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Scott Conroy: Palin to Keynote Tea Party Rally in Iowa
Posted by Adrienne Ross on July 27, 2011
By Adrienne Ross – http://www.motivationtruth.com
Via Scott Conroy of Real Clear Politics:
In the latest indication that her sights are still set on a presidential run, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has accepted an invitation to keynote a Tea Party rally in Waukee, Iowa, on Sept. 3, RealClearPolitics has learned.
The Labor Day weekend visit to the nation's first voting state comes after Palin indicated during an appearance on Fox News earlier this month that she would make her decision about whether to launch a campaign in August or September.
All signs now point to September as the month when Palin would throw her hat into the ring, as logistical concerns ranging from fundraising to getting her name on the ballot in various states would likely preclude further delay.
Many prominent political analysts and Republican operatives have expressed skepticism that Palin is seriously considering a presidential bid, since she has not taken many of the steps that candidates traditionally take before jumping into the race, such as signing early-state consultants, contacting key powerbrokers and boosting their travel schedules.
But Palin has a long history of shunning the Republican Party machinery and taking an unconventional approach to campaigns — a mind-set that appears to have been in play throughout the past several months.
Palin's latest appearance in Iowa will come just two days after "The Undefeated," a documentary film spotlighting her accomplishments in Alaska, will be released on Pay-Per-View and video-on-demand. In the film, Palin is portrayed as a continual thorn in the Republican establishment's side. And it is the GOP, rather than the Democratic Party, that garners the better part of the movie's scorn.
If Palin were to announce a White House run, the theme of her campaign would almost certainly focus on resisting the ingrained political culture and what she sees as being wrong with the status quo, and much of the Republican Party itself, in addition to continuing to offer one of the most strident contrasts to President Obama's policies.
The outdoor rally on the first Saturday in September will take place at a field in Waukee, located just outside of Des Moines, and will be hosted by the Tea Party of America — an Iowa-based political action committee that was founded in May.
The midday affair will be the new group's kickoff event and is sure to generate a large crowd and massive media attention.
One of the Tea Party of America's co-founders, Charlie Gruschow, had previously founded the Des Moines Tea Party before splintering off to start a new group with some like-minded colleagues.
Gruschow praised the work of a highly motivated group of volunteers who have been setting the groundwork in Iowa for a Palin campaign, which almost all of them deem to be inevitable.
"I can only surmise that she's very, very popular here," Gruschow said of Palin's level of support among Republican caucus-goers in Iowa. "And it didn't hurt at all when she introduced her movie in Pella. The feedback I've gotten was it was an awesome movie, and there are more people becoming more endeared to her."
Read more here.
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Sarah announced she would make her announcement in early September at the latest. Did you know that her 23rd wedding anniversary is on August 29th.


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The Bolshoi Ballet's enchanting production of Swan Lake is a masterpiece of lyricism, drama and magic at the Royal Opera House.
Swan Lake was created by Yuri Grigorovich, former director of the Bolshoi and an esteemed choreographer in his own right, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov's celebrated 1895 production.
Set to Tchaikovsky's ravishing score, this timeless favourite embodies all the elements that have made Swan Lake the world's best loved ballet, as the forces of evil attempt to thwart the love between the swan-princess Odette and her Prince Siegfried.
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This is Mrs. Gutierrez forth year teaching at Park View High School. She has been teaching in LCPS since 2012. Mrs. Gutierrez has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Virginia State University and a Master of Arts in Teaching from LaGrange College.Please go to her website to find more information about her course.
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So… it's been a busy July for Chunkcast 54.8 Consett's No.1 Podcast.
In the words of my NorthUK Radio Colleague DJ SSR, Big ting be gwarn!!
The Chunkcast 54.8 has been out and about around Derwentside focussing on showcasing some of the areas up and coming talent and some well-established local superstars.
With a podcast featuring Heavyweight MMA fighter Darren Towler who brought the European Heavyweight UWC Title back home to Consett after his fight with MMA great Kamil Bazalek, Darren let us in on his training regime, pre-fight rituals and how he's sponsoring local youth teams and charities through his new venture Bad Boy Barbers situated on Church St.
James Hobson joined us on the Chunkcast 54.8, a genuinely fascinating guy whose audio creations need to be heard by everyone. This guy's talent is so immeasurable you need to experience it to even believe it. We talk music, theatre, life growing up with Asperger's and what the future holds for James, definitely one of #Consettsfinest!!
We chatted with Cain on the Guardians of The North Special confronting taboos and putting Chunkcast 54.8 listeners questions to the group which produced an interesting, informative podcast.
Phillip Marshall has a bit craic with us about being a Snooker World Record Breaker and his latest attempt at regaining his crown as 'Longest Snooker Match' record holder in August at Consett Snooker Club.
We also set a competition on Chunkcast 54.8, with the prize being a Bungee Jump at Consett Rugby Club.
Chunkcast 54.8 filmed a short documentary at the 'Conny' Art Exhibition organised by Elaine Robertson. The short-film features abstract artists Frank Briffa and Alison Gargett and local art legend Michael James. We also catch up with local cartoonist Phil Bartle.
I headed down to Leadgate with Richard Graham Judd chair of The Leadgate Taskforce for some litter-picking and networking and later joined Terri-Lee Shield and The Alt Group, helping with the cooking Christmas Dinner for 80+ hungry people at their weekly Free Community Meal. Consett's' charity game is so strong at the moment, a great achievement for everyone involved, Willowburn Hospice, Bright Red, North East Autism Society and GNAAS (Great North Air Ambulance) all setting the standards with events, fundraising and inspirational people left, right and centre.
So far in the Blackhill Broadcasting Centres 'LIVE LOUNGE' we've had amazing local talent performing acoustic versions of their tracks including local Ukulele songsmith Chris Justice in a Three-Part Special, Counterfeit Youth performed some classics of their setlist including I-tunes/Spotify favourite "There She Goes". Once you've heard it you'll be humming it and singing it at work for weeks to come! Super Songwriter Andy Lee from local folk band The Ree-Vahs talked to us about his life as a musician and performed songs from his amazing album "GeordieLand" and a new track from the soon to be released EP "Man Over Board".
It's been a great month for local bands and if you like any of the music you've heard on Chunkcast 54.8 please check the social media for available free downloads, I-tunes, Spotify and up-coming gigs and events featuring all the musicians.
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Also, you can listen to our weekly 2-hour eclectic music set, Chunkcast 54.8 Live! 7-9pm on NorthUK Radio, download the app and listen on your phone, tablet, laptop or PC.
As you can see it's been a great start to Chunkcast 54.8 and thanks to all the support Consett has a place for discussion, celebration, promotions and generally giving Consett an online platform we can all getting involved with. Thank you all for youre continuing support and get in touch anytime, it'd be great to hear from you.
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To Frack Or Not To Frack
Because the industrial world runs on petroleum-based fuels and other products, oil is a highly-valued world commodity. Under the Trump administration, the United States has become the largest crude oil producer in the world.
President Trump takes credit for reinvigorating domestic fuel outputs and achieving energy dominance. This distinction did not come easily. Here is a brief timeline of recent events that have resulted in record-high energy yields in the country:
- On June 1, 2017, President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the terrible Paris Climate Agreement
- President Trump ended the war on coal by striking costly Obama-era regulations such as the Stream Protection Rule (on February 16, 2017) and the Clean Power Plan (replaced by the Affordable Clean Energy rule ([ACE] on June 19, 2019)
- President Trump has taken action to open up our Nation's abundant natural resources, including legislation signed on December 22, 2017, to open up the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge for energy exploration
- The Department of the Interior sold 28 onshore oil and gas leases at auction in calendar year 2018, producing an all-time-high $1.1 billion in revenue
- President Trump has paved the way for more energy infrastructure development, ensuring American energy can be delivered to the market
- The Trump Administration approved by Executive Order signed in January 2017 the Dakota Access and Keystone XL Pipelines, and the New Burgos Pipeline on June 29, 2017
- President Trump signed two Executive Orders to cut red tape that was holding back the construction of new energy infrastructure such as pipelines
- The Trump Administration has streamlined permitting for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals
U.S. crude oil exports almost doubled in 2018 and reached a record average of 2 million barrels a day. Coal exports reached their highest level in five years in 2018. The nation has become a net natural gas exporter for the first time since 1957.
All of this energy dominance comes at a cost to the environment.
On December 11, 2018, the Bureau of Land Management (BML) announced a lease sale for more than 150,000 acres of public lands for fossil-fuel extraction near Arches and Canyonlands national parks which lie in a vast, untouched, pristine, western desert.
Fracking will be permitted near Bears Ears, Canyons of the Ancients and Hovenweep national monuments, and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Utah residents protested the lease sale at the state Capitol which includes property within 10 miles of world-renowned protected lands.
Ashley Soltysiak, who directs the Utah Sierra Club, spoke for many environmentalists:
"Utahns have demonstrated their commitment to transition away from dirty fossil fuels through clean energy resolutions passed in municipalities across our state. Yet, these commitments continue to be undermined by rampant oil and gas lease sales, which threaten our public health, public lands, and economy. While Utah's recreational and tourism economies continue to flourish, these attempts to develop sacred cultural, environmental, and recreational spaces for dirty fuels remain a grave and growing threat. Utah is our home and the reckless sale of our public lands with limited public engagement is simply unacceptable and short-sighted."
Ryan Beam, a public lands campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity, is opposed to fracking, an industrial process that breaks apart rock formations deep underground to extract fossil fuels such as oil and methane gas, in the Utah canyonlands:
"These red-rock wonderlands are some of the West's most iconic landscapes, and we can't afford to lose a single acre. Fracking here will waste precious water, foul the air and destroy beautiful wild places that should be held in trust for generations to come."
Hydraulic fracturing – fracking – is a technique which recovers gas and oil from shale rock by drilling down into the earth and directing a high-pressure water mixture at the rock to release the gas inside.
Water, sand, and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure. This process lets the gas flow out to the head of the well. The process can be carried out vertically but it is more common to drill horizontally to the rock layer, creating new pathways to release gas or to extend existing channels.
The term "fracking" refers to how the rock is fractured apart by the blast of the high-pressure mixture.
Since 2005, more than 100,000 oil and gas wells have been drilled and fracked in the United States.
Opponents of fracking say that the process drains water: 3.6 million gallons are used every time a well is fracked – which can happen many times to a producing well. Also, large quantities of unidentified and potentially toxic chemicals are being flooded underground and very likely seeping into our drinking water and aquifers.
Drinking water contamination has been linked to fracking in Pennsylvania, Colorado, Ohio, Wyoming, New York, and West Virginia.
Worst of all, the oil and gas industry has no plan or clue to dispose of the billions of gallons of contaminated waste fracking water.


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Los Angeles County's only indigenous charter school was successful today in a bid to remain open.
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) school board met this afternoon to decide whether or not to approve the charter for Anahuacalmecac International Preparatory High School. The school, which first received its charter in 2008, had been facing a potential shutdown after issues such as low test scores prompted the Los Angeles Superintendent of Schools to recommend that this year's charter petition be denied. The superintendent's office reversed this recommendation on Nov. 21, citing improving test scores. Four school board members had not agreed support the charter's renewal prior to this afternoon's meeting and all declined to comment on their reasoning.
Marcos Aguliar, principal at Anahuacalmecac, pointed to measures such as the school's 100 percent graduation rate and improving rates for English learner reclassification as indicators of its success. He said that school district concerns about low standardized test scores were misguided.
"The question about whether or not we're achieving those standards is really off base," said Aguliar. "It doesn't account for the design of the school and that's preparation for a college education which has very little to do with what's measured on high-stakes tests."
The subhead of this article was changed on December 12, 2018 to more accurately reflect the The L.A. Superintendent of Schools' decision to reverse the recommendation of the charter. More changes were made to the first paragraph to include further detail on the the charter's renewal.


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Mission: Eliminate the Killers in Your Pantry
Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by Tony Frezza in Get Motivated, What to Eat
I threw away a trash bag full of food! At the time, I didn't realize the great importance of this mission to my Paleo diet. Two months later, I can't believe I didn't do this sooner! I've noticed three very important benefits to my lifestyle. I spend much less money on processed foods at the store, my pantry is completely free of clutter, and I have absolutely NO "junk" cravings like I use to have throughout the day. My cravings for food in between meals have almost disappeared, and I owe a lot of that to my fridge and my pantry looking the way they do. (I work mostly from home too which is not helpful with a "killer infested" pantry!)
Most of the food I threw out was past it's time anyway, a bunch of it leftover from the Christmas parties of last year. But it was more to signify the lifestyle change I wanted to make in my diet. It was OUT with the processed snacks and wheat products that I once saw as "healthy", and IN with filling the fridge with fresh fruits and vegetables. Sadly, it had been those fruits and vegetables that would make their way to the trash bags as they spoiled quickly while I was busy grabbing for whole-grain snacks and such on the go.
There is no denying that our food lifestyle starts and ends at the store. If we make the right choices when we are food shopping, we can ultimately control the quality of our meals at home. At this point, I'd like to sarcastically put most of the blame on Publix's Buy 1, Get 1 Free deals. As I was tossing away most of my "junk food" I noticed they almost always came in pairs, or were a pair at one time.
I use the words "junk food" loosely because people may see what I was throwing out, and say "well that's not junk food at all!" In a Paleo or Primal eating lifestyle, there is nothing further from optimal health food. Many of these foods have labels that try to convince you that you're eating well, when in fact they truly have no nutritional benefit at all.
I listed some of the foods below that made their way to the trash can, despite their claims to be healthy.
Remember, in a Paleo/Primal lifestyle, we want our carbs to come from fruits and vegetables, not from wheat and grain products, and especially not processed ones. And fat isn't a bad thing if we get it from the right sources, Shark Bites are not the right sources.
Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps, Everything flavor. As labeled, "All Natural", "0g Trans Fat", "0g Saturated Fat", "0mg Cholesterol". But there's no denying the 23g carbohydrates per 11 Crisps.
Wheat Thins Stix, Honey Wheat flavor. Check out their tagline, "Natural flavor with other natural flavors". Does this sound healthy or what? It must have to me at one time.
Ritz Crackers, Reduced Fat. "50% less fat than original ritz!" (2g fat, 11 carbs per 5 crackers). You certainly could do worse, but it's not worth the refined carbs. I now opt for celery sticks instead.
Honey Nut Cheerios. 22 g of carbs, 9 g of sugar per ¾ cup! The box is covered with the benefits of being a WHOLE GRAIN SOURCE! But is that really a health benefit?
Lucky Charms Cereal. They don't try to mask this cereal with fake health promises like Cheerios does, but that doesn't stop them from advertising this as part of the "balanced breakfast".
Jolly Time Healthy Pop Butter Popcorn. "Endorsed by Weight Watchers with only a 1 point value". I think that's the ad that pulled my wife and I in. But there is MUCH hidden behind this statement. Reading below the weight watchers claim in print that would make a mouse squint, says "per serving, 5 cups popped pop corn". By taking that tiny piece of information and putting it together with the Nutrition facts on the back label, we see that the label speaks in 1 cup popped terms. So we have to do a little math to figure out the true nutrition facts. *Many people forget to do the math when looking at labels.* 1 cup popped has 4g carbs and 40mg of sodium. One full bag of popped popcorn is equal to a whopping 12.5 cups, which is equal to 50g carbs and 500 mg of sodium. Ouch! Not so Jolly anymore.
And last but not least, SHARK BITES fruit snacks. Surprisingly enough, this one also has nutritious facts on the label. "Excellent source of vitamin c, fat free, gluten free." And I think I was pulled into buying this one because it reminded me of my childhood and I craved having them again. So throwing this box away really signified how I was committing fully to a new lifestyle change, even if it was 20 years after my first Shark Bites.
In order to live a Superhuman lifestyle we need to eat Superhuman foods. This means natural, unprocessed foods. It all starts with what we buy at the supermarket and making the right choices. Check the nutrition labels and don't just read the colorful advertising. When we eat crap, our body craves more crap; it is as simple as that. If you are having trouble with a diet or healthier eating lifestyle, take this first step to eliminate the killers that are sabotaging your efforts. I'm interested in hearing what kind of killers you eliminated from your pantry or fridge.


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Venue: Conference Room A - Tŷ Hywel
Contact: Lleu Williams
(09.00 - 10.00)
Chair's introduction
1.1 The Chair welcomed Board members to the meeting.
1.2 The Board welcomed John Chick to the meeting who had returned to the Assembly. The Chair also offered the Board's thanks to Rebecca Hardwicke and Carys Rees for their work on behalf of the Board during John's absence.
1.3 The Board agreed the minutes of 23 November 2017 subject to minor changes.
1.4 The Board agree to write to the Commission to request that the legislation to change of the name of the Assembly to the Welsh Parliament also includes a provision to change the Board's name to the Independent Remuneration Board for the Welsh Parliament.
1.5 The Board noted that the resignation of Nathan Gill and subsequent decision that his successor Mandy Jones AM would not be a member of the UKIP group in the Assembly had no impact on the allowance for political parties.
1.6 The Board agreed that the membership of the Assembly Member support staff representative group membership should comprise of one support staff from each political party and one representative from each trade union.
1.7 The Board noted its meeting dates and the potential dates for the meetings of the Representative Groups.
Action points:
The Board to:
- write to the Assembly Commission outlining why it would like to change its name;
- write to the Assembly Member support staff Representative Group to confirm its membership.
(10.00 - 10.30)
Item for discussion: Review of staffing support for Members: Consideration of evidence
2.1 The Board considered the evidence it had heard to date in relation to the terms of reference of the review.
2.2 The Board agreed to arrange further interviews with Members and support staff, subject to availability, to ensure its sample is representative of both groups.
Action points:
The secretariat to:
- contact the offices of Member to identify suitable interview date;
- prepare a thematic summary of all the evidence received to date for the Board's consideration at its next meeting.
(10.45 - 11.30)
Item for discussion: The report by the Welsh Governance Centre on the barriers to and incentives for running for election to the Assembly
3.1 The Chair welcomed Dr Huw Pritchard, who was representing the Wales Governance Centre, to the meeting. Apologies had been received from Dr Diana Stribu.
3.2 The Chair invited Dr Pritchard to provide an overview of the draft report to the Board and to respond to the points of clarification raised by the Board. Dr Pritchard agreed to respond to further points of clarification via email.
3.3 The Board agreed to consider how it would respond to the recommendation in the report at its March meeting.
3.4 Both Dr Pritchard and the Board agreed to discuss the publication and dissemination strategy at a later date.
Action point:
The secretariat to be the point of contact between the Board and the Wales Governance Centre with regards to any points of clarification raised.
(11.30 - 13.30)
Review of staffing support for Members: Engagement event with Support Staff
4.1 The Board considered the issues raised during its engagement event with support staff.
(13.45 – 15.45)
Item for decision: Annual review of the Determination 2018-19
Support staff salaries for 2018-19
5.1 The Board agreed to propose an increase in support staff salaries for 2018-19 by 2.3 per cent in line with the provisional Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) figures for 2017 which were released in October 2017
5.2 The Board agreed to use the ASHE figure to ensure a consistent approach with last year's pay review.
Office cost allowance for 2018-19
5.3 The Board considered the various factors which affect office costs for Members including location, inflation, specialist equipment and Assembly Commission policies.
5.4 The Board agreed to use to use the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September 2017, which was 3 per cent, as a base rate to uprate the allowance. This follows the same principles as last year's uprate.
5.5 However, to accommodate concerns raised as a result of the Commission's decision not to fund Members caseworker system centrally and the extended requirements of the Official Languages Scheme, the Board agreed to propose an increase of 5 per cent in the allowance for 2018-19.
5.6 The Board also considered an allowance that Members can access to meet the reasonable costs of any security enhancements and agreed to propose an uncapped allowance is created for this purpose. However, access to this fund would be subject to Members adhering to specific criteria.
Residential Accommodation Expenditure for 2018-19
5.7 The Board considered the Residential Accommodation Expenditure for 2018-19 and agreed that the current allowance for outer area Members of £9,200 per annum/£775 per calendar month, the maximum amount for essential repairs of £882 per annum and the maximum amount of rental costs for Members with dependents of £120 per month should be maintained
5.8 The Board agreed to issue a consultation on all the above proposals. The closing date for consultation would be 2 March 2018.
5.9 The Board will consider the responses to the consultation at its March meeting.
Action points:
The secretariat to:
- issue and promote the consultation;
- prepare a summary of the consultation responses for consideration at the March meeting.
(15.45 - 16.30)
Item for discussion: The report by the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform: Creating a Parliament that Works for Wales
6.1 The Board considered the report by the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform, A Parliament that Works for Wales, and received an updated on the Commission's intention on taking the work forward.
6.2 The Board agreed to await the outcome of the public consultation and any subsequent legislation which may be introduced as a result of the consultation before considering the implications on its work.
Papers to note
7.1 The Board noted:
- the correspondence from the Finance Committee regarding its inquiry into the Remuneration Board's Determination Underspend;
- the report by the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform, A Parliament that works for Wales.


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Finally, Some Real Solutions For Back Pain
When you first experience back pain, it can be scary. It seems as if the pain will never go away. And you end up worrying whether it's cancer, or whether you'll have to live in pain for the rest of your life.
The first thing that you should know is that back pain is incredible common. According to time.com, some 80 percent of Americans will miss a day at work at some point in their lives, thanks to back pain.
The second thing you should know is that back pain almost always goes away over time. 95 percent of people report that their pain subsides within six weeks.
There's more good news too. Back pain is something that you can actively do something about. Here are some science-backed back pain relieving methods.
Your Pain Could Be Inflammatory – Hit The Painkillers
Modern painkillers, like ibuprofen and naproxen are anti-inflammatories. Often they are able to eliminate most backaches within a matter of days. Some patients also benefit from applying either heat or cold to the affected area. Doctors don't yet know which is the most effective, so try both and see which works best for you.
Try Relaxing Your Back Muscles
A lot of back pain is also caused by tension in the back muscles themselves. Back muscles have to work constantly to keep your posture correct. To relax them completely, grab a chair and a mat. Put the mat on the floor and then put your legs up so your calves are resting on the chair. Your hips should be at 90 degrees from your body and your hip muscles completely relaxed. This position is designed to rest your spinal muscles and hip muscles which could be causing you pain. Stay in this position for around five minutes.
Replace Your Mattress
As sleepjunkie.org/whats-the-best-mattress-for-a-bad-back shows, a mattresses can have a big effect on your back. The daily punishment of sleeping on a hard or lumpy mattress can cause back issues, even among young people.
Different types of mattresses have different levels of support for bad backs. Memory foam tends to be the best for pressure relief, especially if you sleep in an usual position.
Visit Your Chiropractor
At the outset it's worth pointing out that there's a difference between chiropractors and physical therapists. Anybody can set up as a chiropractor, even though they are called doctors. But to become a physical therapist, you need around four years of training. Thus with physical therapists, you have a better idea of what you're getting. However, if you know that the local chiropractor isn't a crook, it might be worth paying them a visit. Chiropractors will look for ways to resolve pain by twisting and stretching the body in new and usual ways. No, you probably won't be completely cured of your back pain using a chiropractor. But they can often reduce pain for the rest of the day.
Physical therapists are an option too. Some studies indicate that they can be effective, like chiropractors, some of the time. But in some states, you'll need a doctor's referral to see a P. T.


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Friday, 25th November
This morning I had to exhort the actors to be actors and not rely on me to spoon–feed them with everything. This was sparked off by not being able to work with the actress playing the boy, because she seemed to be lacking some basic acting skills and the ability to take direction. I had to talk with her about her blocks, and to ask her to decide whether she really wanted to be an actor — and, if so, to take responsibility for her attitude. I know the problems arise because she is afraid, but it is very hard to work with. I've realized that our fairy tale is the story precisely of this thing: Does one decide to grow up or not? Do the students change into professional actors or not? Does the actress decide to go and find her 'three sisters' (the missing parts of herself) or not? This seemed to be the theme of the morning; I had to keep talking to the whole cast about attitude. It is taking us so long to get through scenes, and there are times when they are 'not there.'
There is also a message in the story for me, of course — and much of this difficulty is also in me, in the way I work. The dark forest is inside myself. I trust that the show will come together, they always do, and we will put the time in to make it work, but . . . Have I taken on more than I should by making this an ensemble piece, so that everyone needs to be here all the time and I can't send people off to rehearse individual scenes? How much of this is the 'fault' of the students, and how much is to do with me? I am used to directing professional actors, who can get on with things, who concentrate, and who can improvise. These are only students. Am I expecting too much? Doubts begin to surface in me, and I wonder if these are being projected outward. What is my own journey in this fairy tale, and do I have the ability to take responsibility and to find my own three sisters?
I know that I am prone to be light on things and to skip over things — especially in terms of text, for example. I work mostly on image, and atmosphere. Am I able to help actors to find emotion? I am not sure. There are weaknesses with my method, of course. It can produce good theater, as I know from the past, and from some of the scenes I am seeing here; but there are weaknesses, and the dark forest shows those weaknesses up. We could do with more time, and to not have so many disruptions mid–week . . .but we have the time we have.
Later in the day . . .
I am seeing some real change starting to happen. The actress I talked to this morning had a completely different attitude this afternoon, and started to understand what I had been talking about. There are times now when some of the cast are doing what is necessary to create their own journeys through the show. Some of the actors are picking up and expanding on the images we have created, with a new commitment to 'being there' and filling in the roles, and not just 'walking through' the scenes because that is what they have been blocked to do. So there is good stuff in my process after all, and it connects to the student's lives in a very deep way. They will be better performers as a result of this process. They are beginning to wake up, one by one, and I need to be careful not to crush this, just as it is starting to come through, by being over–critical.
It is, though, a very different feeling from where I was this time last week, when things were flowing and the cast was really productive. Maybe the actors are simply burnt out, as the creativity this week has been lacking.
Nuno and I discussed these ideas tonight, wondering whether we should point out to the cast that the play relates to their own journey through life, and their life in relation to their art. Will they change and mature, like the hero of the story; will they transform from students into actors? I know that some of them already see this, but I don't want them to have to 'think' too much at the moment. We will talk about it at the end of the process. At times, the students have a tendency to talk about what could be done when they are working on scenes, rather then actually trying things. This is no way to get work done, because the theoretical conversations go round and round in circles! Getting up and trying ideas — that is the only way to find out if they work.
On Monday, we are going to plaster the rehearsal room with positive affirmations.
Saturday, 26th November
I was awake most of last night, thinking about the show. I've decided that I have not explained properly to the performers what it is that I require from them in this part of the process. For example, I expect them to be filling in and shading their individual characters themselves. But it seems clear that they have not been trained in this way, so it is silly of me to just expect them to know what to do. I need to give them guidance on this further aspect of the work. This has been a miscommunication, for which I must take responsibility. They must endeavor to find the 'through line' of their own performance, and to work this out on their own — but I must first show them how to do this.
One of the strong themes of the show is about making the decision to grow up, to pass on to the next life phase, and to take self–responsibility. This process is, of course, taking place in all our lives, and this weekend I am finding ways that it is challenging me in mine.
I've been studying the Tarot, and images that relate to the Tarot that have come up strongly in the work so far have been The Fool and The Tower:
The Fool represents setting out on the journey. He steps over the edge without really looking where he is going. The soul's journey starts here, on its voyage through all the processes of the Tarot's major arcana. The fool is naive, but also fearless, because he does not know what lies ahead.
The Tower, on the other hand, represents ground–shaking, dramatic change. Things are broken and shaken from their moorings with this card, which is one of the most powerful and frightening of the Tarot deck. The process of the destruction of old patterns can be terrifying to live through, yet will eventually lead to new growth.
Since these are the two cards that, in many ways, we are all playing with at the moment, it is no wonder that the process is challenging us so much. I have to break through patterns in myself, and the cast members, likewise, are each going through their own ground–shaking Towers. The show is proving to be very deep in terms of life process. I am starting to see this way of working with fairy tales as a good technique for understanding them, and further, as an embodiment of their teachings in ones own life. To be so intimately close to the fairy tale images involved, to be dealing with transformation in this way, and to explore a tale physically, emotionally, and vocally in such a conscious way, is bound to bring about deep awareness and change within ones being.
Sunday, 27th November
I have had further realizations today. Again, I need to better explain what it is that I expect from the cast. I want them to take the direction I give them and to make it their own, empowering themselves by exploring the work outside of rehearsals, rather than expecting that rehearsals are all there is to the dramatic process. To do this, I am going to take an example of a scene that we have improvised once (and will come back to in a day or two) and explain the process of how they should be working on it themselves. They can explore it by asking questions such as: what are my emotions in this scene? What is happening to my character in the walk across stage? How might I portray these in my physicality, through image, and with voice?
I want the cast, too, to take lines from the story and experiment with ways of saying them so that they are sure that they are embodying the real feel of the scene. I will encourage them to get used to rehearsing scenes, even if they are not the main character, with a clear focus. All the actors are going to be on stage all of the time, and they need to map out their 'energy journey' for the performance. The meditation that we do each morning is showing them that the focus given can change the feel of a scene, and they should now be trying to support every scene by giving it attention, awareness, and presence. They need to get this into their body's memory now, in order to work out their emotional and energetic path through the piece.
This should empower them. I don't want them giving their power to me, so that I am responsible for them. I believe actors should be intelligent, diligent, and self–reliant. Some directors want their actors to be dependent on them, but I don't. On a wider scale, I think this has applications to society at large. We all give our power away too often: to mass media, to advertisers, to multi–national corporations, to the self–serving elites who run our governments. Only by empowering ourselves as individuals, and as artists, can we hope to engender positive change in our society.
There is another card from the Tarot that has come up for me lately — not by doing a reading, but as an image that came to me as I was contemplating the play: Strength. Part of my job, as the director, is to 'hold' the energy of the group's creative process; to root their shaking energy. Strength here is not the rigid force of muscle, but an inner strength that can yield because it is supple in its roots.
I went down to the sea this weekend and practiced Chi Kung on the rocks. I imagined breathing in the sea's essence, and aligning myself to the four directions, the sky above, and the earth below. I need to have inner strength to bring this project, and all the cast, through this process in the best possible way. This is not about a director being some god–like figure, but about knowing my method. I am starting to respect the power of learning and transformation in fairy tale images, and to understand that I am a guide for the cast on this inner journey. I want them to all to come out safely on the other side, with renewed belief in themselves and their abilities. I know that my job, primarily, is to produce a good piece of theatre with which to enchant our audience — but it is my belief that theatre is not just a career; it is a life choice. The way we approach the process of creating drama is reflected in every other aspect of our lives. We have allowed the role of the actor to be debased in our society; it is either seen as being of no consequence, or turned into facade by the Hollywood kind of stardom. I believe actors are shamans: we travel deep within ourselves to wrestle with the themes that the play brings up in us — and then we hope to find a form with which to bring our discoveries back to our communities.
While talking about the play to Terri Windling on the phone, I realized that the boy should make a deliberate decision each time to leave each animal realm and carry on his quest. It is important that he makes these choices: not to go home after he gets home–sick; not to stay on in the kingdom of the birds, distracted by the three days of partying ; and not to turn back after he has seen all three of his sisters. Instead, he makes the final, important decision to go on to the tower.


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text: ====== Wally Byum Holiday ====== ===== Manufacturer Information ===== To date, I have only heard of five other Holidays in existence. When I found my first one in central Florida, I couldn't find anyone who had heard of them. I contacted Airstream directly. They had no record of a ham can type trailer ever made by Wally or Airstream or any trailer ever sold as a "Wally Byam Holiday." I contacted the Tin Can Tourists. Forrest Bone responded that he had not heard of the Holiday but suggested I post it on Airstream Forums. I did and got mixed replies from "Ain't no such thing" to "Man you have a really rare Airstream. " It was on the forums I first met Fred Caldwell who turned out to be a remarkable cornucopia of Airstream facts and history. But even in the beginning Fred had not heard of the Holiday. My first real lead came from Scott Scheuermann, the first VP of the Vintage Airstream Club. Scott suggested the Holiday might be a Holiday Travel Trailer. "From what I understand they were only produced for one year. It is an Airstream product, thus you can join the WBCCI and or the Vintage Airstream Club. The person you want to talk to is RJ Dial. He knows a lot about Vintage Airstreams and knows others who also know more about them than he." I contacted R.J Dial and he responded: "I've only heard of the Holiday one other time - little is known about it. Ohio didn't open up until September 1952, and the windows on your trailer were not used after 1952, so I set the age at.... 1952!... The Wally Byam Holiday does show up on the official list from the WBCCI as eligible trailers - and they received the list from Airstream back in the late '50's." Somewhere along in here I was told to try the The Recreation Vehicle and Manufactured Housing Hall of Fame Museum. They responded that after searching their records they had no listing of the "Wally Byam Holiday." It was through the RV/MH Museum I got in touch with Al Hesselbart, author and historian who joined the staff of the RV/MH Hall of Fame in 1994 as the on site manager. Al wrote: "Lanny, I heard back from Wally Byam expert Bud Cooper who is very familiar with the Holiday and nearly owned one when new. It was a small production prototype model made only in 1954 to see if the customer would buy the caravan styling as opposed to the typical Airstream styling. The test failed and they were never put into real market production. The prototype unit was built by a Jack Oakley and John Taylor for Wally. " So the history started to come together. While building up Airstream's Ohio production and sales during the first two years, Wally Byam manufactured this less expensive trailer under his own name, the Wally Byam Holiday. Based on small lightweight trailers he saw in Europe, the Wally Byam "Holiday" is a 15' flat-sided canned ham style trailer built only in Ohio and sold during 1954 and 1955. I was fortunate to have found and purchased two of them them, I assume both built in 1954. //**History is courtesy of Lanny Webb - firstname.lastname@example.com**// See his site below for more information and tons of pictures. ===== Years built ===== 1954-1955 ===== Models ===== ===== Interiors ===== ===== Standard Features ===== According to the brochure and magazine ads, it can sleep five adults. They would have to be exceptionally good friends and small as well. The undercarriage is steel ladder frame construction like many other Airstreams. The outside skin and most structural body members were riveted aluminum, with a few wood framing members as necessary. The interior is all wood, 3 ply 3/16th inch thick Birch paneling. Balura paneling was also used. Standard equipment included a four burner South Bend butane stove, oil or propane heater and an airplane chemical toilet. A flush-able marine type toilet was an option for an additional $20. Both my Holidays have Cunningham marine toilets. There was a standard sink and faucet fed by city water but an additional ten gallon stainless steal fresh water tank and hand pump could be added for another $40. My #1094 has the stainless steal tank. One of the existing Holidays #1102 owned by Ellen and Shannon Stewart has a wall mounted gas fueled water heater. It mounts on the wall next to the sink, looks to be about ten inches in diameter and 24" tall. It is not listed as an option in the original brochure. The choice was between the standard 50 lb. ice refrigerator or two models of gas refrigerators, the Astral for $135 and the more expensive Silo from Germany for $175. These were exceptionally expensive options considering the stock or base Holiday price was $1,395.00 F.O.B. Jackson Center, Ohio. My #1094 has the ice box. The #1135, much later model, has an electric refrigerator built in Germany for the Alaska refrigerator company. 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PONCE, Puerto Rico — The chief of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture says the U.S. island does not have an adequate place to house indigenous artifacts.
Institute director Carmen Teresa Ruiz says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to return dozens of ancient ceramic pieces, tools and bones to Puerto Rico but the U.S. territory is not prepared to receive them.
She said Sunday it is "a real problem" since local archaeologists and students do not have the chance to study the pre-Columbian pieces.
In 2007, the Army Corps uncovered a cache of artifacts outside the city of Ponce.
At the time, Puerto Rican archaeologists blasted the federal agency for shipping the indigenous artifacts to the U.S. for analysis.


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Jacobs University Bremen is a private, English-medium campus university which is state-recognized by the State of Bremen. We are offering Bachelor, Master or PhD programs in three focus areas: Health, Mobility and Diversity. Our principles are first class research and teaching, international diversity and transdisciplinary cooperation. As an international university we attract highly talented and open-minded students from all over the world. Currently, approximately 1,400 students from 110 nations live and study on our residential campus.
The Transmission Systems Group at Jacobs University Bremen invites applications for
2 PhD Positions in Electrical Engineering / Communications with Security focus (m/f/diverse)
(66,6% working time; limited for 1.5 and 3 years)
Job ID 19-07
Research Topics:
The PhD students will work on security-related topics, one devoted to physical-layer key generation for wireless and powerline channels, the other focusing on so-called TEMPEST. Physical-layer key generation determines cryptographic keys from symmetric physical channel properties that are not available to an eavesdropper.
We have first promising results for wireless channels and also powerline channels. Those methods are considered to be very important for the upcoming Internet of Things.
Regarding TEMPEST, we will investigate possibilities for attacks based on radiated signals from circuitry, up to the point, where we detect the signal type, possibly even recovering the data. The physcial-layer security project comes with a time limit of 1.5 years that we plan to further extend, the funding for TEMPEST already now covers 3 years.
For both topics, a very good knowledge of physical layer communication is required. The physical-layer security project will also require coding experience, especially LDPC codes. TEMPEST will be based on machine learning, compressive sensing, wavelets and other transforms.
The TEMPEST project is a collaboration with Hochschule Bremen and a company. At Hochschule Bremen, there will be a further opening for a PhD position. There, a stronger RF background will be required.
Your qualifications:
- University degree (Master or Diploma) in electrical engineering / communications
- Good knowledge of physical layer transmission methods and channel properties
- LDPC codes or signal processing/machine learning backgrounds, respectively
- MATLAB skills
- Very good command of English, both in written and oral communication
- German language proficiency is required for the TEMPEST project
- Ability to work independently and in a team
Your application:
Application documents (CV, complete list of publications, academic records, transcripts (copies) of certificates/degrees, and contact information of two references) will be accepted continuously until the position is filled.
Please send your application in a single PDF to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Werner Henkel, w.henkel [at] jacobs-university.de with subject "PhD Positions".
See http://trsys.faculty.jacobs-university.de/ for further information.
In case you would be interested in the TEMPEST topic, but rather in the underlying RF methods and pre-classification, please contact Prof. Dr. Sören Peik at Hochschule Bremen und speik [at] hs-bremen.de .


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The Computer Know-how (CT) program has been developed to supply training in the ideas underlying the design of recent computer systems. For some gadgets, equivalent to sharing buttons gadget, the gadget cannot be previewed in edit mode. Our Computer Methods Know-how – Networking (Fast-Track) program is for students who've beforehand accomplished a relevant faculty or university program and want to obtain their diploma in two years (4 semesters) by getting into the second year of this three-12 months offering.
5. Gadgetbselain memiliki sisi negatif tapi di sisi lain gadget memiliki banyak manffat seperti, dengan berkembangnya gadget manusia hidup menjadi lebih mudah, komunikasi terjalin kapan pun di mana pun, Komunikasi menjadi lebih praktis dan lain-lain. Most of those jobs are associated to the internet, whether or not it is cloud computing and network safety or internet and app improvement.
There's one drawback: loads Web advertising data on-line is both inaccurate of outdated. Video games may be played over the Internet with people from everywhere in the world. Consequently, digital media functions that exist as we speak are pretty restricted at a number of levels, which normally results the low high quality providers which can be usually experienced as we speak.
It is the one occasion where retailers, tech suppliers, FMCGs, begin-ups, buyers and analysts be a part of forces to work out how they will not only survive the digital revolution, however nail it. At Tech. 5G is the next generation of mobile broadband, promising to bring cellular users right into a future where Full-HD films might be downloaded in seconds and emerging technologies resembling self-driving cars and augmented actuality are commonplace.
Take note of the kind of theft coated in your gadget insurance coverage coverage. Since the program counter is (conceptually) simply one other set of reminiscence cells, it can be modified by calculations accomplished in the ALU. This all has actual-world consequences for the future of society and know-how. The older the gadget, the much less likely you'll insure it. Most insurance providers will put a restriction on the age of the gadget at the time of shopping for a policy.


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Paint it Back
From colors to proteins: modern technologies and ambient MS for cultural heritage objects.
Alina Astefanei |
As an analytical scientist, I believe that what the field needs most are modern and dedicated methodologies to tackle highly complex and severely degraded samples, and that is the main focus for my work.
My postdoc, with Garry Corthals at the University of Amsterdam, used a new ambient MS technique called surface acoustic wave nebulization-MS (SAWN-MS) for the first time in the field of cultural heritage. SAWN-MS allows much smaller samples and simplified sample treatment procedures, plus results within a minute. I applied the new technique first in the identification of organic colorants in wool samples, followed by fatty acids profiling in oil paint swatches that show different degrees of water sensitivity. In collaboration with the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, I also studied the effect of different cleaning procedures on oil paints.
Here at the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands in Amsterdam my role is to adapt and improve existing MS-based technologies and enable their implementation in the cultural heritage field. We need techniques that are gentle enough to preserve the fragile chemistry within the sample, yet powerful enough to characterize their complex system. Without this, further research on conservation treatments remains impossible, impeding our ability to protect cultural artifacts.
Modern tools and modernist art
The team in our Amsterdam laboratory relies on this type of technology to answer questions posed by conservators from different museums on the composition and degradation state of different historical materials. A recent example was three paintings by Marc Chagall from the collection of Stedelijk museum Amsterdam (Selfportrait with Seven Fingers; The Fiddler and The Pregnant Woman/Maternity). We analyzed microsamples using a combination of different techniques to gain information on the organic materials used by the artist. Specifically, we used LC-PDA-HRMS to identify organic pigments from different regions of interest on the paintings – information that contributes to a better understanding of the objects and helps conservators make decisions.
My own work involves developing methodologies to identify organic colorants and understand their degradation mechanisms in textiles and paint swatches. One very interesting project involves the study of the organic pigments used in different artists' colors and commercial paints from the late 19th and beginning of the 20th century.
Another project involves identifying the proteinaceous materials used in cultural heritage objects. For this, we are working on adapting the extraction and digestion strategies used in modern proteomics to different types of historical materials. Due to the very small amount of proteinaceous material, the extreme complexity and high levels of degradation, samples from artworks are very different to those typically encountered by proteomics labs.
The techniques traditionally used in field of cultural heritage for the identification of organic materials (such as GC-MS, pyrolysis GC-MS, HPLC-PDA, direct temperature timeresolved MS) involve time-consuming preparation steps, chemical derivatization, high temperatures, high ionization energies and long analysis times with poor sensitivity for small samples. Moreover, traditional extraction methods may lead to chemical modification through hydrolyzation and esterification, and could even cause the breakdown of the compounds of interest. One big problem, especially for small molecules, is source-induced fragmentation, which can cause confusion about whether the detected fragments are due to degradation of the object or the analytical technique itself. To avoid source-induced fragmentation and reduce ion suppression as much as possible, we need to minimize stress on the sample.
Do no harm
It's clear that for analysis of historical samples we need modern minimally invasive methodologies that provide detailed and reliable information. This is highlighted in Article 10 of the Venice Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites (the internationally recognized framework for the conservation and restoration of historic buildings): "Where traditional techniques prove inadequate, the consolidation of a monument can be achieved by the use of any modern technique for conservation and construction, the efficacy of which has been shown by scientific data and proved by experience."
Excellent progress is being made in several areas; for example, the introduction of ambient MS techniques, which eliminate the need for chromatographic separation and minimize harsh and timeconsuming sample preparation steps. These techniques are minimally invasive, incredibly fast and require extremely low samples sizes.
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I can't decide what's more unsettling, the demand for snuggling or the actual occupation of a professional snuggler. After watching Vice's short segment, The Japanese Love Industry, I realized how immediate all of the dystopian novels I read in AP Literature junior year of high school are. Sure, I disagree with Maslow's hierarchy of needs to some extent, but maybe societies are evolving to a future where "self-esteem" is valued before "love and belonging". Or maybe the Millennials hierarchy of needs does not even include "love".
Photo from Quentin Hafner article on divorce
Who/what is to blame? Is the shift in relationships and interactions between females and males a product of the narcissistic nature of wanting to be successful in a high paying career, asynchronous technological communication or evolution of gender roles in society?
I would argue the answer lies within a perfect storm of all of these influences. Although Japan is the fastest declining population in the world, other primary countries in Western Europe and the United States aren't far behind. People aren't spending the time to get to know each other. They're not getting married and most certainly are not having babies. Women and men alike are more captivated by easily available, attachment-free sexual experiences due to the time commitment of courtship and the intimidation of reality. In Japan, women and men are paying hundreds of dollars in host clubs to get all the attention they'd get in a relationship and walking away attachment free. Who wouldn't want to pay a random stranger to pet you and deeply stare into your eyes in the pursuit of the comfort and emotions a hassling relationship provide?
The ability of women to support themselves and not be obligated to the domestic role they have played in society for thousands of years has contributed to more and more women realizing they don't want a boyfriend, marriage and motherhood. Or maybe men have pushed women out of wanting these roles. I can't be the only person who felt weirdly validated when Betty Draper had a one night stand after being this perfect housewife who conceded Don's promiscuous lifestyle. Maybe the extinction of culturally defined roles has caused women to finally be able to experience and enjoy the behavior men have practiced historically.
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Is love losing its value as an innate human need? Or are people realizing these feelings can be derived from other easier and time efficient sources? Sure, the commodification for sex has been around for thousands of years, but will future generations find the commodification of intimacy a normative interaction?


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Posted by Gloria Singer on Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 at 12:50pm.
Growth of any city is marked by new home construction and new job opportunities. Boca Raton is certainly growing and has seen both recently.
Potential New Housing Development
A vote will take place soon and the Palm Beach County commissioners will decide if replacing the old Mizner Trail Golf Course with a new housing development is a good idea.
This new development would add 288 new homes to the area and they would be considered golf course property. The golf course closed in 2005, however. The new development would be a mix of townhomes and zero lot-line homes.
However, this development still has to be approved. The Boca Del Mar Improvement Association will also meet with the county parks department to express interest in buying the old golf course. If they are able to come to an agreement, they plan to turn it into a public park.
The commissioners have already rejected two other housing proposals for the space, but may be open to this one, if there's a plan for the use of the golf course.
Fifty New Jobs Added to Boca Tech Firm
TouchSuite, which considered moving to Texas recently, decided to stay in Boca Raton. This is largely due to a public incentive package they were offered, which has led to the addition of 50 new jobs.
The jobs will range from programmers to business development associates. These new positions will help with a new produce using the Android operating system for mobile devices.
A recent Boca Raton City Council meeting included a vote to approve an incentive package for the company to keep them in Boca Raton. The package includes $250,000 with $50,000 coming from the city and the rest from the state.
TouchSuite used to be called American Bancard and is growing rapidly. They were ranked as the Fastest-Growing Technology Company by Business Journal. They sell computers systems used at point-of-sale or POS systems.
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By: DANA BECKER, The Messenger Sports Reporter
Erin Bahrenfuss grew up in a family heavily involved in sports.
After graduating from Webster City, Bahrenfuss made the short journey to Iowa Central, joining the Triton softball program.
On Sunday, Bahrenfuss and six other sophomores were honored at Rogers Park as No. 13 Iowa Central swept Northeast.
Scores were 20-12 in five innings and 8-0 in five.
"Being a Triton over the past two years has meant the world to me," Bahrenfuss said. "The support we have from within our school and the community is unreal. Sometimes after games or practices when I'm still in my uniform, I see little girls who love to ask me questions about our games and are awestruck that they are talking to a Triton softball player.
"That's the coolest thing to me."
Iowa Central (34-13 overall, 15-9 in ICCAC) improved to 8-6 at home this year as Cheyenne Andersen went yard twice on the day to set a new single-season school record with 22. Andersen has 37 for her career, which is also a record.
Along with Bahrenfuss and Andersen, fellow sophomores Payton Adwell, Jenna Peschel, Kallie Malloy, Gabi Bingham and Alex Boyce were all honored.
"Being a Triton means I am part of a family," Peschel said. "We always have the backs of the players and coaches. I'm really grateful for all the opportunities I've gotten here at Iowa Central."
Andersen was 6-for-7 with five RBI and five runs, Parker Mathews finished with five hits, four runs and three RBI, and Bre Tjebben was 7-for-8 with four runs and two RBI.
Sophie Cave drove in nine runs, hitting two homers, with Peschel finishing 5-for-7 with four RBI, two homers, a double and three runs. Payton Andersen also had five hits with a homer, double, three runs and two RBI.
Malloy pitched two perfect innings with five strikeouts and Boyce went two innings with four strikeouts. Adwell had three hits in the opener and Sidney Marker scored three times.
For ICCC head coach Rick Sandquist, the day was an emotional one to digest.
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Bahrenfuss shared similar feelings about Sandquist and the time he has given to better the players.
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"I'll be forever thankful he let me play on his team and let me grow as a player and as a person with him."
As a team, the Tritons have now hit 75 home runs, which is also a single-season school-record after hitting six in the twinbill.
Iowa Central hosts Northwestern College JV on Wednesday before closing out the regular season at second-ranked Des Moines Area on Saturday and Ellsworth next Sunday.


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6/2/13 at the Oakland Coliseum
2nd game in 2 days! Let's go!
I was thankful that I wouldn't have to wake up early this time. Today, I woke up around 8am. Our family got out of the house by 9am and we were in Oakland by 9:30!
Once we arrived, I was shocked by all of the cars. I then realized it was LITTLE LEAGUE DAY. At this point, I was almost positive I was going to get shut out, so I set my goal for the day at 1 ball. I headed up from Parking Lot B to gate MM, where I set my stuff down.
Once my dad got in line, my mom, sister, and I headed down to Gate D, so that we could buy extra tickets for upcoming games. We got tickets for Root Beer Float Day (Where I don't plan on ballhawking), as well as extra tickets for a few games in July.
I did a lot of walking back and forth between MM and the car, as I kept forgetting various things, but around 10:30, I was in line for good!
During the half hour leading up to the time the gates opened, this very cute kid kept everyone entertained with his dancing. I posted this picture on Facebook and the next day, Will tweeted it to his mom. I then got a Tweet from her, thanking me and my dad for the picture. Go ahead and give her a follow on Twitter!
10 minutes before the gates opened, this was the scene in line. It was Coco Crisp Cereal Bowl day for the first 5,000 kids 14 and under. (Yes I did end up getting one)
Will and I were ready to run in! As you can see, I'm wearing the 2013 A's Memorial Day hat, which I had picked up after the game the day before.
I actually wasn't going to be sitting in the bleachers for this game. My high school team (Who I have mentioned before) had an amazing season come to an end, and to celebrate, one of the dads rented out the Right Field BBQ Terrace for the team!
This was going to be a fun day!
I knew it would be hard to snag a ball, so I got to work early, heading over to where the White Sox were playing catch.
No luck in the first 10 minutes. Promptly at 11:15, the Little League Day Parade started. The A's have Little Leaguers parade around the warning track. In all, I would say it took 30 minutes to get everyone through.
Over the course of the parade, players were not allowed to throw balls into the stands, instead giving them to the deserving kids walking around the field.
After a certain point, I just gave up and headed over to the BBQ terrace to get some food before the game started.
Eventually, the parade ended (Around 11:45) and I ran over to where the A's were warming up.
During the 10 minutes I was there, I should have gotten 1 ball. I called out to Casey Chavez, the A's bullpen catcher, after he was done working with Grant Balfour. He went to toss the ball to me, and shortly before it hit my glove, a *Large* man in a Giants hat and jersey swatted the ball away, as it hit the ground. He then started laughing and said "You're an A's fan, you don't deserve a ball!"
And people wonder why I hate Giants fans…
Chavez saw the whole thing unfold. He went over, picked up the ball, looked up and the man, and put the ball in the ball bag. Cool…
At this point, I decided to head back to the BBQ terrace to finish my burger and talk with some of the guys.
This was pretty much the setup. There were 2 sections that had about 45 seats in them, along with 3 benches that seat about 9 people each.
There was also a table full of desserts, chips, and other things! I took full advantage of the unlimited burgers and hot dogs, along with the free water and soda!
I was sitting on the asile of the section closest to the foul pole. I pointed out where my family was sitting to everyone.
Around this time, it was 12:15, and Ryan Cook was STILL signing autographs. He is a class act.
Once he left, the grounds crew began to prep the field.
This was a view from the table that had all the foods. You can see the grill and beverage stand on the right side.
Now the game itself..
Jarrod Parker was pitching for the A's.
Players slowly began to take the field.
We were all enjoying watching the White Sox warm up.
We were all yelling at the White Sox players along the foul line.
He has a funky delivery too!
I was sitting to the left of these three guys (L-R: Logan, Zak, and Craig)
Oh, and it was HOT!
Oh and this car randomly drove around the warning track.
Chris Sale warmed up in the bullpen.
Like Pat Neshek, he is fun to take pictures of!
It felt weird seeing these guys from a different angle.
Yoenis Cespedes was one of the last guys that was warming up on the field before the first pitch.
I interacted with the RF Bleacher guys throughout the game.
There was a time where they started chanting "BAD-DERS! BAD-DERS! BAD-DERS! BAD-DERS!" I felt loved.
Every Sunday, the A's have Little Leaguers take the field for the National Anthem with the A's.
It always looks cool to see the team lined up along during the National Anthem.
Jarrod Parker was starting today for the A's.
He got a quick out in the first.
But the White Sox were unable to capitalize.
The A's went 1-2-3 in their half of the first.
The White Sox were unable to do anything either, as Jarrod Parker set them down in order.
Josh Donaldson grounded out to start off the inning.
And Nate Freiman singled.
But again, the A's were unable to do anything with him, as the 2nd inning ended in a 0-0 tie.
The first 2 White Sox hitters in the 3rd inning flew out to Coco Crisp.
Again, the White Sox didn't score any runs.
Derek Norris struck out in the 3rd inning.
And Adam Rosales singled.
But Jed Lowrie grounded out to end the inning.
The White Sox had a walk and double, but were not able to open the game in the 4th inning.
After Yoenis Cespedes was hit by a pitch, Josh Donaldson struck out.
And Nate Freiman popped out.
The game remained scoreless after 4 innings.
Everyone in the first row had their feet up on the ad right in front of us.
In the 6th, Josh Donaldson was able to connect, but he flied out, however it did bring in Coco Crisp, as he tagged up to come in and score.
Jerry Blevins came on for the 7th inning, relieving Jarrod Parker after his 6 shutout innings.
A lot of people stood behind the seats and talked.
Afre Jerry Blevins recorded one out Bob Melvin put in Ryan Cook.
Who struck out Casper Wells to end the White Sox half of the 7th inning.
One of the dads, Rick Flayler, was the one who organized this entire thing for the team.
We were all enjoying the game.
Before the 7th inning stretch, Rick told the crowd a bit about our team.
Then we all sang Take Me Out to the Ballgame!
The A's went quickly and quietly in the 7th, keeping the game at 1-0.
Ryan Cook came out to pitch the 8th as well.
And once again, Chicago was set down 1-2-3.
Coco Crisp had a 1-out single in the 8th.
And he preceded to score on a Jed Lowrie single, then error by the White Sox center fielder.
This stretched the A's lead to 2-0!
With 1 out in the bottom of the 8th, when Coco Crisp stepped to the plate, I headed out to the RF bleachers so that I would be able to rage. I sat down in my seat on the 1st pitch of the Jed Lowrie at bat, and on the 3rd pitch, he lined a screaming foul ball right down the line. It hit about 3 feet to where I had been sitting in the BBQ Terrace!!! WHAT. THE. HECK?????
Will, the inventor of the rage, had his usual Hulk gloves with him.
Everyone was raging!!!
This meant Grant Balfour was in!!!
The White Sox had a lead off single, but Balfour settled down to retire the next 3 guys.
And it was an A's win!
My dad got a picture of the team.
So that foul ball that I should have gotten if I had actually been in my seat? It ended up here:
Also, prior to the game, I had noticed this ball.
Look again…
After the game, it was time for Kids Run the Bases.
And no, I didn't participate…
The seagulls started to take over the Coliseum…
So we left…
Thanks for reading!!
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