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I enjoy my cleaned up closet every day. Thanks again for helping me get it in shape.
I enjoy my cleaned up closet every day. Thanks again for helping me get it in shape.
Motivation is what gets you started, Habit is what keeps you going.- Jim Rohn
I'm careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can strive for; perfection is God's business. -Michael J. Fox
Our greatest weariness comes from work not done. - Eric Hoffer
Being organized is the key to a simpler life, in which the things we own reflect who we are and everything has its place. -Peter Walsh
The things you own end up owning you. -Fight Club
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. -Epictetus
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Everyone has the power for greatness, not for fame but greatness, because greatness is determined by service. -Martin Luther King Jr.
When people show you who they are, believe them. -Maya Angelou
The future is a flower that knowledge brings to blossom. -Hallmark Card, Nature's Sketchbook by Marjolein Bastin
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. -Winston Churchill
Clutter is postponed decisions®. -Barbara Hemphill
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. -Albert Einstein
Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting. -Edward de Bono
Simplicity, clarity, singleness: these...give our lives power and vividness and joy. -Richard Holloway
Oh the things you can find if you don't stay behind! -Dr. Seuss
All the great things are simple...freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. -Winston Churchill
All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do. -Norman Vincent Peale
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed. -Storm Jameson
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. -Henry Ford
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will determine its successful outcome. -William James
The difference between a dream and a goal is a plan. -Unknown
Learning is the process of turning experience into knowledge, knowledge into understanding, understanding into wisdom, and wisdom into action. -Dave Meier
At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a child, a friend or a parent. -Barbara Bush
Ability is what you're capable of. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. -Raymond Chandler
We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are. -Tobias Wolff
May your walls know Joy, each room hold Laughter, and every window open to great Possibility. -Mary Anne Radmacher
Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand. -Confucius
It is always the simple that produces the marvelous. -Amelia E. Barr
I am an optimist. It does not seem much use to be anything else. -Winston Churchill
The moment passed is no longer; the future may never be; the present is all of which man is master. -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. -William Morris
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. -Calvin Coolidge
Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of travelling. -Margaret Lee Remick
The best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. -Theodore Roosevelt
Nothing is true but that which is simple. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The only way to make sense of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. -Alan Watts
Goals are dreams with deadlines. -Diana Scharf Hunt
Not what we have BUT what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. -Epicurus
It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy. -Hesiod
On the other side of fear lies freedom. -Author Unknown
Nothing else has the power to calm, comfort, and care for you better than home. -Richelle E. Goodrich
Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead focus on what to do next. Spend your energy on moving forward toward finding the answer. -Denis Waitley
With friends, one is well; but at home, one is better. -Leo Tolstoy
Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. -Gloria Steinem
A healthy attitude is contagious, but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. -Tom Stoppard
Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up. -A. A. Milne
When goals go, meaning goes. When meaning goes, purpose goes. When purpose goes, life goes dead in our hands. -Carl Jung
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple. -Dr. Seuss
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. -Marcel Proust
A goal without a plan is just a wish. -Antoine de Saint-Exuperey
For every minute spent organizing an hour is earned. -Benjamin Franklin
Freedom lies in being bold. -Robert Frost
Never continue in a job you don't enjoy. If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined. -Johnny Carson
Life is a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you can spend it only once. -Lillian Dickson
Carry out a random act of kindness with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. -Princess Diana
Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being positive about what could go right. -Zig Ziglar
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. -C.S. Lewis
It is in the whole process of meeting and solving problems that life has meaning. -M. Scott Peck
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. -Amelia Earhart
What I love most about my home is who I share it with. -Tad Carpenter
Generosity is the mark of a caring heart. -Unknown
Happiness is a place between too little and too much. -Finnish Proverb
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
I will get rid of everything that is keeping me stuck in the past and replace it with what is important to me now. -The Clutter Cure
There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.. -Leonard Cohen
I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment. -Paul Wellstone
Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely. -Karen Kaiser Clark
Stretch out your hand and take the world's wide gift of Joy and Beauty. -Corinne Roosevelt Robinson
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out... -Robert J. Collier
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. -Anne Frank
Ability is what you're capable of. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. -Raymond Chandler
I've never seen a monument erected to a pessimist. -Paul Harvey
Far way in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. -Louisa May Alcott
Instead of buying something you will use some day, why not store it in the store. -Gretchen Rubin
Organizing is not always having everything put away but, rather, about the ease of living. -"Heart of a Hoarder" by Valentina Sgro
Just living is not enough...one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. -Hans Christian Andersen
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. -Pearl S. Buck
May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right. -Peter Marshall
People start working on their problems when the reasons for change outweigh the reasons for not changing...and not a minute sooner. -Buried In Treasure, Tolin, Frost, Steketee
The whole point about getting things done is knowing what to leave undone.. -Lady Stella Reading
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. Wishing you happiness. -Helen Keller
Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.. -Kahlil Gibran
Reach high, for the stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. -Rabindranath Tagore
Be the change you want to see in the world. -Mahatma Gandhi
The safety of the people shall be the highest law. -Marcus Tullius Cicero
I always felt that the great high privilege, relief, and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing. -Katherine Mansfield
I have never known anything distress me that an hour's reading did not relieve.. -Charles de Montesquieu
Our life is frittered away by detail...Simplify, simplify. -Henry David Thoreau
Saving this one until next time. -Al Gore
Saving this one until next time. -Al Gore


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National Experts to Speak at Autism Spectrum Disorder Conference
As diagnoses of Autism are on the rise – up more than 20 percent from 2006-2008, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – two nationally known experts on autism spectrum disorders will be in Sioux Falls to speak at the "Lighting the Way: Autism Spectrum Disorders in Our Community" conference, set for June 6-8, at Augustana's Gilbert Science Center.
The cost for the conference is $100. Registration for the conference is open now.
Pamela Crooke is a senior therapist at the online support network Social Thinking and is part of the social-cognitive team, as well as a faculty member, at San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif. She has presented on social thinking and on autism spectrum disorders nationally and internationally. Previously, she coordinated the interdisciplinary clinical services at the Autism Extension Clinic within the Tucson Alliance for Autism in Arizona. Her area of expertise is treatment efficacy in social and relational therapies for individuals with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism. She has remained a direct service provider for children and adults with autism for nearly 20 years. She is the co-author of "Socially Curious and Curiously Social," a guidebook for teenagers and new adults, and "You Are a Social Detective," a comic book curriculum for younger kids. Crooke will serve as the conference's keynote speaker on Thursday, June 7, and will also conduct breakout sessions on social communications.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
2012 South Dakota Walk Now for Autism Speaks
Beth Keeton is a senior consultant with Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC (GHA), a full service consultancy specializing in developing communities of economic cooperation and self-employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and has worked closely with the state of Florida's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) to coordinate the development and implementation of a Self-Employment Certification curriculum. Florida VR has been the first in the nation to make such an extensive commitment to supporting self-employment as a possible outcome for all customers. For the past 15 years, Keeton has provided extensive training and technical assistance throughout the country on positive behavior support, self-employment, customized employment, and benefits analysis. Keeton will serve as the conference's keynote speaker on Friday, June 8, and will conduct breakout sessions on transition to adulthood and employment.
Keeton will also present "Customized Employment" at the Pre-Conference on Wednesday, June 6. The cost for the Pre-Conference is $75. Registration for the Pre-Conference is open now.


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"I have searched all over for a dress pattern like this one. I am making a lavender floral print dress with a matching sweater for my granddaughter's first birthday. I plan to make her a Christmas dress with an organza pinafore. Next Halloween, she will be Alice In Wonderland! I love this pattern. It is a classic that will never go out of style. I really appreciate bringing back dresses that look like dresses!"
The Precious Dress has a sweet, timeless design that is oh-so versatile. It can be made with fun cotton prints for comfortable play and a whimsical look. For dress up, special occasion fabrics can be used to make a formal delight. It is a great style for applique, embroidery, and embellishment with beautiful trims.
The bodice can be made in an empire or natural-waist length. It can be sleeveless, or have puffy sleeves. For the neckline, a Peter Pan collar can be attached, or it can be left collarless. For a snugger fit, ties can be sewn into the bodice at the sides. As an alternative to ties, a sweet apron can be added.
This eBook contains the patterns and instructions to make a classic dress in sizes 3 months - 10 years. The placket is enclosed, so the buttons and buttonholes do not show. This gives a crisp, clean finished appearance to the back of the dress.
Detailed sizing information is given so you will get a great fit and just the length you are after. As a bonus, matching dolly-sized patterns are provided in a supplemental file.
Notions - thread, straight pins, buttons (hook and loop tape for dolly), fusible interfacing, fabric marking pen/pencil.
Fabric - 2-3 yards, depending on size, style, and options.
*Note: These are downloadable instructions for making a dress. Since it is a download, you will receive this by email and it will also be located in the "My Library" section of your user account immediately after purchase.
Precious Dresses. Copyright © 2009 by Carla Hegeman Crim. All rights reserved. No part of this eBook may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission from the author. The patterns contained within are copyrighted, but may be used by crafters to produce items for resale provided the pattern was purchased from me or an authorized dealer.
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I have searched all over for a dress pattern like this one. I am making a lavender floral print dress with a matching sweater for my granddaughter's first birthday. I plan to make her a Christmas dress with an organza pinafore. Next Halloween, she will be Alice In Wonderland! I love this pattern. It is a classic that will never go out of style. I really appreciate bringing back dresses that look like dresses!
This pattern is perfect for so many different types of dresses. I use this one a lot for making princess dress up dresses and for special occasion dresses! It's a great pattern and the instructions are very thorough. I honestly think a beginner could do this pattern with no problems.
Great Pattern. Sooo many options!
I love all of her patterns. It sews up very easily and I adapted it to several costumes for my daughters :)
love this pattern. You can get so many different looks that I have used it several times.
love this dress. Will be making more with the different styles. thanks a lot.
Classic pattern, easy to follow & recommended!
love this pattern and it has many options! great easy to follow instructions!
Super cute! Just perfect
Perfect in so many ways!!
I made a "Rosie" costume with this dress for someone. I adjusted the length of the sleeves and it turned out perfect. It's a great pattern with easy to follow instructions.
This is a versatile and classic pattern that needs to be in every seamstress' bag of tricks.
Easy to follow and lots of options and doll pattern. Great dolly and me pattern.
Sweet dress.
I have made two different dresses for two different granddaughters, they have recieved many compliments. Easy pattern.
Very classic dress with easy directions. Lots of options.
I don't know why I put off doing this dress for so long. It went together very quickly and the button holes were easier than I expected. I get many compliments on it when my daughter wears her dress.
I have not made this dress yet, but am looking for that "just right" fabric that will motivate me. I've read through the instructions and they are very clear. Can't wait to get started!
This pattern makes the most adorable little girls' dresses! I made them in the tiny 3m size and they turned out so cute!
Have made this pattern into a christening down twice. the peter pan collar is such a classic look. really love this pattern.
love love love this dress! It made up easily enough and looks fantastic on my grand daughters - I used the natural waisted, collared and sleeved version. Thank you x
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL Dresses from this pattern, have made all styles, empire, natural waist, sleeveless/and sleeves. with ties and sash and without, and shorter and longer and even double"skirt" part of the dress, and they all look amazing, they fit very and my daughter(age 6) really loves these dresses. They look great when made, and so easy as the directions are very well thoughtout and written.
Beautiful, versatile pattern with super instructions!!
This is my go-to pattern for a little girls dress. Just such a classic and I love how the buttons are covered on the back bodice.
Love this pattern. There are so many variations for this dress and I've made them for a wide range of sizes. All CarlaC patterns are so easy to follow with clear, illustrated, step-by-step instructions. This pattern has paid for itself many times over.
I loved this pattern!! I will be making more dresses like this for my daughter and others very soon! Thanks for another beautiful and easy to read/understand pattern!!
Great pattern with very easy to follow directions. CarlaC patterns are always worth buying. Her patterns are very thorough and easy to follow.
Very cute patterns
I've made a few. I ended up switching to regular button holes with exposed buttons after the first one.
I combined this with a big bow pattern from this site and it all turned out so beautiful together. Love it.
from a casual dress to wedding ready this pattern can be used!!
Loved the end result, a beautiful classic dress :) However, the placket for the bodice needed to be sewn 1" rather than 3/4" to fully hide the buttons which I was a little disappointed about because I had fully followed the instructions and also used the right sized buttons.
This is easy and super cute!
Wow! This dress is amazing and so versatile! I was surprised by how easy the it was to sew up and the instructions are easy to follow. I agree with a another reviewer who called this a classic design. It really is such a classic little girls dress!
Simple pattern for making a sweet dress for a princess. Have use this pattern many times.
Just love this pattern!!! Makes the perfect dress and love the hidden placket.
i love all of carla's patterns - especially the versatility in this one!
This is such a great pattern. I love all the detailed instructions every question is answered and the design options make you feel like a designer. Thanks so very much
Very Versatile Pattern - I used it to make an Alice in Wonderland dress for Halloween. It fits well and the instructions are very clear.
Classic dress. Love that it is by Carla C. Very easy to follow instructions.
Such a lovely dress!
Love that this pattern comes in so many sizes! Very easy to follow just like all of Carla's patterns!
Another easy awesome pattern from Carla! I used it to make my daughter's first Communion dress. It was a special project for me!
So many options - great job, once again! LOVE your patterns!
Carla's patterns are the best ,hope she write more pattern,have tons of pictures,everything is perfect...
This is such a cute little girl dress. So adorable.
Made an easter dress with this pattern, it was beautiful. Directions were clear and easy to follow. Thank yoU!
Fantastic pattern, great detail in the instructions and the pictures are just icing on the cake. Thanks again CarlaC!
Love this pattern! I never thought I could make a dress like this! Thank you Carla!
Love this pattern. As with all of Carla's patterns the directions are easy to follow. I used this for Christmas dresses a few years ago and now I am going to use it for Easter dresses.
This is a beautiful, classic dress pattern with the best directions ever. Things that sound so hard, puffed sleeves, collars and hidden buttons come out perfectly because the directions are so clear and easy to follow.
Another fabulous Carla pattern! I love this classic dress and the pattern is so easy to follow. As always, Carla makes measuring and getting the perfect fit so very easy! This is a beautiful dress that will look like you spent a fortune on.
such a versatile dress, I have made one for every season and size(with four girls thats not hard to do). It is a classic piece and just a staple in our closets. And with ALL the options no two are alike.
This pattern is so versatile. I have used it for easter, christmas, and even halloween costumes. It has also helped with those basic peter pan collar shirts that you need but can never find in the right color. Such a classic pattern with easy follow instructions. Carla makes it a breeze.
Great directions as always! The first time I made this pattern I actually combined with the skirt to a European pattern, and you wouldn't have known the two weren't intended to go together--that's how great Carla's bodice on this dress is! Again, numerous options make for the ability to design that one of a kind dress perfect for your little girl!
I can tell you that if Carla has made the pattern - I have made the dress about a million times. Her patterns are my wardrobe staples for my children. I have made this dress for Easter, dress up, Disneyworld and have made it into every princess dress imaginable. I love how easy it is and how I can customize the basic pattern into many other outfits.
This has become the pattern I go to for christening dresses by just lengthening the skirt. It's adorable and a classic style for all ages. It's also easy and very versatile!
I have made two dresses out of this pattern and I love it. The dresses were beautiful. The directions were VERY easy to follow and I love the fact I can print out the pattern as I need it.
Wonderful pattern! Great directions!
I used this pattern as my first attempt at making clothes for my daughter. It probably wasn't the best choice for a getting back into sewing after a 20 year hiatus, but it turned out well. I used red dot fabric for the dress, and used white for the collar and sleeve bands so my DD could be dressed like Minnie Mouse for Halloween. She then wore it do Disney World, and got tons of attention! My second attempt was using fabric inspired by Jesse from Toy Story. It turned out great, and was much quicker since I had learned from my mistakes on the Minnie dress. I love the hidden back buttons. Carla is a wonderful designer, and she has made it possible for this novice to make beautiful clothes for her daughter!
This pattern makes the sweetest little dresses. I love how you can customize the options and the dress looks fresh each time you sew it. Carla's patterns are always wonderful.
Another great pattern from CarlaC/Scientific Seamstress. All of her patterns are so clear and so well written. The directions are clear and diagrams are helpful. Don't be overwhelmed by the "pages and pages" of how to determine the size you need. It all seems so technical, but really isn't. One suggestion I'd make is to offer standard sizing, then to offer the detailed "choose your size" instructions as an appendix for those that need it. Keep up the great work!!
I used the Precious Dress pattern to make a peter pan collar shirt for a pageant outfit. I was very nervous because I hadn't sewn something as detailed as collars, puffed sleeves and plackets in about 10 years and I was making this for someone else. Not surprisingly, Carla's instructions were perfect again - and simple. The shirt turned out too cute and the little girl won the pageant.
I used this pattern to make my girls Christmas dresses this year and I fell in love with it.
the directions are the most detailed well written instructions for a pattern that I have ever seen.
I was scared to death to try this with its puffy sleeves and button holes, both of which I'd never attempted before. I emailed Carla since she lives near me to see if she offered sewing lessons and not only did she get right back to me, but she offered to let me sew alongside her and help me if I got stuck.
I decided to try it on my own and was blown away when I was able to understand each step and construct the garment on my own.
I'll be using this pattern many many more times to make more dresses for my girls.
I'm having a lot of fun making this with taffeta for Xmas dresses. For the underskirt I will use Nanny Etticoat. One exception in the construction; I will use a knit for the upper half; attach the taffeta underskirt using Hug Snug seam tape to stabilize.
This was my first pattern that I was able to succesfully follow and my first time doing sleeves. This pattern has excellent instructions and the finished product looks great.
I can admit that I am a novice sewer whose last experience with the sewing machine was in high school 22 years ago. Abit rusty in my sewing skill is an understatement but I just want to make something pretty and personal for my little Hannah so I scoured the net for some patterns but they are all just a big confussion to me ... until I got CarlaC's pattern! It is so easy to follow and understand. Thanks so much for coming up with this pattern and since the design is timeless, I surely will have more of this dress until little Hannah is 10... I just finished my first project and is intending another one tomorrow... thanks for all those "aha" moments and the "wow i did that" - its a nice feeling to be able to make them for our precious little girl.
I created this pattern for the first time, and from the beginning it was so easy like all standard instructions for sewing the bodice together, and I can say that a beginner will fully understand. But when I got to the "placket part for the buttons" I got stuck! The instructions for making the placket was easy to follow but I don't understand why the back of the bodice ended up with not enough fabric to attach the buttons! Then I emailed the designer and I was so disappointed 'coz I haven't heard from them ever since! I'm sorry but I have to "re-design" the back bodice and ended up without the placket, it was easier this way and you can show off the nice buttons! Other than that it's a classic pattern!
When I saw that CarlaC had come out with a pattern like this, I was SO excited! I have a box full of commercial patterns that are similar in style to this one. I take out the instructions, read through them in total confusion, and then shove them back into the box. But, Carla's instructions are so clear. I was finally able to make the classic little girl's dress that I had always wanted! I had so many "A-ha!" moments while making this dress. There were many parts of garment construction that I never understood before reading the instructions in this pattern. If you have a problem making nice looking buttonholes- no worries! They will be covered by the placket. I thought this would be a complicated process, but it was surprisingly simple. I was also concerned about adding the collar, sleeve bands, and sleeves. But, the way that Carla tells you to construct the garment is so clear and easy! I highly recommend this pattern to anyone who wants to make a classic little girl's dress!
I once made a dress like this for one of my daughters from a commercial pattern-9 years ago. I was sure I'd never make a dress like this again. But Carla has come to the rescue with another amazing pattern! Her instructions are so clear and detailed and her methods so simple, the dress came together beautifully! The sleeves, collar and button placket were surprisingly simple. I'm sure I'll be getting a lot of use from this pattern.
Another AWESOME pattern by CarlaC. I love all the different options for the dress from classic to contemporary. Each step is well explained and done so that the beginner can understand. I have almost all of CarlaC's pattern sand they are what I turn to first. THANKS SO MUCH.
I loved this pattern,so versetile- make it up for a dressy occassion, or do a sleeveless-collarless dress for an easy, cool summer dress, use the right fabrics and it will make a great costume for various characters (Like Minnie Mouse or Alice in Wonderland) I needed a little extra under a sleeveless easter dress and used this pattern to make a blouse- I just made up the bodice and lengthened it- PERFECT! I really love the hidden back buttons (instead of zipper) and as long as you can read, your sleeves, collar and back placat will come out perfect every time. Carla has worked her magic yet again, her patterns are simply the best. I made this up in size 2, but will be trying it out in the 3 month size too. Thanks Carla!
Classic design that I searched for for over 6 months...thanks SEW much!!


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Nineteen months after he began, NEH Chairman Jim Leach has completed his promised Civility Tour, visiting every state in the nation to raise public awareness with the message that "polarizing attitudes can jeopardize social cohesion and even public safety." On May 15, 2011, Leach spoke in Hawaii, the final stop in a drive to highlight the "divisive rhetoric of anger" that is threatening a fundamental necessity of democracy: the constructive exchange of views.
As a 30-year Member of Congress, Leach witnessed up close a decline in civility on Capitol Hill. Incendiary public discourse had proliferated not only in politics but also in the myriad forms of commentary made possible by the Internet and new social media. At NEH, that concern precipitated the Civility Tour as well as an agency initiative titled Bridging Cultures which provides funding for public forums, films and other outreach efforts to explore the role of civility in a democracy.
(To hear Chairman Leach discuss these and related topics in a radio interview, click here.)
In November of 2009, in a speech at the National Press Club, Leach outlined some of the reasons mutual respect was breaking down across the country and warned of the consequences at home and abroad. "How we lead or fail to lead in an interdependent world will be directly related to how we comprehend our own history, values, and diversity of experiences, and how deeply we come to understand and respect other peoples and societies. Citizenship is hard. It takes a willingness to listen, watch, read, and think in ways that allow the imagination to put one person in the shoes of another," Leach told the gathering.
"Little is more important for the world's leading democracy in this change-intensive century than establishing an ethos of thoughtfulness and decency of expression in the public square. If we don't try to understand and respect others, how can we expect them to respect us, our values and our way of life?" he asked.
Leach personally took that message to more than 80 cities and towns across the country during the tour. In addition, under the Bridging Cultures initiative, NEH supported four national "conversations" on civility that brought experts together to discuss the often toxic atmosphere of political debate within the context of the historical role of dissent in American life. In Chicago, the American Bar Association organized a public forum on "Civility and Free Expression in a Constitutional Democracy." The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted "Democratic Discontent: A Public Symposium on Civility and Democracy in America." Similar events were held in Los Angeles and at the Foley Institute at Washington State University.
Civility concerns had grown with the acidity of the Congressional debate on health care reform. But the topic took on a grim added significance in January of 2011 when Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and a number of her constituents were shot by a deranged gunman in Tucson, Arizona.
He stressed that civility is not simply or principally about manners. "It doesn't mean that spirited advocacy is to be avoided. What it does require is a willingness to consider respectfully the views of others, with an understanding that we are all connected and rely on each other."
In the wake of the shooting, President Obama in an address to the citizens of Tucson, called on all Americans to begin talking to one another "in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds."
Democracy, he noted, requires perspective. "Seldom is there only one proper path determinable by one individual or one political party. Public decision-making does not lend itself to certitude. Everybody can learn from somebody else. That is why humility is a valued character trait and why civility is a central ingredient of a democratic society."
"Citizens should be expected to disagree vigorously with each other and take their disagreements to the ballot box. But a government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissenting views and those who hold them."
Leach said that polarization has increased in recent years, related in no small measure to the fact that the nation is at war and the economy has stumbled. In addition, the public senses that the best and the brightest in both finance and the political arena have lost discipline and let the country down.
"We cannot lead the world," Leach emphasized, "unless we spiritually rearm, not with intolerance for others, but with faith in traditional American ideals – honor, dignity, love, or at least respect for neighbors, near and far. As Lincoln noted in words borrowed from Scripture, a house divided cannot stand."


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Dead pig found at Cypress mosque
What may be animal intestines also discovered at the facility
The small, black pig lay dead on its side upon the wooden deck, a deep gash on the side of its belly.
That's what a congregant at the Islamic Outreach Center saw Tuesday evening when he and a handful of other worshippers arrived for nightly prayers. Worshippers also found blood stains near the door of the Harris County mosque.
"It looked like someone was trying to take it inside, but it was locked," said Ilyas Choudry, who helps run the center.
At the end of a news conference on Wednesday about the incident, mosque officials also discovered what appeared to be animal intestines hanging from the facility's front gate.
The intestines may have come from the pig, which appeared to be cut open.
Mosque officials believe someone may have left the pig at the Cypress-area center as an act of hate. They called the Harris County Sheriff's Office, which is investigating.
Sheriff Adrian Garcia said that while the incident has not yet been ruled a hate crime, it will be considered a possibility.
The Islamic faith does not permit Muslims to eat pork, and pigs are occasionally used symbolically against Muslims, according to the Houston chapter of the Council of American Islamic Relations. In 2010, a businessman held Friday night pig races to demonstrate his opposition to a mosque in Katy being built next door to his establishment.
Fahad Tasleem, the imam at the Islamic Outreach Center, said the incident illustrates how important it is to educate the public about Islam.
"We'd rather have you come here and interact with us and get your questions answered," Tasleem said.
The Islamic Outreach Center, which opened its doors in July, sits on about 10 acres on the corner of Wilks Drive and Mueschke Road in a rural part of northwest Harris County. The center is housed in a double-wide trailer surrounded by a large wooden deck until a larger facility is built.
Tasleem said the center's location was partly chosen because of the lack of mosques in the area. Tasleem said mosque officials have introduced themselves to the residents in hopes of creating a friendly environment.
"For the most part, there hasn't been any real negative reaction," he said.
However, Bobbie Schroeder, who has lived on Wilks Drive for 31 years, said the mosque's construction has created a nuisance, causing noise and traffic.
"They have no respect for anyone else's feelings," she said.
Schroeder, 78, said she doesn't have anything against the Islamic faith, but wishes the mosque would have been built somewhere else because it depreciates the value of neighboring homes.


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Indian literature
Indian literature: Oral literature in the vernacular languages of India is of great antiquity, but it was not until about the 16th cent. that an extensive written literature appeared. Chief factors in this development were the intellectual and literary predominance of Sanskrit until then (except in S India, where a vast literature in Tamil was produced from ancient times) and the emergence of Hindu pietistic movements that sought to reach the people in their spoken languages. Among the Muslims classical Persian poetry was the fountainhead of a later growth in the Urdu literature produced for the Mughal court, and elaborate Urdu verse on set themes was produced in abundance. In the early 19th cent., with the establishment of vernacular schools and the importation of printing presses, a great impetus was given to popular prose, with Bengali writers perhaps taking the lead. Foreign, particularly English, literature was eagerly studied and to some extent assimilated to classical Indian modes and themes.
Today there is a written literature in all the important languages of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, as well as a large literature in English intended to reach all the university-educated public regardless of native language. Among the best-known writers of the 19th and early 20th cent. are Rammohun Roy, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, and Prem Chand, as well as Asadullah Khan Ghalib and Muhammad Iqbal, the Muslim poets who wrote in Urdu and in Persian. Later writers include R. K. Narayan, Raja Rao, Bhabhani Bhattacharya, Ahmed Ali, Khushwant Singh, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, and Mulk Raj Anand in the field of fiction; Sarojini Naidu, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Nazrul Islam, and the Bangladeshi Shamsur Rahman in the field of poetry; and Mohandas Gandhi, M. N. Roy, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Jaya Prakash Narayan in the field of politics.
See also Sanskrit literature; Pali canon; Prakrit literature.
See K. Kripalani, Modern Indian Literature (1970); T. W. Clark, The Novel in India (1970); M. Winternitz, A History of Indian Literature (2 vol., tr. 1927; repr. 1973).


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NEW YORK (February 26, 2013) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Maimonides Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center today announced their unique collaborative relationships. Maimonides and Einstein signed an affiliation agreement with the goal of advancing medical education and research. Under terms of this agreement, Maimonides will become a University Hospital and the Brooklyn Campus of Einstein.
"These agreements build upon current relationships and better positions Maimonides for future success," said Pamela Brier, president and CEO of Maimonides. "As Einstein's Brooklyn Campus, we will strengthen our teaching programs and fortify physician recruitment. As a strategic partner with Montefiore, we will better prepare for new models of health care delivery."
The enhanced academic affiliation with Einstein will provide its students with educational and clinical clerkships at Maimonides in all core hospital programs. Maimonides physicians who teach and supervise students will receive faculty appointments at Einstein, and participate on faculty committees and in faculty development programs. Additionally, two trustees from each institution will serve on each other's boards.
"Maimonides Medical Center offers a superb environment for training Einstein students to become the competent and compassionate physicians the health care system of the future demands."– Dean Allen M. Spiegel, M.D.
"Maimonides Medical Center offers a superb environment for training Einstein students to become the competent and compassionate physicians the health care system of the future demands," said Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean of Albert Einstein College of Medicine. "The partnership between Einstein and Maimonides will make two outstanding institutions even stronger."
Separately, Montefiore, the University Hospital and Academic Medical Center for Einstein, and Maimonides entered into a strategic alliance to leverage the strengths of both institutions. The alliance of Montefiore and Maimonides will allow the two institutions to work together to establish programs of clinical excellence, expand research capabilities and ensure that all patients have access to the full range of clinical services - from primary care to advanced specialty care.
Montefiore provides advanced subspecialty care through the Montefiore-Einstein Centers of Excellence and has broad expertise in care coordination and integrated care delivery in a way that effectively manages financial risk. Maimonides is a regional center of excellence and a leader in integrating behavioral and physical health care for patients with serious mental illness through care management and a robust IT platform. The strategic alliance will capitalize on the strengths of each institution and allow both to better prepare for new models of health care delivery in the future.
"Our agreement with Maimonides is based on common values and a shared commitment to provide patients with less fragmented, improved care," said Steven M. Safyer, M.D., president and CEO of Montefiore. "The healthcare system as a whole is facing many challenges. We must grow and learn together in order to continue to improve patient care and outcomes."
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University is one of the nation's premier centers for research, medical education and clinical investigation. In 2012, Einstein received over $160 million in awards from the NIH for major research centers at Einstein in diabetes, cancer, liver disease, and AIDS, as well as other areas. Through its affiliation with Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital for Einstein, and six other hospital systems, the College of Medicine runs one of the largest post-graduate medical training programs in the United States, offering 155 residency programs to more than 2,200 physicians in training. For more information, please visit www.einstein.yu.edu and follow us on Twitter @EinsteinMed.
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn's pre-eminent health care provider, is a University Hospital and the Brooklyn Campus of Albert Einstein College of Medicine. According to the federal government, Maimonides is one of only 22 hospitals in the nation to achieve outstanding patient outcomes in all three categories of care that are measured annually: heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia. A recipient of the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award, Maimonides is comprised of four inpatient pavilions, a fully-accredited Children's Hospital, a Psychiatric Hospital and a comprehensive Cancer Center, as well as an extensive network of outpatient clinics. Widely recognized for its major achievements in advancing medical and information technology, Maimonides has 711 beds and over 70 subspecialty programs. For additional information on the nationally recognized clinical services at Maimonides Medical Center, please visit www.maimonidesmed.org.
As the University Hospital and Academic Medical Center for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore is a premier academic medical center nationally renowned for its clinical excellence, scientific discovery and commitment to its community. Recognized among the top hospitals nationally and regionally by U.S. News & World Report, Montefiore provides compassionate, patient- and family-centered care and educates the healthcare professionals of tomorrow. The Children's Hospital at Montefiore is consistently named in U.S. News' "America's Best Children's Hospitals." With four hospitals, 1,491 beds and 90,000 annual admissions, Montefiore is an integrated health system seamlessly linked by advanced technology. State-of-the-art primary and specialty care is provided through a network of more than 130 locations across the region, including the largest school health program in the nation and a home health program. Montefiore's partnership with Einstein advances clinical and translational research to accelerate the pace at which new discoveries become the treatments and therapies that benefit patients. The medical center derives its inspiration for excellence from its patients and community, and continues to be on the frontlines of developing innovative approaches to care. For more information please visit www.montefiore.org and www.montekids.org. Follow us on Twitter; like us on Facebook; watch us on YouTube.
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MOBILE, AL -- Construction of a new $32 million student recreation center is under way at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL. The 116,000-square-foot facility is slated for completion in the summer of 2010.
The new rec center building includes several unique features, such as exposed beam wood ceilings over the weight room and indoor pool. The indoor 75-foot-long saltwater pool will include six lanes, and an outdoor pool and spa also are planned to host intramural water polo and volleyball.
The facility also will be equipped with aerobics rooms, weight rooms, spin studios, basketball and racquetball courts, an indoor track, indoor and outdoor pools, saunas, a rock-climbing wall, and a smoothie bar.
"As our society becomes more health conscious, it is important for our students to strengthen both their minds and their bodies," Gordon Moulton, South Alabama president, said in a statement. "It will also enable the university to continue to attract today's best students."
The school says wellness evaluations and baby-sitting services will be offered at the facility. Plus, an adjacent outdoor recreation center will have camping equipment and canoes available for students to borrow on loan.


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Nissan has released the fifth installment in its Nissan Juke-R video series which follows the UK-arm of Nissan as it fits the engine and running gear of the GT-R supercar into the Juke small crossover.
This latest installment sees the Japanese automaker strike problems as it attempts to fit the GT-R's gearbox and all-wheel drive system into the small crossover.
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Click here to find out more about the Juke-R or view the latest video below.