the NCCU. The manager of the St Paul's Branch of the NCCU is Ms. Valda Sweeney. The Central Cooperative Credit Union Portsmouth Branch building is named after Theopile Waldron.
The present President of the BOD of the NCCU is Mr. Dexter Ducreay while the first President of the Dominica Cooperative Society League is Mr. Edward Elwin. The name of the DCSL building is named after Sister Alicia.
Active volunteers of Credit Union at CHS include Ms Prentice, Mrs. Dublin and Ms. Nadette Williams. Besides the Convent High School, other schools involved in co-operative movement are Pierre Charles, Portsmouth and Castle Bruce. The current president of the CHS Credit Unionette is Devi St. Luce and the current vice-president is Kazia Scotland.
The 10th OECS Credit Union Summit was held in Dominica this year under the Theme: "Co-operatives the Engine of Growth in Tough Economic Times." August 22—25, 2012. The summit took place at the Ross University School of Medicine at Picard, Portsmouth. Three students who attended the summit were Marva Bell, Devi St Luce and Shanice Isidore. The 9th OECS Credit Union Summit was held in Grenada. The Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions (CCCU) was established on 17th August 1972 in Dominica.
A delinquent is person who fails to pay loan on time. A dividend is the distributed profits of a company quoted on the securities exchange. Shares are money invested by members which cannot be withdrawn into their Credit Union which forms part of the capital of that Credit Union. The shares in a credit union are classified as permanent shares. Permanent shares are permanent assets of the society. The value of a share is $50. The maximum dividend a credit union can offer its member is 5 percent. IAS stands for International Accounting Standards. At a credit union, two categories of loans are productive and providence. The Annual General Meeting is the yearly gathering of a credit union membership. IFRS stands for International Financial Importing Standards.
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How to pronounce Téa Obreht: Tay-uh Ah-bret
Téa Obreht was born in Belgrade, in the former Yugoslavia, and grew up in Cyprus and Egypt before eventually immigrating to the United States. Her debut novel, The Tiger's Wife, won the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction, and was a 2011 National Book Award finalist and an international bestseller. Her work has been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Non-Required Reading, and has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, The Atlantic, Vogue, Esquire and Zoetrope: All-Story, among many others. She was the recipient of the Rona Jaffe fellowship from the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, and a 2016 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. She was a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree, and was named by The New Yorker as one of the twenty best American fiction writers under forty. She lives in New York with her husband, and teaches at Hunter College.
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Téa Obreht discusses her latest novel, Inland
Why did you want to write a novel set in the American West?
I grew up a city kid, living with my mother and grandparents on a grey street in Belgrade. America, when I finally arrived here in 1997, was suburban Georgia, and eventually the neat neighborhoods of Northern California. The America of the western novels my grandparents loved seemed impossible to me—a landscape of the imagination, a painted backdrop. The first time I saw the Rocky Mountains in real life, however, I was helplessly lost to them. The landscape, its textures and smells, its sounds and solitude, were all I thought about, all I dreamed of returning to when I left. For someone who had spent a lifetime on the move, this pull felt entirely new. It felt, at last, how I'd always imagined the draw of "home." It seemed inevitable, before I ever arrived at any semblance of story, that whatever book I wrote next would have to grapple with that feeling and its myths, consequences, and illusions.
What did your research for this book involve?
I was deep into the research and drafting of a completely different western when I stumbled onto the substance of Inland by happy accident. Some years ago, an ...
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Team USA – Olympic 2012 performance through games 1 and 2
Through the first two games so far, the American basketball team has beaten France and Tunisia by an average of 37 points. Below is some information on their performance in those games.
The United States have stuck to the same starting lineup of Tyson Chandler in the middle with LeBron James and Kevin Durant as the forwards alongside Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul.
Only 3 players are getting to play more than half a game – Durant (25 minutes a game) followed by Paul (23) and LeBron (22). However, everyone is playing adequate minutes as Bryant and Anthony Davis are both playing the least with 10 minutes per game.
One of the most notable statistics so far has been the Americans assist to field goal rate – of their 74 made shots, 55 of them came off a direct pass from a teammate.
Team USA has quickly shut down the talk of them being "too small" as they've score 47 points per game in the paint – good for second in the tournament. They also boast an average of 100 total rebounds (leading all countries) whilst holding their opponents to 70 total rebounds (currently 3rd best in the 2012 Olympics).
The Americans are starting slowly, averaging just 21.5 points in the opening period, while their strongest quarter is the third where they score 39 points on average. To no ones surprise, the U.S. are getting their share of fast breaks – scoring 30 points per game on the break to lead the Games.
As far as the Americans scoring balance and shooting performances:
The States have 4 players averaging over 10 points a game so far – Durant with 17.5, Kevin Love with 15, Carmelo Anthony with 12.5 and Russell Westbrook with 10 points each night.
As a team, they have scored 208 points over the two games and are shooting 52% from the field. USA have relied heavily on their 3 point shooting – taking 25 threes a night and converting on 36% of them. This is led by Durant attempting 9 threes so far in the Games.
The Americans are getting to the foul line quite often (28 per game) – led by Durant and Westbrook with 11 attempts each.
For your interest, the categories that the US team is leading the Olympics in so far include points per game, 2 point field goal percentage, 3 point field goals made and attempted, free throws made, points off turnovers, second chance points, fast break points, assists, defensive rebounds and total rebounds.
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Panorama | Focus on Italy
Marco Tullio Giordana (The Best of Youth) returns with another beautifully directed story, this one about sexual harassment and the poisonous atmosphere it creates.
Nina (Cristiana Capotondi, The Mafia Only Kills in Summer) is a single mother who finds a job at a care home for the elderly in Lombardy. She initially settles in well, but one night she is called into her supervisor's office and the man jumps on her. Nina rebuffs his advances, but when she resolves to report her boss she finds that no one is willing to support her; not her colleagues, not her boyfriend, not certainly not her employers.
The Me Too movement has caused controversy and soul-searching in Italy even more than in some other European countries, not least because Asia Argento remains such a divisive lightning rod there. Tullio Giordana, who began working on this long before the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke, has fashioned a very timely drama exploring the courage it takes to stand up for your rights (and especially as a working class woman), the vastly different attitudes towards rampant chauvinism that are to be found among Italian women, and the due process of the law. This is a deliberately un-melodramatic movie, which measures its points carefully and makes them count.


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There are four seasons in Japan and each season has different features.
The representative samples are SAKURA or cherry blossom in spring, MATSURI or festivals in summer, colorful leaves in autumn, ONSEN or hot spring plus NABE or cuisine cooked in an earthen pot and so on.
So I hope that you visit Japan several times. Maybe you can recognize some new interesting things every time.


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We had a blast last week at Golden Grip. It was so weird to see him sit still and wait his turn in line. He's never that patient at home!
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We were invited to Potbelly to try their new flatbread sandwich. They were so delicious! We had such a fun family night together!
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Nash an had a blowout first thing in the morning which meant bath time. Big brother was not about to miss out on an opportunity to have a bath so it was bath time for everyone!
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Pearson loves going to check on Nash in his crib. Clearly Nash loves it too! Sweet brotherly love.
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I had so much to get done Sunday afternoon but this sweet boy fell asleep on my chest. I wasn't about to get up!!
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This little guy just decided to potty train himself. We haven't even officially started and he is doing awesome!
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A beautiful spring afternoon called for sidewalk chalk with my big boy while my little boy napped.


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Condition 9.5/10 used once light marks on paddle
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Title: Canvas: Sepia-iro no Motif
Japanese Title: Canvas ~セピア色のモチーフ~
Episodes: 2
Released Date: Dec 25, 2001 till Mar 25, 2002
Based on a popular love-sim game by Cocktail Soft/F&C-FC01.
Asau Daisuke is a high school student and a gifted artist – but he is currently suffering from a block, which keeps him from painting. His childhood friend, Tachibana Amane, who loves him deeply, persuades him to do a portrait of Kimikage Yurina, a girl with a heart condition, before Yurina undergoes surgery. In the process of rediscovering his art, Daisuke also realizes the love that he and Amane feel for each other.


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How did you get to be such a trusting soul?
What, you don't consider yourself the trusting type? You're suspicious of everyone? Well, maybe, in some cases. But I doubt it. Not compared to other folks on the spectrum of politics and trust.
Odds are you have a basic, default attitude of trust in other people. Why do I say that? Because you're here. Because you're reading BPI or Daily Kos, probably even logged in as registered participant. Because you're probably not reading this while waving a sign proclaiming that you want your country back from people who aren't exactly like you.
Book notes: The Moral Foundations of Trust, by Eric M. Uslaner
Because we're the sort of people who participate at this progressive political site, we probably have a more generalized attitude of trust than a typical tea party slogan shouter. Tea party participants exhibit what Professor Eric Uslaner calls "particularized trust", a trust that requires everyone to be just like us. Having a more inclusive worldview correlates strongly with a more generalized trust, the sort of trust we can extend to people who differ from us. More importantly, generalized trust also extends to trust in the ability of government to be useful.
Eric Uslaner works as a professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland. In the 1990s he examined rising incivility among members of Congress, reported in an earlier book, The Decline of Comity in Congress (1993). His book, The Moral Foundations of Trust, extends his research about the role of trust in forming and maintaining functional government. Although aimed at an audience of social science scholars who want to see lots of data and statistics, it's possible to extract a few intriguing notions from the text even while skimming.
Regular readers of Morning Feature may note the title's similarity to Jonathan Haidt's work on moral foundations. That turns out to be a coincidence. Uslaner's book was published years before Haidt's research results, and their concepts of moral foundations differ. Uslaner's apparent goal is to distinguish "moralistic trust" from "strategic trust". Strategic trust is knowledge-based or knowledge-derived, and often temporary. Strategic trust results from a decision to trust someone to complete a transaction or to perform a service. Selecting a plumber from those reviewed at Angie's List would be an example. Strategic trust draws from the same mental model as rational actors in economics. Apparently strategic trust received more attention from Uslaner's social science peers during the 1990s, but he wanted to explore how trust relates to ethics, attitudes, and values, some components of "moralistic trust".
After distinguishing moral trust from strategic trust, Uslaner lays out his other key distinction: "particularized trust" compared to "generalized trust":
"Particularized trusters only rely upon people they are sure share their own values. Generalized trusters presume that most people they meet share their values; particularized trusters demand evidence that people outside their circles (or identity groups) share their beliefs."
Flag pin, anybody?
Or more recently: Show us your papers!
(We demand evidence that you share our beliefs.)
This isn't necessarily a new model, of course. It relates to in-group and out-group behaviors long ago described by psychologists. Uslaner even uses the terms in-group and out-group in his descriptions. What struck me about particular trust is how well it describes the vehement and venomous in-group and out-group dynamics exhibited by tea partiers and the Arizona state legislature. In practice, particularized trust looks like
paranoia strong suspicion of anyone who hasn't yet proven they're just like me (Okay, and you, too. But where's your flag pin?)
Here are a few other noteworthy tidbits. Items not quoted are my paraphrases.
- Generalized trust declines as income inequality increases. Trust in other people, our fellow citizens, and trust in government have disappeared along with income.
- "Young people with friends of different race are less likely to be particularized trusters.
(Again, this correlates with other psychology data, the "exposure effect".)
- "Highly educated people (especially with college education) more likely to be generalized trusters, less likely to be particularized trusters."
- "Optimists are more likely to be generalized trusters, less likely to be particularlized trusters."
- Sense of control is a predictor: "People who think that they can control their lives are more likely to be generalized trusters and less likely to be particularized trusters."
Do those data points begin to describe worldviews we recognize? I think so. Although the author emphasizes the politically neutral label, "optimist", I found myself classifying various descriptions as liberal, conservative, liberal, conservative, liberal, etc. The book predates the current tea party phenomenon, and tea partier behavior can be explained several different ways, of course. But the concept of particularized trust seemed like a perspective on tea party politics that might be timely and valuable to share.
In the last chapters of Moral Foundations of Trust, Uslaner describes ways that interpersonal trust can and apparently do improve the operation of government. That appears to be the basis of his current research about the effects of corruption in government.
Uslaner's Moral Foundations of Trust is nearly ten years old. The survey data available to him, mostly from the 1980s and 1990s, also limited the conclusions he could draw. Since then other authors, such as Lakoff, Altameyer, and Haidt, have published more up-to-date and more accessible writing (for non-specialists) on morality, social psychology, and politics. But the book seems useful as a data-dense social science reference.
I found Uslaner's book on the social psychology shelf at my library, where I was looking for information about the ways we interpret signals to assess trust or threat. This book didn't answer any of those questions, so I'll keep looking.
Two closing thoughts, one from Uslaner and one from some other guy:
"People who trust others don't see differences in values as a call to arms. They are tolerant of people unlike themselves. They see the potential of mutual gains by working together…. Without generalized trust, you need to build strategic trust time and time again."
Remember the policy called, "Trust, but verify"? Is that really trust? It seems to me a very particular kind of trust.
I trust that you've
read scrolled this far. Thanks for your kind attention. And thanks for your generalized trust that at least some of our fellow humans can re-establish healthy, mature democracy.
Cheers, and good morning, y'all


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Fantastic coverage of Typhoon Haiyan from the landfall in Tacloban to the clearing up of the super storm
'Super Typhoon HAIYAN (YOLANDA) in Tacloban City, Philippines'
On November 8th Typhoon Haiyan, one of the largest storms to ever occur in South East Asia, made landfall in Central Philippines.
The arrival of the storm was of no surprise, however the impact it made left behind nothing but dismantled and blown away houses along with the fatalities and misplacement of humans. The speed at which the category 5 storm was moving may have spared many more lives than expected as it made its way from the Philippines further south to Vietnam.
The Philippines is located within the tropical belt [5°N -20°N] and so it experiences 20 typhoons on average within a year. It does not go through an official typhoon season as there is none and so typhoons form throughout the year with June-November receiving the most frequent amount of typhoons.
According to the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Pearl Harbor they have recorded and estimated Typhoon Haiyan's winds to be at 190 to 195 mph, with gusts to 230 mph nearly attaining the maximum speed for a typhoon due to its warm seas. Waves reached 12 to 15 feet in Samar and Leyte.
The unprecedented storm simply left the government unprepared to handle the aftermath. 18 million people were in the storm's path and according to Filipino authorities the death toll has now official raised to 6000, however local officials in the province of Leyte have reported more than 10,000 dead. Neighborhoods are now deserted with death tolls in remote areas doubling overnight, where populous cities like Tacloban, which had 220 000 residing in it now has remnants of denuded hills and rubble from torn down buildings of which can no longer stand.
However, authorities were praised as they managed to evacuate 1 million people before the storm hit the nation. The unprecedented storm made damages worth $15 billion. The 7.2 magnitude that hit the province of Bohol on October 15th still currently has 350,000 people temporarily residing in shelters. Fortunately, they were not located within Typhoon Haiyan's path and so were not as affected in comparison to civilians residing within the island of Leyte.
Six ships had sailed ashore due to the large waves. Rooftops were blown away along with houses of which were secure and well-constructed. Many believed that the intensity and magnitude of the storm was too massive and severe to handle. Civilians and authorities did not anticipate that the aftermath would be as devastating as it appeared to be. The main impact Typhoon Haiyan had on the Philippines apart from the resulting death toll was that it cut off telecommunications, closed airports and pathways to islands such as Samar, Leyte, Cebu and Panay. Reviving telecommunications and power is said to even take months with the extent of the damage. This will inevitable slow down rescue effort and the delivery of aid.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung personally saw to it that preparations for Haiyan were carried out accordingly. He declared the highest level of alert.
Infrastructure is expensive and so are national preparedness programs. Unfortunately, the Philippines are ranked 165 in the world by GDP Capita just under the Republic of Congo and so it is considered to be in poverty. The infrastructure created by the government was poorly built resulting to why many families have lost their homes and have been displaced. Tacloban was completely inaccessible after the storm had passed leaving people struggling and waiting for aid, food and shelter.
After landfall in the Philippines it immediately made its way across the South China Sea eventually making landfall in Vietnam. Vietnam experienced less damage in comparison to the Philippines as the typhoon surprisingly weakened as it travelled across the South China Sea. Authorities were aware of the extent of the damage it caused the Philippines and so they prepared beforehand. 6.5 million People out of 90 million were supposed to be affected by the storm. They managed to evacuate 800,000 people; however there were only 14 deaths. They received praise from the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies for the plans they successfully managed to carry out.
It is easy to say that when a nation falls it can stand back up. In the Philippines case it is possible, but with the amount of damage the unprecedented storm had left behind the Philippine's aim to recover as quickly as possible will be just as difficult. Aid is currently being provided to areas hit and safety and recovery has been initiated. The death toll continues to rise with families having to undergo mass body burials. Typhoon Haiyan left a scar for all Filipinos affected not just in the Philippines but all over the world.
'The "miserable" situation in Tacloban, Philippines'
'Super Typhoon Yolanda Hits Philippines – CNN Report'
'Oxfam worker describes 'devestation' in the Philippines'
Aid for the Philippines – Typhoon Haiyan
Inspiring Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Stories That Caught My Heart
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- Prayer for Those Affected by Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines (ovds.wordpress.com)
- Tacloban Takes Direct Hit from Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) (jacksaunsea.wordpress.com)


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Whether you are a parent boy or a girl, it is good to sign up for young people in a program that will increase their confidence and help them to protect themselves in the world. But how do you choose the best martial arts? Depending on where you live and your willingness to pay for online martial arts travel, you may need to make the decision based on what's available in your area. If you are ready to set goals and make time for your child to learn martial arts at home through an online application, your options are unlimited.
As a child, my daughter took a variety of martial arts tours, including: Kenpo Karate, ATA Taekwondo, Taekwondo Olympics, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Aikido and Toshindo. My husband and I took adult class versions at the same time and through our martial arts research we learned that Taekwondo is the most progressive martial arts to learn. This is the martial arts that we committed and I have no blame for it.
We used to climb a climb to the climbing hut in the city and from the parking lot, watch the students from the Kung Fu school in the near future, who made beautiful moves that were so impressive that I couldn't wait to try it. So we moved that day and signed up for Kung Fu where we took two hours twice a week for a year. In our fourth class, the teacher had the whole student at the reception in tune with couples facing each other and we talked for two minutes with each person there. The course was made up of white and first-degree black belt students and when I got a black belt in Taekwondo, I expected a lot more from the Kung Fu black belt. But at the end of the season I learned that Kung Fu's first-degree black belt was more like a green belt in Taekwondo (at least in school). It was difficult to translate thriving Kung Fu movements into something like street protection.
Aikido was an interesting martial arts, but like a woman I don't like to grasp that very, when someone grabs me, if the only moves I know are engaging in movements, the output will be based on my weight and the weight of my opponent. This applies to boys and men as well. I like the idea of common locks and I think they can work for my benefit under certain circumstances, but my daughter has been trained through martial arts to catch eyes, neck and nuts before it is too late. Joint locks are reliably compassionate compared to tracheal knives. And honestly, in a self-defense situation, I want my daughter to have direct brutality in her own defense. I want her to look, not pink, but that's just my opinion.
Toshindo was a joke. It hardly goes even as a theatrical appeavor. When I was the man, try to pin me down and I said, "But my hand is loose and looks … I pull an eye."
He said, "No, you wouldn't."
I said, "Yes, I would."
We went back and forth. After the class, I decided our family would not go back.
Kenpo Karate was another simple martial art, similar to Taekwondo. Kicks and strokes in Karate and Taekwondo have linear quality but Kung Fu makes them easier to learn and apply. A child can learn to shoot and hit for either of these martial arts and they will be immediately useful. And even if your child never needs to kick other people, they will be better managers for the whole practice and they are likely less likely to hurt themselves when they fall down too.
When choosing a school for your child, consider your goals. Are you hiring for them to defend themselves on the street? And how many years are you ready to defend their martial arts? If you want your child to have good self-defense within a year or two, sign up for Taekwondo or Karate. If you are ready to take them for four years or more, Kung Fu can have more effective results. If you want your child to learn to intervene, Aikido offers a variety of complex moves that could cause some coaches in the school.
The decision is yours. Good luck!


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Harold N. Rohde, of Potlatch, passed away at Kootenai Health on the afternoon of Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at the age of 65.
Harold was born Oct. 22, 1954, in Perham, Minn., to Harold Norman Rohde and Diane Kathryn Larson. In 1954, the family moved to Oregon City, Ore. Harold attended Oregon State University, where he majored in general science before moving to Troy in 1987, and later moving to Kendrick.
Harold worked as a scientific aide at the University of Idaho in the laboratory of Dr. Scott Minnich for 24 years. During this time, Harold performed groundbreaking research on innate immunity and vaccine development against Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of the plague. His work resulted in numerous publications in leading scientific journals. In addition to his research, he mentored countless undergraduate and graduate students in their own research. He retired from the University of Idaho in 2016.
Harold met his second wife, Stephanie Anne Smith, in 2006 while working at the University of Idaho. They were married Sept. 2, 2011, and resided in Potlatch. Their son, Connor Jon Rohde, was born Oct. 11, 2011.
Harold was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fly fishing, backpacking and camping. He was a very loving and dedicated husband and father, and his outdoor adventures continued with his wife and son. The family will cherish the memories they shared backpacking into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, fishing the Lochsa River and Kelly Creek, and numerous camping and travel experiences.
Harold is survived by his wife, Stephanie Smith-Rohde, of Potlatch; his son, Connor Rohde, of Potlatch; his sister, Kathryn Rohde, of Salem, Ore.; his brother, John Rohde (Shannon Sterling), of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and his much-adored nieces, Greta Rohde and Lena Rohde, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Norman Rohde (d. 1985) and Diane Kathryn (Larson) Rohde (d. 2007), both of Oregon City, Ore.; and his beloved sister, Greta Kristine Rohde (d. 1992), of Oregon City, Ore.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Moscow. A gathering of friends and family will be held after the service at St. Mary's Family Center.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Northwest Public Broadcasting. Checks made payable to NWPB, in memory of Harold Rohde, may be mailed to NWPB, Washington State University, P.O. Box 642530, Pullman, WA 99164-2530, or call (800) 842–8991 to donate by telephone.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Short's Funeral Chapel of Moscow. Condolences may be left and flowers ordered at www.shortsfuneralchapel.com.


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