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A Drop Around the World
by Barbara McKinney on October 2, 2013 | No Reviews or Comments
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This book is a year-after-year favorite with teachers. It engagingly leads readers around the world following a drop of water—whether as steam or snow, inside a plant or animal, or underground—teaching the wonders and importance of the water cycle. (There's lots of geography, too.) Four pages of science about the qualities of water are included.
Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Best Science/Environment Book
"Presented in rhyming verse with brilliantly colorful, oversized, full-page illustrations, the journey of "Drop" begins and ends off the New England coast, weaving through numerous settings around the planet in its travels, as it engagingly introduces readers to the wonders and importance of the water cycle."
— Childsake.com (February 2005)
In A Drop Around the World, storyteller Barbara Shaw McKinney and illustrator Michael S. Maydak collaborate to take young readers ages 5 to 12 on a wondrous journey from Maine to Mumbai following just one raindrop as it touches plant, animal and human life all around the world. Traveling with Drop, readers will see the world, inside and out, from solid, liquid and vaporous viewpoints. The everlasting, ever-changing Drop inspires respect for water and its unique role on Earth. Imaginative and informative, A Drop Around the World is highly recommended for all young readers.
— The Midwest Book Review – The Children's Bookwatch
The worldwide guide is a raindrop, whose face resembles the serious "man-in-the-moon" image. This cycle-teaching picture book, rhymed in an a-a, b-b pattern, allows the reader to follow one raindrop to interesting global places and peoples. The twenty-two pages of illustrations repeat the raindrop shapes within their compositions; and the four pages of information about water at the book's end are a plus to the story's text.
— Children's Literature – Patricia Timbrook
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Over mountains, deserts, rain forests and towns, traveling through landscapes, seas and rivers, into animals and plants, swirling through freezing Arctic air, passing underground through subterranean streams and wells, and rising up amongst clouds and rainbows, a drop of water flows endlessly over the globe, changing state from vapor, rain, fog, mist, snow and ice. Presented in rhyming verse with brilliantly colorful, oversized, full-page illustrations, the journey of "Drop" begins and ends off the New England coast, weaving through numerous settings around the planet in its travels, as it engagingly introduces readers to the wonders and importance of the water cycle. Endnotes supplement factual material about the physical properties of water and its cycle. (A teacher?s guide is also published for lesson plans on the water cycle to accompany the book).
A Drop Around the World by Barbara Shaw McKinney is a well-written poem that teaches about the trail of a raindrop anywhere in the world. Girls from ages 5 to 12 will easily grasp McKinney?s lesson, while younger readers will enjoy the poetry and pictures. Included are four pages of science information to help adults explain the concepts behind the raindrop journey. This title will be a useful addition to beginning earth-science classes and to lessons on the use of language. Exotic animals and people of different heritages are shown in a clever and sympathetic manner.
— BookWomen – Linda Hutton (Feb/Mar 2002)
Children will never view rain in the same way after reading this book. The story takes readers on a journey around the world with a single raindrop as it is transformed many times from liquid to its solid and vapor states. Composed in rhyming couplets, each stanza conveys scientific concepts about the water cycle, and events in the story are cross-referenced by symbols to a section which describes various properties of water. This excellent resource for ages 5 to 12 is accompanied by a 48-page teacher's guide that shows how to incorporate the book across the elementary curriculum as part of a six-week unit.
— The Green Teacher
(Combined review of A Drop Around the World. and Pass the Energy Please!)< Teacher, writer and poet Barbara McKinney has written two books which attempt to bring some beauty and art to science lessons. In A Drop Around the World, she describes the path of a drop of water through different parts of the world, including regions where water is polluted. Its emphasis is on describing how essential water is in any environment and how necessary it is to complete essential activities. This book is aimed at children ages 5 to 12 and I found the content to be entirely appropriate. The illustrations are perhaps the best feature about this book. Mr. Maydak did an incredible job capturing essential details that will surely get the attention of children and adults alike. In addition, there is a separate teacher's guide that presents ways to incorporate this book into the elementary teacher's curriculum. . . . It also includes a section named "A Magic Show – Starring H2O" which explains different phenomena such as condensation and pollution, among others. . . . Both books succeed in slowly and cumulatively making the points that the author intends. She manages to present things just as they are. As a former elementary and middle school teacher, I found these two books would make a nice addition to a creative and challenging curriculum. In addition, parents of young children would enjoy using these books as a good source to create a story or to simply add to child's bookshelf.
— NABT (National Assoc. of Biology Teachers)
Reviewed by Jose Vazquez – Univ. of Illinois at Chicago
This book will take your students on an amazing journey – from steam to snow, from stratus cloud to subterranean crack – as a drop of rain touches plant, animal, and human life around the world. The teacher's guide includes lesson plans on water, habitats, and character education.
— Learning Magazine – Back-to-School 2002
A Drop Around the World is an excellent book for children ages 6-9, with great illustrations and new vocabulary words for children to learn. It is an easy book to read and relates to topics taught in schools.
Zoey:
"I really liked this book. We have been studying this in school. It's fun to follow the raindrop and see how they help animals and plants. I learned some new words and could go outside after it rained to see what raindrops did. I also learned how raindrops start."
Nana:
Zoey has such a quizzical mind and after reading A Drop Around the World, she was able to tell me where raindrops came from and where they go. The illustrations gave her the opportunity to use her imagination.
— Kids Reader Views – Zoey Crane (age 6) and Nana (May 2011)
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Joe Biden Plans to Admit the Most Refugees in any One Year Since 1992
01/20/2021 ~ Ann Corcoran	~ 1 Comment
Not even Saint Obama proposed such a huge number.
In the midst of a pandemic when large numbers of Americans are unemployed and struggling…
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris campaigned on lifting Trump's so-called Muslim ban and immediately setting the ceiling to 125,000 refugees to be admitted in this fiscal year (FY21).
Trump had set the ceiling at 15,000 the lowest cap since the program began over four decades ago.
That 125,000 does NOT include those flowing toward our borders now in anticipation of Biden opening the borders and would be the highest cap in nearly 30 years.
(The 125,000 ceiling is only for those we fly into the US from the third world at taxpayers' expense.)
Because we need to have facts, which are going to be harder to get as the Refugee Processing Center (US State Department contractor) has removed the very useful "Interactive Reporting" function we have have come to rely on for the last decade to understand who is being admitted and placed in your towns and cities, I will be posting information like this below when I can get it. (To be archived in my Knowledge is Power category).
"Interactive reporting is no longer available"
This information (below) is available at the moment:
See that Biden has said he would admit tens of thousands more refugees than any predecessor (including Obama) for the previous nearly 30 years.
The number greater than 125,000 was 132,531 (1992), one of George HW Bush's big refugee admission years!
The Refugee Act of 1980 was signed into law in the spring of 1980 by Jimmy Carter who of course later that year went on to lose the election to Ronald Reagan. The vast majority of those early refugees were from Southeast Asia and they were escaping COMMUNISM.
Interesting that it was George W. Bush who really opened the flow from Africa. And, it was Clinton who favored the flow from Russia.
President Trump admitted the least number of refugees in one year—11,814 in FY20.
Total refugees (again these are the refugees we flew into the US mostly at the behest of the United Nations)— 3,456,532—admitted over four decades.
Biden/Harris plan to put the US Refugee Admissions Program on steroids as they have promised the refugee resettlement contractors—the nine fake non-profits below. Your tax dollars fund them to change America by changing the people.
North Dakota: Lutheran Refugee Contractor Closes its Doors
Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota, which only a few years ago built its fancy ($$$) new office building, is in financial ruin.
Well that is one less resettlement subcontractor of the hundreds operating around the US that are eagerly awaiting the new flood of refugees Biden and Harris are promising.
Here is the news (welcomed by those North Dakotans who have been strenuously objecting to the placement of more impoverished third worlders into their state).
From the Grand Forks Herald (hat tip: John):
Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota to close its doors; 283 jobs will be affected
FARGO — Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota CEO and President Bob Otterson told employees in a company-wide video meeting Friday, Jan. 15, that the 102-year-old agency will be closing its doors.
In an emotional exchange, Otterson — who has been in the position for only 45 days — told employees that, due to the heavy drain on resources caused by LSSND's housing department, the agency could no longer survive. Otterson said the ongoing financial strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic also compounded the agency's financial difficulties.
Otterson said several LSSND programs will continue, including the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor program and Abound Counseling, but they will no longer be known as part of the agency.
Otterson said that as part of the agency's controlled liquidation plan, many employees will receive notification that their jobs have ended today, but some staff will continue working for several more weeks to help transition clients to other agencies.
Keep reading, apparently they got out on a financial limb in the housing industry (I've never understood the housing industry involvement refugee contractors have gotten into.).
LSSND located in Fargo was the only resettlement contractor in the state. See if you have a contractor working near you: https://www.wrapsnet.org/documents/2290-PRM-FY20-Affiliate-Sites-Large.pdf
The scope of social services LSS offers is broad, including counseling, aid for youth and families, and affordable housing. However, in recent years, the organization is perhaps most often associated with refugee resettlement.
It's taken criticism over the number of refugees who have come to North Dakota, in recent years in particular.
To learn more about the huge controversy over refugees in North Dakota see my archive on the state.
See LSSND's most recent IRS Form 990 by clicking here. Note that in an income stream in that most recent year of $18 million, over $8 million came from government grants (that of course is you, the taxpayers!).
Here is a screenshot of their income page. Be sure to scroll through to see salaries and other expenses.
I never thought of it before, but I wonder if taxpayers in ND can ask for an audit of where all the grant money came from and where it went.
By the way, LSSND was a subcontractor of one of the big nine federal contractors, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. The US State Department funnels refugees through one of the big nine which in turn funnels federal dollars and refugees to its so-called affiliates (aka subcontractors).
That map above locates the subcontractors and identifies who their motherships are.
For new readers here are the top nine supposed charities that put refugees before American citizens.
Court of Appeals Rules: YOU Have No Say in Whether YOUR Town Will Accept Refugees
01/19/2021 ~ Ann Corcoran	~ 2 Comments
And, if you want to have some say, it means you are "unkind" and "un-American" according to Mark Hetfield CEO of the supposed non-profit group HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society).
HIAS is one of the groups which financially benefit from the resettlement of refugees as your tax dollars fund their work of changing America by changing the people. This is what Hetfield said last year at the time of the lower court ruling against the President.
"An overwhelming majority of governors and municipalities have already expressed their desire to continue welcoming refugees. To those few who have not, we say not only is it unkind and un-American to ban refugees from your states and towns, but it is unlawful."
Hetfield, his organization and eight other federal contracting groups like HIAS***, have been deciding for decades where the impoverished third worlders we fly into the country will be placed and they want to keep making those decisions. After all, you are all a bunch of boobs and racists in their minds.
This is not a surprise. As much as I have been a Trump fan, and as much as I admire his effort to allow local governments and state governments to have a say, his initiative was not well-thought-out. And, he was blind-sided by feckless Republican governors. In fact, almost all Republican governors thumbed their nose at the President's offer to give them a say.
Included among those governors who did not back the President were Arizona's Governor Doug Ducey and South Dakota's Kristi Noem. Only Gov. Abbott of Texas supported the President. I believe Kemp (GA) and Desantis (FL) were silent. (Someone correct me if I am wrong about those last two).
The recent Appeals Court decision ends any hope of consideration for your views about the placement of refugees and you will be back to only using your voice (ha! ha!) as they work to add more impoverished and potentially ill people to your towns and cities.
You really must involve yourselves in local politics!
As the incoming Biden Administration has said, they want to 'welcome' 125,000 refugees to America in year one to make up for what they will call the lost Trump years.
Here is CBS from Dallas-Fort Worth:
4th Circuit Upholds Ban On Trump's Order Allowing States To Refuse Refugees
SAN DIEGO (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — An executive order by President Donald Trump had aimed to give state and local governments the ability to shut out refugees, but the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ban on the order.
The three-judge panel said the executive order that required both state and local entities to give their consent before allowing refugees to be placed in their areas "would cause inequitable treatment of refugees and undermine the very national consistency that the Refugee Act is designed to protect."
Read it all here.
Tomorrow Biden/Harris will be coronated and the entire federal government structure will turn to the job of pouring more migrants of all stripes into the American heartland, indeed into every small and medium-sized city from sea to shining sea.
Those migrants, including supposedly "vetted" refugees will need jobs or welfare that will further increase joblessness among already strained citizens in the wake of a worldwide pandemic. They will also need healthcare as they are not tested in advance for COVID-19 and other communicable diseases.
Americans Last!
*** For new readers these are the Progressive groups, some claim they are 'religious' charities, that put the wellbeing of refugees and illegal migrants ahead of struggling Americans.
Some of these federal contractors have been busy for four decades changing the demographic make-up of the United States and they are back in power!
Endnote: I have been busy writing at my other blog Frauds and Crooks about the Great Election steal of 2020 and other issues. I will be picking up the pace here at RRW as new readers will be arriving as Biden and Harris go into high gear, supported by the entire structure of the federal government, to change America.
I have been writing here since July 2007 (except for the brief period in 2019 when the speech police took me down) and have archived 9,577 posts (so far) on the refugee industry here and abroad.
By 'welcoming' Biden's Promised 125,000 Refugees to America, we will heal the country says federal contractor
01/18/2021 ~ Ann Corcoran	~ Leave a comment
Editor: To my dedicated readers here at RRW (some of you have been with me since 2007) I have been distracted by the nightmare unfolding in Washington and have been busy posting at my other blog Frauds and Crooks in the wake of the great Election Steal of 2020.
You might like to see some of my posts there tagged January 6th 2021 to see what I've been saying.
But, alas, it is time to direct my attention, or at least some of my attention, to the US Refugee Admissions Program which Biden has said will now be on steroids to admit 125,000 refugees in his first year.
From Fortune where the writer is employed by one of nine refugee contractors*** working for the federal government.
Many of these contractors are supposedly religious non-profit groups, but they are largely funded by you—the US taxpayer!
"Unity and healing" here we come! NOT!
What do you think? Will Biden's 125,000 refugees in year-one bring healing to small rural American communities? Photo: https://capitalresearch.org/article/resettle-with-caution-part-2/
How refugees could help the U.S. become unified again
Last year was largely characterized by separation and survival. Whether it was social distancing and COVID-19, violence in America's cities, or attempting to sort out one of the most contentious and confusing elections in modern memory, America struggled in 2020, and needs to view 2021 with an eye toward unity and healing.
Perhaps the best way to do that is to unify and heal by returning to our American roots, and welcoming refugees into our country.
President-elect Joe Biden has stated his intention to raise the ceiling for refugee admissions to 125,000 for fiscal year 2021. Unifying around this goal, and welcoming those who have fled persecution and are desperate to find safety and freedom in America, could help the U.S. to again find unity.
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More importantly, this move would be a big step toward reunifying our nation by reinvigorating our historical practice of welcoming refugees. Aiming for that 125,000 goal is the perfect way to come together and recommit our nation to the best of our national ideals. This will be a challenge that revives a tired nation, but it will take work and commitment from all of our citizens.
So how do we use this as an opportunity to heal?
First, people—both individually and in charitable, religious, or civic-minded organizations—should focus on learning about who refugees are and how the U.S. refugee resettlement process works….
The problem is that the process doesn't work in the way they claim, and is one of the most secretive programs the federal government has been undertaking for four decades.
Second, Americans should continue to advocate for refugee resettlement. It's vital that Americans hold Biden accountable for his dedication commitment to refugee resettlement. [This sentence needs an edit, but you get the gist—ed]
Oh, very interesting, they already think that Biden is going to wiggle out of his promise! When our border is overrun by wannabe asylum seekers in the coming weeks, Biden is going to have a hell of a time telling America we need more poor sick people!
Third, Americans should reach out to the refugee resettlement agencies in their region and ask how they can help.
Do those things and PRESTO! America will be healed!
America Lasters!
***For new readers these are the Progressive groups, some claim they are 'religious' charities, that put the wellbeing of refugees and illegal migrants ahead of struggling Americans.
Again, these resettlement agencies (aka contractors) are largely paid by you the US taxpayer, they are not passing the plate at Sunday services. This is NOT Christian charity!
Arizona: Refugees Not Working! Lutheran 'Religious' Charity Wants More and so does Gov!
Resettled refugees haven't been doing so well as the Chinese Virus continues to wreck the US economy, but nevermind, Biden has promised 125,000 more impoverished third worlders for Americans to take care of in the coming year.
Every time you see a sob story like this one in the mainstream media you should be firing off a letter to the editor and asking:
Has [city or state, fill in the blank!] run out of poor, jobless, homeless, hungry Americans?
Even it you know the letter won't be published you are educating the editor!
Arizona REPUBLICAN Governor Ducey 'welcomes' more refugees and opposed Trump's efforts to give local communities a say in the matter. https://apnews.com/article/a1723b44a657c0ef9f6fb163fbb9a94b
Recognizing that Americans are hurting and should be taken care of first, President Trump further reduced the number of needy people the country could manage in 2021, but Biden/Harris are putting Americans LAST as they promise the largest influx of refugees America has seen in many decades and far in excess of those Obama admitted.
(And, with his past actions, Arizona's Republican Governor Ducey has signaled his agreement with Biden!)
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest and the International Rescue Committee headed by Moneybags Miliband are putting out-of-work refugees FIRST—ahead of hurting Americans!
From Tuscon.com (hat tip: Tom):
Tucson agencies support of refugees challenging during pandemic
Since many recently-arrived refugees work in hard-hit industries such as hospitality, food service and transportation, they are among those greatly impacted by the pandemic, officials say
President-elect Joe Biden has said he will increase that cap to 125,000. Arizona resettlement agencies expect that cap to climb over time, allowing them to readjust and prepare for more arrivals in the future.
Nationally, Arizona is one of the highest states for resettlement, Prescott said. The IRC and Lutheran Social Services are among the organizations that provide a number of resources for newly arrived refugees, including job placement, enrolling children in school, finding and furnishing housing, and social services and community support.
Connie Phillips, CEO of Lutheran Social Services Southwest. https://socialwork.asu.edu/content/connie-phillips-eary
"When the pandemic first came last spring, it really threw our refugee clients into quite a crisis," said Phillips of Lutheran Social Services. "Between the community and the staff's ability to be innovative and to pivot, I think we were successful in providing for basic needs and responding to the immediate crisis."
Since many recently arrived refugees work in hard-hit industries such as hospitality, food service and transportation, they are among those greatly impacted by the pandemic, Prescott said.
Refugees have lost their jobs, so have Americans!
More than 40% of the resettled refugees that Lutheran Social Services has assisted lost their jobs since the pandemic hit, Phillips said.
Arizona resettlement agencies addressed these issues by helping those who lost their jobs find new employment, as well as distributing food and supplies.
They also supplied refugees with information about economic relief programs for which they might qualify, such as rent and utility assistance through the city of Tucson.
Refugees' living conditions mean they get more COVID says the IRC community engagement coordinator, and as the "most vulnerable people" need extra attention:
International Rescue Committee community engagement coordinator Stanford Prescott
The pandemic has revealed factors that contribute to greater positive rates among low-income communities, communities of color and immigrants — many of which apply to refugees. The nature of their work in essential industries coupled with living situations in which multiple generations reside in one home makes them more at risk, Prescott said.
To counter this, agencies have implemented measures to improve safety and testing in refugee communities.
Thanks to a grant from the Arizona Department of Health Services, the Pima County Health Department and the IRC have partnered to establish free local testing sites and ensure information about these sites is shared with the city's refugees, Prescott said.
"This testing program is so important because if we can make sure that the most vulnerable people have access to testing, then we can keep those rates lower, which helps the community."
What about poor vulnerable American kids?
Tucson schools have jumped in, providing essential equipment to refugee youth. Local resettlement agencies also work with families to help them navigate digital education.
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And, just in case you think that Lutheran Social Services is being funded by the generosity of Christians passing the plate in church, see this page from a recent Form 990.
Taxpayers pay for approximately 85% of their annual income.
Less than $2 million of their $16.5 million revenue in 2018/19 came from private charity of some sort. Be sure to see page 10 (Form 990 filed in early 2020) and note that most of their income went to salaries, employee benefits and office overhead.
There is even a quarter of a million in travel expenses!
They are still working as Government grants and contracts provide salaries for open borders political activists.
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Morning Sky Map for December 1921: A Diptych
The morning sky map for December 1921 in the "Review of Popular Astronomy." I have redacted a poem each from the two columns of text.
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A page of the 1876 "Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences" redacted into a haiku.
lifeless wilderness
A page of Sir Norman Lockyer's 1870 "Elements of Astronomy" redacted into a haiku.
Stellar Movements: Redacted Poem
Sir Arthur Eddington's "Stellar Movements and the Structure of the Universe" (1914) redacted into a poem in honor of his Dec. 28 birthday. The background image is from the book cover.
Review of Popular Astronomy: Redacted Poem
A page of the 1920 "Review of Popular Astronomy" redacted into a poem. At top, there is a Mercator projection of part of the sky field for the month. I retained the placement of the sky atlas at top and the strangely out-of-place love poem lower right from the original publication.
Use of Astronomy: Redacted Poem
A page of George G. Carey's "Astronomy, as it is known at the present day" (1825) redacted into a poem. On this particular page, Carey recounts past "end of the world" predictions.
A Study in Butterfly Wing-Venation: Redacted Poem
This article, "A Study of Butterfly Wing-Venation," appeared in the 1907 volume "Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections." I have heavily redacted it to create a poem. The faint picture in the upper right is a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) photo of an impact site on the moon with butterfly ejecta pattern. (Some speculate that this is the impact site of Lunar Orbiter 2, which impacted the surface in 1967.) Photo credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University


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It's Over! Sorta. The Last Two 'Hunger Games' Tributes Have Been Cast, Only Adults Remain
Posted on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 by Germain Lussier
For the third straight day, Lionsgate has cast a very important role in their upcoming film The Hunger Games. Things were a little crazy there for a while as they kept announcing a cavalcade of unknown kids who would be competing in the titular event: an every-kid-for-himself, no holds barred, televised battle to the death. Finally though, the last pair of Tributes (making 24 total) have been cast and these are two of the most important, not including Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) of course.
The roles of Cato and Clove, two "career tributes" who are bred to compete in the Games and pose a more than formidable threat to the stars of the movie, will be played by Alexander Ludwig (Race to Witch Mountain) and Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan). This is on the heels of finding out that Wes Bentley is Seneca Crane, Stanley Tucci is Caesar Flickerman, Woody Harrelson is Haymitch Abernathy and a whole bunch of other roles that might not seem important to you now but, come March 2012, you'll care. At least, you will if Gary Ross can pull off a faithful adaption of Suzanne Collins' novel. Read more about Cato and Clove after the break.
Lionsgate once again announced the casting on their Facebook page, finally competing the entire roster of combatants in The Hunger Games. Instead of listing them all again, I think this is a more powerful visual:
Basically, if they have a name, they're important. If they have a last name, they're really important.
Cato and Clove were saved for last because, as all the Tributes kill each other, they're two of the most frightening and significant. Without giving anything away, both were basically raised with an eye on competing in the Games and do quite well. They may even have one, two, or several significant and violent run-ins with Katniss and Peeta at various stages of the event.
So that's it, right? Wrong. While we don't have to hear about anymore random kids being cast in the film, there are still several major adult roles to be cast. Paramount among them President Snow – the villain of the series – and Cinna, Katniss's designer and trusted ally. While both Tucci and Harrelson were rumored to be up for roles and then got them, I think Lenny Kravitz is going to land the role of Cinna. We'll see.
Are you happy that the kids are done? If you read the books, didn't you picture Cato as a bit bigger than Ludwig?
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David Kordansky Gallery is very pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by John Armleder. The show, which will take place in both of the gallery's exhibition spaces, will open on January 13 and remain on view through February 25, 2017. This is the artist's first solo exhibition at the gallery, and his first Los Angeles solo exhibition in over 15 years. An opening reception will be held on Friday, January 13 from 6:00pm until 8:00pm.
John Armleder (b. 1948, Geneva) is a singular figure in postwar art. His career spans five decades and synthesizes many of the competing aesthetic developments associated with that period. Such productive friction animates his earliest work with the Groupe Ecart in Switzerland; his many projects informed by his association with the Fluxus movement and his interest in John Cage's work in particular; and his groundbreaking approach to painting, which incorporates elements of sculpture, installation, design, performance, and radical conceptual provocation. That he has been able to operate on so many fronts at once, approaching each exhibition as an uncompromising and often unpredictable work in and of itself, has made him a seminal artist of his generation worldwide and one of the defining and most characteristic voices in Swiss art since World War II.
Armleder's formative intersection with Fluxus places chance at the center of his work. In his paintings, installations, and exhibition design practices, he leaves space for unexpected juxtapositions so that his own aesthetic and philosophical positions appear to be constantly on the move. At the same time, he has developed a signature vocabulary and sense of humor that make his work unmistakably his own. Each of these elements play a role in the current exhibition, which will feature an immersive array of wall paintings, several types of paintings on canvas, and installation-based gestures made in response to the overall effect produced by the other objects.
In one of the gallery's spaces, wall paintings will be executed on each of the four walls. All feature the same cartoonish image of an octopus, though the image is reproduced in a different color and at a different scale from one work to the next. One consists of a field of octopuses arranged in orderly rows, for example; in another, a single octopus looms as a massive presence. As is common in Armleder's practice, the image is borrowed from a casual, even accidental source, having originally graced a napkin in a Greek café. By recontextualising it and transforming it into a vessel for formal experimentation, a seemingly minor event like observing an image out of the corner of one's eye is endowed with the fullest range of imaginative possibility. Furthermore, by relegating the image to the wall and utilizing it as a kind of perceptual wallpaper, he acknowledges, and even celebrates, the peripheral nature of visual experience. Art becomes the focus of attention precisely by demonstrating what happens when it slips out of view.
Armleder has long been interested in breaking through perceived divisions between art and architecture, art and design, and art and functional objects. A series of works in which the octopus imagery has been screened onto canvas and then paired with found furniture brings these issues to the forefront. The juxtaposition of graphic paintings with readymade objects is one of the artist's signature moves; just as the octopus represents a found image culled from the world, the furniture speaks directly to ways of seeing that exceed the usual confines of an exhibition space. In some of the works, the curving lines and swirling, circular shapes of the octopus's body have been reflected, doubled, and superimposed on top of one another, resulting in dense, calligraphic compositions; in others the creature's body is intact and the color of its repeated form creates an optically active field against the flat, saturated hue used to cover the background. When seen in concert with the paintings, the otherwise unadorned furniture objects become imbued with new formal potential, as if by sleight of hand, ready to re-enter domestic spaces with a newly aesthetic agenda.
Contrast serves as one of the exhibition's core principles. It also animates a group of diptychs that bring together clean arrangements of bars or stripes and dramatic compositions rendered with poured paint and glitter. The visual dichotomy between the two parts of each work contains a deeper conceptual one: if the geometric half speaks to an ideal of inherent order, the poured half can only exist as the result of the free and chaotic interplay between pigment, media, and support. Armleder uses the visual languages of minimalism and abstract expressionism, two painterly modes that are in many respects antithetical to one another, to generate provocative questions about intentionality, and the roles of restraint and abandon, in artistic practice.
The artist's ongoing series of Puddle Paintings, several examples of which are on view in the show, pose further questions of this sort. To create them, large quantities of paint are poured onto a canvas laid flat on the ground; a variety of objects, which might include clumps of ribbon, shiny pipe cleaners, styrofoam balls, and other bric-a-brac, are then tossed into areas where the pooled paint has yet to dry. If these objects are, on the one hand, clear indications of the role that chance plays in Armleder's compositional strategy, they are also structuring elements that provide a foundation for the deeper chance operations at work all around them. Because he employs paints based on different mediums, they chemically interact with one another in unpredictable ways, producing accumulations that resemble everything from geological formations to the aftermath of industrial mishaps. Armleder treats his materials as equal partners in an improvised dance, one in which beauty and humor are intricately woven together, striking a balance between lightness of spirit and seriousness of intention that is a hallmark of his approach.
John Armleder has been the subject of numerous solo museum exhibitions throughout the world. Over the decade alone these have included shows at Le Consortium, Dijon, France (2014); Fernand Léger National Museum, Biot, France (2014); Dairy Art Centre, London (2013); Swiss Institute, New York (2012); Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (2011); Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland (2010); Kunstverein Hannover, Germany (2006); Tate Liverpool, England (2006); and the ICA, Philadelphia (2006). Recent group exhibitions include Stories Cycle, Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, Geneva (2016); Don't Shoot The Painter, Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milan (2015); Art In Pop, Magasin-CNAC, Grenoble, France (2014); Abstract Generation: Now in Print, Museum of Modern Art, New York (2013); and The Indiscipline of Painting: International Abstraction from the 1960s to now, Tate St. Ives, England (2011). Armleder lives and works in Geneva.
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More Utah schools moving to online learning
By Jacob Klopfenstein, KSL.com | Updated - Nov. 16, 2020 at 5:27 p.m. | Posted - Nov. 16, 2020 at 2:29 p.m.
SALT LAKE CITY — Two more Utah high schools and two junior highs will move to online learning as the state's current COVID-19 surge continues, while another school district said Monday it opposes a temporary suspension of extracurricular activities.
Also Monday, Utah doctors warned that they expect to see more cases of school-aged children hospitalized with a related inflammatory system syndrome.
Tooele High School and North Summit High School will move to online-only learning starting Tuesday, the school districts announced. Both schools will return in person on Nov. 30, after Thanksgiving break.
Tooele High School teachers will be reaching out to their students with more information, according to an announcement from the school. Per Utah Gov. Gary Herbert's emergency order, extracurricular activities will not resume until Nov. 24, and basketball and wrestling tryouts will begin on that day at Tooele High School.
Breakfast and lunch will also be provided for students to pick up. More information is available at Tooele High School's website.
For North Summit High School, the move to online learning only affects the high school. Elementary and middle school students will continue in-person learning.
Legacy and Syracuse junior highs will also be transitioning to online learning due to the two schools experiencing 15 or more positive COVID-19 cases during the 14-day rolling count, according to the district dashboard. Tuesday will be used as a teacher preparation day. In-person classes are expected to resume on Dec. 1.
As more schools shift into remote learning, Uintah School Board has mailed a letter to Gov. Gary Herbert and other state officials stating that the board is unanimously opposed to any suspension of extracurricular sports and activities in our schools beyond Nov. 23.
"Some may view extracurricular activities as less important than what takes place in the classroom. We assert, however, that classroom learning is amplified by involvement in extracurricular activities, where teamwork, goal setting, time management, problem-solving, and leadership are taught and reinforced. We also know there are some kids in our schools who would stop attending were it not for the ability to participate in school sports, clubs, and activities," the letter stated.
According to the district, it is currently reporting fewer than a dozen positive COVID-19 cases districtwide during the 14-day period.
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Criminal Justice Programs in Fort Worth, Texas
Criminal Justice is one of the most important parts of society. In Fort Worth, residents rely on police officers and other justice professionals to maintain safety and justice. If you've ever wondered how you can serve your community while starting an exciting new career, Criminal Justice may be the field for you.
One of the most significant justice institutions in Fort Worth is the Fort Worth Police Department. There are two commands: the North Command and South Command. These commands cover six different divisions, providing service to every part of the city.
They also offer four support and specialized divisions: Public Relations, Investigative, Specialized, and Support. The Investigative Department handles Fugitive and Human Trafficking cases. The Specialized Bureau is a department that consists of Bike Patrol, Intelligence gathering, K-9, Narcotics, SWAT and Vice. Finally, the Support Bureau encompasses divisions such as the Auto Pound, Communications, Emergency Response, Command, and Internal Affairs.
If you're interested in becoming a part of the Criminal Justice community of Fort Worth, it all starts with a strong education. There are several different educational institutions located in the Fort Worth area. Look at our list of schools below and contact any schools you may be interested in attending.
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Because the field of Criminal Justice relies so heavily on the law and procedure, it is essential to have a thorough education in the field before you begin a career path. One of the biggest choices you have to make is what type of degree you want: an associate degree or bachelor's degree. An associate degree requires two years, while a bachelor's degree requires a four-year commitment. Tuition rates vary between Fort Worth schools, so be sure to look at tuition and financial aid when you choose a school. For example, tuition at Texas Christian University is $49,160 per year.
Whether you earn an associate degree or bachelor's degree, the topics you cover are largely the same. You'll likely gain a strong education in everything from the street to the prison system. Your coursework may include law enforcement, corrections procedures, social justice, and criminology.
There are two main ways to get the most out of your education. First, you can complete an internship. This is usually done in your last year of school, and most internships require a three to six hour commitment for an entire semester. Second, choose a special field of study. Many schools offer specializations in fields like corrections, Internet crime, and juvenile delinquency.
In Fort Worth, there are a variety of local Criminal Justice organizations that can help you network in the community. Local organizations include the
Fort Worth Paralegal Association, the Fort Worth Police Officers Association, and the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators.
Job Outlook for Criminal Justice Graduates in Fort Worth
Once you have earned your Criminal Justice Degree, there are many different career options you can choose. You may end up working in the community, at the police department, or in the prison system.
If you hold an associate degree, you can go into many different parts of the Criminal Justice system. Consider these career options:
Security Guard: $26,080 per year (BLS, 2012)
Bailiff: $42,020 per year (BLS, 2012)
Correctional Officer: $38,500 per year (BLS, 2012)
A bachelor's degree can put broaden the number of opportunities for you when it comes to the job search. In addition to the jobs listed above, consider these higher-level careers:
Correctional Officer Supervisor: $48,740 per year(BLS, 2012)
Detective: $63,180 per year(BLS, 2012)
FBI Agent: $43,441 per year (FBI, 2014)
An associate or bachelor's degree can also prepare you for a career with the Fort Worth Police Department. While in training, you can earn a salary of $3,337 per month. Upon graduation, that moves up to $4,526 per month.
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Students are made industry-ready through continuous interactions with industry professionals, intensive training in successfully handling the interview process, and through projects that allow them to gain insights into real organizational issues. They also participate in consultancy projects undertaken by the faculty members which give them rare insights into a variety of complex managerial issues and situations.
AIM ensures that the graduates are equipped to be the managers of tomorrow.
AIM ensures that the graduates are equipped to be complete individuals through the application of key skills such as effective communication and analytical approaches which are awakened though various training program's.
AIM is an authorized SAP Learning Hub where students are provided much sought after certification program in the country.
As part of imparting cutting edge IT skills for the management students, AIM has SAP learning hub program for the students. It is much sought after certification program in the country that brings the power and convenience of the cloud to SAP learning.
The students are introduced to the concepts and theoretical frame work of management and entrepreneurship through case study methods, lectures, debates and discussions. Students are also introduced to the world of business through business update sessions and projects.
The students of Albertian Institute of Management are given opportunity to collaborate with industry through numerous initiatives.
On the academic front, the institute has several industrial exposure initiatives such as summer internship project, a one month study based in an organization for comprehensive understanding of the management concepts. A two month internship in a company based on their specialization which includes a problem-based study and analysis.
Industrial Visits, Enrichment lectures by industrial experts, Industry interaction on a regular basis though presentation from high-level corporate personnel, Opportunities to coordinate conferences and present research papers during conferences, and present research papers during conferences within and outside the campus, etc contribute to the holistic development of our students.
We inculcate the management learning to the students through the concept "Learning by Practice".
We inculcate the management learning to the students through the concept "Learning by Practice". The student's council coordinates and conducts seminars, workshops, and colloquiums on emerging trends and issues related to business and management on a regular basis. They do also organizes various competitions in intra and inter collegiate level.
The participants actively celebrate festivals as well as organise /participate in cultural events, local festivals, and projects of social relevance.


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Lottery Singapore
The Lottery Singapore is an online lottery game where you can bet on the winning numbers. There are seven different numbers that are drawn each time. Each draw produces six winners and one jackpot prize. You can check the results online or by downloading the official app. You can also purchase a fortune number generator, which can increase your chances of winning. However, it is important to note that predicting the winning numbers isn't always possible.
The Singapore Lottery is one of the legal games in the country and offers millions of dollars in prizes every year. Players select six numbers between one and 49 and if their numbers match at least three of those numbers, they will win the jackpot. The lottery is run by Singapore Pools, the only legal gambling provider in Singapore. The Toto lottery is the second most popular betting game in the country, behind the 4-Digits. You can buy tickets online or at participating outlets. Toto draws are conducted every evening at the Singapore Pools Main Branch.
The Singapore Lottery is one of the largest forms of gambling in the world. You can play the game on the internet, over the phone, or in person. The Singapore lottery accepts local and foreign customers. However, you must remember that you cannot participate in pari-mutuel games or totalisator games. It is also illegal to enter a "common gaming house" if you are a foreigner. This law does not apply to private lottery promotions.
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Q: UTF-8 encoding not working in Docker I'm running a Java program from within a Docker container (started with Docker Compose) and it's throwing a bunch of errors caused by UTF-8 characters (as they can't be mapped to the ASCII charset).  Is there a way to enable UTF-8 encoding from the docker-compose file?

A: You can check by using below command to set java parameters and then try to run your java program -
export JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=-Dfile.encoding=UTF8

If it worked using above command, set it using an ENV command during docker image build.
Also if you need to set it in bash_profile, refer below portion of Dockerfile -
RUN echo "JAVA_HOME=/opt/jdk1.8.0_65" >> ~/.bash_profile

A: Add these lines in Dockerfile:
RUN echo "LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8" >> /etc/environment
RUN echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" >> /etc/locale.gen
RUN echo "LANG=en_US.UTF-8" > /etc/locale.conf
RUN locale-gen en_US.UTF-8

Source: https://github.com/tianon/docker-brew-debian/issues/45


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Since the dawn of social media, brands have been trying to engage and interact with their prospects, leads, and customers in a way that is more human.
One way that companies and brands can achieve that type of relationship is through social media.
Companies don't want to be seen as power hungry. Instead, companies want to engage and interact by educating and personalizing their consumers' online experience.
Social media is an important aspect of any brand. According to HubSpot, social media produces almost double the marketing leads of traditional outbound methods, but you can't do this by simply creating a page and mindlessly posting updates.You need to have a two-way conversation with your audience on social media. You need to engage them not just as your buyers, but as people and really help them achieve their goals whether it be answering a question or finding a business partner.
This article will teach you why your company should be having a two-way conversation with consumers through social media and how to do it.
Unlike a one-way conversation where a company typically dominates the narrative and doesn't really acknowledge or interact with visitors/followers , a two-way conversation directly connects brands and consumers. A two-conversation is a dialogue, where brands speak and listen to their audience, responding directly to their wants and needs.
When you're posting on social media, remember that 80% of your posts should be adding value and brand building, in other words, not promoting your product or service, but helping. The remaining 20% of your posts, however, can be self-serving, endorsing products or upcoming events.
As a brand, you should share news and ideas, even if they aren't yours. The idea is to educate, inform, and "delight."
Engaging in conversation, shows that you're not just a cold organization disconnected from their buyers; it shows you are listening,understand, and care about their concerns on a human level.
On another humanization note, two-way conversation on social media helps show brand personality.
This is where you can start highlighting your company's culture and expertise, while adding in a little humor.
One way you can showcase your personality is through photos. Not to sound like a broken record, but images are worth more than words.
Whether you're a SaaS company or even a contractor, you'll find that routinely monitoring your social media accounts will provide you with a ton of valuable, candid insight.
Love it or hate it, people say what they feel on social media, and this extends far beyond just how their day is going. They talk about brands, personalities, businesses, and products.
Positive or negative, monitoring and engaging in two-way conversation on social is a great way for you to not only learn about what your customers love about your company, but also their frustrations -- and take action to remedy them. This gives you the ability to use social media as a platform for customer service, responding directly to concerns or gaining insight to improve.
Based on research from CX Social, not only do 67% of companies believe that social customer service is the most pressing short-term priority for the customer contact center, but companies that improve their customer experience on social from average to "wow" can see 30-50% improvement in key measures such as likelihood to repeat purchase, upsell, and recommend your product to others.
Here are ways that you can make your brand more personal through two-way conversation on social media.
You don't want your company to do all of the talking. Everyday consumers are liking and sharing your content, asking questions, leaving comments, and unfortunately, sometimes complaining.
You shouldn't ignore this engagement on your social media profiles, no matter how negative it might be. How else do you expect to repair your relationship?
Just don't let a week pass before engaging with those people. Unfortunately, in this fast pace world, you may no longer be on their mind. You don't want to miss the opportunity to develop a lasting relationship with your consumers or prospects.
Not only should you engage with your consumers, but don't forget about other companies. This is a great way to create a relationship with industry thought leaders and big brands.
Oftentimes, reaching your target audience can be a tough feat.
Back in June 2016, Facebook updated their algorithm, prioritizing posts from family and friends at the top. Then in August, it went a step further predicting what posts you would think are informative.
Facebook makes these predictions based on your likes and engagement with other posts.
By implementing those changes to its algorithm, Facebook made reaching a significant portion of your business page's audience organically a challenge.
That being said, consider boosting your posts! For updates s that aren't getting seen or receiving a lot of engagement on their own, consider boosting them to maximize your reach and encourage likes and comments.
Any engagement you get when boosted with carry over and help the post naturally rise in people's newsfeed, thereby encouraging even more conversation.
Now, don't just make a Facebook Group, just to make one.
Consider creating an invite-only group, where you can invite your most engaged audience members to join. Unlike, a traditional Facebook page, with groups you can share the right information with the right people.
Whenever someone posts in a Facebook Group the members will receive a notification. This is a great way to ensure that they never miss an update.
Also, this isn't something you can automate. You'll want to put aside time each day to pop into the group and interact with the members.
Do not use the Facebook Group to actively promote your content or offers, but rather as a way to build a community with like minded individuals. You can do that by leaving comments, asking questions, and facilitating discussions.
I'm not sure about you, but a laugh is always appreciated. However, it's important to remember that humor isn't something that should be forced. No one wants to be that "comedian" who just told a joke and there's a moment of awkward silence where you think you can hear crickets.
Implementing humor is great because it's a universal form of communication and a wonderful way of breaking the ice with a conversation.
Charmin has done a great job of incorporating humor throughout their social media marketing campaigns. Check them out!
#CharminAsks: How long in a relationship before you stop closing the bathroom door?
If you're able to get your social media followers laughing, you'll have the opportunity to build connections that will also help your brand form this sense of community with your audience.
An easy way to build a connection on social media is through video.
Unlike text on a screen which can often fall flat, video gets your face and voice out to your audience. It creates the illusion of a more personal connection and conversation, and also builds trust by allowing people to see exactly who's behind your company.
One of the easiest and most casual ways to do this is through Facebook Live.
Unlike a webinar or simply uploading a video to YouTube, on Facebook, you have the ability to interact with your audience in real-time by answering their questions and responding to comments.
With Facebook Live, you also have the ability to prompt responses by asking questions and getting a better idea of what they'd like to see and talk about.
Just having a social media profile isn't enough. You need to routinely update it -- make it a lively place to hang out.
Let's be honest; the easiest way to look like you've gone out of business is to let any of your social media profiles go dark.
In order to maximize your social media conversations, you need to post updates on a regular basis. We recommend at least one update per day on each platform. If you need help, consider building a social media schedule for your updates and stick to it.
Developing this routine and expectation of new content, will help followers get into the habit of checking your profile and encourage conversation.
How are you building conversations on social media?
I'd love to hear what you've been doing to expand your reach and increase engagement across your social media platforms.


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Second Chinese city forced into COVID lockdown
| @BBCWorld
[Source: BBC]
China has put a second city into total lockdown after just three asymptomatic COVID cases were discovered.
Yuzhou – which has a population of 1.1 million – saw its transport system shut down and all but essential food stores closed overnight.
It follows a similar lockdown in Xi'an, where 13 million have been confined to their homes since 23 December.
The strict measures come ahead of the Lunar New Year and the Winter Olympics due to be held in Beijing.
With exactly a month to go until the Games start, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin assured reporters China had "formulated an efficient and highly effective defence system".
As part of this system, thousands of staff and volunteers started entering a bubble on Tuesday, which will see them have no physical contact with the outside world in order to limit the spread.
Participants and international media arriving the cover the Games will also enter the bubble on arrival in China, where they will remain for the duration of their stay.
The carefully managed bubbles fit with China's "Covid-zero" policy, which has seen it focus on stamping out the virus rather than live with it over the past two years.
In Yuzhou, some 700km (434 miles) south-west of Beijing, officials said that "to curb and quash the epidemic within the shortest amount of time is a high-priority political task" for both citizens and government employees.
All residents were told to remain indoors, with only those involved in containing the disease allowed to leave.
A similar policy has been in place in Xi'an, in western China, for almost two weeks. It reported 95 symptomatic cases on Monday, down from a peak of more than 150 per day at the height of the outbreak, news agency Reuters reports.
But while the strict lockdown appears to reducing case numbers, it has caused other issues. Social media posts show how residents have been forced to barter supplies amid worries over food shortages.
"People are swapping stuff with others in the same building, because they no longer have enough food to eat," a resident surnamed Wang told Radio Free Asia. The news outlet also reported that another man had wanted to trade a smartphone and tablet for rice.


An insecured and socially awkward young woman joins a virtual dating game called Eden in order to find her true love, however she must overcome her insecurities that has kept her drowning from times to times.
An insecured and socially awkward young woman named Nina tries her luck and joining a virtual dating game called Eden in order to find the one. But after dating a bunch of guys who just come and go, she losts her way, and sink into her own insecurities. A lot of guys find her very attractive, but she thinks she's just not enough. Until she meets Mason, a new player, who starts the game well, but then he goes to the same phase as Nina. They both share their stories, Nina wants to help him to find 'the one', and at the end of the day, Mason decides that Nina is the one. Being loved and accepted by Mason triggers Nina's insecurities, and at the end of the day, she can finally accept who she truly is.


Welcome to First Wayne Street United Methodist Church!
Come early on Sunday and grab a cup of coffee and a pastry in the Fellowship Hall!
Our worship service is at 10:00 am every Sunday and lasts approximately 60 minutes.
You will experience the finest in traditional and blended worship at First Wayne Street. Whether it is the Sanctuary Choir, Chamber Choir, Praise Team, Handbells or Youth Choir, you will be touched by the exquisite beauty of the music. From Bach to Rutter to contemporary music, you will find it all at First Wayne. The beautiful sanctuary was built for music, and here you will experience the best offered to the glory of God!
Holy Communion is served the first Sunday of the month in worship, and everyone is welcome to participate — whether you are a member of this church, a member of another church or not a member of any church.
First Wayne Street is a United Methodist Church, and we worship in the spirit of our Wesleyan tradition.
Stop by the friendly Welcome Center, and we will guide you to our staffed nursery that is near the sanctuary. Your child will be checked in and you will receive a pager so that we can reach you at a moment's notice, or give us your cell phone number for a quick text message as needed.
Downtown parking does not have to be challenging at all! All parking meters are FREE on the weekends.
Park in the church and public lots as you approach the church on the right, or pass the church and park in our church lot at the corner of Wayne and Lafayette streets.
There is FREE street parking as well as convenient lots across the street (north of the church).
Come as you are and you will experience a warm welcome! You will see everything from shorts/jeans to Business Casual to suits/dresses.


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Bolstering Botanical Best Practices
Jennifer Grebow
Jennifer Grebow is editor-in-chief of Nutritional Outlook.
Nutritional Outlook, Nutritional Outlook Vol. 20, No. 9, Volume 20, Issue 9
I recently spoke with Jane Wilson, AHPA's director of program development, about how its standardized best practices tools can be used up and down the botanical supply chain, and about how they hopefully will help bolster quality control and transparency throughout the botanical industry.
Back in August, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA; Silver Spring, MD) made a significant announcement-that it had launched a Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) assessment program for the botanical industry.
This free, hands-on assessment program comprises checklists that those in the herbal industry-everyone from growers and harvesters to processors and manufacturers-can use when working in their area of the field to determine whether or not they are meeting what experts in those fields have defined as best practices. I recently spoke with Jane Wilson, AHPA's director of program development, about how these standardized best practices tools can be used up and down the botanical supply chain, and about how they hopefully will help bolster quality control and transparency throughout the botanical industry.
First off, Wilson says, the increased public scrutiny around dietary supplements-and around the herbal supplement industry, in particular, as a result of 2015's New York Attorney General (NY AG) investigation of herbal supplements and retailers-was the impetus that led AHPA to create the assessment tool. Wilson notes that, as a result of the NY AG investigation, many of the major supplement industry trade associations began undertaking self-regulatory initiatives. AHPA's assessment tool, she says, is aligned with the association's area of expertise, the botanical industry. "That was really the big driver, the recognition after the NY AG activity that there was more work that we could do as an industry to police ourselves and hold ourselves to high standards," she says.
By 2006, she says, AHPA had already developed and released its Good Agricultural and Collection Practices for Botanical Materials document. But by mid-2016 (post NY AG), she said, AHPA decided to further update and translate those standards into actionable checklists for companies to use and make sure the checklists encapsulated new regulatory requirements such as those of the Food Safety Modernization Act.
The association gathered experts specializing in various areas of the botanical industry, and those experts helped to identify and develop the checklists. "We looked at things they were already using and got a sense of what it is that they do on a daily basis in terms of what would help their decision-making processes," Wilson says. The result is nine separate checklists covering: 1) botanical identity and quality assessment, 2) cultivation, 3) wild collection, 4) general farm standards, 5) harvest, 6) post-harvest handling, 7) further processing, 8) food facility and farm facility, and 9) a dietary ingredient supplier assessment tool.
Wilson says these checklists can be used in a number of ways. First, those working in the field can use the individual checklists to self-assess their own procedures against expert-defined best practices as they do their work. But those operating farther upstream-for instance, those who purchase botanical ingredients-can also require their suppliers to utilize these checklists to confirm that the suppliers are adhering to best practices. "So, it can kind of be a push-pull," Wilson says. "The suppliers can use it and provide it to somebody upstream who's buying their botanicals, and they can say, 'Hey, this is what we do, so you can see what our practices are.' And then the people upstream can send it backward and tell a supplier, 'Well, we want to buy your material, but we'd like you to fill this out so that we can get a sense of what your practices are around certain activities and how you produce your botanical material.'" Wilson also points out that the checklists are editable Word docs so that companies can change any portions that they feel don't apply to their business, etc. "They're intended to be flexible so that companies can use them to the best advantage," she says.
If anything, Wilson says, the hope is that these tools will emphasize the need for documentation. Because, she says, "I think the question goes to, 'Are you doing it, and are you documenting it?'" Because those can be two different things. So, when somebody starts asking you to prove whether you're doing something, it's helpful if you have an SOP that you can show them that says this is what our staff is supposed to do, etc."
"There are probably segments of the botanical industry where a lot of these practices are just generally recognized, but it's not anything that anyone's thought, 'Well, I need to keep a record of the fact that I'm doing that,' or 'I need to be able to demonstrate that somebody has been adequately trained on that,'" she continues. "So, it's just formalizing, hopefully, a lot of these activities that have been well-recognized for a long time, but now, because of some of these issues, like attention from the NY AG, that it becomes important to be able to document specifically that you are doing these things and that you've been adequately trained to do these things."
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You'll Probably Recognize Hannah Einbinder's Famous Mom
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By Bernadette Giacomazzo/July 8, 2021 9:24 am EST
Hannah Einbinder is proving to be a breakout star. The comedian, actor, and writer is currently the toast of Hollywood thanks to her role on the hit HBO Max series, "Hacks." But despite being a natural in front of the camera, she still has some challenges she was working through. "I am someone who is a million places at once. It's very hard for me to be present," she explained to Vanity Fair. "I just have such bad ADD and ADHD that my mind is so scattered. I'm analyzing everything that I say in real time, there's a separate loop going all the time."
However, she also explained how acting has proved to be a place of clarity from all of that. "I can't really meditate at this point in my life. I'm still working on trying to get that on lock, but this feels like the closest I've come, honestly," she told the outlet. We're sure she isn't the first one to feel that way — especially in own her family. Read on to find out who Hannah Einbinder's famous mom is.
Hannah Einbinder's mother is a famed 'SNL' alum
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If Hannah Einbinder is a natural in front of the camera, she can thank her famous mother, Laraine Newman. Though she might not be as well known to Gen Z, Laraine Newman is actually one of the original cast members of "Saturday Night Live." Newman was one of the founding members of the famed Groundlings comedy troupe and worked alongside the likes of Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, and John Belushi. Einbinder's father is comedy writer Chad Einbinder, and she has an older brother named Spike.
But despite coming from comedic royalty, Einbinder insisted that she still earned her stripes, despite her mother's fame. "I had to learn a lot on my own. There's no other way," she told People. "I started open mics right after college and no one can prepare you for that. I was out there, going all over the city, every single night of the week after my coffee shop job, with like, an almond milk-soaked flannel. Failing and succeeding and failing and succeeding for years. There's really nothing anyone can do. You just have to do it."


RGB Spectrum recently released two new feature packs for its versatile Galileo Display Processor: the Security Pack Option and the Digital Signage Option.
RGB Spectrum will be demonstrating a range of control room solutions, including its award-winning Galileo Display Processor, a powerful and economical video wall system designed around a PC-based architecture, at ASIS International, Booth #3365.
Texas Tech University's petroleum engineering department recently celebrated the grand opening of the Terry Fuller Petroleum Engineering Research Building.
RGB Spectrum's Galileo Display Processor has won Security Products Magazine's New Product of the Year Award. The award for best new video management system was presented to RGB Spectrum at ASIS International 2014.
Say goodbye to conventional VNC (Virtual Network Connection) technology. RGB Spectrum's new Video Desktop Adapters (VDAs) offer a superior remote desktop solution for security, oil & gas, audio-visual and educational applications.
For over 60 years, the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA, has been the site of cutting-edge avionic and aeronautical research and development.
Quality Magazine, a monthly publication that focuses on quality assurance and process improvement, compiles an annual list of companies that embrace best practices in manufacturing.
Alameda, Calif., U.S. – RGB Spectrum is pleased to announce the promotion of Scott Norder to Chief Operating Officer and Iana Zemniakova to Chief Financial Officer.